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Even getting screwed by MLS will not render CF97 management into cuddly, loveable losers; remember, remember, the Editorial of Mid-Summer
When MLS ignored its own rules to partner with Arthur Blank in Atlanta, did they forget about the soccer fans already in the city?
Major League Soccer is growing. What does the expansion model mean for soccer fans in NYC and Orlando?
DC, Kansas City, Vancouver and San Jose all triumphed in MLS Thunderdome on Saturday
We take a look at the players that are the most fun to watch and how early season predictions are shaping up.
The first five games ended in a draw - then things got serious.
When I was diagnosed with cancer, the game helped bring me back from depression
There's no looking back as MLS cranks up plans to go to beyond 22 teams, FIFA restrictions be damned
The MLS reserve league will play for the last time in 2014 as most teams shift development minutes into USL Pro affiliates; Fire among those still relying on the old system
Hot Time In Old Town is taking a look at some potential targets of the Chicago Fire. This time around, we look at Louisville midfielder Marlon Hairston.
Chris Rolfe will be back for 2014.
Wait. What?
After the first stage of the 2013 Re-Entry Draft, the Chicago Fire have a bit more financial elbow room.
The Chicago Fire announce that a deal for Daniel Paladini has been made with Cow Town.
Chicago Fire are making moves by not making moves.
Major League Soccer invites 50 college seniors to MLS Players Combine in January.
Rumors, rumors, rumors.
Dominic Oduro and Columbus Crew reach an agreement on a new contract.
Sporting Kansas City's combination of aggressive pressure and lightning transitions - pushed forward at the highest levels by Jurgen Klopp's Dortmund - is the perfect recruiting tool for fans of...
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With the first player transactions of the off season taking place last week, how much money will the Fire have to work with in 2014?
Is Joe Cole considering a move stateside in January?
Reports are surfacing that the former Columbus Crew technical director might be headed to Chicago.
Why I'm going to cheer for Real Salt Lake, or Is it possible to motivate men to play hard consistently without bully culture?
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If you are coming from the airport, you will arrive with the bus to Piazzale Roma, from there cross the big modern bridge to the train station and follow the directions.
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Go out from Santa Lucia train station and cross the big bridge (When you are at the top, look at your left: you will see the yellow water bus stop of �Riva de Biasio�, about 70 ms far; that's the point you have to reach..)
Keep going straight ahead once you've crossed and take the 2nd left, cross the little bridge and keep going ahead on the street to the left of the little white church.
Turn left and go back till the Gran Canal (main river..).
Once on the canal, turn right and keep going till the Imbarcadero �Riva de Biasio�, Our door is just on the corner of the street (Calle Zen), 20 meters after the water bus stop.

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|Wildcats/Ladycats selling Kid Glove Reds tickets
Each year, the Wildcat Baseball team has participated in the Cincinnati Reds' Kid Glove program to help offset the rising cost of baseball equipment. The program provided $250,000 in equipment to local baseball/softball programs for the 2013 season. This year is no different for Wildcat Baseball but they have been joined by Ladycat Fastpitch in selling Kid Glove Reds' tickets.
Wildcat baseball has received 300 ticket vouchers for four Reds' baseball games at a cost of $10 per ticket while Ladycat Fastpitch has 50 tickets for sale. The teams receive $8.00 back from each ticket sold to purchase equipment that is bought through the Reds' program at a reduced price.
"The Kids Glove game is a great, great program that is so beneficial to the local baseball programs in the past years and we owe a big thank you to the Reds' organization," Athletic Director Keith Smith commented. "This is money for equipment for both teams that we don't have to spend or ask the booster organization for, allowing them to do more things for the both programs. It is a huge benefit for us."
The Wildcat Baseball games are Monday, May 6, and Tuesday, May 7, versus the Atlanta Braves. And in hopefully the midst of a pennant race, Monday, August 19, and Tuesday, August 20, versus the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Ladycat Fastpitch has tickets for Monday, June versus Colorado Rockies.
If all 350 tickets are sold, the Ladycat Fastpitch team will have $400 for equipment purchases for 2014 while the Wildcat Baseball team will have a $2,400 bonanza.
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Football Player and the Millionaire: Deadly Love Triangle
The Most Likely Suspects
Detectives knew that their suspect had to be someone close to McLaughlin in order to obtain a set of keys. Johnston was interviewed and her hands tested for gunshot residue. The tests came back negative. She stated that she had been at the soccer game, then had gone shopping that evening and showed several receipts from Nordstrom and Crate and Barrel.
In order to prove her alibi, Johnston said her ex-husband had been at the soccer match and she had left her son with him because the game went into double overtime and she had wanted to leave. What she probably didn't count on is having her ex say that he had seen Johnston there with a young, muscular man who had attended other soccer games as well.
Then the victim's brother, Patrick McLaughlin, told police that Johnston's 9-year-old son had attended the funeral and told a family member that "Mom's boyfriend plays football," the Los Angeles Times reported. That stunning remark led police to start surveillance on Johnston at the McLaughlin home where she still lived.
While at the police station, Naposki asked detectives to retrieve a day planner from his car, which was headed for a tow yard. Inside the notebook was a business card for a realtor and listings of numerous names, addresses, and phone numbers, according to court files. It also contained a notation of a California license plate number belonging to McLaughlin and a page titled, "Top 10 Rules." Scribbled underneath was the notation: "Once you get your ass out of this financial disaster, do not overextend yourself anymore. Money is not important if you don't need it to have fun. Enjoy the free things life has to offer. Go back to the basics."
At first Naposki denied any romantic relationship with Johnston, but then admitted that he planned to buy an engagement ring and propose on New Year's Eve.


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Crews were called out to the 2000 block of Willow Street Pike in West Lampeter Township around 10:45 a.m. for reports of a vehicle into a structure.
Police tell News 8 that the male driver was taken to Lancaster General Hospital after the crash with non-life threatening injuries.
Police say the house suffered structural damage on the side. A mother and daughter and some pets were inside the house when the vehicle crashed into it, police say. The family will be staying in a hotel.


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they are a little stiff to wear, but I think after bit it will conform to the wrist.
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These looked like a good way to store rope for emergency use in the glove box.
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text: He was just 54 years old and looking forward to a long retirement, but sadly, Pete Peralta, a 31-year veteran of the Nueces County Sheriff's Department, passed way overnight."It pulls the breath away from you, because it's just, you can't believe that," Nueces County Sheriff Jim Kaelin said. "He just retired. He just retired!"Kaelin expressed sadness over the loss of his former chief deputy. Peralta was honored with a retirement celebration by his coworkers just a couple of weeks ago. In an interview during his party, Peralta said that, after 30 years of being at work before 7 a.m., he was looking forward to sleeping in and doing some fishing.On Friday, Kaelin said the entire staff is still coming to grips with Peralta's sudden passing, adding that the former chief leaves behind an impressive record."Starting with Sheriff Solomon Ortiz through Sheriff Hicky, Sheriff Luby, Sheriff Olivarez, Sheriff Stutts and myself," Kaelin said, "Pete adjusted to all those sheriff's styles, and helped each of those sheriff's achieve the degree of success, that each of those sheriffs had because of Pete Peralta."The sheriff said while funeral arrangements are still pending, Chief Deputy Peralta will be buried with full military honors.


