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What's So Special About the 1943 Copper Penny?
According to the American Numismatic Association, the 1943 copper-alloy cent is one of the most idealized and potentially one of the most sought-after items in American numismatics. Nearly all circulating pennies at that time were struck in zinc-coated steel because copper and nickel were needed for the Allied war effort.
40 1943 copper-alloy cents are known to remain in existence. Coin experts speculate that they were struck by accident when copper-alloy 1-cent blanks remained in the press hopper when production began on the new steel pennies.
A 1943 copper cent was first offered for sale in 1958, bringing more than $40,000. A subsequent piece sold for $10,000 at an ANA convention in 1981. The highest amount paid for a 1943 copper cent was $82,500 in 1996.
Because of its collector value, the 1943 copper cent has been counterfeited by coating steel cents with copper or by altering the dates of 1945, 1948, and 1949 pennies.
The easiest way to determine if a 1943 cent is made of steel, and not copper, is to use a magnet. If it sticks to the magnet, it is not copper. If it does not stick, the coin might be of copper and should be authenticated by an expert.
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Published: Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 3:30 a.m.
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A Vance man was killed in a two-vehicle crash on Alabama Highway 216 on Tuesday night.
David Pugh, 57, died in the accident at the 2.9 mile marker. The driver of the other vehicle, Cindy Hopkins of Vance, was taken to DCH Regional Medical Center, according to state troopers. No further information was released Wednesday.
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2. Should I set my tank up at a low BW, or can I set it up FW instead of doing all the water changes in BW to save on salt? When I get my GSP, should I automatically start it in a low BW?


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"A delight….[A] funny and warmhearted exploration of the sacred and the profane."
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"Reading The Next Queen of Heaven is like hanging on to the back of an out-of-control carnival ride—terrifying, thrilling, a once-in-a-lifetime adventure."
—Ann Patchett
New York Times bestseller Gregory Maguire—who re-imagined the land of Oz and all its fabled inhabitants in his monumental series, The Wicked Years—brings us The Next Queen of Heaven, a wildly farcical and gloriously imaginative tall tale of faith, Catholic dogma, lust, and questionable miracles on the eve of Y2K. The very bizarre and hilarious goings on in the eccentric town of Thebes make for a delightfully mad reading experience—as The Next Queen of Heaven shows off the acclaimed author of Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister and Mirror Mirror in a brilliant new heavenly light.
With the new millennium approaching, the eccentric town of Thebes grows even stranger. Mrs. Leontina Scales begins speaking in tongues after being clocked by a Catholic statuette. Her daughter, Tabitha, and her sons scheme to save their mother or surrender her to Jesus—whatever comes first. Meanwhile, choir director Jeremy Carr, caught between lust and ambition, fumbles his way toward Y2K. The ancient Sisters of the Sorrowful Mysteries join with a gay singing group. The Radical Radiants battle the Catholics. A Christmas pageant goes horribly awry. And a child is born.
Only a modern master like Gregory Maguire could spin a tale as frantic, funny, and farcical as The Next Queen of Heaven.
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"Comes alive in many dimensions, many of them funny and slightly bonkers." — Los Angeles Times
"A delight. . . . [A] funny and warmhearted exploration of the sacred and the profane." — Washington Post
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RICHMOND -- The fire at Chevron's refinery that broke out Monday has caused one of the units at the plant to be shut down, the San Ramon-based energy giant said Tuesday.
"The number four crude unit was affected," said Brent Tippen, a spokesman for Chevron. "That unit is down."
Chevron did not provide immediate information about the overall production status of the Richmond refinery,
"There are not that many refineries in the state, so California is very reliant on the Richmond refinery," said Christopher Thornberg, principal economist and founding partner with Beacon Economics. "So you could definitely see an effect on gasoline prices."
The Richmond refinery can process up to 240,000 barrels of crude oil a day. The plant is the Bay Area's largest refinery.
"If the refinery is disrupted for an extended period of time, there would be an effect on gasoline prices on the West Coast," said Pavel Molchanov, an analyst with investment firm Raymond James. "The effect on California fuel prices is likely to be meaningful."
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1. Ethics in research
- a) Offer your suggestion freely
- b) Privately talk about collaboration
- c) Talk to your research supervisor
- d) Work on it yourself
I raised my hand without hesitation, and told everyone I'd give my ideas freely. Ideas are cheap. It's implementation that really counts. I don't mind giving my ideas away. If people _really_ like my ideas, then they'll see the advantages in collaborating with me and helping me grow. If I keep my ideas to myself, however, the world will be limited by my ability to work on those ideas (and my ability to concentrate on them in the first place!).
My lab partner whispered that it was obvious that I'm into open source. It's something I really believe in. I want to give ideas away. I want to learn as much as I can so that I can spread what I know.
Many people don't like doing that. There's a lot of pressure in the academe to be the first to publish, and there are also the temptations of the commercial world. Those are some of the reasons why people sit on cool ideas. That doesn't make sense to me at all, and I hope never to be in a situation where I have to do that.
I don't think ideas are scarce. I think they're abundant, wild and free. The more ideas I give away, the more I receive. =)
2. Flash fiction: ALLEYCAT - 196 words
I tug the hem of my red leather dress down against the cold. Out of the corner of my eye, I see another man join my shadow. Three men on my tail. It's two in the morning. Not a good time to walk in this part of town.
I walk faster, my heartbeat louder than my footsteps.
One man yells, "Hey, babe! Wait up! We just want to play!"
I can't outrun them. Not in these stiletto boots. I walk faster anyway, adrenalin surging through my blood. I feel their leers boring into my back.
Narrow alley to my right. Probably leads to a dead end.
I disappear around the corner. Their footsteps get louder, cockier. They can't wait to close the gap. I can hear them breathe.
Snapping my right heel open, I withdraw my monofilament garrote. Strangulation is fun, but decapitation is so much quicker--and this one takes a feather of a touch to slice through bone and cartilage. This way, they can hear their heads hit the ground.
I make short work of the scum. Then I wipe blood off leather, replace my heel, and saunter on, an alleycat on the prowl.
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OLEGGIO, Italy – Rashawn Thomas had a double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds to lead four players in double figures, as the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi men's basketball team defeated Oleggio Basket 93-53 in an exhibition on Saturday, Aug. 24. It marked the second win in as many games for the Islanders in their 10-day Italian tour.
John Jordan led all scorers with 15 points, while Jelani Currie added 12 and Jeff Beverly poured in 11 in the victory. The Islanders snared 55 rebounds to Oleggio's 34, and A&M-Corpus Christi shot .473 from the field (35-for-74) in the contest.
Cole Martinez and Dale Francis each went 4-for-7 from the field for nine points, and Joy Williamson added eight. Brandon Pye scored seven points as well.
The Islanders came out of the gate cold from the field, and Oleggio was just the opposite. Oleggio went 6-for-10 from beyond the arc in the first quarter, several of those from long range, to take a 23-16 lead at the first break.
But the Islanders came out strong, chipping away before finally taking their first lead at 29-28 on a Thomas layup. After a three-point lead gave Oleggio the lead back, the Islanders scored the half's final 14 points, as the 14-0 run sent them into the locker room up 43-31.
The Islanders scored the first six points of the second half before Oleggio finally cracked the scoreboard after the 20-0 run saw the Islanders up 49-31. From there, A&M-Corpus Christi continued to pull away, outscoring Oleggio 27-13 in the third and 23-9 in the fourth. The Islanders pushed the lead to as many as 42 in the final minute, before Oleggio scored the final bucket to result in the final score.
The Islanders have finished their time in the Varese area, and will travel to Florence for two days on Sunday, Aug. 25. They then head to Rome on Tuesday, Aug. 27, where they will play their final two games – against Fondi on Wednesday, Aug. 28, and against Stella Azzura on Thursday, Aug. 29. For all the latest on the Islanders during the trip, be sure to follow the team on Twitter/Instagram (@IslandersMBB).


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Ronald Reagan's The Notes is a fascinating window into the mind of our fortieth president and the writers and thinkers to whom he turned for advice, inspiration, humor, and hope. Collected by the Ronald Reagan Foundation, the book includes both Reagan's own writing and his favorite quotations, proverbs, and excerpts from speeches, poetry, and literature. The breadth of these notes sheds light on a man who was deeply engaged with the arts, culture, and politics, from his time as one of the nation's most popular actors to later years as one of its most beloved presidents. Known as the "Great Communicator," Reagan sought wisdom from a wide-ranging set of political figures, philosophers, novelists, and poets, including Abraham Lincoln, Daniel Webster, John F. Kennedy, and Thomas Jefferson, as well as Mohandas Gandhi, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Mark Twain, and Thomas Wolfe.
