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For some reason, OS X thinks it's a good idea to reindex my entire hard drive (which takes it a few hours) about twice a week. This is really getting annoying, especially since it does this on battery, and drains it quickly. There's nothing suspicious in the Console, when I grep for mdworker it only gives: 6/12/12 6:04:40.870 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501: (com.apple.mdworker.pool.0) Throttling respawn: Will start in 2 seconds 6/12/12 6:11:19.769 PM mdworker: CFPropertyListCreateFromXMLData(): Old-style plist parser: missing semicolon in dictionary. 6/12/12 8:26:59.774 PM mdworker: CFPropertyListCreateFromXMLData(): Old-style plist parser: missing semicolon in dictionary. There's also a huge number of these errors (about one every 5 seconds): 6/12/12 8:29:25.000 PM kernel: SMC::smcReadKeyAction ERROR F1Mn kSMCBadArgumentError(0x89) fKeyHashTable=0x0xffffff800a715000 (I posted a different question about that here) Why is it indexing and how can I stop this annoying behavior? Why would it ever need to reindex the entire drive? Every sane indexing program only indexes new files. I don't see why would it need to reindex the whole drive, and I certainly don't see why it would need to do this twice a week.
Well its been a quite a while we heard anything about iPhone 4 unlock , untethered jailbreak release date or some sort of hint from the iPhone hackers. But today breaking that silence most of the famous hackers have tweeted some hints towards the iPhone 4 unlock and also about the iOS 5 untethered jailbreak. Pod2g the hacker who found the iOS 4.1 untethered exploit which was then merged in to GreenPois0n has finally taken some of his time to tweet. Well when talked about the tweets from the iPhone hackers they really do consist of hints which says a lot of stuff about the upcoming Jailbreak or unlock tools.So lets take a look at some of the tweets first below in the screenshot. pod2g says that MuscleNerd should write some papers about baseband exploitation so that other people could continue on it, moreover he also said to the popular iPhone developer, chronic, that he’s worked on some exploit which took him a lot of time: Not just that, pod2g also mentioned in another tweet that the entire chronic-dev team is still alive and actively working on iOS 5 untethered jailbreak. So this Tom and Jerry drama between Apple and the iPhone hackers will never end but the iPhone 4 higher basebands and the iOS 5 untethered jailbreak seems a Big Deal than we thought and with the iPhone 5 to come I wonder how challenging that is going to be for the hackers.So fingers crossed. We will inform you guys when ever something new happened, stay tuned to Applenewz.com. We Report You Decide !
Spring is in full swing! Regardless of whether the weather in your neck of the woods is balmy or chilly, you can add a pop of spring beauty to your look with one of Apples of Gold’s floral-inspired gemstone rings! These lively pieces capture the beauty of the blooms of the season, and let you take Read More The Stone. Aquamarine is the official birthstone of the month of March, not to mention a favorite among jewelry lovers as a whole. Though it is the crowning stone of the third month, ladies born in any month can appreciate the special marine qualities of this unique stone. Aquamarine is a gemstone of Read More We love this gemstone for its captivating color and versatility, but aquamarine also has great Biblical, historical and mythical significance. Aquamarine comes from the gemstone family of beryl. Beryl is a naturally colorless stone but minerals and impurities that have mixed with the stone during Read More The birthstone shared by dreamy Pisces and fiery Aries alike, Aquamarine is an irresistible blue gem that exudes a spirited, playful vibe. For jewelry lovers born in the month of March, the light blue Aquamarine birthstone is an incredibly versatile birthstone due to its nearly-neutral hue that goes Read More The Aquamarine is one of the most treasured stones today for its hardness and resistance to elements. It is also considered the 'poor man's diamond'--while it is a hard mineral, it is abundantly mined since the 19th century in Brazil & Africa, and therefore, more affordable than diamonds. There Read More
The door leaks from the bottom. I thought I would see a damaged door boot seal but the seal looks like new. Do they lose their holding power over time? The front of the door has a long gough from the tub rubbing on it. I've never worked on one of these so I've been reading about them and found that maybe the door is out of adjustment or one person switched the door around so it opened on the other side and that stopped the leak. I didn't see any way that the gough on the inner door could let water out of the machine.
January 14th, 2002 - Location: Sayles-Hill 251 - Present: President Stephen R. Lewis; Deans Elizabeth McKinsey, Stephen Kelly and Mark Govoni; Professors Martha Paas, John Ramsay, Cathy Yandell, Sarah Hurst and Jack Goldfeather; Students Ben Lum, Jessica Yarnall, Luke Peterson, Bill Galush and Kenechi Ejebe; Staff Persons Sam Demas and Tonya Smith - Absent: Trustee Observer Louise Heffelfinger; Alumni Observer Ann Iijima Lew - Secretary: Christine Lee - Keywords: Lewis, John W. Nason, Budget, Student Code of Conduct, Smoking Policy, Web Caucuses Approval of Minutes The College Council minutes for the meeting of November 6, 2001, were approved unanimously in a voice vote. President's ReportPresident Lewis regretfully informed the College Council of the death of former Carleton President John W. Nason on November 17, 2001. Among Nason's many credits, he was considered to be "the father of the College Council" since he presided over all the conversations that led to the initial founding of the Council in 1970. Nason's most recent visit to Carleton occurred last year for commencement and his 75th class reunion. A memorial service is scheduled for February 7, 2002. President Lewis also reported that the finalists in the presidential search have visited the campus, and the search proceeds on schedule with the new president being announced by the Board of Trustees on the weekend of February 8th. Additionally, there is good news concerning admissions with the numbers running almost even in comparison to last year so that Carleton is positioned to match or even surpass last year's record number of applications. Despite earlier concerns about the impacts of the recession, Carleton is also running ahead in Annual Fund dollars and donors. As of December 31, 2001, there was a 14% increase in the total number of donors over last year. Finally, President Lewis reported that the Starr Foundation renewed Carleton's $5 million grant to the Cross-Cultural Studies program for another five years. This grant has not been counted in the December 31st numbers. Budget UpdateDean Steve Kelly noted that the Starr Foundation's renewal of their $5 million grant will give the Cross-Cultural Studies program approximately another 10 years of operation with expanded scholarships for students from Asia. Dean Kelly also reported that he has received all the budget requests for this year and put them in draft form. On the basis of 1710 students, the requests are $3.2 million out of balance with the anticipated income. However, Dean Kelly assured the Council that this is normal since budget requests tend to be "wish lists." Dean Kelly described the budget process as being comprised of negotiations and attempts to satisfy the most critical needs while deferring on some worthwhile projects that we can't afford at the time. Dean Kelly commended the Associate Dean of the College for creating a discretionary fund a few years ago that meets the needs of various academic departments and which serves to reduce pressure on the budget. Dean Kelly reported that he will have a semi-final version of the budget to the College Council by early next month in preparation for the last College Council meeting of the term when the Council will vote on the Budget. Update on the Student Code of Conduct and Smoking Policy SubcommitteesDean Mark Govoni proposed that representatives from College Council periodically attend meetings of 2 newly formed Subcommittees so they can report back to College Council. This motion was passed unanimously. For all College Council Subcommittees, some Council members must be included in the composition of the subcommittee. Sam Demas and Bill Galush volunteered for the Subcommittee on the Student Code of Conduct. Additionally, the members of the Committee on Student Life (CSL) were commissioned to serve as the members of the Subcommittee on the Student Code of Conduct. Dean Govoni and Ben Lum will co-chair the Subcommittee on the Smoking Policy with Professor Jack Goldfeather also representing the College Council. Policy on Web CaucusesDean Elizabeth McKinsey, Professor Cathy Yandell and Jessica Yarnall explained that numerous issues concerning Caucus, particularly Review, have surfaced in the Carleton community and warrant a closer examination through the work of a subcommittee. Rather than limiting the issue for the subcommittee, the Council wanted to broaden the scope to include all of the College's electronic communications with questions of liability, fairness, freedom of expression and confidentiality as the prominent issues. Luke Peterson expressed a strong concern about the potential elimination or censorship of Review since it has become an important means for students to exchange ideas. Dean McKinsey responded by reassuring the Council that this subcommittee would not have an anti-Review agenda. President Lewis added that all recommendations made by this subcommittee would be considered in the context of Carleton's history, values and past policies. Questions related to the composition of the committee (2 students, 2 faculty, and 2 staff members) were also discussed when Yarnall proposed adding more students and possibly consulting with attorneys to discuss the legal implications and liabilities. Professor Yandell proposed that the subcommittee should look at Carleton's history and come up with answers before consulting with lawyers. Dean Govoni suggested that getting more students on the committee would be helpful to offset low attendance. Bill Galush also mentioned the idea of having one or more ITS staff members on the committee to provide technical insight and knowledge. President Lewis along with the President of the Faculty and the President of the Student Body will decide on the composition of this committee. After some discussion, the College Council unanimously passed a motion to form a subcommittee to study questions of the ethical and legal issues pertaining to the College's electronic communications with special attention to protecting academic freedom and other Carleton values. The meeting ended at 5:30.
Exemptions — Pediatric products — Products exempted by the state board of pharmacy. * CHANGE IN 2013 * (SEE 1609.SL) *** RCW 69.43.110 and 69.43.120 do not apply to: (1) Pediatric products primarily intended for administration to children under twelve years of age, according to label instructions, either: (a) In solid dosage form whose individual dosage units do not exceed fifteen milligrams of ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, or phenylpropanolamine; or (b) in liquid form whose recommended dosage, according to label instructions, does not exceed fifteen milligrams of ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, or phenylpropanolamine per five milliliters of liquid product; (2) Pediatric liquid products primarily intended for administration to children under two years of age for which the recommended dosage does not exceed two milliliters and the total package content does not exceed one fluid ounce; (3) Products that the state board of pharmacy, upon application of a manufacturer, exempts by rule from RCW 69.43.110 and 69.43.120 because the product has been formulated in such a way as to effectively prevent the conversion of the active ingredient into methamphetamine, or its salts or precursors; or (4) Products, as packaged, that the board of pharmacy, upon application of a manufacturer, exempts from RCW 69.43.110(1)(b) and 69.43.120 because: (a) The product meets the federal definition of an ordinary over-the-counter pseudoephedrine product as defined in 21 U.S.C. 802; (b) The product is a salt, isomer, or salts of isomers of pseudoephedrine and, as packaged, has a total weight of more than three grams but the net weight of the pseudoephedrine base is equal to or less than three grams; and (c) The board of pharmacy determines that the value to the people of the state of having the product, as packaged, available for sale to consumers outweighs the danger, and the product, as packaged, has not been used in the illegal manufacture of methamphetamine. [2004 c 52 § 7; 2001 c 96 § 11.] \| Reviser's note: RCW 69.43.110 was amended by 2010 c 182 § 2, changing subsection (1)(b) to subsection (1).\| Finding -- Severability -- Effective date -- 2004 c 52: See notes following RCW 18.64.044. Intent--Severability -- 2001 c 96: See notes following RCW 69.43.010.
The number of Aboriginal people who get Canada’s equivalent of a life sentence is hugely out of proportion. Most people who are “D.O.’d” are represented by legal aid lawyers. Many may not get the serious defense that such a serious consequence would seem to require. And some people are put away without a release date for crimes that are not as serious as others. How bad is it? APTN Investigates. - Special Reports - Perspectives On:
SCOTUS today granted Rompilla v. Beard [majority opinion] by a 5-4 vote, holding that that even when a capital defendant’s family members and the defendant himself have suggested that no mitigating evidence is available, defendant’s counsel is still bound to make reasonable efforts to obtain and review material that counsel knows the prosecution will probably rely on as evidence of aggravation at the sentencing phase of trial. The Court granted the petition finding both prongs of Strickland had been met. Writing for the majority, Justice Souter explains: Counsel knew that the Commonwealth intended to seek the death penalty by proving Rompilla had a significant history of felony convictions indicating the use or threat of violence, an aggravator under state law. Counsel further knew that the Commonwealth would attempt to establish this history by proving RompillaÂ’s prior conviction for rape and assault, and would emphasize his violent character by introducing a transcript of the rape victimÂ’s testimony given in that earlier trial. There is no question that defense counsel were on notice, since they acknowledge that a Â“plea letter,Â” written by one of them four days prior to trial, mentioned the prosecutorÂ’s plans. It is also undisputed that the prior conviction file was a public document, readily available for the asking at the very courthouse where Rompilla was to be tried. It is clear, however, that defense counsel did not look at any part of that file, including the transcript, until warned by the prosecution a second time. On the performance prong, the Court concludes: reasonable efforts to review the file, defense counsel could have had no hope of knowing whether the prosecution was quoting selectively from the transcript, or whether there were circumstances extenuating the behavior described by the victim. The obligation to get the file was particularly pressing here owing to the similarity of the violent prior offense to the crime charged and Rompillas sentencing strategy stressing residual doubt. Without making efforts to learn the details and rebut the relevance of the earlier crime, a convincing argument for residual doubt was certainly beyond any hope.
Aramco Overseas Company B.V. India The AOC India office opened on January 19, 2010. It enables AOC to take advantage of cost-effective sourcing opportunities and to develop business relationships in the important emerging markets of South Asia. AOC India’s geographical area of responsibility is considerable. We cover eight countries – India, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and the Philippines. Our main tasks include: - Strategic sourcing and registration of major oil and gas equipment manufacturers and engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) from India and Southeast Asia. - Performing engineering and inspection evaluations and plant audits for identified manufacturers. - Encouraging major oil and gas equipment manufacturers to establish manufacturing facilities in Saudi Arabia. - Supporting Saudi Aramco with any additional material requirement support. - We have to understand different cultures in order to successfully achieve identified business goals. - We deal with government authorities from each country and try to obtain facts relating to the country’s industrial manufacturing base. - We identify and share experiences with business partners (national oil companies and EPCs). - We regularly meet with lawyers, accountants and representatives from chambers of commerce and embassies. Our people include sourcing specialists who identify major suppliers and EPCs, and who support the Kingdom’s economy through the Local Content initiative. We also have inspection engineers who identify and evaluate manufacturers. AOC India provides the following function to Saudi Aramco: An inside story Aramco’s entrance to the Indian subcontinent has helped unleash real potential for Indian oil and gas equipment manufacturers and service providers. We are helping establish business relationships and opening avenues for capital investment opportunities by setting up manufacturing facilities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. In fact, in the first few months of 2010 we successfully encouraged 12 companies to establish manufacturing facilities in the Kingdom. We continue to identify new partners and these are being evaluated for registration with Saudi Aramco. REGISTER TO BECOME A SUPPLIER If you are interested in becoming an AOC approved supplier, please visit our doing business section.
- Model# PF5180 - Brand: LBL Lighting - Shade: 10" (H) x 5.5" (W) - Lamping: 18W 120V compact fluorescent (Bulb NOT included) Due to the inherent traits of artisan-crafted products and applied finishes, slight variation in color, pattern, or thickness may occur. For lighting products, most pictures are taken when product is lit. Experience the vibrant appeal, vitality, and sophisticated style of this contemporary wall pendant. The mouth-blown cone-shaped glass provides rich color and a friendly shimmer for your living room, bedroom, kitchen, den, dining room, lounge, or bedroom. The simplicity and highly durable finish is sure to impress and get people talking. Share this magnificent piece with friends and family. The gentle dome shade soothes and improves any surface. Includes 6' of field-cuttable cord.
I am experienced in architecture and construction management. I have been in the business for several years and worked on many projects ranging from single family homes to NBA basketball arenas. I have managed projects like multi-family housing, student housing at universities, office facilities, and medical facilities. I will be relocating to the New York City area in January 2012. I am excited about the opportunities and challenges that are ahead of me. I look forward to the experience. Chris Mims Consultant, Los Angeles, CA, US, Project Manager Manage construction on tenant finish out projects. Refurbish interior for small private school. Put together permit set for rebuilds for projects in disaster areas in various cities. Construction documents for office space in Los Angeles. HKS Inc, Dallas, Production Production drawing in the sports group, health care group and office group. Worked on the American Airlines Center for the Dallas Mavericks. The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, US, BArch, Architecture
Mexico has recently won the embarrassment second world place at child obesity. Food habit consumption, lack of sports culture, and diminish living conditions are forcing researchers to envision a complicated future of excessive weight health diseases, like diabetes and cardiovascular maladies. On a 59,740 sq. ft. Plot several schemes where developed in order to study the intricate work relationships that the program might fetch. “The patio building”, “The tower and the low building”, the “Pavilion Scheme”, “The Atrium Convey”, “Maximum Area Concentration” and so on... All of them are entrench on a “production/consumption” food employee system that makes part of the proposed culture of work for this new office development. Isolated at the “Mexico-Veracruz” main highway, the new campus office will produce the majority of the food needed to feed the totality of the employees at lunch time. Workless spread nearest communities will work the crops, so the land will be “rented” as a par for a corporate effort to impulse local development, and employees will be encourage to participate into the care of these plantation areas. The interior patio provides shelter and temperature control over the main volumes. A very unique vegetal palette is design to retain water and provoke ventilation with help of a louver like door system that encircles the main patio as “movable arcades” for the work interiors space. Location: Cordoba, VE
This information is for reference purposes only. It was current when produced and may now be outdated. Archive material is no longer maintained, and some links may not work. Persons with disabilities having difficulty accessing this information should contact us at: https://info.ahrq.gov. Let us know the nature of the problem, the Web address of what you want, and your contact information. Please go to www.ahrq.gov for current information. Request for Proposals Solicitation No. AHRQ-07-10032 (Full and Open Competition) Proposals Due: July 9, 2007, 12 Noon (Local Time). Contracting Office: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Contracts Management, 540 Gaither Road, Rockville, MD 20850; Sharon Williams, Contracting Officer The presolicitation synopsis for this requirement was published in the FedBizOpps (http://www.fedbizopps.gov) on May 4, 2007, under the title, "Patient Safety Organization Privacy Protection Center (PSOPPC)." The solicitation issue date is May 21, 2007. The Request for Proposals (RFP) is available for download (Select to access Downloading Information) and at the Federal Business Opportunities Web page: http://www.fedbizopps.gov. It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor the Web sites where the RFP will be posted to learn about any amendments to the solicitation. It is anticipated that a single cost reimbursement plus award fee, performance-based service contract award will be made under this solicitation for a three year period of performance with two one-year options. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is soliciting proposals on a full and open competition from qualified organizations to award a multi-year contract to establish an entity to provide assistance to the Patient Safety Organization (PSOs) with rendering patient safety event information non-identifiable. The PSOPPC will help PSOs with the de-identification of patient safety work product so that non-identifiable patient safety work product can be safely and efficiently supplied to the Patient Safety Organization Network of Patient Safety Database (PSONPSD). Specific objectives of this contract are to: - Establish the PSOPPC. - Receive information on patient safety events from PSOs who wish to participate. - Develop and apply a protocol for rendering patient safety events non-identifiable. - Transfer non-identifiable information of patient safety events to the Network of Patient Safety Database (NPSD). - Provide technical assistance to PSOs. Detailed information can be found in the solicitation. It is the offerors responsibility to monitor this site or http://www.fedbizopps.gov for any subsequent amendments. All questions must be sent in writing to Sharon.Williams@ahrq.hhs.gov. Shift-click from this Web page: Your browser may support downloading the RFP and reference documents from this Web page. To download them from this Web page, click on the following links with the right mouse button and select "Save Link As" (Firefox™, Netscape®) or "Save Target As" (Internet Explorer®): - Patient Safety Organization Privacy Protection Center (PSOPPC): Request for Proposals (Word® File, 640 KB). - Attachment 1: Performance Evaluation and Award Fee (Word® File, 400 KB). - Amendment 1: Proposal due date extended to July 9, 2007, and estimated cost (PDF File, 32 KB; PDF Help). - Amendment 2: Response to questions received, list of potential offerors, and change in the requirement concerning number and format of technical proposals to be submitted (PDF File, 52 KB; PDF Help); Notice of Amendment (PDF File, 37 KB; PDF Help). - AHRQ Application and System Development Requirements (Word® File, 130 KB). - AHRQ Linking Policy (Word® File, 165 KB). - AHRQ Technical Reference Model (Word® File, 490 KB). - HHS Web Standards (Word® File, 1.3 MB). - Web Accessibility Checklist (Word® File, 60 KB). - Web Site Deployment Checklist (Word® File, 300 KB). Files related to the RFP can be accessed with free viewers if proprietary software is not available. Top of Page Current as of June 2007
Music and BBQ Street Festival in Williamsburg, Brooklyn June 3rd All Day Music As Restaurants and Individuals Compete for $1000 and BBQ BattleMaster Title New York, NY- (May 16th, 2012) The Grand Street Alliance (GSA) announced today that The Grand Slam, its inaugural community event, will take place Sunday June 3rd from 12pm - 8pm on the entire block of Grand Street between Berry & Wythe. The Grand Slam Music & Food Festival will feature music performances by popular and emerging talent, a marketplace including visual artists, craft designers, local boutiques, a variety of food vendors and its marquee attraction a BBQ Battle featuring some of Brooklyn's self-proclaimed best BBQ Masters! The BBQ Battle will set the stage for contestants to compete for a $1000 cash prize and the title of BBQ BattleMaster Brooklyn. All recipes are fair game and with traditional and non-traditional categories like best BBQ'd desert, best vegetarian and vegan dishes and best Asian-inspired recipe, this will be far from your run-of-the-mill state-fair BBQ competition. While BBQ grills and smokers are set ablaze so will the musical stage at the event. With all day, non-stop performances featuring up and coming east coast bands Trophy Scars, Jacobi Wichita, Bugs In the Dark, Herra Terra, The Living Kills, Cleveland Jones and others, attendees can shop in the marketplace, pick up some tasty treats from the contestants and food vendors, then make their way to the stage and check out the musical performances. As if this event wasn't already jam packed with great food and entertainment, the event organizer Grand Street Alliance, with the support of their sponsors, have developed a sales incentive program whereby all of the event vendors and participating local retailers can offer their customers upon purchase a ticket redeemable that day only, for a free drink at participating local restaurants and bars. "The drink ticket program is a way to get the entire merchant community to benefit from this event," says Todd Kanfer, founder of the Grand Street Alliance and owner of retail boutique Bad Wolf & Co housed in Eight of Swords Tattoo. "One of our goals at the GSA is to stimulate business in the neighborhood. We know that with the proper promotion a music and food festival will become the visitors destination like the GoogaMooga festival in Prospect Park. The goal was to find a way to give visitors an incentive to spend money, not just at the event but also at our neighborhood shops, restaurants and bars." The Grand Slam, will mark the first of a series of neighborhood events planned by the Grand Street Alliance. The 2012 GSA calendar tentatively will include a Food Truck Festival, a Hot Rod/Motorcycle Show, A Rock-n-Roll Circus and a ZombieFest in time for Halloween. About The Grand Street AllianceThe Grand Street Alliance is an organization dedicated to fostering, encouraging and developing a closer relationship between its members and the mercantile interests of Williamsburg and its vicinity.To learn more about The Grand Slam or the Grand Street Alliance visit www.GrandStreetAlliance.com.For more information on this release or to schedule an interview, please email the Grand Street Alliance email@example.com.
AT&T Bell Laboratories For contribution over decades to modern communication systems. Frederick P. Brooks, Jr., Erich Bloch, and Bob O. Evans International Business Machines Corp. For their contributions to the development of the hardware, architecture and systems engineering associated with the IBM System/360, a computer system and technologies which revolutionized the data processing industry and which helped to make the United States dominant in computer technology for many years. Steven P. Jobs and Stephen Wozniak Apple Computer, Inc. For their development and introduction of the personal computer which has sparked the birth of a new industry extending the power of the computer to individual users. Marvin M. Johnson Phillips Petroleum Company For his discovery and development of metal passivating agents for catalytic cracking catalysts which have become economically effective methods permitting refineries to process crude oils with higher metal contents, particularly heavy crude oil types, and have contributed to United States' competitiveness in this technological area. Halcon-Scientific Design Group For his technical, leadership and entrepreneurial roles in the development of commercially successful petrochemical processes which have been licensed or jointly developed and have helped maintain U.S. leadership in petrochemical processing. John T. Parsons and Frank L. Stulen John T. Parsons Company For their development and successful demonstration of the numerically-controlled machine tool for the production of three-dimensional shapes, which has been essential for the production of commercial airliners and which is seminal for the growth of the robotics, CAD-CAM, and automated manufacturing industries. Harold A. Rosen and Allen E. Puckett Hughes Aircraft Corp. For their technological contributions and leadership in the initiation and development of geostationary communications satellites, significantly improving worldwide communications and giving the United States international preeminence in the construction of commercial satellites. Joseph F. Sutter Boeing Commercial Airplane Corp. For his technical and managerial contributions to the development and introduction of generations of jet-powered commercial aircraft which have made the United States the predominant supplier of passenger transport aircraft.
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I am hesitant to compliment Tucker’s A Book that Changes Everything, given that he generously over-praises me in it, but I can’t help it–it’s really a great piece–just perfect. And he has a tantalizing suggestion in it: “As I’ve thought more about their book, it seems that it might suggest a revision in classical-liberal theory. We have traditionally thought that cooperation and competition were the two pillars of social order; a third could be added: emulation. In addition, there is surely work to do here that integrates Hayek’s theory of knowledge with the problem of IP” Now, I’ve long been critical of aspects of the Hayekian focus on “knowledge problems” (see my post Knowledge vs. Calculation). But Tucker has a good point. Property rights are rights in scarce resources. All actions employ means, including scarce resources in our bodies, and in appropriated scarce resources (property). All action employs these means to attain certain ends. But all action is based on information or knowledge: beliefs by the actor about what causal laws are operative, what ends are possible, and so on. People acquire knowledge as they develop and grow; some by introspection and experience, but so much more is acquired dissemination from others, by those in one’s community, and by the inherited body of knowledge passed down, and added to, over the centuries. Emulation and the acquisition of knowledge play a key role–are essential to–society, and economy. So Tucker has hit the nail on the head: one problem with IP is that by monopolizing information, knowledge–patterns–it restricts and locks up the flow of knowledge. It thus impedes the operations of the free market and productivity, by reducting the scope of human action, impairing its efficiency by hampering the means at one’s disposal.Update: See also my Against Intellectual Property, p. 53, noting that “All action, including action which employs owned scarce means (property), involves the use of technical knowledge. Some of this knowledge may be gained from things we see, including the property of others.” Also, see my Knowledge, Calculation, Conflict, and Law, pp. 58-59, arguing that it should be realized that “knowledge” is merely a “technical problem that confronts any individual when choosing means to achieve certain ends, and when deciding which ends to pursue. … The need to acquire knowledge faces even Crusoe alone on his island, who has no need for private-property rules because there are no other people and thus no possibility of interpersonal conflict.” And see Guido HuÌˆlsmann’s Knowledge, Judgment, and the Use of Property: However, there is still a more fundamental condition of action. This is the fact that knowledge as such is never scarce. Knowledge problems thus do have a place in economics only insofar as knowledge has to be selected for application. Yet the selection of knowledge depends entirely on the property of the acting person. At each moment we dispose of a myriad of information, and we often know of many ways to achieve any given end. For example, if my apartment is cold, I could keep my body warm through gymnastics or additional sweaters. I could also burn parts of my furniture or simply turn on the heating and pay higher bills. I could also sit down in my armchair and invent a new technology permitting one to heat my apartment at half of the present cost. To be sure, the latter alternative is the most elegant one. In any case, as conditions do not cease to change, we constantly have to acquire new knowledge if only to conserve our present standard of living. However, economic science does not have to deal with the factors conditioning the acquisition of knowledge. … For the moment we are entirely unconcerned with the creation of knowledge, that is, of judgments that prove to be successful in action. We do not bother about the way we reduce our sheer ignorance. Rather we have to consider the principles that govern the selection of the judgments that we actually apply in our actions. …In choosing the most important action we implicitly select some parts of our technological knowledge for application. In other terms, our choices imply a judgment upon the importance of our technological knowledge under the expected conditions of our action. This economic judgment is our only concern. Technological knowledge as such is immaterial for economics. Notice how HuÌˆlsmann here distinguishes between action, and the means one employes, and the “technological knowledge” ones uses to guide one’s actions, to employ various causal means in the world to achieve certain ends–but that it is distinct from action and means.
Set in Nevada in the 1860's, Bonanza chronicled the adventures of the Cartwright family who owned a large ranch called The Ponderosa. Ben Cartwright and his three sons, Adam, Hoss, and Joe fought for what was just and decent in a time where lawlessness was common. The widowed patriarch Ben Cartwright had three sons, each by a different wife: the oldest was the urbane architect Adam Cartwright, who built the ranch house. The second was the warm and lovable giant Eric, better known by his nickname "Hoss." And the youngest was the hotheaded and impetuous Joseph or "Little Joe." They all lived and worked on The Ponderosa. Nearby Virginia City helped populate the episodes with guest starring characters from all over America. Broadcast between September 1959 and January 1973. Filmed by the National Broadcasting Company at Paramount Studios. Hoss befriends an old drunk named Charlie Trent, who at one time had been the best scout the Army had. He led John C. Fremont and his Expedition across the Great Salt Flats. When the Army's current scout, Lewt Cutter, refuses to obey Captain Pender's orders, he is fired and replaced by Charlie, whom the Captain knew from his earlier days. Charlie, along with Hoss, must guide the troops and a shipment of gold across the desert. This is Charlie's chance to redeem himself, but Cutter and his men are waiting in the desert to bushwack the troops and steal the gold. September 23, 2012 Subject: Another good, action-packed episode. Hoss is the only member of the Cartwrights to appear in this one. We learn that he's noble enough to give his enemies a fighting chance by calling out to them, as he would never shoot a man in the back! Great guest appearance from veteran actor Henry Hull. The bad guys are pretty memorable too. Set in the inhospitable desert, it's enough to make anyone thirsty just watching it. November 29, 2011 Subject: Good guest performances Veteran character actor Henry Hull (Werewolf of London, Lifeboat) gives a grand performance as Charlie the scout. Sweaty, grimey Peter Whitney as the untrustworthy Cutter also makes the most of his scenes. Only Dan Blocker of the regular cast appears in this episode, the rest apparently getting a week's vacation. Good location shooting throughout. Familiar title theme replaced by what sounds like a Duane Eddy tune.
