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KB Home Reports Third Quarter 2012 Results
KB Home (NYSE: KBH), one of the nation's largest and most recognized homebuilders, today reported results for its third quarter ended August 31, 2012. Highlights and developments include the following:
Three Months Ended August 31, 2012
- Revenues increased 16% to $424.5 million, compared to $367.3 million for the third quarter of 2011, reflecting growth in the number of homes delivered and a higher average selling price.
- The Company delivered 1,720 homes, up 7% from the year-earlier quarter, with three of the Company's four homebuilding regions posting year-over-year increases.
- The overall average selling price of $245,100 rose by $17,700, or 8%, from $227,400 for the year-earlier quarter, marking the ninth consecutive quarter of year-over-year increases, and was up by $12,100, or 5% from $233,000 in the second quarter of 2012.
- Compared to the year-earlier quarter, average selling prices increased 14% in the Company's West Coast region, 13% in its Southwest region and 6% in its Southeast region. The average selling price in the Company's Central region was essentially even with the prior year.
- The housing gross profit margin improved to 17.5%, up 60 basis points compared to 16.9% in both the third quarter of 2011 and the second quarter of 2012.
- The housing gross profit margin for the current quarter reflected an insurance recovery of $16.5 million for previously incurred expenses, including costs associated with drywall material manufactured in China. The Company expects to receive the cash from this insurance recovery in the fourth quarter. In the 2011 third quarter, the housing gross profit margin included $7.4 million of favorable warranty adjustments.
- Excluding inventory impairment charges of $6.4 million in the current quarter and inventory impairment and land option contract abandonment charges of $1.2 million in the year-earlier quarter, the third quarter housing gross profit margin improved by 180 basis points to 19.0% in 2012 from 17.2% in 2011.
- While the Company delivered more homes, generating higher related revenues and associated selling expenses, its selling, general and administrative expenses of $62.8 million in the current quarter were up only slightly from $60.2 million in the same quarter a year ago. Additionally, the year-earlier quarter included the favorable impact of legal expense recoveries of $8.3 million.
- Reflecting the higher revenues, selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of housing revenues improved by 160 basis points to 14.9% from 16.5% a year ago, and by 720 basis points from 22.1% in the 2012 second quarter.
- The Company's selling, general and administrative expense ratio reached its lowest third-quarter level since 2007.
- The Company's homebuilding operating income increased significantly to $10.9 million in the current quarter, up from $1.4 million in the year-earlier quarter.
- This marked the Company's first posting of quarterly operating income in 2012.
- As a percentage of homebuilding revenues, homebuilding operating income was 2.6%, up 220 basis points from .4% in the third quarter of 2011.
- Compared to the second quarter of 2012, the Company's homebuilding operating results as a percentage of homebuilding revenues improved by 780 basis points.
- Interest expense totaled $23.1 million, up from $12.3 million in the year-earlier quarter.
- Interest expense in the current quarter reflected an $8.3 million loss on the early extinguishment of debt associated with the Company's purchase of certain of its outstanding senior notes pursuant to previously announced cash tender offers.
- Net income totaled $3.3 million, up $12.9 million from the net loss of $9.6 million in the year-earlier quarter. The Company's earnings per diluted share of $.04 represented a considerable improvement from the loss per diluted share of $.13 in the year-earlier quarter.
- The current quarter results included an income tax benefit of $10.7 million primarily due to the resolution of a federal income tax audit. The Company received the related income tax refund in the fourth quarter.
Nine Months Ended August 31, 2012
- Homes delivered increased 9% to 4,160, up from 3,817 in the year-earlier period.
- The overall average selling price of $234,100 was up 8% from $217,400 for the corresponding period of 2011.
- Revenues totaled $981.9 million, up 17% from $836.0 million for the year-earlier period.
- The Company's net loss of $66.7 million, or $.86 per diluted share, improved substantially from the net loss of $192.7 million, or $2.50 per diluted share, for the nine months ended August 31, 2011.
- Potential future housing revenues in backlog at August 31, 2012 rose substantially to $744.7 million, up 33% from $559.3 million at August 31, 2011, with three of the Company's four homebuilding regions posting year-over-year increases.
- The potential future housing revenues in backlog reached the highest third quarter-end level since 2008.
- The number of homes in the Company's backlog increased 18% to 3,142 at August 31, 2012 from 2,657 at August 31, 2011.
- The overall value of net orders generated in the third quarter of 2012 grew to $493.3 million, up 16% from $426.7 million in the year-earlier quarter.
- Three of the Company's four homebuilding regions reported sizable year-over-year increases in net order value, with its West Coast region up 25% to $252.6 million, its Central region up 20% to $135.9 million, and its Southeast region up 10% to $70.2 million.
- Net orders increased to 1,900 in the third quarter of 2012, up 3% from the strong net orders of 1,838 in the year-earlier quarter, which had increased 40% from the third quarter of 2010. The year-over-year net order comparison was also tempered by the Company's lower community count, which decreased 13% to 203 at the end of the current quarter from 233 at the end of the third quarter of 2011.
- The Company's overall net order growth reflected increases of 13% in each of the Company's West Coast and Central regions, and an increase of 1% in its Southeast region. These increases were partly offset by a decrease of 41% in the Company's Southwest region, which was largely due to the Company's ongoing strategic repositioning of its operations in the region.
- The cancellation rate as a percentage of gross orders was 29%, unchanged from the year-earlier quarter and slightly higher than the 26% rate in the 2012 second quarter. As a percentage of beginning backlog, the cancellation rate improved to 26% from 32% in both the third quarter of 2011 and the second quarter of 2012.
- Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash totaled $466.5 million at August 31, 2012, including unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of $420.4 million. At May 31, 2012, cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash totaled $377.4 million, including unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of $314.3 million.
- Even though the Company invested more in land and land development than in the year-earlier quarter, it generated $14.1 million of positive net cash flow from operating activities, compared to $38.6 million of net cash used in operating activities in the third quarter of 2011. The Company also generated approximately $92 million in cash, net of expenses, from the issuance of new senior notes in the 2012 third quarter.
- Inventories at August 31, 2012 were $1.77 billion, up from $1.73 billion at November 30, 2011.
- Land and land development spending totaled $337.0 million in the first nine months of 2012. While the Company invested in land and land development in each of its homebuilding regions, the majority of its land-related spending during the period was in California and Texas.
- The Company owned or controlled 44,582 lots as of August 31, 2012, an increase of 11% from 40,170 lots owned or controlled at November 30, 2011, and an increase of 21% from 36,771 lots owned or controlled at August 31, 2011.
