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David L. Batty
David L. Batty is a partner in Winston & Strawn's finance practice group who concentrates on corporate lending.
Mr. Batty focuses his practice on the representation of financial institutions in syndicated credit facilities, including cross-border transactions, as well as mezzanine financings. He has served as counsel to the administrative agent and lead arranger in syndicated credit facilities ranging in size from $100 million to more than $4 billion extended to companies in the media, telecommunications, consumer, defense technology, and other sectors.
Mr. Batty also has extensive experience with financing private equity acquisitions, including representing private equity sponsors. In August 2009, he participated as a presenter at the American Bar Association's 2009 Annual Meeting, and in November 2009, he participated in the 8th annual Private Equity and Mezzanine Finance Conference, which included Wachovia Capital Partners and other major private equity funds and financers in the Southeast. He served as the panel coordinator for a discussion of the practical implication of TARP rules on executive compensation at the 14th annual University at North Carolina School of Law Banking Institute in March 2010.
Recent transactions follow:
- Represented the credit parties, a family of domestic and offshore investment funds formed by a private equity firm specializing in consumer and retail investments, in connection with a $100 million revolving credit facility secured by limited partner subscription agreements. The purpose of the credit facility is to fund portfolio investments and to bridge the receipt of capital calls.
- Represented the sponsor, a middle market private equity firm focused on investments in the business services and financial services industries, and the borrower, a diversified ancillary well site services company that provides critical services supporting the Marcellus and Utica Shale drilling and hydraulic fracturing programs of major exploration and production companies, in connection with a senior secured credit facility consisting of a $5 million revolving credit facility, $12 million equipment line of credit, and a $15 million term loan to finance the sponsor's leveraged buyout of the borrower.
- Represented the administrative agent and lead arranger in connection with a senior secured credit facility consisting of a $350 million revolving credit facility and a $200 million term loan facility to finance working capital and the acquisition of a containerboard mill by a privately owned, closely held company involved in the manufacture and distribution of forest and wood products, building and construction materials, and packaging products throughout North America.
- Represented the administrative agent and lead arranger in connection with a $60 million senior secured revolving credit facility for a privately held media company that owns and operates over 70 publications, network affiliate television stations, and other media related ventures.
- Represented the joint lead arrangers in connection with senior secured credit facilities consisting of a $40 million revolving credit facility and a $130 million term loan facility to finance the acquisition by a private equity sponsor of a consumer technology company with products that enable people to bring their creative ideas to life in a personalized, professional-looking way at home, in schools, and in the workplace. This transaction involved negotiating the terms of a $65 million mezzanine subordinated debt instrument with the subordinated debt-holders.
- Represented the administrative agent and joint lead arranger in connection with a senior secured credit facilities consisting of a $200 million revolving credit facility and a $400 million term loan facility to finance the acquisition of a premium potato chip maker by a high-growth innovative packaged food company focused on building, acquiring, and energizing brands.
- Represented the administrative agent and lead arranger in a $200 million unsecured revolving credit facility for a leader in the development, manufacture, and distribution of cast/wrought and powder metal stainless steels and specialty alloys, including high-temperature (iron-nickel-cobalt base) alloys, controlled expansion alloys, ultra high-strength alloys, implantable alloys, tool and die steels, and other specialty metals, as well as cast/wrought titanium alloys.
- Represented the administrative agent and joint lead arranger in connection with an amend and extend refinancing transaction of a $4.48 billion credit facility to mature in six separate tranches of debt for one of the largest multimedia retailers in the work.
- Represented the administrative agent and lead arranger in a $1.025 billion revolving and term loan credit facility for a television broadcasting company in connection with a redemption of outstanding high-yield notes.
- Represented the administrative agent and lead arranger in a $310 million credit facility, including first and second lien term loans, to finance the acquisition of a national producer of premium cosmetic products.
Mr. Batty received a B.A. in History, cum laude, from George Washington University in 1988 and a J.D., cum laude, from Boston College School of Law in 1991.
Honors & Awards
Mr. Batty is listed in the 2008-2013 and 2015 editions of Best Lawyers in America for "Banking and Finance" and is rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell®.
Mr. Batty served as an Assistant Professor at the Charlotte School of Law in 2012 and 2011 where he taught Constitutional Law among other core courses.
Mr. Batty is a member of the North Carolina Bar Association, Business Law Section, and has served on the Uniform Commercial Code Committee (2002-2003) and Legal Opinion Committee (2002-present). He currently serves on the Steering Committee for the University of North Carolina School of Law, Center for Banking and Finance, and previously served on its Board of Advisors (2002-2003) and as a practitioner in residence (2001-2006). He served as an Adjunct Professor at the North Carolina Central University School of Law in fall 2006 and fall 2007.
Mr. Batty is a member of Winston & Strawn's Corporate Opinion Committee.
Publications & Speaking Engagements
Mr. Batty has written and lectured on numerous capital markets topics, including second lien intercreditor agreements, leveraged acquisitions, and legal opinions. He was a faculty member for the University of North Carolina School of Law Banking Institute seminar in 2010, a role he has also held in 2005, 2003, 2002, and 2000.
Mr. Batty's recent speeches include: "The Latest Trends in Debt Financing Terms Self-Help — Strategies in an Illiquid Market," Private Equity and Mezzanine Finance Annual Conference, November 2009; "If You Want Something Done Right, Do It Yourself — Self-Help Strategies in the Age of Illiquidity," American Bar Association 2009 Annual Meeting; Panel Coordinator, "After the Fall: Navigating the New Credit Market," 14th Annual Reuters Loan Price Corporation Loan Conference," September 2008; "Current Market Overview of Senior Debt Financing for Private Equity Acquisitions, Private Equity and Mezzanine Finance Annual Conference, November 2007; "Structuring the Financing Commitment for a Leveraged Acquisition," The Art of Advising Emerging Growth Companies, UNC School of Law, November 2004 (with Sean M. Jones); "Revised UCC Article 9 – Secured Transactions Revisited," Seminar Speaker, January 2004; and "Perfected Opinions: Secured Transaction Legal Opinions under Article 9 of the UCC," North Carolina Bar Association CLE program, November 2002.
His recent publications include: "Practical Skills in an Academic Setting: Suggestions for Educating Lawyers for the 21st Century" (with Sean M. Jones) and "The Charlotte School of Law's Commitment to Training Law Students to be Practice-Ready Attorneys Drives Our Transactional Course of Study," Notes Bearing Interest, Vol. 32, Number 4 (June 2011), "Dodd-Frank's Requirement of Skin in the Game' for Asset-Backed Securities May Scalp Corporate Loan Liquidity," 15 North Carolina Banking Institute 13, March 2011; "Necessity is the Mother of Innovation During the Credit Crisis," 14 North Carolina Banking Institute 1, March 2010; Client Briefing, "Adding Insult to Injury — How the Tax Code Complicates Amending Financing Transactions," Feb. 19, 2009; "Current Issues in Syndicated Lending — Defending Lenders and the Failure to fund," LJN's Equipment Leasing Newsletter, Vol. 28, No. 1, February 2009; "Silent Second Liens – Will Bankruptcy Courts Keep the Peace?" 9 North Carolina Banking Institute 1, April 2005 and Journal of Bankruptcy Law and Practice, August 2005 (with Jo Ann J. Brighton); "Discussion Draft of the Proposed North Carolina Bar Association Illustrative Form of Legal Opinion for Uniform Commercial Code Secured Lending Transactions," 7 North Carolina Banking Institute 73, April 2003; "Deposit Accounts Under the New World Order," 6 North Carolina Banking Institute 1, April 2002 (with Professor Ingrid Michelsen Hillinger and Richard K. Brown); "How to Be Secure When Your Collateral is a Security: A Guide to the Creation and Perfection of Security Interests in Investment Property Under the 1994 Revisions to the Uniform Commercial Code," 4 North Carolina Banking Institute 183, April 2000 (with Joseph B.C. Kluttz and V. Nicole Nichols).
