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25 Great Grilled Vegetable Recipes
Grilled Sweet Potato Wedges with Dipping Sauces
Use either unpeeled sweet potatoes or russet potatoes for these easy grilled potato wedges. Cook wedges in boiling water first to shorten grill time. Serve with Creamy Chive Sauce or Honey Sesame Sauce.
Grilled Vegetables with Summer Hollandaise
Grilling asparagus and Broccolini over dry heat concentrates their sweetness and adds a delectable smoky flavor. Making the sauce in a blender means there's no fear of it separating.
Grilled zucchini recipes
Caprese (left) Bias-slice zucchini and grill for 4 to 6 minutes; turn once. Toss on platter with fresh mozzarella. Drizzle with olive oil, red wine vinegar and snipped fresh basil.
Kabobs Thread zucchini slices, summer squash pieces and onion wedges on skewers. Brush with olive oil mixed with salt, pepper and lemon peel. Grill 8 to 10 minutes.
Packets Drizzle sliced zucchini with Italian or balsamic salad dressing and wrap in foil packets. Grill packet 6 to 8 minutes.
Ribbons Slice zucchini lengthwise; brush with olive oil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Grill 3 to 4 minutes per side until softened and charred. Sprinkle with crumbled feta cheese and snipped fresh dill.
Grilled Tomato Melts
Gooey Monterey Jack cheese bubbles inside fresh tomatoes, while chopped sweet peppers and toasted sliced almonds add crunch.
Grilled Asparagus & Arugula Salad with Shaved Parmesan
Warm asparagus wilts the peppery arugula and melds all the flavors in this grilled salad. Use Parmigiano-Reggiano from Italy and fresh squeezed lemon juice for the best flavor.
Vegging Out Grilled Mushrooms
Smoky cheese holds grilled eggplant, onions and pepper together, and portobellos form "bread" for this hefty meatless sandwich.
Grilled Green Beans with Shallots
Wrapped in a foil packet, fresh green beans--seasoned with onion, soy sauce, basil, mint, sesame seeds and your choice of nuts--grill alongside your entree.
Grilled Green Tomatoes with Garden Herb Salad
This recipe is perfect just before the beginning of tomato season and just as it ends. Grilling the tomatoes gives them a smokiness that complements their natural tanginess.
Grilled Potato Packets
Slice russet potatoes and combine with sweet peppers, onion and fresh parsley for Grilled Potato Packets. Foil packets trap steam that cooks the potatoes.
Grilled Sweet Onions
Onions wrapped in foil steam to juicy perfection when cooked on your grill. The recipe comes from a Naperville, Illinois, reader, who says the onions turn out tender and sweet.
Veggie Bread Salad
Quarter red, yellow or green sweet peppers; remove stems, seeds and membranes. Thread small tomatoes on skewers. Slice Italian bread. Brush all with olive oil. Place on grill rack over medium coals. Grill peppers 8 to 10 minutes or until tender and browned; grill tomato skewers and bread slices 2 minutes or until tomatoes are softened and bread is toasted, turning all once during grilling. Cut peppers into bite-size pieces and bread into cubes. Toss veggies and bread with torn romaine, some Parmesan cheese and Italian dressing.
Fire-Roasted Dilled Potato Medley
Make this colorful potato medley with yellow-fleshed potatoes, carrots and onions. Roasting-pan cooking gives grilled potatoes a rich, nutty flavor.
Grilled Squash and More
Brush Italian dressing on squash, onion and mushrooms for a zesty herbed-vinegar coating.
Pesto Rosemary Skewered Baby Potatoes and Carrots
Veggie kabobs are a fun way to serve summer vegetables. Rosemary makes a fancy skewer for baby potatoes and carrots, but you can use metal or wooden skewers, if you prefer.
In our picture, veggie kabobs are on the left and center of platter. To the right of the veggies is a skewer of Grilled Pork Tenderloin Spiedini, an oregano-and fennel-marinated main dish. (Spiedini is Italian for skewers.)
Pesto Rosemary Skewered Baby Potatoes and Carrots
Grilled Ham and Corn Kabobs
Fresh apricots make a surprise appearance in this skewered main dish -- perfect for a barbecue. Brush a mixture of apricot nectar, honey, lemon juice and mustard on the grilling kabobs.


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Feb. 28, 2013
TUCSON, Ariz. – University of Arizona head women's soccer coach Tony Amato has announced the addition of Kylie Louw to his coaching staff. Louw joins the Wildcat program as an assistant coach after a stellar playing career at Stephen F. Austin (SFA) and with the South African team at the 2012 Olympic Games.
"We are excited to welcome Kylie to Tucson and know she will be a big asset to our program," Amato said. "I had the privilege of working with her for three years and saw she has a special ability to lead others. She has a bright personality, is organized, smart, and is driven to be successful."
