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EUGENE, Ore. — Lane County voters will decide whether to give more money to the struggling Lane County Sheriff's Office.
The vote wasn't unanimous, but Tuesday county commissioners approved a property tax levy for the May ballot.
Lane County public safety levies haven't had the best track record. Fourteen failed since 1974. Nine of those were back-to-back. But after months of research and public input, the board and the levy's supporters think this could be the one that finally passes.
With a vote of four to one, commissioners sent the public safety property tax levy to the May ballot. If approved by voters, the levy would mean a tax of 55 cents per $1,000 of assessed property value.
Lane County Sheriff Tom Turner says this will allow the county to reopen 120 jail beds, totaling 255 available beds. It would also double the number of beds for underage offenders in the Lane County Juvenile Justice Center from 16 to 32. Commissioner Pete Sorenson cast the no vote.
"To spend the $79 million on jail only or detention only, 100 percent of it, it doesn't meet my expectation of balancing the important needs of prevention, mental health, drug treatment," Sorenson said.
His fellow board members didn't agree with that assessment. And while the levy's supporters admitted this wasn't the answer to the long-term funding issues, they say it's a step in the right direction.
"The jail system just happens to have the most egregious issue we have in front of us right now. It doesn't matter what kind of prevention system we have going on if stabbers and robbers are being let out into the street," said Patt Farr, Lane County Commissioner.
"This is a great day as far as moving forward because we're going to begin a public trust, reinstalling the public safety. This is a great deal," Turner said.
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ESB Financial Corporation Reports Third Quarter 2010 Earnings
ESB Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: ESBF), the parent company of ESB Bank, today announced earnings for the quarter ended September 30, 2010 of $0.29 per diluted share on net income of $3.5 million compared to earnings of $0.29 per diluted share on net income of $3.5 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2009. The Company's annualized return on average assets and average equity were 0.71% and 7.89%, respectively, for the quarter ended September 30, 2010, compared to 0.71% and 8.72%, respectively, for the quarter ended September 30, 2009.
For the nine month period ended September 30, 2010, the Company realized earnings of $0.90 per diluted share on net income of $10.8 million compared to earnings of $0.80 per diluted share on net income of $9.7 million for the same period in the prior year, a 12.5% increase in net income per diluted share. The Company's annualized return on average assets and average equity were 0.74% and 8.39%, respectively, for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2010, compared to 0.65% and 8.45%, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2009.
Charlotte A. Zuschlag, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, stated, "The Board of Directors, senior management and I are pleased with the improvement in earnings for the nine months ended September 30, 2010. We have been successful and prudent in managing and improving our net interest rate margin while maintaining our asset quality and improving our future earnings potential. Our net interest rate margin has improved 35 basis points since December 31, 2009. This improvement is largely fueled by the growth in our deposits of $59.1 million, or 6.3%, since December 31, 2009. This steadfast policy in managing and growing our interest rate margin has minimized the effect of impairment related charges on securities and joint ventures on our net income in 2010." Ms. Zuschlag concluded by stating, "Management will continue to strive to pursue investment and growth opportunities that will provide a sound investment return to our shareholders, such as the recent relocation of the Zelienople branch office from a strip mall to a free standing full service office and our plans to expand with the construction of our 25 th office in Cranberry, Township, Butler County, which is scheduled to open in the fourth quarter of 2011."
Consolidated net income remained unchanged at $3.5 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2010, compared to the same period in the prior year. Net interest income increased $1.2 million, or 12.3%, primarily due to decreases in interest expense on deposits and borrowings of $3.0 million, partially offset by a decrease in interest income of $1.8 million. Offsetting the increase to net interest income was an increase in provision for loan losses of $314,000, a decrease of $185,000 in noninterest income, an increase in noninterest expense of $775,000 and an increase of $127,000 in net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest. The Company's provision for income taxes decreased $153,000 over the same period last year. The $314,000 increase in provisions for loan losses was primarily related to the estimated loss of $506,000 on a commercial loan to a local automobile dealer. Included in the decrease in non-interest income were increases to net impairment losses on securities and impairment losses on derivatives of $210,000 and $149,000, respectively, partially offset by an increase to income from real estate joint ventures of $296,000. The $775,000 increase in non-interest expense included increases in compensation and employee benefits and other expenses of $495,000 and $256,000, respectively.
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Master's degree programs are offered in two departments within the College. General procedures, policies, requirements, and applications for the master's degrees are available from the Graduate Studies and Research Office, ED1-7 (www.ced.csulb.edu/graduate), and are listed following each option and specialization in the appropriate section of the catalog. In order to pursue a master's degree, students must submit applications to both the University and the program.
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My husband, Matt, returned from a business trip last week and asked me this question: If you had to give up either hot water or sex, which would it be?
Matt teaches company executives about the value of laughter and play, and I trust him completely, but still. Hot water or sex?
Tell me about your business trip, I said nonchalantly.
He laughed. Just answer the question.
Could we still kiss? Hug? I asked.
He nodded his head yes. Now, answer the question.
Sex, I said after a few long minutes.
OK, he said, heres the next question. If you had to give up either hot water or laughter, what would you choose?
Hot water, I said. Without laughter, the rest wouldnt mean very much.
As I pondered the choices, I asked myself what I would have chosen if hed asked me about giving up chocolate.
I believe in laughter, I really do, but I also believe in chocolate.
Ive gone without hot water, sex, and laughter, but in the past 15 years, I cant remember going without chocolate for more than 24 hours. Chocolate makes me happy to be alive. Every day, after lunch, I have one piece of 77 percent bittersweet chocolate.
One piece, thats all.
