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Anthony Cabrera enjoys a versatile career as a teacher and singer. Since receiving his degree in music from the University of Miami in 1999, he has worked under the baton of a number of conductors including James Judd (Florida Philharmonic Orchestra) Michael Tilson Thomas (The New World Symphony) and Alain Lombard (Florida Concert Association). He has had two successful tours in Spain singing the music of George Gershwin, Cole Porter and Irving Berlin.
Cabrera is the Assistant Director of Music Ministries at Coral Gables Congregational United Church of Christ (UCC) where he directs Cantáte – the youth performance ensemble - and the Youth and Adult Bell Choirs. He is a singer with the Chancel Choir and CGCC's professional vocal ensemble in residence. For the national UCC, he sits on the Praise Song Advisory Team as well as the General Synod Worship Planning Advisory Team.
He is the Choral Director at the Young Women's Preparatory Academy – Miami Dade County Public Schools' single gender public preparatory academy for girls where he also teaches Humanities, AP Music Theory and AP European History. In his career as a teacher, he has been named Rookie Teacher of the Year (Coral Gables High School 2000) and Teacher of the Year (Coral Gables High School 2006 and Young Women's Preparatory Academy 2008)
Cabrera is a member of Jubilate a vocal ensemble that specialized in Gospel music, African American Spirituals and the music of the Caribbean.
He has conducted performances of West Side Story (Leonard Bernstein) and Lucia de Lamermoor (Gaetano Donizetti). He has also been at the podium as a conductor for the MDCPS Superintendents Honors Festival Middle School Choir (2005) and from 2002 – 2005 for the University Of Miami Frost School Of Music Choral Camp.
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I finally got around to watching the Al Gore film, An Inconvenient Truth, this weekend and I gotta tell ya, there's some scary shit heading our way if global warming doesn't cease.
The scariest thing is Gore's predictions of what will happen to Manhattan in about ten years or less if we don't start making efforts to reverse the damage. The image above is from the film. The clip actually shows my apartment building as one of the first ones to go. To put it mildly, no film in recent history has hit this close to home.
I'm sure you're asking yourselves "Does he have the nerve to take a universal issue such as global warming and make it all about himself?" In a word, yes. I've never been the greatest swimmer. I have pets, if that sways you. Anything I can say that will make you buy an electric or solar-powered car, I'll say it.
I am asking you, North America, China and parts of Europe, to please put a stop to this global catastrophe (and this is the important part) before my apartment building is underwater. If you can't do it for yourselves, do it for me. I thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Just to be on the safe side, I probably won't be renewing my lease.
Click on the image to watch the clip from "An Inconvenient Truth: A Global Warning."
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A WEDDING certificate was amongst the items stolen by thieves during a house burglary in Old Basing.
The burglary took place at a house in Pyotts Hill, between 10pm on Wednesday, March 27 and 5.50am the following day.
Thieves stole a safe and the items it contained, including cash, several watches, a gold chain, bracelet and earrings, the certificate and other family papers.
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OK well, I think we are all still somewhat getting over a trade which none of saw coming.. at least not this one.
There are plenty of other posts that deal with the trade itself and although Bullet Nation in Exile touched upon it, I wanted to take a better look at how this trade might affect our 2012 Draft position.
Personally, I think having Nene will provide us a few more wins than with Javale + Nick.
Yes Javale is averaging 12ppg, 9rpg & Nick 17ppg; while Nene is averaging 13ppg & 3rpg... but Nene's presence will HOPEFULLY be a positive/professional influence and improve the play of others, which will help close the gap in scoring & rebounding. This is all assuming Nene can stay healthy.
The good news (well, kinda)... we are still Lottery bound. But how high of a lottery pick?
Lets see...
As of right now, the Wizards have 24 games left to play. Out of those 24 games, half are againt teams under .500
In order from worst to "a little less worst", here is the cellar of the NBA:
Charlotte 6 - 36
New Orleans 10 - 34
Washington 10 - 32
Toronto 14 - 29
Sacramento 14 - 29
New Jersey 15 - 29
Detroit 16 - 27
Cleveland 16 - 25
ASSUMING the Wizards win 9 more games.
Charlotte won't win 14 more games, so barring a miracle, they will be the worst team in the league.
New Orleans might be able to win 10 more games, but without a healthy Eric Gordon, most likely not.
Sacramento has enough talent & upside to win 6 more games.
New Jersey should be able to win at least 5 more with Gerald Wallace. The Blazers are lottery bound!
Both Detroit & Cleveland aren't great, but they are OK... OK enough to win 4 more games this year.
SO... that leaves the dreaded Toronto Raptors! They did it to us last year and they might do it to us again this year! Having dumped Leandro Barbosa, will the Raptors have enough to win 6 more games? Who knows!?
Basically, I think the Wizards will have pick #3 or #4... before the ping pong balls.
What do you guys think?


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The latest FOX News poll indicates Americans want tougher gun laws.
85 percent of those surveyed want universal background checks. Majorities also favor mental health checks and restrictions on assault weapons, high-capacity magazines and ammunition.
There is a news report out Friday that says the shortage of ammunition is so severe some police departments are bartering among each other just to have bullets in their handguns.
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Sixers president Ed Stefanski announced the signing Wednesday on the team's Web site. Iverson is expected to make his debut Monday against the Denver Nuggets.
Stefanski says in a news release that the team felt "Allen was the best available free agent guard to help" after the injury to Lou Williams, who will miss up to eight weeks.
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Barking and Dagenham Council says it plans to name a third street after a local serviceman or woman who has died on active duty, after naming two other streets in this way.
On each occasion the council has consulted with bereaved families before deciding on the street name and offered them a role during the street naming ceremony.
Cllr Liam Smith, Leader of Barking and Dagenham Council, said:
"We are very proud as a Council to be able to remember our fallen soldiers in the way of naming a street after them. These streets will be permanent reminders to future generations of the ultimate sacrifice which these brave soldiers made for our country. These individuals are an absolute credit to Barking and Dagenham."


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Aloha, Bengals fans. I'm Brian Galliford, and I run Buffalo Rumblings, SB Nation's Bills community. I'm here to answer any questions you have about this weekend's game between my Bills and your Bengals, so if you've got them, fire away. I'm certain some other folks from BR (no, that does NOT stand for Bleacher Report, dammit) will swing by.
BUT. (There's always a but.)
We don't have to talk about the game if you don't want to. I mean, seriously - these teams are a combined 3-15. I'm up for anything that's kosher to the community, but I especially like talking about food, television shows (have you SEEN The Walking Dead?!), and other sports. So we can talk about other things, too, if you can't stomach Bills/Bengals. But mostly, yeah, I'm here to talk Bills/Bengals.


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England collapsed to 136 all out today to leave Australia in charge of the first Ashes cricket Test with a 224-run lead going into day three.
Australia slumped to 273-8 on the opening day of the first Ashes cricket Test as England's Stuart Broad took five wickets.
Australia elevated batsman George Bailey to its Test cricket squad and recalled left-arm fast bowler Mitchell Johnson for next week's Ashes series opener against England.
Australia fast bowler Ryan Harris will undergo ankle surgery today that will rule him out of action for as many as four months, Cricket Australia said.
