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Our Oscar Power Rankings for best director:
1. Kathryn Bigelow ("Zero Dark Thirty")
2. Steven Spielberg ("Lincoln")
3. Ben Affleck ("Argo")
4. Tom Hooper ("Les Miserables")
5. David O. Russell ("Silver Linings Playbook"
Still in the hunt: Ang Lee ("Life of Pi")
Darkhorses: Quentin Tarantino ("Django Unchained" and Michael Haneke ("Amour")
What we have here is a race with six directors vying for five spots. Bigelow and Spielberg are almost certain to be on the list. After that, it's a tussle with Lee looking like the odd man out at this point. Lurking are Tarantino and Haneke, both of whom have supporters for their work. There could be a surprise.
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The University of Virginia baseball team is one win away from its third trip to the College World Series in six years.
The Cavaliers beat Maryland, 7-3 on Sunday. The team tied the NCAA Charlottesville Super Regional series at a game apiece.
The deciding game three starts at 7 p.m. on Monday, airing on ESPN2.
The University of Virginia looks to avoid elimination from the NCAA baseball tournament when the Wahoos take on Maryland at noon Sunday,
The Terrapins held off the Cavaliers, 5-4, on Saturday in Charlottesville. Click here to see coverage of Saturday's game.
The winner of the best-of-three series advances to the College World Series in Omaha.
If Monday's game is necessary, it's scheduled for a 4 p.m. start.
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Willamette Valley Cities, Counties To Consider 'Compact'
SALEM, Ore. - Local governments in Oregon's Willamette Valley have made various attempts at regional collaboration in the past few decades. Now, a group is trying to create a more formal relationship. City and county officials meet in Salem Monday to discuss a possible compact to band together on key issues.
The Willamette Valley stretches from Portland south to Eugene. It includes the state capitol and is known for its diverse agriculture. Some two-thirds of Oregon's population lives in the valley.
Advocates of this proposed compact say the agreement would facilitate better regional cooperation on a range of issues including the environment, transportation and economic development.
Roger Hamilton is with The Resource Innovation Group. The consulting non-profit is affiliated with Willamette University and is facilitating the meeting.
"The focus is not on any particular specific issue that might be controversial," Hamilton says. "The focus is on what we call 'regional resilience,' which is simply planning for the future in a coordinated way."
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At the July 15 commission meeting presiding officer Wayne Dunn proposed a written ballot to elect Jamie Six's replacement. After concerns were raised by Blair Couch about the legality of this methodology Dunn deferred, a voice vote was taken and Mark Rhodes was appointed.
On Wednesday you stated in an editorial that "Dunn announced the vote would be taken by a private ballot, and not a public vote" You characterized this action as "troubling," "a blatant violation of the West Virginia Public Meetings Law" and stated it was "stunning" that "someone who has served as a commissioner for (nearly 5 years) still does not understand the legal basics of a public meeting."
You concluded correctly from comments that "Dunn had discussed this with fellow Commissioner Steve Gainer prior to the meeting" This action was "blatantly illegal" and "shows (Gainer) doesn't have a grasp of the law, either."
On Sunday, your editorial titled "Public office isn't a private club" covered identical ground. The "secret meeting to discuss having a secret, written ballot" consisted of a verbal exchange after the previous session. Was it a "blatant violation of the West Virginia Public Meetings Law?"
Chapter 6-9A-2: ... (4) . The term meeting does not include: ... (E) Discussions by members of a governing body on logistical and procedural methods to schedule and regulate a meeting.
So much for your illegal private club.
Regarding your primary charge: Chapter 6-9A-8(b) DOES explicitly prohibit a "secret or written" ballot. However, the preceding paragraph provides necessary context: (officials) may not, vote, (in a manner) which may render it difficult for persons attending a meeting of the public agency to understand what is being deliberated, voted or acted upon.
It is secrecy, a charge you hammered the two commissioners with eight times on Sunday, that the law is attempting to proscribe. On 17 July you wrote: "After calling for a vote, Dunn gave each commissioner a piece of paper and told them to write their choice of either Rhodes or Miller, then give their ballot to Wood County Administrator Marty Seufer."
Pam Brust's Tuesday coverage relates what Dunn actually proposed:
"Dunn distributed slips of paper to fellow commissioners, telling them to write down their choice of Rhodes or Miller, then sign the paper, give it to the county administrator and the decision would be publicly announced."
Maybe it's time you laid off Wayne Dunn.
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Death of a Salesman
by Arthur Miller
Death of a Salesman Act Two Quotes
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Quote 37
WILLY: He's heading for a change. There's no question, there simply are certain men that take longer to get—solidified. How did he dress?
LINDA: His blue suit. He's so handsome in that suit. He could be a—anything in that suit! (Act 2)
Once again we see that Linda and Willy's fixation on Biff's physical appearance as the source of his success denies the importance of other qualities and virtues. They seem to have completely forgotten that Biff once stole from Oliver and that that might matter more than the fact that he's now wearing a nice suit.
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HOWARD: Where are your sons? Why don't your sons give you a hand?
WILLY: They're working on a very big deal.
HOWARD: This is no time for false pride, Willy. You go to your sons and tell them that you're tired. You've got two great boys, haven't you?
WILLY: Oh, no question, no question, but in the mean time… (Act 2)
Howard recognizes Willy's pride as means of hiding from reality. Though Howard does wash his hands of Willy in this scene, in a way he's trying to help the old salesman. If Willy would only recognize the reality of his situation, he'd be able to get by.
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WLLY [the last to leave, turning to Charley]: I don't think that was funny, Charley. This is the greatest day of his life.
CHARLEY: Willy, when are you going to grow up?
WILLY: Yeah, heh? When this game is over, Charley, you'll be laughing out of the other side of your face. They'll be calling him another Red Grange. Twenty-five thousand a year. (Act 2)
Willy's exaggerated sense of pride about Biff is an extension of his own fears and insecurities. If Biff turns out to be a failure, then Willy will feel like he's a failure as well. Like many parents, much of Willy's personal pride is based on the success of his children.


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SIKESTON -- With Halloween just around the corner, there are plenty of events -- both spooky and family-friendly -- to help people celebrate the holiday.
Coming up Saturday is the Sikeston Historic Midtown Development Group's third annual Halloween Family Fun Day.
