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Getting Physical
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The City of Stuttgart wants to remind residents that the recycle center at Sixth and Maple streets can be used for their Christmas boxes and wrapping paper.
Stuttgart Mayor Marianne Maynard said the city will make sure extra storage for items to be crushed will be available on Christmas Day, since city employees will be off work, due to the holiday. But after the holiday a city employee will come by twice a day to make sure items have been crushed and there is room for more material.
"If it is clean it can go in there," Maynard said. "Anything from cardboard, wrapping paper, old boxes, macaroni and cheese boxes, cereal boxes and magazines."
According to Maynard, the compactor is very simple for residents as all they have do is "open the door, put stuff in and city workers will smash it when they check it during the day to see if it is full."
Maynard asks that all materials be dry and clean — no food — and to not place any items in plastic bags, because they are not accepted.
Approximately 33 percent of municipal solid waste is made up of paper and paperboard products, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Paper makes up the largest portion of the municipal waste stream and is also the easiest to recycle.
Maynard announced during Tuesday night's Stuttgart City Council meeting that the city is looking into adding a plastic recycling bin in 2013. The current cardboard and paper recycling bin was added in 2010.
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Posted: Fri May 11, 2012 9:18 pm
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Finally found it on Better World Books for a semi-reasonable price. Finally read it, in one sitting (and when I had to wake up at 4am the next day). And wow, is it ever worth the price. In many ways it's a tragic book (Irish history, tragedy and grief, indentured servitude). But it's also deeply romantic and ultimately very uplifting; I cannot remember when I've ever finished a book laughing and crying at the same time.
I don't know what I've been doing all this time without it, but I sure am glad to have it now.
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This is a fantastic book and a real "fan favorite" of Carla Kelly readers. I remember paying way more than I should have to get a paperback copy years ago. I'm happy to see it's available for the Kindle for only $2.99 now which is a real bargain! I hope it enables a lot of people who were priced out of the second hand paperbacks a chance to read it (plus hopefully puts some money in the author's pocket).
I second the recommendation wholeheartedly- it's a wonderful story.
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I'm happy to see it's available for the Kindle for only $2.99 now which is a real bargain! I hope it enables a lot of people who were priced out of the second hand paperbacks a chance to read it (plus hopefully puts some money in the author's pocket).
That's great news! This is one of my Top 10 favorite romance books, and I am glad to now be able to have it on my Kindle! Already got my copy. I certainly share your hope that more people can read it now.
And Jean, I loved your description on how you felt after reading it. This is really a fantastic book!
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It's a fantastic book - one of my favorite trad regencies - and it's great to see that with e-books more people can enjoy it.
Alas, Cedar publishing still doesn't seem to have it's digital act together since the book (e or otherwise) still isn't on B&N and neither is the e-book for
Marian's Christmas Wish
which came out almost a year ago (though the book is...). Kobo and Sony don't have
of the Cedar published e-books.
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I would love to buy Reforming Lord Ragsdale and Marian's Christmas wish but I have a nook. I went to Cedar Fort's website to buy the ebooks directly from them. Two problems: a) the site doesn't provide the format of the ebook and b) when I tried to check out,there was a $4.25 shipping charge. Call me cheap, but I'm not paying a shipping charge on something that should directly download on my computer. Does anyone know if there's reason why the publisher makes the ebooks Kindle only?
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I ordered the Kelly e-books at Cedar Fort. They were very helpful, refundet the shipping cost and sent the books as an pdf if I recall correctly.
You should try to order, the more the better, I think. Then they would (could) perhaps be forced to get their ebook business straight.
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It is true that Cedar Fort does not have their act completely together, but for those of us who have a device that reads epub, they worth working with to get Carla Kelly's older books in a digital format. My experience is that I purchase the book online, and then follow up with a phone call to request the download link and the refund of the shipping fee, both of which are provided fairly promptly. In a way, it is kind of nice to work with a low-tech company where you talk to real people
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Got it on Kindle. What a bargain for a fun read. Enjoyed the humor and angsty conflicts.
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FWIW, I took your comments to Cedar Fort yesterday, and hopefully they will address some of their problems with ebooks. I downloaded Lord R on my Kindle, and had no trouble, but they need to expand their ebook availablity. Couldn't agree more with you.
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Jean Wan AAR wrote:
In many ways it's a tragic book (Irish history, tragedy and grief, indentured servitude). But it's also deeply romantic and ultimately very uplifting; I cannot remember when I've ever finished a book laughing and crying at the same time.
I don't know what I've been doing all this time without it, but I sure am glad to have it now.
Yes, exactly! I spent a lot of money several years ago to get a copy, but after reading it my only thought was that it was worth every penny. And now I have it on my Kindle for a fraction of what I paid for the paperback. (I noticed used copies start at $14 and new ones at $35 on Amazon.). Reforming Lord Ragsdale is definitely in my top ten favorites of all time.
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Thanks for letting us know that this book is now available in digital format. I have seen this title on many of "The Best..." and "My Favorite..." lists and am happy that I finally got a chance to read it. I absolutely loved it and can see what all the fuss was about. It also reminds me of how much I miss the old Trad Regencies. I tell you,
when Load Ragsdale got on that boat to follow Emma to Australia, my heart just skipped a beat.
This is ROMANCE! I didn't miss the sex; I have nothing against it but so many books these days have pages and pages of mechanical sex that does nothing to advance the story or develop the characters. This is a definite
for me.
So many books; so little time!
