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David Duchovny, Timothy Hutton and Hope Davis have been filming a movie for the past month in Greenwich, the real-life story of a family that built a children's hospital after their daughter died of rabies.
It is not the spectacle it might have been five years ago.
Compared with the stir caused by Harrison Ford filming an Indiana Jones movie in New Haven or Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet traipsing through Fairfield County a few years back, "After the Fall" hasn't created much buzz.
Maybe its status as a smaller-budget, independent film, the blasé attitude in Greenwich and the fact that the project hasn't taken over downtown are factors.
But beyond that, perhaps we've come to the point where Hollywood doing business in the Land of Steady Habits is just that — another day at the office.
Chalk that up as a success for the state's film, TV and digital media tax credit. Five years after the program offered its first bounties, a detailed look at the $364 million in payouts shows that a sports and entertainment media industry is now firmly ensconced here, proving early skeptics wrong. In the first nine months of 2012 alone, production companies earned $85 million worth of the credits.
Is it worth the cost to taxpayers? Is there even a cost to taxpayers at all? The short answers are "probably," and "sometimes," but we don't know for sure because there's no public study of the numbers.
What is apparent is that movie stars are just a sideshow at this party. Three companies — Blue Sky Studios, ESPN and World Wrestling Entertainment — snagged $155 million, or 43 percent, of the entire program from the first payout in August 2007 through September of this year.
At least 23 feature films have tucked into $1 million or more in state tax credits, with the award for biggest outlay to a feature film going to — the envelope please — Robert DeNiro and Al Pacino in "Righteous Kill" (2008), for $12.5 million. (Applause.)
"Righteous Kill" comes in at No. 7 overall. After Blue Sky, ESPN and WWE, a trio of TV studios garnered a total of $45 million for shows such as Jerry Springer, Maury Povich and "Are We There Yet?"
When we see one project lead to another, that's the sign of a real industry. The best example of that was the 2009 move of "The Jerry Springer Show," "Maury" and then "The Steve Wilkos Show" to the Stamford Media Center & Productions studio. Because of connections to NBC, the success of that venture led to NBC Sports moving its headquarters and studio operations to Stamford.
"That's the kind of thing that the tax credits are helping us to do," said George Norfleet, head of the state's Office of Film, TV and Digital Media, which manages the tax credits and works with production firms eyeing the state.
The remainder of the list is a smaller mix of projects, many locally based, and that's the whole point. Put it all into a package, and there's a powerful cluster of activity. It's all the more distinct since this engine has a specialty, sports and entertainment on TV and digital platforms. And it's largely based in Fairfield County.
"There is no doubt that the program is creating a bona fide, novel industry … that wasn't here before," Norfleet said.
'TV Is Our Bread And Butter'
So we've bought ourselves an industry. The $364 million in credits, which companies can sell if the credits exceed their state tax bills, rewarded $1.3 billion worth of activity.
Like biotech, another industry the state is spending heavily to woo, the entertainment media industry doesn't come cheap. Between the two, the entertainment play is less costly, considering that we're paying more than $1 billion for the medical research complex in Farmington alone.
But the economic benefits of entertainment media are less clear, because many of the people working in the business are transient — starting with movie stars and directors — and because every eligible project spending more than $1 million requires a 30 percent payoff in tax credits.
From the start, the goal was to develop a "bricks and mortar" industry, because, clearly, the payoff for the state is higher if permanent jobs are here. A Hollywood film production parachuting in, complete with caterers from New York, doesn't cut it. That's been one of the main criticisms of this and similar programs across the country as states put out the red carpet with green fringe.
Among other problems, if a production doesn't create local jobs, the only gains we have are the taxes that it pays and the goods and services it buys — all nice, but it's hard to make it balance the millions of dollars some of these big-screen cavalcades are costing us.


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Tammy Blanchard played Gypsy Rose Lee in the Bernadette Peters revival of the musical and offered a touching performance as the stripper-in-the-making. Her dance with David Burtka's Tulsa was especially memorable for its utter sense of joy and abandon. The actress, who is currently featured in the Broadway revival of How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying, also boasts an Emmy Award for her portrayal of the young Judy Garland in "Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows."
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José Horacio Gómez
|His Grace The Most Reverend
José Horacio Gómez
|Archbishop of Los Angeles
|Los Angeles
|April 6, 2010 (Coadjutor)
|March 1, 2011
|Roger Mahony
|August 15, 1978
by Franz Konig
|March 26, 2001
by Charles Chaput
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December 26, 1951
Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
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José Horacio Gómez (born December 26, 1951) is a Mexican-born prelate of the Catholic Church (Roman Rite) in the United States, currently serving as the Archbishop of Los Angeles.[2] He previously served as Auxiliary Bishop of Denver from 2001–2004 and as Archbishop of San Antonio from 2004–2010.[3]
Born in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, Gómez was ordained a priest of Opus Dei in 1978 in Spain.[4] Following his ordination, he worked for Opus Dei in several capacities in his native Mexico and in Texas. In 2001, he was appointed auxiliary bishop of Denver and was consecrated bishop that year. In 2004, he was appointed archbishop of San Antonio. In 2010, Gómez was appointed coadjutor archbishop of Los Angeles with immediate right of succession to Cardinal Roger Mahony, who was approaching his mandatory retirement age.[5][6][7] He officially succeeded Mahony to become Archbishop of Los Angeles on March 1, 2011.[8][9]
His episcopal motto is "Adeamus cum fiducia ad thronum gratiae," meaning "Let us confidently approach the throne of grace" (Hebrews 4:16).
Early life and education[edit]
Gómez was born in Monterrey, Mexico, to José H. Gómez and Esperanza Velasco.[10] One of five children, he has three older sisters and one younger sister.[10] He attended the Monterrey Institute of Technology before entering the National University of Mexico where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy in 1975.[10] While attending college, he joined Opus Dei, a Catholic organization founded by Saint Josemaría Escrivá which teaches people to seek holiness in their ordinary activities.[5]
Gómez left his native country to study at the Rome campus of the University of Navarre, earning his B.A. in Theology in 1978.[11]
On August 15, 1978, Gómez was ordained a priest of Opus Dei by Cardinal Franz König at the Shrine of Torreciudad in Spain.[3][11] In 1980, he obtained a Doctor of Sacred Theology from the main campus of the University of Navarre at Pamplona, Spain.[11] He then pursued pastoral work with college and high school students in Spain and Mexico.[5] From 1987 to 1999, Gómez was in residence at Our Lady of Grace Church in San Antonio, Texas, where he assisted in the pastoral work of the parish.[10] During this period, he also helped in the Diocese of Galveston-Houston in Katy.[10] He became a U.S. citizen in 1995.[5]
In 1991, Gómez became a regional representative of the National Association of Hispanic Priests, rising to become its president in 1995 and later serving as executive director from 1999 to 2001.[11] In 2003, he earned the annual National Association of Hispanic Priests Award, "El Buen Pastor".[11] From 1997 to 1998, he served as a member-at-large on the Board of Directors for the National Catholic Council of Hispanic Ministry, being elected treasurer in 1999.[10] From 1998 to 2000, he was on the steering committee for Encuentro 2000, a national celebration of the Jubilee Year 2000.[10] Along with Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera, he played a key role in the establishment of the Hispanic Seminary of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City, which opened in August 2000.[10] He also spearheaded the establishment of Centro San Juan Diego for Family and Pastoral Care, a place for formation of lay leaders and a base to provide welcoming services to immigrants, in Denver, Colorado.[10] In 1999, he became the vicar of Opus Dei for Texas.[5]
Episcopal career[edit]
Auxiliary Bishop of Denver[edit]
