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In W.E., a cinematic study in style, Madonna, who cowrote and directed the movie, animates the hidden life of Wallis Simpson, the scandalous, twice-divorced American expatriate who married—and dethroned—Edward Windsor, the King of England, in 1937. The movie, which uses fashion to inform the characters, splits its time between the past and present day: Wally, an unhappily married wealthy woman (sleepily played by Abbie Cornish), becomes obsessed with the duchess (portrayed with elegance and wit by Andrea Riseborough). When Simpson's clothes and jewelry are on display at a Sotheby's auction in Manhattan, Wally's fascination with these stunning artifacts—among other beauties, a charm bracelet of gem-encrusted crosses, by Cartier; a gossamer silver chiffon gown by Vionnet; a gray wool flannel Schiaparelli day suit that Simpson idiosyncratically accessorized with medals on the peplum—offers her a window into the duchess's private world. Interestingly, Madonna views the magnificent clothes and jewels with a conflicted eye: Simpson's possessions may have been lovely, but they did not guarantee happiness. Or even admiration: While always well dressed, the duchess was ostracized and a rather tragic figure.
"I started doing research in 2009, a year before we began filming," explained Arianne Phillips, who's been collaborating with Madonna for 15 years. "To me, Wallis Simpson was a style icon, but I didn't know she was a couture client well before she met Edward. She was also a hungry whore for jewelry. Edward gave Wallis jewelry to make her feel royal. My first task was figuring out how to re-create those famous gifts."
Phillips forged relationships with Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels to replicate the cross bracelet and 10 other iconic pieces. For the gowns, undergarments, and dresses needed for the 60 costume changes in the film, Phillips scoured the Vionnet and Schiaparelli archives and then, with the cooperation of both houses, redesigned and (often reimagined) Simpson's clothing. "Some of the pieces that the duchess actually ordered I thought were hideous," Phillips said. "Those wouldn't work for the movie, so we modified and invented. Wallis wasn't pretty; she was handsome, at best. In England, it was noted over and over how unattractive she was. But Wallis was a lot of fun—very entertaining. She had a freedom to her that was definitely reflected in her clothes; the duchess was all about presentation. And that became her refuge, and her prison."


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Prof. May Phang to Present Debut DePauw Recital Sunday Afternoon
September 24, 2003
September 24, 2003, Greencastle, Ind. - The DePauw University School of Music will present its new artist/teacher of piano, May Phang, in her debut recital at DePauw, this Sunday, September 28 at 3 p.m. in Thompson Recital Hall of the Performing Arts Center. She will play works of Brahms and Scriabin, in addition to the contemporary composer Gougeon. Phang was hired after an extensive and very competitive international search last spring. A native of Singapore, she has studied and performed on three continents. The event is free and open to the public.
May Phang began her piano studies in Singapore, where she obtained her Associate and Licentiate diplomas from the London Trinity College of Music by the age of twelve. A graduate of McGill University in Canada, she is currently completing a doctoral degree at Temple University in Philadelphia. Now an assistant professor of piano at DePauw, Phang has prior teaching experience at Carroll College in Waukesha, Wisconsin, and the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music in Milwaukee.
She has performed in numerous solo and chamber music concerts in Singapore, Canada, the United States, and Europe, performing in venues such as the Goethe Institute in Singapore, Chapelle historique du Bon Pasteur and Place-des-Arts in Montreal, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Kennedy Center for the Arts and National Gallery in Washington, D.C., and at festivals such as the Singapore Festival of Arts, the Montreal International Piano Festival and the Karol Szymanowski Festival in Zakopane, Poland.
A prize winner of several competitions including the Chopin Young Pianists' Competition in Buffalo NY, Canadian Music Competition, Concours d'orchestre symphonique de Montréal, and Pontoise International Young Artists Competition in France, Phang has also performed with numerous American and international orchestras. Radio and television appearances include profiles on Singapore Broadcasting Corporation's Life and Times and Arts Around and broadcasts on Radio Canada, Vermont Public Radio, WFLN in Philadelphia and WFMT, Chicago.
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An unlikely duo, it seems that Karl Lagerfeld and Snoop Dogg may be working together on a music video in St. Tropez. Uncle Karl was spotted wearing all white ensemble and entering "Saint-Tropez's mythic cafe, Senequier, to shoot a video clip with Jean-Roch, the nightclub impresario whose latest single is dedicated to the famous resort town. The track also features Snoop Dogg." I want to see Karl's gangsta lean
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Reading for Connection
Jill Reid
In December, winter finally feels real. Our yard is a red field of pine needles I can't keep raked. Even in Louisiana, the air has turned cold enough to hurt. Today, my daughter and I walk around our neighborhood. Ellie wears her new blue coat and last year's pink scarf. She twirls and leaps between the pinecones and acorns that garland the road. Sometimes, we hold hands and leap into the leftovers of autumn, pressing against what has fallen away, hoping for a satisfying crunch beneath our soles. Our neighbor's chimney unfurls thick woolly plumes. We suck in the good and cold smoky air. Everywhere we are bombarded with choices to notice and connect, to make contact with the season we are in.
On our walks, Ellie and I read the sounds and smells and images surrounding us. I want to teach her how important it is to notice well, to expect to encounter the sacred and profound between the lines of sidewalks strewn with acorns and leaves. As we walk, a poem spins in my mind, and connects itself to this moment I am 34 years-old and holding the hand of my six-year-old daughter as we walk slowly down our street. My mentor and friend, Jeanne Murray Walker, wrote the poem. I can hear her voice in each line as I whisper the poem to myself.
"Connections" By Jeanne Murray Walker
After, against, among, around. How I admire prepositions, small as they are, nothing but safety pins, their lives given to connecting. They are paid help, maids in black uniforms who pass hors d'oeuvres. Or better, they're the joy that leaps between us when we get to know them. Without connection, what can survive? Because the lawn waits for the sun to wake it from its winter nap, we say sunlight lies on the grass. Even the simplest jar connects – jar under moonlight, on counter, jar in water. It was prepositions in the Valley of Dry Bones that stitched the femur to the heel, the heel to the foot bone. And afterwards, they got up to dance. Between, beside, within may yet keep the chins and breasts from tumbling off Picasso's women. If I could, I would make prepositions the stars of grammar like the star which traveled the navy sky that night sweet Jesus lay in his cradle, pulling the wise and devious kings toward Bethlehem, and us behind them, trekking from the rim of history toward Him.
In its long smooth threading, Jeanne's poem reveals both how small and resilient are the bridges that connect moments and people and object. Words pull "the wise and devious kings / toward Bethlehem, and us behind them, / trekking from the rim of history toward Him." Something as small and fragile as a preposition seams time and place and person together. Something as small and fragile as a baby in a manger connects mankind to the miraculous.
When I'm finished whispering the lines, I call Ellie to me and long to remember this moment the way I remember the lines of the poem. I wonder if Ellie will remember any of it at all. The sky darkens, and patchy strings of Christmas lights flicker here and there in neighbors' yards. Ellie and I follow them like stars. We breathe the cold air and hold bare hands until the cold forces them back into our pockets. In a moment, we reach for each other again.


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NBA Fit, part of the league's ongoing initiative to introduce basketball to young people, premieres today on Disney XD. Check the press release below for details:
"NBA Fit," a series encouraging health and fitness for kids and families, and featuring a roster of NBA stars, shows what it takes for an NBA player to train for optimal performance on the court. Hosted by Daniel Curtis Lee ("Zeke and Luther"), the series includes Dwight Howard of the Orlando Magic, Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder, Andre Iguodala of the Philadelphia 76ers, Kevin Love of the Minnesota Timberwolves, Chris Paul of the New Orleans Hornets, Derrick Rose of the Chicago Bulls, and Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh of the Miami Heat, among others. Produced by NBA Entertainment, "NBA Fit" premieres FRIDAY, APRIL 29 (4 p.m. ET/PT) on Disney XD, followed by multiple presentations throughout the week.
NBA Fit is part of the league's ongoing initiative to introduce basketball to young people. Players highlighted on each episode are as follows (all at 4 p.m., ET/PT):
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Howard, Iguodala, Love, Glen Davis and Eric Gordon
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Durant, Paul, and Chris Andersen
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Wade, Luol Deng and Nene
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Getting to yes with the assaultive but oddly charming Energy Drink Tie-Dye uniforms that Adidas unveiled for the NCAA Tournament.