"She has an extensive international and collegiate playing background that will translate into making our team better," Amato added. "I am fortunate to now have a great staff in place. The passion both Kylie and Paul (Nagy) bring to Arizona soccer is energizing and will make an immediate impact in coaching our current players and in recruiting future team members."
A three-time Southland Conference (SLC) Player of the Year, the first in Ladyjack history, and a two-time SLC Soccer Student-Athlete of the Year, Louw played for her native South Africa at the 2012 London Olympic Games. She's been a member of the South African National Team since 2006 and was nominated as the South African Player of the Year in 2010.
"I am extremely excited to join an outstanding coaching staff and I am delighted to be working with such a passionate and dedicated department," Louw said. "I would like to thank (Athletics Director) Greg Byrne, (Deputy Athletics Director) Rocky LaRose, (Seniro Associate Athletics Director) Erika Barnes and Tony Amato for an amazing opportunity to be involved in the soccer program and Wildcats athletics. I look forward to being a part of a great tradition here at the University of Arizona."
Also during her tenure at SFA, Louw was a National Soccer Coaches' Association of America (NSCAA) All-American, an NSCAA Scholar All-American and a CoSIDA Academic All-American while winning the SLC regular season and tournament. She was the SLC Freshman of the Year in 2009 and a member of the SLC tournament champion team in 2011.
Louw has also been involved in youth soccer in the Nacogdoches, Texas area, coaching for the Nacogdoches Soccer Club and Nacogdoches Academy Soccer Clinic, as well as giving private lessons.
A native of Johannesburg, she earned her bachelor's in kinesiology from SFA in May 2012 and is currently pursuing her master's degree in exercise science and human performance, also from SFA.
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Open Women Seek To Reclaim Class Of 1975 Cup On The Charles River
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Senior Kelsey Reelick knows what championship speed feels like.
She was the lone freshman in the 2011 Princeton varsity eight that won both the inaugural Ivy League championship and the NCAA grand final. Last season, Reelick made a triumphant return to the Ivy League final, and she helped push the varsity eight to a silver medal at the NCAA Championships.
Now a senior, Reelick understands that her squad isn't where it needs to be just yet. Considering the Ivy League Championships are still more than a month away, that is just fine. Over the first two races, the same eight rowers split a pair of regattas, though there was significant seat-switching from Week 1 to Week 2.
"Every race can be measured by margins and times," Reelick said. "However the members of the boat are able to sense internal progress through boat feel and greater ability to execute workouts. Sometimes it is less about brute force, and more about where individuals are placed within the boat to maximize their individual potential, and to allow for the others around them to row to their highest potential too."
Currently ranked eighth nationally, Princeton is 2-2 this year and has only lost to boats ranked among the Top 6. It will make its first road trip of the season this weekend to compete for The Class of 1975 Cup on the Charles River; the regatta against both No. 14 Harvard and No. 18 Cornell will begin Saturday at 7:12 am.
While any win is a good one, Princeton can find some added motivation from last season; the Tigers' lone regular season loss in 2013 came to Harvard by 2.2 seconds on the Cayuga Inlet.
"There is a sense of excitement going into this weekend, as our first away race, and the race for the win that we failed to walk away with last year," Reelick said. "We are expecting some choppy conditions, and some fierce competition, but have been working hard in hopes of regaining that Cup."
"Our team is composed of a group of tough individuals and I believe that everyone will go out this weekend with a lot of heart and determination no matter what," said senior classmate Margaret Bertasi. "It's always fun to do well at away races, and I think that our team would be pretty fired up to win on the Charles this Saturday. Plus it would be nice to have the cup back in the boathouse for next year."
A pair of wins would also mark the first perfect weekend for the first varsity, though Bertasi knows that plenty good can come from both races.
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Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2011 3:48 am
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Although I attributed my romance reading to Mrs Mike in an earlier post, on reflection I wonder if Little Women didn't contribute to it as well. Do young girls read it anymore I wonder?
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Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2011 2:05 pm
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"Wild Melody" by Sara Craven was the first category romance, and the one that really got me hooked on the genre in general and Harlequin Presents in particular. I still have a copy, and I reread it a couple of years ago. It has withstood the test of time rather well, although it features an "all alone in the big, bad city for the first time" naive heroine.
I read "Gone with the Wind" when I was in 5th grade; of course, it was very romantic. Much of it went over my head; I was only ten years old, after all!
I read "Little Women" when I was a child, too, and I loved the way John and Meg got engaged.
I've always been a sucker for romantic movies, too, starting with "Lady and the Tramp" and "101 Dalmations" as a child!