Australia included fast bowler Ryan Harris in a 12-man squad for the second cricket Test against India starting Jan. 3 in Sydney.
Stuart Broad took six wickets in 45 balls as England beat Australia by 74 runs in the fourth cricket Test to clinch its third straight Ashes series victory.
Australia needed 50 minutes to tie the Ashes cricket series at 1-1 and take the favorite's status from England with two matches left in the best-of-five contest.
Australia needs 299 runs to win the fourth Ashes cricket Test after Ryan Harris took seven wickets to limit host England to 330 all out at Chester-le-Street.
Australia picked two 35-year-olds to plug an experience gap for its Ashes cricket series in England, choosing Brad Haddin as first-choice wicketkeeper and vice-captain, and recalling batsman Chris Rogers.
England captain Alastair Cook is targeting a series win after his team retained the Ashes trophy as the third cricket Test against Australia was drawn on a rain- shortened final day.
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OK, not really. But you know how we're always going on about stories that make people not affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church seem like they are, in fact, affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church? Well, here's a great example of a religion journalist doing it right. Here's the very top of St. Louis Post-Dispatch religion reporter Tim Townsend explaining part of a complicated scenario:
It has stood up to three Catholic bishops. It has weathered a decade-long legal storm. It has embraced doctrine far afield from its Roman roots.
Now St. Stanislaus Kostka Church is on the verge of aligning with a different denomination entirely, joining forces with the Episcopal church.
Awesome, right? The piece is chock full of good information, including doctrinal issues and the technicalities of a possible change. We learn that the Episcopal Diocese of Missouri has announced the possibile union and what it would mean for the historically Polish church (they'd get to keep their own rites and identity or choose to use Episcopal liturgies).
We get the background on where things stand on the near-interminable legal battle between St. Stanislaus and the St. Louis Archdiocese. The latter had appealed a 2012 decision that granted St. Stanislaus control to its own lay board, but later dismissed the appeal. Here's how the tricky issue of affiliation is handled:
As part of the agreement, St. Stanislaus agreed to abstain from representing itself as affiliated with the Roman Catholic church. In the eyes of the Vatican, the church lost that affiliation in 2005, as part of a battle with then-St. Louis Archbishop Raymond Burke.
The Rev. Marek Bozek, the former Roman Catholic priest who has led St. Stanislaus since parishioners hired him in 2005, in violation of Roman Catholic canon law, was unavailable for comment Tuesday.
But in a "September Reflection" letter posted on the parish's website, he makes reference to the issue — posting a photo of Smith's visit last month to the church to meet with parishioners.
Bozek said the church has lacked that kind of authority, and has been "struggling to survive without a bishop for over nine years."
"One cannot be a Catholic without having a bishop," he continued, citing a description of a bishop's ministry in the "Book of Common Prayer." "It is my hope that by the time this process is completed, we, St. Stanislaus Parish, will have a caring and wise bishop and that we will be a part of a diocese."
I also like how we learn about St. Stanislaus' need for a bishop, although it would be nice to know the particulars of why one is necessary. We then hear from parishioners about their mixed feelings about such a move (and that the Episcopal Church is just one of the contenders for affiliation).


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After 38 years of teaching, all of them at Kimball, daily plans will help structure her days in retirement
Kim Cunningham came to Kimball to teach in 1976. She had received her degree from Augsburg College. She was hired to teach P.E. and health, and maybe one section of science. Today she teaches Life Science, Biology, Medical Terminology (a college-level course), and Human Anatomy/Physiology. She was a volleyball coach in Kimball for more than 25 years, and also coached gymnastics and track (until the budget cuts).
She earned her Master's degree from St. Mary's University in Winona in 2001.
"Miss Cunningham" became "Mrs. Pelzer" when she married Dean Pelzer. They now live on the Pelzer farmstead near St. Augusta.
Teaching in Kimball for 25 years has been wonderful, but her heart is being pulled elsewhere
Deb Schmidt started teaching at Kimball in 1989, after teaching in two private schools in Fairmont. That first day, the new elementary school building wasn't finished yet. For instance, three classes of third grade met in the media center, with packing boxes serving as wall dividers.
In these 25 years in Kimball, she has taught Title I for three years, and second, third, fourth, and sixth grades as well as multi-age for six years. She loved teaching the multi-age class. She has been a fourth-grade teacher for several years now.
After applying for the same jobs, they met on their first day of work in 1977
Kay Douglass, then principal of Kimball Elementary School, hired Steve Palm and Ann Downham. It didn't matter a lot to either one which of the two positions they filled, but Steve was hired first for fifth grade (where there was a student who required physical help every day) so Ann got the second/third-grade class.
They met for the first time on the first day of school.
Over the years, they became friends, took bartending jobs at the V.F.W. in St. Cloud together and, in their words, "started hanging out and doing stuff together." They became engaged in February 1981 and were married that July. No one knew they'd even been dating. They remembered the day their boss found out: Kay Douglass came rushing into the lounge exclaiming, "I'm a matchmaker, I'm a matchmaker!"
His last high school concert as conductor was Monday, May 19, 2014
When Keith Haake arrived to teach at Kimball, in 1984, he already had his Master's degree, had taught college for two years, and had been performing professionally for years.
"I never thought I'd stay here," he says. He thought Kimball would be a brief stop on his pro- fessional path. After a few years, he decided that little schools deserve good and consistent music programs too. Thirty years later, he retires leaving an incred- ibly strong music program here.
Haake had shoulder replace- ment surgery just after the winter concert, and was out for three months recovering. He's returned, part-time, with the long-term substitute Laura Bolliat covering afternoon classes.
He's gone backward, pain-wise, though. He came back to conduct- ing too soon. This is why he's retir- ing now, and will spend the summer months recovering more.
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Well, we are sitting at 37-33 right now, 6.5 games out of the playoffs with no realistic chance of making a push. We were good enough to raise some eyebrows this year, but not good enough to make some noise where it really counts.
As I look back over the season, though, there are a few key games where, if they had turned out differently, might have changed our fortunes for the better. So without further adieu, here are the games I'd like back this year:
- Tuesday, October 30th, at San Antonio (L 91-106). First game of the season. The champs get their rings. We shouldn't have had a prayer. Well, it just so happened that we came to play, and were within a few points with a minute left. Given our propensity to win close games this year, if we had played this game with a healthy James Jones I think we might win it. What a note it could have been to start the season. Alas, it was not meant to be and instead we started with a 3-game losing streak.
- Friday, November 16th, at Philadelphia (L 88-92). As I sat at the bar with my wife, I thought we had this one in the bag--up 73-54 heading to the 4th quarter. A lackadaisical, mistake-filled 4th quarter led to a monumental collapse, and eventually to another losing streak in which we lose 9 of 10. Probably the low-point of the season.
- Wednesday, November 21st, home vs. New Jersey (L 101-106). Our first home loss, there is no conceivable reason we should have lost this game. We know now we are the better team (as evidenced by the shellacking we gave them in January), and if we played this game over 20 more times, I would bet we'd win 19 of them. This loss continues our string of winnable losses following the Philadelphia debacle.
- Monday, December 31st, at Utah (L 101-111). This was a big one. Could have kept our streak going for 5 more games, and it would have given us the tiebreaker against Utah. In retrospect, it seems like the team was a little satisfied with the work they had put in in December. Hopefully next year they'll be a little hungrier in a big game like this against a division foe.
