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Names: Mark and Sarah Raffinan
Date: July 2, 2005
Ceremony: a farm in Free Union
Reception: Farmington Country Club
Guests: close to 150
Engagement: 15 months
Budget: Worth every penny, but a whole lotta $$$!
Weather: Wonderful! Clear, low humidity, 90 degrees
Menu: Passed hors d'oeuvres, then a full-service dinner Music: Uncle Henry's Favorites provided bluegrass music for the ceremony and cocktail hour. Then we switched over to Motown/dance music with a great band called Horizon.
Best: Having an event planner to make all of our dreams come true with none of the stress of having to pull it off ourselves. We really got to sit back and enjoy the entire weekend. The best part of the actual day would have to be when we read the vows that we had written to each other. Our interfaith minister had taken us through a long process of getting ready to stand up there and be married, so the vows were a culminating moment that meant a lot to us.
Worst: The only thing that bums us out is that we might never have that much fun again in our whole lives!
Unexpected: The only "unexpected" things were some of the dance moves that we saw guests trying to pull off.
Advice: 1) Decide what you want (not what your mom or the magazines tell you you "should" want) and 2) Hire an event planner who is going to listen to those ideas and make them happen
Names: Erin Davis and Charles Keiningham
Date: October 29, 2005
Ceremony: UVA Chapel
Reception: Glenmore Country Club
Engagement: 9.5 months
Budget: $50,000
Weather: Sunny, high of 56
Menu: Full service dinner
Music: DJ from the DJ connection
Best: One great thing was that Charles' cousin Colin returned from the war in Iraq just two weeks before, surprising everyone. The best thing was having all of our family and friends in one place, like a big family reunion.
Worst: Before we knew it, it was over!!!
Unexpected: Erin's sister, who was a bridesmaid, had a sick child running a very high fever and had to leave immediately after the wedding to take the little guy to the doctor.
Advice: Don't bother registering; no one pays any mind to that. Don't cut corners– if there's something you really want that you've always dreamed of, find a way to have it. And oh– relax, smile, have fun, and don't sweat the small stuff– you certainly don't want to be labeled a Bridezilla.
Names: Jen Chafin & Lee King
Date: April 9, 2005
Ceremony: UVA Chapel
Reception: Omni Hotel
Guests: 85
Engagement: 15 months
Budget: $10,000
Weather: After a week of rain, our wedding day was the sunniest and warmest day of the year to that point.
Menu: Buffet and heavy hors d'oeuvres
Music: DJ
Best: Lee and I met in the fall of 1995 as first years at UVA. When we began planning our wedding almost 10 years later, there was no question we'd be married in Charlottesville, despite the fact that we moved to Seattle only a couple of months after getting engaged. The best moment by far was seeing each other in the Chapel– but bringing everyone we loved together in Charlottesville was the icing on the cake. To celebrate our love and commitment in a town so full of memories was an absolutely amazing experience.
Worst: Debit card spending limits. Keep in mind that no matter how much you have in your bank account, the bank won't let you spend more than your daily limit. Don't wait until after a delicious rehearsal dinner– and lots of wine– to find out what that limit is. Our phone call with Wells Fargo was 45 minutes lost with our guests that we'll never get back!
Unexpected: Lee's aunt surprised us by putting together a hilarious slide show of childhood photos that ran on loop during our reception. It was sweet and definitely entertaining for our guests!
Advice: Enjoy every minute of being surrounded by your closest friends and family– even the stressful times. The stories of things gone horribly wrong are more entertaining anyway!
Names: Sean and Caitlin Gallagher
Date: November 5, 2005
Ceremony: UVA Chapel
Reception: Boar's Head Inn
Guests: 65
Engagement: 11 months
Budget: Approximately $30,000
Weather: It was a beautiful, sunny day, 77 degrees! The beautiful Virginia foliage was at peak color.
Menu: Cold passed hors d'oeuvres and hot stations for the cocktail hour on the patio outside; then a buffet dinner.
Music: Organist Norman Allen for the ceremony, and a live swing band, The Red Hot Smoothies, for the reception.
Best: The entire day went off without a hitch.
Worst: Sadly, Caitlin's father and stepmother passed away six weeks apart in June and August 2005 (respectively). They were an important part of Caitlin's life, and they were heavily involved in the wedding planning. We chose to go on with the wedding as planned, because that's what they would have wanted. But having them in attendance would have made the day perfect.
Unexpected: It's always surprising how quickly the cost of each element of a wedding can add up and how easy it is to have an intimate gathering turn into a much larger production.
Advice: Don't lose sight of what a wedding is. It's not to impress your friends and family; it's to celebrate your love for one another in the company of your dearest family and friends. So just take a deep breath and remember what a wedding is really about. You'll be celebrating this special day with your loved ones, and you're marrying the person you will be spending your life with.
Names: Rob and Alison Anderson
Date: May 7, 2005
Ceremony & reception: Jefferson Vineyards
Number of guests: 90
Engagement: 18 months
Budget: $20,000-25,000
Weather: 70 degrees, clear
Menu: Open bar, beer, and Jefferson Vineyard wines, passed hors d'oeuvres during cocktail hour, plated salad with buffet meal by C&O catering.
Music: DJ by Astro DJ's, Virginia Beach
Best: In having a smaller wedding with only family and close friends, we felt that we were truly sharing our wedding with the people who matter most in our lives. Worst: The limo didn't show up to pick up the bride and her bridesmaids from the hotel to go take photos. They ended up driving themselves. Later, the limo company denied we had a reservation.
Unexpected: Besides the limo, our wedding officiant was a half-hour late. Even so, all in all, it was a perfect day. All the planning paid off, everyone had a good time, and it was a day to remember.
Advice: Be very specific about who is invited to your wedding. We had several people RSVP with multiple additional people who were not invited. It caused a lot of extra headaches and stress that could have been avoided.
Names: Meghan Reppert and Sebastien Lehembre
Date: December 18, 2005
Ceremony: UVA Chapel
Reception: Clifton Inn
Number of guests: 100
Length of engagement: 10 months
Budget: $20,000
Weather: 40 degrees and sunny
Menu: A sit-down dinner at the Clifton Inn. There was wine and champagne, but not a full bar.
Music: We had a wonderful DJ, Tommy Nelson.
Best thing: We loved having a wedding that was small enough to know everyone. Each person there really meant something special to us.
Worst thing: Pulling everything together before the wedding. There were so many last-minute things to do.
Unexpected: I said 'I will' too soon. The entire night was too fast– it was over before we knew it.
Advice: Enjoy it and get lots of pictures!
Names: Anya Scott and Stefan Bechtel
Date: June 11, 2005
Ceremony & Reception: Our home, Free Union Road
Guests: 60
Engagement: four months
Budget: $3,000
Weather: After much hemming and hawing, sunny and 80
Menu: Indian buffet. Fabulous wedding cake from HotCakes
Music: Gospel, jazz
Best: Having the wedding in our back yard and greeting the guests in a bikini and no make-up 20 minutes before the start of the ceremony; having an excuse to hang out with out-of-town friends for days before the event, walking down to take our vows hand in hand, barefoot, omitting from our vows any of the traditional nonsense that we find offensive.
Worst: Weather was touch-and-go (will it or won't it rain?) until an hour before the ceremony. Then it got gorgeous.
Unexpected: Brother-in-law showed up in shorts. Not a good move.
Advice: We decided right away not to try to impress anyone, and that made the whole thing light and free and fun. It was also a good idea to do a seating chart and avoid the possibility of our most tattooed friend sitting next to the new mother-in-law. Just throw yourselves a great party, that's the best advice.
Names: Julia Casteel and Adam Racine
Date: September 10, 2005
Ceremony: Hebron Lutheran Church in Madison
Reception: Glenmore Country Club
Guests: 135
Engagement: One year
Budget: We'll just say I'm lucky I have such nice parents.
Weather: The weather was gorgeous! Sunny and in the 80s
Menu: Passed hors d'oeuvres, salad, plated dinner, wedding cake in four amazing custom flavors created by the pastry chef, and Crusties (a favorite from Radford where I went to college) shipped in and heated and brought out late in the evening.
Music: DJ, Rick Haggard
Best: There are actually two bests. The first is the amount of fun our family and friends had. When the reception ended, no one wanted to leave. People are still talking about it. The other best thing is the overall look of the reception. It was exactly how I had envisioned it. Between the lanterns and lighting and the centerpieces with so many flowers and hanging votives, decor, and cake, it was truly breathtaking.
Worst: That it came and went so fast. People told us the day would be a blur, but we told ourselves that we would take it one minute at a time and take it all in. It was still a blur.
Unexpected: How sad I was when it was all over. I had spent so much time planning that I had a lot of free time after returning from the honeymoon. I was also surprised how weird it was not to speak to some of our vendors on a daily basis anymore. I felt like I should send them emails saying, "Hey, how are you? Long time no talk."
Advice: If you have a "vision" for something like your flowers or certain favors or using a tent rather than a ballroom, stick to your guns. Both my mother and my husband thought I was crazy multiple times throughout the process. But once they saw everything together, they both apologized and agreed that I was 100 percent right. Grooms, learn quickly that you have very little say in the planning process. The quicker you accept that, the easier on both you and your bride-to-be.
Names: Kevin and Carolyn Coppersmith
Date: August 6, 2005
Location: The ceremony was at Lee Chapel and the reception was at Evans Hall, both on the campus of Washington and Lee in Lexington
Guests: 140
Engagement: 15 months
Budget: $35,000
Weather: Sunny and humid. Just as the bridal party was about to leave the chapel after the pictures had been taken, we heard thunder, so we sprinted to the reception hall. The second we got through the doors it started pouring!
Menu: We had a cocktail hour with passed appetizers followed by a seated dinner.
Music: DJ. The first dance was "I want to be your everything," by Keith Urban
Best: My husband's toast. The entire room teared up. And having my dad walk me down the aisle: he had been diagnosed with cancer the year before and had made a full recovery– so he could be there with me as I walked down the aisle. That meant so much to me. And having our families there and so happy– that was really the best thing.
Worst: I regret not having a videographer, especially since my father and my husband gave the most beautiful heart-felt toasts. I'd give anything to go back in time and record them. Also, my husband and I were so focused on saying hello to all our guests that we didn't spend any time together at the reception. And we didn't dance at all after the first dance!
Unexpected: My cake had a beautiful topper of fresh flowers in a silver bowl, and when the florist set it in position, it was too heavy and collapsed into the cake. Also, my mother-in-law arranged for everyone to throw lavender at us as we left the reception– and the buds got in our eyes, ears, throats, noses, and they were so fragrant that we were sneezing and had watery eyes all night long! Oh, and my husband and I had decided not to exchange wedding gifts, but the day of the wedding he surprised me as I was having my makeup done. He had my maid of honor deliver the gift to me– he gave me the most beautiful pearl earrings to wear that evening, and wrote me the most incredible love letter. Of course I couldn't stop crying, I was so touched.
Advice: Splurge on the dress! It was the one thing I was aware of all day and all evening. I was so excited and overwhelmed that I wasn't paying attention to any of the details we'd put so much thought into, but from the moment I put on my dress I felt wonderful and got so many compliments. Also, my husband and I planned our wedding from New York, and since my mom was six hours away, she couldn't help with a lot of it. So my fiancé came to all the appointments, and we picked our invitations, place cards, programs, table numbers, flowers, bridesmaid dresses, and tuxes together. It made the wedding feel like ours and not just mine.
Names: Hallie and Brendan Farley
Date: June 18, 2005
Location: Ceremony and reception at Ash Lawn-Highland
Guests: 180
Engagement: A little over a year
Budget: $30,000, but we ended up going over, surprise!
Weather: A beautiful summer day. Clouds drifted in for a scary moment, but the rain missed us. It was perfect.
Menu: We had a buffet, with a few different areas including a quesadilla station, shrimp and grits and different kinds of salads. The highlight was a margarita bar with choices including mango and strawberry.
Music: The band was great, The Many Moods, and they played everything from Louis Armstrong to Prince.
Best: Walking back down the isle, after saying our vows. Brendan and I were both smiling like lunatics. We were husband and wife, it was the first time that we really saw our grinning friends and family, and we were on our way to a spectacular life together (and a great party). We will always remember that moment.
Worst: The day had to end... The time went by so quickly that in the blink of an eye, after a year of planning, it was over. Good thing weddings are followed by honeymoons...
Unexpected: The amount of fun we had on our wedding day and at the reception. It ranks as one of the best parties Brendan or I have ever been to, although we are a little biased.
Advice: Try to remember that it's just one day (which will be over too quickly). So, as my Dad would say, 'Don't sweat the small stuff!'