On January 23, 2001, Gómez was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Denver and titular bishop of Belali by Pope John Paul II.[3] He received his episcopal consecration on the following March 26 from Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap., with Bishops Joseph Fiorenza and Javier Echevarría Rodríguez serving as co-consecrators.[3] He is the first numerary member of Opus Dei to be ordained a bishop in the United States.[12][13] As a bishop, however, he is no longer a member of the organization in the sense that he reports to the Pope and thus does not answer to the prelate in charge of Opus Dei like the other members do.[14] Gomez has said he is not a "member" of Opus Dei, but rather that he was ordained a priest in Opus Dei and that his spirituality reflects that background.[9]
As an auxiliary bishop, Gómez served as rector of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Denver from 2001 to 2003.[11] He later served as both moderator of the curia and pastor of Mother of God Church.[11]
Archbishop of San Antonio[edit]
Gómez was appointed Archbishop of San Antonio on December 29, 2004.[3] In 2005 he was named one of Time Magazine's 25 most influential Hispanics in the United States, and in 2007 he was on a CNN's list of "Notable Hispanics" in a web special celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month.[10] In 2006, Archbishop Gomez officially introduced The Catholic Community Foundation for the Roman Catholic Church of the Archdiocese of San Antonio.[10] In 2007, he was instrumental in bringing together Hispanic leaders and Catholic bishops for the creation of the Catholic Association of Latino Leaders (CALL).[10]
During his tenure in San Antonio, Gómez earned a reputation as an orthodox leader who reversed some of the more liberal-leaning initiatives in the diocese.[15][16] He disbanded the chancery's Justice and Peace Commission after its members expressed their opposition to a state constitutional amendment that banned same-sex marriage.[15] During the 2008 presidential election, he publicly expressed concern when St. Mary's University, the oldest Catholic university in Texas as well as the Southwest, allowed pro-choice candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton to hold a campaign event on campus.[14] He also voiced his concerns when another Catholic university, Our Lady of the Lake University, allowed a high-profile nun who some claim supports female ordination to be a keynote speaker at an event.[16] He welcomed Summorum Pontificum, which granted greater freedom to the Tridentine Mass, saying it would preserve "the rich heritage and legacy of the Church."[17]
He is a member of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America in the Roman Curia, and of the Board of Trustees at The Catholic University of America.[10] As a member of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, he is chairman of the Subcommittee for the Church in Latin America; in the latter capacity, he led a three-bishop delegation to Haiti to assess the situation there following its 2010 earthquake.[18] He is also chairman-elect of the Committee on Migration, chairman of the Task Force on the Spanish-language Bible, and a member of the Committee on Doctrine.[5]
Archbishop of Los Angeles[edit]
The Archdiocese of Los Angeles is the largest Catholic diocese in the nation, with Hispanics comprising more than two-thirds of the archdiocese's five million Catholics.[6][16] On April 6, 2010, Gómez was appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, California, by Pope Benedict XVI.[3] Gómez succeeded Cardinal Mahony on March 1, 2011, with a transition ceremony held on February 27, 2011.[19] He is the first Hispanic to serve as Archbishop of Los Angeles, as well as the highest-ranking Hispanic bishop in the United States.[16] "I'm very grateful to the Holy Father for giving me this opportunity to serve the Church with a mentor and leader like Cardinal Roger Mahony," Archbishop Gomez said. "I'm grateful to the Apostolic Nuncio, Archbishop Pietro Sambi, for supporting the Holy Father's confidence in me. I will try with all my strength to earn that trust."[6]
Considered to be theologically conservative, Gómez is also viewed as "a natural conciliator admired for uniting rich and poor and Anglo and Hispanic Catholics..."[20] He is regarded as more conservative than his predecessor, Cardinal Mahony.[15][16] Addressing this belief, however, Mahony has said, "these labels of 'conservative' and 'liberal' are really unhelpful in the life of the church",[14] and "I can attest that both of us share a common commitment to Christ and to the Church, and that both of us are interested in promoting the teachings of the Church fully as well as bringing the words and example of Christ to today's society and world."[21] He also said it would be wrong for observers to conclude Gomez was a conservative because he was a priest of Opus Dei.[14]
On Tuesday, September 18, 2012, Archbishop Gómez, who, as stated earlier, is the chief shepherd of a very dynamic and culturally, ethnically, and racially diverse Archdiocese, was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI to serve as one of the papally-appointed Synod Fathers for the upcoming October 2012 13th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops on the New Evangelization.[22]
On 24 November 2012 he was appointed a member of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications.[23]
On 31 January 2013, Gomez stated that Cardinal Roger Mahony, Archbishop Emeritus, would "no longer have any administrative or public duties" for the 4-million-parishioner L.A. Archdiocese. The announcement came as Gomez unveiled its files related to clergy sexual abuse. "I find these files to be brutal and painful reading. The behavior described in these files is terribly sad and evil. There is no excuse, no explaining away what happened to these children. The priests involved had the duty to be their spiritual fathers and they failed. We need to acknowledge that terrible failure today."[24]
- Most Reverend José H. Gomez, S.T.D. Retrieved: 2010-04-06.
- Excelentísimo Monseñor José H. Gomez, S.T.D. Retrieved: 2010-04-06. (Spanish)
- Archbishop José Horacio Gómez Retrieved: 2010-04-06.
- ^ David M. Cheney (February 19, 2011). "''Archbishop José Horacio Gómez'' www.catholic-hierarchy.org Retrieved: 2010-04-07". Catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved October 29, 2011.
- ^ Archdiocese of Los Angeles Website. "Archbishop's Biography". Archdiocese of Los Angeles. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f "Archbishop José Horacio Gómez". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
- ^ "Bishop Jose H. Gomez named Archbishop of San Antonio". Opus Dei. December 29, 2004.
- ^ a b c d e f "Pope Names San Antonio Archbishop José Gomez Coadjutor Archbishop Of Los Angeles". United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. April 6, 2010.
- ^ a b c "POPE APPOINTS COADJUTOR ARCHBISHOP FOR LOS ANGELES". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles. April 2, 2010.
- ^ Press Office of the Holy See
- ^ ""Cardinal Roger Mahony passes leadership of L.A. Archdiocese to Jose Gomez" Retrieved: 2011-02-27". Latimes.com. February 28, 2011. Retrieved October 29, 2011.
- ^ a b Allen, Jr., John L. (April 9, 2010). "Four points to make about Gomez and L.A.". National Catholic Reporter.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Most Reverend José H. Gomez, S.T.D.". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Biography". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Denver.
- ^ Palmo, Rocco (April 5, 2010). "El Tiempo Ha Venido – Reports: Gomez Up to LA". Whispers in the Loggia.
- ^ "American Opus Dei Bishops Outed!". Vaticanisti. September 30, 2005.
- ^ a b c d Flaccus, Gillian (April 6, 2010). "Gomez introduced as next leader of LA archdiocese". San Jose Mercury News.
- ^ a b c Landsberg, Mitchell; Shelby Grad (April 6, 2010). "Mexico-born archbishop to lead Los Angeles Catholics". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ a b c d e Schuker, Lauren A.E.; Ann Zimmerman (April 6, 2010). "Gomez to Lead Los Angeles Archdiocese". The Wall Street Journal.
- ^ "Statement regarding Pope Benedict XVI's Apostolic Letter Summorum Pontificum". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio. 2007-07-07.
- ^ "Haiti Earthquake". United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
- ^ ""Cardinal Mahony Retires" Retrieved: 2011-02-27". Abclocal.go.com. February 27, 2011. Retrieved October 29, 2011.
- ^ Van Biema, David (August 13, 2005). "Jose Gomez". TIME Magazine.
- ^ Mahony, Roger (April 6, 2010). "COADJUTOR ARCHBISHOP NAMED". Cardinal Roger Mahony Blogs L.A.
- ^ http://press.catholica.va/news_services/bulletin/news/29687.php?index=29687&po_date=18.09.2012&lang=en
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- ^ http://blogs.laweekly.com/informer/2013/01/cardinal_roger_mahony_stripped_duties_jose_gomez_priest_sex_abuse_files.php
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Take a break, sit down, and relax for a minute. Sip on a nice hot cup of tea, and maybe read the paper. Or you can just rip your car up to the drive through of the nearest coffee stand, order up a big fat green tea, and roar off at a million miles a minute listening to death metal, plotting your next dead-lift PR. Whatever works. Just as long as you take some time for Tea!
Tea? Isn't that a little foo foo? Not unless you consider low stress, low cholesterol, increased metabolism, decreased chances of heart disease and cancer foo foo.