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So I was recently reading my textbook for my auditing class when I came across the section on statistical and nonstatistical sampling. I became extremely distracted and started reading everything I could from a basketball perspective. I found a lot of parallels. And I'm not trying to start Stat Wars V: Revenge of the WARP, I just thought it was an interesting correlation and wanted to share. Argue if you really want, but just know that this isn't my objective.
Because I will be copying most of the work on auditing almost word for word, I better cite: Rittenberg, Johnstone, and Gramling's Auditing: A Business Risk Approach
Nonstatistical Sampling in auditing:
- Evaluation is based off of the auditor's judgment (I should note that there is nothing wrong with this, according to the textbook or myself)
- Requires audit judgment to determine an appropriate sample size and evaluate the results
- Does not provide an objective way to control and measure sampling risk
- Does not require additional software
- Can be based on auditor's prior expectations about errors in the account
- May take less time to plan, select, and evaluate the sample
Nonstatistical Sampling from auditing to basketball (A lot are pretty obvious, skip them if you want to save some time):
- Evaluation is based off of the viewer's judgment
- Requires the viewer to determine if they are seeing a play that is representative of the player and to evaluate the results accordingly
- It's nearly impossible to look at every aspect of the game completely objectively
- Goes back to the whole "don't take the fun out of the game" argument. Without stats, you really don't need to go online to look at all of the numbers just to prove what you already saw
- In auditing, this is really just a good way to add extra skepticism into the process. In basketball, this can be good or bad. Imagine that you know a player has been historically bad at a specific thing, but you saw them do something well. The good is that you can say to yourself, "Hey, that could very well have been a fluke. Or! Or he could be improving, so I'll withhold judgment until further proof." The bad is that you could say, "Hey would you look at that! He fixed his problems." Doesn't happen very often, though (McHale suffered from it...), as I know some eyes-guys are thinking right now. But the worse? Thinking to yourself, "No, I've seen three seasons of him being bad at that. That was a fluke." And being wrong. Probably happens a little more often. The worst? Prior expectations with no base in reality. As much as I know everyone wants to claim they don't do this, everyone does it. Even the stats guys such as myself. It's why Anthony Randolph continues to be so lucrative. Why Darko will always be a bust even if he is average.
- It takes a heckuva lot longer to input the data and calculate PER than it does to say, "Hey that Lebron guy, he's pretty good." On the other hand, watching a guy shoot well from behind the arc takes a lot of time to watch games, whereas looking up his shooting percentage on basketball-reference takes 20 seconds. Obviously someone still had to enter the data, but it saves everyone who wants to know from watching and finding out.
Statistical Sampling in auditing:
- Requires extra knowledge of methods or a special computer system
- Requires definitions of acceptable risk and objectives.
- Evaluates the results by providing an objective measure of sampling risk
- Gain efficiencies through computerized selection and statistical evaluation
Statistical Sampling from auditing to basketball:
- Requires the user to know what the numbers mean and how to use them
- There must be set values. What goes into the formula and what does it mean when it comes out?
- Basically that the number is objective. Doesn't always mean it's correct, obviously.
- Once the work is done, it's pretty easy to look at a guy's stats and determine what kind of player he is. i.e. High or low volume/usage, scorer, rebounder, passer, defender, etc.
Now it should be noted that this entire textbook emphasizes the need for an auditor to have knowledge of the company and industry they are auditing. In basketball, that's the equivalent of saying that only seasoned scouts should be using their eyes. Obviously that's a little silly. I'm not trying to say you can't analyze a play if you aren't a pro. But it does imply that your conclusion means less than someone trained in the area, no matter if you are right or wrong. And to be fair and because I'm not trying to start anything, this is just as true for statistical analysis in that you should know what the numbers mean and the strengths and weaknesses behind them before asserting anything. Once again, I'm not trying to tell people not to do this anyways. Have fun, make as many assertions as you want, eyes or stats. But don't expect people not to call you out on them if they disagree with similarly defended assertions.
And because I'm a stats guy and this is usually the basis for my argument, I absolutely have to include the last sentence in the section of the book:
"Combining statistical sampling with
audit judgment generally produces a higher-quality audit conclusion than using audit judgment alone." (which obviously goes for statistical sampling alone as well)


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Police officers in Muskogee camp out for a cause this weekend.
Several members of the Muskogee Police force pitched tents near the Arrowhead Mall Friday morning.
They stayed there through the day and into the night collecting toys for children and the Salvation Army this Christmas.
Tulsa police corporal Pedro Zardeneta said this operation is an old tradition being revived from the 1990s.
"You never know what kind of difference you're going to make in a child's life. That may be the key that turns a child's life around and gives them hope for the future," Zardeneta said.
The police camp-out continues until 5:00pm Saturday, when the toys will be delivered. The officers are camped on the mall grounds near the Office Depot.
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The following is adapted from a Power-Point presentation that was presented to the DPS Board and leadership at Thursday night's school board meeting.
The top goal of the Denver Classroom Teachers Association is student success. To reach that goal, we know we need transformational leadership to empower excellent educators and foster shared accountability among all stakeholders. To that end, the DCTA bargaining team has committed itself to engage in this kind of leadership. We invite the DPS team to join us.
If you accept this invitation, you will be joining us in Student-Based Collective Bargaining. This is not exactly the way bargaining is always described. So, what does it mean?
It is the manner in which DPS and DCTA could work together to create the teaching and learning conditions necessary to promote student success, empower excellent educators and engage all stakeholders in shared accountability. Believe us, Denver teachers are ready to be empowered! We had a record return on our bargaining survey; over twelve hundred teachers weighed in on what they believe needs to change in order to improve the direction of Denver Public Schools.
Student success depends on teachers who have the time to prepare for student lessons, evaluate student work, engage in data-informed decision-making and adaptive instruction, collaborate with peers, and build relationships with students and colleagues. So you can see why our bargaining survey shows, yet again, that TIME is a top concern for teachers.
• 80% of teachers responded they are unable to finish their planning and grading within their allotted planning time.
• 72% of teachers responded they do not have adequate time to administer, grade and analyze district- and building-mandated assessments.
• 54% do not have time to use the results of their LEAP evaluation to improve their instruction.
Students succeed when excellent educators are empowered through a meaningful evaluation process. We are in the first stages of our LEAP pilot – a collaborative effort between DCTA and DPS to create an evaluation system that promotes student success. Teachers told us that improving LEAP is a top priority, which necessitates an expansion of this collaboration. We are prepared to help make the tough decisions necessary to ensure all students are taught by an excellent educator!
• 86.4 % want to see LEAP continue as a pilot for a second year in order to make necessary improvements.
• 71 % want to see more "assistance" from their peer observers in addition to "review."
• 82 % believe peer observers and administrators should jointly determine when a teacher should be placed on remediation.
• 83 % believe non-renewal decision based on teaching performance should be made by a joint panel of teachers and administrators.
We started out this presentation by stating that student success is accomplished by empowering excellent educators and engaging all stakeholders in shared accountability. Our survey results show that while Denver teachers want to be empowered toward this end, they don't much feel like it right now—so we have some work to do in this area.
• 56 % do not believe that DPS is headed in the right direction.
• 57% disagree with the statement that the climate of their school is good and the morale of the teaching staff is high.
• 74% feel overwhelmed doing their job.
• 61 % do not believe central district administration is approachable and collaborative.
• Only 52% of Denver's new teachers feel respected and valued.
• Only 29% of Denver's veteran teachers feel respected and valued.
So what is student-based collective bargaining all about? It's about student success, educator excellence and shared accountability. We are prepared to do what it takes to make this happen. Please join us!


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But the article goes on to say that if the A's get the OK to move they will reduce payroll. That likely means not only that they won't sign Willingham (who they can afford no matter what, and whose power is hard to replace), but that they also may trade young players under contract (Cahill? Suzuki? even - gasp - Weeks?) in order to stock up the farm system and prepare for a 2015 opening in San José. Conversely, the article notes that should the answer be "no" they'd likely increase payroll in order to increase attendance at the coliseum and make the team more attractive to a buyer.
In this article Sustan Slusser reports that Josh Willingham's agent went to Beane and suggested some contract possibilities. it's been apparent for some time that Willingham wants to stay, has no problem hitting in the coliseum, and would be affordable. Beane told the agent that no decisions will be made until they hear from the ballpark commission (i.e, Selig).
You may have heard Beane in numerous recent interviews that they are expecting a decision very soon. Tittle and others have suggested that the A's ownership and front office wouldn't even be saying this unless they thought they were getting the answer that they want - that is, that they will get the OK to move to San José (what about the vote in SJ?)
so what's a long time season ticket holder to do? I've sworn that i would not leave the A's, that they'd have to leave me. But it would be a hard sell to support a team that has no commitment to winning.


