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Light Creamy Swiss
Whipped Potatoes That Aren't
Is there anything in the world that can compare to the perfection of whipped potatoes? Let's see. Ummmm. Well. Come to think of it… yeah. But in this quick and easy recipe, you just leave one thing out. The potato.
Combine cauliflower pieces and broth in a 2-quart saucepan over medium-high heat.
Bring to a boil; reduce heat to medium and cover. Simmer for about 5-6 minutes or until tender.
Drain thoroughly (don't discard the broth; you can reserve it for another use!) and return cauliflower to the saucepan.
Cook over medium heat for an additional minute, while stirring to eliminate excess moisture.
Transfer to a food processor fitted with a metal blade. Add garlic, onion & cheese; pulse until smooth. Season with salt and pepper. **Cook's Tip: consistency should be thicker, like whipped potatoes. However, you can loosen the consistency with a bit of the reserved cooking broth, if needed.**
Transfer to a serving bowl & garnish with chopped chives.
Also tastes great reheated the next day. Who needs potatoes? Save them for making French fries!
makes about 2 cups | serving size: 1 cup
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RICHMOND, Va. —
Attorneys for the former chef for Virginia's governor are asking a court to subpoena Virginia's attorney general who is also the Republican nominee for governor to testify in the chef's pending criminal theft case.
A motion filed in Richmond Circuit Court on Friday seeks a judge's permission to issue subpoenas to Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli and one of his top lieutenants, Patrick Dorgan.
Cuccinelli's office was prosecuting the case against fired mansion chef Todd Schneider until stepping aside earlier this year citing a conflict of interest in the case. The court appointed Norfolk Commonwealth's Attorney Gregory Underwood to take over as special prosecutor.


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Eleven people were arrested and eight children were taken into protective custody Thursday as Long Beach police and federal authorities served search warrants at 32 locations in Southern Califoria as part of a years-long multi-agency probe into an identity theft and tax fraud ring.
The Long Beach Police Department and more than 200 detectives from numerous law enforcement agencies arrested members of the Baby Insane Crips criminal street gang, and relatives of the gang members, authorities said.
At a press conference (see pictures) Long Beach Police Chief Jim McDonnell and other law enforement leaders announced that the search warrants were served mostly in Long Beach but throughout the L.A. area. There were no details released about the children's ages.
Aside from the arrests, officers seized several thousand dollars in cash, and thousands of dollars of property, including 10 guns -- an assault rifle, a shotgun and eight handguns. Also seized were electronics, such as large screen plasma television sets and stereos, video projection equipment, several high-end vehicles and a $50,000 boat.
The original operation's first stage was announced on June 6 of this year, and revealed the investigation began in 2010. The latest arrests are part of the same case, which stemmed from 13 shootings and a murder investigation, Long Beach police said. (Click here for photos of those suspects). The joint investigation - which involves the United States Secret Service, the United States Postal Inspection Service and employed the services of more than 200 detectives and agents - determined that the gang was heavily involved in identity theft and tax fraud.
Investigators allege that they learned that suspects were stealing personal identifying information used to commit financial crimes, including the filing of fraudulent tax returns. The stolen proceeds were then used to fund the gang's lifestyle, which authorities called extravagant.
It was determined that tens of thousands of dollars had been lost to the federal government, and more than $1 million was lost to other kinds of financial fraud.
"We would like this operation to serve as another strong message to the gangs in the city of Long Beach and throughout the region, that we will not stand for the destruction you bring to our communities, and will do everything within our power to stop the violence and corruption that you inflict upon society," said Long Beach McDonnell, at a Thursday afternoon news conference.
The List of Suspects Arrested
Taken into custody Thursday were:
- Crystal Armijo, 27, Long Beach
- April Clark, 21, Long Beach
- Christina Clark, 23, Long Beach
- John Hermidaveh, 48, Long Beach
- Lakanda Horn, 40, Carson
- Dominique Lewis, 24, Los Angeles
- Ebony Mosely, 30, Harbor City
- Dejuana Oliver, 22, Long Beach
- Lamartin Patterson, 30, Long Beach
- Torrence Stokes, 27, Los Angeles
- Edward Winston, 27, Long Beach
"We will continue to unite with our law enforcement partners at the local, county, state and federal levels, and utilize every tool available to us to target not only you, but those who conspire with you to victimize members of our community for your personal gain," the Chief added.
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Rooms were clean well taken care of hotel. Pool was clean and well maintained.
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MOORE — Moore and Norman sales tax showed a big bump this month with collections in Moore running 16.3 percent above last year and Norman's taking an 8.82 percent leap above last year.
The Oklahoma Tax Commission's disbursement to Moore on Aug. 8 was $2,711,274 — strong growth over last year's $2,176,077. Part of that growth was from the newly implemented quarter-penny sales tax for the new park fund. However, the 3 percent general sales tax collection was $2,167,370 which is up 16.3 percent over last year's disbursement of $1,863,45.
"That's one of our largest increases ever," said Moore Finance Director Jim Corbett.
Corbett said there was a lot of activity during the rebuilding of Moore following the May 20 tornado.
"We had many volunteers here," Corbett said. "They would eat at restaurants and shop, and of course the rebuilding which has started."
Moore's use tax was $105,105 this year. A year ago it was $55,150.
"It's rare for us to exceed $100,000 in use tax," Corbett said.
"It was a good month," said Norman Finance Director Anthony Francisco. "I suspect that this positive sales tax report is starting to reflect the impact of the storms in May."
Norman's disbursement from the tax commission on Aug. 8 was $5,238,043. Of that, $748,291 will be diverted to the Public Safety Sales Tax fund. Use tax saw a slight decrease this month with $227,803 coming in compared to $234,916 last year.


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By GARY POPP
Two men were arrested Wednesday after stealing an air conditioning unit from Clarksville Little Theatre and taking a responding police officer on a vehicle pursuit for several miles through Clarksville and New Albany, police reported.
Mark Smith, 39, of Pekin, and Edward Higgins, 43, of 1502 E. Elm St. in New Albany, were each arrested following the vehicle pursuit which ended on Spring Street in New Albany after the vehicle slid onto a curb and became stuck.
Dispatch advised Clarksville Police Department about 1 p.m. that a caller reported an air conditioner theft had just taken place from the community theater along East Montgomery Avenue.
The caller also relayed to dispatch operators that the suspects were in a red Chevrolet pickup truck traveling north on Randolph Avenue toward Brown's Station Way.
A Clarksville police officer saw the pickup truck turning onto Brown's Station Way, and when he attempted a traffic stop, the vehicle refused to pull over.
After activating the patrol car's sirens, the vehicle began to speed up to about 65 mph, police reported.
"I continued to follow the vehicle about 2.5 to 3 miles into New Albany, where the vehicle was cutting in and out of traffic in an attempt to get away from me," according to the police report.
The officer reported the vehicle then made a hard left turn into the Spring Street Dairy Queen and, "... struck about a two-foot curb, jumping the curb and knocking both passenger side tires off the rim."
The pickup truck continued through the Dairy Queen parking lot and turned left onto Spring Street where the vehicle slid into a curb and became stuck, police reported.
The officer then exited his patrol car and the pickup's two passengers, Higgins and a woman, "jumped out of the passenger side and laid on the ground."
The woman was not charged in the incident.
The officer reported Smith, who was still behind the wheel, unsuccessfully attempted to get the truck off the curb.
"I was able to get Smith out of the vehicle and placed into custody before he could get his vehicle unstuck," police reported.
