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Kia ora (that's Kiwi or New Zealand for hello!)
Welcome to my website! I write hot and sultry contemporary romance set in the beautiful sub-tropical Northland of New Zealand, where I live. Please take your time to browse my list of thirty romances via the Books tab above. If you would like to chat, I'm always around on Facebook, occasionally on Twitter, and you can also contact me via email here.
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Treats to Tempt You
Treats to Tempt You is my series of five racy romances set in the beautiful Doubtless Bay in the Northland of New Zealand. Based around a chocolate, ice-cream, and coffee shop situated on the waterfront, this series about five friends and the gorgeous guys they fall in love with is packed full of heat and heart - lots of sizzling sexy scenes to make your heart race, and the usual heartfelt emotion you've hopefully come to love about my books.
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Santa's Secret
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Santa's Secret, a stand alone Christmassy romance set in Lapland, is due for publication from Lyrical Books on 1st December. Here's the blurb.
Will the magic still be there when they wake on Christmas morning?
Having long since lost his Christmas spirit, Rudi comes to Santa's Secret Village looking to sell the resort. His seven-year-old daughter already knows the truth about Santa, and neither of them is particularly in the mood for the festive season.
Practically a recluse since the death of her husband, Eva's not looking for romance. Her trip to Santa's Village is for the sole purpose of making Christmas more festive this year for her young son. But Eva brings an unexpected sparkle to Rudi and Isabel's lives that renews their belief in the spirit of Christmas.
As the weather grows colder, things heat up between Rudi and Eva. But will the magic still be there when they wake on Christmas morning?


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Richard Misrach's new work on the border between the United States and Mexico is the cover story for the second edition of The California Sunday Magazine. Misrach's work, which also includes collaboration with sound artist Guillermo Galindo, documents the tragic narrative between a collision of culture and politics present along the 1,969 mile border.
All the photographs are about found objects — shotgun shells from a Border Patrol shooting range, a soccer ball, a boot, a Spanish translation of Doctor Zhivago — that are banal but laden with meaning. I'm always on the lookout for the anomalous.—Richard Misrach
From the The California Sunday Magazine online posting on 2 November 2014
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From a starry guest list (hello, Kim Kardashian!) to a revealing cake (it's a boy!), see how the mom-to-be celebrated her new addition
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13 Aug 2013
Un ballo in maschera at Orange
A massive antique Roman theater where stadium opera is always grand opera and often good opera as well.
After the horrors of Jagoš Marković's production of Le Nozze di Figaro in Belgrade, I was apprehensive lest Nabucco in Serbia's second city of Novi Sad on 27th October would be transplanted from 6th century BC Babylon to post-Saddam Hussein Tikrit or some bombed-out kibbutz in Beersheba.
First Toronto, then Houston and now San Francisco, the third stop of a new production of Puccini's La bohème by Canadian born, British nurtured theater director John Caird.
Every once in a while Los Angeles Opera presents an important recital in the three thousand seat Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.
This third revival of Laurent Pelly's production of Donizetti's L'elisir d'amore needed a bit of a pep up to get moving but once it had been given a shot of 'medicinal' tincture things spiced up nicely.
Founded in 1996, Samling describes itself as a charity which 'inspires musical excellence in young people'.
The good news is that you don't have to go all the way to Pesaro for great Rossini.
Maître à danser: William Christie and Les Arts Florissants at the Barbican, London, presented a defining moment in Rameau performance practice, choreographed with a team of dancers.
The most memorable thing (and definitely not in a good way) about this performance of Le Nozze di Figaro at the Serbian National Theatre in Belgrade was the self-serving, infantile, offensive and just plain wrong production by celebrated Serbian theatre director Jagoš Marković.
Should looks matter when casting the role of the iconic temptress for HD simulcast?
Maurice Greene (1696-1755) had a highly successful musical career. Organist of St. Paul's Cathedral, a position to which he was elected when he was just 22 years-old, he later became organist of the Chapel Royal, Professor of Music at the University of Cambridge and, from 1735, Master of the King's Music.
Yet another Tosca is hardly exciting news, if news at all. The current five performances have come just two years after SFO alternated divas Angela Gheorghiu and Patricia Racette in the title role.
What an enjoyable opportunity to encounter Dvořák's sixth opera, Šelma Sedlák¸or The Cunning Peasant!