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Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2012 10:11 pm
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@ Ash
When I first started reading for fun when I was 8, I only read Horror and Sci-fi...but one day many years later my uncle who knew I loved to read dropped off three really large moving boxes of books to my house, that he picked up after a garage sale. At first I was excited, the first several books on top of the one box were books and Authors I had read before and loved. To my 'THEN' dismay the rest of the boxes were nothing but romance novels...but one day I was bored with all my books and decided to go give those boxes a try and picked up the very first book out of the box sight unseen. To my delight that book started my romance with romance and also like you that book was a Judith McNaunght novel... mine was "Almost heaven". I devoured that book in about 12 hrs of non stop reading...after that I was hooked, so I just went back and picked up another; that second book I read, cemented Romance into my daily reading material...that book was "Remembrance" By: Jude Devereaux...I never cried, while reading a book before. After that book, I just couldn't stop, I had read all three boxes of books in 3 months. That was in 1997 and since that day I have been the proud owner of the 200+ romance novels my Uncle gave me and the ones I had added to them over the years. ")
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Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2012 10:49 pm
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The book for me was
Whitney My Love
by JM. It's funny because I loved it from the start, of coarse I couldn't imagine the controversy attached to it. Regardless I have read the different endings and still LOVE the book. I then collected and read all her book historical and contemp. It was the beginning of an insane habit. I have moved on to so many other greats Eloise James, Hoyt, Klypas and many more. I do remember since my summer of 6th grade and every summer there after reading the The Secret Garden that had to be the real beginning.
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Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2012 9:08 pm
Post subject: Roberta Gellis
I read The Flame and the Flower and The Wolf and the Dove when they were first released; however, the book that really sold me on romance was Roberta Gellis' Bond of Blood.
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Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 8:21 pm
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The first romances I read were gothics by Phyllis A. Whitney and Mary Stewart. I enjoyed them, but didn't find them addictive. The ones that reeled me in were
Wuthering Heights
, which I first read when I was 12, and
The Three Musketeers
, which I found a few years later after seeing the 1973 version 4 times within a week (at a movie theatre.) While the books wouldn't fall into the romance category these days, they made me want to read stories with similar passion and adventure, but with traditional happy endings. Where a Cathy caught up with her Heathcliff on the moors, and either coaxed him home or hit the road with him. Where an Isabella could find a Heathcliff who actually loved her. Where an Athos and Milady could reconcile, never mind that she's one of those villainesses who doesn't normally get to reform...
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Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 9:15 pm
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My first true book in the romance genre was Sweet Savage Love by Rosemary Rogers. I was 15 when my girlfriends and I were passing that ragged book and it's sequel around. It was an eye opening read, like nothing I'd read before, and we discussed it endlessly.
Before writing this, I looked to see if I remembered the title correctly, and I'll be damn if there aren't SIX books in Ginny and Steve's story by now. My taste has changed a bit since those days, so I guess I'll never know the ways those two beat the crap out of each other for 1000s of more pages.
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, I thought your avatar looked familiar.... I have a hard copy version of it tacked up on my cork board right by my computer. It's been there for years!
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Location: New York
Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 12:53 am
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The first romance that I remember reading was
by Jude Deveraux. My cousin gave it to me. I think I was about 15 yrs old. But the book that really got me into Romance, especially Historicals, was
Suddenly You
by Lisa Kleypas. After that I never looked back
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I think I always liked lovestories in book, at least as long as I can remember reading I enjoyed something like that, but the book that got me hooked was
Anne Stuart: The Demon Count
. I got it from the library, for a school project as an example of "bad fiction". I think our teacher wanted to drill us into reading only 'high' fiction. Turns out it had the opposite effect on me.
I remember reading the first pages and trying to find out why this was "trivial", but I ended up gobbling the whole thing up, and reading it again the other day. I was devastated that I couldn´t keep the book (it was already long out of print) and had to give it back. But that´s what got me interested in the romance genre.
I don´t read romances constantly after this one, but it opened me for the genre in general.
The next romance that was important for me was
Laura Lee Guhrke´s "Guilty Pleasures"
, because after reading this book I started to hunt for romances and collect the ones I read before and loved (among them my beloved "Demon Count"). This was the next book that convinced me that the romance genre is just perfect for me.
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Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 5:30 pm
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Angel by Johanna Lindsay
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Posted: Tue May 15, 2012 4:46 pm
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I used to be one of those who made fun of both romances and the people who read them. Then I checked out The Lion's Lady by Julie Garwood from the local library, not realizing I had one of
books in my hand.
I was thoroughly hooked and converted to a romance lover with that one book. I haven't read it in many years, so I don't know if it would stand the test of time for me, but it was the book that opened up a whole new world.
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Posted: Tue May 15, 2012 9:15 pm
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All my life I considered myself an 'intellectual' reader and despised romance genre and looked down on the women who read them (needless to say, I am very, very ashamed of these views now) but I'd always loved some sort of romantic strand in books. I had read The Pride and Prejudice at least 10 times.
Then after being stressed out not only by all the usual things like work but by my favourite tennis player and by endings of some general fiction books that made me feel depressed, I made a conscious decision to start reading romance but I first did my research and compiled a list of romance books that I thought I might like.