Thought Leadership
- Briefing 01/07/11 Reminder of Annual Requirements for Investment Managers
- Briefing 11/12/10 SEC Proposes Whistleblower Program
- Briefing 11/05/10 SEC Delays Compliance Date for Short Sale Pricing Rule to February 28, 2011
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- Boston College, JD, 1991
- George Washington University, BA, 1988


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Keely Eastley is a Linklater Designated voice teacher who apprenticed with Master Teacher Kristin Linklater. She began teaching in 1987 and has been on the faculty of Yale School of Drama, NYU, Syracuse University, Circle-in-the-Square, Classic Stage Co., Trinity Rep. and Shakespeare and Company, where she is a senior faculty member. Internationally, she was head of Voice and Movement at Toi Whakaari – New Zealand Drama School. While in Aotearoa (New Zealand), she also worked with the students at Takitimu, the school for traditional Maori performing arts.
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So SS used to wake up in the middle of the night crying when he was younger. He would cry till the whole house awoke! And it would be over wanting some chocolate milk or something. Dh would get up and make him chocolate milk and lay down with him. This would happen 1-2 times a night till me and the other kids had enough and I told dh we were all going to form a mutiny if it continued! I told him me and the other kids decided it would be best for dh and ss to sleep on the couch in the living room away from all our bedrooms so they could do their chocolate milk cry thing all night without waking us up. I told him that I could not get up at 5am for work and function because I was up all night listening to crying about chocolate milk. DH got the point.
Well lately my dh has been babying ss again and now he is acting like a baby. The boy is nearly 8 and the other night he wakes up screaming and crying till ds woke up and asked him to be quiet. Then ss walked into our bedroom and woke up dh and said that it was dark in his room and he could not find his flashlight and that is why he was crying. Dh had him lay down with us for a bit and then sent him back to his bed. Next morning DH is telling me this and I said well I guess one night light in his room is not enough so lets get another and put it by his bed and get rid of the whole flashlight thing. The bathroom is right next to his bedroom and has a night light....so he really does not need a flashlight anyways. DH then says well ____(my ds) came into our room a while after saying he could not sleep. I said of course...because he was awoken by ss sitting in his bed screaming because he could not find his flashlight.
DH then got defensive and said well he was scared...bla blabla. I said well I understand he was scared, but the house was lit enough for him to walk to our room so he needs to be told if he is scared he could walk to our room and wake up dh, but not sit in his bed screaming and waking up his siblings. It is not fair to them. DH got his angry look and was real quiet and the conversation ended. Well last night I went to the store and bought ss another night light. We told him he could put it next to his bed and he did not need a flashlight anymore. So he looked at dh at bedtime and said "I don't think I am going to be able to sleep tonight and I might be scared" Don't you think ss is doing this for attention from dh? My dh does not think so, but I do. |
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- Posted by lovehadley (My Page) on Thu, Dec 3, 09 at 12:38
Our kids are 7.5 yrs old. I cannot imagine either one of them screaming in bed at night. Occasionally, one or the other will wake up and come to our room and say "I'm scared, I had a nightmare" and either DH or I (depending on which child it is) will walk them back to bed, sit with them for a minute, reassure them, etc. This happens VERY occasionally, I might add, like every couple months! Is your SS crying/screaming while he's awake, or is he dreaming? My DD went through a phase last year where she had night terrors---about 3 or 4 of them. She would SCREAM and CRY but she was just absolutely incoherent. It was clear that, while she appeared "awake" she really wasn't. She would flail around and sob and mutter jibberish; I would sit there and rub her back and try to comfort her but nothing worked, it would last about 15 mins and then she would just go back to sleep finally...in the AM, she would have NO recollection of the episode. Is that what's going on with your SS? If so, then there is not much you can do except wait for the phase to pass... If he is awake, though, and calling you and DH by name and making complete sense/being rational, then it's not a night terror. In that case, I think you should not coddle him at this age. I think it's good that you bought the extra night light. If he comes into your room, I would take him back to bed, and tell DH NOT to lie down with him. That is a bad habit IMO. |
- Posted by jennmonkey (My Page) on Thu, Dec 3, 09 at 16:24
He's got your DH wrapped around his little finger. Chocolate milk in the middle of the night?? That sounds like a sure fire way for a little kid to be up and "scared" every night so he can have some chocolate milk. He shouldn't get rewarded for causing a scene in the middle of the night...rewards include cuddling with dad, sleeping in his parents' bed, and chocolate milk! He is getting exactly what he wants by this behavior, so there is no motivation to stop it. |
- Posted by finedreams (My Page) on Thu, Dec 3, 09 at 16:30
tell him you are taking him to a doctor (you might actually need to) to find out what is wrong wiht him. i normally would not scare children wiht doctor's visits but maybe that would stop him from screaming. |
I agree about it being a play for attention and/or chocolate milk. Our trick to figure out the reason behind it is that I go first to see what SS wants. If it's a valid physical need or a real fear, them I am "good enough". If he demands DH, then he's probably looking for attention. |
If I remember correctly I think you talk well with your stepkids, could you try talking with SS (or having your DH if you think best) and asking what's going on? BM had been absent from any contact with the kids for like 9 months and just recently she pops in from a distance via cards gushing with 'baby' and 'I miss/love you' blah blah. And also recently SS has been a whiny/crying little guy again (the stunt at pizza, the crying/screaming at night, demanding dad's attention anyway he can get it good or bad). Could SS be feeling frightened and threatened by the recent contact and be acting out. He's become safe, loved, cared for, and secure in the last 9 months with just dad and you and suddenly here comes that BM again after dumping him months and months ago with no contact. Could be he's upset without really knowing/understanding why. Being dumped by BM , sudden contact without real meaningful contact...maybe he's not knowing how to deal, reaching (okay crying and screaming) out for attention and reassurance that dad is still here, his home is safe, his Sm loves him blah blah. Just some ideas/thoughts to mull over as if I remember right (I don't always so I might be wrong in the memory) but I thought you had said he had gotten better with the theatrics and now suddenly he's right back at it. At least one of the 'new/recent' events in his little life has been the contact from BM. You might pry just a bit and see if you can get him to open up to you and see if he's upset and confused and if so you might got a better idea as to how to deal with what is going on. He's been really testing dad and you of late, you might think a bit and see if you can see anything else in his life new and recent that might have caused his crying/whining/clingy behavior to kick back up. |
Thanks girls for all the good advice. I really thought it was just a "daddy wrapped around his finger" thing, but you brought up some great points justmetoo. Thanks for all your perspectives. And I told dh about ceph's idea and we are going to try it. This is not night terrors where he is crying in his sleep. He is very much awake and just sits there and cries till someone pays attention to him. I never really thought about the connection between it and things that happen with bm. But now that is was brought up a lot of his worst tantrum times were times when bm was in and then out of his life quickly. |
- Posted by silversword (My Page) on Fri, Dec 4, 09 at 17:01
We put rope (white) christmas lights in my DD's room. She rarely wakes up in the middle of the night, and certainly would never get chocolate milk at that time!!! Does he brush his teeth after? Leaving chocolate on the teeth is one thing, but milk is not good either. This needs to be nipped in the bud. Now. My dd was crying at bedtime the other night and I was on the phone with my dad, and I was telling him "funny, when I was a kid and crying at night before bed for no reason, I used to think that if I cried louder someone would care. Now I realize, parents don't care (well, unless something is really wrong) we just want the kid to be quiet and go to sleep!!!" My dad started laughing, because it's true. The kid thinks they can manipulate (I'm hungry, I'm thirsty, I'm scared, etc.) and get some reward (staying up later, getting a snack, sleeping with mom and dad). And unless you have an iron will, they WILL get their way. And forever more it will be "just one more story" and "a glass of water". I empathize. Parents don't want other people to criticize their kid. Defense is a built-in parenting mechanism. But there should be rules that everyone has to follow in order for everyone to get their sleep, be respected, and not get special treatment. I suppose something like "well, you are scared at dark, perhaps we should make your bedtime a little earlier so you can go to sleep when it is still light?" may work wonders. Also, a nasty tasting "sleep better" drink rather than chocolate milk? Maybe spinach juice is good for nightmares? Unless you think the night terrors are real. That's a whole 'nother can of worms. |
- Posted by catlettuce (My Page) on Fri, Dec 4, 09 at 20:41
"Maybe spinach juice is good for nightmares? " ROFL!! That's hilarious! Wish I had thought of that when DS pulled that monkey business! ~Cat |
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Lotus at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, 9/8/12
Britt Chester
As its just over two-hour set came to a close, Lotus's encore proved there is a special place in the band's heart for Red Rocks. Following the close of "Colorado," the second track in a three-song encore, Lotus opened into "Spiritualize," which is arguably the best way to close one of the best sets the group has ever performed in the box state.
