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TrialShare is a new online portal, developed by the Immune Tolerance Network (ITN) to share its clinical trial data in an open and transparent manner.
ITN, an international clinical research consortium sponsored by NIAID, is dedicated to the clinical evaluation of novel, tolerance-inducing therapies for autoimmune diseases; asthma and allergic diseases; and rejection of transplanted organs, tissues, and cells.
The TrialShare portal provides public access to the underlying raw data and statistical analysis from ITN clinical trials as well as data analysis tools to enable investigators to reanalyze the information and develop new hypotheses. Currently, TrialShare houses data from eight ITN clinical studies.
TrialShare also provides a catalogue of ITN's bio-repository samples, which investigators may request to perform follow-up experiments.
Earlier this year, the TrialShare research Web portal was recognized with an honorable mention in Best Practices by Bio-IT World.
The TrialShare portal is open to the public and creating an account is free. Visit the ITN TrialShare Web site for more information.
Join NIAID staff in Buenos Aires, Argentina, September 23 to 25, for a Grants Policy and Management Training Workshop.
This three-day event is designed for principal investigators, business officials, budget coordinators, and others involved in grant administration. The focus will be on post-award management problems that are frequently encountered by foreign grantee institutions.
Sessions will cover information on grant and funding policies and resources for managing awards. You will also have the option to attend various mini-workshops on topics that may be of specific interest to you.
For information on registration and to see the agenda, go to Upcoming NIH Grants Policy and Management Training Workshops.
At the recommendation of the NIH Advisory Committee to the Director's Biomedical Workforce Task Force, NIH is implementing two measures regarding students and postdocs that become effective in October 2014. For those who'd like to start preparing, here's a brief overview.
NIH Encourages Grantees to Develop Development Plans
To help graduate students and postdocs achieve their career goals, NIH expects grantees to take two actions:
Find additional details in the July 23, 2013, Guide notice and NIH's July 23, 2013, Extramural Nexus article.
Students With Commons IDs Will Be Common Soon
Postdocs working on NIH grants are no longer the only ones who need an eRA Commons account. That requirement now extends to graduate and undergraduate students who participate in NIH-supported projects for at least one person month of full-time work.
NIH is phasing in this new policy to give people time to register in the Commons and create a profile. Here's the implementation plan:
For more information, read the August 2, 2013, Guide notice and Extramural Nexus article.
Use the newly reissued parent announcements for your R01, R03, and R21 applications due on or after September 25. This new version uses the Adobe Forms C grant application packages, so if you had been working on an application using the old forms, you'll need to copy your information into the new forms instead.
See the parent opportunities here:
Beginning September 25, you'll need to use the new forms for AIDS applications and continuous submission as well (see links above). In the meantime, for AIDS applications for the September 7 due date (which rolls forward to September 9), continue to use PA-11-260, PA-11-261, and PA-11-262.
For more on transition dates, see our earlier article "You Should "C" Which SF 424 Forms to Use." NIH highlighted this shift in a July 26, 2013, Guide notice.
Public Comments on AVMA Guidelines for Euthanasia of Animals Now Available. Public Health Service (PHS) awardee institutions take note: NIH received 12 comments from the public about the updated American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Guidelines for the Euthanasia of Animals: 2013 Edition. The NIH Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare has submitted all comments to the AVMA Panel on Euthanasia for consideration. For more information, including the link to view the comments, see the July 22, 2013, Guide notice.
Sign Up for the FDA's Fall 2013 Small Business REdI Conference. If you are planning to attend NIAID's SBIR workshop on September 27, 2013, in Washington, D.C., you may also be interested in attending the Food and Drug Administration's Small Business Regulatory Education for Industry (REdI) Conference. This conference will be held September 25 and 26 in Bethesda, MD and is free to attend. See the Fall 2013 REdI Conference Web page for more information.
Request for Information (RFI): Big Data. Respond to NIH's RFI on methods to improve data compression/reduction, data visualization, data provenance, and data wrangling. For details, read the August 8, 2013, Guide notice. Comments are due this Friday, September 6. Also read the August 21, 2013, article "Big Data: Web Site, Workshop, Funding Opportunity."
If you have a grant, you have a grants management specialist to help you with administrative elements of your award: negotiation, reporting, budgeting, and management.
Whether you work with this person directly or your institution's business office takes the lead, when you need to get in touch, follow these steps to get a timely and thorough response:
Grants management specialists typically respond by the end of the next business day. However, from July to September their workloads get substantially heavier, so it may take two business days to get back to you. If you can afford to wait, please do.
If your issue is urgent or you do not get a reply within two business days, take these steps to escalate your request:
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Find his or her name and contact information in your funding opportunity announcement before applying, and in the eRA Commons after you apply or during the award. Keep in mind this can change during the life of the award, so check the Commons for the current person for that grant year.
You may also check NIAID's Grants Management Program Contacts.
Learn more in Communicating With NIAID—How to Get Help.
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"Is travel an allowable expense on an NIH Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00) application and can the funds allocated for travel be used for research support if travel plans change?"—Margo Gladys, Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center
Travel is an allowable expense, and yes, you may reallocate funds if travel plans change.
For more information, see Pathway to Independence Awards (K99/R00) SOP.
"Does NIAID usually conduct a reverse site visit at the time of the review?"—anonymous reader
No. However, this is sometimes a consideration for large, complex awards. If a site visit is necessary, your program officer will make arrangements with you and send a letter that includes a list of participants and an agenda.
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At USD's annual fall convocation held on September 3, 2010, Dr. Lyons used her presidential address to review the university's accomplishments under the first cycle of Strategic Directions. She also took this opportunity to launch a new planning cycle, focused on refreshing the university's rolling strategic directions for the next five years. USD's mission, core values, and vision will serve as the basis for this new planning effort.
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As the Ghost of Her Assassinated Husband Haunts the Troubled Rule of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, a Housewife Rides An Emotional Swell to Political Prominence
"I was hoping," she says, "to hear Ninoy tell me, 'Cory, will you please listen? Here's what to do.' " On Nov. 10, still confused, she visited Ninoy's grave to pray for guidance. Whatever its source, Cory found certainty at last: It was her duty to place the Aquino name in contention.
If Cory needed confirmation of that decision, it came almost immediately with the resolution of the murky investigation of Ninoy's death. A year ago an independent commission had accused a civilian and 25 soldiers, including Armed Forces Chief of Staff Gen. Fabian Ver, of conspiring to gun down Aquino at Manila airport on his return from exile in the U.S On Dec. 2, however, a panel of three Marcos-appointed judges acquitted all the defendants. Next morning, Cory declared her candidacy before a crowd of cheering, tearful supporters. Just as Ninoy had said on heading home, she announced, "I will never be able to forgive myself...if I could have done something and I did not do anything."
But Cory's crusade offers slim chance of accomplishing miracles. Whatever her moral qualifications she has never held elective office. She still is uncertain what word to use in the space marked "occupation" on travel documents. Indeed, as recently as five years ago, she deferred to her husband, who she acknowledges was a male chauvinist. While campaigning as his wife and, recently, for other reform candidates, she says, "I always entreated people to become involved to bring about the necessary change. Of course, I did not mean for them to become involved with Cory Aquino." Even so, she has never lacked courage. She took charge of the planning for Ninoy's politically explosive funeral, leading a million mourners through the streets with dry-eyed stoicism. "After he died," she says, "I really amazed myself."
Veteran politicians put Cory through a cram course in national issues, but hopes that the fractious opposition might unite behind her seemed shattered earlier this month when Salvador Laurel, a former senator with a strong political organization, declined to run as her vice-president, choosing instead to launch a rival campaign for the presidency. After an 11th hour meeting with Cory and her staff, Laurel reversed field and agreed to run on the Aquino ticket in the number two spot. Cory supporters now believe that her emotional appeal could carry the election.