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Temple Committee receipt, 1841 June 19
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List of items bought of Joseph Smith, Jr. on account of the Temple Committee, addressed to Reynolds Cahoon and dated June 19, 1841.
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This trend is supported by the latest results of the broader Consumer Confidence Index, which dropped a bit in June, the Conference Board said Tuesday, but revealed in increase in expectations for current economic conditions. In addition, the Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index rose a few percentage points in June, the news group said Tuesday.
Spectrem, which surveys about 200 investors with $500,000 and up in investable assets, says that the Spectrem Affluent Investor Confidence Index gained 1 point in June and stands at negative 4, reversing two consecutive months of declines. The Spectrem Millionaire Investor Confidence Index, however, dipped two points to 1, a five-month low.
"Millionaires in particular continue to have concerns about the prolonged economic downturn," said George H. Walper Jr., president of Spectrem Group, in a press release. "This is reflected in the Household Outlook component of the index. The overall Millionaire Outlook dropped to its lowest reading since last November, while millionaire confidence in the economy posted its lowest reading in eight months."
When asked what they consider to be the most serious threat to achieving their financial goals, affluent investors cite the political climate, Walper adds. Millionaires, though, are most likely to consider the ongoing eurozone crisis to be the most serious threat to achieving their financial goals.
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"Consumers were somewhat more positive about current conditions, but slightly more pessimistic about the short-term outlook," explained Lynn Franco, director of economic indicators for the Conference Board. "Income expectations, which had improved last month, declined in June."
Still, Franco notes, the improvement in the Present Situation Index, combined with a moderate softening in consumer expectations, "suggests there will be little change in the pace of economic activity in the near term."
Consumers' assessment of current conditions as measured by the Conference Board improved slightly in June. Those claiming business conditions were "good" increased to 14.9% from 13.6%; however, those saying business conditions were "bad" increased to 35.1% from 34.7%.
Consumers' appraisal of the job market was mixed. Those stating jobs were "hard to get" increased to 41.5% from 40.9%, while those claiming jobs were "plentiful" increased to 7.8% from 7.5%.
Meanwhile, the Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index rose to negative 36.1 in the week ended June 24 from negative 37.9 in the previous period. The gauge of household finances was positive for the first time since April, according to the news organization, while sentiment toward the state of the economy dropped to the lowest level since February.


