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Gold, Rubber Rise; Wheat, Soybeans Decline: Commodities at Close
Sept. 11 (Bloomberg) -- The Standard & Poor's GSCI gauge of 24 commodities climbed 0.3 percent to 678.69 at 4:57 p.m. Singapore time. The UBS Bloomberg CMCI index of 26 raw materials gained 0.1 percent to 1,630.0752.
Oil traded near the highest level in almost three weeks in New York as investors waited to see if the U.S. will add stimulus to its economy, countering concern that Europe's bailout plan will falter and derail the recovery.
Crude for October delivery was at $96.44 a barrel, down 10 cents, in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange at 3:37 p.m. Singapore time. It earlier slid as much as 46 cents. The contract rose 12 cents to $96.54 yesterday, the highest close since Aug. 22. Prices are 2.4 percent lower this year.
Natural-gas futures in New York rose for a second day on speculation that government data will show a smaller-than-normal increase in stockpiles after Hurricane Isaac shut production.
High-sulfur fuel oil fell 4 cents to $3.25 a barrel below Asian marker Dubai crude at 11 a.m. Singapore time, according to data from PVM Oil Associates Ltd., a broker. The discount widened for a third day. Fuel-oil swaps for October dropped $1.50, or 0.2 percent, at $688 a metric ton, PVM said.
The premium of gasoil, or diesel, to Dubai crude rose 10 cents to $18.90 a barrel at 11 a.m. Singapore time, according to PVM. This crack spread, a measure of processing profit, widened for the second time in three days. Gasoil swaps for October decreased 10 cents to $130.50 a barrel, PVM data showed.
Gold rose, after dropping for the first day in three yesterday, as the outlook for more stimulus from the U.S. Federal Reserve spurred demand for the metal as a store of value. Palladium headed for the best run since 2008.
Cash gold climbed as much as 0.4 percent to $1,732.60 an ounce before trading at $1,730.97 by 3:13 p.m. in Singapore. The metal gained to $1,741.70 on Sept. 7, the most expensive since Feb. 29, on speculation of additional stimulus. Assets in gold-backed exchange-traded products expanded to a record 2,480.428 metric tons yesterday, data compiled by Bloomberg show.
Cash palladium rose for an eighth day in the best run since February 2008. Investors increased their holdings in exchange-traded products by 27,220 ounces last week, the most since May. The metal gained as much as 0.7 percent to $671.85 an ounce, after climbing to $673 yesterday, the highest price since May 2.
Wheat declined for a second day on signs that a 36 percent jump in prices this year is set to damp demand for the grain from the U.S., the largest shipper.
The December-delivery contract lost as much as 0.7 percent to $8.835 a bushel on the Chicago Board of Trade, and was at $8.845 at 2:12 p.m. in Singapore. The most-active contract surged to $9.4725 a bushel on July 23, the highest level in almost four years.
Soybeans for November delivery declined 0.4 percent to $17.12 a bushel, erasing a 0.6 percent gain. Corn for December delivery slid 0.2 percent at $7.8175 a bushel.
Palm oil declined to the lowest level in more than three weeks on concern that declining exports from Malaysia, the world's second-biggest producer, may boost stockpiles amid a seasonal pick-up in output.
The November-delivery contract dropped as much as 2 percent to 2,878 ringgit ($928) a metric ton on the Malaysia Derivatives Exchange, the lowest level since Aug. 16, and ended the morning session at 2,883 ringgit in Kuala Lumpur.
Rubber climbed for a fourth day to the highest level in more than seven weeks on speculation that the U.S. and China may take additional measures to bolster economic growth, supporting demand for raw materials.
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Daybreak Kamloops | Dec 3, 2013 | 5:28
Team on Fire- Kamloops Fire Fit Champs
They work hard and they play hard. A team of Kamloops fire fighters will be honoured at city hall today. They are the first team to ever win 5 straight Fire Fit championships. Dale McRoberts is the President of Fire Fit Canada.


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PITTSTON — The Northeast fair in Pittston Township started Tuesday afternoon.
The fair is the Pittston Township Fire Department's biggest fundraiser of the year, drawing more than 35,000 people and raising about $50,000.
Last year, though, it rained for the first days of the fair.
"The first three nights of the fair last year we didn't do good at all. Friday night you know, it picked up a little," said Allan Capozucca, President of the Pittston Township Fire Department.
This year, the weather forecast looks sunny and dry for most of the fair, hot too.
That is good news for vendors.
"I sell cold items that refresh people and should be good then," said Rick Hilliard of Baltimore who has a shaved ice stand.
Everyone looking to make money at the fair is cheering the sunny skies and the crowds.
If the rain does come, people Newswatch 16 spoke with said they are prepared.
"Looks like the forecast is going to be great this year and we hope that that holds, but obviously we are waterproof here, so I always tell people 'hey come in here in the shade, get an airbrush tattoo,'" said Paul Telelyuyev of Massachusetts.
The fair runs through Sunday night at 10:30 p.m. at the fairgrounds in Pittston Township.


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Watch These Kids Who Are Scared of Jack-in-the-Boxes
Okay, first of all, Jack-in-the-Boxes are scary.
Okay, first of all, Jack-in-the-Boxes are scary.
Time magazine has named Pope Francis its 2013 Person of the Year.
It's actually somewhat surprising this doesn't happen more often.
Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston and five other college football stars have been named finalists for the Heisman Trophy, which will be awarded on Saturday.
The small town of Gubbio, Italy is home to the largest Christmas tree in the world!
When it comes to food, dogs just want it now now now! But with babies, dogs display a stunning amount of patience.
Tony La Russa, Joe Torre and Bobby Cox, who have eight World Series titles among them, were unanimously elected to baseball's Hall of Fame on Monday.
Much of the country got slammed by snow this past week, which means lots of us had to break out our shovels for the first time this season. For some, it didn't go so well.
It doesn't matter how old you are—dogs are funny.
Longtime civil-rights leader and former president of South Africa Nelson Mandela died Thursday due to complications from a lung infection. He was 95 years old.


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News for Monday, October 14, 2013
Apple taps Burberry CEO to oversee stores
Apple said Tuesday that Burberry CEO Angela Ahrendts, who used technology to drive a remarkable turnaround at her luxury fashion house, will take charge of the company's expansion plans and retail operation.
Bomb near mosque in northern Iraq kills 12 Sunnis
A bomb ripped through a crowd of Sunni worshippers coming out of a mosque in northern Iraq after prayers at the start of a major Muslim holiday on Tuesday, killing 12 people and wounding 24, Iraqi officials said.
Amnesty: Hundreds dying in detention in Nigeria
Hundreds of people are dying in military detention as Nigeria's security forces crack down on an Islamic uprising in the northeast, Amnesty International said Tuesday. Some people are shot outright, some starve and others suffocate to death, it said.
Major quake shakes central Philippines, kills 32
A 7.2-magnitude earthquake killed at least 32 people across the central Philippines on Tuesday, toppling buildings and historic churches and sending terrified residents into deadly stampedes.
Iraqi official: Bombing near Sunni mosque kills 12 people, wounds 24 in northern...
Iraqi official: Bombing near Sunni mosque kills 12 people, wounds 24 in northern Iraq.
Va. race previews shutdown politics for 2014
Playing out just across the Potomac River from shutdown central, the Virginia governor's race has turned into a real-time test of Republican and Democratic positions in the congressional budget battle raging in the nation's capital.
Automatic cuts re-emerge as budget battle issue
The broad, automatic spending cuts known as sequestration have re-emerged as a central issue in efforts to end the partial government shutdown and avert a federal default.
Obama presenting Medal of Honor to Afghan war vet
A former Army captain is receiving the nation's highest military honor from President Barack Obama for his bravery in one of the most deadly firefights in Afghanistan.
Fire at Vista apartment building
The fire was reported at 10:20 p.m. at Las Palmas Apartments on West Los Angeles Drive.
Prep scoreboard (Oct. 14 results)
San Diego Section.
Australian Parliament to vote on carbon tax bills
Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Tuesday he hoped Parliament would pass legislation dumping Australia's carbon tax by Christmas.
Japanese PM pledges to bolster economy, defense
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged Tuesday to bolster Japan's security and participation in international peacekeeping efforts, steps he says the country needs to survive the increasingly harsh security environment.
Chargers not perfect, but close
The John Does showed up in force for the Chargers and played almost flawlessly.
Accused killer blamed slain CA teacher in dispute
A man accused of stabbing to death an elementary school teacher in front of her students blamed the victim in a lawsuit for having his kids taken away from him during a custody dispute.
Work to restart on stadium after 2nd worker dies
After police and fire investigators determined the second worker death at the new $1.2 billion San Francisco 49ers showcase stadium was an accident, officials said the project's accelerated construction plan would begin again on Tuesday.
Officials: Bombing at mosque kills Afghan governor
Afghan officials say a bomb placed inside a mosque in the country's east has killed the governor of Logar province.