In her early years with her husband, Cory always played a supporting role, caring for their five children. Her husband had risen brilliantly, from the Philippines' youngest governor to its youngest senator. At 39 in 1972 he seemed a good bet to become the next president of the republic as well. Then Marcos proclaimed martial law, canceled the election and tossed Ninoy in prison for alleged subversion. While Aquino served eight years in prison, Cory provided a link with the outside world, smuggling out his writings and bringing him messages from supporters. In 1980 Aquino was given a medical release to come to the U.S. for heart surgery. Cory remembers the family's three years in Boston, where Aquino was a research fellow at Harvard, as among their happiest together. She opposed his return to the Philippines after the Marcos government warned him to delay the trip.
For all those years she was being tutored by a master politician. Her task now is to inspire campaign crowds with Ninoy's memory while establishing herself as his successor. The election will be a contemporary morality play, pitting the shrewdest politician against the most untested, the status quo against the prospect of uncertain change. "I am the best-known victim of Marcos' long list of victims," Cory says, "and that contrast is necessary to convince people that there is still a chance for this country, that there is hope."
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WILSON CITY - Betty Mae Harris, 60, died May 3, 2007, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston.
Born March 14, 1947, in Charleston, to Georgia Harris Smith of Charleston and the late A.D. Smith, she attended Charleston Public School and was a member of Church of Christ in Charleston.
On Nov. 15, 1968, she married Raymond Harris, who preceded her in death on June 8, 2000.
In addition to her mother, survivors include: one son, Frederick Harris of Wyatt; three daughters and one son-in-law, Martha Harris and Margaret Harris of Sikeston and Fredarika and Raymond FeFee of Chester, Va.; three brothers, Kenneth Smith and Sylvester Smith of Charleston and Robert "Bob" Smith of Buffalo, N.Y.; three sisters, Mary Alice Bogan and Deloris Smith of Charleston and Lena Mae Simmons of Buffalo; and five grandchildren and one great-
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Closing day for The American Documentary Film Festival in Palm Springs
The American Documentary Film Festival will wrap up with several screenings Monday.
The festival, which opened Thursday, is screening more than 100 documentary films from around the world in Palm Springs and Rancho Mirage. Monday's first screening is "Ciclo" at 11 a.m. and last two are at 7 p.m., all at Camelot Theatres, 2300 E. Baristo Road.
We've expanded our program quite a bit this year," said festival director Ted Grouya. "We'll be utilizing all three of the screens at the Camelot Theatres in Palm Springs, as well as one screen at the Cinemark Century Theatres at The River in Rancho Mirage. The fact that we've been able to expand so quickly is a testament to the success we had with last year's festival."
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Roma Hopp Bergen, Worthington, memorial service, 1 p.m., Saturday, at St. Luke's Lutheran Church; interment will take place prior to the memorial service; family will greet friends after the service at a reception in the church social hall; The Marietta Chapel of Cawley & Peoples Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Edgar Emerson "Ed" Biehl, Marietta, service, 1 p.m., today, at McClure-Schafer-Lankford Funeral Home; burial in East Lawn Memorial Park; calling hours 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., today, at the funeral home.
Barbara M. Doebereiner, Kettering, memorial service, 6:30 p.m., today, at Sugar Creek Presbyterian Church, 4417 Bigger Rd, Kettering, followed by a gathering of friends in the fellowship hall; private burial was in Miami Valley Memory Gardens, Centerville.
Ronald Lee Miller, Beverly, private service, Saturday, for the immediate family; burial in Waterford Cemetery; calling hours, 1 to 8 p.m., today, at McCurdy Funeral Home, Beverly.
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CHENNAI: Thejo Engineering, a Chennai based 30 year old established player in bulk handling, maintenance and services, has seen a steady 50% growth in topline this year, despite slowdown hitting hard the core sectors. It expects to close the current fiscal with a turnover of Rs 60 crore against Rs 40 crore last year. This year, it is hoping to achieve Rs 100 crore.
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The Band Perry's latest single has some trappings of an old Western folk tune, with its plucky banjo and emotional fiddle, playing off the story of a strong woman who definitely means business. It's obviously not the feel-good anthem of the year, but it further proves the willingness of the Perry trio—Kimberly, Reid and Neil—to travel down different paths and explore new directions.
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With the year quickly coming to a close, I decided to take a look at the new basketball and football uniform designs that debuted in 2013. Don't worry, 2014 is certain to include just as many, if not more, new designs. Actually, I'm not so sure that's a good thing. Either way, enjoy the look back.


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Note: We believe the time of padded contact-weapons in historical fencing practice has passed. They were a necessary part of the early process of exploring and reconstructing authentic Medieval and Renaissance swordplay, but no longer. As it is, padded weapons were never capable of the full range of action or true execution of techniques, and their technology has probably gone as far as it can go. With the availability now of accurate steel training blades (Federschwerter) and better quality wooden weapons, there is in our opinion simply no need for padded weapons---whether for novices or others---even in sparring.
The comfort that some practitioners feel in their early stages of learning when using padded weapons for free-play is understandable. There is also no denying their virtue in easing some new students into free-play bouting. And though the ARMA early on recognized the merits of using robust padded weapons against practitioners who did not grasp the value of controlled intent in contact sparring, we no longer feel these issues warrant their use over what can ideally be achieved with the newest training-swords. But, there has never been for us any question that there eventually comes a point for the serious student at which the nature of padded weapons serves to inhibit (and even contradict) a fuller understanding of the historical methods of real weapons.
Since 2004, padded contact-weapons have ceased to be an official part of the ARMA curricula and training with them no longer recommend for our members or Study Groups. While we value the experiences and lessons acquired from years of sparring and experimenting with various padded weapons designs when made of realistically performing materials, we now rely entirely on training-blunts and better wasters (wooden or nylon). Neither control nor intent nor technique either among novices or veterans suffers as a result. Higher skill transcends the tool employed, but the more realistic the tool employed in your training the more genuine your ability. With accurate Federschwerter and the better wasters now on hand, we are confident all serious practitioners can discard the padded sword.
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ARMA padded Contact-Sparring weapons are designed to closely simulate a real weapon's handling, weight, and balance. ARMA contact sparring swords are discernible edge, padded sparring tools that can be used for delivering safe, yet substantially solid and satisfying blows ("contact fighting") without any flexing "whip action". They can make strikes, thrusts and draw cuts. They are inexpensive, easy to construct and perform realistically in both parrying and hitting. They have the great virtue of being able to be used "as is" against either unarmored or armored opponents. When armored, they can be used full contact and are nearly unbreakable. ARMA contact weapons also stress realistic appearance and shape. They cost as little as $7 to $12 for individuals to build.
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Swedish authorities say they have issued an arrest warrant for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, on accusations of rape and molestation.
The warrant was issued late on Friday, said Karin Rosander, communications head at Sweden's prosecutors' office.
Swedish police have been trying to contact Mr Assange, but have not yet been able to, she told the BBC.
Wikileaks, criticised for leaking Afghan war documents, quoted him saying the charges were "without basis".
The message, which appeared on Twitter and was attributed directly to Mr Assange, said the appearance of the allegations "at this moment is deeply disturbing".
In a series of other messages posted on the Wikileaks Twitter feed, the whistle-blowing website said: "No-one here has been contacted by Swedish police" and said it had been warned to expect "dirty tricks".
Last month, Wikileaks published more than 90,000 secret US military documents on the war in Afghanistan.