After Smith refused arrest, the officer took him to the ground and placed him into handcuffs.
Smith was preliminarily charged with burglary, a class C felony, resisting law enforcement, a class D felony, resisting law enforcement, a class A misdemeanor, and reckless driving, a class B misdemeanor.
Higgins was preliminarily charged with burglary, a class C felony.
The men have not yet been officially charged in a Clark County court.


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Possible Replacements if Morneau Goes Down
by, 02-29-2012 at 09:59 AM (502 Views)
The entire state of Minnesota wants Justin Morneau to return to his MVP form. After hearing Morneau talk last week, it sounds like he will never be the same. The last few season he has been affected by various injuries including a severe concussion. He has undergone four surgeries since the end of the 2011 season. We would all love to see the M & M boys back in the lineup. The Twins are much better with Morneau in the lineup, but the reality is that he may not be around for much longer. Possible replacements for Morneau include Joe Mauer, Chris Parmelee, Luke Hughes, and Ryan Doumit. If the Twins can find someone to catch 40 plus games than this would be ideal. If Mauer can catch 100-120 games the Twins would be very happy. He could fill in at first for roughly 30 games. Chris Parmelee proved in September that he can hit at the major league level. He would likely be the favorite to get the majority of the playing time. Luke Hughes is hoping to earn a utility spot out of Spring Training and could also see some time at 1st base. Ryan Doumit was signed as a catcher/outfielder. He can also play 1st base although he has stated that he prefers not to. Much of the Twins success in 2012 will hinge on the health of Justin Morneau.


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Procedures for conference, meeting, and other special event use
Each and all planned use of the Opalka Gallery must be approved by gallery representative
Arrangements are made through Conferences and Events Scheduling: 518-292-1785, 518-244-2020, or 518-292-1943.
A Facilities Use Requisition (FUR) form must be completed by user and approved by Conferences and Events Scheduling before use can be confirmed.
Users are responsible for:
- scheduling event start and end times, and adhering to the specified time
- the safety of the facility and its contents
- ensuring that the below enumerated General Guidelines for setup and use are followed
- contacting Conferences and Events or gallery professional staff if the scheduled event is canceled.
General Guidelines for setup and use:
- No change can be made in an exhibition installed in the gallery aside from the repositioning of display case(s) on linoleum floored area.
- No event specific furniture or furnishings can be placed on the wood floor of the gallery while an exhibit is installed.
- Ruth Hall Daly or Jacqueline Lynch should be informed if there is a desire anything be moved in order to set up. All relocation of objects can only occur with the authorization of gallery personnel.
- When setting up tables and chairs it should be remembered that there must be clear easy access to the art and a distance of no less than 36" from any furniture to any installed work of art.
- If furniture is to be set up while the gallery is open to the public, it must be done in such a way as to not interfere with the ability of gallery goers to view the exhibition.
- The furniture and detritus of the event should be removed as promptly as possible after the event. Ideally the furniture and trash should be removed by the next time the gallery is open to the public. If the set up and event is during gallery hours and the gallery will be open to the public during the remainder of the day, the furniture should be removed shortly after the event is concluded.
- Any and all gallery and lecture hall furniture moved for or in the course of the event should be returned to original locations. Any posters or signs placed for the event should be removed.
- All Opalka resources (e.g. projectors, smart podium) must be used in a responsible manner and be shut down and/or secured as per provided instruction(s).
- The gallery is to be left ready for its primary uses after an event.
- If the event ends at any time other than regular gallery hours, the Opalka must be locked and alarmed when user or facilitator leaves the premises by calling Public Safety at 244-3177.
The Opalka is a great resource for the entire community, however for it to function in the manner for which it is intended, the above guidelines and procedures must be observed.


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Jay Rosen: "Murray Waas Is Our Bob Woodward"
by Matt Stoller, Mon Apr 10, 2006 at 08:14:50 AM EDT
Jay has a superb piece on how Murray Waas is a much more important and useful journalist today than Bob Woodward. Rosen even goes so far as to dance around the claim that Woodward isn't really a journalist anymore, but an insider.
I don't hobnob with Bob Woodward or his ilk, and I mostly spend time with journalists and operatives with much less clout. What I've noticed is that there is this weird phenomenon in DC, where some political journalists like to consider themselves both closet strategists and independent truth-tellers without an ax to grind. That attitude just doesn't hold water. What Waas does strikes me as structurally different; he pores through documents, learns everything there is to know, and works sources to find out how decisions are made. He's relentless, and he's focused on the big picture. And eRiposte and Firedoglake are right there chewing through the reporting with him, a kind of adjunct institutional memory.
Waas is a neutral reporter. FDL and the Left Coaster aren't. Regardless, how is political bias related to credibility? If ou are liberal or conservative, are you an automatic liar? Does it color what you look for so that you are no longer reliable? With all the 'liberal bias' screeching, I've never heard a good answer to this question.
Bloggers are often take to dislike the stupidly named MSM. That's a ridiculous claim; the right-wing movement - on AM radio, national magazines, in the White House - has consistently attacked 'the media'. What progressive bloggers want is a credible media. To us, Bob Woodward is not credible, because his sympathies seem to lie with insiders rather than the public. Murray Waas represents the public.


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Model Ryan3/Win2 50263017 Black
DetailsAn extra slim fit suit in Super 100 virgin wool and finished with a tonal plaid design.
Notched lapels
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Four-button detail at sleeves
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Double back vents
Interior pockets: one open welt pocket, welt pocket with button closure, one open pen pocket
Back length: 73 cm (28.7 in.) in size 38R; will vary slightly depending on size
Zip fly with hook-and-bar closure
Two side French pockets with pick stitch trim
Two piped back welt pockets
Foot width: approx. 36 cm (14.1 in.)
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DescriptionThis suit by BOSS is crafted from ultra fine super 100 virgin wool, which ensures a soft and luxurious feel that distinguishes it from other suits, and is finished with a tonal plaid design. Notched lapels and a two-button front shape this refined, extra slim style.
Model is 6'2" with a 31" waist, 40" chest, and is wearing size 40R.
Bring this suit to a HUGO BOSS store near you for hemming at no charge. Alterations are complimentary on full price items only; charges will be applied for items purchased on sale.
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Antique pocket knives are considered valuable items in the world of knife collecting. During the era of World War I and II, pocket knives where considered innovative and useful tools which have many uses for tasks such as cooking, repair, tracking and even self defense. Every utility man had used antique pocket knives and brought a couple of them to work. In extreme cases, it can be used as an emergency tool. During the 1920's, hundreds of companies around United States have been established to manufacture antique pocket knives. It provided thousands of jobs for Americans during the great depression.
Nowadays, decade old antique pocket knives are collectible items which could be worth hundreds or thousands of dollars. There are a number of historically significant persons from the military, political and revolutionary sector which kept an antique pocket knife. President Wilson, Roosevelt and Eisenhower all possessed a personal pocket knife. General MacArthur, a notable military figure during World War II used a number of antique pocket knives as utility tools for his different tasks.
The value of antique pocket knives is significant due to it usefulness and practicality. Its practical qualities lie in the ease of how it can be kept at any container or pocket and can be brought anywhere. Today, manufacturing of pocket knives have continued as millions of repairmen, technicians and gardeners use pocket knives in a daily basis. Swiss army pocket knives are the more notable brand of pocket knife manufacturer since it added so many features to it, including a bottle opener, scissors and cork opener. The constant development of the pocket knife makes it an essential tool which can be used by anyone.