Sci-Bytes> Top 30 Research Institutions in Oceanography, 2000-2010 Week of May 15, 2011 Ranked by citation impact for highly cited papers (among those with 10 or more highly cited papers). \|1\|\|University of Otago, New Zealand\|\|11\|\|1,628\|\|148.00\| \|4\|\|Rutgers State University, USA\|\|10\|\|1,268\|\|126.80\| \|5\|\|University of Washington, USA\|\|21\|\|2,662\|\|126.76\| \|6\|\|University of East Anglia, UK\|\|11\|\|1,367\|\|124.27\| \|7\|\|National Center for Atmospheric Research, USA\|\|10\|\|1,147\|\|114.70\| \|8\|\|Plymouth Marine Laboratory, UK\|\|15\|\|1,699\|\|113.27\| \|9\|\|Princeton University, USA\|\|10\|\|1,097\|\|109.70\| \|10\|\|University of Southern California, USA\|\|10\|\|1,073\|\|107.30\| \|11\|\|University of California Santa Barbara, USA\|\|18\|\|1,895\|\|105.28\| \|12\|\|University of Tokyo, Japan\|\|10\|\|1,018\|\|101.80\| \|13\|\|National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research, New Zealand\|\|16\|\|1,604\|\|100.25\| \|14\|\|University of Hawaii, USA\|\|20\|\|1,991\|\|99.55\| \|16\|\|Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar & Marine Research, Germany\|\|18\|\|1,757\|\|97.61\| \|17\|\|Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, USA\|\|43\|\|4,179\|\|97.19\| \|18\|\|University of California Santa Cruz, USA\|\|11\|\|1,053\|\|95.73\| \|20\|\|University of Tasmania, Australia\|\|12\|\|1,077\|\|89.75\| \|21\|\|University of California San Diego, USA\|\|23\|\|2,020\|\|87.83\| \|22\|\|Oregon State University, USA\|\|12\|\|1,009\|\|84.08\| \|23\|\|University of Miami, USA\|\|20\|\|1,527\|\|76.35\| \|24\|\|Texas A&M University, USA\|\|10\|\|751\|\|75.10\| \|25\|\|Virginia Institute of Marine Science, USA\|\|19\|\|1,301\|\|68.47\| \|26\|\|Fisheries & Oceans Canada, Canada\|\|10\|\|638\|\|63.80\| \|27\|\|Dalhousie University, Canada\|\|11\|\|563\|\|51.18\| \|29\|\|Ghent University, Belgium\|\|10\|\|384\|\|38.40\| \|30\|\|Leibniz Institute of Marine Sciences (IFM GEOMAR), Germany\|\|10\|\|244\|\|24.40\| \|From Thomson Reuters Essential Science IndicatorsSM database, January 1, 2000 - December 31, 2010.\| The table above features the top 30 universities and other research organizations in the field of oceanography based on citations per paper to highly cited papers published since 2000. Highly cited papers are defined in the Thomson Reuters Essential Science Indicators database, from which these statistics derive, as ranking in the top 1% by citations for their field and year of publication. Some 387 oceanography papers were identified as highly cited during the eleven year period 2000 to 2010, and these were cited a total of 35,539 times, for an average of 91.83. Thus, the top ranked 18 institutions not only excelled in citation impact in terms of their highly cited papers but also surpassed the average score for such influential reports. In terms of number of highly cited papers, as well as total citations, the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute comes first, followed by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the University of California San Diego (by papers) or the University of Washington (by citations). Ken Buesseler of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, whose specialty is marine geochemistry, is the researcher with the greatest number of highly cited papers (10) as well as total citations to his highly cited papers (1,558). Buesseler is currently monitoring the release of radioactive particles from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan, as he did previously at the time of the Chernobyl accident (view article). The nations represented by these 30 institutions include, in rank order, United States (17), Australia, Canada, Germany, New Zealand, United Kingdom (2 each), and Belgium, Japan, and Spain (1 each). Oceanography as defined here encompasses many specific disciplines and their journals including marine biology, limnology, fisheries science, ecology, geochemistry and geophysics, meteorology and atmospheric sciences, ocean engineering, environmental sciences, and others. Papers published in multidisciplinary journals such as Science and Nature, which could be identified as related to oceanography, were also included in this analysis. This item also appeared in the Times Higher Education magazine. Special Country Features: Top 20 Countries: Citations in Five-Year Increments, and the 10th annual list of the Top 20 Countries in ALL FIELDS, 2001-August 31, 2011.
Freedom's Just Another Word Tuesday 15 February 2011 by: Eugene Robinson, Op-Ed Washington - Why don't conservatives love freedom? Judging by last week's Conservative Political Action Conference, that's a fair question. As Egyptians overthrew the three-decade rule of Hosni Mubarak, politicians who spoke at the annual CPAC gabfest in Washington ranged from silent to grumpy on the subject. Mitt Romney, perhaps the leading Republican presidential contender, gave a speech without once mentioning the upheaval in Cairo that may signal the most important geopolitical shift since the end of the Cold War. You'd think that anyone who wanted to be president would be paying attention and might have an opinion or two. Sen. John Thune of South Dakota, also believed to be considering a presidential run, likewise seemed not to have noticed that the world was changing. Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty confined himself to criticizing President Obama for somehow appeasing "Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood." Rep. Ron Paul of Texas, who won the CPAC presidential straw poll, was at least forthright: He said the United States has no "moral responsibility to spread our goodness around the world" and urged the administration "to do a lot less a lot sooner, not only in Egypt but around the world." Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich was all over the map. At CPAC, he mentioned "what's happening in Egypt" without commenting further. On Saturday, he told The Associated Press that Mubarak's resignation was "good for the future" but criticized Obama for publicly supporting the dictator's ouster. On Sunday, Gingrich explained on ABC's "This Week" that Obama was right to side with the freedom-loving protesters in Tahrir Square but should have done so privately -- as if whispered encouragement, of which there was plenty, had a prayer of making a difference. Meanwhile, protests sparked by the Egypt uprising are raging across the Arab world -- Algeria, Jordan, Yemen, Bahrain. On Monday, the clamor for democracy surfaced in Iran with the first consequential street demonstrations against theocratic rule since 2009. House Speaker John Boehner, at least, has come out forcefully on the side of freedom. But why the ambivalence from so many prominent conservatives? For one thing -- and I think this applies to most of the tongue-tied potential candidates -- there's the fact that all of this is happening on Obama's watch. If everything turns out well, heaven forbid that the president get any credit. The administration's public comments as the Egyptian revolution unfolded seemed to take two steps forward and one step back, but there was never any real question about Obama's sentiments. The United States was by no means in control of events, but the White House used whatever influence it had to push for a transition. The conservative mantra has been: Obama Is Always Wrong. Therefore there must be something wrong with the way he handled Egypt -- even if it appears, from what we've seen so far, that the result is a historic opening for democracy in the world's most troubled region. The other possible explanation for the lukewarm conservative reaction is a lack of faith in our most cherished democratic values -- at least where majority-Islam countries are concerned. I'm not talking about Glenn Beck's paranoid fantasy of a vast leftist-Islamist conspiracy for world domination; that's a job for a licensed professional with a prescription pad. I'm talking about people like former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton, who told CPAC that "democracy as we see it" in Egypt would be all right but grumbled that "a democratic election can produce illiberal results." In other words, some Egyptians might vote for candidates put forth by the Muslim Brotherhood. It is unlikely that the group would win a majority in free and fair elections -- or even that a government headed by the Muslim Brotherhood, if it came to that, would necessarily be more dangerous or hostile than the Mubarak regime. But Bolton and some others seem to believe that only political parties of which the United States approves should be allowed to participate in Egyptian elections. Former Sen. Rick Santorum, another presidential contender, used his CPAC speech to blast Obama's handling of Egypt; for weeks, Santorum has been claiming that elections there would lead straight to "sharia law." Pam Geller, the conservative blogger who led opposition to the Lower Manhattan mosque, crashed the CPAC conference and told an interviewer from Mother Jones magazine that Mubarak's fall was "catastrophic" and would lead to sharia law throughout the Middle East. These conservatives are arguing that the world's 1.2 billion Muslims cannot be trusted to govern themselves. That's not what I call loving freedom. Eugene Robinson's e-mail address is eugenerobinson(at)washpost.com. (c) 2011, Washington Post Writers Group All republished content that appears on Truthout has been obtained by permission or license.
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Published: 2011-02-06 09:43:08 -0500 Thanks to the wonderful generosity of fandom, we're upgrading the servers for the AO3! Our original two servers are being joined by four more, bringing more storage space, more power and more speed, all paid for through fannish donations to the OTW. We think this calls for a celebration! The Archive will have some downtime while we swap over to the new servers. We know that this will leave some of you twiddling your thumbs - we'd love it if you could harness some of your unused fannish energy to help us name the servers! We're looking for fitting fannish names which will celebrate the wonderful fannish community and creativity the servers will host. Names, names, names We need names for our six servers and their trusty switch: check out Meet the Servers to find out more about them! We want names which suit the machines and which reflect the fannish community they belong to: powerful, international, and brilliant! We'd like it if their names reflected the percentage of awesome women in fandom (although we think they have a whole variety of gender identities, just like fans). How it will work We'll have three periods of downtime while we install the servers - we'll be taking nominations for names during the first two, and we'll open voting during the third. Nominations stage: 6 February from 18.00 UTC - 8 February 21.00 UTC We invite all fans to submit the suggested names during this period! You can suggest just one name, or you can submit a full set of seven names (maybe with a theme!). Optionally, you can give a short explanation of why the name[s] would fit / where they come from. This would be particularly appreciated if the name is drawn from a less well-known source, particularly if it is a source not in English (we would LOVE some names from sources not in English and our nominations panel will be international, but sources in languages other than English are harder to research). There are seven machines to be named- please let us know which machine you would like the name to go to. You can see their full details in Meet the Machines - in your entry please use the short names below: You can submit names in the following ways: - In the comments to our nominations posts on transformativeworks.org, LJ, DW, and IJ (coming soon). - Via Twitter @ao3org - Via our nominations webform (coming soon) Nominations should be in the following format: Name - Machine - Other optional comments / source Elsie - DB - She was the best sister in 'What Katy Did', and the cleverest! A shortlisting panel made up of committee members from International Outreach, Accessibility, Design & Technology, Communications & DevMem will review the nominations and make up a shortlist. The shortlist will be based on the most-nominated names, but we will also give consideration to names which reflect under-represented areas of fandom. Voting stage: 12 February from 9.00 UTC During our second period of downtime, we'll post the list of shortlisted names on the OTW blog at transformativeworks.org and ask people to vote for their favourites. The seven names with the most votes will be our winners! The winning names will be announced by 14 February. The servers belong to fandom as a whole, and we hope that lots of people will join us in finding the right names for these fantastic machines. They are fandom's servers, and we think it's only right that fandom should name them. The servers are the big prize, but we like giving out presents! We can't give goodies to everyone (alas), but every entry will be entered into a prize draw for lovely OTW goodies! Winners will be contacted through the same venue they submitted their entries, and will need to provide a valid postal name and address in order to claim their goodies. Go forth and name! We can't wait to see what names fandom comes up with! And once the servers have names of their own, it will be that much easier to create fanworks about them...
John comes home to find Irene Adler sitting on the sofa reading The Guardian. “Jesus fuck.” He drops the Tesco bag, and the milk hits the floor with a vague thump. Irene looks up, “Honey, you’re home!” John stares for a moment while Irene folds the paper. She’s dressed in a royal blue jumper, fitted, with a cowl neck and three quarter inch sleeves -- lightweight but elegant. Black slacks with an impeccable crease and leather boots complete the outfit. Her hair is slightly shorter, and down, falling in slight waves down her shoulders. John’s had enough girlfriends to know she’s wearing only minimal makeup, lipgloss and mascara, maybe a little blush. Her eyes are large and impossibly blue. The whole effect is softer, more feminine; it makes John nervous. He can recognize armor, the power in the pull of her usual up-do and the lines of her more severe makeup, but right now she looks . . . unarmed. It puts him on his guard. Irene seems to notice, her eyes flicking up and down John’s body. She puts the paper on the coffee table. “You’re taking me to dinner,” she announces, though she doesn’t move from the sofa. A dozen thoughts flick through John’s mind, I thought you were dead and No, not in bloody hell among them. He licks his lips and asks, “Why?” Irene reaches into a black bag at her right, pulls something out, and flicks it onto the coffee table between them. John steps forward so that he can see what it is. It’s a photograph of Sherlock; 8”x10”, glossy, color. Semi-poor quality, and clearly candid, almost surveillance-like in nature -- as if from a camera phone. Sherlock is on a street, looking at something to his left, gaze sharp, even in the questionable quality of the photograph. John picks it up off the table, but he doesn’t say anything. “Notice the advertisement in the background?” Irene asks. John wants to ask what that matters, but he’s already scanning the photograph. There’s a sign in the pub window behind Sherlock, advertising a band: the date was two weeks ago. John inhales sharply. “How do I know this hasn’t been altered?” Irene raises her eyebrows; it’s a sign of approval, though John doesn’t want to examine how he knows that. “Because my Photoshop skills are better than that, Dr. Watson.” “You’re trying to tell me Sherlock is alive.” The way John says it, it’s an accusation. “No, I am telling you Sherlock is alive,” Irene says. The correction makes John want to grind his teeth. “Why would you want to tell me?” “Because Sherlock Holmes is an idiot,” Irene says, and she sounds truly disgusted. “And I owe him, as much as it pains me to say it. I’d rather he not get himself killed before I can repay him. I do so hate debt.” “Most people would say you’re too late,” John observes. “You’re not most people,” Irene says. John sighs. “Dinner?” They end up at Angelo’s. It’s close and reasonably priced and John doesn’t want to risk a place where he doesn’t already know where all the exits are. They sit in the usual place, John in what was Sherlock’s seat, looking out, Irene with her back to the window. Angelo puts his hand on John’s shoulder and squeezes it when he brings their menus. He doesn’t offer them a candle. “You took the picture?” John asks. Irene shakes her head. “Someone I trust did.” John hums, bites back a sharp retort at what he thinks Irene’s sense of trust is and who might earn it. “No need to censor yourself,” Irene says. She takes a sip of her water. John shrugs. “I saw him jump.” It comes out surprisingly steady, which surprises John. He hasn’t been able to trust his voice on this subject in months. “I’d wager that you saw what he wanted you to see.” John thinks about that, thinks about Sherlock’s keep your eyes fixed on me. “And you were injured,” Irene continues. “I’d also wager you saw what you thought you’d see.” “How did you know about that?” John asks. The words are sharp: good. Irene smiles, looks up at the waiter. She orders lasagna and salad; John orders the carbonara and the waiter disappears again. “Let’s just say some of my contacts still talk to me,” Irene says smoothly, shaking her napkin out and putting it on her lap. “After you tried to blackmail the royal family, and then the entire British government, all with Moriarty’s help, you mean.” “Yes, that’s exactly what I mean.” Irene’s not smiling anymore, but she’s still calm, unsurprised, even serene. John thinks about that for a moment, about her utter confidence; it’s silent until the food comes. Irene picks up her fork, takes a few bites of lasagna. “That photograph was taken in Edinburgh, about three weeks ago, by my wife, Kate. You met her; she let you and Sherlock into my life.” John recalls the woman who let them into Irene Adler’s house. “And I trust her implicitly.” John nods. So far, fair enough. “Two days after that, the police found one Lucas Benedict bound and gagged in his own apartment outside Edinburgh. He wouldn’t tell the police who did it, but there was physical evidence in his trouser pocket linking him to two unsolved murders in Brussels-- a plastic bag of his fingernails that matched a torn nail at the crime scene. That, and the murder weapon was wrapped and bagged in his back pocket. Later, his phone records showed that he had contact with at least four known hitmen in the Leeds area.” “I had met Lucas, just once. He was a bit dim about some things, but he was a fine shot and he followed orders impeccably, both things Moriarty liked in a man.” “Jim introduced us.” “Of course,” John manages. Irene shrugs, spears a bite of salad. “You’re trying to tell me -- excuse me -- telling me, that your wife took this picture of Sherlock two days before a member of Moriarty’s organization was captured in his own apartment.” Irene merely looks at him. “Which is supposed to prove . . . what? That Sherlock is alive?” “Yes. John, I believe that Sherlock is not only alive, but that he is attempting to take down Moriarty’s organization piece by piece.” “By faking his own death?” John asks. “That so-called death was no more than a continuation of Jim Moriarty’s extraordinary bullshit.” It’s the first time Irene’s calm exterior has cracked; John’s intrigued. “So you don’t believe Sherlock was a fake?” “Of course not.” Irene’s cheeks pink up just slightly, even in the dim lighting. “Sherlock is many things, including an arrogant bastard, but he’s unusually honest about who he is. If he wasn’t, he’d have a lot more friends.” John thinks about that. No, I know you’re for real. Well, nobody could fake being such an annoying dick all the time. I’ve just got one. The worst thing about this, John realizes, is not that it’s true, but that he desperately, achingly wants it to be true. He takes a deep breath. “Even if all of this is true, that Sherlock is alive, that he faked his death, that he’s out there somewhere, working on Moriarty’s organization, why come to me?” Irene looks at him, holds his eyes until John drops his gaze to the table. “Mycroft has more resources,” John says. “Mycroft is an asshole,” Irene counters. “Look, John.” Irene pauses. “After my little flirtation with Moriarty, with the stakes in the . . . international scene . . . I was more than happy to retire to Scotland with my wife and start looking into sperm banks.” John almost smiles. “Then Sherlock Bloody Holmes has to pop round the neighborhood and throw a spanner into the works. I know things about Moriarty’s network that he doesn’t, and I don’t particularly want him to find out about them.” “You’re trying to protect him?” “I’m trying to keep him from getting himself actually killed. I know some things about power, John Watson: who has it, who wants it, how to get it, how to keep it. Sherlock is in over his head.” “How do you know? That he can’t handle it, I mean.” “Because I’ve met Sebastian Moran.” “Exactly. Jim Moriarty was a brilliant bastard. But he was also a lunatic. And incapable of getting his hands dirty. But Moran --” Irene shakes her head. John feels a cold sliver suddenly wedge itself between his shoulder blades. Irene pushes her plate away. “Moran is incapable of keeping them clean. And he likes that.” “This is a bloke you want me to meet?” “Actually, I’d much prefer if you shoot him rather than talk to him, but I am flexible on the details,” Irene says, with an upward pull to the corner of her mouth. John thinks about Sherlock, thinks about the killer cab driver. Thinks about what it will do to him if this is true. Thinks about what it will do to him if it isn’t. Thinks about Irene, how she has come back from the dead twice, how Sherlock wouldn’t speak of her. If this is a wild goose chase . . . at least he’d have something to do. “Where do we start?” John asks. “We find Sherlock before he finds Moran.” John signals for the check. John walks into the sitting room. Irene is up already, wrapped in a lush-looking white cotton bathrobe on the sofa, feet on the coffee table, laptop in her lap. There’s a cup of coffee beside her on the arm of the sofa. For a moment, John feels a rush of deja vu, feels like it’s choking him, grief cutting off his air. He blinks, clears his throat. Irene looks up, her ponytail swinging slightly from the motion. “There’s coffee in the kitchen.” “Got that, yeah.” John continues to the kitchen, pours himself a cup, picks a banana up from the bowl on the counter; Mrs. Hudson must have been in yesterday. He goes back to the sitting room. “Scotland was over two weeks ago, and he got to Benedict. He’s moved on.” “Benedict was a leg-man, did grunt work, but he also spoke to Moriarty directly. Sherlock will be looking for someone of similar caliber.” John nods again, continues to munch on the banana. “He’s been careful about his money, of course. Fake documents, fake accounts, but real money. Most of it seems to be coming out of Geneva.” Irene shakes her head. “Predictable. The Caymans would have been a better choice. It also depends on if he got a name out of Benedict. It’s possible; the man wasn’t brilliant, and he’d wouldn’t have any incentive not to talk. Probably didn’t know about Moran. ” Irene looks up at him. “You don’t have any questions?” “I have plenty of questions.” John shrugs. Irene raises an eyebrow. “Why should I trust you? Why won’t you leave Sherlock alone? Why do you care? Why me? Why stay here at Baker Street?” “Are those rhetorical?” John considers. “I don’t know.” Irene closes her laptop. “Mostly, it’s because I’m angry.” John hadn’t expected that. “Don’t get me wrong. I’m not thrilled that Sherlock ruined my payday. But to be honest: I probably deserved it. I thought I could trifle with him, like I do with others. I thought I could trifle with Moriarty, too, and I was wrong there as well. I don’t like to be wrong. Sherlock saved my life because I was wrong, and I don’t like that, either. I’m grateful, but what I said before was true: I don’t like debts. I want to be even with Sherlock. I also don’t know if I care, exactly. It irks me that Sherlock thinks he’s invincible.” John huffs, and it even sounds a little like a laugh. “I can relate to that.” “That’s why I came to you. Also, because you care. Which I would think is why Sherlock is drawn to you as well.” John’s not sure about this, but he nods anyway. “I also think Sherlock is fascinating, and that he doesn’t deserve to get his brains blown out of his head by the likes of Sebastian Moran.” “What did Moran do that makes you so sure about him?” Irene’s face screws up for a moment. “I was at a cocktail party with Jim, posing as his date. I went because I wanted to size him up a little, see some of his circle.” Irene shrugs. “We were at the bar; Moran came up to us, and Jim introduced me. I knew immediately Moran worked for Moriarty. Jim had scribbled a number on his napkin, passed it over to Moran with his new drink, all very discreet, of course, but I made my living noticing details. Moran proceeded to tell me a story from his army days. It was about how he raped a woman at a party. That’s not what he called it, that’s not how he couched it, but that’s what it was. He told it to me to intimidate me, to see if he could make me afraid. He wanted power over me, and he wanted it immediately; that’s how he tried to get it.” John’s suddenly sorry he ate the banana. “When he saw that it made me disgusted, but not afraid, his eyes went cold. Blank. I had never seen that before. I didn’t want to see it again.” John nods, clears his throat. He’s knows what she’s talking about; he served with someone like that, for whom killing wasn’t a grudging necessity but instead a release. He’s seen the look. He doesn’t want to see it again, either. “And I’m staying here because I promised Kate I’d be safe, and apparently there’s no place safer than with John Watson.” “How do you figure that?” John asks. “I was in the army, in a war zone, and then I lived with Sherlock for eighteen months.” “You’re still here, aren’t you?” “I got shot!” “Irrelevant. My point stands.” "There is absolutely no reason for you to trust me." John blinks, waits. "But I trust you." Irene doesn't say anything else. Irene is clearly getting ready to go out: fully dressed, hair pinned up, makeup. She is sliding her feet into heels when John walks into the kitchen. "If Sherlock is alive, why isn't he going after Moriarty?" It has been bothering John since last night. Irene uses a tissue to blot her lipstick. "Because Moriarty is dead." John swallows. "Pardon?" "I have an appointment to get to," Irene says. "And so do you." Irene passes him a business card from her purse. John looks at the card, blows out a breath. "I am sure you can find your way there," Irene says. John grits his teeth, nods. The morgue is quiet when John enters. Molly has just finished sliding a body back into the wall; she’s standing, filling out the last of the paperwork against the metal wall of closed slabs. John doesn’t think she heard him come in, the sound of the door covered by the closing of the slab, and he doesn’t want to frighten her, so he says, quietly, “Molly.” The sound of his voice scares her anyway, makes her jump. She spins around to see him, hand held to her chest in surprise. “Oh, John.” “Sorry, sorry. Didn’t mean to scare you,” John says. “Oh, no, it’s all right.” Molly walks over, pats his arm awkwardly. “Quiet down here. Just me and . . .” she trails off. “Yeah,” John says. He doesn’t know how to start. Everything he can think of sounds too harsh for the woman in front of him. Molly’s forehead furrows. “Can I . . . Is there something I can help you with?” She’s holding the folder she was writing in to her chest. “I. I need you tell me the truth.” Molly’s eyelids flicker. “Of course.” Molly stays stock still, but she doesn’t say anything. “Molly, I need to know. Is Sherlock alive?” Molly blinks. “John, I.” John stares at her. He doesn’t use what he privately refers to as his army voice; he doesn’t step closer. He isn’t trying to intimidate her. He stands up straight, but he leaves his face open, for the first time since Sherlock . . . since Sherlock. He’s not sure what Molly sees, but she steps forward, places a hand on his arm. “John.” “Tell me the truth.” His voice is rough. “What would make you think . . . why would you think Sherlock is alive?” “There’s a photograph, Molly.” “Oh.” Molly’s shoulders seems to ease. “Photographs can be altered, John.” John shakes his head. “I don’t think so.” “I. It’s natural . . . we don’t want to think people we . . . care about have died.” “I don’t need your pity,” he says, sharply. More than he intended. “Oh.” Molly takes her hand off his arm. John takes a breath, thinks about what Molly isn’t saying. That’s ridiculous, John. Why would you ask me? What she did say: Why would you think Sherlock is alive? He closes his eyes, opens them. Suddenly he knows. Knows. “What did he offer you, Molly?” Molly blinks. “John?” “Money? His attention?” It’s cruel, and he knows it; he just doesn’t care. Molly steps back. “John.” “He’s going to get himself killed, Molly. Tell me the truth.” No one’s been telling me the truth, John thinks. “He. He knew it was going to happen.” John blows out a breath he didn’t know he was holding. “He knew Moriarty wanted him dead. I just . . . helped.” “Drew blood from an unclaimed body. Assisted the . . . people he had enlisted. Forged the autopsy.” Molly says the last part very quietly. “The people he enlisted?” John nods. Thinks about the hands keeping him away from Sherlock. “Moriarty?” Molly draws in a sharp breath. “I didn’t expect that.” John knows that means Sherlock didn’t expect it, either. God. “That was . . . that was a real autopsy,” Molly says. “Single gunshot wound to the head. Judging by the angle of the bullet and the exit wound, clearly self-inflicted.” The words are clinical, but Molly’s tone is not. “Where’s the report?” “In a safe-deposit box under a false name.” John raises his eyebrows. “I paid one of Sherlock’s contacts to set it up. Knew him from.” Molly stops. “Why didn’t you tell me?” Molly looks at him; it takes a moment for John to realize there are tears in her eyes. She looks confused. “I wasn’t supposed to. I promised.” He’s late. Irene should have factored that in, but she’d rather wait than be late herself. Besides, she paid the driver for the day, so that isn’t an issue, and she has her laptop, wi-fi working thanks to a very stupid tenant in the building next to the car, 4A. His car finally pulls up and he steps out. Irene opens her door, steps out onto the street to intercept him. He stops three steps from her. “Ms. Adler.” “Mr. Holmes,” Irene says. “May I have a chat?” Mycroft smiles. It’s completely insincere. “If I recall correctly, your last chat with me didn’t go so well.” Irene smiles back. It’s completely sincere. “I think this one will go differently.” She leans behind her, opens the car door. “After you.” Irene gets in the car first, sliding to the far side to leave room for Mycroft, who slides in after her. She presses the button and the glass rises between them and them driver. “I could have you arrested,” Mycroft says amiably. “Of course. But if you were going to, you would have already done it. Besides, your intelligence rather needs some updating, don’t you think?” “Is there something I can do for you, Ms. Adler? Or is this just a social call?” “Sherlock is alive.” Mycroft is silent. “I wasn’t sure if you knew or not. Interesting he didn’t go to you for help. Seems your intelligence really does need some updating.” “No. Quick swallow, tap of your second finger on your umbrella.” “You’re not my brother.” “Neither are you.” “I like proof, Ms. Adler.” “I’m sure you do.” Irene takes the photograph out of her bag, slides it over. Mycroft smiles. It’s more of a pull of his lips across his teeth than anything else. “Additionally, I think John Watson is about to get further confirmation from Dr. Molly Hooper.” “Ah.” Mycroft hands the photograph back. “You’ve already involved Dr. Watson.” Mycroft looks at her. “I think you’ll find Dr. Watson is not as easily led as my brother.” “No. He’s a man who knows where to look.” “What do you want?” “Money. How banal, Ms. Adler.” “If I’m going to follow your brother all the way around the world, I need funds to do it.” “And why would you do that?” “I don’t like debts, Mr. Holmes.” “Yet you’ll ask me for money. Interesting.” “I’m sure it is to you.” “Whatever game my brother is playing, Ms. Adler, it doesn’t need to involve you.” “I rather disagree.” “I wouldn’t expect less.” “It’s not a game.” Mycroft looks at her. Irene doesn’t even blink. Finally, Mycroft sighs. “Zurich?” “Off-shore Americas. Less obvious.” “Of course.” Mycroft opens the car door. “I’ll text you the information, shall I?” “And give you access to my phone? No. You’ll make the arrangements, write down the information. I’ll wait.” Mycroft looks at her. “Don’t take this personally, Ms. Adler, but I sincerely hope after today that I never see you again.” “Likewise, Mr. Holmes.” “If I do, I’ll have you arrested.” Irene smiles at him as he leaves the car. They start in Barcelona. Irene had a contact there, man by the name of Epsom; someone she’d met in passing through Moriarty, but she had kept his contact information anyway. When they reach the address, they find that the building had been burned to the ground four days prior. A quick record search shows Epsom is now in Interpol custody, under investigation for an unsolved murder in London as well as arson in Spain. “Do I want to know how you have all those passwords?” John asks, reading over Irene’s shoulder. “I’m going to say no,” Irene says. “Four days. We’re not far behind.” “In our terms. In Sherlock’s terms --” John says. “The game is on.” Venice ends with John in the canal, Irene skidding to a halt in the alley behind him. John starts to swim, to break out to further water. “John!” Irene is yelling. “John, let him go! He’s a bit player!” John takes a deep breath so that he can plunge down again. “John! Sherlock is already done here! Come ashore!” John stops, starts to swim back. When he reaches the edge, Irene gives him a hand up. “We’ll have to get you out of those wet clothes,” Irene says. Her mouth is twisted in something like dismay. “Two days,” John says. “Two days,” Irene agrees. They end up in Paris based on a tip. Irene got a call from Kate; an old client had tried her previous mobile number. They find the client in his flat, tied spread eagle to his bed, fully clothed. There are documents on his