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Artie White
Born in Vicksburg, Mississippi, Artie White's first public musical experience was singing gospel with the Harps of David. Moving to Chicago in 1956, White continued to sing gospel, now with the Full Gospel Wonders, switching over to blues in the early 1960s. Over the next two decades, the journeyman singer recorded a number of singles with independent labels such as PM, Gamma and Al Tee. White briefly reached the R & B charts with "You Are My Leanin' Tree" on Al Tee in 1977.


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An elderly man who thought it would be safer to keep his life savings in the closet than in the bank has accidentally donated a suit containing $13,000 to a Goodwill in Illinois. He needs […]
10 Bodily Functions That Continue After Death
Certain bodily functions continue for minutes, hours, days, and even weeks after death. You will not believe the kind of things a dead body will do with its now-copious amount of time.
6 Epic Holiday Parade Balloon Fails
Holiday parade balloons fail on occasion, and when they do, they fail hard. Whether they're striking light posts and injuring spectators or simply getting snagged on objects and deflating slowly in front of hundreds of […]
What happens online when you die?
What is the Future of Your Digital Self? You might not know what happens when you die but you can control what happens online!
Food Shoved Into Other Food
Turducken, what did you start? Adult Swim recently experimented with other food-in-food monstrosities, and here's what they came up with…
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Giant Penis Mystery Baffles Stockholm Suburb
A wealthy Swedish businessman was surprised to learn on Wednesday that the grounds near his luxurious home appear to feature a giant penis visible only from the sky.
Jenny Won't Set Foot on the Block
Have you seen those Fiat commercials with JLo cruising through the Bronx? Yeah.. about that. It was a body double. Jenny from the block did her part of the commercials sitting in a car in […]
High Tech Babies Have Bullet-Proof Strollers
Modern day science has been dipping in the baby pool to the point where it might be getting a little weird. While embryo screening was once a wonderful and helpful invention, it now allows you […]
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10 Historical Figures Who Masqueraded as Members of the Opposite Sex
Across time and culture, humanity has divided roles and responsibilities by gender. While today — in the Western world at least — these roles are not so rigid, in times past they were unassailable. Even […]
34 Pictures That Defy Explanation
There are some moments in time where, despite our best attempts at unraveling their meaning, nothing makes sense. Luckily for us, we're not alone in those head scratching, sometimes bewildering moments. Luckier still, some people […]
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A near-death experience brought her to a Face to Face encounter with Jesus Christ Himself! God is Real; He does Exist and Loves us more than we can even imagine possible! His All Consuming Love, Indescribable Joy and Unimaginable Peace!
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Greetings! I confirm. Every word is true and of God. I, too, know, believe, confess, testify, and none can ever make me doubt the truth of the matter. Even though they tried. Even within the church. I told it. I wrote it. I lived it. I live it still. God is Real. God is Alive. God Speaks -- and not with his lips, teeth, and tongue like humans. It is Spirit to spirit. Amazing!
I experienced seeing Jesus in June 1983. I spoke about it and wrote about it. People doubted. I knew I didn't know HOW JESUS appeared high up in the sky. I only knew I saw and heard and I would have no reason to doubt -- and could never do so. As a child, I sat on the curb and looked for Jesus in the clouds. I looked for Jesus through mirrors. I loved the Lord and knew He was near to me. As a child, I knew I was not alone but SOMEONE loomed large over me and was guiding me. Family and friends said I was "different." Children were outside playing in the day time, and I was sitting inside at grownup Bible Studies.
Here's what I wrote about what I had seen at the time in 1983 (This is a reprint but not a revision).
What a blessing to meet you in the Supernatural Spirit Realm Life!
Rev. LED Dowell, Five-Fold Minister of God
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Bay St. Louis, MS. -
It is being reported by the Biloxi Sun Herald that former USM Head Coach Jeff Bower helped to rescue two people from a burning boat off of the coast of Bay St. Louis, MS. near Bayou La Croix. Coach Bower and his buddy, Jerry Thigpen, were fishing in his 26' Triton boat when sometime after 8 a.m. on this Saturday morning, they spotted smoke coming from another craft out in the water.
Minutes before the 32' craft was set ablaze, Linda Jordan and another person were able to board Bower's fishing rig for safety. Ms. Jordan works as a business advisor for USM - Gulf Park and recognized the coach immediately. She was quoted by the Herald as saying, "Jeff is a celebrity as a football coach, but he is our hero."
Coach Jeff Bower played quarterback for the Golden Eagles from 1972-1975. He was Head Coach from 1990-2007, where he won 4 Conference USA Championships and garnered Coach of the Year 3 times. He had a record of 119-83-1, guided USM to 11 bowl games, and is still a very popular man around campus and in Hattiesburg, MS.
This is the kind of story to get a person going on a Saturday morning. God bless you Coach Jeff Bower.


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Diamonds in the Sand
By David Prather
On the Wild Side
As published in: THE TITUSVILLE HERALD, Titusville, Pa.
Cassie Walker has someone watching over her. Her husband's love was exemplified by the expensive wedding ring she wore. The Walkers were in the desert southwest and were to go to Hawaii on vacation, but an urgent matter prevented Mr. Walker's timely departure. He insisted Cassie begin her vacation. He would join her later.
While swimming on a crowded beach in Hawaii, Cassie discovered a wave had pulled the ring from her finger. Many people helped her search the sandy bottom for the treasured band without success. Disappointed, Cassie mentioned the loss to her waiter as she had lunch. The waiter asked her name just in case the ring was recovered.
More than a year later Cassie was again having lunch in that same restaurant. Cassie confirmed her identity as the waiter produced the beautiful setting with its noble stones. The waiter explained that a homeless man found the ring as it washed up on the shore only days earlier.
By chance, he brought it to the restaurant and by coincidence gave it to the waiter who had Cassie's name recorded beneath the menu stand. I know the Walkers. This is a true story.
Jesus told his disciples not to get excited that they could cast out demons, but rather to rejoice that their names were written in heaven. Your name is written somewhere.
The book of Revelation informs us that everyone will worship the anti-Christ whose names are not written in the Lamb's Book of Life from the foundation of the world.
Your name is written somewhere.
And you will know them by their works. Scripture records, ōGod ordained specific good works for you to walk in before the foundation of the world.ö Your destiny is revealed in him.
Bob Dylan sang it: ōYou gotta serve somebody Ś it may be the devil or it may be the Lord, but you gotta serve somebody.ö
This week I was calling offices of the federal government and environmental groups across the country. A representative of the U.S. government agreed with me immediately that many of the programs were corrupt --- but she added, ōHoney there is corruption all around you and everyone is doing it.ö
I asked if she had heard of Martin Luther King, Mahatma Gandhi or Jesus Christ and added that they all stood up in the face of corruption. I heard her smiling over the phone when she replied, ōWell you got me there Ś I ain't gonna argue with that.ö
Many people in the business of turning our forest bio-diversity into board feet say they feel deeply threatened by environmental groups. I wouldn't feel too threatened yet.
I recently called more environmental groups than I could record. One asked me to join them. I advised them that I was a real environmentalist and a real Christian. This staff person responded, ōOh, that's all right. The gentleman who writes our newsletter is a real environmentalist.ö
It is nice when an environmental group has at least one environmentalist on board.
Another group that advertises itself as an environmental group told me they exist to overthrow endangered species protection and any limits on what landowners can do even if it impacts the environment adversely. Didn't I hear a story once about a fox watching the hen house?
Bruce Wilkinson is author of the New York Times Best Seller The Prayer of Jabez, which is sweeping the nation. One of his most recent books is titled A Life God Rewards Ś Why Everything You Do Today Matters Forever.
Integrity is the thing that matters most in environmental groups, government agencies, and our own lives. ōBeing what we say and saying what we be.ö
If we are ruining the earth, one little area at a time, it matters forever. If we with integrity are using the wealth of the planet and the power of our words and actions to restore and heal the wounds of many generations, that matters forever, too.
According to Romans chapter 8, it matters to every forest, every person, and every wild creature on earth. From the red spotted newt to the golden eagle, it matters whether or not we are growing up into God in all areas, including protecting every species, our wilderness and our bio-diversity
Like Cassie Walker, we all have someone watching over us. Whether we are a government organization, environmental group, or individual. Doing what we profess to do with deep integrity is necessary.
Our fruit will reveal our root. His fire will test every work whether it is good or evil. In the long run, those who sold their souls to the love of money will be ashes under the feet of the just.
Really there is only one list on which your name can be written. It is beyond time to join with NoahÆs crew and cargo singing, ōWhen the roll is called up yonder I'll be there.ö
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We interviewed David Kenik at SHOT Show 2014 about firearms training. He is the author of the book ARMED RESPONSE: A Comprehensive Guide to Using Firearms for Self-Defense and producer of the Armed Response Video Training Series. His ebook, A Gun Owner's Guide to SURVIVING MASS SHOOTINGS, is available as a free download on his website.
We asked David seven questions about training and what it means to him.
1) What is the value of training?
Training gives a person understanding of their physical and equipment limitations.
2) Why did you become a trainer?
What I knew about firearms defense wasn't what I needed to know. Training gave me a much better perception of what I needed to know.
3) What is the emphasis of your class?
My classes show the students what they can and can't do. Then I show them how to work within the limitations they have at that time.
4) Who is your market?
Gunowners who have a firearm for personal defense.
5) What do YOU do to train/practice?
For training, I take training classes from other trainers. My practice consists of working on what I train in my classes. I think of it as "Teach what I live and live what I teach."
6) How would you describe your training philosophy?
I explain numerous techniques, tell what I prefer, and why I like or dislike a particular technique.
7) Why should people take training?
Skill is not intuitive. However, it more or less appears to be. This gives a false sense of security.
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by Katherine McKay, CLTP, former Administrator of PLTI and Executive Vice President of PLTA
Do you remember the '80s? Ginormous shoulder pads for women that made them look like NFL linebackers in drag. Waiting all summer to find out who shot J.R. Ewing on Dallas. Ronald Reagan in the White House and Mikhail Gorbachev ruling Russia. Personal computers that took up serious real estate on your desk. Car phones the size of a loaf of Wonder Bread. Mortgage interest rates at 17%. The real estate crash. Title companies contracting – oh, wait, is that now? Ah, the 80's.
And what was PLTA doing through all this? These were fertile years for the association with significant achievements, all told by one of the PLTA's most visible successes, Common Ground. Here's a brief tour through the 80s issues.
June 1980:
The inaugural issue of Common Ground reports on the coming convention. Included on the agenda is a presentation by James Rosenstein, Esq., then of Wolf, Block, Schorr & Solis-Cohen (R.I.P.), on what the Common Ground editor calls "condo-mania," which is termed "rampant across the state." Mr. Rosenstein is one of the drafters of the Pennsylvania Uniform Condominium Act.
August 1981
Edward Schmidt, PLTI Administrator, announces that the Evening School would hold its First Year of Studies at the PSFS Building in Philadelphia, the Second Year of Studies at Bartley Hall on the Villanova University campus, and the Third Year of Studies at the Holiday Inn on City Line, Philadelphia. The Evening School continues to this day in various formats and locations.
November 1983
Common Ground becomes a four-page newspaper for the first time, previously having been a single double-sided sheet of news.
- Herb Walton announces the concept of awarding a CLTP (Certified Land Title Professional) designation, working with the Professional Designation Board of Review, the PLTI, the PLTA PR committee, and the Executive Committee. The first awards would be given in 1986.
- The Plain Language Consumer Bill is working its way through the PA legislature. It is noted that a PA trial judge (unnamed) had said, "The trouble with plain English is that it is akin to truth: always devoutly sought, rarely (if ever) seen, and subject to many opinions about what it really is."
November 1984
J. William Cotter, Jr., then president of T.A. Title Insurance Company and in 1990 to be PLTA president, announces a new member drive to include agents, prompted by changes in the PLTA by-laws, to give "greater recognition to agents and their contribution to the association."
May 1985
Herb Walton announces a new designation, the ALTP, the Associate Land Title Professional, to recognize people earlier in their careers than CLTPs but with "a professional attitude and dedication" to the industry.
June 1986
The first CLTPs are awarded to Marvin New, Albert Pentecost, James G. Schmidt, and Edward Schmidt. The first ALTPs are Frank Cozzo and James Kilgallon.
April 1987
- The by-laws are amended to allow an Organizational Meeting of PLTA officers and chairmen to take place soon after the Annual Meeting, proving that there is indeed a method to their madness.
Spring/Summer 1989
Then PLTA president Sam Musser observes that "PLTA and PLTI is in a state of transition" as Al Pentecost and Ed Schmidt both give notice to retire at the end of the year, "two people," Sam says, who were "prime movers and shakers during a particularly strong period in the history of both organizations."
Winter 1989
PLTI celebrates "A Decade of Service" at a luncheon given at the then Hershey Hotel in Philadelphia. Guest speaker is Peter Liacouras, who is president of Temple University at that time. Albert Gibboni, then PLTA president and later Chairman of the Board of Trustees of PLTI, presides over the well-attended affair. First instructor of the Evening School, Sebastian Rainone, Esq. is a guest.
Every decade has its triumphs and troubles, some more markedly than others. PLTA has had tumultuous years among the more placid, years of great change and years of significant progress. And assuredly, someday someone will write about the current decade if they can keep their tears in check and their perspective firmly fastened onto a rosier future.


