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Baseball Falls 13-1 In Final Game Against Delaware
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Georgetown, Del. - The University of Massachusetts (1-5) was defeated by Delaware (5-4) in the final game of its series against the Fightin' Blue Hens, 13-1. Delaware scored their runs by blasting UMass pitching for 18 hits and three home runs.
For the second straight game, Delaware leadoff hitter Brandon Menchaca led off the game with a homer and the Hens never looked back. They notched runs in every frame except for the fourth en route to their fourth consecutive victory.
Delaware's Bryan Hagerich was 3-for-4 in the win, blasting a home run of his own while driving in three. Scott Rambo received the win, throwing five innings and allowing just two hits.
For the Minutemen, junior Derrick Durepo and freshman Bryan Garrity provided all of the hits, tallying two each. The only run of the day for UMass came in the top of the ninth when sophomore Bryan Adamski crossed the plate on a Curt Szado groundout. Adamski reached third due to a two-base error by the second baseman and a wild pitch.
The Minutemen are back in action on Saturday, March 12 when they travel to Bradenton, Fla. to face Eastern Kentucky in the first game of a seven game trip.
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Following is the official word from Toronto FC and Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment. It is printed here in its entirety so MLS fans can make their own interpretation of the wording. After the dust settles expect to read my take on this long brewing development, right here on Examiner.com
Toronto FC announced Tuesday that effective immediately, Mo Johnston has been relieved of his duties as Club Manager, Director of Soccer Operations and that Predrag ("Preki") Radosavljevic has been relieved of his duties as Head Coach. Toronto FC Assistant Coach Nick Dasovic will take over as Interim Head Coach and Earl Cochrane has been appointed Interim Director of Soccer Operations.
Assistant Coaches Leo Percovich and Danny Dichio, Goalie Coach Mike Toshack and Assistant General Manager Jim Brennan will remain with the club.
"This was a difficult decision, but one that was made in the both the short-term and long-term interest of the club. Mo has been with the club since its inception and has embraced the Toronto community. Preki is a proven winner who led the team to the Nutrilite Canadian Championship and our first taste of CONCACAF success," said Tom Anselmi, executive vice-president and chief operating officer for Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment. "At the start of the season, we set a team goal of improving on last year's record and making the playoffs. Anything less would be unacceptable to our club and our supporters. We felt we had to make this move at this time to best position the team for the final push for the playoffs as well as for its long-term success. The search for a new management team begins today.
"I want to thank Mo for his years of dedicated service to building Toronto FC from day one, as the inaugural Head Coach and then as Manager, Director of Soccer Operations. I also want to thank Preki for his passionate determination."
Johnston became Toronto FC's first Head Coach and Director of Soccer Operations in team history on August 25, 2006. In February 2008, he was named Manager, Director of Soccer. Johnston leaves Toronto FC with a MLS record of 32-51-31. Preki was hired by the club in November, 17, 2009 and leaves with a MLS record of 7-10-7.
Dasovic is in his third season with Toronto FC. He joined the club in May 2008 as Head of the TFC Academy. He became a member of the first team in 2009 when he was named Assistant Coach.
"We have great confidence in Nick's ability to lead the team for the balance of the year. He brings experience both as a player and a coach to the game. He understands our expectations and we think he will inspire a renewed effort and enthusiasm among our players necessary for this final playoff push," said Anselmi.
Prior to joining Toronto FC, Dasovic spent five years with the Canadian National team program. He was also the Head Coach of the Men's Olympic team that finished third in the CONCACAF Olympic qualification tournament and an Assistant Coach of the Men's National Team in 2007.
Cochrane has been with the team since 2007. Prior to joining Toronto FC, he held positions with the Canadian Soccer Association and with other MLS Clubs in both team management and communications capacities. Cochrane was also a former professional soccer player in Asia.
"Earl knows our team, our coaches, our culture and our vision. We believe he has the necessary skills to assume these responsibilities on an interim basis," added Anselmi.
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Sometimes the most painful mistakes you make, turn out to be experiences you learn the most from.
I'm reminded of a time when I'd first opened my salon and knew of a tech who was about to leave her salon in search of greener pastures. I put together a complete proposal outlining everything positive I could offer her if she came to work with me, the chief reason being my 15 plus years of nail knowledge I could share with her. It hurt my feelings and pride when she chose to be a solo tech in a different salon, but in the long run it worked out better for both of us.
The salon she chose had many issues and I felt it was not the right fit for her. I tried to talk her out of starting there and told her of a different salon where I thought she'd find a better salon family. She didn't take my advice again and went to the salon she chose, where she had one bad experience after another. She finally left to go to the salon I had recommended, and she's been there now for about six years.
During this situation I was griping to a client/friend and she imparted some sage advice to me that I will never forget. She said "You can't want something more for someone than they want it for themselves."
It helped me put things into perspective and cut loose any ill-will I could have developed toward this other tech, and to this day I try to keep myself from getting emotionally bound up in decisions other people make that are totally out of my control anyway.
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I have been a salon owner for almost two years now, and I have learned quickly that you cannot be friends with renters — only friendly. They can take advantage of that friendship. During altercation resolutions, one or the other will feel you are going to take their side. Then hard feelings happen and more conflicts can arise from that. You can never make every type of personality happy.
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Wake up!
It's National Sleep Week, so are we all getting enough sleep?
Probably not, but Jawbone, the company that makes wearable technology and audio devices that solve our everyday problems and help us live our lives better has some interesting data and some new technology to show off.
The Jawbone Up! is one of my favorite gadgets and the way it measures your sleep is scary accurate.
Let's start out with one important fact.
It is said, sleep is affected by looking at your phone before you go to bed. Did you know it reduces sleep by 13 minutes? That's an hour and a half every week or sleep you can't or won't get back.
Jawbone has done their research and has analyzed the data of more than 1,600 Jawbone UP wearers and more than 5,000 nights of sleep between August and October 2013.
Per Jawbone, here is what they uncovered.
- Seven is the magic number: On average, members of the UP community who got at least seven hours of sleep were 30% more likely to report feeling rested the next day.
- Those who got seven hours were significantly more likely to report feeling optimistic, patient, focused, productive, and attractive.
- Sleep quality matters as much as sleep quantity in particular Sound Sleep – the moments of sleep when your body is particularly still.
- Twenty-five percent of us have trouble falling asleep. Stress is a leading cause; kids aren't
- One quarter of UP wearers in the study reported difficulty falling asleep. Of those:
- The kid factor: Only 3% of those who reported difficulty falling asleep attribute their sleep issues to noisiness or to children. Temperature: 20% to room temperature – too hot, or too cold
Let's look at some new technology from Jawbone:
UP Coffee
This is a brand new app from Jawbone called UP Coffee, and it's free for your iOS device. It will give you a virtual idea of your caffeine choices- comparing caffeine intake and projected sleep time. You don't have to have an Jawbone UP band to use UP Coffee. Just download it on to your iOS device.
UP 3.1 for iOS
Jawbone is also is showing off a new UP 3.1 app for iOS which gives insights into how your sleep and activity affect one another, like every 30 minutes earlier you go to bed, you step 800 more steps per day. It will also give you reminders so you can get more sleep.
The UP by Jawbone 3.1 app for iOS will be available this week as a free download from the App Store. UP Coffee for iOS 7 is available now as a free download from the App Store. The UP or UP24 wristband is required for the UP 3.1 App.
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North Torrance Water Main Replacement Project, I-73
North Torrance Water Main Replacement Project, I-73
Engineering Manager: John Dettle, P.E.
Project Engineer: Jeff Kidd, P.E.