Whether biblical parable or mythological moralising, it's all the same really: human hubris, humility, sacrifice and redemption.
Opera Rara brought a rare performance of Donizetti's first opera for the Paris Opera to the Royal Festival Hall on 4 November 2014, following recording sessions for the opera.
Bass baritone, Luca Pisaroni, known to opera lovers throughout the world for his excellence in Mozart roles, offered San Diego vocal aficionados a double treat on October 28th: his mellifluous voice, and a recital of German songs.
Jonathan Miller's production of La bohème for ENO, shared with Cincinnati Opera, sits uneasily, at least as revived by Natascha Metherell, between comedy and tragedy.
Any Florian Boesch and Malcolm Martineau performance is superb, but this Wigmore Hall recital surprised, too. Boesch's Schubert is wonderful, but this time, it was his Liszt and Strauss songs which stood out. This year at the Wigmore Hall, we've heard a lot of Liszt and a lot of Richard Strauss everywhere, establishing high standards, but this was special.
The weather was auspicious for Wexford Festival Opera's first-night firework display — mild, clear and calm. But, as the rainbow rockets exploded over the River Slaney, even bigger bangs were being made down at the quayside.
The cast of supporting roles was especially strong in the company's new production of Mozart's matchless masterpiece
The company uncorks its 40th Anniversary season with a visually and musically satisfying production of Johann Strauss Jr.'s farcical operetta
A massive antique Roman theater where stadium opera is always grand opera and often good opera as well.
Un ballo in maschera was maybe the first opera to be strikingly if arbitrarily translocated in place and time — Verdi first moved his story and characters from Stockholm to Pomerania, then from there to New England, all this for political rather than dramaturgical reasons! The raisons d'état for such moves and their ramifications are in fact quite theatrical (censors and lawsuits), in fact far more so than what small theatricality can be eked from the opera.
There is however a lot of singing that results from a reworking of an old libretto by Eugène Scribe about the assassination of Gustavo III of Sweden. Scribe is the famed creator of the "well-made play" which meant back in the early 19th century construing a series of emotional moments into a reasonable flow of happenings. But such reasonable intention can become an end in itself, and Verdi's ballo seems such an exercise.
Such lack of dramatic sincerity was evident in Claude Auvray's production for the Chorégies d'Orange. There was no telling where or when the action takes place, maybe back in Stockholm though the characters use their Italian names from the Pomeranian version. The king and his courtiers were in modern business suits, cell phones at their ears, the decor was a sort of 19th century theatrical drape painted on the stage floor, the masked ball was 18th century powdered wigs. Riccardo (identified as Gustavo on political posters) was enveloped in a massive nordic looking mantle from time to time, Ulrica and her acolytes were in big black gowns with weird gray fright wigs.
It is big at Orange, the stage a few hundred feet wide, its pit (orchestra in Latin) is correspondingly huge and for this ballo housed the accomplished Orchestra National Bordeaux-Aquitaine with a fully symphonic contingent of strings. French conductor Alain Altinoglu, well known to international opera audiences through Live in HD from the Met, responded with ample tempos that stressed size rather than intensity.
Voices were of smaller scale, Riccardo, that is Gustavo, was Mexican tenor Ramón Vargas, one of the more musically accomplished tenors who frequent international stages. He was in fine voice and delivered a well executed performance. His voice remains sweet and supple without the force of production one might expect from the King of Sweden, particularly on a Roman proscenium.
Amelia was young American soprano Kristen Lewis (born in Arkansas) who went directly from the University of Tennessee to Vienna where she has blossomed into a proto-Verdi soprano who also sings Mimi. She possesses a voice of pure, sweet sound, of ample force that she uses in high Italianate style. Plus she has mastered natural looking acting gestures appropriate to big singing. It all seemed the Cinderella moment of an important career until she disappeared at the end into her huge white ball gown and remained a mere Mimi.
Renato was bespectacled Italian baritone Lucio Gallo notable as the first Italian singer to be invited to the Bayreuth Festival (as Lohengrin's Telramund in 2010). In Orange just now he apparently was seduced by the grandness of antiquity as he attempted volumes beyond his capacity and lost all possibility of actually forming words. He accepted his hueés (boos) with dignity.
