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Would you and your parents know the difference between an Accredited Retirement Adviser and an Accredited Estate Planner? How about a Retired Income Specialist versus a Certified Senior Advisor?
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According to a new, damning report from the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, financial advisers are using more than 50 "senior" titles or designations to suggest they have expertise helping older Americans with their investments. In reality, the credentials just mislead potential customers.
"Consumers risk paying for an adviser they believe has a breadth of experience, but who, in reality, simply paid a website for multiple designations," the report says.
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And yet, a study conducted by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, the largest independent regulator for U.S. securities firms, found that older consumers are more likely to rely on the advice of a pro who uses an alphabet-soup senior designation, like Certified Senior Advisor (CSA) or Chartered Senior Financial Planner (CSFP).
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Trouble is, many of these similar-sounding titles have few, if any, requirements — and oversight of the designations is scattershot.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's assistant director for the Office of Older Americans, Hubert "Skip" Humphrey III (a former Minnesota state attorney general and the son of former Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey), says in the agency's blog: "Some of these titles require in-depth training, while others aren't much more than window dressing."
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The bureau's findings are particularly troubling because study after study has shown that older Americans are attractive targets for investment fraud. People 60 and older make up 15 percent of the population, but account for an estimated 30 percent of investment fraud victims, according to AARP.
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Construction work to close spaces in Thalian Hall parking lot
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Starting Monday of this week, most spaces in Thalian Hall's main parking lot at 310 Chestnut St. will be closed for construction expected to last for the next 18 months.
The historic theater will remain open, according to Thalian Hall spokesman Gary Tucker, and patrons will still be able to drop off passengers at the door via the driveway in front of Thalian Hall's main entrance.
Those attending plays, films and other events at Thalian Hall are encouraged to use the city of Wilmington's parking deck across Third Street from Thalian Hall. Tucker also noted that metered on-street parking near the theater, on Third Street and streets east of Third Street, is free after 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and all day Sunday.
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The impending implementation of legislation increasing flood insurance rates is the most pressing issue facing Wrightsville Beach residents, mayoral and aldermen candidates said at a forum Tuesday night.
"We didn't see that one coming, some of us," said Lisa Weeks, running for the Wrightsville Beach Board of Aldermen. "It's unfortunate that some of the legislators that put it forth and voted on it had no idea of the unintended consequences."
The forum, hosted by the Wrightsville Beach Chamber of Commerce at the Blockade Runner Beach Resort, took candidates through a series of timed question-and-answer rounds, including 15 minutes of questions from audience members.
Panelists included Wrightsville Beach Board of Aldermen candidates Weeks, Andy Hall, Hank Miller and Bill Sisson, as well as Bill Blair, running unopposed for mayor.
Candidates discussed issues ranging from beach nourishment to enforcement of the town's smoking ban, but the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act ranked among the most important.
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Sisson, the town's current mayor pro tem, noted that nearly 6,000 homes in the county will be impacted by the legislation, including more than 800 within the Wrightsville Beach town limits.
"No one really knows what the impact is, because it's very difficult to get specific information," he said. "But we know some people's rates are going to go up over the next five years by $20,000. That's huge."
The candidates differed slightly in their proposed solutions to the problem, but the majority said that increased communication to federal legislators was imperative.
"I called Congressman (Mike) McIntyre today to see what he was doing," Miller said. "I've seen some information that he sent out yesterday, that he's leading the charge doing everything he can to slow the implementation of this legislation."
The matter also requires action at the local level, Sisson said.
"With the support of my board, I reached out to the other local municipalities," he said. "I got them to pass resolutions similar to the one I introduced in Wrightsville Beach. I also supported the resolution which the home builders submitted."
Other questions included whether the candidates believed that Wrightsville Beach is unfriendly to nonresidents, which Hall said was a largely subjective matter.
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Ok apart from Mike who do u guys hink is the best rapper in Fort Minor? Ryu is pretty good but Takbir's rapping has more feeling so what do u guys reckon???
Ok apart from Mike who do u guys hink is the best rapper in Fort Minor? Ryu is pretty good but Takbir's rapping has more feeling so what do u guys reckon???
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technically, the best has to be Mike, because Fort Minor is only Mike. Everyone else is pretty much making guest appearances....atleast thats what Mike says on the FM dvd.....
Takbir i like the sound of his voice when he raps
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Out of all the guys FM worked with (album and mixtape), I'd say Apathy has the best flow, but Black Thought has the best delivery/lyrics.
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word; black thought. i liked ryu, common, apathy and ghostface, lupe and sixx john too, though.
the way i see it, they are all part of the fort minor project, because "fort minor" is not an alternate name for "mike shinoda" - mike put the project under that name and as all these artists are involved under it, they too can be noted under the name.
i find it weird, 'cause the live band is called "fort minor"; yet, the audiences would label "remember the name" with "fort minor feat. styles of beyond" when i think they should just be called "fort minor". or "mike shinoda feat. styles of beyond"; either way.
Technically, Fort Minor is Mike Shinoda. So, the best rapper, considering he is the only rapper, is Mike Shinoda. Although, if I'd have to make a choice on who I think is the best rapper to have collaborated with Fort Minor somehow, it'd have to be Lupe Fiasco.
Lupe's material is pretty damn awesome on the songs he has done with Mike (Spraypaint & Ink Pens, Be Somebody), but listening to his own material...he's absolutely incredible. You seriously have to check out his stuff. It's great.
As for the rappers who have worked frequently with Mike Shinoda (Styles of Beyond), Ryu is, in my opinion, better. Ryu has a great flow and his verses have always been good. If you hear his verse on "Do What We Did", it's one of the best verses he has done (with Fort Minor, that is), as well as his verses on "Remember the Name" and "Red to Black".
