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Cover date: August 2009
"Welcome to Sundown Town" - Conclusion: "The Dharma Initiative"
Writer: Dwayne McDuffie
Penciller: Adrian Syrf with Eddy Barrows
Inker: Don Ho, Ruy Jose, Dan Green, Jack Purcell and Mark Propst
Reviewed by: Michael Bailey
The team reunites outside and as Starbreaker breaks free from the ground Firestorm and Dr. Light attack. The rest of the League joins the battle but Starbreaker takes them all down even in his weakened state. Paladin shoots Starbreaker with a bullet made of Lutetium and a gun that is effectively a rail gun. Zatanna heals Dharma, who suggests they take special care in disposing of Starbreaker's corpse.
Later Dharma meets with Icon who then contacts Superman so they can both hear Dharma's "confession". During the "Final Crisis" the death of a god ripped the fabric of space time, which released forces that destroyed where Icon and the others resided. Not long before the end Dharma tapped the source of an unfathomable power called The Rift. Superman remembers something about Icon being from another universe and that he teamed up with Icon and others to beat Rift and restore both universes. This doesn't make sense to Superman since he and Icon have known each other for years. Dharma continues his explanation by telling Superman that he tapped into Rift's power to merge the two universes in addition to altering the memories and histories of both but only enough to smooth out any inconsistencies. Currently Dharma holds the merger together with Rift's power and his own will but after foreseeing Starbreaker's attack and realizing he didn't have the power to deal with both the merger and the vampire he set in motion the events that led them to where they currently were. He leaves the final decision whether or not to keep both realities together to Icon, who agrees, as does Superman and the three form a pact to keep the merger a secret in addition to keeping the world safe while Dharma keeps it all together.
Story - 4: This one is going to be tough to write. It really is. I was a genuine fan of Dwayne's run on this book and the events surrounding his departure/firing make it a bitter pill to swallow. I'll be honest. I'm a bit upset about the whole affair. Well, maybe upset isn't strong enough. Annoyed. Mad might be better as well. I mean I understand the concept that if you say things the boss doesn't like that you take the chance of getting fired but at the same time it just sucks on a number of levels.
What makes it even harder is that story wise and dialogue wise this was a very good issue and a satisfying conclusion to the "Welcome to Sundown Town" story arc. It was kind of a bumpy ride along the way but as far as wrapping up an extended story and explaining how the Dakota heroes came to the DCU proper I was a very happy reader.
I will admit that the fight with Starbreaker was kind of weak as was the final battle that Dr. Light had with Shadow Thief. Granted I thought both were the McGuffins of the story. I felt that the ultimate goal of the arc was finding away to get the Milestone characters into the DCU, but I could be wrong on that. At the end of the day I felt that the fights, particularly the one with Starbreaker could have had more of an oomph to them. Having said, or I guess written, all of that I was very happy with the dialogue for these scenes. Dwayne always had a keen ear for how his characters should sound and the dialogue was amusing without going overboard with it.
I did like the twists and turns he took with the story. The Firestorm/Hardware conversation was particularly good and wasn't the typical, "Heroes don't kill," monologues that you see in a lot of mainstream super-hero books. Hardware gave a good argument and I think it was a defining moment for Firestorm as a young/inexperienced hero. Paladin's execution of Starbreaker was a bit of a shock. The explanation of how he was able to do it worked as well and I dug the fact that McDuffie used am imaginary character as a plot device. That was just neat. At least to me.
More than anything I liked the explanation of how the Milestone and DC universes merged. It was clever and more than that it used a previously established connection between the two to do it. I was and still am a big fan of the "Worlds Collide" event from 1994, so to use Rift made me very happy. I'm usually a soft touch when it comes to explaining such things as ret cons and universal mergers (I had no issues with Superboy's punching fits, for example) but this one worked a lot better than most.
Wow. "Worlds Collide" was published in 1994. That was the year I graduated high school. That was 15 years ago.
I suddenly feel old. Or at least older.
And thus ends another era of JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA. McDuffie is gone, Len Wein is writing some stop gap issues and then James Robinson is on the title. Don't get me wrong. I am looking forward to what both men bring to this series. Wein has written a number of good JLA stories in the past and I like Robinson's style. I'm just going to miss Dwayne. He never seemed to get the chance he deserved. Maybe some day in the future he'll get another crack at the title. Until then I do have his run on this book and the JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED box sets.
Bye, Dwayne. You will be missed.
Art - 3: I wasn't exactly thrilled with the art in this issue. I think it was the mixing of artists that did it. While two people on pencils doesn't usually make a bad mix the four different inkers adds credence to the term, "two many cooks spoil the pot." I don't know if the art was running late on this issue that necessitated so many artists working on it but the result left something to be desired. Overall it wasn't terrible mind you. I just thought some of the finer details got lost.
Cover Art - 3: This is kind of an ugly cover. The art itself was fine it's just I don't really care for the overwhelming pink color scheme. It kind of hurts the eyes. Between that and the weak detail I thought this was one of the weaker covers to grace this series.
January 2009
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Oracle's Remarketer Program continues to expand in Asia Pacific
By jose.fernandez-stoll on Sep 09, 2009
Hello Everyone,
I'm finishing off the first week of a 2 week trip dedicated to launching the Remarketer Program in Asia Pacific. So far we've had events in Manila, Singapore and another event about to start in 30 mins here in Bangkok. The atmosphere is charged with excitement as most of the Value Added Distributors can't wait to reach out to their reseller communities and offer the ability to begin reselling Oracle software.
Press releases, media and APAC specific content will come out shortly. Come back soon and take a look at some of the photos from our recent events.
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Date: January 21 2013
Hastie Group failed due to poor strategic, operational and financial management, and its directors may have breached their duties, a second creditors' report into the collapsed company by administrator PPB says.
PPB, which released the report today, added that the engineering services firm's auditor Deloitte may have breached Australian auditing standards.
''We have reported to ASIC the possible breaches of directors' duties and, where relevant, the failure to provide required statutory reports to the administrators,'' PPB's Ian Carson, Craig Crosbie and David McEvoy said, adding that there ''appears to have been a general culture of ignoring bad news'' at the organisation.
The administrators recommended to creditors that all Hastie Group companies be placed into liquidation.
They added that they did not expect Hastie Group's banking lenders - which include Australia's big four banks - to receive sufficient funds to cover their debt, which was estimated last year to be about $500 million.
''Accordingly, we do not expect any surplus funds from the receiverships will be available for distribution to ordinary unsecured creditors,'' the administrators said.
PPB's preliminary findings also said it was concerned Hastie Group's books and records ''do not correctly explain the Hastie Group's financial performance and position'' and may have led to a presumption of insolvency.
There were no indications that the Group traded while insolvent, PPB added.
PPB also found that Hastie Group failed because of several other long-term problems including:
The collapse of Hastie Group in May 2012, one of Australia's biggest corporate disasters since the global financial crisis of 2008, led to more than 2000 job losses.
Claims of a $20 million accounting irregularity saw the company put in administration last year.
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Fri, 06/19/2009 - 04:06
If you could travel anywhere in the UK where would you go to? Or is there somewhere you go back year after year?
Fri, 06/19/2009 - 05:03#1
I've seen London twice, but I would go back to see more of it.
I also liked a lot Winchester and Bath.
Fri, 06/19/2009 - 11:04#2
I'm much more of a proponent of small towns in England. Personally after going to London, seeing the sites, you find yourself trying to seek out more tourist sites.
Try doing some of the customs, go to kiss the Blarney Stone, go to Dingle and have a pint. Check out some of the old IRA/Orangemen sites in Northern Ireland, go to Loch Lamond, see Hadrians Wall.
The problem is people tend to find the large cities behaviours indicative of the entire country. If you have a drink in Doolin, people will sit down with you, knowing you're an "outsider" and genuinely care/see to it that you enjoy your stay where as in London, you're just another bloody tourist.
Tue, 06/23/2009 - 13:27#3
London is cool, but there is sooo much more to see!
Cornwall – Surfing (Newquay), Archaeology (all over), Countryside (Tintagel castle is cool)
Wiltshire – the stereotypical image of England, also the home of Stonehenge.
If you can head north check out the Peak district and villages of Derbyshire.
A little further will take you to York and Durham, both beautiful cities with lots of Roman and Medieval history.
If you like cities better Manchester and Liverpool can be good – but not pretty.
Then theres Scotland…
Wed, 06/24/2009 - 11:04#4
The city near where I live in the UK, Norwich, is a very fine city indeed and definitely one of the more underated places in the country. It has a beautiful Old Town, great shopping centres and one of the most impressive cathedrals in the country. Definitely worth a visit if you visit the UK – it's only an hour and a half from London.
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Wed, 06/24/2009 - 16:39#5
I loved all of Scotland, but especially the northwest coast. I'd certainly go back there if I could.
But I never get tired of London.
Thu, 06/25/2009 - 16:58#6
the lake district and cornwall were the most beautiful places in england and scotland is equally impressive.