Berlin museum seeks return of ancient gold tablet
A Holocaust survivor's family is urging New York's highest court to let them keep an ancient gold tablet that their late father somehow obtained in Germany after World War II.
Novak plays 'Rocky' in beating Colts
Nick Novak was fired up to face the Colts' Adam Vinatieri, and he beat "Mr. Clutch" and his team by making four field goals in the Chargers' 19-9 win.
NY battles site listing homes for tourists to rent
Each night, people in apartments all over New York City are cleaning up, putting out fresh towels and clearing out _ to rent their private space to strangers from around the world.
NY funeral held for woman killed in DC car chase
The family of a Connecticut woman who was shot to death by police after trying to ram her vehicle through a White House barrier will hold a funeral for her in Brooklyn.
Major quake shakes central Philippines, kills 20
A 7.2-magnitude earthquake collapsed buildings, cracked roads and toppled the bell tower of the Philippines' oldest church Tuesday morning, killing at least 20 people across the central region.
France's retirement reform: too little, too late?
President Francois Hollande has managed to do what was once thought impossible: make changes to France's cherished and generous retirement system with little resistance from unions. His secret? The changes are so small and put off so far into the future that economists say they aren't worthy of the name "reform."
Hernandez girlfriend due to face perjury charge
The girlfriend of former New England Patriot Aaron Hernandez is due to be arraigned in Massachusetts on a perjury charge connected to the murder case against him.
Chargers win proves what they're made of
Victory over Colts is team's most impressive so far.
Second dry ice explosion reported at LA airport
A dry ice explosion rattled nerves late Monday at Los Angeles International Airport in the second such incident in as many days, but there were no reports of any injuries or evacuations, authorities said.
Cardinals make mistakes, can't hit in Game 3 loss
Carlos Beltran thought Jon Jay had it. Jay thought Beltran had it.
Rivers to Allen a winning combination
Chargers rookie Keenan Allen had nine catches for 107 yards and the game's only TD.
Dropped passes doom Colts against Chargers
There's letting an opportunity slip through your fingers, and there's the Colts.
Asian stocks gain on US debt deal hopes
Asian stock markets rose Tuesday, tracking gains on Wall Street, where shares were boosted by signs that Washington was moving closer to a deal that would avert a debt default by the U.S. government.
Kings beat Clippers in preseason
DeMarcus Cousins had 31 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Sacramento Kings to a 99-88 preseason victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday night.
Mining magnate gives $62M to Aussie universities
Mining magnate Andrew Forrest pledged on Tuesday to give 65 million Australian dollars ($62 million) to university education in his home state in one of Australia's largest philanthropic donations.
Strong quake shakes central Philippines, kills 20
Civil defense officials say the death toll has risen to 20 in a 7.2-magnitude earthquake that hit the central Philippines.
Jury being selected in Utah doctor's murder trial
Jury selection begins Tuesday in the case of a once-prominent Utah doctor accused of giving his wife a fatal cocktail of drugs six years ago so he could continue an affair.
Ramirez plays with fractured rib
Playing through injuries, Hanley Ramirez and Andre Ethier helped the Dodgers to a win.
Officials: Death toll rises to 20 in 7.2-magnitude quake in central Philippines....
Officials: Death toll rises to 20 in 7.2-magnitude quake in central Philippines.
Strong quake shakes central Philippines, kills 12
A 7.2-magnitude earthquake collapsed buildings and roofs and cracked roads Tuesday morning in the central Philippines, killing at least 12 people.
Today in History
Today is Tuesday, Oct. 15, the 288th day of 2013. There are 77 days left in the year.
Chargers report card: Bolts top Colts
Chargers take on the Colts in San Diego before a national audience.
5 arrested in Santa Cruz boy's 2012 killing
Police in Santa Cruz have arrested five teenage gang members in the drive-by shooting of a 12-year-old boy last year.
Small plane carrying 14 missing in Mexico's Baja
Mexican authorities say a small plane carrying at least 14 people is missing in northern Mexico but they have suspended the search because of bad weather.
Rivers, Novak lead Chargers to 19-9 win
Philip Rivers and the San Diego Chargers slowly put to rest all that talk about Andrew Luck and the Indianapolis Colts' offense.
Police: Small time bomb caused Myanmar hotel blast
An explosion that injured an American guest in one of the ritziest hotels in Myanmar's main city was caused by a small, homemade time bomb placed in her room, police said Tuesday.
Faried leads Nuggets to preseason win over Spurs
Kenneth Faried scored 11 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter, helping the Denver Nuggets to a 98-94 preseason win over the short-handed San Antonio Spurs on Monday night.
Magic beat Mavericks in preseason
Victor Oladipo had 12 points and 11 rebounds and fellow rookie Manny Harris scored all nine of his points in the fourth quarter to help the Orlando Magic to a 102-94 preseason victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Monday night.
Future of the state park system discussed
The future of the state's parks were the subject of a local discussion Monday night
Chargers-Colts: Quarter by quarter
A quarter-by-quarter look at the Chargers' victory over the Indianapolis Colts.
Dodgers top Cardinals 3-0, cut NLCS deficit to 2-1
Led by a pair of precocious rookies, the Los Angeles Dodgers got themselves right back into the NL championship series.
Strong quake shakes central Philippines, kills 10
A 7.2-magnitude earthquake collapsed buildings and roofs and cracked roads Tuesday morning in the central Philippines, killing at least 10 people.
Cardinals can't hit for Wainwright in Game 3 loss
The St. Louis Cardinals' offensive slump is turning into another postseason drought, and not even Adam Wainwright could keep the Los Angeles Dodgers from getting back into the NL championship series.
Myanmar police say homemade time bomb was used in Yangon hotel blast; 3...
Myanmar police say homemade time bomb was used in Yangon hotel blast; 3 suspects detained.
American wounded in Myanmar hotel blast
An explosion struck one of the most prestigious hotels in Myanmar's main city just before midnight Monday, ripping apart a guest's room and wounding one American _ one in a series of unexplained blasts to hit the Southeast Asian country in recent days.
Rivers, Chargers take 13-6 lead over Luck, Colts
Philip Rivers threw a 22-yard touchdown pass to rookie Keenan Allen and Nick Novak kicked two field goals to help the San Diego Chargers build a 13-6 lead against the Indianapolis Colts through three quarters on Monday night.
Miner gives $62M to west Australia universities
Mining magnate Andrew Forrest pledged on Tuesday to give 65 million Australian dollars ($62 million) to university education in his home state in one of Australia's largest philanthropic donations.
Pominville, Wild hold off winless Sabres 2-1
Jason Pominville scored the winning goal in his return to Buffalo as the Minnesota Wild beat the winless Sabres 2-1 on Monday night.
Do or die for Mexico in World Cup qualifying
Mexico's World Cup qualifying chances can get a big boost from the United States in Tuesday's finales.
7.2 quake hits central Philippines, killing 6
A 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck in the central Philippines on Tuesday morning, collapsing roofs and buildings, cracking walls and roads and killing at least six people.
Chargers take 10-6 halftime lead over Luck, Colts
Philip Rivers threw a 22-yard touchdown pass to rookie Keenan Allen and Nick Novak kicked a 31-yard field goal to give the San Diego Chargers a 10-6 lead over the Indianapolis Colts at halftime on Monday night.
Caps score 3 quick goals in 2nd, top Oilers 4-2
Joel Ward, Alex Ovechkin and Troy Brouwer scored goals in less than four minutes of the second period, and the Washington Capitals snapped a three-game losing streak with a 4-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Monday night.
SF area transit strike looms hours before deadline
A San Francisco Bay Area transit system and its two largest unions were negotiating right up to a midnight deadline Monday as fear of a second gridlock-inducing strike in three months intensified.
Beijing airport bomber receives 6-year sentence
A man who took a bomb inside Beijing's airport in hopes of winning redress over an alleged beating by authorities that partially paralyzed him was sentenced Tuesday to six years in prison for the explosion.


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Bacon, Cheese, and Scallion Waffles
Italian sausage and cherry peppers, maybe with an italian hard cheese I can't decide.
Italian sausage and cherry peppers, maybe with an italian hard cheese I can't decide.
Han Dynasty. I like to order a mapo dofu and a dan dan noodles, eat half of them, and take home the rest.
Well Tanoshi of course! BYO.
The syrup for a liqueur I was making!
Cilantro! I don't even care how late it is I'm about to do it anyway.
I too (apparently I inspired this thread, go me!) use greek yogurt when making tuna salad and I think it is excellent. Sometimes you really want to taste fat and therefore full fat mayo is the way to go, but if it's a lighter experience you seek then lite mayo mixed with greek yogurt is the bomb.com.
Thermos Nissan 48 oz. Wide Mouth Thermos, a little under 30 dollars on Amazon at any given time. You can fit a lot of stuff in there so if I'm cooking for just one or two people I can usually get away with just using that. You will of course have to bend the steak a little to get it in and you need to be a little careful when vacuum sealing things to make sure they end up in a shape that can get in there, but overall it's how I've done my best sous vide cooking.