While the number one New York Times bestselling Reagan Diaries detailed daily life inside the Oval Office, The Notes encapsulates a lifetime of reflections on work, marriage, and family in classic one-liners such as "Flattery is what makes husbands out of bachelors" and "Money may not buy friends, but it will help you to stay in contact with your children." Reagan's own writing—his jokes, aphorisms, and insights into politics and life—is often surprising and reveals a view of the president that has rarely before been seen.
Historic, illuminating, and deeply captivating, The Notes is a remarkable collection of the thoughts of one of our most beloved presidents.
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"The book offers a window into the mind of the nation's 40th president and displays the effort he made behind the scenes to hone his performance as a speechmaker and storyteller driving home a conservative political philosophy." — USA Today
"This volume provides an illuminating glimpse into Reagan's mind. . . . The entries show the directness of Reagan's thought and his uncanny ability to make a point." — The Daily
"These notes are wonderful things. . . . Although a few recent books have proclaimed to have finally uncovered the real Reagan, there's a chance we'll never get any closer than in these scribbles, which reveal so much." — Christopher Buckley, Bloomberg News
"Now with the discovery of his note cards, we can better appreciate just how hard Reagan himself labored to be clear and convincing—and, yes, sometimes funny—to his many audiences." — The American Spectator
"This is a book to return to often and sample the collected wisdom found there that buttressed a remarkable man's vision." — The Washington Times
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Seneca drew even with a big rally in the sixth inning, but couldn't hang on as the Nevada Tigers tacked on three in the top of the seventh to steal an 8-5 victory at the 39th annual Bill O'Dell Tournament at Carl Lewton Stadium.
Trailing 5-0, the Indians looked all but done in the sixth until Payton Rawlins lined a single to right to make it 5-1. Marty Mailes later punched a single to left to make it 5-3, and Brett Roark singled with one out to right to make it 5-4. Cole Lankford then lifted a sac fly to left to score Cade Cornett to tie it 5-5.
"You've got to hand it to these kids, they'll battle and they're never out of a ballgame," Indians coach Chris Yust said. "We've had big innings this year, so we knew we could do it again. We never got our heads down, we got down five runs and still felt like we could come back and tie it up."
The Tigers responded in the top of the seventh, scoring the go-ahead run on an error with the bases loaded and one out to make it 6-5. Clay Regers then punched a two-run single to left to cap it at 8-5.
"Tip your cap to (the Tigers). They're a good team, they made big plays and got the big hits at the end," Yust said.
Seneca pitcher Payton Rawlins went the distance on the mound, scattering seven hits and allowing seven runs (four earned) on three walks and five strikeouts.
Mailes had two hits and two RBIs for the Indians, while Rawlins, Roark and Lankford had a hit and an RBI apiece. Dalan Merriman also had a hit.
Cole Sanderson earned the win on the hill in a complete-game effort for the Tigers.
Seneca (5-2) takes on Webb City at 7 p.m. tonight in Carthage.
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As the governor plans midyear cuts of 1 percent to local aid and other cuts to school transportation and special education, one school learned Wednesday it is facing a 7 percent cut. The Massachusetts Academy of Math and Science, a Grade 11-12 school that is the only one of its kind in the state, will lose $100,000 under the governor's proposals.
The 20-year-old school, which is run in collaboration with Worcester Polytechnic Institute, is its own district but is not a charter school. It is called a "school of excellence" and is designed to prepare advanced students for science, technology, engineering and mathematics degrees. It also has its own line item, called "schools of excellence," in the state budget, which sometimes causes confusion.
In 2009, for instance, state leaders proposed cutting the school's money altogether, apparently because they didn't realize it funded a public school.
This year, the governor plans to cut the school's $1.4 million budget by $100,000, or 7 percent, under the governor's current proposal.
"It was a mistake. I'm being optimistic," said Arthur C. Heinricher, WPI's dean of undergraduate studies.
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I have a Intel Core 2 Cpu, 6600 @ 2,40GHz and 2 GB ram running on Windows XP with the newest version of ps3mediaserver (1.10.51). My network is 1 GB.
Both 720p and 1080p normally works perfectly. There is normaly a rate of 5-15 mb/s and sometimes op to 30 mb/s.
Now I have downloaded two new movies in 1080p and it seems like my computer can't handle processing it is both Matroska Video files like nearly all my movies and its (x264-DON.Rus) and (x264-HiDt).
In transcoding setting even if I choose the "Low quality, low-end cpu..." it doen't work and there is still stuttering. It lowers the bitrate from up to 60 mb/s to maybe 0,5-10 mb/s
I can play other 1080p mkv-files as mentioned. I have the same problem with only those two 1080p movies.
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Definition of scanner in English:
1A device for examining, reading, or monitoring something, in particular.
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- Merlin checked the readings of a hand scanner that was strapped to his left arm and grunted.
- But the SmartTech scanner detected switches and batteries - some of the earmarks of a suspicious device.
- They use scanners to monitor Garda radio frequencies, are believed to carry out surveillance on Garda stations and communicate with each other via mobile phones and walkie-talkies.
1.1 Medicine A machine that examines the body through the use of radiation, ultrasound, or magnetic resonance imaging, as a diagnostic aid.
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- It is superseding most diagnostic endoscopic cholangiopancreatography as faster magnetic resonance imaging scanners become more widely available.
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- The Five Stars Scanner Appeal was launched in 2003 to buy a Magnetic Resonance imaging scanner for the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital at Pendlebury.
1.2 Electronics A device that scans documents and converts them into digital data.
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· David O. Russell's next movie, a romantic comedy called Nailed, adds James Marsden, Catherine Keener and Tracy Morgan to an all-star cast that already includes Jake Gyllenhaal and Jessica Biel. As thrilled as we are to see Morgan's movie career graduate to the level of a Russell production, we fear what mayhem might arise from combining the highly combustible auteur and the manically unhinged actor. [THR]
· Overseas audiences love 10,000 B.C.! So much so that Warner Bros. has ordered 9999 more sequels, at which point they'll have Roland Emmerich take a stab at the Nativity Story, in which the baby Savior will fend off bloodthirsty sabre-toothed manger goats. [Variety]
· Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson are close to signing Nanny McPhee's Thomas Sangster to play the lead role in their motion-capture Tintin trilogy. Do they really have to make it motion-capture? Nothing good ever comes from motion-capture. Let's just leave it in the early '00s, like we left sundried tomatoes in the '80s. [THR]
· Tony Scott's remake of 1970s subway-hijacking classic The Taking of Pelham One Two Three gets more then just a digitized-title upgrade: it also gets James Gandolfini as the NYC mayor. Unfortunately, it also gets John Travolta. [Variety]
· Jon Heder and Dax Shepard Career Death-Rattle Watch: They both get one last wheeze playing Kristin Bell love interest in When In Rome. [Variety]


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Am J Psychiatry 140:8, August 1983.
Dr. Breggin protests the publication of pieces promoting lobotomy.
Congressional Record, February 24, 1972.
An alert to the Congress and the media of the resurgence of lobotomy and psychosurgery.
"Psychosurgery for political purposes," Duquesne Law Review, Vol. 13 (1975).
Several of the nation's leading psychosurgeons have persistently linked their work to the control of urban violence, ghetto disorders and political dissent.
"Lobotomies: an alert," American Journal of Psychiatry 129:1 July 1972.
A letter alerting the psychiatric community to the upsurge in lobotomy and psychosurgery in the US and worldwide.


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1. Expertise: more than meets the eye: 11:35
We can't help but be amazed by experts' performances. Brilliant concert pianists, chess grandmasters... there must be *something* about them that sets them apart from us ordinary folks. But sometimes, an incredible feat of genius is more than what it seems—or less!
Here is an anecdote taken from a research paper on expert levels of performance (Ericsson, 1998) about the Italian violinist, Paganini:
According to my father's account, during one of his concerts Paganini experienced a problem—one of the strings on his violin broke; after a brief pause, he continued playing the music on the remaining string. A little later another string broke but he still resumed playing. Yet another strong broke, and Paganini finished playing the concert on a single string while producing the most beautiful music. Such a demonstration of an immediate unexpected reorganization of one's music performance is mind-boggling.
Sounds unbelievable, doesn't it? To be able to adapt so quickly to changing circumstances and still perform to the highest standards despite such challenges—*surely* there must be some kind of secret gift. How can practice alone account for that?
If you read the paper, you'll find about that and more in this deep and insightful study into high levels of performance. In the meantime, think of possible explanations—and then check back on Saturday (June 23) for the spoilers!
Ericksson, K. A. (1998) "The scientific study of expert levels of performnance: general implications for optimal learning and creativity." High Ability Studies, 9(1), pp75—100
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BERKELEY -- Kites will fill the skies this weekend, as one of the largest kite festivals in the Western Hemisphere takes flight.