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2014-15 (Junior)• Pac-12 All-Academic second team• Team finished sixth at the NCAA Championships and fourth at the Pac-12 Championships• Member of the varsity eight• Tallied six wins on the season• Won the petite final at the NCAA Championships, placing seventh overall• Silver medal at the Pac-12 Championships• Notched two wins and finished ahead of No. 2 Brown at the Lake Natoma Invitational• Posted wins over No. 2 Virginia and No. 16 Washington State at the Pac-12 Challenge• Earned a win over No. 8 Washington and No. 17 Louisville in a five-team race at the Oregon State Classic• Lost to No. 2 Cal in the Big Row• Tallied seventh place in the collegiate 4+ and also raced in the pair at Head of the American
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Luis Suarez and Daniel Sturridge might be the hottest strike pairing in world football right now but just who would be their equivalent pairing in America's basketball league?
With the Reds set to visit three cities this summer where their basketball teams - the Chicago Bulls, the New York Knicks and the Charlotte Bobcats - are bigger than any local soccer teams, we've scoured the sport to find the on-court pairings most like some of Liverpool's most recent duos - good and bad.
In the NBA, 'Big Threes' are all the rage - teams don't dream of winning a championship without three great players - but more often than not, those 'Big Three' groupings are really just two elite players and one merely good one.
Duos still dominate the league - in the same way they have done in so many Liverpool teams over the years. NBA superstar Kobe Bryant is a known footy fan and he's compared basketball and football in the past - the end objectives are the same and the angles to score are similar as well. He's not wrong in his analysis either and to take it a step further, it's high time we compared a few of Liverpool's recent duos and their modern NBA equivalents...
Luis Suarez and Daniel Sturridge are Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant
As an observer of both the EPL and NBA, this comparison has been eating away at me for almost a year now. Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant are the most prolific scoring duo in today's NBA, and it'd be hard to argue against a likewise statement for Luis Suarez and Daniel Sturridge's EPL status. This season, Westbrook and Durant's Oklahoma City Thunder average 104.8 points per game, with Durant averaging 31.5 point per game, and Westbrook (who's missed extended stretches of this season with a troublesome knee) averages 20.9 points per game. On averages alone, they account for 50% of the Thunder's scoring-no other NBA duo handles that level of burden on offense.
Since Sturridge was bought from Chelsea last winter, Liverpool have scored a total of 107 EPL goals, with the No.15 plundering 28 of them, and Suarez adding 32. That's 56% of Liverpool's EPL goals, even though both Sturridge and Suarez have seen their own lay-offs from the side due to suspension and injuries. Statistically, SAS and Durant and Westbrook are dead even when it comes to scoring responsibilities.
Stylistically, it's harder to tell who's who - all four players are score-first types but each has an ability to create and provide opportunities for teammates. Lately, however, Durant has developed (impossibly, it sometimes seems) into an even more devastating shooter, while Sturridge's goals per minute ratio continues to drop as Suarez's recent form has seen him create more chances for Sturridge and Raheem Sterling. Sturridge is the best striker in England currently and Durant's the NBA's best scorer-that comparison has sorted itself out quite naturally. Suarez and Westbrook shouldn't fret though-each is a match-winning alpha dog who've taken second banana roles (for the time being) to let their in-form teammates flourish.
Luis Suarez and Andy Carroll are Carmelo Anthony and Amar'e Stoudemire
Nearly £60 million worth of striker never gelled together - just as over $43 million in annual salary worth of front court has failed the New York Knicks. Suarez and Andy Carroll never fulfilled the big-little partnership that Kenny Dalglish surely envisioned for them. Carroll's immobility came at Suarez's detriment-Carroll needed service directly to and through him at his monotonous pace, while Suarez's dynamic movements were undercut by Carroll's massive tactical cog. The two simply could not co-exist nor bring the best out of each other.
Carmelo Anthony and Amar'e Stoudemire have encountered the exact same problem while on the floor together. Anthony is a fantastic scoring wing player with one of the game's smoothest jump shots. But he's at his best working at the elbows, down on the block, and in the paint, where he can use his girth to bully smaller forwards down low to either kick the ball out around the perimeter for his teammates or get a shot closer to the basket. Stoudemire, as a Knicks player, has been at his best playing in the exact same area of the floor as Anthony. Problem! When they play together, Anthony defers that space on the court to Stoudemire, forcing himself further out from the basket to find less efficient shots. In short: the Knicks' best and most adaptable player has to lessen his game to cater to a larger player with more specific needs. Sound familiar?
Fernando Torres and David Ngog are LeBron James and Mo Williams
Remember Roy Hodgson's rigid 4-4-2? No? Good, you've successfully blacked out from memory some of the least effective football in Liverpool's history! For those fans who can't erase that period, clear memories of a forced Fernando Torres and David Ngog striker pairing will lead to a recollection of Liverpool's 3-1 defeat at St. James's Park—one of Hodgson's final matches in charge. Torres, as one of the EPL's elite forwards, needed that dependable, able-bodied, skillful running mate to play off of. David Ngog unfortunately wasn't that player.
Likewise, LeBron James desperately needed a Robin to his Batman during his years with the Cleveland Cavaliers. The best he got was Mo Williams, whose career 13.4 points per game average leaves much to be desired. Hardly a number two option fit for a King. Torres can surely sympathize-both he and James moved on to different teams shortly after their unsuccessful runs with Ngog and Williams.
Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres are Steve Nash and Amar'e Stoudemire
Watching the Steven Gerrard-FernandoTorres axis at its peak was sensational. The precise through balls, the seemingly telepathic connection, and above all, the goals. Oh, how they scored goals. In the mid-2000s, Steve Nash and Stoudemire (this was Stoudemire at his athletic peak, not the second-rate, broken down version the Knicks bought) ran pick-and-roll plays better than any other duo in modern NBA history. Nash always found the smallest cracks in the defense to feed pinpoint passes to Stoudemire, who used his stunning strength and speed to finish powerfully at the rim with a dunk, which was exactly how Torres in 2008-09 would finish his goals off. And if Stoudemire or Torres couldn't wiggle free for the scoring chance, Nash, like Gerrard during this era, was more than capable of shooting from distance or sprinting forward to find a shot.
Javier Mascherano and Xabi Alonso are Tyson Chandler and Chris Paul
Disruptive defense meets clinical passing. Javier Mascherano and Xabi Alonso were a midfield pairing that Liverpool struggled for years to replace and they may never find a balance this effective and this delicate ever again. Mascherano was Liverpool's ultimate destroyer—any mistakes made in midfield or any holes to plug to protect the goal, he was always there to get the job done. Alonso was Liverpool's offensive metronome, the finest pacer and passer of the game west of Andrea Pirlo. Down in New Orleans during the late-2000s, Tyson Chandler and Chris Paul had the Hornets dancing to a similar jig. Chandler would protect the rim from oncoming attacking ball handlers at all costs, and Paul's passing and basketball IQ masterfully dictated the flow of every game he checked into. Not too Xabi, eh Mr Paul?
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|In this talk, I will give a quick overview of parallel computing which covers introduction to popular computing devices and supercomputers, challenges in high performance computing, parallel programming models and some basic concepts. And then I will present CC$, a parallel programming language for distributed many-core platforms which is developed by Junfeng Wu in Sun Yet-sen University. CC$ aims at reducing the programming complexity on distributed many-core systems. The programs on CC$ machines are executed with Multi-BSP super-steps. And there are four key features of CC$: unified programming style for all levels, built-in multi-level common address spaces, description of data access requests with expressions, compile-time optimization for data transport. Finally I will present the performance of CC$ on CPU-GPU Heterogenous Clusters.
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when you take a 1st order taylor expansion of a function, so:
$$f(a) + f'(a)(x-a)$$
does that mean that if the result is only accurate to one decimal place? so for a value a.bcd, d would be the uncertain value?
Edit: changed from second order to first due to an error that another user pointed out


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Travel Information
We will be providing travel recommendations soon, but many travellers to Bloomington book flights to Indianapolis International Airport or Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport. IU Shuttles are available from the Indianapolis Airport.
The closest hotel to the IU Cinema is the Biddle Hotel right on campus.
Guests can either make reservations online at www.imu.indiana.edu or by calling the hotel directly at 800.209.8145. If you call, you MUST say "Slapsticon" or "Slapstick"! Otherwise you will be told the hotel is sold out. As of now there are still rooms left in the Slapsticon block.
Online Reservation instructions:
click "Biddle Hotel"
click "accommodations"
scroll down to "reserve a room" put in desired arrival / departure dates
click here for special rates
enter group code: SLAPSTICK
click "check availability"
make selection and process reservation
Off-campus budget accomodations include the Bloomington Travelodge East 3rd (NOTE: This hotel is among the closest to the IU Cinema and rates are currently just $57/night),
A Summerhouse Inn General Manager Rebeca Nieves has a special offer for Slapsticon attendees: "$10 off our rate of $74 during the week and $84 during the weekend. If people are coming for the Slapsticon and they would like to stay with us, they can call us at 812-332-2141 and mention they are with the Slapsticon or they can book online at: www.asummerhouseinn.com and use rate code: SLAPS to get their discount."
and the Day's Inn Bloomington.