"It's just an excuse for families to get out on a Saturday and enjoy one of the last nice weekends we have," said Brandon Kuehn, executive director of the group. "It's a carnival-like atmosphere, but more of a festival for the kids."
Set to take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Malone Park, the day will feature costume contests for pets and children, story time with the Sikeston Public Library, face painting, concessions, games, pony rides, hayrides and a petting zoo. Craft vendors will also be set up, according to Kuehn.
"It's very laid back," he said. The costume contest, he said, will give children another chance to wear their gear -- as well as have the chance to win some prizes.
The Sikeston Jaycees also have family in mind while finishing final preparations for their Haunted Hayride. Back for the second year after a 10 or so year hiatus, Barry Johnson, a Jaycee who is the chair of the event this year, said it is bigger and better this year.
"We've added a few more scenes -- last year, there were nine and this year, there are 17," said Johnson. A few of the scenes are the same, but most, such as the vortex tunnel, are new.
"It's taking a lot of guys to throw it together and a lot of man hours," said Johnson. "There's a lot of engineering and building."
Johnson said the response to the hayride last year was quite positive. "We were very surprised because both nights, we had lines all the way out to the roads," he said.
Although parts of the tour, which includes a walk-through haunted house and half-mile hayride, are quite scary, it is for families, said Johnson. "It's scary enough for adults, but not too scary that the kids will be haunted for life," he said.
The Jaycees are also spooking for a good cause. All proceeds from the event will be put into the Jaycee's general fund, which is divided amongst area charities at the end of the year.
Tours will be from 8 to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the rodeo grounds. Cost is $3 for children and $4 for adults.
New to Sikeston this year is a Haunted House in the May Brothers Enterprises Building, the former location of Lambert's Cafe.
"We've put a lot of work into it," said Garrett May, who is in charge of the haunted house along with his brother, Gavin.
The Haunted House includes 10 scenes with inspiration from movies and other haunted houses the brothers have attended. It takes about 15 minutes to walk through, and has already been open for two weekends.
"Everybody that's come through here has really seemed to enjoy it," said May. "And each weekend, it has gotten bigger and bigger."
Tours will be from 6 to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday, as well as Oct. 30 and 31. Cost is $6 per person.
Another new attraction to the area this year is Phobia Farm, a theme park-caliber haunt attraction at Beggs Family Farm in Blodgett. A walk-through haunt, each scene of the 15-room haunt has its own scents and sounds, according to farm operator Donnie Beggs.
The haunt tells a story and the background is available at www.phobiafarm.com. Tours will be from 6 to 11 p.m. Oct. 23-25 and Oct. 30, 31 and Nov. 1. Cost is $15, and no one under 10 will be admitted, while 10 to 13-year-olds must be accompanies by an adult.
Beggs Family Farm will continue to offer activities it has in the past several years including a corn maze and other activities for children and adults. It is open 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturdays and noon to 6 p.m. Sundays through Nov. 1, and cost is $9 per person. For more, go to www.beggsfamilyfarm.com or call 471-3879.
Other upcoming Halloween-related events include:
* A Halloween party from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Eagles Club. Open to the public, proceeds will benefit the club's children charity for child abuse.
Children up to 12 years of age can take part in games, a cake walk and vie for prizes awarded for the best-dressed, prettiest and scariest costumes. The cost is $2 per person for food.
* The Portageville Rural Fire Department Association's Haunted Inn, which raises funds for equipment used by volunteers, is open 7 to 11 p.m. Friday and 7 to midnight Saturday, as well as Halloween. Tickets are $8 per person, with tours lasting 30 to 45 minutes. There is a free session for youngsters from 5 to 7 p.m. Oct. 31, when they are invited to wear costumes and see the scenes with the lights on. It is located just off the Interstate 55 ramp on Highway 162.
* The Sikeston Factory Outlet Stores will have trick-or-treating for children from 4 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31 at all stores.


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2 pounds fresh rhubarb cut in ¾-inch-chunks (6 to 8 cups)
1 cup sugar
½ teaspoon kosher salt
1 pint fresh or frozen strawberries, hulled and thickly sliced
½ pint fresh or frozen raspberries
1/3 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice (2 lemons)
1/3 cup freshly squeezed orange juice (2 oranges)
2 tablespoons Grand Marnier or Triple Sec liqueur, optional
Heavy cream or vanilla ice cream for serving
Place the rhubarb in a large saucepan, add the sugar, salt, and 2/3 cup water. Bring to a boil over high heat, then lower the heat and simmer for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the rhubarb is tender and starts to fall apart. Remove from the heat, stir in the strawberries, raspberries, lemon juice, orange juice, and Grand Marnier, if using, and allow to cool. Serve warm, at room temperature, or cold with a drizzle of cream or a scoop of ice cream.


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Malaysia's CIMB Continues Regional Drive
Malaysia's CIMB Group Holdings Bhd continues to pursue its regional ambitions with a deal in the Philippines.
Dow Jones Newswires reports Tuesday that CIMB signed an agreement to buy a 60% stake in privately-held Bank of Commerce for 881 million ringgit ($288.4 million) in cash, giving it a foothold in the country. It will buy the stake from conglomerate San Miguel Corp. and other shareholders, according to a statement.
"As an Asean universal bank, this extension into the Philippines is a very natural one. I believe we are entering this market at the right time, with the right deal and right partner," CIMB group chief executive Nazir Razak said in the statement, referring to the grouping of Southeast Asian countries.
CIMB, Malaysia's second-largest bank by assets, said last month it has acquired most of Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC's cash equities and associated investment-banking businesses in Asia-Pacific for around $279 million, giving it new presence in Taiwan and Australia and expanded operations in Hong Kong, India and China.
Southeast Asia has been a hotbed of deal activity this year, with some of that action being driven by the regional aspirations of corporates. Another bank, Singapore's DBS Group Holdings, struck the region's biggest M&A deal of the year so far with a $7.3 billion bid for Indonesia's PT Bank Danamon.


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Officers responding to reports of shots fired in the 100 block of Lincoln Avenue found 43-year-old Lorenzo Calhoun around 10:30 p.m. Friday.
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February 26 Caps Care Click To Win Winners Announced
Caps Care Click to Win is a new community relations initiative that gives local schools the chance to win free Capitals tickets and cash prizes. The program is part of the team's commitment to introduce area youth to hockey and to support local nonprofits with charitable contributions.