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The longest-tenured and winningest coach in program history, Kerry Carr recently completed her 18th season as the Kenneth L. Gross Head Coach of Volleyball. Under her tutelage the Quakers have collected five Ivy League championships and nine 15-win seasons, highlighted most recently by back-to-back Ivy League titles and NCAA Championship appearances in 2009 and 2010. In 2010, Carr also became the program's all-time leader in victories.
Most recently under Carr, the Quakers improved five wins from 2014 (two in the Ivy League) to finish 13-13 this past fall. Led by its five captains, the Quakers finished fifth in the Ivies with a conference mark of 7-7. Senior Alexis Genske was named second-team All-Ivy for the second time in her career. Fellow senior Ronnie Bither leaves Penn with the seventh-most assists (2,529) in the history of the program.
The 2014 squad was a young bunch. Returning only three letterwinners and three starters, Penn added seven freshmen to the roster. To test the young group, Carr scheduled some of the toughest opposition the Red and Blue had ever faced: No. 1 Stanford and No. 20 Duke (at the time). The Quakers finished the season with an overall record of 8-17 and a conference record of 5-9. Two were named All-Ivy, with Alex Caldwell earning second-team and Alexis Genske receiving Honorable Mention. In addition, Penn had three players -- Genske, Emmy Friedler, Kendall Turner -- who ranked in the top five in four different categories in the Ivy League.
2013 was a season full of ups and downs as Penn lost a few key players to injury at the beginning of the season. The Quakers went on a six-game win streak, with the last five wins coming in the second half of Ivy play, and finished 14-11 overall and third in the league with an 8-6 record. Dani Shepherd earned her second Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year, AVCA Northeast All-Region Honorable Mention for a second year in a row, and her third first-team All-Ivy honors. Three Quakers earned second-team All-Ivy – Kristen Etterbeek, Alex Caldwell and Alexis Genske – and Susan Stuecheli was named All-Ivy Honorable Mention.
The 2012 Quakers were a defensive-minded bunch led by Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year and first-team All-Ivy libero Dani Shepherd. The junior led the nation in digs per set, and as a team Penn bested fellow Ivy Leaguers Yale for the distinction of being the top digs squad in NCAA Division I. Three other members of the team earned Ivy League honors, with Emma White making the second team and Susan Stuecheli and Lauren Martin named honorable mention. The Quakers posted a three-win improvement over 2011 and finished fourth in the Ancient Eight with an 8-6 conference record.
The 2008 campaign was a remarkable for Carr, though for reasons off the court. In October, she announced she would be taking a leave of absence for the remainder of the season to battle breast cancer. Thankfully, the cancer was detected early and Carr made a full recovery, returning to the team in December. In her absence the team rallied, finishing the season with victories in eight of its final ten matches to end the season with a 9-5 record in Ivy play and a 13-13 mark overall.
The 2007 team may have snuck up on many in the Ivy League when Penn made a play for the title and finished in a tie for second, winning an impressive 17 matches overall and finishing 10-4 in the conference. However, anyone who saw Carr's 2006 squad featuring one of the league's best setters, Linda Zhang, and two powerful hitters -- Anna Shlimak and Laura Black -- shouldn't have been surprised.
Carr also received stellar play from two newcomers, as Wojciechowski rotated into the libero position and into the record books, setting the then single-season record for digs (457), while outside hitter Julia Swanson became Penn's first Ivy Rookie of the Year since 1992. Additionally, Carr won her 200th career match on Oct. 27, 2007 when the Quakers swept Cornell in Ithaca, 3-0.
The 2005 campaign saw the Quakers claim a 3-2 win over eventual Ivy League champion Cornell, marking Carr's 60th Ivy League win as Penn finished the season 7-7 in league play for the second consecutive season.
Following the loss of four seniors Carr saw her chances of a "four-peat" go by the wayside in 2004. Her squad finished with the League's fifth-best record at 7-7 while she claimed her 100th win with the Red and Blue on Oct. 18, 2004 at Dartmouth, a 3-0 sweep.
The 2003 squad earned a "three-peat" as Ivy champs with a second-straight 13-1 league record. The team also posted the program's eighth 20-win season by finishing the regular season at 20-6. Four of Carr's players received League honors, including Elisabeth Kwak-Hefferan's unanimous Ivy League Player of the Year award. The senior was also named was also named honorable mention All-America.
The 2002 Quakers won their second-straight Ivy title before falling to Penn State, 3-0, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Penn finished the season at 22-5, which included a 12-match win streak heading into the postseason. The Red and Blue received its highest regional ranking (seventh) in 2002 and headed into the 2003 season having won 21 of its last 22 regular season matches.
The 2001 team set its sights on the top of the Ancient Eight ladder at the very beginning of the year and never looked back. With a new championship format and excellent leadership from an experienced trio of seniors, the Quakers were the hunted from the get-go after a convincing 3-1 win over 2000 Ivy champion Princeton. They then survived a scare in the final week of Ivy play to pull off Carr's first Ivy League Championship and Penn's first trip to the NCAA Volleyball Championship.
On Oct. 19, 2001, Carr recorded her 100th career victory as the Quakers defeated Yale, 3-1, in The Palestra. She was also named 2001 Tachikara/AVCA Division I Northeast Region Coach of the Year for her efforts on the season.
In Carr's first season with the Red and Blue, she led her 1998 squad to an 11-16 overall mark and two wins in the Ivy League Championship Tournament. In 1999, Carr added four more wins to the team's record and led the Quakers to only their second-ever win over a team from the state of California in a 3-2 nail-biter against Cal-State Fullerton at the Golden Gate Classic in San Francisco.
Prior to her appointment as head coach at Penn, Carr spent three years at the University of Alaska-Anchorage. She began her tenure at Alaska as an assistant coach in 1995 before becoming the head coach in 1996.
Before becoming a part of the Anchorage staff, Carr served as an assistant coach at the University of Hawaii in 1993 and 1994. While there she helped Hawaii record a 44-16 mark and two NCAA Tournament berths, including a trip to the Elite Eight. Carr also served as an assistant coach at Georgetown.
Carr earned a bachelor's degree in economics from William & Mary in 1990. She then completed her master's degree in education administration of higher education at Hawaii in 1994. A four-year letterwinner and middle blocker for W&M, Carr helped the Tribe to a 97-28 record and four Colonial Athletic Association championships from 1987-90. During her senior season, the squad reached the semifinal round of the NIVA with a 28-4 overall mark. In addition, Carr coached the men's club team at the school during her four years as an undergraduate.
Currently, Carr runs the Penn Volleyball Camp at The Palestra. She has also started a local VolleyTOTS and VolleyKIDS clinic in the Philadelphia community aimed at introducing kids, ages 3-10, to the sport of volleyball.
Carr recently completed a four-year tenure on the NCAA Volleyball Rules Committee, serving as chair during the 2006-07 term. She received the Meritorious Service Award in 1999 from USA Volleyball for contributing outstanding participation, motivation and other services in the promotion of volleyball.
Carr and her husband David have two children, Benjamin Major Carr (9) and Sarah Anne Carr (7).