One piece fills the mouth, saturates the taste buds, evokes heaven on earth.
During my years of dieting and bingeing, I never thought I could eat one piece of anything. It was either the whole box or nothing at all. I was afraid of food. I was afraid to give myself what I loved.
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First off, I want to say that as far as I know I've only met Joe Sebok once a few years back at the WPBT event at Imperial Palace. He came with Barry Greenstein who was speaking before the tournament and we said "Hi, nice to meet you" or some other rather impersonal exchange.
I want to get that out there because I have no ill-will for the guy. I don't know him. I have nothing against him.
That said (you knew that part was coming, right?) I did want to address his blog post about being let go from UB/AP. You gotta give the guy credit for being and admitting to being naïve but I think he misses something in his post. He says:
Regarding the current state of AP/UB, I haven't given up hope that all of you will get your money back. I believe that UB is making many, many efforts to get you that money. You may say, "Well, if there were lies before…" and that's totally fair, but their is absolutely a segment of that company trying to do the right thing. I dearly hope that they are successful. I have been told by upper management that ongoing discussions have been happening between the DOJ and UB with that being the focus. There is a lot of misinformation being thrown around and it really saddens me that so many have fanned the flames of panic when, in truth, they simply do not know what is going to happen, just like me. UB and their legal team is trying to work creatively to get that money back to players, I have been told. I haven't been promised that that can happen, but I have been informed that is the goal. This was never going to be a short process though, which leaves so much room for speculation. I am trying to not engage in that, hope, and be patient. It's not easy.
(emphasis mine)
I emphasized a few points there because they contradict each other. First off, Joe has already admitted that he was too naive in dealing with them in the past. He seems to indicate that he's learned his lesson but he goes right back to relying on what they're telling him. If he doesn't know any more than we do and he's relying on people telling him that they're doing this or that then that's not simply being naive. That's called denial.
On one hand, I believe that Sebok didn't know about anything going on in the company. On the other hand, you're staking your reputation on a company built up of guys who have been caught ripping off players. I don't expect Daniel Negreanu to go in and do an audit of PokerStars' books but PokerStars hasn't had two cheating scandals previously. Anybody who is going to take the job of being a spokesman for UB or Absolute better do some due diligence.
Back in 2009 when Sebok joined on at UB here were some of the things he was saying:
Although heavily involved with PokerRoad, Sebok said UltimateBet started pursuing him several months ago, but he had to make sure things were on the up-and-up with the site. "They told me that they were very interested and initially I was too turned off by the past scandal to even consider it. We kept talking, though, and it quickly became apparent that both Paul Leggett and I were on the same page with wanting to not only to do things completely differently, but also to atone for the way things had been handled in the past. From that point, it was just a matter of getting a few things started to make us both feel comfortable" Sebok said in an interview with Pokernews.com.
Having drawn a line in the sand, Sebok felt there were three hurdles to get over before he could take Leggett seriously. "For me personally, I wanted to get three things accomplished: get the cheating account handles out in the open, open up the access for players to get all their hand histories, and get the actual physical names of the cheaters, besides Russ Hamilton, out in the open. We succeeded in getting two-thirds of that list done and that was enough for me to come on board and continue to work for #3 on that list," he said.
So it's a little confusing when he says today:
I was never privy to the deep inner workings of the business. How money was moved around, whether it was held in segregated accounts, etc, was nothing I ever worked on, and to be honest with you, ever thought about before April 15th. I really put a lot of faith in the people I worked with, and the company itself. I really believed that management thought the past was the past and that they wanted to have things be different in the present and the future. I wanted to believe that with all of my heart, and in fact I completely staked my reputation on it.
How can someone be deep inside the company fighting crime like a superhero and not have any insight into the deep inner workings of the business? Wouldn't that be a prerequisite if someone had been turned off by the scandal and wanted to atone for the way things had been handled in the past?
That has been one of my biggest complaints about UB and AP since the scandals. Neither of them have ever fully stated exactly what they are doing different today that will prevent something like this from ever happening again. That would be my number one priority. I would want to see everyone even remotely involved in the previous scandals gone, a checks and balances in place (internal security that keeps an eye on employees), and internal auditing. And since those would be very positive developments you would expect UB and AP to be shouting them from the rooftops if they actually had put anything even remotely like that in place. The silence is deafening.
And maybe Sebok wasn't the best person in the world to understand how all of that works but that should be the huge red flag that maybe this isn't the job for you. If you don't understand how money moves on and off a site or how people inside the company can game the system hire someone and make it a condition of your endorsement that your guy gives the place a clean bill of health.
I think Daniel Negreanu's take is dead-on:
Then there is Joe Sebok who signed with the company in the hopes of cleaning things up. I genuinely believe that was his intent. I genuinely believe he thought he could make a difference and clean up that mess of a company. I also don't personally believe he knew of the Tom's involvement, but I can't say that with certainty. I definitely think he was naive in trusting Paul Leggat with his reputation. That's a lot of faith to put in a man who's first instinct during the original scandal was to cover it up. Seems like that was a really bad read on his part.
I personally think it was a foolish mistake to ever get involved with those crooks, regardless of the price, but that wasn't my decision to make. It's hard to come back from touting a company through twitter and other social mediums, that in the end, likely won't make good on paying the players back. At this point, why would they pay the players back? The site is going under, so paying the players in the hopes of more good will would be useless. It would be the "right thing to do," but I don't that matters much to them. If you had money on UB/AP come to terms with the fact that it's gone forever, and in the case of a miracle, think of it as free money. That's sad to say, but you don't really have many other options at this point it doesn't seem like.