Between January and April, a total of 40 Washington metropolitan area schools that have 501(c)(3) nonprofit status and have registered at WashingtonCaps.com will be selected through a random drawing to receive tickets and a $500 grant. The Capitals will distribute a select number of tickets for schools at eight home games during the season. Five schools are selected for each game. At the conclusion of the program, the school with the highest attendance rate overall will also receive a player visit, Capitals team-signed jersey and a new set of street hockey equipment.


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The Performing Arts Center for Centennial High School was my first major project after graduating from Cal Poly Pomona, as I started to work for HMC Architects. This project will house the growing arts program in the high school of Corona-Norco Unified School District, including band, choir, dance and theater, a large interior stage and an outdoor amphitheater space. It was a learning experience from design to DSA approval. As my first project that I had my helping hands on after school, this will always have a special place in my heart. Drawn in Architectural Desktop, and studies done in Sketch-Up.
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On Friday, November 28 at 12pm, Harris Teeter employees and over 400 volunteers from the community will join together at the Charlotte Convention Center to serve free holiday meals to residents in need. This is the seventh year Harris Teeter has hosted this event in Charlotte.
The event is not open to the general public. Charlotte-area residents-in-need have been identified and invited by organizations throughout Charlotte including Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina, Loaves & Fishes, Department of Social Services, Salvation Army, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, Charlotte Housing Authority, Mecklenburg County Park & Recreation Department, neighborhood centers, religious organizations and many other groups throughout the city. Media is encouraged to attend as well.
Harris Teeter will serve each person in attendance a free holiday meal; in total over 4,500 pounds of turkey, 1,560 pounds of ham, and over 1,000 pounds each of corn, green beans and mashed potatoes, to name a few. In addition, there will be entertainment throughout the day and each child in attendance will receive a special Harry the Dragon gift bag including activity books and toys donated by our generous vendors.
Any remaining perishable food items will be given to Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina to help stock their pantry this holiday season.
Harris Teeter is not able to hold dinners in all the communities it serves, however the company has initiated a food drive and card sales in all of its stores to ensure that food bank shelves are stocked this holiday season. Collection barrels will be placed at the entrances and $5 and $20 donation cards will be sold at the registers of all Harris Teeter stores October 29 through December 2.
Media is encouraged to attend the event on Friday, November 28. Please use the Charlotte Convention Center entrance on Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard. For more information, contact Catherine Reuhl at email@example.com.


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Development of a novel polygenic model of NIDDM in mice heterozygous for IR and IRS-1 null alleles.
Joslin Diabetes Center and Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA.
NIDDM is a polygenic disease characterized by insulin resistance in muscle, fat, and liver, followed by a failure of pancreatic beta cells to adequately compensate for this resistance despite increased insulin secretion. Mice double heterozygous for null alleles in the insulin receptor and insulin receptor substrate-1 genes exhibit the expected approximately 50% reduction in expression of these two proteins, but a synergism at a level of insulin resistance with 5- to 50-fold elevated plasma insulin levels and comparable levels of beta cell hyperplasia. At 4-6 months of age, 40% of these double heterozygotes become overtly diabetic. This NIDDM mouse model in which diabetes arises in an age-dependent manner from the interaction between two genetically determined, subclinical defects in the insulin signaling cascade demonstrates the role of epistatic interactions in the pathogenesis of common diseases with non-Mendelian genetics.
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Burne impresses at Colonial Relays
April 5, 2013
Williamsburg, Va. - Senior Olivia Burne of the Stony Brook track and field team nabbed fifth in the women's 1500-meter Friday night at the 48th Annual Colonial Relays hosted by William & Mary in Williamsburg, Va.
Burne, who hails from Palmerston North, New Zealand, clocked in at 4:25.37 to edge Richmond's Stephanie Paradis, who took sixth in 4:25.89. The top eight finishers earned points for their performances.
The Colonial Relays is a three-day event and features student-athletes from 40 colleges and universities as well as a dozen professional clubs and 23 high schools. The meet began Thursday and concludes Saturday. Burne was the lone participant from Stony Brook.
The junior Seawolf has been enjoying a strong 2012-13 on the track and in the classroom. In the fall, she helped the SBU cross country team to its sixth consecutive America East title and was later named the America East' Scholar-Athlete. She also garnered USTFCCCA All-Academic honors in cross country.
At the America East Indoor Championships, Burne took third and hit an ECAC qualifier in the mile run and contributed to the distance medley relay team that claimed second in an ECAC qualifying time of 11:57.79. Conference officials announced she was selected to the All-Academic squad last month.
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Javaid Syed knows about the vicissitudes of business ownership.
An immigrant from Pakistan, he transformed a small hotel business in upstate New York into Syed Enterprises Inc., a franchise group with 22 city-wide Burger King and Popeyes locations and close to 1,000 employees.
Over the course of 40 years, some ventures went belly up; others needed to be diversified. These he describes as the inevitable risks of entrepreneurship. But a more recent challenge has him crying foul: the proliferation of mobile food vendors in Bay Ridge, where his business is based, over the past two to three years.
It's small business versus even-smaller business in this southern Brooklyn community, as owners of both chain fast-food joints and smaller independent restaurants complain that food carts are siphoning off customers. Already hard hit by the recession since 2008—more than 30 storefronts are estimated to be vacant here—brick-and-mortar merchants charge mobile vendors with cannibalizing sales while operating under more favorable conditions that give them an edge.
In recent years, Syed partially shut down his Burger King restaurant in Bay Ridge and laid off staff—moves that he attributes in "big part" to two falafel carts at the intersection of 86th Street and Fifth Avenue, down the block from his fast-food business.
"Ever since they came in, I have lost 30 percent of my revenues," said Syed, during an interview conducted at his offices on the Burger King's third floor; below, the first floor bustled with diners, but the tables stood empty in the second floor. "They have 20 items on the menu. They're carrying full restaurants in that little hut."
Broader complaints
The scale of operations of the new food vendors—as opposed to the traditional hot-dog seller or pretzel man—is stoking resentment among local businesses, the local community board reports.
The large mobile carts—replete with grills, propane tanks, generators and illuminated signs—have also riled residents and local preservationists, who complain about damage to sidewalks, encroachment into public spaces, and unauthorized changes to streetscape, according to Josephine Beckmann, district manager of Board 10.
"Our property owners and business owners are frustrated and upset," she said, adding that the food carts' elaborate menus and multiple staff make them, in effect, "restaurants on wheels."