US authorities criticised the leak, saying it could put the lives of coalition soldiers and Afghans, especially informers, at risk.
Mr Assange has said that Wikileaks is intending to release a further 15,000 documents in the coming weeks.
Ms Rosander said there were two separate allegations against Mr Assange, one of rape and the other of molestation.
She gave no details of the accusations. She said that as far as she knew they related to alleged incidents that took place in Sweden.
Media reports say Mr Assange was in Sweden last week to talk about his work and defend the decision by Wikileaks to publish the Afghan war logs.
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|This bag has LOADS of personality!
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Purse-Onality Quiz/Contest!
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I don't know about this one, I may need help in this department myself. I've recently bought 4 purses (5 if you count the one I gave away because of buyers remorse) and I don't like any of them. The first one was too small so I had to upgrade. Number 2 was perfect until I realized that it was still too small. Number 3 was just not my style and number 4 (bought yesterday) is still too crampy for my stuff. I suppose I can send pictures of what NOT to buy. Groan.ReplyDelete
Okay - I'm sending a pic of my purse to you guys - but I'm SURE mine will be matched with me SUPER quick. No other words. Looking forward to the fun!ReplyDelete
Thanks, Jo! And Sherry--that's funny! Send us pictures of all of them!ReplyDelete
I did actually buy a purse this summer. Amazing, I know. It's more like a bag. Bag/purse - same thing, right? You can tell how much I know and carry one. lol.ReplyDelete
Anyway, I can't wait to see what you come up with for Purse-onality Plus:)
Sherry, You sound like Goldilocks. This one is tooo big. This one is tooo small...but this one is... Well you apparently haven't found the "just right" one.ReplyDelete
Some of you may know that I am an Anita Renfroe fan. (Christian Comedy Queen IMHO) I want to grow up and be just like her... errr... wait, we are the same age. oy. Anyway, I have an older DVD of hers where she does a bit about purse-onality. Funny stuff.
I tried to sell my purses in a yard sale and for some reason no one wanted them. Guess I can take pics of them if Les didnt take them to the dump.
This just in. I think I found the just right purse! I'm exhausted from all the shopping I did today so I'll post pictures tomorrow of my goldilocks purses. (Mari, I was thinking the exact same thing not 30 seconds ago)ReplyDelete
This cocoNUNdrum is wayyyyyy overdue for me too! Are there any out there who have, like, a different purse for different occasions? How on earth do you know which one goes with which? ARGH!ReplyDelete
I have a hard time just finding the one, although when that has been accomplished (YAY, SHERRY!!!!) things seem to be right with the world. I've been accused of being overly monogamous (?!?!) about my purse - likely because I keep it far too long past the due date in terms of fashion and general wear and tear.
Please send pics, Roadkills!! I'll send in my purse-shot and will eagerly await the mix and match game. :)
I'll send you a pic of my purse. I have to admit that if I go anywhere, I feel "nekkid" without it. My sweetie got me several really nice purses in the past, but they were too heavy and hurt my shoulder. I do have one little clutch purse to carry at grandkids' weddings,but, other than that, what you see is what I carry! This one suits me fine. (I have to have one that I can carry a paperback book in, along with other necessities.)ReplyDelete
My problem is that I have a dropped shoulder, so if I put a purse strap on that shoulder, it just falls right off smack onto the floor. Plus, purses hurt to carry, but I have meds and pillows and snacks and my Nook that have to go somewhere or other....ReplyDelete


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Bikers may like this news.
In Wilderness Park, on Lincoln's Southwest side, a new bridge could, in the near future, replace the now closed north (bike) bridge.
That bridge and the south bridge in the same park were shut down two years ago after the south bridge collapsed.
City officials are trying to secure a grant to pay for replacing the north bridge, which would open up more of the park to bikers and hikers. The estimated cost: 385,000 dollars.
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I am only trying to get the flash content indexed so the pages show up.
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I am not certain spiders index text within <noframes> tags, so I don't know if that will work for you. That trick is pretty old.
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'Rock Band 3′: Inside the New Video Game
Rock Band 3, which launched today, is both an obvious and a tremendous step forward for music games. The Rock Band faithful will appreciate smart design tweaks such as three-part vocal harmonies, the ability to change band members and difficulty levels in the middle of a song, and social networking features. But the real evolution—besides the addition of a keyboard controller to guitar, bass, drums and microphone—is the Rock Band Pro mode, designed to teach and exercise actual musicianship.
Playing Rock Band 3 in Pro Mode means to no longer mimic, but to learn and eventually duplicate the actual song parts played by musicians. The keyboard part shifts octaves on-screen to allow you to play the full range of scales and chords; cymbals can be attached to the drum set; and two new guitar controllers require that you place your fingers on the right frets and strum the right strings. One uses more than 100 buttons to emulate a stringed guitar; the other, made by Fender, is a real six-string electric guitar that can sense your touch.
In my demo of the game at the MTV offices, I did exercises in Training mode to learn basic guitar notes and chords, and unlearn my own piano training to adjust to the game's notation-less keyboard interface. During an Easy performance of "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, I felt my fingers getting better at finding the two main chords from one minute to the next. I struggled, however, through the Expert keyboard part of John Lennon's "Imagine." My 12 years of piano couldn't make sense of the game's color-coded instructions, which had to be mastered anew. Both cases offered a glimpse of how a machine and a game might one day supplant teachers in the tedious early stages of learning a new instrument.
I spoke via email with Greg LoPiccolo, SVP of Product Development at Harmonix, about these new features.
Speakeasy: Pro mode is intended to be a shot in the arm for the music genre. In what ways do you see it revitalizing general interest in music games, whether among the public or developers?
Greg LoPiccolo: Pro Mode answers the question, "Why don't you just play a real instrument?" We are not expecting Rock Band 3 to create an army of musical virtuosos, but people have been asking for the ability to learn a real instrument through gameplay for a while, and we're giving them that option with Pro Mode. It adds an additional layer to gameplay and, we hope, will continue Rock Band's tradition of expanding people's musical abilities and horizons.
How much does the Training mode draw from traditional music instruction? Do you think it can suffice as a way to learn an instrument and even perform real music?
The trainers in Rock Band 3 draw on a lot of real-world experience. We worked closely with Rick Peckham, a guitar instructor at Berklee College of Music here in Boston, to develop the guitar trainers and ensure that we weren't teaching anybody incorrect technique, for example. The trainers provide a great basis of musical knowledge across the guitar, bass, drums and keyboard, but they aren't meant to replace person-to-person instruction. Rather, we hope that Pro Mode and the trainers will drive interest in further learning.
Unlike traditional ways of learning to play, in Rock Band the music and audience come first and your input comes second. This is a kind of reversal of music making. Do you think Rock Band can encourage players to compose music and find a personal style?
The biggest musical benefit of Rock Band Pro is that it motivates beginning musicians to stick with the basics, and evaluates their progress, so they can develop the dexterity and muscle memory to express themselves outside the game. Most beginning musicians never get past this stage, so this is the area in which we hope to really help new players. Once they have some skills, other avenues of self-expression can open up for them. In the future, we'd love to try to tackle composition and improvisation as gameplay experiences, but those are very difficult problems to solve.
How close is Rock Band 3 to meeting the company's ambition of what a music game can accomplish? Where can you go from here?
Rock Band 3 is a significant step for us, but we ultimately hope to erase the boundary between "gamer" and "musician." We have a long way to go in pursuit of that goal.


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MUMBAI: Manubhai Maneklal was a delight to watch on the Muhurat trading day. The dreaded bear of the Dalal Street Exchange would amble into the trading ring — occasionally greeting friends Shubh Deepavali, along the way or stopping for a warm hug from an old acquaintance. Those standing along the stuffy corridor — making a narrow pathway for brokers to get into the trading ring — could never miss the rhythmic 'swish-swash' of his starched dhoti and Jaipuri mojari.
