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I am a graduate of Parsons The New School for Design interior design division. Since March of 2015 have worked as an Interior Designer at Studio Gaia, a boutique hospitality firm. I was an FF&E specialist, sourcing materials, preparing specifications and finish sample books, working with product representatives, and assisting with materials presentations, design research, client presentations, and maintenance of the materials library Prior to that I freelanced with Julie White Interiors from January 2014-May 2015 and with Piermont Group for several months in 2014. From May 2013-November 2013 I interned with Fawn Galli Interiors where I handled a myriad of different responsibilities including sourcing fabrics, furniture, fixtures, and finishes, overseeing sub-contractors, placing and processing purchase orders, assisting with installations, and photo shoots, developing schemes, etc.; I have excellent presentation and administrative skills, am extremely organized, a self-starter and highly motivated. I am quite comfortable using Adobe Creative Suite, AutoCad, Sketchup, and 3ds Max. I work well with others as well as being comfortable with individual responsibility; I love interior design and am anxious to obtain a full-time position in the industry..
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US: Brownies feature as Lindt adds to portfolio
Lindt has added brownie mixes to US portfolio
Lindt & Sprungli has launched a number of products to add to its portfolio in the US, with new chocolate bars and the introduction of a baking mix product.
The Swiss chocolate maker has developed Lindt Brownie Mixes, which it claimed will give consumers a "new way to enjoy premium chocolate in the kitchen". The mixes come in "classic chocolate" and white chocolate varieties.
A caramel and sea salt version of Lindt's Classic Recipe bar, coconut-flavoured truffles and Lindt chocolate-covered fruit and nuts are also among the new lines on offer in the US.
Lindt Continues Its Rich History Of Premium Chocolate Innovations With Introduction Of New Signature Products
The Master Chocolatiers at Lindt Unveil the Latest Creations to Expand Consumer Chocolate Offerings
STRATHAM, N.H., Jan. 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- With today's consumer increasingly driven to try new flavors1, premium chocolatier Lindt & Sprungli is satisfying that appetite with the introduction of its latest product innovations. The new products include LINDOR Coconut truffles, CLASSIC RECIPE Caramel with Sea Salt bars, unique additions to the Lindt Chocolate Specialties line, and the first ever Lindt Brownie Mixes. From sweet and salty flavor combinations, to delicate milk chocolate with the tropical essence of coconut, to new ways to experience premium homemade indulgences, there is something for everyone this year.
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As a pioneer in the premium chocolate industry, Lindt continues to innovate by creating new and unique gourmet chocolate products. Lindt controls all aspects of the chocolate making process, from the selection of the highest quality ingredients, including cocoa beans that Lindt roasts to perfection, to the finished product. With the addition of the Lindt Baking Mixes, Lindt is now delivering premium chocolate and satisfying chocolate lovers in a whole new way. All of the new products were expertly crafted and perfected by the Master Chocolatiers at Lindt to offer consumers chocolate beyond compare.
"Every day Lindt is on a quest to develop the most exquisite chocolate products and flavor combinations," says Lindt Master Chocolatier, Ann Czaja. "Whether consumers prefer smooth coconut, complex sea salt, or delicious chocolate-covered fruits and nuts, each of the new products offers a flavorful, gourmet way to experience premium chocolate."
With unparalleled expertise, the Lindt Master Chocolatiers work together to analyze the latest flavor trends, monitor new manufacturing process developments and combine the highest quality ingredients to create innovative products that are unlike any others. The newest creations include:
LINDOR Coconut Truffle - Created by the Lindt Master Chocolatiers, the secret recipe for LINDOR truffles combines a delicate chocolate shell with an irresistibly smooth melting filling. LINDOR truffles are available in 18 different and exquisite flavors, including the new Coconut truffle, which has a milk chocolate shell with a white chocolate center, featuring a subtle tropical essence of coconut (SRP $3.99 for a 5.1 oz. bag).
Lindt CLASSIC RECIPE Caramel with Sea Salt Bar - The Lindt CLASSIC RECIPE line delivers the world's most exceptional, premium chocolate for extraordinary richness and creaminess. The new Caramel with Sea Salt bar features creamy, smooth milk chocolate combined with crunchy caramel pieces and sea salt crystals (SRP $2.59 for a 4.4 oz. bar).