See also: Review: Lotus at the Fillmore Auditorium, 2/3/12
Lotus approached the stage at exactly 10 p.m. and didn't waste any time with getting the party underway. Opening with "Harps," the first of many songs in which Mike Rempel's guitar took center stage (and Luke Miller's skills on the keys showcased the band's blended rock and roll), Lotus' highly anticipated set achieved a good start. Next, "Hammerstrike" proved the perfect segue into the building set with its mellow, guitar-heavy chorus that again showcased the frets of both Rempel and Miller.
When the group launched into "Bubonic Tonic," a soothing track that instantly tamed the crowd filling the steps of Red Rocks save for a few open rows at the very top, the buzzing hive of dancing bodies slowed its roll and dialed into a slower, foot-tapping groove. This led into "Shimmer and Out," which built perfectly on the set and brought the pace back up. The crowd was jumping, clapping, dancing and screaming, and before long, the five-piece band reeled into "Cannon in the Heavens" and "We Are Now Connected." The guitars came in heavy again on "Connected," which steadily built on itself before leading into "Ashcon."Britt Chester
Chuck Morris and Mike Greenfield, the two masters holding down the percussion section, carried the beat throughout the night. Without Greenfield ever missing a step, perhaps following the cues of Rempel as he occasionally took a few steps back to control the unique time signatures of each song, the percussion couldn't have sounded better. The group danced outside the lines of its typical song structure to give way to improvisations that spotlighted the members' talent on their respective instruments.Britt Chester
"Arupa" really brought out the percussion. The song is fast and melodic, and Greenfield and Morris took the reigns to get the crowd's blood pumping at the close of the set. "Jump Off," a funky groove that Jesse Miller's bass carried, settled things down for the close, but the audience was still far from leaving, and Lotus knew it. The crowd knew it. But, what would they close with?Britt Chester
"Kodiak" started off the encore, and while some acts like to take things out on a strong note by ending with an explosive track, Lotus took the road less traveled and helped the crowd wind down. Just as a glowing moon hung in the sky over the stage roof, "Colorado," an obvious selection off the group's 2004 album Nomad, played flawlessly and in full. And while a brief moment passed, the opening notes of "Spiritualize" filled the eager steps between the two most famous rocks in the music world. Britt Chester
As measured in crowd response, this was the most anticipated song of the night. The crowd went insane bobbing up and down with the beat, and the band appeared equally as satisfied. Rempel and the Miller brothers (Jesse and Luke) held gleaming smiles for the entirety of the song, soaking up the final moments of the biggest and best show they've played in Colorado.
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No. 15 San Antonio (tie)
The home of the Alamo may have tied with Miami, Honolulu, and Vegas in overall rankings, but readers love the down-to-earth Texas city for very different reasons. It captured the No. 2 rank for best urban family vacation, no doubt thanks partially to its affordability and highly rated historic attractions. (The Riverwalk itself provides fun, free entertainment.) T+L voters also credited San Antonio for its ethnic food, starting with that great, if food-coma-inducing, Tex-Mex cuisine.


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Michael Graves, FAIA, founding principal of Michael Graves & Associates, Michael Graves Design Group, and Contract magazine's 2013 Legend, has been appointed to the U.S. Access Board by President Barack Obama
The honor is among Grave's many awards including the Richard H. Driehaus Prize at the University of Notre Dame, the AIA/ACSA Topaz Medal, the AIA Gold Medal, and the National Medal of Arts. He was also named one of the Top 25 Most Influential People in Healthcare Design by The Center for Health Design in 2010.
Providing leadership in accessible design under the ADA and other laws, the U.S. Access Board functions as a federal coordinating body. Its governing board functions to represent the public, and particularly people with disabilities. Comprised of 13 public members, the appointed board is chosen by the President and representatives from 12 federal departments.
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Fashion designer Borris Powell is still going strong since starting his eponymous clothing line in Chicago five years ago. In the midst of producing a stellar fashion show, planned for Friday, March 14 at Block 37 (108 N. State St.), Mr. Powell gave me all the details on his Fall/Winter 2014 Collection. Sitting in his new office space, Mr. Powell shares, "My initial inspiration for the collection came from a trip that I took to Dallas. I designed the collection around Texas elements including cowboy boots, making it my very first all-American inspired collection."
New to Mr. Powell's collection are genuine leather, custom-made wallets, a must-have for men, available in an array of colors. Also on the radar is an addition to the Borris Powell bag line, an elegant and traditional handbag for women. There is more, much more to be introduced…like the Borris Powell 'Garden Red' lipstick, containing conditioning shea butter. And last but not least, there are several extraordinary pieces designed to dress up an evening outfit including ballroom skirts, swing jackets, and chiffon capes as well as chiffon ponchos. The fabulous colors used throughout the Fall/Winter 2014 Collection include Rich Blue, Bordeaux, Char Grey, and a Marble Brown.


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(UPDATED COVERAGE, June 17, 3:39 p.m.) When the Canada Organic Product Regulation goes into effect at the end of June, U.S. producers won't have to go to extra lengths to meet any differing requirements — a certified organic product in the U.S. is also certified in Canada.
The first-ever equivalency agreement between the U.S. and Canada on its organic standards is official, just weeks before Canada's new regulations go into place.
Barbara Robinson, acting director of the National Organic Program, signed the agreement June 17 at the All Things Organic conference and trade show in Chicago June 17, just hours after USDA deputy secretary Kathleen Merrigan announced the agreement in her keynote address at the conference.
"This is the first step toward global harmonization of organic standards, and marks a historic movement for the organic community," Merrigan said.
The agreement works both ways. Products certified by Canada's organic standards will also be considered certified organic in the U.S. Both the new standards and the agreement go into effect at the end of June.
Officials from the two countries worked on the agreement for months, ever since Canada announced it would have its own organic standards. There are differences in the standards both countries adhere to, and officials are working with organic industry stakeholders in the U.S. and Canada to work around these differences.
The biggest difference applying to produce is the use of natural sodium nitrate, a soluable nitrogen source, said Matthew Holmes, managing director of the Organic Trade Association in Canada. Holmes is also one of four chairmen on the Technical Committee on Organic Agriculture, part of the Canadian General Standards Board, responsible for the standards in the country.
Sodium nitrate is allowed in the U.S. for restricted use, but is not on the list of acceptable soil treatments in the Canadian standards.
"That was identified as one of the main differences," Holmes said June 17. "We don't know yet the final details of the agreement, but my guess is that there will be some sort of carve-out relating to this substance."
Whatever agreement is made, whether it be phasing out of use of the product by the U.S. or another solution, exporters in the U.S. have a two-year buffer if a phase-out is required.
"There's a two-year stream of commerce policy," Holmes said. "The U.S. had one as well when the National Organic Program started up. So National Organic Program products will be able to flow in, regardless, for two years."
Holmes said organic hydroponic products are also prohibited in the Canadian standards.
Canada is the largest trading partner for the U.S., and more than 80% of organic products consumed in Canada are imported from the U.S., according to the USDA.
"It's a world-first and it's the beginning of the next stage of the organic movement," Holmes said. "Who better than Canada and the U.S., the world's biggest trading partners?"
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ELLE DECOR Goes to Palm Springs
This mecca of midcentury modernism offers pleasures beyond great architecture, with glamorous hotels, sybaritic spas, and sensational shopping
By Beth Lapides
Essential Palm Springs
The area code is 760.