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Speaker's Bureau
As a service to our region The Community Foundation provides speakers who can attend civic and community gatherings to present information about the formation and use of charitable funds and donations to scholarship and educational improvement programs. Speaking venues have included The Montrose Chamber of Commerce, The Montrose Rotary Club, Entrepreneurs Club of Susquehanna County, Endless Mountains Council of the Arts, Countryside Conservancy, The Tunkhannock Library Board, The Kingsley Civic Club, The Wyoming County Rotary Club, The Wyoming County Chamber of Commerce, The Montrose BPW, The Factoryville Men's Civic Club, The Montrose High School Financial Aid Night, The League of Women Voters of Susquehanna County, The Mountain View Garden Club, The Clifford Township Historical Society, Leadership 20/20, Wyoming County HANDS, and The Montrose Restoration Committee.
Currently our speakers include:
|Robert J Brown
|Partner, Stone House Investment Management, LLC
|Maggie Cartwright
|Board member, Tunkhannock Library/Council of the Arts
|Jason Legg
|Susquehanna County District Attorney
|William Lewis
|Vice President, Peoples Wealth Management
|Peter Quigg
|President, The Community Foundation
|Earle Wootton
|Chairman, The Community Foundation


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When is the last time anything worth doing was free? Going for a walk doesn't have a cost of admission but you will need a pair of shoes. Writing in a journal can't be done without pen and paper and the most inexpensive DIY project still has a cost in supplies. Even kids can't play sports without hundreds of dollars in fees, equipment, travel, uniforms, and dozens of fundraisers. Why is it then that some women show up for roller derby flabbergasted that they have to pay dues? Are we living in an alternate universe?
Roller derby isn't as underground as it once was, with leagues popping up all over the world, but it is still misunderstood. Perhaps worse in smaller communities but still the question of why dues or why such expensive dues seems to be one causing trouble and creating surprise. More than once the phrase, "I thought roller derby was free," has been uttered to which the response has to be, "What do you think makes all this happen?"
Roller derby costs
There's no way around it. Roller derby is a grass roots effort empowering the women of the world but that doesn't make it free. Far from it in fact. Empowering women, with or without roller skates, is both a costly and worthwhile endeavor.
Roller derby: to roll. Roller derby is a sport played on roller skates and roller skates aren't free. In fact, many a derby girl can say that the most expensive (and most important) thing she owns is her personal pair of roller skates. And it's safe to say that most derby girls spend their disposable income on new and improved roller derby gear.
Why should a girl spend so much money on her skates? For one thing, if they aren't the right pair they will be too hard to skate in. Playing roller derby in artistic skates, for example, is extremely difficult. Without the right pair of skates, success on the track is extremely difficult. Certain financial obligations will limit a person form having a $1,000 pair of skate plates, for example, but a dedicated skater will find a way to afford a modest plate. Why? Because a modest plate is what must be had in order to skate. If it's worth it to you, you will pay for it. If willing to invest in her set up, what derby girl wouldn't want to invest in her league?
What costs does a league have?
RENT: The first thing a league needs to provide is a space to skate. WFTDA standards say 10,000 square feet of smooth, flat surface is required, though many leagues make do with much less. This will require rent. Sure, some outlier somewhere may have access to a great skating space that is free but that just isn't likely for the average derby league. Rent varies from venue to venue but the majority of just about any league's dues goes towards paying rent. That is the first and largest cost of a league. But it's not the only cost.
RECRUITMENT: A single skater, no matter what sort of skill she is practicing, is not a derby girl. Derby cannot be played without a team of 14 girls (well, WFTDA requires a team to forfeit with less than 5 girls, technically) and it is impossible to practice the sport alone. That is where a league comes in. A league can only do so much as it poised financially to do.
INSURANCE: Insurance and safety come next. When renting, most renters require a large insurance policy that covers major injury or damage. Derby leagues can choose between WFTDA and USARS for this league insurance and they are the lowest priced competitive options available to derby leagues. Beyond this a league should stock and maintain an emergency kit, i.e. a medical bag with ace bandages, ice packs, wound cleaner and anything else that could come in handy; and it needs to be immediately accessible in the event someone gets hurt. When someone has to use this bag, what's used needs to be immediately replaced. The best way to guarantee an injury is not to have a properly stocked medical bag.
VENUE: If you are a member of a league that doesn't compete then you are not a derby league and this does not apply to you. The goal of any derby league is to play roller derby. Playing derby in front of fans for ticket sales is ideal so that one day league members don't have to pay as much in dues or so that the league can be financially solvent during the slow winter months.
The home bout facility is a place where the community pays to come watch the home team play roller derby against other leagues. Once established, home bouts can become the bread and butter of a league. Getting them established on the other hand is challenging and expensive. You've got to spend money to make money. The league will need to pay rent on the home venue, buy a liquor license, spend a lot of money advertising the event and advertising expense will continue all year long so the community doesn't forget about roller derby.
The question of 'why dues' is still valid
The better question is "Where do my dues go?" or "What am I paying for?" because what your league spends your dues money on is of the utmost importance. If your league isn't telling you where your dues are going then you have a problem. Any time you are dealing with money, transparency is an issue. Never be afraid to ask questions.
If your league isn't in the business of competing then very plainly, they aren't in the business of roller derby. On the other hand, not every league is poised to be a WFTDA league competing on a National/International level and that is a perfectly acceptable pursuit, so long as the dues payers agree with said pursuit. Even a rec league will have expenses for home bouts and travel bouts because they will still want to play the sport of roller derby which must be played against other roller derby leagues. A rec league may not, however, want to spend their dues on expensive coaching clinics or extra practice days depending on their level of competition.
Where does all of this comes from?
Don't think of paying dues as an expense, think of it as an opportunity to invest in the people and organization you believe in. The success of a league is dependent upon its available capital, as is any business. What kind of things do you value in life? Are those things free? Is your dues payment so large that it makes other areas of your life suffer? Would you want to spend your money on something else? You pay for a gym membership, right?
For example, is your league large and established or still an upstart trying to establish itself? Large leagues can often offer lower dues because their home bouts are earning income or because the numbers make costs per skater lower. Upstart leagues don't have the benefit of any income and often rely exclusively on dues to make ends meet. All derby leagues should be engaged in fundraisers to cover costs but fundraisers don't necessarily offset the costs a league faces on a monthly or annual basis. Find this out about your league so you have a good idea what your money is going towards. If the goals of your league matches your goals then you should feel good about fundraising and paying dues because you are supporting a worthy cause. If your league isn't forthcoming with this information or you don't agree with the direction the league is going, maybe you should find a different league with a philosophy you can get behind. After all, it's your money.
Think of your league as an investment
In the early years of a league, most of the money will go towards rent with things like uniforms and travel coming out of member's pockets. The league you belong to is an extension of you. Does your league have a 5 year plan? Does shouldering an added expense now help your league get to where it's going later? Many derby girls put a lot more into their leagues than just dues. They donate goods, skills, man hours, emotional energy, and positive thinking, all because they want the league to succeed. A skater's league should be an extension of themselves and should represent their goals as a skater. When posited this way, dues are a small price to pay to further the league. If your league is merely an expense in your checkbook maybe it's not the league for you or maybe you're missing the point.