In the end, Sebok's mouth wrote checks that his knowledge of the online poker industry couldn't cash. He also demonstrated a lack of business accumen and gullibility that should preclude him from ever taking on a similar role for any poker room ever again. I could be wrong but I believe the guy when he says he didn't know anything. But that is part of the problem. I believe he had no idea what was going on while being a mouthpiece for the site and staking his personal reputation on people who had already demonstrated their ability to run cons.
Now his credibility in the industry is right up (or down) there with Ultimate Bet. If they eventually pay players off some people might be willing to at least forgive though they might not necessarily forget (and if US players were somehow allowed to play on UB again they should be rushed immediately to the mental ward). Same will probably hold true for Sebok. If UB pays people will still remember him for being gullible and naive but some of their bitterness might be diluted with the fact that everything worked out in the end.
On the other hand, if UB and Absolute skip town on the money Sebok is toxic waste in the poker industry. The other pros let go the other day Maria Ho, Tiffany Michelle, etc, etc never claimed they were going to clean up UB so they escape from all of this as mere casualties of war who couldn't sign with a better room. Somebody put some money in front of them and asked them to wear a patch and they did it. The only exception to that might be Prahlad Friedman who now comes in just behind Sebok in terms of damage done. For Friedman, this was like finding out your girlfriend is cheating on you, breaking up with her, taking her back, and finding out she's still cheating on you.
As Daniel said in his article, this is all of our fault. By not demanding better we got what we have today. It's the apathy of the industry and the players that let UB and AP survive their cheating scandals. It's lax gaming regulators who let them keep a license that helped get us to where we are today. If there's any silver lining in all of this is that maybe after players lose some money they'll start demanding regulation in the US to make sure that this never happens again.
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Will Sebok give the money UB paid him back to the players? Say, in 1000 dollar chunks, first come first serve, until it is all used up.
That might be the only way any part of his reputation is salvaged.
I kind of feel sorry for Sebok because my impression is that he's just naive and gullible and maybe not all that bright. Otherwise, not a bad person.
Friedman, on the other hand…. Alan is mystified by his behavior in the Lisandro business, but anyone who railbirded Friedman back in the days when he was multitabling 25/50 NLH on UB will tell you that accusing his opponents of cheating and finding other ways to abuse them in the chat was not uncommon Friedman fare. The guy has a long fuse, but he has a fuse.
I can't believe anyone trusted them after the first scandal, it is a shame Joe attached his name to them though, as you say, his credibility is probably shot for good. Even if poker in the US moves forward I doubt any new/future company would touch him.
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Your observation that JS is in denial is spot on. I would say that Joe Sebok is in deep denial. As for the "crooks" at UB/AP, you have to give those frat boys (as well as Paul Leggett) credit for being very clever judges of character. If Seebs had not been gullible and naive, do you think they would have hired him in the first place? Scott Tom and his brother-in-law knew exactly what they were looking for when they seduced young Sebok. What is more difficult to understand is how Prahlad Friedman could have been so stupid, but I was mystified by his behavior in that WSOP incident with Jeffrey Lisandro, so go figure.
For those who may have read Senator Robert Menendez's bill to legalize internet poker introduced back in 2009, (i.e. S.1597), there was quite a bit of verbiage stipulating that all proposed executives and officers with day-to-day operating authority – as well as major shareholders and persons with a significant equity interest in the proposed operating entity – must submit to background criminal checks (presumably conducted by agents of the FBI) as a condition of the licensing application process. This verbiage was no doubt inserted into the proposed legislation with full knowledge of what was going on at UB/AP.


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The Nets Are Crazier Than KFC
ESPN – In the end, the biggest holdup in a trade that would send Carmelo Anthony to New Jersey may be Anthony himself. According to several league sources, Anthony has not told anyone, not even his representatives, that he will sign a contract extension with the Nets. One source who has spoken with Anthony since trade talks between Denver, New Jersey and Detroit"He has not agreed to go to New Jersey," said the source, who speaks regularly with Anthony. "I have never heard him, in all the times we've talked, say he's willing to go to New Jersey. Not once. Personally, I would be stunned if he went there and signed an extension." became public last weekend said the Nuggets forward has never even hinted at signing with New Jersey.
Yesterday I wrote about how the Mets and Jets are typically the biggest loser teams in this city. But compared to the Nets those 2 groups of goobers are the biggest champions in the world. And now the Nets have this grand scheme of gutting their whole roster and mortgaging their whole future on teaming Carmelo with Chauncey Billups (who he already plays with), a 70-year old Rip Hamilton, Shelden Williams' huge dome piece, and some wankster named Terrico White? And then move them all to Brooklyn and pretend they're not the dumpass Nets anymore? And Carmelo doesn't even want to do it? Sound plan Mikhail.
Seriously what kind of shoddy operation are Prokhorov and Jigga Man running over there in Newark that they think this is even close to reality? If Prokhorov was really such a badass he would've had the entire Nuggets front office executed by now and had Carmelo hand-delivered to him in a custom-made Cuse orange Faberge egg. But instead, these stupid rumors about 50 team, bazillion-player trades have been swiriling for weeks and the Nets just keep holding on to the dream. At this point its just fucking pathetic if you're the Nets. I almost feel bad for them. They're like some gross fat chick who spends all her time and money getting ready for the prom because she thinks the star QB is going to ask her out. But then prom night comes and she's left slow dancing with fucking Feitelberg as the tears run down her fat sweaty face and she has no clue what went wrong. Sorry doll just because your dad is a billionaire Russian gangster and he promised to make you skinny in 2 years doesn't mean you have a chance with the hottest kid in school.
