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Vornado Marketing Large Portfolio of Stores
Vornado Realty is shopping a 2.4 million-square-foot portfolio of retail assets, mostly big-box stores and supermarkets, that could fetch $270 million.
The package encompasses 48 stores in 18 states, with the heaviest concentration more than a third of the portfolio in California. The buildings and underlying land are for sale at 25 of the properties, totaling about 1.3 million sf. Eleven stores, with 483,000 sf, are subject to ground leases. The remaining 12 assets consist of long-term master leases on buildings, totaling 670,000 sf, that are subleased to retailers.
At the estimated value, a buyers initial annual yield would be about 8%. But there is room for improvement, because many of the properties have below-market rents that can be increased upon rollover. In addition, most leases contain significant rent bumps that will boost revenue over time.
CB Richard Ellis is advising the New York REIT, which prefers to sell the portfolio intact, but will accept bids on individual properties.
The portfolios projected net operating income for 2012 is $21.6 million. The properties have 28 tenants, more than half of which have investment-grade credit ratings, providing a stable cashflow. The average remaining lease term is 8.3 years.
The biggest tenant is Best Buy, which has 12 stores that account for 38% of the portfolios net operating income. Stater Bros. Markets (10 stores) and PetSmart (nine stores) each generate 9% of the net operating income. Other tenants include Home Depot, Kohls, Nordstrom Rack, BJs Wholesale Club and JC Penney.
After California, which has 17 properties that account for 40% of the net operating income, the portfolios heaviest concentrations are five properties in New York (13% of the income) and three in Massachusetts (12%). The other properties are in Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.
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Hi dolls! Happy Super Bowl weekend!
I'm really excited for the Super Bowl tomorrow and for my Skechers commercial to air. Do you guys have special Super Bowl plans? Where will you all be watching… and who are you rooting for?
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Radio Helsinki
You arrived here at 07:20 Helsinki time Tuesday 2.9.2014
Oil tanker
Kyeema Spirit
runs aground off Estonian coast
The Estonian Waterways Board had warned the tanker four times before it ran aground, as the vessel's manoeuvres had looked strange
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An oil tanker carrying no cargo ran aground off the Estonian capital Tallinn on Monday. The Estonian Waterways Board had warned the crew of the Bahamas-flagged
Kyeema Spirit
four times of the risk of running aground, as the tanker's manoeuvres had looked strange.
For the time being, there are no signs of any technical malfunction, which indicates that the incident might also be attributable to human error. The prevailing strong wind could also have contributed to the accident, said
Kalev Vapper
, a representative of the Estonian Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications, on Monday.
At present, it remains unclear
what precisely had made the 249-metre-long vessel run aground east of the island of Aegna at 6:55 am on Monday morning.
At the time of the accident, the wind was blowing at around 17 m/s, with the wave height being approximately three metres.
The accident is being investigated by the Safety Investigation Centre of the Estonian Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications.
The tanker was bound for
the port of Muuga, located east of Tallinn, where it was apparently supposed to take on a cargo of oil.
"Only bilge water was leaking from the tank, but this does not cause any threat to the environment", said
Ivar Treffner
from the maritime surveillance department of the Estonian Border Guard.
According to Treffner, there is one hole in the hull of the ship, but it is not near the fuel tank. On Monday, divers were waiting for the wind to die down in order to be able to inspect the vessel properly.
Estonia has recently improved
its oil spill response and preparedness. In August, the country introduced a brand new oil spill response vessel named the
General Kurvits
, made at the Uusikaupunki Shipyard in Finland.
General Kurvits
is observing the situation in the vicinity of
Kyeema Spirit
, grounded on Monday. In addition, Estonia has two old oil spill prevention vessels, which are in poor shape, plus one rented vessel.
"We would have been able to cope with today's oil spill, as it could be located", said
Allan Oksmann
, the head of the maritime surveillance department of the Estonian Border Guard.
Previously in HS International Edition:
Baltic Sea states run oil spill response exercise off Helsinki (30.8.2012)
This year´s Baltic Sea region oil spill response exercise to take place off Helsinki later this month (7.8.2012)
See also:
Human error is greatest risk factor for the sensitive and crowded Baltic Sea (9.6.2011)
Baltic Sea´s most efficient oil spill response vessel to operate in Gulf of Finland (9.3.2011)
Helsingin Sanomat
Niinistö says Finland not afraid of taking on responsibility in UN
Consumer prices of fuel hit record levels
trial: Kaikkonen defends foundation's political contributions
Men dominate candidate lists for the upcoming municipal elections
Finnish Customs officials uncover unusual international case of fencing of electronics equipment
Finns Party municipal election candidate wrote on Facebook about killing ministers and boiling Muslims
Escaped prisoner found at Espoo home
Oil tanker
Kyeema Spirit
runs aground off Estonian coast
ESM: Stubb says Finland unfairly singled out for obstructionism
Finland could slip back into recession
Kone argues its extra dividends are based on sound economy
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It wasn't until I saw a flock of tourists wearing Detroit Tigers gear in a beach town in Mexico, did it dawn on me that the Tigers had probably advanced to the World Series. This was later confirmed on the sparse wifi available at the resort I was staying at. It was at this time did I see that not only did the Nationals get bounced in the first round, the Cardinals and Giants were going to game seven in the NLCS.
Needless to say, the last three weeks or so of avoiding pretty much all baseball altogether have been kind of gratifying. I recommend a full withdrawal to anyone kind of burnt out on the baseball season. Admittedly, I'm still mad at baseball for the preposterous outfield fly rule, but I know that by next April, I'll be salivating for the regular season to begin again. I've enjoyed the reviews and discussion of all of our 2012 Braves thus far, and some discussion sparked me to go back and seek out video clips of the two Chipper Jones walk-off homers against the Phillies this season. Sure, they sparked a roller coaster of emotions to the highs that each was, but the lows of knowing Chipper was denied playoff salvation, but the fact that I felt like watching some baseball again meant that everything was going to be fine.
Some notable events this season have me wondering if baseball is entering a new era of well, impatience. Just a few years ago, it felt like the changing of the guard with the escalating costs of free agent contracts, and how players don't really stay on one team for their careers anymore. And how heartless the business of baseball had gotten, with teams looking at dollars and stats more than the players that fanbases may or may not have been infatuated with, by trading them away. With the quick firings of Bobby Valentine and Ozzie Guillen, the incredible way the Red Sox got their get out of jail free card, and even the rapid unloading of Heath Bell, it seems like there have been a lot of more reactionary and almost knee-jerk decisions being done these days. In a game where patience in the game is praised, it doesn't seem like there's a lot of patience being displayed in the front offices. All that being said, it's times like this, when looking around at the rest of the baseball landscape, it's nice to be a Braves fan.