High stress, high cholesterol, heart disease and cancer are all well known to every single adult throughout the world. If you could take one pill per day and decrease your chance of having one or all of these ailments would you do it? I would. There is no pill that claims to cover all of these, but there is green tea! Now if you drink one cup of green tea per day are you guaranteed to not get stressed, never have high cholesterol, prevent heart disease and cancer? No, probably not, but if you can reduce your chances, you should!
Come on, this cup of green tea has 'relax' written all over it!
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Vitamin A, Vitamin B1, B2, and B6, Vitamin C and Vitamin K.
Caffeine 1 cup provides about 30mg, dramatically less than 1 cup of coffee, but just enough to slightly stimulate the mind!
There are too many pollutants, byproducts, and toxins moving into our bodies without our control, and unless we take the time to consume the things we need, our bodies and minds will suffer the consequence.
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I love green tea. Used to make it all the time, but kinda got out of the habit. Helps relax me so much after work...
I can never just drink one cup, though. That's madness. I fix a pot and usually re-infuse at least once. Probably about 3 to 6 cups. Not really sure what that means, health-wise. I think I read you shouldn't have more than 6 cups in a day. But I usually stop at one pot (~24 oz)
I know the bottled stuff (Arizona, Peace Tea, Fuze) isn't as good as it has all kinds of sugar, etc... added to it. But how do y'all feel about them? I get them every now and then, usually Fuze. The Peace Tea is really good, even if it is covered in hippie crap. Also, for a quick drink, I get this green tea powder from an asian market down the road. Sugary, but good and fast.
Anyone know if putting Equal/Splenda/Sweet n' Low in Green Tea would counteract any of the positives of green tea?
Make sure you don't seep too long. It'll get bitter. Some teas can go longer than others. 3-5 minutes is usually tops. Also, check the water temperature. Boiling hot or even scalding hot water burns the tea and makes it nasty. Those are the two biggest mistakes people make. Mainly the hot water. Also, tea bags are the devil. If it's in a bag, it has to be the oversized kind because green tea expands. If it's in one of those regular looking tea bags, it won't brew properly. And if it's in that kind of bag, it's probably just like shake... not the good stuff you want.
There are different flavored teas, but I stay away from any specific flavored ones. The Harney & Sons is good, though. I avoid Tazo like the plague.
Also, you could try putting mint or something like that in it. But first I would try just finding a higher quality brand and make sure your making it properly. Proper amount of water, seep time, and temperature. You'll see a HUGE difference in taste.
And if not, then break out the Splenda.
EDIT: One more thing, try finding a little Asian-type restaurant. Thai, Chinese, Japanese, whatever. Not some big one owned by some stupid round-eye. Find a smaller, more authentic place if you can. Order hot green tea. If it's a good place, the tea should be either loose or in one of those infuser balls, not in a bag. If it's loose, the pot will have a strainer of some kind. Chances are if they use loose tea it's the good stuff. Not fool proof, but being a huge fan of all things Asian (including the food, of course) I've found this to be fairly reliable. The best green tea I've ever had was at this little Thai place down the road from my house. Awesome.
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Good sencha is my favourite general purpose tea as well. There was a shop run by an old Chinese couple near my old flat that did so many varieties of tea, it was amazing. You'd generally get a cup or two just when you were buying. They'd always let you sample the product first.
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Oh, just throwing this out there because I'm too lazy to go look it up again now, but I read somewhere something about eating with green tea. I don't know if it was eating WITH the tea or within so long of drinking it or what, but apparently something in green tea blocks... something... something... science... ouch, head... anyway, like I said I long since forgot it. I rarely take my tea with food, generally after a meal. I think it's kinda like the whole raw eggs with your whey protein thing. Avidin and biotin or whatever. Anyone know anything about that?
This is a geeky admission but I'm actually so into my tea I own several books on the subject. I even gave a talk about tea and the opium wars once.
If you're right it will be in one of the books. However I'm moving house tomorrow and I've just packed everything up!
I know that the high tannin content in black tea might possibly be linked to mouth and throat cancers, but if you add milk to your tea then the tannins combine with the milk proteins and the risk is neutralised. Are you thinking about that?
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No, I don't think so. I was specifically reading about green tea at the time. I'll look it up later today if I get the chance. I do it now, but I'm about to do some stuff...
I procrastinate a lot. I'll have to work on that at some point...
Anyway, I grew up on Community Tea (local coffee/tea company, not sure if it's all over the U. S. or not. Probably is.) I never heard of putting milk in tea... interesting. But then again I cringe at cafe au lait (or coffee with milk.) Ruins good coffee... but I'm getting
Adding milk to black tea is standard across most of Europe. It turns it a lovely golden colour.
Google image search for "cup of tea".
The practice of adding milk to tea is Mongolian originally but I've no idea why it caught on with the British in such a big way.


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However, I've tried and tried to like those Kleier women, but (not trying to be mean) they just come across as so fake to me.
Compared to the agents on Selling L.A., I think the Kleiers seem pretty down-to-earth...LOL!
Really? The Kleiers are the best thing about SNY, as far as I'm concerned.
I've been around...well, all right, I might not have been around, but I've been....nearby.
-from "The Mary Tyler Moore Show"
So sorry I missed this episode; would have loved to have seen Bam-Bam's townhome. I am sure it will be repeated soon :>)
As for the Kleiers, they are truly a piece(s)of work. As a native New Yorker, I find their types familiar: not too blunt, but very focused and business-like. And, not at all abrasive. For all their forced smiles, they can be reserved and clannish, but that doesn't bother me. Overall, they are very appealing.
And, they sure pack a lot of moxie into their tiny frames, don't they? Love their enormous handbags.
I agree that Emeril's townhouse was a real show stopper. I wonder if he sold it. I heard he bought a new place near Destin, FL. I think his children are all in the south so he didn't use the NYC place as much as before. He is probably looking for a more relaxed pace of life and natural beauty. He'll find it on the northern Gulf coast.
I think the Kleiers are very good agents and, compared to LA, more authentic. They handle their clients with finesse and professionalism. They seem like a close knit family and very supportive of each other's work. They've built an enviable family business, and the women are real deal makers. Good for them, and they have great taste in bags and shoes!
I second that. I am useless when it comes to designing a house out of the box.
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TEMECULA — One is a vocal, smooth, left-handed facilitator, who can be a blur in transition. The other is a quiet, hard-charging, right-handed scorer, whose effort is measured as much in floor burns as it is in statistics.
Senior guards D'aubre Doucette and Michael Price have played together for four years yet they are very much Temecula Valley's odd couple.
"You pretty much couldn't have two different kids," Golden Bears boys basketball coach Kyle Armstrong said. "Michael is a little more introverted. D'aubre expresses himself vocally very well."
Both of these 6-foot-1 guards scored 16 points on Tuesday night as Temecula Valley knocked off No. 4 seeded Sunny Hills, 89-71, in a CIF-Southern Section Division 2AA second-round game. The Golden Bears, into the quarterfinals for the first time in nine seasons, play host to No. 5 seeded Mira Costa at Vista Murrieta HS on Friday at 7 p.m.
Temecula Valley is one of two remaining Southwest Riverside County schools in the playoffs. Murrieta Valley (21-7) will play host to No. 3 seeded Villa Park on Friday, also in a 2AA quarterfinal scheduled for 7 p.m.
Doucette had six assists against Sunny Hills and Price added eight rebounds, playing in only his second game since a concussion knocked him out of the better part of the last three league games.
"I'm just so happy to be back," Price said. "That was the one of the hardest things I've gone through in my life is having to watch my team play."
Temecula Valley (16-13) is an at-large entry after finishing 4-6 in the Southwestern League. But injuries to senior Brandon Rosser, the team's statistic leader across the board, Price, and junior defensive stopper Brian Batchelor had a lot to do with the team's 2-6 finish in league.
"When the season was over, we just said, 'It's a new season, just let it all go, none of that matter,' " Doucette said. "We're here, we're in the playoffs. We're the 11th seed but we shouldn't be, but just make a statement."