Picking the right hideous NBA jersey isn't easy, considering how many assaultively teal, dinosaur-afflicted, outsized-logo'ed options there are to choose from. But for those looking to get just the right horrible, sleeveless last-minute gift, we present the conclusion of our Classical Gift-Buying Supplement: this handy (if by no means comprehensive) guide.
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With all due respect to Topps and them, Amelie Mancini makes the world's most interesting baseball cards. The French-born artist's hand-printed cards—dedicated to baseball's victims of weird injuries and ill-advised facial hair—are unlike any other. On the occasion of the debut of her new set, "Marvelous Mustaches," we talked baseball, and baseball cards.
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Serious lodging industry sales professionals know it's critical to constantly reevaluate the sales process. Here's some great ideas that will yield you success.
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
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Hey industry suppliers: It's time for you to shake up your sales.
You got it, now is the perfect time to reevaluate how you are communicating with hotel industry buyers to maximize those sales and create ongoing relationships that goes beyond the invoice. The industry may be in record breaking mode, so the question becomes is your company breaking records too?
Either way with the industry in what we call the sweet spot, what better time than to rethink how you connect with those companies buying your products and services.
But starting from scratch just isn't all that easy so we went ahead and got the experts to weigh in on what they do that helps goose sales and keep buyers engaged for the long term.
And we did it all at last week's BITAC® Luxury where we got amazing insight on better ways to do the stuff we all take for granted during the sales process.
BITAC® is of course the industry leading one-on-one meetings and relationship building event. This week marks the 47th BITAC® meeting, which is attracted the luxury lodging executive elite representing leading and forward thinking companies. And they're all here to come together at BITAC® to problem solve, network, sign deals and exchange ideas to move forward the quality of experiences for hotel guests, while adding profits to the bottom line. There's even time to cut loose, be social and network in a luxurious and relaxed environment.
Javed Bhaghani, President of Biscayne Hospitality – a company that manufacturers furniture, millwork & soft seating - said too many industry suppliers don't understand what it's like to be a lodging executive tasked to make large purchases. And in order to really connect with them it's not about trying to make a sale, it's about building trust.
"We have to put ourselves in the focus of the buyer and understand what it's like to walk around in their shoes. Then it is about trust building activities so they can understand what you are all about as a person as well as a professional.
"It's also important to understand the dynamics of their position. Try to take the fact they will be presenting to their board and listen carefully to what is important to them," said Bhaghani.
Michael Richman, Vice President with Cabanas by Academy – a company specializing in accessories, awnings/canopies, fabric and textiles agrees. "People buy from people. The more of the relationship you build, the more there is an exchange of trust," he said. To build that trust Richman says to listen and hear what is going on in their lives. That will give suppliers a chance to send those people congratulations on promotions or other important life events. Also he suggests thanking people who refer business too.
Which brings up another great point, communicating for the sake of communicating. Not as a direct result of desiring to make a sale. Bhaghani said he regularly calls on customers just to say thank you for their help putting food on his table so he can take care of his family.
"Call customers every once in a while just to appreciate them as people. Sometimes I'll get a funny reaction because they cannot believe I am calling and not trying to sell them. It's all about being grateful," said Bhaghani, who also thanks lodging executives with a small thank you such as a box of chocolates with every order they place; no matter the size.
Richman added that it's critical to make sure you have the basics down as well. "You can't forget about the little things because they add up too. "Make those phone calls, make sure they get the samples and always tell the truth. It's important as sales people to communicate with customers. And know that everyone makes mistakes because nothing is going to go 100 percent perfectly all of the time, but if we communicate and are honest it shows value," Richman said.
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47 Jawbreaker "24 Hour Revenge Therapy" with Mischa Pearlman
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We try to settle the age old question, "Who is better: Matchbox 20 or Third Eye Blind? R.E.M. comes up more than you'd expect! And Ramsey immediately alienates our guest by asking him a bunch of random questions about a country he lived in for a while! All this and MORE!
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ComputerWorldUK - Glyn Moody - Rather out of the blue, Business Secretary Vince Cable has made a series of proposals affecting patents, copyright and trade marks:
Business Secretary Vince Cable, today set out new plans to make sure UK creativity and innovation supports growth. Speaking at The Big Innovation Centre, Dr Cable launched a range of measures that will improve services to business, strengthen enforcement, and help consumers get the most out of creative products and services.
The plans, which will involve a step change in the way the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) delivers services, include:
launching a superfast patent processing service to deliver patents in just 90 days and a faster trade marks examination service which will deliver a full examination report in five days, instead of 10;
a campaign to educate smaller businesses about getting the best value from their creativity and innovation;
action to help consumers and young people understand the importance of respect for IP and the harm counterfeiting or illegal downloading can do; and
working with key partners, such as the City of London Police, to tackle IP crime such as counterfeiting and online piracy.
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When you are searching for a new wireless keyboard, chances are, you need a new mouse as well. It's much easier to buy a package deal. After researching and deciding on the ideal new keyboard, it can be reassuring to know the mouse will be compatible. It is also nice to know it will have the same quality the keyboard you have chosen has.
With there being so many keyboard brands available, it can be a little overwhelming trying to choose one you can trust and to have the features offered that you prefer. That is why we have put together this buying guide to assist people just like you in finding the perfect wireless keyboard and mouse to meet all of your needs. We have included a section of things to consider before purchasing, and we have listed our favorite ten wireless keyboard and mouse combos. We hope you find this guide helpful in your search.
Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Combo Buyers Guide
Things to Consider Before Purchase
Comfort – If having a keyboard that encourages you to use correct posture and help relieve stress on your hands and wrists from long hours of use is important, consider purchasing an ergonomic or adjustable keyboard.
Battery Type and Life – It's always a good idea to read the type of battery required and how long your keyboard will last between charges.
Operating System Compatibility – Be certain to check the compatibility of your operating system(s) and the keyboard you purchase.
Shortcut Keys – If having easy access to media keys, operating system specific hot keys, or the ability to customize function keys are important to you, be sure to check the availability of these features.
Keys – There are 3 available key layouts. The silicone membrane type keys were standard on keyboards until a few years ago. Now, you can purchase keyboards with scissor-switch keys that offer either a low profile quiet typing experience to a tactile feedback key that helps ensure users every key press is registered. Mechanical keyboard keys most often offer a stronger tactile feedback which is louder.
Other Features – Bluetooth capable, backlighting, and anti-ghosting are just a few of the latest features offered on some keyboards.
Mouse Features to Consider
Optical Tracking – You definitely want your new mouse to keep up with you and not lag.
USB Multi-Connection – Many of the keyboards we reviewed offer the ability to connect the keyboard and mouse using the same USB connector. This allows an extra port to stay empty for other uses.
Blue Track Technology – A mouse with Blue Track technology is able to be used on just about any surface.
Ten Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Combos
The Best Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Combos Reviews
Logitech Mk550 Wave Wireless Keyboard/Mouse Combo
The Logitech Wave combines the K350 keyboard and M510 mouse. The ergonomic keyboard has a wave design and cushioned palm rest for added comfort. It features media controls and shortcut keys for internet, email, program files, and more. It also includes 128 bit AES keyboard encryption ensuring your information is safe and enhanced function keys. The mouse has a contoured design with rubber grips and offers excellent cursor control. The keyboard and mouse are connected using 1 unifying receiver with a 2.4 GHz connectivity. The keyboard battery life lasts up to 3 years, and the mouse battery life will last up to 2 years based on 2 million keystrokes per year. AA batteries are included. This combo comes with a 3-year limited warranty and is compatible with Windows XP, Vista, and 7.
Wireless Desktop MK710 (US)-by Logitech Inc.
Another great entry from Logitech is the MK710, big brother to the MK550 above. The MK710 is an ergonomic keyboard with a sleek profile design and includes a palm rest and incredible battery life efficiency boasting up to three years life from both keyboard and mouse (based on average 2 million keystrokes per year). The LCD dashboard shows you battery life and the scroll wheel is extremely smooth. The Logitech MK710 is also on the lighter side, weighing in at a mere 2.2 lbs so it's not too strenuous to slide it in your bag if your working out and about.