Ozzie Guillen fired as manager of the Marlins - Palm Beach Post
Well, that didn't last long. A part of me didn't think it would happen because it was his first year, and typically teams give guys at least that one-year grace season, but still, Ozzie did go a little overboard with all his amusing commentary throughout the 2012 season.
For once, Ozzie Guillen doesn't have much to say about something - Fish Bytes
Dripping with sarcasm, Ozzie admits "once again, manager's fault." But he shouldn't be too distraught, job or no job, the Marlins still owe him $7.5M throughout the next three years. LOLMarlins?
Many Marlins players don't agree with Ozzie's firing - Palm Beach Post
Especially pitcher Ricky Nolasco:
U gotta be (expletive) (expletive) me
Heath Bell traded away one year removed from signing multi-year deal - Fish Bytes
Well, that didn't last long. lol, I just realized that I typed the same thing just above in regards to Ozzie Guillen but whatever I'm easing into the offseason here. Bell was sent to the Diamondbacks in a three-team deal that saw the Marlins receive infield prospect Yordy Cabrera from the Oakland A's. The Marlins will cover $8M of the $21M left they owe Bell. Marlins Diehards react most appropriately.
Marlins have question about the Marlins Way. . . what exactly is the Marlins Way? - Fish Stripes
From an outsider's perspective, the Marlins Way was and has always been penny-pinching, having team payrolls less than Chan Ho Park's entire salary, winning a World Series, and then trading everyone away and starting from scratch.
He's no Greg Maddux but Mark Buehrle is a pretty darn good fielder - Sun Sentinel
I wouldn't necessary be calling him a god of any sort, but in the latest edition of the Fielding Bible, Mark Buehrle rates once again, as the top-fielding pitcher in all of baseball. Still not convinced he was better than Greg Maddux though.
The curious case of the mystery Marlins fan at the World Series - Amy K. Nelson
There's a joke in this whole thing about how a Marlins fan ends up at the World Series when the Marlins themselves have so few, but I won't go there. Great light-hearted piece though, and the kind of things that makes sports fandom so fun.
Davey Johnson named The Sporting News' NL Manager of the Year - MASN
Not to be mistaken with the official MLB NL Manager of the Year, which is voted on by the ever-uncompromising BBWAA, the TSN awards aren't sanctioned, but are still worth some weight regardless. Especially since in the case of Davey Johnson, the voters were none other than 17 other NL Managers.
Ryan Zimmerman has shoulder surgery - Nats Insider
After getting about four cortisone shots in order to get through the season, upon conclusion of the season for the Nationals, afforded Ryan Zimmerman the opportunity to actually address his troublesome shoulder. After the arthroscopic procedure, Zimmerman will be inactive for at least six weeks, but with a long offseason just beginning, he is expected to be fully healthy come Spring Training.
Adam LaRoche in discussions with Nats over extension - Nationals Journal
I'm torn over this; we all like Roachy and want to see good things happen for him, but at the same time after the season he just had, anything to make the Nats weaker would be a good thing. 2013 has a $10M mutual option that LaRoche will almost definitively decline in search of a long-term deal, and the Nationals are definitely interested, unlike their previous half-hearted attempts to re-sign Adam Dunn a few years ago.
Bryce Harper's historic teenage season - The Nats Blog
Harper has accomplished a lot in his first season, at the age of 19. Here's a small laundry list of his accomplishments, and how it compares to some of the other greatest 19-year old seasons in history.
Kurt Suzuki a pleasant surprise of a contributor - MASN
When the Nats brought in Kurt Suzuki from the A's, it was almost mostly just to get some veteran catching depth, due to the dearth of catching injuries the Nats had endured. Ultimately, the Nats ended up getting a surprisingl contributor from the bottom of the lineup, and if Wilson Ramos can come back healthy next season, a pretty solid duo of catchers, meaning that Jesus Flores might be put on the block as well.
Drew Storen eligible for arbitration thanks to updated CBA - Nationals Journal
It hardly feels like Storen has been around either, considering he debuted in May 2010. But thanks to the CBA updated in 2012, Storen will beat the Super Two cutoff by a single day, and instead of another season of making league minimum, become arbitration eligible and actually cost the Nats a good bit more. Even if his last memory of the 2012 season was the mother of all bullpen implosions.
The Chase Utley Conundrum, to extend or not extend - TGP
At first blush, my initial thought is of course they extend Chase Utley, he's a once-in-a-generation kind of talent that you have to keep. But then I think about how much money the Phillies have locked up in Ryan Howard, Cliff Lee and Cole Hamels, and it changes my thoughts a little bit. Utley is still probably the best second baseman in ages when healthy, but with rapidly deteriorating knees, and seasonal trends that keep showing late-season fall offs, I really do have to question on whether or not the Phillies would, or can even afford to show some loyalty to an all-time great Philly like Utley.
The obvious statement, Chase Utley is still good - Crashburn Alley
It seems like the biggest obstacle for evaluating Chase Utley that a lot of people run into is the fact that they're comparing Chase Utley to well, Chase Utley. People see that he's a guy that has eclipsed 7+ fWAR multiple times and are disappointed when he turns in "just" 3~ fWAR. But when you put Chase Utley in perspective with all the other second baseman in the league, he's still easily among the upper echelon of talent from the four.
Skimping at third hasn't really hurt the Phillies - Beerleaguer
Throughout the last decade or so, the Phillies haven't gotten a lot of offensive contribution from a position that traditionally is relied upon to provide some pop. Well, it's likely due to the fact that they get so much offensive production from a guy like Chase Utley from second base, that third base production hasn't been nearly as much of a concern, but regardless, the news of Alex Rodriguez rumored to be available at little cost has gotten some thinking.
Blue Jays claim David Herndon from Phillies off of waivers - Phillies Nation
Despite the fact that he was gone for most of the year with Tommy John Surgery, David Herndon's departure further compounds the Phillies' eventual need to really get some warm bodies to actually put in a bullpen, let alone be seeking out reliable talent.
Speculating on what it will take to keep David Wright - NY Post
Based on the production and the comparisons to the Ryan Zimmerman deal from a year ago, the NY Post's Joel Sherman believes that it would take somewhere in the neighborhood of 7-8 years, and around $143M to securely lock up David Wright for the foreseeable future.
Jose Reyes certainly hopes the Mets secure David Wright - MetsBlog
You know it's the offseason when things like this are suddenly newsworthy; I'm often amazed at how often Jose Reyes' opinions on Mets matters even are a concern, but I guess there's still a little bit of separation anxiety from the New York media in that regard.
R.A. Dickey fine after abdominal surgery - NY Post
To think Dickey had what could be a Cy Young season while having played most of it with a tear in his abdomen, a pretty key component in the human body when it comes to pitching. Regardess, with the season over, he had the necessary surgery to repair it, and is expected to be healthy come Spring. Now if the Mets will address extending him or not is a different issue.