It's been that kind of season for the Golden Bears. The summer brought a change of coaches from Andy Thompson to Armstrong, who had worked in the program when this year's senior class were freshmen. A season-opening tour of Orange County produced mixed results, as did a week away in San Diego. And then there was league.
Price noted the bonding that grew as the team continued to fight through challenge after challenge.
"I feel like it's all paying off now," he said. "To go further than we have since 2004, it's all worth it. We're still playing basketball and there are a lot of teams that aren't playing."
With Armstrong as their coach, Price and Doucette started playing together as freshmen and have grown together ever since.
"Freshman year we used to go at it a lot," Doucette said.
This season, they have played the most minutes of anyone on the team, Armstrong said. Price averages 12.9 points. Doucette averages 8.7 points. They've each made an all-tournament team. And their familiartiy has been a key element to the team's playoff run.
"They have a comfort zone with each other where they understand what the other person is doing," Armstrong said. "They're not finishing each other's sentances, or anything like that."
"I tell him all the time," Doucette said, " 'If you're open, I see you. No matter what. Even if I'm looking down, I know where No. 13′s at.' The chemistry's there; we've come a long way."
"We're like brothers," Price said. "We fight, but we get along. We're family. Definitely, it's going to be hard not playing with him next year. I'll miss him."
Jeffrey Parenti covers boys basketball and Southwest Riverside County sports for The Press-Enterprise
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Tour a lighthouse, parasail, or chow down at a fish boil on this Great Lake peninsula.
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Wisconsin may be known for its wacky, over-the-top family attractions, but one spot defies that stereotype: Door County.
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Also known as the "Cape Cod of the Midwest," this Lake Michigan peninsula is blessed with 250 miles of unspoiled coastline, 19th-century fishing towns, sand beaches, and old-fashioned ice-cream shops. Not a Starbucks in sight.
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Door County does get its share of wild and crazy tourists each summer. Even so, nothing could be more removed from the hoopla of nearby Wisconsin Dells than "The Door." You can sample the area's shops, galleries, inns, restaurants, cherries, and calm bay beaches by driving up one side of the peninsula and down the other.
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Okay, okay, I'm late again. I figured since Brody will be TEN months old in two days, I should probably get on the ball and post his nine month pictures. Y'all? The cuteness on this kid should be illegal. His hair is getting curlier as it grows, and his dark little eyes just shine with wonderment and sweetness. Unless it's the middle of the night. Not much is sweet at 3 a.m. (aka Brody's favorite time of day).
At nine months old, Brody:
- LOVES food. Like, unnaturally loves it. He eats mostly breast milk and baby food, but would prefer the real stuff. He steals off of my plate frequently and his favorite big kid foods are green beans and bread of any kind. Pizza crust is the big time favorite!
- Is really big. I don't know how much he weighs, but he's in size 18 months clothes and his little feet are too fat to fit into shoes.
- Still army crawls everywhere
- Loves to imitate or be imitated. Especially yelling "AHHHHH!"
- Wants to be everywhere Knox is… especially in trouble!
- Still hates the car
- Absolutely loves toy cars. He pushes them all over the house.
- Doesn't believe in sleep. He still wakes up several times during the night.
- Takes a good nap around 11 a.m. if we're at home, and stays down for two hours-ish. At work? Please. Sleeping is for chumps.
- Has the cutest giggle ever. He also does this little one syllable laugh when something is slightly amusing that cracks us up.
- Hates socks and rips them off at the first opportunity.
- Loves the bathtub and now cries furiously when you take him out.
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ZooMontana is in the running to win a new car from Toyota, and you can help the organization win.
Toyota's 100 Cars for Good contest has chosen 250 non-profits across the US to be eligible for a chance to win a vehicle of their choice. ZooMontana was chosen as one of the non-profits for the 50-day contest. Each day, five organizations will be featured and people can cast their top vote of the five. The top two from each day will get a car.
If ZooMontana wins, executive director Jeff Ewelt says a Prius V is the top choice for a car.
"Basically what that's going to allow us to do is of course load up our animals in that, some of our smaller animals," Ewelt said. "Some of our outreach we do kind of on each corner of the state. It's a big state. We do a lot of traveling. It would allow us to go to meetings in Helena a lot cheaper than using our big van."
Voting starts November 7. You can visit ZooMontana's Facebook page or click on Connections for the link to vote.


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If you live in a rural area with no zoning, and if one day a pesticide manufacturing plant announces plans to build in your neighborhood, you might want to consult Not In My Back Yard: The Handbook. Anthropologist and activist Jane Anne Morris details how to launch and win a grass-roots battle against LULUs, defined as Locally Unwanted Land Uses. Morris has suggestions for how to generate community support, research complex issues, educate the public and negotiate with the opposition. She also offers methods for handling common NIMBY counter-attacks, such as being labeled a crazed, drug-using Satan-worshipper. Morris says NIMBY activists should be prepared for insults and abuse, since any opposition "is profoundly irritating to those who are accustomed to planning others' lives."
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Low Income Energy Services
Health, development, and climate benefits can be achieved by delivering more and higher-quality energy (for instance, electricity and modern cooking fuels) to low-income populations. PESD studies what institutional arrangements have the potential to do this sustainably and at scale.
March 10th, 2014
PESD releases study of the largest commercial distribution to date of a biomass gasification cookstovein the news
PESD's major study of the 'Oorja' cookstove in India has been released in Energy for Sustainable Development. The work, which was supported by the FSI Underdevelopment Action Fund, is one of the most comprehensive investigations to date of commercial efforts to sell advanced biomass cookstoves, which have the potential to improve health and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the developing world Read more »
September 30th, 2013
To promote adoption of household health technologies, think beyond health
PESD associate director Mark Thurber and research collaborators at Stanford have found in a review of the medical and public health literatures that health improvement is rarely the principal reason why households adopt health-improving technologies like insecticide-treated nets, point-of-use water treatments, and improved biomass cookstoves. These findings, which appear in the American Journal of Public Health, suggest that wider health impact can be achieved by paying more attention to non-health motivations for adoption. Read more »
September 29th, 2011
PESD study assesses cookstove business models in India
A PESD study just released in Energy Policy found that stove businesses are challenging but feasible with deep financial backing and managerial acumen. However, such businesses struggle to make a serious dent in the household-level indoor air pollution problem that motivated many to pursue improved biomass stoves in the first place. Read more »
January 5th, 2010
Recent report on improved biomass stoves includes article by PESD Researchers
The Global Village Energy project released a report tackling the question of why the adoption of improved cook stoves has been so slow in developing countries. Titled, "Three Key Obstacles to Cookstove Adoption (And How to Overcome Them)," it contains an article by PESD researcher Xander Slaski and Assistant Director Mark Thurber.
December 10th, 2009
PESD researchers Mark Thurber and Xander Slaski embarked on a recent trip to India
Mark Thurber and Xander Slaski are traveling to India to learn more about the potential for commercial cookstove ventures. Read more »
October 16th, 2009
PESD researchers consider obstacles to technology adoption by the poor
Xander Slaski and Mark Thurber introduce a framework for understanding why the poor often fail to adopt seemingly beneficial technologies like improved biomass cookstoves.
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Stanford announces $100 million for energy research, PESD to collaborate with new institute
In a Jan. 12 press conference, Stanford President John Hennessy announced a new interdisciplinary initiative on energy issues and $100 million in new spending for energy research. The initiative will be housed at the Precourt Institute for Energy Efficiency and will draw upon intellectual resources from the entire university, including FSI's Program on Energy and Sustainable Development (PESD), which has been studying the production and consumption of energy and its affects on sustainable development since 2001. Read more »


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- "Dangerous Mind"
- "Fantastic Mr Fox"
- "Good Night and Good Luck"
- "Gravity"
- "Intolerable Cruelty"
- "Leatherheads"
- "Men Who Stare at Goats"
- "Michael Clayton"
- "Monuments Men"
- "Ocean's Eleven"
- "Ocean's Thirteen"
- "Ocean's Twelve"
- "Solaris"
- "Spy Kids 3D: Game Over"
- "Syriana"
- "The American"
- "The Descendants"
- "The Good German"
- "The Ides of March"
- "Up in the Air"
- "Welcome to Collinwood"
Inside "The Monuments Men"
George Clooney joined his cast to discuss the dramatic film based on true events, the research, and casting the roles.