This project continues the City's efforts to replace old cast iron water mains in areas with a high frequency of water main breaks. The project will replace approximately 4.2 miles of water mains in the area bounded by the Dominguez Channel to the north, Van Ness Avenue to the east, Artesia Boulevard to the south, and Crenshaw Boulevard to the west. In addition, the project includes retrofitting and supplying a nursery and Del Amo Boulevard median (between Crenshaw Boulevard and Van Ness Avenue) irrigation systems with recycled water, and the replacement of large water main valves near the intersections of Torrance Boulevard and Crenshaw Boulevard and Torrance Boulevard and Madrona Avenue. The project budget is $4,400,000. It is anticipated that construction will begin in December, 2007 and will be completed in April, 2009.
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Jan 28, 2011 - by Steve Gerweck
Steve Austin commented on Twitter regarding reports of him hosting the returning WWE Tough Enough:
thanks for all of your congratulation tweets!! i am very excited about hosting WWE Tough Enough. and thats the bottom line cause i said so.
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Yes please. I loved the album and I cant seem to find the mp3 files anymore
Wait until you see what I got. It has to actually get here first though, so you actually have to wait. But man, when it gets here...
Hey man, I was just wondering if you had a link or something where I could download the Highlight Reel album. I have lost mine over time.
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You, sir, have been sigged.
I learned more about Jazz from your one post then I have from hours searching the internet to find something that has intelligence behind it. Thanks for taking the time to post that.
So I've decided that since realistically I can't hope to afford an upright bass, I might just have to built a 4 string washtub bass.
Nooooo don't leave chat i was only being cheeky!
hey, since you seem to be a jazz authority (or at least a huge fanboy) i'm asking for you to rec me some 'starter' jazz records. I've listened to Coltrane's Blue Train, Miles Davis' Kind of Blue and Dave Brubeck's Time Out and liked them all.
hey, i heard you like Avishai Cohen !
i thought you might like this. it's a pretty cool take on the tune.
thanks for the help. yeah, it definitely is a big investment, but then, so is almost everything music related, unfortunately. i can't help but feel really bad for people playing tuba or contrabassoon or pedal steel guitar or whatever.
and the first two songs on my profile, and the two under my "Skills" section. they're all pretty short.
cool. i would definitely get a bow anyway, just because i figured that even if i didn't really use it too much, it would at least be a worthwhile skill to learn, though i would be more interested in playing jazz, cause jazz bass is cool. any other general advice on what to look out for when checking out instruments? by the way, i finally got a couple of decent quality banjo recordings up, if you'd be interested in hearing them.
do you have any recommendations for a decent "first" upright bass?
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So, you want to be a rockstar? Maybe if you study music and get a degree, your work will pay off and someone will notice you. Well, not so much. Although Utah has no shortage of talent, the marketing end of the music business is tough to pull off.
Adam Reader, Amy Whitcomb, Patrick Coffin
Refinement Records wants to help—they've developed a formula for moving artists from playing gigs to paying gigs, without having to sacrifice creativity (or money) to the major label gods. Adam Reader, Patrick Coffin and Sam Schultz, Utah musicians and marketers, have combined their talents in a new venture, developing artists, providing business education and networking with business experts such as director Tom Trbovich (MTV, The Tonight Show) and producer Andrew Lane (Snoop Dog, Selena Gomez).
"I'm in a band as well, and you've probably never heard of them. We make money and we do well," Reader said during a press announcement at the May 22 open house and grand opening for Refinement. He fronts local swing band Adam Reader & the Terks, of which Coffin is lead guitarist. Reader says his band makes as much money as other, more famous bands. "When we had all that success and I was able to do that online I thought, 'I want to be able to show other artists how to do it,' because a lot of artists just don't understand the business part of it."
Reader also announced a summer mini-tour featuring Utah's The Voice contestants Amy Whitcomb, Ryan Innes and folk duo Midas Whale. Local favorite Fictionist is set to open on the tour which has stops in Arizona, Utah and Idaho.
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Located in Draper, the artist development studio features in-house production company J-Wat Productions for taping live performances, recording music videos and filming youtube interviews. In the vocal studio, master voice and performance coach Michelle O'Connell, who developed young talent Julianne Hough, will help artists reach their pitch potential. The studio also includes a soundproof room for writing sessions or practicing, a recording studio for booth and live performances and a staged venue that can hold 100 people for CD release parties, fundraisers and concerts.
The office next door houses local coin authority and Refinement chairman/founder Gaylen Rust's Legacy Music Alliance, a non-profit organization which instills in artists the importance of music history. "We want to promote music education as much as possible," Reader says of working with Rust.
Reader adds most artists he consults with aren't looking for fame, per se. They just want to be full time musicians. "They want to make a living doing music," he says. "So, that's what we're about. It's about showing them how to be a six figure musician."
Refinement Records is open for business. Call 801-913-8664 for a free consultation. For more information visit their website or Facebook page.


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National Bank of Arizona will offer $250,000 in corporate matching gifts to leverage an additional quarter million in individual tax credit gifts to benefit low-income Catholic school students.
The match, announced Jan. 30 during the Catholic Schools Week rally at the Arizona State Capitol, applies to all first-time donors to Catholic Education Arizona, the state's largest school tuition organization, which uses private education tax credits to enable individuals and corporations to redirect their tax dollars and create tuition scholarships. Half of the 12,000 students in K-12 diocesan schools qualify for and receive tuition aid from the organization.
"National Bank of Arizona believes in the importance of quality education, and there's no question that Diocese of Phoenix Catholic schools deliver," said Pete Hill, executive vice president of of the bank. "We hope our matching gift offer will incentivize those individuals who have yet to participate to get onboard with the tax credit."
The match runs from Jan. 30-April 15, with the following terms and conditions:
- It is available to first-time individual gifts of any amount, up to $1,003 (single) or $2,006 (married)
- Qualified gifts will be matched dollar-for-dollar on a first-come/first-served basis up to $250,000 total
- Donors may designate Catholic school(s) of their choice or give to the General Scholarship Fund
- All donations received will be made available to qualified students in the 2013/14 school year
- Match-funds awarded are restricted to students who meet corporate tax credit eligibility requirements
A state tax credit extension allows individuals to make a tax year 2012 contribution to Catholic Education Arizona through April 15, enabling taxpayers to wait until they calculate their taxes to determine how much of their tax liability they wish to redirect to fund scholarships. Contributions of up to $1,003 per taxpayer ($2,006 for married filers) can be taken as a dollar-for-dollar credit against what the taxpayer would otherwise pay the state.
We cannot thank National Bank of Arizona enough for offering another matching gift opportunity–this one worth a quarter million dollars–to help us attract new s to our program. Catholic schools provide a great value to our students, families, Church and society, and also save taxpayers millions of dollars annually on the cost of educating our youth. NBAZs efforts will only further benefit these same stakeholders. Thank you NBAZ!
I have seen the offer of National Bank of Arizona for 250,000 dollars (here) and 400,000 dollars (in our church bulletin) of matching funds for Catholic Education tax credit dollars, but I see nothing of how we are to apply for those matching funds. How do we go about seeing that our dollars donated to Catholic Education Arizona will indeed be part of this matching fund?
Thank you for the note, Connie. The $250,000 match you are inquiring about is from LAST YEAR (see the article here is dated Jan 31, 2013). The $400,000 match recently announced is for THIS YEAR, through April 15, 2014. If you are a first-time contributor to Catholic Education Arizona, your gift will be identified as eligible for the match–there is nothing you need to do other than to send your gift in by mail, web or phone. Call our office with any questions: 602-218-6542. Thank you.


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C7 Corvette Interior Recognized as one of the Best in the World
I knew the interior of the new Corvette Stingray would be impressive when I first heard General Motors Design Chief, Ed Welburn rave over it before the car's official debut last year; however, I'm not even sure Welburn imagined the C7's cockpit would get as much praise as it's getting now.
