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"Caramelo" is a book about the Reyes family, and Cisneros follows these colorful, strong characters across several generations and landscapes as the narrator--Lala Reyes--attempts to seperate fact from family folklore. As Lala searches for her place in the world, she finds herself turning to the past--her roots, her family--for inspiration and guidance. Lala's grandparents and parents are Mexican weavers, U.S. Soldiers, and nitty-gritty-Windy-City fu...
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The House on Mango Street covers a year in the life of Esperanza, a Chicana (Mexican-American girl), who is about twelve years old when the novel begins. During the year, she moves with her family into a house on Mango Street. The house is a huge improvement from the family's previous apartment, and it is the first home her parents actually own. However, the house is not what Esperanza has dreamed of, because it is run-down and small. The house is in the...
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A Chicana child tries to make sense of the world around her by observing the people and places in her neighborhood. Cisneros weaves poetry into her prose, turning the barrio into a land of possibilities....


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Pancetta Wrapped Lamb Loin with Persillade
- Serves 6
- Brian Streeter
- Pairs well with:
- Dancing Bear Ranch, Howell Mountain
Chef Brian Streeter presents a tender, flavorful recipe for lamb; Pancetta Wrapped Lamb Loin with Persillade. A layer of pancetta protects the meat and keeps it moist and juicy. The fresh flavors of persillade complements the juicy lamb. Pairs well with Cakebread Cellars Dancing Bear Ranch.
1/4 c. parsley leaves
3 cloves garlic, minced
3/4 c. panko (Japanese breadcrumbs)
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. cracked black pepper
2 T. extra virgin olive oil
2 lbs. lamb loins, trimmed
1/4 lb. pancetta, sliced very thinly
2 T. olive oil
To make the persillade, combine the parsley, garlic, panko, salt and pepper in the work bowl of a food processor. Blend ingredients until breadcrumbs begin to turn green. Then, add the olive oil while machine is running, mix until well combined. Mixture will take on a vibrant green color..
Wrap the lamb loins with the pancetta by starting at one end and gradually overlapping until completely covered. Heat olive oil a large non-stick sauté pan over medium-high heat. Sear all sides of the lamb loins until golden in color. About 2 minutes a each side. Cook to medium rare in temperature. Remove and let rest for five minutes before slicing. Slice lamb and sprinkle persillade on top. Serve with a side of sautéed summer bush beans.

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The Misadventures Of Tao & Lola: A Grand Bazaar
These two have a real eye for exotic fashion! Tao and Lola embarked on a last minute trip far, far away to pick up some goodies for their extensive wardrobe. Immediately they were taken aback by otherworldly designs made of the… Continue Reading


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ALL BALL NERVE CENTER — We found out earlier that Kobe Bryant went through his second practice today with the Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers used their Instagram account to provide us with visual proof.
Afterward, the Black Mamba talked about his return and more with the assembled media. Does this mean we'll see Bryant back in action sooner than we thought? Only time will tell.
VIDEO: Kobe Bryant talks after practicing with Lakers on Tuesday


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SKILLMAN, N.J. – The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) released its latest run of national and regional rankings recently, with Georgia College women's tennis (13-11) earning a No. 19 ranking in the nation.
The Bobcats were No. 19 in the country, with a No. 4 Southeast Region ranking.
All-Peach Belt Conference (PBC) honoree Lisa Setyon-Ortenzio (Paris) was listed as the No. 20 ranked individual player in the Southeast Region, while teammate May Johnson (Sydney, Australia) earned the No. 15 spot.
The Bobcats have wrapped up a 2012 season that saw GC go 13-11, earn the No. 5-seed in the PBC Tournament, and eventually fall in the Southeast Region semifinal. The Bobcats put Setyon-Ortenzio and Kayla Barksdale (Augusta, Ga.) on the All-PBC second team in doubles and added a second team singles nod for Setyon-Ortenzio as well. The GC women have now made 18 straight trips to the NCAA Tournament.
The Georgia College Department of Athletics, two-time winners of the PBC Commissioner's Cup, sponsors 10 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, Bobcat Athletics prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the teams' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at www.twitter.com/BobcatSports and www.facebook.com/gcbobcats for up-to-the-minute reports, and visit www.GCBobcats.com for more information.


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For the second consecutive year, Hope College has eliminated Baldwin-Wallace (Ohio) in the second round of the NCAA Division III women's tournament.
For the second consecutive year, Hope College has eliminated Baldwin-Wallace (Ohio) in the second round of the NCAA Division III women's tournament.
Junior forward Philana Greene and sophomore center Carrie Snikkers scored 15 points apiece to lead a balanced attack Saturday night as the Flying Dutch defeated the Yellow Jackets, 69-53, at Hope's DeVos Fieldhouse to reach the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament for the second year in a row and the fourth time in the last seven years. Last year, Hope defeated B-W in a second-round game in Berea, Ohio, 68-48.
The Flying Dutch have now won 49 consecutive games at DeVos, which will host the Division III Final Four in two weeks.
Hope (27-1) advances to meet Thomas More (Ky.) next weekend in the NCAA sectional at a site to be announced. The Saints advanced Saturday by defeating last year's national runnerup, Messiah (Pa.), 57-50.
The Flying Dutch jumped out to a 14-1 lead at the six-minute mark as they harassed Baldwin-Wallace into an 0-for-10 start from the field and six early turnovers. However, the Yellow Jackets scrapped back into the game, taking advantage of Snikkers being on the bench with two early fouls.