When I cook just a single steak or something I use a wide mouth thermos. Naturally the thermos holds its temperature better than just about any cooler. For bigger cuts of meat though, and also burgers because they need to hold their shape, I want more room but I favor a smaller cooler just because it's easier to store and not as big a pain to fill up with the right temperature water.
How well do you think they'd hold up if I vacuum sealed them and froze them? I want a freaking million of them to enjoy all year.
I was just talking to someone about cold-brew an hour ago. I was wondering if there were any virtues to brewing the coffee at a slightly higher temperature, like 100-110 degrees, and keeping it that way in a thermos overnight. You could keep the grounds suspended in a cheesecloth by putting the top through the grooves of the thermos cap and screwing it in, which would inhibit heat retention a little but this is 'cold' brewing after all. I figure that temperature would have some of the virtues of cold brew like the lower acidity, but might get a little more flavor out of the beans. Raw food vegans usually consider their food still raw until somewhere in the 110s, so if it's still raw, is it still cold?
I was just talking to someone about cold-brew an hour ago. I was wondering if there were any virtues to brewing the coffee at a slightly higher temperature, like 100-110 degrees, and keeping it that way in a thermos overnight. You could keep the grounds suspended in a cheesecloth by putting the top through the grooves of the thermos cap and screwing it in, which would inhibit heat retention a little but this is 'cold' brewing after all. I figure that temperature would have some of the virtues of cold brew like the lower acidity, but might get a little more flavor out of the beans. Raw food vegans usually consider their food still raw until somewhere in the 110s, so if it's still raw, is it still cold?
Fried dumplings. The grease, the salt, the carbs... good for what ails you.
I accidentally posted before my second idea: I recently had the Craigie burger and it was like the best thing that has ever happened to me. How about a DIY version with all equipment the ordinary cook would have? Seems tricky given all the awesome gear they use to cook that burger but if anyone can do it I feel you can.
Two ideas:
I have an outrageous request. Before I started reading your columns, I used to work a lot of stuff into the meat of my burgers. I'd fold salt, pepper, garlic, herbs, even a little grated onion into the meat, totally overworking the meat in the process. Thanks to you I now know better, and I'm really really grateful, but occasionally I miss burgers that have all that stuff in them. However, I'm unwilling to go back to the bad old days on meat texture because, really, burgers are about beef. So I want you to do the impossible and break one of your own rules: How to work foreign ingredients evenly into the meat without overworking it and making it dense and puck-like. An additional restriction: Without a meat grinder cause I ain't got one. If you say this is impossible I will take your word for it, because when it comes to burgers I basically regard you as the Supreme Court, so I humbly request you make like the Supreme Court, and interpret the constitution!
Yo Kenji! I have a pressure cooker question: Why not just do both? I had a couple chicken carcasses a couple weeks ago and I did them up in the pressure cooker (with some other stuff one would want to make a western broth with) and it turned the chicken carcasses into toothpicks. After about an hour I took them out of the cooker and simmered them in a stockpot for eight hours, skimming and straining. It was the best broth I ever made!
Well let me put it this way: Could you enjoy it as a food if you weren't comparing it directly to bacon? No one disputes that real bacon is way better, but as someone here pointed out, turkey bacon is called bacon somewhat erroneously. Turkey bacon is of course processed dark turkey meat, pressed into bacon-shaped slices. There is something inherently gross about this and it does look sort of like a dog treat, but I would argue that it's not actually a bad tasting food, and it has a good texture if you fry it and then give it a little time in the oven.
So how about this: As a bacon substitute, not so good. As a sandwich meat or topping, not too bad?
A lot of Indian recipes want me to put spices in the cooking oil to 'bring out the flavor.' But hold up! Aren't the particles that flavor these spices super volatile? By tossing them in at the very beginning of the cooking process won't I have severely diminished or destroyed their flavor by the time I serve? Or is this only the case for ground spices, and whole spices can take way more punishment? I gotta know!
Kenji has taught me many great things about preparing meat, but that I should salt the meat and then wait a goodly while is apparently one of the most important. Here is why: I had two nice NY strips to make, and I was planning to pan fry them. I salted them generously and then left them in the fridge for about two hours. When it came time to cook them, I salted again (salt is great) and peppered, got a stainless steel pan smoking hot, and then pan fried. I don't know exactly how I miscalculated, I think I failed to take into account how very, very thin the steaks were, but I overcooked the hell out of them. They had just the faintest bit of pink inside, and I thought: I have created dog food. I have betrayed my girlfriend who was counting on me to make good steaks, and I have disgraced the cow who gave her life so I could have this meal.
But wait! When the steaks were cut and plated amongst their vegetables, we bit into them and they were really really juicy! As juicy as a steak cooked by someone much smarter than I! While this may just be some kind of beef miracle, I believe it is a result of the salting, the waiting, and then giving both steaks a reasonable rest after cooking. Though they were overcooked, they still had the power to retain moisture, and tasted great. Furthermore they had a great crust from having the hell fried out of them, so it was actually a great steak experience overall. The lesson is this: The pre-salting and waiting is important not just because it will make a properly cooked steak better. It is also important because it may save a steak you screw up.
I was trying to find a really good beer cooler in which to do sous vide. I did a lot of research and read a lot of reviews, most of which did center around temperature retention, but naturally they focused on the power of the cooler to keep things cold. I ended up going with a cooler that was in my price range, just about exactly the right size, and with some excellent consumer reviews of its ability to keep things cold. The cooler, nevertheless, kinda sucks for sous vide. It loses about 3.15 degree farenheit per hour if it starts at 140 degrees, and what's worse, during my first cooking project water evaporated through the plug in the lid's vacuum seal and got inside the lid, so probably it's a little ruined since now there is air and water in the lid. I'm disappointed (it's the Igloo Ice Cube 14-can capacity cooler). I think I'm going to be able to return it since I think the lid thing is a big defect, but can anyone recommend a superior cooler? All the fanciest and best ones are just too huge.
I was looking at today's article on unorthodox pizza toppings and one of them was black garlic. I've never had the stuff but I love garlic and I tend to love fermented things. I live in NYC so it would be no great challenge to go to chinatown and buy some, but I looked up ordering it just for the hell of it and noticed that it is, of course, really expensive. I then looked up how to make it, and the methods I saw mostly consisted of keeping it at 130-140 in an airtight container for 40 days, citing such methods as put them in an off-oven (where the pilot light will keep them warm) or a rice cooker on the 'warm' setting. But when I hear low temperature for a long time and air-tight, I think sous vide. Is there any reason I couldn't do this via the beer-cooler sous vide method, provided I kept the water updated? Is there some scientific or practical reason why this wouldn't work?
My girlfriend and I were discussing our favorite cocktail, the Boulevardier. It's easy to make and you should all try it, 1 part bourbon, one part campari and one part red vermouth. Shake with ice and serve up, and I usually add a dash of water to the shaker just because it's my preference. My girlfriend commented that it was the first drink she ever liked that was all liquor.
Cocktail fans: Do you remember the first cocktail you liked that was entirely liquor? Does it remain unique in your heart, or did it open you up to others?
Two questions for the community:
1) If you had to eat someplace INSIDE New York Penn Station, where would you eat and why?
2) Where is your favorite place to eat very near New York Penn Station? I'll let individual responders decide how near is 'very near.'
Have you ever ruined a recipe by trying to make it a little healthier? It's embarrassing but I'll bet it's happened to a lot of us: You look at something you want to make and then you're blown away by how much butter it has. In an effort to avert a coronary, you cut it back a little bit-- only to discover that all that butter is what made it good. Any stories of trying to cut back or substitute a delicious but unhealthy ingredient, only to find that the result was bad food?
Among those of us who dig on swine, there is a general consensus that bacon is delicious and versatile. It goes on almost everything, it's cheap, and it has a place in almost every tier of cuisine. The problem is that bacon, as the Bacon (nee Cookie) Monster would say, is only a sometimes food. It's much too rich to realistically eat every day: Turkey bacon, on the other hand, you can eat regularly without having to lie to your doctor about it.
Here's the thing: Is it worth it? Is turkey bacon just a sad bacon facsimile, or is it a food with its own identity? Do we eat turkey bacon only when we'd rather be eating bacon? Is there anyone who actually prefers turkey bacon, and not just for health reasons? Bacon has a special place in all of our hearts (left ventricle) but is there room for its less sumptuous cousin?
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Stephen Bradley is an award-winning writer, director and producer.
His latest feature NOBLE, which he wrote and directed, is a biopic of Christina Noble, the extraordinary champion of children's rights in Vietnam and Mongolia. NOBLE was the winner of the Panavision Spirit Award for Independent Cinema, given to a feature made outside mainstream Hollywood, at the 29th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival.