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I had never read any Carla Kelly before - the idea of a "Trad Regency" (yawn) and the "kisses" ratings had them low down on my TBR list. But reading this thread convinced me to buy the e-book of
Reforming Lord Ragsdale
, and now all I can say is
thank you
!! This is now one of my all-time favorites, and I've already started my glom of her backlist. I can't believe how fresh and original this book is - I adored both characters, loved the slow and steady growth of their completely believable relationship, and the ending was one of the all-time most satisfying moments in a romance novel. On to Beau Crusoe...
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Just finished
Reforming Lord Ragsdale
, my first (but by no means last) Carla Kelly book. Thanks so much for the enthusiastic recommendations of this book, because wow, wow, wow! I loved the intelligent and witty (the word "divine" comes to mind, too) writing, the wonderful characters, and the overall story.
My only complaint is that I'm craving an epilogue now. Or a cigarette, I don't know.
I realize that this was published in 1995, and back then it would have satisfied completely. From my 2012 POV, however, I admit I would have liked one scene of the H/h declaring their mutual love in private, and preferably for at least a couple of pages. Doesn't even have to involve outright sex.
Now added to my TBR list:
Beau Crusoe
Mrs. Drew Plays her Hand
, and probably whichever other Carla Kelly romances I can get my hands on...
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According to Carla Kelly's blog -
Mrs. Drew
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Social Networks, Which One to Choose?
A recent trend in the internet is social networking sites. People seem to love interacting over the internet and these internet sites help them to do so. There are tons of them around. The most popular of these are Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and MySpace. Each of them has it's own role and focus.
Social networks are so popular, that many employers tend to get suspicious when they don't find a trace of their potential employee in any of the social circles. If you haven't registered in any of them I suggest you do so as soon as possible. It's fun, it's important and well… It's social.
But which one to choose?
I suggest choosing one of the major ones stated above. It is most likely that you will find your friends there or you will have a chance to interact with interesting people. I'm pretty sure social gene exists in all of us so let's get started with reviewing different networks.
This is by far the biggest social network available. Everybody's there, connected as friends and you see what they think and do today. The notes by your friends appear on the main page and are called status messages. You can comment your friends statuses and they will probably respond back or you can push a button called 'like' (which basically means you agree what the person is saying).
You can also upload your pictures and videos for everyone to see and start waiting for their comments.
If you're a more experienced user or a company then you can create pages of your favorite things, people or your product and get fans to join the discussion there.
Also an important thing to do in facebook, is playing games or using different Facebook applications. The most popular social games played there are Farmville, Mafia Wars and Poker.
Facebook is used by a lot of marketeers as a platform to aim directly to their target audiences.
Confusing? Well, it is. But once you get used to their user interface and how to get along with people there, it's actually quite fun and I'm sure you can find many new internet friends from there.
LinkedIn is a professional network. It's not as fun as Facebook, but if you're thinking of joining a network for professional/business reasons then I suggest you take this route.
LinkedIn is basically a place to fill in and share your CV. That's all that matters there. You can get extremely useful business contacts from linkedIn.
Your business partners or associates can write recommendations for you.
Also you can find active and insightful user groups in this network.
I recommend using it if you don't need the fun , but the serious networking side of social network.
Twitter is the short blogging social platform. In twitter the status messages are called 'tweets'. Twitter tweet can be 140 characters long (or short), so you really have to consider what you post there.
In Twitter your friends are the people you follow. And you can follow almost anybody from president Obama to your next door neighbor. Therefore, this is the platform where you can get the most insightful information about peoples thoughts. Think about your favorite living writer or film director. Think about an artist whose works you admire. They're all there and you can follow their daily thoughts without a hassle. Therefore it is a good place to get inspired. I personally follow some stand-up comedians, my favorite book authors, important people in the field I work in etc.
Twitters user interface is really simple, but you will have to learn the lingo. If you want to target someone with your post you will have to write '@' sign in front of their username. Or if you write about a well known topic it's common to add an '#' sign in front of keywords about it. You'll see, but I can tell you it's simple.
Myspace is a social network for artists. Mostly musicians hang out there. There you can upload your works. Give out information about the stuff you do and get connected to people or groups of people who do something similar. It's basically a platform where you can make your own personal webpage where you introduce your passion and your skills.
MySpace is a must-have for all the musicians and bands as it is used to discover new music for bug music producers. If your band does not have a MySpace then it does not exist.
All in all, which social platform you choose depends on the stuff you do. Facebook is pretty much mandatory for personal stuff. LinkedIn is for professional life. Twitter is the source of insight and inspiration from the people you admire. MySpace is a place for artists and musicians to hang out.
I personally use Twitter the most, then Facebook and sometimes check into LinkedIn.
Please tell me which ones you use and value the most in the comments.
Thanks. And be social, as 'people matter' 🙂
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An Arkansas Senate committee has advanced measures that would allow the state to remove local election commissioners and would expand the membership of the state Board of Election Commissioners.
The Senate State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee on Tuesday approved the measures by Republican Sen. Bryan King of Green Forest. The bills are aimed at overhauling the state Board of Election Commissioners.
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Biden reportedly felt weak and disoriented Aug. 14 "following a long drive to Indiana for a family vacation," according to the statement.
Biden was admitted to Northwestern University Hospital.
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Biden suffered what his doctors described as a "minor stroke" on May 11, 2010. Jason Miller, a spokesperson for the AG's office, said there's no indication that Biden's current testing is connected to the stroke.
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Obama focuses on corporate tax reform
President Obama is trying to renovate the country's intricate tax system. He won't succeed in time for the November election. But he might pull it off if he sticks around and can build on the existing bipartisan support to accomplish just that.