Hunt for houses. Before venturing out, buy the Palm Springs Modern Committee's map of midcentury landmarks at the Albert Frey–designed visitors center. If you visit during Modernism Week (February 16–26, 2012; modernismweek.com), you can take the popular double-decker-bus tour.
Head for the hills. Palm Springs' aerial tram (pstramway.com) is a 10-minute ride in the world's largest rotating tram, which takes you 6,000 feet up Chino Canyon's sheer cliffs. On top are two restaurants and 54 miles of hiking trails. Feeling earthbound? Hike the rocky foothill trail behind the Palm Springs Art Museum (visitpalmsprings.com).
Shop for old and new. The Uptown Design District (palmspringsuptowndesigndistrict.com) is a mecca for the style-minded, with dozens of vintage and modern furnishings boutiques, as well as clothing shops and more.
Drink up. Everyone tells you to hydrate in the desert, and that's no joke. Go to the Spring (the-spring.com) in nearby Desert Hot Springs for a massage, and fill up your own water bottles with mineral-rich water. Or indulge in one of the region's great natural resources, dates, with a date shake. At happy hour imbibe a perfect martini at Melvyn's, where Frank Sinatra drank his (inglesideinn.com), or enjoy a cocktail outdoors as you watch the city parade by on the terrace at Azul (azultapaslounge.com).
Moorten Botanical Garden, 1701 S. Palm Canyon Dr., 327-6555; moortengarden.com: In 1938 the Moorten family turned their residential estate into a lush desert oasis. This tranquil old Palm Springs outpost features more than 3,000 plants, many of them rare, spread out along an easy trail.
Palm Springs Art Museum, 101 Museum Dr., 322-4800; psmuseum.org: Works by Picasso, Warhol, and Chagall, as well as contemporary artists who speak to the themes of the desert: innovation, survival, and freedom.
Ace Hotel & Swim Club, 701 E. Palm Canyon Dr., 325-9900; acehotel.com: Part dormitory, part experimental-design lab, part casbah, all party. Rooms include turntables and mod red lighting.
Colony Palms Hotel, 572 N. Indian Canyon Dr., 969-1801; colonypalmshotel.com: A gracious staff and groovy vibe add sensual delight to the luxe, Moroccan-inspired comfort of this 1936 Spanish colonial property, decorated by Martyn Lawrence-Bullard.
Korakia Pensione, 257 S. Patencio Rd., 864-6411; korakia.com: A pair of exotic villas built by an artist who wanted to conjure Tangier. Once a refuge for celebrities like Rudolph Valentino and Errol Flynn, it's now a haven for travelers with a bohemian bent.
Parker Palm Springs, 4200 E. Palm Canyon Dr., 770-5000; theparkerpalmsprings.com: Tongue-in-cheek chic yet serious about luxury, the Parker is a second home to Tinseltown folk. Jonathan Adler redesigned this former Givenchy resort, replete with a spa, tennis courts, and swank restaurants.
Riviera Palm Springs, 1600 N. Indian Canyon Dr., 327-8311; psriviera.com: The signage features a twinkling star that captures the retro sparkle of this 24-acre, 406-room compound, which recently underwent an expansive $70 million renovation.
Viceroy Palm Springs, 415 S. Belardo Rd., 320-4117; viceroypalmsprings.com: Kelly Wearstler's eye-catching design for this quintessential Palm Springs property serves up Hollywood Regency with a twist; sybaritic touches include three pools, a spa, and guest villas.
Birba, 622 N. Palm Canyon Dr., 327-5678; birbaps.com: "Eat, play, drink, sleep" is the motto at this chic café that's strong on pizza, salads, and signature cocktails.
Cheeky's, 622 N. Palm Canyon Dr., 327-7595; cheekysps.com: Breakfast and lunch are served on a terrace by a restaurateur not afraid to feature both acai berry juice and bacon.
Circa 59, 1600 N. Indian Canyon Dr., 778-6659; psriviera.com: Creative twists on red meat and red leather in this glam and dramatic space at the Riviera resort.
Native Foods Café, 1775 E. Palm Canyon Dr., 416-0070; nativefoods.com: Everything on the menu is made from scratch in this quiet vegan restaurant that even omnivores love. It's the flagship of a small chain helmed by acclaimed vegan chef Tanya Petrovna.
Norma's, 4200 E. Palm Canyon Dr., 321-4630; theparkerpalmsprings.com: Indulge your inner child at the Parker's Jonathan Adler–designed diner, where you can enjoy haute versions of comfort food all day long.
Purple Palm, 572 N. Indian Canyon Dr., 969-1818; colonypalmshotel.com: Dark wood-framed mirrors double your pleasure in this Lawrence- Bullard designed, Moorish-tiled spot. On the menu: attentive service and nouvelle Mediterranean dishes.
Hedge, 68-929 Perez Rd., Ste. F, Cathedral City, 770-0090; hedgepalmsprings.com: The anchor of a strip of stores mixing art and furniture. Cathedral City is, as owners Charles Pearson and Thomas Sharkey point out, "the design hood." They'll make you an espresso to fuel your treasure hunt.
Just Fabulous, 515 N. Palm Canyon Dr., 864-1300; bjustfabulous.com: You can't bring a midcentury-modern house home as a souvenir, but at Just Fabulous you can pick up a book about modern design and one of local designer Christopher Kennedy's cleansmelling candles named for your favorite Palm Springs neighborhood.
Modern Home, 2500 N. Palm Canyon Dr., Ste. B5B, 320-8422; psmodhome.com: A playground devoted to materials—hardware, tile, paneling, flooring, wall coverings, mailboxes, doorbells—perfect for your midcentury renovation or restoration.
ModernWay, 745 N. Palm Canyon Dr., 320-5455; psmodernway.com: Palm Springs is the epicenter of modernism and ModernWay is the epicenter of that epicenter, operated by the knowledgeable Courtney Newman, whose furnishings are first rate.
notNeutral, 800 N. Palm Canyon Dr., 464-2982; notneutral.com: A popup store that never popped back down, featuring intriguing contemporary accessories and tableware.
Palm Canyon Galleria, 457 N. Palm Canyon Dr., 323-4576; palmspringsgalleria.com: Eight little shops artfully packed with collectibles from the 1920s through the '70s.
Trina Turk, 891 N. Palm Canyon Dr., 416-2856; trinaturk.com: The ultimate in the cool side of poolside Palm Springs style. Signature patterns fill two stores, one for the home, one for clothing, all housed in a superstylish Albert Frey building.
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httpv://youtu.be/TFKkLOzIHfg In times of plenty, it's easy to forget about times of scarcity. When we have electricity, we forget what it feels like to read by candlelight (or not at all). When we have food, we forget what it feels like to not know where our next meal will come from (if we ever knew what that felt like at all). When I was a tiny tot, I spent some time in a homeless shelter. My mom was a single mom, doing the best she could (I love you, mom!), but one thing led to … [Read more...]
Recipe: Coconut Banana Fritters
I don't usually pick my Friday afternoon snacks based on Prince William's and the Duchess' eating habits, but this week I couldn't help myself. The royal couple were fed these amazing fritters during their stay in Tuvalu. What an endorsement. If they're good enough for royalty, they are good enough for me. Trust me on this: each bite will transport you to magical Tuvalu, way out in the Pacific, where the sun shines brightly, the water sparkles like a smile, and every day feels like … [Read more...]
Recipe: Tuvalu Tuna
If you ever make it to Tuvalu, you might as well snatch the Tuna straight out of the water, fillet it in the boat, and enjoy the mild fish right then and there. No cooking required. That's the local way. But for those who are looking for something a little more tame, Tuna Curry is an authentic, delicious option. The recipe is very typical of the Pacific: it includes locally caught fish and coconut milk from harvested from the in the back yard, plus a bunch of imported ingredients. … [Read more...]
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The teams split the first pair of games of the four-game set on Friday afternoon as they dodged the raindrops and waited out a lightning delay with the Lady Saluqis squeaking by in game one for a 4-3 win while the Lady Cougars (18-25, 13-20) bounced back in a big way in game two to end it in five innings by a final score of 9-0.