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Financial advisors are famously clueless about marketing — and that's too bad. Because it is your brand — your firm's unique signature — that keeps clients coming back.
As financial services marketing expert Peter Montoya puts it: "Today, marketing doesn't feel like marketing. It feels like good practice management. How are you going to run a successful business without good practice management?"
Against that backdrop, forward-thinking advisors are currently taking a deep dive into brand building, an exercise that involves not only a critical self-inventory but also outreach to top clients. What is it, exactly, that clients like about you and what you do for them? The answers may surprise.
In Venice, Calif., for example, John Koudsi, CEO and chief strategist of Core Financial Partners, rarely wears a suit, meets with his 80 entrepreneur clients in a kicky modern loft, and pretty much personifies his firm's corporate slogan: "You don't fit in a box and neither do we."
A client who is a graphic designer created Koudsi's logo and helped him brand the company with a new website. Another client, an architect, designed the loft offices.
"Who better than a client to turn to? They are my target market," says Koudsi, whose branding effort coincided with his departure from Ameriprise for Charles Schwab Institutional. "Our clients help project our image by the nature of who they are and what they do. I've always said I'm a pretty creative guy in a non-creative business. The most exciting thing about being able to brand ourselves properly is that we get a lot of benefit by really being able to express who we are. Referrals today are exactly in line with our target market."
Likewise, David B. Armstrong, co-founder and managing director of Monument Wealth Management in Alexandria, Va., looked at brand archetypes to determine the personality of his clients and his firm. The clients: individuals who have started or sold a successful business, along with some corporate executives. After much study, Monument Wealth Management decided to build its brand around the "explorer" archetype.
"We're the people searching constantly for a better way to do something. We're all about independence and fulfillment. My clients' personalities are built exactly the same way. Freedom and possibility, that's what they're all about," said Armstrong, whose firm is affiliated with LPL Financial. "If my brand personality doesn't match the personality of my clients or potential clients, they're not going to stick around for very long."
Monument Wealth Management, meanwhile, has wrapped its brand around the logo: "We believe in being different." This spring, it launched a new website using documentary-style videos in place of static corporate bios with head shots. The website also features a cutting-edge concept called video scribing, which overlays voice with a visual explanation of, say, investment strategies — something you're not going to encounter on many advisors' websites.
Here's a brief look at what others in the industry are emphasizing when it comes to brand creation:
Do the homework. Find out first what your existing brand is in the minds of your top clients. As Scott West, head of consulting for Invesco Van Kampen Consulting, notes: "An advisor might want to become a customer services specialist or a market guru. The problem is that's not why your top 10 clients love you. My advice is: If you're successful, let's do more of what you are already inherently good at."
When he works on branding cases, West and his team typically interview an advisor's top 20 clients. Often, he says, the advisor discovers he already has a brand. "They tend to think they attract more of a diverse base than they do, when in fact they don't. They tend to attract people like themselves," he said. "They already have a sweet spot."
That's not to say there's no room for improvement. One of West's clients, a team in Canada, is regarded by clients as innovative thinkers on creative retirement strategies. But messaging from the firm was at times contrary to that. One fix West put in place: Younger folks in the practice were taught to speak the language of pre-retirees. "We don't get into a litany of 'Here are great ideas to wow your client.' It's about what has been the formula of your success to begin with? Get conscious about that, then pour coals on it."
Relationship-based marketing. At T.E. Wealth in Toronto, a national company with over 50 advisors, every single person in the firm is being taught that their behavior has a direct influence on the client relationship.
"This is big for us — to really connect every person that works here with the client. A person might say he just does the financial reports. But if those reports aren't timely, professional-looking and communicating value, that's a branding issue," says Andrew Flynn, the executive who is leading the firm's branding, messaging and positioning effort.
Over the last months, Flynn has gone through every line of business and created a strategic marketing plan that includes vision, mission and the plan itself. There's also an accountability and performance component. The firm, from the CEO on down, is encouraging advisors to create clarity and standardized messaging nationwide by pushing out the three-word message — plan, invest and preserve — that drives T.E. Wealth's business. And it is hosting high-level events to get advisors in front of more clients and prospects. "Before, we were just doing stuff to do stuff," says Flynn.
"We need to be proactive not just reactive," he adds. "For me, it's relational and it's emotional. That's why clients make a decision. At the end of the day, everyone has the same products and services. More important: Do they like you? Do they like what your firm stands for?"
Creating loyalty. It's important for advisors to realize that their brand isn't all about them. "It's not you the advisor — it's you, the city you've created around you, and the employees who have been attracted to your city," as consultant Angie Herbers, founder of Angie Herbers Inc., frames it. "It's a message I have a hard time getting across to my advisors. They believe their city is them. If that's the case, it's all you have. You can't grow beyond you."
Using her own business as an example, Herbers says she created a firm to work with a small number of advisors based on the core value of delivering "plus one" service. "I want to do that one extra thing for clients that makes them feel really good," she said. "We've learned that plus one is not sending out a water bottle or a holiday CD; we don't even send birthday cards. Maybe it's answering the phone at 5:30 or the client knowing we're going to get back to them no matter what. If we're not delivering plus one, our city is not very good."
The ideal "city" results in loyal employees and clients — people who want to "live" there. "It's the feeling that creates loyalty," she says. "I guarantee you it's not sending a freaking Christmas card."
At the moment, there is a wait list of advisors wishing to work with Herbers.
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Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour writes of the magazine's June cover model Kate Upton, "if the high-fashion world seems incapable of figuring out what to do with her … then that's it's loss." On Style columnist Christina Binkley explains on Lunch Break. Photo: AP.
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With the lockout likely to linger well into October and perhaps into November, trying to preview the season of 30 teams that might not actually have one seems about as worthwhile as raking leaves on a windy day. But I love raking and the wind only makes it last longer. We here at Razzball have you covered, even if you didn't want to be covered. That's love. You'll appreciate it when you're older. Look at it this way, the only way any of this stuff can be disproven is if the season starts. So go ahead, NBA, make me a fibber! I dare you. Until then, consider this fantasy basketball gospel. Don't even bother reading anything else – dem's all lies. From now until the start of the season, we're bringing you the 2011 Fantasy Team Previews, which will focus on each team in order to paint a clearer fantasy picture. Who's starting? Who might surprise you? And who might make you want to hurl yourself off a bridge in a few months. Enjoy! Next up – The Phoenix Suns ( …and it is the ruin of many a poor boy / in the house of the Phoenix Suns ).
Gained – Markieff Morris, Gani Lawal (sorta)
Lost – …That Lovin' Feeling, In the World (feat. Bon Iver), and Vince Carter (probably)
Probable position depth –
PG – Steve Nash, Aaron Brooks*, Zabian Dowdell
SG – Jared Dudley, Mickael Pietrus
SF – Grant Hill, Josh Childress
PF – Channing Frye, Hakim Warrick, Markieff Morris, Gani Lawal
C – Marcin Gortat, Robin Lopez, Garrett Siler
* free agent
Surprising Team Fact From Last Season – The Suns allowed the second-most opponent defensive rebounds and total opponent rebounds. The Suns also allowed the fourth-most opponent offensive rebounds. For what it's worth, the Suns led the league in opponent rebounds before Gortat started earning major minutes (the Polish Hammer was the only Sun to average more than 6.7 rpg).
Number of Top 20 Fantasy Players (par 0-1) – 0
Number of Top 50 Fantasy Players (par 1-2) – 1, Nash
Number of Top 75 Fantasy Players (par 2-3) –0,
Number of Top 100 Fantasy Players (par 3-4) – 3, Gortat, Frye
Number of Top 200 Fantasy Players (par 6-7) – 6, Dudley, Hill, Brooks
3 Concerns Heading Into the Season
1. Should my drafting finger be shaking when I take Steve Nash this year?
Only if you have Parkinson 's disease. Anyone nervous about drafting Nash will undoubtedly look at his age (36, going on 37) and they wouldn't be foolish for doing so. Nash was alive for the disco revolution. Not only was he alive, he owned rhinestone pants. They were little pants, but still… And speaking of still butts, Nash's never is. His butt is always moving. Offseason, preseason, postseason, dude is conditioning. He may be almost 37, but he's probably as in-shape as most of the league's 31-32-year-olds. He's got the trick back, but he hasn't missed more than seven games in a season since 2001 and he's led the league in assists two years in a row. I won't draft veterans with my first pick on general principle, but going in the second round of a deep league draft seems about right.
2. Should owners really be excited by a Polish center named Gortat?
Not at all. Gortat sounds like a fish sandwich that somehow incorporates mayonnaise. What fantasy owners should be excited about a 15/11/1.2 bpg center who's been working with Hakeem Olajuwon during the offseason. Marcin, Hakeem. Hakeem, Marcin. I'd like to think with all the players meeting with Olajuwon in their off time, that The Dream has fortified himself in a grand temple awaiting each new pupil like Pei Mei in 'Kill Bill, Vol.2.' I'd also like Olajuwon to pluck LeBron's eye out of its socket. I've forgotten what I was saying … oh yeah, Gortat's a top 10 center.
3. Sometimes I worry Aaron Brooks' oddly shaped head will force him to tip over during a fastbreak; how many opportunities will I have to worry about that this season?
I think Brooks will have a week, maybe two in which to shine, but not much more than that and I'm not even convinced he'll shine in that week, maybe two. I picked Goran Dragic as a sleeper to target last year, because I greatly underestimated Steve Nash's bionic ability. This season, I'm fully predicting that Nash plays another 75+ games (or whatever the equivalent of 75+ games will be in this almost assuredly lockout-shortened season). Now that I've predicted Nash will have a huge year, I'll avoid drafting him at all costs and pick Brooks three rounds sooner than I should. Either I'm right or I've made a steal in the draft. I'm also predicting Aaron Brook's head forces him to tip over no fewer than three times – lockout or no lockout!
Rookie Review! – Markieff Morris. We'll call this the Suns' "I'm-pretty-sure-FroPez-isn't-going-to-pan-out" pick. Unfortunately, I'm pretty sure this pick won't pan out either. He's a bruiser, who repeatedly has "can finish at the rim" listed as his best trait. That's a layup, kids. When the best thing a scout can identify about you is that you can place a small object inside a larger object from a very close distance, then the second best thing I can say about you is I'm letting other teams draft you.
Fantasy Disappointment in '11 – Channing Frye. Frye had a terrible start to last season, but a strong finish and ended up in 2010 generally about where he left off in 2009. He's a 7-foot three-point shooter who only grabs 6-7 rebounds a game and barely blocks one shot per contest. He'll get his minutes and shot opportunities, but I don't think we're going to see a huge leap in ability (or any leap for that matter). At 28 years old, he is who he is. And the only way he'll be on my team is if I have a handful of guards who grab more rebounds, block more than their fair share and shoot a high percentage to make up for all that one loses with Frye.
Biggest Fantasy Contributor in '11 – Steve Nash. If I'm honest with myself, I don't see Nash leading the league in assists again this year. But if I'm honest with myself, I also have to evaluate my affinity for wearing ladies underwear. What I'm saying is, who needs self-honesty?
Deep Sleeper – Jared Dudley. I'm not even sure how deep of a sleeper he'll be come draft day. He went widely unnoticed in most leagues in the final 20 games of the season. It's hard to tell if that will carry over to this one. He averaged 26 mpg, 11/4/1, with 2.4 stl+3ptm last season, which is okay. Upon closer inspection, Dudley Do-Right did pretty damn right in his 15 games as a starter, averaging 34 mpg, 16/6/2, with 3.2 stl+3ptm. With Vince Carter gone and Mickael Pietrus generally underwhelming, this looks to be the uproarious, and drunken shenanigan-filled year of Dudley's more!


