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General Discussion « Star Wars: The Old Republic
Ever played star wars game as a crippled evocii slave on a wheelchair? Now's your chance!
GJ Electronic Artholes, stupid and greedy as ever.
Logged off after the first 2 quests
Beta Reviews & Impressions [ARCHIVED] « The Secret World
The first impression was spoiled by some stupid bug that screwed up some files in TSW folder so I had to repair it 3 times with 2GB downloads. BtW my friend had done it 2 times and we had to do something else while waiting for each other, and quite a lot of people were complaining about that bug on the forum. How could they screw up the weekend beta test so much? I mean it was a common bug among weekend testers, it was quite severe (30-40min downloads = not fun) and how was it possible? Did the game modify its files while running so in case of crash we have to download 2 gigs again, or was it some very poor coding that didnt allow the game to revert/use the default settings in case the game crashed, instead of downloading whole lots of shit?
SWTOR has reduced WoW subscriptions
General Discussion « Star Wars: The Old Republic
SWTOR uses the rusty WoWKiller sword +0.5.
Star Wars: The Old Republic: Update 1.2: The Miracle Patch?
News & Features Discussion « General Discussion
1.2 should've been the realese patch, too bad grEAdy guys wanted to get both sometesting AND money.
Is this proper support? Would this encourage me to actaully buy the game?
Reviews & Impressions « Star Wars: The Old Republic
Welcome to EA customer support service. If you get a good reply or even able to chat with someone, consider yourself lucky.
I think it might work
General Discussion « Warhammer Online: Wrath of Heroes
I find WoH more fun that WAR :D
An unashamed fanboy's perspective on WoT
General Discussion « World of Tanks
Sounds like the game hasnt changed since beta with its "pay for new FOTM 2win" model (aka level it faster with money or you wont have much time to enlarge you e-peen until the FOTM is fixed).
Legacy 1.2 unveiled
General Discussion « Star Wars: The Old Republic
I love the "legacy in 1.3" part, its like the day 1 DLC shEAt (and some other companies) love so much. "We have it ready but you'll have to pay (continue sub) us to use it".
Watch till the end for some lulz.
1.2 the beginning of the end.
General Discussion « Star Wars: The Old Republic
Oh, wow! People say sins are OP (coz of cloack of shadows, their only defensive CD) and sorcs/mercs are fine (totally balanced class with no weaknesses / magic missile spammer, btw their magic missile got nerfed by about 10% so people will have to do more than hit 1 button, oh dear its hard but I'm sure they'll manage), back to good ol' swtor forums full of trolls who play sorcs (and mercs). Also, ever tried not soloing with operative? Some people say they are awesome when they duo with other stealth or ranged class.
p.s. Ilum sucked, most boring sheep pen one can ever imagine, it was only good for imps who got tired of endless huttballs.
Sign up for beta you wont be disappointed
General Discussion « Warhammer Online: Wrath of Heroes
I love the game, its fun and by fun I mean FUN. 3 team PvP is really awesome and is much more enjoyable than old plain red VS blue thing. Another good point of the game is ability to counter other heroes with certain abilities. Some prevent healing (dead healer) others ignore armor or place a debuff that negates enemy armor (dead armor tank) etc.etc. So if you ever find yourself (or your team) being bad against certain class then you should A) avoid it and let your team deal with it B) select another hero who can deal with it. Its not a game where you can get your favorite OP hero and expect to win, you'll get rolled, hard.
I guess that's it for me...
General Discussion « Star Wars: The Old Republic
Was quite enjoyable even with all those lags and bugs (they should've fixed them before launching), even with lots of them fixed, its still very laggy on Ilum where "world pvp" is. While some moments of the game are really enjoyable (like datacron hunting), other are quite plain - game seems lifeless (especially Voss with its monotone orange theme and where 75% of lifeforms are freaking nexu - overgrown cats).
95% of mobs stand on one place doing nothing, they could've done something because its as old as mammonth crap, even in Ragnarok Online mobs were moving a bit and were more alive than here. "Epic Bossfights" arent... epic, its the same 8-16 guys against 1 big (not)awesome boss. Some of them are fun though, like Bonethrasher with cantina music or Jarg and Sorno, one of them is about hanoi towers minigame (there seems to be no Bioware game without hanoi towers lately), but other than that they are lifeless piles of loot.
Loot sucks too, you get token you exchange for some fugly (FUGLY) piece of sh... item, and those are all the same - statsticks with no variability, no "chance on hit that jesus comes and heals you and your party" stuff, only the same items with same stat totals and... fugly... (they should hang their designer, rly).
Altwhoring is nice, actually its one of the best in games, you cant really skip planets but its enjoyable to level 2 or 3 characters, on republic/empire, choosing different personality and not sticking to light/dark side choices (coz rewards arent worth it anyway).
PvP is somewhat fine, its fast and huttball is quite enjoyable for a while but it gets boring fast if you are on empire and balance... is far from perfect. PvP is 50% about sorcs 25% about mercs and rest about non-FOTM classes. Its not fun knowing that your most important class ability (cover) is buggy as hell (and somewhat useless) and that you cant survive unlike other *cough* sorc *cough* classes, or that you cant PvP in other specs because they suck too much (some suck both in PvP and PvE) and Bioware is doing almost nothing to fix it (they nerfed assassins hybrid specs making them "spec tank or die" class, they could instead buff operative healing, powertech prototype tree or nerf sorcs survivability, make arsenal mercs something other than 1button class, but no, they know better). Oh, and there is almost no world PvP in swtor, you get no rewards and very few leveling zones are cross-faction. The only "PvP area" is Ilum but its just a sheep pen where you can fight enemy faction and... thats all, you cant do anything else there other than fighting each other... great...
Anyway, check torhead (aka wowhead for swtor) for "leaked patch notes", they look legit and shows how EA (everyone knows how good they are) are going to handle things. 1 major update every 2 months or so with 1 new operation (aka raid) to clean in less than a week (they probably have them done already, but want to spend less moneys on new content even if they lose players)with some crappy (probably fugly) loot and some minor balance changes and major bugfixes (they still have a lot of bugs to fix, lol).
Worst community staff ever?
General Discussion « World of Tanks
Its even worse on RU forums/servers. And whats even better is that devs are worse than the staff they hire. Wargayming is such a wargaaaayming.
Rift: Serious WoW Competitor & Unafraid of SWTOR
News & Features Discussion « General Discussion
WoW is the most polished MMORPG nowadays, I dont say its greatest MMORPG (its not), but it leaves no space for other games of the same type (cheesy grind/quests/instances/bosses/pvp). So unless greedy devs try something different (and they wont do it because its risky and shit-cloning is still profitable) they wont do anything worthy. All they can do is brag about being WoW killer, lie, advertise, create more shitty MMOs hoping that people will believe them (and, god, they do...) and pay them for their shit.
Pros and Cons of LoL/HoN?