desk indicating his complicity in no less than five different heroin smuggling rings. Irene laughs, then phones the police. “Same day,” John says when they get back to the hotel. He is downright giddy, though he is also somewhat alarmed at that fact. “Same day,” Irene says. She’s smiling. John leans down before he really thinks about it. They’re a millimeter from kissing; John can feel Irene’s breath on his mouth before she takes a step back, puts her hand on his chest. John shakes his head. “No. Damn it. Sorry.” John can hear the question mark in her voice. It make him feel weary. “I’m not the one you want,” Irene says gently. John’s lips make a thin line. He takes a deep breath. “You’re not, are you?” “I’m going to go to my room,” John says. He steps around her, opens the door. “I’m sorry, John,” Irene says. He leaves without asking her what she’s apologizing for. Irene sits on the bench in the lobby of the monastery for two hours before Sherlock comes down the main staircase. His eyes widen as she stands and meets him halfway across the lobby, but otherwise his face doesn’t twitch. “Shall we talk a walk, my dear?” she asks. Sherlock inclines his head toward the door, falls into step with her. “Martin Luther was a monk here,” Irene says as they step outside onto the stones and head to the street. “So says every plaque within six miles of here,” Sherlock says. “I did say virgin, not monk. Seems a bit extreme, even for you.” “Cheap accommodations, reasonable rates.” “You like symbolism.” “Not in this case.” “Moran is no longer here.” “Flight out of Frankfurt two hours ago,” Sherlock agrees. “Why didn’t you make your move?” “Why did you?” “Because you’re close. And you can’t take Moran out. Not on your own.” Sherlock looks at her sharply. They turn onto the main street, near the square. “You are in no position to know that.” “I am in each and every position to know that,” Irene says. “I can handle him.” “No, you can’t.” “One could ask why you are taking such an interest in my business.” “One could,” Irene agrees. “One might even say it’s because you are an idiot.” Sherlock tenses around the eyes and mouth. They keep walking. “The casual look is good on you,” Irene says. Sherlock is wearing jeans, a white button-down. It’s a warm day in May, sunny, few clouds in an endless blue sky. “I might say the same,” Sherlock says. “Green is a flattering coloring on you.” Irene is wearing a lightweight green knit poncho over a long-white sleeved shirt and khaki pants, her hair down. “Thank you, darling.” They turn onto the street in front of the Erfurt Cathedral. “I don’t need your help,” Sherlock says. “Yes, you do.” “Do men usually think it is charming when you continue to contradict them?” “Occasionally.” Irene pauses. “I did used to contradict them for a living.” They walk a few more steps. Irene stops near a set of tables belonging to a nearby cafe. “Sherlock, no one wants to see you actually dead,” she says. “Debatable,” John says, looking up from the paper he is reading at the nearest table. Sherlock actually looks surprised. Irene smiles. “John.” Irene looks between John and Sherlock. “Right then. I’m going back to the hotel. I won’t wait up.” She smiles at the two men, then walks away. “I mean, I reckon that if anyone is going to kill you, I deserve the chance to do it,” John continues. “Earned the right, don’t you think? Put up with all the experiments. The thumbs in the fridge. The attempt at drugging me. The verbal abuse. The bloody violin at 3:30 in the morning. And you never did the shopping. Or paid the bills. Or, I don’t know, told me you were going to fake your death so that the bottom didn’t drop out of my entire life.” “John,” Sherlock says. “Might as well sit down, Sherlock,” John says. “Order a coffee.” Sherlock sits. “John --” “Oh, for God’s sake, Sherlock, shut it for once. Take a day off.” Sherlock leans back in his chair, but he remains silent. “Do you know, I didn’t know how I was going to feel about this moment. Would I be relieved to see you? I did believe Irene. I did. Believed Molly, too. Enough to follow Irene Adler around Europe for months. That takes commitment. You have to give that to me. I have commitment. “But there was always that part of me, you know? The part that didn’t quite believe. The part that saw you jump from the roof of St. fucking Bart’s, that couldn’t find your pulse. The part that had to stand next to Mycroft at your funeral. “I thought maybe seeing you would be a relief. That the grief would just disappear, like that, just like a magic trick. You know, I’m beginning to think that it doesn’t work that way. Mostly because I want to reach over and throttle you.” “So I take it you weren’t expecting murderous rage,” Sherlock says, all cool vowels. “Fuck you. Now is not the time to be a cheeky bastard.” Sherlock’s eyes flick away. “I’m sorry.” “You sure as hell should be.” John takes a shaky breath; he can feel the prick of tears at the back of his eyes. He blinks once, twice. Three times, clears his throat. He hates it when his body betrays him. “John.” Sherlock leans forward across the table. “Do you not understand that Sebastian Moran has had a bullet in his rifle with your name on it since that day on the roof?” John slaps his palm on the table so hard the teenagers at the table next to them stare. “Do you not understand this is not about being right?” “Then let me put this in terms you might understand: you let Moriarty win.” “What? Because the press bought Richard Brook’s story? A few half-truths and innuendo --” “This is not about the press. It’s not about Scotland Yard. What did Moriarty promise you at the pool?” “That he would burn me.” “That he would burn the heart out of you.” John watches Sherlock’s eyes widen a fraction. “What do you think would happen to me if you died?” Sherlock asks. His soft tone brings John up short. “What do you think happened to me when you did die?” Sherlock takes a breath. “Your heart can take it,” he says. John brings his hand up, puts his palm over his eyes. “I’m not so sure.” “Every day. Every day that we are separated.” John stops. He can’t say it for Sherlock. He can’t. Especially if he’s not sure it is true anymore, that he embodies Sherlock’s heart. If Sherlock doesn’t see, can’t deduce this . . . “Every day, Moriarty wins.” He moves his hand. “The only way Moriarty wins is if you’re dead.” John almost laughs. “Really? What if I had believed the fairy tale? What if I thought you were all Moriarty tried to make you out to be? A man who fiddled with the lives of others on whims, who ordered me to be strapped into Semtex for his own amusement.” Sherlock’s eyes flicker in the way that means he’s thinking -- they go to the cathedral, John’s coffee cup, track a couple walking by, all while his brain scrolls through options, rejects or accepts scenarios. John waits. “You would have left me.” “Yeah.” John has almost forgotten that for all of Sherlock’s genius, he’s sometimes a step behind when it comes to these things. “It would have separated us.” “Instead, I separated us.” Sherlock looks furious. He throws himself back in his chair. This time, John leans forward. “Fortunately for you, I am smarter than you are.” Sherlock looks startled, then finds John’s eyes. He starts to laugh. John laughs, too. Now he feels relief. They share a moment of companionable silence, the sun shining down on them. “What does that mean, that we shouldn’t be separated?” Sherlock finally says. He looks at John. John swallows. He thinks about deflecting the question; he could try a joke, or turn it on Sherlock. “Maybe that we are stronger together than we are apart.” “Hmm.” Sherlock says. “Obvious.” John rolls his eyes. “Sentiment,” Sherlock says. “It’s not just for us ordinary people anymore.” Sherlock wrinkles his nose. “Is this what people feel all the time?” “This . . . crushing feeling in the chest like . . . it’s a wound and a well all at once. Gaping, but full.” John looks down at the table. “Not all the time.” Sherlock still manages to look puzzled. “So when, then?” Sherlock rubs his chest through his shirt, like he has heartburn. “Only when.” He stops, looks at Sherlock. Really looks at Sherlock. “You bastard.” “What?” Sherlock only looks more confused. “You’re having me on.” “What?” Now Sherlock looks confused and slightly offended. Sherlock suddenly grins. John laughs, can’t help it, laughs at the stupid bastard. “The heart is forever inexperienced,” Sherlock says. “There is no remedy for love but to love more.” John takes a breath. Sherlock smiles, and raises an eyebrow. “I read,” John says. Sherlock throws his head back and laughs. John would be offended, but he knows his reading habits are not why Sherlock is laughing. John wakes to the sound of Sherlock receiving a text. He’s a little hot, and more than a little cramped, legs still twined with Sherlock’s as they make do in the single bed in Sherlock’s room at the monastery. He huffs a breath onto Sherlock’s collarbone. “You have got to change the sound on that notification,” John says. “Why? I like it,” Sherlock says, reaching over John to pick the phone up from the table. The glow from the screen highlights his face as John places a gentle bite on his throat for revenge. Sherlock frowns slightly, thumbs out a reply. “Just checked into a hostel in New York, according to his credit card info. Or at least, one of his credit cards has.” Sherlock puts the phone back on the table. “We’re on a flight out of Frankfurt at three.” “When’s the first train?” “What time --” “2:30. We have a little more time.” John looks up into Sherlock’s face. “Sleep?” Sherlock rolls, pinning John underneath him. “Perhaps in a moment.” John leans up to kiss him, capturing Sherlock’s mouth with his own. Irene gets them first-class seats together. John and Sherlock on one side, Irene across the aisle. The flight is still interminable. When they get to New York, they take a cab to the Waldorf Astoria. Irene checks them into three suites. “I don’t really care who sleeps where; just want to make sure I use the budget,” she says, off of a look from John. Sherlock closes his eyes and takes a deep breath. “I do so love spending Mycroft’s money.” “I don’t like this,” John says. “Too easy,” Irene agrees, taking a sip of cappuccino. “Perhaps if we weren’t traveling in a pack,” Sherlock says, looking out the window. “Sloppy,” John says. “Yes.” Sherlock doesn’t even turn around. “Him, not us.” Sherlock raises an eyebrow but doesn’t say anything. Irene’s eyes narrow. “I think he’s coming toward us.” Sebastian Moran is indeed crossing the street, directly headed toward the coffee shop where they are sitting near the front window. Sherlock looks at John. “We stand our ground,” John says. “I’m not giving this bloke an inch.” “I’m not sure we have much of a choice,” Sherlock murmurs as Moran opens the door and walks right up to their table. “Ms. Adler,” Moran says. “How lovely to see you again.” Moran is of average height, taller than John but a bit shorter than Sherlock, but John is once again surprised at how good looking he is, in a very classic, very American way: square jaw, close cropped blond hair, green eyes. He reminds John vaguely of Daniel Craig, if Craig were American and had broader shoulders. The Southern accent, all long vowels and softly dropped “r”s -- the way he says Irene’s name as if it ends in an “a” -- seems incongruous with those shoulders. “I wish I could say the same,” Irene says, tone infinitely polite though the look on her face edges toward disgust. Moran smiles as if she’s made a joke. “Dr. Watson, Mr. Holmes.” Moran inclines his head toward John and Sherlock in turn. John keeps his expression stony. Sherlock inclines his head back toward Moran. “Mind if I pull up a chair?” Moran asks, though he’s already doing just that, pulling a chair from the empty table behind them and wedging himself between Irene and John. “Don’t worry about me; I’d order but I don’t think I’ll be here long enough to finish my beverage.” “Of course.” Irene’s smile is utterly false. Sherlock’s eyes are roaming around Moran’s form; John watches from the corner of his eye as Sherlock’s gaze traces Moran’s face, clothes, haircut. He wonders what Sherlock is seeing, observing, but for once Sherlock is utterly silent. And completely still. It’s unnerving, at least to John, until he realizes it reminds him of a cat, the way they size up their prey with complete stillness and attention. Prey. John likes the idea, can’t find it in himself to care that maybe he shouldn’t. “Is there something we can do for you?” John asks. “No, this is really more of a social call,” Moran says. “Really.” Irene sounds doubtful. “Oh, yes.” Moran smiles. “I’ve only ever met you, Ms. Adler, and I thought it might be a good idea to meet all of my would-be assassins in person.” Irene’s smile could cut glass. “You flatter us, Mr. Moran.” “Do I? Dr. Watson is a former Captain in the RAMC, and I hear he’s quite the shot. Mr. Holmes . . . well, frankly I have no idea how good he is with a gun, but I wouldn’t put it past him to try to be clever about it. Poison, knife work. Knives are always interesting -- personal, yet precise. Well, as precise as the handler, and I have the feeling that Mr. Holmes would be very, very precise. As for you, Ms. Adler, well. You’re a cunt.” “Thank you,” Irene says. John’s eyebrows reach his hairline. “Don’t mention it,” Moran says, but he’s looking at Sherlock. “Is this the part where you try to bargain with us, get us to cut a deal with you?” John asks. “Gracious, no,” Moran says. “I have no interest in bargaining. I just wanted to meet you before I kill you.” “Right then,” John says. “I find it’s more fun that way. Well, let’s not kid ourselves here, we’re all smart people, it’s always fun, but I do find the personal approach to be quite fulfilling, myself. I like looking people in the eye. It’s always nice if I’ve done it before the moment the lights go out.” “You’re very sure of yourself,” Irene says. “Been doing it long enough. Maybe I’ve been in the game too long . . . no. No, I don’t think so. It’s always a plus when you love your work. Don’t you think so, Ms. Adler?” “That’s what they say, though I have no idea who they are,” Irene replies. Moran looks at Irene and smiles. Irene continues to look at him, but John can tell it’s a close thing. “Aren’t you finished?” Sherlock asks, uncrossing his legs and leaning back. “It speaks,” Moran says. “You must be finished. You came over here with the express purpose of trying to intimidate us, which has rather spectacularly failed. Shouldn’t you be on your way now?” “That’s it? Jim was obsessed with you, and so far, I am not seeing why.” Sherlock smiles faintly. “Clearly you are trying to provoke me, but since you asked: we tracked you to the bookstore across the way from a bottom-basement hostel in Chelsea, which indicates that either you don’t have access to many funds or that you simply like that kind of environment. Considering that you’ve been in seven European cities in the last ten days, and that you’ve been to Hong Kong in the last month, it could still be either option -- you may well be out of money by now -- but my conclusion is that you simply like the milieu. Lots of other travelers and far many more transients, many of which are either young, and easily taken advantage of, or traveled and seasoned, easily aggressive. You like both kinds; casually steal from the young and the tourists, pick fights with the aggressive. The slight purple spot above your right eye suggests that you were in a fistfight just last night. You won handily, of course, but it was enough of a thrill to last you until you thought up this little scheme to say hello. Were there not any girls there without boyfriends or that let themselves be caught alone? Someone in Prague wasn’t so lucky. “But that’s just the last few weeks. Do you want me to talk about your illustrious military career, where you got away with state-sanctioned murder for years until you got caught slitting the throat of a semi-well connected translator in Baghdad? America had had enough embarrassment already, but then again the general populace wouldn’t really have cared about some Arab foreigner anyway, so you probably would have beat the wrap if some of the men in your own company hadn’t felt so uncomfortable about the outright murder of a civilian that your CO had to take action. Dishonorable discharge, tried out for the Green Berets four times and failed, all four times, but at least your file ran across the desk of one of Jim Moriarty’s associates, who hired you for a simple B&E in Miami. Worked your way through Moriarty’s orginization, not a surprise, considering your tendencies for violence, quick work, and loyalty. “You’re thinking now that I could have had that information in a dossier somewhere, and you may be right, though certainly not from my brother, who may or may not have been keeping an eye on you for some time, which has less to do with your connection to Moriarty and everything to do with a series of electronic thefts from high-level British bank accounts. Not Mycroft’s own, fortunately for us, but a few of his acquaintances, and my brother doesn’t make even those easily. He would have taken it personally; he is so odd about that. He didn’t share it with me, though, so you are wrong about the dossier, but you’ll believe what you want to believe. “The rest is easy, even predictable. American Southern accent . . . Alabama. Grew up on a military base, probably Rucker, but your accent is too easy to place for you to have been the child of an active duty soldier -- you didn’t move around enough; American Army likes to move people, shake them up, but not your father, no. Your father was a clerical worker, by my estimation an accountant, but that would have required more education than he had, more of a bookkeeper, low-level finance, an assistant to someone he both looked up to and resented his entire career. Dead relatively early, sudden, most likely a heart attack, based on his sedentary work life and completely awful eating habits. In any case, it was quick, certainly not a long illness where you might have had to care for him. “You looked up to him, even though he was a stupid man, unhappy in a mediocre job in an absolutely dismal area of the country. Likely a pretty heavy drinker, though not an alcoholic. Only child, your mother adored you, though God knows why, probably some kind of denial about your actual nature. Might have leaned on you a little too hard, particularly when your father was beating the hell out of her, which he did, regularly. You always sided with him, though, at first likely because he never laid a finger on you. You took that to mean that you were better, somehow, and certainly better than your mother, whom you came to thought deserved the abuse. Broke her arm because she burned dinner? She shouldn’t have burned it in the first place. Can’t the woman tell time or set the oven to the right temperature? “It’s pathetic, really. Not a pleasant childhood, certainly not, but others go through worse, don’t turn out like you. Probably pre-disposed to your violent and controlling nature somehow, in the way your brain is wired, fascinating how nature can really have the last say. Nurture didn’t help in this case, but you made the wrong choices all the way around, mostly be idolizing that son-of-a-bitch father of yours, but here we are. I do hope you donate your body to science; neurologists would have a field day with you.” There’s a moment of silence at the table before Moran bursts into laughter. “God, that was great. First-rate. No wonder Jimmy liked you. Thank you.” Sherlock inclines his head, as if accepting the compliment. “I would love to stay and chat all day, I really would, but I should be going. Business, of course.” “Of course,” Sherlock agrees smoothly. “Dr. Watson?” Moran turns to John. John blinks. Sherlock leans forward, suddenly tense, all straight lines. “What?” John asks. “In approximately two minutes you and I are going to leave together.” “Excuse me?” John says. “Well, come on now. I can’t come and meet all of you and then just get up and walk away, wait for you to try to flush me out again. That would be stupid. I would take Mr. Holmes, but that’s too obvious. I could kill him, of course, but then the fun would be over, and theoretically I would still have you and Ms. Adler to worry about. I could take Ms. Adler, though, frankly, I can’t stand her, and though I think she’d be terrific to have around for a few days of games, in the end it might not be worth the trouble. The police and the press might take her too seriously should anyone find the body; white women who meet horrible ends do get so much attention in this country. Not that they would find the body, but I like to be cautious about these kinds of things. “If I take Dr. Watson, however, I would still have the upper hand. Ms. Adler feels just obligated enough to Dr. Watson to actually listen to what I would tell her to do, and you, Mr. Holmes, well. If I have Dr. Watson, you’ll do anything I want, which would be amazing. Dr. Watson himself would be a bit of a threat, but I’m pretty sure I can handle him with the right tools. My guess is that he doesn’t handle drugs well, does he? I’m not sure I can keep him on a leash on a long-term basis, but I probably won’t have to; someone will break in one way or the other. Or I could just overdose him after a few days, easy peasy.” Moran shrugs. “What makes you think I’m just going to walk out of here with you?” John asks. “Shit,” Sherlock says, lunging across the table at Moran. Moran is faster, though, jabbing the syringe into John’s leg under the table and pressing down the plunger even as Sherlock grabs his wrist. John’s already starting to lean forward groggily. “What did you give him?” Sherlock asks. Moran grins. “As if I would tell you.” He looks back at where some of the cafe staff is headed their way, other patrons curious about the sudden disturbance. “Dr. Watson is going to come with me, nice and easy, or I put the syringe in Ms. Adler’s hand and you two can explain it to the police these lovely people are about to call.” Irene catches Sherlock’s eye, shakes her head slightly. Sherlock’s face has gone absolutely white, his hands shaking with helplessness and rage. Moran puts his hand under John’s elbow to steady him. “Come on, Dr. Watson. Let’s go for a walk.” John stands, knees a little shaky. “Say good-bye to your friends,” Moran instructs as they walk away from the table. They’re not out the door for five seconds before Sherlock is after them. Irene curses and throws money on the table, follows. Moran is halfway down the block, trying to hail a cab; Sherlock is being blocked by the city’s foot traffic. He’s trying to make his way around a trio of female tourists (Irene can tell, they are looking up) when John’s leg clearly goes out from under him; Irene can see how suddenly he crumples to the ground, barely making it onto the curb and not the street. Moran looks down at John, looks at Sherlock, and runs. Sherlock finally pushes the youngest of the women out of the way, makes his way to John. John is already shaking his head. “John,” Sherlock says, stopping, dropping into a crouch. “Go,” John says as Irene catches up. He’s gritting his teeth, blinking rapidly -- whether it’s from pain or from the drug, Irene can’t tell. Sherlock’s reaching out, hands on John’s wrists, chest, opening his eyes further to see his pupils. “Sherlock,” John says, and it’s slurred, something that alarms Irene, but suddenly John is making clear eye contact with Sherlock, and he nods slightly, deliberately. Whatever Sherlock sees makes him stand up and run. Irene looks down; passerby are starting to circle around them, a couple of them have their cell phones out. “Go,” John says. “I can’t just leave you.” “You can’t leave him on his own; Moran . . .the whole point . . . ” Irene looks away, down where she can barely see the bob of Sherlock’s head in the crowd. When she looks back, John is looking up at her. “Good Samaritans,” he says. “Go.” “You’re a lot more trusting than I am, John,” Irene says. “Be fine. Go.” Irene nods once, then takes off after Moran and Sherlock. She reaches the Avenue -- Moran has crossed ahead of Sherlock; Irene sees with dismay that he’s bounding up the steps of the bloody Met. Sherlock is nearly getting himself killed crossing the street against the light, but he makes it, clears the first set of steps as Moran is entering the building. Irene crosses as soon as the light changes, but she’s far behind. By the time she reaches the entrance, both men have disappeared. She makes a calculation, and goes left. Moran’s still in the museum, Sherlock is sure of it. They’ve drawn enough attention that security is following him at a discreet distance; the chatter from their walkie-talkies suggests that they were doing the same with Moran, but that someone just lost him. Sherlock needs to do the same or they’re back to hunting, back to airports and another city. He ducks into the Met Store, walks quickly around the other patrons. It’s crowded, but Sherlock uses that to his advantage, shielding his body with the people milling around him. By the time he exits through the other side, security is still scanning the area where the posters and prints are sold. Sherlock thinks. Layout of the museum: entrances and exits, public and private; exhibitions, ongoing and special; stairwells, elevators, offices, halls. Rooms, it’s all rooms . . . so which room? Moran could just leave but that’s not . . . he has something to prove now, especially now that his plan with John hasn’t worked out. John. John, sitting in the street. John. Focus, focus, focus. Focus. Sherlock hums. Ah. He turns right. “The symbolism is a little heavy-handed, don’t you think?” Moran chuckles. It echoes off the walls. “This room is almost always nearly empty,” he says. “I find it odd. But they do say chivalry is dead.” Sherlock shrugs. “Tourists like Impressionists.” “I think they’re wrong, though. Arms and armor is fascinating And your knight in shining armor is quite possibly seizing in the street even as we speak.” John. Sherlock forces his heartbeat to slow. “What did you give him?” Moran shakes his head. “No. Too easy.” “So what do you propose we do, then? Discuss courtly love? Arthurian mythology?” “I was thinking we could just end this.” Moran draws a gun out of his waistband. “Shouldn’t you have left that at coat check?” “I have a friend who lets me keep it in her desk drawer; she doesn’t have to go through the metal detectors.” “You have a friend?” “Well, the sister of an army buddy who is petrified of me. Let’s not split hairs. You think I didn’t plan for this contingency? Why the hell else would I be on the upper east side?” Moran levels the gun, and Sherlock thinks ricochet. Suddenly Moran cries out and goes down, his grip on the gun loosening. Sherlock darts forward to grab it, but hears Irene’s voice: “Don’t.” He stops immediately and looks up. Irene is standing over Moran, who is writhing on the floor and bleeding profusely from the . . . shoe in his back. Sherlock stands up and looks at Irene, who is calmly but quickly putting on the mate to the heel sticking out of Moran while pulling her hair half out of the bun it’s in. “Tear my dress,” she orders. Sherlock does it without question, ripping her right sleeve and part of the bodice of her black cotton dress. He steps back as two security guards round the corner. Irene immediately bursts into tears. “Thank God, thank you, thank you . . .” The guards stop, look down at Moran on the floor and then at Irene. One of them fishes out his radio and steps away, calling for back up and an ambulance. “He, he . . . he grabbed me off the street . . . brought me in some strange back way.” Irene starts to cry harder. “I thought . . . I thought he was going to kill me, he had a gun . . . this man was just trying to help --” she breaks off as the tears start to obscure her speech. One of the guards looks down at Irene sympathetically. “I’m sorry, ma’am. I’m sorry . . . you’ll have to make a statement.” He pauses, looks at Sherlock. “You, too, sir. Irene and Sherlock nod. The guard offers Irene a handkerchief. John is sprawled on the couch in Sherlock’s suite by the time Sherlock and Irene come in shortly before midnight. John moves his arm from his eyes. “Enough phenobarbital to choke a horse. And he put it in my bad leg.” “Shouldn’t you be in hospital?” Irene asks, sitting in the chair opposite the couch. Sherlock moves John’s feet so that he can sit down, then places John’s bare feet back in his lap. “Your limp is psychosomatic.” John lifts his head off the cushion he is using as a pillow and glares. “Only partially psychosomatic.” “Irene’s right, you should be in hospital.” “Checked myself out against medical advice.” Sherlock huffs out an annoyed breath. “They wanted to check me in for observation. I’m a doctor, I can observe myself; all I need to do is sleep it off.” “I have you to observe me,” John amends. Sherlock smiles faintly. “What happened with the two of you? All I got was a text that said you were fine and a police station.” “Irene got a new pair of shoes,” Sherlock drawls. Irene smiles. “Prada spring/summer 2012 collection.” “She stole them from costume institute exhibit at the Met.” John looks at her. “I had to ditch my former shoes in the trash bin, poor things. They were flats, though.” “I can’t believe they let you walk out of the police station with both shoes,” Sherlock remarks. Irene looks at him. “One of them was evidence!” Irene catches John’s look. “I stabbed Moran in the back with it.” “Oh, of course.” “Besides, they were the only pair of shoes I had.” Sherlock rolls his eyes, but settles back into the couch, indicating he is not about to argue . . . yet. “That and the fact that by the time we were told we could leave they had run Moran’s fingerprints, and some very official looking men in suits were starting to arrive.” “Our run-in with him was starting to look like the least of his worries,” Irene finishes. “I also flirted with one of the police, asked nicely for my shoes back.” “That goes without saying,” Sherlock says. Irene nods. She looks between John and Sherlock. “I am going to go have a long bath and call the wife.” She stands. “Good night, boys.” As soon as the door clicks shut, Sherlock looks at John. “I am not going to have this conversation with you,” John says flatly. Sherlock breathes out sharply through his nose. “You could have died.” “Fine,” John says. “Let me summarize for you how this is going to go: You are going to complain that emotions and feelings only get in the way of your processes, your work, and that therefore they are extraneous to your life. I am going to call bullshit on that and say that, first of all, you already have emotions, and you did even before you met me, like how fond you were -- and are -- of Mrs. Hudson. You will say that’s just bowing to social conventions, and I will say that you never bow to social conventions, unless it suits you in the moment, which you will somehow take as only confirming your point. You will then point out that if I hadn’t been hurt you would have been able to take down Moran more efficiently, and I will say that you did take Moran down anyway. You will take responsibility for getting me drugged; I will point out that it was Moran who drugged me, and who is therefore responsible, not you. I will go on to further say that you are just talking out of fear. You’ll sputter about how preposterous that is for a while, but I will continue to tell you that I am an adult who is perfectly capable of making my own choices, like adults do, and that if you were another reasonable adult, which of course you are not, but let’s pretend that you are, you would recognize that and leave me to my own choices, which do involve things like living with you, working cases with you, and otherwise being in love with you. I would then say that you can’t attempt to control me by breaking up with me, which is kind of what you tried to do by faking your death, and that you need to respect the choice I’ve made. Which is to be with you. Even if your life is dangerous. And if you’re an idiot.” “That’s a mouthful for someone who was shot up with phenobarbital.” “I slept before you came in to build up my strength for your enormous emotional problems.” “You love me?” The angle of John’s mouth softens. “Yes. Which you knew.” Sherlock nods. “Repeated results are the best way to conclude experiments.” “Good. Then let’s stop experimenting and get on with living.” “Bed?” Sherlock asks. John nods. “I could still sleep for a week.” “Then let’s get started,” Sherlock says, standing and helping John off the couch. Sherlock and John meet Irene in the lobby late the next morning. She has her bag with her. “Leaving so soon?” Sherlock asks. “Scotland calls,” Irene says. “My work here is done.” “You two are staying?” “I think we’ve earned a holiday,” John says. “Hang around for a few day, see the sights.” Sherlock grins. “I do so love spending Mycroft’s money.” “Enjoy,” Irene says. She stretches up and gives Sherlock a kiss on the cheek, then hugs John. “Don’t be strangers.” “If that thing works out with the bank, let us know,” John says. Irene smiles. “Bank?” Sherlock asks. John starts to shake his head. “Nothing.” Sherlock takes in John’s expression, Irene’s smile. “Oh. Oh.” He pauses. “You could just ask me.” John’s mouth drops open. “Don’t look so shocked, John. I probably have an obligation to pass on my clearly superior genetic material, and this would be the perfect way to do it. Irene is intelligent, clever, attractive . . . she’d be perfect, really, and it’s not like I’d have any responsibility to raise the child.” John shuts his mouth. Irene laughs at his expression. “Relax, John. I have no interest in raising a small version of that.” John still looks slightly put out, but he smiles. Irene pats his arm. “Goodbye, gentlemen,” she says, heading toward the exit with her small rolling suitcase. John and Sherlock watch her leave. “What would you like to do to start our holiday?” Sherlock asks. “I was thinking we could go back to bed,” John says, a sly smile inching across his face. “Room service for lunch?” “Perfect,” John says, taking Sherlock’s face in his hands and kissing him.
The beer was cool and bitter on his tongue, music thumped sensual rhythm in his ears. He felt fulfilled right in that moment, with his drink, his music, his luxurious, lucky jacket. He almost ignored the gentle bump on his shoulder. But the delicious squeak of leather on leather snapped him to attention. He regarded the man next to him, leaning over the bar. “Nice jacket,” he said. A pair of blue eyes gave him a once-over. “Thanks. Yours is cool too.” They clicked the necks of their beer bottles together. “I'm Jim Kirk.”