The first romance book I borrowed from the library was Georgette Heyer's
The Convenient Marriage
which I loved, but mostly because of the brilliant writing. The second book was Linda Howard's
Cry No More
which to this day is my #1-2 romance of all times.
I cannot stress enough how much happier I have become since I started reading romance, how much more confident as a woman and much happier my husband is as my partner. It truly is a liberating experience.
And I am not ashamed of reading romance and freely admit to it at work.
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Although I attributed my romance reading to Mrs Mike in an earlier post, on reflection I wonder if Little Women didn't contribute to it as well. Do young girls read it anymore I wonder?
Yes, and they also watch the most recent movie version over and over.
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Woodwiss's The Flame and the Flower and the Wolf and the Dove. Love, love, *lived* those books.
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by Jessie Butler, UA Communication Services
When it comes to Arizona Baseball, one quote from head coach Andy Lopez stands out: "As the pitching staff goes, the program goes."
Being a pitcher for Arizona requires leadership, talent and above all, toughness.
During the fall season, the team has seen numerous pitchers step up in hopes of making the final roster for the spring, which will consist of a staff close to 15.
"So far they are understanding the concept of attacking the hitters, throwing a ton of strikes," said pitching coach Shaun Cole. "They're doing a good job of that. Recently, we have to tighten up a few areas with two outs, two strikes and finishing those at bats, finishing those innings."
Being able to consistently improve is one of the goals for the fall season.
"Like I've explained to the pitching staff, if they can handle those two areas, then that translates to me that they are starting to get tougher on the mound and doing the things that we want," Cole said.
Back again to lead the pitching staff is senior James Farris, who made the decision to finish off his career with Arizona after having been drafted by the Houston Astros.
"It's great," said junior pitcher Mathew Troupe. "He's been here longer than anyone else. He's the only senior pitcher that we have on the team. It's big. He's someone that we all look up to. He knows everything that all of the coaches want."
Cole adds that Farris makes an impact for the entire pitching staff by his decisions on and off the field with experience.
"Having James come back sets that tone for the younger guys that are maybe considering signing in the draft, that aren't top 5 round guys, that you should maybe come back and finish your education and get your degree," Cole said.
On the field, Farris brings to the program three years of active pitching, which will ultimately add depth and leadership to the staff.
"Plus, from an experience standpoint, he played in the College World Series. He has definitely come along as a leader. He has taken it to another level, and he's leading our guys. He anchors our pitching staff very well," Cole added.
Besides having valuable players returning, the newcomers are beginning to understand the mechanics of Arizona Baseball as the fall season comes to an end.
"Every fall you have a lot of stuff that you need to work on – the old guys and new guys, of course," Troupe said. "The best thing about it is how quickly the older guys on the team have gotten the young guys to understand what we're doing here as a program and not just as a pitching staff."
As the fall season concludes, understanding what sets Arizona pitchers apart from others is simple: toughness.
"Our pitchers have to be tougher than everyone else on the field," Cole said. "Everyone is looking at them. It's one guy on a hill in the middle of the field. Across the board, we are getting guys that are talented and throwing strikes, but do they have that toughness that we're looking for at Arizona. That's usually the deciding factor."
Being tough, in the words of Cole, is not just the physical aspect, but also the mental part of it.
Junior pitcher Tyler Crawford understands the very meaning of being a pitcher for a team striving for yet another World Series title.
"You have to be tough," Crawford said. "Coach Cole, Coach Lopez--they talk about it a lot. We have to be the toughest ones on the field, because you have the ball every pitch. You need to bet the toughest one out there in high-pressure situations."
The standards of Arizona pitching remain high leading into the spring season. With intersquad competition at its highest, the toughness of those awaiting an opportunity to make the team can be tested and ultimately decide their future.
"You have to be tough," Troupe said. "These coaches are riding us every day. We have standards here, and we're supposed to live up to it. All of the coaches have been here for a while, and they know exactly what they want. It takes a special type of person and baseball player to be in this program."


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After spending an amazing day out on Jones Beach with my good friend Ralph of Flossie & McKinley Catering, we made an impromptu pit-stop at the Fort Green Park "Soul Summit" party which was well underway.
We walked right into the soiree everyone had an invite to and was guaranteed to enjoy. It had amazing sounds, all types of hotties – thanks for the photo Nafie Pollard, a collective positive vibe and the feel of a truly unified local neighborhood gathering. Hot stuff!
The Music, by Sadiq of Soul Summit Music, rocked harder than that found behind any velvet rope sans any attitudes and I lost my t-shirt right quick to join the masses getting down to his tunes.
Lucky that we stopped by too, cuz as it turns out this was to be their last "block party" style fete for the 2010 summer – largely due to the Bloomberg's admin and their tightness with the permits – they were only extended two! Ain't that something?