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• A daily summary of global reports on security issues.
The first former Guantánamo detainee to be brought before a US civilian court was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison for his role in the 1998 bombing of the American embassies in Tanzania and Kenya. The ruling renewed the debate over whether accused terrorists should be tried in the US civilian court system.
Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, a 36-year-old Tanzanian man, was convicted in November of conspiring to destroy US government buildings or property, but was acquitted of 284 other charges that included murder. Prosecutors in the case argued that Mr. Ghailani played a role in purchasing both explosive material and a truck used in the embassy bombing.
The Ghailani case was seen as a test for the feasibility of future Guantánamo detainee trials in the civilian system. The Monitor reports that the case laid bare some of the costs and benefits of trying detainees stateside, including problems with using evidence and testimony that may have been collected using tactics that some may consider torture.
The case highlighted the challenges of affording full constitutional protections to terrorism suspects who were once held in secret detention overseas and subjected to harsh interrogation tactics by US intelligence officials.
A key government witness was barred from testifying at the trial that he sold TNT to Ghailani. Kaplan ruled that the testimony must be excluded because the witness's identity was revealed to the US by Ghailani during coercive interrogation sessions. Defense lawyers said their client was subjected to "torture."
Proponents of military trials applauded the court's life sentence for Ghailani, but remained critical of how evidence in the trial was restricted by the civilian court's judge.
"The punishment fits the crime," Kirk Lippold, a former commander of the USS Cole warship that was attacked by Al Qaeda in 2000, told The Washington Post. "What cannot be forgotten from this trial is that the verdict handed down in November represented a mockery of justice and is further proof that civilian trials for enemy combatants are a foolish and misguided strategy."
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R) of Texas released a statement strongly criticizing the trial's lack of efficiency in prosecuting Ghailani.
"The first foreign terrorist detained at Guantánamo Bay to be tried in civilian courts, Ghailani's trial was a test run for the Obama administration's plan to try foreign terrorists in US courts. It was also a near-disaster," Smith said in the statement printed by National Journal. The case was a "close call," he said, as Ghailani was only found guilty on a single count of conspiracy while all other charges were dropped.
The BBC quoted Congressman Peter King (R) of New York as saying: "This tragic verdict demonstrates the absolute insanity of the Obama administration's decision to try Al-Qaeda terrorists in civilian courts."
However, some human rights advocates argued that the fact that prosecutors had to meet certain legal standards in presenting witnesses proved that civilian courts are more likely to give fair trials to accused terrorists.
"Federal courts are not only the right place but the most effective place to prosecute terrorism suspects," Hina Shamsi, director of the National Security Project at the American Civil Liberties Union, told the Post. "As the Obama administration reportedly considers prosecuting some terrorism suspects in the illegitimate military commissions, we hope it will heed the lesson of the Ghailani case – federal courts work, military commissions don't."
The White House, for its part, seemed pleased with the results of Ghailani's trial, while at the same time left the door open for future terrorism trials to be held in other venues.
"Today's sentencing of Ahmed Ghailani shows yet again the strength of the American justice system in holding terrorists accountable for their actions," US Attorney General Eric Holder said in a statement quoted by Agence France-Presse. "As this case demonstrates, we will not rest in bringing to justice terrorists who seek to harm the American people, and we will use every tool available to the government to do so."
The government has reasons to be flexible on this issue, writes Massimo Calabresi on Time's blog Swampland:
[T]he administration lost the political battle long ago, and the Ghailani decision is the last dying light from the ashes of Obama and Holder's plan to close Gitmo using the federal courts. After Ghailani was convicted of just one count out of hundreds last November, congressional opponents of civilian trials moved a measure blocking transfer of Gitmo detainees to the US as part of the defense authorization bill that passed last December. Now the administration's stuck bolstering military trials it has tried to downplay.


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Reddit user Naratto may have confessed to a murder using the popular "Confession Bear" meme, only to regret it once his fellow redditors took his post seriously.
"My sister had an abusive meth addict boyfriend," the meme, now deleted but saved by screenshot, said. "I killed him with his own drugs while he was unconscious and they ruled it an overdose."
Commenters weren't sure whether to take the whole thing as a joke -- "Meme/user confidentiality. It's a law," jested MrMoustachio -- or to take it seriously.
Under common "reddiquette," users will often post anonymously under throwaway accounts, whereas Naratto appeared to use his real account.
Other users managed to dig up Naratto's personal information -- since deleted by moderators -- including military rank, his middle name, and information about where he lived. At least one person allegedly submitted a tip to the FBI.
Before disappearing entirely Naretto posted twice more, trying to brush his confession off as a joke, but then deleted his account.
"If I had a dollar every time someone took me seriously on the internet, I would be able to retire from today alone," he wrote.
So far, no word on whether the FBI -- or Reddit's quite capable diggers -- have discovered the truth behind the post yet.