So yo Nets I'm all about aiming for the stars and hitting the moon and shit, but you're not even in the right galaxy on this one. Keep Derrick Favors and your 1st round picks, and stop trying to fuck up Carmelo's path to the Knicks and the Knicks subsequent path back to the Promised Land.


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did you know you'd keep us sober, Pachelbel?
I needed a few days to think about this idea of addiction and how it has managed to ebb and flow in the past year. I truly believe that it is easy to become complacent with addiction. More times than not, addiction will be considered in terms of substances when it really can be anything that is done to the extreme in order to escape reality. Addiction, to me, is about achieving gratification when reality isn't gratifying enough.
Until I took the time to really sling the rocks around with this question, I didn't consider the dragon battles I've experienced as addictions. But they've been almost as destructive, expensive, and pointless. I've worked hard this year on letting go of many things. I never realized until today, while in conversation with a therapist, that the biggest addiction I had to break free of was the one I've had the longest — and that is the one that gave me the satisfying buzz of knowing the Bad Guys will lose and the Good Guys will win.
After four very long years — four years tomorrow, to the date — I can light a candle and chase away the darkness of an addiction to false hope with a silver-lined upper.
No more.
My name is C. Streetlights, and I've been sober two months straight now. The Bad Guys may have won but living clean is the way to go.
Crap, More Crap, Crappier Crap
There have been some and there have been none. Enigmatic as always, opportunities appeared in ways that seemed like impulsive burdens at the time only to become something with wings. And even if these opportunities never fly at least they will be bizarrely beautiful like ostriches. Maybe.
I've traveled great distances in standing still, waiting for apologies and wrongs to be righted. I have always known these will never come, and even if they did they would not be presented in a way that would be satisfactory — the past can not be changed and broken hearts can not truly be mended without showing the scars. And yet, I rooted myself to the ground refusing to the budge.
Oh I knew it wasn't healthy. I didn't care. I just wanted to give myself an excuse to not reconcile hurts inside myself.
But one summer's day a falling star landed right at my feet and though I tried to kick it aside, the thing kept following me around a gift shop. I was flipping through a display carousel and found file folders labeled Crap, More Crap, and Crappier Crap. Right next these were printed post-it notes that had check-lists to help with decision-making. The bulleted sarcasm was funny. And I knew exactly who would love these.
My former principal and friend. Oh, hell no. I had not spoken with her beyond shallow small talk since what I refer to as my Old Life. I was not going to start buying her presents. So I put them back.
I wandered around the gift shop for several more minutes, the opportunity to give a perfect gift nagging at me. I love to give gifts and when I find a perfect one for someone it makes even more exciting to me. I was feeling betrayed by my gift-giving instincts. I went back to look at them, picked them up, wandered around some more holding them, put them back down again… Finally, the salesclerk asked me the pointed, "Is there something I can help you find?" which is always code for "Buy something or get out of my store." I sucked it up and bought it. I even bought a gift bag. With tissue paper.
I groused to myself all the way down to where she now works and hoped she wouldn't be in her office. Of course she was. Of course. I put on my best fake smile and wished her luck on her transfer to the new school, explaining I found these and thought they were perfect for her. And after knowing her for so many years, of course they were — she laughed and laughed.
And then we talked beyond shallow small talk.
We never went into what happened between us, and I didn't want to, but for at least an hour it felt almost normal between us even though we both knew it never would be again.
It wasn't an opportunity given to me to show I could be "the bigger person" or that I really could "take the high road", or even to prove how charitable I am. It wasn't one I sought after or worked hard to achieve. Definitely not. I now recognize it for what it was — an opportunity to soften the awkward between us. It was an opportunity given me to show that I might Old Life might be over, but I still am the old me. I was given a moment to see that bridges might be burnt but different ones could be built that cross different rivers.
And I'm happy about that. Our sons are now on the same soccer team, are in the same classes, and are kind-of/sort-of friends. I'm grateful I had this star fall on me if only so my son could make a good friend.
And then I made her cry
I went shopping the other night at a store I will call "Bullseye" for the simple reason that I don't have sponsorship and don't necessarily want to promote a retail store. All that sounds legitimate, but I am actually renaming because I am already a little embarrassed by how much I go to to Target Bullseye.
I had an actual reason for shopping last Friday; it wasn't my usual browsing while waiting for prescriptions. I was looking for shorts — a task that rates above jeans but below swimming suits on the list of horrible-reminders-of-what-babies-and-30s do to your body. Of course none of the styles I liked had my size and they didn't even have the size I wished I still was, so I grabbed a few of my second choices and headed into Bullseye's fitting room. I wasn't alone in my annoyance. Other women were wrestling into clothes and then grumbling out of them again. For women, trying on clothes is pretty much like trying on pap smears in front of a mirror for fun. If one OB/GYN's speculum doesn't fit, you just have to groan, roll your eyes, and try another one. It is even more fantastic if you are lucky enough to have a three-way mirror.
Bullseye has already been My List because the employees seem to not be able to match clothing size to clothes hanger. I will constantly buy one size based on what is on the hanger and come home to find it to be completely different. This only necessitates another return to the store which only makes me spend more money. I see what you're doing Bullseye, and I don't appreciate it. This time, though, this time I was sure to match the size to the hangers. I'm not falling for that trap again.
The circus begun. Shorts on, deep sigh, shorts off. Shorts on, suck in, shorts off. Shorts on, fall off to my ankle. The shorts were labeled a certain size, the hanger matched — shorts were clearly at least four to five sizes too big. Factory error.