Mets planning on non-tendering Mike Pelfrey, possibly Andres Torres too - AA
The decision to non-tender Pelfrey and attempt to sign him to a lower salary is a bit of a no-brainer considering he hadn't pitched well over the last two years due to injuries, but I'm not too sure about the idea to non-tender Torres. The numbers haven't been great, but if he keeps an open mind, I'd be wagering that plenty of teams would be willing to pay him to be a fourth outfielder.
Bringing in the fences definitively added home runs - MetsBlog
At the conclusion of the 2012 season, 45 more homers were hit in Citi Field (21, Mets, 24 opposition). David Wright accounted for four of those. It's not terribly off from the 50 additional jacks the Mets were projecting after the fences were moved in.
Josh Thole arbitration eligible due to updated CBA - AA
Like Drew Storen, thanks to the adjustments to the CBA prior to 2012, Josh Thole becomes arbitration eligible going into 2013 instead of another year of league minimum.
Mets claim C Anthony Recker from Cubs - MetsBlog
But it's little moves like this that have to make Josh Thole's future feel a little uncertain at times. The New York media has been quick to dog on Thole for anything, while praising guys like Kelly Shoppach, and showing interest in guys like Miguel Olivo, and the underlying message all throughout 2012 was that Thole is no sure bet to be on the Mets long-term.
Wally Backman in Las Vegas - AA
Just let that soak in for a minute. Sure the Mets have announced the Wally Backman will remain the Mets' AAA manager going into 2013, but that also means Wally Backman will be spending a great deal of time in Las Vegas throughout 2013. He's already been labeled the crazy uncle of the organization in Brooklyn and Buffalo, but imagine him in the City of Sin?


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Two Spartanburg County men were arrested last month in connection with a rash of car burglaries, including break-ins involving law enforcement vehicles.
Master Deputy Kevin Bobo, of the Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office, said 25-year-old Joey Whitworth, of Boiling Springs, and 24-year-old Adam Moore, of Spartanburg, were arrested on Feb. 22 after a surveillance operation in several neighborhoods.
Bobo said the pair was placed under surveillance after tips connected them to several car break-ins dating back to December 2012. They said a search turned up property belonging to the victims, including some police equipment that was stolen between Jan. 20 and Jan. 21 from two cruisers - one belonging to the sheriff's office and the other to the Spartanburg Public Safety Department.
According to incident reports from the January break-ins, a gun, badge, holster, tactical vest, walkie-talkie, binoculars and laser light were stolen.
"Lock your car, and that includes some of the officers in this case, as well," Bobo said. "Because, a majority of car break-ins that we work, the victim's vehicle is unlocked."
Both Whitworth and Moore were each charged with first-degree burglary, grand larceny, 62 counts of car breaking and 34 counts of petit larceny.
Both men are being held in the county jail.
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Upgraded from the diaries, trade talk goes here. - JD
Some trade talk is being posted in the game thread, and since it's reached the point of self-destruction I thought I'd open up this diary.
The latest has the Rangers sending Rod Barajas and Brad Wilkerson to the Astros for Brad Lidge, Morgan Ensberg and Fernando Nieve. Does anyone think this is a good deal for Houston? It's amazing how fast Lidge's stock has fallen. The 'Stros also have never given Ensberg the shot he deserves at third.
Cleveland's Ronnie Belliard to St Louis for Hector Luna was supposedly a done deal this afternoon, but I haven't seen any confirmation. Anyone know what's up?
With Peter Gammons sidelined the crazy rumor front is a little quieter this year. Ken Rosenthal does his part by writing three or four columns a day. http://msn.foxsports.com/writer/archive?authorId=162
Tim Dierkes keeps up on things at http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/
Will Carroll's Will's Mill is for baseballprospectus subscribers, but everyone can read the first paragraph which usually has the hottest rumor. http://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/?column=43
Jayson Stark's Stark Market is available for ESPN insiders.


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The PBS documentary series "Pioneers of Television" is produced by Steve Boettcher and Michael Trinklein and has been twice nominated for Emmys.
It revisits old shows and stars using original interviews, clips and dramatic re-creations.
Boettcher calls Seacrest "a major television star, and an ardent fan of television's pioneers."
Reports say the upcoming episodes are: "Funny Ladies," on January 15; "Prime Time Soaps" on January 15; "Superheroes" on January 29; and "Miniseries" on February 5
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In fantasy and science fiction, some degree of world-building is essential. In fact, if you start out without doing some world-building type planning, you may end up writing a world that is a clone of Narnia, Valdemar, Middle-Earth or Darkover without intending to.
A centrally important aspect of world-building is language. You don't have to do what J. R. R. Tolkien did and construct languages for your fantasy world. But your novel will have characters and places, and those characters and places will have names. You want those names to add to
the realism of your fictional world and not distract from it.
Most of us choose an existing language as a model. Celtic languages and older forms of English are particularly popular. If your fantasy is set in what is essentially the past, this can be a good approach.
But if you want your world to be a little different, you might choose to make your names/words a little different from your source. You might replace letters with somewhat-similar sounds--- such as replacing 'd' with 't' or 'th' or shifting vowel sounds.
If you are using Celtic, one method is to write the words/names as they are pronounced, not as they are traditionally spelled. Irish names particularly are often spelled strangely, and respelling them is helpful to the reader as well as making it seem like a slightly different Celtic language, unlike the real ones of our world.
Sometimes words and name elements from different cultures are combined, as if the language is that of a composite culture. If your world is not based on any Earth culture, picking two unrelated and uncommon languages and combining elements to create appropriate words/names can be a good strategy.
If you are writing a future world in science fiction, you must make sure character names don't contradict elements of your culture. If writing a world in which Christianity and related religions have long ago died out and been forgotten, don't give your characters Biblical names. (Use a good name book to detect name origins.)
Place names, on the other hand, usually are old and little influenced by the current cultural trends. Sometimes they are from other cultures--- as the many names of US cities which are derived from Indian words. Often the language has changed so much since a place was named that to the inhabitants it might as well have been named in a foreign language.
If you have hopes that your fantasy novel will continue to be read many years from now, avoid giving your characters new-and-faddish names. Such names often age quickly. Names like Mildred and Ethel were once wildly popular, but now most people think of them as the names of people's elderly aunts. While names like John and Mary are eternal classics, and even now no one will blink at a fantasy-world warrior named John.
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Sunday, January 13, 2013
Linguistic Aspects of Worldbuilding
writ down by Nissa Annakindt at 5:58 PM
Labels: worldbuilding
1 comment:
- DRC said...
I like using other languages to help name places - although I never considered changing the spelling to make it your own. This is something I think I'll look into. Thanks for the inspiration :)
- January 14, 2013 at 7:14 AM
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Welsh Guardsman shot dead by Afghan in police uniform
The Ministry of Defence says a soldier from 1st Battalion Welsh Guards and an airman from the Royal Air Force were killed yesterday in the Lashkar Gah province of Afghanistan. The British servicemen were providing security for a meeting with local officials near the patrol base Attal. It's not known if the attackers were insurgents dressed as Afghan police or disaffected officers. It brings the number of UK military deaths in Afghanistan to 414. Families of the servicemen have been informed and have asked for a period of grace before more details are released.