Oscar, French soubrette Anne Catherine-Gillet took the stage from the start and made Verdi's opera about the page (it was she who supported Gustavo during his dying moments, Amelia showed no reaction at all discreetly distanced on the arm of her husband, the murderer). French mezzo soprano Sylvie Brunet-Grupposo created an Ulrica of little distinction (by the way it was in 2005 that she added the Sicilian surname to her French one when she discovered the identify of her father).
Singing and mise en scéne at Orange is about size, not about detail. Over the years the various musical and staging techniques have become apparent, though the secret of the impeccable ensemble of chorus with the pit remains a mystery (the combined choruses of the operas of Nice, Nantes-Angers and Avignon number well more than a hundred). Staging however is done to recognized formulae that have proven effective over the decades, notably choristers pour onto the stage from both sides in colorful costumes to make scenic effect given that any real scenery would compete with the magnificent Roman stage wall and no one would want that. Principals remain down stage center and sing.
There is always a coup de théâtre event at the finale, here projections brilliantly lighted the huge Roman stage wall with its original sculptural detail. But the wall slowly darkened from the top down during the several minutes it took Riccardo aka Gustavo to expire. Magnificent is the word. The scenography was by Rudy Sabounghi and the exceptionally moody lighting by Laurent Castaingt, artists primarily active in the south of France and Monaco).
Light sprinkles of rain stopped the show from time to time but did not dampen the enthusiasm of the 8000 or so spectators. The stage crew, apparently unprepared for even the slightest precipitation, resorted to using toilet paper, a Calixto Bieito touch, to wipe the stage floor.
Michael Milenski
Cast and production information:
Amelia: Kristin Lewis; Ulrica: Sylvie Brunet-Grupposo; Oscar: Anne-Catherine Gillet; Riccardo: Ramón Vargas; Renato: Lucio Gallo; Samuel: Nicolas Courjal; Tom: Jean Teitgen; Silvano: Paul Kong; A judge: Xavier Seince; A servant: Bo Sung Kim. Orchestre National Bordeaux-Aquitaine and the choruses of the operas of Nice, Avignon and Angers-Nantes, plus the Compagnie Fêtes Galantes conducted by Alain Altinoglu. Mise en scène: Jean-Claude Auvray; Scénographie: Rudy Sabounghi; Costumes: Katia Duflot; Lighting: Laurent Castaingt; Chorégraphie: Béatrice Massin. Le Théâtre antique d'Orange, August 6, 2013.


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Working in the fields of avionics and electronics, Dr. Lajoie has also collaborated with top academic researchers to develop computer-based learning environments that enhance professional training of F-15 avionics technicians. SHERLOCK, a computer-based coached practice environment designed to entrain electronics troubleshooting skills, is one example of such ambitious efforts to highlight the marriage of technology and learning.
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Reaction to the President's statement announcing his executive action on immigration.
The decrease in the city's jobless rate in October, to 6.4 percent, capped the steepest decline of any quarter in the 38 years on record, the state's Labor Department said.
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Move is in line with lobbying for National Broadband Plan.
Google has announced plans to build high-speed broadband networks in small trial areas across the U.S. The goal is to spur the development of higher-speed networks in the U.S. While the States have had a definite impact on Internet in terms of search and social innovation, the speed of Internet access lags behind many other developed areas of the world.
Google has long been a proponent of a national broadband plan that would extend Internet access to all Americans. I think we all know how Google could benefit from that.
In the trial networks they will build, Google will deliver broadband speeds that are more than 100 times the average 1GB/second speed that most Americans experience today.
Google hopes that a faster network will help developers build new apps that can harness the power of speed. Additionally, Google hopes to learn new deployment techniques plus create an "open access" network that offers a choice of providers.
Right now, Google is seeking out communities that would be interested in the trial. Responses to that request will be collected until March 26. Google will announce which communities have been selected for the experiment later this year.
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Guide To Decorating with Bird Feeders
As the holiday season approaches more and more houses will get wrapped in glowing strands and adorned with bountiful wreaths. You may find yourself wanting more options to make your home stand out from everyone else on the street. If you're as much of a bird fanatic as we are, then this guide to decorating with bird feeders will help in creating a customized holiday display!
