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With a rather unprepossessing warehouse setting (above a Chinese supermarket & overlooking Liverpool docks) & an interior that can seat 250, this is one of Liverpool's largest Chinese restaurants, but don't be put off. Tai Pan serves some of the best, most authentic Chinese food in the North. Seafood is a particular strength, while the dim sum first rate – & is especially popular on Sundays when you can expect to queue. There are anglicised set menus, which range from £16 to £26, & offer the likes of skewered lamb with satay sauce, chicken with cashew nuts, & sizzling fillet steak Cantonese style; the more adventurous should try the Chinese-only menu. Also in Manchester (81-87 Upper Brook Street, 0161 273 2798).
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Windows Phone 7.5 'Tango' ROM leaks, now available for HTC HD2 and Samsung Omnia 7
Windows Phone 7.5 "Tango" is reportedly due out in China next week, but eager Windows Phone users can now grab a Tango ROM that's just leaked over at xda-developers. The leaked ROM is listed as "Tango Build 7.10.98 .8773", and custom Tango ROMs based on the leak have also been released for the HTC HD2 and Samsung Omnia 7. Windows Phone 7.5 is expected to significantly expand the platform's internationalization by driving the hardware requirements downward and expanding language support. The update will also include some improvements to MMS and an SMS bug fix. By all appearances it's not a major feature update, but we'll keep our eyes pealed for any surprises that might appear in the leaked Tango build.

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Being the soccer fan that I am, and looking forward to the rare occasion of being able to see one of the teams I root for (Celtic) on TV (Gol TV, Wednesday, Nov 30th, 12pm central time), I got to thinking about sports teams nicknames. This Europa League clash I am looking forward to features the Bhoys (Celtic) vs The Mattress Makers (Atletico Madrid). The world of soccer has introduced me to all manner of fascinating nicknames, and often teams have multiple unofficial nicknames. A team in the English Premier League I follow is West Bromwich Albion. They can be called The Throstels, though I have never heard them called that. They are usually referred to as The Baggies (or The Boing-Boing Baggies. Boing-Boing because they have a propensity for being promoted to the Premier League only to be quickly relegated to the league below, then soon back up to the Premier League, then down again).
Here are a few of the soccer team nicknames I am familiar with: The Toffees, The Latics, The Little Zebras, The Potters, The Yellow Submarine, The Hammers, The Canaries. If you would like a list (and who wouldn't) here's one of soccer team nicknames in the U.K. Here's another with soccer teams from around the world.
Now while I have no scientific evidence of this it has long been my understanding that this particular part of the midwest (Illinois, Indiana and Wisconson) is a rich source of odd high school team nicknames. I still can recall that as a youth my father would bemoan the time that his Evanston Wildkits went downstate (for basketball I believe) certain of victory when they heard they would be facing the Cobden Appleknockers only to be vanquished. Other Illinois High School nicknames: The Fisher Bunnies, The Freeport Pretzels, The Teutopolis Wooden Shoes, and The Hoopeston Cornjerkers.
So tell me some other team nicknames. Which ones do you like? Which ones do you think are terrible? If you were to be able to nickname a team, what would you choose?


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Megan Ellison made a serious splash last year as a major Hollywood player with "Zero Dark Thirty" and "The Master" through her Annapurna Pictures.
She's remained on the radar this year thanks to "Spring Breakers," Spike Jonze's "Her," David O. Russell's "American Hustle" and Bennett Miller's "Foxcatcher."
A less-noticed component of Annapurna has been Panorama Media.
Launched at Cannes last year to move into the foreign sales arena, it's enabled Ellison to use foreign pre-sales to cover part of the production costs and be a player in the increasingly vital international market.
Panorama, headed by industry vets Marc Butan and Kim Fox, comes to AFM with "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies," Jessica Chastain's "The Zookeeper's Wife" and James Gray's "Lost City of Z," starring Robert Pattinson and Benedict Cumberbatch.
Butan said Panorama started with a skeleton staff of three.
"We formally launched in Cannes last year before we really up to speed, but Megan and Annapurna had such a fantastic slate already."
The execs say they're laser-focused on adjusting to evolving markets.
"The marketplace always changes so 12 months later, it's always going to be different," Butan said. "The softness in Europe is making life difficult in every market, whether its consolidation, TV or the economy."
Fox said the evolution of digital platforms has not gained at a fast enough clip to make up for the decline in DVD. "Zookeeper's Wife" is shooting next year and advance sales have been made in 90% of world markets and "Lost City of Z" is shooting this summer. And Panorama will be starting sales on John Hillcoat's crime thriller "999."
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Can we be done with the gimmick?
I never really took to it, and i feel no one else is except for Vogel, who keeps endlessly repeating it.
I can see he had his reasons to do so when he started being the head coach, but at this point I think he needs to reconfigure the situation. Some of the reasons are; one our defense has not developed that much and another thing is; it is not helping us with the calls we are getting. But to tell the truth what is really going on for me ... I just think it is dumb.
It makes us sound like we are from the 80's and we are trying to take the crown from the Detroit Bad boys. Maybe Tyler can do a good Bill Laimbeer impersonation, but in those days the calls were made a lot different. In this day and age the NBA calls for a different team identity.
Besides it conflicts with what Larry Bird has been trying to create. I am not saying I want our team to be a bunch of stamp collectors, but we have a team of well rounded personalities. All these guys you can go into the community with and be proud of, and here we go tell the world they play "smash mouth basketball".
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To me, there are four things that the Saints need to get done in the short term that are of utmost importance to the team. They are:
Sign Drew Brees to a long term extension
Re-sign Lance Moore
Re-sign Roman Harper
Sign Carl Nicks to a long term extension
Which of these is most important?Sure, we hope to have Jonathan Goodwin and Heath Evans back (as well as many other guys who were on the roster last year and have expired contracts). Sure, we'd like to sign a top flight free agent. Sure, re-structuring Reggie Bush is on the agenda. There are a number of things the front office will have to tackle (pardon the pun) in a short amount of time. The four things I listed above, though, affect the short term, medium term and possibly the long term success of the team.