General Discussion « League of Legends - Clash of Fates
HoN has awesome (S2) developers ( for example http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31x4lb8eYk4 at 4:45 or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wK6S77gaFZU 6:04 or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddaamg5zdkE at 5:18 there are lots, also forum posts , also nyan cat courier and lots of alternative skins, announcer packs etc). It supports modding, it has decent graphics and solid (dota like) gameplay. I dont know about LoL (played only a little, wasnt my type of game) but its wrong to say that it wont last long. As for community, well I'm yet to see a good community in a verus game, its the internet, baby.
This game is fun.
General Discussion « World of Tanks
Yea, I wish they'd finally add some game mods (which is super easy, but being wargayming and waiting for online to drop to get players back is no go). Even now, finally being able to play with a friend without having to pay (took them long enough), its still the same boring game moe again and again. And all we get in patches are cardboxes with different stats and country flag to grind our ass for.
Strategy in WoT
General Discussion « World of Tanks
I think most people would rather wait 15 seconds instead of 5 to get into same tier battle than "let those at bottom feel like their tanks are made of shit and they make no difference no matter how hard they try".
If devs really wanted to make game skill based, they would have given every tank about same ammount of hp so even lower tiered tank could have a chance vs top tanks. But it wont happen, people who spent their time grinding (and possibly payed for premium) "must" be rewarded with easy mode killing.
skill based? no
Worst community staff ever?
General Discussion « World of Tanks
Dude, at lest look up in dictionary what word staff means.
Fun through tier 3 then ...
General Discussion « World of Tanks
Happy people have nothing to complain about, yet there are lots of people who have something to complain about and on top of that people get banned for being too "whiney". If it means nothing then what forums are for?
By 7 days do you mean 168 hours? If so, it sound realistic. The game is grindy and 1 game mode only makes it worse.
And I dont think that 5 vs 8 tier can be called 2 tier difference, its either your math or your luck because most of the time its 5s and 8s against 5s and 8s with little in between. Also take in account that you have very small chance of defeating T8 in your crappy T5. All you can do is to fight with other poor guys like you or entertain T8s giving them XP and credits they need to repair their AWESOME HARD AND LONG T8 TANKS.
p.s. 50k prime time
first impression??
General Discussion « Tank Ace
This game will (finally) replace WoT in "the game devs spent least time working on" title. Other than that its not much worse.
World of tanks? Worth a download or not?
General Discussion « World of Tanks
You've clearly missed mine, but I think I got your point, fanboi.


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Robotics and poetry aren't an ordinary combination. But together, they represent one Pennsylvania district's expansion from STEM to STEAM, adding an element of art to math and science.
Through grants, the Allegheny Valley (Pa.) School District, located about 15 miles from Pittsburgh, has expanded STEAM programs to prepare students for the competitive global economy reliant on innovation, design, and engineering. One such program is a Robotics Poetry unit for grade 8 and accelerated grade 7 students, allowing students to analyze poems through creating modern dioramas that can move to demonstrate the words or actions.
While STEM courses can be intimidating, including an art component often makes students more comfortable, says teacher Sue Mellon, the district's gifted support coordinator who teaches Robotics Poetry to language arts classes. The students "really get excited about this creative process—there's something about art they find exciting," Mellon says. The courses also give students hands-on experience with poetry, which on its own can be daunting, but is necessary to learn for the SATs and state tests.


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All aboard for one the "greatest musicals in theater history!" Cole Porter's first-class musical comedy, "Anything Goes" is sailing into the Bishop England Performing Arts Center April 4 and 5 at 7 p.m. and you don't want to miss this 2011 Tony-winning musical comedy. "Anything Goes," the name says it all. If you haven't seen this amazing musical then surely you have missed it all. The New York Times says, "it's a deluxe candy box of Cole Porter's best songs."
The entire action of "Anything Goes" takes place aboard the "S.S. American" sailing from New York to England. Among them are American Heiress Hope Harcourt, her fiance Sir Evelyn Oakleigh, Bishop Dobson with two Chinese converts, Elisha J. Whitney, Wall Street broker/millionaire, Reno Sweeney, ex-evangelist turned nightclub singer, and Billy Crocker who calls himself a "broken down broker." Add to the mix Moonface Martin, public enemy No. 13 and a fugitive from the Feds) and Bonnie, and you have the recipe for great hilarity, mistaken identities and great musical numbers.
Bishop England has put together a dynamite cast to perform this exuberant show. BE veterans Dalton Hester and Cal Schaafsma play Hope and her "oh, so proper" fiance Sir Evelyn. Hannah Warren and Logan Stitch are spot on as Reno Sweeney and Billy Crocker. Sam Lawton and Donovan Thompson are perfect as the demanding Wall Street broker and the pious Bishop. And Moonface and Bonnie are played delightfully by Robert Seney and Lara Brooksbank.
Don't miss this special show that will have you rolling in the aisles with laughter. Mark down April 4 (Friday) and April 5 (Saturday) on your calendars now and plan to set sail on the S.S. American for an evening of fun and adventure. Tickets for adults are $8; children are $5. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Shows begin at 7 p.m.
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Never miss another birthday or anniversary with Yearly for iPhone
Yearly is an iPhone app that pulls the birthday and anniversary information stored in your Contacts and displays them in a nice chronological list so you can keep track of which of these important dates are coming up next. When your friend's birthday arrives, Yearly will send you a notification and you can quickly text, email, or call from within the app.
Since Apple's built-in Contacts and Calendar apps support birthdays, you may be wondering the point of an app like Yearly. With the beautiful list that Yearly generates, it's really easy to keep track of who's birthday or anniversary is next in line and plan accordingly. You can also set it up to send you a notification 1-14 days before the events so that you are reminded if you want to buy a gift. Yearly has also implemented some nice gestures so that sending a Happy Birthday text is just a quick swipe away.
Tapping on a contact will bring you to a stripped down version of the info you'd find in the Contacts app. In nice big letters, Yearly tells you how old the person will turn on his or her next birthday and you'll also find any notes you've stored for that contact, their phone number and email address. One piece of information that you find in Yearly but not Contacts is your friend's zodiac sign.
Yearly may be duplicating some functionality of Apple's built-in apps, but it's focusing on a single function -- keeping track of birthdays and anniversaries -- and it does beautifully. The removal of unrelated information and the gorgeous UI is what makes Yearly a desirable app.
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Never miss another birthday or anniversary with Yearly for iPhone
Gift plan is totally different and has a different purpose. This app is just to remind you about birthdays and anniversaries and is a quick reference to these dates. Gift Plan is to help brainstorm gift ideas and keep track of what you bought as gifts and how much money you've spent on each person and store information that may be relevant to gift buying like clothing sizes. Each has a separate purpose and each one does their intended job well.
way off topic but can anyone tell me how you do the whole avatar picture thing next to your email?
Cool thanks!!!
It seems that Occasions has severe problems since the last update, if the reviews on AppStore are anything to go by. Can anyone confirm that?