Lindt Brownie Mixes - With the introduction of the gourmet, easy-to-use Lindt Brownie Mixes, Lindt has created a new way to enjoy premium chocolate in the kitchen. Each mix features Lindt EXCELLENCE chocolate from the Lindt Master Chocolatiers and yields approximately 16 brownies:
Classic Chocolate Brownie Mix - This classic mix features dry brownie mix and two Lindt EXCELLENCE 70% Cocoa bars that create moist, delicious brownies bursting with intense cocoa flavor (SRP: $12 for a 17.6 oz. box). White Coconut Brownie Mix - This mix features dry brownie mix and two Lindt EXCELLENCE White Coconut bars that create mouth-watering brownies with a delicate infusion of coconut that bake to a golden buttery finish (SRP: $12 for a 17.6 oz. box). Lindt Chocolate Specialties Collection - This line of hand-crafted, delectable recipes, including Lindt Chocolate Bark and Lindt Chocolate-Covered Fruit & Nuts, combines the highest quality ingredients with layer upon layer of silky smooth Lindt chocolate to create an unforgettable chocolate experience:
Lindt Chocolate Bark - Lindt Chocolate Bark is a new addition to the Chocolate Specialties line and is available in four unique varieties: White Chocolate Cranberry Pistachio, Milk Chocolate Blueberry, Dark Chocolate Almond, and White Chocolate Peppermint (SRP: $12 for a 6.4 oz. bag). Lindt Chocolate-Covered Fruit & Nuts - New from the Master Chocolatiers at Lindt, these exquisite, petite-sized morsels are now available in the following varieties: Milk Chocolate Covered Raisins, Milk Chocolate Covered Hazelnuts, and Milk Chocolate Covered Almonds (SRP: $12 for a 6.4 oz. bag). The LINDOR Coconut truffles and CLASSIC RECIPE bar are now available at retail locations nationwide, Lindt Chocolate Shops and www.Lindt.com. The Chocolate Specialties products, including the Lindt Chocolate Bark, the Lindt Chocolate-Covered Fruit & Nuts, as well as the Lindt Brownie Mixes, are available exclusively at Lindt Chocolate Shops and www.Lindt.com. For more information on the latest product innovations from Lindt and to stay up to date on the latest Lindt news and exclusive offers, visit www.Lindt.com, the Lindt Twitter handle, or the Lindt Facebook page.
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When I moved back to Warren in 2004, I ended up sharing a room with my youngest sister, Chrissy, in the home where we grew up. It was an "Odd Couple" arrangement - my side of the room was kept tidy, but I had to climb over piles of clothes, books and other debris on Chrissy's side of the room if I wanted to get to the door. Nevertheless, we got along pretty well for the most part.
Our time as roommates ended when I got married in October 2007. Coincidentally, Chrissy got married two months later in December. Our marriages started out very differently, however. My husband Jim and I honeymooned in Savannah, Ga., and settled into a townhouse in downtown Warren. Chrissy said goodbye to her husband Ian only days after their wedding as he was deployed to Iraq. She remained in the room we'd shared at my mom's house.
A year and a half later, Ian is home, and he and Chrissy have their own apartment that they're readying for daughter Brenna, who's due to arrive in July.
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Dinner is served. I prepared Mexican Pork Chops and Broccoli with Lemon Sauce and a side of white rice for a dinner with my sister Chrissy.
The spicy sauce kept the pork chops moist, while the lemon sauce, in my opinion, didn't do much to enhance the broccoli.
My husband Jim frequently works nights, and Ian's job requires him to travel from time to time, so Chrissy recently proposed an alternative to us eating lonely dinners without our husbands. We take turns cooking for each other instead. This gives us company for dinner as well as a chance to practice our cooking skills.
For my most recent turn to cook, I consulted the Taste of Home cookbook for inspiration. I was looking for something quick and simple, and found what I was looking for in the "Meals in Minutes" section. I decided to prepare a "South of the Border" supper of Mexican Pork Chops and Broccoli with Lemon Sauce. Best of all, they required no modifications to accommodate my celiac disease, though it's always wise for celiacs to check the labels of any products they use.
Chrissy expressed reservations about the pork chops - they're not her favorite, but she agreed to give them a shot for the purpose of this story. She noted that pork chops often turn out to be dry and tough. Not so with this recipe. We were both pleasantly surprised with the moistness and the flavor of the pork chops, which cooked in its spicy sauce.
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Mexican Pork Chops
Servings: 4
Prep/cook time: 25 minutes
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon chili powder
4 boneless pork loin chops (4 ounces each and 1/2 inch thick)
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1-1/4 cups salsa
1 teaspoon baking cocoa
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 tablespoons minced fresh cilantro
1 green onion, chopped
Combine cumin and chili powder; rub over both sides of pork. In a large skillet, brown pork chops in oil on both sides over medium heat.
In a small bowl, combine the salsa, cocoa and cinnamon; pour over pork. Bring sauce to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 8-10 minutes or until meat is tender, turning chops once and stirring sauce occasionally. Sprinkle with cilantro and green onion. Yield: 4 servings.
Broccoli with Lemon Sauce
Servings: 4
Prep/cook time: 20 minutes
1 bunch broccoli, cut into spears
1/2 cup sour cream
3 to 4 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon grated lemon peel
Place broccoli in a steamer basket; place in a large saucepan over 1 in. of water. Bring to a boil; cover and steam for 5-7 minutes or until crisp-tender.
Meanwhile, in a small microwave-safe bowl, combine the sour cream, milk, lemon juice and peel. Microwave, uncovered, at 50 percent power for 1-1/2 minutes or until heated through, stirring every 30 seconds. Serve with broccoli. Yield: 4 servings.
Though I'd heard about using cocoa as a savory spice in Mexican food, I'd never tried it before - I found I liked the results. As the recipe suggested, I made white rice to go along with the meal, and we spooned the sauce over the rice as well. Chrissy and I decided that this recipe is a keeper.