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There are countless ways to spread holiday cheer around your house while simultaneously feeding your feathered friends. You could simply arrange a variety of feeders around your yard to attract different types of birds. The No/No Mesh Feeders, specifically the Snow Man and Snow Woman feeders, were created just for this time of year. These feeders are constructed with a mesh wire design that keeps the squirrels out and attracts clinging birds. If you want your holiday-themed bird feeder to contribute to your lighting, try our snowman feeder that lights up!
Certain feeders are good for specific types of birds, as well as specific types of seeds. With that in mind, we also recommend offering a variety of seeds. Doing so will bring more kinds of birds to your yard.
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Patrick White
I Was Thinking About Absurdity, The Unnamed Muse
I was thinking about absurdity, the unnamed muse
of nine in the fifth place in the Book of Changes
when the daughter of black matter came to my door again
wired and crying as she tried to smile
like tiny serrated edges of pain as she said
she couldn't find a bar tender or dope dealer
that wanted to talk to her as if there wasn't a black hole
in the middle of the third eye of the Medusa.
I could tell right away by the way she was swaying
like a suspension bridge hanging by a last thread
out over the abyss like a torn spider web, she had dark fears,
unenlightened shadows with no mystic noon
on her indelible sundials to draw their fangs in like the moon.
I was thinking about absurdity as if that wasn't absurd enough
in and of itself, but she's not the first mermaid
to sing an ode of alluring laurels derived from her sorrows
like wild columbine sitting like a hair transplant
on the rock of my skull as if I were an exemplary habitable planet
more water than granite in my attitude toward humans.
I've been here before. I've put pomade on the frayed ends
of her snakes coming out of hibernation now that spring's here
and she's starting to groom her image in the mirror
from the first bud of lipstick on the mouth of the rose
to the last pout of the downcast shedding of a black defoliant.
And she's insecure about what God sees when she imagines
what He sees she's done to his creation like a doll of herself
she took things out on instead of talking straight about it
with a spiritual weathervane to get the lightning she harboured
out of the heartwood that was always being ripped
and set aflame by a drug-induced revelation. I was
thinking about absurdity for once without feeling as if
I were going to my own execution and seeing how much easier
it would have been to have been demonized as an heretical saint
than try to bless a sinner with stained-glass paint
so her eyes aren't boiled away like hot tears into space
in the death valleys where her mirages are immensely proportional
to the intensities of the shadows they're casting on the new moon
she hopes to make of herself like a total eclipse in rehab.
Don't get me wrong. I love her dearly. She's a fashionista
on the catwalks of backalleys when the moon howls
like a vicious feline in heat with crescents she hooks in your eyes
as if she were fly fishing. Back in the day, lightyears ago,
she could reel Moby Dick into her lifeboat with her longing,
she was so dangerously endowed with a talent for innocence
but now when she calls her fan club of sailors to the rocks
the silver spoon jumps over the moon and runs away with the cow.
Someone scorched the grapevine. The wine tastes burnt.
Watered down with blisters to age the bouquet.
Who needs to think about tomorrow when you've got yesterday?
It doesn't matter what we talk about. She listens to me
the way a snake listens to music like a spare guitar string
and resonates metaphorically like the tines of a tuning fork
and I tell her about a man who fixes the wings
of owls, osprey and red-tailed falcons up around Westport
then sets them free again, and she says he must be
a good man to care about birds like that but I can tell
someone shut the cage door on the false dawn of the aviary
she's been singing in like an encore into karaoke at a nightclub
where all the side men want to be front men
and all the front men want to go home and damage their voices
while the echoes pursue their fifteen minutes of fame,
number one with a bullet that ricochets around the room
so every one gets a turn to burn like their very own starmap.
I was thinking about absurdity, sublimely,
when my light on in the window summoned a muse
out of the dark like a black mass to the candle of a Luna Moth
that singed her antennae like lightning rods on an analogue tv
still playing reruns of the way things were supposed to be.
I was trying to take myself seriously like a sacred clown
at a ghost dance of one in face paint appealing to the stars
to return me to a solitude that didn't make me old as a child.
Everything written on my forehead I wanted them to see
through my eyes, at the other end of the telescope
where it's impossible not to receive more than you give.
Not out of ingratitude. But more in the way of deepening
the mutuality of our estranged visions of one another.