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If anything preserves true representative government anywhere in this world during the 21st century, it will be transparency in the media and in government enforced by use of the internet.
From the Sunlight Foundation:
We know that at the heart of the open, transparent government we seek is 'open' government data that is available online and in real-time.
Government information should be as accessible to us as information about the weather, sports scores or knowing what's going on in the stock market — and we need it to be this way so we can both hold government accountable and create new enterprise with what is made available to us.
Read the essay. It's well worth your time.


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Log truck driver killed south of Grand Ronde
Jan 8, 2014
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GRAND RONDE — An Independence log truck driver was killed Tuesday morning when his fully-loaded rig crashed in the area of Fire Hall Road, about 4 1/2 miles south of Grand Ronde.
The Polk County Sheriff's Office identified him as Gary Kline, 39, an employee of Siletz Trucking. Sheriff's office spokesperson Dean Bender gave this account:
Deputies responded to the incident about 9:30 a.m. It was determined the truck had gone off the road and down a steep embankment about 4 1/2 hours earlier in heavy fog.
Kline was pronounced dead at the scene. He was not wearing a seat belt and was ejected from the cab as the truck continued down the hillside. A fellow log truck driver discovered the wreckage.
Due to the terrain and location of where the truck crashed, the Newberg Fire Department High Angle Rescue Team was requested to assist with the recovery of Kline's body. Responding personnel arrived at about 1 p.m. and the body was recovered in the late afternoon. The rescue team had to use a rope and pulley system to bring Kline's body about 100 yards up the hillside.
In addition to the Newberg rescue crew, the West Valley Fire District, Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Natural Resources employees and numerous employees from logging companies working in the area assisted.
The log truck will not be removed until it's examined by the Oregon Occupational Safety & Health Division.
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Let's cut to the chase: Fringe is going to be good this season. The season premiere, "A New Day in the Old Town" opened with me exclaiming, "Oh wow" and finished with me cheering. I don't want to give too much of the episode's surprises away, but it picks up right where last season left off. Olivia is in a car accident on the way back from her trans-dimensional meeting, and when she wakes, she's speaking in tongues, terrified out of her mind, and can't remember a damn thing. The "big bad" of this episode is a shapeshifter who possesses bodies by attaching a weird electrode to the roof of the victim's mouth.
This episode was fast-paced, though not necessarily action-packed. More of a standalone than mythology episode, "A New Day in the Old Town" set up a couple new storylines that will obviously be important throughout this season. One of them, though pretty obvious once you start watching, is not one I want to give away. The powers that be are shutting down Fringe Division (pay attention for an X-Files homage) for lack of results, but Peter isn't giving up without a fight. He turns over the shapeshifting machine as proof of tech from another universe – and promises the government that they can make their armies look however they want. Sounds like Peter is starting to slip back into his shady ways…
Also in this episode was the introduction of a new agent, Jessup, who Peter picked up like a stray dog at the scene of Olivia's accident. I do not like her, though the end of the episode showed that she has a devious purpose – Jessup seems to be using Fringe files to prove the existence of a God or prove that armagedon is imminent, or something like that. She's comparing Fringe notes to passages in the Bible. Anyway, for the most part she just felt like a cheap replacement for Olivia, who was hospitalized most of the episode. And with actress Anna Torv pregnant (right?) I guess they needed another chick in the show.
If the rest of the season is as good as this first episode, I'm seriously going to go crazy waiting each week for the next episode. It's almost enough for me to want to TiVo all the episodes so I can watch them back-to-back… almost.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Officials said the Cumberland River crested at 34 feet as of 8:30 p.m. Thursday and is already receding.
Around 6:30 p.m., a flood warning issued for the Cumberland River by the National Weather Forecast was cancelled after being issued earlier in the day. The original forecast was 40.0 feet, which is flood stage. The river will continue to fall through Friday afternoon.
At a briefing Thursday evening, Mayor Karl Dean said there has been no flooding or evacuations in Davidson County, but downtown and Pennington Bend residents are asked to be prepared if that changes.
"And we feel that as a city it is important to err on the side of caution, and that we have encouraged residents to do the same," said Mayor Karl Dean.
As a precaution, the Red Cross opened a shelter at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Hermitage Church of Christ at 4004 Lebanon Road. The full-service shelter will have snacks and water available, as well as the capacity to serve meals and provide overnight stays for those who have been affected by potential flooding.
Metro jail inmates and Hands On Nashville filled about 7,000 sandbags on Thursday. Hands On Nashville coordinated about 200 volunteers to begin sandbagging in two areas: the Riverfront and in the Pennington Bend area.
"We want residents to know that if you see sandbags being put in place, that does not mean flood is imminent, it simply means we are taking precautionary measures," said Mayor Dean.
During the May floods, the water level reached just under 52 feet.
National Weather Service forecaster Bobby Boyd said people who live in the Pennington Bend area - near the Gaylord Opryland Resort - likely would not see a repeat of the flooding that reached many homes in early May.
He said the crest along that stretch, upstream from downtown, will be at least 12 feet lower than the highest river level in May.
Industrial areas and fields along the river will likely receive minor flooding.
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When The MilkyWay shuttered in 2008, Downtown Boise lost a much-loved fine-dining destination.
Other concepts have moved through the Empire Building space most recently, sports pub The Huddle but The Dish, which opened in August, is the first tenant to truly reimagine the space with an ambitious remodel and menu.
Stripes of natural and stained wood frame the entry, dark-to-light chevron tile waves underfoot, and a bank of booths runs through the heart of the room, each table lit with a small, warm spotlight. The artwork is modern and colorful, and original concrete is exposed. Outside, a new patio has been installed, with bright orange cushions.
A wall painted with tessellating outlines of Idaho now divides the kitchen from the dining area, creating a row of comfortable two-person microbooths. Perhaps more intentionally, enclosing the kitchen turns the focus away from the chef.
But by now, the secret is out about the return to Boises dining scene of chef Jered Couch, who has partnered on this venture with Brian McGill, owner of Willowcreek Grill. On recent visits, Couch made his way out from the kitchen several times over the course of an evening, trusting his crew while he chatted with guests and checked in with the relaxed front-of-the-house staff. He does so comfortably, smiling and laughing, leaning in to whisper a secret. He appears no longer in the stiff coat of an executive chef, but Dickies overalls and a T-shirt.
He seems to know everyone. One night, he showed my wife and me two gallon-size plastic bags of a highly prized ingredient hed just been gifted: Pronto Pups secret-recipe flour. I cant think of a time Ive seen a chef more excited, and his enthusiasm for the whole venture is infectious, down to the stamped logos on the PVC napkin rings.
Full disclosure: Couch and I worked for the same contract-dining company for three years. We collaborated on menus and events. Though I never dined at Couchs previous restaurant, SixOneSix, or at his first, the original incarnation of The Dish, I am familiar with his work. This means that if there is any bias, its likely toward having very high expectations.
Across most of the culturally boundless menu, these high hopes were met well, and in a few cases, happily exceeded. The menu is playful and approachable, portions are substantial, and the more familiar items are given an imaginative makeover. Most important, the details are attended to in the actual craft of making food.
The Lumpia Filipino spring rolls ($11.50) are long cigars of rolled pastry, fried crispy, around nontraditional duck confit. Here the richness of the duck gets lost in the fattiness of the wrapperthis could as well have been pork. But a delicious huckleberry sauce makes the whole experiment work, with distinct fresh ginger and orange.