For the broccoli, I picked up a bag of the frozen kind you steam in the microwave. (As an aside, I love those steam bag frozen vegetables. So quick and convenient!) The sauce came together quickly, but I wasn't too impressed with it. The recipe made far more sauce than we needed and didn't add much flavor to the broccoli. I probably won't make it again, but Chrissy enjoyed it and wanted the recipe for it and for the pork chops. Look to the right of this story, Chrissy.
One final note - since my fellow Tribune Cooks produced such great looking photos of their meals as well as some tasty dishes since we started this feature in March, I took more time with the presentation of my meal this time, getting out placemats and cloth napkins as well as a centerpiece. The centerpiece, which is a metal watering can in the shape of a pig, was a gift from Chrissy, who delights in finding absurd and generally useless gifts for me for birthdays and Christmas.


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Last week's elections didn't produce the pitchfork rebellion some predicted would shake the foundations of Pennsylvania politics again, much the way it led to the turnover in the General Assembly and Congress last year.
Looking ahead to 2008, the Election Day results paint a potentially ominous picture for Republicans trying to compete in Pennsylvania, according to GOP lawmakers, consultants and Democrats.
Democrats have reasons to be encouraged, most notably by capturing both open seats on the state Supreme court, but they also fell short in some key races.
"While I don't think it was a Democratic revolution, there are important hints that the national picture played a role in the outcome of Tuesday's elections in some places," said G. Terry Madonna, a political analyst at Franklin & Marshall College.
"It continues to show a political environment favorable to Democrats."
Republicans held on to the Philadelphia suburbs, thwarting Democrats' hopes of cracking that firewall of moderate Republicans in Bucks, Montgomery, Delaware and Chester counties that has proved so critical for statewide GOP candidates. Republicans won two of three vacant Superior Court seats and picked up the Berks County courthouse.
State GOP Chairman Robert Gleason Jr. said those victories "show that the Republican Party is back!"
Nonetheless, Democrats won the two Supreme Court seats, one seat on the Superior Court and 13 county courthouses. They won the commissioners' race in Schuylkill County, they also picked up several row offices there as well as other counties.
"They got schlumped," Gov. Ed Rendell said of the GOP. "No doubt about it ... it was a major schlumping."
Democrats continue to surge in the state despite falling short of their goal of winning some of the suburban Philadelphia counties, said Rendell.
While falling short in Montgomery County, the results were razor thin. The difference between GOP Commissioner Jim Matthews' re-election and Democrat Ruth Damsker's defeat was about 6,000 votes out of nearly 315,000 votes cast.
The race was closer than might have been imaginable a decade ago in a notoriously Republican area. Republican Bruce Castor received 27 percent of the vote, Democrat Joe Hoeffel had 25.05 percent, Matthews followed with 24.94 and Damsker finished with 23 percent.
"It won't be long before Democrats win those elections," the governor predicted in his own election spin. "We're just starting to dominate statewide elections."
The additional courthouses bode well for Democrats and likely will prove helpful for the 2008 elections, but many Republicans and independent analysts said Rendell's gloating may be premature.
State Sen. John Eichelberger, R-Blair, was dismayed by his party's showing.
"The Republican Party lost more courthouses and did not do well in the Supreme Court race," said Eichelberger.
Despite calls for change, the GOP leadership has not evolved, said Eichelberger, adding that the party continues to be a top-down run organization that hasn't embraced reform. He cited commercials that featured former Gov. Tom Ridge and Attorney General Tom Corbett asking voters to support the GOP ticket.
"People do not care to see these same people out there telling them how to vote .. it is the same thing happening in Washington with congressional races," he said.
"The Republican Party has work to do at giving people a reason to campaign at the precinct levels," said GOP consultant Jeff Coleman of Hershey.
"A lot of these campaigns come down to the strength of the precinct campaigns and campaigning door-to-door, what we don't have right now is a reason for rank-and-file republicans to get involved," he said.
To be successful, Coleman predicts, candidates or parties will have to move beyond proposals to reform the process in Harrisburg or Washington and develop an overarching agenda that offer solutions to problems including health care or revitalizing downtowns that affect real people's lives.
"Those are substantive things that go far beyond the process," he said.
The presidential nominees could dramatically alter the landscape for next year's General Assembly, and congressional and state row office elections with many Republicans and Democrats agreeing that Pennsylvania will be competitive if former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani is the GOP nominee.
A Quinnipiac University poll released Thursday shows U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., in a statistical dead heat in the state.
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Listen to a Fleet Foxes–like Cover of Robyn's 'Dancing on My Own'
Fleet Foxes are "dancing on their own," and we're happy to hear it.By Eliot Glazer
Fleet Foxes are "dancing on their own," and we're happy to hear it.By Eliot Glazer
Convincing enough to listen to multiple times!By Zach Dionne
Portland/Seattle: This is your Lion King.By Eliot Glazer
Plus: Sade, The Kills, U2 ...By Amos Barshad
Her 'Love?' debuts at No. 5.By Kyle Buchanan
It's out May 3.By Amanda Dobbins
It looks like fun.By Amanda Dobbins
'Helplessness Blues' is out May 3.By Amanda Dobbins
It's not that depressing, really.By Amanda Dobbins
"I can't look at you when I'm lying next to her."By Edith Zimmerman
Ever wished you could be the meat in a Fleet Foxes and Bon Iver sandwich?By Nick Catucci
Robin Pecknold does "It Ain't Me Babe," and we wish he would reject us again and again.By Amos Barshad
The lumberjack-looking men labored mightily, but one sensed a little crankiness.