- Sunday, January 13th, at Toronto (L 109-116). Double-overtime thriller, if we had pulled this one out it might have gotten our monumental road-trip off to a great start and given us a little momentum heading into the second half of the season. As we look back, I think we can agree this with the beginning of the end.
- Wednesday, January 30th, home vs. Cleveland (L 83-84). The LeBron game. Seriously, who didn't think this would happen? If I remember correctly, though, we had a foul to give when the ball was inbounded, and Joel was not in the game. Certainly a game all of us would like back.
- Monday, February 4th, home vs. Denver (L 103-105). If the Toronto game was the beginning of the end, then I believe this game was the nail in the coffin. One of the best games between any two teams that I've seen all year--this game was a mid-season slugfest between two teams fighting for their playoff lives. Players for both teams were making big plays and hitting big shots. If not for a few shaky plays down the stretch by a point guard who shall remain nameless, we might have won this one.
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The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Corporal Jordan C. Pierson, 21, of Milford, Connecticut, died August 25, 2006, while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Plainville, Connecticut.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Titans quarterback Vince Young needs surgery on his right thumb and will be out for the rest of the season, head coach Jeff Fisher said in a press conference Monday afternoon at Baptist Sports Park.
Fisher said the team would be putting Young on injured reserve in the next day or so and he'll be "finished for the year."
"He may want to get a second opinion, he may want to get two dozen opinions but our doctor said that for his position, it needs to be fixed," he said. "We'll go ahead and do that based on their recommendation."
Rookie quarterback Rusty Smith will start Sunday for the Titans in Houston.
Fisher said the team will be meeting with former third string quarterback Chris Simms Tuesday morning and he will more than likely be the Titans' No. 2 until Kerry Collins gets better.
Young bolted out of LP Field Sunday after exchanging words with Fisher following the team's 19-16 overtime loss to Washington.
He threw his shoulder pads and No. 10 jersey into the stands and left the stadium just minutes later, ignoring both questions from reporters and his old college teammate who tried to talk to him.
After tearing a flexor tendon in the thumb on his throwing hand in the third quarter, Young returned to the sideline with his thumb taped in an effort to return.
Fisher said Monday he never told any of the coaches he wanted to return although it wouldn't have made a difference.
"If I thought Vince could go out and give us the best chance to win then he would have gone back out on the field, but that wasn't the case in my opinion," he said.
"He may have told other people but he did not tell the head coach, the offensive coordinator or the quarterbacks coach so as far as I'm concerned, he didn't tell anybody," he continued. "He tried to throw the football. I'm sure most of you saw that, it sailed into the net. That's enough."
Fisher said the team's focus this week will be getting back to winning football games.
When asked about Young's future with the Titans and his relationship with the former first round pick, he replied, "My focus is on this football team, okay? He's not going to play any more games for us this year because of the injury, okay? We can deal with all that when the season is over."
Titans' owner Bud Adams told The Tennessean Monday that he has told both Young and Fisher to work it out and "get this thing settled."
Young is under contract through 2011 and due $8.5 million.
Fisher is also under contract through next season. He said Monday that he hopes to finish his career in Tennessee.
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text: LG's 29-inch UltraWide monitor brings 21:9 screens to the desktop Nate Lanxon's Blog 07 January 13 Tweet LG UltraWideNate Lanxon Nate Lanxon Editor of Wired.co.uk Follow @NateLanxon Computer monitors aren't that exciting. So LG has made the world's widest ever: a 21:9 aspect ratio display with a 29-inch diagonal width. It's called the LG EA93 UltraWide, and with it I'm finally excited by a monitor.The 2,560x1,080-pixel screen itself will go on sale in March, and that's the main news here, as the display itself has been publically teased over the last few months. I got to see it for the first time here at CES, and in the flesh it's a lovely display, with great viewing angles and a slick, thin design.It's aimed at creative professionals, movie lovers and vigorous multi-taskers. For the former, the extra width means significantly more pixels on screen for use with horizontal timelines; for multitaskers and movie fans, wider is just plain better. Pricing hasn't been announced, and it's not likely to be a cheap monitor, as its unusual form factor won't appeal to the mass market. But for creatives and movie lovers, it's one to pay attention to. Comments Have I missed something in the photos? This looks like two 17-inchers (like the old 1710B?) in a custom frame thingybob that handles distribution of single power and signal inputs. Which is at least tidy but shouldn't be *too* much more expensive than two thin-bezel stand-alone monitors? But I assume it's still heaps cheaper than, say, Dell's 30-inch 2560*1600 U3011, which I notice is now under £900. Mike Woodhouse Jan 8th 2013 I can't wait to watch my movies with a great bezel down the middle. You've done it again LG. Moody McGee Jan 8th 2013 In reply to Moody McGee The bezel isn't really there in the middle. It's in the video on the screen. You can see it for yourself on Youtube. Lloyd Jan 12th 2013 That isn't a bezel. It's part of the picture. Jon Jan 8th 2013 Were you just as excited when Dell introduced their "world's widest" 29" ultra sharp monitor back in November? I think you are not up to par on this. BTW ASUS has a 29" monitor too. bcd Jan 10th 2013 Does MacBook Air support the resolution (2,560x1,080-pixel) on this type of monitors? Hi Jan 29th 2013 Reply to a comment Name Email Comment Submit » Read more on CES 2013 Latest gadget news & features from CES 2013 - from smartphones to tablets, home automation to robots and processors Business Showtime in Vegas: the mayhem of CES 2013, in pictures Nate Lanxon's Blog 'PlayStation 4K' and 'Xbox Durango' will be key to Ultra HD adoption Autopia Audi's auto piloted A7 can drive itself: Wired goes hands-off Geek Dad Trakdot uses GPS tracking to ease luggage carousel stresses Geek Dad Big Bird's Words reads for your children, in a good way Technology Kingston's 1TB USB 3.0 thumbdrive will probably cost as much as a car Latest on wired.co.uk


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With teens spending on average 31 hours a week online, a Waukesha North High School teacher is just one of many who are reaching out to kids at their level.
Through the use of iPads, science teacher Eric Hill can keep classroom interaction engaging as he uses different applications to have the students answer questions during class, draw pictures to explain their answers and to prepare them for a classroom discussion on different topics and issues.
"I can't force kids to look at a paper, but for whatever reason, they will look at an iPad," Hill said.
The Waukesha School District held a technology spotlight event Tuesday night at Waukesha West High School for parents and community members to check out a variety of techniques being used in the classroom.
Technology is used in many ways at different schools. At Waukesha STEM Academy-Saratoga Campus, students are starting to build websites so they can track their projects and grades with charts and graphs. They can use that information to assess their growth, to see where they need to improve and acknowledge their strengths.
"This is a part of their self-directed learning," explained Chris Del Ponte, a teacher at Waukesha STEM Academy.
The use of technology in the classroom is growing. School districts throughout the country are adding iPads and other tablets to their education system with some apparently positive outcomes. A recent study showed that students who use iPads in class score higher on literacy tests, according to Time Magazine.
At the high school level, an application on the iPad allows Hill to ask students a question, log their answers and ask the same question after the lecture and classroom discussion. Students have a chance to think through their answers instead of being put on the spot.