We could argue that Drew Brees' new contract is of least immediate importance. Before you all freak out on me, remember that Brees' contract isn't going to be finalized until Peyton Manning has his deal done. The Saints camp, and Brees' people for that matter, are waiting to see what kind of deal Manning gets before they decide what Drew's value is set at. Brees is still under contract for a season, too, so while the Saints want the security of this deal getting done much sooner than later, they're not at immediate risk of Brees going anywhere.
You could also argue that re-signing Nicks is not an immediate necessity either. He's a restricted free agent, which means the Saints can give him the highest tender for a 1-year contract and push back re-signing him to a long term extension for another year. If the Saints tender Nicks at the highest amount (which I believe they already have?), no team is going to go after him and risk losing a 1st and 3rd round pick. They're totally safe there for now, but they also want Nicks locked up long term.
Then you've got Lance Moore and Roman Harper. Which player is most important for the Saints to retain? They are unrestricted free agents once this lockout ends, they are free to solicit offers from any and all teams and they're free to sign with anyone with no compensation headed to the Saints. I wouldn't be the least surprised to see a team throw some stupid money at these guys. Ditto with Jermon Bushrod by the way. There's a very real chance that they could play for other teams in 2011. All signs point to the Saints wanting to keep them, and them wanting to stay, but there are zero guarantees in a wide open market.
Again I ask you: what is the Saints number one off-season priority? And yes, in a perfect world there is no doubt we'd all love for all of these things to happen in short order.


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Fans filed into the Gordie Howe Entrance of Joe Louis Arena for Game 3.
A few Bruins fans were surrounded by a sea of Red Wings gear.
A lone person walked across the ice while the lighting technicians did a late-afternoon test of the pregame show effects.
As technicians tested more lighting effects, one person watched from the stands.
A giant squid comes down from the scoreboard as part of the pregame light show.
Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask was almost hit by a squid tossed from the stands during the national anthem.
Bruin Brad Marchand was upended by the Red Wings' Niklas Kronwall on a first period breakaway attempt.
Boston's Dougie Hamilton grinned after he scored in the first period.
Boston's Jordan Caron beat Red Wings goalie Jimmy Howard in the first period to put Boston ahead 2-0.
Bruin Jordan Caron celebrated after his goal.
Caron hit the ice as he tangles with Detroit's Justin Abdelkader in the first period.
The Bruins Brad Marchand howled in pain after being upended in the second period. He was helped off the ice, and soon returned to action.
Bruin Kevan Miller sailed in front of his goalie Tuukka Rask as the Red Wings Gustav Nyquist looked on in the third period.
The Bruins Reilly Smith battled with his brother, Brendan Smith of the Red Wings, third period action.
The Red Wings' Riley Sheahan leapt to try and screen Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask in the third period, but the Boston netminder stopped the shot, as he did every one he faced during the game.
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History: Home to the Washoe Indians, John Fremont was the first person of European descent to discover the Lake during an expedition in 1844.
Maximum Elevation: 6,229' making Lake Tahoe the largest alpine lake in North America.
Length: 22 miles
Width: 12 miles
Shoreline: 72 miles
Average Depth: 1,000'
Maximum Depth: 1,645' making Lake Tahoe the third deepest lake in the United States and the tenth deepest in the world. If Tahoe was completely drained, it would cover a flat area the size of California to a depth of 14 inches and would take over 700 years to refill.
Clarity: One of the clearest lakes in the United States, Lake Tahoe has a water clarity of close to 75' deep.
Weather: The sun shines over 272 days a year at Lake Tahoe. July and August are typically the warmest months with an average maximum temperature of 79 degrees.
Activities: Famous for it's great skiing during the winter, Summer activities include gaming, golf, boating kayaking, swimming, fishing, parasailing, biking, hiking, shopping, and much more. For more information go to http://www.tahoesouth.com.
Tahoe South Location: Tahoe South is located 58 miles southwest of Reno.
The beauty of Tahoe: Mark Twain wrote, "At last the lake burst upon us--a noble sheet of blue water lifted six thousand three hundred feet above the level of the sea, and walled in by a rim of snow-clad mountain peaks that towered aloft three thousand feet higher still! As it lay there with the shadows of the mountains brilliantly photographed upon its still surface, I thought it must surely be the fairest picture the whole world affords."


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Due to the prolonged winter and arctic temperatures, more and more Chicago homeowners are reporting problems with frozen pipes.
The city's water commissioner, Tom Powers, says the frost line in the ground is moving down and is close to where the water service lines which feed single family homes enter basements.
He says as a result of the frozen ground they're seeing an uptick in the number of frozen services across the city.
"So what we're asking people to do is if they have no water in their home, to please call 311. At that point, we'll send out an inspector to find out where the pipes are frozen," Powers said. "If they're frozen on the city side, then what we'll do is we will actually excavate in the street and then we'll send an electrical current from the pipe in the street through the front yard into the pipe where it comes up in the basement and that's how we thaw these frozen surfaces."
Powers says crews are working 24-hours a day, 7-days a week to try to re-establish water and alleviate the problems.
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Come See Us at the New Downtown Walnut Creek Library!
The magnificent new downtown Walnut Creek Library is now open, and we're extremely proud to be there. The library and the City of of Walnut Creek have graciously set aside space for us to use for a permanent display as well as for safe and secure storage of precious historical documents.
The permanent display is located on the far north side of the second floor. It is comprised of three floor-to-ceiling cases situated next to broad windows overlooking Civic Park. The permanent display faces a fireplace and cushioned seats that harken back to those found in the old Carnegie Library. Established in 1916, the Carnegie was the city's second library, realized through the dedicated efforts of the Women's Improvement Club of Walnut Creek, the precursor of today's WCHS.