Senior Rachael Quiring, who scored a career-high 21 points, hit a 3-point basket to cut the lead to 18-17 with 8:19 left in the first half. However, that would be as close as B-W would get.
Hope extended its lead to 35-28 at halftime, then ran off 10 straight points early in the second half to open up a 49-33 advantage with 14 minutes remaining. The Yellow Jackets never seriously threatened after that.
"When you're playing a good team, you don't have much room for error, and they're a great team," Baldwin-Wallace coach Cheri Harrer said of the Flying Dutch.
Greene had an outstanding all-around game for Hope, adding six rebounds, five assists and four steals to go along with her 15 points.
"She epitomizes what our team is and needs to be," Hope coach Brian Morehouse said of Greene. "She went out and put on a tremendous performance."
Despite her early foul trouble, Snikkers pulled down nine rebounds and blocked three shots in addition to her 15 points. Sophomore Erika Bruinsma provided an offensive spark off the bench when Snikkers went out, scoring 13 points in 20 minutes of play. Senior Courtney Knox had another strong game on the glass with 12 rebounds.
Ariel Brough scored 15 points and pulled down 15 rebounds in a losing cause for Baldwin-Wallace, which had won 18 of its last 20 after a 4-5 start. The Yellow Jackets lost their second-leading scorer, Jessica Butzer, to a head injury in the first half. She did not return. Hope shot 36 percent from the field (23 of 63) and made 6-of-14 from 3-point range. The Flying Dutch also forced 20 turnovers, while committing just 12.
"That gave us 10 more shots on offense than they had," Morehouse said. "We're going to have to play better than that to keep going."


text: Calgary Alberta Bound Tattoo and Arts Festival, On the Road in Canada By Jesse Dolphin Hello once again, I was at the Calgary Alberta Bound Tattoo Convention a little over a week ago... Steve Peace owner of Immaculate Concepts in Calgary has for years been bringing in some of the best artists known worldwide. The show where I bought my first TAM mag. Wow, has it grown... Each time I attend these shows for TAM I am just amazed how the levels keep rising. As a tattooer I sometimes want to take the thumb-cutter and just end it all. Ha-ha, who knew tattooing would be what it is today? In reality it has made me more of an artist. Getting to go to these shows really gives me a good feeling about the people and the industry we are involved with. This year Steve had a great line-up of artists, Dan Smith and Nikko Hurtado from High Voltage. Nikko and Bob Tyrrell did a sweet skull collaboration on a leg. Not to mention Bob was sporting an epic face or hair. Crazy Nick Chaboya along with Joel Armstrong had it going on. Perfect Image out in Banff had a mad display of prints and originals for sale. Doug Fink owner of Bushudo in Calgary had a nice display of art boxes, featuring bones and parts of different skulls, photos and other neat goodies. All numbered and unique. I also got to run into Erin Chance. I meet her at the Sydney show two years ago. She does some awesome stuff. Lots and lots of good tattooers, doing wicked-crazy good tattoos. Another cool feature to the show was Neo-tat, Nick Chaboya tattooed my foot two years ago with a Neo-tat and not many had heard of them. They were the hot spot of the show. Those guys are building a sweet product. Damian from Tattoos.com had brought out the Death Art Show from the Toronto show this year. If you not familiar with the Death Art Show... do so!! Nothing better to see a whole wall of paintings by the best of the best. Filip Leu had a submission I almost bought. $2,000 clams. It was nice to see a Filip original. Steve Moore had a couple coffin tops in the pile that were inspiringly sick. The Death Art Show had a final piece done by the crew at Seventh Son, a group of lids all puzzled together to make a big skull. AMAZING. Aaron Bell, James Tex and a shit-pile of others had wicked coffin tops displayed as well. At the other end was an art show with a different topic. Motorcycle helmets, organized by Shaun Hedley. Or so I think. shit!. Cool concept!! I bought a helmet off Miles Kane. Its graphic was a painting of Santa Cruz slasher. Rob Noseworth of Black and Blue out in Naniamo painted an oni with deer horns glued on it. Lucky Diamond Rich was the crowd pleaser with a couple shows daily. He is tattooed head to toe, and swallows swords. Fun. The show had all sorts of sweet amazing tattoos being done as well as art work being displayed. One of my favorite pieces was done by Clint Danroth from Craftsmen tattoo out in B.C. He did a Wonder Women pin-up. It was a super nice fun tattoo. Jee Sayalero from Europe was in town. He has a great style and I managed to get one of his collabo-paintings with James Tex. Very nice... When the shop came to an end on Sunday, Doug Fink held a gathering back at his shop. A good place not just to get tattooed, but throw parties. I had to miss, something to do with a wife and three kids. Doug was kind enough to send a couple of pics and inform me everyone had a drinking-good time. Thanks, join us next year for another Alberta Bound Tattoo Show, which will be held next Oct 12-14, 2012.