Once in the ring, Manubhai would be his ruthless self — be it a Muhurat session or a regular one. Peals of the trading gong would set him off. The 'Cobra' (as he was known among traders who disliked him) would call out prices boisterously, walk around the ring and make deals with consenting brokers — never noting down a single deal he entered all the while.


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http://andriasang.com/con1yq/game_heaven_part_2/Every single PlayStation Vita comments thread on every gaming site everywhere (at the very least here) seems to always have one question: when will Sony hold its next Game Heaven event? Sony Computer Entertainment CEO Hiroshi Kawano provided somewhat of an answer in this week's Famitsu.As part of a Q&A, Famitsu asked Kawano if the next Game Heaven event would be held soon. Kawano responded that while he could not get too specific, he does not want to leave too long a gap before the next one. He also promised major titles which he could not detail.
Regarding Tokyo Game Show, Kawano said that he believes the balance for this year's show will shift towards Vita. TGS will be held in September.
The summary we have appears to be just from a bit of the interview. There may be more, so check back later once Sokuho delivers its usual detailed summary, and later in the week or early next as Famitsu.com often posts the full transcript.
About time!! Major titles hey? I'm down for it!
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|Celtics have praise for Wooden
|06.07.10 at 11:49 am ET
Before the start of Game 2 of the NBA finals, legendary UCLA head coach John Wooden, who passed away Friday at the age of 99, was honored with a moment of silence in Los Angeles' Staples Center. In the days since his death, stars in both the college and the pro game have talked about how the Wizard of Westwood influenced them.
Even in a city that is the polar opposite of LA, out in Boston, Wooden's impact isn't diminished at all. Several of the Celtics took time away from their finals preparations to comment on Wooden.
Although he played at the University of Connecticut, Ray Allen can appreciate Wooden's role in the modern game. 'He's had an impact on all of us, indirectly,' he said. 'You figure that anybody's who has played basketball in the last 50, 60 years, we've ran his offensive sets, his schemes. We've followed the quotations he used to motivate his teams. But not only just basketball: He's been legendary as a coach, emulated by many coaches across the spectrum. We all have been better as individuals, as sportsmen, to have him in our lives.'
Nate Robinson played against UCLA several times during his tenure at Washington in the Pac-10. "I know a lot of his history because of his winning, but a lot of kids, a lot of freshmen, don't understand what he brought to basketball alone, but college basketball in general," Robinson said. "His tradition will carry on. When you hear about UCLA and you hear about basketball, you'll hear his name. He's embedded in us. He's in our DNA."
Paul Pierce grew up in Inglewood, about eight miles from UCLA, and heard plenty about Wooden. 'I'm very familiar with what John Wooden has done for the game of basketball,' he said. 'When I talk about basketball, I don't mean [just] the college game, I mean all of basketball. His influence on the game has been awesome, and when you see an icon like that pass away, your heart just goes out to him and his family.'
But the biggest Wooden fan on the Celtics would probably be Doc Rivers. Rivers has autographed pictures of Wooden and Red Auerbach. 'To have those two on your desk, I don't think you need to further your collection,' Rivers said. 'You know, those are the two best. But with Wooden, I think he's one of the rare superstars that stood out more about him as a person than he did as a coach or anything. And that's rare, when you say that about any star in any business.'
When he met Wooden for the first time, Rivers recalls reacting like a child meeting his idol. 'The fact that I got to meet him and he actually knew my name, to me blew me away on its own right.'
Of course, he had to take advantage of the situation, 'I don't ask for a lot of autographs, and he was one that I wanted, and he was as gracious as we thought he would be.'
|Robinson on future in Boston: 'I feel wanted here'
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Celtics point guard Nate Robinson has been a spark plug this postseason, picking up where starter Rajon Rondo leaves off. In Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals, Robinson came in when Rondo landed on the ground hard and came up sore, and the three-time slam dunk champion helped eliminate the Magic by racking up 13 points, two assists and a steal in 13 minutes. In Game 2 of the NBA finals against the Lakers, Robinson helped again by having a perfect shooting night: 2-for-2 field goals, including a 3-pointer, and 2-for-2 on free throws.
Even with his support off the bench, Robinson does not have guaranteed job security with the C's. With the season soon coming to a close, he was asked about his future plans by AOL FanHouse's Chris Tomasson.
'I feel wanted here,' Robinson said. 'This group of guys, this team, this organization is good for me. They're high class, man. They keep it 100 percent [real] with you. Doc [Rivers] keeps it 100 percent. He tells you straight forward what he wants. I like that.'
When Robinson was asked about his 4½-year experience with the Knicks, his review wasn't as glowing. 'They treated me good, but at times I felt like they didn't,' Robinson said. 'But it is what it is. Sometimes it's like your mom and your dad. You don't communicate all the time being on the same page. But you move forward. I'm moving forward and not looking back.'
If the 5-foot-9 University of Washington alum couldn't return to the Celtics, he isn't sure where he'd want to go next. One thing is for sure, though, he definitely isn't running short on the child analogies: 'I want to be able to play somewhere that somebody wants me,' he said. 'You kind of look at it like being in an orphanage and somebody wants to come and adopt you. So, whoever that NBA family that wants me and loves me and they want me for who I am.'
Finally, he was asked about what he would take from his time in Boston. 'This whole season has been a roller coaster for me,' Robinson said. 'It's kind of been like at an amusement park. You never know what to expect, what curve or what dip. But day to day, it's been fun.'
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|Pierce to LA fans: 'We ain't coming back'
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Lakers center Pau Gasol made some comments about Kevin Garnett over the weekend that some people tried to turn into inspiration for the Celtics. Now it's Paul Pierce's turn for some locker room bulletin board material. During the closing seconds of the C's Game 2 win Sunday night, as Pierce helped up teammate Kendrick Perkins, he appeared to say, "We ain't coming back [to LA]." If the Celtics were to win (or, for that matter, lose) the next three games in Boston, the series would be over without the Lakers hosting another game.
It should be noted that after Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals in Orlando, Pierce made a similar proclamation, saying "See y'all next year," as he walked to the locker room, after an interview with ESPN sideline reporter Doris Burke in which he said, "We're coming home to close it out." That proved to be inaccurate, as the Magic pushed the series to six games.
Here's the clip of the Sunday night comment, which became a hot topic overnight on message boards across the country.
|Pierce not concerned with offensive struggles
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LOS ANGELES — Paul Pierce isn't worried.
In spite of shooting 2-for-11 in Game 2 of the NBA finals, the Celtics captain was not concerned.
He knows he can perform better, but he doesn't have to force his shot when his teammates are getting it done on the offensive end.
'I think I struggled offensively, I think I rushed a lot,' Pierce said following the Celtics Game 2 win over the Lakers. 'I don't think it was too much about what Ron (Artest) did (defensively). I had about three or four open shots off the pick-and-roll that guys got me open that I missed. I loved the looks I got tonight. I'm happy with that, but at the same time I'm not going to force the issue on my offense.'
Pierce finished the game with 10 points, 14 less than in Game 1. But it's how he made up for it that matters. He grabbed four rebounds and held Artest to just six points off of 1-for-10 shooting. Pierce considers himself to be a versatile player, not just a scorer, and he utilized those skills to help the Celtics get the win.