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If you've just returned home or your spouse is sitting in traffic, consider this: researchers at Umea University in Sweden say a long-distance commute increases the risk of separation and possibly divorce by 40 percent.
The average commute time in the United States is 23 minutes. People are working longer hours. Traffic can be unbearable at times, leaving less time in the day to spend with family or relaxing after work. Could there be a connection?
The study also found that most long-distance commuters are men. When the husband commutes, the wife often takes a lower-paying or part-time job closer to home - with a larger share of household responsibilities. Women who commute long-distances feel more stress, time pressure, and less successful at work. Not surprisingly, the study found that income and careers benefit from commuting, but the social costs are considerable.
"As interesting as that study may be, it's not so much the act of commuting [that is the problem]," says divorce attorney Greg Frey of the law firm Coates & Frey. "It's the stresses one is under away from their spouse."
Frey says that time on the road is one of many added pressures on today's couples. He points to the high cost of living in many places and notes the percentage in these areas of both husbands and wives working - many times, more than one job.
"The Dolly Parton days of '9 to 5,' [. . .] don't exist anymore," explains Frey. "And they certainly don't exist here because one will work a 9 to 5 job and then work a 6 to 11 job."
Here's another interesting statistic from research found in a book called The Over-worked American. It claims that working couples talk to each other only 12 minutes during the average weekday. As Frey points out, maybe commuting isn't the only problem.
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Gift cards have become extremely popular for Christmas, birthdays and anniversaries. But it turns out, they're also popular among crooks.
That includes the one featured in this week's WAFF 48 Crime Stoppers.
Surveillance video clearly shows the thief standing in the checkout line at the Publix Supermarket on Bailey Cove Road in Huntsville June 2. He was wearing a red shirt and khaki shorts.
What this guy was doing was really playing a card game, you might say. He used a stolen credit card and bought some gift cards at the Publix. He used some of those cards not only at Publix, but he also got a Mapco gift card and used it across town.
We do have a pretty good look at this guy. He appears to be wearing sunglasses.
But we're betting this "card shark" will still be recognized by somebody out there.
Any ideas? If so, some reward money could be "in the cards" for you. Make the anonymous phone call to 256-53-CRIME (27463).
Or you can text or e-mail your anonymous tips. To do that, click Crime Stoppers at the top of our homepage, then go to the Huntsville Area Crime Stoppers link.
There's a reward of up to a thousand dollars.
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Injuries to DC and Mata are the big stories for this game week. And it sounds like those two guys are feeling better. First, here is Dohn on DC:
Howland said Collison, who is second on the fifth-ranked Bruins in scoring at 13 points per game, would be held out of contact during Tuesday's practice.
"I'm cautiously optimistic by Thursday game time he'll be able to start for us," Howland said. "Right now, it's a game-time thing."
"I understand that this is the most critical time of the season, Pac-10, and I'm going to have to be out there on the floor with my teammates."
As for Mata per OC Register he is feeling much better.
"I've got my own bed now, so I'm good. My bed is the one I need," Mata said.
And he was confident he would be healthy, though he jokingly suggested Howland knows his health better than he does.
"I mean, I'm sure I'll be playing. But that's not my decision. That's on the big boss over there," he said.
Back to DC, Bruin coaches are working with Westbrook, who had to step in for the Bruin superstar in extremely difficult circumstances last Saturday. LA Times on how the Bruin coaches and player are working with the young freshman so that he can learn from that experience:
"We were just talking about the passes I should have made, the timing of shots," said Westbrook, who made one of 11 shots and had three turnovers in 32 minutes.
Howland noted that six of Westbrook's shots were either airballs, blocked or hit the backboard without touching the rim.
"So, really, he had like nine turnovers, which is a lot of turnovers," Howland said.
Collison also made his first start as a freshman in the wake of an injury to a regular — but his came against Delaware State at Pauley Pavilion, not against West Virginia in front of one of the largest home crowds to ever watch the Mountaineers. Was that about the worst Westbrook could have played?
"Hopefully," Collison said. "I just told him to keep his head up. Everybody's been in that position. When you're a freshman, you have bad games. It's part of his whole experience. I think he will do good the next opportunity he has."
I have no doubt Westbrook is going to come through for the Bruins sometime very soon. Sounds like the coaches and his team-mate are doing all the necessary things to make sure that Westbrook is mentally ready for his next game. They are all working to heal up and regroup both physically and emotionally together as a team. That's a sign of a healthy program with great leadership, something we are not accustomed to following during football seasons.