- The Company's debt balance of $1.73 billion at August 31, 2012 increased from $1.58 billion at November 30, 2011.
- During the current quarter, the Company issued $350.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 7.5% senior notes due 2022. Net proceeds from the issuance were used to purchase an aggregate principal amount of $244.9 million of the Company's 5 3/4% senior notes due 2014 and 5 7/8% and 6 1/4% senior notes due 2015 that were validly tendered and accepted for purchase pursuant to the Company's previously announced cash tender offers for those series, each of which expired on August 7, 2012. The Company plans to use the remaining net proceeds from the issuance for general corporate purposes.
- The Company's next scheduled debt maturity is not until 2014, when the remaining $76.0 million of its 5 3/4% senior notes become due.
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The days of candy bars melting under a hot sun may soon be behind us.
Cadbury recently announced it has developed a variety of melt-resistant chocolate that remains solid even after more than three hours at 104 degrees. Normal chocolate starts to melt at 93 degrees fahrenheit.
Researchers at Cadbury's England plant figured out how to break down the sugar particles into smaller pieces which that cuts the amount of fat covering them, making the pieces more "temperature tolerant."
Cadbury, owned by Kraft, reportedly plans to sell the heat resistant chocolate in countries with hot climates like india and brazil.


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Ep. 301: Comedy Central Roast of Flavor FlavView All »
You may remember him from VH1's hit shows "The Surreal Life 3" and "Strange Love," but just when you thought you heard your last "Yeah, Boyeee!" VH1 is hitting you with a third dose of the Public Enemy hype-man who made sporting big clock necklaces famous. Flavor Flav is back once again, this time as an eligible bachelor where women will try to win his heart in the new series "Flavor of Love."
After his failed romance with Brigitte Nielsen, Flavor Flav is ready for a new and true romance. In "Flavor of Love," 20 single women from all walks of life, selected for their expressed love for Flav, will move into a "phat crib" in Los Angeles and vie for his affection. With help and advice from Big Rick, Flav's gigantic body-guard and chauffeur, Flavor Flav will date all of the women, weed out the ones who are only after his fame and fortune...and in the end will choose his one true love.
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Campion Research Project 2012 - PDF
Colloquium, 31 August to 2 September 2012
The Christian view of history and the revival of the Liberal Arts
'Historically as well as cosmically, medieval man stood at the foot of a stairway; looking up, he felt delight. The backward, like the upward, glance exhilarated him with a majestic spectacle, and humility was rewarded with the pleasures of admiration' – C S Lewis, The Discarded Image, vii, h.
Those who revived the Liberal Arts in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries gazed out upon a more complex vista than their medieval predecessors. Before them still was the same delightful prospect of eternal wholeness, but behind them were the twin peaks of the Classical World and Christendom.
Those twin peaks of Classical Graeco-Roman culture and the Judaeo-Christian tradition (culminating in the birth of the Universities) inspired in thinkers such as Cardinal Newman, Hilaire Belloc, G K Chesterton, Christopher Dawson, Mortimer Adler and John Senior a return to the humanist values that were under threat in the secularized universities of their day. A small but distinct revival of the Liberal Arts has recently taken place, as shown by the emergence of new Catholic Liberal Arts colleges in North America and Australia (such as Campion College) and by the growing litany of voices, in university and media circles, calling for a rehabilitation of the classical Christian traditions of learning in Western civilization.
From Friday 31 August to Sunday 2 September Campion College hosted a three-day colloquium on the Christian view of history and the re-manifestation of the Liberal Arts - the ancient Trivium and Quadrivium - in colleges and universities during the past 100 years.
Keynote Speakers (click to listen)
- Prof Steven Scwartz - Lead kindly light: Cardinal Newman and the modern University.
- Emeritus Prof Michael Alexander - Black Dwarf to White Queen: Walter Scott and Catholic Truth
- Prof Wayne Hudson - Reinventing the Liberal Arts
- Prof Barry Spurr - T.S Eliot and the Western Classical Tradition
Stephen McInerney: Newman & Liberalism
In his Apologia, John Henry Newman claimed to dedicate his life to defending dogmatic religion against liberalism. As an Anglican, Newman opposed liberal parliamentary reforms and shaped the Tractarians as an anti-liberal movement. Yet, in his Catholic years, Newman was suspected of being a liberal due to his views on the politics informing the Syllabus of Errors, and his circumspection regarding the question of papal infallibility. Since his death, conservative and liberal Catholics have sought to claim Newman as one of their own. This paper suggests that while Newman can be described as a liberal by the standards of nineteenth-century ultramontanist Catholicism, this did not make him an advocate of either the liberalism or conservativism of his modern disciples.
Robert Tilley: A Catholic Critique of Contemporary Engagements with Scripture – Slavoj Zizek, Alain Badiou and Giorgio Agamben
Many on the Left lament that the Marxist critique of capitalism since the 1960s has run out of steam. Indeed, some say Marxist critique that has been appropriated and subsumed by the very consumer culture it affects to take issue with. Some Marxist theorists have responded by trying to appropriate the voice of religion to revivify the revolutionary zeal of the Left. Theorists such as Slavoj Žižek, Alain Badiou, and Giorgio Agamben, have done so via Scripture. This paper argues that they ultimately fail and end up being as congenial to our hyper-consumer world as anything that went before. This paper explores why this is so and what our authors must do if they are to rectify this failure.
Austin Woodbury: The relevance of his work for our times
Dr. Christine Wood was the 2012 recipient of the Fellowship for the Austin Woodbury Collection which involved research of the uncatalogued notes, lecture material and unpublished works by Rev. Dr. Austin Woodbury SM (1899-1979), as well as Woodbury's personal library. Dr. Wood will speak about the extraordinary life of Fr. Woodbury, founder and rector of the Marist Seminary, Old Toongabbie, and founder of the Aquinas Academy, Sydney. Fr. Woodbury gained a great reputation in Sydney for his erudite teachings in Thomistic philosophy and theology during a tumultuous period within the Church and Western society in general in the mid-late twentieth century. Dr. Wood will also speak about the relevance of Fr. Woodbury's moral theology today in light of the highly debated issue of the vital conflicts involved in medical interventions to save the life of a pregnant mother with the foreseen but unintended death of her unborn child.
To watch the video, please visit the following link - http://www.campion.edu.au/component/content/article/77-commentary-and-media/258-dr-christine-wood
Wednesday 7 March:
Associate Professor John Armstrong, "The Great Tradition"
The key to a great tradition is the present relevance and power of ideas we inherit. The practical, task oriented aspect of thinking is generally absent in our approach to the history of ideas. When Robert Adam studied ruins in Rome in the 18th Century it was because he wanted to build wonderful buildings in the future and establish a successful architectural business. We need to adopt his attitude to the past.