NOBLE will be released in cinemas in the US on 8th May. View Official US Trailer here:
Stephen is then scheduled to direct his own screenplay THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER (featuring Cillian Murphy, Craig Roberts, Toby Stephens, Ken Duken, Vincenz Kiefer, Sylvie Testud and Olivier Rabourdin). The film is a war-time thriller set in a remote Burgundy farm-house in 1942.
He is also developing comedy feature THE HIGH FIVE in collaboration with the cast: Domhnall Gleeson, Mark Huberman, Tadgh Murphy, Paul Reid and Laurence Kinlan.
Stephen studied Law at Trinity College, Dublin, graduating in 1989. He was Assistant Line Producer on MY LEFT FOOT and then worked in Development at Windmill Lane Pictures and Ferndale Films.
In 1993 he started Temple Films with producer Ed Guiney and co-produced AILSA (1994, directed by Paddy Breathnach, Winner Best First Film at San Sebastian) and GUILTRIP (1995, directed by Gerry Stembridge, Official Selection at Venice.)
In 1994 Stephen began writing and directing with short film REAPER selected for Official Competition at the Venice Film Festival. He completed a series of 90 × 1 minute films called BARABBAS for TnaG winning Best Entertainment Series at the Celtic Film Festival in 1997.
In 1998 Stephen wrote and directed his debut feature film, SWEETY BARRETT, starring Brendan Gleeson, Liam Cunningham and Andy Serkis, which was chosen for Official Selection in Toronto and Official Competition in San Sebastian.
Following the award-winning short NO, NO, NO (Channel 4) Stephen's second feature was BOY EATS GIRL (2005, starring David Leon and Samantha Mumba, which was sold world-wide including US distribution by Lionsgate.)
Stephen has also directed many Stand-Up Comedy shows for television/dvd, several series of documentary programmes HANGING WITH HECTOR (RTE) and three feature length comedy-sports documentaries, CHASING THE LIONS (1 & 2) and CHASING THE BLUES.


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My favorite part about the holiday season are the wishes. As Toledo children begin to write down their dreams and send off the requests to a man in a red suit, I thought I would save the stamp and print my holiday wishes here for Santa to read … because Kris Kringle is one of Toledo Free Press' regular readers.
Wish No. 1 — Wi-Fi Toledo: Nevermind the All America City prize; let's begin the discussions again on how Toledo can be one of the few cities in the country that offers Wi-Fi to everyone.
Wish No. 2 — Silicon Toledo: Please, Mayor Bell, stop taking trips to China to sell our land and start visiting Silicon Valley in California to devise a plan to give it away for free. Toledo needs jobs for the future and we need to start looking in the right part of the world. We already have the empty buildings, the low cost of living and centralized location. If we Wi-Fi'd Toledo and made a unified, intelligent effort, we could lure some startup tech and Web-based businesses here. Don't you think it's time for Jeep workers who have sacrificed their bodies for their children's college education to enjoy their retirement with their grandchildren here in Toledo?
Wish No. 3 — A Tweeting Carty: Twitter was created to provide a simplified method for sharing one's thoughts with the masses, a "sound bite" in 140 typed characters or less. Toledo has been way too quiet during the past couple of years, notably since Carty Finkbeiner's exit as mayor. Twitter is the perfect vehicle for Carty to share his thoughts. Let's be honest, news conferences and live radio interviews never went Carty's way, and often his message would get lost in a seven-second sound bite. I would like to personally offer my services to help Carty get started on Twitter, and I am more than willing to demonstrate the power of the social network. Toledo media is missing Carty's words and Toledoans are missing Carty's passion. Please Carty, call me!
Wish No. 4 — FCC Change Of Heart: Toledo is the prime example of the wreckage the FCC caused when it deregulated radio ownership rules in the late '90s. My wish is for the FCC to reconsider this act and modify it. Toledo now leads the country in Sirius XM subscriptions due to poor local radio content. If the FCC were to break up these massive upside down radio conglomerates and force the sale of licenses, aka stations, Toledo's radio programming would instantly improve. Currently, Toledo has two companies owning 95 percent of all local stations. These two companies have way bigger markets to worry about, so mid-size cities like Toledo get lost in the bigger financial schemes of these corporations.
If we had more owners in Toledo, it would drive the competition up therefore creating better content.
Wish No. 5 — A Miracle on LaGrange Street: In August, Ohio released its annual school year report card, where it reveals the results from the Ohio Achievement Test (OATs) and presents them on an individual school basis. Did anybody read this? Let me rephrase my question. Did anybody read outside of what your children's school did? Well I did, and it has haunted me ever since.
Did you know that 70 percent of third-graders are not reading at the level they should be at Lagrange Elementary? Did you also read that 80 percent of fifth-graders have failed the math portion of the OATs at Rosa Parks Elementary? The state of Ohio uses terms like "Academic Emergency" when it should use "Academic Catastrophe." I refuse to point the finger as to who is responsible, because eventually we as a city will pay the price.
My wish is to have a volunteer-based program using people who live outside the district to help. If those in the area could help, the problem would be fixed; but because many of those people are concerned about keeping bellies full and a roof over their heads, the children's education pays the price. We do not need politicians to organize this, we need the "room moms" from achieving schools to divide and conquer. Lagrange and Rosa Parks' kids need those competitive "room moms" to adopt a classroom and make a real difference.
Wish No. 6 — Voetsch's Return: WTOL's Melissa Voetsch has been off the air since October dealing with a health issue, and she is missed. The ironic twist is that the issue causing her absence is why she is so beloved and missed; it's her heart. Melissa has given so much love to Toledoans her heart was overworked. Please send her some love via email email@example.com. I hope she is not getting used to sleeping in — our mornings miss her.
Wish No. 7 — Walleye Insurance: Someone please purchase health insurance for the Toledo Walleye, because they are playing like they have none. You've made the already embarrassing interruption of our National Anthem with the "Go Hit Somebody" chant even more sad. So please, for East Toledo, would you go and hit somebody?
Wish No. 8 — The Return of Aunt Jessie: My personal wish this year is for my sister Jessica to come back home to NW Ohio and live. Great teachers are needed everywhere, especially here, but my children just want their aunt. Stop running and start remembering where your heart is. You have missed too many years, and I do not want it to become a lifetime. Plus, I need help with mom and dad. Our parents are not old, just bored, so please come home so we can figure out a visitation schedule, I have you down for the next three years.
I am probably on Santa's "naughty" list again this year, but if you are on the "nice" list and share just one of my wishes, maybe just one of them would come true.
Jeremy Baumhower is a self-proclaimed media expert who writes and produces for morning radio shows across the country. For more self-admired brilliance please follow him on twitter @jeremytheproduc.
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Before the storm hit, Byler Dann had tried to coax the 11-year-old pooch into a safe place, but she was too spooked to leave her kennel, he told Weather.com.
As the 37-year-old and his four children – ages 8, 5, 2½ and 1½ – huddled in the basement, the storm tore through their Washington, Ill., home. When Byler Dann emerged afterward and saw the destruction, he was certain his furry friend was dead.
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After her rescue, Maggie was taken to a local veterinarian's office, where she is being treated for injuries and is expected to recover. On Nov. 18, Byler Dann shared a photo on Facebook of his canine companion, captioning it, "Maggie Found!"
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The Prosecutor General's Office is establishing the whereabouts of former Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov, who is on the wanted list for abuse of power, acting Prosecutor General Oleh Makhnitsky said.
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I don't have a big problem with Mitt Romney and Marco Rubio holding a campaign event at the restaurant of a convicted drug smuggler. I think it's amusing because of their criminal justice perspective, but he did his time and righted himself, and we don't give enough second chances to ex-felons in this country. It gives partisans an opportunity to point and laugh, but not much more than that.
This, however, is much more serious:
Late last month, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) joined with his pals Sen. Lindsay Graham (R-SC) and Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) for a "Preserving America's Strength" series of town-hall style meetings aimed at highlighting the potential impact of defense cuts. But while McCain's office said that the "official trip" was being paid for entirely with campaign funds, a ThinkProgress analysis of McCain's donors reveals that much of that money comes from defense industry political action committees […]
At the recommendation of the Senate Ethics Committee, a McCain spokesman announced the trip would not be paid for with public funds, explaining that it was "an official trip being paid for with campaign funds — the recommended way to pay for travel such as this outside of a member's home state." Since the start of 2010, McCain's campaign committee and leadership PAC have received more than $125,000 in combined contributions from defense contractors' corporate PACs. Over his career, according to the Center for Responsible Politics data, he had taken more than $1.2 million in defense industry donations.
The New Hampshire stop on the tour was at BAE Systems' Worrell/Weeks Aircrew Protection Center in North Merrimack. Only BAE Systems employees were permitted to attend. BAE Systems Inc.'s corporate PAC gave McCain $2,500 in 2010. the PAC also gave $5,000 to Ayotte in the same year and $10,000 to Graham in 2008, when he was last up for re-election.