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About BCIDA: BCIDA was established by the County Commissioners on May 7, 1969 in accordance with the Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Law (Act 102 of 1967, P.L. 251, formerly the Industrial and Commercial Development Authority Law). BCIDA is committed to serving the residents of Berks County and their elected representatives, the County Commissioners, by implementing their plans, strategies and initiatives for economic development. BCIDA utilizes all of its legal powers, skills, relationships and resources to accomplish its mission. BCIDA's primary focus is on financing, acquiring industrial land, developing specialized industrial parks and the infrastructure development necessary for economic development to occur.
The five-member Board of Directors appointed by the County Commissioners for staggered five-year terms governs the BCIDA and is as follows:
Ken W. Seidel, Chairman Joseph M. Eways, Vice Chairman, Assistant Secretary & Treasurer Howard E. Body, Vice Chairman, Secretary & Assistant Treasurer James A. Adams, Vice Chairman, Assistant Secretary & Assistant Treasurer Rebecca M. Wingenroth, Vice Chairman, Assistant Secretary & Assistant Treasurer
The BCIDA meets publicly once a month.
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Photo Courtesy: Arizona Athletics
ATHENS, Ga. - Arizona sophomore Danielle Steinberg fell in the first round of the NCAA Singles Championship today. Steinberg was the lone Wildcat to be invited to the singles or doubles championships.
Steinberg faced Florida's
Csilla Borsanyi. Borsanyi won in straight sets, 6-1, 6-1. This wraps up the season for the women's team. It will begin action again in the fall.


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I'm learning how to make Ubuntu Touch OS applications, and I looked all over the web for something, but didn't find any satisfying results. This is either because I am the first to ask this question, or maybe because I am not using the proper vocabulary in my question.
In any case, here's my question.
How do I make an app with a screen that says "Hello World" with a button, and make it so that when I press the button it goes to a different page? By 'page' I mean something like a tab, that isn't listed at the top of the screen, and is attained by clicking a button, not by selecting the tab from the list at the top of the screen.
If my idea is still unclear, consider the System Settings app on Ubuntu Touch. Click on ANYTHING. Wifi, Background, Battery, I literally mean ANYTHING. What happened? You clicked a button and the app displayed a new page. That's what I want to learn how to do.


text: Plates Midtown is an employment training program of Saint John's Program for Real Change and a proud partner of the Farm to Fork movement, striving for a more sustainable future at all levels. We work with regional farmers, dairies, bakeries and ranchers to provide you with fresh and sustainable ingredients. Our dressings, sauces and spreads are all house-made. Our menu offers a variety of fresh and affordable sandwiches and salads. Your meal is made to order and packaged in earth-friendly and recyclable materials. Together, we feed "an appetite for change."


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New England will be well represented Sunday in the big game, the one with the Roman numerals, the one seen in millions of homes across America.
No, the Patriots won't be there. But Alanis will, and so will Abdiel, Artemis, Dee Dee, and Debbie. They'll take the field for Puppy Bowl X on Animal Planet.
"I swear, most of the time, I'm not even the person to bring it up,'' said Amanda Heglin, coordinator of sponsor services for the Red Sox, and new owner of Alanis, a 7-month-old black Lab mix who took part in the big game. "Someone around me will be like, 'Oh Amanda's puppy is in the Puppy Bowl."
For the past decade, the Puppy Bowl has helped get out the message about pet adoption. Meanwhile, the dogs play their own brand of "football," complete with ref, penalties, and blimp (flown by hamsters), while competing for the title of MVP — Most Valuable Puppy. This most inspired of counterprogramming will air in two-hour blocks from 3 p.m. Feb. 2 to 3 a.m. Feb. 3.
Nearly 12.5 million people tuned in for at least a portion of the Puppy Bowl in 2013, especially when the lights went out during the Super Bowl, which was held at the Superdome in New Orleans.
After three days of filming the Puppy Bowl in October, Alanis and her four friends were driven to The Sato Project sanctuary, located on a 200-acre estate in Dedham. Heglin met Alanis in November, right after the Red Sox' World Series victory. She had no idea her new companion was a football star.
Any US shelter can provide puppies for the bowl, although only 60 dogs were selected. A total of eight puppies were provided by The Sato Project, which operates out of offices in Gleason's Gym in Brooklyn and is run by English amateur boxer Chrissy Beckles.
Beckles has focused her efforts on rescuing dogs from Yabucoa, Puerto Rico, in an area known as Dead Dog Beach. She estimates the organization has saved 850 dogs over the last eight years.
"When we opened [the sanctuary], we felt like there was no greater place for our doggies to be,'' said Beckles. "We call them 'Boston Strong' like the people of Boston. They've been through a lot in their lives as well.''


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Joe Unger Movies and Career Information
May 25, 1949
Lake County
May 25, 1949
Lake County
Joseph 'Joe' Unger is an American actor who has starred in many films and on television. He is best known for his role in Wes Craven's 1984 horror hit film A Nightmare on Elm Street as Sgt. Garcia, and as one of Leatherface's brothers, the hook handed Tinker, who appears in Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III. Unger was born and raised in Lake County, Tennessee in the United States of America. His first feature movie was in the 1978 movie Go Tell the Spartans. His other films include Escape from New York, Mask, Barfly, Road House, he did a voice in the 1990 hit science fiction Total Recall. Unger has made many guest appearances on TV shows, some of those appearances range from The A-Team, Alice, Airwolf, Cagney & Lacey, The Pretender, and Carnivàle. Unger currently provides the voice of "Joe the Vampire Hunter" on the Adult Swim series Mary Shelley's Frankenhole.
- Joe Unger Movies before 2015
- Moving McAllister 2007
- South of Heaven, West of Hell 2000
- Lucky Stiff 1997
- Barfly (1987) 1987
- Escape From New York 1981
- Go Tell the Spartans 1978
- Broke Sky
- Visitation
- Altered
- Closed for the Season
- Bodyguard (1961)


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Eliza and her baby, running across the ice. Selena and Cornelia Jackson, masquerading as boys. Henry Box Brown, shipping himself north in a wooden crate. Jane Johnson, risking everything to testify against her former owner in court. Ellen Craft, posing as her husband's owner.
Escaping from slavery against overwhelming odds, these people were helped by courage, ingenuity, and the informal network known as the Underground Railroad. Here are their gripping stories, told by Doreen Rappaport, illustrated by Charles Lilly, and accompanied by information about slave laws of the era, key Underground Railroad leaders, and a bibliography.
Author Bio
Doreen Rappaport is well known for her groundbreaking approach to multicultural history and literature for young readers. Her many books include Victory or Death: Stories of the American Revolution; We Are The Many: A Picture Book of American Indians; and Martin's Big Words, winner of the Jane Addams Book Award. She and her husband divide their time between New York City and a rural village in upstate New York.


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Motorola Dinara Android superphone arrives this winter with 13 MP camera and HD screen
The rumor mill is at it again. Today's rumored device is what Motorola will launch after the mythical Droid Bionic. The next Android-powered flagship device to come out of Moto has the codename Dinara for now. That may or may not end up being the name of the handset in one market or another.
The Motorola Dinara will have a TI processor, 1 GB of RAM, an HD touchscreen (presumably with 1280×720 resolution), a 13 MP main camera, a VGA front-facing camera, and a non-removable battery (a la Apple). It will apparently look almost identical to the Droid Bionic, yet will manage to pack in a bigger screen despite having the same length and width as the Bionic. That will be accomplished by having the screen come a lot closer to the edges.
The Dinara will also be a much thinner and lighter package than the Bionic. The lock button will be on the side, a placement so far favored only by Samsung in the Android world.
As for carriers that will sell it, there is a chance that the Dinara will end up on multiple carriers, but right now it's being tested on Verizon. There's no information yet on whether Big Red's version will come with 4G LTE support, but it probably should.
The Dinara should be out by this winter, and at the moment it runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread (since no manufacturer has seen Ice Cream Sandwich yet). It's unclear though what version of Android it will ship with. Hopefully if Ice Cream Sandwich is ready in time it will be that.
Now before you get too excited about all this, keep in mind that all of the above is nothing more than a rumor at this point. So things may be a bit different that what you've just read, they may be very different, or none of it may come to fruition. Only time will tell, of course, and we'll be here to let you know.
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From Cork Dorks to Cougar Juice: The Wine World's Lingo
Watch out for "bar weasels."
Ben Schott delivers another installment of shorthand and slang with a few dozen wine words used by industry professionals. A veritable assortment of all-star sommeliers — including L'Apicio's Joe Campanale, Corkbuzz's Laura Maniec, and Eleven Madison Park's Dustin Wilson — contributed various code words and such used by the folks who pour your wine in restaurants. So-called "cork dorks" revel in the weirdest lines on the list, "grandma wines" are safe bets, a few sommeliers consider prized or cherished list wines their "kids." "Cougar juice," it turns out, doesn't denote the start of a long and torrid night, it's just lingo used to describe California Chardonnays and Malbecs. [NYT]