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Burglary suspect arrested in Palm Springs
A Cathedral City man was caught leaving a vacant home with stolen items Friday night, according to Palm Springs police.
An officer was patrolling the neighborhood on the 3900 block of Calle De Ricardo just before midnight, when they noticed 40-year-old Fausto Nunez leaving a home.
According to police, Nunez was carrying a black plastic bag containing copper pipes, a garbage disposal and a pair of metal cutters. Officers also noticed that one of the doors to the home had been recently forced open.
Police searched the vacant home and determined the piping and garbage disposal had just been removed from under the kitchen sink.
Officers arrested Nunez for burglary and for violating the terms of his probation. Nunez is on probation for drug violations.
He was booked into the Larry D. Smith Correctional Facility.
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Meditations on Memorability in the November 2012 Poetry
"Nobody except a prisoner serving a life sentence learns Wordsworth's 'Immortality Ode' by heart," writes Clive James in his essay "A Stretch of Verse," which appears in the November 2012 issue of Poetry. He argues that the work owes its immortality not to its strength as a whole, but to a few quotable moments netted together by forgettable lines.
A sample of that unmemorable stuffing: "Now, while the birds thus sing a joyous song"; "Land and sea / Give themselves up to jollity"; "I hear, I hear, with joy I hear!" The banal gleefulness is enough to make one ask, along with Wordsworth:
Whither is fled the visionary gleam?
Where is it now, the glory and the dream?
The Ode, James writes, offer several such brilliant lines; "the distance between them gives us a measure of how long a stretch of verse can go on discouraging quotation without wrecking the poem in which it appears."
How do you react to such poetic unevenness? One response, James offers, is "the conviction that those moments ought to be closer together"—that the writer should have excised the stuffing. Do you share this opinion? What is the relationship between the mundane and the moving in poetry? Are they mutually exclusive, or might they rely on one another? Do we require breaks from intense moments in order to process and appreciate them—and to remember them later? Now think back to your own favorite poems. Do you recall them in parts or in wholes?
Is it possible that poems sometimes depend on intentional forgettability—on a kind of artful stultification—in order shock us with potency later on? An instructive example of this phenomenon might be Elizabeth Bishop's "Crusoe in England." Note the dullness of this island depiction, which is meant to mirror the boredom of the isolated speaker:
The goats were white, so were the gulls,
and both too tame, or else they thought
I was a goat, too, or a gull.
Baa, baa, baa and shriek, shriek, shriek,
baa ... shriek ... baa ... I still can't shake
them from my ears; they're hurting now.
This stanza filled with goats and gulls and baas and shrieks repeats ideas as well as words: "I still can't shake them from my ears," Bishop writes, and adds needlessly: "they're hurting now." But the redundant and unmusical passage lays the ground for the poem's shocking (and infinitely quotable) ending: "—And Friday, my dear Friday, died of measles / seventeen years ago come March." These lines transform the poem into an elegy; without the even-keeled report that precedes it, the conclusion wouldn't hit nearly as hard.
What about relentlessly intense poems—poems packed with sonic and semantic effects? Do you consider such works "better" than ones that shift between tension and slackness? The November issue of Poetry offers several consistently potent works. The second stanza of Elizabeth Spires's "Pome" reads as follows:
Common as an apple. Or
more rare. A quince or pear.
A knife paring away soft skin
exposes tart sweet flesh.
And deeper in, five seeds in a core
are there to make more pomes.
Sound echoes ("quince"/"skin"/"in"; "rare"/"pear"/"paring"/"core"/"there") lend this stanza tautness, and each "or" adds a hint of instability. The narrative about cutting fruit—complete with metaphorical resonances and a pun on "pome"—demands our attention on another level. Spires's poem is this rich from beginning to end, with no stuffing to complain about. Do you find such a poem more rewarding than, say, the Immortality Ode? Or do you prefer poems that offer moments of repose?
Hailey Leithauser's "Mockingbird" harnesses a distinct technique to achieve similar ends. The poem begins:
No other song
or swoop (part
quiver, part swivel and
plash) with
tour de force
stray the course note
Like Spires's poem, Leithauser's is dense with wordplay and sound echoes. But the most striking element of these lines may be their physical form: like a mockingbird, the poem "swoops" and "swivels" throughout,seizing our notice with each jut and dip.
If this poem's spacing heightens its intensity, we might wonder if spacing can also lessen intensity: perhaps the blanks following lines of poetry represent breaks from the exigencies of reading. In the November issue, this principle applies to prose as well. Take a look at Adam Kirsch's "Rocket and Lightship," a collection of observations about writers and writing. His prose segments are rich with thought-provoking pronouncements: "Just as a musical tone contains all its own overtones, resonating even on frequencies far removed from it in the scale, so every kind of mind contains every other." "The crisis of literature, in contrast with the confidence of the sciences, is essentially a crisis of memory and transmission." "Every writer needs a fireplace." White spaces and asterisks provide us with intermissions between each thrilling and rigorous observation, enabling us to focus all the better on Kirsch's next move.
