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The English Language Institute (ELI) of Pace University offers noncredit English language
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A Land United by History
A priestess of the Church of Light kneels in front of a statue of Solea Splendis, patron of mercy, and prays for the good health of her town. Just outside the temple, a feather-haired phoelarch walks back home from the general store ignoring the threatening stares of the others.
In an Aeros casino built right on the Bay of Talons, a tiefling smiles as he wins another round of magaz while onlookers shake their heads thinking the tieflings have enough money as it is. Down the street in the same city, a masked Jack watches members of the Red Rose Guild pick the pockets of unknowing travelers. The Jack will make sure they are brought to justice.
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Nora has had peace for over thirteen centuries, but that has all shattered with the outbreak of the Severing War. Nora is in need of heroes. Heroes to help stop the battles that rage and claim lives of good men. Heroes to face the monsters that use the war as a perfect distraction for their nefarious ends. Heroes to save the land from itself.
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If you're new to the setting or want to refresh your knowledge; first go adventuring, then read the major sagas and if you want to know about the sweeping history of Nora, check out the timeline. Of course, while not all of the pages are filled, they are being constructed and expanded constantly.
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Yes folks, the latest Home & Delicious is out and it is yet another delicious issue! Beautiful homes...yummy recipes...unreal photography by Gunnar Sverisson. Go get yourselves a copy here. (Thanks Halla Bára!)
Yes folks, the latest Home & Delicious is out and it is yet another delicious issue! Beautiful homes...yummy recipes...unreal photography by Gunnar Sverisson. Go get yourselves a copy here. (Thanks Halla Bára!)
YAY! It's time for a new issue of one of my favourite e-mags, Home & Delicious! Always awesome spaces and spectacular photography from Halla Bára Gestsdóttir & Gunnar Sverrisson of Iceland. Total eye candy on a Friday. You're welcome. ;)
I am stoked that the latest issue of Home & Delicious, an e-mag from Iceland is now live! It features a couple of homes decked out for the holidays, as well as some UNREAL recipes that I am drooling over (doesn't help that I'm starving) and really want to try out. So here's a little peek of some of the interior shots, gorgeous as always by Gunnar Sverrisson. I had to sneak in a couple of the food photos too. :)
I am so stoked to have devoured the latest issue of Home & Delicious, created by Iceland's powerhouse couple Gunnar Sverrisson (a photographer) and Halla Bára Gestsdóttir (a designer). I featured a couple of homes from their first issue here and here and I can't wait to show you one from issue #2 (there are so many incredible homes featured I had a hard time deciding one one to blog). Magical photos and beautiful spaces, as I have come to expect from my new favourite online shelter magazine. This home is a 36 m2 cabin on a lake, build in the 70's and moved from it's original to current location in the 90's, then extended and electricity added. The predominantly white/black/blue colour scheme and casual vibe is perfect for the rugged surroundings.
I had to share this home, also from Home & Delicious (photos by Gunnar), as it is serene like the last one but has quite a bit more drama and elegance. It is the home of decorative painter Auður Skúla and her family. The grey and white colour palette is beautiful, and that kitchen is absolutely dreamy. *sigh*


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Perhaps all of you are just waiting to hear what I have to say first and then you'll chime in. I sincerely hope you'll offer additional suggestions and you're not simply waiting to criticize mine. In any case, here are a few things I have thought about.
One glaring problem I see is this: we are the ones feeding the message that entertainment is vastly important when we continue to spend millions on sports and movie tickets, television access, and merchandising. I love this stuff as much as the next person but we have to begin to change the message. I suppose when kids ask for movie or TV themed school supplies we can give in under the auspices that this $5 won't make a bit of difference or we can put our foot down, say NO to the purchase, and explain to our children that we cannot morally support an industry that bickers over millions while so many of us live paycheck to paycheck. If enough people choose to spend their money on books, culture and other forms of entertainment beyond the purely entertaining, perhaps a new message will be heard.
I am a huge supporter of the arts – performing and visual. I definitely shell out dollars for live theater tickets but I do it without hesitation. My parents took my brother and me to the theater, symphony and opera growing up. Sure, we complained sometimes but I remember more about history, Shakespeare, and even politics from what I learned on Thursday theater nights than I do from a lot of my formal education. I was thrilled when I read in the paper last week about schools using Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" to teach about bullying behavior. What a great way to expose young children to classic literature and live theater while opening up dialogue about a current and very serious topic in our schools.
Next, what can each of us speak up about and try to change on a global scale? I, for one, would love to have the FBI quit spending their money protecting the movie industry and transfer those government funds to provide quality education materials to ALL schools. The movie industry can use its own money to fight its battles. I don't know how to go about getting this change rolling or if it's even possible – I'm fairly certain the movie industry will use its money and power to fight anyone who threatens this. It's just something I would change if I could figure out a way to do it. I would also love to see schools having to spend less money on defending themselves from lawsuits – of course this is a topic that goes way beyond our schools. When did Americans become so lawsuit happy? When did the country become a place we have to protect ourselves from rather than live in? I would love to see a paradigm shift from living in fear to living in support of each other.
Perhaps shifting more money from prisons to schools, and specifically early childhood education, can help raise a broader generation of caring and better educated individuals. This is nothing new. We have study upon study showing us early childhood education is key to future development. We also have multiple studies showing prevention is far less expensive than future disciplinary action. Why are we afraid to act on what we know is best practice?