C7 Shines in new Captain America Movie
I'm not sure if you've had a chance to catch the new Captain America movie yet, which features the Black Widow driving a C7, but it's certainly worth that 3D ticket price … and those expensive snacks at the theater that border on legalized extortion. In fact, my only real complaint is that the all-black Corvette driven by Scarlett Johansson who stars as the S.H.I.E.L.D. agent in the film, didn't get more screen time with the actress.
Corvette Racing Honored as 2013 Team of the Year
Corvette Racing roars into Long Beach this weekend for the Tequila Patrón Sports Car Showcase with one nice win already under its belt. The team, looking to find its groove for the 2014 TUDOR United SportsCar Championship, was recently named RACER Magazine's 2013 Team of the Year in worldwide motorsports. The editorial team of the popular racing publication selected Corvette Racing for the award based on the team's winning the 2013 American Le Mans Series GT championship.
Driving Your Corvette Faster Just Got Less Expensive
Chances are if you own a new Corvette Stingray you've been itching for a couple of pointers on how to get the most out of your baby's performance capabilities … that is unless you already consider yourself in the ranks of greats like Mario Andretti. Either way, Chevy wants to help you get a better handle on how to get the most out of your new Corvette Stingray by offering a reduced rate to 2014 Corvette owners who attend the Ron Fellows Performance Driving School.
Corvette Gets Safety Head with New GM Appointment
The fallout over criticism that General Motors failed to address some safety issues has ushered in a new chief that will oversee global safety for Chevrolet and the carmaker's other brands. Jeff Boyer has been appointed Vice President Global Vehicle Safety, a newly created position, as GM comes under fire for claims it failed to address issues with faulty ignition switches in over a million compact cars.


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Madeline E. Abrams
May 21st, 1922 - December 20th, 2012
RICHMOND, Ind. Madeline E. Abrams, age 90, of Richmond, died Thursday, December 20, 2012, at Reid Hospital & Health Care Services. Born May 21, 1922, in Berea, Kentucky, to Thomas and Ethel Harding Legear, she lived in this area most of her life. Madeline attended high school in French Lick, Kentucky. She was a member of Scaffold Cane Baptist Church in Kentucky. Madeline was a loving mother and wife. She enjoyed playing bingo and card games of any kind. Madeline loved her family dearly. Survivors include her husband of 75 years, Chester Abrams, to whom she was married July 25, 1937; son, Roland (Karen) Abrams of Richmond; daughters, Nita Burke of Fountain City and Wilma Marlene Mim (Larry) Duncil of Cambridge City; nine grandchildren, Vicki (Terry) Hoober of Fountain City, Sondra (Robert) Clay of Dayton, Ohio, Lisa (Gary) Davidson of Eaton, Ohio, Angela Burke of Fountain City, Lisa Schoolcraft of St. Louis, Missouri, Michelle (Dan) Brouse of Richmond, Barbie (Mark) Nothstine of St. Louis, Missouri, Sheryl (Brett) Oakerson of Richmond, and April (Mikel) Talbot of Centerville; 22 great-grandchildren; and 19 great-great-grandchildren; brothers, William Benton (Rosa) Legear of Webster, Floyd Herbert Legear of Richmond, Clyde (Judy) Legear of Richmond, and Allen Legear of Berea, Kentucky; nieces; and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Jerry Legear; sister, Alberta Swinford; and son-in-law, Donald Burke. Visitation for Madeline E. Abrams will be from 5 to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 26, 2012, at Doan & Mills Funeral Home, 790 National Road West, Richmond. Funeral service will be at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, December 27, 2012, at Doan & Mills Funeral Home with Dr. Martin Holman officiating. Burial will be in Goshen Cemetery. Condolences may be sent to the family via the guest book at www.doanmillsfuneralhome.com.
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Holy Cross Alumna to Speak About Growing Up Muslim in a Post-9/11 World
Holy Cross alumna and former Fulbright scholar Kathleen Cain '81 will give a talk titled "Growing up Muslim in Post-9/11 America: Identity and Well-Being in American Muslim Teenagers," on Monday, Oct. 28 at 4:00 p.m. in Rehm Library.
Kathleen Cain graduated from Holy Cross as a psychology major in 1981. Currently she is chair of psychology at Gettysburg College, where she has conducted research on children's social-cognitive development and has taught many courses in both the psychology department and in the college's first-year seminar program. As an undergraduate on the Hill, she conducted her honors research with Diane Bukatko, professor of psychology, and was a research assistant for Chick Weiss, director of the Office of Strategic Initiatives and Corporate and Foundation Relations and former chair of the psychology department.
She earned her doctorate in developmental psychology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and has traveled to Berlin, Germany, on a Fulbright grant, where she spent a year at the Max-Planck Institute for Education Research. In 2009, Cain traveled to Cairo, Egypt, as a Fulbright scholar to teach at Ain Shams University.
Pr. Cain will speak at two other events on campus. On Oct. 27, she will be the keynote speaker for the Psi Chi Ceremony, the psychology department's induction of new members into its International Honor Society. The title of this talk will be "From Mount Saint James to Gettysburg by Way of the World: A Psychologist's Journey."
On Oct. 28, she will attend a faculty Fulbright panel and discussion over breakfast in Hogan at 8:45 a.m., where she will join with Jennie Germann Molz, associate professor of sociology & anthropology; Predrag Cicovacki, professor of philosophy; and Gamini Keerawalla, professor of history and visiting Fulbright from Sri Lanka. Seating for this event is limited; RSVP by email to Donna Hebert in the Dean's Office.
Pr. Cain's talk is sponsored by the Rehm Family Library/Chapel Endowment; Opening Doors; 40 Years of Women at Holy Cross; the psychology department; Rev. Michael C. McFarland Center for Religion, Ethics and Culture; Asian Studies; the sociology and anthropology department; and Middle Eastern Studies.
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As we start debating the re-authorization of our state's 1 cent sales tax I would like to pause for a moment and take a slightly closer look at what has been, and will undoubtably be again, one of the oft heard sentiments in these discussions.
You almost certainly have heard some version of it, but Paul Krugman (writing in his recent release A Manifesto For Economic Sense) provides a good example: "There must of course be a medium-term plan for reducing the government deficit. But if this is too front-loaded it can easily be self-defeating by aborting the recovery."
So more or less, "Yes, we absolutely, positively know we need to get back to (INSERT NORMAL HERE) but certainly not right now."
Dr. Krugman is certainly and simply an easy target but is an excellent example of those who, over many years, have maintained an incessant drum beat for "emergency measures". Whether it is stimulatory fiscal and monetary policy, private company bailouts, vast military spending, expanded police powers, environmental regulatory interventions, increased taxes or other"temporary", "one-time" reactions to current difficulties, there always seems to happen to be another "emergency" on the horizon which will serve to extend the definition of "temporary" and turn "one-time" into repetitive.
My primary issue are the pundits and government officers who prefer to define us in an almost constant state of "crisis" or for whom at least the pendulum seems only to swing in one direction.
They are quick and aggressive to yell "Crisis!" and push interventionist planning and coercion on our economy and society when any dip or bump in the road occurs, but then they work tirelessly to stretch the crisis ad infinitum until, when finally their pleas for emergency efforts fall on deaf ears due to the simple overwhelming weight of contemporary evidence to the contrary… they fall silent (or at least fairly quiet). They never turn the corner, calling for the legislative counter-actions that would bring budgets or regulations or police/military powers back in line with a healthy normative standard. They let their "gains" stand and then wait at the ready for the next "crisis" which they can use to move the line of scrimmage just a bit more in their favor.
This strategic ideology is fairly well summed up by Rahm Emmanuel, Stanford economist Paul Romer and others, who have been quoted in a variety of ways but always with the same basic message, "NEVER let a good crisis go to waste."