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text: West Seattle bridge SDOT Looking into De-Icer that Caused Crashes on Seattle Bridge By Florangela Davila • Dec 3, 2013 Seattle transportation officials are looking into what went wrong after cars started spinning out of control on a de-iced West Seattle Bridge on Monday. Three minor car crashes in the eastbound lanes shut down the bridge for several hours. Police blamed the de-icer used on the bridge, but the formula, which the city has been using for three years now, didn't seem to have caused any problems in the westbound lanes on the same bridge. Still, the Seattle Department of Transportation is checking to make sure the de-icer had not been contaminated, said spokesman Rick Sheridan.


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There was just a shhh, a whisper on the asphalt, as the cyclist dressed in wild-colored Spandex sped past us.
Maureen and I were riding mountain bikes at 30 mph down the Catalina Highway on Mount Lemmon, and that rider passed us as if we were standing still.
I had a brief vision of what he'd look like if he crashed at that speed. Then I started braking.
We did lots of braking that day.
Time forced Maureen and me to ride the three segments of the Arizona Trail that wind across the Santa Catalina Mountains near Tucson. It would have taken us, slow and wander-prone as we are, at least four days to walk the 46 miles encompassed by the Santa Catalina, Oracle Ridge and Oracle segments.
We didn't have that much time, so we chose biking, following the route set by previous Arizona Trail bikers. We knew we wouldn't be able to enjoy the scenery the way we would on a hike, so we vowed to walk the route in the future.
First, we rode about 16 miles from Summerhaven down to the Gordon Hirabayashi Campground. Maureen was concerned about safety, with the bike lane being pretty narrow on the downhill side of the highway. To her relief, there was next to no traffic on the morning we rode. One car passed us, slowly. (The cyclist passed us much more quickly.) That was the extent of the downhill traffic.
Going uphill was another story. Scores of bike riders struggled mightily to reach the crest of the mountain, where they'd take a break, then turn around and coast down. For hard-core riders, it must be an exhilarating experience.
We stopped at several pull-outs on the way down, taking in views of Tucson's outskirts and the enormous granite outcrops above the pine forest all around us.
While we rode, Maureen's husband Steve was driving my truck, known as the SHAG wagon (Supplies, Help and Gear). He either tailed us or drove ahead to scout the road and take photos. At one point, the SHAG wagon came to the rescue when Maureen got a flat tire.
It took a little less than an hour to complete this stretch of the ride. Maureen and I rode into the campground with Steve right behind us. We mounted the bikes on the truck's rack, and headed back up the highway for the next section of the ride.
When we got back to Summerhaven, we headed north on Forest Road 38, also known as Control Road. Our destination for this leg of the ride was Peppersauce Campground, 21 miles ahead.
Leaving the comfortable asphalt of Catalina Highway, we immediately began down a rocky, 30-degree slope with an abundance of switchbacks.
And the brakes went on.
We went about 4-6 mph. We preferred to avoid crashing on the hard, rocky surface.
We stopped frequently. Most times Maureen could have continued, but my sore muscles needed the rest. The breaks also were our only chances to enjoy the scenery. The upper portion of the road took us through a thin oak forest. Large outcrops of granite provided additional eye candy.
As we slid and bounced our way down the mountain, we could see the Galiuro Mountains to the east, and the Pinaleños beyond those.
As we descended, the road not getting any better, we started to see a few isolated buildings. We came around a bend and a mule deer casually crossed in front of us. A couple of hundred yards farther, we came upon the carcass of a small rattler whose head and rattles had been removed. A trophy for some wanderer, I guess.
As the day grew hotter, Steve parked the truck and set up a tarp. He poured ice-cold water on us from a 5-gallon jug, and we took a long break. We were just a few miles from Peppersauce Campground, but we needed some cooling. Steve's thermometer read 109 degrees.
We sat awhile, giving those trembling quads a good break, then started off once more, on a slight upward grade. After a couple of hundred yards I realized it was time get off the bike and ride the final few miles in the truck. Fortunately, the weather started to help my pride - lightning began flashing and thunderheads formed in the east. I thought, "Only crazy people don't take shelter in a thunderstorm."
Then, all the sound and fury quit. The sun stayed behind the clouds, but the lightning disappeared and no thunder was heard. Maureen pushed ahead. She said later that she'd given herself short goals - "I just need to make it to that cactus," "I just need to make it to that rock." By achieving each short goal, she managed to grind through each climb.
Peppersauce Campground is a nice spot, 17 campsites in a grove of oak and enormous sycamore trees. A small streambed winds through the camp, though it was dry when we were there. Drinking water is available, and we even had a john at our disposal. We were living high on the hog.
That night was spent in deep sleep. The thunderstorm had found us, but Maureen and I were dead to the world. I slept on a concrete picnic table, covered with a tarp, while the young'uns pitched their tent nearby.
The next morning, we were ready to complete our trek. The first 4 miles were on a maintained gravel road to the American Flag trailhead.