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Whether you are a homesick New Yorker seeking a good bagel that lives up to your exacting standards or simply a bagel aficionado, House of Bagels is the answer. It provides an eclectic array of delicious spreads and crunchy, crisp bagels baked from scratch every morning. Whatever you are hankering for, you are sure to find it at this favorite local eatery. 526 University Ave., Palo Alto; 650-322-5189. houseofbagels.com
Hall of Fame: Second Year
This Brooklyn-flavored favorite is more than just a bagel shop. Its new and expanded menu includes kosher delights such as the noodle kugel and the Brooklyn babka, as well as a healthy array of knishes and challahs. Still, main draw for this popular California Avenue establishment remains its trove of bagels and cream cheeses, including mouth-watering spreads such as sun-dried tomato, cucumber scallion and green olive-and-garlic. Izzy's Brooklyn Bagels has been winning voters' hearts and pleasing their palates for years -- qualities that bought it a ticket to the Hall of Fame. 477 S. California Ave., Palo Alto; 650-329-0700. izzysbrooklynbagels.com
Our vocabulary owes French for the word "dessert," so it's no surprise that Douce France induces a sugar rush par excellence. In addition to serving non-sweet treats like the scrumptious "buffarella" -- buffalo mozzarella -- lunch sandwich, the snug bakery and cafe entices with decadent cakes and cookies, chocolaty beverages, miniature fruit-topped tarts, wispy meringues and a colorful selection of macaroons, including a blushing, fanciful pink that'll have you living la vie en rose. #104 Town & Country Village, Palo Alto; 650-322-3601.
Perhaps a treasured item on Hobee's menu says it all: the Best Darn Breakfast In Town. At all three Hobee's locations, the BDBIT comes with two eggs, served your way; "Country Style" hashbrowns; and toast or the blueberry coffeecake people line up for. But there's much more on the menu, from omelets and scrambles (from the Stanford Cardinal Omelet with chicken, artichoke hearts, mushrooms, spinach and cheese to the Tofu Scramble, spiced with cumin) to light bites (an oatmeal bar and a seasonal fruit plate). Hobee's also took the top prize in the Dining With Kids category. #67 Town & Country Village, Palo Alto, 650-327-4111; 4224 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, 650-856-6124; 2312 Central Expressway, Mountain View, 650-968-6050. hobees.com
A glance at a menu at The Counter is a lesson in the evolution of the burger. The sea of options is enough to make the most fervent vegetarians salivate (or, at the very least, order a veggie burger). Want cheese? Options include Tillamook Cheddar or Soft Ripened Brie. Would you prefer Tzatziki or peanut sauce? Then there's the sea of toppings, from grilled pineapple and roasted green chilies to smoked bacon and fried onion strings. It's not your grandpa's burger, but so what? Our readers agreed, once again, that this bustling joint is the city's top burger destination. 369 S. California Ave., Palo Alto; 650-321-3900. thecounterburger/paloalto
If it could change the world, Chipotle would be the sunlight in everyone's burrito universe. And it might change the world. In addition to being customizable, fresh, fast and out-and-out delicious, Chipotle's burritos have integrity. The chain has found its way into Palo Alto's hearts by supporting sustainable family farms that treat their land and animals with respect. 2675 El Camino Real, Palo Alto; 650-462-9154. chipotle.com
A good sandwich can make your taste buds sing, but a great sandwich elicits an orchestra of savory sensations. Enter The Village Cheese House, the Mozart of sandwich-makers. With a cornucopia of breads, meats, cheeses and veggies to choose from, the Village Cheese House has the right deli delicacies to satisfy a clientele as diverse as the Village People. #157 Town & Country Village, Palo Alto; 650-326-9251. thevch.com
Grocery Store
Calling Trader Joe's a "grocery store" is kind of like calling Elvis "the guy with the sideburns." Yes, it's true that this earthy, quirky and increasingly ubiquitous chain has all the bare necessities a kitchen may require. But it's the unusual, palate-expanding products -- the mango butter, the habanera-and-lime salsa, the mojito salmon -- that have made TJ's a local superstar. A relative newcomer to Palo Alto, the supermarket is now a flagship destination at the Town & Country Village and, according to readers, the local King of Groceries. #140 Town & Country Village, Palo Alto; 650-327-7018. traderjoes.com
Happy Hour
Care for some jalapeno cornbread and Cajun calamari with that raspberry mojito? How about a ginger julep to fill your soul with some Bourbon Street cheer? This bustling downtown joint with New Orleans flavor, flavorful Hurricanes, funky art and a generous beer selection can cure the deepest case of the blues. Not surprisingly, readers chose Nola as the city's finest happy-hour joint. Bottoms up! 535 Ramona St., Palo Alto; 650-328-2722. nolas.com==
Ice Cream/Gelato
You scream, I scream, we all scream for ice cream. That is especially true when the ice cream is dished out by Gelato Classico. Gelato, a traditional Italian dessert that has gained huge popularity in the United States, tantalizes the taste buds like no other style of ice cream. And Gelato Classico has a rich selection of flavors, from Green Tea and Hazelnut to Vanilla Bean and Caramello Chocolate Crunch. Grab a spoon. 435 Emerson St., Palo Alto; 650-327-1317. caffeclassicofoods.com
Hall of Fame: Second Year
Elvis might be the king of rock, but Rick is the king of ice cream. Rick's Rather Rich Ice Cream has satisfied Peninsula eaters for the better part of four decades, one of the reasons it has earned honors in the Best Of Palo Alto Hall of Fame. Rick's features 48 flavors of rich and creamy ice cream, including Banana Ripple, Caramel Praline and White Chocolate Ginger. Rick's even caters and offers ice cream cakes and novelties. Elvis has left the building, but Rick's is right around the corner. 3946 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto; 650-493-6553. ricksicecream.com
Not to be confused with its similarly named diner cousin, the richly historied Peninsula Creamery Dairy Store & Grill predates most Palo Altans. Distant as 1923 may seem from the present, this beloved checker-floored throwback continues to take care of business in the down-to-earth way it always has, creating superbly priced sandwiches, soups, salads, breakfasts and, of course, indulgent ice cream concoctions. 900 High St., Palo Alto; 650-323-3175. peninsulacreamery.com
Hall of Fame: First Year
With its nostalgic interior and show-stopping lineup of most-craved comfort foods, the upbeat Palo Alto Creamery Fountain & Grill rocks on as an iconic tween hangout, family favorite and general go-to eatery. While it's an ideal place to hone ketchup-dispensing skills or tackle a positively mammoth burger, the consensus is that there's something supremely special about settling into a booth and sharing the ultimate wickedly thick milkshake. 566 Emerson St., Palo Alto; 650-323-3131; and #2A Stanford Shopping Center, Stanford; 650-327-3141. paloaltocreamery.com
New Food/Drink Establishment
"I haven't been this thrilled about a chocolate shop since going to the Max Brenner in Union Square, NYC," a local Yelper wrote of Monique's Chocolates. And readers agree. Peanut butter and jelly chocolates, chai truffle with milk chocolate and salted caramel are but a few selections of these single-origin treats. Super-rich chocolate beverages with mint, hazelnut milk chocolate, plus specialties such as torched French s'mores make Monique's a great place to taste chocolates from different parts of the world. 539 Bryant St., Palo Alto; 650-323-9669.