The sauce work across the menu is expert. Another example: The standout roasted cauliflower appetizer ($8.50) is a kind of crazed, blown-apart jalapeno popper. The cauliflower is browned crisp and nutty, daubed with goat cheese, green onion and crispy bits of batter. Its all brought together by a delicious charred pepper jelly.
The calamari ($11.50) is treated like an actual piece of seafood. The squid steaks are sliced in bands, sautéed tender with tomatoes, shallots, garlic and green onions. The sauce is finished with butter, cayenne and lemon. The end result is something Mediterranean in spirit by way of Louisiana, and the best calamari Ive had in Boise, or maybe anywhere.
Among soups and salads, our favorite was a soup of the day: a texturally perfect puree of chilled, creamy arugula streaked with crème fraiche, topped with rye croutons and pickled onions.
Unusual entrees abound: The chicken dish ($18.50) is not a breast but grilled thighs, blanketed in smooth, dark mole sauce, with thick fry bread standing in as the starch. The pico de gallo is a good idea, but the cucumber in it was not necessary, and the pico on one night was overtaken by a really strong red onion.
Grilled salmon ($22) on jasmine rice is paired astutely with silky red curry peanut sauce. Here the cucumber is just right, in a little fresh salad with radishes on top.
I went in for a bite and ended up eating half of my wifes crab enchiladas ($22) blue corn crepes, filled with sweet crab, and topped with saffron mornay sauce, rich on every note.
But my favorite entrée was the most simply named: steak and potatoes ($25). This is a grilled strip steak, sliced and laid out through a potato puree studded with mushrooms, garnished with oven-roasted tomatoes and peeled, raw leaves of Brussels sprouts. A perfect veal demi-glace rings the plate and pools over the meat. Its the most traditional dish in theory, relying on execution, and it works.
Dessert is no afterthought. The lemon meringue ($9.50) is not a wedge of pie, but a massive frozen tower of lemon curd and crème caramel. The wonderful apple fritters ($8) are tiny battered rings served with a trio of sauces, all delicious. Coffee is French press, served with a helpful timer.
Service is comfortable, unfussy, attentive, but not especially informative. It seemed for most questions about food, the staff either went to Couch or he came out and answered them directly. Remarkably, everyone seemed happy to be there.
Boise needed something like The Dish. I have my favorite restaurants in town, including some that have opened recently, but the culinary ambition and energy here fills a void. Boise has a hard time supporting more than a few upscale restaurants, and even fewer with high prices. But not everyone is looking for pub fare or eclectic Northwest comfort food. The Dish navigates a mix of tradition and surprise. That The Dish lately has been running a weekend special of braised beef cheeks perhaps the signature entrée at The Milky Way tells you that in his third restaurant venture, Couch is ready to meet that overlooked audience, connecting something old to something new. Im looking forward to a long run.
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A successful website is one that provides useful information in an easily read and accessible format. If a website has useful information but poor organization, that information becomes lost and therefore useless. If a website doesn't have any useful information but has a clean design, the website itself is still essentially useless.
This section will teach the fundamentals of how to create a well organized and useful website. No programming knowledge is required to learn any of what you are about to read. If you are looking for the guide that explains how to implement these design fundamentals into your website, please read either the Using Adobe Contribute or Using Dreamweaver guide.
Before you put any content on your page you should ask the question, "Why am I putting this on my website?" If you can answer that question then ask yourself this, "Who is most likely going to see it and will those people benefit from reading it?" If the people who visit your site won't benefit from the information, you may want to rethink why you're putting it there. Why are people coming to your site?
Another important aspect to be aware of is the purpose of your website. The content found on your web site should coincide with its purpose.
If you are getting content from a document you cannot simply copy and paste the text verbatim because people do not read the web like they would a hard copy. A rule of thumb is that the web version of a document should be half as long as the original. Paragraphs should be kept to a maximum of four to five rows that are 12 words long each.
If you would like to keep the document as it was originally written, you can put the document online as a PDF that can be downloaded and viewed offline. We offer Word document to PDF conversions as a service upon request.
When a visitor views a homepage they want to instantly know what the website is about and how to get the information they want. The homepage should present the user with as little text as possible while still providing enough information on what the site is about. Keep in mind the average user spends approximately five seconds looking at a homepage before moving on to another page. The homepage of a website usually contains a brief summary of the website or organization and/or the current news of the organization. It is usually a good idea to not make the user scroll down on a homepage to read its contents, so keep it short and sweet.
It is also recommended that you add a little "call to action" somewhere on the page to encourage users to explore further into your website (sign up today, check out these new links, etc.).
Most likely your navigation links will discussed by you and the Web Team during the initial meeting before your website is built. In most cases, there isn't a need to re-organize your links, but this section provides you with more information in case you do want to make changes to your navigation links.
All West Chester University web pages use the same navigation setup with a vertical navigation bar to the left of the content area. Currently, if a user wants to add or remove links they will have to submit a request to the Web Team since it requires changes to the code.
The links for your navigation should be clear and descriptive. The most important links should be at the top with a link to the homepage of your site being the first. You don't want too many links since users will only scan the top ones. We recommend no more than 7 links. The current layout only allows for one level of drop downs. Please keep that is mind when designing your navigation.
The use of headings for each section of a web page is crucial. Without a heading your readers will become lost in a sea of text.
Headings should be uniform in size, color, and, in most cases, font type. It is OK to use different sizes of headings when you want to drill down further in your content. An example of using two different types of headings can be found at http://wcupa.edu/_ADMISSIONS/SCH_DGR/. Notice how the heading for Announcements is different than the headings for each announcement.
Tables are used to display tabular data. Tabular data means anything that can be displayed in a spreadsheet. If your data needs to be in columns and/or rows with headings, a table should be used. Tables are especially good for making calendars or displaying score sheets. Tables are also a great way to create announcement boxes on your homepage. A simple one or two row table can be used for this purpose. An example of such an announcement box can be found at http://www.wcupa.edu/_Services/CampusRec/.
Tables can also be used to break up a page up into columns or rows to further organize a web page, but it should be noted that a table's true purpose is to display tabular data.
Lists are very useful in organizing content and it is highly recommended to use them whenever possible because web users users usually scan sites instead of reading them. Any list of data should be put into either a bullet list or an ordered list.
An example of a bullet list:
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Using lists in a web page is a great way to draw attention to your writing. Lists help break up content on a page so users see more than just paragraphs of text.
When you put text on your web page it should be formatted in a way that is easy to scan and read. Formatting your text into paragraphs with spaces in between them is a great way to make your text readable. These paragraphs should be kept short if possible and boldface headings should be used to break these paragraphs into sections for readers to easily navigate through your text.
Page titles are a very important part of a web page, but they are often overlooked. A page title can be found as the text that appears at the top of your web browser next to the name of the browser you are using.
Although this may be the most common way page titles are used it is not the only one.
Page titles are used a lot by web browsers; they will appear as the name of bookmarks, on the browser's title bar, on the browser's tabs (if tabbed browsing is supported), in a browser's web history, and on the task bar if you are running Windows.
Search engines will also use a web pages' page title. They use the page title as the link to that page if it comes up in a search result. That is why it is important to use a descriptive page title that represents the information found on that page. A good page title will improve your search results.