I wouldn't go as far as the Think Progress crew. They're basically saying that the trip was paid for with campaign funds, and the campaigns involved got money from defense industry PACs, so the trip was subsequently paid for with defense industry dollars. That's not entirely fair; these Senators have large campaign war chests and other donations could have picked up the cost. But it brings forward a couple larger issues. First, the relationship between McCain, Graham and Ayotte's advocacy for defense contractors and their contributions is pretty obvious and should not be ignored.
Second, holding one of the events at BAE Systems with only BAE employees in attendance shows you what a Potemkin tour this all was. It was designed entirely to generate worrisome headlines in the media about defense cuts and position McCain and Graham and Ayotte as saving the day. It was meant to scare defense industry employees into action. And I'm sure when it gets discussed in the future, it will get described as a "grassroots tour" hearing the concerns of the people about weakening our national security.


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This page is inspired by our blog article about the first week's filming.
Mr. Yellow (RangerCrew) tweeted this photo of the Mount Albert Grammar School in New Zealand. According to the filming notice (found on Twitter), Mount Albert Grammar School will be the primary location for the high school setting.
The production team will no longer be using the beautiful RED cameras that were used in Power Rangers: Samurai and Power Rangers: Super Samurai. They have changed to the Arri Ultraprimes and six Alexa packages equipment by Filmscape. The new cameras are pretty comparable to the RED counterparts. Thanks DarkBlaze (RangerCrew) for the information.
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***************(NoLeftTurn & Ian K)***************
***********San Francisco, CA / Seattle, WA*************
**K12 Studios, Seattle Hardcore, Kikwear, Harder Faster Louder*
Seattle, get ready! For only the second time ever, Shoot For The Stars is touching down!
Consisting of San Francisco's No Left Turn and hometown hero Ian K, two of North America's top hardcore DJs, Shoot For The Stars is a collaboration unlike any other. Combining high tech gadgetry, scratching, MCing, and a desire to play the tracks they love in new ways that you'll never expect, a Shoot For The Stars set is a wholly unique experience that simply cannot be missed. When No Left Turn and Ian K hit the decks, faces melt.
****************** Seattle's Favorite ***************
*** Dummy***
**Seattle Hardcore, Harder Faster Louder**
** Seattle WA**
Dummy, one of Seattle's original hardcore DJs is here to bring freeform to the hardcore massive. Always known for his love of the darker and harder UK hardcore, Dummy has been a staple of the Seattle rave scene for over 15 years. With residencies at some of Seattle's most historic rave venues, appearances at the biggest festivals on the west coast, and sets at WEMF and the UK's Freeformation, he's rocked crowds around the globe. Along with production cohort and long time friend Ian K, Dummy has helped to create the popularity of hardcore in the Seattle rave scene and has cemented his place as a part of the northwest hardcore elite.
Known for a "take no prisoners" attitude and sky-high energy, you're always in for a show. From the driving power of freeform and hardcore to drum & bass and drumstep, this skilled turntable technician is anything but sane. Dummy sets will turn you inside out and leave you begging for more. As one of the original west coast hardcore mentalists, you're in for a workout with Dummy behind the decks. Be prepared to stomp, dance, and bounce the night away to the Dummy sound.
** Tigon**
** Arctic Productions/Nubreed
** Hardcore**
** Seattle WA**
Tigon began in the scene as your average raver Jan 20 2001 at a party in Seattle, WA called Submerge 2 and began DJing in late 2003, early 2004 but with limited access to equipment.
In 2004 he moved to San Diego, California where he played a few gigs and a DJ Tygon from Toronto, Ontario, Canada some how caught wind of someone using the same name as him. Out of respect, and to avoid confusion the decision was made to change his professional name from Tygon to Tigon.
In 2007 Tigon made his return to Seattle and began working with Next Level Muzik running events and in 2008 made his DJing debut to the Seattle rave scene.
Since then Tigon has made a name for himself with 6 years of event production and 10 years on the turntables.
In recent years he has made a name for himself playing in Vancouver BC, San Francisco CA, San Jose CA, Reno NV, Portland OR, and Atlanta GA, during which time he has shared the stage with the likes of Showtek, Kutski, Andy Whitby, Blutonium Boy, Zany, Donkey Rollers, Sharkey, DJ Ravine, DJ Cotts, Vortex, Dutch Master, Caffeine, DJ Issac, Hixxy, and many many more.
Though his sound has evolved in recent years to include an eclectic blend of genres including electro, dubstep, trap, drum and bass, and hardcore, the driving influence of hard dance (and in particular UK Hard House) resonates through the club during his sets. A versatile dj, Tigon can be scheduled between any 2 djs, regardless of their genres, and make the transition between them.
** Powermitten**
**Arctic Productions // harderFASTERlouder// Spandex//CresFresh Coalition
Powermitten is Epilectro. Powermitten aims to create and remix everything the world wishes they forgot. Most of Powermitten's set is self-produced "hands up hard dance" full of nostalgia, live performance, parody, and pure high octane energy. Tracks such as his Rebecca Black "Friday" remix have been praised around the press. Employing tools such as an 80's midi Casio saxophone, electric kazoos (for those epic trance tracks), rave whistles, confetti cannons, trigger fingers, spandex, and an ever changing array of aural enhancement equipment, it's a combination of EDM, live performance, and good theatrical chaos.
**Marble Productions / facebook.com/marbleproductions
**Seattle, WA**
-Bio: Marble is the owner and founder of one of the longest running EDM production companies in the Northwest. His company, Marble Productions will be celebrating 14 years of events later this year and has brought countless events to Washington, Oregon and Idaho. Some of those event series includes: Jingle Bomb, Bubble Bobble, Dance Hard, Keepin it Real, Good To Glow, Foamtastic, Super Powered, Viva La Vinyl, Excelerator, Pirates of The Puget Sound, Enchanted Eve, Resolution, Wanna Play, Wonkaland, Dare to Dream and many more.
As a DJ Marble has been playing for over 13 years. During that time he has played everything from underground events to clubs and massives. Marble has played many genres over the years. These days mainly focusing on Electro, House, Moomba, Dubstep & Breaks. Throwing down multi-genre sets on both turntables and CDJ's Marble brings the beats to get you moving!
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** Dj Wheelz**
** Seattle WA**
** DJ Antarctica**
** Arctic Productions**
** Electro/Progressive/Hardstyle/DNB
** Seattle WA**
Sending chills through your flippers and transcending your beating warm hearts into the arctic poles of penguin worshiping, the upcoming rare species of the North West's Penguin King cannot be missed! Bringing you his own unique technique & style of Music, this DJ will rock the dance floor till you walk home with your grand momma's stroller! years in and out of the game with a fan base of over 1500, music indulging & bass loving bobble head fans, you never know who you'll meet when attending one of his shows. Don't let this Penguin King fool you, because behind his frigidly fresh styles, is a warm heart that will lay a pebble at your feet.
*** Dj Bobby Holdin***
*** Seattle Nocturnal Events/For The Love Of Productions/Emerald City In The Mix/I Do What I Want Radio**
*** Electro House***
*** Seattle WA***
Dj Bobby Holdin's interest in Djing started when he was only 13 years old. Influensed by his cousin, Dj Lil' Mikey, Bobby started learning by tagging along to his cousin's shows. In 2009, Bobby went to his first rave and fell in love with the EDM culture. Bobby started out playing house parties gigs at bars in his home town in early 2011. In March of 2012, Bobby played his first club gig at The Last Supper Club in Seattle. After that, he was invited to be a resident dj at LSC's Adult Swim and Seattle Nocturnal Events. After a year of playing at clubs around Seattle, Bobby Holdin was offered his own weekly show on "I Do What I Want Radio," a new internet radio station based out of Kansas City. His show "Emerald City In The Mix" features EDM djs from all around Seattle each Friday night.
*** The Sauce ***
*** Arctic Productions ***
*** Hardstyle/ Electro/ Disco House/ Shuffle Mash up
*** Seattle WA***
*** DJ Vault***
*** Arctic Productions***
*** Hands Up***
*** Seattle WA***
*** Xatu ***
*** Hardstyle ***
*** Seattle WA***
Working his way up to the ranks of all the other veteran Seattle DJ's. This young Hardstyle apprentice is rocking night clubs all around Seattle and taking the crowd by storm. With devastating kick drums and soul reaching melody's. with an unrelenting force he drives to keep his audience at maximum energy from start to finish."
** Seattle WA**
** RozzvilleMansion / Emerald Roots**
Rozzville born and raised in Seattle comes from a back ground of hip hop. In 2007 Rozzville released a CD entitled "Rozzville Vol. 1 The Legend Begins Now". Little did he know it would be just that, a legend. After attending a few EDM events at Contour he made the switch to mixing live. His first platform was ITVNW hosted by Darran Bruce. While doing that show Rozzville tried to get gigs in Seattle and no one would give him a chance. From that he decided to do his own raves in the town he resided in at the time, Aberdeen, WA. Everyone said he was out of his mind to throw events there but shortly after throwing the first event the venue started to fill up every event. That lead to working with the likes of Tap Tap Productions, Marble Productions, Digital Innovators, Entropy, Artic Productions, Wizard Promoting and more. The list of artist he has supported is really endless but some of names include Danny Avila, Basshunter and many more.