'I don't have a big burden for me offensively on my team as Kobe (Bryant) does,' he said. 'So when I'm not out here making buckets I'm out there trying to rebound, defend, make plays for other guys. Obviously Ray was the catalyst tonight along with Rajon (Rondo), so I tried to do other things.'
|Ainge on The Big Show: 'That was not our team' in Game 1
|06.05.10 at 11:04 pm ET
Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge joined The Big Show Friday afternoon to discuss the Celtics' tough loss to the Lakers in Game 1 of the NBA finals, why he doesn't believe they were out-hustled, and the future for assistant coach Tom Thibodeau.
"There was no rhythm in the game, there was a lot of fouls being called. '¦ I'm not making excuses, I just felt that our guy's were ready to play, and played hard," Ainge said about the way the team played in Game 1.
"[In Game 1] we really didn't get a good performance out of anybody," he continued. "Hopefully that will change."
A lot of talk has been about the hustle in Game 1, did it seem like Lakers out-hustled the Celtics?
No i think that maybe some of the fouls early in the game took a little bit of that away, I know our guys were ready to play. A lot of times the team you're playing does that to you. I thought, not so much effort, as much as tentative. We were in between on some of our defensive things, we weren't quite on the ball. '¦ We were kind of in no man's land so many times where we didn't contest a shot or left the basket open. It looked like there was more indecisiveness, I thought that the natural, just effort. There was no rhythm in the game, there was a lot of fouls being called. '¦ I'm not making excuses, I just felt that our guys were ready to play, and played hard. I think [Rajon] Rondo got hurt half way through the game and kind of re-injured his back a little bit.
There is no way the Celtics can win when getting less second-chance opportunities.
Well I think there's two things on that. I think 16 second-chance points is not good, and zero is really bad. I mean a lot of that is not effort, it's just we're not finding ourselves in those positions, or we're taking shots too quick, as we were climbing the hill there coming from behind. You know we were taking quick shots and not even ready for offensive rebounds, I mean there are so many factors, more than just effort. But I believe rebounding is crucial for us, and has been for us the last three years. When we rebound the ball, and defensive team's aren't getting those second-chance points, that's when we play our best. It gives us a chance to get out in the open court. If it's going to be a halfcourt game on both ends, then that's not our strength.
|Perkins won't hold back again
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EL SEGUNDO — Kendrick Perkins admitted he let his technical foul trouble hold him back in Game 1 of the NBA finals. But he promises he won't let it happen again.
'Last game in a way I was [holding back],' he said prior to practice on Saturday. 'But this game coming up, I'm just going to be myself. We've got to get this win, so whatever it takes.'
Perkins entered the NBA finals with six technical fouls, one shy of an automatic one-game suspension. Putting the potential consequence out of his mind is easier said than done. He scaled back his aggressiveness and didn't go as hard on defense as he would have liked.
'Just a few times where I probably would have went in there and mixed it up a little bit, just got tangled up with guys, I didn't,' he said. 'I was like, 'I can't do it.' Or a time a guy was holding me is a time I might have locked up with him just because. But there are times when you want to get in there and mix it up, go in there and bang a little bit, but you've just got to pick and choose.'
After the Lakers dominated the boards and got inside the lane with ease, Perkins knows he has to play differently in Game 2. He looks to find a balance between smart basketball and physical basketball.
Besides, Doc Rivers has made it clear what can happen if Perkins continues to hold back.
'What didn't he say?' said Perkins. 'He said everything, that we need to play harder, that this isn't the team that played the last game against Orlando, it's night and day. He said we need to come out and attack or we'd be getting sent home early, so we've got to come out and play hard.'
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Rallying Stock Markets Help European Banks Raise Capital
Rallying stock markets are helping European banks raise much-needed capital through share and asset sales, as a weak economy limits their ability to earn their way to better financial health.
Germany's Commerzbank on Wednesday said it is "taking advantage of the currently attractive capital markets environment" with a plan to raise €2.5 billion in new shares that will add to its capital reserves and reduce its government ownership. In the U.K., Lloyds Banking Group PLC and Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC this week sold shares in companies in which they held majority stakes, as the FTSE 100 index hit a five-year high.
Analysts say there are likely to be further share sales and asset sales in the coming weeks as long as stock markets remain at elevated levels, in a positive sign for European banks' efforts to comply with new rules known as Basel III requiring them to hold more capital against possible losses.
"The recovery in equity markets has boosted the options for European banks to accelerate their divestment and capital raising plans. Banks are right to take advantage of the current window," said Michael Symonds, a financials credit analyst at Daiwa Capital Markets Europe Ltd.
The rally this month in European stocks is a small relief against a long list of challenges for banks. At the top of that list is pressure from investors and domestic regulators to beef up their capital buffers. Most banks are aiming to add capital through asset disposals and by retaining earnings, but slack economic conditions have hit banks' bread-and-butter business of lending to households and companies, holding back profits.
Other banks are lining up sales of stakes they hold in companies amid buoyant markets. Spain's Banco Santander SA and Belgium's KBC Group NV hired banks this week to sell down some of their shares in Poland's Bank Zachodni WBK SA. The Netherland's ING Groep NV has plans to float at least 25% of its U.S. life insurance and retirement business this year to meet EU state aid rules.
Commerzbank, which posted a net loss for 2012, said it will sell new shares in May. The sale will dilute investors' existing stakes, but puts the bank in a stronger position for Basel III and reduces its dependence on the government. The government's stake will fall below 20%, from 25%, and it will no longer be able to veto decisions by the bank's management.
"The regulatory capital structure of Commerzbank will be considerably improved by this transaction," the bank said.
Lloyds Banking Group on Monday announced it would sell a 20% stake in St James's Place after the stock closed that day at an all-time high. Lloyds wrapped up the transaction Tuesday, saying it made a £400 million gain that includes a revaluation of the 37% stake it still holds in the wealth manager. It said its capital reserves will increase by around £600 million from the sale.
RBS on Wednesday sold additional shares in Direct Line Insurance Group PLC, after an initial float of the car insurer in October. A spokeswoman said the bank considered the sale neutral to capital, but necessary under an agreement with the European Commission on state aid received in 2008 and 2009. RBS now holds 48.5% of Direct Line shares, meeting an EC requirement to hold less than 50% by the end of 2013.
Shailesh Raikundlia, a banks analyst at Espirito Santo, said the RBS and Lloyds transactions are symptomatic of the banks' need to raise capital and improve their capital positions, against the backdrop of a U.K. economy "that is certainly not growing and if anything may be going into a triple dip recession."
Both RBS and Lloyds reported net losses for 2012.
In the longer term, RBS last month said it will look to float 25% of its Citizens Financial Group Inc. business within two years.


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Soprano Joanna Taber is a soloist in opera and concert based in the San Francisco Bay Area, where in 2012 she made her San Francisco Symphony solo debut as Vox Coelestis in Debussy's Le Martyre de Saint Sébastien, under the baton of Michael Tilson Thomas. Her performance was hailed by the San Jose Mercury News for its "wing-tipped expressiveness". Operatic roles she has performed include the title role of Rusalka, Erste Dame in Die Zauberflöte, and Sa Femme in Milhaud's Le Pauvre Matelot. As an active concert soloist she has performed Mozart's Requiem and Haydn's Lord Nelson Mass. She is a frequent collaborator in lieder and art song recitals. Her voice is known for its clarity and lush, warm timbre.
Ms. Taber has been a proud professional member of the San Francisco Symphony Chorus since the 2011-12 season, and is a member of Ragnar Bohlin's Capella SF. She also joined the San Francisco Opera Chorus for the 2013 productions of Mephistopheles and the Verdi Requiem.