John Armstrong is senior advisor in the Office of the Vice-Chancellor at the University of Melbourne and the author of several internationally acclaimed books, including works on love, beauty and civilization.
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Thursday 19 April:
Dr John Schuster, "Between History and Philosophy: History of Science as Exemplar in Reviving the Humanities"
It is one thing to strive to revive the humanities in undergraduate education; it is another to think through what an humanities discipline is; how it may relate to (but not be conflated with) neighbouring ones; and how it can speak to undergraduates and wider publics without, in the long run, being dissolved, or emulsified into well meaning, 'relevant' baby porridge. I have written and published about Descartes, the natural philosopher and mathematician, and the Scientific Revolution of the 17th century, for over thirty-five years (http://descartes-agonistes.com/). I have done this as a practicing Early Modern historian and historian of science, not in any way as a professional philosopher; although, curiously, I have often been mistaken for one. In this seminar, I shall discuss how my techniques, and my results, illuminate how history should be practiced; in what its disciplinary élan consists; and how it may usefully, as opposed to dysfunctionally, be related to philosophy. Most importantly, we shall see in what sense history of science qualifies as an exemplary specialty within history, and hence why—in unemulsified form—it should be an important member of the family of revivified, character– and citizen–forming humanities.
John Schuster did his undergraduate work at Columbia University, in European history and history and philosophy of science, with a minor in mathematics and physics. He completed his PhD at Princeton University in the history of science and early modern European history. He taught at Princeton and the Universities of Leeds, Cambridge, Wollongong and New South Wales, before retiring to full time research in 2011, in affiliation with the University of Sydney, Unit for History & Philosophy of Science, and Campion College. He has published extensively on the Scientific Revolution of the 17th century; Descartes' career as a natural philosopher; the problem of the origins of the experimental sciences in the Eighteenth century; and the political and rhetorical roles of scientific method. He has several times designed entire curricula for undergraduate majors in history & philosophy of science, including two textbooks for that purpose. Currently, one of those texts is being translated for publication in China. His major study of Descartes' early natural philosophical career will be published this year by Springer. He has been a member of the National Committee on History & Philosophy of Science of the Australian Academy of Science, and he was seven times elected President of the Australasian Association for the History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science. He was the inaugural Visiting Fellow at the Descartes Center for the History of the Natural and Human Sciences, University of Utrecht. His most recent journal publications are: 'Physico-mathematics and the Search for Causes in Descartes' Optics—1619-37', Synthèse, forthcoming, (published on line from December. 2011); and, with Judit Brody, 'Descartes and Sunspots: Matters of Fact and Systematizing Strategies in the Principia Philosophiae', Annals of Science, accepted for early publication 2012.
Thursday 24 May:
Professor Peter Harrison, "The Religious Origins of Modern Science?"
It is sometimes thought that modern science developed largely independently of, or even in opposition to, religion. Historians of science, however, have proposed various ways in which religion might have played a significant role in the emergence of modern science. This lecture will evaluate some of the standard arguments for the religious origins of science, and put forward some new ideas about the influence of religion on the development and persistence of science.
Peter Harrison is the Director of the Centre for the History of European Discourses at the University of Queensland. Formerly the Idreos Professor of Science and Religion at the University of Oxford, he has published extensively on the historical relations between science and religion. In 2011 he delivered the Gifford Lectures at the University of Edinburgh.


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Congressmembers view disturbing new images of Iraqi prisoner torture, sexual degradation, and dead bodies ...some republicans say the images shouldn't be publicly released...bay area religious and human rights leaders call for the resignation of defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld over the Iraqi prisoner scandal...
Support for Shiite cleric Moqtada Al Sadr appears to be weakening as other Shiites hold protests against him.
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announces a deal with local government officials... They'll give up $2.6 billion over the next two years in exchange for the Governor's support of a constitutional prohibition on future state financial raids
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The LG Envoy, a basic flip phone, appears on U.S. Cellular's online store today for only $9.99.
Look, it's a phone that makes calls! U.S. Cellular has not forgotten the lowly basic flip phone with the LG Envoy, which went up for sale today for only $9.99. It doesn't have too many features going for it aside from dual displays, a VGA camera, Bluetooth, a speakerphone, text and multimedia messaging, simple WAP browsing, and that's about it. Hey, sometimes that's all you need from a phone, especially if you're trying to save some cash.


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Students recognized for academic accomplishments during 2014 Honors Convocation
Several students of The University of Virginia's College at Wise received awards and recognition during the May 9, 2014 Honors Convocation ceremony. The event was held in the David J. Prior Convocation Center and drew a crowd of more than 400. The following students were honored for specific recognition from the various academic departments:
Business and Economics
Napoleon Hill Achievement Award:
The Department of Business and Economics recognizes one graduating senior pursuing a major in accounting, business administration, or economics who embodies Mr. Napoleon Hill's principles of achievement. This year's recipient was Jacqueline Nicole Morrison.
Outstanding Achievement Awards:
The Department of Business and Economics recognizes graduating seniors for outstanding work in the majors of accounting, business administration, and economics. This year's award winners were:
Outstanding Achievement in Business Administration- Jacqueline Nicole Morrison
Outstanding Achievement in Accounting- Amy Lyne Holbrook
Outstanding Achievement in Economics- Ethan Dakota Dobbins
David Whitfield Roane Award in Business Ethics:
The Department of Business and Economics recognizes a senior who has practiced the highest level of integrity and honesty in his or her interactions with the department's faculty with respect to coursework and extra-curricular activities, displayed the same level of behavior in his or her interactions with fellow students and the staff of the college, and exhibited to the department faculty a deep understanding of what it means to be ethical. This year's recipient was Michael Chau Henry.
Communication Studies:
Ronald Heise Award for Excellence in Communication Studies:
The Ronald Heise Award is given to students who demonstrate proficiency in three areas of Communication Studies offered at UVa-Wise. This year's recipient was Lisa Brianne Foster.
Senior Capstone Award:
The Senior Seminar Award is given to the student who conceptualizes, researches, writes, tests, and presents and exemplary original research project for the senior capstone project. This year's recipient was Rachel Renee Person, for her research titled "What Just Happened?" Audience's Understanding of Theatrical Performances.
Jack M. Holland Award in Education:
The Jack. M. Holland Award is given to a rising senior who shows remarkable potential as a future elementary teacher. This year's recipient was Kylie Alenxandra Griffith.