LONDON-L ArchivesArchiver > LONDON > 2002-12 > 1040117266 From: "Frederick Maskell" <> Subject: [Lon] REYNOLDS St. Pancras area 1700/1800 Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2002 09:30:21 -0000 Re-posting after a long while and having hit the proverbial brick wall ! REYNOLDS - Thomas my gt. gt. grandfather - married Ann STEVENS in Old Church, St. Pancras in 1816. Children of this marriage: Emily b 1817 Anna b 1819 John b 1821 my gt. grandfather Rose b 1823 Thomas jnr b 1825. Gt. grandfather John Napoleon emigrated to Australia around 1850. Excavate deep in your branches folks and make my Christmas ! \|[Lon] REYNOLDS St. Pancras area 1700/1800 by "Frederick Maskell" <>\|
Paul Oxborough's modern paintings have Old Master's grace 18 x 24 inches Oil on linen $8,700 (© Eleanor Ettinger Inc. 2001) \| GALLERY \| NEW YORK (CNN) -- The self-portrait of the young artist, done in rich dark tones, looks like a work by Rembrandt. The vibrant painting of an elegant woman in a soft yellow sweater looks like a society portrait by John Singer But both paintings are by Paul Oxborough, a young artist from Minnesota, whose work at the turn into this new century recalls the master painters at the turn of the last. In an age of video installations and conceptual art made with anything from neon to embalmed animal parts, Oxborough, 35, works with the materials Renoir used: a muted palette of oil paints; a canvas of fine Belgian linen. At first glance, many of the figures in his work look Old World. The white-haired man in "At the Museum" has the face of a Victorian gentleman -- but he's dressed in a contemporary jacket and tie. The refined woman in the yellow sweater is seated on antique gold brocade -- but posed loose- limbed in black slacks. "Almost all my work comes from real life," says Oxborough, a slender man with a long, dark ponytail and a beard that is not altogether successful in making his face less boyish. "I paint things I actually see: my wife Jenny on a train, my daughter waking up, a guy in a "And I paint the way I think people see -- not with photographic accuracy, but with impressions. I think of myself as an impressionist -- painting the impression of light hitting your eyes; the impression of color you see at a glance." The Crayola period Oxborough has loved making art for as long as he can remember. Artist Paul Oxborough at the Eleanor Ettinger Gallery in New York City In his earliest years, his Crayola period, "I was just another kid, drawing on the walls," he says with a laugh. But by grade school, he was already showing promise in drawing. "I remember being in fourth or fifth grade, and there was a minishow where they put our work up on the walls -- and I remember mine was the best. That isn't to be prideful. I just could see that mine was the best." By the time Oxborough entered St. Louis Park High School in suburban Minneapolis, he was "serious about my art," and lucky enough to have an art teacher, Robert "Doc" Anderson, who both recognized and encouraged Oxborough's talent. "He was my first mentor," Oxborough says. "He loves, really loves, painting. He taught me so much. He told me that you had to look at an artist's life, not just their work." The prevailing stereotype of the "artist's life" had troubled the young Oxborough. "You think when you're starting out that being an artist means wearing lots of ripped-up clothes, living a funky life with paint all over the place -- the Bohemian life," he says. "I remember being 18 and having a conflict about that. I didn't have a lot of angst. I respected my father; people who worked and wanted their kids to go to college; people who'd been married for 40 years. I wanted that for myself. "Doc Anderson said, 'Well, look at Monet -- he had four stepchildren and three children. He was a nice man; he paid his bills on time; he did all the things that Mr. Cleaver did -- and was still a great painter.' And I loved that. I thought, I can do this." After high school graduation, Oxborough attended the Minneapolis College of Art and Design for a year, then went through four years of rigorous study in a local atelier, or artist's workshop, studying art in the French "First One Up"\| 34 x 44 inches Oil on linen $17,000 (© Eleanor Ettinger Inc. 2001) "That's another connection to Sargent," Oxborough says. "That's the way he studied -- working from nature, working from the model." And working, for the entire first year, on doing drawings only, in black and white only -- no color, no painting. In the second year, he advanced to working with oil paint -- but only in black and white. It was elemental, fundamental training that Oxborough believes is essential to a fine artist, akin to a musician mastering scales and intervals before becoming a virtuoso. "White's the hardest to paint, I think," says Oxborough. "You paint something white, there's no really true white on the canvas -- pure white out of the tube. I use all of my colors to mix an impression of white." One of Oxborough's most admired paintings is "First One Up," an early-morning scene of his wife and two daughters stirring awake in a London hotel room. Sunlight streams across a rumpled expanse of bleached bed sheets that seem painted with broad brushings of pure white. But the "white" sheets are rendered. surprisingly, in lavender, blue, pink, yellow and aqua. Oxborough spent the better part of a year in Europe after completing his atelier training. He and his wife took their four children to France for several months; the family later traveled to Spain and Portugal, England and "At the Museum"\| 7 x 5 inches Oil on linen/panel $1,800 (© Eleanor Ettinger Inc. 2001) Much of Oxborough's work makes up a kind of family album -- of color "snapshots" done in oil: his son in a Portuguese barnyard; his daughters crossing a river in a French ravine; his daughters and his wife in a London hotel Oxborough's wife, Jenny, is his favorite model and muse: He has painted Jenny at the piano, Jenny on the patio, Jenny at the family dinner table. "I've painted her hundreds of times," says the artist. "Part of it is, she's always willing to sit for me," he says with a laugh. "She especially loves napping poses." Oxborough is a thoughtful, deliberate painter. He prefers to paint scenes that are still, to paint figures posed in repose. "I like the idea of people working, moving, but that's hard to do -- it's hard to capture people in motion," he says. "I have a lot of people at rest, for obvious reasons: because they sit still." Yet the two men shown standing motionless behind the bar in "The Bartenders" are not static; they're just in a lull between an order for a martini straight up and another-sad-story cried into a "It's the end of the night and they're done," says Oxborough. "They're not moving, but we know that they were, and will again." Many of Oxborough's works are captured moments He tries hard to vary his scenes; not to do too many paintings of bartenders, of Jenny sitting at a table. "That can be a dangerous trap," he says "You can be typecast -- 'Oh, he's the guy who does the women on the beach in white He shouldn't worry. The New York City gallery that has handled Oxborough's work for four years cites his broad range for the growing demand -- and price collected -- for his "There is such diversity to his subject matter, and palette -- from dark interior scenes to dappled sunlit exteriors," says James Umphlett, vice president of the Eleanor Ettinger Gallery. Oxborough has the skill to capture the exact quality of light from any source: the warm flicker of a candle through milk glass; the harsh buzz of a fluorescent tube under a mahogany bar; a shimmer of July sunlight over a meadow; an icicle of light through a northern window in Minnesota in February. He will spend hours painting and repainting light -- the way it glints off a gold wedding ring, the way it forms shadows in the folds of a dress, the way it falls from under a paper lampshade. "It's hard to make a hunk of paint look like a light that's on," he says. A perfectionist's eye But he can, and he does. Those who collect Oxborough's work almost invariably mention his rendering of light. "His painting uses light in an incredibly skillful way," says New York City art collector Joan Rosenberg. She and her husband Neal have four Oxborough paintings in their collection, which includes Jasper Johns, Lichtenstein and Picasso. "That's exactly what draws me to his work -- that kind of talent." Oxborough has nine new paintings in a current exhibition, "The Figure in American Art," at the Eleanor Ettinger Gallery. They range from a sun-splashed portrait of Jenny to a candlelit study of a man in thought. They range in size from "The Bartenders," a wall- filling 4-by-3 feet, to "At the Museum," just 7-by-5 inches. In New York for the opening of the exhibition, which runs through February 11, Oxborough cast a critical eye on his nine paintings. He admits he is a perfectionist -- perpetually unsatisfied, even after 100 hours of painting and repainting a single canvas. "I see my works, and it's all a bunch of mistakes to me," he says, with a rueful shake of his head. He points to "The Bartenders." "There's 20 layers of changes under there." "Some artist said, 'You never like a painting; you just give up on it.'" Paint atop paint He says his studio in Minneapolis is full of paint-stratified canvasses he's given up on -- at least for now. He throws out those that are so paint-laden they cannot hold another daub. "For every painting I do, there's another painting that I think I can paint and I end up not being able to. I haven't unlocked the mystery of it," says Oxborough. He indicates the smallest painting in the exhibit, the little 7-by-5 inch portrait of the elderly man in the museum. "I saw this man at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, and I made a quick sketch of him. I planned this as a much larger painting, but when I tried to make it bigger, it didn't work. It lost all of its charm. Maybe I didn't have enough detail of the man -- and I can't go back to Oxford to find him." But a careful look at the little painting shows a wealth of detail about the man, detail painted and implied: the press of his white shirt; the weave of his tweedy jacket. He is not just a man, but a gentleman; not just older, but an elder. Subjects with stories Like so many of Oxborough's paintings, what is visible in the frame suggests what is not visible outside it: The gilt-framed portraits in soft focus in the background suggest what the elder gentleman is looking at. He is looking at fine portraits -- and has become a fine portrait himself. Oxborough says he often makes up stories about the figures he paints -- their histories, their relationships with other figures in the painting. He says it helps him paint their expressions, the way they hold themselves, if he supposes aspects or and reasons for their I wonder about the elder gentleman in the painting. Maybe he is lonely, and has gone to the museum to be in the company of others who share his appreciation for beauty. Maybe, in his winter years, he needs a museum's reminder that humans can produce something ageless and This is Oxborough's especial gift: To observe such a moment. To preserve such a moment. Within minutes, I form an attachment to this gentleman -- this arrangement of paint on linen and panel. It will take me a year to pay off my credit card for the privilege, but I buy "At the Museum." I will put the little painting in my study -- this image of a man in the presence of art; this image of a man exemplifying art at its finest. Impressionist and modern art sale raises $140 million May 11, 2000 Eleanor Ettinger Gallery John Singer Sargent (Smithsonian magazine) Rembrandt (WebMuseum, Paris) Note: Pages will open in a new browser window External sites are not endorsed by CNN Interactive.
In a rematch at Jack Nutt Arena on Saturday afternoon, the Lynx took vengeance for their earlier defeat by using suffocating defense to hold the Falcons scoreless in the first 13 minutes and roll to a Gaines said the memory of the long bus ride after a loss stuck with the Lynx and served as motivation on Saturday. "We were kind of mad coming home, after driving for four hours from their place," said Gaines. "Before the game, we were like, ‘Let's get some revenge.' At the beginning, we brought a lot of intensity. After that first 13 minutes, we knew they weren't ready to play, so we just kept it on them." LC coach Pat Lepper has made defense a priority in his first season at the helm of the program. If Saturday's defensive performance was any indication, the amount of time in practice dedicated to defense is starting to pay dividends for the Lynx. By holding Southeastern Illinois without points in the first 13 minutes, LC was able to open the game with a 23-0 advantage. "I would say it was probably the best defensive game we've played all season," said Lepper. "We held them to a low field goal percentage. I think it was a combination of guys knowing their defensive assignments and being able to effectively switch it up from a full-court press to man-to-man to a zone. I think that bothered them at times. But I think our guys really bought into their defensive assignments." Lepper has made a point to demand intensity on defense in practice, imploring his team to guard their own teammates as they would guard their opponents on game day. "We do it every day in practice," said Gaines when asked about LC's intensity on defense. "People have to run if they don't even finish a drill out. He tells us to punish them every day. So if we do that to our teammates, we're going to do it to the other teams." "It starts with practice and getting our guys to buy in," said Lepper. "If we can get stops, we can score in transition. Our defense can spark our offense. Everybody wants to score. But if you buy in defensively, you can get easy buckets when we get stops. I think our guys are buying in, getting motivated and really trying to challenge each other to get stops and get scores in transitions." Aside from their intensity on defense, the Lynx are also displaying an unselfish brand of basketball. LC finished with 20 assists in Saturday's win, including nine from Aaron Simpson. Simpson's assists are especially notable, given his reputation as Late in Saturday's first half, the Falcons had gone on a small 10-4 run to shift the game's momentum away from the Lynx. But Simpson quelled any thoughts of a run when, on back-to-back possessions, he found Henry Hicks and Kendall Wesley in the corner for open 3-pointers after drawing their defenders with a drive to the basket. Simpson also added 19 points. [to top of second column] "I have to praise Aaron Simpson," said Lepper. "I don't like to get too high on our guys. But he's a guy that gets quantity numbers of shots up. And he's really bought into figuring out how to be an offensive player on all aspects of the game, whether it's passing, whether it's following your shot, whether it's making reads on screens. His nine assists and 19 points, that's a solid job of picking his moments offensively." Gaines is also emerging as a star for the Lynx. He finished with 20 points and eight rebounds, including 16 points in the first half. A long, lanky athlete with an array of skills, Gaines has made a habit of staffing stat sheets, including Wednesday's game, when he had seven assists, three blocked shots and four steals to go with his 14 points. "I see myself as a guy who tries to do a little bit of everything," said Gaines. "I try to rebound, get assists, score points, get steals. I'm a guy who is fine being under the limelight, away from the stardom and is just there to keep things balanced and help the team get a win." "He's a multi-tool guy," said Lepper of Gaines. "He can shoot it, put it on the floor, get on the offensive glass and uses his length on the defensive end to get deflections. "He's the type of guy that can be a great energy player for us. He did that today. We talked about that today, that he needed to spearhead us defensively. And he did a great job of that." The Lynx now enter one of the more challenging portions of their schedule, with two games at the Southeastern Iowa Community College Classic on Thursday and Friday, followed by another road contest at Lewis and Clark Community College the following Monday. Despite three straight victories of over 30 points, Lepper says his team will remain humble as they prepare for some stiff competition over the next week. "We're going to continue to stay hungry, humble. Part of that is preparation," said Lepper. "We haven't had many practices in the month of November, because we've been playing so many games. We're going to get in here and really get after it in practice. We're going to talk about the importance of this weekend at Southeastern Iowa and getting ready for those games." [By JUSTIN TIERNEY] Lincoln College men's basketball
Neohapsis is currently accepting applications for employment. For more information, please visit our website www.neohapsis.com or email firstname.lastname@example.org [ISN] Israeli hacker 'The Analyzer' admits sabotage in plea bargain From: InfoSec News (isnC4I.ORG) Date: Fri Dec 29 2000 - 16:02:14 CST By Zvi Harel Ha'aretz Legal Correspondent Friday, December 29, 2000 Ehud Tannenbaum, who used the computer hacker nom de guerre "The Analyzer," was convicted yesterday by the Kfar Sava Magistrates Court after striking a plea bargain deal with prosecutors. Tannenbaum, a 21 year old Hod Hasharon resident, confessed to offenses of conspiracy, wrongful infiltration of computerized material, disruption of computer use, and destroying evidence. Tannenbaum's conviction comes as part of a plea bargain agreement according to which Tannenbaum confessed to lesser charges than those he faced in the original indictment. The plea bargain deal does not relate to his sentence, which has not yet been determined. The indictment charges that together with several other hackers, Tannenbaum conspired in 1997 and early 1998 to commit various offenses via the Internet. Tannenbaum obtained programs such as Trojan Horse which facilitated illicit entry into classified computer systems; he also upgraded the programs. Tannenbaum admits that he used the Net illegally to infiltrate computer systems operated by official American organizations, including the Defense Department, the Air Force and the Navy. Tannenbaum admitted that he perpetrated most of his hacking crimes using his own home computer. ISN is hosted by SecurityFocus.com To unsubscribe email LISTSERVSecurityFocus.com with a message body of
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Since the first successful delivery of a viable infant from a mother who received a kidney transplant in 1958,1 there has been an increasing number of babies born to renal transplant recipients.2 Literature is accumulating regarding the special problems of the fetus and infant born to a parent having renal transplantation. These problems are most commonly related to compromised maternal renal status or immunosuppressive therapy necessary to ensure transplant viability. We report a case of transient hypoparathyroidism and tetany in an infant born to a mother who had a renal transplant. The mother was subsequently shown to have hyperparathyroidism. Report of a Case.—A 6-week-old girl was admitted to Good Samaritan Hospital with a two-week history of increasing irritability, jitteriness, and multifocal seizures. The infant was the product of a term pregnancy, complicated only by mild thirdtrimester vaginal spotting. The infant's mother was a 40-year-old gravida 3, para
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The Jazz ensemble rhythm section, before the show The Town of Salem came together for the 17th annual Cabaret — Under the Sea — performed at Salem High School. This was a huge event with well over 200 people in attendance, set among ocean displays, white lights, and a movie screen. The excellent food was prepared by the school’s culinary department. The music ranged from many Beatles oldies to the classical works of Handel to songs sung and arranged by many of the students. There was definitely something for everyone! An event not to be missed! This event gives all the proceeds to the Wayne Marchulaitus Scholarship Fund. The Flute Choir, with Winter’s Gifts Caleb Federico-Dyer, explaining his complicated trap Even though the first grade students at North Salem School did not actually catch a magic leprechaun for Saint Patrick’s Day, they had much fun, under the direction of Miss Kane, trying to come up with the best traps. There were magic hotels, fancy flytraps, complicated gold and silver cages with hidden gold pieces, and tiny traps to almost human sizes. The traps are a family project that has a school tradition covering many years. In Irish mythology, a leprechaun is a type of male faerie said to inhabit the island of Ireland. They are a class of “faerie folk” associated in Irish folklore with the Tuatha De’Danann and other quasi-historical people said to have inhabited Ireland before the arrival of the Celts. Leprechauns usually take the form of old men who enjoy partaking in mischief. Popular depiction shows them as being no taller than a small child. Their trade is that of a cobbler or shoemaker. They are said to be very rich, having much buried treasure. According to legend, if anyone keeps an eye fixed upon one, he cannot escape, but the moment the gaze is withdrawn, he vanishes. With tiny green footsteps painted on the floor, the students were free to use their imagination — to dream about tiny little faerie folks! How much fun! Let’s hope the idea of leprechauns lives on forever in the spirit of Saint Patrick’s Day. Traps displayed for any type of leprechaun Meghan Bench and Kattey Ortiz try to keep warm in a cardboard box. Many people will fortunately never experience being homeless. On March 20, a group of Salem High School students had a chance to see what homelessness was like, braving the harsh New England weather in the school parking lot. The event was organized by junior Ali Vivineto and senior Brian Peltz. Both students are active members with the Young Democrats Club at the high school. After working with members of the Democratic Party to promote newly elected Senator Jean Shaheen and President Barack Obama, the pair wanted to “keep up with the energy.” Ali got the idea for the event, which was titled ‘Night without a Home’, from her father who is a pilot. While traveling, he had heard about a college taking part in a very similar event to raise awareness for homelessness. This gave Ali and Brian the idea to plan an event at their high school. They spread the word through flyers, the morning announcements, teachers, and by using social networking sites like Facebook. Forty-five teenagers ended up participating in the event. “Kids were really open to doing it,” Peltz said. Each student was required to collect $50 in donations that would be given to New Horizons Homeless Shelter in Manchester. Students were also instructed to wear warm clothing and bring a box to sleep in. The event started at 7 p.m. and ended at 7 a.m. the next morning. Two previously homeless speakers spoke to the students about their experiences and how New Horizons helped get them back on track. Despite the fact that the temperature was about 20 degrees, the participants still spent the night in the lot. “It was freezing. All I wanted to do was go home and sleep in my bed,” participant Ross Davies said. “It really showed me how hard it must be to be homeless.” “Before, it was hard to comprehend what it’s like to be homeless. You wouldn’t think that there are a lot of homeless people in New Hampshire,” Vivineto said. In 2008 there were about 2,600 homeless people living in the state, according to the Department of Health and Human Services. It is most likely that number will grow in the next year because of the recession. “We wanted people to get the appreciation and understanding that this really does exist,” Peltz said. David Yasenka, Karen Yasenka, and Dick O’Saughnessey On Friday evening, March 13, the Greater Salem Caregivers celebrated St. Patrick’s Day with a dinner-dance held at the Atkinson Country Club in Atkinson. The dinner-dance is a special annual event for the Caregivers, and this year it was even more special because the Greater Salem Caregivers are celebrating the 20th anniversary of their founding in 1989. The evening consisted of a fine corn beef dinner, music, songs, and raffle prizes. The highlight of the evening was the presentation of the Community Leader Award, which was awarded this year to Reverend David Yasenka, pastor of the Triumphant Cross Lutheran Church in Salem, who was one of the original founders of the Caregivers and a strong supporter and advocate over the past 20 years. Past recipients in attendance included Ed Callahan of Rockingham Racetrack and Chuck Morse, former New Hampshire State Senator. New Hampshire State Senators Mike Downing and Maggie Hasson were also in attendance to present proclamations from the State of New Hampshire in honor of the Caregiver’s anniversary and to thank the Caregiver volunteers for their service and help to the community. Lowest Gas Prices in Salem Salem Gas Prices provided by GasBuddy.com
Because it's cute. But also because it's an excuse for another Paris picture: "In the future," reads a statement from Paris Hilton, "I plan on taking more of an active role in the decisions I make."Like her first excuse that her publicist told her it was ok to drive. "But it was the girl who does my nails who suggested that a running chainsaw in the front seat would be a good idea. I should speak up when I suspect these people are wrong!"
The Phoenix Suns have certainly had their fair share of good shooting guards over the past few years. It started with Joe Johnson, who is now the highest paid player in all of the NBA. Then it was Raja Bell, a solid defender and spot up shooter that was never afraid to play with a little grittiness to his game. Jason Richardson came after that, demonstrating his supreme athletic ability and three point shooting skills. Since all of them have since gone to different teams, the Suns have been in dire need of a playmaker at the two guard position that can make big shots. That is why they recently signed Eric Gordon to a 4-year, $58 million max money offer sheet. The problem is, Gordon is a restricted free agent that could see his offer matched by the New Orleans Hornets. So where should the Suns turn should Gordon be headed back to NOLA? Well, the answer could be already on their roster. Shannon Brown remains an unrestricted free agent and after having his best career year with the Suns in 2011-12, he may opt to return. Sure, getting Gordon to come to Phoenix would be a nice centerpiece for the Suns to begin the rebuilding process around. He's young, athletic, a good shooter, defender and he has room to grow. But at this point, it's very much unknown as to whether he comes or not. New Orleans, by all indications, seems ready and willing to match the offer sheet he received. There are other shooting guard options still on the open market. There's Lou Williams, another good shooter that won't be returning to the 76ers. OJ Mayo is unrestricted and could be a nice option. But neither of these guys will come as a cheap alternative. Shannon Brown, on the other hand, could be the best option should Gordon not be headed for the desert. He is still young at the age of 26, he has elite athleticism, his shooting improved last season to 42% (36% from three point range) and he can play hard nosed defense when he wants to. The thing with Brown is that as his minutes have increased, his production has seen rather large spikes throughout his career. The only question is whether or not Brown can continue his recent run. He is by no means a franchise player, but he could be a cheap option that allows the Suns to keep some cap flexibility for a year or two down the road when they can make another free agent splash. I could see Brown returning to Phoenix on a 2-3 year deal worth somewhere between $5-6 million per year. I don't see that type of figure being on the high side due to his production level last season. He provides a good starting option at the two spot should he be required to do that or he can be a sparkplug off the bench. Beyond that, the Suns have expressed interest in retaining him should their 'Plan A' fall through. Either way, the Suns need to find an answer at the shooting guard position. Is that answer right in front of their faces? We'll know soon enough. For more on the Suns, head over to Bright Side of the Sun.
Romantic Realist Jeanne Bonine is known for her soft and lush larger-than-life floral paintings. Although her early works of the ’70s were executed in oils, Bonine soon discovered the challenge of transparent watercolor. It became the medium of her choice as she learned through the years to master the “purist” techniques and the art of controlled freedom. She began to self-publish her works in 1986 as limited edition lithographs and later evolved to the newer method of giclee printing, releasing over 100 of her works within a twenty-five year span. In 1994, after being treated for Stage III breast cancer, Bonine began to write prose and poetry, creatively revealing her idealist beliefs. The art of inspiring has become the essence of Bonine’s paintings and writings. Jeanne’s paintings can be found in US galleries and in collectors’ homes and offices throughout the world. Her works have been featured on Northwest Airlines wine and food menus, in articles of Southwest Art and Phoenix Home and Garden magazines, and at the Phippen Museum of Art and Desert Caballero Western Museum, “Cowgirl Up!”. In Arizona, they also adorn the walls of Hilton Mesa, Camelback Spa, Mayo Clinic and the State Capitol. “Inspirations of Timeless Beauty”, a 122 page coffee- table book also features Bonine’s work, prose, philosophy and inspiring life story . Always looking for a creative challenge, Bonine recently returned to her roots of working in oil adding these paintings and their reproductions on canvas to her body of work. A former native and resident of St. Paul, Minnesota, Bonine made the Southwest her home in 1994. Surrounded by subtle beauty and luminescent light, Jeanne finds the Sonoran Desert a vital part of her inspiration and well-being. Her studio in north Scottsdale is open by appointment, should you have the opportunity to visit.
A Pine Bluff woman is behind bars for murder. Jefferson County Sheriff's Deputies called to a home at 4013 Robinhood Lane just after 11:00 Saturday night. Once there, they came face to face with their suspect Crystal Scott-Paxson. She was reportedly taken into custody without any trouble. She's been charged with first degree murder for the death of 66-year-old James Johnson. are not releasing any other details about their relationship or a motive. Scott-Paxon had some belongings at the crime scene location. Deputies are checking to see if any other reports have been filed We'll keep you posted on any developments on this story.
Arkansas, like all other states in the union, is faced with significant decisions regarding full implementation of the ACA. These include: decisions surrounding implementation of the federally required health insurance exchange for those who qualify for subsidies to buy private health insurance coverage; and the pending state decision on whether or not to extend Medicaid benefits to those who qualify under the new federal law. According to ACHI Director and Arkansas's Surgeon General, Dr. Joe Thompson, there is no question that assisting individuals in gaining financial access to health care will have a positive impact on the health of Arkansans. In fact, the study shows that as many as 2,300 lives will be saved each year due to increased insurance coverage. However, the question of how the expansion will impact the state's economy is more complex and requires comprehensive analysis, especially since implementation will require increased state expenditures. "An important part of ACHI's mission is to provide an evidence base for policy decisions," Dr. Thompson said. "With so much at stake, we thought it important to provide a comprehensive, external economic impact analysis to examine the potential of increased coverage through both private insurance available through the exchange and the potential Medicaid expansion." Methodology used for the RAND study differs from those used by the Arkansas Department of Human Services and by the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration in the agencies' earlier projections. However, conclusions are similar. Full implementation of the ACA will net a positive economic impact for Arkansas. The RAND study projects economic impact as of 2016, when the individual and employer mandates could be fully realized. Taking into account expenditures the state would have to make for full implementation, ACA reductions in funding to hospitals for uncompensated care and the inflow of federal funding, the study projects a net increase on Arkansas's gross domestic product (GDP) of $550 million annually, along with the creation of an estimated 6,200 jobs. The study further projects the impact for each Arkansas county in 2016, including estimates for additional revenue and new enrollment. By 2016, if the ACA is fully implemented, the Rand study projects 400,000 Arkansans to be newly covered either through Medicaid or through the purchase of private coverage through the insurance exchange. If the state does not move forward with full implementation the study estimates that 571,000 Arkansans will be uninsured. "This independent assessment of what full implementation of increased coverage options through the ACA offers Arkansans validates a call for action. Not only would we save lives, but we would also stabilize our health care system and benefit our economy. It also would help our state catch up to what other states already offer their citizens through the Medicaid program." Thompson said. The Arkansas Center for Health Improvement is a non-partisan, independent health policy center dedicated to improving the health of Arkansans. It is jointly supported by the Arkansas Department of Health, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Arkansas Children's Hospital, and Delta Dental of Arkansas. RAND Health, a division of the RAND Corporation, is the nation's largest independent health policy research program, with a broad research portfolio that focuses on health care costs, quality and public health preparedness, among other topics. The report was independently released by RAND. The full report can be found at www.achi.net, along with additional information on the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement and our state's health system improvement initiative. Click here to read the full RAND Report.
A man is recovering after being stabbed with a crack pipe. It all began early Monday morning, when a woman walked into Randy Gralbraith's hotel room at Regency Suites off of Monkhouse in Shreveport. An argument started between the two. After yelling and cursing at Gralbraith, the woman stabbed him with her crack pipe. He is in stable condition at LSU Medical Center. The woman got away and was not taken into custody. All we know is that the womans first name is Kathy. Police say these two were friends in the past. If you have any information about the woman or here whereabouts, please call the Shreveport Police Department.
Arms Trade News – April 6, 2011 Middle East / U.S.-Americas / Europe-Russia / Africa / Asia / Global Issues Wall Street Journal/Korea Realtime, March 30, Spotted: NK Arms in Libya Libyan rebels discovered arms produced in North Korea after taking government positions. In some cases, arms were hidden in crates marked “bulldozer parts”. UN Security Resolution 1874 from 2009 bars the export from North Korea of all arms and calls on member states not to procure items from the isolated state. Reuters, April 4, Special Report: How Libya is a showcase in the new arms race At least three aircraft operated by NATO forces over Libya are gaining valuable marketing credibility, having now being “battle-tested”. The Dassault Rafale, Eurofighter Typhoon, and Saab Gripen are set to benefit from their participation in the enforcement of a no-fly zone over Libya, and are potential sales items to states looking to modernize their air forces such as India, Brazil, Denmark, Greece, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Oman, and Kuwait. French Horizon-class frigates and air-to-ground missiles are also being used for the first time. SIPRI, March, Libya: lessons in controlling the arms trade SIPRI Senior Researcher Pieter D. Wezeman catalogues the sales push by European and other states following Libya’s reintegration into the international community and suggests that arms sales carry the wrong message for authoritarian regimes. Referencing Iraq twenty years ago, legitimacy derived from commercial dealings negotiated despite security or human rights concerns can entrench and even embolden a state, he argues. Reuters, March 24, Dubai police say foil arms smuggling to Yemen It is unknown where or to whom the shipment, consisting of 16,000 items of weaponry worth roughly $4.35 million, was headed when it was seized in Dubai. Six people, five Arabs and one Turkish national, were arrested. Subsequent reports have described the shipment as largely containing pistols of poor craftsmanship, likely intended for use as gifts or status symbols, not actual combat. Reuters, March 28, Blasts at Yemen bullet factory kill at least 110 The looting of an ammunition factory in the town of Jaar led to a massive explosion that killed at least 110. Militants had previously been in control of the factory, but left before the explosion occurred. Reports have indicated that the factory was manned by Chinese workers who also left before fighting broke out. Wall Street Journal, via YaLibnan, April 4, U.S. quietly halts arms delivery to Lebanon After the fall of Saad Hariri’s pro-Western government in January, the United States has frozen aid and arms deliveries to Lebanon, prompted by fear that the next government may be dominated by Hezbollah-aligned politicians. Despite the freeze, U.S. officials still believe the Lebanese army is the most likely force for stability within the country and wishes to improve ties with that institution. Today’sZaman, March 24, Turkey puts F-35 order on hold over US refusal to share technology Turkey’s plans to purchase 100 F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft has been put on hold after disagreements emerged over whether the United States would supply software source code as part of the deal. The potential value of the deal is $16 billion, and Turkish Defense Minister Vecdi Gönül indicated that his country would be unwilling to go through with the order unless satisfactory compromise on this technology issue is reached. Reuters, March 31, Exclusive: Turkey says seizes illegal Iran arms shipment An Iranian Ilyushin Il-76 cargo aircraft was found to be carrying assault rifles, machine guns, ammunition, and mortar shells when it was inspected during a stop-over at Diyarbakir Airport in Turkey. The crew of the aircraft, operated by YasAir Cargo Airlines, was released and allowed to return to Iran. UN Security Council Sanctions Committee personnel praised Turkey for cooperating with the Iran sanctions regime currently in place. DefenseNews, March 29, Turkey Will Choose utility Copter Within 6 Weeks A contract for a first batch of 109 helicopters will eventually be awarded to either Sikorsky Aircraft of the United States or AgustaWestland of Italy. The initial deal will be worth $4 billion, but follow-on orders have the potential to increase this figure to $10 billion. Turkish Aerospace Industries and other local manufacturers are set to benefit from joint production programs for the helicopters. Infodefensa.com, March 30, Venezuela adquiere ocho aviones de transporte military de fabricación china Shannxi Y-8 The Shaanxi Y-8 aircraft are produced under a license issued by Russian manufacturer Antonov and are based on the 1960s-era model An-12 transport. The acquisition will complement Venezuela’s U.S.-provided C-130H Hercules transports that are suffering from a lack of spare parts as a result of U.S. export restrictions. The purchase is part of a pattern of increased military sales from China to Venezuela which may also include the future transfer of J-10 fighter aircraft. AFP, via eldeber.com.bo, March 28, Brasil facilitará aviones no tripulados para lucha antidrogas en Bolivia Felipe Caceres, Bolivia’s Vice Minister for Social Defense, told reporters in La Paz that Brazil and Bolivia had signed an agreement to co-operate in anti-drug operations that would involve the transfer of helicopters and unmanned drones. This marks the first time that Bolivia has operated the latter category of aircraft. Brazil fills a role that was left empty when Bolivia ended co-operation with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration in 2008. Defensa.com, April 4, La Marina de Chile recibe su primer C295 antisubmarino The new Airbus machines are meant to replace aging Bréguet Atlantic and Lockheed P-3 Orion models. The C295 AWS is the first anti-submarine aircraft wholly produced and certified in Europe since the 1960s. In all, Chile intends to purchase three C295 variants from the Spain-based Airbus Military. Defensa.com, April 4, Llegan a Perú los Mi-35P Rosoboronexport has sent technical staff to help assemble the two Mi-35P assault helicopters that have arrived in Peru. The arms deal signed between Russia and Peru also includes the future delivery in May of six Mi-171Sh multi-role helicopters. Peru intends to use these new acquisitions against the remnants of the Shining Path insurgency in the Valley of the Apurimac and Ene Rivers. The Moscow Times, March 29, Arms Sales Portfolio Remains Healthy Driven by an Asian market wary of Chinese strengths and continued African purchases, Russia is expected to maintain arms exports at around $10 billion annually through 2014. While sales to traditional buyer China will continue to diminish, India’s military modernization plans will make up for these losses. Other key customers include Uganda and Algeria. Blic Online, March 28, Russians offer USD 3 billion credit for purchase of their jets During a visit by Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to Serbia last month, an offer to provide $10 billion in loans was made to the Serbian government, with $3 billion going towards modernization of Serbian jets and anti-air systems. According to Blic Online, a Serbian news source, the Balkan country has previously considered purchasing military aircraft from the United States, France, the European countries involved in the Eurofighter project, and Sweden. Now Lebanon, March 25, Al Qaeda snatched missiles in Libya, Chad president says President Idriss Déby Itno stated he was “100 percent sure” that the regional off-shoot of the terrorist group had stolen missiles from a Libyan stockpile during the recent uprising, in an interview with Jeune Afrique. In addition, Déby claimed that Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) had played an active role in instigating the uprising against the government of Moammar Gaddafi. Mail and Guardian Online, April 1, SA govt’s R6bn Libya arms push Denel, a wholly state-owned corporation, was prepared to sell artillery systems, missiles, grenade launchers and anti-material rifles to the Libyan state before the recent uprising derailed the potential deal. An internal memo describes a Denel sales mission to Libya in April 2010 that resulted in “close to a done-deal” according to the Mail and Guardian, although it appears only one contract was actually signed. The Department of Defence, however, continues to deny that it approved a sales deal to Libya. Defense News, via Globes, March 24, Rafael in $1b Indian anti-tank missile deal India has agreed to purchase 321 ‘Spike’ anti-tank missiles from Rafael Advanced Defense Systems of Israel. The contract stipulates that some missiles will be put together in India while others will be received in completed form. Other potential suppliers including General Dynamics, Raytheon, Rosoboronexport, and Pan-European MBDA balked at the technology transfer requirements. Defense News, March 28, Move Would Let Foreign Firms Invest More in India The Commerce Ministry has again pressed Defence Minister A.K. Anthony to consider raising the Foreign Direct Investment cap on foreign firms investing in Indian defense companies. The current cap is set at 26 percent; the Commerce Ministry failed to garner enough support to raise this to 74 percent last year. The Ministry argued that raising the FDI cap would effectively balance out the $8 billion India spent on foreign arms purchases each year. Financial Express, April 2, IAF’s mega buy delay to cost $1 bn As a winner of the Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) tender competition has yet to be announced, India will have to extend the validity of the commercial bids for a second time. The potential cost of such a move may reach an additional $1 billion on top of the expected $10.4 billion cost of the 126 plane tender. Eurasianet.org, March 29, Azerbaijan: Baku Aims to Become Regional Arms Dealer Azerbaijan is planning to produce two models of Israeli-designed unmanned drones, the Orbiter-2M and the Aerostar, at the AZAD Systems Company plant near Baku. The goal is to become less reliant on outside sources for weapons systems and to be able to arm itself even without political approval from the United States, Europe, or Russia of its role in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Bangkok Post, March 26, New Ukraine tanks leave soldiers riled Plans to purchase 200 T-92 Oplot tanks from Ukraine at a cost of 7 billion baht ($232 million) have left Thai soldiers upset. They prefer the Korean K1 alternative as a replacement for aging U.S.-made M41A3 tanks, first introduced to the Thai army in 1962. The tanks are part of a 10-year rearmament package that the Thai government recently approved. Also under consideration are two decommissioned German attack submarines. Cluster Munition Coalition, April 5, CMC Condemns Thai Use of Cluster Munitions in Cambodia Two on-site inspections conducted by the Cluster Munition Coalition and the Norwegian People’s Aid had come to the conclusion that the Thai military used cluster munitions on Cambodian soil during a February skirmish over the Preah Vihear temple border dispute issue. 5000 people living in the nearby village of Sen Chey have been put at risk by unexploded bomblets from Thai “self-defence” strikes. On April 5, Thailand’s ambassador to the UN in Geneva confirmed the findings of the two reports. Cluster Munition Coalition, March 29, A CCW Protocol on Cluster Munitions: Weaker Protections for Civilians The Coalition argues against the current draft protocol to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) that has being submitted for consideration recently. The draft protocol has more loopholes and looser definitions than the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) and would lead to less protections for civilians, argue the campaigners. In addition, under the draft protocol states would be allowed transition periods which are unnecessarily lengthy. Short explanations are provided to assist recipients of this letter and do not represent the news source nor have they been fact-checked for accuracy.