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Taylor Swift always walked a thin line between country and pop music up until 2012′s Red, which more or less marked the completion of her transformation from sweet country songstress to the biggest pop superstar on the planet. Fans who were hoping that the top-forty-friendly Red was just a phase for Tay Tay might be disappointed by her upcoming fifth studio album, with a recent article in Rolling Stone hinting that the record could be her poppiest work to date.
"I Knew You Were Trouble" and "22″ hitmaker Max Martin has apparently worked "on most of" Tay Tay's new album, while Scott Borchetta –who discovered Taylor and heads her label, Big Machine Records– said that he doesn't expect country radio to play her new pop songs.
"Taylor fans are going to love it," Borchetta said about the new album. "Will country stations play a complete pop song just because it's her? No. But when she comes to town, her friends at country radio will come and see her."
After climbing to the top of the musical food chain with the quadruple-platinum Speak Now and Red, you can't really blame Taylor for not wanting to return to being a crossover country artist like Carrie Underwood and Kacey Musgraves — even if it does mean that her new tunes lack the charm of her earlier work.
You know what would be perfect? If Max Martin made a bunch of country-pop fusion songs for Taylor just like his underrated Carrie Underwood production, "Quitter." That'd be a win for everybody.


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Chef Jeff's Summer Wines: Wine Cellar Quality At Tampa Bay Grocery Store Prices Do you need a big wine to go with the meat when it comes off the grill? Chef Jeff has prepared a list of easy to find average wines with very average prices. He even checked to make sure most of them are available at the place "where shopping is a pleasure" in his neighborhood. Each selection is rated between 87-91 points by published wine experts.
German Restaurant Review: Cafe Vienna In St. PetersburgDoes this sound familiar: You don't want to cook but you want a meal that makes you feel it is home cooked. You just need to go where somebody knows your name? Thankfully, I know just the place, and for me it is Cafe Vienna on Fourth Street North in St Pete. You don't have to be German or Austrian to feel the warm hug that engulfs you at that first bite.
Chef Jeff Dining Review: Daily Eats On South Howard In TampaBeing hungry in South Tampa usually leads to something good. Being hungry for home cooking led me to Daily Eats on South Howard. This casual South Howard standout is decorated in chrome and tile to create the feel of a 1950's diner. They serve breakfast, lunch, dinner and a weekend brunch that is to die for!
Chef Jeff's Review of Tampa's Wimauma Restaurant Join Chef Jeff, of the syndicated reality cooking show Eat Cheap Drink Rich, on another food adventure. This time it's "Where Cracker Meets Cuisine"; Wimauma Restaurant on South MacDill in Tampa.
Tampa Bay's Easy To Find WinesGot a party to go to this weekend and it's your job to bring the wine? Stumped on what to bring? Here is Chef Jeff's list of the best easy to find wines for that special Tampa Bay get together this weekend.
Chef Jeff's Dining Review: Z Grille In St. PetersburgJoin Chef Jeff of the syndicated reality cooking show, "Eat Cheap Drink Rich." as he samples the food and wine at Z Grille in St Petersburg. This downtown St. Petersburg eatery is a culinary sanctuary for foodies that enjoy sophisticated and creative and food and wine.