The free Berkeley Kite Festival, which was founded in 1986, helps give back to the community each year and promotes passion in kiting, said Tom McAlister, founder of the festival and owner of Highline Kites of Berkeley. The 28th annual festival, which initially drew 500 spectators, is expected to attract more than 25,000 kite lovers over two days at the Cesar Chavez Park.
"It's steadily been growing," McAlister said. "We never dreamed we'd be sharing it with so many people, but it's pretty exciting."
The festival runs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Some of the highlights include a candy drop, where kites will drop more than 300 pounds of candy, a Taiko drummer performance and arts and crafts booths.
Festival planning has gone on all year long and it is run almost entirely by volunteers. There are about 80 volunteers who return each year to help with the festival, McAlister said.
Parking is available at Golden Gate Fields for $15 (proceeds benefit local charities) and free shuttles will be available. Attendees can also enjoy food, free kite making and bounce houses for the children. McAlister said he is excited to share his love for kiting with others.
"When you take someone outside and put a kite in their hand, in almost every case they're surprised how much fun it is," McAlister said. "The kite festival is an opportunity to share that excitement with as many people as we can."


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October 12, 2011
Fuel Efficiency Flight Challenge Winner Crowned
The e-Genius, a glider with an electric motor, finished second in the CAFE Green Flight Challenge in California.
NASA awarded $1.65 million on October 3 for the Green Flight Challenge, a competition designed to spark the start of the electric airplane industry. Team Pipistrel-USA.com of State College, Pennsylvania, claimed the first place prize of $1.35 million, with team e-Genius, of Ramona, California, taking the second place prize of $120,000. NASA and the Comparative Aircraft Flight Efficiency Foundation held the inaugural event, sponsored by Google, at the Sonoma County Airport in Santa Rosa, California.
Fourteen teams with electric, biofueled, and hybrid-powered aircraft originally registered for the competition, and three teams met all requirements to soar in the skies. To win, an aircraft had to fly 200 miles in less than two hours and use less than one gallon of fuel per occupant, or the equivalent in electricity. The first and second place teams, which were both electric-powered, achieved twice the fuel efficiency requirement by using just over a half-gallon of fuel equivalent per passenger. The competition is part of the NASA Centennial Challenges program. It is designed to stimulate private sector investment in solving technical problems. See the NASA press release.


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Good morning and welcome to Summit Up, the world's only daily column that is covered in snow, wearing its knit pom pom-tipped hat and matching mittens in September.
Yes folks, winter is kind-of sort-of here, as evidenced by Monday morning's snowfall. It poked its head out of the ground, saw its shadow and laughed an evil, maniacal laugh to remind us that we can't really justify those scrubby shorts or flip-flops anymore. That's okay, 'cause now we can justify Snuggies by the fire.
Anyway, we're taking some solace in the fact that it's also dumping snow up on the red planet - NASA smarty pants scientists recently confirmed a few feet of martian pow up there, although, we hear the individual "flakes" are cold enough to freeze off a tongue. That is, if an alien is so inclined to stick theirs out for a taste (unless they have some crazy alien freeze-resistant tongue or special tongue sock to keep the cold off, which we're guessing they do). Apparently, it's like -193 degrees Fahrenheit up there, which incidentally is only a few degrees chillier than some of the houses in Blue River.
MILLIONS OF SUMMIT UP READERS: Hey! Don't knock Blue River! It may be a little cold, but it's pretty peaceful up here.
SUMMIT UP: We're sorry, we didn't mean to offend anyone. We've lived there ourselves, and remember the tranquility. But, we also remember wearing sweat suits around the house in the middle of summer to keep warm ... too bad Snuggies weren't around then.
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Sisters at Heart, a women's ministry of Wesley United Methodist Church, has slated a program for Tuesday, Feb. 26, at 6:30 p.m.
Sisters at Heart is a ministry whose goal is to help women draw closer to God by hearing a message of encouragement and testimony from other women.
The program will be brought by Mary Brazier, and is titled "Growing a Flower Garden in Rocky Places." Her personal journey of finding God's grace after a life of difficult situations of abuse and neglect led her to a life of helping children in similar traumatic homes overcome their situations, and become not only survivors, but warriors.
Brazier has a broad background of a 26-year career in working with youth services in areas of Child Abuse prevention. She has been active in Camp Fire, Scouts, Coalitions for Drug, Alcohol, Teen and Dating Violence and has background in Legislative lobbying for Family Services.
All women are invited to hear her testimony of God's mercy and grace.
Wesley is located at 302 E. Independence. The evening begins at 6:30 with a snack supper, followed by the program. A nursery is provided.
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98-Year-Old Woman Linked to Rosenberg Case Seeks to Clear Her Name
More than 60 years after a jury found Miriam Moskowitz guilty of conspiring to deceive a grand jury investigating Soviet atomic espionage, the 98-year-old retired New Jersey teacher is asking a federal judge to throw out her conviction.
One of the last living links to the Rosenberg espionage case, Ms. Moskowitz filed court papers in Manhattan federal court on Tuesday asking to correct what she says is a "miscarriage of justice from the McCarthy era."
Federal prosecutors accused her of conspiring with her then-boss and lover Abraham Brothman, a New York chemical engineer, to persuade a KGB courier to lie to a grand jury about his spy connections. She spent two years in prison and paid a $10,000 fine.
She was convicted on the strength of testimony from the courier, Harry Gold, whose confession to the FBI proved to be instrumental in the Rosenberg case.
Mr. Gold helped authorities catch atomic spy David Greenglass and ultimately led to the arrests of Greenglass's sister, Ethel Rosenberg, and her husband, Julius, who were convicted of supplying nuclear secrets to the Soviets and executed in 1953.
And it was Mr. Gold's testimony that also ensnared Ms. Moskowitz, who was briefly a member of the Communist Party and had worked as Mr. Brothman's secretary at his office in Queens.
In a 16-page petition, lawyers for Baker Botts LLP representing her pro bono contend that Mr. Gold lied to jurors, pointing to evidence that surfaced only recently. They point to grand jury transcripts unsealed in 2008 that show him contradicting what he had told the FBI in 1950 about Ms. Moskowitz's knowledge of a conspiracy. Her lawyers also say she didn't cooperate with the FBI at the time because she feared exposing her affair with Mr. Brothman, a married man.
The petition says Ms. Moskowitz, who published a book about her case in 2012 saying she and the Rosenbergs were victims of "anti-Soviet hysteria", still lives under the shadow of her felony conviction. Her lawyers say she never married as a result of her conviction and had difficulty holding a job due to her notoriety.
The $10,000 fine Ms. Moskowitz paid in 1950, equivalent to nearly $100,000 today, together with lost job opportunities have caused Ms. Moskowitz economic hardship her entire life. While the Court cannot undo more than sixty years of economic adversity, vacating the conviction and fine will help alleviate some of that distress particularly since, having never married, Ms. Moskowitz has always had to support herself.
A spokeswoman for the U.S. attorney's office in Manhattan declined to comment.
"I"m 98, and I don't want to depart this world with this thing hanging over me," Ms. Moskowitz told Law Blog on Tuesday.


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WASHINGTON (November 11, 2012)--Two senators have hammered out a bipartisan "comprehensive, detailed blueprint" to overhaul immigration policy, and the plan includes a pathway to citizenship for the estimated 11 million illegal immigrants now in the United States.
U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., told NBC's "Meet the Press" Sunday that he and U.S. Sen. Lindsay Graham, R-S.C., have developed the plan that calls for developing a secure document to assure employers they're hiring people authorized to work in the country, and allowing legal immigration for needed workers at all skill levels.
The path to citizenship would require immigrants to learn English, go to the back of the visa line, have a job and not commit crimes.
House Speaker John Boehner says it's time to address immigration policy, but won't commit to the citizenship issue.


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Radical: Fighting to Put Students First
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Wednesday, May 22, 2013
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Educator Michelle Rhee joins Library Director Crosby Kemper III for a public conversation about her new book Radical: Fighting to Put Students First and explains her ideas for improving public education by ensuring that laws, leaders, and politics are making students – not adults – their top priority.
Rhee is past chancellor of the Washington D.C. Public Schools and the founder, CEO, and president of the New Teacher Project. In 2010, she founded StudentsFirst, a non-profit organization which works on education reform issues such as ending teacher tenure.
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Muskrats split with Washburn
Chase Gates is up to bat for the Muskrats, with teammate Henry Savelkoul leading off at first base, in the Muskrats' non-conference game with Washburn played at Lansford.