Takbir is very decent, and I like how he raps. His verses aren't very complex or fast, but they're not bad. Some of his best verses with Fort Minor are on "Do What We Did", "Red to Black", and "Bloc Party".
As far as other rappers go, Common and Black Thought are talented rappers, without a doubt, as well as Celph Titled and Apathy, but I don't really listen to them, and their verses with Fort Minor aren't the best. Apathy and Black Thought had great verses, but Common and Celph Titled weren't really up there.
So, yeah. The best rapper of Fort Minor is Mike Shinoda. But, in my opinion, his verses on "The Rising Tied" were a bit watered down with the exception of "Kenji" and "Cigarettes". He can definitely do better. His Xero raps and HTEP raps basically oust some of his raps on "The Rising Tied."
sorry scrach that - i take it back. i wouldnt say tak, i'd have to say Lupe. his flow is awesome
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Black Thought had the best verse, however.
Lupe Fiasco for "Spraypaint & Ink Pens", with Black Thought coming in at a close second for his verse in "Right Now".
I have to go with Sixx John in There they go, Black thought in right now and Ryu as a whole. Not really into Tak's rapping.
PS: Fort Minor is founded by Mike Shinoda but it does not only encompass him alone. Didn't you hear what he said? He named the album "The rising tied" as it is a group of rising stars collaborating in an album.
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Seeing as how Mike's the only rapper in Fort Minor, he's the best rapper.
However, I thoroughly enjoy Ryu and Tak on the album. They're amazing, and they're even better when they're writing their own verses for their own songs. Megadef is an amazing album.
I thoroughly enjoy Apathy and Black Thought, too. Everyone else is so-so.
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I'll rip my roots from this earth into the unknown.
Is it for the dreams I chased or the ones I caught?
This mystery, this misery is killing me.
So, now, I'll leave behind a murder scene.
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To say the truth they are all awesome but Tak is a really good rapper...
If you can sing, you're an artist
I'm not so fond of fort minor.. sorry I choose Mike. It's almost the only one I know.
apart from mike it was ryu who rapped best (apathy wasnt bad either..though he was on the mixtape)
Yeah in some way Ryu rapped really well, but Tak is more calm in respect to rapping, but in red to black deffnetly Ryu, he was great in that last part.
If you can sing, you're an artist
I'll say the person's name and the songs they're on that I like.
-Ryu...RTN, RtB, FLH, Believe Me, Do What We Did
-Lupe Fiasco...Spraypaint and Inkpens <3
-Ghostface ...Spraypaint and Inkpens
-Black Thought...Right Now omg
-Mike (of course lol) In Stereo, RTN, Kenji, Believe Me, The Hard Way, There They Go, High Road, WYG (yeah a lot of songs but he's good on them all )...also yeah Spraypaint and Inkpens.
Tak is strong but he's not FM's best rapper. His best songs are RTN and FLH. He's REALLY good on both.
I hated Common, thought he did aweful on Back Home Be Somebody is a good song but wasn't really lyrically strong in my opinion. Petrified comes in and is good but the raps aren't that great lmao. Mike rhymes his name with 'bike' for god's sake
yeah that's what I think about FM :O
I think Ryu is one of the most talented rappers on Fortminor! I can't believe im saying this but i kinda like him more than Mike!
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It's my first day of work here at More, and I'm wondering what the hell I was thinking when I applied to be a midlife intern in a field in which I have zero experience. I had submitted my resume on a lark two weeks ago when More posted this to their Facebook page:
Just for fun (and for an upcoming issue) More is looking for someone to join us for two weeks for a totally informal internship. That's right, you'll be an adult intern—and you'll blog about it. If you're 40-plus and looking to re-enter the job force—or if you're thinking about transitioning into journalism from a completely different field—this is the perfect chance to get your feet wet.
Impulsive isn't a word friends would use to describe me. I like routines and my life is extremely average. I'm 49 and I've been married to the same man for 22 years. We live in a suburb of Philadelphia, have two teenagers, 17 and 19, and two dogs. For the past 16 years, I've worked as a part-time counselor at Delaware County Community College, providing career advice to students, most of whom have no idea what they want to do when they grow up.
I love my counseling job but lately I've been wondering whether it's time for a change. College enrollment across the country is declining and work has been slow. On top of that, my daughter left for college last year, my son is headed there this fall and my husband—who used to rely on me to manage the family while he traveled for business—recently retired. Suddenly, nobody needs me at home. Well, maybe the dogs! Or, at least the one that takes seven medications a day.
So it was a bit of serendipity when, on a day when I was home, stalking my email and waiting for an update on a friend's lost dog (which, don't be worried, she eventually found) More's Facebook post appeared. My new gig was an email away.
As a career counselor, I'm embarrassed to admit that I hadn't touched my resume in over a decade, and the last time I wrote a cover letter was in 1987. So although More's call for an intern intrigued me, I wasn't ready to act on it. Thank God for user-friendly websites that will take your information, format it and spit out decent-looking finished products. Resume and cover letter, check. The magazine wanted a writing sample—but since my credentials as an author are limited to e-mails, absence notes to school and occasional ramblings to friends, I attached one of my much-anticipated holiday letters and hit send.
I shrieked when my email flag popped up the next morning. It was Laura Sinberg, one of More's features editors, asking if I could really commute to New York from Philly. Serendipity to the rescue once again, because my dear friend Jeanne, who, coincidentally, gave me my first More magazine subscription as a 40th birthday present, had recently moved to northern New Jersey and had been begging me to visit. So I had housing! Now I just had to finagle time off from work and convince my husband that my leaving him to his own devices for two weeks was an excellent idea.