Behind the Scenes of "The Ides of March"
George Clooney sheds some light on his "The Ides of March" cast and the appeal of the project.
George Clooney Discusses "Leatherheads"
Joel Stein from Time Magazine recently called George Clooney "the last movie star," a title that absolutely fits the hard-working Clooney to a T. But while he's one of the most popular stars in Hollywood, and a four-time Oscar nominee and one-time winner (Best Supporting Actor, "Syriana"), Clooney doesn't limit himself to working in front of the...
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George Clooney not only stars in the football comedy "Leatherheads" but also directed it. At the film's premiere, Clooney joined the rest of the "Leatherheads" cast on the red carpet to talk about the screwball comedy.
George Clooney Interview - "Good Night, and Good Luck"
George Clooney talks about his movie, "Good Night, and Good Luck," remaining faithful to actual events, the decision to make the film in black and white, and the involvement of Murrow's family.
George Clooney Interview Video
Interview with George Clooney on the red carpet at the Hollywood Premiere of "The Good German."
George Clooney Discusses "The Good German"
George Clooney talks about "The Good German," the film's subject matter, working with Steven Soderbergh, his production company, the Sexiest Man Alive title, and "Ocean's Thirteen."
George Clooney Interview - "Ocean's 12"
George Clooney discusses "Ocean's 12" and reuniting with Steven Soderbergh.
"Intolerable Cruelty" - George Clooney Interview
The Coen Bros. direct George Clooney and Catherine Zeta-Jones in the romantic comedy "Intolerable Cruelty." Clooney plays a powerful divorce lawyer who squares off against Zeta-Jones over her soon-to-be ex-husband's dough. In this interview, Clooney and Zeta-Jones discuss working together, keeping it fun, and their upcoming projects (including "Ocean's 12").
Clooney's Found a New Film to Direct
(June 2012) David Grann's The New Yorker article about an American who worked with Fidel Castro's rebels in overthrowing Fulgencio Batista is going to be made into a feature film.
Interview with George Clooney
George Clooney spent time with hundreds of fans before taking to the red carpet in front of Grauman's Chinese Theater for the premiere of "Ocean's Thirteen." Once on the carpet, Clooney and his fellow cast members chatted up the final "Ocean's" film.
George Clooney Steps in for Robert Downey Jr
(Dec 2010) "Gravity" had better be worth it after all these months of hearing about one big name actor after another attaching themselves and then leaving the project. The latest actor to have his name thrown into "Gravity" is Oscar winner George Clooney who, according to The Hollywood Reporter, has been signed up to star opposite Sandra Bullock.
Another Producing Project
(June 2012) Clooney's added yet another major film to his producing duties. Read on...
George Clooney Isn't Reuniting with Soderbergh
(Sep 2011) It looks like George Clooney won't be part of one of his friend Steven Soderbergh's last projects. Read on...
George Clooney Circles "Man From UNCLE"
(Nov 2010) If Steven Soderbergh is actually directing the film adaptation of "The Man From U.N.C.L.E.," then news that George Clooney is considering a star role makes complete sense.
George Clooney Sets Up "The Ides of March"
(Oct 2010) George Clooney's received the financial backing to move forward on the film version of Beau Willimon's award-winning play, "Farragut North," now known as "The Ides of March." Exclusive Media Group and Cross Creek Pictures are behind Clooney's fourth movie in which he'll take to the director's chair.
George Clooney Interview - "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind"
First-time director George Clooney discusses working behind the camera on "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind." The film's stars, Sam Rockwell and Drew Barrymore, dish the scoop on working with George and talk about supposed spy, Chuck Barris.
George Clooney Stars in "The American"
(Sep 2009) George Clooney has just begun filming the suspense thriller "The American" in Italy.
George Clooney Stars in "Men Who Stare at Goats"
(May 2008) George Clooney will star in "Men Who Stare at Goats," based on the book by Jon Ronson, and his producing partner Grant Heslov will direct.
Filming Begins on "Burn After Reading"
(Aug 2007) The Coen Bros' spy comedy "Burn After Reading" has headed into production.
Brad Pitt Joins "Burn After Reading" Movie
(April 2007) Brad Pitt will star with George Clooney in the movie "Burn After Reading," written by Joel and Ethan Coen and directed by Joel Coen.
George Clooney and Leonardo DiCaprio May Team Up
(Oct 2007) Leonardo DiCaprio and George Clooney may work together on the movie "Farragut North," based on Beau Willimon's play.
Top 10 Actors of 2009
George Clooney earned a spot on my Top 10 Actors of 2009 list for his performance in "Up in the Air."
Top 10 Best Actors of 2007
George Clooney made my Best Actors of 2007 list for his performance in "Michael Clayton."
2010 Screen Actors Guild Awards
George Clooney earned recognition from his peers for his work in "Up in the Air."
2008 Academy Awards
"Michael Clayton" earned 7 Oscar nominations including one for George Clooney in the Best Actor category.
2008 SAG Awards
George Clooney earned a nomination for his role in "Michael Clayton."
2006 Academy Awards
George Clooney picked up 3 nominations at the 78th Academy Awards and won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.
George Clooney Oscar Gift Bag Goes to Charity
George Clooney gave his bag of Academy Award goodies to the United Way to auction in support of their Hurricane Response and Recovery Fund.
George Clooney Donates $1 Million
George Clooney made a one million dollar donation to the United Way to assist the victims of Hurricane Katrina.
"The Ides of March" Photos
Gallery of photos from "The Ides of March" starring George Clooney, Ryan Gosling, Jeffrey Wright, Evan Rachel Wood, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Marisa Tomei.
"The American" Photos
Gallery of photos from the dramatic movie "The American" starring George Clooney, Violante Placido, Thekla Reuten, and Irina Bjorklund.
"Up in the Air" Photos
Gallery of photos from the movie "Up in the Air" starring George Clooney, Vera Farmiga and Anna Kendrick.
2010 Academy Awards Red Carpet Photos
Oscars 2010 photos of Sandra Bullock, George Clooney, Mo'Nique, Jeff Bridges, Anna Kendrick, Vera Farmiga, Sam Worthington, Amanda Seyfried, Ryan Reynolds, Mariah Carey, Zoe Saldana, Gerard Butler, Zac Efron,Taylor Lautner, Kristen Stewart, Jake Gyllenhaal, Elizabeth Banks, Rachel McAdams, Robert Downey Jr, Matt Damon, Kathryn Bigelow, Meryl Streep, and Jeremy Renner.
"The Men Who Stare at Goats" Photos
Gallery of photos from the Overture Films movie The Men Who Stare at Goats starring George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Jeff Bridges, and Kevin Spacey.
"Burn After Reading" Photos
Gallery of photos from the movie "Burn After Reading" starring George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton, and John Malkovich.
"Leatherheads" Premiere Photos
Gallery of photos from the Hollywood Premiere of the Universal Pictures movie "Leatherheads" featuring George Clooney, Renee Zellweger, John Krasinski, Sarah Larson, Stephen Root, Matt Bushell, Jonathan Pryce, Cindy Crawford, Masi Oka, Tate Donovan, Goran Visnjic, Fran Drescher, Rainn Wilson, Jenna Fischer, Angela Kinsey, Christian Scott, and Luke Ford.
"Leatherheads" Photos
Gallery of photos from the movie "Leatherheads" starring George Clooney, Renee Zellweger, and John Krasinski
"Ocean's Thirteen" Premiere Photos
Gallery of photos from the Hollywood Premiere of "Ocean's Thirteen" featuring pics of George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Bernie Mac, Al Pacino, Andy Garcia, Eddie Izzard, Casey Affleck, Carl Reiner, Elliott Gould, Ellen Barkin, Eddie Jemison, Jerry Weintraub, Shaobo Qin, Angelina Jolie, Cindy Crawford, Lee Majors, Luciana Barroso, Natascha...