Ms. Taber is an alumna of the Music Academy of the West, where she studied with renowned mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne. She is also an alumna of the Canadian Vocal Arts Institute in Montreal. She holds a Master of Music in Vocal Performance, with work towards a Doctorate of Musical Arts, from the University of Oklahoma, and a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from UC Santa Barbara. Among her many awards are the prestigious 2008 Kandy Luria-Budgor and Aaron Budgor Full Fellowship in Voice from the Music Academy of the West.
Joanna currently lives in Berkeley, California, and studies voice with Sheri Greenawald of the San Francisco Opera Center.


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First Place Bank customers will see some changes beginning Monday.
First Place Bank customers will see some changes beginning Monday.
Ozzie Hawkins leads the Tigers in scoring, rebounding and assists.
The Youngstown-Warren Metro Area is one of the least expensive urban areas in the U.S., according to a private data collection firm.
Coach Brian Beany's group are 14-3 while shooting 70% from the free throw line this season.
A Youngstown teen pleaded guilty Monday to murder and other charges surrounding a 2012 murder case.
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A very special church service Sunday evening brought together the voices and instruments that lead worship services all around the Valley.
Junior Shawn Amiker scored a career-high 25 points and hit a 3-pointer to force overtime, but the Youngstown State men's basketball team dro…
The snow didn't stop people from driving to Campbell this weekend for one of the biggest and only winter Greek festivals in town.
The Catholic Diocese of Youngstown celebrated those working in the medical and healthcare professions.
Voters in Switzerland narrowly backed a proposal to limit immigration Sunday.
A wrong-way driver on a Southern California freeway was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving after causing a pre-dawn crash on Sunday.
A grandfather and two young boys died in a western Pennsylvania house fire.
A man is dead and a driver has been arrested after a fatal accident in Pittsburgh.
Sunday snow storm.
The Mahoning Valley Food Coalition announces new jobs in the local food business.
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After a few days reprieve, Mahoning Valley drivers were "treated" to another round of slick roads.
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|March 25, 1999
The Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (BMDO) and the U.S. Army plan to intercept a target ballistic missile in a flight test scheduled for March 29, 1999, at White Sands Missile Range (WSMR), N.M. This will be the ninth test in a series of 13 flight tests currently planned in the Program Definition and Risk Reduction phase of the Theater High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system.
The flight tests are intended to verify the design and performance of the prototype THAAD system components. This will be the fifth flight test in which all the THAAD prototype components will have participated.
The THAAD program is managed and funded by BMDO and executed by the Army Program Executive Office for Air and Missile Defense and the Army THAAD project manager in Huntsville, Ala. Lockheed Martin Missiles & Space is the prime contractor. The Raytheon Company builds the THAAD radar.
Unless there is a postponement, a briefing is scheduled for Monday, March 29, 1999 at 3 p.m. in the Pentagon Briefing Room, 2E781. Videotape will be available, and video of that day's test can be downlinked from a satellite feed the same day. For further information about coordinates and times, please contact Cheryl Irwin, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs at 703-697-5331.
For more information on this THAAD test contact Jennifer Canaff at the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization at 703-695-8743, ext. 6122, or access the BMDO website at: www.acq.osd.mil/bmdo/bmdolink/html/tmd.html/.


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Some local restaurants serving the popular fruit by request only
SIKESTON -- Tomatoes prices are up but the popular fruit is still available at most local restaurants and grocery stores.
Cold weather in Florida, the main U.S. source for fresh winter tomatoes, has had an effect locally.
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Thursday, 6 February 2014
That turning 30 thing..
With my 30th only around the corner I cant help but feel a massive loss for my twenties, oh how I wish I had tried harder, saved more, moaned less and loved me more, and now with that impending number just around the corner I cant rewind time and boy oh boy, do I know that. I am in the midst of planning my wedding, which is a great, happy,lovely thing HOWEVER, me turning 30 before this momentous occasion makes me sad. I DID have a vision for myself, and that vision was to be fully settled by 30 and with that I hoped my inner confidence would flow - I have neither of those things and despite no one else putting the pressure on, I cant help but feel I have to answer to me and I feel let down.
I have been speaking to people ALOT about their views on turning 30 and ultimately many of the people that have already turned into this age bracket, say it is not that bad and in fact their life is in a good place - I love this and I truly believe that their life IS like that, so why can't I accept those feelings for myself? I have so many things to look forward too AND life is very bright, but seriously, turning 30? I cant seem to handle it.
Would I feel better if I had the things that I thought I hadn't achieved? possibly. In truth I feel an utter guilt that I did indeed almost waste my twenties by being THAT girl: the self-conscious one, the one who couldn't accept my looks and my personality and was always striving to be something I'm not. I spent those entire 10 years worrying what others (friends, relatives, strangers) thought of me, it was a competition in my eyes, I never felt like I had friends because I wasn't as good as them, or was worthy of a true friendship - a silly thing to say I know but ultimately I was HOPING that by 30 I was more 'secure' in me... am I? no.
I have chosen to let this birthday go un-noticed, I'm not having a party, nor do I have anything planned - I want to bring in this new chapter in my life in calm, in quiet and with myself, perhaps this is the time to reflect on myself, my new aims, my new goals and how to look at improving myself to make me happier in my next adventure.
Over the next couple of days, I am going to be publishing some 'turning 30' views from various people I know which makes for interesting reading and for me, inspiration, but I'd love to hear your views: have you turned 30 and was it all it cracked up to be? are you worried about this milestone? do you feel the same as me?
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- Vikki Roberts said...
I turned 30 in 2010. I didn't have a big list of stuff I felt I should have done and I was fairly ok about turning 30. My 30's have been fantastic so far and although there were some great times in my 20's I don't mourn them. Since turning 30 I've been fitter, more productive and generally more secure in my self than ever.
But for my 30th birthday I did have a kids style party, with jam tarts, cheese sandwiches, party bags and games. No need to be serious about it :)
- 6 February 2014 at 10:08
- Philippa Boston said...
I have enjoyed every big milestone birthday and tried to celebrate in style. Certainly my 40th spent in NYC was everything I'd hoped for and more. The years that have got to me are the halfway through dates, I loved being 26, but turning 36 was a real challenge and I ignored it as best I could. My husband is the opposite and let his 40th go almost unnoticed ( his mother unwisely tried to organise a surprise do). I say enjoy it, life does get better in many ways, there will always be challenges but what would life be without? Celebrate, even if its just a small way - as aging is better than the alternative! Happy Birthday!
- 6 February 2014 at 19:19
- Katie Albury said...
I completely understand where you are coming from. I was really confused in the lead up to my thirtieth, but surprisingly I'm doing ok. I actually feel so much more secure and confident as a 30 year old, more than I ever did in my twenties. I did write a blog post on turning 30, if you'd like to take a look? No pressure, here's the link you decide to...
Katie x
- 10 February 2014 at 15:51


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Wasabi Wings Recipe
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Categories: American, Appetizer, Asian, Chicken, Poultry
Submitted By:from Chicago.
Wasabi Wings Notes
I keep trying to find new ways to use wasabi rather than just with sushi and tuna steak, so here it is.
- 16 chicken wing pieces
- 1/8 cup vegetable oil
- 1 Tablespoon fresh horseradish (not the creamy type)
- 2 jalapeno peppers, roughly chopped
- 1 Tablespoon distilled vinegar
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon mustard powder
- 2 teaspoons wasabi powder, mixed with enough water to form a thick paste
- oil for frying
- pickled ginger for garnish
Serves / Yields
Preparation Instructions
Put all ingredients except wings in a food processor and process into a thick paste. Spoon paste into a zip top bag and add wings to coat thoroughly. Let sit in the fridge for at least 2 hours.