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april hannah: sustainable furniture
Cast concrete collection and a newly launched eco-friendly furniture line for children and adults by artist and designer April Hannah. Her new line is made from one-inch, FSC certified, formaldehyde-free plywood that uses a soy-based glue; and water-based, non-toxic finishes. Tables and stools are available with maple or walnut veneer and edge color choices of grass green, sky blue, dove white or clear coat.
All pieces ship flat pack, requiring minimal assembly.
Both collections inspired by nature.
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Change has been good for this downtown eatery
By Alison Cook | December 29, 2005
"Uh-oh" is a phrase I've used a lot recently.
I said it when gifted chef Edelberto Gonçalves left Rouge, the Montrose restaurant he put on the map.
I said it — along with a few choice mumbles about killing the golden goose — when Michael Frietsch, who did a terrific job reinventing River Oaks Grill, exited the restaurant after only a year.
I've repeated it every time (how many? I've lost count) the Four Seasons hotel installed another replacement for Quattro's longtime chef Tim Keating.
But I reserved my crankiest such utterance for the departure of Jeff Armstrong from 17, the stylish restaurant in downtown's Sam Houston Hotel and a place I particularly enjoyed. When I discovered the Sam was rebranding itself as the blander-sounding Alden (I mean, how place-neutral and phony-posh can you get?), I figured it was double "uh-oh" time. Surely no good could come of this.
Well, it could, and it has.
Say what you will about the banishment of the historical Texas mural from the lobby or its thoroughly modern successor, a stark, radiant LCD light panel of constantly shifting hues. The restaurant that basks in the transient glow of that panel is in fine shape these days, thanks to the sensitive work of new chef Ryan Pera.
Pera comes to 17 by way of Quattro, where the kitchen has been in flux for months. He has worked in New York with chef Jonathan Waxman and at Sirio Maccioni's fabled Le Cirque. He seems fully up to the task of preserving 17's reputation for disciplined modern fare.
Pera has a nicely uncluttered style — as did the talented Armstrong before him. Pera's recently retooled dinner menu is concisely edited, free of annoying verbiage (indeed, it's practically all nouns) and easy to comprehend at a glance. That alone makes it a treat.
There's continuity not just of style but of content, in the form of several old favorites from Armstrong's menus, newly tweaked (I am told this was a management directive). You've got a version of the famous short-rib dish, the Thai-inflected shellfish curry, the foie gras with roasted pineapple, the blissfully simple grilled fish of the day.
A visit in early October, before Pera launched his new menu, showed some inspired tweaking — and food that was more consistent than during the last, troubled months of Armstrong's regime. A first course of lump crab, avocado and grapefruit had taken a great leap forward. Now it sang with tart ponzu and a beautifully controlled touch of sesame oil. Plates of roasted salmon and superb pork loin in a subtle, autumnal cider sauce were as self-possessed as anything in town.
A pricey glass of Archery Summit pinot noir was drop-dead gorgeous, the kind you remember vividly months later. The bargains that had abounded on the early wine list may have vanished (bottle prices hover around the standard two and a half times retail). But the interest level remained high.
The air seemed full of promise.
Now, with his lunch and dinner menus in place, Pera and his team have delivered. The kitchen has an occasional tendency to oversalt, but otherwise the execution is spot on. And Pera's ideas are as interesting as his palate.
Consider a dish of seared, rare ahi tuna, sliced and poised on a bed of kale sweetened with caramelized onions, then enriched with soft shreds of braised oxtail. Instead of the obvious Asian-inspired sauce, Pera adds a gloss of gentle oxtail reduction. It's sophisticated surf and turf, a nice play on tuna's rep as the beef of the sea.
The final twist — a favorite Pera motif — is a controlled twinge of chile-infused warmth that registers last on the flavor ride. The same ending swell of heat shows up, surprisingly, in one evening's cream of parsnip soup.
Here's how my internal monologue went: This is too salty ... no, too creamy ... wait a minute ... chile kicking in ... oh, look, I've eaten the whole thing. Joke's on me.
Another noon's clear beef-Parmesan broth started out all 19th century, with fennel and parsnip slivers bobbing in the mix. Then came the grab of chile, a subtle boot to the palate that added a new sense of time and place.
Pera also loves greens of all sorts, a happy obsession. The soul of slow-cooked collards underpins his massive double kurobuta pork chop, a guy-friendly marvel touched with a cider-laced jus and set off by tart apple relish. The lushness of the meat comes from its marbling; the kurobuta style is pork's equivalent of Kobe beef. This chop cooks — first with the pleasant bitterness of the greens, then with the savory-sweet cider jus lifting the natural pork sweetness.
Along with touches of fruit — never too sweet — Pera likes to use ginger. The accent to the turkey centerpiece of his immaculate Thanksgiving menu was a complex, gingered cranberry chutney that set off a 15-minute conversation at my table. Family recipes were recalled, friends' grandmothers' formulas debated, elusive threads of flavor in the cranberry relish in front of us picked apart and wondered at.
It was just one facet of the enjoyment occasioned by one of the best holiday restaurant meals — just traditional enough, just fresh enough — I have encountered.
More Pera high points are the clean, brisk flavors of thin-cut beet "carpaccio" in a sharply tart marinade that plays against navel orange and candied pistachios, all cushioned by a spiky tangle of gently dressed frisée greens. A salad of frisée with apples and Maytag blue cheese has the same simple virtues.
A rough-textured country pâté, lively with sweet spices and served with impeccable grilled sourdough toast, gets the patented Pera finish of a gingery pear relish. Paired with a soup, it would make a fine dinner.
Any flaws seem easily correctable. The grilled flatbread appetizer, topped with greens and lush fontina cheese along with a wealth of genuinely foresty mushrooms, would have benefited from a crisper crust on a recent noon. Its charms are subtler than those of Armstrong's fig-and-blue-cheese flatbread classic, but they grow on you.
A cheerful-sounding "crispy cod sandwich," perched on one of the excellent house-made ciabatta rolls with layers of tartar sauce and napa cabbage slaw, came on too salty at first. Then, with a pour of malt vinegar from a baby tureen, the whole thing clicked. An iron skilletful of skinny hand-cut fries were fun stuff, too, when drizzled with the malt vinegar.
The one flop was a tea-smoked organic chicken. A haunting tea flavor permeated the skin and juicy meat, but the effect was thwarted by a chicken jus salty enough to cancel out a sauté of softened leeks and chanterelles. Chicken was once a refreshing strong point at 17; with some care, it could be again.
The desserts, under founding pastry chef Otto Sanchez, are as strong and clever as ever. Stronger, even. Sanchez' delicate, nutty-tasting oval of pear pudding anchors one of the most beautiful dessert plates in town: a wide streak of pear-and-vanilla sauce, in the shape of an outsize comma, separates the soft, cakelike pudding from a ball of mascarpone ice cream teetering on a nest of brittle cookie curls. It tastes as good as it looks.
Such Sanchez faves as s'mores cake and cheesecake ice-cream sundae remain, along with a new apple strudel, wonderfully crisp and tart, escorted by a hazelnut meringue with mace-spiked cream. And tiny fingers of tempura-fried bananas sit atop a fragile cookie base, with persuasive milk-chocolate mousse below.
These are some of the best desserts in town, not least because Sanchez resists the common temptation to oversweeten. What is sweet is his up-from-Houston-bootstraps background. Sanchez began with a stint at La Madeleine and then worked his way through postings at the Houstonian, La Reserve at the Four Seasons (pre-Quattro phase), and Masraff's before opening 17 under Armstrong.
Sanchez and Pera are two big talents who should be drawing downtown crowds. They're supported by a smart but sometimes overworked serving crew; a rusty red-and-white room that has lost none of its crisp, glittery Postmodern-brasserie charm and an interesting wine list managed by Ed Swartz.
Most of the bottles fall in the $40-$70 range; some of the lower-priced wines are wonderfully chosen. A $32 Cheverny, a fresh and fragrant white from the Loire, is the cheapest thing on the list, and it never fails to please. A $40 2004 Hayman and Hill reserve pinot noir from the Santa Lucia Highlands, around Monterey Bay, is elegant, earthy stuff. Even the lower-priced sparklers are fun: Gruet, a "champagne" from New Mexico, and a Spanish rosé cava, Marques de Monastrol, are perfect for holiday parties.
The splurges here can be worth it, too. A now departed Premier Cru Nuits St. Georges, the 2000 Les Chènes Carteaux from Henri Gouges, smelled enticingly of brambles and new leather. Sipping it with Ryan Pera's oxtails and tuna, it occurred to me that change — even at a favorite restaurant — can be a good thing.


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Sony's PS3 Motion Control demoed
Motion-controlled videogames are the order of the day at E3 this year, at least according to Microsoft and Sony. Can't see the video? Download Flash Player from Adobe.com Microsoft talked openly about its Xbox 360 handsfree offering – Project Natal – yesterday, and released a juicy video that highlighted all of the gizmo's …
Yum, but what about Project Natal?
This looks amazing but I wonder how it will compare with Xbox Project Natal which doesn't require anything to be held by the user whatsoever.
I guess the PS3 can measure distance/depth because of the varying size of the glowing ball at the end of the motion controller. So it's definately not an aesthetic decision, it's critical to guaging depth.
Both MS and Sony's projects are yummy and I can't wait to try them. I'm so pleased I didn't buy a Wii, would rather spend that money on the new hardware for my PS3 or Xbox.
Bring it on! :-)
Very nice!
Im also pleased I didnt bother buying a Wii.
I've had my PS3 from day one (uk) and was tempted buying a Wii for that little extra emersion into the games.
This looks amazing and I cant wait for it to come out!
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Reminder: It is a 66 game season. See Ben's post HERE for schedule details and breakdown.
Here we are. Both preseason games are in the books, and the next tipoff will count. Now that we've all head a brief view of our team, it's time to call it. How many games will our Blazers win this season? Vote below and leave it in the comments for bragging rights, the pure heck of it, or a chance to look back and go 'what was I thinking?'
Yes it's hard to make any kind of an accurate call this year because there are simply too many unknown factor, but prove your mental magic anyways!
I'll start off by very unscientifically guesstimating we go 40-26.