Our docents are at the library on Wednesdays from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. to interpret the display, field queries about local history, and provide information about the Society's various programs.


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Way back last summer I wrote about what we called at the time the great rib wars from a few years back….
A couple we hung out with years ago were most recently from Memphis, home to some of the most finger-licking, rib-tickling que in the world. He was from just south of Atlanta, a southern boy to the core (in a good way), and she was a gorgeous woman who hailed from Santa Fe.
They both loved great ribs; they had a home version of a competition smoker, cooked over real wood (peach, oak and mesquite) and served up some of the best eats we'd seen in a long, long time. She is probably more responsible that any one else in teaching us about the goodness that is southwestern cooking.
As it turns out he learned the ins and out of the world of que from helping run a family owned que joint back home. He had fallen from grace and become a neurosurgeon, but we at least knew that despite his poor life choices he came from a good family of hard working, honest folks.
They were fly fishers, almost always smiling, ready to travel at the drop of a hat (no kids) and generous to a fault.
There was a minor culinary hitch in their paradise though.
He couldn't stand red chile and she couldn't abide the sweet, tomato based que sauces that grace many a Memphis table. Hence the term the great rib wars.
I can't recall all the details of how the truce was eventually established, but they came up with this outstanding Red Chile Rib recipe and smoked it up right along side their award winning peach glazed baby backs (there's that Georgia thing again) every time ribs hit the plate.
Her name was Florida, and she's mostly to blame for our love of the amazing flavor palate that comprises the food of the American Southwest.
This is another one of her recipes that we've recently dug out again as we've found ourselves enjoying more soups, gumbos and chiles given our overall rainy and chilly northwestern spring so far.
One thing she taught us was what an array of flavors the ancho chile offers – fruity cherry, smoke, chocolate and some every argue there's a hint of tobacco there too. Anchos don't pack much heat though in this recipe the chipotles make up for that and the black beans add an earthly background that truly unique.
We took to calling this FABB Bread back in the day – Florida's Ancho Black Bean Bread – and it's every bit as home on the river as ME's Beer Rye River Bread.
1 1/2 cups dried black beans, cooked and drained (save 1/2 cup of the cooking liquid)
1 1/2 ounces dried ancho peppers, soaked in warm water for 30 minutes (reserve the liquid)
2 dried chipotle chiles, soaked in warm water for 30 minutes (reserve the liquid)
1 scant tbsp. kosher salt
2 1/2 tbsp. peanut oil
2 tsp. cumin seeds, toasted
2 tbsp. molasses
1 tbsp. dry yeast
2 1/4 cups white bread flour
2 1/4 cups whole wheat flour
2 tbsp. yellow cornmeal
1 egg yolk + 1 tbsp. water, lightly beaten
Puree the peppers. Puree the soaked and softened chile peppers, set aside.
Puree the beans. Add the cooked and drained beans, 1/2 cup of the reserved bean liquid, salt, peanut oil and cumin seeds to your trusty food processor and puree until smooth. Set aside.
Make some mud. In a large mixing bowl combine the molasses and 1/2 cup of the chile soaking liquid; whisk in the yeast. While mixing continuously mix half of both flours. You're looking for a consistency that resembles a thick mud here. Cover and let rise at room temperature for 30 minutes.
Make a dough. Now add the chile puree and the bean puree, mix well. While stirring continuously slowly add the remaining flour so that a thick dough is formed.
Knead and proof the dough #1. Knead the dough for 15 minutes OR until it's supple and nice and soft. Place in an oiled bowl, cover and let rise in a warm (and draft free) place until doubled in size (about an hour for us).
Knead and proof the dough #2. Knead the dough for 3 or 4 minutes; now back into the proofing bowl until doubled again (30 minutes or so for us).
Final proof and bake. Preheat the oven to 350. Punch the dough down, divide in half and form into two nice round loaves. Place on a cornmeal covered baking sheet and let rise once more time for 30 minutes or so. Brush with the beaten egg yolk and water mixture.
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Armed Pharmacist Who Foiled Robbery and Was Fired Sues Walgreens
Posted Sep 8, 2011 12:41 PM CDT
By Martha Neil
When a would-be armed robber hit a Walgreens in southwestern Michigan early one morning in May, the pharmacist was ready to rumble.
After a masked man vaulted the pharmacy counter at around 4:30 a.m., surveillance footage attached to an Associated Press article shows, Jeremy Hoven drew on him and reportedly fired his own gun, sending the masked man and an apparent accomplice sprinting for the store's front door.
It appears from the footage that the suspect may also have held a store employee at gunpoint before focusing on the store's pharmacy counter.
Walgreens fired Hoven after the incident, allegedly because the store has a no-escalation policy, Hoven, 36, says in a federal lawsuit he has filed in Grand Rapids, seeking damages for his claimed wrongful termination. Although he had a concealed-carry permit for the gun, he didn't tell Walgreens about the weapon and was unaware of any policy against it, according to the AP and the Herald-Palladium.
The store plans to fight the case and disagrees with a number of its allegations, including the reasoning for Hoven's termination, the AP article says.
A Daily Mail article in May says Hoven told a local newspaper he tried to dial 911, but didn't have time.
"Within seconds he was over the counter. And I'm looking at the wrong end of a 9-millimeter. He was holding it gangster-style," Hoven said of the gunman's sideways grip on the weapon.
Seeking to "create a safe zone for myself," Hoven then started firing, the article recounts. He said he started carrying a concealed weapon after the store was robbed in 2007 while he was working a night shift and management, he felt, didn't do enough to improve security afterward.
The Herald-Palladium says Hoven's suit alleges Walgreens violated his right to bear arms and defend himself.
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Sup people i got a question about the controversial Chad Pennington.