The controversy extends beyond the size and scale of their vending operations. Brick-and-mortar merchants, who pay rent, taxes and insurance costs that mobile food vendors do not, resent this "unfair competitive distinction," Beckmann explained.
In addition, merchants in Bay Ridge pay additional fees to the area's two business improvement districts, or BIDs, for supplemental sanitation services, streetscape enhancements and marketing efforts—a cost of doing business that food carts don't share, according to Patrick Condren, executive director of the 86th Street and Fifth Avenue BIDs. This makes the issue of mobile food vending especially fraught, local officials said.
Syed and other local merchants contrasted their "six-figure" annual rents plus other costs—including worker's compensation, general liability, and property and disability insurance—to the nominal license and permit fees paid by food cart vendors. A city food vending license costs $50 and food cart permit costs $200, renewable every two years.
"This guy pays no rent, has no liabilities, but is allowed to plop down in front of us," charged Syed.
A different set of costs
But David Weber, president of the New York City Food Truck Association, disputed the contention that mobile food vendors pay no rent. Their "rent," he explained, takes the form of costs for required parking at a Department of Health-approved commissary — which mobile food operators in Bay Ridge peg at $1,000 a month.
Weber pointed out that this cost was significant to mobile food vendors: "A food truck never does the revenue that a restaurant does." Nor are they exempt from related costs, such as disability insurance and workers' compensation, he added.
"It's the same if you're a restaurant or a temporary food establishment or a mobile food vending operation," he said. "The city has the same requirements from a legal standpoint."
Weber, who himself co-owns both restaurants and food trucks under the Rickshaw Dumpling brand, prefers to see them as complementary business models that bring choice to the marketplace.
"Every customer will be served best by the business meeting most of their needs," he explained. "A food truck is great when it's a sunny day and it's convenient for people to grab something on the go. On a rainy day, it's not so great."
He also refuted the allegation that food vendors dump their garbage into city trash receptacles. "There's good operators and bad operators; it's not the standard for our industry," he said.
The city responds
Meanwhile, the city Department of Health contested claims that restaurants are always open and subject to food safety inspection, while food carts face neither on-site spot checks nor sanitation grading.
"Department inspectors perform operational inspections in areas where mobile food vendors are located," a spokesperson said by email. "These inspections check for virtually the same food safety requirements as those required of restaurants, and carts and trucks are issued violations for not meeting regulations."
But a letter-grading system for sanitary violations was not yet in place for mobile food vendors, because the city would "have to consider a way to afford mobile food vendors the opportunity for due process, as is done for restaurants," the email added.
For Mahmoud Musleh, manager of one of the falafel carts that has Syed all riled up, the complaints from local businesses boil down to a simple fact—professional rivalry.
"We sell for a fair price, and we make a lot of business," said Musleh, a Palestinian immigrant. "The problem (for restaurant owners) is the economy is going down. No one wants to pay more than five, six dollars for lunch or dinner."
Bay Ridge, with its multitude of vibrant commercial corridors, may be the borough's epicenter of protests over food vending, but complaints are spreading even to neighborhoods with less powerful merchants' associations.
According to Shawn Campbell, district manager of Board 14, which includes Kensington and Midwood, local businesses were "chagrined" when a food cart appeared on a sidewalk off Cortelyou Road, a heavily trafficked "zero visibility" street where merchants are not allowed to display wares or set up tables on sidewalk space beyond their property line.
Marnee Elias-Pavia, district manager of Board 11, which includes Bensonhurst and Bath Beach, similarly reported concern from business owners about the appearance of food carts on streets where general vending is restricted.
Questions about regulation
At a Brooklyn Borough Hall meeting in December, officials from three of the city agencies that regulate mobile food vendors—the Departments of Health, Police and Consumer Affairs—explained to a gathering of district managers the challenges behind vendor enforcement.
The multiplicity and complexity of vending rules—general versus food versus veterans—as well as conflicting regulations among the different agencies make enforcement difficult, according to these district managers. Traffic rules, for example, forbid vending on sidewalks, but mobile food vending rules permit it, they explained.
According to Beckmann, city officials at the December meeting acknowledged the problem created by confusing rules and discussed steps for improvement.
"We're trying to problem solve this, but how to fix it we don't know," she said. "That's the next step."
In June 2009, Bay Ridge officials requested the city to add food vending restrictions to the 86th Street BID area, where general vending is already restricted. In June of 2010, they extended the request to the Fifth Avenue BID.
In its response, the city wrote that it "continues to believe that a comprehensive review of street vending regulations is warranted" and that "agency efforts have been focused on that purpose." But no further action has been taken on the requests since then, Beckmann added.
Weber disagreed with calls for enhanced vendor enforcement, arguing that food trucks and brick-and-mortar restaurants serve different customer needs and compete fairly under existing rules.
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Oil-patch industries, shipbuilding and, to a lesser extent, business services, hotels and gaming will lead Louisiana's employment growth in 2002-2003, according to a report by Louisiana State University (LSU) economists and sponsored by Hibernia National Bank (NYSE:HIB). The researchers released their findings today at the fifth annual Hibernia Economic Outlook Conference at the Hibernia Tower.
However, the researchers caution that it is difficult to determine the impact of the Sept. 11 tragedy on consumers and businesses. "It's still much too early to get an accurate reading of the impact on the national and local economies due to these events," said Loren C. Scott, one of the LSU economists who compiled the report.
"We haven't been able to go back and measure it, but we expect that the continued uncertainty about the magnitude and timeframe of the completion of a U.S. response will create an abundance of caution for consumers and businesses," Scott said.
This caution is expected to have a temporary effect on the U.S. and Louisiana economies. However, the economists point out that nothing that occurred Sept. 11 has changed the fundamental strength of the U.S. economy. Still, consumer and business spending may slow until the end of the year. This will reduce Louisiana's real gross domestic product in the second half of this year and the early part of 2002, Scott said. National forecasters have reduced U.S. economic growth for 2001 from 1.7% to 1.1% and for 2002 from an estimated 2.6% to 1.6%. Scott said this slower national growth would filter through Louisiana.
The original report had forecast 62,900 new jobs in 2002-2003 and the record employment of 2 million people in Louisiana, but Scott now doubts this prediction will hold true.