I wake up some mornings hoping to change the world but knowing I can't do it alone. However, any difference I can make, no matter how tiny it may seem, is a difference made. I encourage everyone to find one small change you can make to help your own personal cause. If enough of us do something, anything is possible!


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I don't mean the occasional spider every few months. It is oh-so annoying to find spiders in any room of the house, and not infrequently either. It's not that we're infested or anything; we live by the woods and it's an older home. Am I being intolerant? I know they're supposed to be beneficial creatures, but I just can't stand 'em! They're in the laundry pile, in closets, in the kitchen in the early mornings. I'm definitely one of these people with the heebie jeebies. We tented our house for termites a couple of years ago, and I hoped that would be the end of them as we knew it -- but no-o-o-o. They're ba-a-ck. Any ideas for a method of ridding our house of these arachnids? |
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- Posted by davidandkasie (My Page) on Fri, Apr 20, 07 at 9:49
my house was the same way. it is the cost of living in the country. the easiest way to keep them under control is to either bomb the house or have sprayed professionally every few months. in my area, teh cost is about the same either way you go. |
What spider is it? Different breeds like different things. Figure out the name of the spider you have and what it likes to eat then eliminate its food source. If it eats bugs, get rid of the bugs and the spiders will go away on their own. |
I've had spiders in the house for past couple of years. And they aren't the little ones or the skinny ones with long legs. They are ugly big brown ones that bite. One bite was there for months before going away. UGH. I moved to a house with lots of trees and a damp basement. Worked hard last fews summers to fix the basement and the yard so I'm hoping not to see them any more. I'm also going to spray this year. I hate bug that bite... well probably not as much as flying roaches, but I still hate them. LOL |
In the fall I had an infestation. I don't know what they were eating, but they are preditory and eat other insects. I decided to have the house sprayed on a regular basis. Hopefully, it will eliminate the spiders and its prey. |
- Posted by rachael2002 (My Page) on Thu, May 10, 07 at 21:20
My finace and I bought our first house last winter. We've come to learn this spring that it had a severe infestation of spiders (especially brown recluse which are poisonous) and ants. Last Saturday I spent a few hours spraying ant trails around my bedroom. (Ewwww!!!) My best recommendation is a professional. Which is exactly who we called. It's going to take a few monthly sprayings, but I'm determined to eliminate them!! |
Don't give the spiders any were to hide buy cleaning if it looks clean clean it again when the langery is done fold it right then and vacuum a lot I used to have the most disgusting spider problem and i thought i was anal about being clean but once i clean picked up things off the floor that didn't belong and neating things up it went away by vacuuming your sucking up some of the bugs it eats and if you kill a spider put it in the outside trash because other spiders will come and feed off of it and don't leave food laying around because then other bugs will come and the spiders will eat them. |
We have an old house and the basement is full of run-of-the-mill spiders, not many throughout the rest of the original structure - even the attic. But, we also have an addition which tends to have more vibrant arachnid life (for this area - nothing poisonous). We have wolf spiders and jumping spiders and others I've yet to identify. Some are skittish and others are bold. None are too bothersome, though I do "rehome" them to the outdoors whenever I can. But really, as much as I like them, the jumping spiders are a little freaky - they WATCH you! |
I use a dehumidifier in my basement and have seen less centipedes as a result. Spray Windex on your baseboards - it will at least keep centipedes away (though centipedes feed on the spiders - but I'd rather have a spider around than a centipede). Like you, I am terrified of spiders. Call an exterminator, just not those commercial places that charge an arm & a leg. |
pest control told me they don't have anything for spiders - suggested moth balls |
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There is a wealth of free information that most people are totally unaware of. Almost every state university has what is known as the "Extension Service" The primary purpose of your state university extension service is to conduct experiments and testing in such areas as soil preparation, soil conservation, crop management, controlling insect pests or wildlife pests etc primarily for agricultural purposes, however they also have extensive libraries of bulletins and factsheets on Lawn & Garden and the Home. The bulletins and factsheets are downloadable in PDF(Portable Data Format) and do require the Adobe Acrobat Reader program to open the files, however acrobat reader genrally comes prepacked on most computers and if you don't have it there are hundreds of sites where you can download that free as well. As an Example: OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION HOME PAGE Here is an Ohio State Univesity Extension "Factsheet" titled: "Spiders in and around the House" This bulletin has nice colored illustrations of the different types of spiders to aid you in identifying what type your dealing with and they offer complete data on how to resolve the problem. I personally much prefer the extension bulletins because they offer a complete non-biased fact sheet rather than a long advertising hype trying to get you to buy into a product of service that may or may not work. |
We have a lot of spiders, mostly smallish, very fast, black ones. My cat thinks they are delicious. I was bitten by a brown recluse that hitched a ride in my nephew's toys (they are from down South). Those bites are horrible. I still have a white scar on my hand. It looked like I was burned with a cigarette - round and skin totally gone. |
Sue, do you know the name of that black spider? I sometimes get the plain old slow-moving grey spiders sitting in corners, but this morning a black, very fast spider (about 1/2 inch) tumbled out of my bath towel! Yikes!!! Aren't those outdoor spiders? C. |