Heat 1" oil in a saucepan until very hot. Shake off excess paste and carefully drop in the wings, in one layer only. Cover immediately and let fry for 7-8 minutes. Turn the wings in the oil, cover, and fry for another 7-8 minutes. Drain and serve with pickled ginger.
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I find it's not necessary to heat enough oil to cover the wings, because by covering the pan, the wings cook quite thorougly, but the hot oil will be enough to crisp the skin.
The idea behind the sauced wings is to have the sauce adhere to the wings after cooking. All of the sauce in this recipe burns off in the cooking oil and none is left on the wings themselves as in buffalo style wings that have the sauce ladled or dredged afterwards. I think the author needs to revise the MOP on this.
Make it Again? MITCH S. would not make this recipe again.


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There used to be, for almost a century, a very famous restaurant in New York called Cafe des Artistes. It was a Dover sole and pot-au-feu kind of place that opened in 1917. In the late 1980s, it was the type of establishment — all dark and romantic, with a celebrated mural of beautiful naked ladies prancing in a sylvan glade — where a young graduate student like me could splurge for a glass of wine at the bar and see someone like Paul Newman (looking gorgeous, naturally), on his way in to dinner. Over the course of its history, it also attracted artists including Marcel Duchamp, Isadora Duncan, Itzhak Perlman and many more. Owners George and Jenifer Lang closed it in 2009, and George Lang died two years later. In his New York Times obituary of the restaurateur, William Grimes called Cafe des Artistes "one of New York's most romantic and beloved restaurants."
Well, the Big Apple may have lost its Cafe des Artistes, but Big D has gained one, thanks to Alberto Lombardi, the restaurateur who also brought us Toulouse Cafe and Bar, Bistro 31 and Taverna.
With a glossy, blood-red ceiling, heavy curtains, marble-topped tables and live piano music playing during peak hours, the place looks very bordello- meets-bistro.
Get into the groove, if you can, by starting with an order of gougères, cheese puffs that arrive warm from the oven; they're great with a glass of red wine or a cocktail, if the staff can get the timing right. (On my first attempt, the puffs were long gone by the time the drinks arrived.)
After that, the "Cali-Euro inspired menu" is a bit of a crapshoot.
Several appetizers register as edible-but-forgettable, such as sautéed prawns with a garlicky butter-wine sauce, a squeeze of lemon and a few chile flakes, or seared scallops "a la plancha," served on a smudge of romesco sauce with some crushed Marcona almonds. They strike me as very expensive for what they are, though: Either dish will set you back $14 — that's for two scallops or three prosaic shrimp. Even more strikingly pricy is the foie gras torchon. It's a nice enough rendition, but the small, thin disc, served with a smidgen of dried cherry-apricot mostarda, commands a $19 price tag. With prices like those, one starts wishing the bistro chairs and faux leather banquettes didn't look and feel quite so cut-rate.
Other starters are less successful. I've often enjoyed a beautifully dressed butter leaf salad at Toulouse, so I thought I'd try it here. Drowned in vinaigrette, it included raunchy outer leaves that should have been saved for someone's pet rabbit. A fricassee of escargots sounded appealing, but it turned out to be a tiny portion with an unpleasantly sharp flavor, sitting atop a mass of mushy risotto. That's $14, too. A charcuterie plate, served with oily, toasted bread, included respectable salami and country pâté, but also an unpleasantly livery mousse and speck that tasted like baloney.
The best main courses I sampled in the course of three visits were a thin steak frites that reminded me of what you get in any ordinary bistro in Paris, and a duck special, thick slices of breast served on long-cooked cabbage with a few potatoes and a bit of jus spooned around the plate. Pan-fried rainbow trout was nicely cooked, set on a pool of horseradish-spiked crème fraîche. It came with two small chunks of beet and a couple of halved Brussels sprouts that reminded me of why the vegetable was so long maligned. (Very plain, they tasted as though they were steamed.)
I'd advise staying away from the lobster risotto, a monotonous $22 plate of starch flecked with lobster, celery, herbs and, weirdly, corn.
One night, the three main courses that landed on my table should never have left the kitchen. A beautiful, tall, custardy quiche du jour with sausage, spinach and broccolini arrived cold. Roast chicken — a thigh and a breast stacked atop a couple of hard fingerling potatoes — looked as though it had been run over by a truck. Cooked under a brick maybe? Dried out, the thigh seemed to have been reheated: used chicken. "On its way to being jerky," was the way one of my friends described it. Best that night were the short ribs, nicely braised and sitting on a velvety-smooth — and stone-cold — celery root purée. That came with a few glazed cipollini onions, soggy maitake mushrooms, limp broccolini and "truffle jus" with no trace of truffle flavor.
I sent my quiche back to the kitchen. When it came back, the plate hadn't been freshened; it was the same piece of quiche with bites missing. Astounding.
The manager stopped by to apologize, and offered to comp our desserts. But we couldn't face them, having sampled them on other visits. They range from a tower of crunchy meringue bathed in glossy chocolate (basic but fine) to a limp-crusted pear strudel to a giant, gorgeous Grand Marnier soufflé that completely deflated when a busboy (not even our waiter) poured an entire pitcher of sauce in it.
I wish I could say that a wonderful wine list rescued any of these evenings, but Cafe des Artistes' vintage-free page of mostly California and French wines is a depressing document. There's only one French red under $50 — Chateau de Campuget "1753," a fine but undistinguished syrah from the Costières de Nîmes for $48. It was served too warm. The night of the cold entrees, our server couldn't tell us anything about the $78 Chateau St. George Saint-Emilion on the list, one of the less-expensive French reds. It turned out to be quite likable, if not particularly noteworthy. At least it was served at the right temperature.
Lack of staff training was a recurring problem. One server couldn't explain "C.A.B. meatballs"; a manager had to come and tell us it stands for "Certified Angus Beef." The only professional-level service came one night from a waiter we remembered from Screen Door, which used to occupy the space.
There's something that feels very cynical about the whole operation. Lombardi addresses the "artistes" theme by providing an assortment of funny hats — they're hung up by the bar. One night the maitre d' (at least that's what he seemed to be) approached a table of six or seven women raucously celebrating a birthday and placed a derby on the head of a blonde. Suddenly they were all trying on funny hats.
George Lang must be turning over in his grave.
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Law Blog readers, we're as eager as the rest of you to get the next batch of news out of Mississippi on Dickie Scruggs. (For those who haven't heard: high-profile plaintiffs lawyer Dickie Scruggs was indicted last week along with his son, Zach, and three other individuals on charges that they conspired to bribe a Mississippi judge in order to gain a favorable ruling in a fee dispute). Thing is, there wasn't a ton of breaking news to be had over the weekend. Anyway, here's what we've got.


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I made a decision not to talk about Charlie Sheen but I CAN'T DO IT ANYMORE!!!
Guys, it's just… it's unavoidable. I can't NOT talk about Charlie Sheen and his crazy antics. Here's a random compilation of my favorite things from this week:
Charlie sheen joined Twitter and gained followers at a rate of 500 people a SECOND. His bio is my favorite… "Unemployed winner"
Then he tweeted this as his second tweet:
Then my favorite website SomeEcards decided to release some hilarious Charlie Sheen cards:
Then I found this GIF:
Mel Gibson is supposedly going to fix all of Charlie Sheen's problems:
Picture of the Day
Stay classy, Jack Osbourne.