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Frank Rizzo died in 1991. And even though his body is presumably more dust than it is solid bone by now, a local vandal decided that this past weekend would be a good time to deface his mural at 9th and Montrose to make some sort of general political statement about the former Philadelphia mayor.
On Saturday, the extremely irrelevant vandal (whom we're calling the worst social activist ever) smeared black paint over Rizzo's enormous cranium. We're assuming that that same person also wrote the word "fascista," which is Italian for an Italian fascist, under the giant head of Rizzo.
The Mural Arts Program's investigative unit is on the case, and they've announced that Rizzo's face will be graffiti-free by the end of the day. But that still doesn't explain why someone felt it was necessary to publicly scrutinize a political figure who croaked right around the time Nirvana's "Nevermind" was released. There are few plausible explanations, but we're going to give it a shot for fun- and because there's really nothing else to cover during
soul-crushing slow news summer. Here we go:
1) The vandal recently awoke from a 20-year coma and is still pissed about this little gem Rizzo reportedly dropped during his 1975 reelection campaign: "Just wait after November you'll have a front row seat because I'm going to make Attila the Hun look like a faggot." (Hey, it's on Wikipedia, so it has to be true.)
2) Frank Rizzo's ghost returned from after-life to deface his own mural because it "makes him look jowly." He then haphazardly spray-painted "fascista" to throw off various super-natural investigators and the like.
3) A time-travelling gypsy accidentally mistook him for Sandusky.
4) The vandal is really, really stupid.
There you have it; those are the only possibly explanations. Unless, former councilman Frank Rizzo Jr. was somehow involved. Wait, methinks I've said too much…
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"Slumdog Millionaire," "The King's Speech," "American Beauty"...as the pre-screening ads at TIFF this year reminded viewers, the Audience Award at the festival has usually been a strong augur of Oscar potential, and in 2012 it looks like the season may belong to David O. Russell's latest effort.
With awards being handed out today, it has been announced that "Silver Linings Playbook" has taken the coveted, viewer-voted prize. And it's hardly a shocker. Between this film and Ben Affleck's "Argo," the pair of films arguably enjoyed the best buzz at the fest with near unanimous positive reception from both audiences and critics.
Starring Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Jacki Weaver and Chris Tucker, Russell's film tells the tale of a man recently released from a psychiatric institute who seeks to rebuild his life after a bitter divorce. He crosses paths with an equally damaged young woman, and together they try to move on with their lives. The movie is a flat out hilarious crowd-pleaser, but that also feels fresh and invigorating. While the performances are all very strong, Jennifer Lawrence now becomes a major (and well-deserved) contender for Best Actress as hers is easily the highlight of the film and one that had many around Toronto talking (read our review here).
This is big news for The Weinstein Company and you can expect them to give this a major push as it heads toward its November 21st release date. Full list of winners below.
People's Choice Award:
"Silver Linings Playbook," directed by David O. Russell
Runners-up: "Argo," directed by Ben Affleck and "Zaytoun," directed by Eran Riklis
People's Choice Award For Documentary:
"Artifact," directed by Bartholomew Cubbins
Runners-up: "Storm Surfers 3D," directed by Christopher Nelius and Justin McMillan, and "Revolution," directed by Rob Stewart
People's Choice Award For Midnight Madness:
"Seven Psychopaths," directed by Martin McDonagh
Runners-up: "The Bay," directed by Barry Levinson and "John Dies at the End," directed by Don Coscarelli
Best Canadian Feature Film:
"Laurence Anyways," directed by Xavier Dolan
Best Canadian First Feature Film:
"Antiviral," directed by Brandon Cronenberg and "Blackbird," directed by Jason Buxton (TIE)
Prizes of the International Critics (FIPRESCI Prize) for Special Presentations Section:
"In the House," directed by François Ozon
Prizes of the International Critics (FIPRESCI Prize) for Discovery Section:
"Call Girl," directed by Mikael Marcimain
NETPAC Award For Best Asian Film:
"The Land of Hope," directed by Sion Sono
Award For Best Canadian Short Film:
"Keep a Modest Head," directed by Deco Dawson
Juliette KLeiman | September 18, 2012 9:20 PM
How can I buy tickets for silver linings playbook. Where can I find list of all movies playing in southampton and buy tickets
Thank you
jingmei | September 16, 2012 10:13 PM
Silver Lining Playbook actually reminds me I Heart Huckabees. David O. Russell is an actually quirkyly funny dude.
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Bakunin | September 16, 2012 5:03 PM
Oscar loves mentally challenged/handicapped/disturbed/damaged people, that's right up there with the Holocaust, lightweight treatments of racism/slavery as shoe-ins. "Argo" looks great but most American audiences are not aware there was even a revolution in Iran in 1979, they wouldn't even know it if one broke out next door in Mexico today LOL.
Taylor Jones | September 16, 2012 5:01 PM
I'm not necessarily the biggest Laurent Cantet fan but his last film did win the Palme d'Or and probably did warrant some coverage.
Daniel Day | September 16, 2012 4:45 PM
Great to hear about Seven Psychopaths' win! Can't wait for this movie!
Arjuna | September 16, 2012 3:36 PM
Great news!....so excited for this film!. Go Jennifer!!.
Bart | September 16, 2012 2:24 PM
So, the 30 Secs to Mars thing directed by Jared Leto won the same award but in the documentary camp...
Yep, that makes sense.
Kevin | September 16, 2012 2:17 PM
Guys, the obviously more crowd-pleasing, easier to digest movie won the Audience Award. Shocker. PTA fanboys are the worst.
Kindred Spirit | September 16, 2012 12:54 PM
Yeah, well THE MASTER still won a more coveted title at Venice so STFU David O Russell.


