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Thank you Stephanie for the idea. This one is for you – and for anyone else who is so kind as to read my bloggie!!
This is a list of my pantry essentials, and you'll notice I've gone beyond GF flours. Please let me know if I've missed anything, or if you have any questions. This list will evolve so do check back when you think of it.
Brown Rice Flour – you will NEVER need white rice flour so don't even bother.
Sorghum Flour – I'm new to this one and so far so good. It's a good sub for brown rice flour.
Millet Flour
Quinoa Flour – high protein flour, but only use small amounts – it's not a stand alone.
Garfava Flour – you need this if you plan on baking from the Babycakes cookbook!
Chick Pea Flour – also known as garbanzo bean flour.
An All-Purpose GF Mix for emergencies, or for getting started in the GF world.
GF Oats (we use Lara's Oats) – these can be used as oat flour too if you have a food processor to grind them down.
Xanthum Gum (the clerks at your health food store or bulk store will know what this is, trust!)
Arrowroot Powder
Tapioca Starch
Potato Starch
Chia or Flax Seed
Egg Replacer
Cane Sugar
Sucanat – I often use this in place of brown sugar. It has a strong molasses flavour.
Agave – light, dark, I haven't noticed a difference other than lightening or darkening a baked good).
Try to find these items in bulk if you can. It will be cheaper (holy moly, have you noticed the price of GF products?) and you can control the quantity that you buy.
If you don't bake very often you might consider storing your flours in the freezer. I store mine in air-tight containers in an air-tight container. Yes, you read that right.
Here's a great link that will answer most of your questions about gluten-free flours. It's one of my most-used bookmarks, and one of those things that I wish I had written!


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Originated in the heart of H-Town, these bad ass mother fuckers roams the streets of the Wachusett district, smoking weed, fucking hoes, and stacking Gs. Proper colors consist of primarily orange. To chuck another, is insulting. And to do such a thing can earn you a spot in the group, if approved by a leader.
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Many writers have a hard time figuring out which point of view to use in their books. Let's break down some of these POVs to get a better understanding of them:
FIRST PERSON- this story is told through the limited point of view of your protagonist. In other words, this is your "I" story. Some of the advantages of this: you can dig deep into his/her mind, feelings…what makes them tick in other words. The disadvantage to this point of view, however, is that the first person "I" only tells the story from what he/she can see, what they are aware of in front of them. Mr. Smith waving the knife around about to attack behind your character won't be seen by "I" until it's felt in his back.
THIRD PERSON: with third person point of view you are able to move along with the protagonist, hear his thoughts, see the scenery around him. You can also offer scene breaks with a different character's POV.
OMNISCIENT: you get to feel the inner feelings of several characters, describe their actions, yet a point of view a writer needs to be very careful when using. I've read several stories where the author jumped from one character's head to the other, making it not only a confusing read but never allowing the reader to bond with any particular character.
For example:
Shelly couldn't help it…she loved him. The way he looked at her, the way he touched her, everything about him appealed to her.
"Hope you like the gift," Bruce said. He had searched everywhere for the right gift to let her know how much he loved her.
Shelly's mom couldn't help but feel giddy inside. She was so proud of her daughter. Finally, a man who truly cared for her daughter.
Now what's wrong with that scene? Well, if I have to explain it then you're probably making that omniscient mistake of using too many characters emotions within such a small passage. By jumping from one character's head to the other, you are distancing your reader from that 'bonding' tie needed to connect the story and its happenings to one character at a time. However, when used correctly, the omniscient point of view can be helpful to give various views at different times. This applies to third person POV, too. The difference is in omniscient you see what the character sees but not what they are feeling, thinking emotionally compared to third person POV where you can really dig into a character's state of mind.
Now, there's no golden rule to say you can't break a rule…but make sure when you break the rule the outcome makes sense.
What I have done several times to figure out which point of view to use is this:
I write the first paragraph in first then third person point of view, then analyze them both. My main objective with this exercise is to figure out which point of view tells my character's plight better, whether the action/drama to come would better suit a third person point of view than first. I already know who my main character is so now I need to figure out the best possible way to let the reader connect with him emotionally.
In various genres, like police drama, we have an author giving us two points of view in the story; one tells us the persistent search from the detective and another may demonstrate the killer's POV. What this does is it adds suspense. We begin to connect with both main characters, feel the sinister thinking of the killer, and root for the detective on his search.
Choosing the right point of view is important and needs to be thought out the way you blue print your story and characters. If you use the Omniscient POV, make sure to distance the switching from one character's POV to another within a scene.
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I found the following sentence in my linear linear algebra book (affine and projective geometry): $Q:V \to \mathbb{K}$ is a quadric (quadratic function) and $\alpha\in Aff(V)$. $Aff(V)$ is the set of all affin and invertible functions $\alpha$.
The set of all centres of $Q\circ\alpha$ is bijective on the set of all centres of $Q$.
There is no proof so I tried to prove it, but I have not many ideas. I formulated the statement a little bit different; I need to show that $\sigma_{\alpha(m)}=\alpha\circ\sigma_m\circ\alpha^{-1}$ where $\sigma_m$ describes a reflection on $m\in V$.


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"Lake Erie is just a puddle."
That comment is familiar to Paul Nickerson and John Ollila, two Great Lakes Singlehanded Society members who spoke to the Grand River Sailing Club recently.
Lake Erie is a more or less a puddle when compared to the far bigger and deeper Great Lakes: Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, and Lake Superior. Even Lake Ontario is deeper. The way Lake Erie quickly responds to air and water depth changes actually makes it the perfect training ground for sailors, particularly solo sailors. Every Lake Erie sailor knows "puddle" hardly describes the sometimes challenging (ok, harrowing) conditions out there. Our often choppy, shallow lake (average depth 62') can be temperamental, if not downright angry.
Nickerson, a WOIO Channel 19 cameraman, and Ollila, a retired Berea High School diving coach, related their own experiences of singlehanded sailing on Lake Erie and other great lakes and answered questions about sleep (15 to 25-minute catnaps), freighters (they stay on course - charts tell where the lanes are-stay out of their way!), safety gear (invest in updated equipment, bring a life raft and keep yourself harnessed), food (Ollila swears by a boilable zip lock bag for delicious omelets), what do you do in a thunderstorm (stay away from the rigging!) and qualifications (submit a sailing resume and application along with the fee, complete a qualifier race.)
Their presentation was accompanied by stunning photographs - from benign sunrises and sunsets to whirling waterspouts - and a tableful of gear they pack for GLSS' non-stop, singlehanded races, officially called "solo challenges."
In one 24-hour period a sailor can experience sunshine and perfect sailing conditions, fog, thunderstorms and high winds, no wind, a drastic temperature shift, hail, "gear-busting" waves, and whatever else a large body of fresh water can serve up. Safety devices and systems, such as AIS and SPOT tracking, harnesses, and a life raft are among the required equipment that must be in good working order for all GLSS solo challenges.
The Great Lakes Singlehanded Society, established in 1979, is an exclusive group, with only about 300 members. It takes a special brand of sailor to want to become a member. As the GLSS home page says, "[It] is one of the few organizations where no amount of money will purchase a membership - only by successfully completing a Port Huron to Mackinac, Chicago to Mackinac, Sault Ste. Marie to Duluth, the Lake Erie Solo Challenge, or the Lake Ontario 300 Solo Challenge is lifetime membership conveyed by the Society."
Both Nickerson and Ollila convey the exhilaration and self-confidence derived from singlehanded sailing. Both have received distinctive GLSS bronze medallions for finishing various races (check back here again for more articles about their experiences.)