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AT&T's plan to invest $14 billion in expanding its wireline broadband offering and its wireless 4G network--announced on Wednesday--will accelerate the policy discussion about how to regulate the nation's fiber optic communications infrastructure.
"This totally reshapes the discussion," said Harold Feld, senior vice president of the advocacy group Public Knowledge.
AT&T is asking the Federal Communications Commission for permission to transition to an all Internet Protocol-based fiber network on a trial basis in a few of its wire centers. This experiment would in effect create a regulation-free zone in which AT&T could roll out fiber, roll back copper, and not be subject to rules that require them to continue to invest in their legacy networks.
The move is important for AT&T, because the company is behind rival Verizon in its fiber-to-the-home offering, and is losing out to cable in terms of home broadband speeds. "From an engineering perspective, this totally makes sense," Feld said. "We want to see better broadband in America." However, he worries that the deregulatory push could have the effect of dialing back what's meant by universal service. "We're in danger of becoming the only industrialized nation to go back on access to basic phone service," he said.
The AT&T plan does include a promised expansion of its 4G network to reach 300 million Americans, and the company has indicated it could meet its universal service requirements with wireless home phone service.
Phone carriers are required to carry each other's traffic, and it is unclear how this obligation will evolve in an IP-based world. Mike Romano, senior vice president of policy at the National Telecommunications Cooperative Association, which represents rural telecoms, said, "I do think there are concerns about what this means for the fundamental mission of universal service, and the way carriers interconnect with one another in an IP enabled world."
In the absence of any regulatory requirements, telecommunications companies would negotiate reciprocal agreements to carry traffic. In a worse-case scenario, this could lead to interruptions of the type seen in pay-TV, when broadcast signals and cable network feeds are withheld from subscribers when service providers and content owners negotiate over pricing.
"Whether I get to see Mad Men is one thing," said Feld, citing a recent dispute between AMC and Dish Network. "Whether I can call the hospital in an emergency--that's something else."
The acceleration to an all-fiber network could bring big changes to the market for business broadband. Incumbent providers like AT&T and Verizon are required to offer access at regulated rates to their "last-mile" infrastructure--the wirelines that connect to office buildings, malls, and other commercial centers--to competitive telecom companies.
Former Rep. Chip Pickering, R-Miss., who represents a coalition of companies that provide business broadband, is skeptical that AT&T needs to establish a few regulation-free services areas to experiment on how a transition to all-fiber and an elimination of copper would play out. "Their proposal is to end competition in the business broadband market," he said.
AT&T is mindful of the raft of issues raised in its filing. A company official said, "We understand there are a lot of policy questions that have to be answered. A lot of technology and operations questions. We have to play four-dimensional chess to make this conversion."
How the policy issues will be addressed is another matter. "Ideally, you'd do it legislatively," said Feld, but he doesn't see a path to a revised Telecom Act in the current political climate.
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AT&T was wise to time its FCC filing to news of the massive investment, said David Kaut, telecom analyst for Stiefel Nicolas. "They're framing it as part of an overall effort to upgrade their network," he said. "It's not a pure quid pro quo, but there is a relationship between what they see as 21st century regulation and 21st century investment."
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Earth observations from space demonstrate the successful synergy between science and technology. As scientists have gained experience in studying Earth through satellite observations, they have defined new technological needs, helped drive technological development to provide more quantitative and accurate measurements, and have advanced more sophisticated methods to interpret satellite data. To capitalize fully on the investment made in Earth-orbiting observing platforms and make the best use of these observations, satellite data require careful calibration and sophisticated analysis and assimilation tools. Optimal data processing can be undertaken only if a suitably trained workforce is in place to develop these tools and interpret the observations. In this respect, full and open access to satellite data is crucial because training and maintaining the required workforce is possible only if the data are continuously accessible to the broad scientific community.
The concept of open data access was adopted by the IGY when establishing the World Data Center System 50 years ago, and it is even more meaningful today than at the time of the Cold War. This does not preclude commercialization of some aspects of useful data product development, but the portion of carefully calibrated low-level data that is properly a public good should be made available to all stakeholders at no more than the cost of reproduction. The Landsat story is a case in point: wholesale commercialization of the data led to a precipitous drop in their use for both scientific and commercial applications, which recovered upon return to the earlier open data access policy. Only when academic, government, and commercial scientists are given liberal access to the data, and when a sufficient number of scientists are trained in the effective use of these data, will the analysis tools mature to the benefit of all parties. Our 50-year experience with passive (e.g., optical) and active (e.g., radar or lidar [light detection and ranging]) surface imagery, weather satellites, and planetary field measurements shows that the maturation process of these tools requires decades.
The first 50 years of Earth observations from space imparted the fundamental lessons that everything—land, ocean, and atmosphere—is intricately intertwined and that the Earth is a complex and dynamic system. In addition, "each [satellite] mission taught scientists not only something new about the Earth system, but also something new about how to create, operate, and improve the technology for observing the Earth from space."4
Based on its review of important scientific accomplishments, the committee concludes the following (for a detailed description, see Chapter 12):
The daily synoptic global view of Earth, uniquely available from satellite observations, has revolutionized Earth studies and ushered in a new era of multidisciplinary Earth sciences, with an emphasis on dynamics at all accessible spatial and temporal scales, even in remote areas. This new capability plays a critically important role in helping society manage planetary-scale resources and environmental challenges.
To assess global change quantitatively, synoptic data sets with long time series are required. The value of the data increases significantly with seamless and inter-calibrated time series, which highlight the benefits of follow-on missions. Further, as these time series lengthen, historical data sets often increase in scientific and societal value.
The scientific advances resulting from Earth observations from space illustrate the successful synergy between science and technology. The scientific and commercial value of satellite observations from space and their potential to benefit society often increase dramatically as instruments become more accurate.
Satellite observations often reveal known phenomena and processes to be more complex than previously understood. This brings to the fore the indisputable benefits of multiple synergistic observations, including orbital, suborbital, and in situ measurements, linked with the best models available.
The full benefits of satellite observations of Earth are realized only when the essential infrastructure, such as models, computing facilities, ground networks, and trained personnel, is in place.
Providing full and open access to global data to an international audience more fully capitalizes on the investment in satellite technology and creates a more interdisciplinary and integrated Earth science community. International data sharing and collaborations on satellite missions lessen the burden on individual nations to maintain Earth observational capacities.
Over the past 50 years, space observations of the Earth have accelerated the cross-disciplinary integration of analysis, interpretation, and, ultimately, our understanding of the dynamic processes that govern the planet. Given this momentum, the next decades will bring more remarkable discoveries and the capability to predict Earth processes, critical to protect human lives and property. However, the nation's commitment to Earth satellite missions must be renewed to realize the potential of this fertile area of science.
Because the critical infrastructure to make the best use of satellite data takes decades to build and is now in place,
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A burger with too many condiments, pick one and enjoy
I try to bring a levity and fun to this site, I want people to not take themselves too seriously on "Serious Eats". I believe that I am an excellent home cook and really love food.