The pizza as work of art is what Howard Bulka's creative restaurant, Howie's Artisan Pizza, is about. Each bite sings -- it's a symphony of flavors brought to life and still steaming from the wood-fired oven. Howie's embraces local, fresh ingredients. Choose from the classic pizza Margherita to baked potato pizza with crisp bacon and Gruyere cheese -- or build your own. #60 Town & Country Village, Palo Alto; 650-327-4992. howiesartisanpizza.com
Hall of Fame: Second Year
Applewood Pizza is enjoying its second year in the Best Of Palo Alto Hall of Fame. The impressive menu offers numerous signature pizzas, as well as the opportunity to concoct your own pizza. The bar flaunts 37 imported beers, yet the restaurant maintains a family-friendly atmosphere where people can go to relax and enjoy a flavorful meal. Some of their lesser-known specialty sides include Hungarian goulash and langos, which is Hungarian fried bread. The restaurant also has the option of ordering online, which comes with the choice of take-out or delivery. 1001 El Camino Real, Menlo Park; 650-324-3486. applewoodpizza.com
Sometimes finding the best fruits and veggies around can be difficult, but Palo Altans are in luck. Whole Foods Market and Sigona's tied for top produce honors. Sigona's offers a wide selection of organic and commercial produce. The store also serves as a regular grocery store and carries a line of products branded with its own Sigona Signature label. Whole Foods also offers an incredible variety of produce along with its full-service grocery. And with the fruits and veggies from these stores, you are guaranteed to be in for good eating. Whole Foods: 774 Emerson St., Palo Alto; 650-326-8676. wholefoodsmarket.com; Sigona's: #399 Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto; 650-329-1340. sigonas.com
Some swear by the Southwestern, while other prefer the Somen. But whether Weekly readers prefer bacon and avocado or Japanese somen noodles and caramelized shallots on their salads, many agree that the best local salads are to be found at Sprout in downtown Palo Alto. Diners can choose signature salads with predetermined combinations, or assemble their own ingredients. For some extra protein, put tri-tip steak, salmon or ahi tuna on top. 168 University Ave., Palo Alto; 650-323-7688. cafesprout.com
Best Of voters' selection for Best Seafood might not ever feature the band Phish, but it certainly has plenty of the underwater variety. The Fish Market can satisfy hungry customers with its school of delicious offerings. Try Pacific Ahi sashimi, mesquite-grilled Alaskan Halibut or steamed Canadian Black Mussels. With a rotating menu of ocean-fetched fare, you're always getting the freshest food at the Fish Market. Dive into something delicious. 3150 El Camino Real, Palo Alto; 650-493-8862. thefishmarket.com==
For those who wish to have a relaxing dinner at home with their families or just kick back by themselves on the sofa and indulge in a carton of authentic Chinese food, one particular place should come to mind. Su Hong has yet again dominated the takeout world for its yummy variety of Mandarin- and Szechwan-styled cuisine. Whether you are craving the popular combination rice plates, barbecue pork or chicken chow mein, your cravings will certainly be satisfied. 4256 El Camino Real, Palo Alto; 650-493-4664. suhongeatery.com
Simple, local, natural ingredients bring regular or frozen yogurt-lovers flocking to Fraiche, whether they're attracted to the "natural" flavor, soy option or are suckers for chocolate. Toppings range from chocolate shaved off a large bar to fresh berries or chopped fruit -- in season. Lavender-flavored biscotti or chocolate-chip cookies -- or organic oatmeal for the health aficionados -- make it a meal. The owners are passionate about organic, healthy food, extending that to their Blue Bottle coffee offerings. 644 Emerson St., Palo Alto; 650-566-0055. fraicheyogurt.com


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Free Beer & Hot Wings: A Glimpse Inside Dumber Than Zane Trivia
Each Thursday on "The Free Beer & Hot Wings Morning Show," we play Dumber Than Zane Trivia for a $500 cash prize.