Reasons vary for becoming a solo sailor.
"I got started singlehanding when I found nobody was available to go sailing with me after I got off work," Nickerson says.
Ollila, a historian with the Fairport Harbor Lighthouse, enjoys the challenge of finishing a race, but also likes the travel component.
"We actually get to do lots of other things - from tours to meeting interesting people," he says.
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TC TO MARGARET A. CARLYLE ; 30 December 1839; DOI: 10.1215/lt-18391230-TC-MAC-01; CL 11: 234-237
Chelsea, 30th Decr 1839—
My dear Mother,
This is to reach you on Newyearsday, if all go well, and Postie do his duty. There will be but a word of it; the expression of a prayer for "Good to be with you," which expressed or unexpressed dwells always in me, at this wishing season, and at all seasons. The happy fourpenny postage allows me to write, were it never so briefly. In some ten days more we are to have the actual penny-post! We shall then be able to write, did our sheet contain only, "How do you do, dear Mother?"— I inclose, on the present occasion, a small Newyear's present. I beg you to get with it whatever luxury you may have the smallest notion of: a keg of beer, a new gown,—whatever thing you like or can. I am not near you to choose the article myself; I can send nothing, except a scrap of Bank-paper to get things sent with.— You may, lastly, take an old Newspaper and make Isabella direct it hither with two strokes (if all is tolerably right) when this arrives. It will be satisfactory to have some such token, and it costs nothing; Isabella will do it.
Today likewise there goes off, round by Edinburgh like the last, a packet of books. A copy of the new Meister is in it for you; two copies of Chartism,1 one expressly for you, the other for "general circulation" among the brethren. Alick, I suppose, will read it,—nay Jamie most probably will read it too! It can then be sent on to Dumfries, where they appear to be very anxious to see it. It came out only two days ago; the Bookbinders had all taken to drinking about Christmas time, and could not be got to bind a sufficient stock of copies sooner. I have of course heard no opinion whatever about it yet; except from our own household here, who unanimously vote rather in favour of it.2 To tell the truth, I do not care very much what the world say or forbear to say or do in regard to the thing: it was a thing I had to write; and, behold now, I have written it, got it written and out of me, and have for my part no farther concern with it at all.— You will receive it, I should think, in about a week after this sheet arrives. But you will know by the last time. The Booksellers' Magazine Parcels always leave London on the first of the month; they go by steam to Edinburgh, and then it depends a little on the activity of the people there.
We had a long good Letter from Jean3 last week: all is well enough with them at Dumfries: she complains that she has got no right tidings of you individually for some time; a Note of Alick's did not explicitly instruct her on that head. She asks me to tell her how you are! I mean to send some line or other thither this week; but, alas, to myself it is only a hope that you are well at present! Pray, get some kind of Note despatched from Scotsbrig with proper news to her. She gives a most woeful narrative about the poor little lassie we saw with her in harvest-time last; of her poverty, of her Mother's insanity, and all manner of misery. Jane has written to her Mother to see if she can do nothing for the poor little creature.4 The wretchedness of many of God's creatures in this earth at present afflicts one's very heart.
Jane had a cold for three weeks, and kept the house; she is now round again, and ventures out as usual. We have had more rain lately than I ever saw in this region; the flat-lying roads swim in water; lea fields [fields of old grass] are lakes, where the level favours that. At present we have firm black frost; but it will not last, with the dubs [puddles] so full.— I am in my usual order as to health; a little better, I think, perhaps owing to my diligence with the horse in weeks past. I work daily revising the Essays for the Press; I am in the last volume now, and shall then have very little fash [bother] farther,—nothing but correcting the Proofsheets where they vary from what I am now settling. It is strange work with me, studying these Essays over again: ten years of my life lie strangely written there; it is I, and it is not I, that wrote all that! They are as I could make them,—among the peat-bogs and other confusions. It rather seems the people like them in spite of all their crabbedness. I had a most enthusiastic Letter the other day from Nottingham on the subject.5 I get enow of enthusiastic Letters and the like: but really as Corrie says "What's ta use on't?"
Jack is as usual, on the other side of the door from me,—or rather I think I heard him sally out into the world a few minutes ago. He has bought you a Fox's Book of Martyrs,6 which I calculate will go in the Parcel to-day; you will get right good reading out of it, I guess, and plenty of it.— As to Jack's ulterior plans I know nothing; and rather think he himself does not know much. He reads Medical books &c; and does not seem uncomfortable; is ready to argue on any subject under the sun, to all lengths; sputters up into anger when I am too cross upon him, but in one moment becomes a sucking-lamb again: the old fellow in all points! I tell him sometimes, that expedition into Pepperfield7 was an emblem of the general History of his Life,—a travelling without any clear aim whitherward. The good "Mr Greatheart"!8
We have fallen now into the new meal-barrel; it is capital meal as ever was ground between stones: Jack too has now betaken him to porridge, now that the old meal is made away with,—it "did not agree with him" at all. We have the half of Sandy's whisky still; we make a small tumbler of brandy-punch once a week; Jack and I, and that is nearly all our drinking. Alick's tobacco goes off rapidly enough: the second cargo, which came with the meal is all done some time ago, and the big jar with the first stock declines too with rather ominous rapidity. It is the right and rightest kind, now that it is dry! I believe I shall have to get some more sent me by and by.— — Mr Stewart writes me that we cannot advantageously sell Craigenputtoch this year, cash being so scarce in the country; he will set it out again next summer, and then!9 I approved of the scheme.— A Bolton Free Press is just come with a review of me:10 it is friendly, but worth next to nothing; I will send it on to Dumfries today, in defect of a Letter.— How is little Tom? Alick's smallest boy, it seems too, is out of sorts.11 How are you all? Especially how are you, dear Mother? Keep yourself well wrapt, keep a good fire! Also— Why do you not now write me a Letter? Why, I say?— Good be ever with you, and with one and all of you!——— Ever your affectionate,
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Mr. Chairman, Governors, ladies and gentlemen, let me extend a warm welcome to you all, particularly the Governor for the Republic of Palau, our 182nd member, and, among the observers, to Wim Duisenberg in his new capacity as President of the European Central Bank. Wim, in welcoming you, allow me to salute on behalf of the Fund, the extraordinary achievement of Europe in availing itself of a single currency, after many years of patient work and steady convergence. I wish also to express our deep gratitude to President Clinton and President Menem for their presence with us today, for the encouragement that they have given us, and for the inspiration that we can draw from their remarks.
Governors, you have come this year in the midst of a crisis. A crisis that has already cost hundreds of billions of dollars, millions of jobs, and the unquantifiable tragedy of lost opportunities and lost hope for so many people, particularly among the poorest.
This is a time then, for hard thinking, for recognizing errors, and for bold steps. So let us try together to find answers to four basic questions:
I. Where do we stand?
The Fund's most recent assessment is that, in the absence of any further major shocks, world output will expand by about 2 percent in 1998, just one half of what we projected a year ago.
What has changed? Two key factors have aggravated the crisis that first emerged in Southeast Asia: One, a crisis at the heart of the crisis—the recession and financial system distress in Japan—intensified. Two, the abrupt deepening of crisis in Russia triggered a new wave of instability throughout the world. No country has been immune. Contagion has spread through the emerging markets, especially Latin America, and financial markets in Europe and North America have turned down. Finally, this turmoil has traveled full circle, creeping back into Asia to make its prospects for an early recovery more uncertain.