But for how long have we been hearing these Crisis Seekers (and I include many Arizona intellectuals and politicians in this crowd) make the argument, "Well in the long term we have to get this back to normal but in the short term we have to TAKE ACTION"?
I don't know about anyone else, but it seems we have been living distinctly in the "short term" for at least 35 years now by my count and I'm kinda ready for the more rational, moderate, disciplined actions of the "long term" to take over.
It all reminds me of those ubiquitous bar signs, the ones you see advertising, "FREE BEER TOMORROW!" But we know when we come back the next day the sign still reads, "FREE BEER TOMORROW!"
That kind of double speak is funny at your favorite pub or restaurant but it is a bit disconcerting out of the mouths of those who purport to instruct our electorate on proper economic and government financial policies. Though it might be refreshingly honest for them to hang a "BALANCED BUDGET NEXT YEAR!" sign over the front steps of the US Capitol.
Which brings me back to our upcoming decision on the sales tax. In this article I am not arguing for or against this levy or the purposes to which the money would be directed. What I am suggesting is that, in the upcoming public debate, our politicians and public intellectuals, academics, pundits, newspaper editors, talking heads, et al, be held to account for their definitions of crisis measures and their idea of the temporary short term. When do the great results show up? How is this different from every other tax increase? When do we "get spending under control"? When does a stable, normal arrive?
I find it self evident that politicians just love their emergency powers. They generally bring with them great expansions of both authorities and revenues which many times are never given back after the "emergency" has passed. I would argue that we should be far more paranoid and skeptical in our examinations of these efforts and arguments (too often we let fear and uncertainty rule our collective wisdom), however, is it too much to ask of Arizona voters that we all at least demand to know from our policy makers, "So, specifically, when is this crisis over?"
I think holding our politicians and pundits accountable for acknowledging when we are NOT in crisis, would be a strong step away from the neverending mousewheel of short term, band-aid fixes that we seem to be ever increasingly reliant upon in today's Arizona specifically and modern America in general.
The debate rages on about what the City of Tucson can and can not afford. The Tucson ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® and SAHBA among other business groups have stepped up to push a mandatory police staffing initiative which will take our police officers per 1000 population from 1.9 to 2.4 (closer to a national average) and will establish minimum response times for fire and emergency services when we need them most. Those crazy business people somehow feel that safe streets, neighborhoods and businesses will actually make people want to live in our community. With an absence of leadership from our elected officials someone had to step up.
No sooner than the initiative hit the streets did the spin machine from city council and the county go into effect scaring the community by bemoaning the high cost to increase the police force and process the criminals. What's the cost of not doing it gang?
City Council members and city staffers have declared the initiative would cost the city $50 million more per year to pay for the 350 additional police officers and firefighters required, and have questioned where the money will come from. County Administrator Chuck Huckelberry has also indicated the additional officers will result in higher court and jail costs for the county.
* Does the City of Tucson have the money to pay for:
* Public Safety First Initiative;
* Convention Center Hotel;
* Balance the budget
(the rating agencies recently lowered Tucson's credit rating and cited a "structural budget deficit")
My contention is that there is plenty of money to pay for things; it is just a matter of priority and political will. These are difficult times but we expect our political leaders to make those difficult decisions. The 2008 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) for the City of Tucson reveals several funds that are running large deficits. Reducing or correcting these deficits frees up vital funds to help with other priorities. (This information is a year old but many funds are operating about the same or worse. 2009 CAFR will be available in a few months; should be an interesting read.)
Mass Transit Fund: $32.2 million deficit (page 20)
The Mayor &Council authorized an increase in fares recently. It was decided to use the funds to enhance transit services rather than reduce the subsidy.
Environmental Services: $6.1 million deficit (page 23)
Remember the 'trash fee'. This basic support function simply needs to charge properly so they break even. Is this function ripe for outsourcing to local trash companies?
Water Utility Fund: $4.1 million deficit (page 23)
I believe basic utilities such as this need to break even each year.
Convention Center Fund: $7.3 million deficit (page 82)
Let's just say that as a stand-alone entity, the TCC loses plenty of money. Does this facility provide sufficient ancillary benefits from events held there?
Team/Parkwise: $1.2 million deficit (page 82)
Capital Improvements Fund: $38.5 million negative cash flow (page 83)
This fund had a nice fund balance at beginning of year ($86 million) but $38 million was taken from it. Could be that the City built stuff they did not have the money to pay for? It is also possible some of these funds were shifted to help balance the budget (dip into reserves to balance the budget – the rating agencies notice this stuff).
H.U.R.F. Fund: $8.6 million transferred to "Other Funds" (page 83)
HURF Fund ran a $1.6 million deficit and then transferred $8.6 million to "Other Funds". Just wondering out loud where the money went?
Development Fee Fund: $5.5 million PROFIT (page 83)
We found a profit center! This money comes from 'Developer Fees'.
Golf Course Fund: $1.5 million deficit (page 91)
Should greens fees be raised? City golf is one of the best deals in town. Golfers could probably kick in a little more to help clear this deficit.
Public Housing (AMP) Funds: $3.8 million deficit (page 91)
What is the City's role in public housing? If the City simply matched -dollar-for-dollar what the Feds kick in, the deficit is cleared. But we kick in much more.
Fleet Services: $6.1 million deficit (page 94)
This basic support function simply needs to break even. The motor pool charges various units for operating their vehicles. They just have to charge properly for their services. Perhaps this function is ripe for outsourcing to local automotive shops?
Self Insurance Fund: $5.7 million operating deficit -and- $17.6 negative fund balance (pg 93/94)
This issue came to light earlier in the year when the City considered dipping into this fund to help cure the budget deficit (just about the worst idea I have heard all year). There is the potential that the City will get whacked with a large legal verdict and have to take money from the general fund to pay the settlement. The rating agencies have this on their radar screen and this hurts the City's credit rating. The City needs to charge each department properly according the risk. This function is screaming to be outsourced to private companies – the City should not be in the insurance business; they are not good at it. Political temptation is simply too great: politicians tend to under-charge for risk and like to dip into this piggy bank.
I want to update you on our progress as we draw close to adopting a budget. Here are some of the measures that we have taken:
● Cut City Departments 7.1% (held Public Safety cuts to 2.5%);
● Eliminated more than 400 city staff positions;
● Transferred $28 million in one-time revenues to cover core public services;
● Required five unpaid furlough days for city employees that will reduce average salaries 1.9% (public safety employees excluded);
● Required city staff to contribute more to their pension andbenefits;
● Cut City Council's budget by 50 percent (eliminated federalgrants, community support funds and youth employment funds along with7.1% cut in office budget);
● Reduced Parks and Recreation Center hours and staff.
Our City is facing complex challenges that are not easily addressed by
simple solutions. Mayor and Council must make difficult decisions to
balance the budget. We have to cut departmental budgets, reduce
services, and we also have to increase fees and new revenue.
SALC (Southern Arizona Leadership Council) is a group of CEO's that came together 20+ years ago. Members pay upwards of $6000+ per year to be a part of an elite club. They get together to lament on the great work they are doing in the community and support the work of local government. Judge for yourself the results.
As of late SALC has taken on the Tucson Town Hall forum, which brought together various community and political leaders together to talk about our regions problems. They are running a pretty cool 'Tucson Values Teachers – a support teachers campaign' and working hard on literacy issues in our community. SALC and Tucson Town Hall sponsored an Urban Land Institute series on the coming Megalopolis. There was a time when SALC was a little more willing to push an agenda – HERE. See SALC members list HERE
SALC just put out a position paper asking the state legislators to tax our business properties to balance the state budget. Not your typical position for a group of business leaders.