Lois P Lowry Award in Language Arts
The Lois P. Lowry Award is given to the student who has demonstrated outstanding academic performance and creative ability in great promise as a future teacher in the field of language arts. This year's recipient was Samantha Denise Balthis.
Richard A. Davidson Education Award:
The Richard A. Davidson Award is presented to the graduating senior who best exemplifies the potential to carry on those qualities demonstrated by Professor Davidson. This year's recipient was April Elaine Layne.
Beulah M. Johnson Secondary Teaching Award
The recipient of this award must demonstrate academic excellence and show commitment to a life-long career in teaching. This year's awards were presented to April Gabrielle Ashby, Megan Lucille Herndon, and Allen Dwayne Owens.
Outstanding Woman Scholar in Education
The Outstanding Woman Scholar in Education award honors a senior at UVa-Wise who promotes quality education internationally. This year's recipient Cynthia Diane Brooks Kinser.
Ray Spenilla Award in Health and Physical Education
The Ray Spenilla Award is given to the graduating senior who has demonstrated remarkable promise as a future Health and Physical Education teacher. This year's recipients were Krystina Barksdale Gillenwater and Sarah Elizabeth Wiltshire.
Gilmer Blackburn Award in Sport Management
This award is given to a graduating senior who shows outstanding promise in the field of sports management. This year's recipients are Dustin Glen Ferrell and Jentry Lee Mullins.
History and Philosophy
Edward L. "Buck" Henson Jr. History Scholarship
This scholarship is in the memory of "Buck" Henson, a devoted and valued member of the history faculty at UVa-Wise. It is awarded to a student who has been recommended by the history faculty as the outstanding junior history major. This year's recipient was Anthony Tyler Moore.
Heather Markusich Scholarship
This scholarship, in memory of exemplary history major Heather Markusich, is awarded to history majors of unusual talent and promise. This year's recipients are Thomas Bailey Greer and Adrienne Laren Pollard.
Dana Sample Phi Alpha Theta Travel Award
This scholarship was created to support student international travel, presentations at historical conferences, particularly of the history honor society, Phi Alpha Theta. This year's award was presented to Corbin Foster Scott Hayslett.
Department Minor Award
Each year, the Department of History and Philosophy awards a prize to the outstanding student who is minoring in either Appalachian Studies, Philosophy, Religious Studies, or Women's Studies. This year's recipient was Corbin Foster Scott Hayslett.
Clinch Valley College History Fund Award
The Department of History and Philosophy recognizes history majors who have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement. This year's recipient was Pake Levi Davis.
William Elbert Fraley Awards
These awards, created in memory of William Elbert Fraley, recognizes students who have demonstrated unusual academic ability and promise in the field. This year's recipients were Taylor Andrew Bryan, Aaron Gregory Sturgill, and Samantha Anne Welty.
Stan Willis Scholarship in History Award
This new award is in honor of Stan Willis, a history faculty member from 1969 to 1996. It is presented to a rising senior, preferably from Southwest Virginia, who demonstrates outstanding ability in his/her field. This year's recipient was Dakota Chase Stanley.
Language and Literature
Language and Literature Award for French
This award is to recognize work in French language and literature. This year's recipient were Megan Michelle Buchanan and Jasmine Nicole Mitchell.
Language and Literature Award for Spanish
This award is to recognize outstanding work in Spanish language and literature, both that of Spain and of Latin America. This year's recipient was Anthony Tyler Moore.
Frances Currie Peake Scholarship
The Frances Currie Peake Scholarship is awarded to a rising junior or senior English major who has demonstrated excellence in literary studies. The 2013-2014 scholarships were awarded to Makayla Gayle Gamble and Zachary Alvin Hill.
Augusto Portuondo Award in Spanish
This award, in honor of Augusto Portuondo's service to the college, recognizes the Spanish major whose demonstrated aptitude for Spanish and for teaching places him or her among those who will carry on the tradition of academic excellence and dedication to the Spanish language. This year's recipient was Madison Cade Adams.
William Elbert Fraley Award in English
The Fraley Award in English is given to a graduating senior who has demonstrated excellence in English studies and plans to attend graduate school. This year's recipient was Katie Beth Brooks.
Language and Literature Senior Thesis Distinction
This recognition is awarded to the senior enrolled in senior capstone course who has distinguished themselves with their research. This year's recipients were Katie Beth Brooks and Zachary Alan Canter.
Outstanding Senior English Major
This awarded recognizes a student who has exhibited outstanding academic merit in the study of English literature. This year's recipient was Zachary Alan Canter.
Mathematics and Computer Science
Outstanding Senior in Computer Science
This award is given to the senior who has exhibited excellence and distinguished themselves in the department of Computer Science. This year's recipient was Chase Evan Cupp.
Outstanding Senior in Mathematics
This award is given to the senior who has exhibited excellence and distinguished themselves in the department of Mathematics. This year's recipient was Justin Gregory Edwards.
Outstanding Senior in Software Engineering
This award is given to the senior who has exhibited excellence and distinguished themselves in the department of Software Engineering. This year's recipient was Ethan Chase Collins.
Natural Sciences
CRC Freshman in Chemistry Award
Each year the chemistry faculty selects the student judged to be most outstanding in freshman chemistry. This year's recipient was Kelsey Rochelle Webb.
J. Rex Baird Outstanding Biologist Award
This award, created in honor of Mr. Baird's contributions to the Natural Science Department during his 30 years of service, recognizes the accomplishments of a graduating senior in biology whose efforts express the exhilaration and rigor of investigative work that marked Professor Baird's career. This year's recipient was Samantha Jade Smith.
Bruce William Crystal Award
This award, created in honor of Bruce William Crystal, is based on merit and is granted to seniors majoring in the natural sciences. This year's recipients were Hannah Brooke Bolling and Jonathan Walid Saado.
Philip C. Shelton Outstanding Environmental Science Award
This award, in honor of Professor Emeritus Philip C. Shelton, honors the student who has embodied Professor Shelton's lifelong commitment to stewardship of the land. This year's recipient was Andrew Keeron Vanover.
Dr. Autumn and Dr. Christopher Starnes Medical Award
Established by Dr. Christopher Starnes, this award recognizes the accomplishments of a graduating senior in the natural sciences who is entering a professional program in medicine and his or her potential to have a positive impact on the citizens of this region. This year's recipient was Tyler Preston Davis.
American Chemical Society Outstanding Chemist Award
The Northeast Tennessee section of the American Chemical Society annually recognizes senior chemistry majors in Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia for their outstanding achievement in chemistry. This year's recipient was Melissa Nicole Blackburn.