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Forum Archive
XXXVIII Environmental Change and Economic Development in Africa
2015: October 7-9; Muldersdrift, Gauteng, South Africa Agenda
*Held in collaboration with: United Nations University-World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) and the Republic of South Africa Departments of National Treasury, Environmental Affairs and National Planning Commission
SESSIONS: Environmental Change in Sub-Saharan Africa; Development Prospects and Challenges in the Region; Energy Development and Investment Opportunities; Water, Agriculture, and Adaptation; Productivity, Development, Job Creation and the Environment; Developing Countries and the COP
XXXVII Science and Policy Foundations of Post-2020 Actions
2014: October 15-17; Cambridge, Massachusetts Agenda
SESSIONS: Budget for Cumulative Carbon Emissions; COP-21 Prospects; Technology Options in Power and Transportation; Low Probability-High Impact Climate Risks; Risks and Options for Water, Food and Energy; Perspectives on a Prospective Post-2020 Agreement
XXXVI Preparing for Climate Extremes
2014: January 29-31; Coral Gables, Florida Agenda
SESSIONS: Coastal Infrastructure & Severe Tropical Storms; Floods & Droughts; Arctic & Energy Vulnerability; Health, Heat Waves & Air Pollution; Preparation for COP 2015: U.S. and China; The Outlook for COP 2015
XXXV Water, Food and Energy in a Changing World
2013: June 4-6; Cambridge, Massachusetts Agenda
SESSIONS: The Changing World I: Climate; The Changing World II: Economy and Demand; Water and Crops; Water and Energy; The Role of Technology and Institutions; Institutional, Trade, and Investment Policies
XXXIV The Role of Fossil Fuels in the Transition Toward a Low Carbon Future
2012: September 26-28; Banff, Alberta, Canada Agenda
*Held in collaboration with Carbon Management Canada (CMC) and Suncor Energy
SESSIONS: Climate Change and the World's Breadbaskets; Transportation; Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Petroleum Resources; Alternative Fuels in the Utility Sector and the Life-Cycle Analysis; Emerging Petroleum Resources; International Market Developments and Climate Policy
XXXIII Evaluating Progress on the Climate Front
2012: March 28-30; Arlington, Virginia Agenda
SESSIONS: Progress on Climate Science; Independent Emissions Verification: Why and How?; Progress on Mitigation in the non-OECD; Progress on Mitigation in the OECD; Preparing for Adaptation; Government and Non-Government Actions
XXXII Rethinking Global Climate
2011: June 22-24; Cambridge, Massachusetts Agenda
SESSIONS: The Scientific Evidence for Environmental Change; Energy Security; Managing Agricultural Resources; Managing the Threats to Ecosystems; Environmental Change and the Future of Cities; The Road From Cancun
XXXI Confronting Domestic and Global Climate Strategies
2010: October 20-22; Brussels, Belgium Agenda
*Held in collaboration with UCL-CORE and Chair Lhoist Berghmans
SESSIONS: Lessons from Past Interglacial Climates; Forecasting Climate at the Regional Level; Global Economics, Global Trade and its Carbon Content; Consequences of Diverse Domestic Carbon & Energy Politics; Goals and Challenges in Assessing the State of the Science; The Road To and From Cancun
XXX Features of the Road from Copenhagen: Science, Technology and Economics
2010: March 23-25; Arlington, Virginia Agenda
SESSIONS: Evolving Views of the Threat; Regional Climate Risks and Adaptation Aid; Developments in Land Use; Technological Prospects: Electric Generation; Technological Prospects: Energy Use; Emerging National and International Policy Architecture
XXIX The Scientific, Economic and Policy Background for COP-15
2009: June 24-26; Rome, Italy* Agenda
*Held in collaboration with Eni
SESSIONS: Progress in Analysis of Climate Risk at Regional Scale; Managing Climate Risk in the Mediterranean Basin; The Effects of Recession on Climate Policy; Protection of Forest Carbon and Diversity: Verification and Permanence; Mechanisms or Broadening Engagement by Developing Countries; The State of the COP-15 Negotiations
XXVIII Reconciling Short-Term Policy with Long-Term Goals
2008: October 29-31; Cambridge, Massachusetts Agenda
SESSIONS: Current Estimate of Climate Change Risk; Setting Long-term Goals: Bali, the Large Emitters, and the G8; Short-term Mitigation: The U.S., E.U. and Japan; Deforestation and Forest Degradation; Adaptation; Financing the Transition
XXVII Challenges to Low-CO2 Energy Supply at Proposed Scale and Pace
2008: March 26-28; Arlington, Virginia Agenda
SESSIONS: Scale Implications of Energy Growth plus Policy Targets; Nuclear Power; Coal with CO2 Capture and Storage; Biofuels; Solar and Wind Power; Policy Needs of the Transformation
XXVI Coping with Climate Change
2007: June 20-22; Cambridge, Massachusetts Agenda
SESSIONS: The Scale and Timing of the Mitigation Change; Renewables at Large Scale; The Science of Geoengineering; International Institutions and Geoengineering; Anticipatory Adaptation; Climate Policy Developments in the U.S.
XXV Opening up Climate Policy: Perspectives Beyond the Kyoto Protocol
2006: October 10-12; Vienna, Austria* Agenda
*Held in collaboration with the Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO)
SESSIONS: EU Emissions Trading Scheme — Review of Phase 1 and preparing for Phase 2; Will Climate Policy Benefit from the EU Policy Agenda?; The Effectiveness of Existing Policies and Measures in Greenhouse Gas Mitigation; The Adequacy of Current Forecasts of Climate Change; Evaluation of the Role of Adaptation in Climate Policy; Possible Dimensions of Future International Climate Negotiations
XXIV Long-Term Goals for Climate Policy: Stabilization and Alternatives
2006: January 25-27; Coral Gables, Florida Agenda
SESSIONS: Ongoing Stabilization Scenario Exercises; Stabilization Calculations: The Role of Threshold Processes, Issues in Definition and Expression of Results; Meta Benefit-Cost Analysis of Stabilization: Defining "Danger"; The Role of Stabilization Levels in Climate Policy; Status and Prospects for Post-2012 Negotiations
XXIII Research to Inform Climate Policy: Identifying the Critical Gaps
2005: March 22-24; Arlington, Virginia Agenda
SESSIONS: Science: Improving Forecasts of Climate Change; Assessing the Impacts of Climate Change;Technology: Electric Generation; Transportation; Public and Private Inducement of Innovation and Technical Change; International Cooperation in Science, R&D, and Technology Transfer
XXII Broadening Climate Discussions: The Linkage of Climate Change to Other Policy Areas
2004: June 9-11; Venice, Italy* Agenda
*Held in collaboration with Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM), and Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti
SESSIONS: International Trade; Agriculture and Land Use; Air Pollution Control; Energy Security; Economic Development and International Aid; Urban Development and Coastal Protection; Prospects for an International Climate Regime
XXI Climate Uncertainty, Long-Term Goals, and Current Mitigation Effort
2003: October 8-10; Cambridge, Massachusetts Agenda
SESSIONS: Scenarios and Uncertainty Analysis of Future Emissions; Uncertainty in Climate Projections; Determination of Atmospheric Goals Under Uncertainty; Preparing Risk Results for Public Communication; Relating Long-Term Goals to Current Mitigation Policy; Next Steps in Climate Negotiations
XX Instabilities in the Human-Climate System
2003: January 29-31; La Jolla, California* Agenda
*Held in collaboration with University of California Revelle Program on Climate Science and Policy
SESSIONS: Ocean Processes: Current Theory and the Paleo Record; Polar Processes: Trends and Instabilities; Land Ecosystems: Rapid Change and Possible Irreversibilities; Ocean Biodiversity and Biological Processing; Sub-National vs. National Climate Policy Programs; The Future of a Fragmented Climate Regime
XIX Managing Fragmented Climate Regimes
2002: June 12-14; Paris, France* Agenda
*Held in collaboration with the Centre Internatinale de Reserche sur l'Environment et le Dévelopment (CIRED)
SESSIONS: The Evolving State of the Climate Regime; Emerging Trading Systems; Trade Balance and Competitiveness Issues; The Role of Regional Climate Forecasts in Policy; Linkages between Climate and Air Pollution; Forces Pushing for Convergence
XVIII Paths to a Workable Climate Regime
2001: October 17-19; Cambridge, Massachusetts Agenda
SESSIONS: Uncertainty in Human-Climate Interaction; The IPCC TAR: What's New and Implications for Policy; Knitting National Responses into Global Agreement; A Long-Term "Solution"?: Alternatives to Conventional Fossil Technology; A Short-Term "Bridge"?: The Promise and Problems of Sinks; The Outlook for a Workable Climate Regime
XVII Designing Post-Kyoto Mechanisms
2001: January 10-12; New Delhi, India* Agenda
*Held in collabration with The Energy Research Institute (TERI)
SESSIONS: Review and Analysis of the Results of COP-6; The Future of Annex B Commitments; The Role of CDM, With and Without Entry into Force; Greenhouse Gas Mitigation and Urban/Regional Pollution Control; Regional Climate Projection and Adaptation Aid; Long-term Issues: Accession and Convergence
XVI Key Non-Linearities and Uncertainty in Climate Policy
2000: June 21-23; Berlin, Germany* Agenda
*Held in collabration with the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)
SESSIONS: Ocean Response and the Stabiity of the Thermohaline Circulation; Aerosols and Clouds; The Response of the Terrestrial Biosphere; Integration of Components Into Overall Uncerainty Analysis; Emission Control Decisions Uncer Uncertainty; Progress of the Climate Negotiations and Expectations for COP-6
XV Definitions, Measurement, and Monitoring in Climate Policy
1999: November 17-19; Boston, Massachusetts Agenda
SESSIONS: Detection of Climate Change and Calibration of Climate Models; Measurment, Monitoring, and Envorcement of Carbon Sinks; Interpreting the "Danger" Goal in the Climate Convention; The Use of GWPs in Climate Agreements; Interaction of Air Pollution Control and Global Change; Measurement and Implementation in National Permit Trading Systems
XIV Easing the Burdens of Emissions Control
1999: January 27-29; Boston, Massachusetts Agenda
SESSIONS: The Biophysical Potential of Forest and Agricultural Sinks; Economics and Policy of Sinks; The Potential for Other Gases; Technology Options for Utilities; Technology Options in Transportation; Integrated Emissions Trading
XIII Climate Assessment and Policy Development after Kyoto
1998: June 14-16; London, England* Agenda
*Held in collaboration with The Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House)
SESSIONS: Detection and Attribution of Climate Change; New Developments in the Science of Climate Change; New Dimensions in the IPCC Assessment Process; Implementation of Annex I Flexibility: Bubbles, Trading and Joint Implementation; Implementation and Extension of Provisions Involving Non-Annex I Parties; Prospects for Ratification and Implementation of the Kyoto Protocol
XII Effects of Global Change on Natural and Human Systems
1997: September 29 - October 1; Boston, Massachusetts Agenda
SESSIONS: Health Effects of Potential Climate Change; Effects on Agriculture and Forestry; Effects on Water Supply and Quality; Biodiversity, Ecosystem Function, and Effects of Climate Change; Integrating Global Change Effects for Policy Analysis and Public Communication; Prospects for Kyoto
XI The Berlin Mandate: Progress, Prospects, and Aftermath
1997: January 29-31; Cambridge, Massachusetts Agenda
SESSIONS: Interpreting the Results to Date in the Ad-Hoc Group on the Berlin Mandate; The Likely Climate and Economic Effects of Stabilization Proposals; Greenhouse Policy Architecture and Institutions; The Lessons from Sulfur Trading for Carbon Policy; Prospects for Reconciling the Competing Interests in COP-3; Beyond COP-3
X Burden Sharing Under the Climate Convention
1996: June 12-14; Oslo, Norway* Agenda
*Held in collaboration with the Climate Forum of the Norwegian Center for International Climate and Energy Research (CICERO)
SESSIONS: Recent Assessments of Climate Change: "Fingerprints" and Forecasts; Joint Implementation: Definition; Analysis, and Implementation; Common Policies and Measures: Leading Proposals, Analysis of Effectiveness, and Distribution of Burdens; Mulit-Gas Control Proposals: Analysis and Implementation; The Interaction of Local Pollution Control and Global Emissions Policies; The Development, Transfer, and Diffusion of Improved Technical Options; Targets, Common Measures, and Burden Sharing: The "Architecture" of Policy Emerging in the Ad-Hoc Group on the Berlin Mandate
IX Handling Uncertainty in Assessment of Climate Change Policy
1995: November 1-3; Cambridge, Massachusetts Agenda
SESSIONS: Framing the Policy Issues: The Relevance of Uncertainty to Current Choices; Analysis of Uncertainty in Large Modeling Systems; "Fingerprints" of Climate Change: Probing the Content of Observational Data; Limits to Predictability in Climate Analysis; Interactions and Feedbacks in the MIT Climate Change Framework; The Status of Climate Negotiations and 1995 IPCC Reports
VIII The Role of Science in the Climate Convention
1995: May 17-19; Cambridge, Massachusetts Agenda
SESSIONS: The Berlin Conference and the Future of the FCCC; Climate Prediction: Key Issues and Future Resolution; Ecosystem Impacts: Accommodating Transients and Uncertainty; Integrated Assessment: Case Analysis Using the MIT Framework; Scientific Progress and Policy Influence Since 1988; The Science Advisory Process: Are We Communicating?
VII Economic Components of Climate Policy Analysis
1994: October 17-19; Cambridge, Massachusetts Agenda
SESSIONS: Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Policy Cost: Detailed Regional and Sectoral Modeling; Long-Term GHG Emissions: Econometric Evidence; Characterizing Resources, Technology and Cost; Analysis of Key Developing Countries; Linking Emissions to Atmospheric Concentrations; Policy Analysis of GHG "Stabilization"
VI Climate Change: Potential Impacts and Policy Response
1994: June 19-21; Venice, Italy* Agenda
*Held in collaboration with Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti
SESSIONS: Climate Change: Potential Impacts and Policy Response; Sea Level Rise; Storm Tracks and Intensity; Agriculture and Water Resources; Climate Effects on Natural Ecosystems; Likely Developments in the Framework Convention on Climate Change; Policies and Prospects for Greenhouse Gase Stabilization in the OECD and Developing Countries
V Integrated Assessment of Climate Change
1993: October 20-22; Cambridge, Massachusetts Agenda
SESSIONS: Overview of the Integrated Assessment Task; Issues in Modeling Climate; Measuring and Modeling Effects of Global Change; Formulting Policy Choices Given Uncertainty and Irreversibility; Analysis of Economic and Energy Interactions; Next Steps in Integrated Assessment
IV Capture and Utilization Options for Greenhouse Gases
1993: April 12-14; Dedham, Massachusetts Agenda
SESSIONS: Capture and Utilization Options; Land Disposal: Capacity, Transportation and Safety; Ocean Disposal: Circulation, Chemistry and the Engineering Options; Cost Assessment, and Implications for Future Work; The Future of the Framework Convention on Climate Change; Future Activity of the IPCC and the Role of Independent Integrated Studies
III The Role of Developing Countries in the Climate Change Issue
1992: October 13-15; Cambridge, Massachusetts Agenda
SESSIONS: The Business Role in Greenhouse Gas Strategies for Developing Countries; Effects of GHG Control Policies on Developing Countries; Climate Change at Regional Scale: Observations, and Predictions; Agricultural Impacts of Potential Climate Change; Integrated Analysis of Climate Change
II The Agenda for Action After the Rio de Janeiro UNCED Conference
1992: March 30 - April 1; Cambridge, Massachusetts Agenda
SESSIONS: Review and Discussion of IPCC Update; Emerging Science Issues Important for Policy; The Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee Process After Brazil; Mitigation Policies; Information and Analysis Needs, Post-Brazil
I Key Issues in the Framework for an Integrated Study of Climate Change
1991: September 4-6; Cambridge, Massachusetts Agenda
SESSIONS: Climate Prediction for Policy Analysis; Global Greenhouse Gas Budgets; Cost Analysis of Control Policies; LDC Stakes in Global Change; Global Climate Negotiations; Plans for the Global Change Forum