You can only imagine the shock in my office when I told them what I had done. I was laughing, but they all feared that I might be making a serious career move. "WHAT?! Are you quitting?! For an internship?" I quickly assured them that it was a temporary position and everyone offered to help cover my absence.
My typically well-behaved son left little doubt about whether he felt sad I was leaving. I had no sooner pulled out of the driveway than he posted on Facebook, "Mom's out of town! Party at my house!"
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"I began making this creamy side dish years ago as a way to get my kids to eat broccoli. They've since grown into adults and still request this satisfying dish. It's truly a family favorite." – Barbara Uhl, Wesley Chapel, Florida
- 4 bunches broccoli, cut into florets
- 6 tablespoons butter, divided
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 cups 2% milk
- 1 egg yolk, beaten
- 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 cup seasoned bread crumbs
- Preheat oven to 400°. Place half of broccoli in a steamer basket; place in a large saucepan over 1 in. of water. Bring to a boil; cover and steam 3-4 minutes or until crisp-tender. Place in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish; repeat with remaining broccoli.
- Meanwhile, in a small saucepan over medium heat, melt 4 tablespoons butter. Add onion; cook and stir until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer.
- Stir in flour until blended; gradually add milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir 2 minutes or until thickened. Stir a small amount of hot mixture into egg yolk; return all to the pan, stirring constantly. Cook and stir 1 minute longer. Remove from heat; stir in the cheese, salt and pepper.
- Pour over broccoli. In a small skillet, cook bread crumbs in remaining butter until golden brown; sprinkle over the top.
- Bake, uncovered, 15-18 minutes or until heated through. Yield: 12 servings (3/4 cup each).
Originally published as Baked Parmesan Broccoli in Taste of Home December/January 2011, p89
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"I thought this was very good. Great way to add some flavor to broccoli if you are willing to put in the effort."
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"Very good recipe. This will help us eat more broccoli :)"
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"I am so impressed with this recipe and it is so easy, my grandkids love broccoli so it was a huge hit"
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"Delicious!!!! I used Panko Italian bread crumbs and it came out great! Made the full recipe the night before and cooked it the next day and it came out GREAT! My teenage boys loved it!"
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By Rob Moseley
Editor, GoDucks.com
The Oregon lacrosse team is set to open the season Sunday at Stetson, and with less than a week to go Ducks coach Jen Beck is feeling good about her squad's chemistry and mental toughness.
In part, that's because of the experience the UO lacrosse team had last fall enduring "The Program," a military-style training seminar designed to strengthen those very characteristics.
"We're still feeling the repercussions and benefits of that now," Beck said last week.
Facilitating more frequent experiences like that will be a key component of the athletic department's new Women in Flight program. The initiative will also include a fundraising component for UO women's teams, and is being launched thanks to a gift from Oregon alumnus Dave Petrone and his wife, Nancy, who were recognized both at a university event and separately by the athletic department at ceremonies last week.
Women in Flight could prove to be a transformative initiative for the Ducks' 11 female programs.
"My hope is that the level of awareness increases for the women's teams," said senior associate athletic director Lisa Peterson, the department's senior women's administrator. "And also that we can offer support for some things they don't get to do annually."
Former UO softball player and director of women's basketball operations Janell Bergstrom Cook is returning to the athletic department in a part-time role to head the Women in Flight initiative.
"I'm really excited that, for people with interest in women's sports, there are now more resources to connect interested parties to our programs," Bergstrom Cook said. "We have a lot of really amazing young women and really amazing constituents – donors, former letter winners, professionals in the community – who will have more chances to collaborate, network and, ultimately, strengthen Oregon."
The Petrones are long-time donors to both the university's academic mission and also athletics, and the parents of three daughters have taken a particular interest in women's sports.
The idea for the Women in Flight program was initially generated during a casual conversation between Dave Petrone and Duck Athletic Fund staff at the 2013 Fiesta Bowl. Over the next 10 months, the DAF's senior director of development, Kim Murray, and others researched similar programs at schools including USC and Arizona State, and made a presentation of their findings in October.
"I left with the thought, 'Here's what we want to do – if we can devise a program that makes sense,'" Petrone said. "When they came back in October, it hit it right on the button."
Petrone sees his family's donation as "seed money" for the program, which could serve as an entry in particular for female alumni and female donors back into the athletic department.
"I really want our school to be excellent," Petrone said. "I think we are an excellent athletic department, one of the best parts of the university. This would just be another spoke to the excellence. And wouldn't it be great to be a model, like we are a model for so many other things in athletics today?"
Along with attracting new donors, Women in Flight is intended to facilitate more opportunities like "The Program," which also worked with the volleyball and women's basketball teams in the past year, and can cost several thousand dollars per team.
Women in Flight could also facilitate more frequent trips overseas for women's programs, both for competitive tours and service trips.
"I've been around teams where you've got a lot of talent and no team chemistry, and they're not very successful, and I've been around teams with OK talent and a lot of chemistry that have been very successful," Peterson said. "This hopefully will be big for chemistry. I'd like to think we could see results in both wins and losses as well as the student-athlete experience."
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High School: St. Edward
College: Ohio St. (school history)
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This box of Look! chocolates from Japan are another treat that my sister was so kind to send me while she was away on study abroad. I've seen Look! a few times before, as a few Asian Markets near me sometimes carry it. I find the name amusing since it comes across as a piece of amusing Engrish, so I can't help but chuckle whenever I see it. It's never really interested me enough to buy it, but I do recall admiring their packaging design, as the illustrations of the desserts on the front are always gorgeous. This particular Look! box is the fruit tea collection, with four varieties of chocolates. I do admit it looks tasty.