– Major Ian Lawrence, Spokesman for Task Force Helmand
Sadly, it is my duty to confirm that a soldier serving with 1st Battalion Welsh Guards and an airman from The Royal Air Force have been shot and killed in the Lashkar Gah district of Helmand province. The thoughts and condolences of everyone serving in the Task Force are with their families and friends.


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(09/18/12) - Every year the Genesee-Lapeer chapter of the American Red Cross honors our friends, family and community members who stepped up when they were needed.
Those 'Everyday Heroes' will be honored at an event this Thursday.
Often, those heroes use teamwork to save a life. That was just the case when a 911 dispatcher and a firefighter worked together to guide a woman out of a smoke-filled home in Lapeer County.
It was an early July morning when something woke Jennifer Franz out of a sound sleep. "Just the smoke. That's all I could see, and I wasn't sure where exactly where it was coming from."
Franz called 911. Lapeer County 911 dispatcher Matt Bennett answered.
"My house is on fire," Franz said.
As Franz talked to Bennett, she and her young daughter Emma were climbing out their first floor window.
"A friend's sleeping upstairs, my daughters in bed with me," Franz said. "Is everyone out of the house?" Bennett asked.
The answer was no. Franz's friend Adrian Reemer was spending the night, upstairs. On a normal night, Franz's three young daughters would have been in that room. But this night, two were up north with family.
"He's asking me, where upstairs, and I keep saying upstairs. Not thinking that he doesn't know my upstairs," Franz later recounted.
"Where are they at in the house," Bennett asked. "Upstairs in my room," Franz replied. "Where upstairs? I need to know exactly where in the house it is so we can tell the fire department," Bennett asked again.
"They teach us to you know, repetitive, consistent to keep asking the same question because they don't always hear it the first time and they might hear it but they don't comprehend it," Bennett explained.
"Ma'm I need to know exactly where the person is that's still in the house," Bennett said. "She's upstairs in my daughter Olivia's bedroom. It's the first door on the right," Franz said.
Knowing Franz couldn't help her friend get out, Bennett explored other options.
"What is your friend's cellphone number," Bennett asked. "I don't know," Franz replied. "You don't know?" questioned Bennett. "No because it's on my speed dial," Franz said.
"It's something that we deal with a lot now because everybody's got a cellphone and they usually have it with them. They usually sleep with it right next to them," Bennett said.
"I want you to hang up the phone immediately. I want you to get her phone number and I want you to call us back," Bennett instructed Franz.
By this time Reemer was awake, and well aware of her surroundings.
"I got a hold of her but she can't come downstairs it's too black," Franz explained.
Dryden Township Assistant Fire Chief Mark Hagemeister arrived first at the fire hall.
While others got the truck ready, Hagemeister headed for Franz's house on foot, about a two-block walk. "It was coming out the eaves and windows, yes it was pretty heavy," Hagemeister said.
Now Bennett turned his attention to Reemer, who was coughing in the thick smoke. "It's getting really smokey in here," Reemer said. "Is there any way for you to get out of the house?" Bennett asked. "No," Reemer said.
"When you hear someone in a house fire and they start coughing, I mean you really get a picture of how heavy the smoke must be," Bennett said.
"Get as low as possible as you can in the, the room that you're in," Bennett said to Reemer.
While Bennett worked to guide Reemer to the top of the stairs, Hagemeister arrived at the front door.
"Do you see somebody there," Bennett asked. "Yes," Reemer said. "I want you to go towards the flashlight," Bennett said.
"I instructed her to get on her hands and knees and come down backwards, feet first," Bennett said.
One lifeline was on the phone, the other at the bottom of the stairs.
"Tell them we got her," Hagemeister said over his fire radio. "They got her," Bennett relayed to other emergency responders.
Reemer was checked out at the hospital for inhaling so much smoke. It came from a fire that started below the kitchen stove. Luckily, the fire melted a plastic water line which doused it before it could spread and do more serious damage.
The happy ending, made possible by a calm voice and a quick acting firefighter.
"I try not to think about what could of happened. I mean if my other two girls were there and they were sleeping upstairs, there was no way," Franz said.
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Maple and Almond Nut Tarts
Sweet Dough (tart shell)
2 1/3 cups unsifted all-purpose flour (*spooned gently into measuring cup, do not tap or shake cup when measuring)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, cold and cut into cubes
1 whole egg
- In a food processor, pulse all sweet dough ingredients together until the dough comes together.
- Wrap dough in cling film, and chill for 30 minutes inside the fridge.
Maple and Almond Filling
2 large eggs
3/4 cup dark brown sugar
1/2 cup maple syrup
1 teaspoon cinnamon powder
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 tablespoons melted butter
4 cups coarsely chopped almonds (or you can also use slivered almonds)
- Mix all filling ingredients together and set the mixture aside.
- Preheat oven at 350'F
- You will need 4 mini (12-mould) muffin pans.
- Take the dough out of the fridge and scoop 1 tablespoon of dough into each mini muffin mould. Press dough and create a cylindrical indentation to hold the filling.
- Spoon filling in each prepared unbaked shells.
- Bake tarts for 20-25 minutes or until light golden brown.
- Lift tarts from moulds 5 minutes after taking the pans out of the oven. Cool tarts on wire racks.
Makes 48 mini tarts
Dark Chocolate Chips and Banana Muffins
Dry Ingredients:
5 cups all-purpose flour
4 tablespoons cornflour (cornstarch)
1 1/2 cups sifted confectioner's sugar
4 Tablespoons baking powder
2/3 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon salt
2 1/2 cups dark chocolate chips
Wet Ingredients:
1/4 cup unsalted butter
1/4 cup canola oil
2 large eggs
1 cup mashed ripe bananas
1 cup sour cream
1/4 cup maple syrup
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
Preheat oven to 375' F. Line 2 medium size muffin pans with cupcake paper liners.
- Sift first 6 of the dry ingredients 3 times then mix in the dark chocolate chips. Set aside.
- Beat all wet ingredients in another bowl then pour wet mixture over the dry mixture.
- Gently and quickly mix the batter. *Muffin and quickbread batters should always be lightly mixed, over-mixing this kind of batter will result to tougher and heavier muffins/quickbreads. A quick mixing and a lumpy batter is ideal since it makes muffins and quickbreads more lighter and tender.
- To get uniform size muffins, use an ice cream scooper (I used a regular large size scooper) and scoop batter onto prepared and lined muffin pans.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes or until muffins are lightly golden brown and when cake tester (or even a toothpick) inserted in center comes out clean.