More importantly, it is important to note that page titles for your website should not all be the same nor start the same. You should keep page titles descriptive of what is found on that specific page. As an example the undergraduate admissions website uses different page titles for each web page. Each page starts with what is on that page such as "Request for Information" on the information request page, and "Come Visit Us" on the visit us page. These page titles give users and search engines a more specific idea of what is on each page.
All West Chester University web pages must follow a similar standard look and use the default styles for all backgrounds and text including links and headers, but not tables.
This rule is here to enforce consistency for all WCU web pages. Our styles have also been tested for support on all web browsers and screen resolutions so they are compatible with the vast majority of web users. We also used ADA testing to make sure our styles are ADA compliant.
West Chester University is required to follow the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and make all of its web pages ADA accessible. If the default styles for text and links are used (which you are required to follow) your website will be ADA accessible.
If images are used on your website you are required to provide alternative text to describe what the image is. It is not recommended to use blinking or moving images as these are difficult for some people to decipher.
Text should be formatted with the default styles to make sure the background color and the font color don't blend together. Non-default color text should also be avoided because some colors cannot be viewed by those with colorblindness. Blinking and scrolling (marquee) text should be avoided as it may cause seizures in some people. Small text sizes should also be avoided as many people have difficulties reading small text.
If you have not already, please read the paragraphs section above to get an understanding of how to format text so it is easier to read on your web page.
Images are great way to make your website more visual. The use of images on your website is highly recommended. Any image that you own or have the rights to use can be put on your website. The following sections will explain how to use images and how to obtain them.
Please note that any WCU student or staff member pictured in any image on your website must fill out a photo release form. The completed form should be kept by the head of your department or organization.
Images are a very important aspect of a website. They can be used for navigation, to display data, and to improve the aesthetics of a web page. Unfortunately, many people misuse images on web pages.
The most common way people misuse images on the web is by putting a very large image on their pages and letting the web browser to shrink them down. This forces the user to download a larger image than they are actually seeing. This leads to longer loading times and more strain on our servers. If you know how to use an image editing program please resize your images to the actual size they will be displayed on your page. If you do not know how to resize an image please contact the Web Team by filling out a request form and ask us to do it for you; we will be more than happy to help you!
Generally speaking the use of animated images for decoration is frowned upon. These images are very distracting and generally serve no useful purpose.
Images you own or images you have the right to use may be put on your website. If you need more images for your website they can be obtained several different ways.
As stated above any image you own can be put on your website, so feel free to take your own photographs for the web.
As stated above, any image you own can be put on your website, so feel free to take your own photographs for the web.
Video and audio usage on websites has vastly increased in the past few years. Video and audio files will bring exciting, dynamic content to your page and are recommended if you have them.
The proper way to put video or audio files on a webpage is to provide a link for the user to click before they view them. If a user opens a page that has a video embedded in it, they will be forced to download that video even if they didn't want to view it. This may not seem like a big problem with today's faster internet connections, but not everyone has a high speed internet connection. This will also put a strain on our servers.
Adobe Contribute will allow you to put video and audio files on your webpage up to 1024kb in size. To learn how to do this please follow the Using Adobe Contribute guide. If a larger video or audio file needs to be on your website you may submit a request so that the web team may assist you.
To meet ADA requirements, videos and audio clips should be accompanied by a transcript if possible.
Blogs and forums provide a way for a community of web users to openly express opinions and share knowledge with each other. Due to current legal issues, West Chester University cannot support open blogging or forums. We do however encourage one way blogging and third party options such as https://www.blogger.com/ for open blogging. A link can be provided on your web page to direct users to your blog or forum.


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TRAVERSE CITY — Mary Jane Doerr, Tyler Svec and Elizabeth Buzzelli will sign their books Saturday, May 18, at Horizon Books, 243 E. Front St.
Doerr, author of "Bay View: an American Idea," will sign her books from noon to 2 p.m. Svec, author of "Rebellion," will visit the book store from 2 to 4 p.m. and Elizabeth Buzzelli, author of the Emily Kincaid mystery series will sign "Dead Little Dolly, the latest book in the series, from 4 to 6 p.m.
For details, call 946-7290, (800) 587-2147 or visit www.horizonbooks.com.
Kung Fu tourney/demo
TRAVERSE CITY — SEEDS' White Tiger students from around the region will compete in a kung fu tournament and demonstration Sunday, May 19. The event is open to the public.
The tournament and demo will start at 10 a.m. at Twin Lakes Park, 6800 N. Long Lake Road. There also will be music, archery, art, and a free barbecue at noon. For details, call 947-0312 or visit www.ecoseeds.org.
Breakfast served
FIFE LAKE — Walton Junction Sportsman's Club will host a breakfast on Saturday, May 18.
The meal will be served from 7 to 11 a.m. at the club, 11207 E. County Line Road. The cost is $7 for adults, $2.50 for ages 5 to 11 and free for children 4 and younger. The public is welcome.
Baby pantry benefit
TRAVERSE CITY — Books-A-Millions at the Crossings Mall, will donate a percentage of their sales from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 18, to the Grand Traverse Baby Pantry when a Book Fair coupon is presented.
The Baby Pantry also will have a display table at the front of the store. For details, call Helen Chadwick, 946-0633.
OTP auditions
TRAVERSE CITY — "Les Miserables" will open the Old Town Playhouse 2013-14 season. Auditions will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, May 19, for performers ages 15 and younger only, and for everyone beginning at 7 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, May 20-21, at the playhouse, 148 E. Eighth St.
No registration is required. Auditioners should bring a prepared, accompanied one to two minute solo and sheet music for an accompanist. Perusal scripts are available at the OTP business office. For details, email firstname.lastname@example.com or call 947-2210, ext. 4.
Rock hounds meet
TRAVERSE CITY — The Grand Traverse Area Rock & Mineral Club meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 21, at the History Center of Traverse City, 322 Sixth St. There will be a program titled "The Collecting and Carving of Alabaster Rock," a report on Baker Ranch geodes and a short business meeting. Visitors are welcome.
Delta Kappa Gamma
TRAVERSE CITY — Delta Kappa Gamma, Traverse City Phi chapter, will meet at 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 21, at the Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District Conference Center. A $6 soup and salad dinner will be served. All current and retired area educators are invited. For details, call Judy Oien, 995-0546, or Lana Nickels, 947-2599.
Author program
WILLIAMSBURG — Northern Michigan author Patricia Batta will give a program on Thursday, May 23, as part of the Hope Village Life Enrichment Lecture Series.
Batta is the author of the Marge Christensen Mystery Series. The program starts at 3:30 p.m. at Hope Village, 4354 Mt. Hope Road. It is free and open to the public. For details, call 938-4673.
Garden plots
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Phonso Neill Rayford, 75, passed away at home on July 24, 2013 in Elkhart, Texas after a lengthy and courageous battle with cancer. He was born Jan. 15, 1938 in Arp, Texas to P. S. and Lucille Neill Rayford. Neill loved the Lord and he was a loving husband, father and grandfather.
Neill is survived by his beloved wife of 45 years, Donna; daughter, Lonna Rayford Britt and husband Kyle; son, Phonso Jerry Rayford and wife Jodie; son, Gary Neill Rayford and wife Shonda; nine grandchildren: Brandon and Kimberly Britt, Jeremy and Cristen Britt, Adam and Whitney Britt, Natalie and Robert Palombi, Zackary Rayford, Brittni Rayford, Blake Laney, Kinsley Laney and Jaxon Rayford; five great granddaughters and a great grandson due in August; sister-in-law, Helen Craft and husband Howard; sister-in-law, Bobbie Abbott; sister-in-law, Linda Walker and husband Floyd; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents, P. S. and Lucille Neill Rayford.