Because of some instances of cheating in the past, we now require that all of our contestants be blindfolded and use GoToMeeting so we can watch them play and ensure that they are not cheating.
Today's contestant was Evan in Nashville.
Evan had no blindfold handy, but came up with a University of Tennessee Volunteers t-shirt to cover his face with.
Eric Zane ended up beating him. So, the pot for next week is up to $5,500.
Source: Free Beer & Hot Wings


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NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The Yale men's swimming and diving team picked up right where it left off prior to its month-long hiatus with a dominating 204.5-95.5 win over Ivy League rival Cornell Saturday. As the Bulldogs' second - and last - home meet of the season, it was senior day at the Kiphuth Exhibition Pool. Thanks to strong performances from the four honorees and the Elis' impressive freshmen, those seniors celebrated with an emphatic win.
The day started with diving, and thanks to the performances of sophomore Tyler Pramer and junior Colton Staab, the Bulldogs picked up some early points to propel them into the afternoon's swimming events. Pramer (295.80) and Staab (292.95) finished second and third in the 1-meter event, a performance Pramer followed up with a victory in the 3-meter (311.33).
The swim events began just as promisingly, as freshmen Mike Lazris and Andrew Heymann teamed up with senior Goksu Bicer and sophomore Pat Killian to take first in the 200-yard medley relay (1:32.87). That was the first of three straight wins for Bulldogs, 12 in the day's 14 events.
The next came from freshman Josh Ginsborg, whose time of 9:29.70 bested the field in the 1000-yard freestyle. Just behind him was sophomore West Cuthbert, who swam the race in 9:46.48, good for second. Ginsborg's freestyling prowess was proven again in the 100-yard event, where he also grabbed a win (46.88), touching out Killian (47.27), who took second.
In keeping with the dominance this year's freshmen class displayed in the 2011 portion of the season, freshman Rob Harder also turned in multiple victories. His first came in the 200-yard freestyle (1:42.54), and a second in the 500-yard freestyle, where he touched out junior Mike Dominski and sophomore Ed Becker, whose second and third-place finishes gave Yale the clean sweep.
Heymann made it a trio of Bulldog newcomers with multiple wins by dint of his victories in the 50-yard freestyle (21.02) and the 200-yard breaststroke (2:05.93). Sophomore breaststroking standout Danny McDermott gave Yale a 1-2 finish in that event, taking second.
In addition to his two wins as part of Bulldog relay squads (the first in the day's first event - the 200 yard medley relay, and the second in its last - the 400-yard freestyle) Bicer celebrated senior day with a win in the 100-yard butterfly. He touched out freshman Alwin Firmansyah (2nd) and classmate Matt Boone (3rd) to give Yale yet another sweep of the top three spots.
The real tests for the Bulldogs begin next weekend when they take to the road to face off with Penn and Dartmouth, the last tuneup before the all-important H-Y-P meet.
Results by Swimmer:
Ed Becker: 200-yard butterfly - 6th (1:54.40), 500-yard freestyle - 3rd (4:46.88),
Alex Benz: Time Trial Only
Goksu Bicer: 200-yard butterfly - 3rd (1:53.89), 100-yard butterfly - 1st (48.98)
Matt Boone: 100-yard butterfly - 3rd (51.67)
Danny Clarke: 1000-yard freestyle - 6th (10:17.18)
West Cuthbert: 1000-yard freestyle - 2nd (9:46.48), 200-yard butterfly - 6th (1:57.49)
Paschall Davis: 50-yard freestyle - 3rd (21.33)
Barkin Doganay: Time Trials Only
Mike Dominski: 100-yard backstroke - 4th (52.39), 500-yard freestyle - 2nd (4:45.17)
Alwin Firmansyah: 50-yard freestyle - 2nd (21.09), 100-yard butterfly - 2nd (50.10)
Josh Ginsborg: 1000-yard freestyle - 1st (9:29.70), 100-yard freestyle - 1st (46.88)
Rob Harder: 200-yard freestyle - 1st (1:42.54), 100-yard backstroke - 3rd (51.97), 500-yard freestyle - 1st (4:44.02)
Andrew Heymann: 50-yard freestyle - 1st (21.02), 200-yard breaststroke - 1st (2:05.93)
Calvin Jones: Time Trials Only
Pat Killian: 200-yard freestyle - 3rd (1:44.80), 100-yard freestyle - 2nd (47.27)
Mike Lazris: 100-yard backstroke - 2nd (51.25), 200-yard backstroke - 1st (1:52.76), 200-yard IM - 1st (1:55.86)
Jared Lovett: 200-yard backstroke - 2nd (1:55.59), 200-yard IM - 2nd (1:56.52)
Christopher Luu: 100-yard breaststroke - 4th (59.72)
Danny McDermott: 100-yard breaststroke - 5th (59.78), 200-yard breaststroke - 2nd (2:10.03), 200-yard IM - 3rd (1:59.61)
Josh Rozner: 200-yard freestyle - 5th (1:45.88)
Ronald Tsui: 100-yard breaststroke - 1st (59.16), 200-yard breaststroke - 4th (2:12.79)
Andy Wingerson: 200-yard backstroke - 3rd (1:55.85)


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From pre-school to post-secondary education, the Executive Office of Education works to connect all Massachusetts residents with an education that creates opportunities.