When the one without metaphor returns to the many
some have blood, some have fertile crescents of starmud
under their fingernails, others, moonrise on their thumbs,
but hers sparkled like small town fireworks at a festival of fireflies.
Time had stopped sowing seeds on the wind to fall anywhere
and put down roots in the vernal equinox in her eyes
and you could get an occasional glimpse of wood violet
under the duff of her eyelids as if every exile needed
a home address to cover her tracks in long-sleeved zodiacs.
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The researchers also encourage service providers to offer pay-as-you-go licensing, which will make cloud computing more appealing to customers whose demand for services varies over time. Other concerns include data confidentiality and the ability to audit data, data transfer bottlenecks and unpredictable performance.
The researchers work at a laboratory funded by numerous technology companies, including Google, IBM, Microsoft and Sun Microsystems, according to Network World.
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Our first time here my husband swore we were lost. No high end resort would be at end of dirt road. But this is. I love this place. From the cows roaming the road, amazing service and friendly staff. Love it. Far enough from Tamarindo but close enough to drive. Best hotel in area
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- Live an authentic Costa Rican experience in a luxury hacienda style resort in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. This resort & spa sits oceanfront on a secluded stretch of coastline minutes from the Hacienda Pinilla Golf Course and Tamarindo village. The JW Marriott Guanacaste is surrounded by the splendors of Costa Rican rich biodiversity; with a choice of 5 beaches, adjacent to an equestrian center, tennis courts, and an 18-hole golf course with a coastal layout. Off-site activities like canopy tours, horseback riding, white water rafting, kayaking, and ATV tours can be arranged on site. You can also arrange tours to nearby locations such as Arenal Volcano, Rincon de la Vieja Volcano and National Park or Guachipelin thermal hot springs. Enjoy surf beaches with excellent year-round waves and warm water, visit turtle nesting beaches or observe a great variety of wildlife. The property features the largest infinity pool in Central America, outdoor hot tubs, a fully equipped fitness center, biking and jogging trails and a Kids Club with professional care. You can also relax in our spa, ranked one of the top five Spas in Latin America by Spa Magazine. This resort offers 5 restaurants and two bars. Among these options enjoy a romantic dinner right on the beach at Azul Grill our beach front restaurant or visit Tamarine where you can enjoy Asian fusion cuisine. Indulge yourself with a genuine Guanacastecan style meal at Sabanero Steakhouse or relax and admire a spectacular sunset at Nau Lounge and Bar, while you enjoy hand crafted cocktails and a variety of Sushi. All rooms have balconies with garden, pool or ocean views. In-room amenities include LCD TVs, sound proof windows, iPod docks and streaming speed Wi-Fi Internet access, blackout curtains, plush pillow-top mattresses and fine linens, rich woods, and marble bathtubs. The village of Tamarindo is just 5 miles away, where you will find restaurants, bars, and souvenirs in a "Pura Vida" laid back atmosphere. ... more less
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Pronunciation: /ˈpɑːtʃm(ə)nt /
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1A stiff, flat, thin material made from the prepared skin of an animal, usually a sheep or goat, and used as a durable writing surface in ancient and medieval times: he borrowed a quill and a piece of parchment his skin stretched like old parchment over his cheeks [as modifier]: parchment rolls
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- To complete his birdman outfit, the monk must have stretched parchment or thin cloth over the frame, which, we are told, he attached to both his arms and his feet.
- She was older, even by elf standards, and had grey hair and skin like old parchment.
- Vellum, traditionally made from calf skin as opposed to parchment which is made from goat or sheep skin, is very expensive.
1.1 [count noun] A manuscript written on parchment: a large collection of ancient parchments
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1.2 (also parchment paper) A type of stiff translucent paper treated to resemble parchment and used for lampshades, as a writing surface, and in baking: line a 2 lb loaf tin with baking parchment
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- Prepare a cookie sheet lined with a silicon baking mat or parchment paper.
Middle English: from Old French parchemin, from a blend of late Latin pergamina 'writing material from Pergamum' and Parthica pellis 'Parthian skin' (a kind of scarlet leather).
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What makes something Jewish? Who owns the labeling rights to call something Jewish enough? If I go to a service, how do I know if I am experiencing something authentically Jewish? It's a question that I grapple with. I have a non-Jewish spouse, and when we have kids, we have committed that together we will raise them Jewish. It's important to me that they are raised "Jewish enough."