For now, the framework that the president has established is as much a political proclamation as its is a budgetary or tax document. Obama would reduce the top corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 28 percent -- to be paid in part by cutting or eliminating the breaks and subsidies given to the fossil fuel industry. Manufacturers, meanwhile, would see their top bracket fall to 25 percent.
"The tax code currently subsidizes oil and gas production through tax expenditures that provide preferences for these industries over others," reads the president's 2013 corporate tax reform plan. "The Framework would repeal tax preferences available for fossil fuels." Such breaks, it adds, distort markets and serve to play down the strengths of green energy.
It's reminiscent of bygone era -- just after the President Reagan had won a second term and one in which he rallied the nation to support tax reform. Like today, the call back then was to simplify the code and to minimize the "favoritism" in exchange for lower tax rates. Slowly but surely, however, the loopholes were re-applied, allowing the federal debt to climb as well.
In its most elementary form, the president's proposals would eliminate specific tax breaks given to oil, gas and coal to the tune of about $41 billion over 10 years. Some of that money would be shifted over to help out renewable energy, including making permanent the production tax credit that will expire in December.
Many experts agree that it is much easier to close the existing loopholes provided to the mature fossil fuel industries than to raise their taxes. According to the White House Office of Management and Budget, oil and gas companies are to get $46 billion in subsidies during the next 10 years.
"While it is unlikely that Congress is prepared to complete action on tax reform in advance of the 2012 elections, key tax policy leaders in the House and Senate this year are expected to continue laying a foundation for tax reform ... to (possibly) overhaul US tax laws this year or in following years," says Matt Haskins, PwC's Sustainable Business tax leader, in firm's 2012 outlook.
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The concept of an intelligible tax code does have bipartisan support. But that is where the congeniality ends.
Oil companies make good political targets. No one likes paying high gas prices while they see those giant companies earning record profits. Do they really need those tax breaks? Would erasing some breaks truly deter their efforts to find new product? Here, sharp disagreements exist.
"Oil and gas subsidies are costly to the American taxpayer and do little to incentivize production or reduce energy prices," says Obama's corporate tax reform plan. "Repealing fossil fuel tax preferences helps eliminate market distortions, strengthening incentives for investments in clean, renewable, and more energy efficient technologies."
The oil lobby is too powerful to give in. It is responding by saying that eliminating the tax breaks is a de facto tax increase. That would lead to less domestic energy, fewer jobs and less government revenue. The oil and gas industry pays $86 million each day into the federal treasury, the industry says, which references a study by the Strategic Energy & Economic Research calling oil and gas companies "probably the biggest stimulus" that this country has going.
"To spur new jobs, the president advocates tax breaks for everyone but the oil and gas industry – the one sector with the proven ability to create jobs and already supporting 9.2 million of them," says Jack Gerard, head of the American Petroleum Institute.
Wind and solar require enormous subsidies and have not shown that they can operate at commercial scale, the petroleum industry has said publicly. Trying to replace fossil fuels by mandating the production of and use of renewables before the technologies are ready would only increase costs.
But critics maintain that the favorable tax treatment given to oil, gas and coal companies has been around since the early 1900s. They are the equivalent of government spending and Congress must account for each of those provisions. In an austere time, they say that the oil companies should make sacrifices.
Indeed, that's the pitch that the Obama administration is now taking to the people. For the next few months, it will be politicized. But after the election, the message may have wider resonance in the context of corporate tax reform.
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If one looks at the "subsidies" to the oil & gas industries, one finds a number of tax deductions--some in the form of accelerated depreciation for some pipelines and equipment, purchased reserves of oil or gas, and exploration expenses. There is a foreign tax credit that applies to any industry doing business overseas and paying taxes in the host countries.
The subsidies already enjoyed by green energy companies include production tax credits and cash grants to prop up a technology that simply is not developed enough to make it on its own. Green energy companies get a depreciation period even shorter than oil and gas companies enjoy.
To remove the tax breaks is to raise the price of oil and gas. Oil prices are pretty high already. But then to take the increased tax revenues from oil and gas and give them as subsidies to green energy will have the effect of doubling down on the burdens already borne by non-energy industry taxpayers--that is individuals and businesses not involved in oil and gas or in green energy because the government will be taking the increased revenues that might decrease the national debt and put it into technologies that are not economical. The result will be the economic downturn being further exacerbated by rising fuel costs which will cause businesses to fail or close, which will cause more unemployment, which will cause more expenditures on social relief, which will increase the national debt.
What part of "wind and solar are not economically viable" does the government not understand?
Mark Wooldridge
Money (subsidies) goes where it is treated best. The green energy field has failed to prove it's worth in the current market place although many billions have been allocated to green energy. (ASK SPAIN THE BENEFITS OF GREEN ENERGY TO THEIR ECONOMY) Following the failed model being used by this administration will produce another failure. The government should not be in the business of picking winners and loosers.
Would you want your heart and lung machine hooked up to a windmill?
Taking benefits from the technology that has provided the US with the best energy economy in the world and trying to develope a competative technology that may or may not work has already injured millions of United States Citizens. The risks taken by this administration affecting the lives of all citizens of this great country shows poor judgment in the administrative field. In these difficult times investments in proven energy fields which have served us well to this point is where we should be placing our trust. When a building is on fire, you want to make sure the elevators, exit signs and fire extinguishers all work. Research and developemnt by the government shoud be put on the back burner until the emergency is over. You want to get out of the building. I am sure the free market will pick up the R&D when it is appropriate and profitable.
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I might be late to the debate, but people need to focus on the economic / financial realities of such an action. This post is not a voice of support one way or other and I'm not arguing for or against the positions. However, I am going to point out that if you remove the souces of revenues or tax breaks from a company, and in this case an entire industry, what do you imagine the reaction would be?