Who we serve
EOE works with the Department of Early Education and Care, Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (K-12), Department of Higher Education, and the state's 29 public colleges and universities to connect programs and policies across the entire public education system.
From infant care to graduate studies, EOE can help you find the educational resources that you need.
Our Secretary of Education is James Peyser.


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My interest in genealogy started when I was a child. My dad's mom use to tell me that the family history book had been burned in a fire, but she knew we were related to Daniel Boone. I never forgot that, nor have I ever found the connection haha. Along with doing genealogy I spend a lot of my time doing photo restorations, namely for victims of Sandy through Care for Sandy, and also of family photos that I add to the books I write on our family history.
13 May 2009
Wordless Wednesday
My Dear Aunt Dawna surprised me this weekend with a package of family photos that she thought were best left in my care as I have the most interest in family history. She had scanned some things for me and was now giving me all of it. The best part though was to sit and listen to her and my mom tell stories of the different family members. If only I could figure out how to work the recorder option on my cell phone I could have recorded it. But instead I'll rely on memory.
The most intriguing picture out of the whole package, though, was the one above of the old cabin. According to my aunt this cabin is where my great grandfather Martin Hayes/Hays was born in OK. Now according to my other Aunt, Mary, Martin's birth certificate states that he was born in Hominy, OK 4 April 1907. Martin's mother is the same woman I wrote about recently whose brick wall I crashed through, Mary Jane Vest Hays.
In the image below is the back of the photo. It is a message from her to Martin "To Martin a Reminder Mother." This is so special. I have so few things of my ancestors. Now not only have I broken down the brick wall and know so much more about my gg grandmother, Mary Hayes, but here I have something in her own writing.One can only speculate about the meaning behind her message to her son. Was she telling him to never forget the humble roots he came from? Was she telling him to not forgot Oklahoma where she and his sibling still lived? A little behind that is that Martin and his father James Martin Hays picked up and moved out to CA. James divorced Mary. Supposedly he went back to OK at some point, but she wouldn't take him back as he was an unfaithful man. This is of course passed to me by other family members that knew Mary better than we did. Our family knew James better as we are all from CA. Or was she reminding him that he would inherit property of the family upon her passing? Who knows I can only speculate as to what the message meant.
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Danshamptons: What sets this performance of The Nutcracker apart from others?
Dimitri P. Papadakos: There are several things. First of all, this production was specifically designed for the Staller Center. We use every pipe in the house; it's a full theatrical production from that aspect. All of the props were re-detailed by Scenic Art Studios, who have come back to match up all the drops. All of the choreography is put together to accommodate the theater, and the amount of expertise and dedication is unprecedented on Long Island.
A lot goes into this show—the costumes are simply outstanding, the performers, the music, everything. It's that extra work that brings us to the next level. All of our special effects are first class. The mice have red LED lights in their eyes that add a dramatic effect onstage. Our battle scene actually has cavalry that comes out along with the foot soldiers, which really adds an extra spice to the production. We have smoke and dry ice, all the little details make one heck of a difference. The dancing is also, of course, simply unbelievable. We go above and beyond.
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Cory Sterns, who plays the Cavalier (and also does it for American Ballet Theater), and Elizabeth McGrath dancing together Saturday and Sunday night is incredibly exciting. I can't even begin to tell you how amazing these two are. Everybody in the ballet world is excited to watch these two dancers perform—they are just so amazing, it's hard to put into words. These two are at the top of their game, and they are going to put on quite a show.
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Nate Silver in his NYT 538 blog used arithmetic to correctly pick the results of the presidential election in every single state (assuming Florida goes as expected), as well as the outcome of every senate race except Montana.
Admittedly, the arithmetic that Silver uses is sophisticated arithmetic. It's quantitative forecasting with Bayesian analysis, named for mathematician Thomas Bayes. But at its heart, it's about paying careful attention to what the numbers show, drawing the implications, and letting the chips fall where they may, as opposed to projecting what we would like to see happen.
And yet it's not just numbers. There's judgment involved. As Justin Whitaker notes:
The wonderful thing is that Nate Silver didn't hold much back. He openly discussed his feelings about various polls, gave greater "weight" to the ones that had better methodologies, and overall demystified much of the electoral process. In fact, for the last 2 weeks at least I have been utterly mystified that most of the media kept talking about "Romney momentum" and "too close to call" when Nate Silver had clearly shown that Romney's "momentum" ended about a week after it started (beginning just after the first debate, Oct 5, and ending Oct 12), and that after Oct 20, Romney never had a better than 1 in 3 chance of winning. By November 5, Romneys chances were less than 1 in 10.
On election day, Silver offered a 91 per cent probability of an Obama win in the US election. He forecast that President Obama would win 332 electoral college votes compared to 206 for Mr Romney, which will be correct if the Democratic candidate wins Florida.
By contrast, the Intrade "wisdom of crowds" betting site had President Obama as less than 70 percent favorite: apparently even crowds couldn't bring themselves to fully believe in arithmetic.
As Silver's analysis in the final weeks of the campaign showed an increasing likelihood of an Obama victory, he was--not surprisingly—vilified by Republicans. They didn't like the message and didn't want to believe in what the numbers were showing. But as Silver said, one poll might be wrong. Even several polls could be wrong. But it was highly unlikely that all the polls could be consistently wrong.