*** Chaos ***
*** Arctic Productions/ Emerald Roots ***
*** Hardstyle ***
*** Seattle WA ****
Dj Jaknife
(Tacoma, WA)
(Sinful Productions, EQ8, RozzvilleMansion)
Dj Jaknife is an up and coming Hardstyle/Hardcore dj and producer. He started messing around with vinyl in 2006 and since then, he's been hooked on spinning tracks. After the passing of one of his best dj friends that got him into deejaying, he's now back to hone his, skills and bring you the hard hitters of Hardstyle!
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No Drugs allowed, anyone found to be impaired by drugs or alcohol will be denied entry. Anyone found inside impaired will be escorted out & not allowed back in the event until they have sobered up. Anyone found selling drugs will be turned over to SPD.
No weapons of any kind.
No loitering around the venue. If you are here for the party, go inside, if you are not here for the party please leave. We don't need issues with kids hanging around cars & causing trouble. Security will be sweeping the immediate area around the venue to maintain a safe & secure environment for everyone.
Back packs/Bags are welcome but subject to thorough search. There is a bag check available inside the venue for $5.00
Smoking/cool down area will be available to all guest, however we will limit the number of people allowed out at any time. This limitation is to maintain a orderly, controlled environment, where all guests can get some fresh air, cool off, & guests over 18 can smoke. We will limit the length of time you are allowed to stay in the cool down area, Guests under 18 are not allowed to smoke as per WA State Law, guests 18+ are welcome to smoke but we ask once you are finished you please head back inside to allow other guest the opportunity to utilize this space.
ID - all guest MUST have PHOTO ID.
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Any government issued ID (including WA State ID card, Drivers License, Learners Permit, Pass Port, Military ID etc.) School ID (must have photo-High School Sophomore or later, College ID)
Re-entry - Guest over 21 are free to come and go as they please
Guests under 21 are not permitted to leave the event areas, once you leave your entry band will be removed & you have to pay FULL PRICE re-entry.
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BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Holy Cross women's soccer team was unable to score a goal, falling 3-0 at Lehigh Saturday afternoon in Patriot League play. With the loss, the Crusaders fall to 3-8-2 overall (0-3-1 Patriot League), while the Mountain Hawks improve to 8-3-2 (3-1-0 Patriot League).
Despite recording just five shots in the first 45 minutes, Lehigh scored two goals in the first half of play, one at the 21:19 mark and the second coming at 42:10. In the second half of action, the Mountain Hawks recorded 12 shots, one for a goal, holding Holy Cross to just three in the half and eight total. Lehigh's final goal at the 77:48 mark secured the 3-0 win for the Mountain Hawks.
Sophomore goaltender Ashlyn Angell (Raleigh, N.C.) suffered the loss in goal, allowing three goals and recording six saves. Lehigh goaltender Lauren Mains held the Crusaders scoreless while recording three saves.
The Crusaders look to return to their winning ways on the road against non-league opponent Yale on Tuesday, Oct. 19 at 7:00 p.m.


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Many might see the fact that Kentucky is a 13-point underdog playing on the road Sunday in Louisville as a portent of doom. Given the track record of UK-U of L football, it might be the Cats are exactly where they want to be. Roulette wheels are more predictable than Cats-Cards football.
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Department of Sociology and Anthropology
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Hon. Barber B. Conable, Jr. Endowed Chair in International Studies
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The Conable Chair in International Studies honors the late Rochester-area politician and diplomat, the Hon. Barber B. Conable, Jr., who served in the U.S. House of Representatives (1964-1984) and as president of the World Bank (1986-1991). The Conable Chair was made possible with a generous starting gift from the Starr Foundation.
The inaugural occupant of the Conable Chair is Benjamin N. Lawrance.
Benjamin N. Lawrance holds the Barber B. Conable Jr. Endowed Chair in International Studies at the Rochester Institute of Technology. A graduate of Stanford University and University College London, his research interests include comparative and contemporary slavery, human trafficking, cuisine and globalization, human rights, refugee issues and asylum policies.
His forthcoming book, Amistad's Orphans: An Atlantic Story of Children, Slavery, and Smuggling (Yale 2015) examines West African child smuggling in the 19th century. His other books examine asylum, refugee issues, expert testimony, historical and contemporary trafficking in women and children in Africa. His essays appear in the Journal of African History, Biography, Slavery & Abolition, African Economic History, Anthropological Quarterly, Cahiers d'Études Africaines, and the African Studies Review, among others.
Professor Lawrance is a legal consultant on the contemporary political, social and cultural climate in West Africa. He has served as an expert witness for over two hundred and seventy asylum claims of West Africans in the U.S., Canada, the U.K, the Netherlands, Israel, and many other countries, and his opinions have featured in appellate rulings in the U.S. and the U.K. He volunteers as a country conditions expert for Amnesty International USA.
He is happy to engage with the press on matters related to Africa, particularly West Africa, trafficking, asylum, refugees, migration, public services, citizenship/nationality, and issues pertaining to children. Please contact the RIT Press Office directly. Examples of his recent press engagements include:
- An essay Anti-Terror Rhetoric Misleads on Abductions," in the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, June 12, 2014
- An interview with Antonio Mora, "Consider This," Al-Jazeera America, May 20, 2014
- An interview with Eve Conant, for her story "Nigeria's Schoolgirl Kidnappings Cast Light on Child Trafficking, National Geographic, May 15, 2014
- An interview with Robert Siegel, on "All Things Considered," National Public Radio, May 9, 2014
- An interview with Brent Bambury, on "Day 6," Canadian Broadcasting Company, May 8, 2014
- And an interview by Rick Gladstone, of the New York Times, for his story "Real Threat in a Known Market for Children," New York Times May 7, 2014
Professor Lawrance is the recipient of several national and international awards, including a faculty fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities, and fellowships at Yale, Harvard, the University of Notre Dame, the Rotary Foundation, and the inaugural University of California President's Fellowship in the Humanities.
As the Conable Chair, I support several annual programs, including, the Conable Global Film Series; the Conable Distinguished Lecture Series; the Conable Career Development Seminar; and the Conable Conference in International Studies.
Sample Publications:
Amistad's Orphans: An Atlantic Story of Children, Slavery, and Smuggling. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2015
African Asylum at a Crossroads: Activism, Expert Testimony, and Refugee Rights. (With Iris Berger, Meredith Terretta, Jo Tague, and Trish Hepner Redeker). Ohio University Press, forthcoming 2015.
Adjudicating Refugee and Asylum Status: The Role of Witness, Expertise, and Testimony. With Galya Ruffer. Cambridge University Press, forthcoming 2014.
Trafficking in Slavery's Wake: Law and the Experiences of Women and Children in Africa (Athens, OH: Ohio University Press, 2012, "New African Histories" Series), with Richard L. Roberts.
Local Foods Meet Global Foodways: Tasting History (New York: Routledge/Taylor Francis, 2012), with Carolyn de la Peña
Locality, Mobility and 'Nation': Periurban Colonialism in Togo's Eweland, 1900-1960 (Rochester: University of Rochester Press, 2007)
Intermediaries, Interpreters and Clerks: African Employees and the Making of Colonial Africa (Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 2006) with Emily L. Osborn and Richard L. Roberts [Reprinted 2014].Essays:
"'Your poor boy no father no mother': 'Orphans,' Alienation, and the Perils of Atlantic Child Slave Biography," Biography: An Interdisciplinary Quarterly 36.4 (2013 Fall)
"Humanitarian Claims and Expert Testimony: Contestation over Health Care for Ghanaian Migrants in the United Kingdom," Ghana Studies Volume 15-16 (2013), Special Issue on "Health and Health Care."
Documenting Child Slavery with Personal Testimony: The Origins of Anti-Trafficking NGOs and Contemporary Neo-Abolitionism," in Benjamin N. Lawrance and Richard L. Roberts (eds.), Trafficking in Slavery's Wake: Law and the Experiences of Women and Children in Africa (Athens: Ohio University Press, 2012), 163-82.