A burger with too many condiments, pick one and enjoy
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simple marinara sauce
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Yes, Sangria should sit no longer than a day at the most.
Thanks for that ringing endorsement! it almost felt like I was in a commercial for cheese.
Good Lunch at Westside Steakhouse on 10th between 43rd and 44th
Thanks Healthytouch!
Tamarind paste will work just fine.
Restaurant Jane for some very interesting Pizza. One pizza is good enough to share. Schwartz for good deli.
Bond 45, good food and great choices.
There is a new steak house on the west side aptly called West Side Steakhouse, took clients to lunch there, the steaks were very good and the price was even better. I think I got out of there spending about $30-35 per person. We did not drink. The place is on 10th Ave between 43rd and 44th. West side of the street next to the Lansdowne Road Pub.
@gargupie thanks! I think both snacks and meals...trying to get the whole street food experience.
As a saffron substitute you can add a goya seasoning packet that has Azafran in it. It will give you the color you need plus some other flavors as well. You may also want to go with a medium grain rice instead of arborio, which Goya also makes, much cheaper alternatives.
If it is boneless, cook it under a brick. sears the chicken and keeps it moist. Marinate with salt, pepper, thyme, oregano, garlic, white wine. medium grill 5 minutes on the first side if using a whole chicken breast. Flip and 3-4 minutes on the other.
Kebabs...Tomato, red onion and green yellow red peppers chunks in between, Brush with olive oil, season with salt pepper oregano and garlic. Cut Swordfish into one inch chunks and it should take about 4-5 minutes a side to cok on a medium grill. Serve with a lemon wedge to squeeze on top.
Since you do not have a smoker, my suggestion is cheat...Braise the ribs in the oven for 2 hours and then finish them off on the bbq.
You mean to tell me that wings and nachos are not traditional irish staples.
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Thanks as always! This is why SE is the best food site on the net.
it could be an arepa maker, definitely used to cook over open flames
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It is called Schmaltz, and you can use it to make a great chopped liver. Fry your livers and chopped onions in it. Then hand chop or blitz it in the food processor depending on the consistency you like, add some madeira wine to kill the liver taste.
Fatburger on the strip in Las Vegas at 7 in the morning after an all night bender.
Marinate you chicken in the seasonings you are using for the dish (just double the amount) overnight and that will give you a flavorful chicken.
There is usually a cart on 57th and park as well
I was a fan of Chef Burke, now I am a bigger fan. Social Media works!
Ok SE'ers please give me your opinion on the best korean bbq restaurant in Queens. I am taking a group of co-workers out to dinner in a couple of weeks. No one in the group has had Korean food before. Thanks!
Good morning serious eaters, I have a hankering for piri piri chicken and need peppers for my marinade and bbq sauce. Any ideas on where I can get them. They are also known as African bird's eye chilies. Thanks in advance.!
Taking a road trip with a buddy to South Bend Labor Day weekend. We plan on being in Cleveland around lunch time. Was thinking of hitting up the B-spot for burgers for lunch. Is it good? Is there some place better? I am not married to burgers and am open to suggestions.
A good friend of mine will be in Hong Kong in January for school and she might want to do a paper on Hong Kong Street food. Any recommendations on where to go and what to eat. Thanks SE'ers
I am remodeling my kitchen and have seen these NXR ranges for sale. Anyone have one? Bought one? Please tell me about it.
I will be in Montreal in two weeks. I need a great Poutine spot and another place to eat other than au Pied de Cochon. Help me out fellow SE'ers.
It was next to the paprika. I know nothing of annato other than the fact that it is in some Goya brand seasonings. Any suggestions on cooking with this spice?
I am remodeling my kitchen and I wanted to know what type of flooring (some type of wood is preferred) I should install. I have heard Bamboo, Cork are good but I wanted to hear from my fellow SE'ers.
Friends of mine is remodeling their kitchen, they are thinking about installing an induction cooktop instead of a gas burner cooktop. They are not big cookers. Please SE'ers give me some feedback on induction. Good, Bad or Indifferent
My friend Tom will be in Florence Italy next week. I want to give him some restaurants suggestions. Traveling with wife and baby.
I rely on the world travelers of SE to make me look like a hero. Moderately priced please.
Had houseguests this past weekend and they left me with a three pack of these bad boys. Any suggestions, as I do not eat muffins with what I can do with them? Dessert suggestions are very welcome.
Have a hankering for a good Pimms cup for the July 4th weekend. (Unamerican, I know) but hey we did gain our independence from the Brits. I know this cause I saw the movie "Independence Day".
Ok Anne Burrell is a chef that I respect. Loved her menu at Centro Vinoteca, never went to Gusto's (is she still there?) New show on the FN called "Secrets of a Restaurant Chef" Problem #1 it premieres this Sunday at 9:30 AM, yes AM. For those who are Tivo-less, who in their right mind is up and coherent at that time? And if the show is anything like the little two minute snippet video where her secret is putting in a little pasta water to thin out the bolognese sauce and flicking a pan to toss the pasta and sauce together thoroughly, Then this series may be short lived because only hard core food lovers will even get up at that time to watch this show.
Got a bottle of it from a friend, and I have no clue what it is good for. Is it just a sangwich/salad thing or is there something more.
Advice please.
Now that I have your attention. It is not for any type of voodoo ritual, it is actually part of a rice recipe that I had in Portugal. I live in NYC but can travel to NJ or Conn. If it is as good as the one I had I will post this recipe. I don't need alot just a pint or so.
Preferably one that is available at Whole Paycheck, er..I mean Foods.
The people who own Land o' Lakes have said that they will not use the milk of cloned cows in their products. Do we care ?
As per Adam's request I am posting my recipe for pernil. Pernil, for the uninitiated, is roast pork shoulder. This is a great way to feed about 10 people for less than $30.
1 Pork Shoulder about 8 to 10 pounds
Mojo Recipe for Marinating the Pork
Put all these items into a blender and blend well:
1 head garlic
1 bunch cilantro
5 tsp Kosher salt
5 tsp black pepper
2 tsp olive oil
3 cups OJ, freshly squeezed if possible
1 cup white wine
4 tbsp white wine vinegar
2 tsp cumin powder
1 small onion finely chopped
1. After you wash your pork in cold water, take your pork shoulder and with a sharp paring knife, cut slits into the pork about a 1/2 inch long and a 1/2 inch deep all around the pork. This will allow the marinade to get into the pork.
2. Place the pork into one of those clear oven bags and pour the mojo into it, making sure to massage the mojo into the pork. Allow it to marinate overnight or at least 6 hours, but the longer you let it marinade the better it will taste. Tie off the bag and put the pork in the refrigerator.
3. Take the pork out of the fridge for a half hour before placing it in the oven.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Remove pork from the bag. Place pork on a deep roasting pan, fat side up, if you have a rack for the pan, use it. Roast pork for 1 hour at 400°, and then turn it down to 350° for 2 to 3 hours. If you have a meat thermometer, insert it after 3 hours total cooking time. Meat is done when temperature reads 180° in the middle.