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U.S. actor Denzel Washington has been voted the Top Money-Making Star of 2012 in Quigley Publishing Company's 81st annual Poll of Motion Picture Exhibitors.
Exhibitors felt Washington was responsible for more traffic to movie theaters than any other Hollywood star this year based on his performances in "Flight" and "Safe House."
This is the star's eighth appearance in the Quigley poll, but his first win.
Coming in at No. 2 on the list is Anne Hathaway, followed by her "Les Miserables" co-star Hugh Jackman at No. 3, "Ted" actor Mark Wahlberg at No. 4 and "Dark Shadows" vampire Johnny Depp at No. 5.
Rounding out the top tier are current James Bond portrayer Daniel Craig at No. 6, "Lincoln" leading man Daniel Day-Lewis at No. 7, "Killing Them Softly" star Brad Pitt at No. 8, "Django Unchained" villain Leonardo DiCaprio at No. 9 and "Sherlock Holmes" and "Iron Man" actor Robert Downey Jr. at No. 10.
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who headlined "Looper" and had memorable supporting roles in "Lincoln" and "The Dark Knight Rises" in 2012, as well as Jennifer Lawrence, star of this year's "The Hunger Games" and "Silver Linings Playbook."
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WASHINGTON – The Obama administration slapped new sanctions on Iran's shipping
industry Wednesday, including on engineering and maritime companies.
new bans apply to companies with ties to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corp,
which the US sees as playing a central role in Iran's nuclear program, terror
activities and human rights violations.
"By designating the individuals
and entities today, the Treasury is sending a clear signal to the international
community that Iran's attempts to evade international sanctions will not go
unnoticed," Adam Szubin, director of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets
Control, said in a released statement.
The move comes on top of sanctions
imposed Tuesday on an Iranian air carrier believed to be bringing arms to Syria
for use by President Bashar Assad against rebels trying to remove him from
In addition to the sanctions being implemented by the Treasury
and the rest of the executive branch, many members in the US Congress are trying
to pass legislation to grant the administration further sanctioning authority
and close loopholes that exist under current law.
That effort suffered a
setback Tuesday, however, when Republican Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky
prevented a new sanctions bill from being approved by the Senate by unanimous
The bill, which has significant bipartisan support, focuses on
foreign banks that handle transactions for Iran's national oil and tanker
companies as well as existing loopholes.
Senate Majority Leader Harry
Reid wanted to move the bill without considering amendments, which he said could
drag out the process.
But Rand refused to let the bill advance without
considering his amendment that nothing in the bill could be construed as an
authorization of war against Iran or Syria.
In addition, several other
Republicans wanted to offer amendments toughening the language.
The House
has already passed its own version of the bill, and it's not clear what avenue
Reid will now take to further the legislation.
In the meantime, the steps
being taken by the administration against Iran have been welcomed by several
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Florida), the chair of the House Foreign
Affairs Committee, commended the Treasury on the new sanctions, but said more
must be done, particularly given "Iran's willingness to arm the Assad regime as
it brutally suppresses the Syrian people."
She continued, "Sanctions must
get much tougher, and fast, to be as effective as we need them to be."
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Economics: useful websites
This page lists useful, free internet resources for economics. See databases for economics for a list of key online sources purchased by the University to help you find information in this subject.
- Key sites
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- Econometrics
- Statistics and data
- Working papers / Discussion papers / Research papers
- Organisations and institutions
Key sites
- EconBiz
The virtual library for economics and business. It offers you research in internet resources, online catalogues and full texts online and it provides access to information services of libraries. Allows you to search many sources simultaneously.
- RFE (Resources for Economists on the Internet)
This is a major gateway to economics information online, edited by Bill Goffe. The site is sponsored by the American Economic Association, listing over 1500 resources in 97 sections and sub-sections. Provides descriptions of most resources. RFE is part of the WWW Virtual Library for Economics (along with WebEc).
- Biz/ed
UK-produced guide to economics and business internet sites, covering: current topics, learning materials, data, company information, virtual worlds, reference sources, support for teachers and lecturers.
- WebEc
WebEc is part of the WWW Virtual Library for Economics (along with RFE) and contains links to over 4000 sites. It is compiled by staff at the Helsinki School of Economics and the University of Helsinki Faculty of Social Sciences.
Guides and tutorials
- HEA Economics Network
The Economics Network is produced by the UK's Higher Education Academy. The centre provides a range of free services to support university teachers of economics.
- Internet for economics
One of a series of tutorials written for the Intute Virtual Training Suite. This tutorial aims to improve Internet information skills, knowledge of key Internet sites, Internet search skills and critical thinking skills. The links basket option provides a useful listing of sites relevant to Economics.
- Evaluating websites: a guide
Hints on assessing the reliability of information you find on the Internet.
- The web
A brief guide to finding information which includes links to the main search engines.
General economics-related sites
- British Library of Political and Economic Science (library for London School of Economics)
The Library collects material on a worldwide basis, in all major European languages. The collections total over four million items, including 31,000 past and present journal titles. The Library subscribes to approximately 3000 e-journals, just part of its electronic information provision. Please check access for visitors.
- Economist Intelligence Unit Country analysis
Access the Economist Intelligence Unit's latest data, analysis and forecasts for 187 countries and its Global Forecasting Service. Access is free but you are required to register first.
- German National Library of Economics (ZBW)
The German National Library of Economics (ZBW) is also the library of the Kiel Institute for World Economics and the world's largest library for economic literature. Access to the collections of over two million books is through the online catalogue, ECONIS.
- WWW Virtual Library: Business and Economics
The WWW Virtual Library is made up of a large number of subject sections compiled by volunteers expert in their subject areas.
- Econometric Resources on the Internet
A selection of links maintained by John Kane author of Econometrics: an applied approach.
Statistics and data
- Office for National Statistics
Key UK economic statistics include: GDP, retail sales, public sector, inflation, trade, and employment.
- Eurostat
Under "Economy and finance" data includes: main economic indicators, national accounts, government statistics, financial accounts, exchange rates & interest rates, monetary & other financial statistics, prices, and balance of payments. There are other themes also relevant to economics.
- UK Data Service
Provides access and support for an extensive range of key economic and social data, both quantitative and qualitative, spanning many disciplines and themes.
Working papers / Discussion papers / Research papers
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RePEc is a collaborative effort to enhance the dissemination of research in economics. The heart of the project is a decentralized database of working papers, journal articles and software components. All RePEc material is freely available. Please note that RePEc does not contain full-text journal articles; RePEc services provide links to many full-text articles, but you may need a personal or institutional subscription to follow those links. If a working paper or journal article is not indicated as "downloadable", please contact the author or publisher for assistance.
Organisations and institutions
- American Economic Association - AEA Web
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- British Library of Political and Economic Science
- Centre for Economic Policy and Research
- Economic and Social Research Council
- EDIRC: Economics Departments, Institutes and Research Centers Worldwide
- European Central Bank
- European Economic Association
- German National Library of Economics (ZBW)
- Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
- Econometric Society
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- Institute of Economic Affairs
- International Institute of Public Finance
- International Monetary Fund
- National Institute of Economic and Social Research
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation & Development (OECD)
- Policy Studies Institute
- Royal Economic Society
- Royal Statistical Society
- Society of Business Economists
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"In September, Congress began the process of reauthorizing the Higher Education Act, first passed in 1965 and last re-authorized in 2008. … [T]he Act will continue to wield considerable power—including the potential to lower the rates on federal loans made by the Department of Education," MainStreet.com reports.


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High net worth investors shifting focus from cash to commodities for 2012
By Scott Kyle
According to survey results covered in a recent edition of Bloomberg Businessweek and conducted by the Institute for Private Investors, high net worth investors are planning to reduce cash holdings in the coming year in favor of allocations to commodities and private companies. In today's market, such a move makes it possible for investors to reap the benefits of commodities investments without incurring significant costs; and as executive director of IPI Mindy Rosenthal explains, it also marks the renewed popularity of owning physical assets. In Rosenthal's words, investors are "going back to the old school way of making money" – and with the help of an expert financial advisor, affluent individuals can enjoy the best of both the old and new worlds by putting a smart, contemporary spin on the traditional commodities market.
Based on the IPI survey, which polled members with over $30 million in investable assets, approximately 48 percent of investors plan to increase commodities investments over the course of 2012. In addition, 55 percent will up their investments in private companies, while 45 percent will boost real-estate holdings. Nearly 36 percent, in contrast, stated an intention to reduce cash holdings; and according to the IPI, this may be due to the sense that a volatile market will lead to buying opportunities for smart investors. A combination of urban growth and improved living standards in some emerging markets has increased investor interest in both commodities and real estate: and unlike in years past, where physical ownership of these assets was required for profit, today's market makes it possible for investors to hold publicly-traded commodity and real estate stocks and securities – allowing them to profit from strong prices without the high start-up costs of purchasing full physical holdings on their own.
Bridging the gap: maximize commodities investments with money management expertise
While the financial industry has taken some much-deserved heat for its questionable behavior over the last few years, there are some areas in which it has successfully opened up new opportunities for investors. A prime example has been the creation of various financial products that give investors both large and small unprecedented access to asset classes previously reserved for the ultra rich. The advent of vehicles such as Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), which trade like stocks on major exchanges, has opened up a whole new world for investors looking to profit on very specific and unique opportunities. Let's say you believe that infrastructure-related companies in Brazil will prosper in the coming years: now, there is an ETF for that. Or perhaps you're confident that the former Soviet Union will get its act together and emerge as an economic powerhouse in the future? No longer do you have to brush up on your Russian and hop on a plane to Moscow in order to make an investment. With a few clicks of your mouse you can own many of the large publicly traded Russian companies and benefit from their future growth in areas like oil where Russian firms have a major presence.
Since ETFs trade just like stocks, investors also have the benefit of liquidity – a critical advantage in case you decide your initial thesis was wrong and choose to sell. With ETFs, you can do so as easily as when you made the purchase, and in a few seconds you are out of the investment. Similarly, with commodity-related ETFs that exist for virtually all the major world commodities, you can purchase an ETF that rises with the price of gold, silver, etc, all without the hassle of storing the physical commodity or paying large markups that typically exist when buying the actual goods.
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Padded carrying bag for mobile lighting fixtures.
The AC-145 Padded Lighting Bag provides affordable, quality protection for mobile lighting fixtures. It works with any brand of fixture and is ideal for mobile DJs, karaoke rigs and working bands. The case's extra wide mouth allows lighting equipment to be easily stored and removed and has an additional secured zipper pocket for storing extra lamps and accessories.