The Look! chocolates come in a flat box, and it's deceiving as it looks like it could be a solid bar inside. Instead there's a cute tray that you pull out to find twelve chocolates, with three of each flavor. The mylar wrapper on top is a flavor code, letting you know exactly how the flavors are arranged so there's no surprised once you pop them into your mouth.
Oh! I do want to mention that the chocolate are arranged so cleverly! Each are set in rows to spell "Look" as the chocolates have molded letter on top of them. You only notice this once you remove all the packaging. So cute! All the L's are one flavor, each of the O's are another, as is the K. You get the idea. I did my best not to get the O's mixed up, but that's when I noticed that the O's are also different from one another too. One has double rings. Again, such thought behind this.
Apple Tea: It smells very fruity and herbal, like tea leaves. A strong ceylon comes to mind. The flavor is fruity and slightly tannic from the tea. There's a well of fruit jelly at the top and it delivers a very intense flavor punch on the tongue. It's sweet, tart, and crisp like a red delicious apple. The chocolate adds a sweetness like sugar and milk added to tea.
Orange Tea: This one smells like ceylon tea, just like the apple flavor. I'm immediately get a nice orange flavor that's fresh and jammy on my first bite. It's very intense,sweet, tart and juicy. The orange overrides the flavor of the tea and it's nice effect combined with the chocolate.
Peach Tea: Devoid of aroma. The flavor is delicate and like a fresh peach jam. Again, more fruity than tea, but you do get a nice planty flavor under the juicy, perfumey flavors of the peach.
Raspberry Tea: This smells fruity of nondescript berries. The flavor is so intense of a juicy, fresh raspberry jam. It's impressive. The flavor has many shades of the real raspberries: sweet, tart, hints of seeds (yet there are none!) and notes of blackberry. The tea flavor is present, but not overpowering.
I enjoyed these. They're a nice blend of tea and fruit flavors with chocolate, and a unique treat when a standard chocolate bar isn't going to satisfy your craving for something a little different.
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Photography Exhibit Opening at Host Gallery on March 12, 2010 – London
On an unseasonably cold Friday night in east London, a crowd of photographers, journalists and activists gathered at Host Gallery in London for the opening of photographer Ed Kashi's photo exhibition, Curse of the Black Gold. It features images taken in the Niger Delta since the discovery and extraction of oil in the region began five decades ago. Amidst the cold gloom of London, Kashi's images burned with the fire of oil flares, with the desire of displaced families and with the brutality of a military seeking to protect the government against its own people. » Read more «


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Every week, architectural photographer Scot Zimmerman posts some of his best photos on utahstyleanddesign.com. We loved these ones so much that we just had to share them with saltlakemagazine.com readers, too.
Last week, I was down in Moab on a great assignment when I ran into what is simple living at its best. Dr. Bill (he really is a retired physician) lives along the Colorado River and is the camp site director there for the BLM. He has truly distilled down what is really necessary to live a comfortable life without a lot of stuff.
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Caffarel is one of those companies that I get all giddy when I find their products. Something about them already reads as upscale, luxurious, unique and extremely delicious. The fact they're an Italian company adds to the appeal too because not only is it foreign, but also difficult to find. I always feel like I've stumbled across the holy grail when I see them in stores.
I felt exactly that when I walked into one of my favorite food boutiques in the area and saw the Caffarel Conetto on the counter. Oh wow! I've heard of these but haven't actually seen them. They're best described as a little wafer cone with hazelnut creme inside and topped with toasted rice bits. I bought a couple and couldn't wait to photograph and then eat them!
They're adorable to look at. They look like mini versions of the ice cream Drumsticks. The waffle cone is wonderfully textured, the rice crisps nicely caramel in color, and the whole things smells rich of chocolate, hazelnuts and cream.
The hazelnut creme is very smooth and silky. The flavor leans more toward the hazelnut flavor with the chocolate more of an afterthought. Aside from the hazelnut and cocoa notes, there's a lot of roasted and milky flavors mixed in there. Think of it as a milder, sweeter, nuttier Nutella. The rice bits provide a nice crunch (some were more chewy) and a very toasty, carby flavor. The cone is insanely crispy and fresh with a nice toasty brown sugary taste. Just like the ones in an ice cream shop! It provides a wonderful base for the hazelnut creme and the flavors in this work so well together.
Even though the Conetto is terribly tasty, I'd probably wouldn't buy them again cause they're expensive and on the small side. They're great to give (or get!) as a gift and I certainly wouldn't turn one down if handed to me.
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After half a decade, Silhouette Brown – the original production and songwriting team of Bembe Segue, Kaidi Tatham and Dego – return with their sophomore album aptly titled, two. Silhouette Brown guides us towards a new dimension for modern soul music with a distinctively London-esque flair, combining jazz and nu soul.
This time they are joined by Philadelphia's Lady Alma of 4hero's "Hold It Down" fame and delve into an array of subject matters. Leaning toward a hip hop sound, "Get With It" features Brand Nubian's Sadat X, who waxes about uniting and progressing. Another instant hit is the collaboration with musical director Akwasi on "Strawberries in Vinegar," a guaranteed boogie anthem. On two, London's underground production heroes Dego and Kaidi push a warm, sumptuous, melody-driven groove in a way that only they know how.