Hey guys, Arizona's budget took 100 years to get to $6 billion (2001) and five to grow another $4 billion. Between 2001 and 2006, our state budget had ballooned to $10.3 billion. Budget growth far outpaced population increases at every level of government. What caused the huge increase in dollars to the state coffers you ask? Only one of the biggest housing booms in the United States history.
What does each level of Arizona government depend on as their economic piggy bank? Construction! Huge amounts of sales taxes, income taxes and assorted fees rolled into City, State and County government and they spent spent spent.
Time to pay the piper. Private businesses are laying off and cutting to the bone to survive. Entire industries are virtually shutting down. Why shouldn't government be doing the same? You spent too much in the good times and now it's time to trim back in the bad. My home values are back to 2004 levels, how about yours?
Don't gimmick, shift between funds, bond, sell our lottery revenues, put up speed cameras all over the place, borrow or use accounting tricks. Cut back like we've had to do.
Certain areas are going to be hurt. Unfortunately things like university education, 21st Century Fund, Rio Nuevo, k-12, healthcare among others are going to suffer a little pain. It's not going to be a fun time. We will emerge through this tough spot in a better position. It's the cycle of life. Booms and busts have come and gone for generations.
The states, cities and counties that address the issues head on will emerge stronger and attract better and stronger industries. Better and stronger industries mean more money for government……you get the point. The first sentence of the SALC position statement should say it all……
From RumRomanismRebellion.com.
While agreeing that Arizona's tax policies deter business and the creation of jobs, the SALC Board of Directors believes that it is imprudent during the state's financial crisis to permanently repeal the state equalization property tax. It is critically important to preserve the state's infrastructure for the future, and SALC believes repealing the tax right now would do more harm than good. SALC believes that preserving the tax is only one part of a larger set of actions needed to ensure the state is prepared to be competitive in the future.
Hrm. They also call for the tax to be suspended later, which I don't agree with, but, unlike our legislators, they seem to understand that cutting revenue when you are running out of money makes no sense. That's what a business background will do: twist your brain around with practicalities.
Later in the release, they outline what they think state budget priorities should be:
1. Continue to the extent possible to provide basic services to ensure the health and well being of the most vulnerable among us.
2. Consider a combination of spending reductions, deferrals, debt financing, revenue enhancement and other short-term strategies to solve the budget shortfall.
3. Maintain to the extent possible investment spending in areas like education and economic development.
4. Investigate and pursue all non-state sources of assistance, such as federal stimulus spending and federal grants.
5. Base spending cuts on specific programmatic considerations.
Health? Education? Economic development? What sort of anti-American Socialism is this? Hank Amos, Jim Click, Bruce Ash, Steve Lynn, Don Pitt, Katie Dusenberry…trotskyites all!
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Here's my prediction – Rental tax -YES, the council will think they are taxing big bad landlords but in reality it's renters that will pay. Trash Increase – NO Uhlich and Trasoff ran on eliminating the trash fee so don't expect this political football to go anywhere in an election year. Bed Tax – YES, easy target because it only hits out of towners. It is kind of biting the hand that feeds you. The MTCV is collecting $9m as it is. Any discussion on how they are spending their funds? Bus Fare – YES, it needs to happen. We are way out of line with other communities. We don't have the political leadership or will to make this tough decision so the RTA will take over Sun Tran and promptly raise fares. Utility Tax – who knows – No telling how this council will go on this one. It hits everyone so the impact on low to middle class families will be noticeable. The memo forgot to mention an Ad Tax – look for that one coming soon. Low Income Housing Trust Fund – watch this one closely. It's a classic take from the rich and give to the poor. All it will do is increase the prices of housing and drive investors out of city limits. We'll probably see increases in sign permit renewals, building permits etc. Development Services will need to recoup as much as they can. Water Fees - YES – we went up 8.9% last year, expect another 10% or so this year. Sewer Fees - YES. Anyone notice your TEP bills have a new tiered pricing structure. Higher users pay more – keep an eye on that on because it can be a big escalator. Wonder who this will hit the hardest? What you are witnessing is nickle and diming an entire class of people and business right out of a community.
We are starting to hear of lay offs finally today, with over 5600 employees at the City cutting 12 here or 30 there is a drop in the bucket. – fromt the Star – HERE.
City ponders new taxes, boost in fees to balance budget
February 23, 2009, 6:26 p.m.
Tucson Citizen
Higher parks and recreation fees, higher bus fares, taxes on rental properties and gem show vendors buying temporary licenses are among the "revenue enhancements" Tucson officials have proposed in a report sent to the city manager Feb. 4.
The report, obtained by the Tucson Citizen through a public records request, examined ways the city can increase its tax and fee collections to cover its costs. It suggested that most fees be hitched to an index or cost-recovery formula to avoid financial handwringing whenever there is an economic downturn.
"Without intermittent fee increases, or a mechanism for incremental increases, the city will continue to find itself in situations during economic downturns when it is forced to cut entire services and programs," the report states.
The report was written by the city's Revenue Enhancement Team, which consists of staffers from the finance, transportation, legal and internal auditing departments.
The panel suggests returning to the city's 1996 user-fee policy, which sets a percentage of the cost of a service that must be paid by the fee.
Seemingly small changes could mean significant revenue for the city, which is looking to save another $30 million next fiscal year (which starts July 1) to match expected revenues. Any new or reinstated taxes would likely take effect in July.
The City Council is scheduled to discuss City Manager Mike Hein's proposals for closing the $30 million gap at its meeting Tuesday. They include $5 million in unspecified revenue enhancements.
The options on the table and the amounts they are expected to raise annually are:
•A 2 percent tax on residential rental real estate – $12 million.
• Raising residential trash and recycling fees by 4 percent – $986,000.
• A 25 percent increase in most bus fares – $1.8 million, with economy and express fares exempted. The basic fare would go from $1 to $1.25.
• Doubling the bed tax levied on hotels to $2 a night – $1.8 million.
• Utility tax increases on water, power and cable – $5 million
Officials also recommended that advertising, health spa memberships and tanning salons be taxed, that residential rental property owners be licensed and that builders be prevented from taking a cost-of-land deduction on their taxes.
City golf courses may also raise fees due to a $1.1 million bill they left the city's general operating budget for the 2008 fiscal year, which ended June 30.
Twice in the past dozen years the City Council considered a proposal put together by a "revenue enhancement team." Of the 10 suggestions made in 1997 and 2000, one was implemented: the much debated trash collection fee.
I've had a few requests of late to share the comparison chart that I used during my campaign. What I I put together was a snap shot comparison of our Pima County to other western US counties over the 1 million population. I compared population, tax rates, unincorporated population and employees per 10k residents (county wide). I took quite a bit of heat from the media about the chart.
You can argue it from any way you want. The biggest push back I received from using it was that comparing Pima County to the other counties was not accurate. The arguments centered on the fact that other counties have different taxing methods (a few had property taxes and a sales tax), some argued that Pima County was in the hospital business or the wastewater business and that was unfair to compare to counties that didn't have those burdens. True but let's look at why and how much it costs us to be in the wastewater and hospital business.
The hard and fast facts that jumped out at me was the large portion of unincorporated population and the employees to population figures.
For those of you that are interested, here's the chart (click to make it larger).
What's ahead for Arizona during this amazing budget crisis?
From Expresso Pundit.com.
The public, the media and most legislators have no clue how bad the the budget is. We are like someone who has been unemployed for a few years, actually increased our lifestyle by spending down our 401k and refinancing our house. Now we still have an extravagant lifestyle and all the reserves are gone. Napolitano's level of fiscal mismanagement amounts to malfeasance.