"The Good German" Premiere Photos
Gallery of photos from premiere of "The Good German" featuring photos of Cate Blanchett, George Clooney, Tobey Maguire, Beau Bridges, Christian Oliver, Leland Orser, Ravil Issyanov, Robin Weigert, Dave Power, Rande Gerber, Cindy Crawford, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Maggie Grace, and Rusty Joiner.
"Michael Clayton" Photo Gallery
Gallery of photos from the Warner Bros Pictures movie, "Michael Clayton," starring George Clooney.
"The Good German" Photo Gallery
Gallery of photos from the Warner Bros Pictures movie, "The Good German," starring George Clooney, Tobey Maguire and Cate Blanchett.
"Ocean's Thirteen" Photo Gallery
Gallery of photos from the movie "Ocean's Thirteen" featuring photos of George Clooney, Matt Damon, Brad Pitt, Don Cheadle, Elliott Gould, Ellen Barkin, Al Pacino and David Paymer.
"Syriana" Photo Gallery
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"Good Night, and Good Luck" Photo Gallery
Gallery of photos from the Warner Independent Pictures movie "Good Night, and Good Luck," featuring George Clooney, Robert Downey Jr, Jeff Daniels, and David Strathairn.
"Ocean's 12" Photo Gallery
Gallery of photos from the Warner Bros. Pictures movie "Ocean's 12," featuring George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Julia Roberts, Catherine-Zeta Jones, and Don Cheadle.
"Intolerable Cruelty" Photo Gallery
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Here's a collection of publicity stills from "Ocean's Eleven," featuring George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Andy Garcia and Julia Roberts.
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Gallery of photos from the movie "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind," starring Drew Barrymore, Sam Rockwell, and George Clooney.
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"Ocean's Eleven" Movie Review
George Clooney heads an all-star cast in director Steven Soderbergh's 2001 version of the Rat Pack classic.
"Solaris" Movie Review
Here's my take on the film that's being called the "romantic movie of the year."


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Group forms to oppose proposed sales tax to fund Fargo-Moorhead area flood diversion
October 5, 2010 at 7:35 am in INFORUM
October 5, 2010 at 7:35 am in INFORUM
I was wondering when someone was going to for a group.
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Lindgren sets up a group for every tax issue that goes for a vote! Maybe he should gtet a life! No wonder the city didn't progress when he was mayor
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Lindgren is against the tax. That's enough for me to vote for it.
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Next time we're dealing with flooding, I hope his yard is starkly bare of volunteers.
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If the sales tax doesn't go through, you could always just put it in on the property taxes.
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It's about time someone stood up against this (and other) non-specific taxes. It's just a way for government to get their hand on money for pet projects.
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I disagree. When a home rule county or city elects to levy a local sales tax, the governing board of said city or county is required to put a measure before the people of the affected jurisdiction for a public vote. The people must vote to approve the measure before the tax becomes effective.
A local sales tax can only be used for one specific purpose. It is not a means by which government can get their hands on money for pet projects. That would be illegal.
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Jon Lindgren has opposed just about every local sales tax initiative. The problem is that he still has a lot of followers who will follow him like blind sheep and vote against it just because he says so.
Fortunately, this is a county wide initiative which only requires a simple majority to pass. This is not a municipal sales tax initiative which requires a 60 percent super majority to pass.
Hiking the sales tax an extra half cent is a rather painless way to go about the task of coming up with the local portion of the costs for a permanent flood control system.
I get the point that in particular, Fargo property owners are being taxed out of their socks with no end in sight, so it is essential that this sales tax initiative be adopted … otherwise these costs will be passed along to property owners in the form of increased property taxes which do not require voter approval to be enacted.
Think about it.
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But wouldn't it be more appropriate that the property owners who would benefit from the diversion pay for this through property taxes?
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No, sir.
The financial burden for these projects must be evenly spread. To place this upon property owners in the form of increased property taxes is totally unfair.
Unfortunately, the sales tax is the only way to evenly and fairly spread the burden. This means everyone, both residents and visitors to our community, will equally share the responsibility.
I know that the people who come to Fargo to shop from out of town bemoan the fact that our municipal sales tax is one of the highest in the state, and many say they'll never shop here again. But guess who's the first ones through the doors of West Acres, Walmart, etc.? The same out of towners.
At least, an increase in either the county or municipal sales taxes must go to a vote of the people. An increase in the mill levy for property taxes does not require a vote of the people.
Since this is a Cass County initiated measure; then a simple majority (50 percent plus one vote) of YES votes is required for the sales tax measure to pass. If this were a Fargo municipal ballot question to amend the home rule charter, the measure would have to pass by a 60 percent supermajority of yes votes.
Increasing the sales tax in my opinion is a rather painless way to raise the local share of the costs for these permanent flood control projects.
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Why must the burden be spread out amongst everyone? Other than the fact that it can be done that way?
Even within the proposed diversion there are varying levels of benefit and protection. Are the homes that are west of 25th Street receiving as much of a benefit from a proposed diversion as the homes along the river? They certainly aren't the homes that put the city at such heightened risk. Other than the downtown area most structures that are at the greatest risk are the homes along the river.
Take a harder look at how your own neighbors within Fargo are putting the city at risk before putting the financial burden for your problems on others.
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Because property taxes, particularly within the Fargo city limits, are going through the roof. Property owners are being taxed out of their socks.
Therefore, an increase in the local sales tax is really the only other workable option to raise the necessary funds.
I suppose a third option (which has never been used anywhere in North Dakota) would be a county or municipal income tax. I don't think home rule jurisdictions such as Cass County or the City of Fargo would be empowered under state law presently. I'm sure it would take a change in state law which would have to come from the Legislature or through an initiated measure. Then the question would have to be presented to the voters in the affected jurisdiction and be approved by the voters before such a plan were to become effective.
Believe me, an increase in the sales tax is the much more palatable way to go. It would only amount to a an extra cent or two on each dollar spent; plus as I said before, it would equal the burden between residents and visitors alike.
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Sharane Campbell had been struggling throughout the season, shooting just 38.5 percent on the season heading into today's game versus Creighton. Oh boy did she break out today. Campbell had a...
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The Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball team is quietly compiling another very successful season. They are currently 11-3, and ranked #14 in the latest coaches poll.
Danielle Robinson with 26 pts, 7 reb, 3 ast, 3 stl. OU had a 36-6 run in the first half. They held Prairie View to only 3 baskets in that 14 minute span, and scored 18 consecutive points at one time. The Sooners flashed how dominant they can be, but also showed some lapses, allowing Prairie View to mount a come back to a 9 point deficit, before finally putting them away. Oklahoma is still undefeated, and plays Sam Houston State at home next before a huge road matchup against Ohio State.
I really do believe that Danielle Robinson is one of the best women's basketball players that we've ever seen pass through OU. It's good to see her get the national recognition.
Scott Van Pelt on Sportscenter tonight: "Nyeshia just hit the B button and blew by everyone". Great effort ladies! Keep it up!
The April 4th edition of the Sooner Sports Notebook. This one is mainly a preview edition for the women's basketball game in the Final Four in St. Louis on Sunday.
The April 3rd edition of the Sooner Sports notebook. This one tackles the coaching fiascos in men's college basketball, the women's final four, and some OU spring football notes.
Oklahoma women's basketball team advanced to their second Final Four ever tonight.
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The 2003 EDDY Awards were held on Friday, June 27 at John Jay Theatre in New York, as Entertainment Design honored a group of individuals and design teams for excellence in design and technology, and presented outstanding product awards for new products in sound, lighting, and for the first time, projection and staging.
Billed as a "Salute To The New York Theatre," this year's EDDY honorees were:
John Lee Beatty, for sustained achievement in set design, presented by choreographer Kathleen Marshall;
Elaine McCarthy, for the next generation in projection design, presented by set designer Lauren Helpern;
Dan Moses Schreier, for sustained achievement in sound design, presented by lighting designer Natasha Katz;
Production electrician Mike LoBue, for keeping the lights bright on Broadway, presented by lighting designer John McKernon, a last-minute replacement for Howell Binkley, who was stuck in Chicago doing tech for Stephen Sondheim's Bounce;
Director Mary Zimmerman's design team--costume designer Mara Blumenfeld, lighting designer TJ Gerckens, and set designer Dan Ostling--for exemplifying the art of collaboration, presented by Second Stage artistic director Carole Rothman;
Theatre Projects Consultants, for 45 years of design excellence, presented by set and costume designer Tony Walton.