"So many times kids don't want to participate because they don't want to be called out," Hill said.
Hill uses various technologies in his classroom to assist with grading, teaching and homework. Sometimes he has what he calls "flipped" homework. The students are expected to watch video lectures and then complete hands-on projects in class.
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With the acquisition of Mario Williams and Mark Anderson, Buffalo future seems much brighter than last year. As a fan I can honestly say I am borderline giddy as I await the regular season. Interviews of the players seems to indicate that they are also excited about the teams potential this year. If building a competitive Football team were that easy, everyone would amass a formidable team roster and call it a day. But it isn't that simple and that's why they play the game. I'm looking for input on how would offenses move the football against the Bills defense.To paraphrase from a fellow Rumblers post, "How would YOU stop us"?
In my opinion, the Bills front seven will be susceptible to misdirection and counter plays. I think zone blocking will give us some difficulty. If K. Williams can get trapped inside, run potentially will be good for a big gain. I don't see any team running well between Super Mario and Marcell Dareus. So fellow Rumblers, How would YOU stop us?


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If the list of MLS postseason award finalists is any indication, Sporting Kansas City and the San Jose Earthquakes will have plenty of individual awards to go along with their team accomplishments this year. Sporting KC, the top team in the East during the regular season, led the way with six finalists. The Earthquakes, who won the Supporters' Shield, were right behind with five finalists. No other team had more than three.
The actual winners will start to be announced on Nov. 19, when the Rookie of the Year is announced along with the individual and team Fair Play award winners.
The three finalists in each category were the top three vote getters. Current players, the clubs (Coaches, Technical Directors, Chief Business Officers and PR/Community Relations) and media members all voted.
For a preview of how these may turn out, check out SB Nation's MLS award winners.
2012 Major League Soccer Awards Finalists
(Listed in alphabetical order by last name within each award category)
Rookie of the Year Finalists
Darren Mattocks (Vancouver Whitecaps FC)
Xbox Individual Fair Play Finalists*
Logan Pause (Chicago Fire)
Heath Pearce (New York Red Bulls)
*Selected by MLS based on objective criteria such as fouls committed, cards received, games & minutes played, as well as subjective evaluation of sportsmanlike behavior.
Xbox Team Fair Play Finalists*
Chicago Fire
*Selected by MLS based on objective criteria such as fewest fouls committed, cards received, and on subjective evaluation of sportsmanlike behavior.
Defender of the Year Finalists
Victor Bernardez (San Jose Earthquakes)
Matt Besler (Sporting Kansas City)
Aurelien Collin (Sporting Kansas City)
MLS W.O.R.K.S. Humanitarian of the Year Finalists
Kei Kamara (Sporting Kansas City)
Michael Lahoud (Philadelphia Union)
Referee of the Year Finalists
Silviu Petrescu
Baldomero Toledo
Armando Villarreal
Assistant Referee of the Year Finalists
Ian Anderson
Gregory Barkey
Corey Parker
Coach of the Year Finalists
Ben Olsen (D.C. United)
Peter Vermes (Sporting Kansas City)
Frank Yallop (San Jose Earthquakes)
Comeback Player of the Year Finalists
Alan Gordon (San Jose Earthquakes)
Eddie Johnson (Seattle Sounders FC)
Chris Pontius (D.C. United)
Allstate Goalkeeper of the Year Finalists
Michael Gspurning (Seattle Sounders FC)
Dan Kennedy (Chivas USA)
Jimmy Nielsen (Sporting Kansas City)
Newcomer of the Year Finalists
Victor Bernardez (San Jose Earthquakes)
Michael Gspurning (Seattle Sounders FC)
Federico Higuain (Columbus Crew)
Volkswagen Most Valuable Player Finalists
Thierry Henry (New York Red Bulls)
Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes)
Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City)
Awards Announcements Schedule:
Schedule subject to change
November 19: MLS Rookie of the Year, Xbox Fair Play Individual & Team of the Year
November 20: MLS Defender of the Year, MLS W.O.R.K.S. Humanitarian of the Year, and Referee/Assistant Referee of the Year
November 26: 2012 MLS Best XI
November 27: MLS Coach of the Year and Comeback Player of the Year
November 28: Allstate Goalkeeper of the Year and Newcomer of the Year
November 29: AT&T Goal of the Year, MLS Save of the Year and Volkswagen MLS MVP


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More than 37 years of Cordova Elementary School students can be grateful that her plan to major in math at Walker College didn't work out.
"When I hit calculus, we didn't agree," Vance said.
Vance, a Cordova native, has spent her entire career in education at CES.
She taught first grade for 15 years and then moved to the fourth grade hall after getting some encouragement from a co-worker.
Vance was placed in the classroom where she was a fourth grade student under Ms. Betty Felkins.
When Vance told her students that fact each year, they usually seemed amazed that the building was so old.
"I'll say, 'Wait a minute. How old do you think I am?' They change their story then," Vance said.
Vance, who retired this week, said she is very happy that she decided to become a teacher.
Her first year in teaching, she had 38 first graders who had never had kindergarten because it wasn't offered yet.
She spent the first six weeks teaching them their colors and how to write their names before moving on to other required material.
Although Vance's final weeks in education were overshadowed by the April 27 tornadoes that destroyed Cordova, she is grateful for the "great group of kids" and their parents who shared the year with her.
Vance has never said that she was going to work. She preferred to think of it as getting ready for school.
"I guess I've never looked at it as work," Vance said.
Vance's original plan was to retire early by taking approximately 20 sick days she had built up over the years. After the devastating storms, she decided that her place was at school with her students.
She is donating the sick days to a local bus driver who was injured and lost a loved one in the tornadoes.
Principal Mike Scott said Vance is irreplaceable and has been a godsend for him in his six years at CES.
He added that her Cordova roots allowed Vance to have a unique role in the recovery of her students after the tornadoes.
"She's been a calming effect, especially with the kids because she knows so many families and she's very loyal," Scott said.


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Enjoying views across the fairways of Pinhal Golf course, Villa Louella sits amidst mature grounds with a lovely L-shaped swimming pool.
Key Features
- A stone's throw from Pinhal Golf Course
- Attractive and well appointed family villa
- Private pool, sun terrace and landscaped gardens
- Walk to local shops and restaurants
- Just a few minutes drive from Vilamoura's marina and beach
- Air conditioning in bedrooms
- L-shaped private pool
- 9.0m x 4.0m
- 1.0m - 2.1m
- Ladder steps
Ground Floor
The open plan living/dining area is well-furnished with a lovely terracotta tiled floor keeping things cool underfoot. A basket weave sofa and armchairs topped with comfy white cushions are grouped around a matching glass-topped coffee table, facing the fireplace. For indoor entertainment, there is a television with some satellite channels and also a CD player which sits on the sideboard at the other end of the room. There is an oval shaped wooden dining table with seating for six people. White shuttered patio doors open onto a pleasantly shaded covered dining terrace which has with a good quality outdoor dining table and chairs – the perfect place to enjoy an al fresco family meal.
The bright and modern kitchen has white units at base and eye level housing a built-in microwave and oven with a separate ceramic hob. There is also a fridge/freezer, dishwasher and washing machine.