Lotsa spiders in my house, outside, and in detached garage. Not a wooded area, but is "rural" just outside the city limits. Don't know if any are dangerous to humans, haven't had any known incidents thus far (2.5 years). Also lots of ants, fireants, but they tend to stay outside except when seeking higher ground during heavy rains. Had a nest of 'em get into the attic and were coming through the bar and interior wall between kitchen and family room. Exterminator took care of that. Also had fireants in the bed one day, coming through a weep hole and along the wall. Didn't know it until that *evening* when I found them on/under the pillows. Then I realized it had started in the wee-morn hrs because I developed some stings on hand (I typically sleep with one hand folded under the pillow). I've heard there's nothing can be sprayed as a preventive to keep spiders away, just to kill what's there at the time of spraying. There's a company in this area (I assume it's a national/franchise outfit) called No More Spiders or something like that. It's a spray nozzle system installed under the eaves, porches, patios and so forth, with a supply tank and timer that triggers spraying on whatever scheduled cycle is appropriate (I assume at least every few days). |
- Posted by sc_gardener (My Page) on Mon, Sep 24, 07 at 10:25
This has been a bad year for spiders, they seem to like my daughter's room the best. I dust them and their webs off the walls every night. And they come back. We are on a wooded lot. She is starting to not like to sleep in her room. Hopefully they will end once the cold sets in. Anyone else have a bad spider year? |
- Posted by kelpmermaid (My Page) on Mon, Sep 24, 07 at 11:01
I just can't help it - they freak me out. The other day, there was one hiding in the sneaker I left by the front door. Ugh! There are a variety of them inside, and I know there are black widows outside. This does seem to be a bad year for them. |
- Posted by sc_gardener (My Page) on Mon, Sep 24, 07 at 12:04
I did get a spider bite last week on my arm. It itches like crazy now. Luckily we do not have poisonous spiders here in northern IL. |
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Hey all, my 10 year old house came with light weight plastic shutters. In the last big windstorm, 2 not only came off, but one ripped.
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Go to a LUMBER YARD not HD or a box store, ask for Cellwood Vinyl Shutters. They are not cheap but they are heavy duty vinyl. |
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The goal is simple: Make it to opening day, unscathed.Start Slideshow
But this goal is easier wished than accomplished. Spring training injuries cost players days of preparation and cause concern, public and private, to overflow. The injuries sometimes can be overcome quickly, given how most players report to camp in good shape and use exhibition games primarily for timing and arm strength purposes.
However, not all of the injuries are so timetable-friendly. If an injury is severe enough or strikes at an inopportune time during camp, a player's status for opening day is put in jeopardy. This spring is no different.
Here's a look at five of baseball's spring wounded. Click through for details.
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This is the last guy the Dodgers wanted to lose, considering they gave him a six-year, $147 million contract in the offseason. It could prove even more costly given the uncertainty surrounding shortstop Hanley Ramirez (thumb) and left fielder Carl Crawford (elbow).Next
Greinke has inflammation in his pitching elbow and he says he can pitch through the discomfort. And if you believe manager Don Mattingly, he probably could. But it is difficult to temper concern considering the Dodgers believed it necessary to send Greinke to Los Angeles last week to be examined by the team physician.
— Greinke player page: Stats, news and more
Greinke already has returned to the mound in a bullpen session and was scheduled to start a minor league game Wednesday. But his timetable already has been pushed back for the regular season. He probably will miss his planned April 2 start and might not be available until April 5, but even that is no guarantee. Greinke still has to build enough arm strength to progress to that point because he has thrown just five innings in the Cactus League.
Starting April 5 (or later) means Greinke would miss the season-opening series against the San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium. That alone is enough to cause Dodgers fans to start cursing his contract.
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Captain America isn't invincible. Wright earned that nickname for his stellar play during the World Baseball Classic, but he was sidelined with an intercostal strain before the Americans were eliminated in Miami. He first felt discomfort during WBC workouts in Arizona, and he could be on the bench on opening day.Next
"One thing I don't want to do is do something and come back sooner than I should," Wright told reporters. "I think opening day is possible. It's just how quickly my body responds to these treatments and how quickly I can get pain-free in that rib cage area."
— Wright player page: Mets star by the numbers
That can be tricky with this kind of injury. Baseball players use their trunks in just about everything they do on the field, so a side injury can take time to heal and players can aggravate the injury by being overanxious to return to action.
Wright signed an eight-year, $138 million extension in December and will anchor the Mets lineup. His absence, if it extends beyond opening day, could be a serious hit to the franchise's 2013 goals.
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The slugger has a partially torn tendon sheath in his wrist, a diagnosis much worse than originally suspected and one that could require season-ending surgery. That would further damage an already old and hurting Yankees lineup.Next
The Yankees hope the injury will heal on its own and that Teixeira will avoid surgery. Teixeira is projected to be out until at least early May, though that is an extremely optimistic outlook.
Teixeira's injury is similar to the one that ended Toronto Blue Jays left fielder Jose Bautista's 2012 season. The Yankees don't believe Teixeira's injury is as serious, but returning too early could lead to more damage.
— Teixeira player page: Latest on Yankees slugger
"If I try to play too early from this, we could miss the whole season, and we don't want that," Teixeira told reporters. "I don't know if it's the beginning of May, the end of May, the beginning of June, I don't know when it is but we got a whole bunch of season left and the time that really matters is the playoffs."
If Teixeira misses too much time, the playoffs might not be a realistic goal. New York also will be without Alex Rodriguez (hip) and Curtis Granderson (forearm) for an extended period, and perhaps Derek Jeter (ankle) for a shorter period. Thus, the Yankees might lack the firepower to reach the postseason.