BROOKLYN, N.Y. – Shaka Smart tried to warn us. Troy Daniels is a stone-cold gunner from beyond the 3-point arc. Those aren’t Smart’s actual words. He said something more like, “Troy Daniels is the best shooter I’ve ever coached,” many, many times during the senior’s career. But I like my version better. Because on Saturday, Daniels answered the call for the Rams in one of, if not the biggest spots in his career, so I used more interesting adjectives. Behind the Roanoke senior’s 20 points – most importantly his 6-of-9 three-point shooting – VCU withstood UMass and secured a 71-62 win in the Atlantic 10 Tournament semifinals Saturday night at Barclays Center. The victory sends VCU, playing in its inaugural season in the A-10, to a Championship Game match-up with 16th-ranked Saint Louis on Sunday at 1 p.m. Daniels’ lights-out shooting was the kind of performance that showed everybody why Smart was comfortable placing such a strong label on his senior during his career. “He’s just a great shooter,” Smart said of Daniels, who has hit 240 career 3-pointers. “He’s the best shooter I’ve ever coached. He’s always been terrific in practice, but his first couple of years he had a hard time playing with the confidence to go out and shoot the ball in. Today he did, and all year he has and that’s why he’s one of the top single-season 3-point shooter in Atlantic 10 history. “We need him to make threes because that’s a big part of what we do. I think it fits in well with our style of play and our guys do a nice job of finding him.”
I’ve been thinking about this for some time, but really didn’t have the gonads to come out and drop this bombshell until now. And when I say now, I mean after I feel Jared Allen has turned his back on the Chiefs organization and its extended family (read fans). I’m hurt, I’m angry, but I’m calm. I look at the situation the same way Michael Corleone must have looked at his brother Fredo after Freddy was involved in an attempt on the former’s life. Here’s the question I’ve been tossing around: is Jared Allen overrated? After all, the One Man Gang often becomes the Human Disappearing Act in the fourth quarter. Where past and current Chiefs’ greats such as Derrick Thomas and Larry Johnson are at their very best late in games, during “clutch” time, whereas Jared often made most of his impact plays early on in games when the stakes weren’t nearly as high. Even little Dante Hall tended to be at his best late in games when the Chiefs needed him the most. Allen also over pursues something awful at times when it comes to playing the run. Jason Whitlock thinks Jared is our best player. Sorry, Jabba the Witless, but that would be No. 27 followed by that big, fast, dominating tight end who’s been dominating for a decade. I think his name’s Tony Gonzalez. And what about Brian Waters? One off year when he’s playing alongside a line so piss poor I think he would have preferred the Queer Eye gang–with the fifth member filling in for Jason Dunn–and he’s out of the conversation? Not if you ask me. I’m not going to crown Jared’s ass–thank you, Denny Green–after one monster year. I’m not the only one who feels this way either. Nick Athan from WPI: Allen is a great player, but has holes in his game. I can show you the stats concerning his lack of sacks in the fourth quarter – where most games are decided. It’s common knowledge he isn’t the league’s most prolific run defender. We want to know what the rest of the Arrowhead Addict community thinks; is Jared Allen overrated due to both his staggering sack count and unparalleled popularity?
The other thing that the new kernel brings is a new set of APIs. Windows Phone 8 is actually a bit of a hybrid; it uses some of the new technology from Windows 8, including pieces of WinRT. In other areas it continues to use Windows Phone 7's software stack, making it not quite like Windows Phone 7—but not quite like Windows 8 either. Windows Phone 7 apps all use .NET managed code. Instead of being executables that run directly on the ARM processor, they're distributed as bytecode that gets run in a kind of virtual machine. There are two APIs in use, a version of Silverlight for regular apps and XNA for 3D games. Almost all existing Windows Phone 7 apps and games should continue to run on Windows Phone 8, unaltered. A few won't, however. A small number of Windows Phone 7 programs were given special permission to use native ARM code instead of .NET for certain tasks. The Windows Phone 7 Skype app, for example, used native code (most likely for its audio and video compression algorithms), as does Nokia's Counter app (because it needs to use APIs that don't exist in Silverlight) and Spotify. Updated apps should fix these problems, given time. Developers of new apps have two options. They can continue to use the Windows Phone 7 APIs, or they can use the new Windows Phone 8 APIs. Using the version 7 APIs means that you can target users of both the old platform and the new one, but it also means that you have no access to any of the new capabilities of the platform. If you want to do new things, you need to use the new version 8 APIs. For regular apps, these are reasonably similar to Windows Phone 7's APIs; it's basically Silverlight, and porting from Windows Phone 7 should be pretty easy. For games, however, there's a big change. Instead of .NET code and XNA, developers now have to use C++ and Direct3D. There are also some provisions to mix and match; Silverlight apps can also use C++ components if it's useful or necessary to do so. There's basically no migration path from XNA to Direct3D, meaning that any developer who wants to extend their version 7 game to take advantage of version 8 features has to rewrite the entire thing from scratch. The flip side is that it's going to be easier to port Direct3D game engines to the phone platform. This is a highly disruptive change, and it's difficult to see how it was necessary. XNA is still present on Windows Phone 8—it's used to run version 7 games—it's just off-limits for new apps. Microsoft's change might lead developers to stick to Windows Phone 7's APIs, but here are some reasons why they might not want to. Windows Phone 8 has better multitasking and background capabilities. 7.5 introduced limited kinds of multitasking and fast app switching, but it had two notable omissions: VoIP and turn-by-turn directions. VoIP applications need to be able to keep network connections open even when the app is in the background, so they can respond to incoming messages and calls. This wasn't possible on the old platform. It is now. Turn-by-turn applications were similarly disadvantaged. They need to be able to track your location even when in the background and, when necessary, speak directions to you. In Windows Phone 7.5 that wasn't possible. Again, it is now. Turn-by-turn is the simpler of the two. Apps that are location-dependent tell the system that they need to run in the background, and they can. There are some small pieces of integration, too; the maps app can launch a turn-by-turn app so you can find a location in Maps and get directions in your turn-by-turn app. VoIP is more complex. With the new VoIP APIs, VoIP apps can run little background agents to enable them to receive calls even when the main app isn't running. They also integrate with the operating system so that inbound calls use the standard user interface to let you accept or reject the call. It's all well and good in principle, but it's difficult to assess how well this works in practice. There is a Skype app "preview" that's meant to take advantage of the new APIs, but it hasn't worked well for me. It takes 40 or more seconds to notice that there's an inbound call, if it even notices at all, and accepting the call takes several seconds to start the Skype UI. I know from Twitter that the app is working acceptably well for other people; I also know from Twitter that my problems are not unique. I hope that these are Skype issues rather than platform issues. The stuff that's still not there Windows Phone 8 is solid and attractive, and it works well. There are still a few gaps here and there, though, ones that will continue to cause problems for Microsoft until they're fixed. For a start, there's the whole app problem. Yes, the Windows Phone Store has lots of apps—more than 100,000. The raw number is fine, but it's also beside the point. It's not the number that matters, it's the apps themselves. Microsoft has certainly made great strides here. The store is moving in the right direction, but there are still critical gaps. The company says that of the top 50 smartphone apps, Windows Phone has 46. The missing four are Instagram, Pinterest, Voxer, and Wells Fargo's banking application. The fourth in that list points at a much broader set of omissions. Visit your local Starbucks and there's probably an ad somewhere for the Starbucks app. The brick-and-mortar store promotes the use of an app to pay for your purchases and track your rewards. The app is available for iOS and Android—but not Windows Phone. This does two things: it means that non-Windows Phone users have less awareness that Windows Phone exists, and it means that Windows Phone users are left out. It doesn't even matter if many of these apps see relatively low levels of usage; there's a perception issue that's important. For Windows Phone to not even be listed, not even be an option, is a huge problem. Filling this gap in particular is, I think, Microsoft's key app challenge. The other big omission that will be particularly noticeable by iOS and Android users is that there's no kind of notification center for viewing historic notifications. How big a deal this is in practice, I'm not sure. Live Tiles do a lot of the work that a notification center would do, as they can be used to provide persistent indications of activity. On Android, the main thing I do with the notification center is hit "dismiss all" because otherwise my status bar just looks like a mess, so I personally find the Live Tile approach much neater. That's not to say it's completely without value—a notification center would let you look at notifications for apps that you don't have pinned, for example—just that it's nonessential to the Windows Phone model. Nonetheless, a notification center is probably required, even if it's only to make iOS and Android users feel comfortable. Microsoft has said that it didn't have time to craft one for this release, which implies that it's coming eventually. There's no indication of when, however. Another feature that would be nice to see (to match comparable capabilities on the iPhone) is integrated DLNA support, to allow streaming media over the local network. There are various OEM-specific apps that do this, but it's the kind of thing that should be built in.
Krista Bremer of Carrboro, award-winning essayist and associate publisher of The Sun, has been named as one of six writers honored with a 2009 Rona Jaffe Foundation Award, each of which includes a $25,000 prize. Now in its 15th year, the award program is the only such national program dedicated exclusively to women writers, and the awards are presented annually to women who have demonstrated “excellence and promise in the early stages of their careers.” Bremer’s essays have appeared in The Sun; Utne; Brain, Child; and Hip Mama, among other publications. Her essay “My Accidental Jihad” won a Pushcart Prize in 2008 and was cited in the Best American Spiritual Writing series. Her nominator states, “Krista writes with a keen eye for the beauty—and absurdities—of contemporary American culture. Her personal essays explore the dynamics of her marriage to a Libyan-born Muslim man, unearthing the difficulties, triumphs, and transcendence of love in a bicultural family. Krista’s ability to move beyond conventional stereotypes and navigate profound cultural and religious differences is particularly significant.” The grant will allow Bremer to travel to North Africa, where she will explore family life with a focus on concepts of femininity and freedom for women in Muslim and western cultures. The research is part of a planned book. Other winners of the Rona Jaffe Foundation Writer’s Award this year are Vievee Francis, Janice N. Harrington, Lori Ostlund, Helen Phillips, and Heidy Steidlmayer. The awards will be presented September 24, in New York City. Previous winners have included Judy Budnitz, Lan Samantha Chang, Rebecca Curtis, Rivka Galchen, Frances Hwang, Aryn Kyle, ZZ Packer, Emily Rapp, Tracy K. Smith, Mary Szybist, and Julia Whitty. For more information, visit the Rona Jaffe Foundation website here.
Who are these beautiful young girls? They're my grandnieces! From the left; Lauren, Katelynn and Carmen. Lauren and Katelynn are sisters and Carmen is their cousin. I love their matching pink polka dot dresses!! We're still having plenty of sunshine and above normal temperatures. I've never experienced a February like this in northern Ohio before, and I'm not complaining! It has me thinking of flowering trees and all the gorgeous pink blossoms and flowers to come. Spring is my favorite season...until autumn arrives - then that's my favorite season! Nothing says spring like cherry blossoms! All images of cherry blossoms: Wikipedia Images Until next time, Update: The morning after I wrote this post, I awoke to this (unpredicted) snowfall!! Linking to Pink Saturday on How Sweet the Sound
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Howard County's managers and employees are poorly trained to perform their jobs, according to an interim report by Executive Charles I. Ecker's transition team released yesterday. The 108-member transition team recommended "an aggressive" training program and a reorganization of the government's top-level management positions, many of which were found to be "ill-defined." "Apparently, good management techniques were not priorities of prior administrations," Michael W. Davis, a Columbia lawyer and co-chairman of the team, said in the report. "We cannot let that practice continue." "Generally," the report added, "it appears that training has been sorely neglected. We have managers who have never been trained in effective management techniques. We have employees who have not been given adequate training to do their jobs." The report recommended establishing a "quality management" program designed to make employees more "people-oriented." The transition team also said the Police Department's operations should be reviewed by a blue-ribbon community panel. "There is concern by many of the members of the public interviewed that there are attitudinal problems on the part of the department," Mr. Davis said. "Hopefully, the panel will find out whether the problems are just perception or are actual reality." In the county fire service, the transition team found that "the lines of command are not clear between the volunteers and career personnel," Mr. Davis said. "Each of the groups think the other is trying to sabotage them. It has become a nasty situation, at least in some of the districts. There should be a process to get them to work together." The transition team suggested that the executive establish a committee to investigate problems between the career and volunteer firefighters and place an advocate for the volunteers on the fire administrator's staff. The team also recommended: * Developing a plan for dealing with drug, tobacco and alcohol abuse. * Preparing transportation and economic development plans and elevating the Office of Economic Development to departmental status. * Disbanding the newly formed Department of General Services and cutting back the county executive's staff. * Identifying opportunities to build low- and moderate-income housing. * Deciding whether the county should make $25,000 in improvements to Cedar Lane Park in Columbia to keep the Maryland Bays soccer team there. * Deciding whether the county should buy 1,000 acres in the Middle Patuxent Environment area in West Columbia from the Rouse Co. and acquire Kiwanis Park in Ellicott City.
The first test results for tuberculosis at the Roxbury Correctional Institution in Hagerstown show that about a third of 550 inmates and 10 percent of the prison staff tested positive for the disease, the warden said last night. The number of inmates who tested positive for the disease is about twice the number announced earlier by the Maryland Division of Correction, before additional test results became available. Roxbury Warden Jon P. Galley also said an inmate with an active case of tuberculosis who is suspected of exposing other inmates to the disease has a strain of tuberculosis that is resistant to two drugs. By being resistant to two drugs, the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene considers that type of tuberculosis a multiple drug-resistant strain of the disease. But tests showed it was not the same strain of TB that swept through the New York prison system last year, health officials said yesterday. Mr. Galley said he expected the overall percentage of inmates who test positive to drop, as the test results of another 1,300 Roxbury inmates become available between today and Sunday. The first group of about 550 inmates were the prisoners who were in closest contact with the inmate later diagnosed with an active case of the disease, Mr. Galley said. Mr. Galley said that 9.8 percent of the 437 staff members tested for TB showed positive. Inmates and staff who tested positive -- which is not an indication of an active case of tuberculosis -- began being X-rayed Wednesday for evidence of the disease, he said. The Division of Correction is scheduled to hold a press conference today to update the extent of the outbreak of tuberculosis throughout the prison system and detail steps the agency is taking to stem the spread of the disease in the high-risk population. So far this year, 11 inmates have been diagnosed as having active cases of the disease at six prison facilities across the state. Meanwhile, concerned about the rapid rise of tuberculosis among inmates, the Division of Correction will upgrade special medical isolation rooms for prisoners afflicted with the disease at each of the state's five regional prison infirmaries, a correction spokesman said yesterday.
THE TIME is right for dancing in our village centers. Summer is here, and Columbia merchant associations are sponsoring free summer concerts. From music to magic to puppet shows, families can enjoy entertainment as well as alfresco dining in their neighborhood shopping center. Most of the acts rotate through the village courtyards. All are professional, many from our area. "I was looking forward to it this year," said Mike Mesa, 51, as he listened to the American roots music of the Dave Chappell Band while eating lunch on a shady bench in the village center earlier this month. "I come here every Friday that I can." Mesa, an engineer, works in a Kings Contrivance office park. He says he prefers country music, but he was clearly enjoying the polished rock 'n' roll guitar style of band members Chappell, John Previty of Hyattsville and Jim Stephanson of Camp Springs. Chappell is a resident of Long Reach. The three are full-time musicians who perform regularly in the Baltimore-Washington area. "It's beautiful. Wish we could play more gigs like this," said Stephanson, surveying the crowd. Kids swayed to the music in front of the stage. Senior citizens enjoyed a toe-tapping lunch at the tables. Escapees from nearby offices blended in easily. No jackets are required. Shirt-sleeves were the order of the day. Dottie Copley, 34, says she tries to make it to all the Kings Contrivance lunchtime shows. "Music is a very important part of living," she says. She loves music of all kinds, "except for modern country," she said, between bites of a Blimpie sub. Columbia newcomer Lisa Godkin was having lunch with her son, Beau, 3. She said she likes the concerts because they give her "a chance to mingle and make new friends in the neighborhood." Mable Gowie, 77, a native of Jamaica, rode the bus from Oakland Mills to see Annapolis resident Orlando Phillips play in the courtyard at Kings Contrivance on Friday. Phillips plays Caribbean music. "Last year, I saw his daughter dancing at the village center," Gowie said. "It's music from my home. Now I am on his mailing list." Gowie keeps a postcard with the dates and times of Phillips' appearances in her purse. A solo act, Phillips uses modern technology to make the sound of a whole reggae band come alive. Backed up on electronic drum and rhythm machine, Phillips sings and plays saxophone, steel drum, keyboards or bass guitar. Sitting at a table front and center with Gowie on Friday were seniors Ed Joell, Mildred Spinks and Delores Mosely -- all residents of Oakland Mills. They joined Kings Contrivance resident Carolyn Brown, 42, at her table. She had recently fled the erupting volcano on Montserrat. Now Gowie will keep them all up to date on Phillips' appearances. "I felt like I was in the Bahamas," said Irene Black, who was buying a copy of Phillips' CD "RastAmerican" from the musician's daughter Ana, 9. The Hunters Creek resident came for the music with daughter Christine, 2. The mother and daughter first had lunch at Trattoria E Pizzeria, then danced away the noon hour until Christine signaled with a yawn that it was time for a nap. At other east-side villages, the concerts are held in the evenings. In Long Reach on Thursday, the popular Baltimore group The Satyr Hill Band played bluegrass tunes to a comfortable dinner-time crowd. The five-member group is led by veteran violinist Judd "The Hawk" Hawkins -- an original member of the 27-year-old group, which got its start at a club in the Satyr Hill shopping center in Baltimore. The group set up on an elevated concrete platform in front of Stonehouse, the Long Reach community center. Listeners sat on benches, lawn chairs or in the "bowl area" -- an amphitheater of broad curving steps. Others sat around tables under green umbrellas. Many brought picnic dinners. Domino's offers a discount on carryout orders during the concerts. "I love this," said Steve Wells, who has managed the Long Reach pizza franchise for the past 10 years. "I wish everybody could come out and see the bands." On Thursday, the Swinging Daves -- also featuring Dave Chappell -- will play at Long Reach. The concerts are from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The Oakland Mills village concert series will begin July 9, starting at 6 p.m. "Kinderman" John Taylor of Oakland Mills -- known for his "Get Loose with Mother Goose" nursery rap -- will kick off the season with his lively show for children. The idea of summer entertainment was first tried six years ago when the Hammond High School Band played a few times at Kings Contrivance in the spring. The performances brought residents into the village center and merchants were pleased. Columbia Management Inc. (CMI) -- the company that oversees the operation and upkeep of the village centers -- books the talent. But the lineup of acts is driven by the shopkeepers, who suggest performers they think will appeal to their customers.
On August 16, 2004, HELEN K. (nee Hanf); beloved wife of the late Charles W. Mauerhan; devoted mother of Alvin W. Mauerhan, Diane H. Bahr and the late E. Beverly Mauerhan. Also survived by her granddaughter, Kimberly Ann Von Hagel and her husband Bill; son-in-law, Joseph M. Bahr; sister, Bertha Barthelmes. A Graveside Service will be held at Gardens of Faith Cemetery, on Thursday at 10 A.M. Inquiries may be directed to Lassahn Funeral Home, Inc. Contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.
When my brother died in Vietnam in 1967, my father reached out to Joe Paterno in his grief. He wrote to Joe and asked what Joe would do if he lost a player from injury. Mr. Paterno wrote back and expressed his sympathy and how he would handle the situation. That letter from Joe meant the world to my father. I was a freshman at Penn State at the time and was both touched and surprised that a coach so busy would answer my father. The letter was framed and put on the wall next to the flag from my brother’s funeral.
The Nicholasville City Commission voted last Wednesday to increase the speed limit on Johns Watts Drive from 25 to 35 mph. The commission approved the speed limit increase at the request of Wayne Foster, director of the Jessamine County Economic Development Authority. Foster reported that employees of factories in that area were complaining that the speed limit was too low for that area, and the commissioners agreed. Jessamine County Attorney Brian Goettl, who is also president of Nicholasville Now, asked the city to reconsider his prior request to fund $35,000 to Nicholasville Now for the coming fiscal year. The city had agreed to give the organization $20,000, but will take Goettl's request under consideration at its 5:30 p.m. workshop Thursday. The commission also approved several personnel items, including the hiring of two new police officers. Also, the commission changed the title of Water Treatment Plant employee Corey Johnson from water treatment operator to laboratory technician. In other personnel matters, the city has appointed Johnny Collier and John Horne to the Water Management Task Force.
The White Sox had a three-game cushion in the American League Central less than a week ago, but it has evaporated thanks to a five-game losing streak that was capped by three setbacks at new division leader Detroit. Chicago, which went 3-7 on its 10-game road trip, returns home to face a Minnesota club that has the worst record in the American League despite winning four of its last seven. The White Sox have taken four of the six head-to-head meetings this season. Minnesotaâs bane has been its pitching, which has allowed 32 more runs than any American League team and ranks at or near the bottom of the league in most statistical categories. The White Sox have gotten solid starting efforts from a rotation that features All-Stars Jake Peavy and Chris Sale. Chicago DH Adam Dunn is tied for the major league lead with 28 home runs. Twins LF Josh Willingham is also among the AL leaders with 23 homers, but his teammates have combined for just 49. TV: 7:05 p.m. ET, Fox Sports North (Minnesota), Comcast Sports Plus (Chicago) PITCHING MATCHUP: Twins LH Francisco Liriano (3-9, 4.81 ERA) vs. White Sox RH Gavin Floyd (7-8, 4.54) Liriano, who pitched a no-hitter in Chicago last May, was impressive this year in a June 25 win over the White Sox (7 IP, 4 H, 1 ER). That game was just part of his resurrection from a nightmarish early season â the left-hander was 0-5 with a 9.45 ERA through May 7, briefly losing his spot in the rotation, but he has a 2.84 ERA in his last 10 starts. Floyd had been fantastic recently before his stint on the 15-day disabled list, turning in three scoreless outings and giving up just four runs in 26 1/3 innings over his last four starts. One of his wins during that span came at Minnesota on June 26, when he pitched seven shutout innings and allowed five hits. He was, however, hammered by the Twins in a May 22 loss (3 2/3 IP, 8 H, 9 ER). 1. Liriano has lost his last two starts despite striking out 25 batters â including a career-high 15 against Oakland on July 13 â and giving up only four hits in 14 innings. 2. Floyd is 5-11 with a 5.87 ERA in 17 lifetime starts against the Twins, getting hit hard by both OF Denard Span (16-for-32, 4 2B, 4 RBIs) and C Joe Mauer (18-for-42, 4 2B, 3 HR, 8 RBIs, 8 BB). 3. The White Sox are 24-22 at U.S. Cellular Field this season, but they have won seven of their last eight there.
Sax player Dave Liebman and his band perform July 19 at Wesleyan. They are,… (David Sokol ) A true renaissance man of music, saxophonist/composer David Liebman possesses an encyclopedia's worth of accomplishments and a mini-museum's trove of international awards, including his elevation in 2011 to the exalted status as a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master. Not only has he played with such iconic heroes as Miles Davis, Elvin Jones, Chick Corea, John McLaughlin and McCoy Tyner, but he has also appeared on several hundred recordings, including more than 100 as a leader or co-leader featuring several hundred original compositions. He's masterminded eclectic projects ranging across all genres from classical to rock to free jazz, fusion, Brazilian, bebop and beyond. As bold as they are, his explorations are done with a deep awareness of and a loving appreciation for the historic legacy, which is balanced by his openness to all things. Driven by intellectual curiosity and a hunger for innovation, Liebman, the artist, desires to make everything new by constantly inventing in the moment. There is, in fact, for Liebman no higher consciousness than when, as a soaring improviser with a propulsive rhythm section cooking behind him, he becomes the master of the universe-- a creative state surpassing even his NEA Jazz Master status. In a too-rare Connecticut appearance, Liebman leads his quartet July 19 at 8 p.m. at Crowell Concert Hall at Wesleyan University, Middletown. Since 2002, his acclaimed quartet has featured his inventions created in the constantly catalytic world of his tight, collaborative unit featuring guitarist Vic Juris, bassist Tony Marino and drummer Marko Marcinko. Besides performing and composing, Liebman, who is as intensely articulate verbally as he is musically, has authored books and instructional DVDs acknowledged as classics in the jazz pedagogic world. His recent awards, in addition to the coveted NEA Jazz Masters designation, include the French Order of Arts and Letters, 2010, and winner of the Downbeat (2011) and Jazz Times (2011/2012) Critic's Polls for soprano saxophone. The succession of Liebman's groups, a chronicle of the diversity of his taste and the depth of his art, are something to behold. First was the Open Sky Trio with the great drummer Bob Moses, a fellow independent spirit and believer in music as a transcendental force as inexplicably moving and spiritual as a classic Coltrane solo. Next came Lookout Farm and the duo with pianist Richie Beirach, another one of Liebman's kindred, creative collaborators. Later, the Dave Liebman Quintet introduced the young guitarist John Scofield. This was followed by Quest, an aptly named group that reunited Liebman, the perpetual quester, with Beirach, and included bassist Ron McClure and drummer Billy Hart. And on it goes right up to the present, which is also very much alive with the promise of continuous evolution and personal growth for the recently crowned Jazz Master. Tickets: $22, general public; $19 senior citizens; $10 students. Information: http://www.wesleyan.edu/cfa and 860-685-3355. Stomping City Notes Trumpeter Josh Evans leads his quartet Saturday, July 7, at 8 p.m. in Andres Chaparro's "Beatnik-Entertainment Jazz Series 2012" at Royal Masala restaurant, 391 Main St., Hartford, in what should be yet another swinging session for the robust series. Beginning with his mentor, the late, great alto saxophonist Jackie McLean, Evans has excelled as the trumpeter of choice for such luminaries as Winard Harper, Rashied Ali and Benny Golson. Cover: $10. Information: http://www.beatnik-entertainment.com and 860-597-6100. Evans also shows up July 5, to perform in the latest offering in the free "Umoja Music Series," which features Alan Palmer and the New Soil Ship at Black-Eyed Sally's, 350 Asylum St., Hartford. With Palmer at the helm on piano, New Soil Ship sets sail with Evans on trumpet; Ron Sutton, alto saxophone; Raynel Frazier, trombone; Joe Palmer, drums; Shenel Johns, vocals; and a bassist TBA. A weekly, free series of seven concerts, "Umoja Music" represents the seven principles of Kwanza, with tonight's illustrating the principle of "purpose." Downbeat time: 8:30 p.m. Information: 860-278-7427. Jazz Al Fresco Expanding his entertainment empire a bit, Hartford producer Dan Blow presents the performers for the live jazz portions of upcoming Friday-evening film activities celebrated outdoors at Gengras Court at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 600 Main St., Hartford. Vocalist Antoinette Montague and the Sam Parker Trio entertain July 13 in the live jazz segment of the festivities that begin with a cocktail reception with light hors d'oeuvres at 6:30 p.m., followed by a book signing by producer/director/actor Tony Bill of his book, "Movie Speak: How to Talk Like You Belong on a Movie Set." Bill speaks before the 8 p.m. outdoor screening of his film "Five Corners," starring Jodi Foster, Tim Robbins and John Turturro. Tickets: $25, general; $20 museum members; "Film Stars," $15. In case of rain, the event moves indoors.