HP Wireless Elite Keyboard and Mouse
The HP Elite keyboard has excellent features including hot keys, versatile function keys, a number pad, battery life indicator light, and quiet low-profile keys that are extremely responsive. The angle and height can be adjusted to allow users to work comfortably. The mouse features a scroll wheel and a 1000 dpi optical sensor that will work on most surfaces. With a 2.4 GHz connection, you can link up to 5 compatible HP accessories to the same micro receiver. It works up to a distance of 30 feet and comes with a 1-year limited warranty. The HP Elite is compatible with Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, and 10.
Microsoft Wireless Comfort Desktop 5050 Keyboard and Mouse
This Microsoft keyboard features their Comfort Curve design. In addition to the built-in palm rest, this combination makes an excellent ergonomic keyboard. It also includes the ability to customize shortcut keys to access files, media controls, webpages, and more with the click of a button. AES 128-bit encryption is included ensuring all of your information is kept private. The mouse includes Blue Track technology making it easy to use on just about any surface. Wireless distance is up to 30 feet, and 4 AA batteries are included. This keyboard is compatible with Windows 10, 8, 7, and Mac OS x v10.4-10.10 and comes with a 3-year warranty.
Logitech MK270 Wireless Keyboard/Mouse Combo
The Logitech MK270 is connected at 2.4GHz using Logitech's nano receiver. It allows the keyboard and mouse to share 1 USB port. The keys are low profile and quiet and include 8 hot keys allowing users to access media, email, and more with 1 button. 9 Function keys and a number pad are also included. The keyboard battery life lasts up to 36 months, and the mouse battery life lasts up to 12 months based on 2 million keystrokes per year. The keyboard and contoured mouse combo have a simple plug and play connectivity allowing a distance up to 33 feet. It is compatible with Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, XP, and Chrome OS. 2 AA batteries are also included.
Jelly Comb MK08 Ultra Compact Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Combo
Jelly Comb's MK08 is a sporty, compact, yellow and black keyboard. It is connected by 2.4GHz using 1 USB receiver for both the keyboard and mouse. It has low-profile quiet keys and customized Windows hot keys. With simple plug and play, the keyboard and mouse work immediately for Windows. It is also compatible with Android devices. 2 AA batteries are required.
TopMate Ultra Slim Portable Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Combo
TopMate's wireless keyboard features a slim design with suspended chocolate keys. 12 hot keys make accessing web pages, email, files, and more simple with the touch of a button. The mouse has 1600 dpi optical resolution and shares a nano receiver with the keyboard using 1 USB port. 4 AAA batteries are included. This simple plug and play combo is compatible with Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, XP, and Chrome.
UHURU Compact Slim 2.4GHz Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Combo
The UHURU wireless keyboard is connected at 2.4GHz and features an advanced high-end mainstream chip PAN3205 for excellent connection up to 33 feet. The keyboard and mouse are connected using a nano receiver and require only 1 USB port. The ergonomic keyboard can be laid flat or at an angle and includes a flexible wrist rest. The keys are quiet and sensitive ensuring every keystroke is registered. 12 Windows hot keys make accessing email, program files, media controls, and more easy with just the touch of a button. The key caps are coated for protection against water and dust. After 8 minutes of inactivity, the keyboard will shut down to preserve battery life which lasts up to 14 months. The mouse has rubber grips and a dpi choice of 800, 1200, or 1600. A unique plus with this UHURU keyboard is the 10 million keystroke life and 12-month free replacement guarantee. Compatible with Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, and XP, the keyboard and mouse require 2 AAA and 1AA batteries.
EagleTec K104 / KS04 2.4 GHz Wireless Combo Keyboard and Mouse
This EagleTec keyboard is ergonomic and splash resistant. It has a 2.4GHz connection with a nano receiver for connecting the keyboard and mouse to 1 USB port. It features an 18-month battery life with built-in Smart Sleep technology. 12 hot keys create easy access to email, media, program files, and more. Set up is easy plug and play designed for Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, and 10. It also has adjustable rear feet, a low battery indicator, and quiet concave keys. The ergonomic mouse features rubber grips and a choice of dpi including 1000, 1500, or 2000. 2 of the 5 buttons on the mouse are customizable for a variety of functions.
OfficeTec Wireless Keyboard And Mouse Combo
The unique look of the OfficeTec wireless keyboard makes it an attractive addition to any office space. The quiet low-profile keys include 9 hot keys and 12 function keys allowing simple access to email, web pages, media controls, and more. It has a simple plug and play design for Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, Chrome OS, Mac, Macbook, and Smart TVs. The 5-button ergonomic optical mouse has a dpi of 800, 1000, or 1200. A nano USB receiver connects the keyboard and mouse to 1 port at 24GHz. It has an 18-month battery life and requires 4 AAA batteries.
We hope you have found this buying guide useful in your search for a new wireless keyboard and mouse combo. We recommend deciding on the features that are most important to you and reading as much as you can before purchasing. We wish you the best of luck!


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About the Instructor - Traci is a lifelong artist, with a BFA in Graphic Design from Clark University. She has studied extensively with professional artists to continue her education, working with Daniel Greene, Mark Hayden, Dominic Distefano and David Curtis, among others. Her approach is to meet the students where they are at, allowing them to discover what painting is for them. Her goal is to teach students to see clearly, and learn basic techniques so that they can paint representationally, adding their own personality and interpretation. You can see Traci's work at www.tracithaynecorbett.com, and on instagram @tracithaynecorbett


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Blue Eagle Ceramic Planter
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Handmade by a husband and wife, this multipurpose vessel can be used as a planter for your favorite houseplant, or add a pop of color to the kitchen filled with spoons and other cooking utensils. Made of pure stoneware ceramic, the signature Blue Eagle Pottery glaze gives the feeling of a Southwestern sunset. The warm toast and cream colors are accented with pops of teal and crimson.
Food and beverage safe, no drainage hole. Measures approximately 5-6.5" tall by 5.5-6.5" wide. Plant not included.


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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In an apparent effort to test Iranian goodwill following a landmark nuclear deal, the United States on Tuesday asked Iran for help in finding an American private investigator who has been missing there for more than six years.
The White House called for Iran's cooperation in locating retired Federal Bureau of Investigation agent Robert Levinson, who disappeared during a business trip to an Iranian island in the Persian Gulf in March 2007.
"We welcome the assistance of our international partners in this investigation, and we respectfully ask the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran to assist us in securing Mr. Levinson's health, welfare, and safe return," the White House said in a statement on Tuesday.
In November 2010, a video surfaced in which Levinson asked for help in winning his freedom but did not say who was holding him or where. The Iranian government has repeatedly said it knows nothing about Levinson's disappearance or whereabouts.
Levinson is known to suffer from diabetes, raising questions about the state of his health. But a friend of the missing man and his family said on Tuesday that there was reason to believe that Levinson was still alive.
On Monday, the FBI's Washington Field Office issued a statement noting that on Tuesday, Levinson would become "one of the longest-held Americans in history," overtaking the record of 2,454 days in captivity spent by Associated Press journalist Terry Anderson in Lebanon before he was freed in 1991.
The FBI said that it has been investigating Levinson's disappearance since 2007. Last year, the Bureau offered a rare $1 million reward for any information that could lead to his safe return.
The latest White House plea for Iran's help comes days after world powers reached a deal with Iran to curb that nation's nuclear program in exchange for the easing some of the crippling sanctions that the global community has imposed on Tehran.
Levinson, who worked for 28 years as an investigator for the FBI and the Drug Enforcement Administration, traveled on March 8, 2007 to Kish Island, a Gulf resort and free trade zone, as a private investigator. Friends of Levinson said that, around that time, he had been investigating the counterfeiting of cigarettes, though mainly in Latin America.
On Kish Island, he was scheduled to meet Dawud Salahuddin, formerly known as David Belfield, an American Islamic militant, friends of Levinson say.
In July 1980, during the hostage crisis in which American diplomats in Tehran were held prisoner by Iranian students, Salahuddin allegedly shot dead a former spokesman for the Shah-era Iranian Embassy at his suburban Washington home.
Salahuddin then fled to Iran, where he spent the following decades pursuing activities ranging from English teaching to fighting with militants in Afghanistan to acting in an award-winning Iranian movie.
Earlier this year, an Iranian lawyer for Levinson's family told the U.S.-supported broadcasting outlet Radio Free Europe that Levinson did meet with Salahuddin on Kish Island before mysteriously vanishing.
In a March 2011 statement, Hillary Clinton, then secretary of State, said that Levinson was being held somewhere in South Asia, raising the possibility that he could be in the custody of a militant or criminal group.