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Headley went from an MVP candidate to a serious injury concern. He fractured the tip of his left thumb while sliding into second base Sunday. A hand specialist determined the third baseman could miss at least a month, meaning at least the first two weeks of the regular season.Next
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"I think you deal with the disappointment more than you deal with the pain," Headley told reporters.
The best-case scenario of two weeks isn't too bad for the Padres. But if Headley's injury takes longer to heal, their offense could be in trouble.
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The Red Sox signed this free-agent shortstop in hopes that he could be a stopgap at the position for a season until prospect Xander Bogaerts (or Julio Iglesias) is major league-ready.
That plan is in jeopardy because Drew, who was hit in the head by a pitch on March 7, almost certainly will miss at least the start of the season with concussion symptoms.
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Drew was evaluated this week by concussion specialists at the University of Pittsburgh.
Even if Drew can return to the field in a week, it will leave him little time to be ready for the start of the season. And that puts another damper (David Ortiz's health also is concern) on a Red Sox season that already isn't expected to yield great returns.
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The 92-strong musical ensemble first used the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 tablets at a concert in Belgium last week, with Samsung execs publically claiming that the group could save up to €25,000 (just under $32,000) by using these tablets instead of scores of paper.
And while these musicians did convey some reservations about the tablets during rehearsals, director Gunther Brouke was apparently impressed on how quickly they all adapted to the new technology.
Samsung donated 100 of the Galaxy Note 10.1 tablets to the orchestra, with the tablets even aiding the conductor in his attempt to quickly and remotely amend sections of music.
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Mezzo-soprano Daniela Mack has been acclaimed for her "caramel timbre, flickering vibrato, and crisp articulation" (Opernwelt) as she "hurls fast notes like a Teresa Berganza or a Frederica von Stade" (San Francisco Chronicle). Ms. Mack was recently a finalist in the 2013 BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Competition.
In the upcoming 2014/15 season, Ms. Mack returns to San Francisco Opera as Rosmira in Handel's Partenope in a production by Christopher Alden and Opera Theatre of Saint Louis as Rosina in a new production of The Barber of Seville. She will also be heard with the Los Angeles Philharmonic in Beethoven's Symphony No. 9, Washington Chorus in Beethoven's Missa solemnis, and with the Sydney Symphony in Canteloube's Chants d'Auvergne and Falla's Siete canciones populares españolas. Ms. Mack will also make her New York concert debut with the Collegiate Chorale as Joacim in Handel's Susanna at Town Hall. In the summer of 2015, she debuts at the Saito Kinen Festival in Berlioz's Béatrice et Bénédict under Seiji Ozawa. Future seasons will see her at the Metropolitan Opera, Royal Opera House-Covent Garden, San Francisco Opera, Arizona Opera, and Fort Worth Opera, as well as with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Orchestre de la Suisse Romande.
In the 2013/14 season, Ms. Mack returned to San Francisco Opera as Rosina in Il barbiere di Siviglia. She debuted at the Lyric Opera of Chicago as the Kitchen Boy in David McVicar's production of Rusalka conducted by Andrew Davis and returned to Madison Opera as Sister Helen Prejean in Dead Man Walking. She was heard in concert with the Madison Symphony Orchestra in Mozart's Requiem. In the summer of 2014 she made an important role and company debut: the title role in Carmen at The Santa Fe Opera in a new production by Stephen Lawless.
In the 2012/13 season Ms. Mack made an acclaimed debut at the English National Opera in a new production of Julius Caesar as Sesto under baroque specialist Christan Curnyn. She also debuted at Théâtre du Capitole in Toulouse as Nancy in Albert Herring, Washington National Opera as the Madrigal Singer in Manon Lescaut, and Lyric Opera of Baltimore in an all-Rossini concert. Further on the concert stage, Ms. Mack was seen with the Los Angeles Philharmonic in Manuel de Falla's La vida breve under the baton of Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, at the Cincinnati May Festival in Mozart's Requiem under James Conlon, and in an all-star gala at the Opera Theater of San Antonio.
"Thursday's cast also featured the terrific Rosina of mezzo-soprano Daniela Mack. Her appearance was not a company debut, but it might as well have been, given how thoroughly her artistry has blossomed since her days as an Adler Fellow. She sang with an irresistible combination of tonal luster and bravado, bringing energy and charm to her coloratura passages and delicate wit to her characterization."
-Joshua Kosman, San Francisco Chronicle, November 15, 2013
"Argentina's Daniela Mack, whose Rossini in the final and Gluck in the heats (again seen on TV) revealed a virtuoso technique second to none."
-Tim Ashley, The Guardian, June 24, 2013
"Argentinian Daniela Mack might have scored highest on points: a purringly elegant BMW of a singer, with perfect legato in Gounod's "O ma lyre"…I would deem her the finished article."
-Rupert Christiansen, The Telegraph, June 24, 2013
"Mezzo Daniela Mack and tenor Alek Shrader brought admirable technique and sparkling personality to scenes from Rossini's La Cenerentola and (joined by Belcher) Barbiere. Mack's solo turn, "Pensa alla patria" from L'italiana in Algeri, showcased the singer's burnished tone, evenly produced from top to bottom."
-Tim Smith, Baltimore Sun, April 15, 2013
"Daniela Mack's feisty Sesto gave a rounded portrayal of the proud young avenger."