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Jade has an ancient history in Mesoamerica, where it was used by cultures from the Olmec to the Maya to the Aztec. It symbolized life and death and was used to make figurines, jewelry, and even inlays for teeth. The Maya believed that a jade bead would provide passage through the underworld. Because conquering Spaniards were more interested in gold, the sources of ancient Mesoamerican jade were lost for hundreds of years. In 1998, Hurricane Mitch, one of the most powerful hurricanes in modern history, exposed boulder-size jade deposits near Xalapa, Mexico. Archaeologists now believe this location was a major source of jade for ancient civilizations. The simple designs of these hand-carved accents let the stone's mottled colors take center stage. Handcrafted in family workshops in Antigua Guatemala. Stone colors may vary.
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Women's Squash Moves To 3-0 With Sweep At Drexel
Princeton (3-0) won 27 of 28 individual games, with junior Hallie Dewey rallying from an early 1-0 hole to claim a 3-1 victory at a career-high No. 3 spot.
Senior Libby Eyre claimed a 3-0 win at the top spot, which included a 12-10 victory in the third game against Damindhi Udangawa, and sophomore Rachel Leizman followed with a win at the No. 2 spot in which she dropped only nine individual points.
Princeton got two wins from its freshman class, including one from Gabriella Garr, who dropped only two points in her career debut at the No. 8 spot. Tara Harrington, Isabella Bersani and Libbie Maine also got their first wins of the season during the win in Philadelphia.
Princeton will close out the 2013 portion of its schedule Saturday morning when it heads to Washington D.C. for an 11 am match against George Washington.
Princeton 9, Drexel 0
1 – Libby Eyre d. Damindhi Udangawa 2,4,10
2 – Rachel Leizman d. Mary Fung-A-Fat 2,3,4
3 – Hallie Dewel d. Elisabeth Money (10),3,5,4
4 – Alex Sawin d. Maria Diagama 4,6,5
5 – Alexandra Toth d. Laura Rahauser 4,6,7
6 – Tara Harrington d. Kaitlyn Money 4,6,7
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Nick Bellofatto of the Daily Collegian has a story on the UMass Swimming & Diving teams' performances at the A-10 Championships this past weekend in Buffalo. The Minutemen claimed their fifth-straight and 13th overall title, while the Minutewomen put in a very strong performance, placing third. It was a tremendously successful meet on both sides as numerous school records fell. In addition, the following individuals were recognized:
Women's Most Outstanding Diver: Molly Elkins
Women's Diving Coach of the Year: Mandy Hixon
Men's Most Outstanding Rookie: Chris Inglis
Men's Most Outstanding Diver: Jason Cook
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By Jordan Parry, Arizona State Media Relations Student Intern
Arizona State entered Wednesday night's game at Wells Fargo Arena in Tempe, Ariz. with a 7-0 home record thus far this season. Also entering the game, the BIG EAST, DePaul's conference, had won 20 straight games--something had to give.
Unfortunately for Arizona State, they were the one's doing the giving, as they dropped the contest with DePaul, 78-61.
The Sun Devils came out of the gates strong against one of their toughest opponents to date this season, while the opposite could be said for the Blue Demons. In the first 1:38 of the game ASU had already attempted six free throws, though only converting on three of them. Jahii Carsonwas active early, shooting four of the first six free throws. The Devils jumped out to an early 7-0 lead, aided by DePaul's 0-6 shooting to start the game, which forced the Blue Demons to call a timeout just 3:27 into the contest.
Carson had six points before the first official timeout, but only finished the half with eight points on 3-9 shooting. He often found his way to the basket but was forced into difficult layups which would not fall.
DePaul did not stay down long, as they fiercely battled back. They used a three-point play followed by a three-pointer to give them the lead at 14-13 with just under 12 minutes to go, causing ASU's Coach Sendek to burn a timeout.
The timeout provided little help and the Blue Demons went on a quick 15-4 run, extending their lead to 23-17. They would control this lead seemingly with ease for the rest of the first half.
DePaul senior guard Worrel Clahar then hit his second three of the contest, which was followed by another quick basket off an ASU turnover in the backcourt, as the Blue Demons enjoyed a 40-26 lead with 2:42 to play in the first half.
Arizona State tried clawing their way back before halftime, but the squad that averaged 38.3 points in the first half this season was held to 33, and trailed the visiting team by nine at the break.
DePaul's stout effort on the defensive end affected the Sun Devils throughout the first half, especially with their full-court pressure they applied after every bucket. This stopped ASU from being able to set up in their normal offense routine, a strategy that worked against the Sun Devils in their only other loss this season against Creighton.
Both teams shot 46 percent on the half, but DePaul made 18 field goals to Arizona State's 13. A glaring stat for the Sun Devils came in the form of free throw shooting, as they once again struggled from the line in the first half, shooting only 6-13. As a team they shoot 65 percent for the year.
The second half began with a bang, and then another bang, as ASU recorded two consecutive dunks by Jordan Bachynskiand Felix to cut the lead to six. After a three by Blue Demon freshman guard Durrell McDonald, Felix once again took flight, slamming through another emphatic dunk for his third of the game. These dunks have been becoming a regular occurrence for Felix lately.
Despite the electrifying plays, the Sun Devils still found themselves down 13 again with 15:51 to go, causing Coach Sendek to change his lineup around some. He inserted center Ruslan Pateev, who has not seen much action lately, who hit a banking hook shot which cut the lead back to 11.
However, the Sun Devils could not sustain any meaningful runs and could not find stops on the defensive end, and the Blue Demons took advantage. They used back-to-back layups by Brandon Young and Clahar to give them a 16 points lead at 60-44 with 12:20 to play.