We are going to do the unthinkable. We will be releasing thousands of non-violent prisioners who have less than a year left on their prison terms. School funding will be cut, AHCCCS reimbursements will be cut, the tax equalization rate will be allowed to rise. Double counting out-of-state college students will stop. All day Kindergarten is gone. The Science foundation is gone. The Commerce and Tourism departments? Gone. We are going to sweep the remaining funds, refuse to fund the state's pension system, reduce the state contribution to employee health care benefits and then we are going to see large layoffs and a even then we will run out of cash and struggle to make payroll.
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The 2014 American Comedy Awards (which NBC televised on May 8, 2014) returned after a 13-year hiatus. The annual awards show was originally on Comedy Central from 1987 to 2001. The 2014 ceremony was previously filmed at Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City, where some of the best entertainers from TV, movies and stand-up comedy gathered to honor their favorites. Nominations for the awards were voted on by members of the American Comedy Awards Voting Committee, a panel consisting of 860 working professionals from the comedy community including writers, performers, producers, directors and stand-up comedians.
Winners at the 2014 American Comedy Awards included Bill Cosby, Amy Poehler, Seth Rogen, Melissa McCarthy, Bill Hader, Will Ferrell, Stephen Colbert, Jon Stewart, Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele and Jim Gaffigan. (Ferrell, McCarthy, Colbert and Stewart did not attend the ceremony, but most had prerecorded acceptance speeches.) A complete list of winners can be found at the official American Comedy Awards website. Here is what this celebrity had to say backstage during a brief press conference in the American Comedy Awards press room.
Best Concert Comic
What do you think of awards shows in general?
You know what I love about going through the red carpet? There are always some photographers that do the "pity shot." They're like, "All right, we'll take your photo. Maybe he'll be on a plane that goes down in a couple of days. We might need this shot."
And then it's awkward when you get to the interview part and they're like, "Us Weekly magazine doesn't want to talk to you." I'm using that as an example. [He says sarcastically] That's such an important magazine.
With so many nominees in the category of Best Concert Comic, what did you do to prepare for his evening in case you won?
Kevin Hart is the biggest comedian in America right now. He's got 8 billion followers. There was a bit of an expectation that he was the guy who would get [the award]. But I was just as likely to [lose to] Hannibal, because Hannibal stood up, pretending that he was going to get it.
It's weird. When you watch awards show, you're like, "This is bullsh*t!" And then when you're nominated, you're like, "Oh, it's not that bad." And then when you win, you're like, "It's a good system for evaluating."
When you hear, "It's just an honor to be nominated with my peers," it sounds so insincere. But [co-nominees] Louis C.K. and Kathleen Madigan, these are amazing comedians. And Brian Regan is the most underrated comedian in this country.
What was it about your work in the past year that stood out to the people who voted for you to get this award? What were some of the highlights?
I think there is something about my comedy is not topical. Jokes I did seven years ago are still kind of relevant. Maybe there's some of that.
I don't know. Maybe Netflix. Obviously, Comedy Central is huge. I don't know what makes it all work out. Maybe the book helped. I wrote a book. I don't know, but I'm just thrilled. And I know that in the end, we're all going to die. I'm not, but you guys are.
What's next for you?
I have a pilot for CBS that I'm really excited about. But that's very much a gamble. I'm just superstitious enough that now that I've brought it up, the devil is going, "Now it won't happen." I always have to play cautious about it. Even when people are saying, "Hey, it's getting good buzz," I feel like, "Gee whiz, television."
The entertainment industry is so much about you being prepared to be slapped. And you think you've built up all these resiliences, like, "I've got all these calluses. They're not going to hurt me now." And then there's disappointment. And we're all going to die.
Are you going to let your kids play with your American Comedy Award?
Yeah. I'm sure they're going to break it. It's very flattering. This is my first award. Well, I won Most Fertile Guy, but that's about it.
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J.P. Morgan, the largest bank in the United States, stunned Wall Street when it announced Thursday, May 10, 2012 that it had suffered a $2 billion trading loss due to a failed hedging strategy. The fallout from the announcement has intensified the debate regarding the finalization of the Volcker Rule, which is set to take effect in July of 2012. However, some who wish to impose stricter regulations on the financial industry argue for a return of the Glass-Steagall Act, the regulation enacted by Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1933 to protect Americans' savings by separating commercial banking from investment banking.
Drop in the bucket
According to Charles Kochakian, J.P. Morgan's $2 billion loss is merely a drop in the bucket compared to its $608 billion in customer deposits. Even so, news of the loss renewed painful memories of the 2008 financial meltdown. In his May 18, 2012 article for the New Haven Register titled, "JP Morgan has Goldman Sachs look after loss?" Kochakian explained the J.P. Morgan error.
"Specifically, the loss stemmed from a complex deal involving 'credit default swaps,' the insurance-like contracts that essentially allow companies to bet on whether a given loan will default," Kochakian said.
Volcker Rule
In 2010, Congress passed the Dodd-Frank Act Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which provides for the following:
- consumer protections regarding loans and credit
- stronger oversight on companies to prevent a repeat of the situations that brought about the 2008 crisis
- elimination of loopholes and risky practices linked to hedge funds, derivatives, and asset-backed securities
- new tough transparency rules for credit rating agencies
One of the provisions of Dodd-Frank is the Volcker Rule — named after Paul Volcker, the former Federal Reserve chairman who proposed it. The aim of the Volcker Rule is to prevent banks from engaging in speculative private equity trading for their own benefit. The Volcker Rule is set to go into effect on July 21, 2012 with a two-year phase-in, but it is being fought at every turn by leaders in the financial industry.
J.P. Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon has said that the Volcker Rule would not have prevented this loss because it still allows hedging, or the making of one risky investment in order to offset the risk of another investment — just the kind of betting that led to J.P. Morgan's loss.
Could things get worse?
Things could get worse according to James Bianco. In his May 20, 2012 post for Ritholtz.com titled, "More On J.P. Morgan's Losses," Bianco pointed out how the sheer size of J.P. Morgan's trades could cause the losses to grow.
Referring to stories covering the JPM loss, Bianco said, "So what exactly is being misunderstood in this story? Namely, the positions that J.P. Morgan lost money on are still open and could grow many times over. They are still open because they are so large J.P. Morgan cannot find counter-parties to close them. Instead, the story above writes about these losses as if they are a one-time loss and the positions are already closed."
Volcker Rule vs. Glass-Steagall
The Volcker Rule is the section of the Dodd-Frank financial reform bill that would place limits on a bank's ability to use federally insured deposits of its customers to make risky trades. In the aftermath of the 2008 financial meltdown, such legislation would seem to make a lot of sense. However, it is being fought at every turn by the banking and financial industry to the point where there is doubt that it will be completed by its July deadline. Leaders in the industry argue that regulations such as the Volcker Rule stifle growth, free enterprise and job creation.
Enacted in 1933, The Glass-Steagall Act forced financial institutions to choose between engaging in commercial banking or investment banking. The Act was repealed in 1999 by President Clinton, thus removing the wall between commercial services (deposit accounts) and making financial bets that could result in large losses and taxpayer-funded bailouts. The Volcker Rule is meant to be a return to banking regulation, but some say that it won't be enough. What's more, it won't go into full effect until 2014.
In his May 17, 2012 post for NextNewDeal.net titled, "J.P. Morgan Will Keep Gambling with 'Other People's Money' Without a New Glass-Steagall," Senior Fellow and Hyde Park Resident Historian for the Roosevelt Institute, David Woolner reviewed the origins of Glass-Steagall and explained why its restoration is called for.
"Contrary to what free market fundamentalists have been telling us again and again this campaign season, the basic banking and financial structure that was put in place in the early years of the Roosevelt administration was not put in place to strangle the free market," Woolner said."It was put in place to protect the free market — and it did so with great aplomb for over half a century."
There are many similarities between the underlying causes of the crash of 1929 and the 2008 financial meltdown. Glass-Steagall helped the nation recover then, perhaps its reinstatement can help us now.