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Share and Be AwarePosted on
No matter if you prefer to get around on foot, by bicycle or behind the wheel of a motor vehicle, we all need attractive, convenient and safe facilities. Wisconsin now has a Complete Streets law, so as our roads are reconstructed they are being engineered to accommodate people on foot and on bike, but even after every street is a complete street, people will still need to follow the rules of the road and be aware of others.
Even the most complete street will not be safe if motorists speed, pedestrians dash into the road from between parked cars and bicyclists run red lights. To address those safety issues we need good education programs so everyone knows their rights and responsibilities, enforcement for those who break the law and efforts to encourage people to be considerate of other road users. To address those other important "Es," in this spring the Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin has teamed with the Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Safety to launch a "Share and Be Aware" program.
Using a combination of traditional marketing techniques like billboards and public service announcements, as well as in-person appearances by Share and Be Aware Ambassadors, the program is attempting to reach all road users with positive safety messages that emphasize rights as well as responsibilities. After only a few short months, we have already made quite an impression. Our billboards and radio PSAs have been seen or heard by more than 600,000 people in cities across the state. LaCrosse and Eau Claire have been very actively promoting the Share and Be Aware messages. Let us know via the comments below if you have seen one of the signs or heard a PSA. The new billboard below, sponsored by Wheel and Sprocket, will be going up in the Milwaukee area soon.
You can view videos of the public service announcements on the Bike Fed YouTube Channel by clicking here. The radio spots are basically just the sound from the videos. Below is a sample. Watch the video and then play it again with your eyes closed to imagine it as a radio PSA.
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Finally, let us know if you have seen one of our Share and Be Aware Ambassadors at one of the great summer events in your area of Wisconsin. Share and Be Aware Ambassadors not only go to large public events, they can also come to your workplace to give targeted presentations and help with rides. Below is a list of our Ambassadors and the cities in which they are based:
Matthew Andrews, Eau Claire
Barbara Connolly-Blick, Milwaukee
Carolyn Dvorak, La Crosse
Scott Reilly, Appleton
Justin Sonnentag, Stevens Point
Brian Turany, Madison
To request that a Share and Be Aware Ambassador come to your workplace, school, church or event, fill out this form or email matt.gissbl (at) bfw.org.


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Legionella bacteria can be the cause of two illnesses in humans: Legionnaires' disease, an infection that produces pneumonia and Pontiac fever, which resembles acute influenza. When designing air conditioning systems, how to reduce the risk of bacteria growth must be considered.
The Legionella bacteria is common in wet and humid environments. The optimal temperature range at which the bacteria form is 35–46ºC, and thus they typically thrive in water that has a temperature of 30–50ºC.
There are many different species of Legionella bacterium, and far from all of them cause sickness in humans. Legionella bacteria can be the cause of two illnesses in humans:
- Legionnaires' disease, an infection that produces pneumonia
- Pontiac fever, which resembles acute influenza.
The bacteria must be inhaled. Infection occurs after inhaling a fine aerosol of contaminated water droplets. Typical sources of infection are cooling towers in large central air conditioning systems, whirlpools and showers.
Suspected source of transmission can be tested by taking water samples from the pipe system, taps, etc.
There are various hygienic methods of minimising the risk of the bacteria growth and of killing them:
- Disinfection, e.g. chlorine dioxide
- Heat treatment by circulating hot water
- Filter system
- UV treatment.


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National Louis University shall not tolerate disruptive behavior in a learning environment convened by a faculty member.
Disruptive behavior by a University student is defined as any act which denies others the freedom to speak, to be heard, to study, to teach or pursue research. Such behavior is antithetical to academic freedom and to the rights of all members of the academic community.
Initial situations of mildly disruptive behavior shall be managed informally by a faculty member based upon that faculty member's personal judgment at the time. However, if disruptive behavior progresses or is of a serious nature in its initial form, the formal procedure shall be as follows:
- An instance of disruptive behavior shall result in an immediate oral and public warning by the faculty member.
- A subsequent instance may result in the expulsion of the student for the remainder of the class period by the faculty member.
- Continued disruptive behavior may result in the expulsion of the student from the course or field/cluster group by the faculty member. A statement of the reason for expulsion shall be given in writing by the faculty member to the student, the chairperson of his/her major department or program, the chairperson of the department or program in which the course is offered, and the Registrar.
- The disciplinary actions listed in Paragraph #3, hereinabove, may be appealed by the student in accordance with the provisions of the Policy on Academic Appeals.
In addition, disruptive behavior which constitutes a threat to persons and/or property will be immediately referred to the Senior Academic Officer for adjudication and disciplinary sanction in accordance with the Student Hearing and Appeal System. Any sanctions imposed may be appealed only through the appeals process contained in that document.
Cases of imminent danger to life and property shall be referred to appropriate law enforcement authorities.
The above provisions notwithstanding, parties are encouraged to resolve matters relating to disruptive behavior amicably whenever possible. In addition, all parties are urged to document for their own records all matters relative to the purview of this policy.


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Since last I posted, I moved WAY south (lil warm down here) and the house I moved into was a foreclosure so a few things needed done, namely the AC and furnace. When the guy did the job he said he would (did?) leave the old motor behind so I could use it for some airflow in the garage. Here's what it looks like...
Onto my real questions -- I don't have the wiring diagram, but if I had to guess, I'd say that plug is a speed control (black the common?), and the white is the hookup. Is that right? And has anyone rigged one of these up and if so, how'd you do it?
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I got motivated today and started to clean it and look for tags that might help identify what it is -- and well, I think this answers everything (and I got a good picture of it!). It's a Westinghouse 323P683 1/4 hp, 115v motor so xcythe you we're close on those wires (much better than my guess).
If I'm reading this correctly...
White-Red : low speed
White-Blue : medium
White-Black : high


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I am working on a transcription of Arban's Method for trumpet. This work makes heavy use of the marcato (or petit chapeau) accent mark (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcato). But I don't see this decoration mentioned in the standard. I really think this decoration should be included.
I thought maybe I could fake it out with this:
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But the otherwise excellent abcm2ps doesn't seem to recognize symbols redefined this way. It is happy with things like this:
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U: L = !trill!
But that doesn't help me here. I have tried the latest abcm2ps, but still no luck. Is this a feature that will be available soon by any chance?
The only way I see around this is to include explicit annotations ("^^") everywhere I need a marcato mark. From semantic and conciseness points of view, this is less than ideal.
Am I missing something? Is there something else I could do?
Many thanks,