The only way this works for the consumer is if the government passes through the savings, and even then I believe there is great doubt the consumer will come out better. The main reason is that those companies will look to replace the lost revenue / tax breaks. The only real method for them to recoup what was lost will be to increase revenues or decrease costs. All things considered, what do you think they would do?
Barring potential consumer backlash, and as an industry they could point to the government's actions to lay blame, the industry would increase energy prices to a level that equalizes their positions to pre-tax / regulatory change. Which means that consumers would still be paying for the subsidies, only direct from the wallet and not via government subsidy.
Unless the energy companies decide to take one for the team, such an action will either immediately or over time put upward pricing pressure on fuel prices. This may have the impact of making green / clean tech investment and development more economic, but it will nonetheless result in a tax or subsidy in the form of higher energy prices.
What Loopholes Are We Talking About?
I would like to see more information about the specific 'loop holes' that are to be closed.
When I have reviewed the claims of subsidies to oil and gas; the principal 'subsidies' are: 1) the foreign tax credit, and 2) accelerated depreciation. From the perspective of a MBA, I think both could be reasonable. The foreign tax credit simply allows taxes paid to foreign governments to be a deduction; it is a legitimate expense, why can't it be deducted. Similarly, accelerated depreciation allows the cost of exploration to be deducted as exploration proceeds, not depreciated over the life of the field. Regardless of one's position on drill-baby-drill, I hope we can all agree that more domestic oil production (and that first requires exploration) is desirable and such favorable tax treatment for domestic exploration is good policy. Are there other 'subsidies' in play?
Clearly I suggest allowing: 1) deduction of foreign taxes as an expense, not a tax credit; and 2) accelerated depreciation for domestic exploration, but not foreign.
I agree with the other writers that the US needs to get the newly found natural gas bonanza into auto gas tanks. I am not sure that compressed gas is the best path – my guess is that adding CH4 to heavy crudes at refineries would be the quickest and probably cheapest path. Note this would also get natural gas into gasoline, heating oil and aviation fuel basically in one step. This would require participation by the oil and gas industry. I hope my green friends would consider subsidies, accelerated depreciation (?), for this modest proposal.
bridge technologiy and failure of wind subsities
The failure of the USA to allow conversion of the automobile industry to natural gas and LPG is ignored in the article. Leaving fracking aside, the first step to getting off oil is gas. Focus must be on energy policy, not just the electricity component. Otherwise we are comparing apples to oranges. Further, the article blindly assumes that the utility sized wind subsidies are actually helping the situation. The growing consensus points up Federal and State subsidies are simply enabling utility companies to lift more money out of consumer pockets while continuing to operate (same old utility image) ineffectively. --------- Wind and solar is extremely efficient for the consumer if operated at a distributed power production level, in conjunction with utilities production and the grid and regulated in the interest of the consumer by government regulatory agencies. The subsidies only support a weak economic model. Federal and State guaranteed residential and small business loans, net metering, and feed-in tariffs work, subsidies do not. ------- Chad Charles, former Head of Quality at Suzlon Energy Ltd. and supply chain professional
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If we are ever going to get out of debt and have the chance at life in a free natino that our forefathers had then we are going to have to get rid of all of the subsidies. We are $1,600,000,000,000 dollars in debt JUST THIS YEAR. The government needs to get out of the central planning business and concentrate on doing a very short list of things that the federal government should do. Subsidizing the energy industry is not one of those things.


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Will 2013 bring news of a major employer deciding to build in Davidson County? Steve Googe, executive director of the Davidson County Economic Development Commission, certainly is doing his best to make that happen. Googe spoke to the county commissioners Thursday to update them on plans for a business park along Interstate 85 between Belmont and Clark roads. The park would encompass 1,100 acres and potentially become part of an even grander project, a megasite.
While no money has been appropriated thus far, some commissioners reacted coolly to the $10 million Googe seeks. They favor the concept, but the price tag raised concerns for different reasons. The county needs to find money to build a new high school in northern Davidson County to accompany Oak Grove Middle School, which opened this school year. Other commissioners worry about the fact the cost doesn't include land acquisition, although Googe assured them several affordable options exist to address that aspect of the project.
A key point Googe made was that the county doesn't have any land available in existing industrial parks. It takes a measure of faith to appropriate money and build a park without any firm commitments from manufacturers or businesses. The county recently did just that in a plan to extend sewer along U.S. Highway 64 East to I-85 — but for "only" $770,000. The proposed park certainly deserves more discussion and consideration from commissioners. The November unemployment rate ticked up to 9.5 percent, and landing a major manufacturer would go a long way in bringing that number down.
Davidson County Community College leaders already know how they'll spend much of the new year: celebrating the college's 50th anniversary. An invited group kicked off the festivities Thursday in Brinkley Gymnasium. Plans are still being finalized for other events, but the public will have several opportunities to join in the celebrations.
DCCC started as Davidson County Industrial Education Center in 1963 with a goal of helping adults transition from an agricultural economy to one based on manufacturing. Fifty years later, DCCC is assisting a new generation transition from manufacturing to 21st-century fields of study and also helping students begin a critical post-high school education. The growth of the college has been astounding, both in terms of buildings and students. DCCC serves about 16,000 students yearly in more than 50 curriculum programs.
Perhaps one of the best anniversary presents would be if the college is able to start work on its Link Campus, located across Interstate 85 Business Loop from the current facilities. When that construction takes place, it will position DCCC to continue to meet the needs of Davidson County and its people for the next 50 years.