By LaVonne Erickson
The MLSGKB Muskrats stepped out of regional play on Tuesday, May 3rd when they hosted Kip Erickson's Washburn Cardinals in two five inning games.
MLSGKB held the Cardinals scoreless for four innings and allowed them to just score one run in the game in the top of the fifth. The Muskrats won the contest by a score of 4 to 1 as they scored three runs in the bottom of the first and another run in the bottom of the fourth.
On the mound and getting the win for the Muskrats was Dalton Moberg, with Henry Savelkoul behind the plate doing the catching.
Zane Wenstad at bat for the Muskrats.
For the game, Washburn scored their 1 run on 5 hits, committed 1 error, and left 9 base runners stranded on the bases. MLSGKB scored their 4 runs on 6 hits, committed 2 errors, and left 6 men stranded on the bases.
Credited with hits for the Muskrats were: Statler Olson - a double; Chase Gates - a single; Talon Thompson - a single and a double; Henry Savelkoul - a single; and Wyatt Schmidt - a single.
Talon Thompson was behind the plate catching for Zane Wenstad in the Muskrats' second game against Washburn. On first base for the Muskrats is Clay Froseth.
The Cardinals came back and won the second game as they defeated the Muskrats 10 to 8. Washburn scored the first run of the game in the top of the first, but MLSGKB came back and scored two runs of their own to take the 2 to 1 lead. Washburn managed to regain the lead in the top of the third when they scored two runs and then added another two runs in the top of the fourth and five runs in the top of the fifth to give them the 10 to 2 lead. The Muskrats fought back and scored six runs in the bottom of that inning, but it wasn't enough as Washburn went home with the 10 to 8 win.
Noah Kelly takes a swing at the ball in the Muskrats' game with Washburn.
On the mound and taking the loss for the Muskrats was Zane Wenstad, with Talon Thompson behind the plate catching.
MLSGKB finished the game with 8 runs on 9 hits, committed 5 errors, and left 7 runners stranded on the bases. Washburn scored their 10 runs on 7 hits, committed 5 errors, and left 7 runners stranded on the bases.
Getting hits for the Muskrats in the game were: Henry Savelkoul, Chase Gates, Dalton Moberg, and Berkley Santos, all with a single; Statler Olson - two singles; Clay Froseth - two singles; and Talon Thompson a triple.
KBMLS takes two games from Central McLean
Hallie Schmidt heads to first after getting a hit, as teammate, Becca Schoenberg crosses home base to score for KBMLS in their game against Central McLean.
By LaVonne Erickson
On Monday, May 2nd, the Kenmare/Bowbells/Mohall Lansford Sherwood Kamels hosted Central McLean for a regional doubleheader.
Central McLean started off the game with three runs in the top of the first inning, but by the end of that inning the game was tied at 3 to 3 as KBMLS scored three runs of their own. The game remained tied until the top of the third when Central McLean scored two runs to go up 5 to 3. However, their lead didn't last long as KBMLS came up big in the bottom of that inning scoring a total of 9 runs to make it a 12 to 5 game in favor of the Kamels. KBMLS's defense held Central McLean scoreless for the next two innings while putting two runs on the board for themselves in the bottom of the fourth and came up with the winning run in the bottom of the fifth to end the game by the 10-run rule. Final score was 15 to 5.
Winning battery for KBMLS was Calli Brackenbury, pitcher, and Hallie Schmidt, catcher.
KBMLS finished the game scoring their 15 runs on 8 hits, committed 5 errors, and left 6 girls stranded on the bases. Central McLean scored their 5 runs on 8 hits, committed 3 errors, and left 10 base runners stranded on the bases.
Kayla Mortensen crosses home plate and is met by her teammates after getting a home run which scored herself, Hayley Southam, and Allison Voigt.
Getting hits for KBMLS in the game were: McKayla Neubauer - a grand slam home run; Janie Savelkoul - a single; Hallie Schmidt - a single; Hayley Southam - a double; Allison Voigt - a single and a triple; and Kayla Mortensen - a three run homer.
The KBMLS Kamels also won the second game of the doubleheader as they beat Central McLean by a score of 9 to 3.
On the mound and getting the win for KBMLS was Janie Savelkoul, with Annika Christenson, catching.
KBMLS finished out the game scoring their 9 runs on 8 hits, committed 6 errors, and left 5 girls stranded on the bases. Central McLean scored their 3 runs on just 1 hit, committed 6 errors, and left 8 girls stranded on the bases.
Earning hits in this game for the Kamels were: McKenzie Foltyn - a single; Janie Savelkoul - a single; Hannah Hagen - two singles; Destiny Hardy - a single; and Bailee Moorhead - three singles.
Varsity Track and Field
Rugby Meet
The MLS boys' and girls' varsity track and field teams took part in the Rugby Invitational Track and Field Meet on Saturday, April 30th. Results for the Mavericks from that meet were:
Skylar McLain: 4th in Discus, and 5th in Shot Put.
Jacob Gates: 4th in High Jump; and 4th in Long Jump.
400 Meter Relay: 7th - Stephen Ellingson, Dillon Mortensen, Riley Strand, and Jacob Gates.
800 Meter Relay: 6th - Stephen Ellingson, Dillon Mortensen, Riley Strand, and Jacob Gates.
MLS 6th graders win the Mohall Tournament
MLS won the 6th grade tournament held in Mohall on Saturday, April 30th. Team members are left to right, back row: Lauren Steeves, Ryan Morlock, Tyler Woloson, Coach Wally Beckman, Jacob Undlin, Matthew Brendsel, Cordell Klokstad, Alex Kopichanski, Gannon Hall, and Kylie Abernathey. Front row, left to right: Parker Johnson, Luke Steeves, Levi Lenton, Joe Savelkoul, Blake Nehring, and Steele Olson.
The Mohall Lansford Sherwood School District hosted a boy's 6th grade basketball tournament on Saturday, April 30th with games being played in both the old gym and the Donald M. Kolbo Auditorium at the MLS-Mohall School.
Opening round games began that morning at 9:00 a.m.
In the Mavericks' first game, MLS defeated Minot Ryan 44 to 20. Scoring for the Mavericks: Jacob Undlin 13, Tyler Woloson 10, Joe Savelkoul 8, Matthew Brendsel 6, Ryan Morlock 4, Steele Olson 2, and Gannon Hall 1.
Other opening round games had Velva edging Bottineau 20 to 18; Kenmare beat Surrey 26 to 13; and DesLacs/Burlington nipped Lewis and Clark/Berthold by a score of 18 to 17.
Results from the consolation round:
Semi-Finals: Minot Ryan beat Bottineau by a score of 33 to 22; and Lewis and Clark/Berthold got past Surrey 28 to 25.
The 7th place game was won by Surrey as they beat Bottineau, however, that score was not available.
Lewis and Clark/Berthold went home with the 5th place hardware, as they beat Minot Ryan 23 to 15.
Semi-final results in the winner's bracket:
Mohall beat Velva 46 to 22. Scoring for the Mavericks: Joe Savelkoul 12, Jacob Undlin 9, Gannon Hall 8, Ryan Morlock 5, Steele Olson 2, Tyler Woloson 2, Levi Lenton 2, Luke Steeves 2, Cordell Klokstad 2, and Parker Johnson 2.
The other semi-final game was won by DesLacs/Burlington as they knocked off Kenmare 33 to 16.
Velva won the 3rd place game, as they defeated Kenmare 24 to 21.
The championship game was won by the MLS Mavericks, as they beat DesLacs/Burlington 38 to 25. Scoring for the Mavericks: Jacob Undlin 14, Joe Savelkoul 6, Steele Olson 6, Gannon Hall 6, Luke Steeves 2, and Levi Lenton 2.
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The Analysis
Adriaen van Ostade executed several works using the same composition and showing men in an identical setting, in three-quarter profile, sitting at a table generally covered with an opulent Oriental rug, absorbed in their studies.
This has enabled us to group them into two main categories: men of the law and scientists. The title under which the Dutuit painting was listed upon its entrance to the Petit Palais, which we have kept, does not make it clear what the profession of the figure is, or the exact nature of the liquid he is examining.
He would appear to be a doctor absorbed in one of the activities most commonly depicted to show a diagnosis being established: the examination of a bottle of urine. Costume, instruments and botany books are traditional in this type of representation, which is often found in paintings attributed to many other 17th century Dutch artists, and the various versions attributed to Van Ostade are simply variants of the Dutuit painting.
The refined technique of this work, attention to detail and meticulous brushstrokes are representative of the evolution of Van Ostade's art in the 1660's.


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Hurricane Arthur Advisory Number 14
Nws National Hurricane Center Miami Fl
500 Am Edt Fri Jul 04 2014
...Arthur Moving Offshore Of The Outer Banks...