Can you imagine limiting a collective gathering fusing good music, camaraderie, neighborhood unification and all around positive vibes – all on the technicality of political bureaucracy and red tape? DAMN Bloomie – that ain't right! I know you're a business man but seriously… Loosen that Hermes tie a bit…
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The 2013 Front Range Cancer Challenge is June 22-23.
The Front Range Cancer Challenge is the perfect ride to help you train for longer events later in the summer. This two-day, 140-mile ride takes cyclists from the University of Colorado Cancer Center in Aurora to CSU Flint Animal Cancer Center in Fort Collins. On day two, cyclists will ride through the foothills of Fort Collins and up to Carter lake and back.
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About a year ago, Lisa Kudrow delivered the commencement address at Vassar College, where she received her own bachelor's degree in 1985. Clad in black cap and gown, her long blonde hair streaming down her back, the star squinted slightly in the sunlight while reading her speech, even though she'd taken the precaution of printing it in oversize type. "I should have worn glasses," she says now.
If the new Vassar grads expected the actress they'd grown up watching as spacey Phoebe Buffay on Friends to get all flaky on them and sing a chorus of "Smelly Cat"—Phoebe's most beloved ditty—they were in for a disappointment. Kudrow delivered a carefully crafted, heartfelt yet humorous address in which she answered the question she said she is asked most frequently: "How did I go from biology major to actress?"
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". . . Given the recent arrests of women trying to drive, now is the time for the U.S. to show its muscle and make that pressure public . . . ," the letter to Clinton reads. "We believe that you making a public statement of support for Saudi Arabia opening the country's roads to women would be a game changing moment. . . . Now, as we build the largest Saudi women's protest movement in decades, we need your help."
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A key sector in the provincial economy with a well developed financial sector, KZN is growing at a steady average rate of 4.3% a year, generating 20% of provincial employment. Positioned as Africa's global trade gateway, it is poised to become an international player in the global economy, as a leading trade and investment destination.
KwaZulu-Natal's GDP is made up of diverse economic sources, while its economy is predominantly driven by its gateway status into and out of Southern Africa. This has encouraged a strong concentration of manufacturing investment, 21.5% of the GDP is made up of manufacturing compared with 19% of the GDP for South Africa. KZN's transport and communications sector is 15% larger than national level.
In September 2012, the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government became the first provincial government to establish a Climate Change and Sustainable Development Council, which boosts multi-stakeholder membership. The Council has set up three Working Groups, namely Policy and Regulatory Alignment Working Group; Adaptation and Mitigation Working Group and Renewable Energy Working Group.
The province is in the early stages of developing the Climate Change Response and Sustainable Development Plan which is guided by, among others, the national strategy and the KwaZulu-Natal Growth and Development Strategy which has among its goals environmental sustainability as well as:
- Provision of 100% energy access in KZN Province by 2030, i.e., an additional 600,000 households or some 3 million people.
- Implementation of a number of significant renewable energy and energy efficiency projects.
- Establishment of renewable energy manufacturing hubs, a localisation initiative.
Current Activities
Energy efficiency
The Department of Works is constructing an Eco Office at Ixopo for the Department of Transport office and vehicle service station. The building has its roof planted to vegetables to effect space cooling. Floor heating system is used for space heating. Solar water heaters were installed in some residential houses, rural areas, government clinics and offices through funds from UNIDO and government.
The Department of Economic Development and Tourism, together with Trade and Investment KwaZulu-Natal (TIKZN), are in the process of securing solar and wind data for the province, which will assist investors in identifying areas in the province which are the best for these types of investments. We are also working on a GIS investment map/tool which will feature layers of data such as wind, solar, roads, land use, environmentally-sensitive areas, agricultural areas, eskom grid lines to name but a few which will also be able to show which areas in the province are the best for renewable energy investment.
Clean transport
No provincial plans yet although the national government is working towards levying carbon tax on vehicles in the near future.
Sustainable land use
Expanded Public Works Programme and Working for Water are used as flagship projects in the Province where sustainable land use programmes like alien plants clearing, wetlands restoration and reforestation are conducted.
Waste management
Landfill gas to Energy Project at eThekwini Municipality, the province's biggest districts, methane is mined and burnt to generate energy in Durban from two of their landfill sites. Energy generated is of the order of kW. The provincial government has drafted a Waste To Energy Technologies Guideline for municipalities which should assist them when approached with unsolicited bids in this field. Furthermore, government has set up a Green Economy Technical Assistance Fund which municipalities can apply to pay for these evaluations.
International collaboration
The KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government is working closely with the United Nations (UNIDO) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in rolling out the Sustainable Energy for All Programme (SE4ALL) in the Province, including the implementation of the following activities:
- biomass-to-energy project
- mini-grid project
- a timber hub
- electricity retrofitting in government buildings
- KZN renewable energy innovation center and manufacturing hub.