Just a hundred yards into the ride, I came around a bend to see Maureen bending over a small snake. It didn't appear to be injured, so we moved it off the road and into the brush, where it rapidly slithered away. It was grayish, with a black stripe down each side.
At about 8:30 a.m., we reached the American Flag trailhead and the Arizona Trail gate. It felt good, seeing that trail identifier.
We discussed how to attack this segment, by bike or on foot. It's a fraction over 8 miles, the day was getting warm, and we didn't have hats or walking sticks. Additionally, Maureen was wearing tennis shoes, not the best footwear for a stroll in the desert. Two bikers rode up to us. They introduced themselves as Ann and Brian, and said they did a lot of riding in the area. They assured us it was an easy ride, and convinced me that pedaling would be the way to go.
Age and wisdom are not synonymous. I'd discovered that truth many hikes ago, and would re-learn it this day.
Off we went, riding a single track through beautiful desert scenery for the first 5.6 miles. Then we glided down into a large wash. That was fun. Soon we spotted a windmill. From this point, Ann had warned us, we'd probably walk part of the steep climb to the ridge line.
She was only partly right. I rode maybe 20 yards, then started my hike-a-bike up. Maureen pedaled a bit farther, but she too gave in and we pushed our bikes to the top. At this point the trail angled to the west, and we could see traffic on Arizona 77. That sight boosted morale big time. We were near the end.
We were less than 2 miles from our destination, the Tiger Mine trailhead, and that's where the trail got really gnarly. It would have been a pleasant stroll. But biking it? Not for two beginners. There were shale outcrops and steep terrain with lots of mesquite in the arroyos.
Finally, the trail crossed under the highway. We found Steve parked on the side of the road and followed him for another mile, up the well-graded and partly paved Tiger Mine Road to the trailhead.
This is the last time we'll ride the Arizona Trail. We'll cover our remaining miles on foot, and my bike will be reserved for trips around town.
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Obama Visits Dead Sea Scrolls And Tech Expo In Israel
Category: US Politics
/ Mar 21, 2013 10:14AM EDT
On the second day of his Middle East tour, U.S. President Barack Obama visited the Israel Museum in Jerusalem on Thursday (March 21) ahead of his visit to the West Bank. At the Israel Museum, he viewed the Dead Sea Scrolls - ancient Jewish parchments discovered in the West Bank in the 1940s which include secular text dating from the third century BC to the first century AD. Shepherds first came upon the scrolls in caves near the Dead Sea in 1947. For many years after, only a small number of scholars were allowed to view fragments of the scrolls. Access has since been widened and they were published in their entirety more than 10 years ago. A few large pieces of scroll remain on permanent display at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem. After viewing the scrolls, Obama visited a technology exposition also located at the museum which showcased Israeli innovations that have been a significant source of U.S. and Israeli economic cooperation. Later on Thursday, Obama travelled to the West Bank town of Ramallah for talks with Palestinian leaders. Obama has said he will not bring any new initiatives to try to revive long-dormant peace talks and has instead come to Israel and the Palestinian territories for simple consultations. Video Source: Reuters
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Harold Hunter
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|Harold Hunter
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|Harold Atkins Hunter
April 2, 1974
New York City, New York, U.S.
|February 17, 2006
(aged 31)
New York City , New York, U.S.
|Cause of death
|Drug-related heart attack
|Professional skateboarder, actor
Harold Atkins Hunter (April 2, 1974 – February 17, 2006)[1] was an American professional skateboarder and actor. He was best known on screen for his part in Larry Clark's 1995 film Kids,[1] playing the role of Harold.
Hunter was born in New York City and grew up in the East Village.[2] He became associated with a local skate crew that hung out near New York City's Tompkins Square Park and Washington Square Park and was first sponsored by local skate shop "Skate NYC". Hunter first came to public attention in 1989 in a Thrasher magazine photo essay photographed by Wikipedia contributor Charlie Samuels[3] about the New York City skateboard scene. A goofy-footed skateboarder, Hunter was sponsored most notably by Zoo York.[4] Later on he started Rock Star Bearings Co.[5]
Hunter also appeared in the critically acclaimed TV series Kung Faux performing various voice-overs, and on an episode of the popular TV series Miami Ink.[6] In the episode he received a tattoo from Chris Garver which commemorated his New York roots and his connections from his youth with the World Trade Center.[6] The tattoo was on his upper arm and depicted the towers with a skateboarder jumping in front of them, with the words "New York City" above, and "Sk-8 or Die" below.[6] This tattoo is also revisited in another episode of Miami Ink that focuses of Chris Garver's tattoos.
On February 17, 2006, Hunter was found dead from a cocaine-induced heart attack in his Lower East Side apartment.[1][7] The Harold Hunter Foundation was founded in his memory to support city kids interested in skateboarding. He is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in The Bronx, New York City.
- New Jersey Drive (film) (1995)
- Kids (1995)
- Mind Games (1996)
- Hand on the Pump (1998)
- Frezno Smooth (1999)
- Save the last Dance (2001)
- Kung Faux (2003)
- Man Under Wire (2005)
- ^ a b c Kilgannon, Corey (2006-02-25). "Harold Hunter, 31, Skateboarder With Celebrity Appeal, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
- ^ Rothstein, Caroline (May 2, 2013). "Legends Never Die". narratively. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
- ^ "charliesamuels.com".