The report projects that the state's non-agricultural wage-and-salary employment-growth rate will rise from 1.1% this year to 1.4% in 2002 and 1.7% in 2003. The economists also expect oil prices to settle in at $23-$25 a barrel as a result of OPEC's new targeted pricing policy and a lack of capacity within the cartel to cheat on production quotas. Natural gas prices are projected to average $3.50 per mcf, because of increasing demand from new merchant power plants and supply limitations created by restrictive drilling rules in U.S. coastal areas and the Rockies.
LSU researchers Scott, James A. Richardson and A.M.M. Jamal compiled the 20th annual "Louisiana Economic Outlook: 2002-2003." Study results are drawn from the Louisiana Econometric Model and are based on analysis of current and historical data as well as more than 200 interviews with business leaders from a broad range of industries throughout Louisiana. Statewide, personal income growth is projected at 4.4% in 2001 and may rise only slightly to 4.5% in both 2002 and 2003. The population growth rate is expected to remain steady at 0.6% in 2001, 2002 and 2003. Per-capita income is forecast to be $24,156 in 2001, increasing about $1,000 each year for the next two years and reaching $25,073 in 2002 and $26,073 in 2003.
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SAN JOSE -- Sharks coach Todd McLellan is optimistic center Scott Gomez will be available to play against the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday in Game 3 of their opening round series at HP Pavilion.
Gomez, out with soreness since he took a big hit April 23 against the Dallas Stars, skated again Saturday at the Sharks practice facility. He skated before games one and two in Vancouver but was held out of the lineup both times.
"There's no doubt we'd like to get him into the series. He makes a big difference to our team, especially with the power play," McLellan said. "He's got the ability to control the puck. As soon as he's ready and feels good and knows that he can go into that type of competitive environment and contribute, then we'll use him."
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Jason Demers did not skate Saturday and will not play Sunday, McLellan said. Marty Havlat, who took a stick to the groin from Canucks defenseman Kevin Bieksa early in Game 1, will be evaluated Sunday morning, according to McLellan.
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Phillips to Kick Off Fall Auction Season with New Now on 20 September in New York
Phillips is pleased to announce highlights from the upcoming auction of New Now, providing an exciting start to our fall sale season. On September 20, collectors will have the opportunity to acquire works from both emerging artists, as well as contemporary masters. Comprised of over 200 lots, the sale will feature diverse and exciting works, including a single-owner selection from the estate of esteemed economist and celebrated art collector Pentti Kouri.
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Phillips and Art Partner Announce Mert and Marcus Works 2001-2014
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Posted 12 July 2016
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Phillips is pleased to announce LIGHT/SOURCE, a selling exhibition that will be on view in New York this summer. Featuring works from nine artists, including Olafur Eliasson, Sanford Biggers, Nick Cave, and Tracey Emin, this exhibition aims to explore the complex relationship between works of art using light and the contemporary viewer. LIGHT/SOURCE will be on view at 450 Park Avenue until 26 August.
Posted 30 June 2016
Phillips Adds Robert Manley and Scott Nussbaum to 20th Century and Contemporary Art Team
Phillips is pleased to announce the appointments of Robert Manley as Deputy Chairman and Senior International Specialist of 20th Century and Contemporary Art and Scott Nussbaum as Senior Specialist and Head of 20th Century and Contemporary Art in New York. The addition of these well-regarded industry leaders will strengthen Phillips' team of international specialists and broaden the range of expertise the auction house offers collectors.
Posted 28 June 2016
Phillips' Day Sale of 20th Century and Contemporary Art Realises £4,938,125
Phillips' Day Sale of 20th Century & Contemporary Art realised £4,938,125 / $6,468,944 / €5,876,369.
Posted 27 June 2016
Phillips' Evening Sale of 20th Century and Contemporary Art Realises £11,873,000
Phillips' Evening Sale of 20th Century & Contemporary Art realised £11,873,000 / $15,672,360/ €14,247,600.
Posted 20 June 2016
Phillips Announces Highlights from the June 20th Century and Contemporary Art Evening Sale in London
The evening auction will offer 31 lots and will also include works by Anselm Kiefer, Joan Miró, Michelangelo Pistoletto and Raqib Shaw, among others. The sale is expected to realize a combined total of £10.21 million to £14.96 million.
Posted 20 June 2016
Phillips Partners with Artsy for Online Bidding Through Artsy's Live Auction Technology
Phillips is proud to announce a new partnership with Artsy, which will allow online bidding in Phillips' live auctions through Artsy's digital platform. Kicking off with London's 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale on 28 June 2016, bidders will have the opportunity to participate in the auction in real time, online, from anywhere in the world. Phillips' auctions of 20th Century & Contemporary Art, Design, Editions, Photographs, and Latin American Art will all be made available to Artsy's audience of collectors across the globe.
Posted 15 June 2016
Phillips Continues Asian Expansion
Phillips is pleased to announce a significant expansion of its team of contemporary art and business development specialists in Asia. Sandy Ma joined the company as Head of the Hong Kong Evening Sale and a Specialist in Asian 20th Century & Contemporary Art; Jane Yoon will join Phillips as an International Specialist and Director of Korea next month; and Annie Tang becomes a Senior Administrator for both the 20th Century & Contemporary Art Department and Business Development team.
Posted 09 June 2016
Phillips Announces Results from the June Editions Auctions
Phillips' June auction of Evening & Day Editions realized £2,173,875/ $3,153,857/ €2,766,785.
Posted 09 June 2016
Phillips Announces Results of June Design Sale
Phillips' Design Auction on 9 June 2016 realized $3,336,875/ £2,302,444/ €2,936,450.
Posted 31 May 2016
Phillips June Design Auction in New York to Offer Iconic Works Spanning the 20th Century
On 9 June 2016, Phillips will host the auction of Design in New York, bringing together over 150 lots of the best in 20th century design. Spanning nearly a century of styles, and with estimates ranging from $1,000 to $400,000, this sale includes a strong selection of American Studio Craft, a group of eight lamps by Gino Sarfatti from a private Italian collection, and several iconic examples of French midcentury design.
Posted 31 May 2016
Phillips Announces Results from the May Watches Auction in Hong Kong
Phillips, in Association with Bacs & Russo, held its second sale of watches in Hong Kong, selling a Patek Philippe for HK$19,720,000/ US$2,537,964/ €2,277,660, making it the highest price ever paid for a wristwatch at auction in Asia. Overall, the Hong Kong auction realized HK$150,669,500/ US$19,391,164/ €17,402,327.