I took the shorts I was not buying to the fitting room clerk and showed her the mislabeled shorts, offhandedly joking about how extreme Bullseye's vanity sizing has become. She and I laughed a little bit and I went on my way.
What I did not notice in this short little interaction was the woman standing behind me waiting to return her clothes, but I did notice her a few minutes later when she was crying to her husband. I don't usually pay much attention to physical attributes to people unless they're pointed out to me, but in this case it became clear she was upset about her appearance and weight. She was crying about how overweight she was and how nothing fit; she was crying about other people making fun of her. And that gave me pause.
Her husband asked her what she meant and this woman then replayed the same situation I had just had with the clerk, only this woman felt as if it was a slight against her. In her perception, I had known she was behind me and I had purposely teased her by bringing up over-exaggerated vanity sizing to poke fun at her. I was stunned because of course I had done no such thing! I replayed everything that this clerk and I had said and done in my head and could honestly not think of anything that could be construed as a personal offense or insult.
But… I still had made this woman with already low self-esteem cry and I felt terrible about it. All the choices of what I could do flipped through my mind, but I concluded that if I said anything or tried to apologize it would just make the situation worse. I walked away, leaving her husband to console her, hearing him try to convince her that what she thought wasn't true and so on. One thing he said that I can still hear in my head is, "Sweetie, you don't know that lady's story…" I don't know how he finished that sentence but there are several ways he could have.
He could have finished it by saying "…she could just be an unpleasant woman." Or he could have said "…maybe she's really insecure and feels she needs to put down other people." In fact, more reasonably, he could have simply said "…she's probably not even aware of what's around her." Sadly, that is really more the truth than anything else.
There are a lot of truths to this experience. It is true that I am not observant to things or people around me sometimes. Perhaps if I had been I would have been more sensitive in what I had said. Maybe I would have noticed that she was already feeling upset about her dressing room experience. It's also true that this woman was probably too sensitive in thinking I was talking about her, and being prickly in that assumption. There was truth in what her husband said when he told her "you don't know that lady's story" because none of us do. She doesn't know that over the years I've lost almost 40 pounds and I don't know anything about her.
I think the biggest truth of all is that as women, we care far too much about numbers on label or a hanger and far too little about what is going on inside of us. None of us should be in a position where we are in tears over something that is said, or what we think is said, about us. And none of us should be in a position where we feel we can't make a truly innocent comment for fear that someone will take it personally. I feel bad I made this woman cry, and I hope that somehow she will know I am sorry about that. But I also hope this woman will someday feel bad that she made me feel remorse for something that I didn't intentionally do.
It's hard to not let our personal insecurities become the center of our worlds. It's even harder to not let them become the center of everyone else's worlds, too.
lunching on the wrong words
I am generally aware of the people I am speaking with. I try to be polite and not gossip. I am gracious to my host or hostess. I was raised with good manners. But it seems that on this particular day I became just a plain, old-fashioned ass. I have no idea what came over me and if I really could have a do-over I would.
I had a space of time in my summer break when I didn't have a job and it would be helpful if I had one. I didn't necessarily have to have one, but the extra money would be appreciated as I left for another semester of school. My best friend's mother worked for a fairly large general contractor in Southern California and as luck would have it, her front office receptionist went on her vacation. To save her company the extra fees associated with a temporary replacement, she hired me instead and I had a job for an entire week from 9:00 in the morning until 5:00 at night. The company would pay me at the same rate as their receptionist, a very generous hourly rate, and I honestly only had to sit there on the offhand chance the phone might ring. All their phone calls went through an automated system and the only calls that filtered through to the front office receptionist were from those callers who "dialed 0 for the operator".
I felt guilty for essentially being paid for nothing, so I would beg to type minutes from meetings or letters. Sometimes I would be able to send faxes or file things, but mostly I read. That was the week I was paid to read a four-hundred page biography. There was only one irritation in that entire week, and I really had no right to even feel it. I would be covered for a one hour lunch by a delivery person who was constantly late from his lunch. He, too, had a one hour lunch but would consistently take almost two hours. My lunch would then be postponed because I would be waiting for him to come back in order to cover me. This would be incredibly frustrating when I could look up from my book — seriously, right? — and see him sleeping in the back end of his truck well past his one hour curfew.
On the last day of my time there, all the women in the office were taken out to lunch. I do not remember why. I hadn't expected to be part of this group since I was only temporary, but I was. I was relieved for a couple reasons: first, I'd be able to enjoy lunch with my best friend and her mom, and second, I'd be able to have lunch at a normal time.
It was getting close to my hour limit and I was feeling a little itchy to get back to my desk. While the guy who covered me was always late, I didn't like to be late. The company was generously paying for my lunch breaks and I felt it would be dishonest to be paid for time past the one hour. I mentioned to my friend's mom that I should be returning and she said that it was okay for me to stay a little longer. And this is moment when I all of a sudden had rocks in my head.
I said to my best friend who sat in front of me that I was grateful her mom said I could stay longer because if the guy who covered me could have an extra hour to just sleep in his truck than I could at least be able to have a few extra minutes to finish my Coke. Her eyes went huge as I continued complaining. I can't remember what else I said, but I do remember complaining about how he was always late and I thought it rude and dishonest. Finally, my friend kicked me under the table. The kick did me some good because it dislodged the stupid out of me.
His sister was sitting right next to me.
Oh good grief, I had completely forgotten about his sister and I felt like I was such an ungrateful bitch. And I was. I really was. I could barely finish out my last day there, and I knew my apologies were not accepted.