Neill graduated from Tyler High School in 1956 and earned a Bachelor of Science in Business from Stephen F. Austin while on active duty in the United States Air Force. He was honorably discharged from the Air Force in 1967 and later earned a Master's of Arts in Criminal Justice from Sam Houston State University. Neill enjoyed fishing, boxing and spending time with family and friends. He was a six-time Texas Golden Glove Champion between 1954 and 1959. He worked for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for 36 years in the Correctional Industries Division. Neill held many positions during his time with the agency which involved the areas of records conversion, plant management and TCI sales. He ended his tenure as the Special Programs Division Manager of the Offender Work and Training Program. This program and the success of it were very close to his heart. Neill's military and educational background and his belief in people and rehabilitation were the impetus behind his drive and work ethic. In 1981, he became the first employee of the IDCJ Industry Division to receive the Correctional Industries Association Award for Supervisory Excellence and in 2004 he received agency (IDCJ) Leadership Award.
A special thank you to the following staff of Grace Visiting Nurses and Home Health Services for their compassionate care and support: Melissa Flores, Susie Gordon and Glenn Conner. Also a heartfelt thank you to the following staff of Heart to Heart Hospice for their compassionate care and support: Melissa Rawlinson, Courtney Holland, Tonja Newman and Janet Duhon. The family would like to thank the following doctors for their compassionate care and support: Dr. Anna Aparicio of M.D. Anderson in Houston, Texas, Dr. Sidney Chadwell in Palestine, Texas, Dr. Glenn Dundas in Palestine, Texas and Dr. Taskar ofUT Health Center in Tyler, Texas. To all of our family and friends who provided much strength and support, we are deeply grateful.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, July 26, 2013 at Lloyd James Funeral Home in Tyler,
Funeral services will be at Lloyd James Funeral Home at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 27, 2013 with Pastor James Featherstone of Calvary Baptist Church in Huntsville officiating. Burial will follow at Bascom Cemetery in Tyler, Texas.
Serving as pallbearers will be Mike Canant, Craig Craft, Earl Curry, Mike Hall, John Katambami, and Robert Laake. Honorary pallbearer is Bob Stoudt.
Phonso Neill Rayford
Phonso Neill Rayford, 75, passed away at home on July 24, 2013 in Elkhart, Texas after a lengthy and courageous battle with cancer. He was born Jan. 15, 1938 in Arp, Texas to P. S. and Lucille Neill Rayford. Neill loved the Lord and he was a loving husband, father and grandfather.


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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Gov. Steve Beshear has unveiled an initiative intended to encourage an entrepreneurial spirit among teenagers in Kentucky.
The Governor's School for Entrepreneurs, which kicks off in June, is intended to encourage innovation and creative thinking among high school students interested in starting small businesses.
Beshear said the initiative is part of an ambitious strategy to create a dynamic economy in Kentucky by helping teens understand the process of creating innovative products and of developing business models.
The goal is job creation.
Beshear said young people already are helping to craft the economic future of the state and nation with their innovative ideas. By helping to develop that talent, he said, Kentucky can foster new businesses and can create jobs.


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And then came Monday night.
After popping up in his first at-bat, Hicks came to the plate to lead off the 4th inning. He launched a long home run, 416 feet to straight-away centerfield.
In the top of the 6th inning, the Twins lead had been cut to 5-3 with a runner on base when Adam Dunn, who also came into the game with a .137 batting average, came to the plate. Dunn launched a ball to nearly the same spot as Hicks home run. Hicks raced back to the wall, leapt and caught the ball well above the fence, robbing Dunn of a game-tying home run.
The Target Field crowd erupted as Hicks showed the ball and smiled all the way back in to the dugout. He was scheduled to bat second in the bottom of the 6th. After Oswaldo Arcia struck out, Hicks stepped to the plate. On the first pitch from lefty Hector Santiago, Hicks made solid contact and launched the ball 412 feet into the bullpen behind the left field fence.
In doing so, he became the youngest Twins player to have a multi-home run game since Justin Morneau did it in 2004. On his arrival in the dugout, the fans demanded a curtain call. Hicks obliged.
Following the game Hicks' stat line showed .152/.256/.286 (.542). Its a good reminder of how much he has struggled. It is going to take him a while to get those numbers up into the respectable category. However, his ability to take walks and show some power are encouraging for the long-term.
As disappointing as the first six weeks of the season have been for Hicks, its important to remember why fans were exciting about him. No, it had nothing to do with the small-sample of spring training, though that was certainly encouraging. Lets take a quick look at the historic Aaron Hicks stat line and recall why there is so much optimism for his future.
We wont go all the way back to 2008 when the Twins took the California prep with the 14th overall pick. At the time, some teams ranked him higher than that, but as a pitcher. Hicks wanted to be a hitter and the Twins were happy to take a guy that many believed had five-tool potential.
It certainly has not been an easy ride up the Twins' farm system. In 2009, he was scheduled to play in Elizabethton, but roster injuries in Beloit pulled him up to the low-A Mid-West League. He struggled enough in 2009 that he repeated Beloit in 2010 and showed much improvement. In 2011, he moved up to Ft. Myers where he again struggled early. He was a surprise invitee to the Arizona Fall League, where he had a nice breakout showing.
In 2012, he moved up to AA and showed what he could be as a player if he were to develop well. Hicks hit .286/.384/.460 (.844). Although I dont believe that he will ever be a real high batting average guy, at each level Hicks has shown a knack for getting on base. It is always great to see that trait remain as a player moves up levels.
In 2012 Hicks also had 21 doubles, 11 triples and 13 home runs. This shows that Hicks is not just a guy who stands at the plate and hopes to draw a walk. He has plenty of extra base power. He likely wont be a 30 homer guy but, at his peak, Hicks could hit 15-20 home runs a year. The doubles and triples show that he has very good gap power and the triples also indicate the kind of speed he has. Add 32 stolen bases and you know youve got a very fast player.
Is he a five-tool player? Because he strikes out quite a bit, he may never have a great BA tool, but I think his ability to draw walks makes up for that to some degree. He has good power for the position he plays. He certainly has very good speed. Although we have not seen it consistently- some question his route-taking- Aaron Hicks can be a very good outfielder with good range. And, as a former pitcher, his arm is very strong and generally quite accurate.
Is it surprising that Aaron Hicks has struggled early in the season? Not at all. Hicks has usually struggled early when going to a new level. Then, consider that he is skipping a level and is in the big leagues for the first time. His struggles have been monumental, but a game like Monday night's should remind us of Hicks immense talent. Now, its largely a matter of how well he can put together consistent quality plate appearances from game to game, or even from at-bat to at-bat.
Does one tremendous game mean that the tide has turned and all will be good for Hicks going forward? Of course not. What it does, for me, is serve as a reminder that the Twins need to do whatever it is that is best for Hicks' long-term success. Is that letting him struggle in the big leagues, or is there a better situation for Hicks in Rochester? I don't pretend to know the answer; that can be different for each player. The variables to the answer go beyond the physical and deep into the mental and psychological makeup of the player.
The Smile doesnt show up on the stat page, and often we tend to mock the intangibles, but it was continually brought up how much Hicks was smiling following the catch, then after the second home run and through the curtain call. With his struggles, it is great to see Hicks having fun. Its easy to say that one is having fun, but it was clear that Hicks was relaxed enough at that point to be having a blast. Relaxing will only help his performance on the field.