The revered "soulful balladeer," who gave each song his full strength, died Friday in New Jersey at age 54. Luther Vandross, the Grammy-winning R&B singer whose emotionally charged Top 40 love declarations remapped contemporary soul singing before his career was cut short two years ago by a stroke, died Friday. He was 54. Vandross died at John F. Kennedy Medical Center in Edison, N.J. The cause of death was not reported. After the stroke in April 2003 left him incapacitated, Vandross gave up public appearances, although he had recovered enough to make an appearance on the "Oprah Winfrey Show" a year later. But he made a dramatic return to the public spotlight with his 2003 album "Dance With My Father," which earned him four Grammy Awards, including song of the year for the bittersweet title track. The album gave him the first No. 1 album on the pop chart of his long career. During last year's Grammy ceremony, a video tribute to Vandross featuring many of his peers dancing with their fathers as the song brought the music industry crowd to its feet. The highly emotional finale featured Vandross expressing his appreciation to fans for their support and to Grammy voters for the recognition. A month later, he was given four NAACP Image Awards. "I asked him, just before he took sick, 'What are you trying to do? Why are you working so hard?' " his mother, Mary Ida (who survives him), recalled last year following the Grammy show. "I warned him, 'You're going to kill yourself.' He said, 'I want to give them the best that's in me. I want them to hear it and see it.' " "Luther Vandross had a peaceful passing under the watchful eye of friends, family and the medical support team," according to a statement released Thursday by the hospital. "As you know, Luther Vandross suffered a stroke two years ago, which he never fully recovered from. Throughout his illness, Luther received excellent medical care and attention from his medical team. Luther was deeply touched by all the thoughts and wishes from his fans." Vandross stood out in a crowded field of garden-variety pop balladeers, over-produced records and pat sentiments, distinguishing himself in the 1980s as a singer of eloquence and restraint. With a cluster of hits -- including "Never Too Much," "Here and Now," "Power of Love/Love Power," "Don't Want to Be a Fool" and "Endless Love," a duet with Mariah Carey, Vandross was considered one of the leading romantic singers of his generation. Influenced by a cross-section of black music styles from gospel to classic R&B, and bridging the gap between classic soul and post-disco R&B, the singer, songwriter and producer broadened the definition of contemporary soul singing. He concentrated on coaxing the emotion out of a song, stretching a line or fragment of a verse. He repeated a word until he literally breathed new meaning into it. With his wide vocal range and production acumen, Vandross became a pacesetter, paving the way for a new generation of male singers such as Babyface and Freddie Jackson. "I think Luther is like Frank Sinatra, in that he's got this 18-karat gold depression in his voice," said author and music historian David Ritz. "A haunting loneliness. He's an archetypal soul balladeer. The very top. He had this kind of cry in his voice which is penetrating. Very few people had it. Marvin (Gaye) had it, Sam Cooke had it. " Luther Ronzoni Vandross was born in New York in 1951, the youngest of four children born to Mary Ida, a practical nurse, and an upholsterer father, Luther, who died of diabetes when the younger Luther was 8. The household was steeped in music -- gospel, doo-wop, soul. His sister Pat was a member of the doo-wop group the Crests, who scored a 1958 hit with "16 Candles," and Vandross himself exhibited a natural affinity for song. His mother fed his interest and encouraged his musical education. It would soon be the only thing he would have an interest in studying. As a high school student, Vandross obsessed over female singers -- Aretha Franklin, Dionne Warwick, the Shirelles and high-concept Motown ensembles such as the Supremes. "It was the women who drew me to the stereo," Vandross said in a 1990 interview. "Men feel they have something to prove. They don't trust their automatic-pilot chops. Females do. They go on deeper dramatic trips, take more chances. Put it out there with greater flair." Vandross' grades dropped as his musician's ear and intuition sharpened. He formed his own group while in school and became part of a musical workshop called Listen My Brother. He had his first big break when his composition "Everybody Rejoice (A Brand New Day)" was used for the theater production (and later the film) "The Wiz." And though he enrolled at Western Michigan University, it was clear that music would now take center stage.
Samayaka eagerly waits for her father to come home every evening. He carries something the five-year-old regards as magical. An iPhone. "She just grabs it when I return. My iPhone is more with her than with me," says Samson Naik, deputy manager at Stock Holding Corporation of India Ltd, indulgently. Initially, it was games and art apps that had Samayaka hooked. "Now, I have educational apps like spellings, mental maths, etc. Why not use it productively?" Naik reasons. It's the same story for Diwakar Kaiwar, founder-director of Pravva, a business mobile applications company. His two young daughters are hooked on his iPad. His six-year-old now finds TV uninteresting. And crayons are so yesterday. The iPad is her virtual easel of creativity. "She loves the art apps and has picked up her tables faster on the iPad," says Kaiwar. From nursery rhymes to cursive writing, today's tech-savvy generation is learning to draw, spell, colour and count on smartphones . As if that weren't all, Kimberly-Clark, of Huggies diapers, has introduced a new iPhone app, iGo Potty, where children receive calls throughout the day from Patty the Potty telling them it's time to 'go'. In fact, today's children seem hardwired to touch screen user interfaces. This is borne out by technology research and advisory company Gartner, which says that touch technology will soon be an inextricable part of the lives of children under 15. By 2015, it says, more than 50% of PCs bought for the under-15 will have touch screens. Education will use these devices in a big way. The generation that leaves school within the next 10 to 15 years will find touch input very natural, it adds in its findings. This has already begun in Mumbai. The Universal Education Group (UEG) has introduced the iPod Touch in kindergarten. Jesus S M Lall, UEG's chairman and CEO, says they "researched (this) thoroughly, started it as a pilot project and it worked well." Each child is given an iPod Touch with pre-loaded applications to use half-an-hour at a time four times a week. The apps are divided into math, language and environmental studies. Asha Bhargav Patel, who teaches at UEG Malad, says that it's easier for children to commit concepts and facts to memory when visuals are paired with audio. For example, when a child is learning to write alphabets on the iPod, he learns phonics too. This is particularly beneficial for slow learners. Meanwhile, Shemrock School in Delhi has installed touch screen interactive whiteboards. Amol Arora, the school's managing director, says, "The iPad apps are very good, but its price and fragility are a deterrent. It's too delicate to hand over to a two-year-old." There are other concerns too. Kaiwar wonders how good cursive writing will be on an iPad. "What of good old paper and pen? And their handwriting?" he asks. But which child can resist the touch of magic?
(If India gets an investment…) In an interview with ET Now, Chris Wood, Equity Strategist, CLSA talks about his views on Indian equity markets, investment cycle, RBI monetary stance and the impact of US election on markets. Excerpts: ET Now: In the month of June, you were bearish on India and a bit worried about the pace of reforms. Given the way how news flow has improved in India of late, are you bullsih on India again? Chris Wood: I have been overweight on India since early this year. I was overweight because the Indian benchmark has risen in the context of the regional indices. I am now only slightly overweight. I will have to assess what I find out this week in India to take a view whether to increase the overweight or not. The key issue for India is whether the investment cycle bottomed and more importantly whether there is any evidence that the investment cycle momentum is going to start re-accelerating. ET Now: Do you think the investment cycle has bottomed out? Will the investment cycle pick up as RBI is now committed to cut rates? Chris Wood: There is a good chance that the investment cycle has bottomed out. However, I do not have any compelling conviction right now that we are about to see the investment cycle resume. A large part of the improvement in Indian sentiment this year has been driven by the fact that the Eurozone news flow has calmed down. Therefore, India is the most high beta market in Asia. Due to India's current account deficit and reliance on foreign flows, the country is extremely insensitive to the risk on, risk off sentiment globally. That is why India was badly hit by the Eurozone crisis. Due to Mario Draghi's promise to buy periphery bonds if necessary, the European situation has calmed down. We are in a timeout in the Eurozone and that has allowed Indian markets to perform better. However, if we get real evidence that the investment cycle is resuming in India, the vulnerability to Eurozone news flow will reduce. This is because we will have a good domestic story in India again. For now, I haven't got conviction on that. Therefore, I would interpret that the better market action in India is primarily a consequence of the more calm situation in Eurozone. ET Now: What will add to your argument of no conviction for the Indian investment cycle picking up is because the RBI hasn't cut interest rates? Do you think that India can hope to see some momentum in the projects despite the interest rate scenario remaining high or do you believe India is facing an investment cliff? Chris Wood: The Indian investment cycle sooner or later is going to resume. There is growing focus from government on the need to get the investment cycle going again. It is quite clear that India needs the investment otherwise the infrastructure bottlenecks will become formidable. Therefore, my hope is that the investment cycle will resume. However, I do not have compelling evidence of that yet. In terms of monetary policy, the inflation remains pretty high in India. Therefore, it can be understood why the RBI is unwilling to cut interest rates aggressively. The RBI has been sending a message to the government that before the it undertakes more meaningful monetary easing, they want to see the the government to take meaningful measures for fiscal consolidation. Therefore, RBI's approach is correct. The pressure should be put on the government to move fiscally. Â ET Now: Are you a bit surprised with the kind of inflows Indian markets have received this year as India has got around $18-19 billion of fresh inflow this year, which is some new record. Chris Wood: I was surprised last year and this year with how little foreigners sold. This reflects fundamental belief from foreign investors in the Indian growth story. Foreign investors were assuming that sooner or later the investment cycle will get going again. ET Now: Indian markets have been stuck in this range for the last four years. When do you see the market to snap out of this four-year bear range? Chris Wood: If we get real evidence of the investment cycles returning in India, we are going to snap out of the bear range. Thereafter, we will be back in the new bull market. If India gets an investment cycle and infrastructure cycle going again, there is no reason why the country can't grow 9-10%. However, we need some clear evidence. ET Now: To dwell on gold, you advise investors to hold gold against systemic risk. Do you think there is more steam left in this commodity?
MUMBAI: The BSE benchmark Sensex failed to maintain midweek gains, slipping by 72 points due to fag-end selling pressure mainly in Capital Goods, Refinery, Metal and Power sectors as investors worried about the "fiscal cliff" after Barack Obama was re-elected as the US President, and about the euro-zone economy. Obama's re-election brought cheer to Indian stock market, pushing Sensex to a one-month high of 18,973.43 on hopes of revival of global economy. However, the euphoria later petered out and the global markets got a blow over the future concerns over the global economy as well as European debt problems, resulting in domestic investors opting to book profits. Disappointing performance from SBI, Tata Steel and ONGC pulled down the Sensex to a low of 18,656.41 before ending the week at 18,683.68, disclosing a loss of 71.77 points or 0.38 per cent. The NSE 50-share Nifty also declined by 11.45 points or 0.20 per cent to finish at 5,686.25. Weakness in global markets on fiscal worries and earnings concerns also kept buyers on the sidelines, said brokers. State-owned SBI reported a rise of over 30 per cent in Q2 net profit but its non-performing assets ratio jumped to 5.15 per cent from 4.19 per cent a year ago period, which mainly dampened the market sentiment at the fag-end. Tata Steel reported consolidated loss of Rs 363.90 crore for the July-September quarter, as against Rs 212.40 crore net profit in the year-ago period.
June 10, 2006 Twenty-four pairs competed in a Hagerstown Duplicate Bridge Club championship game Wednesday, June 7. Overall winners in Flight A were: first, Howard Gilbert and Richard Evans; second, Ruth Bruce and Donna Turpack; third, Doris Thompson and Vince Schoeck; fourth, Ann Lebherz and Robert Osburn; fifth, Kim Davis and Bob Back; and sixth, Denise Clow and Barbara Ward. In Flight B, Joann Fillingham and George Laniado took fourth, and Bob Dickinson and Ralph Maier were fifth. North-South section winners in Flight A were: fourth, Chuck Lesher and Rick Elbo; and fifth, Ethel Reed and Jean Toth. November 17, 2007 Twenty-two pairs competed in a Hagerstown Duplicate Bridge Club championship game Nov. 14. Overall winners in Flight A were: first, Ann Lebherz and Bob Osburn; second, Willa Garner and Denise Clow; third, Lois Taylor and Richard Evans; fourth, Jack Sherwood and David Abuhove; fifth, Mary Wolfinger and Joanne Dickinson; and sixth, Bob Back and Charles Hintermyer. In Flight B, Barbara Burkhardt and George Laniado were fourth; and Pat Newbold and Barbara Couch were fifth. In Flight C, David Desjardins and John Oyler were second, and Bob Knuff and Gordon Gunter were third. April 13, 2009 Twenty-six pairs competed in a Unit-wide game Wednesday, April 8, during a meeting of the Hagerstown Bridge Club. North-South winners in Flight A were, first place, Scott Kiser and Richard Evans; second place, Audrey Fon and Marie Sullivan; third place, Joan and Ron Harmon; fourth place, Ann Lebherz and Willa Garner; and fifth place, Dennis Wick and Bob Knuff. East-West winners in Flight A were, first place, Emma and Jim Eaton; second place, Madeline and Bill Davis; third place, John Oyler and David Desjardins; fourth place, Anne Carden and Bob Dickinson; and fifth place, Aurora McDonough and Bob Osburn. January 29, 2009 JUNE 18, 1962-JAN. 23, 2009 MARTINSBURG, W.Va. - Phillip Toby Evans, 46, of Martinsburg, died Friday, Jan. 23, 2009. Born June 18, 1962, in Grants, N.M., he was the son of Rose Little Evans of Delaware and the late Orvale Evans. He was a 1980 graduate of Newark High School in Delaware. He was employed by Quad Graphics. He is survived by his wife, Dawn Evans; one son, Dustin Evans of Martinsburg; two stepsons, Justin Cole and Austin Cole, both of Martinsburg; two brothers, Terry Evans of Delaware and Timothy Evans of Guam; nieces; and nephews.
"Surprised is hardly the word--I was shocked," said gentleman anchorman Jess Marlow about the new contract he rejected at KCBS Channel 2 calling for a cut in pay. Cut? Severe gash is more like it. Marlow, who stopped anchoring the 5 p.m. news on Channel 2 earlier this month although his six-year contract runs through Nov. 22, said the station wanted to halve his pay. While "money was definitely a factor," though, Marlow insisted that he was equally unhappy with a frothier, drastically revamped Channel 2 news format that is set to debut Sept. 15. It's a gamble, intended to lift the station from its traditional trailing position in local news ratings among network-owned stations. Because of the new format, Marlow said that he would have wanted to leave Channel 2 even if he had been offered his same salary. Marlow is said to be negotiating to return to KNBC Channel 4, where he spent 14 years and where his Channel 2 co-anchor, Colleen Williams, is now a weekend anchor after also recently leaving KCBS in a reported pay dispute. Although he refused to divulge his Channel 2 salary, there were reports that it was $700,000, about to be slashed to $350,000. "It's fair to say that I was asked to take a 50% cut," Marlow said Friday. It wasn't the cut that shocked him, he said, but its severity. "It became apparent a year ago that I did not figure in the station's plans. When they took me off the 6 and the 11 (he had been anchoring both newscasts) and put me on the 5, the handwriting was on the wall. But 50%?" The smaller contract that Marlow turned down reflected "new economic realities in the television industry," Channel 2 said at the time. And those realities have touched CBS Inc., the station's parent company, which has been writhing in economic agony. Even the reduced pact, however, would have paid Marlow a dream sum by most standards. And it does appear to Marlow that in announcing his departure, Channel 2 leaked financial information about his contract designed to depict him as a money-grubber. Marlow can understand how ordinary people may resent enormous anchor salaries. There are probably several Los Angeles anchors with annual wages between $500,000 and $1 million. "They're absolutely correct in feeling that way," he said. "But this is getting more and more like major-league sports. You have to look at it as a short-term career and go with whatever the market will bear." A 56-year-old grandfather, Marlow spent a decade as a railroad telegrapher before ascending the anchor ranks, from Rock Island, Ill., to San Jose (where he was also news director), and then joining KNBC as a street reporter in 1966. "So I've never felt guilty about my salary," he said, "because in the first 15 years I worked, I never made as much as a good carpenter or a good plumber. "Look," Marlow added, "there's no question that all networks have begun to hammer anchors quite hard, and I don't question that there is some justification to it. But I've yet to find a TV executive who's taken a pay cut to acknowledge the new economic realities, even though it was their stations that produced the decline." On paper, the coming Channel 2 news format--the station calls it "the next generation of local news"--reads like something for viewers with attention spans of 3-year-olds. There are six 20-minute segments--most with separate themes--and a 30-minute segment leading to "The CBS Evening News With Dan Rather" at 6:30 p.m., a half hour earlier than the network newscast now airs in Los Angeles. "I knew there would be changes, but I had no idea that there would be such a dramatic turnaround," Marlow said. "The priorities are clearly different than they were before and I can't imagine why the new format would hold great appeal for a reporter working inside. I don't think you can do adequate justice to the important stories of the day in 20 minutes." The new format clearly will not accommodate the kind of bold news moves occasionally made by Channel 2 in the past, such as devoting almost a half hour to a single story. That happened when Channel 2 assigned Marlow and David Garcia to head south for a weeklong series on Central America in 1983. The first report ran 28 minutes and subsequent ones were 18 to 20 minutes, almost unheard of for a local TV station. "The present management (General Manager Frank Gardner and News Director Erik Sorenson) have made it clear that they aren't interested in that," Marlow said. "Now they're going to do 20 minutes of news and fill out the rest of the hour with features." Marlow dismisses the theory that the new format was mandated by the network. "I think it's home-grown. I was told it was largely Sorenson's plan, based on market research that life-style pieces are what will work in Southern California. Gardner's view is that everything must be reduced to individuals, so I'm sure he concurs." As an aging anchor with perhaps no marketability outside Los Angeles, Marlow gambled in walking out on Channel 2, something that he and Phyllis, his wife of 37 years, faced squarely. "I don't set the screen on fire, so my value is my credibility and familiarity," he said. "But I looked at my circumstances and found that I could live without ever having to work again--not in the style I'm accustomed, but I could certainly survive." Marlow said that he broke amicably with Channel 2. "I have no animosity toward Gardner and Sorenson," he said. "We parted friends." Regardless of his next destination, Marlow, obviously, is the same man he was when he arrived at Channel 2 eight years ago. 2 lines of 12 p for MARLOW. It's just a mugshot, so try name and quote, ples.
WASHINGTON — He was supposed to be the antidote to political embarrassment. After four terms of Mayor Marion Barry--convicted of drug possession after a government sting, seen about town with women other than his wife--Anthony Williams was supposed to restore the nation's capital to civilized governance. The bow tie connoted old-fashioned values. The degrees from Harvard and Yale universities spoke to impeccable intelligence, as did the wry wit. The background as an auditor helped too, calming fears about the city's financial woes. Even the slight aloofness of this Los Angeles native conveyed a man of purpose, uncomfortable with chitchat, too dignified for the street-smart politics of his swashbuckling predecessor. But now Washington is stunned by news that the mayor, so politically golden that no credible candidate was challenging his reelection, failed to gather a mere 2,000 signatures to qualify for the ballot. The simplest, most mind-numbing task in politics has become a cause of heart-wrenching angst. When the U.S. Court of Appeals takes up the case Tuesday, the pain could turn permanent. "Marion Barry never would have made a mistake like this," said E.J. Dionne Jr., political columnist for the Washington Post. "This petition foul-up is not some minor infraction. If you respect the art of politics, it's absolutely enraging." The petition imbroglio began when a 23-year-old third-year Georgetown University law student went down to the voter registrar's office to check petitions for fraud. In his bid for reelection, Williams had submitted 10,102 signatures. "I wasn't even going to look, because he had so many," said Shaun Snyder, originally from Newport Beach. "As soon as I flipped through them, I knew immediately." There were pages and pages of petitions in the same handwriting. Names were repeated. Signatures of notables such as Kofi Annan and Kelsey Grammer were forged. Joining forces with a political activist group called D.C. Watch, Snyder challenged the mayor's petitions. During an intense and emotional three-day public hearing, the District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics overruled the registrar, who counted 2,235 legitimate signatures. The board, appointed by Williams, found that the fraudulent signatures--many collected by a top aide who invoked his 5th Amendment right to not testify and could be indicted for fraud--were so numerous they tainted the entire filing. Dorothy Brizill, the executive director of D.C. Watch, put her head down on her arms in front of her, in utter shock. The incumbent mayor--with $1.4 million in the bank and facing opposition from candidates like Faith Dane, a 79-year-old exotic ballet dancer--would not appear on the Sept. 10 Democratic primary ballot. And in Washington, a city that went 85% for Al Gore in 2000, that is the only ballot. "It's Florida without the chads," satirist Mark Russell, who has observed Washington politics for 50 years, said in a conversation from his summer home in New York. "This incredible fiasco brings to reality the old joke about the bumbling candidate who ran unopposed and lost." Williams, who turned 51 last Sunday, has apologized so often that his press secretary, Tony Bullock, calls him "the man of 1,000 mea culpas." But to the astonishment of the political establishment, he is fighting the election board's decision in court, arguing before the appeals court that the decision does not rest on "clear evidence." With hearings set for Tuesday, Williams is doing something he once found distasteful: taking to the hustings and vowing a write-in campaign. "I'm a lifelong Democrat," he said. "I will not abandon the Democratic Party." (Nor, apparently, does he want to abandon his campaign war chest, which officials said he could not keep if he ran as an independent.) Concerned about ballot complications, Williams' staffers are imprinting No. 2 pencils and self-inking stamps with the mayor's name to distribute to voters at the polls. They have reached out to political consultants, such as Parke Skelton, who helped Long Beach Mayor Beverly O'Neill mount a successful write-in campaign in June. Whatever the outcome, the petition embarrassment has shaken Washington's political establishment--the middle-class black and white professionals who define the city's core and the business interests that fuel its economic health. And it has only fed suspicions about the powerful in the city's poor black wards, where Barry, a civil rights activist who once took a bullet during a stand-off at City Hall, is something of a cult hero. Williams is largely credited with helping rescue the city from fiscal ruin in the late 1990s, when he served as chief financial officer for the control board brought in to manage the district's finances. Now his reputation as a man of probity is tarnished.
CHICAGO — When the new New International Version of the Bible is unveiled in 2011, don't look for androgynous vocabulary that had rankled some evangelicals. In fact, as soon as the latest version is published, the gender-neutral Today's New International Version will vanish. "If we want to maintain the NIV as a Bible that English speakers around the world can understand, we have to listen to and respect the vocabulary they are using today," said Keith Danby, president of Biblica. New Testament scholar and author Bart Ehrman doubts the revision has as much to do with the evolution of the English language as the orthodox trends in evangelical thought. "They are changing the gender-neutral language, no doubt, because their 'base' is conservative evangelical Christians who are offended by anything that appears to have a feminist agenda behind it, not because the language has changed," Ehrman said. "If it has changed, of course, it has changed toward greater gender neutrality -- except in religiously and politically conservative circles." Original (NIV) and gender-neutral (TNIV) passages: NIV: What is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you care for him? TNIV: What are mere mortals that you are mindful of them, human beings that you care for them? NIV: How can you say to your brother, "Let me take the speck out of your eye," when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? TNIV: How can you say, "Let me take the speck out of your eye," when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? 1 Corinthians 15:21 NIV: For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man. TNIV: For since death came through a human being, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a human being.
(Charles Dharapak / Associated…) Reporting from London — President Obama on Tuesday morning expressed his sorrow about the tornado damage in Missouri, Minnesota and around the Midwest, calling the devastation "incomparable" and promising a full federal response to help in the recovery. Obama has already dispatched federal officials to the region to survey the damage and talk with local officials, and he said he will visit Missouri personally Sunday. "We are here for you," Obama said, addressing the survivors. "We're going to stay by you." Photos: Tornado hits Joplin He pledged to sustain the recovery efforts "after the news cameras leave." Sunday's storm gouged a six-mile-long swath roughly half a mile wide through Joplin, Mo. At least 116 people died, five of them hospital patients. The impromptu statement was the first event of a day devoted to a state visit to Britain, where Obama will visit Queen Elizabeth II and join her for lunch at Buckingham Palace. He is slated to sit down with Prime Minister David Cameron and to lay a wreath at Westminster Abbey. Although the president has traveled to Britain more than once during his term in office, this is the first official state visit, complete with a formal state dinner in the evening. Although the president's two-day visit is devoted to emphasizing the relationship between the United States and Britain -- "special relationship" is the officially preferred term -- an aide said the president is also asking for frequent briefings from home. He spoke with FEMA director Craig Fugate Tuesday morning before addressing a small pool of reporters in a garden outside Winfield House, the ambassadorial residence where he is staying.
Raul Soto has started selling flowers in Havana as the country has slowly… (Michael Robinson Chavez…) HAVANA — Olga Lidia Garcia sat back and surveyed the length of her empire: a storefront with seven busy manicurists, scrubbing, clipping, buffing, gluing and polishing to the bounce of salsa. The shop, decked out in oversize Oriental fans and racks stocked with a Day-Glo rainbow of nail polishes, shares the street-level space with a tiny photo studio. Garcia, wearing a tumble of frizzy hair, electric-blue dress and dangling golden hoop earrings, is manicurist-in-chief. This is a good day. "Look at this," Garcia said, a note of wonder in her voice. "A full salon." Filling seven chairs in a nail shop may not sound like a big deal. But this is socialist Cuba, and Garcia is on the leading edge of a push by the government to energize the creaky economy by allowing residents to launch small businesses and buy and sell property as never before. The reform, announced in late 2010, is fast taking root around Havana's weather-worn downtown and in other cities and towns, prompting Cubans all over to ponder how to get in on the wave. The sense of change is evident throughout Old Havana, where tourists are ferried past renovated colonial-era buildings in "coco-taxis," tinny-sounding motorized tricycles with rounded carriages that resemble giant baseballs, and nearby sections where the wrought iron balconies remain rusted and the pastel facades faded and crumbling. Amid the exhaust-belching buses and 50-year-old American sedans that often serve as taxis are sprinkled no-name pizzerias and other businesses, some no more than tables stacked with drill bits and cellphone batteries, peeking from darkened, cave-like doorways. Taped to chipped power poles are hand-lettered fliers offering homes for sale or cooking jobs. Websites are advertising houses and apartments for sale — a first in Cuba, where homeowners were previously allowed only to swap properties. Taxi stands serve as impromptu used-car lots for private transactions. Garcia, 40, a single mother who began doing manicures in her home 18 years ago and expanded to two tables last year, is already talking about adding to her shop. She hopes to have two chairs for hairstyling by the end of the year. The sudden wave of entrepreneurship has brought with it shades of cutthroat capitalism. Garcia said a rival nail shop across the street was undercutting her price for a manicure, $1. But she planned to hold tight. "I'm not going to change," Garcia said. "What matters more is that people enjoy coming here." The loosened rules have others crafting new lives too. In the southeastern city of Santiago, 58-year-old Rolando Cervantes, a former factory worker, capitalized on the new car-sale freedoms, buying a 1964 Pontiac from a friend for $5,000 using a loan from a daughter in the United States. The old car is now his livelihood, a taxi. On a good day, Cervantes said, he can earn about $15. "For us, that's a lot of money," he said. "Of course, I don't always earn that much but with what we make in a week, we can buy flour, rice, ham and even get a little piece of cheese on the black market." Enterprising Cubans have long peddled merchandise on that market or informally, but the new push is sanctioned by the government — complete with licenses and tax bills. One vendor said he quit a decent-paying government job last year to strike out on his own, getting a license to sell hardware at the entrance to his home. His "store" is basically a chest heaped with light fixtures, electrical cables, fittings, valves and pieces of rubber hose. The budding businessman, who declined to give his name, said his earnings of up to $20 a day top his old salary, despite the permit fee and the ups and downs of a merchant's life. "It's worth it," he said. The reform has boosted the number of small enterprises in Cuba to more than 350,000 since the government of President Raul Castro moved to coax more out of Cuba's economy and ease the load on the treasury by shaving the bloated public payroll. Residents are free to hire employees and expand operations of businesses that were already legal, such as small-scale restaurants. Many Cubans are hurrying to get titles so they can sell their homes. "This is a big, complex reform that they're trying to pull off," said Philip Peters, a Cuba expert at the Virginia-based Lexington Institute. "Raul Castro has made it very clear that the economy does not produce enough." The burst of startups will certainly mean heartache for some. Many would-be merchants lack marketing acumen or the savings to weather down times. It may be hard for a pizzeria to survive when others have sprouted close by. On a recent afternoon in Havana, trade looked near-dead at a number of the modest shops, some lacking a name or sign. Taxes and the expense of covering employee's social security insurance adds another burden. Still, there are signs of new promise even in businesses that have long existed. Dario Gutierrez, who pedals a three-wheeled bicycle taxi he built from scrap, said the government has been issuing many more bike-taxi permits than before. He said he began without a license eight years ago and was fined often. Gutierrez now earns as much in a day ferrying tourists in Old Havana as he did in a month in the rural town he came from. Buying a pair of jeans used to take two months' earnings. He can afford new pants in a week now. "We don't live rich," he said during a break between fares. "But it's OK — we live." Times staff writer Cecilia Sánchez in Santiago contributed to this report.
A mother of two asked the Moore Township supervisors last week to include provisions for family and group day-care homes in the township zoning ordinance. Veronica Bickert of Mountain View Drive presented the board with information explaining the kinds of child care as defined by Northampton County. She said the ordinance deals with larger child care centers, but does not mention home-based day-care facilities. Bickert voiced concern about day care homes operating "underground" in the township because obtaining a variance and permit is costly and involved. "It's hard to find regulated day care in the area," she said. Solicitor William Ross agreed with Bickert saying, "Our ordinance should address (day care). It would benefit the community." A resident asked if any change to the zoning ordinance would take into consideration the number of day-care homes allowed in one neighborhood. Ross said he thought any change should also "protect the people who live there." Marie North of Community Services for Children Inc., Bethlehem, responded by suggesting the supervisors obtain a copy of Zoning for Childcare, written by the American Planning Association of Chicago. Supervisor Rodney Jarinko said the board and the solicitor would review all material presented and begin the process of addressing the issue. In other business, the board approved a new and more strict weed ordinance that gives the township the right to cut weeds on properties not in compliance, then charge the owner and any occupant for the costs plus a 10-percent penalty. The ordinance is specific about the types of conditions that would require intervention by the township. Vice Chairman Willard Kocher announced that the supervisors are drafting new rules to protect the township park from damage and vandalism. The ordinance, if enacted, would set hours the park would be open, bar skateboards from all painted surfaces, and permit parking in designated areas only. The supervisors granted an exception from right-of-way improvements as defined in the subdivision ordinance to Marcellus Trach, executor for the Heber Trach estate on Bauer Road. The board also granted conditional approval of a minor subdivision plan for the estate. Planning Commission Secretary Lois Sunflower asked if the supervisors had considered the request to increase the zoning hearing board to five members. Jarinko said a meeting was held on the issue, but nothing had been decided.
Arthur R. "Nuddy" Rhoades, 88, of 356 Center St., Treichlers, died Friday in Fellowship Manor, Whitehall Township. He was the husband of the late Adele (Wuchter) Rhoades. He was a forklift operator and before that a bin man in the packing department of the former Coplay Cement Co. Born in Coplay, he was a son of the late Arthur O. and Anna (Druckenmiller) Rhoades. Survivors: Son, Arthur H. of Bethlehem; a granddaughter, two great-grandsons, five stepgrandchildren and six stepgreat-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Schisler Funeral Home, 2119 Washington Ave., Northampton. Call 7-8 p.m. Monday.