This virulent contagion was felt most keenly in those countries with weak policies and inadequate institutions, but even countries with well-managed economies have not been spared. We did not anticipate the strength of this virus, which has struck far and wide, for instance, attacking Latin America because Russia ran into trouble. What a powerful demonstration this has been of the real vulnerability of emerging markets to abrupt changes in confidence, and the risks that arise when relatively small economies become the recipients of very large short-term flows!
Now, in the aftermath of this second shock of the crisis, most developing countries face a sharply weaker environment, greatly diminished capital inflows, and declining commodity prices:
All of these, and others in the Middle East and the rest of Asia, now face difficult challenges.
It would be perhaps too dramatic yet to talk of global recession, but the evidence of the risks calls for immediate action. Fortunately, in the industrial countries of North America and Europe the fundamentals remain sound. For some time, inflation has been subdued. Economic expansion continues in the United States, while in the economies of the euro area the recovery has continued to firm. But even North America and Europe are not immune, and effects of the crisis are beginning to be felt. It was therefore most appropriate that representatives of the industrial economies recently recognized the shift in the balance of risks from inflation to a slowdown in demand. Their pro-growth stance, together with prospects for a gradual turnaround of the Asian countries in crisis, if they continue strong policies, lead us to anticipate a modest upturn in world growth in 1999, from 2 percent to, say, 2 « percent. But there are still many downside risks.
If we expect any upturn next year, it will be because of the impressive steps by many countries, some of which were already implementing Fund-supported programs, to shield themselves against contagion. An example at the onset of the crisis was the Philippines which was able to absorb the worst of the successive waves of contagion by prolonging and rapidly strengthening an existing successful Fund-supported program. The reaction of Latin American countries, so admirably illustrated by the remarks of President Menem, is also to be lauded. By jointly strengthening their defenses they have invited the markets to take greater account of the striking progress accomplished over the past decade and in particular since the Mexican crisis. They have created the conditions for the Fund to negotiate promptly its financial support, if necessary.
All of this means that we are not in 1928. Recession on a global scale can be avoided. If we keep a steady nerve, if all countries pursue stability, structural adjustment, and orderly liberalization of their economies, this crisis can be overcome. Countries at the heart of the turmoil can emerge stronger and better prepared for the challenges of the next decade. But for this to happen and for us to respond properly, we must understand clearly what went wrong.
II. What has gone wrong?
Let us be clear: we are speaking not just of countries in crisis, but of a system in crisis, a system not yet sufficiently adapted to the opportunities and risks of globalization.
Let us turn to countries and first to Russia, the most recent crisis. What did go wrong in Russia? Not the country's overall strategy for reform. Under this strategy, which was supported by the international community for over seven years, a fundamental transformation had begun in the economy, the society, and the political system. The economy had been opened and decidedly oriented toward the market, and inflation had been tamed. An upturn in economic output had finally started in 1997, and the prospects for further growth were fair, if only reform efforts could be maintained.
But an appropriate strategy was not enough. In spite of the government's good intentions, too much was left undone, and support for reform was insufficient. In early 1998 the situation turned for the worse. Russia suffered a major terms of trade shock mainly from falling energy prices. This compounded the prevailing structural and macroeconomic weaknesses—a severe fiscal imbalance, pervasive problems of corporate and public governance, growing financial sector fragility, and deficiencies in market institutions. Abruptly, this summer, the markets delivered their harsh verdict. Now in our dialogue with the new government, we see that Russia will need to re-establish a sound path to recovery and to restore confidence greatly weakened by its unilateral debt restructuring. If Russia can begin again to help itself, and do so convincingly, assembling broad support for reform, the Fund will, of course, stand ready to help.
But earlier, in Asia, what went wrong after decades of remarkable performance? As in Russia, the crises were three-dimensional. The first dimension involved macroeconomic imbalances, reflected in short-term capital outflows. A second took the form of acute financial sector problems reflecting the absence of robust banking institutions and practices. And the third was embedded in the economic culture, allowing unduly close links among the state, the banks, and the corporate sector. This approach of "managed development" was simply out of tune with the demands of a globalized economy.
To the three-dimensional problem we had to consider a triple response. In the first and second dimensions—the macroeconomy and the financial sector—we were on more or less familiar ground. In the third, together with other agencies, we faced newer challenges: lack of transparency, misgovernance, and corruption. Nonetheless, reforms are now being implemented, some are having immediate positive effect; others addressing deep-rooted problems will need more time to take hold.
In brief, to an unprecedented crisis, we had to bring unprecedented responses, and at times to enter stormy, uncharted waters. These were comprehensive programs put together in emergency situations. When needed they have been adapted. And they are working.
Consider what has been achieved. On a narrow definition of stabilization, the task is well advanced. In Korea and Thailand, and even in Indonesia, exchange rates and interest rates have stabilized and are moving toward more appropriate levels. Inflation is in check. External positions have strengthened remarkably, as current accounts have swung from deficit to large surplus. And Governors, we should all commend your colleagues from the countries in crisis who had the vision and courage to achieve that. But we know only too well about the sharp loss of output and heavy social costs that have accompanied these gains. Capital accounts have yet to turn around convincingly. So even if some necessary conditions for renewed growth have been fulfilled, the task is far from complete.
These countries need to press ahead resolutely with their full adjustment and reform programs, making sure that the poorest will benefit. The social costs have been high, too high, even if in Asia, as elsewhere, we have encouraged the authorities to make room for adequate social expenditure, relaxing fiscal targets as needed. And let me tell you that we applaud the initiative, spearheaded by the World Bank, to sharply increase the funding for social safety nets in countries undertaking painful reform.
Overall, these programs are beginning to work, but they will not suffice. For these countries, for any country, to enter the new century with sounder long-term prospects than before, more is needed: a cooperative effort by the entire world community to repair the major shortcomings in the global system that this crisis has brought to light:
1. the weak culture of transparency throughout the world—public sector and private sector, at national and at international levels—that severely hampers sound policy, stable markets, and the efficiency of our surveillance;
2. the weakness of financial systems;
3. a piecemeal opening of capital accounts, that involved a largely unrestricted easing of potentially volatile, short-term flows while non-debt inflows were submitted to legislative or bureaucratic restrictions, exactly the opposite of what should have happened;
4. hesitation in defining modalities for involving private institutions in preventing and resolving crisis; and
5. lastly, while sophisticated global forms of financial intermediation were developing rapidly, we were slow in establishing practices and regulations at the level of world markets based on experience and on credible institutions to enforce them.
Mr. Chairman, if we wish—as we must—to achieve sustainable high-quality growth and stability, we need a global trade and financial system that is open and well regulated, that ensures access to the information necessary to differentiate risks, and that can count on the international community to undertake firm surveillance ensuring the credibility and predictability of countries' policies. This means that we must correct the five shortcomings I have just listed.
In short, to extend the enormous progress of the last 50 years into the next half century, we need a new architecture for the international monetary system.
III. What should be the key features of a new financial architecture?
This new architecture must rest on five underlying principles: transparency, soundness of financial systems, involvement of the private sector, orderly liberalization of capital flows, and modernization of international markets harnessed with standards of best practices and means for enforcing them. I do not need to elaborate on many of these principles as the Interim Committee communiqué has done that well.
Will this be enough? Some may say that these proposals are not bold enough, that standards and codes of good practice rest too much on consensus, mutual trust, and an exceptionally high sense of responsibility of all actors. They may argue for the imposition of global rules or taxation, but I do not see a consensus materializing on such a basis. Instead I suggest that our five elements provide the basis for a broad agreement to be assembled in a spirit of subsidiarity; acting at world level is appropriate only when action at the national or regional level cannot suffice. This means, of course, in the light of recent developments, that national regulators must adopt all appropriate measures to reinforce their financial systems, not the least addressing decisively the serious problem created by the lack of transparency and poor monitoring of hedge funds and of transactions in many off-shore centers.