American Institute of Chemists Award for Biochemistry
The American Institute of Chemists Foundation annually honors seniors nominated by the chemistry faculty. This year's recipient is Kinsey Leigh Hall.
Joseph C. Smiddy Science Award
The Natural Science faculty presents an award to the most outstanding senior in natural sciences in honor of Joseph C. Smiddy, the College's first biology professor and chancellor. This year's recipient was Kinsey Leigh Hall.
Velta Collins Holyfield Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship, dedicated in memory of Mrs. Holyfield, honors nursing students who exhibit academic achievement, leadership potential, motivation, and the talent to achieve excellence in nursing. The recipients for 2014-2015 are Star Dominique Bresee and Allison Nicole Gilliam.
Betty M. Johnson Clinical Excellence Award
This award, in honor of Betty M. Johnson, is given to a student who exhibits the highest standard of care in clinical practice. This year's recipient was Chealsey Reann Dillman.
Karen Denice Lane Nursing Challenge Award
This award, established in memory and honor of Karen Denice Lane, is presented to a graduating senior who plans to attend graduate school, and has demonstrated a high level of academic performance while promoting his/her classmates and emulating excellence in nursing. This year's recipient was Kimberli Ann Rose.
Outstanding Graduate in Nursing
This award is presented to the student who has demonstrated academic excellence, excellence in community service, and commitment to the nursing profession. This year's recipient was Alana Rose Parton.
Social Sciences
Leon and Helen Lederer Memorial Award in Applied Psychology
This award is presented to the graduating senior based on academic performance, college and community service, and commitment to the psychology major and to counseling in particular. This year's recipient was Carlee Elizabeth Reiber.
Outstanding Graduate in Administration of Justice Award
This award is presented to the graduating senior based on academic performance, college and community service, and commitment to the Administration of Justice profession. This year's recipient was Heather Marlene Owens.
Outstanding Non-traditional Student in Psychology
This award is presented to the non-traditional student who make an exceptional effort and have outstanding academic performance in the field. This year's recipient was Melissa Ruth Robinson.
Outstanding Research Contribution in Psychology
The department of Psychology congratulates students for their exceptional original research that was accepted into a competitive review process a national conferences. This year's recipient was Santana Danielle VanDyke.
Scholar in Government Award
Each year, the Department of Social Sciences presents an award to a student who has excelled in the study of government. This year's recipient was Evan Michael Clark.
Scholar in Sociology Award
This award is presented to a graduating senior who has done work of the highest quality. The criteria for this award include outstanding scholarship and student leadership. This year's recipients were Elizabeth Kamisa Otim and Christina Lynn Turnbill.
Joseph M. Scolnick Jr. Excellence in Government and Public Service Award
This award, in honor and memory of Joseph M. Scolnick Jr., is presented to a graduating senior who has served the college community in a variety of posts, guarding the values of the institution and promoting the well-being of its student body. This year's recipients were Rebeccah Nicole Lane and Heather Renee Pearson.
Joseph M. Scolnick Sr. Memorial Pre-Law Award
This award, in honor and memory of Joseph M. Scolnick Sr., was presented to Michael Brett Hall.
Visual and Performing Arts
Music Scholarship Award
This award recognizes the music major who, in the past academic year, has demonstrated the strongest commitment to learning and the broadest understanding of the theoretical, historical, and pedagogical underpinnings of the discipline. This year's recipient was Jonathan Charles McCullough.
Music Leadership Award
This award recognizes the music student who has best exemplified commitment, cordiality, and competence in their leadership role in the Division of Music during the past academic year. This year's recipient was Wesley Todd Harris.
Musicianship Award
This award recognizes the music major who has not only excelled as a performer in the past academic year, but who has demonstrated the strongest work ethic and dedication to the study of their principal instrument. This year's recipients were Ryan Matthew Gibson and Eva True Kling.
Graduation with College Honors
Students graduating with College Honors have successfully completed the Peake Honors Program, maintaining a 3.500 grade point average. In addition to their regular major requirements, the program requires students to take three interdisciplinary Honors Seminars, attend eight Honors Cultural Events, and produce a capstone project with two faculty mentors of their choice. This year's recipients are Tiffany Lynn Carter, Mandy Jade Blankenship, and Taylor Andrew Bryan.
Chancellor's Medal for Undergraduate Research
The College recognizes and honors students who have attained a high level of scholarship as undergraduates. To that end, the Chancellor's Medal is awarded annually to a student who has demonstrated excellence in the pursuit of knowledge beyond the classroom. To be eligible for the Chancellor's Medal, a student must have been nominated by a faculty member in response to an exceptional project, and members of the Undergraduate Research Council must have judged the student's work to be particularly meritorious and deserving of public recognition. This year's recipient was Joshua Elmer Worrell.


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Watch the 2011-12 SALT Video! Spiritual Activist Leadership Training (SALT) Fellow and aspiring filmmaker Michael Grohsman takes you on a 10 minute visit with the first pilot year of SALT with humor and heart. A great introduction to SALT!
UULMCA's Spiritual Activist Leadership Training (SALT) Fellows program trains, empowers, connects and releases the potential of young adult UU justice leaders. Through development of concrete justice and organizing skills, faith development, spiritual deepening and community building, SALT Fellows engage with California's justice history and its current leaders and movements. This six-month, part-time, non-residential program includes weekend travel for four justice journeys and retreats along with regional theological reflection circles, activist projects, and a monthly on-line webinar.
SALT is open to UU young adults in their 20s or 30s and is designed to also be accessible to those who are working or in school.
SALT Fellows…
- Connect with justice makers across California.
- Develop concrete faith-based leadership, fundraising, and community organizing skills.
- Deepen their connection to our UU faith and communities.
- Experience managing a group and individual justice projects.
- Discover spiritual practices that help them to stay energized and engaged for the long haul.
- Enjoy fun with young adults from across California.
- Deepen their understanding of California's people, justice history, geography and current issues.
- Develop mutual mentoring relationships and build a network of UU friends who are advocates for justice.
The cost to program participants is $900 which includes lodging, food and programming for the justice journeys; curriculum materials including our course book, handouts, and supplements; and ongoing support by staff, mentors and chaplains. This cost does not include the cost of transportation to and from the sites of justice journeys or incidental expenses.