- Cool on wire rack.
Makes 24 medium size muffins
Crunchy Top Fudge Brownies
1 cup unsalted butter
1 cup good quality cocoa powder (I use a German brand cocoa powder -Heintz, you can use a Dutch-processed cocoa powder… means it is alkalized)
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
2 cups granulated sugar
4 eggs (medium), separated
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups all purpose flour, sifted
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups dark chocolate chips
*2 cups whole walnuts (optional)
Preheat oven to 350'F. Line a 9"x13" rectangle baking pan with baking parchment.
- Melt butter in a medium sauce pan over low heat. When melted, remove from heat and add cocoa powder, mix until smooth.
- Add brown sugar, salt, vanilla, egg yolks and flour. Set Aside.
- Using a hand mixer/wire whisk/stand mixer, beat egg whites until frothy. Then slowly add the granulated sugar until meringue gets into a soft peak stage.
- Fold the meringue mixture into the chocolate mixture. Then mix in the dark chocolate chips and walnuts (optional).
- Pour into prepared baking pan and bake for 50 minutes to an hour or until when toothpick inserted in the center of the brownie comes out with moist crumbs (not wet brownie batter).
- Cool in pan for 15 minutes, then lift from the baking pan and cut into 24 square pieces. Cool cut brownies on wire racks.
- Store in an air tight container. Laid flat and layers separated by parchment paper.
Makes 2 dozens
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Orange, Maple and Walnut Bread Pudding
8 slices Egg & Milk Loaf bread (can also use brioche), sliced into triangle halves
4 large eggs
1/3 cup maple syrup
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup half and half (1:1 milk + cream)
1/3 cup melted unsalted butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon salt
zests of 1 orange
1/2 cup walnuts, coarsely chopped
1/4 cup light brown sugar + 1 teaspoon cinnamon (to sprinkle over bread pudding before baking)
- Preheat oven to 350'F. Brush butter onto an oven/baking dish.
- Layer and overlap the bread slices in the buttered baking dish.
- In a mixing bowl, whisk eggs, maple syrup, sugar, half and half, melted butter, vanilla, orange zests, salt and walnuts.
- Pour the egg mixture over the arranged slices of bread in the baking dish. Let the bread soak up the egg mixture, about 30 minutes.
- Mix the light brown sugar and cinnamon together. Sprinkle the mixture over the unbaked bread pudding. Bake for 40-45 minutes or until bread pudding is puffed-up and golden.
- Serve warm.
Makes 5-6 servings
(Source: goddessofscrumptiousness)
Pavlova with Whipped Lemon Curd, Cream and Balsamic Macerated Strawberries
For the Meringue Base
4 egg whites (from large eggs)
2 cups confectioner's sugar
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
2 teaspoons raspberry or sherry vinegar
2 Tablespoons cornflour (cornstarch)
* half of a lemon (unsqueezed, to rub the mixing bowl with before whipping the egg white, makes the egg whites aerate better)
- Preheat oven to 400"F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Start with a very clean, grease-free mixing bowl. Rub the lemon along the inside of the mixing bowl. Place the egg whites and cream of tartar in the mixing bowl. With an electric mixer (hand or tabletop) whisk on medium speed until egg whites form firm peaks.
- With the mixer still running, gradually add the confectioner's sugar. turn the mixer speed up to the highest setting until the meringue is white and glossy (5-7 minutes).
- Decrease the speed of the mixer and mix-in the vinegar and cornflour until well incorporated.
- Place all the meringue on the prepared baking sheet lined with parchment. Make an 8-inch round, 2 1/2-inch thick mound and smooth the surface of the meringue with an off-set spatula.
- Bake at 400'F for 12-15 minutes or until meringue puffs up and gets lightly browned on the outside. Then decrease the oven temperature to 350'F and bake for 20-25 minutes more. Turn off oven and leave the meringue inside until the oven gets cool (the baking at high temperature for the first 15 minutes of baking time and leaving the meringue inside a turned-off oven is crucial so that the outside is crunchy and the inside to be soft and marshmallowy).
For the Lemon Curd
4 egg yolks (from large eggs)
1 cup granulated sugar
juice of 2 lemons
zest of 2 lemons
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, cubed
- With the exception of the butter, put all ingredients in a mixing bowl and whisk.
- Place the mixing bowl with the egg yolk-lemon mixture over a double boiler. Make sure that the bottom of the mixing bowl does not touch the boiling water under it or else you will scramble the eggs. Add the cold cubes of butter while whisking the lemon curd.
- Whisk until the mixture thickens (8-10 minutes) and becomes light yellow in color.
- Place the bowl of lemon curd over a bowl of ice water. Continue whisking the mixture until it cools and becomes whipped. Chill in the fridge. Just before assembling the Pavlova, whip again with a wire whisk.
For the Whipped Cream Topping
4 cups whipped cream
For the Macerated Strawberries
4 cups sliced strawberries
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup good quality balsamic vinegar
- Combine all 3 ingredients and let the strawberries macerate in the the balsamic vinegar and sugar.
To Assemble Pavlova
- Turn the meringue upside-down.
- Spread the well chilled whipped lemon curd on the bottom. Then spoon and spread the whipped cream.
- Top with the balsamic macerated strawberries. And garnish with whole strawberries.
Makes 8 servings.
(Source: goddessofscrumptiousness)
Brown Sugar and Cinnamon Baked Pears with Walnuts
Peel, core and slice the pears into quarter-inch slices. Place the slices on a parchment lined baking tray and sprinkle with a mixture of brown sugar and cinnamon. Bake in a 375'F preheated oven for 35-40 minutes until the brown sugar gets caramelized and make these slices of pears almost like toffee candy.
Serve baked pear slices with chopped walnuts and honey-yogurt (optional).
(Source: goddessofscrumptiousness)
Mango and Almond Muffins
Preheat oven at 375'F, line a 12-cup medium muffin tin with baking paper.
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup mangoes, small diced
2/3 cup dried mangoes, chopped
2/3 cup flaked almonds
1/4 cup melted butter
1 large egg
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 cup evaporated milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon lemon zest
-Sift together all the dry ingredients in a bowl. Add the diced fresh mangoes into the flour mixture and gently stir until mangoes are coated with flour.
-Mix together the dried mangoes and flaked almonds. Put half of it into the flour mixture and save half of it to top the muffins before baking.
-In another bowl, mix melted butter, egg, sour cream, evaporated milk, vanilla and lemon zest.
-Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and lightly and briefly mix.
-Use a large ice cream scoop to fill each muffin cup with batter.
-Sprinkle the remaining half of the dried mango-almond mixture over each unbaked muffin.
-Bake for 20-25 minutes or when cake tester or toothpick inserted in center of a muffin comes out clean.
Makes 12 muffins
(Source: goddessofscrumptiousness)
For the coffee and cookie lovers!