I am convinced that, taken together, and cemented by your shared sense of commitment, these five elements can be constructed into the sound, stable system that we all desire. But, new challenges, even new crises, will emerge. To face them, we need to move to a higher level of international cooperation particularly now as we face simultaneously the difficult tasks of renovating the system while managing crisis. This brings us to the single most important task that now confronts us—that of charting the path out of the crisis.
IV. The path out of crisis
Yes, the tasks we confront are complex, but it is essential that we make an immediate start. Even so, we can only expect gradual results, probably over a period of years. So then, for the period immediately ahead, what could be the elements of a new consensus on how to progress from the present situation to a sounder world economy based on the new architecture? Everyone has a role.
First, for the more robust economies: at present, the industrial countries clearly have a role as engines of global growth. The recent commitment by the G-7 finance ministers and governors to preserving or creating conditions for sustainable domestic growth and financial stability was a welcome signal, but action and continued vigilance will be needed. Action is particularly urgent in Japan. As the second largest industrial economy, Japan plays a pivotal role in the world economy, especially in Asia. But at present, its economy is wracked with financial and corporate sector problems. Decisive moves by the authorities to promptly and resolutely repair the financial system, while pushing the agenda for deregulation, openness, and structural reform and, simultaneously, continuing fiscal stimulus until the recovery is self-sustaining, will deserve the highest international encouragement and praise.
Second, the international community must provide effective support to the countries rebuilding themselves, provided they continue implementing the agreed programs with utmost determination. Each constituency must seriously consider if there is not something more to be done to assure their success:
Third, countries fighting contagion, above all should resist the temptation to undertake unilateral debt action, to adopt protectionist measures, or to force economic expansion by inflationary financing. Instead, they need to develop their capacity to anticipate difficulties and to respond quickly. They should persevere with programs based on sound money, budget discipline, structural adjustment, strengthening of financial systems, transparency, and promotion of good corporate and public sector governance.
Such countries must be able to count on support from the Fund and the international community, as already is the case with some 75 countries that have Fund-supported programs, or are negotiating them at present. A remark here in passing. Seventy-five countries in such programs! How much this tells us about crises avoided and growth preserved. Yet, the task of a number of them is so hard that the Fund may be called upon to broaden its present support to them. In saying that, I have particularly in mind countries in Africa, in the Caucasus or Central Asia, and in Latin America. We will not shy away from our responsibility and, if needed, take new initiatives to this end.
This leads us to the fourth task: financing the IMF itself. More authoritative voices than mine have made this point. In a world of rapid change, in a world where sudden market developments can destabilize even well-performing economies, the Fund needs adequate financing to perform its mandate fully.
Several items now need action as soon as possible: the quota increase is most urgent and should be finalized as soon as possible, together with the New Arrangements to Borrow, and the ratification of the SDR allocation you approved last year.
I must also reiterate the need for the Fund to receive, without further delay, sufficient resources to replenish the Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility (ESAF). It is the sine qua non for our contribution to the HIPC Initiative, to post-conflict situations, and to adjustment and reform programs in the poorest countries—particularly in Africa—to be commensurate with the task. Governors, I say that with special emphasis, as we must make the maintenance and, I would suggest, the strengthening of our efforts in these poor countries an integral part of our new consensus.
And fifth, in this search for a consensus on a path out of the crisis, our institutions must be adapted to this new world. This applies to the IMF itself. It has been said that you should not reform the fire brigade while fire is raging. Well, I believe that at least we must start. In fact, I would say that it is a most valuable part of the culture of the Fund to be able to pursue internal reform even while continuing with our emergency work in all parts of the world. Of course, we will pursue our efforts continuously to improve our role in preventing and managing crises. We shall explore means to strengthen our capacity to provide support more efficiently'including in a precautionary way—to countries pursuing sound policies that face difficult global financial conditions. But we must go several steps further.
Let me tell you what I see as feasible now to make the Fund more attuned to this new world.
Mr. Chairman, Governors, I have had to touch this morning on issues of paramount importance for the future of the world economy and to tell you that I am confident that— narrow as it may be—there is a way out of the crisis. You can count on the Fund and on its competent and valiant staff to be steadfast in implementing your fundamental objectives of sound money, high-quality growth, protection of the poorest, and human development. You can count on the Fund to be prompt in adapting itself and ambitious for reforming itself. You can count on the Fund to stand by all its members in whatever difficult situation they may be.
But, Governors, the Fund can only help those of its members who strive to save themselves. And we cannot do that alone. Working together with the World Bank and the regional development banks, we also need your support. We need you as our partners, as our shareholders, as those with whom the final decisions, the final responsibilities, lie.
Let us join forces in completing the work we have just reviewed. With your support, under your guidance, the Fund you have placed at the center of the financial system will proudly continue to play its part of service.


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Ambiance Art Co-op: Featuring gallery artists; 435 S.W. Evergreen Ave., Redmond; 541-548-8115.
Artists' Gallery Sunriver: Featuring local artists; 57100 Beaver Drive, Building 19; www.artistsgallerysunriver.com or 541-593-4382.
Atelier 6000: Featuring "Broadsides," an exhibit of mixed media and two-dimensional works with an emphasis on text and image; reception 5:30-8 tonight; through Nov. 28; 389 S.W. Scalehouse Court, Suite 120, Bend; www.atelier6000.org or 541-330-8759.
Bend City Hall: "Reflections on Mirror Pond — Past, Present, Future," featuring multimedia artwork; through early March; 710 N.W. Wall St.; 541-388-5505 or email@example.com.
Cafe Sintra: Featuring "3 Points of View," a continually changing exhibit of photographs by Diane Reed, Ric Ergenbright and John Vito; 1024 N.W. Bond St., Bend; 541-382-8004.
Canyon Creek Pottery: Featuring pottery by Kenneth Merrill; 310 N. Cedar St., Sisters; www.canyoncreekpotteryllc.com or 541-549-0366.
Chase Bank: Featuring pastel artist Beryl Foust-Hovey; reception tonight; through Nov. 29; 450 N.W. Franklin Ave.; 541-382-2866.
Circle of Friends Art & Academy: Featuring mixed media, furniture, jewelry and more; 19889 Eighth St., Tumalo; 541-706-9025.
Don Terra Artworks: Featuring more than 200 artists; 222 W. Hood Ave., Sisters; 541-549-1299 or www.donterra.com .
Downtown Bend Public Library: Featuring "Gratitude," a themed exhibit in various wall-hanging media; through March 3; 601 N.W. Wall St.; 541-389-9846.
Franklin Crossing: Featuring photography from the Oregon Natural Desert Association's 2014 Wild Desert calendar and images from the last 10 years; reception 5-8 tonight; through Nov. 30; 550 N.W. Franklin Ave., Bend; 541-383-7511.
Ghiglieri Gallery: Featuring original Western-themed and African-inspired paintings and sculptures by Lorenzo Ghiglieri; 200 W. Cascade Ave., Sisters; www.art-lorenzo.com or 541-549-8683.
HOt Box Betty: Featuring acrylic paintings by Brenda Reid Irwin; through November; 903 N.W. Wall St., 541-383-0050 or www.hotboxbetty.com .
Jill's Wild (Tasteful) Women Warehouse: Featuring works by Jill Haney-Neal; Tuesdays and Wednesdays only; 601 N. Larch St., Suite B, Sisters; www.jillnealgallery.com or 541-617-6078.