July 3, 2012 \| Day & Zimmermann, a Philadelphia provider of industrial, defense and workforce services for government and commercial customers, has hired Ken Jobe as vice president, process and industrial, in its engineering, construction and maintenance unit. Jobe was the owner and principal of Polaris Global Solutions. Intech Construction, a privately held Philadelphia-based construction manager and general contractor, has promoted Joe Kelly, Blaise Lutz, Dave Maguire, and Phil Moses to principals. March 27, 2012 \| Your clothes are a little tighter. You don't remember the last time you went to the gym. You've been reaching for the remote more regularly - and for the chips instead of an apple. You are not looking forward to those blood-test results, either. But the doctor didn't say anything about your weight, so you shouldn't be concerned about it. Right? The reality is that health-care providers and patients often fail to discuss excess weight and obesity when they should. If the American obesity epidemic is going to get better, it's going to have to start with improved communication. June 26, 1997 \| Sweeping spending bills intended to balance the budget by 2002 and change the course of Medicare and other social programs for virtually all Americans were approved yesterday by the House and Senate. "We are going to balance the budget," said House Budget Committee Chairman John R. Kasich (R., Ohio). "The Berlin Wall of big government is going to fall. It's no longer rhetoric, it's reality. " The vote in the House was 270-162, and in the Senate, 73-27. About half the Senate Democrats supported the bill, but only a quarter of House Democrats. October 27, 1998 \| Leaning across a table in his Clifton Heights office, State Rep. Nicholas A. Micozzie explained why he believed his close ties to insurance companies - among his biggest campaign donors - are a boon to his constituents. Suppose a 50-year-old stroke victim called Micozzie, he said, and said insurers were making him leave the hospital too soon. "I call Keystone or Blue Cross," said the 10-term Delaware County Republican, who, as chairman of the House Insurance Committee, knows company executives personally. September 7, 2000 \| Managed-care plans are getting better at ensuring that subscribers get some types of preventive care, while satisfaction with HMOs is remaining relatively stable, the nonprofit organization that accredits many HMOs reported yesterday. The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) said in a report that New England health plans, on average, outperformed those from all other regions on most clinical performance measures. The Mid-Atlantic region - which includes Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York - placed second in many cases. October 18, 2006 \| Federal regulators approved a new diabetes drug yesterday with two kinds of beneficiaries: millions of people struggling to control their disease, and the drug giant Merck & Co. Inc. laboring to revive its fortunes. The drug Januvia - a name made up by Merck marketers and meant to convey rejuvenation - is the first approved in a class known as DPP-4 inhibitors. Unlike insulin therapy, the new drugs work by enhancing the body's own ability to lower blood-sugar levels. On Merck's heels, Switzerland-based Novartis AG expects approval soon of its own DPP-4 inhibitor, Galvus, also designed for people with Type 2 diabetes, the most common form. October 5, 2000 \| Jose Santiago was no stranger to the criminal-justice system. He knew the revolving door. When he was arrested on drug charges on North Leithgow Street in North Philadelphia on Sept. 13, he was hauled to a police district headquarters and later transferred to the Police Administration Building. Beyond the shock of arrest and the potential for violence, Santiago had extra reasons to fear what was about to happen. As a type 1 diabetic, he needed to adjust his blood sugar with insulin shots or die. What befell him in the next three days now raises serious questions about the city prisons and exposes taxpayers to yet another lawsuit. January 14, 1998 \| The five elderly patients died terrible deaths in Delaware County nursing homes, prosecutors say. Three had bedsores, one fell into a diabetic coma, and one was fatally scalded. Yesterday, a two-year inquiry into their deaths produced something positive: a set of guidelines that prosecutors hope will become the model for care of diabetics in nursing homes across the nation. While admitting no wrongdoing, the three homes - Chester Care Center in Chester, Bishop Nursing Home in Media, and Manchester House Nursing & Convalescent Center in Media - agreed yesterday to pay a $500,000 penalty and to abide by the new guidelines for diabetes management and basic care. January 27, 2002 \| When 13-year-old Rebeka Abrams fights with her mother, it isn't over typical teenage issues such as dating or curfews. Their battles are over Abrams' diabetes. Abrams' mother suspects Abrams is slack with her medical regimen. Abrams thinks her mother doesn't trust her to manage her disease. "She thinks I'm not taking my insulin or I'm not checking my blood sugar," said Abrams, a seventh grader from Lansford, Pa. "One time she thought my friends were giving me candy and she told my friends if they were giving me candy I wouldn't be allowed to talk with them. May 31, 1997 \| Medicare proposals in this year's balanced-budget deal haven't generated much political heat, but 39 million elderly and disabled beneficiaries still face major changes, including added costs, managed care and some improvements in benefits. Congressional committees plan to begin work on Medicare details shortly after lawmakers return in early June from their recess. Only the outlines of the five-year plan have emerged so far. The bill is shaping up as a combination of President Clinton's proposals and several ideas from the Republican plan he vetoed two years ago. For example, many Republicans want a pilot program to test medical savings accounts in Medicare.
If furniture executives take the advice of investment banker Jerry Epperson, the way you shop for home furnishings could become a lot easier. He's on a crusade to try to convince the mostly white, middle-aged male power structure that women just aren't buying the way they do business. You see, the economy is cooking along. People are buying houses and cars and computers, but they just aren't buying a lot of new furniture. So what's the furniture industry doing wrong? ``You have men running the furniture manufacturing,'' Epperson said at a press conference sponsored by the Canadian Home Furnishings Industry during the recent International Home Furnishings Market in High Point, N.C. ``You have men designing the furniture. You have men as furniture reps. You have men as sales people. And 86 percent of the furniture buying decisions are made by women.'' The way to encourage women to buy furniture is to have more women involved in product development, marketing and selling, he said. This is the same observation that those of us covering the furniture business (mostly women, by the way) have been making for years. But the few women of any influence in the business have told us that the male power structure just won't listen to their ideas. What's new is that finally one of the guys is telling the emperor he isn't wearing any clothes. A kick or a caress Men and women look at furniture differently. Just watch a man in a furniture store. Typically, he approaches furniture like he was kicking the tires of a car. He shakes it to see how sturdy it is. He crawls on the floor to look at the joints. He lifts pillows and looks at the springs. Most women, on the other hand, approach the furniture aesthetically. They may glance at how it's built, but what is more important to them is the size, shape, color and if the furniture ``speaks'' to them. A woman touches the arm of a sofa to see if it's soft, not to check if it's sturdy. The differences go all though the decorating process, Epperson said. ``If you want to make my skin crawl, show me a wallpaper book,'' Epperson said. ``I'm a man, just give me blue.'' To make both men and women want to buy more furniture, Epperson said it's important to go back to selling furniture like the industry did 40 years ago, when salespeople came to the home. ``If you were going to have your home landscaped, you wouldn't go out to the store to pick out rocks and plants,'' he said.``You would have someone come to your home. We need to get into the home, see the size of the room and then show the customer what fits.'' Reducing the hassle Most people hate to decorate, Epperson said, because it's a hassle. He said his own sister, whose sofa was destroyed by her cat, went out and bought one exactly like it as a replacement. ``She told me that she would have had to totally redecorate if she bought something different,'' he said. To take away this perceived hassle, he suggested a Garanimals approach to home decorating. Would you be more likely to buy a new sofa if you knew that it would come with a hang tag that suggested a couple of coordinating wallpapers, fabrics and paint colors to go with it? Epperson thinks you will. ``If you can't afford an ASID [American Society of Interior Designers) professional, you should be able to decorate without taking a year out of your life,'' he said. Great idea. But will the industry buy it? And will the designers panic and see this as a threat to their business? Epperson is scheduled to speak to 12 furniture industry groups and to an ASID meeting within the next few months. We'll keep you updated. Charlyne Varkonyi's column appears regularly in the Friday Home & Garden section.
Unfortunately for those who hoped to get the government to pay for their Weight Watchers clinics and Atkins diet books, the recent decision enabling Medicare to treat obesity as a disease does not -- yet -- have such broad (or astronomically expensive) implications. The change was in fact a narrow one: It will allow Medicare to start gathering evidence to determine whether particular treatments, including diet programs, behavior therapy and surgery, are effective in weight control. In that sense, it is a useful regulatory change, because this is precisely the sort of evidence gathering that Medicare, with its financial clout, ought to be doing, and that the diet industry, long a haven for quacks and cranks, desperately needs. At the same time, there is something absurd about a small group of government officials gathering in an office, trying to decide whether obesity is a disease. That absurdity goes to the heart of what is peculiar about Medicare, and indeed medicine as it is practiced in this country. Clearly, obesity is a health problem: It can lead to diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease and many other health problems. Recent surveys suggest that obesity is more directly associated with illness than alcohol, cigarettes or poverty. Yet obesity is also part of a problem that is far easier to deal with in much earlier stages, before it becomes debilitating. Preventive medicine of the kind that would catch weight problems early on isn't something that is necessarily built into most health care plans, including Medicare, which are designed to deal with the consequences rather than the causes of diseases. Some health plans are beginning to experiment with various forms of preventive medicine. While Medicare officials are looking at the success rates of some weight-loss programs, they should take these under consideration, too. -- The Washington Post
BALASORE: To establish a reliable ballistic missile shield, India will test-fire its indigenously developed interceptor missile from the Orissa coast on Sunday. "Range preparation for the interceptor missile test is complete and it is likely to be taken up on Sunday from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) complexes off Orissa coast," defence sources said on Saturday. The advanced air defence ( AAD) interceptor missile, scheduled to be launched from Wheeler Island would destroy a modified "Prithvi" surface-to-surface ballistic missile, posing as a hostile one to be blasted from ITR launch complex-3 at Chandipur. "The interceptor would be a single stage supersonic missile and try to hit the hostile ballistic missile in a maneuverable trajectory stage within seconds," said a Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) scientist. The interceptor, has its own mobile launcher, secure data link for interception, independent tracking and homing capabilities as well as sophisticated radars. The long-range tracking and multi-functional fire control radars have already been positioned at different places along the coast line that would pass on signals to the interceptor soon after the hostile missile is launched and the interceptor, after analysing the target missile's maneuverable trajectories, would hit it at a designated altitude over the Bay. Of the total five trials, DRDO has tested the missile successfully four times since its first test on November 27, 2006 both in exo-atmosphere (altitude of 50 - 80 km from earth's surface) and endo-atmosphere (altitude up to 30 km). pti However, on March 16, 2010 it could not take off from its launcher as the target missile failed to come to the interceptor's killer zone. The last trial held on July 26, 2010 from Wheeler Island was a success.
AMRITSAR: Pakistan has allowed counsel of Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh to meet him in jail but in presence of sleuths of counter terrorism department of Punjab (Pakistan) government. While talking to TOI on Friday, Awais Sheikh, counsel of Sarabjit Singh, informed that Punjab (Pakistan) government had accorded him permission to meet Sarabjit Singh in Cental Jail, Kot Lakhpat, Lahore on May 28 but in presence of a representative of counter terrorism department. "Earlier only a representative of special branch of Punjab police remained present with me during my meeting with Sarabjti Singh but this time they have added representative of another security branch also," he said. He said he would meet Sarabjit Singh on May 28 at 11am under tight security arrangement. He informed that Sarabjit would sign another mercy petition which would be handed over to the President of Pakistan. Earlier on April 29, a delegation of Indian lawyers on visit to Pakistan had met Sarabjit Singh in jail and had spent some time with him asking his well being. They lawyers delivered messages from his family members to him and apprised him of the efforts put in by people of India for his release. Sarabjit Singh was arrested in Pakistan in 1990 on charges of bomb explosion and was ordered to be sent to gallows, the family got one rare opportunity of emotional reunion in 2008 when Dalbir Kaur, sister, Sukhpreet Kaur, wife, Poonam and Swapandeep Kaur, both daughters were allowed to meet Sarabjit in jail. Sarabjit had reportedly strayed into Pakistan in an inebriated condition and was arrested there on the false identity of one Manjit Singh.
(Can your fish pedicure cause…) Yes, say experts, warning that the beauty regime is a dangerous way to spread infections like hepatitis C The next time you want to soak your peds in a warm tub while little carp nibble away at the dead skin on it, think again. There's something very 'fishy' about a seemingly cute and harmless footsie pampering. Doctors are sounding the alarm over how a fish pedicure can could spread infection from person to person through open wounds and cause hepatitis C. One government's agency has even warned, that, "Those with diabetes, psoriasis or a weak immune system are particularly vulnerable." The pedicures, that became a craze in in the Far East and Asia, have been banned in some US states, including Florida, Texas, New Hampshire and Washington, due to fears that infections could spread through open wounds. Here's why... The scare is real Defined as ichthyotherapy, the procedure involves the 'garra rufa' fish feeding on dead or unwanted skin on the person's foot, in a small tank. Since the tank or large tub that you soak your foot in, is a small, limited space, the worry is that the water carries micro-organisms and thus health issues can rise when bacteria is transmitted by the fish, either from that tank water itself or then from one customer to another, if the water is not changed between a sitting. Where the lurks, is that, though the recommendation may be to change the spa water after each client 'sitting', the tank may be sterilised that often due to as this process could harm the 100-odd little fish. Says Dr Swati, Mumbai-based dermatologist warns of severe consequences. "The fish foot spa pedicure, which may seem refreshing can adversely affect your skin. Hygiene of the fish tank is always a question, and it can lead to several foot infections, as one needs to dip their feet in the water and let the fishes remove their dead skin. Not just the upper surface but open wounds, contact with blood or bacteria of other person in the water and also the fish, with your body can also lead to deadly disease like HIV. The regime has been a recent craze in India after it caught on in other countries, but it has seen a downfall too," she says. Dr S S Trasi, dermatologist, reveals how one's skin is delicate and can suffer. "During the treatment a person submerse his or her feet in a tank that contains lukewarm water along with small toothless fishes. The fish eats only the dead skin but at times they tend to rupture the skin also," she says. But while it's causing a commotion, skin expert Risha Mehta tells people not to instantly hit the panic button. "If you really want a fish pedicure, here or abroad, just check first that you have no health conditions. Also see that your feet have no open cuts or infectious skin conditions, to put you and others at risk."
April 18, 2003 \| KOLKATA: The Indian tea industry is once again looking at Iraq market and hopes to make up for the lost ground with the war coming to an end. "We are quite optimistic that tea exports to Iraq would resume. There are signs of stability not only in Iraq, but in the entire Middle-East", former chairman of Indian Tea Association (ITA), R S Jhawar said. Jhawar said since the situation was becoming normal in Iraq, they expected the US-led coalition to resume buying essentials not only under oil-for-food scheme, but in general. April 18, 2003 \| KOLKATA: Indian tea industry is once again looking at the Iraq market and hopes to make up for lost ground with the war coming to an end. "We are quite optimistic that tea exports to Iraq would resume. There are signs of stability not only in Iraq, but in the entire Middle-East", former chairman of Indian Tea Association (ITA), R S Jhawar, said. Jhawar said since the situation was becoming normal in Iraq, they expected the US-led coalition to resume buying essentials not only under food for oil scheme, but in general. April 17, 2003 \| AHMEDABAD: A study based on 43 tea brands here has revealed that in India, the tea's aroma and colour is more important than its flavour and strength. The Indian consumer is bound to pay more for a brand that promises them an aromatic tea even if it does not have a strong flavour - this was one of the conclusions of a study on consumer preferences for quality attributes of tea. The Indian Institute of Management, Centre for Management in Agriculture faculty members Dr. Satish Deodhar and Dr. Vijay Intodia conducted the study based on the 'Hedonic price analysis' model that studied the prices of 43 different Indian brands in relation to four quality attributes of the tea. The study used the information provided in the Consumer Education Research Centre (CERC) February 8, 2003 \| COIMBATORE: With declining tea production trend worldwide, except in Sri Lanka, Indian output has also registered a sharp decline of over 28 million kg during 2002, compared to last year, according to United Planters Assocation of Southern India (UPASI). The entire decline in the country was registered in the CTC segment, N.Dharmaraj, Chairman, Upasi tea committee said in a statement here today. Production in North India declined by 19 million kg, as much as 18 million kg accounting for by Assam, Dharmaraj said. July 20, 2002 \| NEW DELHI: The drums at the great Indian tea party are growing faint. Stagnating domestic demand, usurping of overseas strongholds by younger competitors and traditional millstones of dual taxation coupled with high social costs are pulling the Indian tea industry deep into the red. At home, an undeclared national drink so far, tea has been losing both mind and marketshare in recent times, especially among the younger generation. D K Taknet, a well known business historian who recently wrote a comprehensive book titled The Heritage of Indian Tea, says: "Tea has been losing out to the recently-glamourised coffee and carbonated drinks. June 25, 2002 \| NEW DELHI: In a major effort to step up tea cultivation and modernisation, government on Tuesday allowed 100 per cent FDI in the sector including plantation. Announcing the cabinet decision, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pramod Mahajan told reporters that this should be subject to prior approval of the Central government with the condition that the foreign companies divest 26 per cent equity to Indian partner or public within five years. A further condition has been put that the approval of the concerned state government would be required if there is any change in the present land use. Mahajan said this measure was aimed at rejuvenating Indian tea plantations and make tea manufacturing more competitive. April 7, 2002 \| london: indian tea, particularly darjeeling tea is the favourite brew of british actress kate moss. moss, who reportedly drinks between 10 and 15 cups a day, said her favourite tea is indian and particularly darjeeling. british tea council had engaged kate moss to help it market the british tea to a younger audience, daily telegraph reported. March 21, 2002 \| siliguri: "a few cups a day, keeps cancer away," is the slogan for promoting tea. the national tea research foundation has come out with details on the anti-cancer properties of tea in its annual report. "though the health properties of tea were known since time immemorial, india has initiated modern research in this field only in recent years," said h.c. bejbaruah, a tea expert. "this is the first major indian research based publication in the field," said s.e. kabir, chief of north bengal university tea management department, according to the report, tea can reduce the risk of bladder, lung, prostate, stomach and skin cancer. January 6, 2002 \| A look at the official and unofficial trade figures is enough to show the economic benefits of the two countries coming closer. While the official trade between the two is estimated to be around US $200 million, the unofficial figure stands near US$ 1 billion. The real value of the unofficial trade would exceed even this figure if the informal trade through third countries is taken into account. It is known that orders for items like spares and equipment, machine tools of Indian make are placed in Dubai, Hong Kong or Singapore and the goods are then re-exported to Pakistan. January 5, 2002 \| guwahati: the assam branch of the indian tea association (abita) has urged the state government to reduce agricultural income tax for tea gardens in view of the ongoing crisis in the industry. addressing a press conference here on friday night, abita chairman k.r. bhagat said that the agriculture income tax should be reduced to the level of the central corporate income tax rate of 35 per cent to enable the tea industry to generate more resources needed for investment and growth. voicing serious concern at the decline in the price of tea in the world market, the abita chairman said that it would adversely affect tea producers throughout the country and of assam in particular.
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How to style floral leggings. I know the outfits mostly look the same, but it’s fall/winter time and it’s cold where I am so this is how I would style floral leggings in the conditions I am now. Outfit 1: So you find dark printed floral leggings, YAY! Dark colors are always appropriate for the winter time! A great way to pair floral leggings is with striped so I paired these leggings with an oversized striped sweater. To keep it more dressed up, I added a gold chain necklace, for extra I chose combat boots and a girl always needs a tote to carry all her necessities. I see myself pulling on this kind of outfit when I’m shopping for Christmas presents! Outfit 2: This is an outfit I would wear to Thanksgiving, or a family gathering. Leggings are ubber comfortable so they’re great to wear when you’re stuffing yourself before Black Friday, and you just dress them up with a light-weight blouse. Just a casual messenger bag and olive boots to get from point A to point B during the holidays. I’m asian, so I take off my shoes in the houses I go to so shoes don’t matter to me LOL. But again, a great family gathering kind of outfit. Outfit 3: So let’s say you got a pair of floral leggings during the spring, which has bright colors on it, but you can’t figure out how you can wear them in the fall/winter time? Just find the darkest shade and use it as your top and layer. I paired these leggings with a raspberry top and kept it fun with a mustache necklace. To keep it light and cute I used light accessorizes for my bag and oxfords! Need fashion advice? Or want to give me a style dare? Check out my ask!
Music / N / Nicki Minaj / Lyrics / Warning / Lyrics - Nicki Minaj - LetsSingIt Music Player - play all songs - 169, 0 of your friends add to favorites - Top 10 Nicki Minaj songs \|Album\|\|It's Barbie Bitch , Track 16 \| Playtime Is Over , Track 11 \|Rank\|\|− (−) history »\| \|Charts\|\|- view all »\| \|Referring urls\|\|view all »\| Who the hell is this callin me at 12:47 in the night, while I'm watchin the fight Lookin at the phone, it's no name in sight Blocked ID, knew somethin just wasn't right It's my girl Candy from out in Miami Tellin me that my man with some bitch in the camry Carseat in the back like they started a family Yo, Can, stop playin, what the fuck is you sayin Remember them chicks from the brick round nine six that we seen when we hit a lick by the project? Oh, you mean Leah, little sister Maria I used to go see her in front of the pizzeria I didn't say them, they schooled me to some bitch that you knew from back when some bitch named Kim Light skinned flim, used to rock a low grim Followed them to the crib, but the lights real dim They hit me on the chirp warning me now I'm warning you, what's it gonna be? Nicki, tell me what you wanna do Damn Ima have to send her to her maker [3x] Ima send her to her maker [2x] They heard about his good sex and long erection Nice complexion, magnums for protection They even heard about his tongue game, how the nigga gave brain, ain't stop til the cum came But that's words of hip hop, I popped the bitch top like a corona Call the corona! There's gonna be a lot of black dresses and chest vestes if I find out he got a next Ms. What you think all the goons os for? Two by the door, a few more out of New York And I feed em curried chicken I'm all about my green, Nah mean? Got some fat bitches in the kitchen I got a spot like ox, and we cook ox Tail, got a scale for whats in the mail I got whatever on my nigga Pail, but if the nigga Bail, I'll have him sleepin with some killa whales Damn! Bitches wanna fuck with my man On the other hand things aint always what you Planned. It's the ones up in your prom pictures So long with ya, now they wanna creep in ya man Jeep. I bet you Nicki won't sleep, cuz Ima put The heat to ya beak, you bird like tweet tweet And watch you smoke like a cigarette Should've left the bitch a pack of nicorette Leave all them foul bitches wet I give a fuck about you and ya bum crew Mami, I'm the truth, they salute when I come Through. I'm not runnin bitch, I bust my gun and Hold on, I hear somebody comin Yo, this bitch Candy set me up, yo! submitted on 16-07-2010 \|Be the first one to comment »\|
The producers of the coming Broadway premiere of “The Normal Heart” are referring to the show as a “presentation,” which has prompted more than a few potential audience members to ask whether it will be a staged reading — similar to the one-night-only “Normal Heart” benefit on Broadway last October — or a standard production where the actors will have memorized their lines. Ticket prices suggest the latter, since they are in the standard Broadway range of $26.50 to $116.50. But it appears too soon to tell if all of the actors, who only started rehearsals last week, will be off book by the time performances begin on Tuesday. The show’s spokesman, Rick Miramontez, has said all spring that “The Normal Heart,” Larry Kramer’s landmark play about AIDS and New York in the 1980s, will have “all the values associated with Broadway productions,” including a complete team of designers and full staging. But he has also noted that the 10-member cast has had relatively little time to prepare for the show, given standing commitments for several of them. Late last month, Mr. Miramontez (speaking on behalf of the producers) could not say definitively if the actors would be off book, instead repeating that the show would be “presentational in nature.” Read more… Sara Krulwich/The New York Times Joel Grey and Sutton Foster in the Broadway revival of “Anything Goes.” Broadway’s revival of “Anything Goes” won’t be going anywhere any time soon. On Wednesday, Roundabout Theater Company announced that its production of that Cole Porter musical, starring Sutton Foster as the evangelizing nightclub singer Reno Sweeney and Joel Grey as the milquetoast gangster Moonface Martin, will extend its run by about six months. The revival, directed and choreographed by Kathleen Marshall, is now planned to play at the Stephen Sondheim Theater through January 8; it was originally scheduled to close after July 31. (That’s roughly 184 more performances of cruise-ship based musical farce, so let’s hope everyone packed some additional swim trunks.) Reviewing this production of “Anything Goes” for The New York Times, Ben Brantley wrote that it “exudes the effervescence of a freshly poured gin fizz,” adding that when Ms. Foster “turns her toothy, triumphant smile on the audience there’s no doubt that she’s made many converts.” Getty Images Jim Parsons at the Golden Globes. Proving that it is possible for the star of a CBS comedy to take a break from his series without mortifying the network or his co-stars or burning all of his bridges in the entertainment industry, Jim Parsons, the “Big Bang Theory” star, will join the cast of the coming Broadway production of “The Normal Heart,” the play’s press representatives said Monday. Mr. Parsons, who in recent months has won an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe for his portrayal of the physicist Sheldon Cooper, will make his Broadway debut in “The Normal Heart,” playing Tommy Boatwright, a Southerner in a nascent group of HIV/AIDS activists in the early 1980s. Also joining the cast is Lee Pace, a star of the late, lamented ABC series “Pushing Daisies,” who will be making his Broadway debut in the role of Bruce Niles, a closeted fellow activist. This latest production of “The Normal Heart,” Larry Kramer‘s semi-autobiographical work about AIDS, friendship and love in 1980s-era New York, will be directed by Joel Grey (with some help from George C. Wolfe), and is to begin previews at the Golden Theater on April 19 with an opening night planned for April 27. Previously announced cast members include Joe Mantello as the protagonist, Ned Weeks; Ellen Barkin as Dr. Emma Brookner; and John Benjamin Hickey as Weeks’s lover, Felix Turner. One star can only do so much at once on Broadway, even if he’s Tony and Academy Award winner Joel Grey. On Thursday the 78-year-old Mr. Grey (“Cabaret”) will begin preview performances as Moonface Martin in the Roundabout Theater Company’s revival of “Anything Goes” on Broadway; opening night is April 7. This month he is also set to begin rehearsals as director of the first Broadway production of Larry Kramer’s “The Normal Heart,” the landmark AIDS play from 1985. On days when Mr. Grey will be performing in matinees or doing other work on “Anything Goes,” he has asked the Tony-winning director George C. Wolfe (“Angels in America”) to help out directing “The Normal Heart,” a production spokesman said on Friday. Mr. Wolfe, who will go unbilled in the production credits, was artistic director of the Public Theater in 2004 when the last major (and critically acclaimed) Off Broadway revival of “The Normal Heart” was mounted there by the Worth Street Theater Company. “The Normal Heart” had its premiere in 1985 at the Public under Mr. Wolfe’s predecessor, Joseph Papp. In a statement, Mr. Grey said that Mr. Wolfe would help supervise “The Normal Heart” through opening night, which is scheduled for April 27. “George and I both have a deep love of this play,” Mr. Grey said, “and I’m thrilled we’ll get to work together on its Broadway premiere.” Joe Mantello (whom Mr. Wolfe directed in “Angels”) will star as Ned Weeks, in a cast that will also include John Benjamin Hickey and Ellen Barkin. Further casting will be announced soon. Daryl Roth and Paul Boskind are producing the play at the Golden Theater, where previews will start April 19. Every spring brings one or two late entries to the Broadway season, opening just under the wire to qualify for the Tony Awards. This year it will be “The Normal Heart,” Larry Kramer’s landmark play about love, AIDS and New York in the 1980s, which will begin preview performances at the Golden Theater on April 19 and open on April 27, a spokesman for the production said on Wednesday. (To qualify for this year’s Tonys, shows must open by April 28.) The production has its roots in an acclaimed staged reading of the play in October on Broadway, at the Walter Kerr Theater, which raised $150,000 for charity. The veteran producer Daryl Roth will back “The Normal Heart” for the Broadway run, as she did for the staged reading; thoughts of Broadway have been in the works since the day after the reading. The actor and director Joe Mantello will play the central character Ned Weeks, and John Benjamin Hickey (“Love! Valour! Compassion!”) will play Ned’s lover, Felix Turner, reprising their performances from the October reading. Joining them in her Broadway debut will be the film actress Ellen Barkin, as Dr. Emma Brookner, the wheelchair-bound doctor who recognizes the seriousness of the AIDS crisis. (Glenn Close played the role at the reading.) Mr. Kramer wrote in an e-mail on Tuesday night that the production was also in talks with Cheyenne Jackson to play Tommy, a young gay activist, who was played by Jack McBrayer (“30 Rock”) last fall. Among others from the reading who will not be returning for the Broadway run are Victor Garber (as Ned’s brother Ben) and Patrick Wilson, who played a closeted man more cautious about gay activism than Ned. The actor Michael Stuhlbarg is also not expected to return. Read more… Dan Steinberg/Associated Press Glenn Close The major female role in Larry Kramer’s “Normal Heart” has been filled for the starry Broadway reading that Joel Grey is directing Monday evening at the Walter Kerr Theater. Glenn Close, who has three Tony Awards (“Sunset Boulevard”) and three Emmys (“Damages”) to her name, will play Dr. Emma Brookner, the physician in a wheelchair who anticipates the AIDS epidemic and encourages the central character, Ned Weeks (to be played by Joe Mantello), to warn others of the disease. Asked why she wanted to do the reading, Ms. Close said: “I remember what it was like. I lost many friends to AIDS. Friends whose names are still in my phone book. I took this on in their memory and to be a part of something that will help keep the issues addressed in this play alive.” Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images Joel Grey Is this the face of a hardened criminal? Joel Grey, the original Wizard of “Wicked,” the impish M.C. of “Cabaret” and Amos Hart of the “Chicago” revival, is headed back to Broadway in Roundabout Theater Company’s coming revival of “Anything Goes” as one of musical theater’s best-known, least-intimidating gangsters. On Thursday, publicists for Roundabout said Mr. Grey will play the role of Moonface Martin — a k a Public Enemy No. 13 — who helps provide several changes of identity for Billy Crocker, a lovesick stowaway on the S.S. American. Sutton Foster was previously announced to play the role of the singer Reno Sweeney in Roundabout’s production, which will be directed by Kathleen Marshall; it is to begin previews at the Stephen Sondheim Theater on March 10 with an opening night set for April 7. Days after “30 Rock” broadcasts its live episode on Oct. 14 Jack McBrayer will once again be flying without a net. Mr. McBrayer, who on “30 Rock” plays the NBC page and lovable rube Kenneth, will make his Broadway debut in a staged reading of Larry Kramer’s “The Normal Heart” at the Walter Kerr Theater on Oct. 18, the production’s publicists said on Wednesday. The reading, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Mr. Kramer’s play about the early years of the AIDS crisis, will be directed by Joel Grey; its previously announced cast will include Patrick Wilson, Victor Garber, Joe Mantello, Michael Stuhlbarg, Jason Butler Harner and John Benjamin Hickey. The reading, which is produced by Daryl Roth, is a benefit for the Actors Fund and the organization Friends in Deed, which provides services for people with life-threatening illnesses. Joel Grey’s name is usually known to appear on marquees and in opening credits. But over the past seven years, as Randy Banner reports on the Lens blog, the award-winning actor has become recognized as a photographer. Mr. Grey’s newest work was captured using a 1.3-megapixel Nokia cellphone. View more of Mr. Grey’s photographs here.
Author Stephenie Meyer's novel "Twilight" has become one of the most popular books in the history of young adult literature. The story of two lovers from different worlds is reminiscent of a modern day "Romeo and Juliet". I worked for a library at the time "Twilight" was published, and drawn by the vampire subject matter (I love vampire stories) I sat down to read it one evening and didn't put it down until the next morning when I was finished. Then I promptly turned to the first page and read it again. This was in 2005, before the majority of the world had taken notice of the novel. I was lucky enough to live near a bookstore where Stephanie Meyers was having a book signing, and was able to attend and have her autograph my book. I asked her how she keeps up her enthusiasm for the story- as an amateur writer myself I find the most difficult part of creating a story is revisiting the same characters day after day while the plot unfolds- she replied that she writes the "good parts" first. By the time the climactic scenes are finished most of the novel is complete. She only needs to write in the filler between chapters. Stephenie and I are roughly the same age, and I found her advice and the beauty of her novel inspiring. The artwork presented in these slides remind me of scenes from "Twilight". I hope that if you haven't read "Twilight" yet you will be inspired to read it after viewing this presentation. All excerpts quoted here are from Stephenie Meyer's novel "Twilight" published in 2005 by Little, Brown and Company.