Is it just me or is this guy scared to take a hit? I know a lot of people said the o-line played bad which is partly true, but did anyone notice that whenever a defender came within a yard of pennington he always crawls down into a fetal position. I mean i understand you dont want to turn the ball over but seeing how bad we are on 3rd and longs you have to make a play. i know hes not ben rothlesburger but if theres nobody wideopen penny looks scared to make the throw. for example look at the hated Tom Brady. dude stands in the pocket, throws the ball, and takes the hit, thats how u get big plays.
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When USB's (Universal Serial Bus) first came out, they reformed the computing wiring system. Now the majority of computers have USB terminals and house devices with USB capabilities.
SCSI, or Small Computer System Interface, although a bit outdated, as the majority of users have switched to USB devices for ease of connection. Some old personal computers still using SCSI terminals are able to be converted to the latest USB technology by following these simple instructions:
By purchasing a SCSI to USB adapter, it will simplify the connection between the SCSI terminal and the USB terminal. Link the adapter's SCSI piece to the computer's SCSI terminal to act as conciliate between the computer and the peripherals. Attach the USB device in to the USB piece in the adapter. This converts SCSI enabled computers to a USB system. The driver software should then be able to detect the connection automatically, making the peripherals work as required.
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Got an old 1GB Jazz drive to work on my MacBook Pro with OS 10.5.7. YOU MUST read ALL documentation though, AND go to their website and read some more. Pretty much you have to run their software first, reboot, then 'disable' their utility program… Didn't need a HD 50 pin terminator for the Jazz drive cause it's built in the drive. Seemed to work, good luck!
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Product is designed to be plugged into a SCSI port in an older computer to use with a newer firewire device. But I use the product in reverse: the product allows me to use my older SCSI professional scanner with my new computer via firewire!
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I bought the Ratoc Firewire/SCSI Converter to use with 2 different scanners … both of which had SCSI one connectors via an adaptor. They were an Agfa T1200 flatbed and a Nikon LS-1000 slide scanner. Both worked immediately on my Mac G5 system running OS X 10.4.10. No Ratoc drivers needed although I was using VueScan to communicate with them. It is important to adopt SCSI rules, ie switch on scanners and let them get to standby mode before connecting or booting the computer.
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Now most laptops and notebook computers use SCSI to USB adapters as a necessity. The advantage with this SCSI to USB adapter is that it can be used on a laptop or desktop computer and will not require an IRQ for your SCSI devices.
The automatic detection allows you to continue without restarting your computer. So if you have an old style of computer and you're having difficulties connecting devices, its likely you will need one of the SCSI to USB adapters to get things running smoothly.
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Two arrested after police helicopter drama over Stourbridge's Old Quarter
1:01pm Wednesday 7th May 2014 in News
TWO men were arrested in the early hours of yesterday morning (Wednesday) after a break-in at the old Longlands School site in Stourbridge's Old Quarter.
Police were called just after 1.30am to the derelict Brook Street site - which is owned by Birmingham Metropolitan College.
Officers were at the scene within minutes and they arrested a 20-year-old man nearby.
The National Police Air Service was also drafted in to assist from the sky with heat seeking cameras - and a 28-year-old man was found nearby.
A West Midlands Police spokesman said: "Both were taken into custody on suspicion of burglary and are assisting police with their enquiries."
The drama is the latest to hit the old school and college site, which was mothballed in 2011 after Stourbridge College transferred its art department to new premises in Brierley Hill.
Just a few weeks ago, on April 11, a fire in an old classroom block prompted worried resident John Milner from Brook Street to set up a Facebook site to get people talking about how the site could be secured and used in future.
And John Starmer, executive director of estates at B-Met, said just yesterday (Tuesday): "We are taking steps to make sure the mothballed Longlands site is more secure. "We have stepped up our security patrols and our estates manager has been out to assess the site and speak to the residents.
"We've also been in touch with the local police to discuss the ongoing concerns that the community has about vandalism in the area and its impact locally. Residents should rest assured that we are listening very carefully to their concerns and will do what we can to work jointly with them to combat the problems experienced."
A number of residents want to see the old playing fields on the site turned into allotments - while others have suggested the old school buildings could be used for art and craft workshops or even provide a new base for a boxing club.
Meanwhile - former ward councillor Nic Barlow is calling for college bosses, Dudley Council (which owns the playing fields), councillors and residents to get round the table and start discussing the site's future.
He said: "There's too many email conversations between organisations and that does not achieve anything."
To read what people are saying about the site check out 'Get something done about the Longlands Site' on Facebook.
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August 22, 2013– Just because Haiti is one of the world's poorest countries and is located in the sizzling hot Caribbean doesn't mean its people shouldn't be able to enjoy ice skating like the rest of the world! After almost a year of postponing "Haiti on Ice" will happen, but only if the ice doesn't melt!
Many Haitians have never seen ice larger than the size of an ice cube. On Tuesday night some people got a chance to play around on the indoor ice rink and had to take a few minutes to adjust to the new climate they were in! "In other cities, it's cold," said 21-year-old student Laila Bien-Aime. "In Haiti, it's very, very hot. These are two different worlds coming together."
A group of roller skaters got to test out the ice on Sunday and became naturals in only two days. "It's a glory for me to see myself skating," said 27-year-old Reginald Jean, the leader of the roller skating group. "We would like this activity to be long-term, to stay here."
The idea to create an ice rink in Haiti first came last year when Francois Yrius of Super Canal Prod, a Guadeloupe-based exhibition company who ended up organizing "Haiti on Ice," met Stephanie Villedrouin, Haiti's tourism minister, at a music festival. Villedrouin encouraged Yrius to create an ice show in Haiti no matter the cost or how much work it would take.
Since then the ice show had to be canceled more than 12 times. One reason was the flooding that Hurricane Sandy caused which placed the country in a state of emergency, another being when the FIFA president paid the country a visit in April and needed to use the stadium where the ice show was going to be held.