John Paul Designs: Featuring custom jewelry and signature series with unique pieces; 1006 N.W. Bond St., Bend; www.johnpauldesigns.com or 541-318-5645.
Judi's Art Gallery: Featuring works by Judi Meusborn Williamson; 336 N.E. Hemlock St., Suite 13, Redmond; 360-325-6230.
Karen Bandy Design Jeweler: Featuring custom jewelry and contemporary paintings by Karen Bandy; 25 N.W. Minnesota Ave., Suite 5, Bend; www.karenbandy.com or 541-388-0155.
La Magie Bakery & Cafe: Featuring landscape watercolors by Patricia W. Porter; through December; 945 N.W. Bond St., Bend; 541-241-7884.
Lubbesmeyer Fiber Studio: Featuring fiber art by Lori and Lisa Lubbesmeyer; 450 S.W. Powerhouse Drive, Suite 423, Bend; www.lubbesmeyerstudio.com or 541-330-0840.
Marcello's Italian cuisine and pizzeria: Featuring several local artists; 4 Ponderosa Road, Sunriver; 541-593-8300.
Mockingbird Gallery: "Western Influence," artwork featuring people, places and wildlife of the west from 10 gallery artists; reception 5-9 tonight; through November; 869 N.W. Wall St., Bend; www.mockingbird-gallery.com or 541-388-2107.
Mosaic medical: Featuring mixed-media collage paintings by Rosalyn Kliot; 910 S. U.S. Highway 97, Suite 101, Madras; 541-475-7800.
Museum at Warm Springs: Featuring the annual tribal member art exhibit with a variety of art, bead work, weavings and silver jewelry; through Jan. 5; 2189 U.S. Highway 26, Warm Springs; www.museumatwarmsprings.org or 541-553-3331.
One Street Down Cafe: Featuring "Watercolors for the Fall" by Gillian Burton; through November; 124 S.W. Seventh St., Redmond; 541-647-2341.
The Oxford Hotel: Featuring expressionistic paintings by Paul Alan Bennett and Avlis Leumas; reception 5-8 tonight; through Nov. 30; 10 N.W. Minnesota Ave., Bend; 541-382-9398.
Patagonia @ Bend: Featuring photography by Mike Putnam; 1000 N.W. Wall St., Suite 140; 541-382-6694.
Paul Scott GAllery: Featuring abstract mixed media painter Judy Hoiness; reception 5-9 tonight; through Dec. 3; 869 N.W. Wall St., Bend; www.paulscottfineart.com or 541-330-6000.
Pronghorn Clubhouse: Featuring paintings by Barbara Slater and Mike Smith; through November; 65600 Pronghorn Club Drive, Bend; 541-693-5300.
QuiltWorks: Featuring the November Inspiration Small Quilt Show; reception 5-7 tonight; through Dec. 4; 926 N.E. Greenwood Ave., Suite B, Bend; 541-728-0527.
Red Chair Gallery: "Autumn Serenade" featuring fiber artist Denise Mahoney, fine jewelry by Suzy Williamson and watercolors by Sue Gomen-Honnell; reception 5-8 tonight; through November; 103 N.W. Oregon Ave., Bend; www.redchairgallerybend.com or 541-306-3176.
Redmond Public Library: Featuring "Falling Leaves," work by Deer Ridge Correctional Institution Welding Program students and Central Oregon artists; through Nov. 8; 827 S.W. Deschutes Ave.; 541-312-1050.
ROTUNDA GALLERY: "Throught the Artist's Eyes," featuring multimedia work by the High Desert Art League; through Dec. 6; Robert L. Barber Library, Central Oregon Community College; 2600 N.W. College Way, Bend; 541-383-7564.
Sage Custom Framing and Gallery: Featuring multimedia works by Gillian Burton, Michelle Ober and Libby McBride; reception 5-9 tonight; through November; 834 N.W. Brooks St., Bend; 541-382-5884.
Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce: Featuring fiber art by Rosalyn Kliot; 291 E. Main Ave.; 541-549-0251.
Sisters Gallery & Frame Shop: Featuring landscape photography by Gary Albertson; 252 W. Hood Ave.; www.garyalbertson.com or 541-549-9552.
Sisters Public Library: Featuring paintings of horses by Kimry Jelen in the community room and "Rusting Nostalgic," photography by Lynn Woodward, in the computer room; through December; 110 N. Cedar St.; 541-312-1070.
St. Charles Bend: Featuring "Interpretations: Working in a series," and feature works by the High Desert Art League; through Dec. 31; 2500 N.E. Neff Road; 541-382-4321.
St. Charles Redmond: Featuring paintings by cowboy artist Faye Taylor; through Dec. 31; 1253 N.W. Canal Boulevard; 541-548-8131.
Sunriver Area Public Library: "Jewels of Nature," featuring the work of photographer Michael Jensen and jewelry artist Teresa Bowerman; reception 1:30-4 p.m. Saturday; through January; 56855 Venture Lane; 541-312-1080.
Sunriver Lodge Betty Gray Gallery: Featuring oil paintings by Ann Bullwinkel and Joanne Donaca in the upper gallery and fine art prints of Bullwinkel's work in the lower gallery; through Nov. 17; 17600 Center Drive; 541-382-9398.
Thump Coffee: Featuring acrylic paintings and photographs by Brenda Reid Irwin; through November; 25 N.W. Minnesota Ave., Bend; 541-388-0226 or www.thumpcoffee.com .
Townshend's Bend Teahouse: "Unpredictable," featuring oil paintings by Elon Sharton-Bierig; through November; 835 N.W. Bond St., Bend; 541-312-2001 or www.townshendstea.com .
Tumalo Art Co.: Featuring "Sisterhood," paintings by Helen Brown and Mary Burgess, Lisa and Lori Lubbesmeyer; reception 5-9 tonight; through November; 450 S.W. Powerhouse Drive, Suite 407, Bend; www.tumaloartco.com or 541-385-9144.
Vista Bonita Glass Art Studio and Gallery: Featuring glass art, photography, painting, metal sculpture and more; 222 W. Hood St., Sisters; 541-549-4527 or www.vistabonitaglass.com .
Werner Home Studio & Gallery: Featuring painting, sculpture and more by Jerry Werner and other regional artists; 65665 93rd St., Bend; call 541-815-9800 for directions.
The Wine Shop and Tasting Bar: Art inspired by Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) by Brenda Reid Irwin; through today; 55 N.W. Minnesota Ave., Bend; 541-389-2884 or www.thewineshopbend.com .


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Is this safe for work?! ;) I liked it. Neat presentation and it make me chuckle a few times. Seriously though, this is one of those concepts that you watch and think to yourself, "Well duh…of course I would do these things." The issue is, it takes something like this to remind us that we "would do these things", because when you look at most of the apps out on the web we sure seem to have forgot. I know I am guilty of thinking about functionality first and adoption is somewhere around 26th on the list. Shame on me.
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Gardening Articles: Care :: Tools & Equipment
The New Yard Trimmers (page 2 of 3)
by Dan Hickey
Why Buy a Convertible Trimmer?
How do you go about deciding if a convertible trimmer is right for you? Think about the gardening chores you do most often. For example, if you need a cultivator for frequent and heavy use, invest in a dedicated mini-tiller. But if you're looking for a trimmer and use a tiller only three or four times a year for light cultivating, consider a convertible trimmer with a cultivator attachment. Likewise, if you do occasional pruning, edging, brush cutting, or blowing, why pay for and maintain three or four similar engines to accomplish occasional tasks?