Remove from the oven and let the meat rest for 20 minutes. Carryover cooking time will bring the meat to 185°.
Enjoy everyone!
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The treasurer of a north metro Parent-Teacher Organization is accused of stealing nearly $55,000 in funds raised by parents, relatives, and friends that would have gone to pay for programs to benefit children, including the woman's own three kids.
Melissa J. O'Brien, 31, is charged with felony theft by swindle and made her first court appearance Wednesday. Through her attorney, O'Brien has declined to comment. A message left in person at her home Monday was not returned.
The theft began, prosecutors say, just one month after O'Brien took over as treasurer of the Oxbow Creek Elementary School PTO in August 2012, where O'Brien's children attend.
During the next four months, O'Brien signed or forged checks to herself, her husband, and her mother; withdrew $11,000 in cash; and set up electronic withdrawals to pay her personal bills, the complaint alleges.
"I don't know how you cannot be angry," wondered Oxbow Elementary PTO president Darla Noah.
"It's a betrayal to everybody at the school," she added.
O'Brien "admitted to stealing money from the PTO" and explained to an investigator the "several schemes" she used to carry out the thefts, according to the investigator's description of his interview with O'Brien.
The money would have been used, said Noah, to pay for music programs, an explorer dome to teach children about astronomy, and the Minnesota Zoo mobile.
Instead, the school will cover the expenses by taking money from other areas, Noah said.
"You feel stupid in one sense that you didn't know it; why couldn't you find that out; why didn't you see it coming?" Noah explained in an interview at her home Monday. "And just the hard work that so many parents and kids have done at the school. You know, it just puts you at a loss."
Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman, whose office is prosecuting O'Brien, as well as her husband, Dustin J. O'Brien, declared, "I want them to do some time. If nothing else, then to send a symbol to everyone else - don't rip off your kids' organization."
Freeman said his prosecutor will press for six to nine months jail time in the Hennepin County workhouse and full restitution.
"This is the kind of crime that will make you sad; sad because it's preventable and sad because they're ripping off kids," Freeman said.
The PTO hopes to make up some of the loss at its annual carnival fundraiser at the school in Champlin this Friday, April 19, 2013, from 6-8:30pm.
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Reese Witherspoon and Paul Rudd shared a laugh on the set of How Do You Know? in DC over the weekend. Reese has been working hard on her new film, but she took a break for a workout and some quality time with her real life love interest Jake Gyllenhaal today. While he may be the one who is making her smile at the end of the day, her happiness looks genuine with both her on and offscreen men.
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Ana-V452519 6 years
Love Paul Rudd (since Clueless lol!)
6 years
LITTLE man Ryan is not so bad!! QUIT HATING OVER THERE...Ryan is sexy...post your name Ms. Anonymous....scared for us to see....you sound like you are hating on Ryan! Yes...he is a screw up, but he looks happier now that he is with Abbie then this control freak!
6 years
i think you all are cynical bitches. if this is a fake relationship then so is every other one in hollywood. you just pick who you don't like and decide that it's all a publicity stunt. it's sad, really.
kissmestupid 6 years
I like Jake as an actor, have since he was a kid. Reese has done some really fine work. And if they're a real couple, I wish them the best. But they are both fine actors and can do a convincing scene, easily. I'm not convinced by these pictures which look a little too arranged. They are papped together way too much, IMO, for a couple that doesn't club together and haven't been doing red carpet together either.
Misty11 6 years
"i don't get all these "jake is gay" or "fake relationship" comments" Because you believe tabloids and PR. Those comments are from longtime Jake fans who follow this showmance from the start.
Misty11 6 years
"i don't get all these "jake is gay" or "fake relationship" comments"Because you believe tabloids and PR.Those comments are from longtime Jake fans who follow this showmance from the start.
6 years
reese traded UP. she is all smiles because she is satisfied!! hope homewecker abbie is satisfied with little-man ryan.
6 years
i agree with redchick. i don't get all these "jake is gay" or "fake relationship" comments. i really don't . reese strikes me as a nice person and good mother who isn't a lohan-type attention seeker and tries to live her life as best she can. and jake seems very similar. what is wrong with them dating? i think it is a genuine relationship - look at their faces. if you want to talk about relationships for purely publicity purposes, please, let's discuss aniston/mayer or hilton/reinhardt. but these two seem to really enjoy each other SO BACK OFF THE HATING.
ohana 6 years
I ignore the fake couple conspiracies. Jake is growing on me and I think she's mature and grounded for him than Dunst.
redchick152 6 years
i don't understand why people call Jake gay? and i also don't understand the fake-relationship crap? were there some rumors that i've missed? i think they are a real couple!
Shannolyn 6 years
Must jump on the Rudd love bandwagon. He always does bring a smile. (And I've been there since 'Clueless', too!)
Idalia 6 years
Well the matching outfits are kinda corky but I looooove Jake and Reese!!!!Reese and Paul Rudd seems like a good match for a movie couple. I'll be watching this one!
Idalia 6 years
Well the matching outfits are kinda corky but I looooove Jake and Reese!!!! Reese and Paul Rudd seems like a good match for a movie couple. I'll be watching this one!
luv2blazy 6 years
I love that they are dressed alike.
ilanac13 6 years
they are both adorable! i'm glad that jake was able to make the trip to visit her though :)
Dubn8tr 6 years
I've loved Paul since Clueless! Jake, not so much...
YelenaRose 6 years
I love Jake... :)
YelenaRose 6 years
I love Jake... :)
spicyaroma 6 years
I'd marry Paul Rudd in a second. He just makes me smile *swoon*
jaan_black 6 years
I love Paul Rudd, he's a cutie imo...and he can make anyone smile :)
Misty11 6 years
Happy to use Jake Gyllenhaal for publicity.I'm sure Reese Witherspoon isn't happy about her gay, fake "bf".
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Happy to use Jake Gyllenhaal for publicity. I'm sure Reese Witherspoon isn't happy about her gay, fake "bf".


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Posted By Ryan Eanes On February 17, 2008 @ 9:00 pm In Business of Photography | 5 Comments
I think it's safe to assume that nearly every designer out there who has worked in either print or digital media has encountered a job that required custom photography. It's true that low-cost stock photo sites like iStockPhoto.com and Creative Commons-based sites like Flickr have become ubiquitous, but plenty of jobs require a designer to hire and directly work with a photographer. As an early-career designer, I thought it might be useful to describe the process I've used for organizing and art directing a shoot.
You may have a short list of photographers that you're comfortable working with, but if not, don't fret. When I was working on a personal Web site redesign, I didn't know where to find a photographer so I started with the first place that I could think of — Craigslist.