"'All we want is make us free' The Voyage of La Amistad's Children through the Worlds of the Illegal Slave Trade," in Gwyn Campbell, Suzanne Miers, and Joseph Miller (eds.), Child Slaves in the Modern World (Athens: Ohio University Press, 2011), 12-35
"A 'Neo-Abolitionist Trend' in Sub-Saharan Africa? Regional Anti-Trafficking Patterns and a Preliminary Legislative Taxonomy," with Ruby P Andrew, Seattle Journal for Social Justice, Volume 9, Issue 2 (2011): 599-678
"Traversing the Local/Global and Food/Culture Divides,"with Carolyn de la Peña, Food & Foodways Special Issue about "Food Globality and Foodways Localities," 19.1-2 (2011): 1-10
"From Child Labor 'Problem' to Human Trafficking 'Crisis': Child Advocacy and Anti-Trafficking Legislation in Ghana," International Labor and Working-Class History 78.1 (2010): 63-88
"Trading children: Mental health and physical rehabilitation of trafficked West African boys and girls," Wellcome History 38 (Summer 2008): 2-3
"Bankoe v. Dome: Traditions and Petitions in the Ho-Asogli Amalgamation, British Mandated Togoland, 1919-1939," Journal of African History 46 (2005): 243-67
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Sesshins are traditional Soto Zen meditation retreats that include formal zendo meals, dharma talks, sitting and walking meditation, and private interviews with senior teachers. In order to understand the nature of our formal retreats, and to be clear about the details of the practice, please review a typical sesshin schedule, as well as our guidelines for zendo conduct. We ask those who attend sesshin to commit to following these guidelines and to participating in the schedule completely. If you have questions regarding the schedule or guidelines, please consult with the head of the meditation hall, the ino, via email (firstname.lastname@example.com) before completing your registration.
Prerequisite: at least two one-day sittings at Green Gulch or City Center. If you have not participated in a San Francisco Zen Center sesshin before, please communicate with the ino before signing up.
Orientation will be at 3 pm, and oryoki instruction (use of eating bowls) will be at 4:30 pm on the first Sunday of the sesshin.
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Once recording and editing are finished, audio engineers can take advantage of the training in Mixing and Mastering with Pro Tools to punch up the final output. Digidesign Certified Expert Brian Lee White covers all the basic mixing tools that every producer and engineer should know, from using EQ to add clarity and focus to using compression and limiting to maximize track levels within a mix. Brian stresses the importance of setting up a solid mixing plan prior to any work in Pro Tools, and gives advice on the best plug-ins for each stage of the process. Exercise files accompany the course.
Like sends and returns, creating submixes is a fairly common signal flow concept in the mixing world and one you should be familiar with. Submixes allow us to route a group of tracks into a single channel strip making group processing possible and simplifying track management and level balancing over larger mixes. So a quick example for you here in the Take Me Down Mix are the Drums. The Drums are mixed into a common Drum Bus. So the output of each drum track is set to Drum Bus, which is picked up over here on the aux track DrumSbMix here.
And it's also picked up here on an additional track called DrumSquash, in which I'm going to do some parallel processing and we'll talk about that in the dynamics chapter. Now there is quite a bit of submixing going on in the exercise session, so it's a really good way of feeling your way through submixes especially multi-tiered submixes. Again, the drums, specifically the Kick and Sub Kick tracks, are submixed into a single track called KickBus, which is then fed into the additional drum submix, right.
So you can layer these. And then everything is actually eventually fed into the Mix Bus submix which makes its way all the way over to the right-hand side on the stereo aux track called Mix Sub. So why do we do things like this? Again, group processing tracks with plug-ins can give you a sound that's completely different than processing the individual tracks with the same plug-ins, and it also saves on DSP allowing you to use fewer plug-ins.
This also simplifies mixing tasks like automation and level control. So in a big mix, when you have a lot of tracks you can submix them together and have a single fader to control their volume or automate. This also helps when we bounce down groups of larger tracks. So sort of traditionally in multi-track recording, on four track tape recorders, they would often bounce down multiple tracks to a single track to free up more tracks for recordings. You can also do this in Pro Tools using the submixing concept.
So how do we make the submix from scratch? Well, if I go over here, and again I look in my Tambourine and Shaker track, right now they are being routed to the Mix Bus, which is my common submix for all the tracks. But what I can do is if I create a new Stereo Aux track, I'm going to set its input to a free bus, we'll use Bus 31- 32 and I'm going to right-click that and choose Rename and I'll rename that to percussion. Now I'll take these two tracks, the Tambourine and Shaker, I'll set their outputs to bus > percussion, bus > percussion.
And I'm going to solo safe this aux return, so I'll Apple-click the S or Ctrl-click on the PC. And what that's going to do is it's going to allow me to solo these individual tracks without having to solo the return. Now you definitely want to label your returns. And now I can use this as an overall level control for those two tracks. So let's take a listen. (Music playing) Now if I wanted to apply a plug-in to both of these tracks as opposed to applying a plug-in on both tracks, I could apply the plug-in to the submix aux track, so I could add a little EQ here to them and this is processing the signal as it was summed together from those two tracks over that bus.
So like I said, we can submix in layers and in fact in this session, the whole session is submixed which would mean that I generally want to take any other submix and put that into my Mix Bus, my final submix, to make sure I keep my layers coherent and I can trace the signal flow. Now you want to take some time to kind of go through this session and look at how it's routed and how the layers work. But submixing can generally open up a whole new world of processing to your mix palette. It simplifies larger sessions, it makes complex mixes easier to manage and control and it's really going to be a great trick when it comes to parallel processing or bus processing, things like drum tracks, guitar tracks, background vocals, when we get into EQ and dynamics.
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The School of Business at Georgian Court University offers a B.S. in Business Administration and a B.S. in Accounting to students enrolled at the Lakewood campus and at certain off-site programs. The School of Business also offers a joint B.A. in Latino/a and Business Studies with the School of Arts and Humanities.
The major in business administration offers concentrations in management, marketing, finance, and sports management, so you can tailor your degree to your area of interest. Minors in business are available in accounting, business administration, management, marketing, and sports management for students who want to add some business acumen to their field of study. The business administration minor also offers an easy path to the M.B.A. program for those who major in something other than business but plan to continue on to earn their M.B.A. New in 2014 is the Social Media Marketing Minor, an inter-disciplinary minor offered in partnership with the graphic design, communications and English departments.
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Barry almost certainly will be the 8th one now. Whether DLC or in-game, I hope that's not the last of them.
Original link down, but here's a mirror. It's funny that Capcom left her in the demo, likely thinking that no one there would meet the requirements in the time allotted to unlock her, and now that someone has, they're trying to cover it up. :)


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Substance abuse is a major public health problem that affects millions of people and places enormous financial and social burdens on society. It destroys families, damages the economy, victimizes communities, and places extraordinary demands on the education, criminal justice, and social service systems. To understand the connections between substance abuse problems and the child welfare system, it is important that substance abuse and the medical, social, and economic problems that are associated with the use and misuse of alcohol and other drugs, as well as addiction to these drugs, be clearly understood.
The use of alcohol and other drugs is a multifaceted phenomenon, varying with the individual's level of use and the dysfunction he or she experiences as a result of his or her use. The range includes the following:
The American Society of Addiction Medicine describes drug dependence as having two possible components: 1) psychological dependence and 2) physical dependence. Psychological dependence centers on the user's need of a drug to reach a level of functioning or feeling of well-being. Due to the subjective nature of this term, it is not very useful in making a diagnosis. Physical dependence, however, refers to the issues of physiologic dependence, establishment of tolerance, and evidence of an abstinence syndrome or withdrawal upon cessation of alcohol or other drug use. Tolerance, dependence, and withdrawal develop differently depending on the particular substance (HHS/SAMHSA, 1994).
In order to understand the treatment that is needed for addiction, it is important to emphasize that medical experts today generally consider alcohol and other drug addiction to be a disease that, while treatable, is chronic and relapsing. Because dependency on alcohol and other drugs creates difficulties in one's physical, psychological, social, and economic functioning, treatment must be designed to address all of these areas. Addiction and its related problems can be treated successfully, but no single treatment works for all substances, nor for all substance abusers.
It is important to note that not all persons in recovery for substance abuse relapse. Nearly one-third achieve permanent abstinence from their first attempt at recovery. An additional one-third have brief periods of substance use but eventually achieve long-term abstinence, and one-third have chronic relapses that result in premature death from chemical addiction and related consequences. These statistics are consistent with the life-long recovery rates of any chronic lifestyle-related illness (HHS/SAMHSA, 1996a).
Substance abuse treatment refers to a broad range of activities or services, including identification of the problem (and engaging the individual in treatment); brief interventions; assessment of substance abuse and related problems including histories of various types of abuse; diagnosis of the problem(s); and treatment planning, including counseling, medical services, psychiatric services, psychological services, social services and follow-up for persons with alcohol or other drug problems (Institute of Medicine, 1990).
Substance abuse treatment may be based on one of several traditional approaches: the Medical Model which focuses on the recognition of addiction as a bio/psycho/social disease, the need for life-long abstinence, and the use of an ongoing recovery program to maintain abstinence; the Social Model which focuses more on the need for long-term abstinence and the need for self-help recovery groups to maintain sobriety; and the Behavioral Model which focuses more on diagnosis and treatment of other problems or conditions that can interfere with recovery (HHS/SAMHSA, 1996a). Many programs use a combination of some aspects of the various models in order to facilitate the most appropriate treatment for the individual and to give patients options. Others also include innovative non-traditional models of treatment such as acupuncture and traditional healing practices associated with specific cultural groups.