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Jackie Tien offers a few introductory remarks.
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Designer Chris Countryman accepting an award for the Countryman E-6 earset.
Meyer Sound's Tim Chapman and Sandy McDonald accepting their crystal for the M1D and M2D arrays.
Tomcat's John James accepts a crystal for the Swing Wing Truss.
Medialon's Ken Bell and Alex Carru picking up their award for Medialon's Manager software.
Martin's Eric Loader accepting an award from Ellen Lampert Greaux for the Mac 2000 Performance.
Vari-Lite's Bob Schacherl accepting a crystal for the VL1000.
Mary Zimmerman design collaborators Mara Blumenfeld and TJ Gerckens.
John Lee Beatty and Kathleen Marshall.
Broadway production electrician Mike LoBue.
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We just firmed up our NCAA brackets in the Dwell office (Kentucky all the way!) but the one we're really curious about is Obama's. We also wish a Happy Birthday to another office favorite, SF Giants' Brian Wilson, who turns 30 today. Scroll down for the rest of our Friday Finds.
Aaron: Barack Obama's NCAA Bracket
As usual, the leader of the free world took a little time from his busy schedule to sort out who he thinks will win the NCAA mens' basketball tournament. POTUS has the UNC Tar Heels winning it all this year. He was right back in 2009 when he picked UNC; can he strike gold twice in one term? And if so, will it get him re-elected? The fine folk at Bleacher Report break it down.
Kelsey: Francesca Woodman exhibition at The Guggenheim
Diana: Happy Birthday, Brian Wilson
This vid is from last year, but it's still the best. Happy 30th, Brian.
Sorry I'm Late from Tomas Mankovsky on Vimeo.
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The family will hold a memorial service in his honor at 3:30 p.m. on today, Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013, at Philadelphia Baptist Church.
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It held quite a few adventures for our little family. We made our first trip to the beach, battled a stomach virus, experienced our first VBS, lost some friends and watched our town get torn down and hauled away.
Considering that I wrote about redecorating twice in 12 months, we also spent an inordinate amount of time focused on our furniture.
Some of that rearranging might have been me acting out a need for change.
I'd like to think of 2013 as a year of personal growth. I accepted some things as "This is who I am" and rejected others as "This is not who I want to be."
One of my favorite songs these days is Amy Grant's "Don't Try So Hard."
It's a song for anyone who sets impossible standards and feels guilty after falling a little bit short.
Its theme is grace, which can't be earned. If it could, we'd have to call it something else.
A lot of good can come from having goals. I don't think Grant is condoning complacency.
However, I am coming to realize that no amount of planning or willpower can bring about the deep and lasting change many of us seek at this time of year.
I am becoming a different kind of person not because I stuck to some arbitrary promise I made to myself last January but because of a series of circumstances I never could have foreseen.
Life happened, and I responded. I made choices. I adjusted attitudes. I took risks.
I kept putting one foot in front of the other and trusted that I was either on the right path or heading toward it.
Instead of a resolution, I made a love dare last year.
The idea came from the One Word 365 movement, which encourages people to choose one word they will focus on throughout the year in hopes that it will shape them in some way.
I chose love, mostly because it made me feel warm and fuzzy inside.
I didn't explore the concept as much as I could have. I didn't journal about it, read books on it or take very many deliberate actions related to the love dare.
So when I started jotting down significant moments from 2013, I was a little surprised at how many of them fit neatly into the category of "love."
I witnessed and participated in broken relationships being mended.
I spent a lot of time asking questions, many of them spiritual, and was grateful for those who listened in love and tried to help me with my struggles by pointing me again and again to the ultimate source of love.
I met people who personified love by putting the needs of another, even a stranger, above their own.
Which leads me to my one word for 2014 — submit.
I confess that I chose this word somewhat reluctantly. In fact, it's possible that it chose me.
As 2013 came to a close, the idea of submission kept popping up everywhere — books and blogs I read, radio programs I listen to, a song in our church's Christmas cantata.
This word has a lot of baggage attached to it, especially for a woman in the church.
Almost instinctually, I recoil at the sound of it because what I hear is "be silent."
I do not believe submission means to condone abuse, to lose one's identity or to let someone else do all the thinking in a relationship just because he is a man.
My definition at this point in my study of the word is closer to "I have every right to do this, but I choose to do this other thing instead because I love you."
That kind of attitude is not exclusive to marriage. No matter what kind of relationship we have with someone, there is a temptation to make it all about us.
The other person exists only to serve our needs, wants, desires and whims.
By embracing submission in all its complexity in the next year, I am declaring that I don't want to live just for myself anymore.
For anyone who has not made a New Year's resolution yet or have already failed less than a week into it, I recommend One Word 365.
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Jamaican Retro Food: Classic Coconut Delights
Happy 50th Birthday, Jamaica!
I tasted Jamaica before I knew Jamaica. I am from the UK's Jamaican Diaspora -- my grandmother came from the Windrush generation and sent for my mother, who left after Independence. My father left before Independence. My parents met in the UK, a part of the large Jamaican community there. I am first-generation British, but was always told that I am Jamaican, too, and was lucky to move here as a teen to fully immerse in the culture and know where I came from. I felt blessed to have had a great Jamaican experience before I left for many years, then returned a few years ago. Even though my existence is a duality straddling two cultures, I feel so proud to have my roots come from one of the world's richest cultures. Wherever I have lived or travelled in the world, I have made sure to spread the Jamaican warmth. It is my hope as we enter into the next era that some Jamaicans will begin to realise what a magical place they belong to and not just during this special anniversary or the Olympics, but on a daily basis.
I grew up exposed to cosmopolitan flavours, but Jamaican food was always present. One of the Jamaican treats I fell in love with as a child was grandmother's coconut drops. The just-right-sized coconut chunks with a caramel and crystallised texture with bits of ginger were so delicious. She took joy and pride making her drops, making sure she found prime coconuts at the market, usually from an Asian vendor as, at the time and still today for the most part, they carried the produce that was familiar to fellow Asians, and African and West Indian minorities. Going shopping with my grandmother in those days I was familiarised with the fruits and vegetables of my Jamaican culture. The coconut, for me, was symbolic of Jamaican food. Yes, sometimes coconut cream was bought for our rice and peas, but I loved to watch my grandmother crack the coconut, cut it into chunks and grate it, squeezing out the milk to add to a special dish.
I remember being introduced to Busta sweets, "coconutty", with that sweetness of molasses, hint of ginger and toffee-like consistency as you chewed and it got stuck in your teeth -- a real exercise for the jaw. I also fell in love with the gizzada, with its buttery crust and shredded coconut filling with brown sugar, laced with spicy nutmeg and cinnamon. Grater cake was also a delight; I think the pink layer attracted me at first, being so girly, with its dense, almost fudgy consistency, vanilla lurking in the background. To my surprise there was no taste of strawberry or cherry, the pink colour deceiving me; it then dawned on me the colour was just for contrast and appearance's sake. I fondly recall her making another sweet treat, toto, the dense coconut cake; to tell you the truth, she would confess it was one of those fiddly recipes that was either a hit or miss.
Another big fave of mine is sweet potato pone which has an addition of grated coconut and luscious coconut cream pie. My grandmother also used to make a coconut and pineapple drink which was creamy and fruity and for me, the taste of paradise, especially when it was cold, grey and dreary. The coconut is high up in my esteem. From its healthy water, the jelly and the flesh which is so multi-faceted in its uses, as well as the oil which is flavoursome and great for cooking. Before vegetable and olive oils, it was coconut oil which Jamaicans used traditionally. It has now been proven to be a healthy fat. So for me today, as I write this piece on Independence day while drinking Blue Mountain coffee and eating hominy corn porridge enriched with coconut milk, it became obvious to me that I should start the first in a series of articles on Jamaican retro flavours in honour of our 50th anniversary, on the humble yet versatile coconut.