I read recently that a lot of top scientists, especially physicists, in the USA came there as a result of WWII (either fleeing Germany beforehand, or leaving Europe during or after), people including Einstein, Bohr and Pauli (and pretty much all the immigrant physicists worked on the Manhattan project). These scientists drew other scientists, students, etc and fed the scientific community in the USA. Now, many of the world war II scientists are dead, and although obviously good scientists have resulted in the form of their students and others they drew in, their influence is waning and the flow on effect is diluting and the USA is losing the scientific advantage they had as much of it was externally generated. The list of top people who came to the USA fleeing Europe is astounding, and when you look at the name, you can see that science in the USA could easily have coasted along on that wave very easily with little input or encouragement from the government. Now that the wave is subsiding, science really needs to be a serious focus in the USA. Interesting question though - although I know the USA got a lot of external input in physics particularly, and is regarded as lagging behind now in this area, does anyone know if the USA has a home-grown lead in any area of science? "Your typical day is full of moments where you ask for a cup of coffee and someone hands you a bag of nails." - Scott Adams "But not to worry, you've still got your chicken. As long as you don't lose your chicken you'll come out of it okay." - ruth
Sunday, May 31, 2009 Grilling Sunday! Grilled Salted Cinnamon Sugar Apples It's one of those wonderful days off from work when the sun is shining and your agenda is WIDE open! Chris and I decided to enjoy some lunch on the grill! In addition to our spread of grilled chicken and spicy potato wedges, I decided to bring a new twist: grilled salted cinnamon sugar apples! This really isn't a recipe per se. My inspiration came from watching the Giada at Home episode "California BBQ". Here Giada made fried apple and onion rings. I decided to make a version for the grill! Olive Oil Cooking Spray 3 Pink Lady apples, *sliced and cored (slice each apple into 5 rings and pat dry with paper towels.) Salted Cinnamon Sugar, recipe follows Spray apples with cooking spray and dip in Salted Cinnamon Sugar mixture. Place on hot grill for 3-4 minutes per side. Remove and enjoy! Salted Cinnamon Sugar: 2 tablespoons sugar 1 tablespoons cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt Combine all ingredients in a small bowl.
Here's my triumphant return to the world of blogging... Summer is done. It was fairly uneventful. We managed to tackle some major home improvement projects, including sodding the backyard, painting the hall, stripping the bathroom wallpaper, painting, etc. I still need to add some finishing touches, but signs of the 70's & 80's in this house are almost gone. So now that we're all caught up, let's talk about last night. Nolen's assignment last night was to cover his books. I'm notorious for hijacking projects like this... Nolen has been known to hide projects from me so that I wouldn't get involved and make things ten times more complicated than they needed to be. When he told me his homework assignment, he could see the pure elation in my face. The poor thing preemptively looked at me "mom, I just want normal book covers". Ugh...normal. I tried. I swear it! Staples was all out of covers but Target had some, and on sale, only they wouldn't fit the books and we nearly busted the books trying to cover them. Plan B. Mom gets her way. The next 2 1/2 hours were dedicated to creating 12" x 24" digital prints and using them as book covers. Cute, huh? In other news, Ella can't wait to be a mommy with "big boobs".
Charlie MacDonald gave Karl Robinson's side the lead on the stroke of half-time before Darren Potter doubled their advantage two minutes after the break. Lee Miller reduced the arrears on 51 minutes, before Dons captain Dean Lewington restored the two-goal margin just after the hour mark. With Charlton not playing until Monday, Sheffield United took advantage to go second ahead of the Addicks with a 4-0 win against Bury at Bramall Lane. Goals either side of half-time from Chris Porter and Nathaniel Mendez-Laing put the Blades in control, before Matthew Lowton and Norwegian Erik Toone added further gloss to the scoreline on 70 and 83 minutes. Brentford went fourth with a 1-0 win at Walsall - Clayton Donaldson with the only goal - while Hartlepool's 2-0 win ensured Exeter made the long trip back to Devon with nothing. Huddersfield remain unbeaten after sharing a 1-1 draw with Oldham, while Tranmere were held to a goalless draw by Yeovil at Prenton Park. At the bottom of the table, Leyton Orient claimed their first point at the sixth attempt, claiming a 0-0 draw at Chesterfield - though the two sides remain bottom and second-bottom respectively. Chris Beardsley scored twice as Stevenage ran out 4-2 winners against Rochdale, while late goals from Krtstian Pearce and Cristian Montano gave Notts County a 3-1 win over Bournemouth at Meadow Lane.
\|[January 14, 2013] Infolob Solutions Announces the Promotion of Dana Love to President as Company Builds on Recent Enterprise Successes to Advance Growth and Market Penetration Over the Next Five Years DALLAS --(Business Wire)-- Infolob, a growing Dallas-based Oracle (News - Alert) solutions provider and a Platinum member of the Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN), today announced the promotion of Dana Love to President. Love joined Infolob in August 2012, and most recently was Senior Vice President for the company. Dana FI Love, PhD, appointed president of Infolob Solutions, Inc. Dr. Love is a recognized expert in advanced analytics, big data, and cloud computing systems. (Photo: Business Wire) "Dana's experience complements Infolob's strong capabilities in big data, cloud computing and managed IT services, and his strong leadership enhances our executive team in a time of record growth and profits. His promotion continues the expectation for even greater success and market share across the Americas," said Vijay Cherukuri, founder and Chief Executive Officer of Infolob Solutions. "Since Dana joined Infolob, he has successfully secured significant new contracts for the company, spearheaded our expanded partnership with Oracle, led our specialization efforts inside the Oracle PartnerNetwork, and built out our capture management and new buiness development processes." Love brings more than 25 years of cloud computing experience in executive leadership, sales, operations, and engineering to Infolob. His career achievements have been focused on the development and implementation of diverse, sophisticated technology solutions to enterprise and government clients globally. Prior to Infolob, Love was senior managing partner for high-growth defense contractor BrightDawn, and completed significant work in the development of enhanced communication services for telecommunications and wireless service companies including GTE (now Verizon (News - Alert)) and Prosodie. Love founded and built several cloud-based PaaS and SaaS firms including Metacloud and Radnet (now Microsoft SharePoint), and led the large-scale growth and turnaround of Astyra and ADC's (News - Alert) Enhanced Services Division (now SS8 Networks). Called a "mathematical genius" by Richmond's Style Weekly, Love won the 1999 Bellcore Engineering Excellence Award, was the recipient of the 1999 Financial Times (News - Alert) Global Telecoms Award for Internet Technology, and won ADC's Engineering Excellence Award in 2001. In 2005, Dana was a finalist in the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year, Virginia Region competition. Love is a graduate of the University of Richmond in Richmond, Virginia, holds an MBA from Harvard Business School in Boston, Massachusetts, and earned a PhD in public policy economics from The University of Glasgow in Glasgow, Scotland. About Infolob Solutions Infolob is an Oracle software solutions and development company headquartered in the Las Colinas area of Dallas. Founded in 2009, Infolob works with clients in the areas of Big Data, Cloud Computing, and Managed IT Services, where we put in place technology that helps global companies automate complex business processes and achieve greater results. Woman-owned and minority-owned, Infolob has shown a CAGR of more than 100% through 2012, and has grown to today employ more than 120 skilled professionals, and maintains offices in Texas, Virginia, and Hyderabad, India. For more information, please visit www.infolob.com. Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle and/or its affiliates. Infolob is a registered trademark of Infolob Solutions, Inc. and/or its Photos/Multimedia Gallery Available: http://www.businesswire.com/multimedia/home/20130114005396/en/ [ Back To asia.tmcnet.com's Homepage 's Homepage ]
After his strong debut in Japan, Show Luo is back home to trumpet his 9th Mandarin album 9ood SHOW! Seeking to defend his No.1 best-selling artist status for the third consecutive year, the Taiwan pop idol advocates an optimistic mindset to counter the prophesied end of the world in 2012. The first plug from the album is "Count on Me", an electronic dance anthem unlike anything Show has done before. +credits to Yesasia+ Powered by Invision Power Board (http://www.invisionboard.com) © Invision Power Services (http://www.invisionpower.com)
Help me not go to Mars and get more candy bars February 14, 2013 7:49 AM Subscribe Help me eat well during a conference! I'd like tips for food that travels well on airplanes, as well as anything specific to the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place in Chicago. Many picky eater details within. posted by silly me to health & fitness (25 answers total) 6 users marked this as a favorite I’m headed to a multi-day conference next month at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place (full address: 2233 S Martin Luther King Dr., Chicago, IL 60616). I hate conferences, I hate traveling, I hate staying in hotels, I hate not eating the food I’m used to. What usually ends up happening is that I get sad and homesick and start trying to “comfort” myself by eating readily available junk food, thus triggering a feedback loop of feeling crappy and eating crappy food. This time, I’d like it to be different. What I normally eat: vast salads, lots of beans, nuts, fresh eggs, corn tortillas and occasional fish. I almost never eat out. I’m ardently against factory farming on ethical grounds, and it would have to be pretty exceptional circumstances for me to eat an egg from a battery hen (for instance). I mention this because it makes ordering in restaurants difficult. If I go with a salad with no animal products, I get a sad little affair that leaves me hungry fifteen minutes after dinner. I’m wondering what else I can do. Are there any decent grocery stores in walking distance? I’m going on my employer’s dime, and our time there will be pretty tightly controlled, so will probably not have much time to go on food-gathering trips. Being from a small town, I’m also stupid when it comes to “how to take a bus or taxi,” making longer trips to get food somewhat challenging. And if that’s not an option, are there any types of foods that travel well on planes? Cans of beans are probably out, but I was thinking bags of nuts, free-range meat jerky of some kind…other options? I need something that will fill me up and keep me running but not give me a carb crash. Energy and protein bars of all stripes give me carb crashes. Breakfast is especially challenging. I need something protein-y, and the fruit and bagel options just don't cut it.
I know that sometimes I have the option to change my video display driver, and I can access this functionality by using System->Administration->Additional Drivers. But what's the simple way to see what driver my Ubuntu 10.04 or 10.10 system is using currently? UPDATE -- I found a command I didn't know about in How to determine version and origin of proprietary drivers. Martin Owens gives this example output: kmod:nvidia_current - nvidia_current (Proprietary, Enabled, Not in use) pkg:sl-modem-daemon - Software modem (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use) kmod stands for kernel module, pkg is obviously an apt package. According to the code, jockey installs the latest candidate package and ignores any detectable kernel modules or blacklisted modules. The output is more descriptive than that from lshw by itself, but I think it is limited to giving information about drivers that were installed with jockey in the first place. Jockey, launched as jockey-gtk, is (I believe) the same application that runs when you select System->Administration->Additional Drivers .
I've just received a M6600 and tried to install Ubuntu 11.04 on the machine with some pretty poor results. By default the Radeon driver is used for the graphics card however it appears to run very poorly (screen re-drawing visible, tearing of dialogs while moving them). I installed, through Jockey, the fglrx driver (however I don't know the version that was installed) with even poorer results. All conditions were exacerbated, was almost impossible to use the machine because of tearing while moving windows and typing. With radeon driver installed, I check with powertop and see that radeon module is 65% of my inturrupts and that I'm using 70w of power (only 1 hour of battery life). I will check the fglrx module also, however its even more unusable. Please, any help would be appreciated! I cannot find release notes for the fglrx modules to know if this card is supported.
This two day session will concentrate on ways to improve the reliability of rotating equipment. With a solid basis in the concepts of reliability and reliability engineering, it will focus on the problems and solutions surrounding rotating equipment failures, diagnostics and effective methods to prevent them. This will help achieve measurable results in more efficient plant maintenance, increased operational efficiency, lower operating costs and improved plant reliability and availability. - Fundamental concepts of reliability - Types of failures experience by rotating equipment - Reliability engineering techniques and methods - Measurement of reliability - Reliability improvement programs - Economic analysis for reliability improvement At the end of this course, you should be able: - To understand the fundamentals of reliability and its attributes - To categorize and explain the types of failures experienced by rotating equipment - To understand basic reliability methods and techniques such as FMEA, fault tree analysis and Markov analysis and apply the proper methods to rotating equipment - To perform failure analysis and prediction using MTBF/MTTR, Weibull analysis and the Crow-AMSAA method - To apply root cause failure analysis - To measure equipment reliability using maintenance information systems and reliability software - To understand the application of Reliability Centered Maintenance in a proper maintenance program - To evaluate the need for and develop a formal reliability improvement program in partnership with other departments - To perform economic analysis for reliability improvement based on life cycle costing ASME Member $1,900 Non-ASME Member $1,995 (Fees include a copy of ASME press book “Practical Application of Dependability Engineering”, Professional Course Guide, Breakfast and Lunch) The course is intended for reliability engineering, operations and maintenance personnel involved with rotating equipment in all types of applications. Engineering staff involved in specifying rotating equipment will also benefit. It is valuable not only to those that are involved directly in improvement of reliability but also those that serve a supporting role, including both new and experienced staff. Double Tree by Hilton-Berkeley Marina 200 Marina Boulevard Berkeley, CA 94710 Click here to make your hotel reservation. Group Rate $139 a night. Plus all applicable taxes. Cancellation / Refunds: Cancellations made through 10/15/12 will receive a refund, less the non-refundable administrative fee of $50. Refunds are not available after 10/15/12 substitutions for individuals enrolled may be made at any time. ASME-IPTI reserves the right to cancel a course if enrollment is insufficient to ensure maximum effectiveness. This decision is made approximately two weeks before the course begins. If this occurs, enrollees will receive a full refund or be given the opportunity to transfer to another course date. Keep our cancellation policy in mind when making airline reservations, as ASME-IPTI cannot be responsible for fees charged for canceling your airline ticket. Students are responsible for handling all travel arrangements and the costs associated with their travel.
What is 52? Have you been wondering ‘What is 52′. At least 52 New Zealanders will die from asthma this year. People are surprised to learn that asthma can kill – many people regard asthma as a mild disease that causes the odd episode of wheezy breathing. For at least 52 families in New Zealand this year, asthma will be tragically memorable. The Temel’s were one family who lost their sporty, happy nine-year-old son Charlie to asthma. Read their story here. We need your help to fund research and provide education and support to all New Zealanders with asthma. Please donate generously. Click the image to hear more. Asthma Awareness Week is on the 20-26 May. Balloon Day is on the 24 May – this is our opportunity to raise awareness of the challenges associated with having asthma in New Zealand and also to raise much needed funds so we can help ‘keep our kids out of hospital’. See more here We’re here to help As New Zealand’s leading authority on asthma and other respiratory conditions, the Asthma Foundation website provides comprehensive information for health professionals, researchers, supporters and for anyone wanting current information to help manage a respiratory condition. If you’re looking for one-to-one help with a respiratory condition, contact our local Societies and Trusts or visit your GP. - Is your asthma under control – take our test and find out - Are you looking for local help – see our Societies & Trusts - Do you want to find out about managing your Asthma - Do you want to find out about managing COPD - Take a look at our useful Resources - Do you need inspiration? – see our Achievers videos
\|nonelementary (nonelementary) wrote in doors,\| @ 2012-06-12 15:43:00 \|Entry tags:\|\|john watson, sherlock holmes\| Elias M / Sherlock H [She's been through the door for nearly a week, John living in the flat in London. They lost track of Sherlock at some point, so Clare's taking a chance that Elias has returned to Las Vegas, but adds Sherlock to the lock as well.] I can't keep staying through the door. If nothing else, I have to stop back at the apartment so I can go to work. Have you heard anything more about Micah?
I'm not going to complain about every single panel of Marvel Divas 2 that I disagreed with, don't want to waste my time. But I am going to complain about this panel here, in which Marvel once again shows how little respect they have for Peter Parker. Yep, apparently according to them, Peter has always been an immoral paparazzi who'd take pictures of anything, if it meant he could get to sell them as news. I don't know about you, but the Spidey I loved, was the guy who burned all the pictures he took during Maximum Carnage, out of respect for the victims. The Spidey I loved took pictures of a mugging and then made sure not to sell any of them that had the victim's face in them. This paparazzi scumbag that Felicia's describing (and I pretty much doubt she's ever dated any photographers other than Peter), is nothing whatsoever like the real Spidey.
\|Zatanna Zatara (i_kaeps) wrote in we_coexist,\| @ 2011-10-27 18:47:00 \|Entry tags:\|\|charlie crews, zatanna zatara\| Hello again! (Charlie) Shadowcrest could supply her with anything she needed and some things she wanted, but one of the things it flat out refused to provide for her were shoes. Zatanna was all right with that since it meant participating in one of her favorite pasttimes. SHOPPING! As weird as the City was rumored to be, its shoe stores were amazing! It was a great way to kill an afternoon. Coming out of the last store (she promised!) with her bags of leather treasures she spied a familiar face. Part of her thought she should creep off before he noticed, but most of her thought she should try to be friendly. Because that's gone so well with her here with anyone that wasn't Dinah. Oh well. If at first you don't succeed, try to humiliate yourself again and again. She approached him with a small wave of shoe bags and a smile. "Hi, Charlie."
A mainlander, a Taiwanese, a Hongkie and a S’porean all sit on a chair with a nail pointed up. The mainlander yells, then picks up the nail and tosses it away. The Taiwanese says “ah a nail!” and puts it into his pocket because it might be useful later. The Hongkie says ”ah a nail!” and puts it into his pocket because he thinks he can sell it. The S’porean just sits down right on top of it and stays there because he thinks that is the way the things are supposed to be. And what does the Malaysian Chinese do? He puts it away, planning to put it on a chair that another M’sian, or a S’porean will sit on.
For the last two years, Mr. Grant, a managing director based in Florida at a regional investment bank, has been predicting the bankruptcy of Greece and a cascade of chaos across the global economy, attracting quite a following on Wall Street in the process. “Greece will be forced to return to the drachma and devalue, and the default will cause bank runs and money flowing into Germany and the United States as the only viable safe haven bets,” he declared the day before Sunday’s Greek elections, irrespective of which party would win. “Greece will default because there is no other choice regardless of anyone’s politics.” http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/06/18/one-wall-street-seer-says-the-greek-tragedy-is-near/?src=dlbksb. This recession will hurt emerging markets (Mark Mobius is bullish on them especially Vietnam, a great favourite). And our nation-building constructive media are full of doom and gloom for S’pore if the Eurozone breaks up. Err whatever happened to the scolding that a PAP apologist, Kishore Mahbubani, gave the Lady for visiting Europe implying that she should have visited Asian countries first (he forget she visited Thailand). Well Asia may be rising but Europe is still very, very important. Anyway, he should realise that there is such a thing as gratitude, despite this, “Gratitude is a disease of dogs that is not transmittable to humans”. It was said by a French investment banker after he was ousted from chairmanship of Italian insurer with which he was associated for over 40 years. Without European support of her cause, she would most likely be dead now. Asian countries didn’t care about her or her cause.
ATLANTA (CBS Atlanta) – A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official has returned to work after recently being charged with child molestation and bestiality for alleged sexual acts involving a 6-year-old boy and two of her pets. Kimberly Quinlan Lindsey, the deputy director for the CDC’s Laboratory Science Policy and Practice Program Office, is back on the job after she and her live-in boyfriend, Thomas Westerman, a fellow CDC employee, were arrested Oct. 10 on multiple counts of child molestation, according to the incident report. Lindsey also faces one charge of bestiality, according to police. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that one of Lindsey’s attorneys has indicated that she has returned to work. He added that her preliminary hearing was set for today before being reset for a future date. Lindsey’s return to the job comes after her arrest in October, which concluded a six-week investigation by DeKalb County police that unearthed evidence of a 6-year-old being used during sex by Lindsey and Westerman. The child molestation, which took place between January 2010 and August 2010 at Lindsey’s Decatur, Ga., home, involved the 6-year-old allegedly spanking Lindsey and using a vibrator on her, according to reports. In addition to the child molestation allegations, police allegedly discovered photographs of Lindsey performing sexual acts on two pets. Mekka Parish, public information officer for the DeKalb County Police Department, told CBS Atlanta that detectives were notified in late August by a medical professional of the alleged child molestation. Aside from the incident report, no other additional information or documents about the investigation have been made publically available. Lindsey was eventually released on $20,000 bond. Westerman was released on bail the weekend of his arrest. The allegations against Lindsey have come at a time when she was considered a highly regarded CDC official, being honored for several awards since coming to the agency in 1999, according to her CDC biography. Before ascending to her current position, Lindsey served in the CDC’s Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response as its senior health scientist, helping to oversee the allocation of about $1.5 billion in terrorism preparedness. Before becoming a resource management specialist for the CDC, Westerman was the night watchman. There has been no word as to whether Westerman has returned to his job, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Messages left by CBS Atlanta for the CDC were not immediately returned.
Shopping >Oxford Comics & Games “This place is a breath of fresh air for me.” “This is by far the best comic book store in the ATL area.” “couple of the younger clerks are decent, but most of the staff are disinterested and unhelpful.” “They are a great source for hard-to-find or obscure comic-related items and prices are generally reasonable for collectibles.” Cool stuff but pricey at times. I went herre looking for some Walking dead trades for a friend cause i was told they had them. They had everything i was looking for, big selection of everything really. Lots of statues toys figures and stuff, but a lot of it was more than i wanted to pay. still a good store if you into comics and science fiction. If you're looking for ANYTHING in the comics, sci-fi, horror, illustration, toy or collectible mediums, this is the place for you. I've been frequenting this place for at least 10 years or more and I still can't figure out how they cram so much great stuff into one store! The staff is knowledgable and friendly, and the selection is second to none. There's always a handful of free (that's right - FREE!!!) comics available for the beginning comic reader, and they frequently feature signings and appearance by some of Atlanta's rich talent pool of comic creators. If you're a die hard comics fan, or just beginning to dabble in the field, you owe it to yourself to visit Oxford on a regular basis. New books are available first thing Wednesday morning - don't miss out! Excellent Selection, Awful Service. Oxford Comics is an excellent place to find virtually anything related to comics or other collectibles. They get in a massive selection of mainstream Marvel and DC comics, as well as independent stuff and manga. They also have a large assortment of peripheral merchandise, including action figures, clothing, posters and other items. They are a great source for hard-to-find or obscure comic-related items and prices are generally reasonable for collectibles. However, the customer service is atrocious. A couple of the younger clerks are decent, but most of the staff are disinterested and unhelpful. One older female staff member is particularly rude and treats customers with exceptional contempt. The staff also do not appear to be knowledgeable about their merchandise and release dates for said merchandise. The store offers a "hold"/"subscription" service but does not provide any discount for hold customers, does not provide bags for hold customers and does not allow hold customers to reserve some promotional items. Unless you're looking for an item you absolutely can't find elsewhere, don't bother with the poor customer service at Oxford Comics. New release comics and other items can be obtained at a number of other stores that actually appreciate their customers. Best Comic Shop In Town, Except For The Service. Oxford is the best comic shop in Atlanta in terms of what it stocks. It has a fantastic selection of graphic novels, comics and back issues of comics, action figures, DVDs, games, and so on. There is not another store in the Atlanta area (that I know of) that even comes close to matching it. The problem, however, is that the people who work there look upon customers with contempt. They act completely put out if you have the audacity to ask them anything, or even if you disturb them to check out. It's as if you are a vile worm that they must tolerate, but they let you know that you are barely tolerable with the way they look at you and speak to you. I would love to never go back there again if there was any competition at all, but there are just some things you can't get anywhere else. One of the best. Kind of like the Godfather of Atlanta comics. I still Oxford itself, getting books at the same place as my comics was cool. Huge graphic novel section. I just don't make the drive into the area that much anymore, or I'd still be there every other week. The old standy of Atlanta comics. Oxford has everything you want, and several things you didn't know you wanted yet. They've got an excellent selection of comics, back issues, graphic novels and tpbs, action figures, plushes, imports, dvds, anime, and of course, adult-oriented-material. Seriously, the store has everything, and you could spend an hour just browsing. Getting help to find something can be a gamble, though. Depending on who you get that day, it could be anywhere from helpful to dismissive to someone you'd swear wandered in to the shop in a purple haze and isn't sure why you're talking to them. shrug Chalk it up to local color, I guess. Bonus points for being where Jennie Breeden of The Devil's P@nties (sorry, Cityserach found the word offensive) webcomic used to work. Lots of stuff except friendliness. Sure I go here when I here of a sale, or I've given up trying to find things elsewhere, but i definatly don't go for the great service, I hads a pull list with them once but they acted so put out if you needed help, or just wanted to chat that I canceled it and went to Teahouse in Sandy Springs.. They are new and may not have the selection, but they sure do make you feel appreciated, and that's what matters. A good comic shop for someone looking for it!. This place has a good selection. I live on the southside of town where the comicbook stores have everything wrapped in plastic bags. Not all of us want to read and not pay, not all of us want to mess up a good book either. They have a solid selection of new stuff as well as back order. I pretty much go here to fill my want list needs. I wish the stores near me could see that they can be a comic book shop even if they let the customers view the books before they purchase them. This place is a breath of fresh air for me. They have really good hours as well. Sunday up to 7pm I can still buy comics? That is great! Diversity in Comics. What sets Oxford Comics apart from other comic stores in Atlanta is not their posters, DVDs, toys, etc. (I'd prefer those weren't associated with comics to be honest), but their vast selection of comics mainstream and indie. Places like Titan comics might have a an Image book or two, or a dark horse book if you're lucky. Oxford is the only store in Atlanta that carries the indie stuff. The staff can be kinda gruff, but most of 'em are nice. Besides, you shouldn't really need help. It's very well organized. Other Comic Shops are Better. Yes this store has almost anything that you can imagine ever wanting in a comic shop, from a huge comic selection, back issues, comic memorabilia, toys, posters, t-shirts, statues, etc, etc, etc... but every time that I have been there, and I have been there a lot. And still go for something that may be hard to find other places. But every time I have been there the staff are not friendly at all. They never speak to you, when you ask for help they act like you are placing them at an inconvenience. They will help but they seem mad that you asked them for help. Another minus is discounts, other stores will give you a discount if you have a hold list with them and buy a certain amount each month. Other stores like Titan Comics give you up to a 20% discount plus free bags for your comics. Oxford will only give you 10%. And with the online comic business coming up with discounts up to 40% plus free bags and boards, and free shipping, on line stores like ComicSupply dot com are becoming more popular. If stores like Oxford don't start appreciating their customers, people will go other places to get their fix on comics and comic related items. Sign in with Facebook Sign in with Facebook to see what your friends are up to!
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It's always impressive to me when a commissioner, head of a company, or someone else in a position of power gives the green light to information that could be deemed damaging. But when you have a group of hockey-mad people who apparently don't care by what means they get a team, and another smaller group of fans that no one will recognize exists, why not release that info? It's not like anyone'll care, anyway. TNSE's chairman Mark Chipman held a press conference yesterday in which he told the story of how the Thrashers came to Winnipeg. Chipman wasn't going to read the speech he did yesterday - one that included all of the details - until he got an e-mail from Gary Bettman giving him the green light to. What followed is something that should make any fan of the integrity of the game upset. The Phoenix Coyotes were within a scant ten minutes of returning to the city, when Glendale ponied up $25 million to keep them there for at least one more season. Bettman couldn't ignore that money, so he basically all but promised the team to his friend Chipman. In a summary of the presser in the Winnipeg Free Press, there are enough details to shed some light on the situation. Chipman is an extremely intelligent businessman and went about this in 100% the right way - make friends with the commissioner, be proper in your business dealings, and be patient. It's the league - the league who promised Chipman he'd get his team, and the league who offered the Thrashers up to them on a plate after Phoenix fell through. Chipman said this regarding his dealings with the Coyotes, and presumably the Thrashers: "It was on the basis that the NHL was going to do everything possible to find a solution in Glendale. We were asked to act as a back-up plan. We willingly agreed to do so knowing that, if nothing else, we would become intimately acquainted with the process and gain a further level of trust and respect with the league." As more and more news leaks out about the fraternization going on between TNSE and the league, is it any wonder that it only took a few months to get the Thrashers out of town? Does it shock people that none of the local buyers were treated with any seriousness - and why none have been vetted by the press past what the Atlanta Spirit Group have said? After all, in Chipman's own words: "[We were] uplifted by the fact the league had taken us so seriously and, as a consequence, had indicated it would just be a matter of time before we would actually acquire a team." When all is said and done, and the move is complete, don't be shocked if more information leaks about the league and Atlanta Spirit's possible improper handling of this move. As it stands right now, be thankful that at least Mark Chipman is being honest in what is going on. This franchise deserves an owner more like that than ASG. It's just a shame that one like Chipman couldn't keep the team here. Check back with SB Nation Atlanta's frequently updated Thrashers sale StoryStream for the latest updates. For discussion, join Bird Watchers Anonymous, SB Nation's Atlanta Thrashers community or Behind The Net, our Winnipeg NHL community. For more hockey, visit SB Nation's NHL hub.
February New Recipes Challenge January 28, 2013 16 Comments Next month I am going to be trying some new recipes! I generally go through long periods of time where I just cook and bake the same things over and over. But THEN I get tired of those and become motivated to search the internet for awesome-looking meals and goodies; I also hit the library and check out a bunch of cookbooks! Well, I have been doing that the last few weeks and have some great ones in mind. :) Every Wednesday (starting on the 6th) I will be sharing the ones that I tried the week before. I’ll take photos and share the link to the website or tell you the book they came from. I will also be rating them, using a very advanced rating system! (Well, not really. I’ll just give the recipes 1-5 stars. lol) If you will also be making new dishes and/or desserts in February, please let me know – I’d love to follow along and see what you make! You can comment on Wednesdays on my post with a link to yours, if you want. Oh, and how ever many and whatever type of recipes you choose to make is just fine! Let’s get cookin’!
Iron Student Chef Winners Announced April 27, 2010 Sixteen culinary students gathered in Careme's gourmet restaurant on the campus of Atlantic Cape Community College to get their cooking orders on April 27. At 9 a.m. sharp, it was time to start the Iron Student Chef competition sponsored by the Culinary Student Association at Atlantic Cape's Academy of Culinary Arts. The students were organized into four teams of four. Their mission: to create four dishes, each incorporating a tightly guarded secret ingredient revealed only minutes before the start of cooking. The teams were given 15 minutes to create recipes and 90 minutes to cook. The secret ingredient to be included in each team's four dishes, from appetizers to entrees to desserts: chocolate. The teams were given chocolate and a variety of other ingredients and told to produce two plates for each dish, one for display, and the other for judging. The first place trophy-winning team included: Nikki DiCicco of Moorestown, Nicholas Heishman of North Cape May, Andrew Hackett of Bridgeton and Nicholas Persons of Atlantic City. The second place team, silver medal winners: Jorjiana Costantino of Margate City, Joe DiMatteo of Newfield, Tiffany Seaman of Bayville and Ashley Tharp of Mays Landing. The bronze medal third place team: Savannah DeJesus of Malaga, Joshua Miller of Mullica Hill, Hanais Montero of Vineland and Lisa Smith of Seaville. The Academy hosts the Iron Student Chef competition each spring. For more information on the Academy of Culinary Arts, call (800) 645-CHEF or visit www.atlantic.edu/aca.

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