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So I am currently using 12.04 and have a GTX 580M, when I go to check the drivers it says that I dont have any proprietary drivers currently installed, so I am unable to download any newer ones (obviously.)
My problem is that I have been told that I will need to install the newest drivers in order for playonlinux etc. When I try and install the .run file direct from the Nvidia site it says that I need to close X Server first, however when I go into X Server it says
"You do not appear to be using the NVIDIA X driver. Please edit your X configuration file (just run
nvidia-xconfig as root), and restart the X server."
I have tried this in terminal and get this message
"Using X configuration file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf".
VALIDATION ERROR: Data incomplete in file /etc/X11/xorg.conf.
Device section "Default Device" must have a Driver line.
Backed up file '/etc/X11/xorg.conf' as
Backed up file '/etc/X11/xorg.conf' as '/etc/X11/xorg.conf.backup'
New X configuration file written to '/etc/X11/xorg.conf'
Does anyone know how I can go about getting this to work?
EDIT: I have tried stopping X Server through terminal and all this does is close the GUI, it still wont allow me to apply the drivers


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Elaine joined TCF in 2005. In her role as VP, Programs, she supports the community grants program for the Foundation and its funding partners. Before joining TCF, Elaine served as a Program Officer for the Virginia Health Care Foundation, the job that brought her to Richmond. For over 20 years, Elaine has been dedicated to the nonprofit sector through roles such as administrative director of a community health center, grants management, and fundraising.
In her desire to get others engaged to create positive change in the community, Elaine co-founded HandsOn Greater Richmond, where she continues to volunteer as its Advisory Council Chair. Elaine also hosts a weekly radio talk show on community issues on WRIR 97.3FM. Elaine is a 2008 graduate of Leadership Metro Richmond, and in 2007, she was named one of Style Weekly's Top 40 Under 40.
Elaine earned a BA in English from University of Washington, and an MPA from Portland State University.


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Men's Basketball Falls In Horizon League Opener, 75-67, To UW-Milwaukee
Dec. 4, 2004
Chicago, Ill. - The UIC men's basketball team had its two-game winning streak snapped on Saturday night with a 75-67 loss to UW-Milwaukee in the Horizon League opener for both schools at the UIC Pavilion.
The Flames (2-3, 0-1) owned a 63-61 lead with 6:04 remaining, but the Panthers (5-0, 1-0) closed the game on a 14-4 run, converting seven straight free throws to pull out their first victory at the Pavilion since the 1998-1999 campaign.
"I thought the Panthers toughness and experience really came through tonight," UIC Head Coach Jimmy Collins said after the game. "When we had a lead in the second half our inexperience showed as we couldn't hold on to it."
Senior Cedrick Banks led the Flames with 16 points and four assists while senior Armond Williams, who made his return to the UIC lineup after missing the first four games while completing coursework for his degree, finished with 12 points and eight rebounds.
Freshman Karl White was also in double figures for the Flames with 11. Sophomore Jovan Stefanov recorded a team-high nine rebounds.
Junior Adrian Tigert sparked UW-Milwaukee with a double-double of 15 points and a game-high 10 rebounds. Chicago native Chris Hill was one of three other Panthers in double-figures with 18, joining Joah Tucker (17 points) and Boo Davis (10 points).
Rebounds and turnovers were both equal in the contest, but points in the paint proved to be the difference as UWM bested the Flames, 30-20.
The Flames will take a week off for finals and will be back in action on Sunday, December 12th, when they begin a three-game road trip at UNC Wilmington.


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Don't let these recipes intimidate you, they are much easier to do than you may think.
Portuguese Fisherman's Stew
3 ripe plum tomatoes
7 ounces Savoy cabbage, outer leaves removed
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
7 ounces chorizo sausage (cooked or uncooked), skinned, and cut into chunks
2 pounds new potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/2 inch dice
1/2 cup white wine
6 cups fish stock
2 pounds mixed white fish fillets, skinned and cut into 1-inch pieces
Extra virgin olive oil and coarsely chopped cilantro, for serving
Bring a small pot of water to a boil. Meanwhile, core each tomato.
When water is boiling, plunge tomatoes into the boiling for about 20 seconds. Remove with a slotted spoon, then put in a bowl of cold water. Slip skins off the tomatoes and coarsely chop.
Slice the cabbage leaves into fine strands, discarding the tough central veins.
Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the chorizo and cook for a few minutes, stirring frequently, until lightly browned. Pour off the fat.
Add the potatoes, stir and add the wine. Cook until wine is reduced by half.
Add the chopped tomatoes and fish stock and bring to a boil. Skim off any surface foam, and then simmer over low heat for 15 minutes. Coarsely mash the potato and season to taste with salt.
Add the cabbage, bring back to a boil and simmer for 5 minutes.
Season the fish with salt and pepper, add it to the soup and poach for 5 minutes.
Serve in warm bowls with a drizzle of olive oil and chopped fresh cilantro.
Use as many different types of fish as you can, such as fillets of flounder, haddock, cod, perch, whitefish, whiting, porgies, bluefish, bass – almost any combination. Count on at least three kinds to serve six.
3pounds of at least 3 different kinds of fish fillets, fresh or quick frozen (thaw first)
1/2 cup Olive oil
1-2 pounds of Oysters, clams, or mussels
1 cup cooked shrimp, crab, or lobster meat, or rock lobster tails
1 cup thinly sliced onions
4 Shallots, thinly sliced OR the white parts of 2 or 3 leeks, thinly sliced
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 large tomato, chopped, or 1/2 cup canned tomatoes
1 sweet red pepper, chopped
4 stalks celery, thinly sliced
2-inch slice of fennel or 1 teaspoon of fennel seed
3 sprigs fresh thyme or 3/4 teaspoon dried thyme
1 bay leaf
2-3 whole cloves
Zest of half an orange
1/2 teaspoon powdered saffron
2 teaspoons salt 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 cup clam juice or fish broth
2 Tbsp lemon juice
2/3 cup white wine
Sliced French bread
Heat 1/4 cup of the olive oil in a large saucepan. When it is hot, add onions and shallots (or leeks). Sauté for a minute, then add crushed garlic (more or less to taste), and sweet red pepper. Add tomato, celery, and fennel. Stir the vegetables into the oil with a wooden spoon until well coated. Then add another 1/4 cup of olive oil, thyme, bay leaf, cloves and the orange zest. Cook until the onion is soft and golden but not brown.
Cut fish fillets into 2-inch pieces. Add the pieces of fish and 2 cups of water to the vegetable mixture. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for about 10 minutes. Add oysters, clams or mussels (though these may be omitted if desired) and shrimp, crabmeat or lobster tails, cut into pieces or left whole.
Add saffron, salt, pepper. Add clam juice, lemon juice, and white wine. Bring to a simmer again and cook about 5 minutes longer.At serving time taste and correct the seasoning of the broth, adding a little more salt or pepper if need be, and maybe a touch of lemon juice. Into each soup bowl place a thick slice of crusty French bread, plain or lightly toasted. Spoon the bouillabaisse over the bread.
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup butter
rib celery, chopped
onion, diced
1 can crushed tomatoes (28-oz)
2 cups clam juice or fish stock
2 cups white wine
4 cloves crushed garlic
1 lemon, juiced
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 bay leaf
1 teaspoons dried basil
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes, or to taste
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 Dungeness crab (about 2-lbs), cracked and cleaned, or 1-lb frozen crabmeat thawed
2 pounds halibut fillet, cut into 1-in slices
24 large prawns, peeled and de-veined
12 mussels
1/2 bunch Italian parsley, chopped
In a large pot, on medium-low heat, melt the butter with the olive oil and saute the celery and onions until soft, about 10 minutes. Add all the rest of the ingredients except the seafood and fresh parsley. Simmer on low, uncovered, for one hour. Add a splash of water if the sauce gets too thick. Taste for salt and adjust if needed.
Add the crab, shrimp, and halibut, and simmer covered another five minutes. Add the mussels, cover the pot and simmer for 3 minutes more, or until the mussels open. Turn off the heat, and stir in the Italian parsley.
Ladle the Cioppino into large bowls and serve with lots of sourdough bread and red wine.
Moqueca – Brazilian Fish Stew
1 1/2 to 2 lbs of fillets of firm white fish such as halibut, swordfish, or cod, rinsed in cold water, pin bones removed, cut into large portions
3 cloves garlic, minced
4 Tbsp lime or lemon juice
Sea Salt/Freshly ground black pepper
Olive oil
1 cup chopped spring onion, or 1 medium yellow onion, chopped or sliced
1/4 cup green onion greens, chopped
1/2 yellow and 1/2 red bell pepper, seeded, de-stemmed, chopped (or sliced)
2 cups chopped (or sliced) tomatoes
1 Tbsp paprika (Hungarian sweet)
Pinch red pepper flakes
1 large bunch of cilantro, chopped with some set aside for garnish
1 14-ounce can coconut milk
Place fish pieces in a bowl, add the minced garlic and lime juice so that the pieces are well coated. Sprinkle generously all over with salt and pepper. Keep chilled while preparing the rest of the soup.
In a large covered pan (such as a Dutch oven), coat the bottom with about 2 Tbsp of olive oil and heat on medium heat. Add the chopped onion and cook a few minutes until softened. Add the bell pepper, paprika, and red pepper flakes. Sprinkle generously with salt and pepper. (At least a teaspoon of salt.) Cook for a few minutes longer, until the bell pepper begins to soften. Stir in the chopped tomatoes and onion greens. Bring to a simmer and cook for 5 minutes, uncovered. Stir in the chopped cilantro.
Use a large spoon to remove about half of the vegetables (you'll put them right back in). Spread the remaining vegetables over the bottom of the pan to create a bed for the fish. Arrange the fish pieces on the vegetables. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Then add back the previously removed vegetables, covering the fish. Pour coconut milk over the fish and vegetables.
Bring soup to a simmer, reduce the heat, cover, and let simmer for 15 minutes. Taste and adjust seasonings. You may need to add more salt (likely), lime or lemon juice, paprika, pepper, or chili flakes to get the soup to the desired seasoning for your taste.
Garnish with cilantro. Serve with rice or with crusty bread
For pictures of these dishes check out the slideshow and video.