After so many delays the Haitian media had to laugh about it. Journalist Claude Bernard Serant made a joke about Haiti being a country "where the possible is impossible!"
But another big problem they faced was the fact that the ice kept melting! Yrius tried to hold it outdoors at first but eventually he and other organizers realized it was not possible. It costs $1,600 an hour to run the generator inside the building that keeps the ice solid, but if it doesn't break down then the show will go on this weekend!
Performers will include Russian, French, German, and British figure skaters and tickets will cost $4.50 for children. The best seats cost $50, an expensive price for most Haitian families who only make about $400 per year.
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I call it like I see it. I read your posts, and its smacks of being an apologist.
You've spent the entire thread trying to blame Democrats on everything that were clearly the responsibility of the previous administration or of the GOP (from blaming 9-11 on Clinton to blaming the healthcare + spending debacle on Obama) without once acknowledging anything of actually happened the past 8 years as if we were all asleep or something. Either you dont want to admit it or you don't actually know. Either way its rewriting history.
Let me give you a hint: Bush's popularity was at 29% when he left office, why was that low? Was because the public thought he did such a fantastic job? If you think Palin is so wonderful, why do 70% of Americans think Palin is unqualified? This isn't a trick question. You havnt even denied that either Bush was a bad president or Palin is a Bush Clone, I have heard Republicans on TV admit to both.
Do you really think that's what America wants? A return to one of the worst Presidents in US history? Let me tell you something, as bad as Obama's polls are, the GOPs is much worse. What does that tell you? It tell us that you are selling a lemon. You are better off making lemonade. You are the anti-obama/anti-establishment party, we get it. The trouble is you have nothing to offer but the same terrible ideas that haven't worked in 30 years.
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A wealthy jeweller and his wife who disposed of evidence to help cover up after their jealous son murdered his Hampshire student girlfriend have been jailed for 27 months each.
Elliot Turner, 20, was found guilty by a jury at Winchester Crown Court in May of murdering 17-year-old Emily Longley, a Brockenhurst College student, in his bed after going ''absolutely nuts'' in a jealous rage.
Sentencing him, Mrs Justice Dobbs said he had ''bullied, harassed, threatened and assaulted'' Emily to control her as his ''trophy'' girlfriend.
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The Single Oboe Theory: Ensemble Sonnerie's Bach Orchestral Suites
A 2009 Grammy nominee, Ensemble Sonnerie's recent recording of J.S. Bach's Orchestral Suites, Orchestral Suites for a Young Prince, simply can't be topped for compelling historical interpretation and sheer beauty of sound.
The fleshier cousin of Monica Huggett's Trio Sonnerie, Huggett's Ensemble Sonnerie boasts on a chamber orchestra scale all the elegance for which Huggett's world-class smaller chamber group has long been known.
On Orchestral Suites for a Young Prince, the group's performance of Bach's Orchestral Suite in A minor, BWV 1067 is especially interesting. This work is more often heard in the key of B minor and with a flute very clearly in the solo role.
Ensemble Sonnerie, however, has recorded it in what is now generally accepted as its original key and instrumentation, more an orchestral work with occasional solo passages for oboe than a platform for a single solo instrument, usually flute.
What gives us the idea that A minor was the suite's original key?
Well, mostly a bread-crumb trail of manuscript errors and problematic instrumental balance. Way back when, Bach and a clutch of music copyists transcribed the work from a now lost original manuscript, and copyists' errors betray the work's original lower key.
The B minor version was less comfortable to play on stringed instruments and on the flute (at least a flute like that which may have been played during Bach's day – as a flutist, I can't say the B minor key poses any particular discomfort on the modern instrument).
Performers have also recognized problems in balance between a solo flute and the accompanying strings, a problem not solved when, as is sometimes done, the violin is featured in the solo role.
So the question is: if the suite really was originally composed in A minor and if the original solo instrument was neither a flute nor a violin, what instrument was originally intended to play the solo passages?
Oboist Gonzalo X. Ruiz says – um – the oboe likely was the star of this show.
His reconstruction of this suite, in which the oboe is given the flute part, is what appears on Ensemble Sonnerie's recording.
In the booklet that accompanies Orchestral Suites for a Young Prince, Ruiz writes that this recording, on which he plays the solo parts on his oboe, demonstrates to opponents of the single oboe theory that the oboe is the ideal solo instrument for the A minor version of this suite.
Comfort is the rationale behind Ruiz's assertion, and judging from his booklet notes, playing the solo part of this suite (in A minor) on the oboe must feel like butter. If the oboists are happy, we're all happy.
What I like about this choice of instrumentation – and Ensemble Sonnerie's performance of the suite with it – is that it's so much more democratic than the B minor version we're now so accustomed to hearing performed on the flute.
Most flute recordings of the suite showcase a modern, precious-metal flute designed to produce a sound bright and piercing enough to cut through large, heavy Mahler/Wagner orchestras the likes of which Bach never knew.
The flute part is also often mixed to high heaven over the rest of the orchestra. One gets the sense that the flute is a queen bee around which the worker bees of strings and harpsichord buzz.
Flutist Emmanuel Pahud's recording of this suite (in B minor), though brilliant, nonetheless throws the spotlight clearly on the soloist.
In the Menuet movement, Pahud's flute is clearly the stand-out sound on the Berlin recording, while on Ensemble Sonnerie's recording Ruiz's oboe is better integrated into the texture of the orchestral fabric:
Pahud/Berlin Baroque Soloists – Menuet:
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To be clear, in my view, neither approach is better than the other; each simply makes a different statement about the role of the "solo" part vis-Ã -vis the whole. In the Pahud/Berlin recording, the flute reigns acoustically supreme.
In Ensemble Sonnerie's recording the oboe is soloist in a number of short licks here and there throughout the work, but very often has a more understated presence in the overall orchestral sound.