There are two twin bedrooms on this floor, sharing a separate family bathroom with a white suite consisting of bath/overhead shower, WC and a washbasin set within a marble topped vanity unit. The bedrooms have been decorated in a contemporary style.
First Floor
Stairs lead up to the master bedroom located on the first floor. This sunny room has a double bed and a stylish en suite bathroom. Patio doors open onto a lovely roof terrace with great views over the golf course and wide sweeping steps lead down to the pool garden and terrace below.
The gardens have a well-maintained lawned area with some natural shade provided by mature trees and palms. The 9m x 4m L-shaped swimming pool is close to the villa and bordered by a sun terrace, amply furnished with recliners for comfortable sun-bathing. A barbecue is tucked into an alcove at one end of the terrace with a lovely potted palm guarding the steps to the roof terrace at the other. Adjacent to the villa is a shaded covered terrace set with table and chairs.
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Villa Louella is situated in a pleasant residential area within the popular Algarve resort of Vilamoura. Ideally located for golfing enthusiasts, the villa has views over the fairways of Pinhal Golf course with a further five golf courses close by. There are local amenities within walking distance with Vilamoura's chic marina and beach 2km and 3km away respectively. Vilamoura is an energetic, cosmopolitan resort, and indeed one of Europe's major golf destinations. Plenty of other sporting and leisures facilities are on offer here, including an aqua park, horse riding stables, water sports and a shooting range. The resort centre has a huge range of night clubs, a casino and some excellent bars and restaurants.
Vilamoura means, literally 'Moorish Town'. Today, its most popular attractions are the stylish marina and two sandy beaches, Marina and Falesia. The beaches have fine white sand, restaurants, bars and toilet/shower facilities so you can spend all day relaxing beside the sea in comfort. Windsurfing board hire and water ski-ing are available during the main summer months and lessons can be booked if necessary. If you enjoy boat trips, try an excursion from the marina or visit the Algarve's Big Game Fishing Centre. The resort is located beside a pine forest, and is surrounded by reclaimed wetlands and azure seas. Great care has been taken in developing the resort to blend in with the natural beauty of the area. Just 3km away from the beach at Vilamoura is a stunning stretch of coastline with the red rock that the area is known for, set against a backdrop of pine clad cliffs.
The resort also has an excellent selection of designer boutiques, shoe stores, sports outlets, perfumeries and jewelers. At nearby Loule, you can visit the Saturday market and browse the colourful stalls selling fresh local produce and traditional handicrafts. A little further afield at Guia near Albufeira, you will find the huge Algarve Shopping centre which has over one hundred shops selling a wide range of luxury goods and clothes. Algarve Shopping also has a hypermarket, bowling alley and a multi screen cinema screening films in English with subtitles.
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Williams College is a small liberal arts college. This fact dictates the type of education, social life, and general atmosphere that exists at Williams. Before deciding to apply to Williams, one should consider everything that makes up small, liberal arts college life.
Williams' academic reputation is excellent and students receive an education that cannot be found at universities or larger institutions. Except for introductory courses, classes are small. Classroom participation is encouraged and often demanded. A history class I visited featured primarily discussion.
All of the students I talked to said that one of Williams' great assets was the accessibility of professors. Its drawback seems to be that Williams does not have the resources of a larger institution. Consequently, Williams' science program seems to suffer. However, the science professors I talked to insisted that the pros of a Williams education in science outweigh the cons. Without the interference of a graduate program or hefty research requirements, Williams professors are able to concentrate on the undergraduate program, and meet often with students, and can offer more fruitful research opportunities.
The campus is small (most classes can be easily reached by walking) and beautiful. Hills and mountains surround the college. Williamstown is nothing more than a few streets: you can find what you need but not much more. The closest actual town is North Adams, ten minutes away by car.
Basically, Williams offers isolation and a closed environment of 2,000 students. Without any metropolitan life, the students become close. Many of the freshmen I talked to commented they knew almost everyone in the freshman class. Other visiting high school students I met were concerned that they might start to feel claustrophobic after a few years. But most people at Williams want exactly this kind of environment.
With no city life and nowhere to go, what can you do at night or on weekends at Williams? There is a lot of enthusiastic participation in the intramural program. Almost everyone can find an activity to interest them. Good skiing areas are fairly close. But without anything else to do, many seem to end up drinking on the weekend.
Overall, I liked the intimate atmosphere and felt very comfortable with the people. I felt that all college classes should be like the history class I visited. Decisions involving Williams should be fairly easy. It's hard to be apathetic about the school.
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In Stuart Broad's new book, My World In Cricket, he recalls a disappointing start to last summer that led to speculation his England place was on the line. In the following extract he reveals the change of approach that culminated in him being named Man of the Series in the whitewash over India, in the process helping England to the top of the Test rankings.
Resetting Goals
Sometimes in cricket it is important to take a step back and assess what you are doing to see if it is working as well as it might. For me, there was one of those times during the summer of 2011. In the early part of the season, against Sri Lanka, I didn't have a great amount of success. In three Tests, I picked up just eight wickets at an average of almost 50. With England having numerous bowling options, some began to question whether I deserved my place in the side, especially after I was rested for one of the limited overs games against them.
During that period, I came back to play at Trent Bridge for Nottinghamshire against Somerset. Trent Bridge is always a ground that encourages the bowler to pitch the ball up, as it will always tend to do more that way. I gained confidence from taking five wickets in the first innings and also noted that I had more luck when I pitched it slightly fuller. For England earlier on in the summer, I'd felt in good rhythm, and was bowling with pace and aggression. There was talk that I saw myself in the role of 'the enforcer' – the one who gets the batsman jumping around, avoiding bouncers, while perhaps overlooking the crucial part of actually taking wickets. I'm not sure it was quite like that. However, there is no doubt that if you bowl short of a length, if the ball does anything it may be more difficult to get a nick, either because the batsman has more time to adjust or because the ball has moved further, but if you pitch it up a bit more there is a greater chance it may take the edge.
However, it isn't as simple as thinking: if I pitch it up I will improve my chances of getting wickets. I also realised that I had to overcome a fear that I have. My problem is that I hate being hit down the ground, even though as a tall bowler that's actually quite hard for a batsman to do. However, I've learnt from watching Jimmy Anderson, who bowls such good lengths and isn't afraid of having people try to hit him, as he recognises that's how he takes his wickets.
Obviously, during that period, I had several people giving me lots of advice, but I have always found that the most important thing is for me to work things out for myself. I listened to what people had to say, hearing opinions from those I respected, and I took ideas from various sources. But in the end, no matter what anyone suggests, I had to buy into the solution and get there on my own. I'm the one who has to control my career.
To help give myself some extra protection if I was bowling a fuller length, and to avoid being hit past me, I realised I had to change my field settings. Previously, I had tended to start off with a very attacking field, as I felt that was what an aggressive strike bowler should do. However, at the start of a spell, and particularly in early season in England, I recognised that I ought to give myself a chance to grow into a spell by giving myself some protection. For example, I might take gully out and put him at cover instead.