The visitors scored all the runs they would need in the fourth inning of game two as they played long ball. Sydney Howell broke up a scoreless affair with a solo home run to leadoff the inning. Amber Covington singled and came around to score on a single from Paige Mayer while Emily Huston capped off the rally with a mammoth three-run homer for a 5-0 lead.
The Lady Cougars continued the hit parade an inning later as they tacked on four insurance runs to seal the win. Three Lady Saluqi miscues pushed a run across and set the stage once again for Huston as the Lady Cougar shortstop dialed long distance for the second time in as many innings and again crushed a three-run homer for a 9-0 advantage.
That would be more than enough run support for Ida Watson who tossed five shutout innings at the home team to get the win allowing only two hits along the way. Taylor Thomas took the loss for Southwest.
"I'm so proud of the way the girls played today," said Lady Cougar coach Katie Willingham. "The team really came ready to play. We didn't get the win in game one, but we played tough and Southwest played well. Game two was a different story. Ida was almost unhittable and Emily was amazing. I hate that we couldn't get the win for Kelsey in game one, she pitched great."
Maura Ditto doubled in a run in the top of the first and later scored on an error to start game one and give CSCC a quick 2-0 lead.
Southwest chipped away with a run in their half of the first as Kelsey Cassell singled in a run and then tied the game in the third as Ali Hare singled and eventually scored on a wild pitch. The Lady Saluqis took the lead in the bottom of the fourth, 3-2, on a pair of Lady Cougar miscues.
Singles from Ditto and Howell and a nice sacrifice bunt by Covington allowed the Lady Cougars to score the tying run in the top of the fifth, but a solo homer from Taylor in the bottom of the frame proved to be the game winner as the home team held on for the win in game one.
Haley Power got the win for Southwest, while Kelsey Capella was the tough luck losing pitcher.
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Dr. Vavra comes to us from Chicago, IL, where she completed both her general surgical training and vascular surgery fellowship at Northwestern University. She is originally from Houston, TX, and earned a BA in English Literature from Rice University and an MD at the Baylor College of Medicine.
Dr. Vavra's clinical interests include open surgical reconstruction and minimally invasive endovascular treatment of aortic, visceral, and peripheral arterial disease. Her research interests focus on surgical education, including curriculum development and its impact on patient outcomes.
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The Vascular Surgery Section of the Department of Surgery is pleased to announce that Dr. Natalia Glebova has joined our faculty as an Assistant Professor of Surgery.
Dr. Glebova comes to us from Baltimore, Maryland. She earned an MD and a PhD in the Medical Scientist Training Program at the Johns Hopkins University, and a BA in Molecular Biology at the University of California, Berkeley. She completed both her general surgical training and vascular surgery fellowship at the Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Her clinical interests include open surgical reconstruction and minimally invasive endovascular treatment of aortic, visceral, and peripheral arterial disease. Her research focuses on clinical outcomes and improvements in patient care and healthcare delivery.
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It is with deep sadness that we report the passing of Dr. Robert Rutherford on November 22, 2013. Bob was the face and voice for Vascular Surgery at the University of Colorado for several decades. He remained active nationally and internationally even after retiring from CU in 1996. He was one of a handful of the founding giants of modern vascular surgery.
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We are pleased to announce a new 2 yr (5+2) ACGME Vascular Fellowship at the University of Colorado. Our first Robert B. Rutherford Fellow is Dr. John Eun, who began July 1, 2013. Our junior fellow is Dr. Manuel Caceres, who began July 1, 2014. Please visit our Vascular Fellowship website for more information.
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The insatiable curiosity of "what if?" i suffer willingly from this.
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Both induce an experience of moving mediations.
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biographical name(born May 17, 1956, Rocky Mount, N.C., U.S.) U.S. welterweight and middleweight boxer. Leonard was an outstanding amateur, winning 145 of 150 bouts, including a 1976 Olympic championship. He turned professional in 1977 and gained the world welterweight title in 1979 by defeating Wilfred Benítez. He lost the title to Roberto Duran in 1980 but recaptured it from him later that year. He retired in the early 1980s with a detached retina but made a comeback in 1984. In 1987 he went into the ring as a middleweight to defeat Marvin Hagler in one of boxing's great matches. He retired again in 1991. He was resoundingly defeated in a final comeback attempt in 1997. Known for his agility and finesse, he won 36 of his 39 professional matches. He later became a television commentator.
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There has been a lot of buzz about employers asking prospective employees for their Facebook passwords. Some companies even make you "friend" their HR staff so they can keep a close eye on your activities. Hmmmm??? What if you don't get the job? Do they agree to lose your password?
The legalities of "Facebook Stalking" as part of the job application process is surely not settled. As we know, social media websites have facilitated an explosion of TMI (too much information) on the web. So if a prospective employer obtains your password, they can count the number of red Solo cups at your feet in the pictures of you at a friend's birthday party. But ironically, they are forbidden legally from asking you about your social drinking habits during an interview. Hmmmm?
By asking for a Facebook password, employers are essentially asking for the answer to questions that by law they are not allowed to ask. By giving up your password, are you consenting to a new level of scrutiny? Since the boom of social network is new, the law has yet to catch up and there are no precedents to refer to regarding what employers can and cannot do with the information on the World Wide Web.
Sure, logging in to Facebook would allow an employer to assess dependability, earnestness, and other traits relevant to the job. But it also places employees at a higher risk of falling victim to discrimination. Apart from being overtly unlawful, that's unfair to prospective employees.
For instance, a 2010 study by the Stern School of Business found that employers associate a woman's "married" status with "motherhood and less time to work." In other words, asking whether a prospective employee is married—or looking it up on Facebook—is one way to unfairly (and well, illegally) discriminate against them. Similarly, finding of an applicant's involvement in the LGBT community, their country of origin, their drinking habits, their religion—you name it, Facebook has or at least may have it. It's one thing for someone to choose to display their marriage, kids, or partying lifestyle; it's another for an employer to ask for private information in order to seek it out.
Last week, House Republicans shot down an amendment that would have banned employers from asking for Facebook information. This is an issue that is not going away.
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Consumers can open and reseal the 1.5-pound bags of cherries offered by Stemilt Growers Inc. |
The 1.5-pound bags feature peel-and-seal technology that allows consumers to reseal the bag for multiple uses. Roger Pepperl, marketing director for Stemilt, said the 1.5-pound size will allow retailers to make more money on random weight purchases.
"The average purchase on conventional cherries is somewhere between 1.75 and 2 pounds," he said. "But with organics being a larger cost, this tends to be lower. The 1.5-pound bag allows retailers to sell organic cherries at random weight while still increasing the pickup beyond the 1-pound that clamshells typically sell."
Pepperl said Stemilt is planning to pack and ship 65,000 boxes of organic cherries this year, up from 55,000 the year before. About 80% of those will be consumer packs. Of those, Pepperl said roughly half will be shipped in the new bags, while the rest will be shipped in clamshells.
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OUR KIND ~ Ride The Skys
hometime from Elsegoodproductions.com on Vimeo.
Check out this recently released clip from Elsegood Productions featuring Rusty team rider Jay Davies going mental around his home area of Western Australia. Jay is a giant large human who surfs with amazing effortless style and the power of a nuclear submarine.
These clips show off Jay's technical abilities in less then ideal surfing conditions, not to mention there are a couple of moves in the edit which will have you screaming at the screen and frothing, and wondering how he manages to have such cat like balance abilities.
Follow Jay on instagram @jay_davies and be sure to visit Elsegood productions to watch the other flicks of Jay tearing it up around the world!
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Island hopping from Elsegoodproductions.com on Vimeo.
Check out the latest film from Rusty team rider Jay Davies and Elsegood Productions rightfully named Island Hopping. It's a collection of clips of the man child shredding the waves around the Telo Islands with some big turns, and lofty airs, that are sure to get you mind surfing and amped to get in the water.