...Expected To Pass Southeast Of Cape Cod Tonight...
Summary Of 500 Am Edt...0900 Utc...Information
Location...36.0n 75.3w
About 20 Mi...35 Km E Of Kitty Hawk North Carolina
About 85 Mi...135 Km Se Of Norfolk Virginia
Maximum Sustained Winds...100 Mph...155 Km/H
Present Movement...Ne Or 40 Degrees At 23 Mph...37 Km/H
Minimum Central Pressure...973 Mb...28.74 Inches
Watches And Warnings
Changes With This Advisory...
The Tropical Storm Warning For Cape Cod Has Been Extended Westward To Woods Hole.
The Hurricane Warning West Of Cape Lookout North Carolina Has Been Discontinued.
Summary Of Watches And Warnings In Effect...
A Hurricane Warning Is In Effect For...
* Cape Lookout North Carolina To The North Carolina/Virginia Border
* Pamlico Sound
* Eastern Albemarle Sound
A Tropical Storm Warning Is In Effect For...
* The North Carolina/Virginia Border To Cape Charles Light
Virginia...Including The Mouth Of The Chesapeake Bay
* Western Albemarle Sound
* Nantucket
* Cape Cod From Provincetown To Woods Hole
A Tropical Storm Watch Is In Effect For...
* New Brunswick From The U. S./Canada Border To Grand-Anse
* All Of Nova Scotia Including Cape Breton Island
* All Of Prince Edward Island
A Hurricane Warning Means That Hurricane Conditions Are Expected
Somewhere Within The Warning Area. Preparations To Protect Life
And Property Should Have Already Been Completed.
A Tropical Storm Warning Means That Tropical Storm Conditions Are
Expected Somewhere Within The Warning Area.
A Tropical Storm Watch Means That Tropical Storm Conditions Are
Possible Within The Watch Area.
Interests Elsewhere In Coastal Portions Of New England...New
Brunswick...And Newfoundland Should Monitor The Progress Of Arthur.
For Storm Information Specific To Your Area In The United
States...Including Possible Inland Watches And Warnings...Please
Monitor Products Issued By Your Local National Weather Service
Forecast Office. For Storm Information Specific To Your Area Outside
The United States...Please Monitor Products Issued By Your National
Meteorological Service.
Discussion And 48-Hour Outlook
At 500 Am Edt...0900 Utc...The Eye Of Hurricane Arthur Was Located By Noaa Doppler Radar Near Latitude 36.0 North...Longitude 75.3 West.
Arthur Is Moving Toward The Northeast Near 23 Mph...37 Km/H... And This Motion Is Expected To Continue With An Increase In Forward Speed During The Next Couple Of Days.
On The Forecast Track...The Center Of Arthur Will Move Well Offshore Of The Mid-Atlantic Coast Of The United States Today...Pass Southeast Of New England Tonight...And Be Near Or Over Western Nova Scotia Early Saturday.
Maximum Sustained Winds Are Near 100 Mph...155 Km/H...With Higher Gusts.
Some Weakening Is Forecast During The Next 48 Hours...And Arthur Is Expected To Become A Post-Tropical Cyclone Tonight Or Saturday.
Hurricane Force Winds Extend Outward Up To 40 Miles...65 Km...From
The Center...And Tropical Storm Force Winds Extend Outward Up To 125 Miles...205 Km.
A Weatherflow Station In Waves North Carolina Recently Reported A Sustained Wind Of 74 Mph...119 Km/H...And A Gust Of 84 Mph...135 Km/H.
The Estimated Minimum Central Pressure Based On Surface Observations Is 973 Mb...28.74 Inches.
A Noaa National Ocean Service Station At Oregon Inlet Recently Reported A Pressure Of 975.5 Mb...28.81 Inches.
Hazards Affecting Land
Tropical Storm Conditions Will Continue In Portions Of The Tropical Storm Warning Area In Virginia This Morning. Hurricane Conditions Will Continue In Portions Of The Hurricane Warning Area During The Next Few Hours. Tropical Storm Conditions Are Expected To Reach The Warning Area In New England By Tonight.
Storm Surge...
The Combination Of A Dangerous Storm Surge And The Tide Will Cause Normally Dry Areas Near The Coast To Be Flooded By Rising Waters. The Water Could Reach The Following Heights Above Ground If The Peak Surge Occurs At The Time Of High Tide...
North Carolina Within The Hurricane Warning Area...3 To 5 Ft
Pamlico And Albemarle Sounds...2 To 4 Ft
Extreme Southeastern Virginia...1 To 3 Ft
Coastal Flooding Is Also Possible Along Cape Cod.
The Highest Water Will Occur Along The Immediate Coast In Areas Of
Onshore Flow. The Surge Will Be Accompanied By Large And Damaging Waves. Surge-Related Flooding Depends On The Relative Timing Of The Surge And The Tidal Cycle...And Can Vary Greatly Over Short Distances. For Information Specific To Your Area...Please See
Products Issued By Your Local National Weather Service Office And
The New Experimental Potential Storm Surge Flooding Map For More
Rainfall Will Be Diminishing Over Eastern North Carolina This Morning With Storm Total Accumulations Of 4 To 6 Inches And Isolated Maximum Of 8 Inches Possible. Rainfall Totals Of 1 To 2
Inches Are Possible Over Southeastern Virginia. Rainfall
Accumulations Of 2 To 4 Inches Are Possible Across Rhode Island... Eastern Massachusetts And Coastal Maine.
Swells Generated By Arthur Are Affecting Areas Along The Coast Of North Carolina...And Will Spread Northward Along The Mid-Atlantic And Northeast Coasts Of The United States Today. These Swells Are Expected To Cause Life-Threatening Surf And Rip Currents. For More Information...Please Monitor Products Issued By Your Local National Weather Service Forecast Office.
Forecaster Brennan
Hurricane Arthur Discussion Number 14
Nws National Hurricane Center Miami Fl
500 Am Edt Fri Jul 04 2014
Arthur Still Has A Well-Defined Eye In Radar Imagery, And The Cloud Pattern Features An Area Of Cold Cloud Tops Wrapping Around The Northern And Western Portions Of The Circulation As Some Dry Air
Works Its Way Into The Southern Semicircle.
Before The Air Force Hurricane Hunters Left Arthur, They Measured Flight-Level Winds Of 91 Kt And Sfmr Winds Of 82 Kt, Which Support Maintaining The Initial Intensity At 85 Kt.
The Central Pressure Is Set To 973 Mb Based On A Measurement Of 975.5 Mb At An Noaa National Ocean Service Station At Oregon Inlet With A Wind Of 35 Kt.
Another Hurricane Hunter Aircraft Will Be Sampling Arthur Later This Morning.
Gradual Weakening Is Expected Today And Tonight, And Arthur Will Complete Extratropical Transition By 36 Hours.
After Passing Nova Scotia, Post-Tropical Arthur Should Weaken Rapidly Over The North Atlantic.
Arthur Is Accelerating Northeastward, With An Initial Motion Estimate Of 040/20, And A Northeastward Motion Is Expected To Continue For The Next 48 Hours As Arthur Recurves Ahead Of An Advancing Mid-Latitude Trough.
The Track Model Guidance Is In Good Agreement In Taking The Center Of Arthur Well Offshore Of The U.S. Mid-Atlantic Coast Today And Southeast Of New England Tonight Before Moving Over Nova Scotia In About 36 Hours.
After That Time, Arthur Is Expected To Continue Across Newfoundland And Into The North Atlantic.
The Nhc Track Forecast Is Near The Center Of The Guidance Envelope Through 72 Hours And Is Close To The Gefs Ensemble
Mean At Days 4 And 5.
The New Experimental Potential Storm Surge Flooding Map Is
Available At: Www.Nhc.Noaa.Gov/Graphics_At1.Shtml?Inundation
Forecast Positions And Max Winds
Init 04/0900z 36.0n 75.3w 85 Kt 100 Mph
12h 04/1800z 38.4n 72.3w 80 Kt 90 Mph
24h 05/0600z 42.2n 68.0w 75 Kt 85 Mph
36h 05/1800z 45.5n 64.6w 65 Kt 75 Mph...Post-Trop/Extratrop
48h 06/0600z 47.5n 61.0w 55 Kt 65 Mph...Post-Trop/Extratrop
72h 07/0600z 53.5n 53.0w 35 Kt 40 Mph...Post-Trop/Extratrop
96h 08/0600z 59.0n 43.5w 30 Kt 35 Mph...Post-Trop/Extratrop
120h 09/0600z 63.0n 35.0w 30 Kt 35 Mph...Post-Trop/Extratrop
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|@0700 Breakfast at Linux Cafe
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1. Sometimes it's not just about the jobs you create
This is the same Bill Gates who wrote in an internal memo:<blockquote> If people had understood how patents would be granted when most of today's ideas were invented and had taken out patents, the industry would be at a complete standstill today. ... The solution is patenting as much as we can. A future startup with no patents of its own will be forced to pay whatever price the giants choose to impose. That price might be high. Established companies have an interest in excluding future competitors. </blockquote>
Yes, Bill Gates is basically _the_ face of IT. He's the only personality people outside the IT industry really hear about, really get to know. And yes, Microsoft is pretty darn influential.
But gwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah... 50,000 people is a drop in the ocean. Let's talk about Microsoft's ecosystem of partners and independent service vendors. And let's not just talk about what Microsoft enables, but what they also squash.
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glenrocks wrote:jumpnkick- First of all, get detail to log by turning TRACE on in logback file
jumpnkick wrote:Could you tell me what the logback file is please?
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SNOWMASS VILLAGE - Longtime Snowmass locals and visitors will tell you about another era in Village apres ski, back when there were more venues for live musicians to play and financial times were better.
Many restaurants and bars that once supported live music have since closed or had to simplify their expenses. But today, some new faces are beginning to show up in bars and stages around town, and some of the old guard are adding new venues to their weekly schedule.
Damian Smith, of Snowmass Village, has weathered those changes. Smith, a Chicago native, came out to visit friends more than 17 seasons ago, and within a couple of days got a gig on top of Aspen Mountain.
"(I) just sort of gained momentum really quickly, and I moved out here less than a year later," Smith said.
His musical career in the valley quickly took off. He played double gigs the first five or six years he was here.
"I was playing apres from three to six and then having something to eat and then going into town and playing from nine until two in the morning," Smith said. "This of course was back in the era when there were places to play in the valley, lots of them. There were lots of opportunities to play, which has definitely changed."
For many years, Smith booked bands for the Cirque, helping develop that into a popular venue for apres ski.
"We created a really cool thing," he said. "We knew we rang the bell at one point when Ski Magazine put us in their top five apres spots in the country. I thought well, all right, we've arrived. ... But we've gotten older and have some other responsibilities and that's not so attractive to me anymore. So apres ski kind of became very close to my heart."
Smith and keyboardist Terry Bannon have been playing as a duo for several years. They continue to develop their repertoire so that returning guests and locals don't always hear the same songs.
This summer, they played in Basalt, but Smith said they've decided to focus on Snowmass this year.
"Being a member of this community, being a homeowner here, I really believe in Snowmass, and whatever we can do to bolster the apres scene here, which is very important to us, I'm going to do," Smith said.
Smith just recently added the new Ranger Station to his weekly lineup.
"I'm excited because finally ... new blood is coming to town that is interested in supporting live music," he said. "I think live music is an absolute essential to the on-mountain experience for people."
Another longtime local you'll see playing in Snowmass this season is Rob Tepper, aka Rocky Mountain Rob. Tepper, a Basalt resident, moved to the valley from Minneapolis in the mid 1980s and lived in a school bus in the Buttermilk parking lot.
Tepper's goal was to learn the saxophone when he turned 30, but he switched to harmonica.
"There's something about the harmonica that people just smile," he said.
He's been performing a solo harmonica and vocals gig for the past five or six years.
"I was depending too much on someone else," he said. "If they couldn't do it, I couldn't play."
This is his fourth year playing in a Snowmass venue, including Friday evenings at the Edge at Timberline Condominiums. He calls his style of music "harmonica blues."
"My show's totally unique around here," he said. "Most people are used to hearing guitar and Western music. ... I have had people from down South, they tell me it reminds them of things they hear down there."
Haden Gregg and Tom Hills will also be performing from time to time in Snowmass this season. Gregg arrived in 1976, and then spent some time in Santa Barbara before returning to the valley in 1984. He said he's played with Hills and most other musicians in the valley at some point in his time here.
"I think we've both done that with all the musicians here," he said. "We're all kind of a family."
Hills, who was a teacher in the Aspen School District for 20 years, has always played music on the side. Hills is also helping to develop a jazz-focused music schedule at the EightK at Viceroy Snowmass.
"I've been wanting this to happen for like four years now," he said. "There's not a whole lot of jazz clubs around here."
Gregg said he and Jim Dykkan are working on re-releasing their album "Night Plane," produced in the '80s, this spring. It will come out as a three-CD set with the old album, a new CD and a collection of live recordings.
Gregg and Hills will next perform in Snowmass at Sneaky's Tavern on Dec. 28.


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Data mining: Big Brother is watching us
Published: Sunday, June 9, 2013 at 4:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Monday, June 10, 2013 at 9:23 a.m.
Americans of all political stripes should be concerned about the governments data mining of phone and Internet records. And indeed they are, just not the way you might expect.
Former Vice President Al Gore calls the idea of secret blanket surveillance obscenely outrageous. Meanwhile, Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss of Georgia, ranking Republican on the Senate Intelligence Committee, says the system has proved meritorious because we have gathered significant information on bad guys and only on bad guys over the years.
The phrase over the years is significant. Although news of the practice of mining big data broke like a tidal wave last week, it has been going on for at least seven years.
As far as I know, this is the exact three-month renewal of what has been the case for the past seven years, said Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the committees Democratic chairwoman. She called the renewal lawful under the Patriot Acts Section 215 and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).
Last month, when it was revealed the Justice Department was using the same kind of data mining to monitor Associated Press phone records, we strongly condemned these practices as a shocking disregard for First Amendment rights. Now it seems the government has a much wider net.
Since April, the government has been secretly collecting telephone records of millions of U.S. customers of Verizon under a top-secret court order, the U.K.-based Guardian newspaper reported Thursday. Later that day, The Washington Post revealed another top-secret document that showed the National Security Agency and the FBI are tapping directly into the central servers of nine leading U.S. Internet companies, extracting audio and video chats, photographs, emails, documents and connection logs that enable analysts to track foreign targets.
Are these actions, as they have been described by privacy advocates, beyond Orwellian? Or is mining metadata records of communications transactions minus content or names a reasonable surveillance technique to keep our nation safe from terrorism?
Our Founding Fathers could not have envisioned the vast stores of data held by Google, Verizon and other communications and Internet giants. Since these networks are now a ubiquitous part of American life, they must be governed by the same laws that protect our rights to privacy. The question: Is mass data personal and subject to privacy constraints?
The government has long argued that this information isnt private or personal. It is, they say, the equivalent of looking at the envelope of a letter: whats written on the outside is simple, functional information thats essentially already public, James Ball writes in The Guardian.
But when the government starts using data mining on records of news-gathering organizations, as it did with the AP, the result can compromise confidential sources that are the heart of the news-gathering process.
In data mining, the government uses computer algorithms to search for patterns of unusual activity that may mark terrorist plots, and can conduct surveillance retroactively. For instance, it could allow investigators to go back and look at phone records of Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, former FBI Assistant Director Tom Fuentes told CNN. Normally, phone companies would not maintain those records for long due to storage capacity.
Why should we be worried? The Guardians Ball put it succinctly: In essence, youre being watched; the government just doesnt know your name while its doing it. By monitoring who you are speaking to, when and where calls are made and how long they last, the government can build up a detailed picture of that person, their social network, and more.
The collaboration between Big Government and Big Data crosses party lines. Tyler Newby, a former federal computer crime prosecutor under both the Bush and Obama administrations, told CNN the Bush administration collected the same sort of metadata, but it did so without getting a court order. The Obama administrations actions came to light after it sought authorization through the secret FISA court in Washington.
Appellate courts are just starting to grapple with the question of whether metadata is private or public. We are now in uncharted waters. Cases testing these waters should be fast-tracked to the U.S. Supreme Court so Americans can know with certainty the limits of government surveillance authority.
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|Talk to Lorna about grad requirements
|Do clearance (Graduation)
|Pay for microfilming
|Peppy Salita's birthday
|Confirm account at career centre : E-Mail from Career Centre
|Rush thesis binding
1. Paperwork progress: 19:01
Clearance was surprisingly easy to do. My quest for signatures took me to labs I'd never once set foot in, like the machining lab in the basement. Cool stuff!
I'm still a little nervous about the timing of my post-graduate work permit. I'll breathe easier once I get that sorted out.
I'm a little less disappointed in Yiorgos the Cobbler, who (once again) didn't have my shoes ready when I dropped by to pick them up. He finished them in ten minutes, though, and I was happy to see that the rubber heels were secured by nails instead of just glue. That should be sturdier than the heels I had repaired in Chinatown. We'll see.
Library run: dropped off a whole bunch of books. Picked up 6, including one on photography.