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Finished up my mods to my new S&W mp 15 seen here ------->http://www.firearmstalk.com/forums/f20/my-new-smith-m-p-15-a-26766/ Went out tonight and zeroed my red dot and cranked off a few rounds. Started at 50 yds and was a little high adjusted down, point of aim was shoulder line of target. one shooter induced flyer on second group -------------- Went to 100yards and covered Mr Smiley's head with the dot. Shot three groups starting with the lowest three. Kept increasing elevation to the top group of 5sht Added about 2 moa right windage and fired a 12shot string from the bench as fast as I could acquire a center mass sight picture. (around 1shot/second) Cont'd
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Very nice Gatekeeper
I don't mind living in a man's world as long as I can be a woman in it.
Moved targets into 10yards and ran some drills before it got dark. Was shooting rapid fire, transitioning from target, varying POA from center masses, to heads, target to target. Shooting between 2-5 shots between transitions at a rate of about 4rds/second. Working on mounting the rifle, acquiring and engaging targets, performing mag changes and trying to become familiar with the BAD lever. It is very smooth and fast, gonna take a little practice to really get used to using it though. I always forget to aim a little high when shooting at close range. Need to work on that next time. Shot around 150rds tonight bringing the round count up to around 250 total rounds fired since purchase. So far so good. No malfunctions, and fairly accurate for a carbine. I am very pleased with it so far
Can't argue with that! What can I say? Carry on! Jack
Good job, Gate! Nice looking rifle.
Very nice shooting there ace.
I am really liking that that looks really cool Gate
Target definitely gets style points! I just put a new red dot on my C-93 tonight. I have never used one before but it looks like they can be pretty useful. Thanks for sharing!


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About the equivalent of pure baby oil (and just as impossible to get off). Although it does the job, it leaves the most oily residue of any remover I have used. Save your money and just get baby oil since it will do the exact same thing/
This removes waterproof eye makeup, but it leaves a very oily residue. It's also quite expensive for a drugstore brand. Similar but better products are Garnier's Clean Sensitive 2-in-1 and Neutrogena's Oil-free eye makeup removers.
I LOVE this. It removes EVERYTHING off. The trick is to dampen a cotton pad with water, squeeze out, shake the remover bottle and pour a small amount of the remover into the pad and wipe the eye area gently. I either wear waterproof, or very resistant mascara since these are the only things that hold up the curl in my eyelashes, and this takes it right off. I mean even better than pure jojoba oil itself! (what i used to use before i found this.) I found this for $2 at biglots. Since it is there almay is probably discontinuing it. This just clicked in my head, haha. Well, better go back and stock up! (i took a lippie off because the cap is a pain in the butt.)
So the Almay Dual Phase Eye Makeup Remover performed its job well, which was to remove my eye makeup. But it also stung my eyes like crazy, I was literally tearing from the pain, and was extra oily. My eyelashes were glittering with oil. I wouldn't recommend this product to anyone. ever.
i bought this product at Big Lots for $2bucks so i thought, whatever i'll give it a try. It does remove my makeup well, but the down side is, it is very oily, and i mean really oily. The other downside I don't really like makeup removers that just have a big hole it is hard to dip a q-tip in deep and a kleenex.
But for the price I would probably purchase it again but no more than two dollars.
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I liked all the other almay makeup removers I have tried, but this was too oily and stung my eyes (worse than usual, too). I was being as careful as I possibly could be, but I guess because this product is so oily it found it's insidious way in.
I use this not so much for eye makeup, but for removing MAC Pro Longwear lipcolor. Since Dual Phase is oil based, it wipes the MAC right off! It will probably do the same for any other longwear lipcolor, such as Lipfinity or Outlast. Silicone-based removers don't even touch that stuff. I took off two lippies because the cap is a pain in the butt, the smell is a bit funky (I am very sensitive to smells), and it tends to tug when removing eye makeup. It's a lot cheaper than buying MAC's remover to get my Pro Longwear off though!
This stuff will definitely get your waterproof makeup off, because of the oil. I wear contacts, and this will make your contacts hazy if you happen to get it in your eye. I hate the "childproof" medicine-like cap they have on this though. It's such a hassle, and it really ruins the appearance of the product. I prefer using Neutrogena's oil free eye makeup remover, since it's slightly cheaper by the ounce, and also has a more user friendly cap.
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I just don't enjoy the oiliness. And it somewhow manages to slip into my eyes and sting them. Nada.


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With evolution of digital technology there has been a rapid expansion in the resources for photography. This new shift in the world of photography has not only made it more exciting but more creative and easy at the same time. The new technology has brought new trends in the world of digital photography and here are few of the recent and forthcoming photography trends that we love…
1. iPad and iPhone
With the technology where one can just do whatever he or she wants instantly on the web, phone or a computer the iPad (and iPhone) is a step ahead. If one wishes to edit the photo there and then wherever it is clicke, iPad gives photographer a freedom to do that. As iPad is gaining stream, more and more tools and editing software is becoming available to photographers. Even Adobe has released a touch version of Photoshop (Mira mentioned that in Photoshop for iPad ) earlier this year. For those who want to edit and share photos on the go, iPad (and even iPhone) is probably #1 on their gadgets wish list.
2. Full Frame Cameras
Photography industry has modified and improved digital cameras by developing full frame DSLRs. Full frame DSLRs are solidified with full frame which makes them equivalent to the 35mm SLRs. This technology has completely overtaken the "film" and has come to a point where it is affordable to all, regardless which camera brand you stick too. Unlike full frame DSLRs, regular DSLR, popularly called "entry level" DSLRs, have smaller sensors than a full 35mm frame. One of the biggest advantages of full frame DSLRs is that wide-angle lenses designed for full frame on the full frame DSLR keep that wide angle of the view, unlike smaller frame DSRLs and we love that!
3. Shoot and Point Digital Single-Lens Reflex Cameras
Shoot and Point DSLR cameras are half the weight of the regular DSLR camera and yet produce almost as quality photos. That feature ranks them high on every aspiring photographer's wish list. We love it when things are easier to carry and have more features. These cameras are a must buy as they have the desired capability at much lower price than heavyweight DSLRs.
4. High Dynamic Range Photography
HDR or High Dynamic Range Photography is one of the concepts that seem to have a constant place in the workflow of photographers. HDR is a photography method where you combine a few images into one photograph and each photo is taken at a different exposure (usually -2, 0, and 2). Using photo-editing software these images are merged which results in a dynamic image with a range of elements, scenes which lie in the shadows and highlights. Steve Rich wrote the The Old Mill – My trip into HDR Photography for Mira's blog a while ago, check it out.
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5. Videos
One of the recent trends in photography which has combined both the still photography cameras and video shooting cameras is here – it is digital video. The digital video is quite affordable and available to photographers these days since many newer DSLRs are equipped for proper video shooting with High Definition. We just love the fact that we have this feature available on our cameras even if we don't use it that often.