The convertible trimmers probably work better at some jobs than at others. Let's face it: String trimmers are designed to make a particular task easy. Maneuvering some of the heavier attachments can become awkward during demanding chores. Remember, you're holding the engine weight with your arms, but you have to push the tiller tines or snowthrower blades into the soil and snow. The attachments require a little more effort but cost much less than several dedicated tools for either of these jobs.
Another point to consider is that the tools work differently than dedicated units. For example, Homelite's cultivator attachment will cut sod, dig holes, maintain edges. It can also mix fertilizer, mulch, or compost into the soil. Although it can't outperform a good mini-tiller, it's certainly a more versatile tool.
You've got to give companies like Ryobi and Homelite credit for stretching our imaginations with a variety of attachments. Who would have thought a trimmer engine could power a small snow-thrower? During the winter, I cleared more than 6 inches of snow from a narrow path with Ryobi's Trimmer Plus.
Engine Options
Several trimmer manufacturers offer a choice of engine options. If the trimmer you want comes in a range of engine sizes, consider how much work you expect to accomplish with the attachments. Go with the powerful engines for tough jobs, such as cultivating soil or throwing snow. Ryobi's Trimmer Plus series, for example, includes 4-stroke,
2-stroke, and electric versions. The new 4-stroke engine meets California's environmental regulatory requirements. They're quiet and powerful and don't require a gas-oil mix. It can't, however, run when turned upside-down or rotated sideways. Currently, Honda is the only manufacturer to offer a trimmer-sized 4-stroke engine that can operate at 360-degrees.
This year, several manufacturers will introduce new 4-stroke trimmer-sized engines, as well as 2-stroke engines with catalytic converters, such as Husqvarna's E-tech 2-stroke. Ryobi's new 4-stroke will rotate 360-degrees. We also expect a new environtmentally friendly trimmer engine from Homelite this year.
Convertible trimmers vary considerably in price. That's because originally many versatile trimmers were intended only for professional use, but some manufacturers have since introduced them to the consumer market. For example, the Homelite and Ryobi trimmer lines were built with homeowners in mind, a fact reflected in their pricing. Other models, such as Maruyama and Shindaiwa, are professional-caliber tools.


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Guiding Your Squad in Battlefield 1943
Posted on behalf of DICE Game Designer, Gustav Halling.
With Battlefield 1943 we are advancing squad gameplay on the console!
Squad Structure
Squads are now optional, which means you have control over whether you spawn into a squad and what squad you choose to join. Squad selection and recruitment is handled in the menu system where you can join a squad, create and invite others to your own squad, and even make your squad private. This also means those who like to play as a lone wolf can do so outside of a squad and not directly impact squad mates who are looking for closer teamplay and strategy.
Squad commands
Next, we have improved squad communication and command through a simple graphical interface system. As Battlefield 2142 fans will recognize, squad commands are very easy to use. When leading a squad, simply point your cross-hairs on a flag and press "Back" on Xbox 360 or "Select" on PS3 and the game will automatically mark that flag as "Attack" (red circle) or "Defend" (blue circle) depending on which team currently owns the flag. This informs your squad of the desired focal point and action (attack or defend).
This is a useful compliment to voice messaging when confirming your strategies with squad mates. After all, the team that communicates the best, kills the best.
Example of issued Squad commands in-game:
Attack marker (Squad Only)
Defend marker (Squad Only)
Neutral flag (Squad Only)
To help you select your targets we have also added the "Hotzone" system that looks at the whole map and finds the area with the most enemies and friends and marks it as a "Hotzone" like in the image above. These areas are where the action is currently taking place and can influence your suqad command decisions. This can also help Lone Wolf players and indirectly encourage them to help the team, but don't tell them that. It's our secret. :-D
So now, in Battlefield 1943, it's up to you if you want to formulate tactics as a squad or go Lone Wolf and be the one who makes the difference.
See you on the Battlefield!
Gustav Halling
Game Designer
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Augsburg College supports and encourages student organizations to plan meetings, events, and programs that further their missions and visibility on campus. Many programs and meetings are small and require little to no support from the College. However, some events and programs do require assistance from professional staff. Below are expectations and policies student organizations are expected to follow when planning major events:
What is a "major event?"
An event or program is considered a "major event" if any of the following things are true:
1. Your event will host a dance.
2. Your event is open to the public, meaning people who are not Augsburg College students, staff, or faculty members are invited.
3. Your event will have one or more meal functions.
4. Your event has a ticket or entry fee. You cannot charge Augsburg students an admission fee if you are using Student Activity Fee money to pay for any part of your event.
5. Your event will utilize audio/visual services requiring a tech staff person to be present for the event (e.g., open mic nights, concerts, etc.).
6. Your event will have an estimated attendance of 50+ people.
What do I need to do if my student organization is putting on a major event?
You need to fill out a Student Organization Major Event Planning Form, which can be found on the Campus Activities and Orientation Event Planning & Contracts webpage. This form will ask you a number of questions about your program and what your needs are. This form must be completed absolutely no later than 10 business days before your event. This is to ensure that the College has adequate resources (events staff, catering, security, etc.) to support your program. After you have completed the form, it will be reviewed by several professionals at the College, and you will be notified whether your form has been approved or whether more information is needed.
Do I need to have a staff or faculty member present?
Student organizations must have a staff or faculty present at any major event they orchestrate. This is typically your student organization's advisor, but if they are not available to attend, then you must find another employee at the College who is willing to be there.
What if I am working with a musician, performer, speaker, etc. and they need a contract signed?
All contracts can be sent to Kristin Hansen electronically or as a hard copy in Memorial 125A. The contract will be reviewed and signed by Augsburg's Chief Financial Officer, and your student organization will be notified when it is ready to pick up. Please know that the College may need additional information from you and/or the individual(s) with whom you are contracting, and the College may also require that the contract's language change. If this is the case, your student organization will be notified.
Can someone in my student organization or my advisor sign a contract?
No, even if the contract is not monetary. Never, ever sign a contract on behalf of Augsburg College. Because only a select few individuals are authorized to sign on behalf of the College, you (or your advisor) will be personally liable for anything you sign, including monetary obligations. If something needs to be signed, send it to Kristin Hansen electronically or as a hard copy in Memorial 125A.


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I like this fare for Proper Prior Planners. Three day minimum, good to either Lihue or Honolulu all the way through April 15th of next year. Under $300 round trip on United Airlines. If you are going this summer (fares starts August 20th), fall or winter, you may want to combine this with a cheap fare to Newark from your hometown. And if you are a New Yorker, go visit your friends on the Jersey side.
The Flying Critic Helps in my Quest for 1K
If I thought about the number of hours I invest sometimes in these crazy routing and mileage hunts I may get discouraged. But it is such a puzzle every time I try to find the perfect fit for the current goal or promotion.
Yesterday I got an email offering a suggestion to my current quest. It was a domestic routing using the west coast bounce and heading back east on the outbound before turning around, bouncing around on the west coast again and heading back to NYC. It was a terrific suggestion and I'm working those parameters now. The pricing comes out great at 2.55 cents per EQM and really free, with the vouchers I've got, but I'm still trying to tweak it. I have $100 and $75 off coupons I'm trying to use and they (United.bomb) won't let me use them with the multi city option. (remember I am frugal), and I'd like to redeye one or two of them if I can to cut down on hotel costs. I still have the LGA–ORD–ANC-DEN-LGA itinerary on hold until 11:59 PM tonight.
I'm not whining I promise. I'm frustrated. But the goal is worth the effort, and I really love the challenge. I will keep you advised and thanks again and continued success with your blog.
PS: I wish I could get the EWR-LIH or HNL fare listed above to work, but it doesn's start until 8/20/08. But check that one out for yourselves.