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Jam and Jerusalem in Manchester
Ladies, arm yourselves with knitting needles and crochet hooks! The Women's Institute has FINALLY come to Manchester city centre. For home and country, everyone, for home and country!
Pin-Ups in Pinnies
Take two eggs, a cup of flour, 100g of butter, one teaspoon of vanilla, a dash of old-school femininity and a pinch of 1950s glamour…Wait, what? That's the strangest recipe ever! What on earth are you making? Pin-Ups in Pinnies, of course – Manchester's very own catering company that bakes cupcakes and vintage to perfection every time.
Join Me For High Tea linky party #3
Four o'clock on a Wednesday? That can only mean one thing – it's time for my High Tea linky party! Come hither, my pretties, and show the world your favourite tea party-related blog posts.
Cinnamon pinwheels: The easiest recipe in the world
Because my High Tea linky party's on again today (quick, quick – find your favourite posts!) I thought I'd treat you all to some taste-a-licious pinwheels. Don't eat them all at once!
A vanilla cupcake celebration
My High Tea linky party's on until tomorrow and no tea party is complete without a raft of delicious cupcakes. Here's a recipe for some tasty vanilla bites with a bit of an icing surprise.
Join me for High Tea (#2)
It's that time of the week again, folks – my wonderful little High Tea linky party. Come hither and link up all your sure-to-be-wonderful tea party posts. Cupcakes, tea dresses, cosies, cake stands, photographs, teacups – everyone and everything is welcome here!
Recipe time: Orange gingernuts
Fancy a gingersnap to go with your tea tonight? Here's a lovely little recipe just for you.
A cupcake stand how-to
Cupcakes are so gorgeous they deserve to be displayed in style, so here's a little how-to on making your very own three-tier stand.
Join me for High Tea
Tea time, everybody! From 16:00 today you can link up your foodie blog posts and have a look to see what other crafty-minded people are up to. Welcome to my High Tea linky party!
Monday's Points of Pinterest: Tea Parties
I'm about to hold my first High Tea linky party – starting on Wednesday April 11th at 16:00, so have your favourite posts at the ready – and I thought I'd do a quick Pinterest collection of all things tea party-esque to honour the occasion. It's quaint, it's twee – and it's utterly fantastic!


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DETROIT (AP) -- A 51-year-old woman and her 26-year-old boyfriend are being sought following the slayings of two men in a northwest Detroit home.
Detroit Police 3rd Deputy Chief Rodney Johnson says the boyfriend and the woman's 20-year-granddaugher were involved in an argument about 10 p.m. Sunday.
The older woman apparently had asked her granddaughter to leave the home.
Police say the male suspect shot the 31- and 23-year-old victims in the head when they tried to intercede in the argument.
Johnson says the suspects drove away in a 2001 burgundy Chevy Impala. The car's Michigan license plate number is CPL 5914.
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I'm in New York for the next two months for training and am looking for a good place to watch the games come next Sunday. I've heard that the Hill Country Barbecue place on Manhattan is becoming the Texans bar, but is there anywhere else that people watch the games from or that just want to meet up next Sunday at Hill Country for some Texans solidarity?
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"I'm not taking my kids shopping. It's too much of a hassle."
"Shopping with my kids takes too much time. I can shop by myself a lot faster."
"My kids just want to look at things that they'd like. They are not interested in shopping for others."
There are a lot of reasons to shop by yourself this holiday season. Yep, it is faster. It is easier to maneuver. You don't have to deal with little ones who have to go to the bathroom. Whining will be eliminated unless you originate it yourself. Consensus is not necessary so decisions are easier to make.
Clearly, shopping without children offers specific benefits. So does shopping with your children. If you structure the adventure to be a success, shopping with your children just might be the most valuable gift you give them this holiday season.
Pre-planning is critical. Decide before you go what gifts you are going to buy and for whom. This requires discussions about what grandma and grandpa might like to receive. "What do we know about grandma that might help us choose an appropriate gift?" "What does grandpa like to do in his spare time?" Children often know what they want to give and their desire to give does not always match up with someone might enjoy. Help them narrow that gap.
Make choices based on a budget. Let kids know how much you have to spend. Invite them to invest their own money in the process by joining resources with you or making their own purchase.
Leave with a list. Explain ahead of time that you are on a mission to purchase only gifts that are on the list. Your children will see other things that they want. Talk about this temptation before you go and explain how it will be handled. This eliminates the chance of a big surprise when you say "no" to a request to deviate from the plan.
Decide where to go. What store might have the items we have on our list? Brainstorm with your children so they are included in all the important decisions. Set a direct course of travel that is time efficient and traffic conscious.
By pre-planning and shopping with your children you are gifting them in many ways. You are giving them the gift of your presence. Being with is as important as doing for. You are making a memory. Build connectedness by generating a shopping ritual of stopping at a juice shop to share a smoothie. Take the time to debrief the experience. You are building family connectedness that will last beyond the season.
You are also gifting your children with the opportunity to learn important live skills. They help you plan, make decisions, budget money, reach consensus, evaluate ideas, prioritize, and problem-solve. They are experiencing responsibility in action.
Another gift you are presenting to your children is that of experiencing and understanding the process behind gift giving. They will now realize that a gift does not just appear on an important occasion. An entire process was necessary to get from no gift to one wrapped lovingly, attractively and ready for opening. They will better understand what it takes to be a giver as well as what others went through to give to them.
Chances are you will also be gifting your children with the notion that you mean what you say. By setting up ahead of time what happens when they see something they want for themselves you have enabled yourself to follow through with the exact structure you previously created. Most likely one of your children will see something they want. Store personnel are skilled at placing those things at children's eye level. You now have the opportunity to handle this typical parenting situation with dignity and firmness.
We suggest when your child says, "I want that," you grant in fantasy what you won't in reality. Respond with, "Yes, that would be nice to have. Wouldn't it? There are a bunch of things we could get for ourselves here." (This verbalization grants the child's wish in fantasy.) "Remember, we are on a mission today to shop for grandma and grandpa." This lets the child know that only gifts for grandma and grandpa are being purchased today. (This denies the request in reality.) An appropriate conclusion is to say, "Let's write that item down along with the price. Perhaps you will want to add it to your personal list." This allows the child to see it as a future possibility. In this way you have honored your child's desire for an item and followed through with the plan to purchase only items on the list.
Holiday shopping with children can be stressful or enjoyable. You can experience it as drudgery or a celebration. How you structure it and how you choose to think about it will help create it what it is for you. Happy shopping.
Dr. Thomas Haller and Chick Moorman are the authors of Parent Talk Essentials. They are two of the world's foremost authorities on raising responsible, caring, confident children. They publish a free Parenting Newsletter that is distributed to over 20 thousand parents in seven countries. To register for the free newsletter visit: www.thomashaller.com
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It is the aspiration of the Dana Group to facilitate the coordination of fund-raising in the Shambhala mandala. To that end we have collected information about fund-raising campaigns that will be run by Shambhala-related entities throughout the year of the Iron Tiger. It is our hope that this calendar will allow Shambhalians and friends of Shambhala to be aware of activities they might wish to contribute to and budget accordingly. There are several links in blue below that aim to provide more information on specific campaigns.
Please check back frequently to see any updates that may occur. If you have information that you feel ought to be added to the calendar please click here.
Shambhala Day launch of Our Future campaign, runs throughout year of Iron Tiger
Konchok Foundation and Surmang Foundation earthquake relief efforts
New York City runs two month membership campaign
Acharya support fund-raising
Program fund-raising at retreat centres
Annual lobster liberation at Gampo Abbey
Our Future events
Fund-raising for cabin at Kalapa Valley
Harvest of Peace, all centres
Shambhala Mountain Center's joint venture with Konchok Foundation: Bike Pilgrimage to the Great Stupa
Konchok Foundation's triathlon in Boulder
and joint venture with Shambhala Mountain Center: Bike Pilgramage to the Great Stupa
Shambhala Mandala Services year end appeal
Shambhala Archives year end appeal
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|Final - 2.17.2010
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BYU(24-2, 9-2) kept pace with the Lobos as they took down the Rams(15-10, 6-5) at Moby Arena. Jimmer Ferdette had his touch going as he dropped a game high 36 points on 12-22 shooting. It was bit of a rough start for Ferdette who had 4 turnovers and just 2 points before getting a quick seat on the bench, once he came off it was a whole different game. Similar to the first game against BYU the CSU Rams couldn't find their three point touch finishing 4-17 but three of those came in garbage time, the Rams were 0-5 in the 1st half.
Travis Franklin led the Rams with 14 points. Five Rams scored in the double digits; Franklin, Travis Busch, Andy Ogide, Dorian Green, and Greg Smith. The Rams really didn't play poor, they just missed a few to many shots, 40.4%, and couldn't sustain any rallies. The effort was there and while they did give up 92 points if Ferdette doesn't have one of his better games of the season the Rams are right in this one. The Rams actually beat BYU in the turnover game by forcing 16 and only coughing it up 13 times.
Noah Hartsock had a double double with 12 and 12. The Cougars shot 48% from three while the Rams hit just 23.5% and that kept the Rams from getting any closer then ten in the 2nd half. BYU shot a very good 81.8% from the free throw line that also kept the Rams at bay most the game. Ferdette was very good but the rest of the Cougars did their jobs too. The Cougars look to be back on track and ready to hunt down the Lobos.
Next up the Cougars visit the slumping Wyoming Cowboys, losers of six straight, on Saturday. The Rams hit the 2nd game of what looked like an awfully tough schedule when they head to UNLV, losers of three straight. I imagine UNLV will be happy to be back at home and fired up after the loss at Utah.