Be sure to visit Jay's video page and follow him on Instagram! Enjoy
The T-Dwart is a narrower thinner version of the original Dwart, coupling a performance rail and slightly more rocker. In addition, the double wing round tail produces a quicker more agile surfboard. The board works perfect in the smaller and more challenging conditions, and is easy to whip around. Most ride the T-Dwart 3-6 inches shorter then their standard shortboard.
For more information or to check out all the shapes visit our surfboards section by clicking here.
Check out the latest featured surfboard model, the Neil from Rusty. This stout performance Shortboard is designed for those average days of surf from knee high to head high.
It has a moderately full template with a wider nose and added volume for the ease of paddling. The Neil's bottom contour has a deep single concave with a subtle vee of the tail that generates drive and speed quickly. The shallow angular Diamond tail gives the Neil its distinct look.
The Diamond tail shortens the rail length which makes your board feel a little smaller, easier to turn and a whole lot more alive in sloppy average conditions.
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Check out the Full Frame feature from Stabmag.com featuring Rusty team rider Jay Davies hucking a lofty one out into the flats. There's also a little write up on the testimony of how skilled Jay is on waves likes this, and in his air game. Check out the photo and feature on stabmag.com for more
Check out the latest webisode from Elsegoodproductions.com featuring Rusty team rider Jay Davies ripping around South Africa titled "Gold Coast". Jay is joined by Noa Deane for a couple of windy lofty airs as well.
If you haven't had the pleasure yet visit Elsegoodproductions.com to see more clips to get you frothing!
Check out the Surfline.com sequence of the week featuring Rusty team rider Jay Davies launching a massive full frontside rotation at D'bah. Jay is a massive human who is capable of massive airs, and this sequence is proof of his above the lip talents.
Check out this bonus edit from Jay Davies and Elsegood productions latest webisode Here & Now. The clip features a detailed look into the life of the Rusty team rider and his West Oz adventures.
Jay Davies Here & Now bonus edit by Wyatt Davies from Elsegoodproductions.com on Vimeo.
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Our athletes & ambassadors are aspirational and inspirational of the surfing lifestyle. They live OUR KIND.
Josh Kerr he of the Kerr-upt flip was christened on a bodyboard but graduated to a surfboard at age eleven and was winning air shows by 16. He has won two Airshow World Titles in 2001 and 2003 and for the last few years has cemented a place on the World Tour. Kerr grew up on the Gold Coast and honed his skills on the long point breaks, surfing all day and partying all night, he now resides in the US with his wife and 2 groms and lives a hop skip jump away from Rusty Presindorfer surfboard factory down San Diego way. Big heart, big smiles how can't you love him..
Jay Davies is as big as Western Australia (his homeland). He is strong. He is powerful. He is big, tanned, dark.Yet, he surfs like a fleet-footed pixie. He tosses himself to the air, spins, and doesn't come down. Or when he does, he comes down fins first and tweaked. He has travelled the world based solely on his surf skills and he claims to have no other skills, "I don't have any other skills," besides drinking beer. "I like to drink beer but it doesn't pay." And he does like to drink beer. He likes to drink beer and party. He once led an entire dance club in a wild and sudden acapella version of Lady Gaga's Bad Romance (including dance moves). Women swooned.
If you were to compile a list of pro surfers with the weirdest haircuts, Noa Deane would be the yardstick. Look closely; it resembles the mushroom character from Super Mario Brothers. Rad. Weird. It's certainly one of the most awesome manes to ever slide inside a Snapper Rocks chamber. When Noa's not blowing fins at D- Bah you can find him tapping into the left-hand side of his brain getting creative with his 35mm camera, painting & drawing dinosaurs with crooked limbs.


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Power outages from freak October storm expected to be prolonged
In a press conference held tonight at 6 p.m., Gov. Dannel P. Malloy estimated as many as 500,000 Connecticut residents are expected to be without power as a result of what's being called Winter Storm Alfred.
Gov. Malloy also warned that anyone who is without power can expected the outage to continue "for a prolonged time."
As of 6:30 p.m., Connecticut Light and Power (CL&P) and United Illuminating (UI) were reporting a total of 436,000 homes without power.
Gov. Malloy said this number is in line with what was anticipated "over the last 35 hours" when emergency planning began.
Gov. Malloy said he expects to update residents on the situation after an 8:30 a.m. meeting on Sunday with utility companies.
The governor also spoke briefly about road conditions, verifying a question from reporters about news of a fatal accident on Route 85 in Colchester earlier today. Gov. Malloy said the fatality "was absolutely storm related."
Besides slippery conditions, many roads have become dangerous because of wet snow breaking tree limbs that then either fall into roadways or crash into cars on the road.
"We've seen a large number of spinouts and (drivers) coming in contact with trees," Gov. Malloy said.
Earlier today, Gov. Malloy signed an official ban for all but emergency vehicles on the Merritt Parkway.
He noted that while Route 95 is currently open, "traffic has come to a stop several time as a result of a number of accidents."
The governor said 600 state vehicles are currently out clearing roads and that the state has contracted with 40 additional vehicles. The state is responding with "the normal array of services" for a typical winter storm, he said, although the fact that snow began to fall in the southwest corner of the state two hours earlier than expected, did take emergency planners by surprise.
Gov. Malloy said Winter Storm Alfred is expected to create more power outages across the state than Hurricane Gloria. He said power companies are seeing 50,000 to 75,000 new outages per hour.
The governor also advised residents that utility crews are only responding to emergencies involving live downed wires, and that restoration work will not begin "until conditions are safe."
Gov. Malloy said Bradley Airport remains open and in fact, 23 flights have been diverted to that airport, which is approaching the record number of 27. "They are trying to get people off the planes as quickly as possible," he added and noted the maximum time should be 3 hours for domestic flights and 4 hours for international flights.
The governor also reminded residents that one positive aspect of this storm is that the temperatures accompanying it are not as cold as they would be in mid-winter.
Meteorologist Bruce DePriest also pointed this out during his 6:30 p.m. forecast for WFSB. At the same time, it's because of the warmer temperatures that this storm is producing such wet snow that is "gumming everything up," he said.
He said tonight's temperatures should be in the upper 20s and lower 30s, so this is "not a situation of seeing pipes freezing and bursting."
Winter Storm Alfred, however, brings a "double whammy" DePriest said, mixing heavy, wet snow with wind gusts of 30 mph and more, as of 6:45 p.m., which can be expected to increase as the night goes on.
The southeast corner of the state is already experiencing wind gusts of up to 50 mph, he said.
As for snow accumulations, as usual the northwest part of the state is getting hardest hit, while the southeastern coastline of the state is seeing much less snow.
DePriest said to expect the storm to continue for at least another nine hours, with some clearing by dawn.
While much of the state can expect to see about six inches of snow, the northwest hills, i.e. the Litchfield area, could get 10 to 18 inches "before all is said and done," DePriest said.
He added that this is already an historic storm for the month of October. The previous record for an October snowstorm in 1979 was 1.7 inches of snow, he said.
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"When my Chinese colleague Wei Yi-Gang from the Guangxi Institute of Botany first mentioned cave-dwelling plants to me, I thought that he was mis-translating a Chinese word into English," says Alex Monro, a Kew botanist and nettle expert. "When we stepped into our first cave, Yangzi cave, I was spell-bound. It had an eerie moonscape look to it and all I could see were clumps of plants in the nettle family growing in very dark condition."
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Kelly names Vick opening day starter Eagles first-year coach Chip Kelly has named veteran Michael Vick Philadelphia's starting quarterback. Vick has been solid in two preseason games, and backup Nick Foles, in his second season with the Eagles, has struggled to grasp Kelly's multifaceted offense. Vick has thrown for 199 yards this preseason and will take a 113.2 quarterback rating into Friday's game at Jacksonville (0-2). There wasn't a lot of suspense with Kelly's decision, which was announced after practice on Tuesday. Foles has been sacked six times in two games, and has a quarterback rating of 65.5, after showing flashes as a rookie last season while Vick was injured. The Eagles (1-1) are coming off a 4-12 season, coach Andy's Reid's last, and haven't made the playoffs since they won the NFC East at the end of the 2010 season. Philadelphia opens the season at Washington Sept. 9. |
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NEW YORK (AP) - An undercover police detective charged with gang assault in a motorcycle rally that descended into violence in New York City has been released on bail.