Yet Republicans couldn't believe their eyes and clung on to outliers like the Gallup Daily Tracking Poll, which repeatedly indicated a Romney lead. Joe Scarborough, the Republican commentator on MSNBC, rated Obama's chances at 50-50, and said: "Anybody that thinks that this race is anything but a toss-up right now is such an ideologue, they should be kept away from typewriters, computers, laptops and microphones for the next 10 days, because they're jokes."
Yet Silver's projections turned out to be close forecasts of reality. It was the pundit's forecasts that were jokes, along with the Gallup Daily Tracking Poll.
Nor is it the first time that Silver has triumphed. In 2008, he accurately predicted the presidential result in 49 of the 50 states and in all 35 U.S. Senate races.
Andrew Hough in The Telegraph quotes John Sides, a political scientist at George Washington University, who said: "It shows us that we can use systematic data – economic data, polling data – to separate momentum from no-mentum, to dispense with the gaseous emanations of pundits' 'guts,' and ultimately to forecast the winner."
The nice thing is that Nate Silver's methodology isn't a secret. He has spelled it out in his book, The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail-but Some Don't.
Yet more important than the intricacies of Silver's statistical methodology is the commitment to listen to what the world is telling us and put our faith in facts rather than fantasies.
Picking the winner wasn't the only victory accomplished by arithmetic in this presidential campaign. It also played a big role in the pivotal outcome of the Democratic Convention when former president Bill Clinton explained how to deal with the deficit and get a budget surplus:
Now, people ask me all the time how we got four surplus budgets in a row. What new ideas did we bring to Washington? I always give a one-word answer: arithmetic. If the Republicans stay with a $5 trillion tax cut plan — in a debt reduction plan? — the arithmetic tells us no matter what they say that one of three things is about to happen:
1) assuming they try to do what they say they'll do, get rid of — pay — cover it by deductions, cutting those deductions, one, they'll have to eliminate so many deductions like the ones for home mortgages and charitable giving that middle class families will see their tax bill go up an average of $2,000 while anybody who makes $3 million or more get will see their tax bill go down $250,000; or
2) they'll have to cut so much spending that they'll obliterate the budget for the national parks, for ensuring clean air, clean water, safe food, safe air travel; they'll cut way back on Pell Grants, college loans, early childhood education, child nutrition programs, all the programs that help to empower middle class families and help poor kids...
Or 3) in spite of all the rhetoric, they'll just do what they've been doing for more than thirty years now. They'll go in and cut taxes way more than they cut spending, especially with that big defense increase, and they'll just explode the debt and weaken the economy... It was a highly inconvenient thing for them in our debates that I was just a country boy from Arkansas, and I came from a place where people still thought two and two was four. It's arithmetic.
In the end, the electorate agreed. It was a victory for arithmetic.
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Capitalism, After The Election
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Microchips to protect rhinos in Kenya
With poachers getting more sophisticated in their approach it is vital that conservation efforts embrace the use of more sophisticated technology to counter the killing of wildlife. The deployment of specialized rhino horn tracking systems combined with forensic DNA technology will allow for 100% traceability of every rhino horn and live animal within Kenya. This will serve to strengthen rhino monitoring, protect the animals on site and also support anti-trafficking mechanisms nationally and regionally.
Furthermore, investigators will be able to link any poached case to a recovered or confiscated horn and this forms crucial evidence in court contributing towards the prosecution's ability to push for sentencing of a suspected rhino criminal. These technologies are now being used internationally in support of criminal justice responses to wildlife crime as well as strengthening inter-agency collaborations (between customs, police, justice, wildlife agencies and defense).
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Hubble's Sweeping View of the Coma Cluster of Galaxies
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captures the magnificent starry population of the Coma Cluster of galaxies, one of the densest known galaxy collections in the universe. The Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys viewed a large portion of the cluster, spanning several million light-years across. The entire cluster contains thousands of galaxies in a spherical shape more than 20 million light-years in diameter.
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So I've been involved in a lot of discussion about religion lately, where I on one side maintain that religion, in all its organized forms, is vile, retrograde, repulsive, backwards, and generally unpleasant. On the other side, several friends who maintain that without christianity (in this case) I would have no morals, and every quote I toss out that highlights a contradiction is "ripped out of context" and I don't understand it (which, actually, is one of my main pet peeves - the fact that there are so many factions/interpretations of the bible, doesn't that tell you something about the reliability and objectivity of religion?)...so, I'm going to make the effort to read the damn thing. From cover to cover - old and new testaments.
Has anyone here done this, and can suggest a good version, or source, or way to study it? I have considered asking a coworker (who is very religious, but incidentally not part of the discussion I mentioned above) to act as a guide I can toss questions to. I feel that some of the questions I have, in order to give them the best chance of being answered in a "truly" christian way, should be answered by a theist.
Let me know what you think - am I smoking something, or is this a good thought?
Oh and by the way - in the discussion, I asked no less than THREE times "Name ONE good action taken or thing said by a theist that could not also be done or said by an atheist" - not a single response to that. Humor :)
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I love hearing about the ex-pastors who become strong atheists - Good on ya, mate! Ben Tegland (AtheistUnderworld.com) and Matt Dillahunty (atheist-experience.com) are but two other brilliant examples. My friend, though, knows that he stands little chance to convert me, so maybe he'd give it to me straight. I dunno - maybe that's a bit naïve on my behalf.