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Date: Saturday, June 29, 2013–Sunday, August 11, 2013Every Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Time: 10:00 AM–05:00 PMEvery Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Tags: Exhibition-Related, Contemporary Art, Sondheim
The Walters Art Museum and the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts (BOPA) present the Janet and Walter Sondheim Artscape Prize Finalists Exhibition. Artists compete for top honors and a $25,000 fellowship in the Greater Baltimore area's most prestigious arts competition. Held in conjunction with Artscape (July 19–21), America's largest free arts festival, the finalists and semifinalists exhibitions are presented in partnership with the Walters and Maryland Institute College of Art.
Date: Saturday, July 6, 2013–Sunday, September 8, 2013Every Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Tags: Photography, Vershbow, Contemporary Art
This exhibition of photographs by contemporary artist Gregory Vershbow explores the interactions of art objects within environments and circumstances ordinarily beyond public view. In storage facilities and conservation laboratories, and at monuments under restoration, Vershbow photographs art objects wrapped in plastic, protected by foam, nested in boxes and set in surprising juxtapositions with other objects from different eras.
Date: Saturday, July 6, 2013–Sunday, July 28, 2013
Time: 10:00 AM–03:00 PM
Tags: Drop-in Art Activities, Exhibition-Related Contemporary Art
Marvel at Minimalism, get excited over Expressionism and delve into Dada! In celebration of hosting the special Janet and Walter Sondheim Artscape Prize exhibition this July, we will look toward the art stars of the 20th century for our inspiration. Add color, subtract graphite and stack paint to create your own gallery-worthy work!
Date: Monday, July 8, 2013–Friday, July 12, 2013
Time: 09:00 AM–04:15 PM
Tags: Summer Camp, Ages 6-7
Travel back to a moment in history! Each day, we will explore a different time and place, experiencing what life was like for children long ago and far away. Trek the globe while filling sketchbooks with drawings of special objects we find along the way. Create their clothing, make their music and read their stories to discover just how similar we all are. At the end of the week, join us as we act out scenes from the past!
Time: 09:00 AM–12:30 PM
Tags: Summer Camp, Ages 8-9
Every day campers will open their mailboxes to discover secrets and stories from the past! Spend each day in a different gallery collecting clues from ancient Greece, Egypt, India and beyond! Using our imaginations, we will create artwork with exotic materials inspired by the people, stories, and cultures we find around the world. At the end of the week, families are invited to hop into our time machine to share our discoveries!
Date: Monday, July 8, 2013–Wednesday, July 10, 2013
Time: 09:30 AM–03:30 PM
Tags: teacher, arts integration, workshop, studio
Use the Walters' collection, work with teaching artist, Amanda Pellerin and create arts integrated lessons in this three-day workshop led by the Walters and Young Audiences/Arts for Learning. Participants earn 1 MSDE CPD.
Seeing Music in Medieval Manuscripts
Date: 06/28/14 - 10/12/14
Time: 10:00 AM - 05:00 PM
This exhibition, composed of approximately twenty manuscripts and objects, will explore music in its relationship with philosophy, religion, and the arts during the Middle Ages. Musical harmony and dissonance were thought to mirror the perfection of heaven as well as the disorder of evil.
Member Tour - The Doris Duke Collection: Treasures and Treatments
Date: 09/03/14
Time: 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
We invite members to join Meg Craft, Head of Objects Conservation, and Stephanie Hulman, Assistant Conservator of Objects, for a look at the Doris Duke collection and its necessary treatment.
In the Galleries: Words and Jazz
Date: 09/04/14
Time: 06:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Join us in our Renaissance and Baroque galleries as we explore musical interpretations of some of our most dramatic works of art. Visitors will engage in dialogue about the art in the galleries with John Shields, the Walters' Manager of Docent Programs, and jazz violinist David Schulman, who will provide musical interpretations. You won't want to miss this unique gallery experience.
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Knight Elementary School in Gwinnett County will be closed Friday due to a virus.
According to Gwinnett County Public Schools, the Health Department recommended the closure due to an unusually high number of students experiencing gastroenteritis.
More than 10 percent of the nearly 720 students at the school were absent Thursday after complaining of vomiting and diarrhea.
The release stated the school is expected to reopen Monday, and no other schools are impacted.
The following is the letter sent to parents from the school's principal:
Dear Parent or Guardian:
This letter is to inform you that Knight Elementary will not hold school tomorrow, Friday, November 8, 2013, based on the recommendation of public health officials. The Gwinnett County Health Department recommended the closure as a large number of our students have shown symptoms of gastroenteritis. Gastroenteritis often causes diarrhea and/or vomiting. Health officials tell us these symptoms usually develop in one to two days after exposure and most people get better in one to 10 days without medication.
Please be assured that we are working very closely with the Gwinnett County Health Department as we follow their recommendations for cleaning the school and for monitoring our students who have become ill. In order to protect your family from this illness, health officials also recommend the following precautions:
Attached you will find the Health Department's fact sheet, which includes additional information about gastroenteritis. If you have any additional questions or concerns, please contact your child's physician. You also may contact the Gwinnett County Health Department at (770) 339-4260.
We anticipate that school will be held as usual on Monday, November 11. However, if your child exhibits symptoms of vomiting or diarrhea on Monday, please keep them home until they are symptom-free without medication for 24 hours.
Toni Ferguson,Principal
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