So, what do you think?
2.) In your opinion, what is best for Hicks, struggling in the big leagues, or being able to work on things in Triple-A Rochester?
3.) How do you feel about the future of Aaron Hicks? How has that opinion changed since the offseason? Since spring training? Since yesterday?


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Mount Laurel native Kandice Zimbleman was a child prodigy. By the time she was a teenager, the art she'd drawn with her highly gifted hands was hanging on the walls of Congress and she'd won two medals from NASA for painting and writing. Other awards soon followed, including a summer scholarship to the University of the Arts. She teamed up with a group created by Al Gore and worked on a project called "Globe," a science initiative for kids. Celebrated as a very talented young woman, her future in fine art seemed bright.
Her dream was to build a career doing what she loves, but Zimbleman can't make a living as an artist. The current cultural norm of accepting digital piracy has stolen that ability from her. Lately, she's been making regular trips to the local food bank to stock up on basics for her family. She still does her art out of love, but being the victim of online theft has left her nearly bankrupt financially and emotionally.
"People take my work, claim that they are me and they sell it on Ebay" she says. She's found her art on websites of "various kinds of companies similar to Cafe Press." Worst of all, she says that some people have opened entire online galleries of her work and nothing else, impersonating her for profit. Warnings by fans around the world alerted her to the practice, and she has found at least 20 instances where the situation warranted her pursuing further action. While some of the time, she's able to get the perpetrator to shut down their site, constantly staying on top of the thieves is exhausting. She has to go through a large amount of red tape and hassle just to prove who she is, and the sheer number of offenders can become overwhelming. "There are so many of them that sometimes I don't even bother," she says.
It's not just the pirates who have prevented Zimbleman from supporting herself, it's the very perception of what art is worth in modern times. "It's a cultural thing" she says. "People get upset because they want to pay me $5 when they want $5,000 worth of work and quality. The creative side of things is not doing very well right now in general. I don't have money to market myself." Besides the perspective of the financial value of art, there has been a major shift in the societal outlook on creative people in general, Zimbleman says. "I was working in a bank and when people found out I was an artist they would say 'oh, you're "creative." They said it as if I was schizophrenic. People sneer at creatives and sneer at art but when they're in the presence of it they are impressed." The experience has left her shaken, and unsure about the future. "People don't buy on impulse anymore like they used to. I've been asked where I see myself in ten years. I don't know. I have zero income right now. At this point, I don't know what to do."
She had friends who let the despair of being undervalued destroy them. "I know creative people who took their own life because they could not make a living doing what they wanted to do" she says. "I've gone through the mindset that I'm not good enough. People assume that you don't have to get paid. I have gone through depression. It's frustrating."
Cynthia Bennett, from Atlanta, Georgia, feels the same way. She started out learning the violin, but the moment she heard Aerosmith and picked up an electric guitar, her life changed forever. She played bass in a band called Mosaic Nation, performing for enthusiastic crowds and eking out her identity as a musician. Her ultimate dream is to be in a band full time, but the current culture of digital piracy may prevent that. "It makes me fearful and skeptical of the industry" she says. "If people can just go online and steal what you create, it defeats the purpose of being a struggling artist. I want to make a living. It's hurtful and makes you very scared sometimes to find out that you may get there and there's no money, people are stealing my products, and I'm not getting what I'm supposed to be getting."
She's disillusioned with pursuing music full time. "The way the internet is set up, people think they can get the milk for free without buying the cow… they just come behind you and steal your work. I hear people say 'oh I just go online and burn it, I don't buy that stuff anymore. Why should I spend $10-$20 on the CD when I can just take it?' They're not understanding what they're really doing. Yes, times are tough but it does not merit stealing in any way."
Even her own friends evade the question when asked if they will support her music, or if they will simply burn free copies. "I ask if they'll steal my album or if they'll pay for it and they never give me a straight answer. They're going to do it even if it really hurts someone. I fear they will go behind my back and just download the CD. I'm not pointing fingers at anyone in particular but I hope they can answer me… I would hope I'm wrong."
Kyle Carrozza of Burbank, California, has crafted his musical career by planning ahead for digital piracy, and exerts significant time and energy to do so. It seems the days of artists being free to focus exclusively on their art are long gone, and instead they are forced to find innovative ideas to not only stay one step ahead of the thieves, but also to keep honest people's interest from waning. Carrozza sometimes adds incentives to his songs or albums, even going so far as to give out freebies in an effort to get people to buy.
If albums were still on vinyl, piracy would be obsolete, but vinyl is extremely expensive and therefore impractical. "I would do it myself if I could afford to get vinyl pressed up" Carrozza says. "It's a great way to prevent piracy, and I absolutely love vinyl. It doesn't cost anything to release things on digital, but an LP costs thousands of dollars to produce."
Instead, he takes extra steps to prevent the desire to steal his work, such as releasing new pieces the moment they are ready and keeping song prices very low. He, like so many other independent artists and musicians, does not make a living practicing his craft, but instead holds a regular day job to support what's now a hobby.
Philadelphia native Ed Hall, a graphic designer, has plenty of experience with piracy, and has suffered financially because of it. "In one instance," he says," I had somebody do a direct copy of a website I designed. I've had personal artwork stolen and presented by other people as if they were me, and I wasn't credited for it. Some of it has even gone viral. It's troubling. I see it all over the place, and no one acknowledging it…as a freelancer it is really challenging."
Having his work populating the internet without his name on it takes money directly from his pocket, because much of Hall's business comes from people who have previously seen a properly credited piece he's done. "My work is how I make my money" he says. "If it gets spread around by thousands and thousands of people, that's work I have lost. Some things I've seen on Pinterest and Facebook, and each time there are several thousand people who have shared it and liked it, and I'm not credited for it. I could be losing anywhere from a few hundred to a few thousand dollars per piece. I could have gotten many potential clients from that work and now I have nothing."
Pursuing the thieves is extremely costly, and would put a significant financial strain on him. "I haven't (gone after them) because it's not feasible for me. I make enough money to survive but I don't have the kind of money to take out a full lawsuit against someone because it's timely and it's costly. It's not designed for a small guy like me."
To add salt to the already painful wound, Hall has been blamed for the piracy by his own friends and acquaintances. "Some people say 'that's what you get for putting your stuff on the internet' or say I should put a watermark on it, but I want to be able to share my work how it's meant to be seen without having to alter it. It's how I make a living."
Joyce McAndrews of Seattle, Washington, has been an artist for the past 20 years. Her talents are manifold and include illustrating, app development, set design, brand strategy and textile design. Her friend alerted her to the fact that her artwork was being used on notecards being sold at Target. "This publishing company had taken my work and tweaked it a bit," she explains. "I fortunately had copywritten the artwork they had stolen. They had stolen my art before and were selling it in Saks. They even had some proceeds going to a nonprofit for children. (In that instance) I couldn't sue them because I hadn't registered the images with the copyright office. I have created thousands of images over the years and I couldn't possibly register all of them…I couldn't afford it."
McAndrews had never signed a contract with the publishing company and got a variety of excuses from them regarding why the work was taken without her permission, such as "We were eventually going to pay you", "We had a contract made but forgot to send it out," and "We thought you were okay with our publishing your work." After involving attorneys and going through legal hassles, the case was eventually settled out of court.