Posted 25 May 2016
Phillips Announces Highlights from the June Editions Auction in London
Phillips Evening and Day Editions auctions in London will present a strong offering of museum-quality original prints and multiples by celebrated masters of the 20th and 21st centuries. The two auctions will include over 240 lots, carrying a pre-sale estimate of £1.6 to £2.4 million, and showcasing works by Pablo Picasso, Marc Chagall, Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Lee Ufan, Sigmar Polke, Damien Hirst, Julian Opie and Tony Cragg.
Posted 23 May 2016
Phillips Announces Results from the May Auction of Latin American Art
Phillips' May auction of Latin American Art realized $4,646,125/ £3,205,826/ €4,135,051.
Posted 19 May 2016
Phillips Announces Results from the May Photographs Auction
Phillips' auction of Photographs on 19 May realized £2,248,625/ $3,280,969/ €2,923,172, selling 68% by lot and 81% by value. 10 world auction records were set.
Posted 18 May 2016
Phillips Expands International Business Development Team
Phillips is pleased to announce a significant expansion of its international business development team with the addition of Guy Vesey as Head of Client Advisory Services, Sophie Ducret as Head of Client Intelligence, and Caroline Porter as Head of Global Research for 20th Century & Contemporary Art. The addition of these London-based colleagues will add considerable expertise and depth to Phillips' work with collectors and consigners around the world.
Posted 16 May 2016
Phillips Announces Change in Buyer's Premium
With effect from 16 May 2016, the Buyer's Premium structure at Phillips auctions will be changed to 25% of the hammer price up to and including $200,000 (or £100,000); 20% of the portion of the hammer price above $200,000 (or £100,000) up to and including $3,000,000 (or £1,800,000); 12% of the portion of the hammer price above $3,000,000 (or £1,800,000).
Posted 16 May 2016
Phillips Announces Results from the Geneva Watches Auctions
The May watch auctions held by Phillips, in Association with Bacs & Russo, on 14 and 15 May 2016 realised a combined total of SFr. 32'548'000/ $33'306'743/ €29'402'987.
Posted 12 May 2016
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Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo is pleased to present its second watch auction in Hong Kong on 31 May 2016 at Mandarin Oriental Hotel. Over 380 exceptional vintage and contemporary timepieces by the world's most sought-after brands will be offered, which altogether is expected to realize in excess of HK$117 million (US$15 million). Of particular note, a superb selection of Patek Philippe, vintage and sporty Rolex and highly coveted exquisite pocket watches will be showcased.


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PITTSBURGH — Consol Energy on Tuesday released details of its plan to drill for natural gas at the Pittsburgh International Airport, a deal officials hope will yield hundreds of millions of dollars for Allegheny County.
The company said that it hopes to begin constructing well sites and pipelines in the spring of 2014. Consol, which is based outside of Pittsburgh, plans to use six well pads to drill a total of 47 Marcellus Shale wells at the airport.
"This project represents a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to generate significant economic benefits for the residents of Allegheny County," Consol president Nicholas J. DeIuliis said in a statement. "We intend to make it a flagship for the region that everyone can be proud of."
About 17 miles of pipeline will also be constructed to deliver gas to market.
In February the Allegheny County Airport Authority approved the deal with Consol, which paid a signing bonus of $50 million. Officials hope royalties will total $450 million over the next 20 years.
Allegheny County Chief Executive Rich Fitzgerald called the plan "a huge public works project" and said revenues from the drilling will benefit taxpayers and the airport, and lead to additional jobs and growth for the region. The gas-rich Marcellus extends below parts of Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, and New York.
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Before beginning, make sure that your clock is current. This can be done either through GNOME/KDE or with the `date` command. An out of date clock will fail to validate the certificate.
Most distributions come with the prerequisite packages. Verify that
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More school districts are trying to raise students' academic performance by offering cash rewards for higher grades, the Wall Street Journal reports. Some districts, for example, might pay $1,000 for high test scores.
In Texas, of course, school district funding can be affected by test scores, and so can teacher and administrator careers. (Disclosure: my wife is a third-grade teacher.) No wonder, then, that districts are willing to throw money at students to help them make the grade.
Researchers say the results of such efforts are unclear:
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High school students play the Game of Real Life at the Junior Achievement building last week. About 300 incoming sophomores spent three weeks in a financial education course before playing the game, in which they progress through the first few years of an imaginary post-high-school life.
Previous data collected by the nonprofit Advanced Placement Strategies Inc., which runs the Texas program, found that in the 10 schools where it was initially launched, passing AP test scores doubled in the first year, quadrupled in the second year and have continued to increase. The program is now used in 61 schools statewide.
But exactly how much the cash incentives contributed to the improvements remains unclear. Teachers in these districts received additional training and bonuses of up to $10,000 when their students scored well. So it's inconclusive whether paying the students, rewarding the teachers or a combination of these led to the improved test scores.
Let's set aside the issue of over-emphasis on testing, because that's probably a subject for a different blog. Justin Fox, at Time's Curious Capitalist blog, has an interesting analysis of how introducing money into a situation changes the social norms, replacing them with economic ones. He sites research by Duke economist Dan Ariely, who's devoted a chapter of his new book to the issue.
Fox writes:
In his book, Ariely describes an experiment with a day care center that was having a problem with parents showing up late to get their kids. The day care instituted a fine, but it didn't work well. Why not? As Ariely writes:
"Before the fine was introduced, the teachers and parents had a social contract, with social norms about being late. Thus, if parents were late—as they occasionally were—they felt guilty about it—and their guilt compelled them to be more prompt in picking up their kids in the future… But once the fine was imposed, the day care center had inadvertently replaced the social norms with market norms. Now that the parents were paying for their tardiness, they interpreted the situation in terms of market norms… Since they were being fined, they could decide for themselves whether to be late or not, and they frequently chose to be late."
The real problem, though, came later, when the day care center dropped the fine. Social norms—the guilt parents felt at being late—didn't automatically return. In fact, when the fine was dropped, late pick-ups actually rose slightly, because both the social norm and the fine were gone. "Social relationships are not easy to reestablish," Ariely writes. Which is why I cringed.
There's a more fundamental problem with paying for grades, though. It's simply short-sighted, it and sends the wrong message. As a parent, I don't believe in paying my kids for good grades, something I've carried over from my own parents. My mother used to say she wouldn't pay me for A's, because that's what I was capable of making. She might, however, punish me for lower grades because that was a sign I wasn't trying. She expected more of me, and ultimately taught me to expect more of myself.