- ^ "News : Harold Hunter, Zoo York Skateboard Pro, Dies at 31". skateboarddirectory.com.
- ^ Riggio, Jay. "History". Rockstarbearings.com. Rock Star Bearings. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
- ^ a b c Hudson, Karen L. "Miami Ink Synopsis - April 4, 2006 - Goodbye Freedom". about style. about.com. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
- ^ Sommers, Michael A. (2008). Cocaine. The Rosen Publishing Group. p. 25. ISBN 1-4042-1379-1.
External links[edit]
- Harold Hunter Foundation website
- Harold Hunter at the Internet Movie Database
- Threeayedee Art Gallery created by Roya Butler in memory of Harold Hunter


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This summary exercise set is provided to give you practice with each of the objectives of this chapter. Each exercise is keyed to the appropriate chapter section. When you are finished, you can check your answers to the odd-numbered exercises against those presented in the back of the text. If you have difficulty with any of these questions, go back and reread the examples from that section. The answers to the even-numbered exercises appear in the Instructor's Solutions Manual. Your instructor will give you guidelines on how to best use these exercises in your instructional setting.
BUSINESS AND FINANCE An appliance store has the following items on sale:
19″ color television for $399
Entertainment center for $509.95
A mini sound system for $369.95
Estimate the cost of one entertainment center, two color televisions, and three mini sound systems.


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FROM the seroepidemiological surveys presented at the recent London rubella conference1 and many of the others published, it is evident that the proportion of women of childbearing age without detectable antibodies varies between 8% to 20%. Furthermore, the development and persistence of seroimmunity as well as the decline of antibody levels with age and increasing time after infection are quite similar for most areas of the world.
This pattern was also found in our serologic survey. In this study, the hemagglutination-inhibiting (HI) antibody status and antibody level by age were determined in over 3,600 sera of the West German population including more than 1,800 samples from pregnant and nonpregnant women of childbearing age. The sera were obtained from various parts of West Germany during 1967 to 1969 and were stored at —20 C. For the HI test the sera were kaolin treated, and the lowest dilution tested was 1:8.
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BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- Disaster Action Team volunteers with the American Red Cross were called to assist the families displaced by Tuesday night's two-alarm fire at the Summit House apartments in Glen Iris.
Volunteers provided residents with snacks, water, blankets, and stuffed animals for the children. Firefighters were also given water, Gatorade and snacks.
Red Cross caseworkers today are scheduling appointments to further support the families affected by the fire.
Birmingham firefighters are still trying to determine the cause of the blaze, which left 27 units with varying degrees of smoke, fire and water damage. The roof collapsed on about 10 of those apartments.


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good luck!! i'm sure you'll do great;-)
Red meat is not bad for you. Now blue-green meat, that's bad for you! ~Tommy Smothers
Good luck! Start with those veggies you like and as time changes so will your taste buds! Also, even though a lot of members on here don't advocate a lot of fruit consumption--if you're having a hard time with veggies, don't be scared of fruit! It's a far better choice than bread/pasta/rice/hi-ho's
Welcome to the forum. I'm with you on the veggies thing, but here's what I've found: since giving up grains, starches and sugars I'm finding that I'm enjoying vegetables more than I ever have. Start with a one or two you find tolerable and build some recipes around those and then branch out from there. Keep in mind that any vegetable cooked in bacon grease suddenly improves!


text: You are evaluating a project for The Tiff-any golf club, guaranteed to correct that nasty slice. You estimate the sales price of The Tiff-any to be $400 per unit and sales volume to be 1000 units in year 1; 1500 units in year 2; and 1325 units in year 3. The project has a three-year life. Variable costs amount to $225 per unit and fixed costs are $100,000 per year. The project requires an initial investment of $165,000 in assets which will be depreciated straight-line to zero over the three-year project life. The actual market value of these assets at the end of year 3 is expected to be $35,000. NWC requirements at the beginning of each year will be approximately 20 percent of the projected sales during the coming year. The tax rate is 34 percent and the required return on the project is 10 percent. What change in NWC occurs at the end of year 1?


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Student Orientation and Registration
The Student Orientation and Registration (SOAR) program is designed to welcome you into the Dominican University community. SOAR helps you discover the tools needed to be a successful Dominican student both inside and outside the classroom.
The SOAR program includes academic assessments to help with creating your course schedule, meeting with your academic advisor and registering for classes, interacting with staff throughout the University, learning about campus resources, and meeting both new and current students. It's the first step to reaching the new heights and amazing possibilities open to you at Dominican!
Attending SOAR is required for all new students, whether you are an incoming freshman or transfer student, regardless of whether you'll live on campus or commute. Space is limited and registrations may close before the deadline, so please make your arrangements to attend the entire program early.
You must pay your Tuition Deposit prior to registering for SOAR. If you have not paid your $100 Tuition Deposit, please make your deposit now.