The fare dropped by $200 to the $300 range. I used a $75 off coupon for $200.50
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At the risk of sounding too much like a change-fearing librarian myself, I am not saying that we can't do this with online catalogues, just that we haven't — and we certainly haven't in libraries (that I know of…I would love to be proved wrong on this). Monica Bulger has a nice post on affinity-based browsing (and a follow up) and I would love to see an application of what she is talking about in an academic setting. It is still search-based (that is, it starts with a search) but could be an interesting way of providing new types of browsing in libraries.


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Casa Sirena is located on Isla Mujeres, a leisurely little Caribbean island with a spicy Mexican flavor. Our intimate six-room boutique hotel has been created from a lovingly restored, historic Spanish colonial-style residence. Located in a quiet neighborhood in the heart of a quaint island village, the best beaches, restaurants and shopping are within a 10-minute walk.
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AFTER fighting a bitter and public battle for the control of South Sydney with Russell Crowe, George Piggins now wants the Hollywood star to reconsider his decision to sell his stake in the club.
Piggins told Fairfax Media on Sunday that he feared this day would come - Crowe announcing that he would be standing aside, having wrested control from the former club president, along with Peter Holmes a Court, in 2006.
Fearful of what may occur now that the actor plans to relinquish his ownership at the end of next year, Piggins said: ''I'd like Russell to reconsider it. To take the club to where he has, to be honest, I think he's got some obligation to stay. If there is a move back to the old days, we might lose the club forever.''
But Piggins, who has refused to attend a South Sydney match since his reign was unceremoniously ended, said he was not shocked when he was informed on Sunday morning that Crowe would sell his share.
''I thought it was only a matter of time before it happened,'' he said. ''This was my concern in the first place. But I don't know his reasons - whether he just got sick of it or it was costing him too much money. I don't know his finances. I also know there's a lot of time involved in running a football club. But look, this was always my concern. It was his business, so it was his business to do what he wants to.''
Piggins said he now feared that, with Crowe relinquishing his ownership, the Rabbitohs could be eventually moved - or worse.
''It could be [moved],'' Piggins said. ''It's a big concern. I'd like to see someone with money continue it on, but I don't know where it's going to go now. I always remember what Kerry Packer used to say. He always said you need to be mad to own football teams and racehorses. I agree with him. The club's had a bit of experience with Russell, so hopefully that continues. Even though I didn't agree with the way he took over, the reality is, they might need him to stay aboard.''
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Atkins Cuisine Pancakes & Waffles
- 1 cup Atkins Baking Mix
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- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup half and half
- 1 whole egg
Pancake Directions:
Blend all dry ingredients together in a large mixing bowl. Add the half and half and egg. Whisk batter. Let the mixture sit for at least 5 minutes to activate the baking powder. Coat pan wiht non-stick spray. Cook the pancakes on the pan using medium heat. Flip the pancakes when bubbles appear on top and edges start to cook.
Recipe makes 10, 4 inch pancakes. 3 net carbs per pancake.
Waffle Directions:
Follow the same recipe as the pancakes. Pour the batter in the center of the waffle iron. Cook waffles in iron (about 1 – 1.5 minutes or until ready).
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Prep time on both: 5 minutes
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The San Francisco Performances (SFP) Guitar Series, presented in association with the Dynamite Guitars series of the Omni Foundation for the Performing Arts, will continue in 2014 with the return of classical guitarist David Russell. Scottish-born Russell has been a "regular" in this concert series, having made his last visit to San Francisco a little less than a year ago, when he supplemented his recital by participating in the Concerts with Conversation series at the Community Music Center. As I observed last year, his "technical mastery of his instrument has been matched by his talent for transcription;" and the program for his coming concert will feature music composed for both violin and piano, as well as an original work for guitar.
The solo violin composition will be Johann Sebastian Bach's BWV 1002 partita in B minor, one of Bach's most extended studies in inventive embellishment. This will be followed by an arrangement of the eight waltzes that Enrique Granados composed for piano under the title Valses poéticos, along with three piano compositions by Isaac Albéniz: "Capricho Catalán," "Granada," and "Asturías." For all of these pieces Russell will be performing his own transcriptions. From the repertoire for solo guitar, Russell will begin his recital with a recital by Fernando Sor. He will also perform "Jubilosa Plenitud," which Juan Sorroche composed and dedicated to Russell.
This recital will take place at 7:30 p.m. in the sanctuary of St. Mark's Lutheran Church (1111 O'Farrell Street, just west of the corner of Franklin Street) on Saturday, March 15. Ticket prices are $50 and $30. Tickets may be purchased through the event page on the SFP Web site. Tickets may also be purchased by calling 415-398-6449.


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Type of Project: Renovation
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Project Name: Science Building Renovation and Construction
Description: The Science Building is over 40 years old and is in need of major renovation for environmental, safety, educational, and ADA reasons. All of the major infrastructure systems; HVAC, electrical and plumbing need to be replaced. Renovations to improve the exterior of the building and provide better accessibility. The facility will house modern classrooms, faculty and college administration offices, and classroom/research labs not housed in the new Science Lab Building. Program equipment is also included. The Science Building is critical to the academic mission and it is estimated that 85 percent of the student body will receive instruction through the College of Science and Health Professions.
Bond Proceeds: $7,000,000
Total Amount of Project: $7,000,000
Type of Project: Renovation
Functional Emphasis: Teaching
Project Name: Classroom Renovation, Repairs and ADA Compliance
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Bond Proceeds: $7,000,000
Total Amount of Project: $7,000,000
Type of Project: Renovation
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Project Name: Enrollment Management Center
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Bond Proceeds: $4,000,000
Total Amount of Project: $4,000,000
Type of Project: New
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A universe like no other – Some may be wondering just where we are at in this Marvel Cinematic Universe that started back in 2008 with the first "Iron Man"? It's a fair question when you start to count up the number of films that have been released since that first one. That number has reached nine with the addition of "Captain America: The Winter Soldier," which has already earned $476 million worldwide in just 10 days according to BoxOfficeMojo.com. Add that total to its predecessors and the overall box office balance for the group is over $6 billion. That's ludicrous and almost unbelievable, but numbers do not lie and here prove what a great idea it was to tie all these films and characters together. Plus there's still more to come with "Guardians of the Galaxy" later this summer and "Avengers: Age of Ultron" next year; so if you fell off this Marvel train, jump back on with a film sure to get you fired up.
The story here…which takes place two years after the events in "The Avengers" follows Steve Rogers and his new position within S.H.I.E.L.D. One where he was called upon to go help agent Natasha Romanoff (Scarlett Johansson) free hostages aboard a S.H.I.E.L.D. vessel taken over by pirates. Midway into the mission though, Rogers uncovers why Romanoff was really there. Turns out, there's an undercover operation known as Insight, where three Helicarriers are linked together to hopefully prevent any future threat. And Romanoff was taking the data to support that, only when Director Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) attempts to access it, he is unable to get through firewall. A short time later while in route to meet with a contact of his, Fury's car is ambushed by assailants led by a new threat dubbed the Winter Soldier (Sebastian Stan). Somehow he manages to escape and get to Rogers' apartment where he warns that S.H.I.E.L.D. has been compromised. After handing Rogers's the flash drive with the data Romanoff stole, the Winter Soldier arrives and guns Fury down before disappearing into the night. Unwilling to withhold the information that was trusted to him by Fury, Rogers is branded a fugitive and begins a new mission of bringing down those responsible leading to wild and all too revealing conclusion that only Marvel can pull off.