I am sure that day and moment is long forgotten by that brother and sister but it isn't by me. I have remembered it even 17 years later. I learned that day to be kind. To be patient. To grateful for what I have, whatever it might be. And to not speak about others that you wouldn't want to have repeated to them.
Losing and Finding
I've lost friendships, weight, hope, patience, tears, keys, my mind, money, faith, and inspiration. I misplaced clothes and coupons along with bills, my car in countless parking lots, baby socks, recipes, and grudges. I couldn't find the point sometimes, see the purpose, understand the reason, or otherwise otherwise bother with it. Whatever it was. I lost respect for some. I lost my cool and even my usual ability to remain calm in certain circumstances. I lost my place in lines, in books, in projects, in belly dance routines. I lost my way, lost my purpose, lost my style — no I didn't, that's a bluff.
Yet I gained new experiences, new relationships and memories. Found new hope and faith, came across my inspiration again. I still lose my keys, but I always find them. I'm finding points that matter and purposes that make a difference, gaining understanding that will improve my world and my parenting. I keep my calm, bother with things that are botherable. Respect the people who deserve it — along with trust. I have found better ways to menu plan and to keep track of recipes, take pictures of where I park my car and don't worry about lines anymore. I also just buy more socks.
What is lost, most of the time, is sometimes meant to be lost just so it can be found again. The finding of things is more important.


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Halvorson managed to survive but firefighters had to cut him from his truck using the jaws of life.
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This is my first review so I hope I do it right! I had to review this lipstick because it is just so beautiful, the colour is a gorgeous pinky/neutral/mauve colour, hard to describe really. It has a subtle pearl finish. The packaging is a lovely squared-off chunky see-though plastic with a cool logo in pink and gold. The formula is beautifully creamy. In short I love it and it was a total impulse buy - I have never bought Napoleon Perdis before. I see that their products have very mixed reviews on here so I will check here first before I buy anything else!
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tried this in a free makeover at the counter, liked it so bought it, but now i find the colour a bit too brown for me, i normally stick to pinks, that said the lipstick is creamy and nice to wear, has ok staying power, the usual for lipstick. i dont like the colour so wont repurchase but will try a pink in the range.
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This is a beautiful lipstick - texture is quite creamy actually, more so than the others I use from Napoleon. It doesnt glide off and is very moisturising, I didnt need to use any gloss.I am not sure how to describe the colour because it is vibrant and kindof has pink/mauvey or berry in it. I have had so many comments when I wear it. Long lasting. I had very dry lips last two times I wore it and it was perfect.
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The packaging of Napolean Perdis' lipsticks alone is so original. Its almost like a neon sign or something. Its cool anyway the lipstick Hera is super creamy and moist and the colour is sooo gorgeous. Its a really pretty mauvey rose colour when applied and the texture wears really nicely. These lipsticks are hidden jewels.
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1.Which concept from real life (work, school, friends, etc.)has changed how you look at women and men?
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i think were taught those sort of roles from day one, look at the way parents decorate a babys room most of the time "pink for girls, blue for boys" its one of those ideas that are deeply rooted in our society... the other day we had to do an activity where shed read off things like french poodle, bulldog and we had to write weather (sorry i cant spell) we thought they were masc. or fem...and they couldnt be put into both catagorys they had to be one in each...its sort of an idea thats drilled into our brains or we pick it up through everyday things...
The biggest influence in my gender role construction has been my mother. In fact, shes the biggest influence concerning any views that I hold really. Not to say that I'm a lemming and whatever she says I believe, just that her views, very often, shape and reflect my own. Although she is alot less judgemental than myself. Anyway back to the subject at hand. Regarding masculine and feminine roles, I've always been taught that no matter what sex a person is, being masculine or feminine comes from being and acting how you're most comfortable. And that its ok to be who you're most comfortable being. As far as gender theories, only one theroy that I have come across has been exemplified to me, and thats Freud's oedipus complex theory. Perhaps not to the extreme that Freud goes, but I have witnessed some of the aspects that are included in the theory.
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Of course my parents have had a huge role in my view of gender roles, but I think that society has helped a bit, as well as the camp I spend my summers at. My parents are extremly libral open people and have always let me do whatever I want (I mean, violence, saftey and money were always and issue, of course.) Many of my friends were never so lucky though, and I always saw the girls on TV playing with dolls and such, so Im sure that these things influenced me some.
As for camp, I started attending a labor-zionist(socialism + zionism= labor zionism), leftist camp a few years ago. It was at this camp that I first started questioning gender roles and steryotypes, I stopped shaving, and I learned much of what I currently know about the femenist movement.
After all of this, I think that I have turned out to be what I want to be. I have slipped between societies defenition of "femeninity", and the libral-hippy-tomboy-femenist extreme. I was unhappy with both. I have rejected much of societie's standards, ei- my not shaving, and my dreaded hair, but I genuinly enjoy a lot of very "girly" things, ie- knitting, sewing myself funky skirts, cooking and baking.


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Methylation of lysine and arginine residues on histone tails affects chromatin structure and gene transcription. Tri- and dimethylation of lysine 9 on histone H3 (H3K9me3/me2) is required for the binding of the repressive protein HP1 and is associated with heterochromatin formation and transcriptional repression in a variety of species. H3K9me3 has long been regarded as a 'permanent' epigenetic mark. In a search for proteins and complexes interacting with H3K9me3, we identified the protein GASC1 (gene amplified in squamous cell carcinoma 1), which belongs to the JMJD2 (jumonji domain containing 2) subfamily of the jumonji family, and is also known as JMJD2C. Here we show that three members of this subfamily of proteins demethylate H3K9me3/me2 in vitro through a hydroxylation reaction requiring iron and alpha-ketoglutarate as cofactors. Furthermore, we demonstrate that ectopic expression of GASC1 or other JMJD2 members markedly decreases H3K9me3/me2 levels, increases H3K9me1 levels, delocalizes HP1 and reduces heterochromatin in vivo. Previously, GASC1 was found to be amplified in several cell lines derived from oesophageal squamous carcinomas, and in agreement with a contribution of GASC1 to tumour development, inhibition of GASC1 expression decreases cell proliferation. Thus, in addition to identifying GASC1 as a histone trimethyl demethylase, we suggest a model for how this enzyme might be involved in cancer development, and propose it as a target for anti-cancer therapy.