This very sweet treat is very indulgent; a little goes a long way. Once again, it is very easy to make and consists of simple ingredients. This recipe is for one batch that you will have to do twice to make the coloured batch, therefore will need double the ingredients stated below.
2 cups grated coconut
3 cups granulated (white) sugar
1/2 cup water
1 tbsp vanilla (optional)
Pink food colouring for second batch
Lightly grease baking pan and set aside.
In a thick-bottomed saucepan add coconut, sugar, vanilla, if using and water.
Cook over medium heat until the water evaporates and the mixture is sticky. Remove from heat and mix with a wooden spoon until the mixture can hold together for about a couple minutes.
Add mixture to prepared pan and press down mixture with back of the spoon.
Next prepare the second batch using a couple drops of food colouring and then spread on top of the original batch.
Once set, cut into squares.
I don't think my coconut drops will ever taste as good as my grandmother's or mother's, but it was always a part of my care package when I resided abroad. When I bit into a piece, it always made me feel loved and gave me comfort. This is a basic recipe, some people grate in some nutmeg as an optional ingredient.
1 large dry coconut, broken, drained, flesh removed from shell, cut into small chunks
1 large piece of ginger, washed, peeled, and roughly chopped 500g/2 cups brown sugar
2 tbsps vanilla 750ml/ 3 cups water, plus extra if needed
In a large saucepan, pour in water, add sugar, vanilla, coconut chunks and chopped ginger and bring to a rapid boil on high heat.
Reduce heat to medium and continue boiling until the mixture begins to thicken. Keep stirring to prevent sticking and burning.
Stirring will become more difficult as the sugar begins to caramelise. This is when you have to lower the heat and watch it carefully until it's nice and thick.
Lay out some greaseproof paper or aluminium foil on the counter.
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Track & Field crushes records in 2013
April 30, 2013
Winston-Salem, NC-The Salem College track & field program had its most successful season in 2013. In the 3rd year of existence, the Spirits crushed most records from the previous two seasons. Heather Huffman (Winston-Salem, NC) and Sawyer Ferguson (Billings, MT) each set five records this season. The Spirits competed in seven meets in 2013.
In her 1st season on the track, Huffman set individual records in the 100, 200, and 400 meter runs. She was joined by Victoria Chaffers (Deltona, FL), Cristi Magracia (Lemon Grove, CA), and Ferguson on the record-breaking 4 X 400 relay. Huffman was joined by Ferguson, Michelle Lawler (Gibsonville, NC), and Chaffers on the sprint medley relay that also owns the new school record. Ferguson broke individual records in the 400 hurdles, 800, and 1500 meter runs.
Stephanie Hubbard (Sanford, NC) and Stephanie Verdi (High Point, NC) were consistently top finishers in meets for the Spirits. Hubbard had a very successful season throwing the javelin, where she continuously broke her own record. Verdi crushed last year's record in the 5,000, and also broke the 3,000 record. Hubbard was joined by Natali Olveda (Salinas, CA), Chaffers, and Magracia on the record-breaking distance medley relay.
Olveda set a new school mark in the 10,000 meter race. Elizabeth Penley (Newport, NC) wrapped up the records in throwing events. She set the school record in the shot put and in the discus.


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A radio-collared, 4-year-old male Mexican wolf was recaptured last week near Reserve, NM, after it failed to breed with a pack's female, federal wildlife authorities said.
The wolf had been released in early January in a designated recovery area in an attempt to replace the pack's breeding alpha male that was illegally killed in 2012. [Related: Mexican wolf released in AZ forest]
The decision was made to recapture the animal after he failed to bond and moved into an area in New Mexico where he was unlikely to encounter other wolves.
The wolf will now be paired with a female in captivity and then relocated to the Blue Range Wolf Recovery Area in the future.
"Although nearly 100 percent of Mexican wolves on the landscape are now wild-born, we are attempting to improve genetics by bringing in select captive-bred individuals, and this will be challenging at best," said Director Larry Voyles of the Arizona Game and Fish Department.
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Nightmare Week in Diablo III
Well it's been a little more than a week and Coolidge and I have taken our time going through Nightmare Difficulty. Although as usual, I wanted to explore all parts of the map and re-watch some of the cut scenes again (which was only my second time). It did seem to take considerably longer with the mobs having more health and such but since this is the second level of difficulty, I'm wondering how much harder the other two will be.
I've read some posts from other bloggers like Effy's recent trials and tribulations in Inferno. It sounds hard but at the same time I'm looking forward to trying them out with Cool.
Earlier in the week I managed to get the Made It Work achievement, meaning I can be more colour coordinated from now on. At this stage, I still have a few of the colours to try but that will come in time after I relaunch the game a few more times.
So here we are after defeating the Butcher. I'll say it was a bit harder but then again I was trying some new talents. Always good to try new stuff for a boss fight :P Worked out though :)
The end of Act II was a little more tricky and again I made good use of the health globes. Honestly, it wasn't as bad as I expected so that was a nice surprise.
After 40 levels, I might have finally settled on a banner design. If you didn't notice, my banner hadn't changed for three levels. That's very unusual for me as I just couldn't decide on one I liked. I first saw the trim on one of Cool's toons and was really happy when I managed to get the achievement to use it.
As my main computer still uses a standard screen, I've been a little annoyed since Cool always seems to be able to see more stuff going in the distance like letting me know a yellow mob is in the back somewhere or a loot goblin. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to change the screen res in-game so I put up with it. Yesterday I decided to try the letterbox setting in the game options. OMG! I wish I had tried that sooner.
In Act III, I've tried quite a few of the other talents and runes just to see what combination I like. As a result, it's also pretty often that I'll say "Pinky" to Cool, indicating when I'm using a health pot :P
As an experiment, I tried the invisible dye on my chest piece. I think you can tell I liked to look of it, not that Coolidge minded either :P but after finishing Act III today, I decided to show her chest piece again since just looking at her was making me cold.
We finally finished Act III today, logging out just as we entered Heaven, ready for Act IV tomorrow.
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Do most of the achievements grant some sort of reward, or feature unlock upon their completion? I'm such a Diablo nub. I haven't even seen ever bothered with looking up actual gameplay, but seeing everyone's screenies vaguely reminds me of Torchlight.
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I'm really enjoying the D3 screen shots. I don't know why I can never remember to take them in D3. Maybe because I'm always running from something, lol.
Invisible dye! How did I miss that, maybe I'm not high even level yet.
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I keep playing around with all the dyes, but never seem to like how they turn out. The white dye is what I always end up going back to because the white and gold look always seems to look best with what my witch doctor is wearing.
The hubby is obsessed with the disappearing dye. His barbarian pretty much just walks around wearing a loincloth and boots!
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@Töki – yep, there are quite a few unlocked from boss kills or completing certain criteria like using various dyes or something on your clothes. They unlock new banner features that are quite varied and unexpected but luckily pretty frequent too. Don't worry about your noobiness :P I haven't really played before this either :)
@Tome – I'm pretty sure you can buy it from the get go.
@Az – Thx :)
@Elunamakata – LOL, I was going to change the banner colours depending on what Act I was in (to match the bg) but in the end I just chose the colours I liked, didn't particularly match me though. You would think as a mog lover I would be more colour co-ordinated but she's not Cym and I couldn't choose her face so meh.
That and she upgrades her gear pretty regularly… oh and the colours aren't always in stock. I love her blue pants right now so I refuse to colour them. I'm just hoping I can get the other pieces to match her pants :P
@Pando – Same, all the colours look a little off to me, I do like the mauve colour though, the white and the brown. I've always preferred natural colours. The two toned chest pieces tend to have very strong colours so sometimes I end up using the brown, original or white.
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Central Piedmont Community College holds all commencement ceremonies in the spring.
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Indy also! Ugh! I wonder how this ends. This closes the book on another Raiders for sure.
I just read an article that says he sold now to avoid the capital gains tax increase next month. \o/ America!
What is your point? I was wrong? Ok. You win. I was wrong.


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