-Melanie Eskenazi, Music OMH, October 2, 2012
"ENO débutante Daniela Mack made a fine Sesto, gracefully sung and expressive with a radiant quality to her mezzo-soprano voice..."
-Opera Britannia, October 2012
"Daniela Mack boasted a lyrically appropriate instrument for the title role, with a goodly bit of heft in mid-range and an incisive gleam above the staff. Mack made a dazzling thing of the final rondo."
-Mark Thomas Ketterson, Opera News, July 2012
"…Daniela Mack, the mezzo soprano in the title role, is exceptional. With a powerhouse instrument and the acting chops to match, Mack takes a character known even in fairy tales for being a doormat and gives her, quite literally, a voice. And what a voice! Her embellishments in solo arias and ensemble work sound stunning and effortless."
-Lindsay Christians, 77 Square/Wisconsin State Journal, April 28, 2012
"As the title character, mezzo-soprano Daniela Mack is simply dazzling, her beautiful voice, strong projection, and confident vocal pyrotechnics providing an anchor for the performance."
-John W. Barker, Isthmus, April 28, 2012
"Onstage, mezzo-soprano Daniela Mack, along with baritone Liam Bonner… were compelling, delightful, and melodic, embracing their full ranges during lightning-quick tempo changes…"
-Robert F. Adams, CASA Magazine, March 9, 2012
"The young lovers, a sensual Daniela Mack (Nancy, the bakery girl) and a spry Liam Bonner (Sid, a butcher's assistant), light up the stage as they lead Albert astray."
-Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, February 26, 2012
"His salvation is a coronation cocktail (lemonade surreptitiously laced with rum) given to him by a horny young couple known as Sid and Nancy (no relation to the latter-day punksters), brilliantly sung and acted by Liam Bonner and Daniela Mack."
-Robert Hofler, Variety, February 26, 2012
"Mezzo-soprano Daniela Mack, with her youthful good looks and pliable voice, was as a natural in the title role, handling Rossini's bel canto writing with technical command and expressive ease. Expect other companies to come calling for her talents in this role."
-Opera News, August 2011
"In the anchoring romantic roles, mezzo-soprano Daniela Mack is a natural as Cinderella, combining youthful good looks with a lovely, supple voice that is strong and sure up and down her range. Perhaps most impressive, she brings appropriate dexterity and clarity to Rossini's often challenging bel canto writing."
-Kyle MacMillan, Denver Post, May 2, 2011
"As Isabella, Daniela Mack's voice was right at home in the generally low range of her role, singing with vibrant color. I would not be surprised to learn of her career rising substantially."
expressmilwaukee.com, March 2011
"Mack has all the moves and the haughtiness of a girl who's sexy, knows it and knows how to use it. ..Mack made her big, rich mezzo serve Isabella's flirty, seductive ways."
-Third Coast Digest, March 2011
"Daniela Mack appeared as Isabella…, singing with tremendous facility and a warm, colorful sound. She delivered vocal lines as naturally and convincingly as though speaking."
-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, March 2011
"Daniela Mack possesses the right color for the role of Isabella. Hers is a dark, velvety mezzo-soprano that shimmers…"
Forum Opera, January 2011
"Daniela Mack as Isabella was fiery and fierce, proving an excellent Rossini voice with a tone that reminded one irresistibly of Marilyn Horne. She has agility and beautiful fluidity… She was a very committed actress, sparkling with life and energy…"
-classiquenews.com, January 2011
+ ***SUSANNA / Collegiate Chorale / February 3, 2015*** POSTPONED
Daniela appears with the Orchestra of St. Luke's as Joacim in Handel's SUSANNA at Town Hall on February 3, 2015. ***UPDATE: Due to cast illness, this performance has been postponed until further notice.*** Read further details >
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This is a terrific beet to grow in the fall, because it stores well. It gets very large - I've grown some that weigh a pound - if you plant early enough. Here in northern Virginia I plant at the end of July. Beets taste best if you fertilize with kelp meal because that adds trace minerals to the soil. The greens are terrific, too. Watch out for the thin (1/16") thread in the middle of these beets when you prepare them. I roast these, covered, in the oven for 1-2 hours, depending on the size of the beets.
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When my step children first came to live with me they adamantly declared they would not eat BEETS! After grating these and just quickly sautéing them in a little butter until crisp tender they could never get enough of them. They lasted for months in our root cellar and even the beets that grew to be HUGE were tender and sweet. I wonder if these were some kind of cross between a beet and a sugar beet? They are that good!


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Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Jack Kontney
Four industry experts weigh in on what's moving the market forward.
Which new technologies or products have you found especially applicable to leveraging your work in the education market?
Dougherty: We prefer proven, reliable technologies over the bleeding edge. Interactive whiteboards and related peripherals are very strong for the K-12 area. In many cases, the simplest solution is the most efficient and effective. We have had tremendous success with AV control panels in a custom lectern, which houses the AV equipment and instructor's computer.
Pusey: What we really provide is transport for voice, video, and data. The convergence of AV technologies onto the data network has made us adaptive to the IP world. VoIP telephony, streaming video, and IP video/security solutions are the most significant product categories.
Boyce: District-wide content management and video distribution over IP has been a key solution that we offer to the education market. Video distribution often leads to incorporating presentation systems, TV production studios, and digital archiving systems.
Let's look at some specific technologies. Have recent advances changed the nature of distance learning?