In The News This Week…
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS (part 1) trailer is out. Eeeeeeeek! Lainey Gossip
Speaking of Harry Potter, actress Afshan Azad, who plays Padma Patil, had her brother and father arrested for threatening and attempting to kill her. Scary stuff, good thing she paid attention during Defense of the Dark Arts class. Radar Online
OJ Simpson is going to marry his pen pal, a women who he's never met and has been sending him letters and a photo of herself. Ridiculous. Contact Music
50 Tyson the best rapper on the planet YouTube
Mel Gibson has been going through a nasty breakup and custody battle. His girlfriend recorded some phone calls and voicemails he left her and they leaked (DUH). NSFW language. Radar Online
You are not slick. One Forty
Maroon 5 released a new single, Misery, and I like it. Very similar to their old stuff (I'm talking "This Love" old stuff) and I'm glad they're revisiting that. Take a gander at the newly released video. Perez Hilton
Some inspirational wall stickers that I think are awesome. What an interesting form of art. If and when I ever get my own place, I plan on copping a few of these ideas and using them. Fresh Home


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The Admissions Committee bases its decisions on a combination of the applicant's research and personal experience, grades, GRE scores, letters of recommendation, and a personal statement of aims. Some, but not all, candidates are invited for a personal interview, which in these cases is part of the information used in evaluating an applicant.
There is no minimum GPA or GRE requirement, but typically only students with excellent academic records are admitted. On the other hand, a high GPA or GRE scores alone do not ensure admission. The Committee values evidence of the applicant's scholarly potential as well as comments by endorsers concerning the applicant's potential as a research psychologist and as a teacher. Prior experience in psychological research is given strong weight. For applicants to the Clinical program, the Committee also considers evidence of maturity, interpersonal skills, and experience in applied settings (e.g., psychiatric hospital, community mental health service). The Committee considers carefully the applicant's Statement of Aims to assess the match of his/her interests with program faculty and resources. Therefore, it is important for applicants to be as specific as possible about their research and training and to specify the faculty member(s) with whom they would like to work. Because of the limited number of appointments made and the many students who meet or exceed these standards, it is not possible to offer admission to many outstanding applicants.
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The Independent
Safely guarded in an air-conditioned vault in Atlanta, Georgia, lies one of western society's most valuable artefacts. So valuable, that its owner could lose millions if anyone so much as got a look at it. That's what Coca-Cola would have us believe anyway , claiming the only original copy of the soft drink's top-secret recipe lies underneath its US headquarters. But one man is threatening to lift this veil of secrecy this week as he claims to publish a copy of the original formula in a new book. Historian Mark Pendergrast says the recipe was handed down through the family of Frank Robinson, the commercial partner of chemist John Pemberton, who first produced the drink in the summer of 1886.


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She just couldn't say no to him! Lebleba accepts Adel Imam's tempting proposal
Legendary Egyptian comedian actor Adel Imam always gets what he wants. Let's face it, who can say no to him?
Imam has easily convinced legendary Egyptian actress Lebleba to join the cast of his upcoming TV drama "Saheb Al Saadah" (His Excellency).
Lebleba, who has only starred in a TV drama series once in her entire career, just couldn't say no to Adel!
The actress's role was in the 1990's drama "Al Haffar" (The Digger), and the show was a total flop. Ever since then, she's vowed to only star in films and plays. (We don't blame ya, sista!)
According to the Middle East news portal Elaph, the two will begin filming their scenes together at the beginning of next week.
The cast includes legendary actor Mahmoud Yacine, Ahmad Eid, Ashraf Zaki, Nihal Anbar, Lutfi Labib, Angie Wijdan, Khaled Sarhan, Mohammad Imam and Ahmad Halawa. The drama will be aired during the coming Ramadan drama season of 2014.
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- Adel Imam's a man on a mission already preparing for Ramadan 2015!
- Mahmoud Yasin won't play second fiddle: peaces out of drama with Adel Imam
- Has Adel Imam's director son ticked off Khaled Zaki? Rumor says yes!
- Rolling in the big bucks: Adel Imam to receive an "open cheque" for upcoming TV role
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Happy Monday! I'm hoping you had a lovely weekend. I sure did. It was a proud one as I saw my DD receive her Associates degree in liberal arts this weekend. This is what I hope is her first higher learning degree as she is going right onto continue her studies for her bachelors next semester. It was blooming smiles all around even if it was a tad drizzly. Nothing could dampen our spirits.
And speaking of good spirits… we have a winner in my Get Ready For Seduction Giveaway! The lucky winner is… Vanessa N! Thanks Vanessa and thanks so much to you all who entered. And please remember that Seduction's Canvas will be out on May 27th and you can pre-order it now. You can also get an exclusive sneak peek over at Heroes and Heartbreakers right now.
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Thursday Dec. 4, 2008
NEW YORK (AP) -- Petty Enterprises is in discussions to merge its storied franchise with Gillett Evernham Motorsports, The Associated Press has learned.
Multiple people familiar with the talks told the AP that the two teams are discussing a deal that would merge Petty's No. 43 Dodge with GEM to become a four-car operation. They requested anonymity because the negotiations are ongoing.
SI.com first reported Thursday that Petty Enterprises' top operation will not return in 2009. But David Zucker, CEO of Petty Enterprises, said the report was "not accurate." He would not discuss a potential merger. "We're not going to comment on rumors and speculation," he said.
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41st Avenue
Maurice Purnell, 1976
North Hills St
Domestic Violence
Jerail D Walker, 1984
17th Avenue
Simple Assault X3
Jimmy D Kugler, 1976
North Hills St
Barbara Randall, 1961
63rd Place
Simple Assault
Clifton D James, 1986
Shumate Road
Michael J Grace, 1981
Dock Gator, Daleville Ms
Danny E Irby, 1964
28th Avenue
The following were reported to the Meridian P.D. from the time period of Monday at 00:00 to Monday at 23:59.
Residential Burglary
100 block of 34th Avenue, daytime
2700 block of 44th Avenue, daytime
1400 block of 29th Avenue, nighttime
2400 block of 25th Street
Commercial Burglary
300 block of A Street, nighttime
Auto Burglary
2700 block of Chandler, nighttime
2000 block of Mosby Road, nighttime
2000 block of Mosby Road, nighttime
2000 block of Mosby Road, nighttime
2400 block of Old Marion Road, daytime
2600 block of St Luke, nighttime
Stolen Vehicle
1800 block of North Frontage Road, daytime, recovered
Last night Meridian Police responded to a local ER where they met the victim of a Strong Armed Robbery. The male victim told Police he was walking to his car in the 1700 block of 2nd Street South when he was assaulted by someone and robbed of his money. There is no description available of the suspect.
152 calls for service
Yesterday Meridian Police charged 21 year old Larry Huggins of Meridian with Possession of a Stolen Firearm. The firearm was stolen from a vehicle in October of 2012. Bond was set at $10,000.
Yesterday Meridian Police charged 32 year old Raven M Davis of Meridian with Identity Theft. Her bond was set at $10,000.
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Dry September
by William Faulkner
Dry September Justice and Judgment Quotes
How we cite our quotes: Citations follow this format: (Part.Paragraph)
Quote #1
"Find out the truth first. I know Will Mayes. (1.19)
Hawkshaw has stepped forward as a character witness for Will. At this point, he simply proposes that they investigate before jumping to any conclusions.
Quote #2
"Lets get the sheriff and do this thing right." (1.40)
Here Hawkshaw suggests that the matter be handled through the legal justice system. But, for McLendon the important thing is showing the community that even rumors of black man abusing a white woman won't be tolerated. Legal process would only slow down the wheels of the justice he thinks he is serving.
Quote #3
[D]uring the over-the-way Christmas visiting they would tell her about him, about how well he looked […] (2.4)
Minnie is considered an adulteress and taunted about her relationship with the banker, but the banker is celebrated for his bachelor Christmas partying, and suffers no social stigma as a result of their relationship. Where is the justice in that?