It's all about getting into a spell – Ottis Gibson, who was the senior bowler when I started my career at Leicestershire and who now coaches the West Indies – always had a first ball and last ball policy. In other words, he stressed how important it was that you do not go for a boundary with your first ball or your last ball of an over. That's why I'll rarely float one up first ball to see if it will swing; instead, I'll look to bowl a dot ball. Obviously, I'd like to take a wicket with every ball I bowl, but in fact I have to build a plan to take a wicket.
I decided to focus on trying to start off by bowling five overs for just five runs. That was an idea that I picked up from Paul Franks and Mick Newell at Nottinghamshire, among others. Rather than thinking about how I needed to take wickets upfront, and that to do so required a huge slip cordon, I decided instead to try to create pressure on the batsman. If I can bowl some early maidens in my spell, then I will gain in confidence very quickly. By doing that, the batsman might just be forced into a rash shot having lost patience because he couldn't even find a way to push singles. This logic can apply at any level of the game: the best way to pick up wickets isn't necessarily by having very attacking fields. In club cricket, there are very few batsmen who show real patience, so building pressure on them is just as good a way to get them out.
Having taken that decision to make what, after all, was a relatively small adjustment to what I was doing, I was delighted with the results. Later that summer, against India, I took 25 wickets in four Tests at an average of under 14. Bowling slightly fuller also brought bowled and lbw into play, and nine of the wickets I picked up came that way, whereas I'd taken only one in that manner against Sri Lanka. By resetting my goals and rethinking what I was trying to achieve, I had managed to transform my results and so helped the team to do even better.
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If you have chosen St. Olav's Hotel in Tallinn for a place to stay at, you can consider yourself extremely lucky!
The new hotel has opened its doors in the broadest and quietest street in the Old Town. We are located at a very advantageous place: in the heart of the merchants' part of the Mediaeval Lower Town within three minutes' walking distance from Town Hall Square, practically next to the town wall from the 15th century and within five minutes' walk to the railway station.
In Deluxe rooms, the sense of plenty is created by antique furniture, curtains and handmade bedcovers.
The entrances to the rooms are situated in the cosy hotel courtyard. From the windows one can see breathtaking views of the quiet cobbled streets, red tile rooves or the hotel's romantic courtyard.
In St.Olav's Hotel the charm of medieval fairy-tale atmosphere is combined with modern conveniences: all rooms have a bathroom or a shower cubicle, floor heating, a mini safe and a mini bar, cable television, free WiFi access, a direct dial telephone, a hair dryer, a dressing gown and slippers.
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Lure of a 'holy war'
A woman walks through trash in Mogadishu. When Somalia collapsed with the fall of President Siad Barre's government in the early 1990s, people described U.S. troops that led a United Nations peacekeeping mission as nonbelievers.
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A woman walks through trash in Mogadishu. When Somalia collapsed with the fall of President Siad Barre's government in the early 1990s, people described U.S. troops that led a United Nations peacekeeping mission as nonbelievers.
MOGADISHU, Somalia —
Abdul Qadir Mohammed remembers the imam's powerful voice bouncing off the mosque's white walls. It was 2001, a few weeks after the Sept. 11 attacks, a decade into Somalia's anarchy. "Our religion must dominate until we die," the preacher declared.
On that day in the mosque, his heart pounded as he joined the worshippers in thunderous chants of "Allahu Akbar" (God is Great).
"It was the day I was born," Mohammed recalled.
Mohammed was 13. He had never picked up a gun. But boys like him would soon be asked to sacrifice their lives for Islam. Mohammed felt no fear, only a sense of divine calling.
"Everything in my life was about jihad," said Mohammed, now 22, who has a boyish face, faint mustache and walks with a slight limp. "Everything still is."
Mohammed is part of a generation of young Somalis who, seeking solutions to their chaos, have embraced a messianic brand of Islam that today drives a brutal struggle for power and identity in the Horn of Africa.
His path opens a window on the forces that have altered Somalia, a failed state and one of the world's most lethal post-Sept. 11 battlegrounds outside the theaters of Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq.
His journey would take him from the mosques to an Islamist revolt against Somalia's secular warlords to al-Shabab, a militia linked to al-Qaida. He would fight in battle after battle, driven less by clan loyalties or politics than a conviction that his religion, and his nation's soul, was under siege.
Ultimately, he would question al-Qaida's role in his country, a progression experienced by many militant Muslims since Sept. 11.
When Mohammed was 3, the socialist government of President Mohamed Siad Barre collapsed. Clans and warlords began fighting for control of territory.
As their country fractured, many Somalis sought comfort in a fundamentalist Islam that called for society to repent and rededicate itself to Allah's divine principles. Money from Saudi Arabia flowed in to build ultraconservative Wahhabist mosques, weakening the influence of the nation's moderate brand of Sufi Islam.
Al-Itihaad al-Islamiya, a militant group loosely linked to Osama bin Laden, emerged in the early 1990s.
Against this backdrop, Mohammed's perceptions were colored by religion from an early age. He remembers his neighbors describing the U.S. troops that led a 1993 United Nations peacekeeping mission as "nonbelievers." He did, too.
Mohammed's mother died when he was 6. He and his siblings moved to Mogadishu, Somalia's whitewashed, war-scarred capital, to live with their uncle.
Most of the city's public schools had been destroyed or shuttered, so Mohammed attended a free Quranic school run by religious leaders and al-Itihaad members.
He grew distant from his family and spent more time at the mosque. He listened to conversations about the plight of the Palestinians and shared the anger over the support of Israel by the U.S. and its allies.
On Sept. 11, 2001, Mohammed said he felt empowered as he stared at the television screen. He was proud Muslims had learned to pilot planes to target America and defend Islam.
"I was like any other young Somali who was happy with striking the nonbelievers," he said. "Osama bin Laden was my hero. He had my heart."
In the aftermath, the Bush administration declared al-Itihaad a terrorist organization linked to al-Qaida. U.S. officials had implicated the group in the 1998 bombings of the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania.
Money-transfer networks that Somalis depended on were shut down as concerns grew that they were being used to move money for al-Qaida. At Mohammed's mosque, anger punctuated the sermons and people grew more resentful of the United States.
For the first time, Mohammed said he believed the United States and its allies were directly targeting him and his countrymen.
"America's response after September 11 was too aggressive," he said. "That created anger and only added fuel to the fire."
As U.S. forces invaded Afghanistan then Iraq, Mohammed was tormented by the deaths of fellow Muslims in airstrikes and bombings. "I was convinced they were victims of an oppressive invasion," he said. "I felt America wanted to occupy the whole Middle East."
Mohammed began to view Somalia's own history through the prism of Sept. 11. He was happy American soldiers had been killed here in 1993, some brutally, their bodies dragged through the streets of Mogadishu.
One day in summer 2005, when Mohammed was 16, a group of men approached him at the mosque. They wanted him to join a new militia called the Islamic Courts Union. "They were interested in children like me," Mohammed said. "I didn't have much knowledge. I had no idea where to find a job."
By then, the Islamic Courts was fighting a coalition of warlords that many Somalis believed was being covertly financed by the United States. The warlords presented themselves as a counterterrorism alliance determined to root out radical Islam and al-Qaida in Somalia. But to the Islamists, the warlords were U.S. puppets.
"They told me I was joining a jihad to liberate my country and my religion," he said. "Eventually, I decided this was the right path."