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Tulane looks for a repeat performance from wide receiver Adrian Burnette, who caught seven passes for 82 yards last week.
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Oct. 28, 2000 ? 1 p.m. (CDT)
Louisville, Kentucky
Papa John's Cardinal Stadium (42,000)
Road Finale, Finally
A road weary Tulane team travels to Louisville to play its final away game of the 2000 season. The young Green Wave opened the year with three straight games on the road and by the time they return to New Orleans, will have played six of their first eight games of the 2000 season on the road.
The Last Time
Tulane and Louisville did not meet in 1999. Two years ago in the Superdome, the Green Wave prevailed 28-22 when Tim Carter knocked down Cardinal QB Chris Redman's pass from the three on the game's final play to preserve the narrow victory. Louisville held Tulane's powerful scoring offense in check as the Wave earned 378 yards to UL's 560 and Louisville totalled 33 first downs to Tulane's 20. Shaun King threw three touchdown passes and JaJauan Dawson caught nine passes for 141 yards to lead Tulane.
Last Week
Army's Clint Dodson scored on an 18-yard pass from Joe Gerena with 40 seconds left in the game to lift the Black Knights to a 21-17 win over Tulane in Michie Stadium. In a game of big plays -- Army's Michael Wallace scored on a 95-yard run and Tulane QB Patrick Ramsey hit Mewelde Moore for a season-long 74-yard TD for the Wave -- Wallace and Gerena combined to convert a fourth-and-11 one play before the TD pass that proved to be one of the biggest.
Conference Calling
In four seasons, the Green Wave is 14-13 all-time in Conference USA play, including a 6-0 record and league championship in 1998 and a 1-3 mark so far this year. This season marks the first time that C-USA teams are playing a seven-game league schedule. In 1996, teams played five league games and the number stood at six from 1997-99 until moving to seven this year. With the addition of TCU to Conference USA in 2001, C-USA will consist of 10 teams, with South Florida slated to be the 11th football-playing school beginning in 2003. Teams will play eight conference games in 2002.
Vs. C-USA Teams
All-time, Tulane is 36-45-2 versus teams that currently comprise Conference USA. The all-time lists, both as C-USA teams and overall:
|East Carolina
|Southern Miss
Is It Better to Receive?
Freshman tailback Mewelde Moore continues to make an impact for the Green Wave despite losing his conference-leading status in rushing after earning 49 yards on 15 carries at Army. Moore did catch six passes for 101 yards and a 74-yard TD, the first of his career, in the game. In doing so, he became the first TU running back in 12 seasons to pass the 100-yard mark in receiving and is just the third Tulane running back in modern history to accomplish the feat. Michael Pierce was the last TU running back to have a 100-yard receiving game and he did it three times in 1987 and '88. Earlier this year, Moore became the first freshman, and just the fifth player in Tulane history to post back-to-back-to-back 100-yard games with three straight 100-yard rushing games versus East Carolina (131), SMU (104) and Cincinnati (114). The Baton Rouge native was a fourth-round draft choice of the San Diego Padres in the 2000 MLB draft and will play for the team during the summers.
Select Company
Green Wave receiver Adrian Burnette became just the sixth player in school history to pass the 2,000-yard mark in career receiving yards after grabbing seven passes for 82 yards last week. Burnette joins Marc Zeno, JaJaun Dawson, Wil Ursin, P.J. Franklin and Jerome McIntosh in the 2,000-yard club at Tulane with 2,006 yards on 139 career catches. He ranks sixth all-time in receiving yards and TD receptions and fifth in catches.
Ramsey Looks for 5K
With 4,920 career passing yards, Patrick Ramsey needs 80 yards to top the 5,000-yard mark for his career. The junior from Ruston already ranks fourth on the Tulane charts for both passing yards and pass completions. He needs one more TD pass to move into a tie for fourth in career TD passes and he is already the only TU signal-caller to pass for 400-plus yards in a game, which he has done three times during his career. After hitting Mewelde Moore with a season-long 74-yard touchdown toss versus Army, Ramsey has thrown a touchdown pass in 18 straight games as Tulane's QB.
Onto the Charts
Senior Jerry Phillips posted his fourth straight double-figure tackle game with 15 tackles at Army Saturday and now leads Conference USA with 84 stops on the year. He entered the season with 240 career tackles and is now poised to break into the top 10 all-time at Tulane in that category with 324 total stops. He needs five tackles to pass Rusty Chambers (1972-74) for 10th place on the list. With 11 more solo tackles this season, he will move into Tulane's Top 10 in that career category.
Louisiana Flavor
Tulane's starting line-up, especially on offense, has taken on a distinct Louisiana flavor this season with 17 in-state players among the starters. Ten of 11 starters on the Green Wave offense hail from Louisiana with left guard Bryson Westbrook of Cumming, GA, the lone out-of-state offensive starter. Defensively Tulane has seven LA starters and four out-of-staters, three of whom are from Florida.
In A Rush
With 971 rushing yards on 262 carries so far this season, the Green Wave needs just 55 more rushing yards this year to surpass its 1999 season total of 1,026 rushing yards. A year ago Tulane rushed 356 times and averaged 93.3 yards per game rushing. Tulane is averaging 3.7 yards per rush and 138.7 yards per game this year, an increase of more than 45 yards per contest. The Green Wave has already scored more rushing TDs than it compiled in all of 1999.
Tulane continues to lead Conference USA in third down conversions as the Green Wave have converted on 52-of-116 third down attempts this year for a 44.8 percentage. Louisville ranks second in the league at 41.6 percent. Tulane opponents, unfortunately, have nearly matched the Green Wave's average with a 42 percent conversion rate (47-of-112). TU also leads C-USA in first downs with 164 on the year, 14 more than Cincinnati.
Freshmen of Note
Fullback Kris Coleman joined a list of eight Tulane true freshmen who have made their mark in this 2000 season with his first start, first career catch, first career rush, and first career touchdown, in the Southern Miss game. In addition to Mewelde Moore, Lynaris Elpheage is starting at cornerback as a true freshman and leads Tulane with three interceptions on the year. Rookie defensive lineman Lonnie Crayton has started the last two contests for the Green Wave. Receiver Roydell Williams and tight end Eddie Robinson are both seeing significant playing time and are listed second on the depth chart at their positions, as are offensive guard Joe Mitchell and strong safety Wesley Heath.
Mewelde Moore was named Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week for his performance versus Cincinnati, while Patrick Ramsey picked up the award a week earlier after the SMU contest. Punter Casey Roussel shared C-USA Special Teams Player of the Week honors following the SMU game and Roxie Shelvin got the nod after his blocked PAT preserved the Tulane win at ULL. A pair of Tulane defenders and receiver Adrian Burnette have earned recognition from the Louisiana Sports Writer's Association. Noel Ellis was named LSWA Defensive Player of the Week following the SMU contest while freshman Lynaris Elpheage earned the same honor a week later after picking off two passes versus Cincinnati. Burnette was chosen the LSWA's Offensive Player of the Week for his 11-catch, 191-yard performance versus the Ragin' Cajuns.
Senior Starters
While much has been made of the freshman contributors, in 2000, the fact is that the Green Wave starts 10 seniors on offense (5) and defense (5). Overall, 10 of the Green Wave's 11 starters on offense are either juniors or seniors with tailback Mewelde Moore the lone underclassmen. The defense is more evenly aligned with two freshmen, four sophomores and five seniors, but no juniors.
Injury Update
Running back Jeff Sanchez (rt. ankle sprain) and tight end Tim Pinter (rt. knee sprain) have missed the last two games with injuries sustained in the UL-Lafayette game. Receiver Derrick Joseph hyperextended his left elbow at Army while linebacker Corey Jones sprained his left foot. Various other players suffered bumps and bruises but none should affect their status for the Louisville game.
Home SWEET Home
The Green Wave returns to the Superdome to close out the 2000 regular season, hosting Houston, Navy and Memphis over the first three weeks in November, respectively. All three games are scheduled to kickoff at 5 p.m.
Preseason Award Notes
In addition to Jerry Phillips' mention on the Butkus Award Watch List, junior punter Casey Roussel made the Watch List for the new Ray Guy Award, which will go the nation's top punter in 2000. Senior offensive tackle Bernard Robertson was selected to the preseason All-Conference USA team in a vote by league coaches.