6. Black and White Photography
Finally, although new trends in digital photography have increased the enthusiasm of photographers and have promoted new digital photography possibilities, there are still photographers who are very much into classic black and white photography. Even though almost every camera allows photographers to shoot black and white in-camera, editing software has taken black and white photography to the next level. All the photo-editing software that is available on the market today, provide hobbyist, aspiring, and professional photographers with new tools to make their work more effective and more beautiful – and that's why we love this trend!
These trends that we love are a good sign of forthcoming photography trends because one is sure – with digital photography – photography trends and possibilities will keep growing daily. The promising new inventions have changed the image of photography and will just keep on making it better with time.
What is your favorite photography trend?


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Zen Home exceeded our expectations
The Zen Home is perfectly described by its name. The property is beautifully landscaped and decorated, extremely clean, and in an peaceful lovely neighborhood. We arrived to many personal touches, such as fresh flowers and a basket of welcoming treats. We were also provided helpful information and directions to local shops and sights. We had a wonderful, relaxing visit and would love to stay again in the Zen Home.
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My wife and I just returned home after renting this 2 bedroom condo for a week and we've left with nothing but excellent memories of our stay. This spacious and tastefully decorated unit had everything we needed and more. Our son lives in Playa Vista - just 5 minutes away, so it was a perfect spot for us. There is convenient shopping - close access to the ocean beaches - a good local neighborhood for the running routes we mapped out for ourselves as well. Nicola was a pleasure to deal with as was Keith who helps manage the property locally. I would highly recommend staying here - this will be our first choice for our next trip back.


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New to Floratam...
Hi All,
I'm new home owner and really need help with taking care of my lawn. We had the front and back lawn sodded last spring, and everything was going well till this the upper spot show up. I got my neighbor's lawn care contractor to treat the area but it doesn't seem to work. sine then the second spot show up (please see photo). The back was doing well also till this winter, I pulled some of the dead grass and it seem like fungus damage. Before I water once a week but since we had rain this week I turned off the sprinkler system. And of course there's all kind of weeds (seems like I can only attach one photo at a time).
I've read FQA in organic lawn care and there are a lot of informations and I'm in the state of information overload.
1. What cause the spots? Grub worms? If so, how do I tread this area?
2. Fungus, how do I go about treading this? I've read cornmeal from feed stores will help.
3.Weeds, how do I go about treading this?
4. Fertilizer, what is the best way to go about this?
5. We're in the middle of winter, it is too late to do anything and wait till spring?
I know I'm jumping all over the place and wanting to do many thing at once.
If at all possible, I would like to go the organic route. I spoke to my neighbor about his yard pest control; he have professional taking of it. The number he gave was around $64/month and they spray once a month. I know you pay for their experience/expertise, chemicals, equipment and manpower. This might be a good number for all I know.
The other route is to go to big box store and buy off the shelf products and apply it. Again, too little to late?
Any advice/criticism/suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
There are ways to attach more than one photo. Gardenweb has a help area just for that. Search for "posting photos" and you should find it.
This is definitely a fungus problem. When the spot is a perfect circle like that, fungus is the easy answer. You are probably watering too much and too often. The only time your lawn should need to be watered weekly is in the hottest heat of summer. In the winter it is more like monthly. The surface of the soil should be allowed to completely dry out before watering again. You'll have to watch the grass for signs of wilting. If it wilts, water it NOW but water it for a longer time than you watered before. Water deeply, not for just a few minutes. Generally we talk about watering a full inch, all at once. Spreading out your 1 inch into seven days is definitely NOT the way to go. And withholding water like I'm suggesting is the best way to keep weeds away. Weed seeds like continual moisture to sprout. If you let the surface dry out, they won't. Of course the rain may sprout them but you can't control that.
Assuming this is St Augustine grass you should mow at the mower's highest setting. As an experiment I have let my St Aug go unmowed since October of 2011. Some places it is 36 inches tall and in others it is under 6 inches. The taller grass is under the shade of live oak trees. One place has not been watered one time (except for rain) since 2011. This experiment is to see what effect tall grass has on watering. Clearly tall grass needs less water than short grass. Most people have an HOA or neighbors who will jump all over you for letting your lawn get out of control, but I live on an acre in the country and can get away with it.
I have had good success with ordinary corn meal to treat fungus like that. Since 2001 it has worked every time I tried it. Apply at 20 pounds per 1,000 square feet over the entire lawn and reapply in 3 weeks. If you only applied it on the disease spots you would end up with dark green spots instead of brown. That's because corn meal is an organic fertilizer. Do the entire yard.
dchall, thank-you for the response...
I'm in the process of looking for a fertilizer spreader, found some on craigslist, but someone beat me to it; oh well, better luck next time. Question about corn meal, it is in powder or pellet form? The only feed store that I know of around this area is Tractor Supply.
Back to the topic, I've turned off the irrigation system for the time being and will keep an eye on it.
Here are some of the weeds I have on the lawn...
These seems like a lot but its not; they're small in area but spreads around the yard. what is the best way to deal with these weeds?


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Katy Perry may be one of the biggest pop stars in the world but she has another label to add to her name: UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador!
While taking on the honor, she also performed at the organization's annual Snowflake Ball in New York City on Tuesday night, sharing her recent journey to Madagascar last April with the audience.
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Bump Champagne Showers, the latest cut from LMFAO which features Natalia Kills on the assist. It dropped on Monday, May 30th, 2011. LMFAO's horizons are broadening with each new release, and Champagne Showers is no exception. It's a worthy addition to a catalogue that has seen much growth since LMFAO stepped foot in the rap game. We're looking forward to hearing more.
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GARDEN CITY -- Hays High School boys' soccer coach Chris Michaelis made the two-plus hour drive on Saturday to watch Garden City High School's season opening 6-1 win agaisnt Emporia.
Less than 48 hours later, he was in the HHS bus to escort his Indians back to Garden City for their season opener against the Buffs.
Michaelis watched his team struggle in the early going, as the speedy Buffs scored two goals within a two-minute span of the first half and eventually held off the Indians for a 3-1 Western Athletic Conference triumph at the new GCHS stadium.
"I knew what to expect after watching their game on Saturday," Michaelis said. "Garden City is very quick and well-skilled. They make you pay for your mistakes and that cost us dearly."
Despite giving up 13 shots in the opening 25 minutes, the Indians were still locked in a scoreless battle with the Buffs as their defense locked down in the goal box to keep the home team at bay.
"They tend to like to play that way, try to wait you out and then counter," said Garden City coach Joaquin Padilla. "They're always a tough team to contend with."