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7 OUTSTANDING Deals I've Gotten Lately and How.
One of the things I love most about travel is that it gives me a chance to use my one and only ninja skill – finding great deals. And, I love to share this intel with you dear readers, so you can also take advantage of this stuff.
Here are some of the awesome deals and freebies (not related to blogging) that I've gotten the last few weeks, and how I did it.
1. I just rented a car for 5 days for $55 TOTAL, including all taxes and fees.
Was it a clunker? No, it was a styley dark grey 2013 Ford Focus.
How: I book the weekend rate. I entered Thursday as the pickup and the same time Monday as the dropoff. But, that's 4 days you say? You're allowed to keep it an extra day at the same rate, so I get 5 days at the weekend rate, which is $12 a day. At the time, the 5 day and weekly rates were much higher (triple!).
I used a $10 off coupon code that I got for completing a survey after my first rental. I'll happily give you the code if you message me on Facebook. The company is Firefly, who are owned by Hertz. It says Hertz on my CC statement.
What about insurance? My credit card covers collision and I have a non-owned liability policy which covers liability. If you'd like details about this policy, again message me on Facebook. It's saving me a ton of money vs. paying for liability through the rental car company.
2. A suite with a kitchen for $34 a night.
I stayed at the cheapie hotel pictured above in Vegas for a week, at an amazing low rate. Since it's an extended stay hotel, it had a kitchen. I saved even more by using a promo code found on their Facebook page. The place is called Crestwood Suites Las Vegas Blvd. I could walk 10-15 minutes to Wholefoods from there, and I did.
3. $10 Vegan pizza, the size of a small planet. You betcha.
On Thursdays, Wholefoods in Vegas do any large (read: giant) pizza for $10, including vegan with beyond meat and Daiya cheese. Hot pizza straight out of their oven!
I ate this pizza for lunch and dinner for two days! As a vegan, I eat very healthy a lot of the time so I can do these little treats.
4. A 56% saving on an awesome hotel.
I wanted a night in Palm Springs on my way back from Vegas to LA. I found a Hotwire mystery hotel deal for a hotel with over 90% satisfaction rating. Based on the amenities list, I was able to guess which exact property it was with high probability of being right. I was. It was the Best Western Inn. I really wanted to check out their 24 hour heated pool and hot tub, and I loved that they provide an in room fridge and microwave. So, I went for the deal. $56 plus taxes and fees = $69.
Hotwire also have a $25 off deal on their site for booking via their mobile app. I'm sure I'll be using this in the next month or so when I do a 2 night stay somewhere.
5. Free wifi at Motel 6.
I was a little cheeky and asked the check in staff if they'd give me a free code. They did. I paid some nights of my long stay but got a few free codes too. Total saving around $15 (5 x $3). They have no idea I'm a blogger so this isn't a blogger freebie. You can totally try it too.
6. A free drink and dessert at Native Foods.
Native Foods is one of my favorite vegan restaurants – it's celebrating it's 20th anniversary this year. When you get a Native Foods reward card (by telling them your email address at the counter), you get a free drink (including free refills), and then when you fill in an incredibly short survey, you get a free dessert. You also get a free birthday dessert so that is potentially 3 free things straight off the bat. Usually I decline loyalty cards since I'm traveling, but I'm glad I let them talk me into this!
7. Avoiding the resort fee at a Las Vegas Hotel.
I booked a hotel on the Strip in Vegas for my first night there and paid $5 extra for a room by the pool. It was a super cheap deal – $30 plus an $11 "resort fee," which sucks but is about half of what some hotels in Vegas charge as a resort fee. I got there to find the pool was closed for winter. I complained and they waived the resort fee. I didn't love the hotel but $30 is still a steal for a 21st floor view of the Las Vegas Strip.
What are your best, recent ninja deals?
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Awesome deals!!!! I'll add it to my tips round up post on Friday. 🙂
Wow, so many clever little hacks here. Hotels in America for $30-35 a night? I had no idea it could be so cheap. Thanks for sharing. I'll keep this in mind next time I'm in the US especially.
US motels are surprisingly cheap, we stayed in mostly $40ish motels around the country (obviously this doesn't work in certain areas like the north east for example). Vegas hotels are also more affordable than you might think! But watch out for those dang resort fees.
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Love this!
That car hire deal is amazing! I will be trying that out next time I need a car.
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News Release
Chris Lewis appointed vice-president of business development for Harris Utilities SmartWorks
Ottawa, ON–November 15, 2012—Harris Utilities SmartWorks is pleased to announce that Chris Lewis has been appointed vice-president of business development. In his new capacity, Lewis will be a key figure in expanding the market share of key smart grid solutions, MeterSense and CustomerConnect, and bringing new products to market. He will help SmartWorks, the innovation engine of Harris Utilities, to deliver new technologies specifically tailored to the fast-growing smart grid market in North America.
Lewis has held a variety of leadership roles with retailers and vendors in the energy and utility sectors over the past 15 years. Most recently, he served as director of market development with Cognera, a Harris Utilities company that delivers billing and business intelligence solutions to help energy retailers and utilities to manage their smart grid requirements. During his career, Lewis has developed a deep understanding of smart grid technologies, a familiarity with data analytics and a strong knowledge of deregulated markets.
"Utilities are unique in their individual business requirements, and they require vendors, partners and experts who understand this," Lewis said. "Harris Utilities has been dedicated to the utility technology market alone for more than 35 years. Our deep understanding of the nuances of the utilities industry enables us to deliver both exceptional products and the highest level of service to help navigate change."
Lewis is a published author and regular speaker on the topic of dynamic pricing as it affects customers, and has led sales teams that have secured more than $3 billion worth of contracts.
"Chris has a remarkably broad understanding of all facets of the North American utilities market," said Norm Daigle, executive vice-president of Harris Utilities SmartWorks. "His energy and experience will strengthen our ability to expand SmartWorks' smart grid technology offerings and market share, in both current and emerging markets."
In addition to his work in the utilities sector, Lewis is a graduate of the University of Calgary's Communications program, a former professional football player with the Canadian Football League's Calgary Stampeders and BC Lions, and a proud father of two.
About Harris Utilities SmartWorks
SmartWorks is the innovation engine of Harris Utilities and home of leading smart grid technologies, including meter data management solution, MeterSense, and customer engagement solution, CustomerConnect. It is a group of leading engineers, software innovators and product specialists united to develop original and focused applications directly for the utilities market that are easy to implement and most relevant to consumers. Their goal is to create whole new categories of products that will transform the industry and evolve the smart grid.
Harris Utilities
Anna Jackson
Vice-president, Marketing and Communications
T: +1-613-226-5511, ext. 2085