1 cup roasted hazelnuts, chopped coarsely
1 cup sultanas (golden raisins)
1 cup chopped dates
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup softened butter
1 cup sugar
3 eggs
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 teaspoons almond extract
1 egg (beaten for eggwash)
Preheat oven at 350'F
1. In a medium mixing bowl combine chopped hazelnuts, sultanas and chopped dates. Set aside.
2. In another medium mixing bowl sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
3. In a large mixing bowl beat butter with an electric mixer (medium to high speed) or wire whip until light. Add sugar while continuously beating. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating with each addition. And finally add the vanilla and almond extract.
4. Using a large spatula or wooden spoon incorporate the flour mixture into the butter-egg mixture .
5. Stir in the fruit and nut mixture into the cookie dough.
6. Line a cookie sheet with baking parchment. Divide the dough in half. Shape each half into a 12-inch-long log about 1 1/2 inches thick. Place logs 3 inches apart on the cookie sheet. flatten each log into a 3/4 inch thick loaf.
7. Using a pastry brush, brush eggwash all over the loaves.
8. Bake in preheated oven for 30-35 minutes or until light brown. Cool loaves on wire rack until completely cool.
9. When loaves are cool, preheat oven to 325'F. Transfer loaves to a cutting board. Cut each loaf diagonally in 1/2 inch slices. Lay slices on cookie sheet. Bake for 5 minutes on one side, turn slices over and bake for another 5 minutes or until Biscotti are dry and crisp.Transfer to wire racks to cool.
10. Store Biscotti in an airtight container. Grab a slice when it is coffee time… dunk into the coffee and much away!
Makes about 48 slices.
(Source: goddessofscrumptiousness)
This sweet cheery cherry chewy treat (Hah! now, isn't this a mouthful to say?!) reminds me of Rudolf's Red Nose! It's one of the treats I made last Christmas. And although everything about these macaroons scream Christmasy, this drop cookie recipe can certainly always be baked all year round. -jeannie :)
6 cups sweetened flaked coconut
2 large eggs
1 can sweetened condensed milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon cherry extract
1 cup chopped Maraschino cherries
Preheat oven at 350'F
In a large mixing bowl, put the sweetened flaked coconut.
In another bowl, whisk the sweetened condensed milk, eggs, vanilla extract and cherry extract. Once all ingredients are mixed well. Add the milk mixture into the flaked coconut. Then mix-in the chopped maraschino cherries.
Using a teaspoon, form small mounds/balls of the macaroon mixture and place each onto parchment lined cookie sheets.
Bake in a 350'F preheated oven for 15 minutes or until top and bottom turned slightly golden brown.
Store macaroons flat separating each layer with parchment paper. Keep in an airtight container.
Makes 3 1/2 dozen.
(Source: goddessofscrumptiousness)
(Source: goddessofscrumptiousness)
I only get to experience 2 seasons where I live- wet and dry (so lame!). But even though I don't feel the Autumn air, I do feel the close proximity of the holiday season where warm spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, cloves and ginger surfaces and can actually transport a jolly-good-eater like me to somewhere… someplace that conjures an idea of the need to be warmed up against the cold (what can I say, my life is just full of ironies!).
I created this recipe with all the intention of making this into a cross between a cake and a pudding… something that is a bit squidgy yet still stands and holds its shape like a cake.
This is a warm and sweetly spiced pudding cake that luxuriates warm and sweet Autumn spices and Autumn's favorite fruit- apples.
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon cinnamon powder
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger (powder)
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup melted butter
1/2 cup canola oil
1 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 large eggs
1 cup milk
1 1/2 cups applesauce (homemade or store-bought)
1. Preheat oven at 375'F. Lightly grease a 12 inch baking dish (you can use a gratin dish) with butter.
2. Sift together, all-purpose flour, all 5 ground spices, baking powder, baking soda and salt into a large bowl. Set aside.
3. Whisk together, melted butter, canola oil, brown sugar, eggs, vanilla, milk and applesauce.
4. Pour mixed wet ingredients into the bowl with the dry ingredients. Whisk until the cake batter is smooth.
5. Pour into the prepared baking dish and bake for 35-40 minutes or until when a cake tester inserted in the center comes out with moist crumbs (not wet batter).
6. To serve: Just spoon a serving size amount of this applesauce pudding cake into a bowl and top with a dollop of cream and a drizzle of maple syrup (optional… but try it because it is quite delicious!).
- Jeannie
Serves 6-8


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Hundreds flock to Outlet Shoppes of El Paso for Black Friday savings
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Hundreds of people waited in lines that wrapped around the building at the Outlet Shoppes of El Paso.
Stores opened at 10 p.m. but the lines to get in formed as early as 7 p.m. Some of the hottest items includes Coach and Michael Kors purses, Puma and Nike shoes, and Old Navy and Aeropostale gear.
Tommy Hilfiger elves were recruited by Hilfiger employees to help handle the crowds. About 50 elves on top of the 30 employees will be working, but most everyone else is spending.
The stores stay open until 6 a.m. and many shoppers plan on knocking out their entire Christmas list in just one night.
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Quick Update on Football Staff
CRN is waiting on making an announcement on DC because he wants to make sure his entire staff is place (i.e. wanted to wait until any other shake outs due to hiring/firing in the NFL happens). Per Dohn Carnel Lake still in the mix as a potential coach in the defensive staff and Bullough is the "leading candidate" for the DC spot. Click on the link for his words. GO BRUINS.


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Mr. Charles Deister
Mr. Isaac Delmanowski
Mr. Thomas Duncan
Mr. Andrew Ferrelli
Mr. Peter Fortin
Mr. Joseph Haynos Before their ordination to the subdiaconate, these seminarians will be making a retreat at the Regina Coeli House from March 8-15. Please keep all of them in your prayers. It is by his ordination to the subdiaconate that a man takes upon himself the obligation of leading a life of perpetual chastity and of saying daily the divine office.
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Thank you. I will offer prayers for them,all +
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Scientists like Andrew Zijlstra, Ph.D., have spent countless hours peering through a microscope, and now he may have helped make a breakthrough discovery. "What I am very excited about is we are talking about the behavior of cancer," says Zijlstra.
Vanderbilt researchers have been studying prostate cancer, and what causes some cases to spread into the bones or lungs. Now they believe they have found the answer. "This study really identifies when the cell acquires the ability to become mobile," says Zijlstra.
The protein is called CD151, and researchers says it changes form just before a cancer spreads. Many prostate cancer patients decide to undergo a possibly life-changing surgery, but this discovery may allow doctors to suggest a different treatment. "We want to treat patients, but at the same time we want to make sure that they can live a high quality of life, and surgery does not lead to a high quality of life," says Zijlstra.