The lead extended to 20 with 10:00 to play shortly after, deflating any momentum Arizona State had towards making a possible comeback.
Size played a large factor in the contest, as DePaul used their length to snatch 12 offensive rebounds to ASU's seven. The Blue Demons improved in the second half to shoot 50 percent on 34-68 shooting, while ASU finished at 43 percent on 25-58 shooting. This is the first time this season the Arizona State defense has allowed their opponent to shoot at least 50 percent.
Young led all scorers in the game, dropping 18 points on 8-14 shooting. Five Sun Devils finished in double digits.
Ironically, on Dec. 12, 2012 (12/12/12), the last repeating day we all will be alive to see, three Sun Devils--Carson, Felix and Evan Gordon--tied for the most points on the team with 12 apiece. Cleveland Melvin, no. 12 for the Blue Demons, also finished with 12 points.
Wednesday's matchup against DePaul marked the first time the Devils hosted a BIG EAST opponent since Dec. 29, 1993, when they beat Villanova in overtime, 73-62. With the win the BIG EAST continues their dominance in non-conference play this season, improving to a combined 108-27 record against opponents outside of their conference.
The loss snaps the Sun Devils' four-game winning streak and is their first loss during their six-game home stand. They will look to bounce back and jump back into the win column Saturday afternoon at 1:00 p.m. (MT) as they face Dartmouth from Wells Fargo Arena.


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I've been a fan of Jimmie Vaughn for nearly 30 years. And if you've never heard the early '80s blues rave-up albums he recorded for A&M with his fellow Texans, the Fabulous Thunderbirds, then you're missing out on some terrific party music.
Vaughn hits The State Room on Tuesday night with Tilt-A-Whirl, which has been his ongoing musical project for several years since he and the T-Birds parted ways. And while he plays a completely different style of blues than his more famous, departed younger brother, Stevie Ray, Jimmie is a terrific bluesman in his own right and has taste, tone and chops for days. This is a chance to see a legendary Texas guitarist in an up-close setting. Tickets are still available.
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Tootsie Pops are one of the many overlooked classic candies in my opinion. They're something that's always available in my candy stash for many reasons: tasty, portable, long-lasting, satisfying, interactive…..oh, I could go on. For me, Toostie Pops are delicious the Swiss army knife of the candy world.
Imagine my delight when I was in my local Wawa convenience store pawing through the box of loose Tootsie Pop to satisfy a 4pm sugar craving, to find a Tootsie Pop in a wrapper that looked new. Puzzled, I picked out one and examined it to find "Pomegranate" written on the outside. I proceeded to grin like the Cheshire Cat as I grabbed a few and ran to the checkout. A tasty new treasure, I could hardly wait.
I admit, I am a little puzzled by this new flavor choice for a Tootsie Pop. Pomegranate has been getting lots of attention in the past few years because of its health benefits, and some candies tried to cash in on that craze. I don't really understand the appeal of the actual flavor of a Pomegranate. Don't get me wrong because they taste great, but I'm more often interested in the fun way to eat them by plucking them seed by seed, than for the actual taste. Considering that the past new flavors to the Tootsie line were strawberry, watermelon, blue raspberry and lime; I figured Pomegranate would be more of a trendy name to drop into the assortment.
The wrapper is the same design as the other traditional Tootsie Pop's, expect the color scheme is a bit different. The white has been replaced with a dark maroon, so even though this newbie looks different in essence it's the same as the classics.
The pop itself is bright red and looks like the Cherry flavor, but you can tell the difference one you pop it into your mouth. The flavor is different and much, much better. It's fruity with berry flavors, notes of grape and a "tartness" that reminds me of pineapple. Overall it's very "red" tasting, but it's lacking that fake medicinal flavor that makes the cherry one so unappealing to some. Think of this as Cherry's more awesome twin brother. As for the Tootsie center? Yeah, the flavors meshed well with that.
My skepticism aside, I really, really like this flavor. It covered all the flavors sensations I require in a good hard candy and resulted in some fun, saliva-inducing consumption for my mid afternoon break. Tomorrow I'm going back for more and buying every last one in that loose Tootise Pop box.
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My family loves this soup during our cold New England winters. It's very thick and hearty.—Beverly Ballaro, Lynnfield, Massachusetts
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 1 large carrot, chopped
- 1 celery rib, chopped
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 4 cups vegetable or chicken broth
- 3/4 cup uncooked small pasta shells
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 1-1/2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 2 cans (15 ounces each) white kidney or cannellini beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 can (28 ounces) crushed tomatoes
- 3 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
- In a Dutch oven, saute the onion, carrot and celery in oil until crisp-tender. Add garlic; saute 1 minute longer. Add the broth, pasta, sugar, Italian seasoning and pepper flakes.
- Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes or until pasta is tender. Add the beans and tomatoes; simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes. Garnish with Parmesan cheese. Yield: 6 servings.
Originally published as Pasta Bean Soup in Country Woman November/December 2002, p36
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I understand that the Moon's phases are determined by its position in orbit relative to the Sun. (See: Full Story on the Moon). The "shadow" is not cast by the Earth (a common misconception - this is actually a lunar eclipse), but by the moon's body itself.
It would appear that, in order for the moon to be a new moon, it would have to be somewhere between the Earth and the Sun. However, it would seem that, if we were looking at a new moon, we'd necessarily be looking at the Sun as well.
Why, then, can we sometimes see a new moon at night? Why doesn't it vanish at night for a half-month every month, between its last/first quarters?