Secretary of State John Kerry met with Levinson's family in March and urged anyone with information about his whereabouts to come forward. The White House said at the time that finding Levinson is "a high priority" for the United States.
Reporting by Mark Felsenthal and Mark Hosenball; Editing by Cynthia Osterman


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There's been a lot of talk about Flex versus Flash and the ability to integrate Flash content into your Flex applications. To be honest its always been a bit of a pain to get that all working seamlessly until I saw the Flex Component Kit for Flash CS3 demo'd just now. Its basically an extension that lets you package up a Flash movie clip as an SWC for use in Flex, complete with code-hinting, states, transitions, custom events etc. You won't believe it until you see it -- the improvement in workflow is just tremendous, its now easy to get that creative look from Flash over to Flex and you'll save hours implementing it.
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[V] Vegetarian [GF] Gluten Free [GFA] Gluten Free Alternative Available [VE] Vegan
- BREAKFAST - - Brunch & Lunch -
All sandwiches and puccia breads are served with dressed rocket and garlic & basil marinated tomatoes
- Starters / Nibbles / Sharers - - Wood Fired Pizza -
Grown in Italy. Crafted IN-House.
Our expert pizzaiolos craft genuine wood-fired Neapolitan pizzas. The 00 flour, tomato sauce and Fior di Latte mozzarella are all sourced from Naples. The dough is proved for longer resulting in a lighter crust. Cooked in the wood-fired oven, every pizza has a unique smokey flavour and is authentically charred, something that is impossible to replicate with a gas or traditional home oven. Find out more about our wood-fired pizzas.
- Salads / Pasta -
Grilled halloumi [GF] [V]
Avocado [GF] [VE]
Grilled chicken breast [GF]
Mozzarella di Bufala D.O.P [GF]
Grilled salmon [GF]
Grilled garlic & oregano marinated leg of lamb steak [GF]
Beetroot falafel [GF] [VE]
- Josper Grills / Burgers / Sides -
Béarnaise [GF] [V]
Peppercorn jus [GF]
Porcini & portobello mushroom cream sauce [GF] [V]
Harissa mayonnaise [GF] [V]
Upgrade to sweet potato fries & harissa mayonnaise [GF] [V]
- Home Comforts / Sunday Roasts - - Dessert & Coffee -
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- Kids Menu -
Pick your side to accompany your main course
Pick your side to accompany your main course
Additional sides 1.50
Roasts Are Available Sunday From 12pm
We source gluten free bread, pasta and buns to cater for guests with a gluten intolerance. Dishes marked with GF are made with non gluten containing ingredients. Our dishes marked with GFA have non gluten containing alternatives available, and can be altered upon request.
Despite our best efforts, due to the nature of our kitchens we are unable to guarantee that our dishes are free from any allergen.
Please note our gluten free bread contains egg.
We do not include nuts in any dishes on our main menu, but trace elements may exist in some dishes, and our daily specials and breakfast menu may include nuts. Please inform your server of any allergies that you have.


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Relay for Life
At St. John's we do amazing things! Since 2012, St. John's has participated in the Tolland Relay for Life. Prodded by Father Bill Byers, we embarked on this miraculous journey and have never looked back. The team, the Spirit Walkers, is made up of members of the St. John's community as well as those outside the parish walls. The youth of the St. John's is a welcomed presence and their energy is abundant especially in the wee hours of the morning. The team has met annual goals with joy and passion each year. Please contact Melissa Fenner to become involved as a team member or committee member or for additional information. — Melissa Fenner
Olivia, Grace, and Claire Palmer perform Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah at the Relay for Life Benefit Concert, Ellington High School, 4/22/16
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Little Walter
Little Walter defined the sound known as Chicago Blues harp. He was the first musician of any kind to purposely use electronic distortion as a musical technique, fundamentally altering the listener's expectations of the harmonica. His virtuosity with the harp established the standard vocabulary for modern blues and blues rock harmonica players. Little Walter scored 14 top-ten hits between 1952-1958, and was the best blues artist produced by the post war Chicago blues movement.
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Frustrated with IT But Still Wanting a BI Solution?
Jul 13, 2010
The volume of structured data, contained in transaction systems generated by organizations, is at an all time high and will continue to increase. This structured data, however, now needs to be combined with the unstructured data that represents the majority of corporate data and the new social network data. More importantly, knowledge workers and decision makers want this data accessible and made available for analysis. Additionally, much of the unstructured data is already is in the hands of the departmental knowledge workers, but they lack the tools to use it.
Business Intelligence Platform selection has traditionally required the approval of two groups at once, Information Technology (IT) and the departmental knowledge workers, which has always made purchasing and implementing a business intelligence (BI) platform a tricky thing to do. Anyone reading this can probably relate to the tension you've observed between your IT department and departmental end-users. Trying to get consensus and agreement on a new platform, typically dead in the middle, takes time and normally leads to some sort of compromise. But the new economic conditions are forcing IT and knowledge workers to look at different approaches for BI.
The new economic realities are driving CIO's to look at lower cost solutions that provide the additional analytical capabilities demanded by knowledge workers. See my last post for additional information. But the knowledge workers can no longer wait and their increasing frustration appears to be fueling a growing bifurcation with central IT over the nature and future of BI. Specifically, IT led/managed BI versus departmental led/managed BI. Pressured by the new economic realities, the need to cut costs, the need for more information and analytics, and the need to quickly demonstrate business value is pushing the knowledge workers to look past central IT to address their unmet needs. The perceived benefits of improved analysis and decision making are so compelling that the knowledge workers are making the choice towards SaaS/Cloud, despite the risk of creating new fragmented silos of applications and tools.
What makes SaaS/Cloud so compelling?
SaaS/Cloud BI's key selling points, the ones that are getting the knowledge workers to open their wallets include: (a) the ability to get a BI solution with an almost total lack of IT involvement; (b) little or no upfront cap-ex expenditures for the solution; and (c) op-ex based subscription model that allows you to pay-as-you-go (subscription fee per month instead of a large annual license fee).
Is the future of BI in the Cloud? I'd like to hear your comments.
I would like to remind our readers that this blog is not just about ASR, nor is it about any specific vendor , infrastructure or solution - it's a forum for "us" to express thoughts and ideas about the nature and state of business intelligence (BI). I say "us" because a blog is only a one-sided conversation unless there is input from you. Keep the comments coming and make this a repository for industry awareness and better practices. Also, feel free to ask questions or let me know if there are special topics that are interest to the ASR community, and we will try to find the answers for you.
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Title: Scientists And The Public Often Don't See Eye To Eye
Post by: Bianca on July 13, 2009, 07:10:21 am
Scientists and the public often don't see eye to eye
Peter N. Spotts
Thu Jul 9, 2009
Have you hugged a scientist today? Had dinner with one lately? Know anyone who knows someone
who knows one? (Watching "Bones" doesn't count.)
If you answered "no" to any or all of these questions, you're not alone. That acquaintance gap symbolizes a broader cultural gap between many scientists and the rest of the public.
That gap is highlighted in new public-opinion research released today by the American Association
for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and the Pew Research Center, both in Washington.
And it's a gap that could lead society to make some unwise choices as a new set of science-related issues looms on the horizon, some science-policy specialists say.
On the one hand, the public generally has a very favorable view of scientists, despite the political tugging and hauling over global warming or teaching evolution as the last theory left standing to
explain the emergence and development of life on Earth.
Some 67 percent of respondents said that while science conflicts with their religious beliefs, scientists make significant contributions to society's well-being. Slightly fewer (63 percent) of those who take a literal, biblical view of creation also acknowledge science's general contribution to society.
Over all, scientists as a group enjoy very high standing with the public. Some 70 percent of the respondents agreed that scientists contribute to the well-being of society, compared with 84 percent for the military and 77 percent for teachers. (For the record, only 38 percent of the respondents thought journalists contribute to society's well-being.)
But when it comes to scientists' views of the public, 85 percent of those responding to the pollsters agree with the proposition that the public's lack of scientific knowledge is a problem for science. On
a battery of basic questions about well-established facts, non-scientist respondents collectively
scored an average of 65 percent and they were not grading on a curve. And some 49 percent of
the scientists responding say the public holds unrealistic expectations about how quickly scientists
can answer their burning research questions.
When it comes to science as a guide to public policy on issues ranging from global warming to the use of animals in lab experiments, the gap also becomes apparent. On nuclear energy, for instance, or the use of federal funds to support embryonic stem-cells research, scientists are far more likely to support these than the public at large.