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Even though five years separate the composition of the 1st and 2nd books of this cycle, performers seem to have carte blanche to the performing order of the songs…
Christoph Prégardien: Wolf didn't specify the order in which he wanted the songs to be sung. Poems are not like an opera or a novel. In the printed order, the relation between the songs doesn't seem right from an emotional aspect. If you consider that a normal recital contains 20 to 25 songs, this cycle has 46 songs, which means every song is twice as short. As a performer, one has many possibilities to put the 46 songs in a dramatically intelligent order. I've sung Italienisches Liederbuch before in the printed order, but I was never convinced by it. So I like the challenge to create a little drama by assembling the songs in another way.
Are these songs a little old-fashioned or still believable in the 21st century?
CP: Our living circumstances have changed but not our emotions. It is about a young man and a young girl, who love each other, fight and fall in love again.
Julia Kleiter: This is something that will never be different. It's the same in every relationship. That's just how a man and woman work with each other.
CP: In this cycle, the man is the weak person: a kind of softy, always admiring her and saying beautiful things. The woman is totally different and I think that's why they don't make a good match: she is the strong character and at a certain point, quite annoyed by him.
Is that why Wolf chose Italian popular poems?
JK: My guess is that he was attracted by the Italian-like emotions. We have this idea about Italians, especially the women, being full of temperament and big emotions. So female and fiery. Maybe that's what fascinated him, because we don't find that in German literature so much. German figures are more introvert and reserved.
Are you telling a story and acting as partners addressing each other?
JK: What we're doing is definitely a story. This took a lot of work and effort.
CP: The first step was to define which songs are sung by the man and which are sung by the woman. In some of them, it was not that obvious. Dramatically speaking, I address my songs directly to Julia. And then she sings a suitable reply.
JK: Sometimes it's so direct that we don't even do breaks between the songs. It's like a real-life conversation.
CP: First it starts quite harmoniously. Then something goes wrong and the arguing starts. After the fight, there is a happy ending in our version.
Tell me about a couple of songs you like in particular.
CP: I especially like "Wir haben beide lange Zeit geschwiegen" and "Sterb' ich, so hüllt in Blumen meine Glieder". These two songs are so lyrical and so full of beauty and harmony: the two souls find each other again.
JK: One I really like is "Mir ward gesagt, du reisest in die Ferne", because it's the moment when the woman is at her most vulnerable. I love that moment, because she's not playing a game. She's just really in love and worried all night long.
You say you like this cycle because it's rollercoaster-like, but the songs you have mentioned are the opposite!
CP: I can sing dramatic songs, but I never feel so full of inspiration with those as I do with lyrical, slow and piano songs.
JK: I think what makes it so special is that there is both. Because that's how life is. We get emotional and angry at each other but then there's nothing better than the moment of peace. And of course I love to sing the songs where she's super angry and just wants to kill him. Of course it's fun. But if you ask me personally, I'm more of an introvert. I'm not someone who would yell and scream. I'm not an Italian, I'm German!
What is it you like in recitals?
CP: The most special thing is that the whole evening depends on you: it's just you and your accompanist. That gives you a lot of freedom and artistic satisfaction, because you don't have to follow an orchestra, a conductor or a director. The big challenge, and I love it, is to have silence all evening and see the faces of your audience. Mostly happy faces.
JK: You can see the public and in turn, they see you as a performer, as a person. It's so direct that people concentrate on you because they know you are looking at them.
What should the unacquainted ear look out for in this recital? Can a novice attend the concert, unprepared?
CP: I think it's always difficult to go to a concert, especially of vocal music, without being prepared. To understand Wolf's music, you should be familiar with the texts. And that's a bit of a problem if you are not a native speaker of German because he worked so meticulously on the texts when he composed the songs, that the details of his music can only be understood if you know exactly what he wanted to create at that moment.
JK: I find that usually, the more you know about something, the more you can appreciate it. Also, if you don't need to read the poems and programme during the concert, you can follow the singers better.
And what does it feel like to be on stage as uncle and niece?
CP: Being a soloist is a lonely profession. If you're alone on stage, you sing for yourself, the pianist and the audience. But you're alone! Here, when I sing a song and Julia is standing beside me, it's a totally different feeling: one of closeness, sympathy and support.
JK: It's always interesting to be on stage with my uncle and to act with him as if he were my lover! It's very funny to do because we know each other so well! And it's very beautiful: there are some things you don't have to figure out because the relationship has a history. I've admired him as a Lied singer since I was a little girl and have learned so much from performing with him.
If Wolf were alive and standing before you, what would you ask him?
JK: Oh my God! Hugo Wolf coming through my door right now... I would like to talk to him about the woman's personality. My uncle and I discussed when she's honest and when she's not: when is she just playing a game and when is she being truthful? Sometimes I thought she was very honest but he thought she was a fake because it was obvious from the music. That would be something I would like to talk about, just to see what he thought about it.
Interview by Charlotte Panouclias
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The 80mm objective lens of the PF-80 ED gathers a considerable amount of light to provide you with details of shorebirds or big game. Pentax spotting scopes offer high performance at an affordable price. Housed in a strong magnesium alloy body, the Pentax ED offers optimum optical resolution by incorporating extra-low dispersion (ED) glass. With fully multi-coated lenses, light transmission is maximized for clarity and contrast of details. Packaged with a 21-63x (angled), this scope accepts a variety of 1/4 inch astronomical eyepieces (not available from Eagle Optics). This scope comes with the Pentax Worry-Free warranty.