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"I'm a true believer in the environmental movement and you are a leader," Mayor Thomas M. Menino told a standing room only crowd at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center during the 14th annual Healthy Work/Healthy Home Environmental Champions breakfast. "It takes a team to make things happen and that's what you have here making Boston a greener place."
Menino and Jamaica Plain resident Rebecca Park, a senior at Boston Latin School were honored along side 21 BIDMC staff with Environmental Action Awards for their commitment to sustainability and their work to improve the environment.
From the construction of green buildings, to the expansion of recycling programs, the implementation of a tree planting program and the introduction of the Hubway bike sharing program, the Mayor's many green initiatives have made Boston a national environmental leader. In his 2011 climate action plan, "
A Climate of Progress," Menino cemented his promise to "turn Beantown into Greentown" by committing to the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent by 2020.
"We have admired your enduring commitment to the city's neighborhoods," said President and CEO Kevin Tabb, MD. "And at BIDMC we have the same understanding that taking care of our community is what it's all about."
Environmental sustainability has become a way of doing business at BIDMC. This year's environmental champions were responsible for change throughout the medical center including creating a program to donate or reuse surplus lab materials, a doctor's relentless conversion of paper medical transactions to electronic ones and the work of a team of three who developed a single stream recycling program in their building that keeps almost 40 tons of waste out of landfill each year.
"BIDMC takes our connection to the environment seriously," said Jane Matlaw, Director of Community Relations and Chair of the Healthy Work/Healthy Home Committee. "We are making gains daily to meet our goal of environmental responsibility."
Park, a recipient of the President's Environmental Youth Award and the co-president of Boston Latin's Youth Climate Action Network, a school group responsible for, among other things, incorporating sustainability into school curriculum and proposing and funding a green rooftop project, delivered a moving call to action at the Healthy Work/Healthy Home event.
Under the event theme of "why green matters," Park launched into her keynote address using an ambulance metaphor to bring attention to the power of individual actions. "When an ambulance siren is heard, the cars driving on the road pull over to the side. And when each car makes the right decision, together we make a difference for the patient. But each car has power. Even if one stays on the road, it can block the ambulance," said Park. On behalf of young people, she added, "What we're asking for is breathable air and drinkable water. We want to raise
our children in this same world. Climate change may be our generation's issue, but we still need all of you. We need everyone on board. We need
everyone to pull to the side of the road so that the ambulance can get by. So let's get to work together."
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Dr. Lawrence T. Holland was born and raised in the Houston area, and attended the University of Houston where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree. He then joined United States Air Force where he flew the KC-135 arial tanker for over 6yrs. After leaving the United States Air Force, he attended the University of Texas-Houston Dental Branch, and graduated in 1982 with a Doctor of Dental Surgery degree. Dr. Holland has been practicing in Northwest Houston for over 30 years. Since he began practicing dentistry, Dr. Holland has kept up to date on many continuing educational classes, ensuring that his patients receive the most comprehensive and advanced dental care. He is a Fellow of the Academy of General Dentistry, a Fellow of the International College of Oral Implantology, and a member of American Dental Association, Texas DA, Texas AGD and International Congress of Oral Implantologists. Dr. Holland is dedicated to quality dental care, and looks forward to meeting you.


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A survey conducted by the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) shows that 7.5 percent of American school children are taking at least one medication for emotional or behavioral problems. According to an April 24 NCHS data brief, the report is an initial look at the problem and appears to support evidence that more kids in the U.S. are being medicated for these issues.
"This is definitely a first look," LeJeana Howie, a statistical research scientist at the NCHS, told NBC News. "We just wanted to get a snapshot to see what the use was."
Howie and her colleagues used data from the National Health Interview survey. The information was obtained from responses by parents or guardians and not from medical records. As a result, the researchers were unable to pinpoint the specific disorders the children were being treated for, but reported that the survey respondents indicated that 81 percent of the kids had been diagnosed with ADHD.
Howie and her team found that 7.5 percent of children between the ages of 6 and 17 were taking medication for problems such as ADHD, anxiety, oppositional defiant disorder, and depression. Their findings also showed that more boys (9.7 percent) than girls (5.2 percent) were on the medications.
In addition, older girls were more likely to be given the medications than younger girls. The same, however, was not true for boys.
The researchers also found that the percentage of children who used prescribed medication for emotional or behavioral difficulties varied by health insurance status and poverty levels. The survey showed that 9.9 percent of children on Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program were taking the medications versus 6.7 percent who had private insurance. Only 2.7 percent of the children who had no insurance were being prescribed the medications.
The study authors did not speculate on the reasons for these differences. However, one expert who did not take part in the study suggested that many different factors could be coming into play.
"There may be parenting challenges such as more single-parent households, medications may be more available than access to behavioral treatments, there may be more logistical issues with nonpharmaceutical interventions like getting time off from work," Andrew Adesman, MD, chief of developmental and behavioral pediatrics at Steven and Alexandra Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York, in New Hyde Park, told HealthDay.
Although 55 percent of the parents and guardians who responded to the survey reported being satisfied with the medication's effectiveness, Adesman advocates alternative approaches for some. "There are nonpharmaceutical treatments for virtually all psychiatric diagnoses in children. For households where a child has significant emotional or behavioral difficulties, counseling, behavioral management and some form of psychotherapy can be helpful as well," he said.


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In partnership with the Association for Corporate Growth, D CEO hosted the 2014 Mergers & Acquisitions Awards on Tuesday evening, honoring a variety of DFW mergers and acquisitions deals and dealmakers in six different categories.
The winners, who participated in an impressive economic recovery facilitated in part by cheap debt that followed a lengthy dry spell, are listed below. To learn more about the finalists and winners honored in this year's awards, pick up a copy of the May/June issue of D CEO, or read it here.
2014 D CEO Mergers & Acquisitions Awards Winners:
Small Deal of the Year: Landpoint Inc.
Midsize Deal of the Year: Daseke Inc.'s merger with Boyd Bros.
Large Deal of the Year: Hostess Brands LLC
Mega Deal of the Year: AMR Corp.'s merger with US Airways Group
Intermediary Dealmaker of the Year: Hatch C. Smith Jr., Commerce Street Capital
Adviser Dealmaker of the Year: Glenn West, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP


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Milford's First State Academy of Dance recently added several new instructors to its roster, rounding out the level of diversified dance education available to central Delaware dancers.
Warner Knowland, the new hip-hop instructor, has worked with celebrities such as Lil' Mama, Shabba Doo Quinones, Slick Rick and Doug E. Fresh. He's also made appearances on "So You Think You Can Dance," "America's Got Talent" and a number of national and regional cable channels.
A locally trained dancer, Heather McKinney has also joined the staff of FSDA. McKinney has more than 20-years of dance experience in Classical Vaganova Ballet, Jazz, Musical Theater and more. She has also performed with various companies throughout Delaware, Maryland and Michigan. More recently, McKinney graduated from West Chester University, where she was a performing member of the WCU Dance Team for three years.
FSDA Director Michele Xiques is thrilled with the new additions.
"I'm excited to have fresh, new and incredible talent brought into the area," Xiques said. "Their resumes, professionalism and experiences are what the kids are going to get the most from."
Xiques added that Val Goncharov would also be coming aboard as a new staff member, keeping Russian "Vagonova" ballet alive at the dance company and in central Delaware.
And, due to popular demand, another class has been added to this year's schedule as well.
"We've added 'Mommy and Me,' taught by Yvonne Plump, who has 15-years of experience in this type of class," Xiques said. "It's for ages two and three, where mothers will interact with their children to learn creative movement, musicality, colors and other skills."
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TUCSON, Ariz. -- Foam fingers and headbands will be front and center during Arizona's Feb. 17 game against Washington State, as the University of Arizona celebrates Love College Hoops Week, a fan-driven initiative created to celebrate fan affinity towards college basketball and support the fight against cancer. Love College Hoops Week is organized by the Collegiate Licensing Company (CLC) to benefit the Coaches vs. Cancer® program.
Love College Hoops Week celebrations will take place at more than 50 of the largest college and university campuses across the country with student sections displaying school-specific I Love College Hoops themed headbands and foam fingers to show their team spirit and to raise awareness of the initiative. Product will be distributed to the fans prior to tip-off. A portion of the proceeds generated from the sale of officially licensed Love College Hoops branded products will go back to the American Cancer Society ® (ACS) in connection with the Coaches vs. Cancer® program.
In addition to merchandise sales, fund raising and awareness efforts will be available through a text-to-donate component running on the I Love College Hoops Facebook page and through promotional signage on display at various national and local retail outlets. Supporters may donate $5 to the American Cancer Society by texting "COACH" to 20222 - standard messaging rates apply.
"CLC is honored to once again partner with the Coaches vs. Cancer® program, ACS, and the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) for Love College Hoops Week," said Cory Moss, Senior Vice President for CLC. "With more than 172 million college fans across the country, we believe capitalizing on the excitement of college basketball to raise awareness about cancer prevention initiatives is a win-win for all participants."
"Since the formation of the Coaches vs. Cancer® program, a collaboration between the National Association of Basketball Coaches and the American Cancer Society, more than $60 million has been raised in the fight against cancer," said Reggie Minton, deputy executive director of the NABC. "Almost everyone's life has been touched by this dreaded disease in some way, unfortunately, and we have to do all we can to continue that fight."
"The Coaches vs. Cancer® program is not just about raising money to battle cancer; it's about heightening awareness, promoting research, and urging people to be proactive with early and regular screenings," added Utah Head Coach Jim Boylen, member of the NABC. "Through the Love College Hoops Week campaign, everyone involved with college basketball will help in this effort while showing support for their teams at this pivotal time in our season."
For more information on the Love College Hoops initiative, visit www.facebook.com/ilovecollegehoops.