"Some of that is a difference in understanding what the science shows," says Alan Leshner, the chief executive officer for the AAAS. But the difference also reflects the fact that advances in some scientific disciplines over the last 20 years or so "are coming into conflict with some core human-values issues. And, of course, only scientists are stuck with what science is showing. Policymakers or the public are free to deny, disagree, or disregard what the science is showing."
Organizations like the AAAS are trying to encourage scientists to do a better job of communicating what they do to the general public. It's a notion that seems to be resonating with many younger scientists, Dr. Leshner and other say, although it's still tough to do while trying to teach, conduct research, and hunt for the grant money that will pay for the research.
When scientists talk about trying to close the gap, they often focus on what the public and educators need to do to boost scientific literacy. And they focus on the media, which communicates at varying levels of accuracy, as to what researchers are up to and why.
But these may not be at the core of the problem, suggests Chris Mooney, who has written widely on science and public policy in the US.
"I don't think the gap you see is attributable to ignorance," he says. People form their political positions based on a variety of factors, and scientists don't know how or don't try to reach out to them, he says.
"A very small percentage of Americans know a scientist personally," he explains. "Scientists are just
not on their radar."
To change that, "scientists need to reach out to America," he continues. Personal contact may not change an individual's worldview, Mr. Mooney suggests, but it does have the potential to demystify scientists and the way they approach their world more than huddling in a lab would.
Policy debates involving science will continue long after those over global warming or stem cells fade, he says. "Knowing every last fact on the part of the public would be nice, but it's not as essential as being in tune in a deep and engaged way with the role of science in the country."


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Kent Farrington Finds His Winning Way in the Friends of the Meadows Cup
Kent Farrington Finds His Winning Way in the Friends of the Meadows Cup
On Friday, a field of 37 entries took to the International Arena at Spruce Meadows to compete in the Friends of the Meadows 1.60m competition. In a five-horse jump off, USA's Kent Farrington piloted the 11-year-old Belgian Warmblood mare Gazelle to a first place finish in 40.59 seconds. His win automatically qualifies him for Sunday's prestigious $3 Million CP International Grand Prix CSI5*. "It was nice to get the qualification out of the way to now focus on the next one," said Farrington. "I'll enjoy this victory tonight but It will be back to work tomorrow."
USA's Lillie Keenan set the tone in the jump off with a lightening fast pace aboard the 11-year-old gelding Super Sox. The duo put up a challenging time of 41.09 seconds to finish in an eventual second place. "Lillie really went for it. She has a long-strided horse and on the roll back to the third fence I think she went wider than planned," said Farrington. "My strategy was to go a little bit slower to number two and turn back very short – I think that's where I made up the time."
Finishing in third place was Switzerland's Puis Schwizer and the 11-year-old gelding Leonard De La Ferme CH. The duo finished in 43.03 seconds, locking in their qualification for Sunday's grand prix.
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(04-15-2013, 11:10 AM)djjwilly Wrote: I've got real jaw problems myself. I found that my jaw was lowering even with a full fask mask on and causing leaks. Now I have the Innomed Hybrid mask, which is a full face mask, but with nasal pillows. The key to it is that it has a plastic cup on the bottom that my chin rests in. It is keeping my jaw closed which is really hard to adjust to. My AHI's are high at the moment, and I still have to figure out why. The chin cup does help way more than a chin strap, which is torture. I thought I'd mention that to you. DJ
Thanks for the reply. I have looked at the masks with the lower chin cup built in but have not tried as yet. The mirage full face mask produces very low leaks but the AHI and AI are climbing steadily.


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Prospectus Photography
Good photography is hugely important when trying to convey the quality and professionalism offered by your school, academy or sixth form not only in your proactive marketing but also in your day to day communications, of that there is no doubt. Our experienced account handlers work with a number of equally experienced photographers up and down the country, who regularly visit primary and secondary schools getting the best out of staff, students and facilities in order to promote the organisations in the best light possible whether online, in digital media formats or in printed prospectuses, leaflets, press adverts or large format displays.
In addition to general lesson and extra curricular activity based static images we are also delighted to offer aerial photography, videography and enhanced digital interactive images to provide the versatility and differentiation which will set you apart from the competition.


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Brenda's daughter, Jolinda, constantly worried about her mother every time she would come to visit. Jolinda has always known her mother to be very self-sufficient in her everyday activities. When Jolinda would visit, she noticed her mom mixing up medications pills, not properly adjusting the thermostat, and had difficulty reading price tags while shopping – an activity she loved. Jolinda felt that her mother was slowly losing her independence.
With great strength, Brenda finally was able to open up to her daughter that her vision was declining with tears streaming from her face. Brenda expressed the she has a difficult time carrying on daily tasks and doing the things she really loved. Jolinda was heartbroken and had no idea this could be the cause. It was in that moment that Brenda knew she had to seek help with her low vision. Even though Brenda was living in a blurry world, she made up her mind that she wasn't going to give up the things she loved the most and more importantly she was going to keep her independence.
The MEDARVA Low Vision Center was able to help Brenda. The Center's Occupational Therapist trained Brenda on an optical magnifying tool device. After her visit, Brenda not only went home and organized her medications, but for the first time in years sat down to read one of her favorite books.
"I thought I would only read a chapter or two, but after seeing how easy it was, I stayed up and read the entire book that night," Brenda said. "These tools have definitely changed my life, brought joy back to living and helped me gain my independence back."
Brenda is even more hopeful to know that losing her vision does not mean giving up her activities, but finding new ways to do them with even more confidence and independence.
Sometimes, the patient like in Brenda's case does not recognize functional vision complaints. She did not realize she had altered her life to avoid reading for long periods of time, not doing activities she loved like shopping, and occasionally mixing up her medications.
The most important thing to remember is a diagnosis of low vision is not the end of independence. There are numerous tools, tricks, and lifestyle changes that will keep each patient doing what they love.


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We are already a full month and a half into our school year, so it is time for our first report. This is a culminating project to to end ELA Unit 1 - Fudge-A-Mania where we learned about characters and how they react to different events, and how to summarize (it is a loooong book). I got my pizza boxes from a local restaurant supply store for under $15. Since I had to buy a package of 50 will be another project with these in the future to use the other 22 boxes!
Students working on their Pizza's. The first wrote about how their character reacts to different events in their notebook on a circle to have 6 or more examples.
We then added the "cheese" with some yellow paper. I made a stencil by cutting a plate to a smaller size so they could all trace the circle and we knew it would fit. Then they drew the lines across the cheese to match the slices below. To make sure they didn't cut too far we drew a small circle in the middle as a "stop" line, also the spot that got glue to attach the cheese.
The cheese has the illustrations to match the character reactions below.
The cover has the title of the story and the author. Inside the cover is their summaries of the completed story. Some summaries are longer than others so you can see different levels of learning - sorry I will add another picture soon.
Finally, I put them up in our hallway with 1 push pin in the middle!
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5 Rustic TV Console Designs
There is nothing better than a well-designed and comfortable TV console to spend quality social time with your friends and family. A beautifully crafted TV console would provide you with rejuvenation and relaxing feel that every homeowners wants to return to after a tiring day. Slump or slumber in these amazingly detailed and beautifully designed TV consoles that would fit perfectly in any modern or contemporary home. These comfy little spaces would serve as ideal escape for you and your entire family from the hassle of daily life.
(Interior Design, Home Renovation Image Sources: Woof Woolf, Studio 99, and Thom Signature)
This amazing design has a distinct personality to it. The beautiful wood work on the wall contrasts beautifully with the red bricked design in the background. The room achieves a distinct look where it looks filled with quality furniture but avoids a cluttered look and lets each piece of furniture breathe and shine in its full glory. The amazing attention to detail in this TV console is astounding to behold. It is a private little space perfect for relaxing and unwinding.
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A perfect setting for anime fans. This amazing design combines playfulness and modern architect to create a stunning space that would keep the homeowners energized and entertained for years to come. The bricked wall adds a rustic feel to the whole space while the open windows share glimpses of the rejuvenating outdoors. The soft shades of cream and aqua add a softness to the whole interior creating a perfect TV console experience.