Wojciech Braszczok (VOY'-chehk BROOSH'-chahk) appeared in court Wednesday and was charged with gang assault. He left a Manhattan courthouse without speaking to reporters.
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The five best concerts in Denver this week
Aaron Thackeray The Darkness is one of the five best concerts in Denver this week.
Another week, another swell roster of music in the Mile High City. From the bacchanalian throwback debauchery of the Darkness, who will be invading the Summit Music Hall, to the lyrical thriftiness of Macklemore, who is set to headline Icelantic's second annual edition of Winter on the Rocks, there are plenty of great shows worth staying up late for this week. We've got every last one of them listed in our concert calendar, or if you'd prefer, we've singled out the five best concerts in Denver this week. Keep reading to see what made the cut, and feel free to weigh in with some picks of your own.
See also:
- Review: Macklemore at the Ogden Theatre, 12/6/12
- Review: RJD2 at Bluebird Theater, 1/27/12
- Review: The Darkness at Summit Music Hall, 2/16/12
Though birthed in the dysfunctional cradle of the Southern California hardcore scene, Agent Orange never stuck to convention. Although the group's debut, Living in Darkness, contained the instant punk-rock classic "Bloodstains," the outfit's influential sound is equal parts hardcore, power pop and surf rock. At heart, though, as evidenced by its ferociously fun live shows, Agent Orange is really nothing less than an outstandingly entertaining rock-and-roll band. The group's influence can be still be heard in many of the punk bands that followed in its wake. Though never as commercially successful as its followers -- like the Offspring -- Agent Orange has nonetheless maintained its underground credibility. Touring consistently since the early '80s, Fullerton's favorite sons make a great case for sticking with what you do best. Never ones to follow contemporary fashion, the members of Agent Orange have found their own musical formula, which is, well, killer.
The last time RJD2 took to the small, technology-overwhelmed stage of the Bluebird almost exactly a year ago, the DJ/producer was barely recognizable behind a Daft Punk-style robot mask and the sound effects box strapped to his waist like an oversized graphing calculator. Like Girl Talk, the campier, glitchier producer he is often compared to, this is a performance that depends largely upon preparation and timing, though it relies much more heavily on technical DJ skills. Onstage, Ramble John Krohn manipulates four turntables, an impressive stack of vinyl and various effects setups for roughly an hour and a half. Backlit in alternating red, blue and green, the spread is as much a part of the show as its puppet master.
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This is one of the things that I have been working on. Since I made the dresser for GD, GS also wanted something for his room.
Been having a terrible time posting pictures. Am I wrong or are their changes in the way to post them on the gallery side? I got the new camera so I would not have such large photos and although they are now only 2.5 GB, I cannot upload them into the gallery, just get a message saying that they are over 6K. I will keep trying and probably just put the photos here in discussion. Joan |
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The Caraway family had a front row seat to the first major wildfire of the season.
It practically knocked on their front door.
Flames from the Stump Gulch fire bore down on their Rapelje Road home on Saturday, but the family of four had prepared.
Their home has a metal roof and cement walls and is surrounded by a lush, green lawn.
Sprinklers were turned toward the house and 3-year-old James' play set. As the fire gained intensity, the family ignored warnings to leave their home and remained inside.
"Firefighters told us our house was one of the most savable houses," Shannon Caraway said on Monday. "We are very fortunate that we were prepared."
They did relocate nearly 300 head of cattle to safer pastures up north.
By Saturday night, the family watched the hills that were covered in smoke just hours after the fire sparked near Springtime Road.
"It was scary for a while, but we are doing OK now," Caraway said.
The fire came down the hills and within 100 feet of their single-story home before it went over the roof to a lower field on the other side.
When it reached the field, the fire burned a 12-foot-by-14-foot outbuilding to the ground. A nearby field burned. About a half-mile of fencing was burned.
Caraway said she knows the man who caused the fire Saturday morning.
"He was welding some pipe at a pump, and it sparked, and the wind kicked up at the same time and it took off," Caraway said. "He's devastated. He's very distraught is the best way to describe him now."
But Dwayne Andrews, Department of Natural Resources and Conservation information officer, would not confirm Caraway's statement.
"To the best of my knowledge, there was a fire investigation that is in progress or has been completed," Andrews said. "I don't know the progress."
The fire began at 1,000 acres on Saturday and grew overnight to 4,500 acres on Sunday. Daytime winds on Sunday pushed the blaze to nearly 10,000 acres.
Sunday's cold front brought cooler temperatures and rainfall to slow the fire. Andrews said about a half-inch of rain fell.
"It didn't get any larger today," said Linda Williams, a Department of Natural Resources and Conservation information officer. "Because of the weather."
By Monday evening, the fire was 85 percent contained and holding at 9,870 acres. Fire officials opened Rapelje Road to traffic at 8 p.m. On scene were 197 firefighters, one handcrew and 28 engines.
The fire crossed Rapelje Road twice, once to the northeast on Saturday and a second time to the south on Sunday.
"The south end slipped across a little bit, but they caught that," Andrews said.
Out near the Caraway place on Monday, three firefighters were taking care of a few hot spots where the fire jumped the roadway. In a blackened field, the three used pick axes to break up a few smoldering stumps covered in white ash.
With the fire calmed down, residents who had been told to leave their homes were allowed to return, but Rapelje Road remained closed to through traffic until the evening Monday.
Erin Warren and her two children were told to leave their home on Sunday. Warren lives on the east side of Rapelje Road about two miles south of where the Caraway family lives.
She found shelter at the Caraways' home until she was allowed to go into town to her mother's house.
"Nothing on my property got burned," Warren said.
She wasn't the only person to find refuge at the Caraway home. Shannon said about 20 people came to their house on Sunday night for an impromptu barbecue because no one was allowed out toward town.
"We had no burger buns, but they got their protein," Shannon said.
When Tom Thompson's power went out, he decided to drive out and see the fire for himself. He sat in his pickup just outside town on Sunday night to watch the blaze. He was making sure the wind didn't blow it back toward his ranch, about 3 miles to the west of Rapelje Road.
Ron Roodell, general manager of Beartooth Electric Co., said several outages occurred Sunday night because of poles burned in the fire.
"The entire Columbus substation was out for a while," Roodell said. "Northwest Energy's transmission line tripped off three different times, but they were back in service between 8:30 p.m. and 9 p.m."
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UPDATE 8:30 a.m.: Rapelje Road has been opened to homeowners who were evacuated Saturday as the Stump Gulch fire roared to life.
The road was reopened today, according to Tammie Mullikin, Stillwater County spokesperson. Mullikin added that there were some reports of fire damage, but no structure losses.
UPDATE 7:45 a.m.: Sunday night rain put a damper on the Stump Gulch fire that grew to about 9,780 acres during the day.
Dwayne Andrews, Department of Natural Resources and Conservation information officer, said the rain helped cool down the fire. Firefighters will focus on mopping up the perimeter of the fire today.
The fire remains uncontained, but Andrews said that designation could change after this morning's flyover, when crews will map and reassess the fire.
Ground crews have already headed out this morning.
"They are going to clean the perimeter of the fire line about 35 feet in," Andrews said. "They will go over that ground thoroughly so there are absolutely no hot spots."
Andrews said they are anticipating wind gusts of up to 30 miles per hour, which could actually help get the fire under control.
"A little wind today would not be bad," Andrews said. "Anything that is throwing smoke on the perimeter will make it show up and the guys can go clean it up."
The majority of the fire is burning on the west side of Rapelje Road north of Columbus. The fire jumped the road in one spot on Saturday and again on Sunday afternoon farther south as the winds picked up.
UPDATE 6:15 a.m.: Cooler temperatures and a chance of showers may help crews fighting the Stump Gulch fire today.