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Flying with the Cup was much of the Boston Bruins' management team. Bruins' president Cam Neely was joined by general manager Peter Chiarelli, assistant GM Don Sweeney and head coach Claude Julien on the trip to the island. Neely carried the Cup off the jet, hoisting it above his head in triumph as he descended from the plane. The gesture was greeted by a monstrous roar from the fans, including the Martha's Vineyard Regional High School boys and girls hockey teams who were waiting for the plane to touch down. .
The group posed for pictures with the Stanley in what was essentially the Bruins' first public appearance with the trophy since their gargantuan victory parade in Boston. Coach Julien stated, "It's great to be able to share this. We want to share with as many people as we can."
The Stanley Cup was then taken to Edgartown, the county seat of Martha's Vineyard for more than 350 years. The white Greek Revival homes were originally built by whaling captains, but remain stately reminders of a glorious era in the area's history.
A quick stop at Sharky's Cantina preceded an evening parade down Edgartown's Main Street. The Stanley Cup jauntily rode atop an antique fire truck accompanied by the Jacobs family - father Jerry, his wife Alice, daughter Melissa and son Justin -- as hundreds lined the streets, clapping and cheering as the historic trophy edged by. The parade concluded and the Cup was taken into The Boathouse, a fabulous oceanside restaurant and club, for a private reception. Goaltender Tuukka Rask was a special guest at the celebration.
Before the night came to an end, the Cup visited the Wharf Pub, a popular watering hole that was filled with exuberant Bruins fans that evening.
Melissa joined Cup Keeper Mike Bolt on a firetruck that took them to Edgartown School. There, more than a thousand residents gathered in the gymnasium to see and touch the Stanley Cup. Pictures were taken as souvenirs of the special visit.
The Cup flew to Buffalo, New York on Sunday, June 26, and was taken to nearby East Aurora to celebrate at the home of the Jacobs family. While their company, Delaware North, is global, its head office is situated in Upstate New York.
The Cup was taken behind the estate to the horse barn, where Pia dined on oats ever so mannerly out of the silver chalice. Justin got pictures taken with the Stanley Cup on his John Deere Gator.
The evening concluded with a party, hosted by Jerry Jacobs, with his Mom and Dad (Jeremy and Margaret) as guests of honour
To start the work week, on Monday, June 27, the Cup showed up at the head office of Delaware North and was placed in the boardroom while the management team conducted a meeting. Jeremy Jacobs arrived as guests of honour. Jeremy is, of course, the CEO of the company. At an appropriate time, Mr. Jacobs took the Stanley Cup to his office and spent some time reading the names engraved on it: Howe, Richard, Mahovlich, Orr, Lafleur, Gretzky� Each one conjures wonderful images of hockey played at its most skilled.
A party was in progress for Delaware North staff and their families at a fairground in Hamburg, New York, and the Cup made an appearance so everyone could get their picture taken with hockey's greatest prize. But there was a real surprise when Eric Simoneau proposed to Monica Brick, his girlfriend of more than three years. Monica was astounded to find an engagement ring waiting for her in the bowl of the Stanley Cup.
The next day, Tuesday, June 28, Bruins' owner Jeremy Jacobs had the Cup at his home and had wonderful pictures taken around the spacious property. Then, it was off to Delaware North's corporate headquarters. A media conference was held, at which the senior Jacobs called winning the Stanley Cup his "greatest accomplishment in business."
The Cup was carried downstairs and slipped out the back so it could make an entrance through the front entrance of Delaware North. The staff, gathered in the lobby, was so excited to be in the presence of the Stanley Cup and cheered wildly as it was carried in. It was then carried back upstairs where staff enjoyed a cake created in the shape of the Stanley Cup as well as cupcakes and Stanley Cup t-shirts.
A whirlwind day was completed with a trip to the airport, where the Cup was taken back to Boston for a few days.
On Friday, July 1, a flight from Boston to Fresno took the Stanley Cup to Delaware North Corporation Global Reservations Center, decorated in black and gold for the Bruins. The media joined staff in welcoming Lord Stanley's legacy, and a large number of photos were taken.
Hockey's most beloved trophy was paired with one of the most beloved landmarks in the United States as the Stanley Cup was taken to Yosemite National Park that afternoon. The park, with its granite cliffs, magnificent waterfalls and giant Sequoia groves, covers an area of more than 761,000 acres.
Delaware North is the concessions company for the park, and owns and operates Tenaya Lodge at Yosemite. The driveway approaching the lodge had been decorated with black and yellow Bruins' banners on either side. There, on Friday night, the Stanley Cup spent the evening at Jackalope's Bar and Grill, in Tenaya Lodge.
Saturday began with the Stanley Cup set up in the lobby of the lodge, and hotel staff, as well as the public, were invited to stop by, visit and get a picture with the Cup. That morning, Jeremy and Margaret Jacobs made an unscheduled visit to their lodge. It was heart-warming to witness an enthusiastic round of applause break out spontaneously from the staff and guests, appreciative of all the work the Jacobs family did to bring the Stanley Cup to them. "To be able to share the mystique of the Cup with our broader family and associates is one of the great joys we have," Mr. Jacobs said. "It's also a chance for them to take pride in what the company accomplished."
On Sunday evening, the Cup left for Pebble Beach to ready itself for a day at Pebble Beach Golf Links, one of the most beautiful golf courses in the world.
The Fourth of July began with the Stanley Cup at Pebble Beach Golf Links, located on the Monterey Peninsula and breathtakingly looks out over Carmel Bay on the Pacific Ocean, and is located on the Monterey Peninsula. Photos with the Cup were taken at various locations around the course.
The Cup attended a Fourth of July fundraiser at The Beach and Tennis Club at The Lodge at Pebble Beach, and then moved over to a location beside the 18th hole where golfers were able to have their picture taken with the Stanley Cup, with proceeds directed to the First Tee of Monterey County.
After its day on the links, the Stanley Cup concluded the holiday as the guest of honour at a fundraising party for 150 at the home of Pebble Beach CEO, Bill Perocchi.
On Tuesday, come back rested because we're off to Montana and a day spent with assistant coach, Doug Houda.
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FACETIME- Woman of letters- Displaced demand 'Answer at once'
Many of the million or so annual visitors to Shenandoah National Park have no idea of its pre-park life, when it was home to around 500 families who were booted off the land for the public good.
Katrina Powell always was aware.
"My father grew up in Madison County," she explains. "Our family wasn't directly affected or displaced by the park, but he thought was important for us to know about the place we enjoyed so much, to know the history."
An avidpark hiker, Powell would spot old building foundations, chimneys, and well-marked grave sites, and she'd ponder the idea that former residents were not given a choice about whether to leave when the government seized their property in the 1930s.
In 2001, Powell– then at her first teaching job at Louisiana State University– learned that archives of the Shenandoah National Park were open, and she was moved by the collection of 300 letters from residents who were being forced to leave their homes.
"I was mesmerized about what people wrote and how they felt about having to imminently move," says 42-year-old Powell in a phone interview from Virginia Tech, where she teaches English.
Those letters resulted in two books about the people forced to leave. The first was 2007's The Anguish of Displacement, published by the University of Virginia Press. And in 2009, nearly 200 letters fill 'Answer at Once': Letters of Mountain Families in Shenandoah National Park, 1934-1938.
"What struck me the most," says Powell, "it was a hopeless situation at that point– the park had already been formed. But they demanded from the government the right to be heard."
And they often signed their letters with "Answer at once."
In justification for the confiscation, residents of what become Shenandoah National Park were often characterized as illiterates, thieves, and bootleggers.
"People assume that if you don't have formal education, that impacts your ability to communicate with government," she says. "That didn't happen. They were rhetorically powerful even if the spelling and grammar were not standard English. You can hear their dialects, and I found them very beautiful."
"She has a way of giving voice to the people removed from the park," says Richard Robinson, who is making a documentary about Depression-era photographer Arthur Rothstein, whom Robinson and Powell believe stereotypically photographed the displaced to look extra poor. "She understands," Robinson adds, "that the way you frame a situation has a lot to do with the way you see it."
The families of the park were not the first to be removed from their homes, reminds Powell, citing the Monacan Indians. And she's not finished looking at eminent domain struggles.
The effects of taking someone's land, says Powell, "is very poignant to me."
Powell takes part in two Virginia Festival of the Book events: "Appalachia and the South in the 20th Century" at 6pm Friday, March 19, at City Council Chambers, and "Answer at Once: Families Displaced from Shenandoah National Park" at 4pm Saturday, March 20, at the Greene County Library.


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Serves 8
This is a delicious French treat. Its an alternative to an apple pie or apple cake recipe and it is great served with a little pareve ice cream. The apples get soft and sweet and super caramelized and the crust is flakey. This cannot be frozen but can be made one day ahead of time and stored airtight in the refrigerator. Make sure you take it out and rewarm it a bit, let it rest and then serve.
1 stick unsalted margarine
1 egg, lightly beaten
2 tablespoons cold water
1 pinch salt
1-2/3 cups plain all-purpose flour, sifted
Caramel Apple Filling:
1/2 stick unsalted margarine
3/4 cup sugar
10 apples (recommended: Granny Smiths or Reine de reinette)
2 tablespoons sugar, for sprinkling
Garnish: pareve vanilla ice cream or pareve whipped cream
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. To make the pastry, let the margarine soften to room temperature and put it into a mixer on low speed. Pulse for 2 seconds before adding the egg followed by the water. Mix for a few seconds and then add the salt and the flour, keeping 2 tablespoons aside to add later in case the dough is too sticky. Work fast because the gluten in the flour makes the dough go elastic. Stop the mixer before the dough turns into a ball. Flatten the pastry and shape a circle about 6 inches wide. Place the pastry on a plate, wrap it in plastic wrap and leave in the refrigerator for 1 hour minimum to 24 hours. This lets the gluten relax and when you roll out the pastry it stays flat.
Caramel Apple Filling:
Cut the margarine into little bits and scatter on a 10-inch baking dish or sauté pan. Shake the sugar over it and add 2 tablespoons of water to keep it from crystallizing. Caramelize the sugar by placing the dish on a medium heat. Meanwhile, peel the apples, core them and cut them in half. Cut them into 4 big pieces. Once the margarine and sugar have caramelized take the pan off the heat. Place the pieces of apple vertically on top of the caramel in the baking tin, taking care to fill the gaps with more pieces so they stick together in a solid mass. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons of sugar over the apples. Put the dish back on the stove over medium heat for 15 minutes, until the caramel starts bubbling up through the apples.
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Roll the pastry out and place over the apples folding it in at the edges. Press on the crust over the apple mixute so that it really hugs the apples. Make 3 or 4 holes with a knife and 1 in the middle to let steam out when baking. Bake for 20 minutes and then let it rest for 15 minutes. It is important that you do this otherwise the apples will fall apart when you turn it over. Take a dinner plate and put it over the baking tin. Turn it over. Slowly remove the baking tin. Serve lukewarm with pareve vanilla ice cream, or pareve whipped cream.