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Former Mercedes Formula One driver Michael Schumacher, 45, has awoken from the medically induced coma he was placed in following a horrific skiing accident that left him with severe head injuries while on vacation with his family at the French resort of Meribel last December. His son was with him when Schumacher fell and hit his head on some rocks, hard enough to split his helmet. Although conscious after the accident, doctors at the Grenoble University Hospital Center in France felt it was necessary to place him in the coma following emergency surgery involving drilling into his skull to relieve pressure and remove blood clots, in order to "let his brain heal." Although it is too soon to tell just how bad his condition remains, and what sort of rehabilitation will be needed over the long-term.
Unlike natural comas, medically induced ones are induced by doctors using barbiturates such as pentobarbital or thiopental to lower the metabolic rate of brain tissue to alleviate pressure inside the cranium, and reduce the flow of blood in the brain.
Few details have been released about his present condition, although the fact that he has been released from the hospital is an indication that he is now able to breathe on his own. There have also been unconfirmed reports that he had been responding to voices around him since April, as doctors worked to bring him out of the coma during the past four months. It is still too early to know exactly what any lasting impairments may be. In the meantime, Schumacher will continue his rehabilitation out of the public eye at the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudoisa Swiss hospital nearer to where he and his family live.
Schumacher, who retired from racing in 2012 is considered to be one of the greatest Formula 1 drivers of all time, having won the Championship a record 7 times. He also continues to hold many of the sport's records including most overall victories, as well as the most victories achieved in a single season, fastest laps, and the most pole positions won. He was also awarded the honor of being named Laureus World Sportsman of the Year two times.


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We are—dare I say—excited about next Monday's Home Run Derby in Cincinnati. A radical new format promises more action in less time, and the eight participants, announced last night, don't have a stinker among them.
The full rosters for next week's All-Star Game have been announced, as have the five Final Vote candidates, and the most notable omission is Alex Rodriguez. Rodriguez's numbers are excellent, especially given his age and his lost season, but he also represents one of baseball's most polarizing comeback stories. It…
The MLB announced starters for the All-Star game while you were watching the first half of the Women's World Cup Final. These are the starting lineups as determined by the fan vote:
Yesterday and today, MLB released its first ballot updates for the All-Star Game to be held in Cincinnati. And if things hold, it's going to be a whole bunch of Missouri:
This year's MLB All-Star Game was the most watched since 2010 making it the highest rated All-Star event among pro sports this year, according to Forbes. This seems remarkable—but it isn't just a one-year Jeter spike.
Among the things I learned about Anthony Rendon from this Washington Post article, it's that the young Nationals infielder doesn't seem to like baseball all that much.
My jerk coworkers won't understand, but Derek Jeter does represent something to Yankee fans of a certain age. Like me! Over the course of his career, baseball players went from grown men I admired to people who are now younger than me. These two pictures, of Jeter posing with Reds 3B Todd Frazier 16 years apart,…
The silly, silly controversy over whether Adam Wainright gave Derek Jeter "a couple of pipe shots" is a great thing. Not necessarily the act itself, nor the discussion over it, in which people seem upset not that it happened but that Wainwright didn't lie about it, or even the immediate fallout, which will see more…
Lest you forget, Fox was sure to make you aware that this is Derek Jeter's final season in the majors. The Captain's name was spoken no fewer than 100 times on tonight's All-Star Game broadcast, but at what cost? That of remembering people like Tony Gwynn, Don Zimmer, or Bob Welch—none of whom were mentioned during…
MLB Network host Greg Amsinger spoke with Angels slugger Mike Trout during today's pre-game festivities, and jokingly told the All-Star outfielder that he'd come up to bat with Derek Jeter on second base—and hit a triple to drive home the Yankees captain. Sure enough, that's exactly what happened in the first inning.
I'm sorry: is this, or is this not, Derek Jeter's night? Are we not saying farewell to The Captain tonight? Someone better get the umpires on board then, because on the second goddamned pitch of the game, Derek Sanderson Jeter went to his motherfucking left and snagged a rocket off the bat of Andrew McCutchen. He then…
This might be the greatest collection of baseball talent ever gathered in one place. Twenty-six mascots posed for a class photo yesterday in Minneapolis, delighting and horrifying onlookers in equal measure.
I mean, if you're going to go to the damned Home Run Derby, you may as well catch a home run ball, right? Here's where to sit if you want to catch one—and where the most cost-effective seats per home run happen to be.
Yesterday MLB announced that Chris Sale and Anthony Rizzo won the balloting for the final spots in the All-Star Game. Each was the best choice, but, yes, each was from Chicago.
This right here is MLB's official commercial for the 2014 All-Star Game. It features, somehow, Aloe Blacc's "The Man," a song that even the most casual of sports fans is already sick and goddamn tired of listening to.
Last night's MLB All-Star Game in New York featured a few high moments, several low moments, and one weird moment. Neil Diamond's distorted, off-tempo rendition of "Sweet Caroline" just prior to Mariano Rivera's final appearance as an All-Star was one of the worst—but Fox did its best to cover that up.
The folks at Statlas have put together this visualization of each and every pitch thrown at last night's All-Star Game, broken down by type, speed, and result. You can probably guess who invariably threw the same pitch, at nearly the same velocity, every single time.
For all its aggressive pointlessness, the All-Star Game can do ceremony like none other. Last night was maybe the best example of that since 1999, when baseball's All-Century Team took the field at Fenway: Mariano Rivera, with just a few more months left in his singular career, had the field all to himself.


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The publishing world is changing - moment by moment, and one of the latest additions available to authors is the Amazon.com Kindle e-book device and its readers. When Amazon.com first released the Kindle (November 2007), they couldn't keep up with the demand for the e-book reader. However, getting books into Kindle format was just as difficult for the retailer. Amazon.com itself has over 17 million titles in its printed book warehouses, but they currently have only 383,000+ Kindle titles. Not even 2% of Amazon's titles have been converted to their Kindle counterpart. For now, the Kindle owners of the world have a limited book list from which to choose. To learn how to publish Kindle books - watch the free 20-minute video presented on getting-published.com. It is a simple process.
Amazon.com opens up the Kindle publishing tool to anyone with a valid Amazon.com account. If an author has marketable material, or if an author would like to get real customer reviews on their book's title before going to the expense of some version of self-publishing, there is a very accessible tool for proceeding. Once their book is released on Amazon's Kindle, the author has the full force of the Amazon.com's online engine to help them promote the e-book. Amazon.com is the #1 online bookseller, and one of the biggest reasons for this success is that they give their vendors amazing tools to promote their own products on the site.
Once any product is available for sale on Amazon.com, it is available worldwide. Kindle is an electronic product, so warehousing or international issues are non-existent (language issues notwithstanding, of course).
Amazon takes a 30% cut of the retail sale price for the book (as long as it is priced less than 9.99). Any author who thinks that is too much needs to be aware that 65% is a fairly typical percentage for printed book distribution.
Books need to be ready for release before they are released onto the world stage. They should be edited, and a reasonable cover design should also be part of the release plan. This is true for all printed books as well as all e-books. Books that have covers sell many times better through the online systems. So Kindle is a perfect platform for previously self-published books where the content has been prepared, and the author owns the creative rights. The author can easily take their content and create a second product using the Kindle publishing tool.
The Kindle format opens the door to products that push the envelope of what is defined as a conventional book. For example, speakers who have workbooks can republish on this platform and expand their audience.
Unlike conventional books, ISBN's are not required for publishing as a Kindle product, so even this initial cost of self-publishing can be avoided. If the original manuscript is in a word processor file, such as in Microsoft Word(tm) it can be as simple as using the 'save as html' option to create the input file for Kindle.
Kindle readers are a captive audience and with less than 400,000 titles available to them, they are clamoring for new content. Any author with a valid Amazon.com account is eligible to publish content. So, this type of book publishing doesn't require a publisher. There is so much content which is prime material to become Kindle books, and introducing books to the world through this tool is a viable option.
Other e-book readers include the new Barnes & Noble Nook use the e-pub format. Its submission process is backlogged at this point in time, and the amount of content in this reader is also limited. This is a very new product, so stay tuned as more and more tools for helping authors enter this platform are being developed.
There is roughly a week-long approval process when using the Kindle development tool. Amazon.com verifies with the author that they own the rights to publish the book, so even if it is more informal than other publishing processes, Amazon.com still does their due diligence insuring copyright integrity.
Amazon.com is the world's largest online retailer. With an approval process of roughly a week, it is possible these days to publish a book and release it on the world stage, in less than a week, without a publisher - and with no expense for the publishing tool!
The revenue from a Kindle book property is truly passive income and if you want to start creating passive income streams, then creating Kindle books needs to be in your box of tricks. If you need ideas as to what write your Kindle property on, check out the book "Secrets to Creating Passive Income and becoming financially free..." This book was recommended by Essence Magazine in an article called "What Rich Women Know" in the July 2010 edition.


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Teri Murray Recognized as AACN's Advocate of the Year
Each year, AACN recognizes one of its members as the association's Advocate of the Year. This year, Dr. Teri Murray, Dean at the St. Louis University School of Nursing, was presented with the award during the Spring Annual Meeting by AACN's former Government Affairs Committee Chair (GAC) Dr. Eleanor Howell.
Dr. Murray previously served as the GAC Chair from 2011-2013, and has been an inspiring leader in AACN's advocacy efforts. In 2013, was consistently a top responder to AACN's Action Alert messages, which request Members of Congress to support policies consistent with AACN's Federal Policy Agenda.
Dr. Murray also serves as an AACN State Grassroots Liaison for Missouri. In this role, she strengthens the collective voice of her state by collaborating with her colleagues to ensure that the voice of nursing education, research, and practice is amplified in the policy and political realms.
AACN would like to thank Dr. Murray and recognize her as a true nursing advocate.
Source: AACN Policy Beat