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I consider 11 months ago, today, to be the official start of my public blogging career.
As I look back, it seems like it was such a long time ago, yet these past 11 months have truly flown by.
I'm extremely grateful to have discovered the fabulousness that is the blogosphere and Twitterverse, and for so many of the amazing, wonderful women (and a few men!) I've met along the way.
And because any good blogger loves a good list, here are some other gifts I've received during my 11 month long blogging career…
– the chance to 'use my brain' while busy with this mommy gig
– lots and lots of practice writing, which is something I do enjoy but haven't done extensively since graduating from college
– knowledge that the proper pronunciation of "meme" is MEEM
– more familiarity with HTML than I ever imagined I'd want or need
– connections with women who now live states away from me, but who grew up in the same part of Chicago as I did
– connections with women who live in TN, a state I never imagined I'd call, "home"
– connections with women who live in NH, another state I never imagined I'd call, "home" (and really kinda wish I still couldn't)
– tremendous support during crises, like when our vet found suspicious lumps in our dog or when I debated if I should finish off the entire box of mac & cheese by myself
– tweet responses from ProBlogger, both when I told him my husband gave me one of his books as a Valentine's gift and after I called him and his bald, bespectacled-ness, "cute in a very endearing sort of way"
– the camaraderie of other women who understand the angst of having a husband named Craig who is a cake-decorating, Paleo-Diet-eating, adventure-racing metrosexual
– a tribe of fantastic, intelligent, caring women whom I'm honored to call my real friends
These past 11 months have been an amazing journey, and I'm grateful for every last second of it.
{Welcome to all the SITS girls! Thanks for stopping by today!}


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Where we attend church has everything to say about who we are, what we believe, and how we worship. It also may say what we believe about God leading us.
There are several churches in Albany to choose from, of course with the Lord's leading.
First, the church must be sound. The Bible says that we are to be led by sound doctrine and teaching. A Christian church that does not teach pure Christian principles is not of God. A preacher who questions the authority of the Bible should be avoided, as his flawed authority becomes the supreme rather than the Word of God.
A true Christian church will not preach a message of softness, compromising, liberal theology, or accepting questionable practices. The Bible outlines what they are and examples of flawed churches can be found in the first few chapters of Revelation.
Sometimes the way a church worships determines where one is comfortable worshiping. If layed back, a charismatic church where the congregates stand up and dance in the isles may not be the right mix for you. If you are the only one cheering and joyful for the Lord, perhaps a quiet church is not right for you.
There are enough churches in Albany having different purposes that will appeal to each person. According to where we are in our walk, we may want a strong nurturing church strong in doctrine. If we are a little more lively in our character, we may choose a fun-filled active church that allows joyful expression.
Sometimes God will place you in the church you need rather than one you want. A person having trouble with certain sins may be where God could provide exhortation or counsel. Maybe you will be placed in a place where someone needs your counsel.
Some churches in Albany provide a family oriented atmosphere. While others emphasize doctrine and order. Pray about where God would have you attend. Remember, there are no perfect churches. So don't excuse yourself until you find that perfect church. You may be left with no place to settle.


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I have to admit that this article was inspired by watching way too many" Sex and the City" episodes lately. I am trying to complete all six seasons before the second movie debuts, and of course, it has given plenty of ideas for new articles. I am currently on Season Six; the current episode is one in which Charlotte is having a hard time adjusting to living with Harry after they tie-the-knot.
This brought up several interesting thoughts in my mind. When moving in with someone, you have to leave your "single person behavior" behind. It suddenly becomes a compromise, which is both good and bad. There are several reasons for moving in together. It could be marriage, financial considerations or the fact that the couple feels as though they have reached that next step in their relationship. Whatever it is, you can be sure that it will take a bit of compromise. If you're not married, you also have to consider the possibility that you could break up and be left in an awkward living situation. Moving in together can be a negative for many, but also proves to be a great step for others. Here are a few guidelines to help out in the cohabitation process:
1. If marriage isn't in the cards right now, you both need to be honest about what you want in the future. If one of you wants marriage and the other doesn't, it could be a sticky situation. Imagine this conversation if you wait to have it until you've already lived together for 18 months.
2. Be clear about financial obligations. We always hear how money issues have become the number one cause of divorce. Be sure to work out your financials so that you're on the same page of who is paying for what.
3. Make sure that you both are also clear about responsibilities around the house. If one person is always doing the dishes and laundry, eventually, said person will explode and an argument will most likely follow.
4. Try to manage to have individual lives. Living together is exciting, but some people can't handle being together 99.82% of the time. Try to keep your own identity in the process, but don't be selfish about it. Remember the golden word: compromise.
5. Pick your battles. Yes, he may leave the toilet seat up...but, you probably have a messy closet at times. Whatever it is, figure out what is really worth complaining about. If it bothers you, bring it up in a calm manner to let him/her know that it is bugging you.
6. Take care of each other. Relationships often lose the romance when bills and chores get in the way. Always try to think about the other person. If you do this, some of the romance has to stay alive.
All in all, moving in together is an exciting time in each couple's life. It could mean the beginning of your marriage, or it could simply be you've decided to do so for financial or personal reasons. Be prepared that there might be a few bumps in the road, but don't lose sight of the great journey that this will be.


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Chef JC Ricks, 24, is a master of Italian, Chinese, and African cuisines. With great delight, he discusses the greatest obstacle he had to overcome as a chef, the meaning behind the name — Team IDKitchen, and the ideal meal he wants to prepare for President Barack Obama.
ZT: What's the meaning behind Team IDKitchen and how did it originate?
CJCR: Team IDKitchen stands for "Team In Da Kitchen." A few years ago, my co-worker and I entered a food competition. We needed a name, so I came up with Team IDKitchen or Team IDK. The name stuck and I've been using it ever since.
ZT: When did you know you wanted to become a chef?
CJCR: My second year in college was when I realized that I had a passion for cooking. My whole life revolved around the kitchen and all my jobs leading up to that realization was food related.
ZT: Speaking of the kitchen, who are some of your influences in the kitchen?
CJCR: I would definitely say my mother because she gave me my love and passion for cooking. She's the main reason why I became a chef. As far as celebrity chefs, Emeril Lagasse was someone I watched all the time. He made amazing food through his restaurants and shows, and the original Iron Chef was something I followed regularly at a young age.
ZT: What's the greatest obstacle you had to overcome as a chef, and how did you overcome it?
CJCR: My first internship was tough, mainly due to how exhausted I was mentally and physically afterwards. It was 10 days straight, 12-hour shifts for an annual tennis tournament that was very busy, everyday all-day. But I persevered because I have a great work ethic.
ZT: President Barack Obama stated that his favorite food is broccoli. With that being said, if you had to cook a special meal for the President, what would it be?
CJCR: I would prepare a roasted broccolini soup with spiced chili hollandaise. Broccolini is a green hybrid vegetable similar to broccoli. It's a mixture of broccoli and kai-lan (also known as Chinese broccoli or Chinese kale). It's really amazing. Then I would serve him an entrée of broccoli and cheese risotto with seared filet mignon and black peppercorn beef jus.
ZT: Sounds delicious. Food preparation takes time. What's the longest you ever worked without taking a break?
CJCR: I once worked a 15-hours shift, 6 hours in the morning, and then I started working the entire afternoon and dinner shifts for about 9 more hours.
ZT: What advice would you give to an aspiring cook, someone who is trying to become a chef?
CJCR: I would let them know that the culinary profession is definitely a competitive environment, and the three most important things involved with this profession are experience, networking, and passion. Without experience employers won't be looking for you, without networking you won't know where to look for big and relevant opportunities, and without passion you won't last long.
ZT: Years from now, when people say Chef JC Ricks, what will they say?
CJCR: He is a beast in the kitchen.
ZT: How can people get in contact with you to acquire your services?
CJCR: People can e-mail me at email@example.com or visit my Facebook business page to order cakes, set up caterings, parties and private events. Plus I'm on Instagram @quinoa89.
ZT: Thanks for a great interview, and as an honored guest, is there anything else you would like to say?
CJCR: I love my profession and being able to cook amazing food everyday, but sometimes I feel like especially in America, with all the food shows and restaurants, we take for granted how important it is to have at least one meal a day. So pretty much, I want to urge everyone out there, not just on holidays, to please support their city and state's food programs and homeless shelters. We need to help feed people who are struggling to get their next meal. Together we can make a difference.
ZT: In conclusion, I want to end this Q&A session with Mel Blanc's famous catchphrase, "That's All Folks!" Thanks again for reading another Through The Wire article, and always remember that (P) Positive, (E) Energy, (A) Always, (C) Creates, (E) Elevation (PEACE).