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Welcome Christine from St. Joe's. The internet has officially been taken over by the swarms of Spring Break pictures on Facebook and Instagram. I wish someone would diagram this stuff. I bet half of the internet's bandwidth is being used uploading blurry bar videos from Panama City Beach. Not that I mind. My Facebook is entertaining as hell now.
Get off your asses and send me a Smokeshow or two. Or I swear I'll just post a loop video of a fat guy stomach or something. It takes a couple seconds to copy a hot girl's Facebook URL and email it to firstname.lastname@example.com. Help a brother out and do your part. Don't make your city look bad.
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A: SavingFace was developed as an alternative to the old school "makeup charts" and "continuity books" compiled in the makeup and hair department. All your continuity photos and data are saved digitally on your computer, eliminating the need to copy details long hand, print photos and save pages in plastic sleeves in heavy, cumbersome binders. The software can generate reports that replace the makeup charts, detail any continuity issues that are noted and the entire "book" can then be saved on your hard drive and you can hand Production a digital "book" on a CD. No more printers, ink, batteries, or photo paper necessary. The software saves your data and photos as well as saving money, paper and power- an added bonus for those of us concerned about doing our part to offset our carbon footprints. |
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A: There is no easy answer to this question. There has been a lot of misinformation and speculation on the internet about the lifespan of these discs and there currently is no definitive answer. Their longevity varies greatly depending on a variety of factors, including the type and quality of the disc, the quality of the recording and how the discs are stored. The current thinking is that if one uses the highest quality disc available; checks the data AFTER recording to be certain all the information is there; labels the disc safely; and stores it in a dark-coloured jewel case (bright light contributes to the degradation of the coatings on the discs), vertically, away from heat and humidity, that the disc will outlast the technology. For more information on this complicated subject, there are many articles online, including: http://www.melbpc.org.au/pcupdate/2106/2106article14.htm |
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A: Price is always going to be relative- what is costly for some is a drop in the bucket to someone else. The bottom line is whether the value of something can offset its cost. One way to look at it is the software's price vs. the savings of your time. Another thing to consider is its cost per use- the more times it is used, the less it costs you over time. But let's look at the facts. Every project is different- a feature film is obviously going to cost more than a short. A television series that runs three seasons or more will obviously cost more than a film. Let's do the math. The average cost of a large 3 D-ring binder is $9.99 a box of 200 8 1/2 x 11protective plastic sleeves costs $16.99; a pad of 36 continuity stickers is $12.50; a ream of paper, $36.99 100 sheets of 4x6 glossy photo paper and 1 cartridge of tricolour photo printer ink value pack: about $34.99. Conservatively estimating a 500 page continuity book for a feature film project, the cost breakdown would be as follows: | ||||||||||||||
This is a per project cost, that means every feature film you do, will cost somewhere in that range. This doesn't take into account the time and resources necessary to do the shopping for the supplies; the space to store them; print, dry and collate the photos and pages into the book. The cost per project far exceeds the one-time cost of purchasing SavingFace Software! | ||||||||||||||
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Chopped Up: Ted's All-Star Recap, Round Four
by Ted Allen in Shows, March 27th, 2011
The cast and producers of Chopped get this all the time from fans, on Facebook, on the street, at festivals: Yeah, sure, those judges of yours can pick apart a dish all day long—but could they handle the pressure on the HOT side of the chopping block? For four of our judges, this episode finally put that question to rest for good.
From our newest regular critic, Maneet Chauhan, to veterans Amanda Freitag, Geoffrey Zakarian and Aarón Sanchez, the energy and enthusiasm was incredible—and so were the nerves! In the judges' lounge before the battle, Geoffrey acted cool as a cucumber (as always), but I didn't believe him. Aarón was hopping up and down with nervous energy and even more bluster than usual—a different person than the sensitive, hilarious judge you see seated at the Block. Amanda confessed to some butterflies, too, but as a formidable competitor who came in third on The Next Iron Chef, we knew she would be vicious at the stove. Maneet, also a NIC veteran, seemed the least ruffled to me.
For me, this battle was the most anticipated of the whole series. But for the judges, it was the most dreaded. It is not easy to criticize the work of your friends, colleagues and peers, face-to-face, on national television, let alone to chop three out of the four, and Alex Guarnaschelli, in particular, was not looking forward to it. But everybody came in knowing that this was for charity and for fun, and that only one Chopped judge was going to come out on top. So we started the clock and got down to business.
Of course, our judge/competitors had a huge advantage over the average Chopped contestant — they're all top-flight New York City chefs with years of experience, they know the palates of their colleagues, they know the kitchen inside and out, and not only are they not afraid of cameras, they know how to seduce them.
When fish is in the basket, getting rid of the bones is always a major hazard. Having bitten into plenty of bones at the chopping block, Geoffrey worked hard to avoid subjecting anyone to puncture wounds. His colleagues were less successful in that department. But it was Maneet's overexuberance with tequila and too-spicy raita that sent her packing. Now, if I may, it is never easy for me to chop somebody (unless that somebody is annoying—which happens). But it was so, so difficult for us to make that first chop of one of our own! Sorry, Maneet; can I still get a reservation at Vermillion? (She promised me yes.)