A few weeks ago, I wrote a column about the "Game of Real Life," a program sponsored by Skills For Living that teaches at-risk high school kids about how to plan for their futures. A key part of the program shows kids that grades are the way out of poverty. Grades create the opportunity for scholarships, which in turn opens the door to college and eventually better paying jobs.
As my own kids entered high school, I tried to put it in simple terms: Grades equal money. Not now, but in the future. That's not an easy concept for the live-in-the-moment teen-age brain to grasp, but as my oldest begins shopping for colleges, the grades-to-money translation is becoming more clear. He's starting to see his college fund would go farther if his grades had been better (they're not bad, but…) and he could procure more scholarships.
As a parent and a taxpayer, I'd rather see school districts spend the money on better resources, better teacher training and better facilities. Enhance the opportunity, and teach the kids to seek their own rewards.


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~First time "carrying yarn" – easy, got it.
~First time using three balls of yarn…creating a nice jumbled up mess while I knit, but I straighten it out eventually.
If there is some trick I don't know about on how to keep the yarn from getting all tangled when you're knitting with a circular needle, please enlighten me.
I can't wait to see how much I have done by the next Yarn Along on Wednesday.


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Now we're going to start talking about taking
the picture - actually getting closer to taking the image. There's a couple
of things that we need to think about. One of them is the size of the
object in proportion to the image area (remember any cropping action your
camera will inflict on the image seen through the viewfinder and also
that you will lose some of the edge area under the slide mount). It should
be just right, no too big and not too small.
Composition Learning composition is an essential part of taking photographs. It's
a bit like doing a painting, or a drawing; you have to deal with all the
issues of composition that a painter, or a graphic designer, or somebody
drawing something flat does. You are dealing with creating a piece of
flat art (the slide or photograph), with two - dimensional composition
and within the limits of the 35 mm rectangle (whose proportions as it
turns out are based on the Golden Mean).
I suggest taking a 35 mm slide mount and holding it in your hand, looking
at the world through it. Move it around and look at the shapes you see,
experiment with relationships of line, harmony, balance and weight - that
is, visual weight. Slide it around, and every now and again you'll think,
"Hey, that's a good balance," or "Oh, that's a pleasant thing," or "That
doesn't look good." Take it outside as well as indoors. After a while
you will not need the rectangle to look through to see the compositional
relationships and you will be able to get a sense of these things just
by choosing to look for them. Also, when you see magazine shots, have
a look at what kinds of decisions the photographer made. Remember, for
documentary studio photography of objects, in general the more neutral
the background the better. So composition in our terms usually has to
occur within and on the object at hand and concerns how its three - dimensionality,
structure and surface qualities can best be portrayed.
Forget that it is a 3-D object One of the hardest things about small scale photography of objects, and
the one that screws you up most when you're starting, is that you must
forget that the object you're looking at is a three - dimensional object,
because what you're doing when you take the picture is working with a
completely flat plane: the film - and the composition and the work that
you're doing - has nothing to do with three dimensions. You're making
a flat art object, just like working on a piece of paper.
If you get mixed up, and you imagine you are looking at a 3-D object,
perhaps because you made it, and your physical experience of it as a three
- dimensional object is strong, you can actually lie to yourself about
what you see, and you can end up with bad pictures. So it's very important
to distance yourself from the object, and when you're looking through
that viewfinder, that rectangle is all there is - there's nothing else,
and you're working with a flat composition. It's really important to try
and remember that, because you'd be surprised how lying to yourself can
make you completely miss what's happening right in front of you.
The best view of the object As you compose the image, search for and find the best view. But before
even starting to take the picture you should decide what the image is
for, what it is supposed to convey to the viewer. This means a compromise
between the greatest photo, most informative, dramatic, documentary, narrative,
process - revealing and other requirements of the image of the object.
Does it have a handle, an interior? What are the qualities that best
fulfill the demands of the specific shot? Goals and intentions that are
different will demand different considerations in the image. The best
view will depend upon the function of the photograph. Usually this has
to do with conveying the most textural and form information about the
object - which in general means one uses a large overhead diffuse light
source, small spotlighting from mirrors and side lighting to emphasize
texture. One attempts to avoid overly dramatic lighting effects on the
Front lighting flattens An important basic principle about lighting your object: light directed
from the front onto the object is called front lighting and front lighting
flattens things, eliminates textures and relief.
Let's say you've put your object in the drop shadow box - perhaps it's
an object of jewelry - you're looking through the lens and all of a sudden
you see scratches that you had missed while finishing but you still need
to take the picture. If you arrange your lights so they are falling directly
onto the object from the front, from the direction the camera's view is
from, you can almost eliminate those unwanted textures. All the scratches
will disappear and you can take your shot anyway. I sometimes mount a
small swiveling mirror with Fun - Tack on top of the camera itself for
this purpose.
Side lighting picks up texture A second important principle is that
side lighting picks up texture, highlights edges and enriches relief surfaces
like cloth or textured ceramic or metal. Usually in taking photographs
of three - dimensional objects one is trying to emphasize and intensify
the textural effects on the surface of the work. We do this by side lighting,
shooting light across the surface from the sides. I usually place mirrors
at each side of the object just outside of the frame and angle them to
intensify the textures present.
Coins for instance might be lit primarily by side lighting to pick up
the detail and subtle rounded reflective surfaces on the object.
Remember that in creating the flat art image of the photograph, one
is attempting to create a 'super - real' image so the viewer can understand
the object as a three - dimensional object. Because the object is reduced
to a flat image by taking a photograph one has to intensify its three
- dimensionality in order to convey a sense of its presence to the viewer.
As well as letting us see textures and relief details, side lighting is
used to create a razor - thin white edge to the sides of the object which
defines its edges and makes it stand out from the background of the image.
This edge lighting is very important in making a piece stand out from
the background, framing it and defining it in space in the photograph.
An interesting way of subtly creating a sense of texture is to move
the side lights different distances from the object; this will introduce
a hint of shadow to textured areas such as cloth or cast paper. Some day
if you are feeling experimental try turning different lights off one at
a time in the system or moving them to different distances from the object,
and observe carefully the resulting lighting effects on your object.
A traditional experiment to learn about lighting is to take a roll of
photographs of a white object on a white background (an egg for instance)
and make notes of different exposures, lighting methods, fill cards etc.