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Carl Crawford has been a player to admire in both bad times and good over the course of his career. And with the Rays, it's easy to understand just how bad and how good things have been during those nine seasons. From the depths of MLB to the heights of pro sports (and playing int he WOrld Series), Crawford has done it all... And likely now, he has done it for the last time as a Tampa Bay Rays player. Draysbay.com wants to say "Thank You" to Carl, and the help of other Rays fans is requested in order to get this to become a reality.


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Berrong is one of the best professors you can get if you want to learn french. I had him for Composition, Theatre, and Novel and I learned loads every semester. He is not easy. Expect to really become involved in his classes. If you do that, and express a desire to learn, then you have nothing to be afraid of. He really is a true professor.
I had Dr. Berrong for French Conv. I must say, he's definitely not the easiest professor you'll have, but he's not heartless. It's hard to get an A in this class, even if you do speak French well. He isn't going to let mistakes slide--that's the entire point of the class. I'm a French major. It wasn't easy, but I learned a lot from this class.
This is for students who might have him for french conversation. He is the worst teacher I've had the misfortune of being assigned under. His grading methods are abysmal, they are based solely on an derived scale rather than a representation on one's ability to hold a conversation in French. Run not walk from this professor. ps I love french!
He taught First Year Experience. He made orientation class fun by teaching about Monet. He was patient and willing to answer any questions we had and tell us why the University has certain policies, etc. He is very funny and did his best to bring out the artists in us. I wish I were taking French so I could have more classes with him!
I had a great experience in this class. You can tell he's really passionate about the subject matter and he will go over grammar points or a scene in the story as many times as it takes for everyone to understand. He does expect a lot, but if you put a decent amount of effort into the course you should do well.
This class(French Composition)may seem like a lot to take in at the beginning of the semester, but it gets easier as you go. Don't be afraid to ask for help when you need it; he wants his students to do well, but he makes them earn their grade. It's not an easy A, it's a commitment. It's an overall great class and your writing skills will improve!
French Composition is not for the faint of heart when he's teaching. This class will basically take over your life! There is so much work, and expectations are very high! Sometimes Berrong is, simply put, mean, but you'll learn from this class, though you have to be thick skinned. My advice is to take easy classes if you take french comp!
Prof. Berrong is a very good teacher and knows a lot about what he teaches. He is expects a lot and requires hard work but,he is not very helpful, nor does he give the feeling that he cares about his students. I find his style of teaching not helpful and very boring. The only French teacher i've had that has made me hate French sometimes.
If you don't like to speak up then you will fail this class. Prof Berrong is an excellent teacher though he can be a little odd. The quizzes on the interviews are easy if you pay attention in class. The questions he asks in class repeatedly are on the quiz. Make sure to prepare a lot of questions for the teleconversations.
Prof Berrong isn't one of those professors who wants to be your buddy, but he's a good teacher. He knows what he's talking about so listen. This class involves a lot of outside work, but if you just do it, it'll pay off. You'll leave this class with a much stronger command of the french language.
this man made my life in hell.I lived a year in France before coming to kent as a Freshman, & i love(d) French.after 6 wks of french composition hell I withdrew from his class bc he doesn't explain anything at all well. He is not understanding, not helpful, and he will rip your work apart and leave you hating the language. AVOID HIM AT ALL COST!!
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Dr. Berrong is quirky, but a good teacher. He believes in making students earn their grades, so expect to work hard, but he is fair. Don't drop the class just because it's hard at the beginning - it gets easier. Going to office hours really helps on the essays. I have learned more from Dr. Berrong than from any other professor at this university.
He is easily one of the best professors I've had at KSU for several reasons. He is an honest grader who will attach extra pages to a composition just to clarify his remarks as much as possible. He is cognizant of all things pertinent to the subject matter. If you take his class, your writing ability will improve.
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He is a really hard grader and, not very understanding. He will tear your papers apart when grading them. He gives a lot of homework, so be prepared to spend all of your time doing french if you take this class
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A very difficult class, at times a little excessive on the homework. But I learned more from this class than from any other French class I've taken. Greatly improved my grammar skills.
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There is so much homework in this course. Be prepared to dedicate hours a day if you take this class. You learn a lot, and your french definitely improves, but he is a hard grader and not always understanding when you dont pick things up right away.
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Yowsa! IMO, these twins are the floral equivalent of a pair of bare 34-Cs. They arouse my attention.
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The purpose of this paper is twofold: (a) to provide a tutorial introduction to some key concepts from the theory of computational complexity, highlighting their relevance to systems and control theory, and (b) to survey the relatively recent research activity lying at the interface between these fields. We begin with a brief introduction to models of computation, the concepts of undecidability, polynomial time algorithms, NP-completeness, and the implications of intractability results. We then survey a number of problems that arise in systems and control theory, some of them classical, some of them related to current research. We discuss them from the point of view of computational complexity and also point out many open problems. In particular, we consider problems related to stability or stabilizability of linear systems with parametric uncertainty, robust control, time-varying linear systems, nonlinear and hybrid systems, and stochastic optimal control.


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Tim Tebow is not going to search for his soul mate on "The Bachelor". Responding to the reports that he has been wanted to star in the next season of the ABC dating show, the NFL player tweeted, "Haha rumors can be crazy! Even though I've watched the show before, I'm definitely not gonna be on the Bachelor. #JessePalmer."
The 24-year-old athlete added the hashtag in reference to Jesse Palmer, the former New York Giants quarterback who appeared in the fifth season of the hit reality series. The Canadian sports commentator picked Jessica Bowlin in the season finale, but he never married her and their relationship lasted only for a few months after the show.
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LUBBOCK, TX (KCBD) - Sunday night's NFL game officially kicked off football season and even though it's the first game of the pre-season, for many the Super Bowl countdown has already started.
For the first time February's big game will be held in Dallas at Cowboys Stadium, and tickets are already being sold.
If you didn't get your Super Bowl tickets through the NFL lottery, your next best option is going to be through online ticket re-sellers, but with online sales can come the possibility of scams.
Super Bowl XLV is still months away, but that doesn't mean people aren't already talking about it. Right now there is no telling who will be playing, but it will be in Dallas.
"Just be aware that there are going to be all kinds of ways that these super bowl tickets are going to be sold," said President of the BBB of the South Plains Nan Campbell.
It's going cost, but you can be there too. On several ticket re-seller web sites we found them priced from $1500 all the way up to $7500.
"Be careful purchasing online without knowing for sure who you are dealing with," said Campbell.
Campbell warns consumers to do their homework before making any purchases.
"The bottom line is to make sure that you are dealing with a legitimate ticket re-seller," said Campbell.
She suggests to make sure the web site has the BBB seal, so you know if the site is an accredited business.
"It also needs to be a clickable seal, so when you click on it, it goes to the report at the Better Business Bureau," said Campbell.
Campbell urges consumers to be careful using web sites like eBay or dealing with an individual seller.