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Samsung teases us with Nexus Prime in video
We saw our first real image of the Samsung Nexus Prime, rumored to be Google's next flagship device, today. Samsung has just uploaded a 30 second video teasing us about next week's Samsung Mobile Unpacked Event on Tuesday. The video is pretty pointless until the last three seconds, which shows off what looks to be a new phone, most likely the Nexus Prime.
In the video, you can see the concave glassscreen, which was a nice feature of the Nexus S, but to a lesser extent. If you look very closely you can see three rings on the side which could be ports for a dock like that of the Nexus One. Specs are rumored to be a 4.6-inch HD screen with 1280 x 720 resolution, a dual-core processor(most likely 1.2GHz or 1.5GHz), NFC, and Google's latest OS Android Ice Cream Sandwich.
It doesn't surprise me that Samsung would release a teaser video for next week's event after today's Apple iPhone 4S event. The Nexus Prime is rumored to go to Verizon exclusively and will be called DROID Prime. We will keep you updated on the status of the Nexus Prime and on CTIA next week.


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Court of Appeal
New Zealand Court of Appeal
The Court of Appeal is New Zealand's intermediate appellate court and is located in Wellington, but also sits regularly in Auckland and Christchurch.
The Court of Appeal has been in existence since 1862 when it was made up of judges of the Supreme Court sitting periodically in panels. In 1957, the permanent Court of Appeal was established in Wellington with specifically appointed judges.
The President and eight other permanent appellate Judges constitute the full-time working membership of the Court.
The Court sits in panels of either five or three judges depending on the nature and wider significance of the particular case. In order to assist with the workload of the Court of Appeal, it also sits in divisions which consist of one Court of Appeal judge and two High Court judges dealing with routine appeals.
The Court deals with civil and criminal appeals from proceedings heard in the High Court, and indictable criminal proceedings in District Courts. Matters appealed to the High Court from a District Court and certain tribunals can be taken to the Court of Appeal with leave if a second appeal is warranted. The Court may also grant leave to hear appeals against pre-trial rulings in criminal cases, and appeals on questions of law from the Employment Court.
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In the attempt to answer questions about the future, the Diamondbacks initiated their own version of the Reno-to-Phoenix shuttle.
On Thursday, the Diamondbacks opened the clubhouse doors to third baseman Jake Lamb and continued their hospitality on Friday with a welcome ceremony for left-handed pitcher Andrew Chafin.
Both Lamb and Chafin represents two parts of a puzzle which the Diamondbacks hope interlock. Other parts, they trust, would include quality starting pitching and power in the line-up.
For now, the additions of Lamb and Chafin are considered initials steps in the process to bring the Diamondbacks back to credibility.
Aside from their desire to increase the pitching staff population to 13, the approach with Chafin is pretty much a duplicate of the organization's method to Lamb.
Like Lamb, Chafin is coming into a major league environment with firm credentials.
Combined at Double-AA Mobile and Triple-A Reno, the 24-year-old native of Kettering, Ohio was 8-6 and an ERA of 3.96 in 23 starts. For the second consecutive season, he was named to the Southern League All-Star team and in 2012, he led the California League in strikeouts.
For now, the plan has Chafin joining the bullpen and he's more than willing to accept that assignment.
"Whatever they want is fine with me," he said prior to Friday's game with the Rockies in Chase Field. "Just excited to be here and it really hasn't sunk in yet."
Chafin said there is a major adjustment from starter to reliever and that's the time needed to get ready.
"Usually, I have as much time as I need but now, it will have to be quicker," he said. "Just have to get up more quickly and there are pros and cons both as a starter and coming out of the bullpen."
To that degree, the Diamondbacks are sensitive.
"He'll have extra time to arm up," said manager Kirk Gibson before Friday's game with the Rockies. "He's here because we have a current need. If he stays through the rest of the season, he'll have to earn it. Circumstances do change."
Pundits project Chafin as a fourth or fifth starter but his personality is considered aggressive and competitive. For now, he is not projected into the rotation and if that happens, Gibson pointed out, he could start in September.
Nearing mid-August, Chafin is the 13th pitcher on the staff and, according to Gibson, Chafin's addition lends to more flexibility. Plus, this also gives the Diamondbacks three lefties in the bullpen, Oliver Perez, Eury Del La Rosa and now Chafin.
A corresponding move also presents Gibson with greater personnel movement.
That's because infielder Cliff Pennington is back from the disabled list and a roster move Friday to bring up veteran outfielder Xavier Paul from Reno, Gibson said, provides options.
In this mix, infielder Nick Ahmed was sent back to Reno. With the Diamondbacks, Ahmed appeared in 19 games and hit .228. While Gibson pledged Ahmed will be back in the majors, "we want him to play and get at-bats. His time up here would be limited and he needs to play everyday."
During five major league seasons with the Dodgers, Pirates and Reds, Paul, at 29-years-old and a native of Sidell, La., hit .254 with 32 doubles, 12 home runs and 71 RBIs in 335 career games.
To make room for Paul, the Diamondbacks optioned outfielder Roger Kieschnick to Reno.
"We think (Paul) is a better option off than bench than Roger," Gibson said. "(Paul) runs well and has a decent arm. We see him as a corner outfielder."
As well, the outfield could get crowded over the next week or so. That's because centerfielder A. J. Pollock is likely back. Though his broken right hand continues to heel, Pollock is rehabbing at Reno. Coming into play Friday, Pollock appeared in five games with the Aces and the rookie Arizona League Diamondbacks and hit .154 (2-for-18).
"Pollock is early in his recovery," offered Gibson. He's experiencing some soreness so he is some time away."