Treatment may occur in various settings, such as inpatient, hospital-based programs; short- and long-term residential programs; or outpatient programs; and may be augmented by self-help/12-step and other support groups. Treatment may also use a combination of therapies, such as pharmacological therapy to treat certain addictions (for example the use of methadone for heroin addiction or the use of antabuse to treat alcoholism); use of psychological therapy or counseling, education and social learning theories; and non-traditional healing methods such as acupuncture. Treatment may extend over the course of weeks, months, or years, depending on the severity of the problems and the level of burden created by clients' multiple disorders such as alcoholism, other drug addiction, HIV/AIDS, mental illness (especially depression), and serious physical illnesses. The type and intensity of treatment depend on the patient's psychological, physical, and social problems; the stage (or severity) and type of addiction; personality traits; and social skills before the onset of addiction (HHS/SAMHSA, 1996a).
The concepts of treatment and recovery are not one and the same. However, treatment is a very important part of the recovery process. When the formal treatment component (s) are completed, whether it be outpatient, inpatient or short- or long-term residential treatment, this is not the end for anyone with an addiction problem, much less for an addicted woman with children. Recovery is a lifelong process that takes place over time and often in specific stages. In addition to abstinence, recovery includes a full return to bio/psycho/social functioning (HHS/SAMHSA, 1996a).
One widely accepted model of recovery, known as the Developmental Model, identifies six stages that addicted individuals must undergo for long-term recovery:
Recovery is very complex, is not exempt from vulnerabilities, and requires a long-term commitment. This important part of the treatment continuum must be taken into account in the design of training programs for providers of substance abuse treatment and those of child welfare services. The complexities of recovery must be understood as well as the compelling need to address the issues of children and addicted parents and other family members. It is often said in the recovery communities that the whole family is in recovery because many changes affecting the entire family system will necessarily occur as the recovering person embarks on this lifelong journey of well being. However, many programs do not include a specific focus on parenting and family dynamics.
With respect to women in particular, additional problems emerge in early recovery, including problems related to parenting, to trauma resulting from physical or sexual abuse, or to mental illness. Together with the model described above, a woman's recovery will only be successful to the extent that the other issues which precipitate or relate to the abuse of alcohol or other drugs are also ameliorated. That is to say, if a woman who is newly drug-free returns to a hostile, abusive environment, to high levels of stress in raising one or more children alone, to unsafe housing and insecurity in the employment arena, and with minimal resources for physical and mental health care and other basic needs, recovery will be difficult. Under such circumstances recovery will require ongoing counseling, attendance in self-help and other support groups and accessibility to other available resources. Child welfare workers must become aware of the implications and critical importance of these factors to overall treatment for women, in particular as they relate to identifying proper services for them and their children.
Relapse is not an isolated event, but rather a process whereby an individual becomes dysfunctional or unable to cope with life in sobriety, and thus can no longer avoid using alcohol or other drugs. This process of becoming dysfunctional may lead to renewed alcohol or other drug use, physical or emotional collapse, or even suicide. The process is marked by predictable and identifiable warning signs that begin long before the return to use or collapse occurs. Progressively increased distress levels in any one of the problem areas physical, psychological or social can lead to physical or emotional collapse, resulting in relapse. These symptoms increase and intensify unless the individual returns to the use of alcohol or other drugs (HHS/SAMHSA, 1996a). One particular warning in early recovery occurs when a recovering person begins to seek out situations involving people who use alcohol or other drugs.
Given that addiction can be a chronic, progressive disorder often characterized by relapse, and given the fact that women who relapse may be in particular need of intensive treatment and continued support, the opportunity to reenter treatment must remain open. Continued relapse may point to a more serious disorder that was not initially diagnosed, such as post traumatic stress syndrome resulting from past sexual or physical abuse or current abuse. In order to address these and other issues in women's lives, such as stress connected with being a single parent, low income, being identified as a maltreating parent, and having few social resources, any or all of which may bring about relapse, separate attention to these issues is needed attention that extends beyond the substance abuse treatment process. In order to prevent relapse, the client may have to continue addressing these issues for years after leaving treatment. Formal relapse prevention components that offer means for early detection of relapse and tools for intervention should be included in every treatment program.
Substance abuse affects and costs the individual, the family, and the community in significant, measurable ways including loss of productivity and unemployability; impairment in physical and mental health; reduced quality of life; increased crime; increased violence; abuse and neglect of children; dependence on non-familial support systems for survival; and expenses for treatment. The physical and mental health and social consequences of alcohol and other drug use by women can seriously affect their lives and those of their families (HHS/SAMHSA, 1997a). Not only are women, especially young women, beginning to close the gap between female and male consumption of alcohol and other drugs, they suffer earlier and more serious consequences. Women become intoxicated and addicted more quickly than men and develop related diseases earlier (National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse, 1996). As will be described more fully in Chapter 5, children also bear the burden of biological and environmental consequences of parental substance abuse.
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Sundance 2011: With 'Hot Coffee,' former D.C. lawyer illuminates McDonald's case
- Caution: Contents so hot, they will turn your skin black.
Originally, as a biochemistry major at Cornell University, Susan Saladoff wanted to be a doctor. Problem was, she tells me, "I don't like blood." So she decided instead to be a politician, and went to George Washington University Law School with the hopes of becoming the first woman to represent her Pennsylvania district in the U.S. Senate. "While I was in law school, I went to a public interest forum, and I heard someone say, 'You can do good, and you can do well,'" says Saladoff, who's documentary Hot Coffee premiered at Sundance. "I thought, 'Now there's an interesting concept.' Because I always wanted to do good. Somewhere in my background, I wanted to make the world a better place."
As a law student, Saladoff clerked for D.C.-based Trial Lawyers for Public Justice — now called Public Justice — and once she graduated in 1983, "a big Wall Street firm" offered her "a lot of money." She turned it down and took a job, for a quarter of the salary, with Public Justice instead. She stayed there until 1985, when she became a trial lawyer specializing in medical malpractice cases — first for a Maryland firm, and then, after five years, her own firm, which she ran until moving to Oregon in 1998.
But Saladoff still dreamed of becoming a politician, and in early 2008, feeling burned out after 25 years of practicing law, she heard Bruce Braley, a congressman from Iowa, give a speech. "He was speaking about the preservation of our legal justice system," she says, "and as when he was speaking, I thought to myself, 'I could do that.' I got inspired to do something bigger than what I was actually doing."
Her first thought was to run against Congressman Greg Walden, but she did a research study and realized she couldn't beat him. "I said, 'OK, I have something to say, and I want to say it in a loud voice because nobody else is saying it.' And I thought I was going to say it in Congress, and then I thought, 'You know what? Documentary films get seen and they can tell a story. I have a story, and I have something to say. I'm going to make a documentary film.'"
This, despite having no filmmaking experience whatsoever. Saladoff didn't even know what a DP was. Nonetheless, that spring she decided to make a documentary, spent the rest of the year finishing her existing cases, and took a sabbatical in January 2009. That month she went to Sundance with nothing but an outline and a title, Dis-torted, which she considered a clever double entendre (given that the film would tackle the maliciousness of tort reform). She handed out cards and spoke with film editors, "and then I realized no one was going to come see a film called Dis-torted. No one even knows what a tort is."
Saladoff came up with the new title after Sundance, when she began researching the famous 1994 Liebeck vs. McDonald's case, in which a 79-year-old Albuquerque woman successfully sued the restaurant chain for burns suffered after she spilled coffee in her lap. The complaint was portrayed by the media as a money grab — as yet another example of a frivolous lawsuit clogging our legal system — but the truth was quite the opposite. The coffee was too hot. Stella Liebeck suffered third-degree burns that, as seen in a grotesque photo shown in Hot Coffee, turned her inner thighs black. And while a jury awarded Stella Liebeck $2.86 million in damages, a judge reduced the amount to $640,000.
That case serves, in Saladoff's film, as the launching point for a much broader investigation into how corporations and politicians have stripped citizens' access to, and fair awards from, the courts. States are passing laws that cap the amount of damages a jury can award. Judges favorable to corporations are being fed millions by the Republican Party to win elections. And companies are requiring employees to sign contracts that, through mandatory arbitration clauses, strip the employees' right to sue for damages.
It's dense, complicated material, but Saladoff handles it like a seasoned filmmaker, succinctly and clearly elucidating how tort reform has eroded our rights. The film finds its emotional power, however, through the stories of those who have been wronged by these reforms. Due to caps on damages, one couple can't afford to provide care for their son, who was brain damaged in utero after a doctor's oversight; now we're all paying, in the form of Medicaid. Oliver Diaz, a former Mississippi Supreme Court justice, lost his seat after he was wrongfully charged with bribery. And a Halliburton/KBR contractor who was gang-raped by coworkers, then imprisoned in a shipping container after filing her complaint, was denied the right to sue because of a mandatory arbitration clause in her contract
These are not the kinds of stories you'd expect from a documentary about the famous McDonald's case, and that's exactly why Hot Coffee could become one of this year's most talked about documentaries. Saladoff might still dream of entering politics, but her film inspires such outrage that the end result could be the same: change.