On to the entrée round: Occasionally on Chopped, we'll add a few minutes to the clock if a mystery ingredient takes extra time (in this case, whole ducks). But as Geoffrey pointed out, he knows his way around a duck; actually, all three chefs know this venerable bird inside and out. So the basket was very promising. Chef Amanda Freitag has made jokes at the expense of "pantry people" before – those contestants who waste all their time running in circles in the pantry – so it was funny to see her spending so much time shopping for ingredients.
It was an emotional judges table. Aarón created a dish that was so personal that Alex recognized the statement he was making about his craft just by tasting it. The clean plates at the judges table spoke volumes about how difficult the deliberations were going to be. Ultimately, the judges decided that Amanda overdid it a bit with her relish, leaving Aarón and Geoffrey to duke it out in the dessert round.
Aarón's fist pump at opening his basket was a good sign for Sanchez fans (Sancheezies?), and understandable, since the beloved Latin favorite, green plantains, were in the mix. But—amazingly—the dessert round turned into a never-before-seen battle of soufflé versus soufflé, the dessert that strikes fear into the hearts of so many cooks, and never more so than when you're working in a hot room and your dish has to sit a while before consumption, meaning that it is very likely to fall. And this development might lead you to think that Geoffrey would have the advantage, having made countless soufflés at the famous Le Cirque. But Aarón is a Culinary Institute of America-trained master, and he knows a lot more than just tortillas and chiles.
I loved this episode—the genuine competitiveness, coupled with genuine affection, heart and skill. Even at the final moments of the dessert round, Geoffrey shared his powdered sugar with Aarón and the two colleagues-turned-competitors shared a toast when time ran out.
In the final round of deliberations, the judges really struggled with picking one of their own over another; They would have loved to call a tie, but could not be allowed off the hook that easily. And after a seemingly endless dissection of the tiniest details, it came down to degrees of something Geoffrey talks about all the time: Yumminess. Simple crave-ability. And this time, on this day, it was the great Aarón Sanchez who earned the right to carry the Chopped home-team torch into the finale. We were all so excited and proud, from the producers and judges to the production assistants: Get 'em, Sanchy!
And so, at last, we're almost there! Next Sunday, April 3, the ultimate Chopped All-Stars face-off: Chefs Aarón Sanchez, Nate Appleman, Anne Burrell and Michael Proietti duke it out, once and for all, to win $50,000 for their favorite charitable organization. Don't miss it!
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I have LOVED watching the All Stars and can't wait for the Finale! That being said, I think there should be a "Survivor" style ending!! Bring the "Cast" back in for a talk-in session!! Let them tell us how they feel about being on the other side of the counter. Tell us your reflections of being a competitor and, for those that are or will be future judges, has the experience changed you and your judging? Bring it on!! I'd LOVE to hear feedback of how you felt in front of the stove instead of the finished dishes!!
I love this show, it is nice to see those that judge be judged, I always wondered what made them so great and able to pass judgement? I have seen Arron on several shows but other then as judges I don't recall seeing any of the other judges on anything? I don't follow resaraunts I can't eat at so I have never heard of most of the people that judge these things, so it was nice to see them out there with this role reversal, and I would hope it would make them more effective judges next time they are at the table. I would like to see more judges go through this riggors of the shows they judge, I think it would make them much more effective judges if they have been through the run themselves, then they know what it is like and would be more reasonable about what they expect.
It is fascinating to learn about the biographies of the judges and chefs on "CHOPPED." I thought that Scott Conant was a bit of a thug, until I learned more about him. There is one degree of separation in the "New York City foodies" scene. Everyone knows everyone else.
I loved the last show with the judges for cooks and the respect and and their spirit was a joy to watch. Even though all celebrities, the love they show for one another was commendable. I love watching this program. They made the program fun!!
I have noticed that. They leave you thinking that for sure person A is going to win because person B seemed weaker. The boom, person B wins.
Loved the show and can't wait for the finale. My money is on Chef Anne. I appreciate the other finalists but I have watched her on alot of other things and she is killer in the kitchen. She's the one I would be most afraid of if I were competing. I hope there are more seasons of this sort.
I watched the show for the last time last night, 4/1/11, 4 female chefs. In fact I turned it off. There is no point in having rules if they're ignored. One chef didn't include one of the ingredients and still went forward. While all the others struggled to include all ingredients, and one of them was dis-qualified. Because she played by the rules. It is clear now that the panel, et al, make up their minds of a winner right from the beginning. And to bad for all of the others. You should all be ashamed of your selves.
Am I wrong or didn't Geoffrey combine fish and cheese in one of his dishes? Isn't this one of the things the judges are always criticizing contestants for? None of the judges brought it up–why?
Am I the only one completely disgusted by Scott Conant? His arrogance and pompous demeanor on Chopped is pathetic to me. I have to turn off the program EVERY time he is a judge. He ruins the show for me. I wish Food Network would get rid of him.
I have been searching for a place to express my disgust for Scott Conant for the past 25 minutes. He is mean and arrogant!!! He needs to go!
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Tuesday 10 pm episode dessert basket with spagetti, tomatoes, white chocolate, and basil. What a rediculous combination for a dessert. Would you put something like that a menu? I unerstand promoting creativity, but really, be a little more resomable and give then something to work with! I thought that was about the most stupid combination I have ever heard of for a dessert!


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