We're celebrating J-'s first day of school by making chicken fried steak with mashed potatoes and fried corn for dinner tonight. We enjoyed a lot of good conversation while preparing dinner, and I look forward to even more while eating. I wish my family could have had this. I guess there are some downsides to growing up with cooks, although food at home *was* always excellent...
Tomorrow: Go to IBM and work on social computing booklet. Maybe schedule driving lessons?
Thursday: Driving lessons, pick up letter (if I'm lucky; if not, Friday), work on social computing booklet.
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Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson aren't back to normal, despite all the red carpet coziness the past week.
Pattinson has forgiven Stewart for cheating on him with her "Snow White and the Huntsman" director Rupert Sanders last summer. The pair reunited in September thanks to her endless apologizing, but trust still remains an issue for the couple, reports Us Weekly.
"He's never going to forget what she did, but he has forgiven her. Almost losing him was a wake-up call for Kristen. And Rob doesn't want to be angry anymore. They want to move forward," a friend of Pattinson's told the magazine, added that their romance is real since neither are good enough actors to fake it for their "Twilight" press tour.
That sounds about right.
Though the two are working on repairing their relationship, the source reveals that Stewart "still feels guilty" for cheating, and knows what the scandal has done to her already contentious public image.
"She still thinks the world hates her. It's hard to resume a relationship after something like that," an insider told the magazine.
Still, she seems to be dealing with the public fairly well. During a recent interview with Conan O'Brian, the actress walked into a ready made joke, telling the host that she was never really a smoker, she "just wanted something in (her) mouth."
JUSTIN BIEBER AND SELENA GOMEZ MAY BE BACK TOGETHER: Selena Gomez has apparently had a change of heart.
After supposedly blocking her phone from all forms of communication from ex-boyfriend, Justin Bieber, the pair were spotted together outside the Four Seasons hotel in Beverly Hills on Thursday morning, after spending the night together at Gomez's home.
Way to stick your guns, Selena Gomez.
TMZ reported Bieber had a driver take him to the Los Angeles airport on Wednesday night, where they picked up Selena and went back to her house.
The next morning, the two hitched a ride to the Four Seasons, but entered the building at separate times.
Clever ... enter the building separately and people will obviously believe it's mere coincidence you both happen to be there and will think nothing of it. Well played, young people. Well played.
But obviously not clever enough for the cunning folks at TMZ.
We'll bring you more breathlessly exciting updates on the love lives of two people old enough to be our children as we receive them here at headquarters.
LINDSAY LOHAN CAN'T FOOL US: Lindsay Lohan claimed Friday morning she hadn't heard anything about the revelation earlier this week that her father sired a child -- now 17 -- out of wedlock.
Come on, you guys. Quit, like, listening to rumors and stuff.
Lohan appeared on "Good Morning America" on Friday, to promote her new TV movie "Liz & Dick." When the topic turned to this week's revelation that a paternity test showed that her father, Michael Lohan, was the father of a 17-year-old girl from Montana, Lohan showed her acting skills are still up to par.
"I don't pay attention to any of that," she said, according to TMZ. "I didn't even hear that."
Of course not. Apparently, denial isn't just a river in Africa.
LANDO CALRISSIAN READY TO GO: Billy Dee Williams says he's in too.
If the new "Star Wars" comes calling, Williams told TMZ he's ready to take on the role of Lando Calrissian again.
You old smoothie.
A TMZ staffer encountered Williams at a Hollywood gas station Thursday, and asked him the big question: Would he do another "Star Wars" film?
"I suppose so," said Williams.
That's good enough for me.
As you know, George Lucas announced he's selling his company to Disney for more wealth than you can imagine. Disney immediately announced it will produce three new "Star Wars" films, with the first slated for 2015.
Williams' former castmates Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher have all expressed interest in returning to their old roles.
ALL IS WELL IS KARDASHALAND: Kris Jenner says she and husband Bruce are not getting a divorce.
Unless. of course, it might get ratings.
After the National Enquirer reported earlier this week that the Jenners are headed for divorce, Kris told E! News that her bond with her husband of more than two decades is actually stronger than ever.
That's what happens when husband and wife go to the same plastic surgeon.
"I said, 'Honey, I think we're getting a divorce,'" she told E! of how she reacted when she first heard about the story. "He said, 'Honey don't bug me with this. I'm at the hobby store buying helicopter parts.'"
Ha Ha, oh that Bruce. What a regular, freakishly stretchy, guy.
Kris added that she and Bruce are used to shrugging off ridiculous stories focused on their made-up marital woes.
"We just laugh it off," she said. "We love each other and just laugh about it."
What they really laugh about is how their family makes millions of dollars without having any talent.
"These kind of stories have been circulating for the last couple of years. We're absolutely not filing for divorce. Everything is great. We feel very blessed as a family. If we had to chase down and comment on every rumor we'd be working overtime."
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Today is Saturday, Nov. 17, the 322nd day of 2012. There are 44 days left in the year.
1558: Elizabeth I acceded to the English throne upon the death of Queen Mary.
1800: Congress held its first session in Washington in the partially completed Capitol building.
1869: The Suez Canal opened in Egypt.
1911: The African-American fraternity Omega Psi Phi was founded at Howard University in Washington, D.C.
1917: French sculptor Auguste Rodin died in Meudon at age 77.
1934: Lyndon Baines Johnson married Claudia Alta Taylor, better known as Lady Bird, in San Antonio, Texas.
1962: Washington Dulles International Airport was dedicated by President John F. Kennedy.
1969: The first round of Strategic Arms Limitation Talks between the United States and the Soviet Union opened in Helsinki, Finland.
1973: President Richard Nixon told Associated Press managing editors in Orlando, Fla.: "People have got to know whether or not their president is a crook. Well, I'm not a crook."
1979: Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini ordered the release of 13 black and/or female American hostages being held at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran.
1987: A federal jury in Denver convicted two white supremacists of civil rights violations in the 1984 slaying of radio talk show host Alan Berg. (Both men later died in prison.)
1997: Sixty-two people, most of them foreign tourists, were killed when militants opened fire at the Temple of Hatshepsut in Luxor, Egypt; the attackers were killed by police.
2002: Abba Eban, the statesman who helped persuade the world to approve creation of Israel and dominated Israeli diplomacy for decades, died near Tel Aviv; he was 87.
2007: U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte delivered a blunt message to Pakistan's military ruler, President Gen. Pervez Musharraf, telling him emergency rule had to be lifted and his opponents freed ahead of elections. A Nobel-winning U.N. scientific panel said in a landmark report released in Valencia, Spain, that the Earth was hurtling toward a warmer climate at a quickening pace.
2011: Occupy Wall Street protesters clogged streets and tied up traffic around the U.S. to mark two months since the movement's birth and signal they weren't ready to quit, despite the breakup of many of their encampments by police. Clayton Kershaw of the Los Angeles Dodgers won the NL Cy Young Award. Baseball owners unanimously approved the sale of the Houston Astros from Drayton McLane to Jim Crane, which will lead to the team moving from the NL Central to the AL West for the 2013 season. Demi Moore said she was ending her marriage to fellow actor Ashton Kutcher.
Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla., (78), rock musician Gerry McGee (The Ventures) (75), singer Gordon Lightfoot (74), movie director Martin Scorsese (70), actress Lauren Hutton (69), actor-director Danny DeVito (68), "Saturday Night Live" producer Lorne Michaels (68), Baseball Hall-of-Famer Tom Seaver (68), former Democratic National Chairman Howard Dean (64), House Speaker John Boehner (63), rock musician Jim Babjak (The Smithereens) (55), actress Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio (54), entertainer RuPaul (52), actor Dylan Walsh (49), U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice (48), actress Sophie Marceau (46), actress-model Daisy Fuentes (46), rhythm-and-blues singer Ronnie DeVoe (New Edition; Bell Biv DeVoe) (45), rock musician Ben Wilson (Blues Traveler) (45), actress Rachel McAdams (34), rock musician Isaac Hanson (32).
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Thursday, October 18, 2012
Chocolate Crinkle Cookies Stuffed with Andes Mints
It's about that time of year. Christmas baking time. Chocolate and mint is one of the combinations that reminds me of Christmas.
This is one of those classic Christmas cookie recipes with a little twist. It's more of a cakey cookie than a fudgy one, but it's soft and surprisingly light. I've modified it slightly to decrease the sweetness so you can enjoy the mint surprise in the middle even more.
I even made about half without rolling in powdered sugar, but they are not nearly as beautiful.
For once in my life, I have a start on something early because these are currently all cozy in my freezer just waiting for Christmas to arrive. Well, they're probably not too cozy. It is a freezer after all...This is so unlike me. I also have started a few Christmas gifts. Somebody needs to check on me. I'm not sure who this is! I've noticed that having a lot on my plate actually makes me more efficient. Anyone else notice this?