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Byrdak progressing in return from shoulder injury
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- He may not have salvaged his career just yet, but Tim Byrdak is certainly talking like a pitcher who expects to return to the big leagues.
Byrdak, who underwent surgery last summer to repair a torn capsule in his left shoulder, is targeting a return by July 1. He believes he may even be able to pitch sometime in June, a possibility that he referred to as "icing on the cake."
"It was really emotional when I was diagnosed because it was almost like a death sentence," said Byrdak, who will turn 40 this year. "But the thought process always was, 'Hey, let's get it fixed, and let's see where it goes from here and how it bounces back, and see where it goes.'"
Unlike Johan Santana and Chris Young, who underwent similar surgeries and needed significantly more time to recover, Byrdak believes his rehab will be accelerated due to the nature of his operation. Byrdak's shoulder capsule ripped off the bone with its structure intact, whereas Santana and Young suffered damage to the capsule itself.
Byrdak's plan is to throw off flat ground this week under club supervision, then return home to Illinois to work out in private. If all goes well, he will fly back to Florida at the end of February, remaining here until his rehab is complete.
The left-hander, who led the Majors in appearances at the time of his injury, insisted that short-term overuse was not to blame for his injury.
"You can't pin it on just my workload here," Byrdak said. "That's kind of the life of a lefty reliever. The manager has to play the statistics, and you just never know what part of the game [you're going to be needed]."


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The Basics
International Exhibition: Manchester United vs. Celtic
Rogers Centre, Toronto, Canada
The match is the first of Man Utd's five-game North American tour in which they will also play the Philadelphia Union, the Kansas City Wizards and the MLS All-Stars in Houston. They'll then head to Guadalajara, Mexico, to play Club Deportivo Chivas de Guadalajara.
This is Celtic's second match of their tour, having already lost 1-0 to the Philadelphia Union on Wednesday. The Bhoys will also play the Seattle Sounders at Qwest Field and Portugal's Sporting Lisbon at Boston's Fenway Park.
What's at Stake?
The term friendly doesn't apply when English and Scottish teams collide, and this match is no exception. Both teams are in their preseasons, so while the stakes aren't high, maintaining respect may be especially important considering Celtic's recent loss to the expansion Union. Celtic are in transition and recently made a flurry of player transactions, including the signing of Mexico's Efrain Juarez, in hopes of rebounding from their first trophyless season in seven years. They are also preparing to face Portugal's SC Braga in the third qualifying round of next season's UEFA Champions League.
This match is Man Utd's first-ever in Toronto, so the Red Devils—who are already in the Champions league group stage—will be looking to put on a strong show on a temporary natural grass pitch before their legions of Canadian fans. Success against United has been rare of late, but with some of United's top players resting from World Cup duty or nursing injuries, this may be the Scottish giants' best opportunity to beat their "old enemy."
Last Meeting
Both teams last met in a meaningful game on Nov. 5, 2008, at Celtic Park in Glasgow, Scotland, during the group stages of the 2008-09 UEFA Champions League. Coming off a resounding 3-0 defeat at Old Trafford the month before, Celtic opened the scoring early on Australian Scott McDonald's 13th-minute goal. The lead would stand until the 84th minute when Welsh midfielder and long-time United star Ryan Giggs leveled Man Utd at one. Celtic finished last in the group with a record of 1-3-2.
Heroes & Villains
Man Utd's Dimitar Berbatov vs. Celtic's defense: Even in the absence of Wayne Rooney, Berbatov is still lethal and will pose problems for Celtic's back line. The Bulgarian had 12 goals for United in 33 league matches last season and can create opportunities for himself and his teammates using his speed and playmaking ability. Celtic's new-look lineup will have to be well organized to stave off Berbatov's attacks.
Man Utd's consistency vs. the changes of Celtic: Stalwarts Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes are longtime United players who are the lynchpins of their team's style of play. They're key to the club's midfield strength and possession play and could create problems for the many new faces at Celtic who are just beginning to play together.
Stats that make you go "Hmm ..."
Man United manager Sir Alex Ferguson, 68, took over in November 1986 and has won more than 30 trophies for the Red Devils. The League Managers Association says there have been 969 managerial dismissals in professional English soccer since Ferguson was named United head.
He said it
"It's great to be here in Toronto and all the players are looking forward to it. We're excited to get our first game of the preseason after 10 days of training. All the lads are itching for their first game," Man Utd captain and Scottish international Darren Fletcher told Reuters upon the club's landing late Thursday night in Toronto.
Keys to the game:
Manchester United:
- Can Dimitar Berbatov pick up the offensive slack without strike partner Wayne Rooney?
- Effectiveness of veterans Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes in the midfield and Edwin van der Sar in goal
- Revenge factor. Will retribution for the group stage exit in the 2008-09 UEFA Champions League at the hands of United be a motivator for the holdovers?
- Team cohesiveness and organization after the off-season signing and release of a flurry of players