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An Apple a Day. . .
by Nancy Steinkoenig
Apples can be an economical part of your diet. They are readily available year round, and keep for a long time in the refrigerator. Your refrigerator crisper drawer is the ideal storage area. Apples will ripen up to ten times faster at room temperature than when refrigerated. They come in many tasty varieties, so don't stick to one kind. Some varieties, such as Golden Delicious or Granny Smith are equally good eaten raw or used in recipes. According to the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, Jonathan, Golden Delicious, Stayman, York Imperial, and Rome Beauty varieties are good baking and cooking apples. Here are my two favorite apple recipes:
Apple Crisp
This makes a large pan, which my family tends to devour, even though there are only three of us! I use the cheapest store brand margarine in recipes with good results. Serve alone, or with whipped topping, or with vanilla ice cream.
Spray a 9x13" baking pan with nonstick cooking spray. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Peel, core and slice 6 to 8 medium apples and place in pan. Sprinkle apple slices with 2 tablespoons water and 1 teaspoon cinnamon. Mix together one stick regular margarine (not diet), 1 cup brown sugar (packed), 1/2 cup flour, and 1 cup oatmeal. Sprinkle topping over apples. Bake 30 minutes, or until apples are tender and topping is golden brown. Yields 8 servings.
Slow-Cooker Apple Butter
This is made with applesauce, either homemade or canned. Not all of us (including me!) have an apple tree in our backyard. I have bought the large food service size can of applesauce at Sam's Warehouse for about $3.50. My slow-cooker would not hold the entire can.
The key here is that the apple butter cooks in the slow-cooker WITH THE LID OFF. The moisture in the apple butter has to cook away, so this will not work if you have the lid on. The amounts listed are not exact, because you may have a slow-cooker that is smaller or larger than mine.
Measure into the slow-cooker, alternating, 1/2 cup sugar for each 1 cup applesauce. (This will ensure that you don't overfill the pot all at once.) Add cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, cloves to taste. For 8 cups applesauce, I use 1 tablespoon cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon each nutmeg, allspice, and cloves. Stir to blend.
Cook on high for 6 to 7 hours WITH THE LID OFF. It is okay to stir the butter occasionally, but it is not really necessary. At the end of the cooking time, it will be dark brown and spell heavenly.
Sterilize canning jars and lids. Fill jars within 1/2 inch of top. Seal according to manufacturer's instructions. Water bath process for 10 minutes.Enjoy the harvest!
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College Hockey:Michigan State Advances To GLI Championship
Spartans Defeat Harvard, 5-2
DETROIT — A very different looking Michigan State lineup built two different two-goal leads to best Harvard 5-2 in the opening game of the Great Lakes Invitational on Friday evening.
After losing key players to injuries and the World Junior Championship, Spartan coach Rick Comley had a challenging time developing a lineup to answer the Crimson's talent and physical play.
Missing two of his top six forwards, Comley placed Chris Mueller in the middle between Tim Kennedy and Tim Crowder. Mueller answered with the game-winner, albeit on the power play, with a very difficult shot down low.
"It was a heck of a pickup on his backhand and a very good play to put us down 3-2 going into the third," said Harvard coach Ted Donato.
Mueller's goal came more than four minutes into a major penalty for checking from behind to Harvard defenseman David MacDonald.
Goalscorer Bryan Lerg was placed on a second line featuring two smallish defensemen, Tyler Howells and Chris Snavely, and that combination also paid dividends for Comley with Lerg chipping in a goal and assist and Howells contributing with his first goal of the season.
"I think they're all 5'7″ so it's a really powerful line," quipped MSU coach Rick Comley. "We're reaching and searching right now and we had to come up with something. (The defenseman) skate well and they are really filling a void for us right now."
At 11:41 of the first period, Lerg responded by opening the scoring on the man advantage, collecting his own rebound, and sliding it past Harvard — and former Michigan State — goaltender Justin Tobe.
Howells, who scored 34 points last season as a defenseman, doubled the lead by firing a Tobe rebound into the back of the net from the bottom of the left circle, giving the Spartans a 2-0 advantage on a pair of power play goals.
A new top power play unit was also a big ingredient in Comley's winning recipe. Coming into the game, the Spartans (17-for-102) had been frustrated on the man advantage, looking excellent in some stretches and struggling mightily in others.
"We are stressing traffic and shots, but it's funny on the power play because sometimes you go stretches where nothing happens and nothing works but you're not really doing anything different. All we did was practice that for twenty minutes and take three weeks off," said Comley.
Comley decided to stack his power play, skating Mueller with Lerg and Kennedy up front with Tim Crowder and Ryan Turek on the points. The decision paid off as the Spartans scored three times with the extra man.
"We loaded that first group up as much as we could because we've struggled so much to create offense and score over the last ten games," said Comley.
Harvard's duo of Mike Taylor and Ryan Maki evened the score on a pair of goals around the midpoint of the game to erase the early deficit.
Taylor put Harvard on the board late in the first period with a third-chance scoring opportunity. Doug Rogers carried across the goalmouth but goaltender Jeff Lerg was able to knock the puck free. It found its way to Maki, who flipped the puck into the near post, finally landing on Taylor's tape for an easy put away.
"I think we really battled back and in the second period we got rewarded for the amount of work we did to get back to 2-2," Donato said.
Maki, who grew up in the Detroit area had a bittersweet homecoming, assisting on Taylor's goal as well as scoring his own rebound goal in a losing effort.
Daniel Sturges put MSU up by a 4-2 score just 3:06 into the final frame on a well-executed two-on-two with Zak McClellan. McClellan, who had just dished out a check at the Harvard bench curled back to receive a pass at the Harvard blue line, dropping a pass back to Sturges and setting up a screen. Sturges buried a shot low to the far corner on a goal that made the pair look a lot more like first liner than fourth liners.
The goal was of paramount importance because it allowed the Spartans to fall back into their trademark defensive shell to prevent Harvard from mounting a late comeback. When leading headed into the final period over the past five seasons, Michigan State is a Mariano Rivera-like 96-6-6.
"They got the timely goal there which put it out of reach for all intensive purposes, especially with the way that Lerg was playing. We didn't get quality chances in the third period for the most part," said Donato. "We felt we were on the verge of getting back in the game, but our best chances came in the first two periods."
Although the Crimson did not generate many quality chances late in the game, they fired 47 shots on Jeff Lerg who responded with a career-high 45 saves.
"The best thing about a game like tonight for Jeff is that his numbers will go up," said Comley. "You could tell early that he was focused. He was seeing pucks through traffic and catching pucks clean"
With the win, Michigan State will play in its ninth GLI championship game in the last 10 tournaments, aiming to remain the only traditional participant to win the title in the last decade. The championship game is scheduled for 7:30PM Saturday and will air live on FSN Detroit.
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The Hotel Galena Mas Comangau is in Begur, a town in the province of Girona, Spain. It is located in the Catalan area of Baix Empordà.
Begur is a town with a profound historical personality, the fruit of an intense existence. In the shelter of its medieval castle, coral divers, fishermen, Indians (wealthy emigrants returning from Spain¨s West colonies) and cork workers have written brilliant pages of a story which is reflected in each street, each house and each corner of the town.
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From Barcelona: By AP-7 freeway, exit number 9 (Vidreras / Lloret). Towards to Sant Feliu de Guixols, Platja d´Aro and Palamós. Then continue to Mont-ras and Palafrugell until the Begur village. When you arrive to Begur, follow towards to Aiguablava and Fornells beaches. In 200 meters you'll find a gas station and next you'll find the Hotel (Stone wood house with a big tree).