I posted an advertisement explaining in brief what the project was, and when the replies started to pour in (and believe me, unless you live in the middle of the desert, they'll definitely pour in), I started to look for someone whose artistic abilities seemed to jive with my own vision. I knew full well, though, that I needed to find someone who could communicate with me. The worst thing in the world is hiring someone that doesn't listen to you, and I firmly believe that if someone can't answer your questions via e-mail or on the phone, you have no business hiring them.
Communication Is Key
Once I'd found a photographer that I liked and agreed on a price and scheduled a shooting date, I wasn't able to meet him in person beforehand, but I did speak to him on the phone and sent him several detailed e-mails explaining what I had in mind and what I envisioned the end product to look like.
Photographers are visual people, just like designers are, so my photographer was more than happy to look to the photos that I sent him for direction and inspiration. Plus, it's not uncommon for good photographers to make suggestions that you may not have considered — mine, for example, suggested some outdoor shots, which I hadn't thought of. When you have this kind of synergy, you just increase the likelihood that the photos you'll get back will be exactly what you wanted — or better.
Art directing at the actual shoot is often a bit nerve-racking for designers, especially if it isn't something that they've had to do before. The first time that I was asked to art direct at a photo shoot for my job, I had no clue what I was doing, but it didn't matter to the photographer (a 20-some year veteran behind the lens); he wanted my direction, because I was the one who was ultimately going to manipulate his photographs into their final finished form. Once I made this connection in my own mind, the entire process became much easier, and I really enjoyed what I was doing.
Assert Yourself, But Listen
Giving the photographer direction was much easier when I remembered that he was working for me. Personally, I have to work very hard not to feel anxious in novel work or social situations and it can be difficult for me to say if something is bothering me, but it was helpful to remember one thing: This is a business.
I didn't hire a photographer so that he could indiscriminately shoot photos that I wasn't happy with. It's true that most photographers would say that they are artists, but in this instance the photographer is an artist for hire. If you aren't happy with what you're getting back, say so, though this wasn't really an issue for me. I tried to give specific directions ("Can you frame the model so that there's more empty space over his left shoulder?") and I made an effort to indicate if something needed to be reshot ("Let's do a couple more of this pose, maybe from a higher angle this time").
Finally, I made sure to listen to what the photographer was saying to me. The photographers I've worked with so far have been true pros, and they've kept me abreast of everything going on as we worked ("We're going to need to move to our next location within an hour so we'll have enough daylight left"). This continuous channel of communication is vital, and when the two of you are talking you'll almost always end up with the photos that you need. So far, it's worked for me.
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5 Comments To "Learning to Communicate as an Art Director"
#1 Comment By Vanessa On February 18, 2008 @ 11:15 am
As someone early in my career too, it's nice to read about learning the business as you go ... which I think is how it works for most people. I can definitely relate.
#2 Comment By DerFrankie On December 3, 2008 @ 2:30 pm
great article - I'm putting togheter some lessons for art directors to be and I will include this when I come to the topic "photographers" - If you want to link to me or contribute you'r welcome.
#3 Comment By Kelly On September 12, 2012 @ 10:40 pm
Im so glad I found this article. I have to direct a small shoot this week and it's a relief to know that everyone gets nervous but you get more and more confident as you learn. You gotta start somewhere
#4 Comment By Robbie On December 27, 2012 @ 7:14 am
Thanks for the article
Really boosts me up for tomorrow photo shoot..
Nice to know that everybody has or had the same situation..
#5 Comment By Halina On January 25, 2013 @ 3:02 pm
I have been art directing the shoots for several years and sometimes find it difficult to recognize how much of art direction is called for. Are there set rules on which decisions are made by an art director and which are to be left for the photographer?
You are right communication is the key but once in a while I worked with a photographer who was not willing to take direction on the shoot. Do you have an advice on how to set the boundaries and remind them that after all they are working for me in an professional and effective way? The last thing I want is the photographer who resents me for putting him in his place, if you know what I mean.
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Who Chris Allinger, on-air talent for Q Country 103.7
On Monday, September 8th, Q Country 103.7 Personality Chris Allinger
Will Begin the 3rd Annual Walkin' The Country to Benefit the
Food Bank of the Southern Tier's BackPack Program!
What Chris will be setting out to walk through towns
in Tompkins County to benefit the Food Banks
BackPack Program.
When Monday, September 8th - Friday, September 12th
How September 8th at 9:00am, Chris will begin his walk from the front of the Friedman Wrestling Center on the Cornell University campus, carrying only a large empty backpack. Donations will be raised through donations per mile leading up to the event, but also through events and individuals Chris encounters on his walk. The idea is to fill the backpack as Chris travels through Q Country!
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Special thanks to Cornell Athletics & Physical Education staff for their check of over $6,500 to get Chris off to a great start today!
Click here to see when Chris will be in your town! Check in daily to the Food Bank's Facebook page to find out where Chris will be, or click here to follow Chris on the Q Country website. Photos will be posted when the walk begins!
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During the 2012-2013 school year, the BackPack Program served 33 school districts in Broome, Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben, Tioga, and Tompkins counties. 2,075 children received packs each week. A total of 73,872 packs were distributed.
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Milestone Monday: NO FREE PASS FOR MOMS
Monday, September 24th, 2012
There is no free pass in motherhood. A while back I wrote about why the boob rocks and how I would get extra sleep every morning because Phil had to get up with Fia. I would lie in bed with Emmett, he'd nurse and we'd both fall asleep for at least an extra hour. I was so thrilled–almost giddy–about this scenario.
Anytime I needed a break from the chaos or wanted to relax, Emmett and I would just disappear under the guise of nursing. Don't get me wrong: I did put him on the boob. But it went beyond survival for us/him. It was more like the perfect excuse to escape when the going got rough.
Wow, kid #2 is easier on the mom, I thought with glee.
Emmett is now 8 months old and I'm more exhausted than ever. Granted, it could be because I listened to my friend Cassandra's advice to "Mom-Up" and sleep train him, thus getting rid of my night village. (Damn you C!) So now, he sort of sleeps through the night. You know, the usual–consistently inconsistent. (That should be the slogan for babies, btw).
The mornings though are when I really get screwed. He is so excited about moving (almost crawling), not to mention he is an incredibly active baby, that now when he wakes up, there is no sleeping. He nurses and is ready to M-O-V-E. This boy waits for no one.
What sucks even more is he and Fia have swapped time zones. Em wakes up at 5 or 5:30 and she sleeps until 7. So I'm up before the sun, done nursing in 20 minutes, and attempting to think about the day ahead while Fia and Phil snooze away. Phil has very little sympathy. Why should he? He bore the brunt of early mornings for months while I smugly enjoyed what I thought was mother nature's free mom pass. Ha.
Cassandra, I now hate your term Mom-Up. I want to Mom-Down. Somehow though it just doesn't have the same ring.
Emmett–be glad you are so damn cute and happy. If you weren't, your mom would ignore your early morning wake-up call.