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Quote of the Day
"In comparison with the remaining manuscripts of any other ancient Greek or Latin literature, the NT suffers from an embarrassment of riches."
- The ESV Bible (from Are the Gospels Reliable?)
Today's Answer
What Does it Mean to Seek God's Kingdom?
Greg Laurie
A verse every Christian should commit to memory is Matthew 6:33: "But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you."
What does it mean to seek first the kingdom of God? God's kingdom is the rule and reign of Christ in our lives. Jesus taught us to pray, "Your kingdom come. Your will be done. On earth as it is in heaven" (Matthew 6:10). This is praying for a day when God will bring heaven to earth and will bring His rule on this planet. God still has a plan for planet Earth. He will rule and reign here, and as believers, we will rule and reign with Him. So that is in the future.
But when we pray, "Your kingdom come. Your will be done. On earth as it is in heaven," we are also praying for the rule and reign of the kingdom of God in our lives. This is when Jesus is in charge. On one occasion Jesus said, "For indeed, the kingdom of God is within you" (Luke 17:21), where He was speaking of himself. When you are under His lordship, and when He is in control of your life, that is the kingdom of God. It is not rules and regulations, but "righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit" (Romans 14:17).
Have you, as a Christian, surrendered your life to Christ? Have you said, "Lord, I want Your will more than I want my own will. I am willing to surrender to You now"? Because you cannot pray, "Your kingdom come" until you first pray, "My kingdom go." Have you done that yet?
A lack of faith can bring a lot of anxiety into our lives. So instead of worrying, we should put God and His will first in our lives. "Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you."
Taken from "First Things First" by Harvest Ministries (used by permission).
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Daydream believer
On a gorgeous Sunday in Tempe, the mind wanders briefly, and here is what settles in: A massive deal involving the Angels and Padres.
Ten for two.
From Anaheim to San Diego go the following: Nick Adenhart, Dustin Moseley, Shane Loux, Kevin Jepsen, Erick Aybar, Freddy Sandoval, Matt Brown, Kendry Morales, Reggie Willits and Terry Evans.
From San Diego to Anaheim: Jake Peavy and Adrian Gonzalez.
The Padres get a new team, virtually, and the Angels have a powerhouse that causes tremors throughout the game.
Bud Black adds three starters (Moseley, Adenhart, Loux) while subtracing one. He gets a future closer in Jepsen. He gets a superlative shortstop in Aybar and a kid from Tijuana (Sandoval) who can play three infield positions and hit. He gets a quality corner infielder in Brown and a first baseman in Morales to replace Gonzalez. He gets an outfielder (Willits) who can play all three spots and will produce a 370-.380 on-base percentage and 40-50 steals leading off as an everyday player. And he gets a power hitter in Evans who can leave any yard.
Mike Scioscia gets one of the best pitchers alive in Peavy and a first baseman in Gonzalez who is very close to the equal of Mark Teixeira. The Angels still have plenty of quality reserves left over, owing to an astonishing stockpile of talent. Yes, they add payroll with Peavy and Gonzalez, but the long-term benefits are immense.
The Padres get almost 60 years worth of contracts at an immediate cost of roughly $4 million for the 2008 season. The Angels have Peavy and Gonzalez locked up for at least three more years apiece. This would not be a half-season of Teixeira.
Peavy gives the Angels the Majors' dominant rotation; Gonzalez is a No. 4 hitter who, free of PETCO Parks dimensions, hits about 40 homers and drives in close to 140 runs behind Chone Figgins, Bobby Abreu and Vladimir Guerrero.
Win, win. Everybody wins, once Padres fans realize that even with fan favorites Peavy and Gonzalez, they are looking at potentially a long, long season. Guys like Aybar, Willits, Morales, Adenhart and Jepsen would form a solid foundation for years to come.
Granted, there's not much likelihood something like this would come to pass. But hey, a guy can daydream, can't he? Isn't that what Spring Training is all about?
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I agree with one thing, the Angels have way too much talent to waste away on the bench or waste time in Salt Lake. Those guys are talented and ready but won't be able to fully develop and prove themselves unless they can play every day at the major league level. The trade is interesting but I think we're fine with the pitching staff and as for offense, let's see what Kendry can do as an every day player, I think he'll be great. I like Aybar better than Isturis. I hope the Angels do something with Gary Matthews Jr. this year instead of playing him as if they feel they have to. Just give up already and give Juan Rivera a chance to do again what he did in 2006.
One question for the "mailbag". A lot of people have Howie Kendrick vying for the A.L. batting title. What is the Angels' management game plan to keep him healthy this year?
Feel free to daydream all you'd like, I do. I wonder how many of us have a Peavy to our respective club daydream going on this Spring. My Cubs have a lot of young pitching and solid bench players to offer up as well for Peavy. If he ends up anywhere this season, I hope it's Chicago with the Cubs.
Prose and Ivy
Well, Lyle, it's a nice dream, but I don't see Reagins pulling the trigger on this one, at least not this year. With Escobar ahead of schedule, the Angels really have no need for Peavy at this point. He would be a nice luxury, but not worth sending them half of the Salt Lake Bees' roster. Don't sell Kendry Morales short either. He may prove to be just as dynamic a hitter as Teixeira, and he's also a switch hitter. If San Diego still has Peavy after this season the Angels may need to get more aggressive in acquiring him, especially with Escobar and Lackey's contracts expiring. Hopefully we can keep Lackey, or even both of them, but you never know with free agency being so unpredictable. Even if we loose both and are desparate for Peavy, I really can't see sending them that many players. We will need Adenhart in that situation too, assuming he gets over his psychological issues and shows his sparkling talent.
Makes too much sense.
In other words,
They would never do it.
I like this post because it reads like a fans thoughts. It is also interesting to read in light of the espn insider article that rips the angels for mismanaging their prospects.
I like the trade a lot. I'm assuming you're throwing in Aybar so Wood can have a clean shot at short while Figgins stays at third. I would substitute Weaver for Adenhart because Escobar will be back soon and Weaver is a Boras client so we all know he'll be leaving as soon as he can. Peavy, Lackey, Saunders and Santana is a rotation that can get us past the first round in the playoffs. If Wood doesn't make it then Izturis is still there with Sean Rodriguez and Statia in the wings.
Why in the world would you want Jake Peavy for 10 Angels, we already have Kelvim Escobar. WAKE UP DUDE!!!


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John Keefer has a nice piece up on Crispy Gamer regarding the issue of embargoes — are they really necessary, or do they simply encourage lazy journalism and sometimes inappropriate relationships with publishers? The issue at stake here isn't so much embargoes, which are a symptom of the problem, as much as journalistic integrity (or lack thereof) and moving from an 'enthusiast press' to 'real journalism':
For games journalism to gain more credibility, journalists need to play by their own rules. Do more informative pieces, do humorous pieces or biting satire, do more critical pieces, seriously explore avenues other than PR representatives for information. Journalism isn't about always making nice with everyone. Journalism is about providing accurate information to the reader even when it isn't readily available, unless there is an overriding public concern. In many cases, infringements on the free exchange of information about games between journalists and our readers are not backed by any legitimate overriding concern. Granted, not all publishers impose limitations. Many understand that the journalist has a job to do and that, in the end, what is written is just an opinion, and as long as that opinion is based on facts and not erroneous information, the writer and publication are free of scrutiny. However, there needs to be a divergence from the cozy two-step that some marketing departments do insist on dancing with the press by threatening to pull ads or blacklist a writer or publication if a story paints an unfavorable picture. If any "journalists" willingly do dance to that tune, they need to look in the mirror and examine who they are really working for and why.
All in all, a thoughtful piece, though the musing on embargoes is more compelling than railing against the 'enthusiast press.' Is there any point besides financial gain for one or two parties? Are Embargoes Really Necessary? [Crispy Gamer via GameSetWatch]


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Newly Embroidered Strap - Wild Bloom
Product Details:
Our Newly Embroidered Straps are designed for your bag or camera! The unique embroidery was woven new by our female artisan partners in a weaving cooperative in the mountains outside of Chichicastenango. Using a traditional technique with intricate needlework, each strap can take 3 – 10 days to complete. By purchasing directly from female artisans, you are supporting a sustainable effort to pay above a living wage, provide steady employment and impact entire indigenous families.
The leather part of the strap was carefully crafted by our artisan partner Don Vicente and Ofelia in a small home workshop using top-grain leather. Your purchase supports our sustainable project to provide dignified job opportunities to indigenous artisans in Guatemala.
Metal hardware clip attachments.
Unique embroidery and leather combination.
Strap comes with a multi-color dust-bag and information card about the artisan your purchase supports.
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Our straps pair perfectly with your favorite bag or our convertible bags!
No two straps are the same! Hiptipico prides itself on uniqueness and authenticity. Every Hiptipico product is 100% handmade and has the human touch of the weaver and maker in each stitch. This makes our products uniquely charming and distinct from factory-made accessories. Imperfections are to be expected and appreciated.
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Our new embroidered straps are part of our Woven Collection and support female weavers that don't have access to markets! This specific collection was created so you know exactly the female weaver behind your products. Every item in this collection was hand-embroidered or hand-woven by our female artisan partners [not the market]. Purchasing authentic textiles directly from female cooperatives allows us to have a full understanding of the entire supply chain and offer truly honest production.
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42" long x 3" wide
Chontala Weaving Cooperative
Origin: Chontala, Quiché
Ethnicity: Maya K'iche'
After searching for traditional belt weavers in many rural villages outside of Chichicastenango, we were lucky enough to finally meet the female leader of the Chontala women's cooperative. The twenty artisans in this community specialize in embroidered belts called "fajas" that we then craft into our leather camera straps. Each faja can take anywhere from 3 days to 3 weeks to make, depending on the design. Your purchase helps these women receive a steady income to further support their families and preserve their culture.
Origin: Momostenango, Totonicapán
Ethnicity: Maya K'iche'
Don Vicente and his family have a quaint home workshop and local storefront in Panajachel. He comes from a family of rural sheep farmers and at a young age, he moved to Pana to start working with artisan goods. Over the years, he and his wife Ofelia have acquired impeccably curated collection of Mayan textiles that they use to elaborate unique designs with unbeatable craftsmanship. They're passionate about incorporating the authentic Mayan culture into their work and passing these artisan techniques down to their children.