Back in 2008, you may recall counterfeit tickets were being sold for the Texas Tech/ Texas game, and fans ended up paying $200 for what just looked like a season ticket.
"Make sure that the row and the seat number and everything is matching up to what the map of the venue shows," said Campbell.
You can make sure the site is secure if you see a lock at the bottom of the web page. So as you start making your plans for Dallas' first super bowl- just remember to be aware.
"There's going to be all kinds of ways that somebody is going to try to scam somebody," said Campbell.
Campbell also warns consumers to be careful with online sweepstakes, you should never be asked for personal information such as your bank information or your social security number.
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In a matter of hours she will be performing, then heading out for several weeks of tour, during much of what she spends loads of time on the bus, constantly writing, photographing non-stop and, understandably, getting as much sleep as she possibly can.
She is wildly impressed with all the positive feedback they've received at the handful of shows they've played so far because, at the time of our interview, days before the release of their first LP, nobody was familiar with all their songs. She is curious and excited to see if people still like them with the debut of Horehound. When their first two songs were unveiled, we were excited to realize they'd covered Gary Neuman's "Are Friends Electric?" and as it turns out, if you catch them live, you might recognize some of their songs as they tend to throw in several covers, though Alison says most people don't seem to even realize that they're covers because they pick such obscure songs. You have to respect a band for their covers, as you are kind of getting an idea of what they're really into, and they have gone all over the board from Neuman to Van Morrison's "You Just Can't Win" to the super impressive Pentagram "Forever My Queen." "Pentagram was Jack's idea," Alison remarks, "The only people that recognize it when we play it are other people in bands."
As far as style goes, we all know Mosshart's got it. She tends to wear the same impeccable wardrobe non-stop: tight jeans, boots, a handful of t-shirts (though usually just one worn for a whole tour) and either a leather jacket or button down. It's really an easy look, but because she completely exudes pure and total rock and roll, she makes the simple thing work, frankly because for her it is totally effortless.
It's been said time and time again, but what does she really think of being called a Fashion Icon? "I think it's interesting considering how kind of unfashionable I probably am," she says. "But I think it's kind of cool and sort of ironic. I do wear the same stuff over and over again and I don't really go out of my way to buy expensive clothes or know what's happening. It's not a terrible message to send to people. Style for me always comes from people who are doing things that have nothing to do with the fashion world, they're usually artists or painters or musicians or writers. It all depends on what people are doing. I don't flip out over someone just walking down the street or in a magazine doing nothing, it's gotta be in the context of their life. What they're wearing tells a story about what they're doing, I like people wearing their art."
Truman Capote, Edie Sedgwick, Don Van Vliet (who she is "endlessly fascinated by") and Guy Picciotto from Fugazi are people to her who have a lot of style. "To me, someone walking down the street in head to toe Gucci says to me they have no imagination and lots of money. That's not blowing my mind," she says. "It's more about who you are rather than what you wear. Your personality's gotta be bigger than your outfit."
When I asked if anyone has approached her in regards to designing a collection for them, she said, "No and I don't think that would ever work. I'm not very feminine and I don't know what or how I would tell anyone else to dress. I don't know what I'd make for everyone else to wear. I'd be very selfish about it and just make the clothes I've been looking for," she says, "and then I'd be really pissed off that everyone else is wearing them!"
As for what's in her closet, her latest acquisitions are blowing my mind. On a recent stop in LA, she dropped by a favorite store of ours and picked up some big favorites of hers: a chain-link sweater and a monkey fur cape. We both gush over how incredible the monkey fur is and she says "I realize that both of these are completely not OK for the summertime. They are pretty much causing me death so I can't wear them," she says. "They'll have to wait." She's bummed, but I can't wait to see her sporting that cape on stage.
Besides the total excitement of being a new band and keeping herself endlessly busy, Mosshart has just wrapped making a video for the song "Treat Me Like Your Mother," with director Jonathan Glazer. "It has to be on the coolest and hardest things I've ever done in my whole entire life." Jack White and Alison both had to do machine gun training and she compares filming it second to being in the army or shooting an action film. They were shooting real machine guns with blanks that could still kill you up to 20, feet so nobody could get even remotely close to either of them. They themselves were loaded with explosives with wires running all over their bodies. By days end, she was completely covered toe to teeth in blood, dirt and gunpowder.
But this was exactly what she wanted. When she, Glazer and White discussed what they wanted it went like this: Jack wanted to be walking and singing, Alison wanted to shoot guns and they all wanted it to be in the desert. "Walking in the desert having to reload a machine gun and sing at the same time while things are exploding all over you is pretty full on. Incredibly full on," she says. She considers the whole experience to be all the good stuff wrapped up in one shoot: fun, dangerous, exciting and exhausting. Exhausting is probably not the best word to describe just how tired they were but you get the idea. She's annoyed that people are spouting off that the video is all fake and that the guns aren't real. Don't let the antics in every big budget film fool you, there was no CGI or after effects added in the whole video. "We were trying to making this thing as fast as we could and the only way we could do it was by doing it real. That's the only way we even wanted to do it." With such a monumentally amazing first video, I'm sure we can expect no less with the next, as it will blow minds somehow even more than they did with this one..


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As part of UTPA's National Science Foundation (NSF) ADVANCE grant Attracting and Nurturing Women Faculty at a Hispanic-Serving Institution, we have established the UTPA ADVANCE Leadership Institute to enhance faculty and leadership development opportunities at UT Pan American. While the goal of the NSF ADVANCE grant is to increase the representation and advancement of female faculty in STEM (science, technology, mathematics, and engineering) fields, we encourage the participation of all tenure-track and tenured faculty members employed at UTPA, regardless of gender, college, or academic discipline.
The Institute is held during the spring semester and it is composed of a kick-off luncheon, eight Friday afternoon sessions and a graduation luncheon. See the tentative program for more details about the next ADVANCE Leadership Institute cohort.
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You're probably thinking "we're not even done this freaking season", but let's please admit that goaltending is still an issue that needs to be addressed in the off-season. Ray Emery may be an improvement over Turco, but I would like someone a little more agile but more importantly, is patently the back-up/has little chance to potentially take over the no. 1 slot.
My guess is that this is what is damaging Crawford's consistency, that he's fretting over poor performances too much as being indelible failures because he knows he can be replaced by a guy who can almost play as many games as him. Turco was branded, from the beginning, as the weathered back-up who's there to guide and mentor. Emery was always, if memory serves right, "the other goalie" with more of a nebulous status.
Do I have it wrong? Would you re-sign Emery? Here is a link listing the goalies that are UFAs at the end of this season. Are there any guys there that would be a slam dunk for this team? I can see Bowman signing the more "vanilla" backups like Clemmensen or Auld, career journey players who don't threaten Crawford as much as Hedberg, Vokoun, or Mason. Or do we trade *cough*Giguere*cough* for our new back-up?