Not long after we moved to Washington, DC my wife and I found our way to a Sixth in the City service at Sixth and I Historic Synagogue. Sixth and I is a nondenominational/non-membership synagogue and Sixth in the City is their brand for programs targeting the 20 and 30 somethings. It tends to be a Reconstructionist meets Jewish summer camp-style service. There is a Rabbi, a song-leader with a guitar, a volunteer choir, a lot of short prayers, upbeat and catchy tunes. There is also a happy hour before the service and dinner is served after.
Prior to coming DC, it would not have been my first choice for a Friday night service. I identify mostly with what most would label a traditional Conservative service: lots of Hebrew, very little skipping around, and no instruments. Still, everyone had encouraged us to go to Sixth and I. "What is Sixth and I?" I would ask. "You just have to go to understand."
Few people would question whether all of this was a Jewish event or a Jewish experience. It's a Friday night service with prayers, blessings and a Shabbat meal. The food even comes from a kosher caterer. However, after going a couple of times, I had this nagging feeling that this service might not be religious enough for me. To complicate matters, my wife decided she like this service better than any other service we had gone to. She also was very aware that I didn't love it. I was faced with the choice of attending Sixth and I again with my wife, or going to my flavor of service by myself.
All of this caused me to reflect and wonder. What makes something Jewish? More importantly, who am I to judge the merit of one Friday night experience over another? Who is anyone to do this? As someone who had spent a lot of time both volunteering and working in the Jewish community, I felt guilty and embarrassed. I was acting a bit superior to others in the room because I had a different kind of Jewish education. Was I cheapening the experience by acting as if I was going to humor somebody? Was I cheating myself out of something?
To attempt to answer the question, I chose a new approach. The next time I went to the service, I tried all that I could to go without expectation and just be present. It was only then that I understood what everyone had been talking about. What you couldn't explain, and just had to go to see for yourself.
I began to notice different things. I realized how welcoming and warm all of the staff were. I realized that there were volunteers with nametags there to also greet and meet people. I watched how the service was inspiring people throughout the room. I heard how the direction from the Rabbi was carefully delivered to ensure that everyone was on the same page and nobody felt dumb or belittled. I saw how everyone was able and eager to participate. I saw that almost everyone was smiling. Most of all, I noticed my wife was too.
The Sixth in the City service meets once a month, and we try to go as much as possible. It's a Jewish event that we can look forward to attending. Is it Jewish enough? I think I have learned that the answer has more to do with those participating in the service, than the service itself.
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Dominion Virginia Power says more than 15,000 customers are signed up for its program to support renewable energy.
The Richmond-based utility says the Green Power program offers customers the option to match their home electricity use with renewable energy by either usage or in fixed monthly amounts.
Since the program's inception in 2009, participants have supported more than 480,000 megawatt-hours of renewable energy. Dominion says that has prevented the same amount of carbon dioxide from entering the air as removing 65,000 average cars from the road for one year. The program supported more than 26,000 megawatt-hours from Virginia facilities alone in 2011.
Dominion is the state's largest electric utility with about 2.3 million customers.
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Oct. 3 (Bloomberg) -- India's stock-index futures fell, signaling the benchmark index may extend its biggest slump in three years, as slowing U.S. incomes and consumer spending stoked concern earnings at Indian exporters will falter.
SGX S&P CNX Nifty Index futures for October delivery declined 67.5 points, or 1.4 percent, to 4,863.5 at 10:18 a.m. in Singapore. The futures are derived from the 50 stocks on the underlying S&P CNX Nifty Index on the National Stock Exchange of India, which dropped 1.4 percent to 4,943.25 on Sept. 30. The BSE India Sensitive Index, or Sensex, fell 1.5 percent to 16,453.76.
U.S. consumer spending slowed in August as incomes unexpectedly declined for the first time in almost two years. Gains in U.S. payrolls in September were probably too small to reduce joblessness and manufacturing almost stalled as concern mounted that the global recovery was losing momentum, economists said before reports this week.
"What is not in the price now is a continued recession scenario, which might come in the global economies," K. Ramanathan, chief investment officer at ING Investment Management Pvt., said in a interview on Bloomberg UTV. "Inflation, interest-rate increases and a domestic slowdown have already been accounted for. Consensus corporate earnings growth estimates have been brought down significantly."