The oboe is no prima donna; instead, it's a comrade of the orchestra's other instruments, albeit one the other instruments have seemingly elected to do their bidding for them now and then with the commanders, the arbiters of taste, namely us, the listeners.
Sound a bit socialist? There is a theory out there that Bach's orchestral music does reflect his views on social structures of his day.
In his book The Social and Religious Designs of J.S. Bach's Brandenburg Concertos (Princeton University Press, 1995), Michael Marissen argues that the instrumentation of Bach's Brandenburg Concertos, which perhaps for our purposes here we can to some extent consider first cousins of the orchestral suites, can be read as a mirror and a "product" (his word) of the social hierarchies, particularly those of the court for which the Brandenburgs were composed.
In Ensemble Sonnerie's recording, the oboe is generally, to my ear, "not contrasted" from the rest of the orchestra "by oboistic treatment" (to borrow Marissen's phraseology) and thus the nature of the oboe's music bridges "the social distance" between this instrument and the rest of the ensemble (again, to paraphrase Marissen).
Of course, Bach composed his orchestral suites in a context different from that in and for which he composed the Brandenburg Concertos, and a suite (a set of movements on stylizations of archaic courtly dance forms) is a different genre from a concerto. These are factors that, on deeper study, may put flies in the ointment.
Even if you don't buy Marissen's theory of the Brandenburgs' egalitarianism (or my grafting of it onto Bach's Orchestral Suite), and even if you'd be just as happy to hear BWV 1067 performed with a solo nose trombone, you have a treat in store for you in Orchestral Suites for a Young Prince.
Just listen and enjoy.
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I'm so excited to finally share this rosary inspired turquoise necklace I made last week. I picked up the beads and gold plated leaf charm at a bead store on Granville Island, and I handmade each wire link. This baby took me a couple days to make...but so worth it!
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Officiating has been a popular topic in several game threads of late. During tonight's ugly pageant of a basketball game it was discussed at length.
There has been discussion about whether the B1G favors teams it wants to try and help make the tournament or otherwise keep in the national discussion. This concept is not pushed by many, and I generally hate conspiracy theories. But I will concede that if Tim Donaghy can get away with intentionally impacting games until well after the fact, I don't think you can completely dismiss the idea. I just think it's extemely unlikely.
There has also been discussion about whether MSU's style, or Izzo's relationship with officials, or some other unknown factor is the cause of this injustice.
I happen to agree that in a few cases this year (notably @Wisconsin, and @ Illinois) the officiating has been bad. But it reminded me of an article SI had that attempted to identify the cause of Home Field Advantage.
After trying to find the article, it appears it is no longer in the SI archive and was actually an excerpt from a book titled Scorecasting: The Hidden Influences Behind How Sports Are Played and Games are Won
Now the article isn't there anymore, and I haven't read the entire book. But thanks to the internet, this is not a problem, because other people have summarized the article/book for me
The theory is basically that when reviewed across large samples athlete/team performance doesn't really vary home vs away. The only thing that really changes is how officials call the game, and that the size/intensity of the home crowd plays a factor as well. They look across several sports, and even find a small "control" group in a European soccer league which forced its teams to play in front of empty stadiums due to security concerns.
They suggest that basically officials are influenced by crowd reaction on those 50/50 calls or no calls. An official sees a play that might be a foul and in the split second after it happens they are deciding whether to blow the whistle the crowd goes nuts and it subconsiously reinforces them and they make the call.
The links above raise some potential concerns, and again I haven't read the book. I don't know if I buy it entirely, but thought I would share it as a potential explanation for what we sometimes see when MSU goes on the road.*
*I also strongly suspect that other teams/fanbases would argue the same thing. That their team gets hosed, especially on the road. Unlike the officials, many of us are biased both consiously and unconsciously. I don't watch other B1G teams with the same level of interest to say for certain, but my strong suspicion is that it's not just MSU that gets bad calls.


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ALBANY, NY -- The cats rescued from a Schoharie county home now have temporary homes at the Mohawk Hudson Humane Society and Schoharie Valley Animal Shelter, but a local assemblyman wants to change the law to help protect animals like these.
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Torpid snow primates found in Midwest
In Madison, Wisconsin, to be precise. These primates hunker down on the ice and exhibit what can only be described as a form of social bonding based on communal outdoor hibernation.
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Mendota or Monona?
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Monona, though a closely related species inhabits Mendota.
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2 tablespoons canola oil
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon honey
1 small shallot, minced
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 cups carrots, shredded
1 cup celery root, peeled and shredded
1/4 cup golden raisins
1/4 cup toasted walnuts, chopped
Whisk the oil, lemon juice, honey, shallot, salt, and pepper in a large bowl. Add the carrots, celery root, raisins, and walnuts; toss to combine.
Calories: 190 cal
Fat: 12g
Saturated fat: 1g
Monounsaturated fat: 2g
Cholesterol: 0mg
Sodium: 357mg
Potassium: 384mg
Carbohydrate: 22g
Fiber: 3g
Sugar: 0g
Protein: 2g


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Hello !
I am Gregory.Miles from St Louis.
I am 53.
I'm working in Construction, facilities
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I'm married with 1 children.
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- Football
- Business networking
- Music and concerts
I often come here to read some news, i find them very interesting.


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Lochmaben man caught in Hurricane Sandy
A man from Lochmaben has been caught up in Hurricane Sandy as it battered Washington.
The situation in Washington 'worst ever seen'
A Loch Maben man who has lived in the USA for the last 15 years has written to ITV Border explaining the effects of Hurricane Sandy.Read the full story
Frankenstorm- 'Worst I've ever seen'
'Frankenstorm' hit Washington
A man from Lochmaben who now lives in Washington has described his experience of Hurricane Sandy.