Mohammed's mentor, Aden Hashi Ayro, was a veteran of al-Itihaad who had trained in Afghanistan and had ties to al-Qaida. He allegedly orchestrated the assassinations of 16 people, including four Western aid workers, according to the International Crisis Group, a respected think tank.
Into battle
Six weeks after learning how to fire an AK-47 assault rifle and rocket-propelled grenades, Mohammed was dispatched to the front line. In mid-2006 he helped to wrest his hometown of Jowhar from the control of a powerful warlord widely thought to be on the U.S. payroll.
In December 2006, Ethiopian troops, with covert backing from the Bush administration, invaded Somalia to oust the Islamists. Somalis viewed Ethiopia as "the Israel of Africa" because it received support from the U.S., said Sheik Mohammed Asad Abdullahi, an al-Shabab commander who defected.
Many Islamists believed they were engaged not only in a nationalist struggle but also in a larger clash between Islam and the West.
"It was very clear that we were not only fighting the Ethiopians but also the Western world," Mohammed said.
The Ethiopian forces pushed the Islamic Courts out of Mogadishu. A few months later, a rift broke apart the Islamists; two militias, al-Shabab and Hezb-i-Islam, emerged as independent forces, more radical than ever.
Some of Somalia's powerful clans backed al-Shabab to counter the Ethiopians and an African Union peacekeeping force that replaced the Ethiopians last year.
Ayro became a top leader, and Mohammed was among the first to be recruited as a commander in charge of 60 fighters. Most were younger than he was. Within months, al-Shabab had taken over much of south and central Somalia, nearly a third of the country. The militia imposed a harsh interpretation of Islam, carrying out public amputations and banning movies, soccer, even bras.
Then May 1, 2008, an American airstrike killed Ayro inside his home. "They killed our hero," Mohammed said. "I knew the Americans were interfering in Somalia all the time after that."
Another date also haunts Mohammed: Dec. 3, 2009.
On that day, an al-Shabab suicide bomber dressed as a woman detonated explosives during a medical-school graduation ceremony at the Shamo Hotel. The attack killed 22 civilians and three government ministers.
"Many students and their parents died. Many young doctors died," Mohammed said. "That was the turning point."
In the weeks before the bombing, he had begun to notice that more foreign al-Shabab fighters were attending meetings for the militia's senior leaders. "Decisions are being taken by foreigners, not Somalis," he said.
Mohammed said he was startled by the militia's severe tactics. He was fighting to get rid of American and Western influence in Somalia, to enshrine a pure brand of Islam, not to indiscriminately kill innocent Somali civilians.
In February, al-Shabab publicly declared allegiance to al-Qaida. While he still considered bin Laden a hero, Mohammed was conflicted by the development.
Bin Laden doubters
Nearly a decade after Sept. 11, many in the Muslim world were questioning bin Laden's philosophies and tactics. In Somalia, al-Shabab's harsh measures and al-Qaida-like attacks were increasingly alienating the population.
"I thought we would lose the support of the normal people of Somalia," Mohammed said.
Some of his former comrades, who now worked for the government, encouraged him to leave the militia. Four months ago, he hopped into a taxi, crossed into government-controlled territory and defected.
Since his defection, his former comrades have delivered death threats.
His ideology, though, has not changed.
Mohammed said, "You can't be Muslim without accepting sharia." He said he no longer considers America "a legitimate target."
But when asked by this journalist, an American, what he would have done if he had met him a few months ago, Mohammed replied without hesitation: "I would have slaughtered you. And they would have promoted me."


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Dale Murphy is still my favorite baseball player. I'm surrounded by supposed Giants fans, but none of them spoke up during the regular season, and I suspect they're kind of closeted because they still secretly support Barry Bonds and his Easter Island-ish skull. Anyway: Ankiel.
Last night's new items on the produce order sheet:
watermelon radish
black radish
meyer lemon
celery root
tokyo turnip
french round carrot
parsley root
baby chiogga beets
large red beets
'Bout time to cut the cord on sweet corn, tomatoes, and peaches. Man do they make a cook's life easy in California. In fall and winter, we actually have to WORK for flavor . . . so unfair. The first white pomegranates have come in from K&J orchards, and Josh Anstey has been bringing us Gravenstein, Nonesuch, and Honey Crisp apples for weeks.
Thanks to everyone who's been coming in to the restaurant; you've kept me too busy to write on the blog lately. Somehow, though, probably out of necessity, we've been changing the menu more often than ever. Tonight–new lily's egg dish (soft boiled egg wrapped in potato rosti &c.) that is NUKULAR DYNAMITE. The ultimate egg.
Lastly, congratulations to John Fraser at Dovetail in NYC for earning a Michelin star on Wednesday. Cross it off, Chef!


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If you are going to sell your camp, here is an example in Rhode Island of what I would call a social and ecological responsible method of selling your camp. A former Girl Scout camp and YMCA summer camp are to be bought by the Westerly Land Trust and the Charlestown Land Trust.
The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management grants include a $134,000 open space award for the purchase for the 72-area The Girl Scouts of Rhode Island's Camp Wahaneeta property in Westerly and a $367,000 award toward the purchase of a 27.5-acre former YMCA camp on Watchaug Pond in Charlestown. The Girl Scouts of Rhode Island had closed Camp Wahaneeta several years ago.
Although I highlight this as a responsible way to sell a camp because it keeps in in public use and maintains it's open space and ecological values, please note in the linked article that the YMCA had first tried to sell this property at a much higher price to residential developers. This fell through because it required rezoning from open space to residential and the town rejected the rezoning request thus killing the deal with the developer. Read the full Article.
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Firefighters across the region will be on strike this evening, New Year's Eve, as their long-running dispute with the government over pensions continues.
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A University of Wisconsin-Madison professor is working on a computer model that she says can identify the targets that terrorists are most likely to hit, which would help authorities figure out how to best allocate their limited security resources.I think it help to think big. No need to protect the bridge over Fat Dog Creek, I would guess. Maybe that will help narrow the target field...
Vicki Bier, a professor of industrial engineering and engineering physics, uses a combination of game theory and risk analysis to predict where terrorists might strike next. Her efforts are part of a collaborative three-year, $12 million project funded by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
"The potential number of terrorist threats is enormous," she said. "But we can't defend everything. We must pick and choose where our resources are needed most."
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- Wu Bingsong
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How to learn a language better ?
I want to be a translater ,but I am not good at English ,especilly there are many differences in Chinese and English ,and in my school ,there are little chances to speak English .So ,how to learn a language effictively ? .
Topics: Cultrual Difference english language
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Oct 3 2013: It sounds kind of weird....
I just thought I'd let you know, since you want to learn English.
In the old days, older boys would call out to little kids "hey boy!", when they didn't know their name.
But here, on TED, we know your name, so it just looks a bit strange for someone to address you in this fashion.
Thank you Wu for answering my question.
I learned English at a young age. I am of Spanish origin.
What helped me was to be immersed in English.
Are there no Americans living near you that you could associate with them and practice with a native speaker at least once a week?
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Materials: leather/fabric upper with Gore-tex liner
Use: Day hikes over rocky terrain
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Weight: 520 g
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Overall this is an acceptable, comfortable, light boot for short hikes over well-groomed trails.