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Fine Art Commission:
The Fine Art Commission is one of 11 commissions appointed by the City Council of Beverly Hills. The Fine Art Program was designed to acquire and/or accept Fine Art, to promote the City's cultural image, reflecting a diversity of artists and works of art, to enhance the everyday experiences of its citizens, and to assure it's accessibility to everyone.
The Commission regularly meets on the third Thursday of every month, from 4pm to 6pm in Room 280-A, adjacent to City Council Chambers, 2nd floor of City Hall, 455 No. Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.
Link to Fine Art Ordinance
There are five positions on the Fine Art Commission. The Commissioners serve a staggered two-year term, with a single four-year reappointment possible. The Community Services Department provides staff support for the Fine Art Commission.
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Finance Specialization
Finance has been identified by the U.S. Department of Labor as an area of rapidly growing job markets in the 21st century.
Why this major is for you:
In today's highly competitive market, the demand for finance graduates continues to grow. The undergraduate business administration finance specialization uses principles from the fields of accounting, economics and statistics to analyze financial institutions and financial markets. Students will be prepared for career opportunities with domestic and international corporations, financial institutions and governmental and educational organizations. Specific areas of employment might include:
• forecasting and analysis • bank management • capital investment analysis • credit analysis • security analysis • working capital management • portfolio management • real estate management.
What you'll learn:
As a business major, you will learn core elements of business, such as accounting, economics, finance, information systems, management and marketing. The finance specialization includes extensive study in:
• security investments • capital markets • financial institutions • real estate • corporate finance.
Classroom courses are offered to full-time and part-time students during the day and in the evening; many courses are also offered online.
If you qualify, you'll have the opportunity to select the Law School Early Entry Option, which allows you to count the successful completion of your first year of law school at the UB School of Law as the final year of your undergraduate study. For more information, visit www.ubalt.edu/prelaw.
You can also take advantage of the Automatic Admit Option to the UB School of Law. If you qualify, you will be automatically admitted to the law school following your graduation from the Business Administration program. For more information, visit www.ubalt.edu/prelaw.
As a qualified student, you can take advantage of our Accelerated Bachelor's/Master's Option. Apply up to 9 graduate credits (three classes, typically) to both your undergraduate degree in business administration and your MBA, your M.S. in Accounting and Business Advisory Services or your M.S. in Business-Finance.


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Rated 5 out of 5 by ClubGio Perfect for my needs I wanted an outside retreat on my balcony. I bought a daybed, covered the mattress with a waterproof mattress cover then put this over it. I chose this cover because I didn't want it to look like I had a bed outside. The trim on this gives it a tailored look. I added lots of outdoor toss pillows (also from World Market) and now have the perfect outdoor space to read, nap or just hang out. I have an 8" mattress and this fits perfectly. February 21, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by DesignCreate Terrific Value and Design I have this cover and am waiting to receive my Indonesian Daybed which is on order. The store had the cover in stock so I purchased it. It is a very nice weight and the piping along the top adds a very nice finish. If this was custom made it would cost at least $200+. I did try it on a 9" mattress in my son's room just to see how it would fit and there is still quite a bit of room left so for a tight fit I am going to get an 11" thick mattress for the daybed. I am very pleased with it. The fabric is not scratchy. It's a nice weight cotton that has a burlap look but is not burlap. July 21, 2013
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Atlantic's Ronni Williams is 1st Gator signee picked for All-America game
Published: Thursday, February 7, 2013 at 5:56 p.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, February 7, 2013 at 10:53 p.m.
PORT ORANGE — Atlantic senior Ronni Williams hasn't even joined the University of Florida's women's basketball team yet and already she's written some program history.
Williams was selected to play in the Women's Basketball Coaches Association's High School All-America Game on April 6 in New Orleans. She's the first Florida signee chosen to play in the All-America game in its 22-year history.
"When I heard I was the first Gator selected, I was surprised," Williams said. "I'm honored."
The 6-foot-2 forward is ranked as the 13th-best player on ESPN's Class of 2013 list. She's also the second-ranked wing player in this year's graduating class.
The WBCA All-America Game is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. April 6 at New Orleans Arena, site of the 2013 NCAA Women's Final Four. All but one of the 20 players selected have signed with colleges, including some of the best programs in the country — Connecticut, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Stanford and Tennessee.
"I am truly blessed to have the opportunity to participate in the WBCA in New Orleans," Williams said. "... All the hard work has paid off."
This could be just the first prestigious national accolade for Williams. She's a finalist for the 12th annual McDonald's All-America girls game scheduled for April 3 in Chicago. The McDonald's All-America team will be announced at 4 p.m. Feb. 14 on ESPNU.
"We'll be watching that with great interest," her father, Rodney Williams, said in a phone interview before Atlantic's 59-39 state playoff win Thursday at Cocoa Beach. "It's quite an honor for her to be the first Gator signee to play in the WBCA game."
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Office of the Retention Specialist
The Retention Specialist works with all members of the campus community — students, faculty, and staff — in providing appropriate support and resources to enable students to achieve academic, professional, and personal success. Retention and student success are everyone's responsibility.
What defines student success?
Student success can be defined in many ways, although it typically involves the ability of a student to recognize her/his academic and professional goals, and to successfully develop plans for achieving those goals. These goals may be simply surviving a current semester's class or they may be the successful completion of all academic requirements for a certificate or degree program. Students can expect to experience various personal and academic hurdles along the way, and the goal of the Retention Specialist is to help students develop strategies for overcoming those barriers.
What services are provided by the Retention Specialist?
For students, the following free services are available:
- Provide general institutional, policy and procedural information, and assist students in locating offices or resources.
- Provide academic counseling and personal counseling referrals as needed.