Who's in it? For those fans' that have watched all the films before and after "The Avengers," you already know, but it's still fun talking about them for those that don't. And here, it all starts and ends with Captain American himself, Chris Evans. This guy has truly taken this role as his own which quite honestly still surprises some people and even Evans himself. "At the time, I remember telling a buddy of mine, 'If the movie bombs, I'm f'—ed. If the movie hits, I'm f—ed!' I was just scared. I realized my whole decision-making process was fear-based, and you never want to make a decision out of fear. I can't believe I was almost too chicken to play Captain America," Evans told Entertainment Weekly. But, after initially turning down the role three times, Evans finally agreed on a six-picture deal the role, which I think has made his career. Sure, he's not perfect, but I think given the role of Captain America, he has managed to keep us all interested and wanting more. That's all I care about, so I will look forward to what comes next in not only "Avengers: Age of Ultron" next year, but also in "Captain America 3" in 2016.
Fresh off her breakthrough role as Black Widow in "The Avengers," Scarlett Johansson continues her streak of great performances here, supporting Chris Evans without issue. And what's great is how her character keeps growing in this universe, which I hope one day might involve a film centered on her. Just a thought, but one I'm certain many fans would get behind given the untold backstory of Natasha Romanoff, a.k.a. Black Widow. Other returning cast members include Cobie Smulders as Maria Hill and the unflappable Samuel l. Jackson, who continues to be the glue that keeps all these films together. But, the surprise to this cast was Robert Redford playing Alexander Payne. From the first trailer I was intrigued to see what Redford would do in a blockbuster film like this and to no real surprise, he was fantastic, proving he can still pretty much do anything he wants in Hollywood.
Two's a crowd – Whenever I see a directing duo like Anthony and Joe Russo here, I pause, due to the fact of how few times that actually works. Sure, the Coen brothers have made a career out of it, but they are pretty much the only duo you can come up with that gets the job done. Anyone else usually fails to create that much needed continuity behind the camera, but the Russo brother's handled their business here. Yeah, I didn't quite understand the thinking behind some of the early action sequences which felt a bit rushed and out of sorts making it hard to follow. But, that could be result of them coming from a primarily TV background, having directed numerous episodes of Community. Luckily as the film wore on, that was cleaned up some with more grit, which was a nice surprise. So, kudos to them and really managing this story as good as they did. Because at some point with all the action and special effects, losing the story is possible, but they didn't which is key for this series and "Avengers: Age of Ultron."
Bottom Line – There's no doubt a lot will be said about "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" and its place within the Marvel Cinematic Universe. That's a given, but what may not be said is how well this film connected with its predecessor and the bridge it has created to "Captain America 3" just two years from now.
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Monday, April 7, 2008
International Malbec Days : A great sucess
Last weekend the first International Malbec Days took place in Cahors.
A nice weather and more than an hundred exhibitors were present (including of course the Chateau Paillas) on the Valentré bridge, to share their passion with many professionals, wine lovers or new comers.
For this event, the Valentré bridge was dressed with four huge canvas that gived it a look of sailboat representing the relationship between the wines of France and the new world.
The event was completed on Friday and Saturday evening with a cozy atmosphere show, where people tasted malbec wines and enjoyed a gourmet buffet prepared by major chefs of Cahors.
We want to thank all people, for joining us for this great celebration of Malbec wines.
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Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Bleeding of Malbec
In early spring, with longer and warmer days, the vine starts to grow.
The first symptom is the rise of sap thought the vine stock which we can see on pruned canes, we say that the vine is bleeding ...
On this video in real time, you can see the abundance of this bleeding which will stop after a few days when healed, the sap will then be devoted to the growth of buds.
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Please join us at the Sunrise Academy Benefit Concert on April 5th, from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at East High School 1500 E Broad St, Columbus, OH 43205.
The benefit will feature international speaker and life coach Zohra Sarwari, adult comedian Baba Ali from Ummah Films, Nasheed group Noor, children's author Dr. Asma Mobin Uddin, and guest speaker Abdul Raoof. Get signed CDs from Noor and autographed Islamic children's books from Asma.
Tickets sold online may be picked up at Will Call at the concert. Tickets may also be purchased at school.
Prices are as follows:
- $30 for General Admission seating ($35 at the door)
- $15 for General Admission (ages 12 & under)
- $40 for Balcony seating (ages 16+ only)
- $50 for Premium seating (first three rows and a free, autographed CD from Noor)


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Breakfast as we have all heard is the most important meal of the day but some of the choices can be a bit taxing on our diets. If you have ever been to an IHOP on a Saturday or Sunday morning you will see that Americans take their pancakes very seriously. Still it takes a strong will to walk into this establishment without ordering a stack of pancakes with melted butter and syrup dripping from every angle. With all this mind IHOP has taken away the guess work and has added to their regular line up a SIMPLE & FIT menu.
No worries you won't have to sacrifice the pancakes or omelettes you love because they have trimmed those down for you.
SIMPLE & FIT Blueberry Harvest Grain 'N Nut® Combo, 560 calories.
Blueberry Harvest Grain 'N Nut® pancakes served with slices of fresh banana, along with scrambled egg substitute.
SIMPLE & FIT Vegetable Omelette, 330 calories.
Fresh spinach, mushrooms, onions and Swiss cheese, topped off with diced tomatoes, comes with mixed fruit, usually whatever types are in season in your area.
SIMPLE & FIT Two-Egg Breakfast, 350 calories.
Scrambled egg substitute, two strips of turkey bacon, whole wheat toast, served with a mix of fruits that are in season.
Still not convinced that you can enter into an IHOP without suffering an epic fail? Then follow these easy tips (consider it your cheat sheet), when ordering from the regular menu.
Switch from regular eggs and order whites or egg substitute.
Since the omelettes are automatically made with cheese, ask your server to hold it. Also, ask for fruit instead of the side of pancakes that are normally served with your omellete.
Request that they give you sugar free syrup.
Skip the butter and the added powdered sugar that your pancakes, waffles or French toast come with.


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[…] Inc.'s pension plan, Friend's team released the following statement along with a few documents. Most of these are clearly the same docs […]
Did anyone notice that the pension plan administrator is Clifford Friend? Any relation to John? Even though it smells odd, maybe it's nothing.
Anusara employees should seek detailed information about the loan – what it was for and why the pension contributions had to stop in order to get it. As much as I love and trust John, my training as an attorney and CPA tells me more facts are necessary to fully understand how well John and Anusara have maintained integrity though these events. Then again, my John's guru status will be permanently guaranteed if people continue to follow his teachings even after a scandal is uncovered. The only way John can lose is if his following evaporates if there is a scandal, and that seems highly unlikely.
i worked for john friend in 2005 and did take him and anusara inc to court with the texas work force commision and won. john friend wanted me to work for free on the weekends. he also wanted me to put his personal expenses on my own credit card. trying to get that guy to pay me back is the reason i quit!


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And now, the awesome storytellers are getting the credit they deserve.
TripAdvisor announced the top ten ghost tours in the country, and Park City came in second; click here for the full list. The tour meets 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. every day at Miner's Park, just across from 412 Bistro.
On tour, you'll learn about Lizzy, killed by her husband, but still walking the halls of the Imperial Hotel. Listen to stories of miners who fell 600 feet down the local mine shafts, but still stop to get a drink at the Alamo. Bring your camera, and you might get lucky enough to have your photo taken with them.
I'll be on the tour tomorrow, so check back for photos and a review. Click here for our blog on Story Tours' ghost tour of SLC.
Ghost Tours of Harpers Ferry in West Virginia came in first, and Hearse Ghost Tours in Savannah, Georgia is third on TripAdvisor's list.


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