– Chris Brown, Washington
"People here are calling it 'Frankenstorm'. I've been out here for 15 years and this is by far the worst i've ever seen. I think coastal areas were hit worst with the storm surge.
"Whenever there is severe weather there is massive panic- good luck getting milk or toilet paper right now."


text: A couple of weeks ago, MikePelusoTears wrote a fanpost urging Devils fans to attend every playoff game they can. At the time, he noticed that there were many tickets still available. Although Ticketmaster appears to be sold out, Taking a look at Stubhub one can easily see that there are close to 3,000 tickets still available. for Game 3 and Game 4 against the already determined Rangers. You can bet your bottom dollar that Rangers fans will make their way into our arena; they have in the past and despite the price of tickets right now for the Prudential Center, they will always be more costly in MSG. Thus, like MikePelusoTears did back on April 10th, I am urging every and any Devils fan who is capable of attending these home games, to make every effort to rock the Rock. As Matt Ventolo pointed out in a recent thread (and something I can personally attest to for the games I have attended thus far in the playoffs), there has never been a more electric crowd at the Rock. The building has been intimidating for opponents and it's been quite evident.Let's keep this fantastic home advantage running against our most hated Rivals, the Rangers. Yes tickets are pricey, but it's the freaking Conference Finals - lets show the organization how proud we are of how far this team has gotten in the playoffs. We are one step away from the Stanley Cup! Let's do everything we can to show our support. I'll be at home game 2 (bought tix for home game 4 but that's no longer existent) , section 119, row 12 screaming my face off. I hope to see you guys there as well.


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SHRM News and Events
The Brooklyn Chapter of SHRM thanks everyone who participated in the fundraiser for Hour Children. We helped to raise $3,300.
SHRM Meetings
Each month, organizational management students can attend meetings held by the Metropolitan New York Chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).
These meetings feature human resource professionals from various businesses in the New York Metropolitan area and discuss current topics in corporate America and human resources.


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So with the return of Brock Lesnar to WWE Raw last night in Miami, ten years after his original debut, and the apparent long-term part time return of The Rock to "home", I know I for one am filled with absolutely tremendous excitement, and not just for the men themselves. Hell, I'm not even just excited to see Brock destroy people (though that is an appealing notion). I'm excited because I WANT to see these two legends go toe-to-toe with the best the WWE has to offer today. And I personally don't even hope the pair of them clean house and "destroy the PG Era", a concept that I've seen thrown around a lot (that I still don't think will happen). I think the WWE right now has one of the largest reservoirs of young and veteran but still prime talent in company history, and those two men, The Rock and Brock Lesnar, have the potential to not only excite fans and give them boosts of nostalgia, but also to freshen, motivate, and legitimize the new talent in the company, creating a possible boom for business and, by proxy, entertaining television.
Read more of my thoughts after the jump...So first, a little bit of my history as a wrestling fan. My first Raw as part of a regular viewing routine was the Raw before Survivor Series 1998. It actually started as a semi-ironic thing; a bonding activity with my older brother to sit back and laugh about how "fake" and silly the thing was. But The Rock had other plans in mind. It's kind of funny actually, I really am not a huge Rock fan. Sure, he's an INCREDIBLE performer, and I'm not about to say I'm not entertained by him, but when listing my favorite wrestlers, both past and present, Rock is, well...pretty far down the list. But I'll never forget it. That face-in-peril match he had against Mark Henry to earn a spot in the 1998 Survivor Series WW(F)E Championship Tournament that also involved Shane McMahon sold me on pro wrestling. I was absolutely hooked. I watched Raw every week, ordered Wrestlemania 15 for my first ever pay-per-view in 1999, and never looked back. I gorged myself on it, watching every old Wrestlemania on VHS, familiarizing myself with legends and iconic matches, and learning to appreciate the drama, theater, and athleticism involved with pro wrestling.
Today, I'd consider myself a borderline junkie: posting daily on a wrestling forum, watching Raw and Smackdown EVERY week without fail, sometimes watching TNA Impact just to see if I'm missing out on anything there, ordering the Big 4 of the WWE every year (sometimes lesser shows too; looking at you, MITB '11), and even ordering iPPV's from ROH and doing volunteer show recaps for NWA: Mountain State, an independent pro wrestling promotion in West Virginia. The cool thing about MSW is, while I haven't done a review in a while, my work has been noticed by the talents there, and I've even exchanged emails with a guy who used to be on WCW TV. My point is, while I have a disability that will leave me forever in a wheelchair and thus will never be able to directly work in the business (though pro wrestler Gregory Iron actually shares my diagnosis), I LOVE pro wrestling. So I want to see WWE do well, and I want to see the exciting, gripping TV that I know it's capable of.
This brings us to The Rock and particularly Brock Lesnar. Rock has made it clear in and out of character that last Sunday in Miami, while not the beginning of a full-time return, is not a one shot either. And Brock has apparently signed a one-year deal with a minimum of 30-35 appearances, culminating in Wrestlemania 29 in New Jersey (which I may actually be able to attend, a lifelong dream), with the option for additional appearances if Lesnar is willing to make them. 30-35 appearances isn't just for one match. No, I'd wager chances are good that Brock will wrestle somewhere in the neighborhood of 5 major matches in the next year, and that's not even counting The Rock. Not only is this exciting by itself, especially to ponder the possibilities (Lesnar/Cena? Lesnar/Taker? Lesnar/Sheamus? Lesnar/Orton? Lesnar/Punk? Lesnar/Rock?) but it means that excitement among the fans will increase, which is better for both the business and the quality of the TV.
Last night was a prime example of just how much a red-hot crowd can make an event so much more entertaining. Hell, look at the Attitude Era. I'm gonna come out and say it: in terms of in-ring product and even promo quality vs. today, I think the Attitude Era gets pretty consistently overrated. But what DOESN'T get overrated is the crowds. Everything is red hot. Why? They're not red hot for The Brood, or The Oddities, or Ken Shamrock. They're red hot because they know they're gonna see The Rock, Steve Austin, Undertaker, HHH, even Vince McMahon. But it doesn't matter. Because the energy is there, and it's UNBELIEVABLY fun.