Start at page 1 and make notes - but it's a tedious job! I read the bible when I still lived with my fundie parents, luckily I forgot most of it.
It appears to "ammo up" as it were, you really need to know where they're coming from - in a literary sense. The apparent logical hoop-jumping and acrobatics is something I have, thus far, seemed unable to perform.
Yeah Leviticus is another favorite, but then I get "Christians get their morals from the new testament", upon which I inquire "So there's nothing of moral value in the old testament?", something I have yet to receive a response to.
Yeah, I also use this. Then I hit 'em with Matthew 5:18. Jesus says ( I'm not gonna quote direct, just summarize ), that not one word of the law--OT-- would pass away until the end of time. So the "morals" of the OT are still in effect. Am either stared at, told I am taking it out of context, or some things I won't repeat here. Good times.
I love that one too Tony always a conversation stopper! He came to 'keep' the law, it kind of destroys the loving, meek, mild, liberal Jesus idea.
Will check that out - thanks!
Until I read some more of the stuff, I'll have to hold off on asking questions. Although - I have told my opposition that every time he brings up the bible, I will bring up LotR - both with things to teach you, and both fairly impressive, if not really professionally written, literary works.
I can, alas!, not take credit for that particular question. If the question (and its follow-up) haven't been given a name, they should be named Hitchen's Challgenge, or The Hitchens Challenge - unless somebody preceeded him with it.
The follow-up, if you're not familiar with it, is "Name a wicked action taken or thing said by a theist that could not be said by an atheist". Hitchens, awesomeness personified, liked to pose these two questions on talks, and I don't think he ever received a legit response.
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Via DNUK again - here's a terrifying presentation from McKinsey*:
In February 2009 McKinsey was instructed by the Department to provide advice on how
commissioners might achieve world class NHS productivity to inform the second year of the
world class commissioning assurance system and future commissioner development. The
advice from McKinsey, in the form of the following slides, was provided in March 2009.
I recommend having a detailed read to see what a bunch of 20-something Oxford graduates with no experience of the health service can come up with. Basically if everything was done cheaper and more efficiently it'd all be fine - who'd have thought?
In slide 17 we see how if we just reduced all clinical staffing levels to the median we could save a few billion - no mention of whether staffing levels have an effect on quality of care (another race to the bottom) - indeed they later go on to argue against any attempts to ensure minimum staffing ratios:
"Some Royal Colleges are recommending introduction of mandatory staffing ratios on safety
grounds that will lead to increases in staff required above the activity growth e.g ratio of
1/28 per midwife
Certain service reviews are also recommending more staff is required e.g. stroke, children"
But they argue we should "Limit introduction of mandatory staffing ratios" to save money - they can't be arguing for minimum staffing ratios for any reason, I'm sure it'll all be fine.
Highlights include slide 28 where they show how you could cut 'bed days' by 10% in mental health if only length of stay could be reduced to the median in the poor performers. I wonder whether those trusts with longer lengths of stays admit more severe patients and don't admit less severe patients, perhaps managing them in the community, and thus have already saved money over the other providers who are admitting less severe patients but getting lower average lengths of stay? Well I'm afraid McKinsey can't tell us because they are analysing data in the same way you would expect someone who has no idea of the context and a money-making axe to grind to do.
Presumably we could save money by abolishing all those specialist tertiary and quaternary hospitals with their high risk procedures because DGHs get better results for the same procedures. If only these specialist centres could be as good as those small local hospitals, the difference in performance couldn't possibly be because all the really difficult ones get sent to the specialist centres - how are we supposed to show that on our pie charts?
On slide 53 we can see some of the "procedures with limited clinical benefit" which are "relatively ineffective" or "potentially cosmetic" that we can 'de-commission' to save nearly £1 billion. Femoral hernia repair for instance, as someone on DNUK points out, the risk of strangulation is 45% at 21months in a femoral hernia, this is not a 'cosmetic' procedure!
A particular highlight is slide 60 where we find out that US physicians who do imaging (e.g. x-rays) in their offices do more investigations than those who need to refer to a radiologist. Presumably this means that we are going to massively increase the training places and consultant jobs for radiologists so we can save a few quid on chest x-rays by running each request past a radiologist first?
On slide 64 we can see that as digoxin in heart failure doesn't increase life expectancy only improve symptoms we shouldn't fund it at all. Move over NICE and the controversial QALY, if it doesn't stop you dying it isn't worth a penny.
As someone on DNUK points out, all their reasoning is based on using publicly available data to rank everyone, and then claim that £X million can be saved by making the 'worst performers' as good as the best performers. Conceptually difficult ideas such as figuring out if the factors making worse performers are actually amenable to intervention (e.g. you aren't going to make the people in rural areas all close together and nice and efficient for home visits like in a city however many graphs you draw) are just so much irrelevant detail.
I wonder how much we could have saved by getting some people who know what they're talking about to do a review instead of McKinsey and their one-size-fits-all Panglossian musings?
* This isn't new, for instance, the Ferret Fancier reported on it last year, but I think it is timely to revisit what facile idea people like this (yes Lansley, I'm looking at you)have about 'reforming' the NHS.


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ISPRS 2001 Improving the Rand-USGS Control Network for IO
We present here our current results from photogrammetric triangulation solutions for a control network and reference surface for Jupiter's moon Io. It is compared to previous such solutions by us and others, and on-going work to further improve these results is described.
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