Boyce: With the increase in available bandwidth, distance learning is now a viable option for homebound students and those with careers. We can now implement Flash-based solutions that don't require any software to be loaded on the student's computer, which eliminates software-support issues. All the student needs is a standard web-based camera with a microphone. Even without a camera, chat features allow communication with the instructor, who has the ability to share documents and screenshots.
Dougherty: The term "distance learning" can mean different things to different people. That being said, the trend in today's typical distance-learning system is moving away from highly sophisticated two-way communication and toward a one-to-many streaming environment.
Pusey: Distance learning has changed. Several companies now offer low-cost videoconferencing at 30fps across 100MB connections. And because most schools are running T1 and T3 lines into every classroom or access point, we're seeing it used increasingly at the university level. In the K-12 environment, it's now much easier for a rural high school that needs to offer a course for just three students to deliver that content by connecting to another school.
How has digital signage affected the education market?
Boyce: Digital signage is an effective and efficient way to share information with students and staff, especially as part of a mass-notification system. The ability to quickly inform people of special events, schedules, procedures, and life-safety instructions is imperative. Combined with other communication techniques, digital signage streamlines the process of distributing important information.
Pusey: Certainly this technology has invaded virtually everywhere, including schools. With the cost of LCD plummeting, digital signage in common spaces, sporting areas, and high-traffic areas has now become much more popular. The software for these products has also become much more robust while becoming much easier to use.
Dougherty: We have seen only modest deployments of digital signage in the educational marketplace, but there's clearly a lot of potential there.
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I have an ugly family room with a rather cheap and inefficient wood burning fireplace. When we remodel, we'd like to replace it with a more efficient wood burning fireplace, but we want one that will fit in with the early colonial look that we want--wood paneling on the whole wall, and a hand-painted tile border.
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- Posted by mrblandings (My Page) on Sat, Oct 6, 12 at 10:11
You should post your question on the discussion forum at hearth.com; that's where you'll find more active discussions about fireplaces and fireplace inserts. You'll get more useful answers if you give measurements of the inside of your existing fireplace, and better yet post a photo. For an early colonial look you might want to focus on inserts made of cast iron or soapstone. People at hearth.com can steer you to particular brands. |
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Ad agencies have had to deal with a lot of interesting clients and the Sharp Suits project focuses on some of the more infuriating feedback ever encountered. A "creative catharsis" of sorts, as stated on the Sharp Suits website, it translates the most outrageous requests and comments into a collection of well-designed posters that are available for purchase online. The proceeds of which go to Temple Street Children's Hospital of Dublin.
Put together by Mark & Paddy, a Dublin-based creative agency, the Sharp Suits project is similar to the Clients From Hell blog, which publishes designers' horror stories. Partner Mark Shanley says, "We had been stockpiling these crazy (actual) quotes for a while. We had to turn them into something or they would have driven us crazy, and crazy is frowned upon in Irish advertising."


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All of the models were Tri-City Medical Center physicians, nurses and employees. Fashions were provided by: Aranelle Carlsbad, Chico's, Dana G, Friar Tux Shop, Jockey Person to Person, Ooh La La, Soma Intimates, and White House/Black Market.
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text: Randy King, director of marketing and communications, will be leaving Averett at the end of April to pursue an opportunity with McKesson Medical-Surgical. Randy, who has led the marketing and communications team since June 2010, will be the communications manager for the Richmond-based business. We are pleased for Randy and his family as they take this new opportunity, but as always when a member of the Averett family moves on, we're sorry to see him go. Under Randy's leadership the marketing and communications team revamped the Averett Today magazine; launched a redesign of www.averett.edu based on best practices; increased Averett's social media presence on Facebook and Twitter; and incorporated the Averett brand into our GPS and traditional advertising and marketing; as well as raised the production quality of University publications like the campaign case for support, the strategic plan and the new student orientation guidebook, among others. We will begin the search for a new director of marketing and communications immediately. Please join me in thanking Randy for his efforts to advance our University and in wishing him the best. Buddy Rawley Vice President for Institutional Advancement


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Quoted from TJ You too sav??? Next thing you know, I'll find out I'm a 5'10", 135 lbs. Gatherer....
Quoted from Kristin I've been thinking the same thing! Only I would be a 6'1", 152 lbs. Gatherer. In fact... got out the measuring tape yesterday just to be sure (for the 100th time) but my lower leg is still longer than the upper so... Nomad it stands. But I do not do as well on the Nomad plan as I did on the B secretor diet so I have decided to abandon the nomad life for now... However, my 6'2", 150 lb. son is a Gatherer... also an O+
Quoted from TJ You have the height for the Nomad. That's the main thing I don't fit: I'm not particularly tall or short, just slightly taller than average. And the second thing is that I'm not muscular--definitely an ectomorph frame!
Quoted from Kristin And although I can display the outer facade of such... I am definitely not easy going on the inside.
Quoted from Kristin Ha ha ha!! I've been thinking the same thing! Only I would be a 6'1", 152 lbs. Gatherer. In fact... got out the measuring tape yesterday just to be sure (for the 100th time) but my lower leg is still longer than the upper so... Nomad it stands.
Quoted from 1323 First of all, can one loose weight eating mostly diamonds and a few of the superfoods? I'm asking because I'm in the camp with saverin in that if I don't get some complex carbs in, I start having horrid fatigue and there are no diamonds that are complex carbs such as rice, etc. Also I would miss out on a lot of vegies if I did only diamonds because a couple of my staples, kale and swiss chard are not diamonds. So I'd want to keep those in. I'd appreciate any feedback on that topic.