So not only does WWE have a potential font of dream matches to put on for the next year or even two possibly (and I'm looking at you, Austin/Punk) but additionally, the crowds are going to be juiced for it. And think about the tremendous and/or promising current talents I haven't or have barely mentioned: Cody Rhodes, Sheamus, Daniel Bryan, Sin Cara, Alberto Del Rio, Dolph Ziggler, Wade Barrett, CM Punk, and yes, John Cena and Randy Orton...even guys in developmental like the Kings of Wrestling (known in WWE Developmental as Antonio Cesaro and Kassius Ohno, currently singles competitors), Jon Moxley (Dean Ambrose), Tyler Black (Seth Rollins), Richie Steamboat. The point is that the wealth of young and promising talent in the WWE right now is positively tremendous, it's just been misused and/or hasn't gelled with crowds yet.
But the shot in the arm of Lesnar and Rock and the possible dream matches associated with them, combined with what seems to be a greater involvement by HHH behind the scenes, not to mention some tremendous angles and new characters (YES! YES! YES!) and what will HOPEFULLY be continually excited and energetic crowds more than they have been lately, seems like all the ingredients necessary to capitalize and, while not likely to create a new boom for wrestling, could at least revitalize and freshen up what had previously been stale, tired or uninspiring, even when Brock, Rock, HHH, Taker, and other legends like Austin and Jericho aren't necessarily directly involved.
Of course, another thing I've learned in my 15 years of watching wrestling and my 10 or so years of following things on the internet is to never underestimate the ability of Vince McMahon to screw up something good in his older, competition-less age. But I think I'd be lying to myself if I said this didn't seem like the most widespread, massive, difficult-to-botch mixture of circumstances the WWE has had in a LONG time.
And until I see them actually screw it up, that is really really exciting. Time to buckle in guys, 'cause whether the destination is great or not, I'm pretty sure it might be one hell of a ride.


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Struggling for a business loan from the bank? There are other financing options out there
Yesterday's figures from the Bank of England make it very clear that British businesses are still struggling to secure funding from traditional channels (read: bank loans). I wasn't surprised to read that many businesses now prefer to raise money by … Continue reading


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Media Release
24 January –Vietnam has been one of the world's most impressive growth stories over the last two decades. Over the last 10 years in particular it has integrated into the global economy, becoming an attractive business location. Yet the economy faces internal weaknesses and challenges, reflected in low competitiveness in different aspects and supply chain immaturity.
In October 2011, Liezl Smith, President of SAPICS (The Association for Operations Management Southern Africa) was seconded by the Institute of Business Forecasting (IBF) in the USA to teach a course in demand planning at Vietnam Breweries Limited in Ho Chi Minh City, better known as Saigon. The presentation of courses such as this, compliments the recently launched programme by the country's Ministry of Industry and Trade to develop the Beer, Alcohol and Beverage Industry over the next 15 years. This programme concentrates on the optimisation of product quality and the utilization of advanced technology and human resources.
The Institute for Business Forecasting and Planning (IBF) is recognised as a comprehensive service provider of forecasting and planning educational services to global organisations. Ms Smith became the first South African IBF certified professional after having completed the course successfully in 2008 in Chicago, USA. Says Ms Liezl Smith B Eng CPIM, CIRM, CSCP, "It was a privilege to teach the 25 delegates at such a renowned international brewery with a marketing footprint extending across 60 countries. It is supported by 30 breweries in 14 countries in the Asia Pacific region brewery and was named in the 2011 Forbes Asia's
Fab 50 list of the 50 most profitable listed companies with large market capitalization."
Vietnam seems to experience challenges within its supply chain which are very similar to those which South Africa is faced with and which SAPICS is addressing. "The first world facilities of Vietnam Breweries are in sharp contrast with the living conditions of the fundamentally poor population who possesses the largest combined buying power," says Ms Smith. "Distribution is also hampered by the deteriorated infrastructure especially in the rural areas of the country. My South African background assisted me tremendously in relating to the delegates and leading the program".
She continued: "Taking into account the complexities of the local and global supply chains of Vietnam, I have no doubt that the company benefitted greatly from the course which focuses on the imparting of knowledge of demand planning and forecasting and equipping delegates with the necessary skills to make a valuable contribution towards the success of their organisations."
Ms Smith concluded that not one of the 25 candidates knew anything about South Africa. "It was a pleasure to teach these friendly professionals about Demand Planning in supply chain management and acting as an ambassador for IBF, SAPICS and South Africa at the same time. As South Africans, we should never underestimate our ability to contribute towards the education of people from countries around the world."
IBF training is presented by SAPICS twice a year in Johannesburg and Cape Town respectively.
For more information in this regard the SAPICS offices can be contacted at (011) 023 6701.
SAPICS - The Association for Operations Management of Southern Africa - comprises professional members from across the spectrum of South African industry. Since its foundation in 1966, SAPICS has become a leading provider of knowledge in supply chain management, production and operations in South Africa. The association is closely affiliated to APICS -The Association for Operations Management and the Institute of Business Forecasting in the United States.
SAPICS is the South African custodian of two internationally accredited certification programmes from APICS - Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM) and Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP). The association's education offerings are aimed at advancing industry's ability to succeed in a changing and increasingly competitive market place.
The Annual SAPICS Conference and Exhibition is the premier educational and networking event in Africa for Supply Chain management professionals.
The 34th Annual SAPICS Conference and Exhibition will be held at Sun City from 3nd to 5th June 2012.
For further information, please contact:
Denise Lourens
Jenny Froome at SAPICS
011 023 6707