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A colorful design paired with rustic elements creates a truly unique and distinct space. This amazing design creates a complete experience for the home owners. Open space, uncluttered design and amazing elements of furniture and artwork all combine together to create a truly stunning design. The colorful sofas create focal point in the room that adds a bit of playfulness and modernistic feel to the entire space. The classy wooden table and bricked wall add a more homely and theatrical feel to the room.
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An industrial style TV console that takes the complete advantage of amazingly crafted lights and unique pieces of furniture. The wooden furniture and industrial lights contrast each other perfectly and instill a unique feel and beauty to the room. The beautiful textured wall is further highlighted by the sparkling lights directly highlighting its beauty. A perfect seating arrangement for a small family that would let the homeowners glean the complete experience.
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An expansive TV console that combines all the luxuries one could ever imagine. The entire room is tied together in perfect harmony that is testament to the unique and stunning interior design of this space. The projector lets the audience gain the full impact of the movie and media while the rustic wooden background adds a new twist to the whole design making it shine in all its glory. A perfect design for cinema lovers that would let them experience the feel of the theater in their very home.
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Ace of Pentacles and Home Sweet Home.
Using the suit of Pentacles to predict someone's home.
Ace of Pentacles speaks of our possessions and the things that give us security. Ace of pentacles often shows up in a reading to say something about our home. Because of this we can give the suit of pentacles the theme of home and can be used to predict what someone's home is like. It can also be used to predict the next home of someone including our own.
Ace of Pentacles speaks of the home you grew up in.
Two of Pentacles denotes a home by the sea or by water.
Three of Pentacles denotes building your own home from scratch.
Four of Pentacles denotes living in an expensive apartment with a great view.
Five of Pentacles denotes living in a 'dirty' city or a bad neighbourhood.
Six of Pentacles denotes community living where everybody knows your name.
Seven of Pentacles denotes living on a farm.
Eight of Pentacles denotes living overseas.
Nine of Pentacles denotes having a beautiful home with a big garden.
Ten of Pentacles denotes a home where you will be growing old and have most of your memories.
Make the prediction
To predict your next home shuffle the tarot deck and cut the deck in two. Put the bottom pile on top of the top pile. Lay the cards out one by one. The first pentacle card between 1-10 that shows up is the answer.
Ace of pentacles and the roots of your being
Ace of pentacles often speaks of the roots of your being. If you have blocks with money and finances; look into your first lessons in life about security. Did you feel safe as a child? Are you craving safety and abundance in your life because you felt unsafe when you were younger? Abundance is linked to doing what you are meant to be doing; however, that can be difficult if you feel unsafe inside. No matter how much money you have will never give you the security you need.
Find out where you are on the Tarot hierarchy of needs to identify how high or low on the ladder you currently are. From then on you can set out to change yourself from the inside out.


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The Best Dish of Summer? Hint: It's Easy as Pie
Atlantic. Beach. Pie. If you're going to make one dessert before summer's end, this is the one.
Now blowing with hurricane-strength force winds, the story behind this humble storm of cracker crumb crust, citrus custard filling, and waves of whipped cream slowly began to pick up momentum in 2011. That's when chef Bill Smith served the pie to a group of hungry chefs and food writers from the Southern Foodways Alliance who were visiting his native eastern North Carolina. Bill, a New Bern native, conjured the recipe based on research from old community cookbooks and memories of his childhood in the 1950s.
"When I was little it was the only dessert at most seafood restaurants along the coast," said Bill. "Everyone had a version. We were told back then that you weren't supposed to eat dessert after seafood. It would make you sick. Except this."
After the symposium, Bill began serving his version, made with a Saltine cracker crust and whipped cream in place of a meringue, at Crook's Corner, a Chapel Hill institution. Atlantic Beach Pie officially reached regional tropical storm status in 2012 when NPR ran a segment about it.
"I can't take it off the menu," Bill said.
Fast-forward to hurricane season this summer. Bill wrote his own essay about the pie in Our State magazine. YouTubers filmed videos about it. (Do yourself a favor and Google "cooking & cussing" and "Atlantic Beach Pie".) Savvy cook and editor Kristen Miglore of Food 52 minted it as one of the site's Genius Recipes. Then, after months of kicking myself for not harnessing this growing storm sooner and putting it in the pages of Southern Living, Kathleen Purvis, one of my favorite writers, took on the legend.
And then my mother-in-law emailed me last week from, of all places, Atlantic Beach, where she tried it for the first time. "Best pie I have ever put in my mouth!" she wrote. "Lillie fixed this for Bridge Camp! Easy and delicious! Lillie said to use 1/2 cup butter."
So we heeded Lillie's advice and took Bill's recipe into the Test Kitchen where SL desserts maven Pam Lolley whipped up the eight-ingredient wonder. Mind you, this is a food team still suffering from a granulated sugar hangover earned from months of testing and tasting the Thanksgiving pies and Christmas cakes for our holiday issues, but we took one bite and snapped to attention around the kitchen island. Turns out this kissing cousin of Key lime pie and lemon meringue pie was the best dessert I'd tasted in months.
This pie is for real.
"Isn't it hilarious?" Bill said incredulously when I called to proclaim my love for Atlantic Beach Pie. "I had a piece this morning for breakfast."
Atlantic Beach Pie Based on a recipe published in Our State, this is the authentic article. We recommend using fresh lemon juice in the filling and sprinkling the top as Bill Smith does, with a final flourish of sea salt.
For the crust:
- 1 1/2 sleeves of Saltine crackers
- 1/3 to 1/2 cup softened unsalted butter
- 3 Tbsp. sugar
For the filling:
- 1 can (14-oz.) sweetened condensed milk
- 4 egg yolks
- 1/2 cup lemon or lime juice, or a mix of the two
- Fresh whipped cream
- Coarse sea salt
1. Preheat oven to 350°. In the bowl of a food processor or using your hands, crush the crackers finely. Add sugar, and knead in butter until the crumbs hold together like dough.
2. Press cracker mixture into a 9-inch pie pan. (Or use an old-fashioned 8-inch tin pie pan.) Refrigerate for 15 minutes. Bake at 350° for 18 minutes or until crust turns golden. While the crust cools (it doesn't have to cool completely), beat the egg yolks into the condensed milk. Add the citrus juice, and beat until well combined. Pour filling into shell, and bake for 16 minutes or until filling is set.
3. Refrigerate pie until cold. Dollop with whipped cream and sprinkle with sea salt before serving.


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Christianity is all about Jesus. In this short video (with sound) find out who he is, why he came and what it means to follow him.
If you would like to find out more, why not come along to one of our Sunday services?
We also run Christianity Explored courses for people who want to look deeper in to the Christian faith and investigate what the Bible says about Jesus.
He's the Christ. The King who God Himself had promised to send, who would put everything right by setting up a kingdom of justice and love.
He's also the Son of God. God Himself, entering the world as a human being.
Jesus proved who He was by what He did. He healed people. He calmed storms. He raised the dead. By doing these things, the King was giving a glimpse of life in his kingdom. A perfect place, with no suffering, fear or death. It's the world we all want.
But many people rejected Jesus. They thought they'd be happier making their own rules and living outside His kingdom. This rejection of The King is something we all do. Jesus called it sin.
It damages our lives and will eventually leave us separated from the joy of being in the kingdom.
God won't let those who reject the King live with Him. So we face what Jesus called hell. An existence without anything good, forever.
People rejected the King so violently that they killed Him by nailing Him to a cross. But His death wasn't a mistake by God – it was a master-stroke.
On the cross, Jesus was cut off from God's friendship and goodness. He chose to experience hell – so that we don't have to. The sinless King died to take the punishment sin deserves.
Jesus was opening the way into his kingdom.
Three days after His execution, His tomb was found to be empty. Over the next few weeks many ate with Jesus. Dozens spoke with Him. Hundreds saw Him. Jesus the King could not be contained by death.
He had risen!
So, today, right now, Jesus is inviting people to come into His kingdom. He tells us to repent and believe the good news.
Repent means to turn around, to live with Jesus in charge instead of ourselves. Believe means to trust that Jesus has done everything we need to give us a place in His kingdom.
Living with Jesus as King isn't easy. His followers will be rejected, just as He was. But they also live a life of deep security, satisfaction, and joy, knowing God and His forgiveness, being helped by His Spirit, and looking forward to the King's return, when He will finally establish His loving kingdom forever.
Jesus offers all this to anyone and everyone who repents and believes.
How about you?
Content courtesy of Christianity Explored and the Good Book Company
We all want to be happy. Why is lasting happiness so hard to find? We will be running an informal course called 'Life Explored', which asks the question, 'What's the best gift God could give you?'