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Snuggly All Star 2 Strip Quilt
Posted by alpinefabrics on Friday, January 21st, 2011
Snuggly All Star 2 Strip Quilt
For a printer friendly version of this pattern click here.
Course Materials
- 11 6" X 45" wide Cotton Fashion Fabric strip
- 1/2 yard 45" wide fabric for Binding
- 1 2/3 yds 45" inch wide fabric for backing
- 45" X 60" thin batting such as Warm and Natural
- 1 can of temporary fabric adhesive our favorite is 505 Spray and Fix
- All Purpose Thread in a color to match your backing
Step One: Preparing Backing and Batting
Lay batting on a flat surface – a nice large table or the floor.
Center the backing fabric on top of the batting, make sure your backing is right side up.
Fold back your backing about half way and generously spray across a 10" strip or so of adhesive to your batting. Lay the backing back down on top of the batting, making sure your fabric is laying smoothly as you go and that there are no wrinkles. If you do have a wrinkle pull back your backing fabric and reposition as needed. Repeat until the entire backing is adhered securely to the batting.
Square up your backing and batting sandwich and double check that your edges are straight. Trim off any excess.
Step Two: Assembling Your Strips
Lay out your strips into your desired order for the top of the quilt.
Fold your quilt backing and batting in half, short sides together, and find the center. Starting with the center strip, center it on top of your batting right side up, from edge to edge. Fold the strip back half way and spray your temporary adhesive to the wrong side of your fabric strip and carefully smooth into place. Repeat until the entire strip is adhered to the backing. Again, make sure your fabric is smooth and wrinkle free.
Place the next strip of your choice on top of the adhered strip right sides together and pin in place every couple of inches along one side. Sew a seam using the edge of your walking foot as a guide. Your seam should be approximately 1/4" - ½".
Open up strip and either finger press well or press with an iron.
Now use your adhesive to spray and spray the row down to the batting. Smooth the newly sewed row into place making sure there are no wrinkles and that it is smooth.
Keep adding rows on each side of the strips using the method above. You may find it more efficient to pin two strips at a time and sew one strip on each side of the blanket each time you sit down to sew.
After all the strips are attached to your blanket lay out your blanket and trim and square up the edges.
Step Three: Binding
Cut (6) 2 1/2" wide strips. Attach binding strips end to end with a 1/4" seam.
Still using your walking foot, attach binding to the top of the quilt using a 1/4" seam allowance. Miter the corners as you are attaching your binding.
All Done!
You may want to machine wash and dry your blanket so that the temporary adhesive is removed before first use.
The possibilities are endless with this quilt as you go project. With a few simple math calculations you can make this any size you want! Check out our blog to see the quilt we made with the Wheels line from Riley Blake with a minky backing.
We hope you enjoy making this easy project! It is one of our favorites to stitch up in a weekend. A perfect project to brighten up these bleak winter days. ENJOY!
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Baking | The Life of Pi …. err…Pie Bird & A Strawberry Pie
"If you don't let technology help you, if you resist good ideas, you condemn yourself to dinosaurhood."
Yann Martel, Life of Pi
A Strawberry Pie and a Pie Bird. Strange how good things happen at the same time. Around the week that the Life of Pi won an Oscar, the folk from Zansaar sent me something very interesting … a beautiful aubergine stoneware baking dish with an intriguing creature inside. They call it a Pie Bird!
Have you heard of one? To be honest, I had no clue that such a charming creature actually existed. Google enlightened! From whimsical banter from when we used to chime "Four & twenty black birds baked in a pie" as toddlers, to Alton Brown who wholeheartedly endorses the pie bird, it seems to be quite a handy bakers tool. Many ardent pie bakers swear by it.
What might a pie bird be? It's a little hollow contraption made of ceramic, that helps keep a pie base from getting soggy. It also prevents it from boiling over, sometimes even saving a pie from dramatically exploding!
A pie bird, pie vent, pie whistle, pie funnel, or pie chimney is a hollow ceramic device, originating in Europe, shaped like a funnel, chimney, or upstretched bird with open beak. Funnel-style steam vents have been placed in the center of fruit and meat pies during cooking since Victorian times; bird shapes came later.
Pie funnels were used to prevent pie filling from boiling up and leaking through the crust by allowing steam to escape from inside the pie. They also supported the pastry crust in the center of the pie, so that it did not sag in the middle, and are occasionally known as "crustholders". Older ovens had more problems with uniform heating, and the pie bird prevented boil-over in pie cooking.
Fancy my delight when I received it as also the beautiful aubergine pie dish from the Mason Cash collection. It's a handy dish to bake a classic apple pie, or maybe a chicken / vegetable pie. The high quality stoneware dish has a wide lip that makes it ideal for pie crusts while the stoneware construction ensures that it heats evenly.
I enjoyed 'playing with it'. It gave me much food for thought, Life of Pi and pie bird quotes flying through my head. You see, at the same time, the younger teen was doing a film review on the Life of P. There was plenty of Pi / Pie happening!
I wanted to make an apple pie but I had my last stash of red luscious strawberries from the recent Pune trip. I thought a strawberry pie just might work. It did and the pie baked up beautifully. Once completely cool, it stepped out of the dish gingerly with no trouble at all. It's a good size baking dish for a meal for two, or maybe part of a meal for four.
I was in a hurry to slice the pie so the juices 'leaked' a bit. It sliced just fine a while later! The dough is a normal short crust that I substituted with a little cornmeal. Cornmeal works really well in all my galettes. This was my first double crust pie. It worked great. A classic American apple pie served with vanilla ice cream seems likely in the future!
I had some leftover dough, and about 1/2 a cup of left over filling. Could I just let it sit? Of course I couldn't. The leftovers made a neat little galette which included one left over plum from an earlier baking project. The galette was crisp and full of fruity goodness. A drizzle of unsweetened single cream … delicieux!
Summary: A fruity and delicious strawberry pie. A great way to use fruit in season.
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour plus cooling time
- Pastry
- 160g plain flour
- 40g cornmeal {makki ka aata}
- pinch salt
- 100g unsalted butter, frozen, grated
- 2-3 tbsp of ice water {as required}
- Filling
- 500g frozen strawberries {or fresh}
- 35g cornflour
- 25g plain flour
- 200g vanilla sugar {decrease if fruit is very sweet}
- Juice of 1/2 a lime
- 25g pistachios, chopped {few slivered}
- 1tbsp apricot jam, melted
- Single cream for brushing over {and serving}
- Vanilla sugar
- Pastry
- Place the plain flour, cornmeal and salt in bowl of food processor and pulse briefly to mix.
- Add the frozen butter and pulse again for a few seconds until you get a breadcrumb like mix.
- Add the water 1 tbsp at a time, until the dough comes together when you pinch it between your fingers. {You might need more than 3 tbsp as the absorption property of flours differs across brands, regions etc}
- Turn out push together to form a tight ball. Divide into two, flatten into disks, wrap in clingwrap and chill for at least 30 minutes.
- Filling
- Preheat the oven to 200C.
- Place the ingredients in a large bowl and toss well together. {If your strawberries are really sweet, then add about 1/4 cup less sugar. Taste and adjust if required}. Let stand for 15 minutes.
- Assemble
- Take one disk of chilled dough, and roll out to line the baking dish. Gently transfer to dish, crimp or ruffle the edges if you like, else trim them to fit the edge. Brush the base with apricot jam.
- Place the pie bird in the centre of the pastry.
- Turn the fruit into a sieve to remove any released juices {if you have the time, you can reduce the juices in a pan over low heat and add them back to the fruit}. Ladle into the pie dish around the bird.
- Roll the second disk of pastry to cover the top, cut out a 1 1/2 – 2″ circle and gently place over the pie bird.
- Seal the edges of the pie with the tines of a fork. Use some left over dough to make leaves etc for the top if you like.
- Brush the top with single cream, sprinkle over with vanilla sugar and slivered pistachios if you like.
- Bake at 200C for 25 minutes, and then at 180C for 25-30 minutes more until the crust is golden brown.
- Note: Tent the top or cover the edges with foil if the crust is becoming too brown.
- Let it cool completely before trying to turn out of baking dish. Slice only once completely cool, 3-4 hours after baking.
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Feb. 11, 2012
TUCSON, Ariz. -
Seniors Natasha Marks (Nottingham, England) and Sarah Landsman (Syosset,N.Y.) continued their winning streaks in singles play to lead the No. 33 Arizona Women's Tennis team over No. 53 San Diego State on Saturday at Robson Tennis Center.
The Wildcats clinched the doubles point after Landsman and freshman Hailey Johnson (San Diego, Calif.) won at the No. 2 spot and Marks and sophomore Lacey Smyth (Oceanside, Calif.) won at the No. 1 spot.
Smyth carried her doubles success into singles play with a win over SDSU's Julia Wais in straight sets. Landsman was not far behind with her defeat of Laura Antonana Inarte to extend her undefeated streak to four matches.
Marks secured another point for Arizona with her victory over Emma Cioffi and sophomore Kim Stubbe (Mol, Belgium) also recorded a win at the No. 4 position to improve the Wildcats to 3-2 on the season.
"Today was a good win for us," Arizona head coach Vicky Maes said. "We won the doubles point and stayed the course in singles, playing well at the top to get the job done."
Sophomore Susan McRann (Dublin, Ireland) and freshman Laura Oldham (Sheffield, England) fell at the No. 5 and 6 positions, respectively.
"We know our girls can play a lot better tennis than what they have shown us so far," Maes said. "But, competition is going to get a lot tougher and we need them to start stepping up for the team now. We can't expect for our top 4 to always bring home the wins, especially because they are facing the best competition every time out.'
The Wildcats will host a pair of matches next weekend when they welcome North Texas on Friday, Feb. 17 at 2:30 p.m. and Cal Poly on Saturday, Feb. 18 at 10 a.m.
For complete results from the Wildcat Classic and continued coverage of Arizona Women's Tennis, visit ArizonaWildcats.com.
1. Smyth/Marks (Arizona) def. Ellison/Ellison (SDSU), 8-3
2. Landsman/Johnson (Arizona) def. Wais/Aguilar (SDSU), 8-4
3. Antona Iriarte/Cioffi (SDSU) def. Stubbe/McRann (Arizona), 8-6
Order of Finish: 2, 1*
1. Lacey Smyth (Arizona) def. Julia Wais (SDSU), 6-1, 6-2
2. Sarah Landsman (Arizona) def. Laura Antonana Iriarte (SDSU), 6-4, 6-0
3. Natasha Marks (Arizona) def. Emma Cioffi (SDSU), 6-4, 6-1
4. Kim Stubbe (Arizona) def. Sierra Ellison (SDSU), 7-6 (5), 6-2
5. Roxanne Ellison (SDSU) def. Susan McRann (Arizona), 7-6, 0-6, 10-8
6. Kristin Buth (SDSU) def. Laura Oldham (Arizona), 6-2, 6-1
7. Debora Castany (Arizona) def. Dora Somoracz (SDSU), 6-3, 6-1
Order of Finish: 1, 2, 6, 3*, 4, 5


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College Hockey:Concussions force Alaska-Anchorage's Pickering to hang up the skates
Alaska-Anchorage announced Tuesday that junior forward Andrew Pickering has retired from hockey due to health concerns.
"Andrew has sustained two concussions in the last two months and has decided to concentrate on his health and studies," said UAA coach Dave Shyiak in a statement. "It is unfortunate for Andrew and the Seawolf program as he has worked hard in the classroom and to get his body ready for this season.
"We will continue to assist him in any way possible as he moves forward."
A WCHA All-Academic Team and WCHA Scholar-Athlete Team member a year ago, Pickering played in nine games during 2010-11 and six last season. He had not played at all this year.
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