However, in my experience from hiking trails in the foothills of the Colorado Rockies, I experienced fast tread wear-out and started to experience slipping and sliding when planting my feet on slanted rocks and other inclined terrain. This boot does not have enough stiffness for hiking over rocky terrain for long periods of time.
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ONIX GTXA versatile, mid-height, waterproof light hiking boot designed for day hiking and short overnight trips The Onix GTX is the perfect day hike boot that crosses over into backpacking with a moderate load. With a technical outsole for aggressive traction and a highly wear resistant TPU reinforced upper, this boot tackles technical terrain with ease. Mid-cut for maximum functionality and unencumbered agility the Gore-Tex lining keeps your mind off your feet and on the scenery. CLOSEOUT WEIGHT: 18.34 oz 520 gLAST: Trango 2CONSTRUCTION: Board LastedUPPER: Roughout Leather/ Spylon Mesh/ UreTech abrasion-resistant reinforcementsLINING: Gore-Tex Extended Comfort FootwearINSOLE: NoneMIDSOLE: Trailon with half Polypropylene shankSOLE: Vibram Hiking w/ Impact Brake System
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Jupiter boy, 13, wins NASCAR driver's first go-karting scholarshipby Post Staff
A Jupiter boy has been awarded the first AJ Allmendinger Karting Scholarship, created to help propel young racers into motorsports careers.
Kyle Kirkwood, 13, has already won several championships throughout Florida and the United States, and 2012 marks his first year of junior-level competition. He currently competes in the Florida Winter Tour.
In earning the scholarship, Kyle also won his first national-level race recently in a field of more than 34 karts.
NASCAR driver Allmendinger, who currently drives for Penske Racing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, created the scholarship to help deserving young people get the support needed to move up through the racing ranks.
Kyle, who began racing karts at age 5, will not only receive support from a fully equipped race team but will also receive valuable media and management training from Walldinger Racing, Allmendinger's management arm.
"I'm very grateful to have been chosen for this great opportunity," Kyle said. "I will continue to work hard and do my best in each and every race."
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From Paula's Best Dishes, Episode: Fritters With that Shake?
Servings: One 9-inch loaf cake
Prep Time: 15 min, inactive: 10 min
Cook Time: 1 hr 15 min
Difficulty: Easy
Nonstick baking spray with flour
2 sticks butter, softened
1 1/4 cups firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
3 large eggs
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup milk
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Spray a 9-inch loaf pan with nonstick baking spray. Line the bottom of the pan with parchment paper, and then spray again.
In a large bowl, beat the butter and sugars at medium speed with a mixer until fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. Gradually add to the butter mixture alternately with the milk, beginning and ending with the flour mixture, beating just until combined. Spoon into the prepared pan.
Bake for 45 minutes. Then loosely tent with aluminum foil. Bake until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, 26 to 30 minutes longer. Cool in pan for 10 minutes, and then remove from the pan and cool completely on a wire rack.
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Guess what happens when you put an OPK & pregnancy test too close together…
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This is SUCH a weird & random question.. and I apologize in advance if its a stupid one.. But what exactly is considered "TTC". I know what the acronym stands for.. But are you only considered TTC if you're charting and marking calendars, being intimate according to a schedule, and taking ovulation tests… or are you technically still TTC if you've stopped taking your birth control and have a "whatever happens, happens" state of mind?
Of course, the answer doesn't matter per say.. but I was just genuinely curious.. A friend of mine just got married and she just got off her pills. So she says they aren't technically "trying" to get pregnant, but if it happens, then great.. Her words were "whatever happens, happens.."
Sooooo….. technically, she's trying to conceive, right? Since she's not on any type of contraceptive….??
It sounds more like NTNP- not trying, not preventing (aka TTC-lite)
@DaneLady: OMG!! Genius!!! I've seen that acronym sooo many times on here and never knew what it stood for.. Sooo thanks for that lol
And yes, that "term" would make sense..
Personally, if I'm not preventing, I'm trying. That said, I do understand that the strict sense of TTC includes everything you listed.
yep! agreed! NTNP = "whatever happens happens". i guess i would consider TTC putting in a real effort to BD (sex) on certain fertile days. Not necessarilty charting, but around any day that is more likely. My DH and i will go the NTNP route first, though i AM charting as well.
Any unprotected sex is TTC to me.
When we eventually agree to go off BC we are planning to NTNP first, take it easy and see what happens.
We have no pressure to fall pregnant straight away and if it happens its an added bonus! I think a lot of people fall pregnant this way because you are in a stress-free state of mind…
Thanks guys!! i really appreciate your feedback!
and yes, I agree that not preventing is "TTC".. I just wanted to know how most girls were referring to it when talkign about it on weddingbee… But now I know that for the most part, when they say "TTC", its another way of saying "shit just got real!" lol….or "no games!! Its BABY MAKING TIME!"
Def sounds like she is NTNP
I agree with PP but also wanted to add that in my mind, if you are TTC, then you get disapppointed/sad/bummed out when AF arrives each month. But if you just go about your day and it doesn't bother you, then it is NTNP.
@MsHeatFan: Like other have said, sound more like NTNP is what your friend is doing.
TTC to me means that we'd be BD'ing with intent of testing 2 weeks later after the two week wait (TWW) HOPING for a BFP. If we're NTNP it'd be more like "Ummmmm AF didn't show, maybe I should test".
@lilbluebird: AF?? Definition please? lol
@MsHeatFan: Aunt Flo aka your period.
@lilbluebird: LMAOOOO!! I know what aunt flow is!! It just didnt cross my mind that it actually stood for aunt flow lol.. Thanks
@MsHeatFan: I think if you're not using any kind of protection or withdrawal methods and you're still having sex as usual, you're in essence TTC. You don't have to go all crazy charting to be trying for a baby. I tracked CM/Position and O pains, but that was as far as I took it and I was def TTC!


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'Frugal' is the word of the moment when it comes to food. It's all about using cheaper cuts of meat, soups, stocks and stews, and making the most of leftovers. Making your own bread is another cost cutter.
I've never quite perfected the art of baking bread. I can turn out a pretty decent pizza, but my attempts at sourdough usually end up as cricket balls. My mother and sister bake most days which is where the secret really lies – practice.
There's nothing quite as satisfying as sinking your teeth into a slice of your own bread, though, toasted and thick with salty butter and topped with Marmite.
So here you go… This is about as easy as it gets – and worth a shot even if your loaves have up til now resembled concrete. It's light and delicious with a soft texture.
An honest loaf
- 500g of flour
- 300ml warm water
- 7g sachet of dried yeast
- 1 tsp clear honey or sugar
- 1 tbs salt
- 1 tbsp of olive oil
Mix yeast and honey with water and set aside for a few minutes.
Add to flour along with salt and olive oil and mix with your hand to combine.
Knead by hand on a floured surface or with the kneading attachment of a food mixer for around 7-10 minutes until dough becomes quite springy.
Cover and leave to rise for 45 mins to an hour. Knock it back by giving it a pushing it down and then shape the loaf into a round. Leave to rest for a further half an hour.
Put a baking tray in the oven and pre-heat to 220ºC. Dust with a little flour and pop your loaf on the shelf. Bake for 25-30 minutes until golden brown. You can tell when the bread is done by tapping it on the base – it should sound hollow.