If you are interested in coming along or want to find out more, please fill in your name and email/phone number here. Explore Christianity and think through what life is all about.
We meet as a church every Sunday morning and evening. Find out more about our services here.
This is a group for ladies who would like to investigate Christianity and learn about Jesus from the Bible, in a relaxed and informal environment. We meet during term time in a church member's home in Eynesbury. Come and join us on Friday mornings, 10am-12pm, to look at the Bible together and discuss what we have read. We finish the morning with cake and a cuppa. We are a very friendly group of women and would love you to come along and join us.
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If you had had the opportunity three months ahead of time to prevent Darfur's genocide, what would you have done?
The world faces such an opportunity today. On Jan. 9, just 84 days from now, the people of southern Sudan and of the disputed region of Abyei -- which straddles northern and southern Sudan -- will vote in referendums on self-determination. If held freely and fairly, these votes will result in an independent, oil-rich Southern Sudan. If not, the catastrophic war between the north and the south that ended in 2005, after 2.5 million deaths, could resume.
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If you had 90 days to prevent another Darfur, what would you do?
On January 9th, Southern Sudan will vote for its independence. The country is currently led by an indicted war criminal, Omar al-Bashir. Both north and south are preparing for war, leaving civilians at grave risk of major human rights violations.
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"Your country is burning and being looted and people are now living in [a] dire situation where there is no medicine."– Sudanese protester interviewed by Al-Jazeera on November 27, 2016
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Sunday marked the first day in a three-day civil disobedience campaign across Sudan. Although the Sudanese government dismissed the level of participation as insignificant, local reporting in Khartoum shows that many Sudanese people joined in the first day of this campaign. Numerous shops remained closed in Khartoum and Omdurman and many parents kept their children home from school. Although the government tried to portraySundayas a typical day in Khartoum, the difference was evident in the lack of automobile and pedestrian traffic in normally congested areas. As one driver in Khartoum's largest public transportation station said in theSudan Tribune: "the streets are empty as if the country is on a holiday."
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On November 17, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power announced that the United States will introduce a resolution in the U.N. Security Council for targeted sanctions and an arms embargo for South Sudan. In her remarks at a U.N. Security Council meeting on the situation in South Sudan, she said:
"Let us not treat the leaders of South Sudan as though they are responsible and credible interlocutors, but engage them as the cynical actors that they, unfortunately, have shown themselves to be – too often putting their short-sighted personal interests over the welfare of millions of their own people who are suffering... Let us stop acting as if the principle of sovereignty, as critical as it is to the functioning of the international order, as if that principle gives the South Sudanese Government – or any government – license to commit mass atrocities against its own people, or to fuel a humanitarian crisis that has left millions of lives hanging in the balance."
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Today, NOOW partner The Enough Project released a policy brief, "Five Lessons from a Sanctions Practitioner," by renowned threat finance specialist Peter Harrell. The brief argues that, done right, sanctions can have enormous impact.
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Today, NOOW partner The Enough Project released a new comprehensive study, "A Criminal State: Understanding and Countering Institutionalized Corruption and Violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo," by Sasha Lezhnev. The study, the second report in the the "Violent Kleptocracy: Corruption and Conflict in East and Central Africa" series, details how Congo is not a failed state—for everyone. It is a failure for the vast majority of Congolese who suffer from abysmal security, healthcare, and education services. However, it is an efficient state for ruling elites and their commercial partners who seek to extract or traffic resources at the expense of Congo's development. Over the past 130 years, Congo has had many elements of violent kleptocracy, a system of state capture in which ruling networks and commercial partners hijack governing institutions and maintain impunity for the purpose of resource extraction and for the security of the regime. Violence has been the systemic companion of these regimes. This study argues that President Kabila and his close associates rely in large part on theft, violence, and impunity to stay in power at the expense of the country's development. If international policymakers are to have a real impact in helping Congolese reformers actually reform the system, they need to shift the lens through which they view the conflict.
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Today, NOOW partner The Enough Project released a new report, "Bankrupting Kleptocracy: Financial Tools to Counter Atrocities in Africa's Deadliest War Zones," by J.R. Mailey and Jacinth Planer. The report describes how the state in several conflict-affected countries in East and Central Africa has been hijacked and transformed from an institution that is supposed to provide social services and safeguard the rule of law into a predatory criminal enterprise that does quite the opposite. The international community has the power to chip away at the environment of impunity that characterizes these violent kleptocracies—and the United States is in a position to play a leading role.
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Books covered in this review:
• Versed, by Rae Armantrout. Wesleyan University Press. 121 pp., $22.95
• The Winter Sun: Notes on an Avocation, by Fanny Howe. Graywolf Press. 196 pp., $15.00
Is there anything other than the fact that these two writers are women that causes them to be reviewed together? Well, they were included by Ron Silliman in his In the American Tree (though only Armantrout made it into Paul Hoover's Postmodern American Poetry). They were both born around the same time–Howe in 1940, Armantrout in 1947, and while this may seem like a small common ground from which to start, other similarities and connections will be explored as this review progresses.
Rae Armantrout was born in Vallejo, California, but grew up in San Diego. She has published nine books of poetry and has also been featured in a number of major anthologies. She currently teaches at the University of California, San Diego, where she is professor of poetry and poetics.
In his foreword to Veil: New and Selected Poems, Ron Silliman characterizes Armantrout's poetry as "the literature of the vertical anti-lyric, those poems that at first glance appear contained and perhaps even simple, but which upon the slightest examination rapidly provoke a sort of vertigo effect as element after element begins to spin wildly toward more radical (and, often enough, sinister) possibilities." Paul Hoover adds to this that "her approach to composition associates things more in clusters that in (narrative) lines," citing from Armantrout's essay "Chains" that "these associations are 'neither transparent and direct nor arbitrary, but somewhere in between. . . . Doubt and choice can coexist in the reader's mind. For me this better corresponds to the character of experience.'" Armantrout is a reluctant language poet who feels that the term
seems to imply division between language and experience, thought and feeling, inner and outer. The work I like best sees itself and sees the world. It is ambi-centric, if you will. The writers I like are surprising, revelatory. They bring the underlying structures of language/thought into consciousness.
In her "Poetic Statement," collected in American Women Poets in the 21st Century: Where Lyric Meets Language, she expands on that statement:
I think my poetry involves an equal counterweight of assertion and doubt. It's a Cheshire poetics, one that points two ways then vanishes in the blur of what is seen and what is seeing, what can be known and what it is to know. That double bind.
As with politics, so with art–it is difficult to sustain radicality. It may be that what was once radical, once accepted, becomes–or at least approaches–the mainstream (or does the mainstream approach it?). Compare the opening poem in Versed, "Results," to the opening poem in Veil, "Extremities." Part 1 of "Results," a poetic sequence, reads:
Click here to vote
on what's ripe
for a makeover
or takeover
in this series pilot.
Votes are registered
at the server
and sent back
as results.
A significant proportion of Versed is comprised of sequences. Not so Veil. "Extremities," presented here in its entirety, is not:
Going to the desert
is the old term
"landscape of zeroes"
the glitter of edges
again catches the eye
to approach these swords!
lines across which
beings vanish / flare
the charmed verges of presence
Although both poems are clustered, the first exhibits much more of a logical, narrative flow, whereas in the second the lines seem to float independently, as if coalescing on the page like debris deposited by a narrative stream. Note the humor that appears in both, though more overtly in the first. Although the structure is the same, the latter is a much more radical approach within that structure. The former even contains punctuation.
Note, in particular, the line "in this series pilot." The words are not "pilot series," which could flow logically from the first stanza, one interpretation of which could refer to a television viewer participating in a Nielsen survey. Considering that the words appear in the first part of a poetic series, they could also be self-referential. This would place Armantrout as the "server" and, hence, refer to the editing process. Referring again to Silliman's forward to Veil: "Armantrout is perhaps the most rigorous and obsessive reviser–revision in some vital inner-driven sense is her process of writing." It could also be a way of honoring her writing circle, which, we learn from Silliman, consists of "a small and somewhat rotating cluster of friends," to whom she has long sent versions and revisions. This cluster has at times included not only Silliman, Bob Perelman, and Lyn Hejinian, but also Fanny Howe.