Garden's first goal came on a bicycle kick by senior Win Ko, who took a rebound shot by David Amaro and, with his back to the goal, kicked it high over the outstretched arms of Hays goalkeeper Joshua Johnson. That came in the 27th minute and less than two minutes later, the Buffs went up 2-0 when David Fuentes made a nifty through ball to Amaro, who sent the ball into the net with just over 10 and a half minutes left before intermission.
Garden had apparently put the game out of reach in the 47th minute when Estaban Neave took the ball up the left line, dribbled and then hit a cut into the lower side of the left goal for a commanding 3-0 advantage.
The Indians, though, didn't roll over.
With just under 14 minutes left in the game, Hays High's Jordan Windholz dribbled the ball down the right line 25 yards and then took a shot from the 20-yard line. The shot curved left and went high into the far left side of the goal, cutting the deficit to 3-1.
"He made a heckuva shot there," Michaelis said of Windholz. "There wasn't anywhere else it could've gone and scored. He really set their goalkeeper up and then made a nice move to get the shot off."
Then, with 4:35 left, Hays High had a goal, a header by Lane Clark, negated by a pushing penalty in the goal box that would have trimmed the lead to 3-2.
"Combine that with the header that Jordan (Windholz) just missed in the first half, a great opportunity, and it might have been a different game," Michaelis said.
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This was an old vaudeville theatre that was then a movie house. It was listed in 1926 as the 250 seat Liberty Theatre. After closing it was converted into retail space.
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Yes it is. (I can't figure out how to add to my original blurb..) I have pictures of the Theatre from at least 1915. View link
It became a Doll-Wig factory in 1919 or so up until just before WWII.
Here is an undated pic View link
Its an Auto parts store. Has the original tin walls and ceiling.
last year there was a fire at this location in autoparts store- i worked there, about three years ago, and did admire the beuty of the old tinwork throughout, not to mention the feeling of the solid old wood floors, and stage area-jon
Wow, I never would have thought that building was a theater at one time. It doesn't particularly look like one on the outside.
None of the links above work, anyone know of any historic photos of the Orpheum?
In the meantime….here's an aerial view of the structure:
Very nice information on Percy Williams. Thank you.
According to most reports I've read about vaudeville and the performers, Percy was a charming, generous person. But you all know that from Williams 1) getting out of the Orpheum interests when it was starting to get ugly and monopolized and 2) founding an Aged Actors' Home. A good egg, all around.
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by Jennifer Bierman in Recipes, October 9th, 2012
Here in Food Network Kitchens, we love simple, classic recipes. We are also paid to think about food all day. So we've taken classic foods and drinks and reimagined them into three, four or five different ways. No standard recipes here, just the occasional technique and pictures. Think of it as a picture recipe.
You can make a million soups by just sautéing and pureeing whatever seasonal veggies you have on hand with a little chicken stock and aromatics. Here are some of my favorite variations using chicken stock as the base.
First, start with the classic version below:
Here are several new ideas to add new life to a classic:
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A neat little dance easy teach and good music.Bonus you can dance it to any mambo track .
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Taught this last week. A big hit with the class. This is a fun dance for any level.
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If you like latin , have a look at this dance. love the music Strepitoso Mambo by Loco Loquito no tags or restart only an ending .


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Bad Points: you can use a 9V battery, although you're better off with a power supply, since it's easy to run the battery down. not a "true bypass" effect - that said, the switching is pretty quiet.
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FRAMINGHAM, Mass., Jan. 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Macworld/iWorld 2013 (Twitter: @MacworldExpo; Event hashtag: #iFan13), the Ultimate iFan Event, kicks off in just three weeks and IDG World Expo today announced additional new content and highlights that complement an already full agenda of education, innovation and experiential elements. These include: the Apple Distinguished Educator Showcase, additional Tech Talks, Digital Art Gallery, iPad Sketch Station, China Innovation Forum, finalists for the Indie Innovation contest and Macworld LIVE. Macworld/iWorld will take place January 31-February 2, 2013, at the Moscone Center West in San Francisco. Register now!
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Additional Tech TalksThe Macworld/iWorld 2013 agenda boasts more than 60 new educational sessions, interactive panel discussions, practical "how-to" presentations and "tips and tricks" learning opportunities open to all iFan Pass attendees. Several new Talks covering a wide range of issues and questions were recently added, including:- " iPhoneography - Meet the Mobile Masters ," taking place on the Main Stage, is a rapid fire session during which attendees will hear the condensed essence of what makes iPhoneography unique and why it's bending photography in a dramatic new direction. The viewpoints will be from a diverse, experienced group of leading iPhoneographers—including Jack Hollingsworth, Russell Brown, Richard Gray, Karen Divine, Dan Marcolina, Glyn Evans, Knox Bronson and Jessica Zollman—and will frame the movement where it is today and where it is headed in 2013 and beyond.
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4. Area 31: Chef E. Michael Reidt has smoothly kept up the quality that his predecessor John Critchley established. This means sustainable seafood largely sourced from waters of the Western Central Atlantic (from the Florida coast to the northeast coast of Central and South America). You can start with wahoo crudo or mackerel ceviche or crispy octopus with chorizo, farro, blood orange, and smoked tomato. Entrées include flounder with Maine lobster, green asparagus, grapefruit, and vanilla turnips, or creamed Key West pink shrimp ravioli with uni butter, spinach, and pea sprouts. Chef Reidt creates clean, cutting-edge fish dishes and somehow brings them in -- within the swank confines of the Epic Hotel -- for $30 and under.
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1. Captain's Tavern Restaurant: Like Garcia's, the Captain's venue is a Pinecrest -- and by extension, Miami -- institution (since 1971). The market is worth a trip alone -- very wide selection of fish freshly caught in local waters (as well as some specialty fish flown in from the Mediterranean). There are often a dozen or more varieties of oyster and a nice breadth of shellfish in general. Once you've got the fresh goods, the job of the chefs in the restaurant becomes a lot easier. The menu is extremely extensive: Raw bar items, conch fritters, chowders, bisques, fried fish, grilled fish, baked fish, stuffed fish, fish risotto, fish with pasta, lobster variations -- just figure any fish and any preparation you can imagine. Captain's Tavern is an old-style seafood house, not all gussied up (the décor has been described as "seafarin' '70s"). And the menu and prices are such that many first-timers are shocked to learn that the wine list is one of the very best in South Florida. Captain's Tavern was named one of the "50 Great Wine Destinations in America" by Food & Wine magazine. Even more impressive, it copped Best of Miami's Best Wine Selection in a Restaurant in 2004, 2005, and 2008.
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