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Exercise in Style
When I was 16, one of my favorite dresses was a white pique mini that I wore with large hoop earrings and sneakers or Pappagallo flats. It was my tennis dress; I was an avid player and wore it on the court and off. I stuck with tennis through the years of Jane Fonda and Flashdance. When women went to aerobics classes wearing leg warmers and shiny spandex unitards, I was not among them. My workout clothes, such as they were, inhabited a small part of my closet: When my best T-shirts faded, they were relegated to a meager "athletic" stash.
Since turning 50, though, I've gotten serious about fitness. I've taken surfing, windsurfing, and rowing lessons. I defied all expectations by completing a kayak roll in whitewater. I dabble in tai chi and Spinning, practice Bikram yoga, and religiously attend cardio/weight classes. Are these desperate attempts to reclaim a youthful figure? If so, I've failed — but not miserably. For me, it's about the adventure and the challenge. And I'd no sooner wear one of those faded old tees to exercise class than show up at work in scruffy shoes.
Besides, athletic wear has gotten wonderfully seductive. Slick techno fabrics sculpt the body in styles worthy of an Avengers remake. Pull-on pants with varying amounts of stretch give legs a sleek contour and look good enough to be worn outside the gym. Recently, en route to an exercise retreat (okay, spa), I spotted a chicly attired woman traveling in hiking boots, techno-fiber pants, and a tailored leather jacket. Later in the week I saw her at dinner wearing the same pants and top with stilettos. Both outfits worked brilliantly.
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Gone are the days when we marched to work in business suits and sneakers, sacrificing style for ease. Now we can stride along in chic Cole Haan shoes that have Nike Air technology. Status watches by Cartier and Bulgari come with rubber straps, suitable for trekking to boardroom or base camp. Fashion has caught up with us, and I'm glad: Job one of activewear is to provide comfort, not just in how we feel and look in our clothes but how we feel in our bodies. True style means not compromising on either.
The athletic look that suits my life best comes from yoga. I got inspired watching my fellow devotees after class: They'd roll up their mats, throw on a cashmere sweater and pick up a designer bag — and suddenly those fitted tees and lightweight cotton pants were perfect street wear. Yoga clothes come in styles and colors that are soothing or sexy, depending on your mood. I wear slimming black with a strategically placed splash of color: sports bra, vest, bag. My workout tops double as camis. With built-in bras, they pull me in and smooth me out, and they are pretty enough to wear with skirts or jeans or under suit jackets. (The moisture-wicking fabrics are helpful for hot flashes too.)
As for my old tennis whites, they've now given way to fashion colors and styling that make me want to dress for the sport again, even if I hardly ever play the game anymore.
Originally published in MORE magazine, July/August 2007 as "Exercise in Style."


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Julien Ponge, who, in addition to being a Java developer and a professor, also writes technical articles for both otn/java and Java Magazine, has created Golo, a simple, dynamic, weakly-typed open source language that favors the explicit over the implicit. Developers can pick it up in a manner of hours, not days. Responses to its recent release at Devoxx have been favorable.
Built from day 1 with invokedynamic, and currently in beta, Golo takes advantage of the latest advances of the JVM. It is also a showcase on how to build a language runtime with invokedynamic.
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Crony capitalist sightseeing tours. Nothing like being a corrupt political oligarch in today's America! Great story here from the Sacramento Bee:
It's mid-November. The election is over, and the new legislative session has not yet begun. Perfect time for a lawmaker to take vacation – or go on an "educational" trip with some of the Capitol's most powerful interest groups.
Destinations for the talks? Hawaii, Brazil, China, Australia and New Zealand.
He said the cost of the trip – not yet determined – will be reported as a gift to the lawmakers attending: Republican state Sens. Anthony Cannella of Ceres, Bill Emmerson of Hemet and Mimi Walters of Laguna Niguel, as well as Democratic Sen. Michael Rubio of East Bakersfield and Democratic Assemblyman Steven Bradford of Gardena, who chairs the utilities and commerce committee.
"They who pay for the education have a way to decide what the legislators are going to be educated on," said Dan Jacobson, a lobbyist for Environment California, which is not a member of CFEE. "It's not a full education – it's a partial education and will end up being a (biased) education trip."
Sharing hotels, meals and exciting experiences with interest groups creates an imbalance for legislators, Jacobson said, where moneyed interests are favored over everyday constituents.


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I recall seeing a press release from Jelly Belly a few months ago announcing that their new flavors were going to be Snapple themed. I felt excited about this, since I know Snapple makes some unique drinks that they could use as good inspiration. Some time has passed, and I've seen product sample photos on other blogs. I was biding my time until I encountered them in stores, then Jelly Belly PR reached out to me and asked me if I'd like some same to review for the blog. I took them up on their kind offer, never thinking to ask what they planned on sending my way. To my delight, I saw a bag of the Snapple flavors once I received the package from them.
The package is nice and pretty straightforward. I really commend them for posting a flavor key on the back, so you know what flavors are included and what they'll look like. It's easy this way to pick out your favorites first, or search for that one flavor you want to try. I immediately went for the pink lemonade, in case you were wondering.
Fruit Punch (purple): The flavor starts off very fruity and you get notes of peaches, cherries, pineapples and oranges. Very tasty and you do get that sense of fruit punch.
Kiwi Strawberry (deep pink with spots): This is very sweet and fruity. I do taste strawberry with very "pink" flavors. It almost heads into "cotton candy" in terms of its sweetness. It's very good, but I get no hint of kiwi in there.
Mango Maddness (TM) (orange): This one is immediately mango. It hits you with that sweet, tropical flavor. It's very juicy, and you get the notes of mango with peach and passion fruit.
Cranberry Raspberry (pinkish red): This one I really liked. The raspberry is very sweet and jammy. The flavor is spot on. The cranberry adds a beautiful tartness to it that really rounds out the flavor. Super yummy.