Quoted from The GenoType Diet, paraphrased in part Foods that help the (your GenoType here) maintain their ideal weight, increase muscle mass, and decrease body fat are identified by a diamond icon. To gain the maximum benefit from your diet, they should be routinely consumed.
Quoted from Lloyd Why make things difficult? Make diamonds as large a part of your consumption as you can, filling out the rest with other superfoods and judicious use of neutrals. Don't make the diet out to be something it's not by imposing regulations on yourself that were never intended.
Quoted from 1323 Hi Lloyd.. yes I've read that paragraph you quoted and I feel it is sort of not clear. I'm not trying to make it difficult at all. I'm just asking a question. I've read in past threads, where Lola has said several times, to eat only diamonds to loose weight and that she was doing that, and so I was thinking I should adhere to that but it left me wondering if I could add a few superfoods.
Quoted from Amazone I. haaa Stefina this is a good expression half humman/ half cartoon the same way I feel (am )
Quoted from azredhead57 Quoted from pixelland ~ Somatotype: Primarily mesomorhic, with a little "endo" thrown in there on my hips when I neglect diet and exercise. Very broad shoulders, very low hip/waist ratio, large bones. Small wrists and ankles.. finger touches thumb around wrist. Is that actually possible to have small wrists and ankles but still be considered big boned? Have wondered this most of my life. I also have broad shoulders and wide hips with extremely small wrists and ankles and very long thin fingers.


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Posted By megan.rosker On July 5, 2012 @ 1:37 pm In Family,Photo Book Ideas | 4 Comments
I can't pretend to know what it is like to be a father these days. I'm a mother and my husband is a father. We won't ever understand fully the experience of the other, but what I love most is using the camera to capture the most precious moments seen in fatherhood.
Modern fatherhood is difficult. Providing for a family, as many fathers still do, juggling the increasing demands of home life and the hands on parenting approach that most families advocate for, is not an easy task, but dads do it and many do with enthusiasm and love. I'd like to share a few of my favorite photos of my husband with our youngest son. For me, these moments capture a tenderness that I will always remember, a special bond between father and son. The way dads parent and play with their children is completely different and it's important that we take time to honor this uniqueness.
Photo credit: Maria Allebring [1]
The role dads play in the lives of children is changing. The increasing numbers of at home dads, the explosion of dad blogs and the products made just for dads who are dedicated to the well being of their kids are all ways that fatherhood is different than it was fifty years ago. I doubt most of us will have many photos of the stiff, unsmiling father figure that I often saw in old black and white photos of my grandfather. No, many will have pictures of playful dads, going on adventures, doing things dad's way.
If dad is often the one who takes the pictures in your house, then it's time to have him step to the other side of the photograph and be part of the memories being made one day at a time.
Photo credit: Maria Allebring [1]
After all, before we all know it, the time will be gone and dad's role will change once again. No longer will he be changing diapers or whipping up mac and cheese. Soon he will answering the phone, smiling and wondering when the next will be that he'll have a chance to hug his children.
Do you have inspiring pictures of modern fatherhood? What special activities have you captured that are dad centered and kid approved? We would love to hear more about how you honor dad in your photography.
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Zombie combo: DayZ standalone devblog vid explains lack of public alpha
A new devblog video from Bohemia Interactive and Dean "Rocket" Hall (visible at the bottom of this post) offers details on the current state of the standalone version of DayZ, and details a few recent improvements – while explaining a little of why the game isn't yet available to the public.
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- Breed: Husky
- Color: Black - With White
- Age: Adult
- Size: Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
- Sex: Female
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I am already spayed, purebred, up to date with shots, and good with dogs.
If you are interested in adopting from our organization, please fill out and submit our online application. Vet and personal references will be checked and a home visit is required before you meet the dog. Also, a minimum 5' high fenced yard is required to adopt any of our dogs and invisible fences are NOT acceptable.
All dogs are spayed or neutered prior to adoption, up to date on all vaccinations, heartworm tested, on heartworm preventative year-round, and microchipped for identification.
Angel is a 5-year-old female Siberian Husky who recently came into our rescue, along with two other dogs that came from a neglectful home. Angel is very thin and has some skin issues that are from living in a filthy, outdoor pen. We are working on getting some weight on her and clearing up her skin issues. We don't know much about her except that she seems like a very nice girl (she only growled when a collar was put over her head because she had an ear infection at the time). More information will be posted here as we learn more about Angel. Included here is a short video of the 3 dogs when they first arrived and enjoyed running in the yard.
Other Pets at Closer to Home Animal Advocates (Siberian Husky, Alaskan Malamute and Norwegian Elkhound Rescue)
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Angel, a Belleville Husky dog was adopted! Here's how you can benefit by looking at adoption as an option to buying a Husky for sale in Belleville, or seeking a Husky dog from a breeder in Belleville.
- Rescues and shelter volunteers in Belleville already know the personality and tendencies of their pets. This means they can match you with the right pet. That will makes it much easier transition to owning a pet for yourself and your new pet.
- On average adoption fees are much less than you'd pay a Belleville breeder, or pet store. Plus most often rescue pets have already been to the veterinarian for a check-up, had a round of vaccinations, and are spayed or neutered. That is a lot of savings!