She no longer works with publishers and still finds her work "all over the internet." The experience shook her so deeply that it took her five years to resume illustrating. "The infringement case consumed me and…greatly affected my creativity. I stopped drawing for years. I was never going to share my work again, never be published again because I didn't trust the system." Now, she says, she has finally recovered and is producing again.
A musician questioning whether or not to pursue music, an illustrator debilitated for five years, a fine artist making regular trips to the food bank, a singer giving work away for free and a graphic designer being robbed of many thousands of dollars represent just a tiny fraction of the pain and financial suffering of independent artist of all kinds at the hands of digital pirates. The problem is, it's not just the pirates who are to blame, it's the normalization of piracy in our culture. People who are able to afford artwork, illustrations, graphic design, music and movies feel totally justified in downloading illegal copies. Widely-used excuses on social media include:
-"They make too much money anyway."
-"It's not stealing because it's digital."
-"Why do they think they can charge $15 for a cd? That's too expensive."
-"It's only a copy, so it's not stealing."
-"This is what we do. We share. It's how we live."
-It's something I wouldn't have otherwised purchased, so therefore, it's not stealing.
These statements come not from impoverished students, but from working adults who think that they get to decide who makes "too much money." I would suggest to them that "too much" is relative. Surely a homeless person would think anyone reading this article makes "too much" money, so would it be ok for that person to come into your home and steal your things? What if he found something in your home that you wrote, let's say a short story, and "just made digital copies" of it, then sold it for a profit? According to the prevailing logic, that should be just fine. Similarly, it should then be ok to steal just about anything you "wouldn't have otherwise purchased." How about going ahead with that idea and stealing some expensive office equipment tonight? Most people probably wouldn't have otherwise purchased that, so would that be alright?
Stealing from the "fat cats" such as major music producers and Hollywood executives leads to a trickle-down effect. Because piracy has slowly become normalized, and is now widely accepted, no one is off limits from theft, including millions of independent artists just trying to get by in the world.
Theft has become so rampant that any efforts to stop it are shot down by large corporations who brainwash the public with blatant lies, which is what happened in the case of the SOPA bill. Google, Youtube and Wikipedia teamed up to push the message that the government was "trying to censor the internet." Millions of people took up the cause on Facebook, and "stop SOPA" groups popped up by the second. The outcry was so immediate and overwhelming that the bill got shot down. Unfortunately, it appears that no one actually read SOPA to see what was being proposed. If they had, they would have seen that there is an already existing bill that has been in place since 1998 and is exercised every single day here in the United States. That bill is called "The Digital Millennium Copyright Act." Under the bill, many thousands of videos and millions of pieces of content are pulled or blocked from the internet and many Websites are shut down, including the famous case of the site Megaupload.com, which was taken off the Web during the time of the SOPA furor. Many people mistakenly thought that the site was closed because of SOPA, but SOPA had not even made it to the Senate floor, and never did.
SOPA would have only extended the ability to prosecute pirate Websites overseas, where many illegal websites operate, and would have prohibited and penalized companies here from doing business with those websites. That's why big business stepped in and started their campaign of falsehoods. Google certainly would not want its traffic slowed even more for failing to provide access to free music, art and movies. Since Youtube is owned by Google, of course they got in on the action, campaigning aginst the bill. Google and Youtube already get sued many times each year and pay out substantial amounts of money for copyright infringement in the US. They already block content and are penalized if they fail to do so. Obviously, they did not want SOPA to pass because it would have meant being forced to serve up even less content, deal with more lawsuits and ultimately, suffer more significantly reduced profits.
According to the bill's author, Lamar Smith:
The activity these foreign websites are engaged in is already illegal in the U.S. But because they are operated overseas, the sites are out of reach of current U.S. laws that protect intellectual property. The Stop Online Piracy Act simply applies to foreign illegal websites similar standards that are already in place for domestic sites.
...SOPA only applies to foreign illegal websites...why are Google and Wikipedia opposed? Unfortunately, one of the reasons why you can't believe everything you read about the Stop Online Piracy Act is because some critics of this bill have generated enormous profits from illegal websites that sell stolen intellectual property.
The saying goes "ignorance is bliss" and misinformation about SOPA was so prolific that the vast majority of people speaking out against it had no idea that the 1998 bill already provides for lawmakers to prosecute violators here in the US and that SOPA would have merely extended that same ability to foreign websites. Smug techies everywhere seemed terribly satisfied when they proclaimed that lawmakers "don't understand how the internet works." In reality, those techies just didn't want their ability to steal to be further infringed upon. Those who think that SOPA was some kind of attempt for the government to "censor the internet," or that Google and Youtube's motives were driven by anything but their own financial gain, have not read the 50+ pages of the SOPA bill. Instead, they chose to buy "Big Corporate's" story hook, line and sinker without doing any research.
Interestingly, there were no widespread protestations against the Digital Millennium Copyright Act when it passed unanimously in 1998 or when it went into effect in 2000. Perhaps people still thought stealing was morally wrong back then.
The situation has gotten so bad that some people look upon piracy as a form of social justice. The late Aaron Swartz was a key proponent of this idea, and was instrumental in defeating SOPA. A Slate article details how he believed in "copyright reform, collaborative culture, open access to data, (and) political activism."
His suicide represents a tragic end to a life that could have been brilliant, but nonetheless symbolizes what can happen when piracy is taken too far. As prosecutor Carmen Ortiz put it- "Stealing is stealing, whether you use a computer command or a crowbar." Of course, this statement is widely decried by many who feel that "stealing is not stealing" because "Swartz merely hooked up his laptop and made a copy of something that wasn't his." Actually, he stole millions of pages of documents in clear violation of laws and policies, but this simplified version is another example of justifying digital theft. The idea that everything ought to be free has taken such a hold on the American psyche that questioning it can cause one to be viewed as a social pariah.
Swartz and many like him thought he was fighting for access and social justice, but where is the justice for Kandice Zimbleman, Joyce McAndrews, Ed Hall, Kyle Carrozza, Cynthia Bennett, and thousands of other artists who are forced to live in a world where theft is excused as "just making a copy of something that isn't yours?"
While all of the artists interviewed stated that they are open to collaborative culture and fair use, (for example, Zimbleman doesn't mind when fans re-use or re-mix her art for personal purposes, especially if the fans are children) they realize that piracy is personally and professionally harmful.
"Would you go to the grocery store and take the groceries?" asks Hall. "Would you go to the doctor and not pay them what they're worth? Would you ask them to do the service for free? It's doesn't work that way. If you wouldn't steal groceries, what makes it ok to steal someone's artwork or movie?"
"Fraud is fraud and it is illegal" says Zimbleman. "You can't claim to be someone you're not, and you can't make money from someone else's work."
She doesn't want much, she says, just the ability to put a roof over her daughter's head and some food on the table. "I don't need to be rich. I just want a decent wage, healthcare, and be able to live comfortably."
Cynthia Bennett says people do not consider how what they're doing affects others. She's still not sure if she'll ever pursue music full time; piracy is too prolific and threatens her livelihood to a degree that makes her doubt her ability to support herself. "Across the board, don't steal," she says. "There's no excuse for you to be taking anything. Don't steal…I can't starve all the years of my life."
Kyle Carrozza's Website can be found at: www.tvskyle.bandcamp.com
Kandice Zimbleman's Website can be found at: http://blackunigryphon.deviantart.com/
Ed Hall's Website can be found at:
Joyce McAndrews' Website can be found at: http://www.joycemcandrews.com/