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Advocates of same-sex marriage are outraged that the lead attorney in Utah's fight to roll back same-sex marriage says he is taking the job for religious reasons.
According to an email being circulated by gay rights groups, Gene Schaerr, a Washington, D.C., partner at Winston & Strawn, says he's quitting his job to become the lead counsel on the State of Utah's case against marriage equality "so that I can fulfill what I have come to see as a religious and family duty: defending the constitutionality of traditional marriage in the state where my church is headquartered and where most of my family resides."
We're going to take a wild guess that Schaerr isn't a member of the Salt Lake-based Summum church, but the other Utah-based religion, Church of Jesus Christ Latter-day Saints (aka Mormons).
Spokesman for the Human Rights Campaign Fred Sainz says, "It's alarming that the reason Gene Schaerr gives for taking this position has nothing to do with the U.S. Constitution or the legal issues at play. Schaerr's entire motivation for taking this anti-equality case is to impose a certain religious viewpoint on all Utahns—and that's wrong. When you become an attorney, you take an oath to uphold the U.S. Constitution, not any particular religious doctrine."
Sainz has obviously never visited in Utah were everything has a religious dimension—including liquor laws.
Same-sex marriage was legal between December 20th and Monday, January 6th, until the U.S. Supreme Court stayed a lower court's decision pending appeal.


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|Briarcliff, N.Y.
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Honors: ACC Academic Honor Roll (2014, 2015)
2014-15: Competed in one event unattached during the fall, placing fifth overall at the Three Stripe Invitational (11/8) with a 5K time of 14:56.89…Outdoors, clocked a season-best 1,500 time of 3:56.67 at the Duke Twilight (5/6)…shattered previous 5,000-meter personal-record at the Penn Relays (4/23), running a time of 14:24.68 to place second overall…qualified for the ACC Outdoor Championships (5/16) in the 5,000…did not compete during the 2015 indoor season...named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll for the second straight season.
2013-14: In his first cross country season at Duke, competed in six meets…opened his career at Duke with a first-place finish at the Bull City Classic (8/31)…also placed first at the Three Stripe Invitational (11/9) in a personal-best 5K time of 15:10.74…scored in four of his six appearances…clocked his fastest 8K time of the season at the Furman XC Challenge (9/14), crossing the line in 24:31.37…Indoors, opened his college indoor career with an 11th-place finish in the mile at the Virginia Tech Invitational (1/17), clocking a 4:17.34…also entered the 3,000 at the Dick Taylor Challenge (1/24), running a season-best converted time of 8:25.24…Outdoors, primarily competed in the 1,500…qualified for the ACC Outdoor Championship (4/18), placing 21st overall in the 1,500 with a season-best time of 3:51.46...also competed in the 5,000 at the conference championship, placing 32nd in a time of 14:41.49…set a personal-best time in the mile, finishing 10th at the Joe Hilton Invitational (4/12) in a time of 4:09.74.
Prior to Duke: Four year letterwinner in cross country and track & field under Sean Ryan at Briarcliffe High School…two-time outdoor New York Division II State Champion (3,200 - 2013, 1,600 – 2013)…qualified and medaled in seven New York State Championships throughout his career…two-time participant at the New Balance Indoor Track & Field Championships (2012, 2013), finishing ninth in the two mile his senior year….finished eighth in the 5000 meters at the New Balance Outdoor National Championships…placed second in the Penn Relays Carnival Championship of America 3,000 (2013)… garnered 12 All-State and All-Section honors while adding 13 All-County honors during his prep career…three-time league champion in cross country (2011, 2012 and 2013)…two-time indoor track league champion (1,000 – 2013, 1,600 – 2013)…five-time outdoor track league champion (800 – 2013, 1,600 – 2012 and 2013, 3,200 – 2012 and 2013)...holds 2 NYS Section 1 records, three Westchester County records and 15 Briarcliff High School records…served as team captain for cross country and track & field teams…also a three year letterwinner with the varsity swim team…tabbed an AP Scholar with honor and member of the National Honor Society.
Personal: Son of Noreen and Stephen Shine…born on May 4, 1995…has one younger sister, Katherine…comes from an athletic family including his father who swam at the collegiate level at Manhattan College.
Cross Country PRs
Indoor PRs
Mile- 4:17.34 (1/17/2014)
3,000m- 8:30.57 (1/24/2014)
Outdoor PRs
1,500m- 3:51.46 (4/18/2014)
Mile- 4:09.74 (4/12/2014)
3,000m – 8:25.87 (High School)
3,200m – 9:01.01 (High School)
5,000m – 14:24.68 (4/23/2015)


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Old School Love ft. Ed Sheeran
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Not to be rude or anything but why the hell was this dropped from the album
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still playing that food and liquor II ! ( my thoughts) Need Lupe like psycho needs psychiatrists got to keep my medicine next to my bible living my life like Ima idol. Praying to GOD that Lupe dont leave music along like a fisaco bumping The Cool all the way from Detroit to Chicago. Got ta keep my head up like Tupac said if you leave me Lupe than HIP HOP is DEAD!


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Nan I silver print 6 x 6 inches 1988
Nan II silver print 6 x 6 inches 1988
My twin sister and I shared our lives for 49 years. I photographed her during her battle with cancer. This is Nan the day after she died.


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|Hinsdale, Ill.