This recipe requires at least 3 hours to chill, so it does require a little working ahead. I made my dough the night before, chilled overnight, and baked in the morning.
Chocolate Crinkle Cookies Stuffed with Andes Mints
Adapted slightly from Fork vs. Spoon
Makes about 42 cookies
2 cups all purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled
4 large eggs
2 tablespoons vanilla extract
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 package Andes Mints (about 28), cut in half
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
In a large mixing bowl (stand mixer, if you have it), with paddle attachment, stir together the cocoa, sugar, and butter until well combined.
Add eggs to the cocoa mixture, one at a time, and stir until fully incorporated between each addition. Beat in the vanilla.
Slowly add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients while mixer is running and beat for 3 minutes, scraping down the sides of the bowl if necessary.
Cover the bowl with plastic wrap or transfer to an airtight container (4-cup capacity) and refrigerate for 3 hours or overnight.
Have your powdered sugar in a small bowl and your mint halves nearby for stuffing. Remove cold dough from refrigerator.
Preheat oven to 350 F.
The dough will get stickier as it warms, so work as quickly as possible.
Scoop out a tablespoon-sized piece of dough and push half of a mint into the center. It works best to push them in with the thin edge first. Pinch together the surrounding dough to enclose the mint. Roll into a ball.
Roll the dough in your powdered sugar bowl to cover completely and place on an ungreased cookie pan. Place cookies about 2 inches apart on the pan and bake for about 10 minutes.
Remove from oven and allow to rest on pans for 5 minutes before removing to a cooling rack to finish cooling.
Store in an airtight container at room temperature for a few days or in a freezer for up to 3 months.
See that mint hiding in the middle? It's the best when all melted and warm, but I wouldn't turn my nose up at a room temperature cookie either...
I'm sharing this recipe over at Meal Planning Magic, which is where you can find all kinds of other Christmas treats, as well as Little House in the Suburbs, One Project Closer, and Happy Hour Link Party.
40 comments:
- AnonymousOct 18, 2012, 9:44:00 AM
Yum, I love mint cookies!tmjReplyDelete
Andes mints remind me of the holidays! These look great! Thanks for sharing!ReplyDelete
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Thanks for stopping by, Karen!Delete
What a great idea! I love that you stuffed the cookies with an Andes Mint! Yum.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Joanne!Delete
You had me at the title. Omg, I want some right now!!! :)ReplyDeleteReplies
Go for it, girl!Delete
- AnonymousOct 18, 2012, 6:37:00 PM
I love these cookies...but I never put a mint in them!! Yum I'll have to try these:). -juliaReplyDeleteReplies
You won't regret it. Thanks for coming by!Delete
WOW! Chocolate crinkle andes mint cookies!!! I love love love mint and chocolate together. I am so inspired. I must bake with mint and chocolate this weekend! The cookies look incredible. SO fudgy!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Sally! If you do make something, I'm sure it will be delectable...Delete
Oh, my kids would go nuts for these! They love the chocolate-mint combo...and these are PERFECT for Christmas!!!ReplyDeleteReplies
Forget the kids I say. Hide them for yourself! Thanks, Lizzy.Delete
What a fun surprise! I love mint and chocolate together, so these sound delicious!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you, Elaine!Delete
I love Andes mints! Great idea to stuff them inside!ReplyDeleteReplies
I agree, Ashley!Delete
Retta! These look awesome yum!!!!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Heather! And not too detrimental to the waistline if you stick them directly in the freezer...Delete
Oh wow! YUM!!! They look amazing!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Erin! I'd highly recommend them.Delete
Loretta, these look amazing! Please mail them to me? Eh? Eh? :)ReplyDeleteReplies
Ha ha Whitney! I don't know if my hubby would be on board with that! Thanks for stopping by!Delete
I think I know what my mom is getting for Christmas this year!! Years ago she found a recipe for chocolate cookies with Andes mint "frosting." I made them for her and she liked them so much she asked for them for Christmas a few years later when I'd gone off to college. I think I'll use my great grandma's chocolate crinkle cookie recipe and give these a go! Thank you for a brilliant idea, Loretta! I saw these pics on Willow Bird Baking--I'm excited to poke around your blog more!ReplyDeleteReplies
AM, Isn't it the highest compliment when years later someone is still talking about a recipe you made for them? Plus, it's extra great that you actually have a family recipe to use! I'm sure your mom will love them and thanks for coming by!Delete
I finally made these today! They are delicious, especially warm from the oven. I used a different chocolate crinkle recipe (calls for bittersweet baking chocolate instead of cocoa powder). MMMMmmmm! My mom just texted me "fyi: baking sucks!" That's why I'm the baker in the family. After her last two cookie recipes failed, she's sure to love these!Delete
Yay! I'm so glad you loved them! I just made a chocolate cookie recipe this afternoon that's loaded with bittersweet chocolate, so I'm sure yours are equally decadent...Delete
Thanks for coming back and letting me know how it went!
These cookies look fantastic! I had seen chocolate crinkle cookies as well as Andes-stuffed cookies before, but never together. I think you have done the best thing since peanut butter was introduced to jelly. These are a definite on my holiday baking list (if I can wait that long).ReplyDeleteReplies
LeAndra, What a nice thing to say! Can't believe you just compared my concoction to pb & jelly! *blushingDelete
Can't wait for you to try them!
The cookies look lovely. I bet just about any candy in the middle would be delicious.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Annamaria! Love your name, by the way. And yes, there's so much room to change things up with this recpe!Delete
These are great looking cookies!ReplyDelete
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I agree. The surprise in the middle is the best part! Thank you Winnie!Delete
I love chocolate mint cookies. My mom had a similar recipe she makes at christmas with the mint melted on top! yum. Sorry I missed the link party. :(ReplyDelete
Would love if you came and linked up with us. We're giving away one free week of ad space for one lucky feature, and our blog gets thousands of hits per day! Hope to see you there!
Jocie, this link party is going until Christmas, so there's still time! (new one every week).Delete
Your mom's way sounds delicious as well! Thanks for stopping by.
Thanks so much for linking up last week at the Humble Brag! Hope to see you back tomorrow to link up more great projects and see if you were featured and/or won the free ad space.Delete
I love that these have a hidden candy center...Yum!!!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Jocelyn. There's nothing like a pleasant surprise, is there?Delete


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Though seasonal afternoon thunderstorms have pounded Summit County almost daily this month, precipitation totals are still falling far short of average and forecasters say it's not enough to end the drought.
Twenty-two days into July, Breckenridge has accumulated less than an inch of rain, compared with the more than 7 inches that hit the High Country by the end of July 2011, and the 2.2 inches called for this month in the 30-year average.
"It's just a dryer pattern," National Weather Service meteorologist Kari Bowen said. "We're not seeing as many significant storms as we were last year. ... Every little bit helps, but in terms of getting us out of a drought, it's going to take a lot more than what we've seen."
The long-awaited rain isn't wasted, however.
Daily showers have soaked the smaller shrubs and grasses, helping to reduce Summit County's fire danger rating from "extreme" at the end of June to "moderate" at the end of last week.
Fire danger across Colorado peaked at the end of June, when wildfires tore across the Front Range and other parts of the state, destroying hundreds of homes and causing millions of dollars in damage.
But consistent moisture over the last three weeks has induced local municipalities, including Breckenridge, Silverthorne and Summit County to repeal their fire bans in response.
"The recent rains have certainly helped us out," undersheriff Derek Woodman said in a recent statement from the county. "However, we urge everyone to continue to use caution with open flames, as things could dry out again very quickly."
The White River National Forest remains under a Stage 1 fire ban.
The rain is expected to continue this week, with a 40 percent chance of thunderstorms today and tonight. A new weather system is on track to move in Tuesday, increasing the chance of thunderstorms to 50 percent, according to weather service forecasts.
The system could drop as much as a half-inch of rain or more on parts of Summit County by the end of the day Wednesday.
But the moisture isn't expected to last long.
August is traditionally a dryer month than July, and this year it is tracking to see less precipitation than normal, according to forecasts from the National Weather Service's Climate Prediction Center.
"It's going to continue to be a dryer year for the rest of the season," Bowen said.
The current rain patterns are attributed to monsoonal flows that move up into Colorado from the south. But, unlike snow, rain showers benefit only small, isolated areas where the storms develop and are generally short-lived.
This year's drought is the result of record-low snowfall this winter.
Dry conditions continued into the spring and early summer. May produced .94 inches of rain, compared to an average 1.79 inches, and Summit County saw only half an inch of precipitation in June, compared with the normal 1.36 inches for the month.