In 2012, the KwaZulu-Natal provincial government was accepted as one of the member regional governments of The Climate Group. The membership has afforded KwaZulu-Natal an opportunity to observe best international practice on innovative and sustainable climate change response programmes. To this end, various KwaZulu-Natal delegations have participated in important international dialogues since becoming members, including
- Showcasing technological innovations in the various regions by members of the States and Regions Alliance and deliberating on the 2012 Programme of Action for the Alliance at the States and Regions General Assembly meeting at the City of Vitoria, the Basque Country, Spain in March 2012.
- A Business for Environment (B4E) conference hosted in Berlin, Germany to explore greater SME involvement in the green economy in May 2012.
- Government and business summits, including the international launch of The Clean Revolution Campaign, Rio+20 Conference in Rio, Brazil – June 2012.
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Devolved powers and competencies relevant to climate and energy
Energy Distribution - national competency. Provincial and municipal governments buy from the national energy entity, Eskom, and sell to clients (households, businesses etc).
Climate Legislation - provincial and municipal governments implement the national climate change response strategy by developing their action plans.
Most important economic sectors
Agriculture, forestry, chemical industries and tourism.
GHG breakdown by sector (2006 - most recent inventory year):
Current power sector mix (2010):
*Please note that these are national figures. The Province of KwaZu-Natal contributes between 15-20% of these figures.


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Today, we continue with our new Throwback Thursday series! Join us as we dig into our archive of flyers to give you the lowdown on the get down from back in the day. In case you missed it, last week we covered a show with The Roots from 1994.
This week, Giant Step President and CEO Maurice Bernstein shares the background on a 1990 show with Gangstarr and Masta Ace in 1990.
That was Giant Step's Christmas party. We started the Giant Step weekly club in September of 1990 on Mondays at SOBs with the resident DJ as DJ Smash. Occasionally Jazzy Nice played as well. And to be totally honest, it was not an instant hit at all. We kind of struggled through the fall and the early winter; A lot of times, we'd have more musicians on stage than we'd have people in the actual crowd.
We managed to get the opportunity through Gangstarr's managers, Patrick Moxey and Neale Easterby. Patrick now runs Ultra Records and Neale is a successful manager in England. I knew those guys and we were very much into Gangstarr because of their music and their song "Jazz Thing" from Mo' Better Blues. And they said, "Would you want to do a holiday show with Gangstarr, with Masta Ace opening?" Masta Ace was an artist they also managed.


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High School: A 2007 graduate of Zionsville Community High School (Zionsville, Ind.)... lettered in track & field four times and cross country three times... selected all-state in track and field all four years... school's MVP in cross country twice (2003, 2004) and track & field twice (2006, 2007)... holds two individual and one relay school record... set the standard in the 800m run at 2:14.10 to finish fourth at the 2007 state championships... clocked 5:17.70 in the 1,600m as a sophomore in the conference finals... helped 4x800m relay team to record time of 9:18.69 and a state runner-up finish... helped 4x800m relay score all four years, placing second, seventh, sixth and fifth, respectively... named the ZCHS Female Athlete of the Year for the 2006-07 academic season... member of the National Honor Society, National Spanish Honor Society and Mu Alpha Theta Mathematics Honor Society.
Personal: Majoring in psychology... parents are Mark and Judy Anderson... has two brothers: Michael and Bob... comes from an athletic family as father Mark played football at Utah, mother Judy played softball at Utah and uncle Scott Martin played basketball at Utah... born April 24, 1989, in Columbus, Ohio... full name is Dayna Lynn Anderson.
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At approximately 1:20 a.m., Beaumont Fire Rescue units responded to a structure fire at 2270 Avenue C where they found the vacant building heavily involved by fire. It took approximately an hour to get the fire under control, Fire/Rescue stated. The building was completely destroyed, but there were no injuries.
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|Housing FAQs
We receive many calls about the affordable housing program. The following questions are the most commonly asked ones. If you have further questions, please contact the Housing Director.
Question: How do I know if I qualify for affordable housing?
Check COAH's Affordable Housing Regional Income Limit Guide for Morris County. The Council of Affordable Housing releases the regional income limits for the entire state by income and family size. If your total income is over the number indicated, you go up to the next category. If you are over the moderate-income category then you do not qualify for affordable housing.
Question: Can you give me what number I am on the waiting list?
Due to the large volume of names on the various waiting lists, we no longer give out the number assigned to your name. This office will contact you when you name comes up within top 15 of pre-certified candidates or if it is a rental, Rachel Gardens Marketing Offices will call you to come in for a financial certification interview.
Question: How long will it be before I get called?