- Connect students with appropriate resources such as academic tutoring.
- Provide workshops on student success techniques including study skills, test taking, time management, stress reduction, financial planning, and more.
- Oversee various academic alert processes (e.g., Early Alerts/Intervention and Midterm Grade follow-up) to identify and assist students encountering academic challenges.
- Collect and analyze demographic and academic data to determine those students who might benefit from early interventions.
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- Assist students in classes who are experiencing academic, personal, or behavioral challenges.
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Where the Sidewalk Ends
Where the Sidewalk Ends
Poems and Drawings
HarperCollins, Hardcover, 9780060256685, 176pp.
Publication Date: December 11, 1974
If you are a dreamer, come in, If you are a dreamer, A wisher, a liar, A hope-er, a pray-er, A magic bean buyer
Come in for where the sidewalk ends, Shel Silverstein's world begins. You ll meet a boy who turns into a TV set, and a girl who eats a whale. The Unicorn and the Bloath live there, and so does Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout who will not take the garbage out. It is a place where you wash your shadow and plant diamond gardens, a place where shoes fly, sisters are auctioned off, and crocodiles go to the dentist.
Shel Silverstein's masterful collection of poems and drawings is at once outrageously funny and profound.
Shel Silverstein is the author-artist of many beloved books of prose and poetry. He was a cartoonist, playwright, poet, performer, recording artist, and Grammy-winning, Oscar-nominated songwriter.


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Republicans block jobs-for-vets bill
Sep 20th, 2012 at 9:55 am by odd man out
Why? Because they can. Because they would do anything, no matter how despicable, to prevent Democrats from taking any credit for creating jobs:
Senate Republicans prevented a veterans' jobs bill from coming to a vote today by forcing a budget point of order vote. Democrats came up 2 votes short of the 60 needed to defeat the GOP's budget measure.
The Veterans Jobs Corps bill — which is part of President Obama's push to secure jobs for veterans — would have provided $1 billion over five years to hire 20,000 young veterans for public lands jobs and prioritize vets for first responder jobs such as police, firefighter, or EMT. The measure would have also provided young vets access to the infrastructure with which to assist in job searches, such as access to computers, internet and career services advisers…


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In my own family, almost nothing makes my husband and me happier than seeing our grown-up sons enjoy each other. I hope they always will, even if their lives take increasingly different directions, perhaps because they recognize what a devoted brother their father is and how I, too, try to nurture faraway relationships by meeting my sister each summer for overnights at the Jersey Shore — halfway between her home in Philadelphia and mine in New York — and visiting back and forth with my brother in Los Angeles.
I especially wish my kids take note of how their father all but reveres his mother. I don't need to be worshipped, but, hey, I wouldn't mind if my kids thought such admiration was normal.
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Wilmington to release African-American history brochure
Published: Sunday, June 30, 2013 at 6:33 p.m.
Last Modified: Sunday, June 30, 2013 at 6:33 p.m.
A new brochure highlighting Wilmington's African-American history should be released to the public by the end of August, according to Wilmington city officials.
The Wilmington Historic Preservation Commission, city officials and area historians have spent the past six months revising drafts of a "Guide to Wilmington's African-American Heritage."
"We didn't have a really good and recent African-American history tour brochure, and we wanted to honor the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation and the 50th anniversary of the (Historic Preservation) Commission," said Maggie O'Connor, the city's historic preservation planner.
O'Connor added that the commission is making final corrections to the booklet that also includes a map of historic sites and markers.
The booklet includes a forward from John Haley, professor emeritus at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, highlighting the importance of Wilmington to the history of emancipation:
"In 1829, David Walker, a pioneer African-American abolitionist and Wilmington native, published Walker's Appeal in Four Articles, which called for the immediate and uncompensated emancipation of slaves. Subsequent abolitionist arguments denounced slavery on a variety of religious, moral and patriotic grounds."
Gareth Evans, executive director of the Bellamy Mansion Museum of History and Design Arts, said the commission hopes to print about 2,000 copies.
"We've showed it around, and people were happy to see it. It's a nice, accessible way of looking at African-American history," Evans said. "I imagine it will lead to a much greater appreciation for African-American input into this city's history."
The guide includes important black religious, cultural and educational sites in downtown Wilmington and extends to sites in the Seabreeze community near Carolina Beach. It even includes the more recent 1898 Monument and Memorial Park opened on N. Third Street in 2008.
Important churches in the black community in the brochure include Chestnut Street Presbyterian Church, which is the state's oldest African-American Presbyterian church; St. Mark's Episcopal Church; St. Thomas Preservation Hall (formerly St. Thomas Catholic Church); St. Stephen A.M.E. Church, which was built by its members and included a library, underground pool and doctor's office; Central Baptist Church; St. Luke A.M.E. Zion Church and Gregory Congregational Church.
Cultural places highlighted include the Bellamy Mansion's slave quarters, Thalian Hall, Wilmington National Cemetery, Shaw Funeral Home and African-American newspapers – the Wilmington Journal and the Wilmington Daily Record.
The Rev. Wayne Johnson, pastor of St. Stephen A.M.E. Church, said he had seen an early draft of the brochure and is anxious to see its final version.
A few months ago, the commission led an invitation-only walking tour of some of the downtown sites to try out the brochure.
Evans said the success of the trial walking tour shows the need for more education about the role African-Americans have played in Wilmington's history.
"There was a black middle class and businesses and newspapers in the mid-1800s, and Wilmington was a much more racially cosmopolitan city until 1898, and it all reverted for a while after that," he said. "There's lots of history in the churches and even the funeral homes here."
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