The National Weather Service forecasts a 20 percent chance of showers before noon. Skies will be partly cloudy, with a high near 73. West-northwest winds will blow between 16 and 18 mph. It will be mostly clear, with a low around 44. North northwest winds will blow 9 to 16 mph becoming west southwest.


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Students will take three required courses taught by the HWS Faculty Directors and one Italian language course arranged through our partner institution, the Scuola Leonardo Da Vinci.
Italian Language and Culture (1 credit)
This course will build upon the foundation of Italian language study completed at HWS prior to the program. A variety
of visits to local sites will complement in-class instruction and a series of "labs" will introduce students to various aspects
of Italian culture and society. Students with more advanced Italian skills will be placed in an upper-level class.
Students will also select 3 of the following courses:
Watercolor Sketching (1 credit)
This course emphasizes illustrative drawing (as opposed to architectural and analytical drawing) using transparent
watercolor media and the process of tonal layering. Students will gain facility with basic watercolor skills and be
encouraged to explore this media as a tool for on-site study of places (art, structures and spaces), using the sketchbook
to build visual literacy. Weather permitting, exercises will predominantly be done 'en plein air'—outside and on-site in
the region.
Visual Notes and Analysis (1 credit)
A necessary part of design education is learning to observe, to document and to analyze our perceptions of architectural
form and space through drawing diagrammatically rather than purely illustratively. Learning to see involves both
abstraction and generalization; learning to record involves understanding a conventional drawing vocabulary; learning
to analyze involves understanding design principles and paradigms. We will work on location in the area, recording our
visual observations only using the eye and our foot pace to measure and record spaces. No mechanical means (tape
measure, ruler, camera) will be used. This course will introduce students to the habit of keeping a designer's sketchbook
and to the skills used for documenting and analyzing the built environment through diagrammatic drawing in contrast to
the fine arts tradition of illustrative drawing. (Prerequisites: ARCH 110 AND two of the following: ARTS 115, ARTS 114,
ARTS 125. Students may enroll without pre-requisites by special permission from the instructor.)
Restoration and Museological Practices in Italy (1 credit)
Italy has the greatest number of Unesco World Heritage Sites (49) which attract millions of tourists every year, yet these
sites present a formidable challenge in terms of their restoration and exhibition. This course will first introduce students to
the fundamental principles of modern restorations of works in painting, fresco, sculpture, paper and architecture through
theory and practice. Students will visit Roman and Florentine restoration labs to see and speak first-hand with the international
group of professionals who are today entrusted with the restoration and preservation of Italian masterpieces.
Subsequently students will focus on the history of collecting as a process that led to the modern institution of the Museum.
The history of collecting and modern exhibition practices in museums will be approached from anthropological, social,
historical and artistic points of views. Rome will serve as the principal case study thanks to its diverse panorama of
galleries, public collections, museums, and public exhibition spaces. Comparison will be established with cultural
institutions visited during program excursions.
Michelangelo, Bernini, and Caravaggio (1 credit)
Michelangelo, Bernini, and Caravaggio may be considered the three most important artists to have shaped the urban
and artistic landscape of Rome for two centuries, from the 1500-1600s. This course will introduce students to the works
of these artists present in Rome, from the Sistine Chapel to the Ecstasy of St. Theresa in order to analyze the historical
contexts in which they were executed, how they were meant to function and to be experienced. In order to understand
the artistic aims of each of these three artists, students will also study works by other contemporaries as well as works
these artists executed outside of Rome. This will help students understand the trans-national nature of art at this time
(each Italian city was an independent state with its own laws and languages) as well as the manner in which the Renaissance
artistic style, as embodied in Michelangelo in particular, eventually gave way to the Baroque revolution. In
addition, students will explore the artistic principles set down in these two centuries, which proved to be so influential for
the practice of art through the 19th century.
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JC Lipon was chuckling.
His younger brother, Mitch, was grimacing.
Their mother, Shelley, was, well, she was being a mother.
During a Sunday morning scrimmage at the Kamloops Blazers' training camp at Interior Savings Centre, JC caught Mitch with a shoulder check in open ice.
"He got me with a shoulder and my teeth went into my visor," offered Mitch, 17, showing the damage to his two upper front teeth, both of which were chipped, then adding that he was going to have to call home.
"I hit him in middle ice," said JC, 20, with a laugh, while nodding in the direction of Mitch.
"I suppose (JC) is just trying to toughen up his little brother," Shelley wrote in a text from Regina. "I have just come to the conclusion that it's part of hockey.
"But it is tough on a mom!"
While JC has spent four seasons with the Blazers, Mitch, who played last season with the midget AAA Regina Pat Canadians, is hoping for a spot here this season. He put up 51 points, 20 of them goals, in 44 games with Regina last season, and also got a late-season taste of life with the Blazers, getting limited playing time and going pointless in three regular-season and five playoff games.
Having been here last spring has made this camp a bit easier for him.
"It's a lot easier to come in here knowing all the guys, having been here before and knowing how things work," Mitch said. "You're still a rookie but you know what to do and are expected to know what to do."
Mitch also has gotten more help than a shoulder to the face from his older brother.
"He helps me out a lot," Mitch said. "He gives me that extra push. He's in my face quite a bit but it's all good.
"He said I have the skill, I just have to put in the work ethic to get where I want to be and get a spot on the team. I want to make the team and find a spot where I can contribute."
JC, meanwhile, is hoping to play this season for the St. John's IceCaps, the Newfoundland-based AHL affiliate of the NHL's Winnipeg Jets. They selected Lipon in the third round of the 2013 NHL draft.
That put a cap on a season during which Lipon really came of age, at one point leading the WHL in scoring and then earning a spot on the Canadian team that played at the world junior championship in Ufa, Russia.
"Obviously a lot of good things happened last winter," Lipon said. "I made some big strides. But it's like you're in the doghouse again . . . you get drafted and start from the bottom again. It's another challenge in life and I'm looking forward to it."
Shortly after the draft, Lipon attended a Jets' prospects camp that, he said, only served to help his confidence.
Asked how he stacked up there, he replied: "Good, really good."
He admitted to having been intimidated a bit in fitness testing "with the college guys."
"But," he added, "then you get on the ice and you know why you're there. I did really well in all the practices and in the game, too. I'm pretty happy with the way things are."
Lipon, who has yet to sign an NHL contract, will head for Winnipeg on Sept. 4 and then play for the Jets team at the Young Stars tournament in Penticton, Sept. 5-9.
"Obviously, I want to make the big team," he said. But, being realistic, "definitely St. John's is where I want to be."
And if he ends up back in Kamloops?
"It is what it is," he said. "There's good coaching staff here. We're young but just from being here it's an awesome coaching staff. They've kind of developed that over the last few seasons and it's a good organization to be in."
Of course, if Lipon should wind up back here, he could get to play with Mitch, something he said is "pretty exciting."
"He worked really hard this summer," Mitch said. "I told him, 'it's your position to lose and he's got to work hard.' "
Yes, even if it means taking a shoulder to the mouth from big brother.
So . . . when is payback?
"I don't know," Mitch said. "I guess we'll see."
JUST NOTES:Of the 57 players left in the Blazers' camp, 32 were born in 1997 or '98. The 14 players born in 1998 aren't eligible for WHL rosters this season. . . . Veteran F Chase Souto, who turns 19 on Oct. 8, is the lone American in camp. . . . Sophomore D Jordan Thomson remains day-to-day with a cut to one foot. Thomson, who was injured while vacationing with his family, skated Sunday. . . . F Tim Bozon, 19, will leave Sept. 4 for Montreal and the Canadiens' training camp, while F Colin Smith, 20, leaves Friday to join the Colorado Avalanche. Both have signed NHL deals.
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I don't know how it started, but in the past few years I've become equally intrigued by the craft cocktail movement as I am with the world of wine. I began to contribute to a variety of papers and magazines and am proud to share a recent round-up of cocktails with you.
It's fun hopping around to a few restaurants and bars to sample the incredibly creative drinks they offer. Please check out my most recent favorites by clicking here. Whether you're in the city or 'burbs, there's lots to try so don't be shy. Just please, have a designated driver.