Nothing new has been approved and/or under construction. Based on past history, we get 9-11 resale requests yearly. 75% of these units are certified as senior citizen units only (62 + older) or one-bedroom moderate units. It's infrequent that we get in a 2 or 3-bedroom low household resale. This type of home is the most commonly requested.
Question: Once you own a single-family condo, are we required to continue to be monitored by Township Housing to maintain income qualified certification after closing?
You must be income certified to own a unit. The financial data in this process is extensive Once certified and an owner, this is your home no different than any other single family dwelling, and we do not monitor your income. We do monitor illegal use and/or violations of sale, Housing Agreements and/or Rules & Regulations and Ordinances of the Township.
Question: With households filing taxes through e-filing, we are having trouble getting copies of tax returns. How can we get copies of e-filed tax returns?
According to the IRS website, transcripts of previously filed tax returns can be ordered by completing a Form 4506-T or calling (800) 829-1040 and following the prompts in the recorded message. There is no charge for the transcript and you should receive it in 10 business days from the time they receive your request. Tax return transcripts are generally available for the current and past three years.
Question: Are there any potential issues with selling or renting to a separated family that has a divorce pending?
Yes, until a divorce is finalized, a spouse can make claim on a residence purchased or rented by the other spouse. Until a divorce is finalized, it is suggested these types of cases be put on hold.
Question: How can income eligibility be established for someone that may have been out of work for two years, but had a job during the most recent tax year?
As long as the applicant is currently employed, a series of consecutive pay stubs (at least 3 months) can be used to establish the income of an applicant in this or similar situations.
Question: An applicant household has a daughter that has room and board at her college. Can they request a unit that is large enough for her to have a bedroom when she is at home?
Yes. If the household has a student away at college who is still claimed as a dependent and maintains the parents' address as a legal address, the student should be counted in the household size.
Question: What do I need to know if I am interested in selling my single-family affordable housing unit?
You must notify the Housing Administrator of your intent to sell at which time the pricing of the house will be established and sent to you. Once received, you execute this letter of agreement and return it to the Housing Office. Upon receipt, the top pre-certified prioritized candidates would be contacted with your information. The Housing Office coordinates the entire resale process thru contract, mortgage and closing.
Question: If an Owner of an affordable unit receives a bid on their home from the first household selected from random selection and this offer is for less than the maximum resale price (MRP), must the Seller accept this price or can they ask that the next household selected bid on the house in hopes of getting the maximum resale price?
The Seller of an affordable unit does not have to accept a bid that is less than the maximum resale price and may request that the next applicant household bid on their unit. However, if after a number of applicant households bid on the unit, the maximum resale price is not offered, the Seller could return to the highest bidding household or simply reject all offers and take the unit off the market. Sellers, however, should recognize that in some situations the resale market would not support holding out for maximum resale price, such as the condition of the unit or the unit in comparison to other units in the area.
Question: How is a resale price calculated?
Calculating the maximum resale price (MRP) for an ownership unit involves applying the annual percentage increase corresponding with each calendar year since the Seller bought the house. No increase is permitted during the balance of the calendar year immediately after the sale. The Township Housing Committee approved a 2.27% increase per year to the purchase price.
Question: If I am successful in obtaining a resale unit, how long is the home deed restricted for?
The deed restriction is 30 years from the date of the execution of the Affordable Housing Agreement which document is recorded with the deed. The date of the closing is used as the starting point.
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The tax on Form 1040 line 44 is not the same as the tax tables.
Do you have capital gains (line 13) or qualified dividends (line 9b)? If so, look at your PDF and see if there is a Qualified Dividends and Capital Gains Worksheet at the end of their federal return forms. Most likely there is.
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2)Do you have a qualifying child who was under age 13 during the year? If they were age 13 or older, they don't qualify.
3)Do you have a tax liability on line 44? If not, the credit won't calculate. It is nonrefundable.
4)Do both spouses have earned income (W2s)? If only the Taxpayer or only the spouse has earned income, you cannot receive the credit unless the nonworking spouse was a full-time student during any 5 months or was permanently disabled.
1)If not, go to Federal Section > Deduction (Enter Myself) > Credits > Child Care Credit and enter info for Child Care Provider and then the Qualifying Person listed or not listed on 1040.
2)If the child is not UNDER age 13 (that is, 12 years old or under) during that tax year you don't qualify.
3)You don't have a tax liability. This credit is only used to reduce the amount of tax that is listed on line 44. If there is no amount, you can't get the credit.
4)Both spouses have to have income. However, only one is listed as having income. If your spouse has a W2, you will need to enter that to be able to take the credit. If not and your spouse did not work, you are not eligible.
It's calculating Excess Social Security on line 71. What is that?
1)Check the W-2s. Are both for one person or are they for different people? Most likely they are both listed them for one person.
2)Check the amounts in box 4 for all W-2s. If one amount seems rather large, verify this on your form.