Quarterly Slump
The Sensex slumped 13 percent last quarter, the biggest loss since the three months ended December 2008, on concern the central bank's record series of interest-rate increases may compound the effects of Europe's sovereign-debt crisis and slowing economic growth in the U.S. on corporate profits. Companies in the gauge trade at 13.6 times estimated earnings, compared with 9.4 times on the MSCI Emerging Markets Index.
The Reserve Bank of India raised its repurchase rate for a 12th time since March 2010 on Sept. 16 to contain prices that are rising the fastest among so-called BRICS nations of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. India's wholesale-price inflation reached a 13-month high of 9.78 percent in August, staying above 9 percent for nine months, while food prices accelerated for the first time in four weeks last week. The bank meets on Oct. 25 for its next policy review.
India's inflation rate remains above the level the central bank deems acceptable, Governor Duvvuri Subbarao indicated last week, underscoring that pressure remains for monetary tightening in Asia's third-largest economy.
Inflation Threshold
"Above a threshold, you can't accept high inflation to have higher growth," Subbarao said on Sept. 26. India's economy will grow 7.8 percent in 2011, the International Monetary Fund said in its World Economic Outlook on Sept. 20, slower than the 8.2 percent estimated in June.
"I do think that we are approaching the peaking of the interest-rate cycle," Vibhav Kapoor, group chief investment officer at IL&FS, said in an interview with Bloomberg UTV last week. "But I doubt whether interest rates can start coming down immediately."
India's rupee weakened by the most in three years in September as Asian currencies slumped on concern the global economy is headed for a recession, dimming the outlook for exports and prompting investors to favor safer bets than emerging-market assets. Indian software exporters get about three-quarters of their revenue from overseas.
Profit Concern
Infosys Ltd., India's second-biggest software-services provider, will report results on Oct. 12, the first company in the Nifty to post earnings for the quarter ending Sept. 30.
"I don't think that the market is suddenly going to react very positively to earnings," Vibhav Kapoor, group chief investment officer at IL&FS, said in an interview with Bloomberg UTV. "There is still going to be a lot of concern on how things are going to go into the third and fourth quarter. I don't think it's going to lead to a great upside."
Profits for 47 percent of Sensex companies missed analyst estimates in the three months ended June, according to Bloomberg data. That compares with 33 percent that lagged behind forecasts in the previous quarter.
Indian Oil Corp. may gain after the nation's largest refiner increased the price of jet fuel in Mumbai to 59,359 rupees ($1,212) a kiloliter starting Oct. 1, from 58,452.31 rupees.
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd., which makes almost half the cars sold in India, may be active after it said on Oct. 1 workers will resume duties today as the company resolved a labor dispute that had disrupted production at its Manesar plant. Sales fell 21 percent from a year earlier to 85,565 vehicles in September, the company said. Tata Motors Ltd., the biggest commercial vehicle maker, said total sales rose 22 percent in September to 78,786 units.
Overseas investors bought a net 2.52 billion rupees ($51.5 million) of Indian stocks on Sept. 28, reducing their outflow from equities this year to 2.92 billion rupees, according to data on the website of the Securities and Exchange Board of India. They withdrew a net $2.4 billion in August, the most since October 2008.
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Definition of bark beetle in English:
A small wood-boring beetle that tunnels under the bark of trees, which die if heavily infested.
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Dez Wells scored a career-high 30 points and Maryland upset No. 2 Duke 83-74 on Friday night in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament.
Wells was 9 of 13 from the field and 10 of 10 from the free throw line to lead the seventh-seeded Terrapins (22-11).
They never trailed, held the league's best team from 3-point range to 4-of-25 shooting from beyond the arc, and bolstered their NCAA tournament credentials with their second straight win over Duke.
Mason Plumlee had 19 points to lead second-seeded Duke (27-5), which had the ball trailing by six points with about 2 minutes left after Seth Curry hit a rare 3-pointer and the Blue Devils got an even rarer defensive stop.
But Tyler Thornton missed 3-pointers on consecutive trips downcourt and Wells and Seth Allen each hit two free throws, with Allen's stretching the lead to 77-67 with 1:44 left.
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