I know this is one of many examples of the tables getting turned on moms, so please feel free to share your own sad tale. I may as well brace myself for more.Add a Comment
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The DJ shuts the fader by mistake,
yet speaks his words in slick and practised tones,
but doesn't hear them coming through his 'phones,
berates himself: That's quite a gaffe to make.
That's five whole seconds, nothing but dead air.
I've dropped a clanger. This is just not done!
The programme's live, it's not a trial run.
The punters might retune and go elsewhere.
But more important is that what we give
distracts, amuses, offers light, bright, trite.
Dead air is not an option. Get it right!
They need our pap: it tells them how to live.
Although this little lapse is but a blink,
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Considered one of Alberta's foremost cartoonists, Fred Curatolo has been drawing since the age of three. Fred began serious editorial cartooning in 1982, and was first published in 1983 in the prestigious Toronto Sun.
In 1986, Curatolo started his full-time cartooning career in Ontario. Three years later, Fred joined the Edmonton Sun as its resident editorial cartoonist and continued in this position until 2006. A converted westerner, Fred still works on and off with the Sun.
Curatolo won an Ontario Newspaper Award for cartooning in 1987, and received national recognition for his work at the 1991 Dunlop Awards in Toronto. He would continue to win numerous more Dunlop Awards, as well as other awards in cartooning.
In English speaking Canada, Curatolo's work has appeared in all 4 of Toronto's major dailies along with the biggest dailies and weeklies across Canada. His work now appears in numerous publications across North America.
You can check out samples of Fred's syndicated cartoon work in the Galleries section above. For a fuller break down of Curatolo's services, please see the Services section. For more information, or to receive a quote, please head to the Contact section.
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Dorothy M. Murphy, 81, of Columbia City, passed away at 6:16 a.m. Monday, Dec. 20, 2010 at Parkview Whitley Hospital, Columbia City. Born Nov. 5, 1929 in Kokomo, she was a daughter of Carl and Pearl (Hyndman) Boyer. She was the widow of Garner E. Murphy.
At Mrs. Murphy's request there will be no visitation or services. Burial will be private.
Memorials may be given in memory of Mrs. Murphy to Angelfood, c/o Eagle Quest Church, 1120 N. SR 109, Columbia City, IN 46725.
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People generate an ever-growing amount of behavioral data when they interact with computer systems. Rather than treating these data purely as numbers or tokens, I will present projects that decode user behavior from the data and construct practical models. One project collects mouse cursor activity on a live search engine, and incorporates these data in two graphical models: one to understand visual attention to predict where people are looking without an eye-tracking device, and one that can be used to improve the relevance of search results. I will also provide examples of how interactions can drive research in games, mobile devices, reviews, and the web. Through this, we can better understand fundamental human behavior and help design systems that allow people to find information faster and easier.
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Jeff Huang is a PhD Candidate in Information Science at the University of Washington. His research in data-driven information retrieval focuses on modeling users from interaction data. He has been awarded Best Paper at SIGIR 2010, two Honorable Mentions at CHI 2011, and the Facebook Fellowship. During his graduate studies, Jeff has conducted research at the University of Washington and five research groups at Microsoft Research and Google, and has received external funding from Google and Microryza. His work appears in venues such as SIGIR, CHI, AAAI, UIST, CIKM, WSDM, as well as in the Wall Street Journal, GeekWire, and the MIT Technology Review. Jeff earned his Masters and Bachelors degrees in Computer Science at the University of Illinois.


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Albert Wu of Brookings High School enjoys 'solving problems and treating people. Biology teacher Kelly Riedell says, 'If I had a class full of Alberts, my day would be fun all day long.' / Emily Spartz / Argus Leader
Albert Wu
HIGH SCHOOL: Brookings
ACHIEVEMENTS/INTERESTS Science Olympiad gold and silver medalist in State Cell Biology; State Mission Possible, State Optics, State Protein Modeling;, State Thermodynamics and State Chemistry Lab competition; AP Scholar Award winner; National Merit Scholarship semifinalist; first-place team Quiz Bowl; first-place team National Academic Quiz tournament; Trick-or-Treating for Brookings Food Pantry; Brookings Humane Society; Brookings Art Festival.
FAMILY: Father, Yajun; mother, Ying; brother, Kevin, 15
COLLEGE PLANS: Undecided, though considering Washington University in St. Louis or the University of Pennsylvania.
CAREER IDEAS: Biomedical engineering (medical research) or physician.
BROOKINGS — Albert Wu fights hunger, collects money for the poor and, if all goes according to plan, could solve some of medicines greatest mysteries one day.
At least thats the plan.
The Brookings High School senior and Argus Leader Academic All-Star has applied to the most prestigious of higher education institutions, from Stanford to Dartmouth, the University of Pennsylvania to Duke. Wherever he lands, he intends to pursue studies that will make him a doctor one day, or a medical researcher.
I just like solving problems and treating people, the 17-year-old Wu said. Disease is like that. You put all the pieces together to solve a problem, and then treat it.
As for the compassion part of medical work, the older of Yajun and Ying Wus two sons already has some experience in that area. For two years, he has been involved with the local Food Pantrys trick-or-treating effort, sending youth out on Halloween to go door-to-door and collect food for the needy.
He has rang a bell during the Christmas season for the Salvation Army. He has recruited donors for the local blood drive. He has even cared for animals and cleaned out their living areas for the Brookings Humane Society.
While understanding that such volunteerism helps on a college application, Wu insists his interest in volunteerism goes beyond that.
I just like helping people, he said. Its amazing what a difference people can make.
Whereas some youth with the intelligence of Wu he scored a 35 on his ACT and 2320 on his SAT can sometimes exude an attitude of Im smarter than you, that has never been the case with the young man she taught in regular and advanced placement biology classes, teacher Kelly Riedell at Brookings High said.
If you had a class full of Alberts, my day would be fun all day long, Riedell said. Thats the kind of kid you want to have, one who is excited about learning, who asks questions, who is very interested in learning. He is a super kid, a good role model for others ... by quiet example, of doing the right thing.
Wus father, Yajun, studies plant growth under stress conditions at South Dakota State University. Last summer, he helped his son land a job at the university working with cyanobacteria commonly known as blue-green algae as researchers genetically modify it so it produces and secretes the renewable carbon molecules necessary for gasoline, jet fuel and diesel.
The younger Wu helped as researchers cloned the genes in cyanobacteria to amplify them for further study.
Yes, definitely, I found that interesting, he said. Ive always loved research, but that really got me into what its really like to do that kind of thing.
Along with his volunteer work and summer job at the university, Wu has been involved in Brookings Highs Multicultural Club. His family comes from a Chinese background he has traveled to that country three times and the diversity in Brookings has introduced him to young people with backgrounds from India, Bangladesh, Romania and beyond.
I enjoy my trips to China, he said. I like to meet my relatives and talk to them and see how they are doing. I like learning the differences between the culture here and culture there.
Perhaps he would even enjoy returning to his Chinese roots some day to live and work in that country?
I dont think so, he said with a smile. I was raised in the United States. I can speak English much better than I speak Chinese. Im more accustomed to the American culture.