3)Do the amounts on the W-2s for one person add up to more than $4,485.60 for 2011, $4,624.20 for 2012, $7,049.40 for 2013, or $7,254 for 2014?
1)Are all the W-2s yours? If not, just change the person in the Employee section of the correct W-2 and this should fix the calculation.
2)Is the amount in box 4 of the W-2 for (employer name) correct? This seems rather high.
3)Based on what you entered, you had more social security withheld than you should have. Each year, the IRS sets a limit as to how much an employer should withhold. That amount for 2011 is $4,485.60, for 2012 is $4,624.20 for 2013 is $7,049.40, and $7,254 for 2014. Based on what you entered, your employer(s) withheld more and this amount is what goes on line 71.
Schedule C is not showing my loss/income on the calculation
1)Go to Federal Section > Income (Enter Myself)>Income Menu > Profit or Loss from a Business > Edit > Questions
Is the box for "materially participated" checked? Most likely it's not.
2)If the box is checked and you are still having problems please contact our Support team for additional assistance.
1) You need to check the box indicating you materially participated. If you did not materially participate, the loss cannot be taken on your return.
Why does the Refund Generator say I owe my state when I paid taxes?
1) Look at how you entered your state W-2 information. Go to Federal section > Income (Enter Myself) > Wages and Salaries > Edit (view each W-2 entered) > make sure there's an entry in box 17 for each W-2 you have entered.
1) Generally when you owe an amount to the state you have forgotten to enter the amount you have already paid in state taxes.


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Beasts of the Southern Wild is an obvious Sundance Film Festival success. In addition to critics praising it as one of the best Sundance films ever, the story of six-year-old Hushpuppy is up for Best Picture at this year's Oscars.
But what some might not know about the film, which screened at the 2012 festival, is it was shaped into what it is now at the Sundance Institute's labs.
Recently, Salt Lake magazine was in on a round-table interview with Keri Putnam, director of the Sundance Institute. Along with the work they do with films like Beasts, Putnam discussed this year's festival and Sundance's future.
With the rise of digital media and many filmmakers taking digital routes to distribute their product, do you think it could one day create an environment without cinemas or even film festivals?
"No, absolutely not . . . Every one of our filmmakers . . . that are pursuing independent distribution roots that include digital distribution, innovative VOD and even direct-to-fan marketing through companies like Topspin and others—all of them are doing that with a complementary cinematic strategy. I know very few that aren't trying to balance it."
The festival caters to locals through locals-only tickets, but what is the Sundance Institute doing for Utah's filmmakers?
"Our goal is to make sure everybody in this state and all states and around the world knows our submissions are open. So anybody can submit. There's no inside club. There's no pipeline you have to be a part of. It's open submission, and they all get looked at. We've had a lot of great stuff chosen from that local group, so Utahns are as welcome as anyone else. But we do have students and a lot of young people in the film community of Utah working in our labs and interning in our labs."
Film school is so expensive through a four-year university. Has Sundance ever thought about opening a film school?
"We have not thought about starting a film school for a couple of reasons. One—I think there are a lot of great film schools out there, and I don't think there's a crying need for another film school. Two—It's true, whether in the documentary space or the narratie space, we are really focusing on the professional. It's a different education than you'd get at a film school . . . We don't say here's how to shoot a scene or here's how to write a script . . . It's a very specific professional mentorship program, and that's for the screenwriter's lab, director's lab and editor's lab."
Beasts of the Southern Wild has been used to show how successful the labs are, but is that enough to gage the Institute's success?
"We love when there's a breakout hit. The fact that Beasts of the Southern Wild has four Oscar nominations and came through our labs—there couldn't be anything we're more proud of . . . But for many of those small films, some of the filmmakers, the documentarians in particular, are not making movies to have a breakout hit. They are making movies to have an impact—for them being in front of a lot of eyeballs, maybe digitally or through an educational distribution strategy . . . I don't think there's a one-size-fits-all success for our community."
What's the Institute doing to really help documentarians?
"Offsite of the festival, we do something called Good Pitch with our partners in the UK. We pull together a selection of films that are looking for funding, along with a variety of organizations and foundations that might start to fund them. We provide the moment for them to come together and it really helps."
There's a lot of A-listers in this year's festival. Do you see Sundance going more Hollywood?
"Certainly the big studios, and the indies to some extent, they've abandoned a lot of the production and development of their character driven films . . . Now, we're finding a lot of those films are being made through equity financing and different financing sources, so they are true indies. They are coming here looking for the same opportunities as the smaller ones. So, I don't think that's going Hollywood. I think that's a reflection of maybe where Hollywood is going."
Along with showing films, Sundance is known for setting the bar on what's hip for the coming year. How will you continue that for the next five or ten years?
"I think if you set out to be the cultural forecast, you'll inevitably fail. You have to keep your eye on what you do well and keep doing it and hope the kind of selections you make have that result."


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