This does not mean that Armantrout does not take shots at the sycophants who deliver the evening news. Having alluded to the medium of television in the first poem before swerving away from it, she returns in the title poem, where she writes:
The "Issues of the Day"
are mulled steadily
by surrogates.
The word "mulled" is an interesting choice–one of those bon mots with which Valéry would have been proud to be associated. It is one of those words with a multiplicity of meanings, from "a period of deep thought" to "the flavouring of an alcoholic beverage" to "the nonacidic humus on a forest floor that eventually integrates into the soil beneath it." The wit exhibited in these three lines is immense. Armantrout lambastes and lampoons not only the experts who analyze the dead material of humus until it reaches an even greater inertness but also the American viewing public who depend on these "surrogates" to think for them.
While the wit that has long marked Armantrout's work survives in this book, not so her familiar collage technique. Many of the poems have become indistinguishable from straight lyric. A prime example is the title poem of the "Dark Matter" section. Examining the first part, we see a logical flow even though expressed in her cluster technique:
Who am I
to experience a burst
of star formation?
I know this—
after the first rush
of enthusiasm
any idea
recedes and dims.
Certainly this is good lyric–great, in fact–and much better than most. But it is not the adventurous work by which she has come to be known. If you are only going to own one Armantrout, this isn't the one.
Fanny Howe was born in Boston in 1940. In addition to being a poet, she is also a novelist and short story writer, having published more than twenty books and won many prizes, including the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize, which is presented annually by the Poetry Foundation to a living American poet whose lifetime accomplishments warrant extraordinary recognition. She is currently professor emeriti of writing and literature at the University of California, San Diego
The Winter Sun is a collage, but not of things borrowed. The collage here is a collection of Howe's various writings, from prose poem to prose to lyric. This approach provides an insight into the distinction between poem and prose, as both are by the same author. "The Message," for example, is a prose poem:
Everything has already happened at every step I take. I enter, with each move, the past of the place I am entering. This would be true on a city street, with people walking toward me. I would be entering the face of their past, they would be entering mine. Everything would be over for all of us everywhere we stepped.
"Branches," meanwhile, is a recollection of Howe's early memories written in prose:
My sister, Susan, and I shared a room with many windows in the back of the railroad flat. She was three and a half years older than me, which would have made her six at the time. The day of my birth must have been a dark day for her, but being oblivious to that, I idolized her and happily did her bidding. We settled ourselves into the classic order determined by the superiority of the firstborn.
The distinction between prose and a prose poem is definitely evident in these passages – note the distinct rhythm of the first and the difference in the narrative flow between the first example and the second where the second is very logical while the first is an oscillation in time.
Like Ron Silliman in some of his excursions, Howe is not averse to interposing prose with verse, as this passage from "Branches" shows:
I look and see what has some to look back at me: a sizzle of frost
links forms between the tracks and winter clouds are furry.
They shield the fields the way fresh water shields a fish.
A chill burns color from all things.
While wool whirls from factory spires.
Spouts and tunnels in the air and silk rope.
"The order of the signs"–these are called.
The Winter Sunis essentially Howe's memoirs. Interesting anecdotes about growing up with her sister, poet Susan Howe, in a nonconformist family—their mother established the Poets Theatre in their home, and Robert Lowell, Samuel Beckett, Kenneth Rexroth, and more were regular visitors—are presented in a prose style whose strength will not surprise anyone familiar with Howe's verse.
Ultimately, these two books capture a pair of poets in their sixties, each having behind her a long writing career. Considering that Howe divided her writing time between prose and poetry, The Winter Sun is effectively representative, and while Armantrout is not at her best in Versed, it nonetheless offers a snapshot of her current approach. Though neither book would be recommended as the place to begin reading these poets, or as the only one of their books you might read, they're nonetheless interesting and enjoyable. If you're a fan you'll want to add them to your collections.
The author of poetry, reviews, and essays published in a number of literary journals both in the United States and Canada, John Herbert Cunningham has recently become host of the half-hour radio program, "Speaking of Poets," which is available for download or streaming from The University of Winnipeg's CKUW. He is currently working on a manuscript of poetry.
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In a world where science and technology are evolving at a more rapid pace than ever before, the importance of interdisciplinary research has never been more pressing in the field of science. We now have the tools to understand the universe more fundamentally, be it discovery in the fields of physics, biology, or nanotechnology. What has always distinguished a few scientists who make life-changing discoveries (the kind that earns you an SI unit named after you) is that these men and women did not limit themselves to one field of study. They instead looked for factual answers, aided by the scientific process, in every facet of the world around them.
Take Sir Isaac Newton as an example. Although most famous as a pioneer in the world of physics, Newton had countless other scientific interests. Newton concocted numerous proofs and theorems which contributed to the development of mathematical studies of calculus, all in an effort to quantify the relationships he was discovering in the world of physics. He was also a dedicated astronomer who created the world's first reflecting telescope. Newton improved on several other advances in the fields of particle physics and optics thanks to his intuitive understanding of light waves and how they behave. Finally, Newton published his Three Laws of Motion which are still fundamental in the study of mechanics today.
For me, Newton's real genius lies in how he used the results of the countless experiments that led him to his numerous scientific discoveries. Sir Isaac Newton blended his knowledge of mathematics, physics, chemistry, and simple observations of the world around him. From this amalgamation came the staggering developments that made Newton a man of history.
A modern day Newton who has taken the same principles of academic diversity to heart is Dr. Rakesh K. Jain, a professor of Tumor Biology at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Jain has recently focused his research on the physical forces exerted by tumors on the blood vessels that keep cancerous growths oxygenated. Dr. Rakesh realized that as the cells in a tumor grew uncontrollably, they constricted the blood vessels with "solid stress," resulting in poor oxygenation of the tumor. These tumors actually proved to be some of the most lethal. Chemotherapy and radiation treatment have only a marginal effect on poorly-oxygenated tumor growth, and tumors of this nature often metastasize to other parts of the body. Dr. Jain's research has spanned many disciplines of science, from constructing mathematical models and digital images to map tumor growth to discovering that a drug already in mass production could be used to alleviate the stress on blood capillaries in dense tumors. The drug is an antihypertensive drug, and Dr. Jain found that it interferes with the formation of collagen and hyluronan, two connective tissues that can barricade a rapidly growing tumor. Dr. Jain's research will be improving patient prognoses everywhere in the near future.
As we advance in the academic world and our studies become more and more focused, it's important to remind ourselves that there's a lesson to be learned from just about anything. Although some may disagree with me, we may be better off because Newton didn't just stick with doing algebra and geometry.


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The absence of top consumer China, which broke for a one-week holiday from Thursday, is likely to keep gold prices in a tight range during Asian hours. Traders were also waiting for US nonfarm payrolls data due on Friday before placing big bets.
Spot gold was little changed at US$1,114.90 an ounce by 0315 GMT, not far from a two-week low of US$1,111.60 hit in the previous session. The metal has lost 3.4 per cent in the last four sessions.
US private employers added a stronger-than-expected 200,000 jobs in September, payrolls processor ADP said on Wednesday. Though other data showed factory activity in the US Midwest contracted, investors cheered the jobs data, sending the dollar up on hopes of a rate hike this year.
"Gold prices came under pressure with upbeat US economic data," said ANZ analysts. "ADP data shows US (nonfarm) payrolls in September could beat forecast estimates." Robust nonfarm payrolls could spark another sell-off in gold, as the data could prompt the Fed to raise rates soon.
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Holdings in SPDR Gold Trust, the world's largest gold-backed exchange-traded fund, rose 0.48 per cent to 687.42 tonnes on Wednesday, but the gain failed to support prices.
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Among other precious metals, platinum edged up 0.5 per cent to US$908.50.
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Re: FIRE on WIND SONG
The Wind Song was withdrawn from service, as the damage from the fire (which began inthe engine room and did not injure any passengers or crew) was too severe for economical repair and return to service.
Wind Song and all Windstar ships meet all SOLAS standards, and that probably prevented any tragedy from occurring. MSY Wind Spirit, a sister ship to Wind Song, has been repositioned from the Caribbean (and this summer, the Mediterranean,) to French Polynesia, where it has taken over Wind Song's scheduled cruises.
IMO, this is an excellent way to see French Polynesia, an otherwise very pricey destination (lodging and food are sky-high). If anything, the large motorsailing yacht experience and extensive waterpsorts offerings from Wind Spirit enhances the experience (and as a diver, I use the SCUBA offerings avidly).
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