- You will become a hero, and give a needy dog or cat a loving home. In fact, there are even Husky breeders who help with Husky rescue. One puppy or kitten adopted in Belleville paves the way for another one to be saved.


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Just about everyone seems to agree that the US needs climate legislation to curb carbon emissions in the hopes of preventing global warming. The problem is how best to get there. Both the House and the Senate have come up with their versions of the way forward. But industry analysts and energy companies themselves make some good points that Congress should consider before drafting any final legislation.
David Johnson, a managing director at Protiviti, the risk consultancy, says the exemptions, extensions and allowances offered under climate legislation being debated by Congress could drive prices of carbon credits below the cost of reducing emissions. This, he notes, would defeat the purpose of the Boxer-Kerry bill being debated in the Senate and the Waxman-Markey bill passed by the House. The bills also would allow companies to shift emissions produced domestically to their international quotas. In his own words:
You could get price spikes with higher volatility, driven by bets on whether regulators will allow extensions, deferrals, accelerations, etc. But it could end up significantly cheaper to buy allowances than install scrubbers or any other equipment to reduce emissions.
And while few outside the industry want to take on concerns expressed by ExxonMobil, Rex Tillerson, chief executive of the world's biggest publicly listed oil company, makes a good point when he says a carbon tax would be far more efficient, easier to regulate and, therefore, cheaper in the long run. He also believes cap-and-trade will lead to volatile prices for emission allowances, undermining the ability of businesses to invest in advanced technologies, creating economic inefficiencies and inviting manipulation in the markets for allowances.
Steve Mitnick, partner at Oliver Wyman, the management consulting firm, said it is important that amid the horse trading on offsets, lawmakers do not lose sight of the need to reduce cumulative carbon emissions – which is the goal. He notes that too much putting off, and emphasis on distant future emission goals, will mean another 10-15 years of relatively unchanged carbon emissions.
Among some of the giveaways, Congress is considering requiring US states to produce 6 per cent of their electricity from renewables by 2012 – excluding power from hydroelectric plants built before 1992. That increases to 20 per cent by 2020, yet some states will be able to get away with 12 per cent. And, until 2030, Congress is considering giving away 85 per cent of carbon permits for nothing, mostly to electricity and natural-gas companies and manufacturers.
These are not the only concerns. Mr Mitnick said that while lawmakers are looking for ways to boost natural gas power generation, as the least carbon intensive of fossil fuels, the US has enough capacity. What Congress should be looking at, he said, are incentives to encourage power producers to use existing natural gas capacity, substituting it for some coal, which is marginally cheaper but about twice as polluting. This is a point the entire natural gas industry would agree with, particularly amid the current glut that has been driving down prices.
Jim Hackett, chief executive of Anadarko Petroleum, a big natural gas producer, notes that the industry is producing one of the cleanest hydrocarbons in the world. Yet Congress has yet to realise the potential of natural gas in its excitement to push for renewables.
Mr Mitnick says lawmakers are missing a key component of making renewables work. While lawmakers are including incentives for renewables, they are sidestepping the necessary reforms for transmission to be built to bring the alternative power to market. He explains:
Everyone knows the nation's goals about growing renewables cannot be closely approached unless we have major reforms in transmission policies. If the transmission is not there, the zero-carbon power future is not going to happen.
Beyond that, Protiviti's Mr Johnson noted that because the emission reduction targets are based on 2005 emissions, when companies were not tracking emissions, they will have to go back and estimate or audit what emissions were at that time. To the extent that the 2005 base is higher, it will be easier to meet the reduction targets, he said. And he explains the problems with that:
It's not a precise science. I would presume an auditing process, but you're talking about an awful lot of auditing work.
This is just one way climate legislation will raise costs for US business, which has been a chief criticism of the oil and gas industry. Larry Nichols, chief executive of Devon Energy, notes that the economy is still in a recession. All of these bills, he said, are very expensive, and they're going to impose a major tax on American consumers.
Nonethless, Mr Nichols says there are a variety of things the US could be doing to reduce carbon emissions without costing the industry jobs and undermining the economy. These include tightening energy efficiency standards on everything from engines to appliances: That is something that could be done right now at minimum cost. It does seem remiss that this is something the Obama Administration is not moving swiftly to capitalize on as a fast emissions reducer.
The other point Mr Nichols makes is that the US could open up resources to encourage the drilling of natural gas – the cleanest of the fossil fuels – and other energy sources. That would generate jobs, revenue and royalties for the federal government. As he, and the rest of the industry often notes, the US needs all forms of energy.
In line with that, John Rowe, chief executive of Exelon, the power producer, said there should be more provisions to encourage development of more low-carbon nuclear energy. Nonetheless, he, too, noted options like new nuclear plants, wind and solar, actually cost much more than commonplace solutions like energy efficiency.
Charles Swanson, Houston Office Managing Partner for Ernst & Young, said the challenge for Congress is finding the right balance between promoting new, cleaner, more expensive technology and keeping energy affordable. In his own words:
That balance is critical. If we go too fast into alternative energy, so that the cost of energy is too expensive, it will damage the economy and we won't be able then to afford to fully develop alternatives.
Branko Terzic, regulatory policy leader for energy and resources at Deloitte Services, the consultancy, said it is important any US climate legislation does not put the country at an unfair disadvantage in trading with countries that do not have similar legislation. He notes the political realization is that the average citizen is concerned about today's jobs first and tomorrow's climate second.