Part of that cultural acclimation is his affinity for video games. But Wu enjoys a game of tennis every now and then, too. And he plays the piano well enough to sit down in quiet moments and perform a little Beethoven.
What is immediately striking about him is how well mannered he is opening doors for strangers, thanking people for any little kindness.
Hes very polite, Riedell said. Its always thank you with him. He always calls you by name. ... Thank you Mrs. Riedell. Hes just really a nice kid.
And a very smart young man, she added, one she thinks will have much success in life.
Scholarship is important to Albert. ... wanting to be a good student, wanting to learn and know things, Riedell said. Sometimes high school kids lose that curiosity about life. He just wants to know stuff about everything. He is just interested in learning. I really do think that will take him a long way.


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Mrs. Lorraine Mary Stukel, age 86, passed away Tuesday, July 5, 2011.
Mrs. Stukel was a native of Chicago, Illinois. She was preceded in death by her husband, Matthew Stukel; and their infant son; parents, James and Hermina Vlach.
Survivors include: daughters, Sandy (Lawson Little) Watson, Millicent (John) Palese; sister, Shirley (Nick) Bensfield; granddaughter, Cathy Palese.
A Mass of Christian Burial for Mrs. Lorraine Mary Stukel will be conducted at 11:30 AM Friday, July 8, 2011, in the St. Mary's Catholic Church. Father Michael Cummins will officiate.
The graveside committal service will follow in the Mountain Home National Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM Friday at St. Mary's Catholic Church prior to the service.
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An inmate who died Friday at the Washington County Detention Center hanged himself, according to preliminary investigation results released Monday.
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation spokeswoman Kristin Helm said the agency would await a coroner's autopsy report before making a final determination in the death of Jay William Davis, 39, 151 Ridgecrest Road, Jonesborough, but preliminary findings indicated he hanged himself in the jail.
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The Great Adventure, Then and Now Bible Maps books uses clear overlays to compare the Middle East during biblical times to its current day cities and countries. With clear, easy to understand map legends and keys you will uncover the fascinating backdrop of the Bible in its modern day form, making the world of Jesus, the Apostles and other Old and New Testament figures a comprehendible reality. The Then and Now Bible Maps show the political and religious development in the Holy Land along with helpful explanations and comparisons to what this region is today. Intermixed with these great maps are also a fascinating facts page, a complete description of the journeys of Jesus from His birth to His Ascension, a description of the Journeys of Paul, and a Bible timeline. Have fun retelling the events of the Bible using today's geography…
Recently revised to reflect The Great Adventure Bible Timeline system, this book will be a powerful tool in discovering the riches of Bible history.
|Cass (Orlando, April 2, 2015)
|I teach History, so I like finding things that show how things were vs how they are. This is very useful because I have a way to show the book to the whole class with technology. It really helps students understand both today and ancient times.
|Cass (Orlando, FL, March 29, 2015)
|It is always so nice to be able to see what 'was' and compare it to what 'is.' I teach History, so this is very valuable, for both ancient and modern History. I have a document camera, so I can use it to project for the whole class, and everyone has really gotten a better idea of, not only what happened where in Christ's time, but also about how the maps look through History. I am grateful to those who put this together, and to The Catholic Company for having it.
|Vicki (Mesa, March 25, 2014)
|This book is really a must have when reading the bible. It shows you exactly where events in the bible took place, and the overlays show you how that relates to today. It gives you a whole new perspective and understanding of biblical times and the current events in the Middle East.
|Bette (Chandler AZ, February 28, 2012)
|Easy to follow as I read the Bible Best Uses: Reference; Describe Yourself: Bookworm; Pros: Easy To Read, Informative, Will use it for years
|JB (Clinton, TN, January 30, 2011)
|This map book is the only one I have found that has the modern-day map of biblical times then turn the page for a clear which allows you to see the same map how it looked in Biblical times. It really helps the perspective when studying the bible. The maps are so clear and colorful with more detail then I expected. The book also contains time lines of both the Old and New Testaments, Fascinating facts, St. Pauls travels and more. Best Uses: Reference; Describe Yourself: Everyday Reader; Pros: Informative, Large easy to read maps, Well Written
|Joe T. (Fairfax, VA, July 24, 2010)
|Helps to better understand. Best Uses: Reference; Describe Yourself: Casual Reader; Pros: Informative
|Normagen (Madera, CA, June 17, 2010)
|Brings Bible locations into our era with their current name changes. Best Uses: Gift, Older Readers, Reference; Describe Yourself: Bookworm; Pros: Easy To Read, Informative
|mad (laguna Woods, Calidoni, May 29, 2010)
|This book is most helpful as a reference in reading the scripture and other books relating to the time of the apostles. Since many of the areas they preached in have changed over the years Best Uses: Reference; Describe Yourself: Everyday Reader; Pros: Easy To Read, Informative
|Mary (Hurricane, Ut, March 31, 2010)
|I use this in my Bible Study group. Group members love it. It helps us orient ourselves to where the action was in relation to our current times. Love the overlays! Best Uses: Older Readers, Reference; Describe Yourself: Bookworm; Pros: Easy To Read, Informative
|Linda in Warwick, NY (USA, March 27, 2010)
|I love this product! I had just been wishing there was a map out there that would show me where all of the areas mentioned in the bible with biblical names of cities and countries were located and to have a reference that would show me the same places with their present day names of cities and countries. Many names of cities and country names and boundaries have changed. This product is it! It covers everything that happened in the Old Testament through the New Testament. With the film overlays, one can easily follow along with what is happening in the bible and where those locations would be occuring in present day areas. Thank you so much for coming up with this book! I recommend it for everyone! There should be one in each household and in libraries everywhere. Best Uses: Gift, Older Readers, Reference, Special Needs, Travel Reading, Younger Readers; Describe Yourself: Everyday Reader; Pros: Deserves Multiple Readings, Easy To Read, Easy to use, Exactly what I wanted, Informative, Wonderful resource
|Dutchman (Mt. Airy, MD, March 20, 2010)
|I can now know where I am when I read the Bible. Pros: Easy To Read
|B (Miami, Florida, November 10, 2009)
|I am reading the bible using The Catholic Company's "How to Read the Bible Every Day" and found myself wondering about the geographic areas described and how they related to modern times. Then I saw this guide in the catalog and it is an excellent reference if you are curious about this and don't want to spend the time looking it up. It's done for you! Best Uses: Reference; Describe Yourself: Everyday Reader; Pros: Easy To Read, Informative
|Marisela (Vancouver, Canada, July 13, 2009)
|It would help me to locate me in time and place while I'm reading Bible passages. Best Uses: Reference, Younger Readers; Describe Yourself: Everyday Reader; Pros: Informative
|Dave the pro (baraboo, wi, November 13, 2008)
|This book of maps is great. I have lent it to some friends who are studying Daniel and the maps are great for showing where in todays country. Best Uses: Education


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