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Honorable Mention All-Pac-12 Academic selection … Played singles in just five dual matches, posting a perfect 5-0 mark … Went 2-0 at the No. 5 spot and 3-0 at No. 6 … Contributed mostly in doubles, teaming with Chanelle Van Nguyen at court No. 3, where they went 9-3 … Also saw action with Catherine Harrison, going 2-1 overall … Finished the year with a 19-7 overall record in doubles … Advanced to the semifinals in doubles (w/Van Nguyen) at the Pac-12 Championships in Ojai, Calif.
Honorable Mention All-Pac-12 Academic selection … Ended the year with a 19-11 overall singles record … Went 16-6 in dual matches playing primarily at the No. 6 position where she went 13-3 … Played as high as No. 3 in the lineup … Contributed significantly in doubles, beginning the season ranked No. 2 nationally with Pamela Montez … Teamed with Montez at the No. 2 position for much of the year, going 12-4 … Ended the season ranked No. 38 in doubles (w/Montez) … Advanced to the doubles final (w/Montez) at the Pac-12 Championships, falling to USC' s second-ranked Kaitlyn Christian and Sabrina Santamaria, 6-3, 6-3.
Hampered for much of the season due to injury … Unable to play singles, however contributed significantly in doubles … Earned All-American honors in doubles … Ended the season ranked No. 4 in the country (w/Pamela Montez) … Advanced to the semifinals in doubles (w/Montez) at the NCAA Championships, falling to Georgia's Nadja Gilchrist and Chelsey Gullickson, 6-1, 6-2 … Teamed with Montez to take home the doubles title at the Freeman Memorial Championships in Las Vegas, downing third-ranked Kaitlyn Christian and Sabrina Santamaria of USC, 8-4 … Was 22-5 overall in doubles … Also notched an 11-3 mark in dual matches, teaming mostly with Montez at the No. 2 position … Also went 5-1 with Montez at the No. 1 position … Participated in both the singles and doubles draws at the ITA/Riviera All-American Championships in Los Angeles … Advanced through qualifying and into the main doubles draw with Montez … Did not play in any more tournaments during the fall due to injury … Honorable Mention All-Pac-12 Academic selection.
Finished the season listed at No. 74 in singles and No. 23 in doubles (w/Andrea Remynse) in the Final ITA Rankings ... Ranked as high as No. 36 in singles (Jan. 4) and No. 7 in doubles (preseason) during the year ... Ended the year with a 21-14 overall singles record and a 22-13 mark in doubles play ... Played primarily at the Nos. 4 and 5 singles positions, going 10-9 in dual-match play ... Teamed with Remynse at the NCAA Doubles Championships, falling to Northwestern's 12th-ranked Linda Abu Meshrefova and Nida Hamilton, 6-4, 6-2 in the round of 16 ... Played at the No. 1 doubles position for all season, going 10-10 in dual matches ... Took home the doubles title (w/Remynse) at the National Collegiate Tennis Classic, upsetting third-ranked Hilary Barte and Mallory Burdette in the final ... Began the fall season ranked No. 6 in the ITA's list of incoming players for the 2010-11 college season ... Posted an 8-3 record in fall singles play ... Advanced through prequalifying and into the qualifying draw for the Riviera/ITA All-American Championships ... Reached the semifinals of singles at the USTA/ITA Southwest Regionals, falling to third-ranked Maria Sanchez of USC, 6-4, 6-1 ... Reached the round of 16 in doubles (w/Remynse) at the Riviera/ITA All-American Championships ... Advanced to the quarterfinals at the USTA/ITA Regionals with McCall Jones.
High School/Juniors
Listed as a Blue Chip recruit (No. 7 nationally) in the class of 2010 according to TennisRecruiting.net ... Achieved a career-high ITF junior world ranking of No. 148 in September of 2009 ... Also ranked as high as No. 470 in singles on the WTA Tour ... Played in the main doubles draw (w/Kristie Ahn) at the 2009 U.S. Open, falling to the team of Bethanie Mattek-Sands/Nadia Petrova, 6-3, 6-2 in the opening round ... Played primarily on the ITF Women's Circuit the last few years ... Reached the singles final in Wichita in 2009 ... Quarterfinalist in the Bronx in 2009, defeating 82nd-ranked Patricia Mayr of Austria in the round of 16 ... Enjoyed an outstanding junior career, capturing two USTA Silver Balls and one Bronze Ball in singles ... Also earned three USTA Balls in doubles, claiming a Gold Ball at the National Claycourts in 2008 (w/Jacqueline Cako) ... Doubles finalist at the 2009 National Hardcourts (w/Ahn) ... Advanced through qualifying and into the main singles draw at the 2009 U.S. Open Junior Championships ... Defeated Romania's Cristina Dinu, 6-0, 4-6, 6-4 in the opening round ... Also reached the round of 16 at the 2009 Easter Bowl ... Quarterfinalist at the USTA International Spring Championships ... Has played a number of prestigious junior events, including the Orange Bowl and Eddie Herr International Championships ... Reached the round of 16 at both events in 2008 ... Quarterfinalist in doubles at the 2010 Easter Bowl (w/Ellen Tsay) ... Finalist at the Kentucky International Junior Tennis Derby in 2008 (w/Cako) ... Has represented the Midwest Section in Junior Fed Cup ... State champion in doubles as a freshman and sophomore at Hinsdale Central High School.
Full name is Courtney Bernadette Dolehide ... Born on March 25, 1992 in Hinsdale, Ill. ... Parents are Mary Catherine and Brian Dolehide ... Younger siblings are Brian, Caroline and Stephanie ... Both sisters play tennis ... Brother is an accomplished golfer who hopes to one day attend UCLA ... Cousin, Tom Gorzelanny, pitches for the Washington Nationals ... Enjoys reading, shopping and hanging out with friends in her spare time ... Undeclared major.