While this is used mostly when learning about black and white photography
and printing it can also be a useful exercise with color slides.
Contrast The issue of contrast is an interesting one (see Collins, p 115). It is
difficult to see what the contrast is on an object. Try and see what is
in front of you in terms of grays in order to get a sense of the contrast
on an object. You can squint and fuzz your eyes to help see this, sunglasses
(perhaps those yellowish ones?) might also help. You have to reduce what
you are seeing to a simple (black/white/gray) level in order to evaluate
the level of contrast on the object. This will take practice and is just
something to be aware of when evaluating your shot.
Shadows One has to be careful of shadows. Cast from the object they can either
give it a sense of gravity and place on the shooting surface or look odd
and distort how the viewer understands the object portrayed. Be aware
of the role of shadows both on and off the object. Many professionals
try and avoid them altogether by cross lighting in such a way as to eliminate
them. The diffuse light we use will create soft shadows; hard shadows
are caused by non - diffuse light. Although most of our light is diffuse,
the mirrors we use feed non - diffuse spotlighting onto the object which
can cast hard - edged shadows. I personally like to use some sense of
shadow on the shooting surface in an image to 'ground' the object, but
I generally like diffuse, fuzzy - edged, not - too - dark shadows.
One can do a lot on purpose using shadows. The main point is to know
they are there, to look for them and to consciously choose what part they
will play in the flat image you are creating on the film plane.
Rendering and its conventions Creating an effective image through the viewfinder leads one to use the
conventions of rendering, that is, the 'normal' ways that illustrative
drawing and painting are designed to transmit information. Conventions
of rendering include things like: there's a strong tendency to have the
strongest light source falling from the top left - hand side of the image,
edges are defined by extremely thin light streaks or very thin black lines,
curving tubes have a light streak that is a line on them (much like on
a spool of silk thread), rounded surfaces have a curving light streak,
all objects lighten near their edges even in shadowed areas, a hint of
blue implies silver or chrome, a hint of brown at the base of something
grounds it - and so on. So have a look at drawings and renderings to begin
to think about some of the issues that you have to deal with in creating
a flat image.
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September 7, 2012 - Lack of sleep could be a new risk factor for aggressive breast cancer. A new study from University Hospital's Case Medical Center shows a link between too little sleep and more aggressive tumors. Researchers also found lack of sleep increased the chances that cancer would come back. The study involved more than 400 post-menopausal women who were diagnosed with breast cancer. Researchers found that women who reported less than 6 hours of sleep per day had higher chances of recurring breast cancer.
Also, it can be hard to get kids interested in eating healthy so you know it was going to be a hard transition when the federal government mandated healthier school menus. New federal standards this year require schools to serve more nutritious meals. That means more fruit and vegetables and fewer carbohydrates which is a school lunch staple that fills kids up. As new changes are implemented in schools around the nation students are noticing. No matter how much the students complain, it's the USDA that decides what's served. There's no limit on the number of fruits and veggies kids can have. The idea is to help students understand proper portions and proper eating habits and to help kids eat healthier and learn what's needed for lifetime of health.


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By Erin Pollina - Sabres.com
|Toni Lydman
His popularity, however, was not derived because of his actions on the ice that night.
|Video: Lydman Meets Finnish Fans
To four fans in particular, it is Lydman's heritage that makes him exciting to watch as much as his game.
"Those who know hockey and follow it every day know Toni Lydman and appreciate him and all the things he does defensively," said Hannu Tuomainen.
Tuomainen, an avid hockey fan from Finland, and three of his friends traveled to the United States to make a road trip from Los Angeles to New York- seeing a few sights, and hockey games, along the way.
One of those stops included Buffalo to see one of their favorite NHL players, and countrymen, in action.
"Toni is like most Finnish defenseman," said Petri Levatahti. "He is quite underappreciated. Many people back home don't know Toni."
These four hockey fans do. Following the Sabres game against the division-rival Maple Leafs, Tuomainen and his friends Levatahti, Alexsi Manninen and Anssi Vainio had the opportunity to meet their idol.
Lydman signed autographs and chatted with his fans in Finnish, coming to one conclusion.
"These guys are awesome," Lydman said. "But I don't know if they're really Finnish. They aren't drunk enough," he joked.
Tuomainen said the planning for the road trip began six months ago, booking hotels and flights.
"We started from Los Angeles and then went to San Francisco and then Las Vegas," Levatahti said. "Actually we saw a lot of national monuments and stuff like that; the Hoover Dam, Yosemite National Park and the Grand Canyon. Then we went to Chicago and Detroit and entered the hockey area in Toronto and now [we are] in Buffalo."
They continue the journey Tuesday and head to New York City before returning home next week after a 12-hour flight.
"There is so much to see in the United States. You just can't miss this," Tuomainen said.
Watching their countryman's team battle back from a two-goal deficit against the division-rival Leafs, the four agreed the game was not bad either.


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Harris Teeter Announces College Night Discount in Charlottesville, Va.
UVA Students to Receive 20 percent off Entire Purchase, Limited Time Only
Charlotte, N.C. – Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012, Harris Teeter is offering UVA students 20 percent off their entire purchase during the company's first ever College Night in Charlottesville, Va. College Night is scheduled from 9 p.m. to midnight, following the Virginia Cavaliers basketball game the afternoon of Feb.18.
Harris Teeter shoppers who have a valid UVA student ID and who have joined Harris Teeter's UVA Student Rewards program will be eligible for the 20 percent discount. The discount applies up to a $500 maximum order (after all coupons and VIC discounts are deducted) on purchases made between 9 p.m. and midnight on Feb. 18, 2012. The discount excludes tobacco, tickets, gift cards, money orders and wire transfers.
"Harris Teeter has been a part of the Charlottesville community for many years, and we offer exceptional savings to all of our shoppers who choose to join both our VIC and e-VIC loyalty programs," said Catherine Reuhl, communication manager for Harris Teeter.
"We also work closely with the University of Virginia to offer Cavs' students additional discounts at our stores. During College Night, we hope to re-emphasize our commitment to the University students and put a bit of excitement back into the grocery shopping experience."
College Night will be held at Harris Teeter's Barracks Road store, 975 Emmet Street in Charlottesville, Va. There will be live entertainment and free samples. Students not already enrolled in the College Rewards program should visit Customer Service to sign-up prior to the event.