From France: By AP-7 freeway, exit number 6 (Girona Nord). Towards to raod C-66, Palamos-Costa Brava, La Bisbal. After La Bisbal and before Llofriu there is a round about, turn in this round about to the left to Torrent and Regencos until Begur. When you arrive to Begur turn to the right, in the round about, to Aiguablava and Fornells beach. In 100 mts afterr the Gas station you´ll find the Hotel (A stone house with near a big tree).
Sarfa company offers a bus service from Barcelona (Estación del Norte) and Girona to Begur. The bus stop is only 200 meters from the Hotel Galena Mas Comangau.
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I have a lot of pictures in Aperture. A lot of them are not very good and just in the library for backup reasons / whatever.
When I sync my iOS devices with iTunes, I have the option to either sync ALL pictures (also the pictures I don't want) or some selected pictures only.
I can have a smart album that allows me to sync all good pictures, but this won't keep the album structure they are in. But this is fine.
One thing that really annoys me is: If I want to sync faces, it adds all the images I don't care about. So instead of 100 pictures of a person, it wants to sync 400.
Is there any smart way to tell iTunes, that it should not add more photos when syncing the face meta data, but just sync the meta data for the existing photos that get synced anyways?


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Do you ever wonder how someone figured out that artichokes were good to eat? I mean, someone had to really want to get some food out of what amounts to a huge prickly thistle in order to discover that there's a delicious little heart in there waiting to be devoured. But the human drive to eat is the strongest of our urges, so at some point, someone must have braved the thorns, and voila, we now have artichokes. The human drive to get drunk is probably a notch or two below food and sex but only slightly less urgent. Which is why I think we have ice wine. I'm betting that the first ice wine was made purely out of desperation -- leftover grapes on the vine or some neglected grapes pressed and fermented in the vain hope that some late season effort might translate into something drinkable. Imagine the surprise, when the first attempt might have yielded a gorgeous sweet golden nectar the likes of which no one had ever tasted before?
Ice wines are definitely an acquired taste, and one, I have to say, that I really have not fully acquired yet. They're generally just too darn sweet and syrupy for me. But thanks to the Kitchen Chick, I'll get a chance to explore ice wines as part of Wine Blogging Wednesday #27. On Wednesday November 8th, bloggers all over the web will pop open a bottle of ice wine and blog about it. Feel free to join us.
Technically there are two types of ice wine -- the type where the grapes are left on the vine to freeze (hard work and usually only possible in northern climes) and the type where the grapes are picked and then frozen using more....industrial means (read: big walk-in freezers). Both types are acceptable for the purposes of this wine tasting event, which is good, because the real deal are often very, very expensive.
Irrespective of price, they can sometimes be tough to find, so if you're going to participate, I suggest doing a little shopping around now.
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The Buffs beat the Roadrunners 2-1 on Sunday in the last match of the Denver Invitational after outshooting CSUB 18-4 and dominating the majority of play. CU claimed its first victory since taking down Northern Colorado in the final game of the Colorado Cup on August 21.
"You always remind yourself, ugly or whatever, a win is a win," CU head coach Bill Hempen said. "We certainly needed that."
In the 13th minute of the game, Shaye Marshall-who played outside midfielder for a change-was taken down in the Roadrunner's box after a hard rush to goal. Amy Barczuk took the ensuing penalty kick and scored to put the Buffs up 1-0. Two of Barczuk's three goals have come from penalty kicks this season.
Besides moving Marshall outside, CU was forced to make some changes in the lineup with Caroline Danneberg, Bianca Jones and Lizzy Herzl sitting out with injuries. Colorado also wanted to match CSU Bakersfield's formation of a 4-4-2.
"A lot of kids who were subs on Friday were starters today. We survived without [the injured players], and hopefully we can get them back heading into next week," Hempen said.
CU took a 2-0 lead 13 minutes after its first goal when Marshall roofed the CSUB keeper for her first goal of the season. Anne Stuller played a perfect through ball to Kate Russell who drew the Cal State Bakersfield defense in before sending the ball to a wide open Marshall on the outside.
It appeared Russell would have had a breakaway on the play, but she instead slowed up and played a selfless ball to Marshall.
"You have to always expect the ball, but usually Kate takes that one and goes against the goalie and scores," Marshall said. "You've always got to support her no matter what."
Colorado had opportunity after opportunity to score, but could not put the game away. Nine players took shots for the Buffs with Anne Stuller leading with six.
On one of its few defensive breakdowns, CU gave up a corner kick to the Roadrunners who capitalized on it in the 32nd minute. After a scramble in front of the net, CSUB's Tyler Shirk found a loose ball in the box and squeaked it by Annie Brunner. CU defender Amy Steiner tried to save the ball after it trickled past Brunner, but it had already crossed the goal line.
Colorado had a chance to go up by two at the end of the first half when freshman Storie Ledger almost had a breakaway before being tripped up in the box. CU thought it would have its second penalty kick of the game, but the referees did not call a foul. The game remained 2-0 going into halftime.
Brunner was replaced by Kayla Millar at the beginning of the second half. It was her first action of the season, and she made CU's only save of the game that came with 13 minutes remaining in the match.
Though the Buffs had a smaller defensive line with Steiner, Hayley Hughes and Quinn Krier, they held their own and limited CSUB to four shots and three corner kicks.
Coach Hempen is hoping the upcoming schedule will allow his team to get healthy so all players can play for the big two-game weekend coming up at the end of this month.
"The schedule is in our favor knowing we have only one opponent next weekend," he said.
Colorado will head to Corvallis, Ore., on Friday to kick off its first season in the Pac-12 against Oregon State.


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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – October 9, 2013
The Institute for Energy Efficiency at UC Santa Barbara is pleased to announce the Copper Development Association and Gentherm Inc. as the two newest members of its Industry Partners Program, joining existing partners Southern California Edison, United Technologies, Sony, HP, Bloom Energy, Calient Technologies and Ecomerit.
The Industry Partners Program supports the programs and operations of the Institute for Energy Efficiency, and the commercialization of energy efficient technologies by fostering collaborative interactions between partners and the Institute.
The Copper Development Association is the market development, engineering and information services arm of the copper industry, chartered to enhance and expand markets for copper and its alloys in North America. Membership in CDA is open to copper producers worldwide and to brass mill, wire mill and foundry fabricators of copper and copper alloys with production facilities in the USA. Copper has many different energy-efficient applications, including the motors of electric vehicles and the collection and distribution of energy from renewable sources.
Gentherm Inc. is a global developer and marketer of innovative thermal management technologies for a broad range of heating and cooling and temperature control applications. Automotive products include actively heated and cooled seat systems and cup holders, heated and ventilated seat systems, thermal storage bins, heated seat and steering wheel systems, cable systems and other electronic devices. Gentherm Inc.'s advanced technology team is developing more efficient materials for thermoelectrics and systems for waste heat recovery and electrical power generation for the automotive market that may have far-reaching applications for consumer products as well as industrial and technology markets. Gentherm Inc. has locations in 11 countries and over 7,000 employees worldwide.


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Cyrille Aimee, headlines an evening at Smalls Jazz Club with fellow Purchase Jazz Program alumni Spike Wilmer, Joel Frahm and Anat Cohen Jan. 9.
Ben Ratliff of the New York Times highly recommends Cyrille Aimee, a French singer now living in New York, who is a regular at Smalls in the West Village. Last October she placed third in the Thelonious Monk competition. Ms. Aimee performs jazz improvisation and ballads with fellow Purchase alums Spike Wilmer, the pianist who manages the club, saxophonist Joel Frahm, and clarinetist Anat Cohen. The next concert is January 9 at 10 PM. Others joining her that evening are Dezron Douglas bass and Joey Saylor, drums. Call 212-251-5091 or smallsjazzclub.com.
On January 31 Cyrille Aimee & the Surreal Band will perform at Dizzy's Club CocaCola.