Freshman SOAR
The SOAR program is for incoming freshmen and their family. SOAR includes a variety of activities to acclimate you to life on campus, help you get off on the right foot academically, meet some of the fellow students who'll be joining you at Dominican, and answer any questions that you and/or your family may have about what it means to go to college and become a Dominican Star! Students will attend a two-day, overnight program, while family is invited to attend a Family Orientation on the morning of Day 1 of the program their student attends.
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As a new transfer student at Dominican, we understand that you have distinct needs, desires and expectations for your college experience. The one-day SOAR program for transfer students will cover academic expectations, registering for classes, student life and available services and resources.
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That was the question asked of the court in a recent case called "In re Marriage of Neighbors, 179 Cal. App. 4th 1170 (2009)."
In this case, the husband's birthday was coming up and he decided to buy a Porsche 996 with $60,000 he withdrew from his wife's separate property bank account. Family Code Section 760 provides: "Except as otherwise provided by statute, all property, real or personal, wherever situated, acquired by a married person during the marriage while domiciled in this state is community property." Thus, according to this statute, the Porsche was classified by default as community property and each party had a 50 percent ownership interest in the automobile.
However, the husband claimed that because the Porsche was a birthday "gift" from his wife, it should be classified as his separate property. In other words, the husband contended he had a 100 percent ownership interest in the vehicle. Generally, and in accordance with Family Code Section 852(a), in order to prove that a default community property asset has transmuted or changed its character from community property to separate property, there must be an express declaration in writing made by the spouse who is gifting the asset to the other spouse.
In this instance, the husband argued that because the gift was an automobile, it fell into an exception to Section 852, which states that for gifts of "tangible articles of a personal nature" no written declaration is required. Thus, the Porsche could be characterized as the husband's separate property according to Section 852(c).
The trial court agreed with the husband and classified the Porsche as a gift and thus, his separate property. However, the wife was not happy about this result and appealed the decision.
The appellate court ruled that the trial court had, in fact, erred in its characterization of the Porsche as the husband's separate property.
The court remarked that the exception to Section 852 was ambiguous as to what constituted a "tangible article of a personal nature," and decided to look at the legislative history to discern the Legislature's intent.
In doing so, it discovered a commission report's comment, which stated that an automobile was actually not an "article of a personal nature" within the meaning of Section 852, subsection(c). Thus, the appellate court reversed the lower court's decision and ruled that the automobile was not the husband's separate property, but community property.
Moreover, under Family Code Section 2640, a party has a right to reimbursement for any separate property contributions to a community property asset.
Since the asset was purchased entirely with funds from the wife's separate property account, the wife "(had) a substantive right to reimbursement of those separate property funds" (In re Marriage of Neighbors, 1176).
In summary, it appears that it doesn't matter whether the wife intended it to be a "gift" or not. According to the law, if she didn't sign anything waiving her right to reimbursement and her separate funds were used, she had a right to be reimbursed.
However, it does matter what type of "gift" was given. If the husband could have proved that a Porsche was an "article of a personal nature" such as jewelry, for instance, he would have been able to claim the "gift" as his separate property after all.
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Ms. Genoveva Negrón Rodríguez was born in Mayagüez, an eastern city in the beautiful Caribbean island of Puerto Rico.
She has a B.A. in Education with a specialization in General Sciences from the University of Puerto Rico and a M.A. from the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico.
At present, she works as a Science and Investigation Skills teacher for Colegio La Piedad in Carolina, P.R. She developed a course and wrote a book on investigation skills for elementary school students.
Ms. Negrón is a collaborator in local and regional Science Fairs. She works with students in the development of procedures and research in science projects and fairs. She has served as judge for the last five years in the Regional Science Fairs, evaluating projects in the areas of biology, zoology, botany and space sciences.
In 2003, she participated in "Teachers Academy Project" sponsored by the National Space Biomedical Research Institute, and in Texas A&M University, directed by Dr. Craig Wilson and Dr. Linrud. In this project, she received training in the area of human physiology in space, the effects of microgravity on the human body and other areas related to space science.
As part of this program, she developed and offered workshops, symposia and different activities, inside and outside Puerto Rico, to promote space science in the classroom. Ms. Negrón also develops and offers seminars and workshops related to education, assessment, science, human physiology in space, and others to private and public schools and universities in the Caribbean and United States.
At present she is a free-lance writer for some educational magazines such as the Astronomy Society Magazine of Puerto Rico.
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Cypress String Quartet: Schubert
The San Francisco-based Cypress String Quartet takes on the remarkable string quintet of Franz Schubert in their new album, joining forces with the eminent cellist Gary Hoffman. Two members of the ensemble join us to sample the disk and to talk about what makes this music so special.
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Soroptimist International of Amarillo will recognize "Women Helping Women," "Women of Distinction," and "Business or Organization Advancing the Status of Women" Foundation award recipients at the annual foundation program meeting on Wednesday.
Soroptimist seeks out, identifiesand honors women who consistently and effectively use their resources, talents and influence to help other women achieve their potential, club information stated. The organization honors women who actively work for the elimination of economic, legal, social or political discrimination against women, work to reduce the economic dependency of women, or work to improve women's status in society.
Dr. Dava Gerard will be honored as the Soroptimist International of Amarillo 2000-2001 "Women Helping Women" award winner. Club information said the recognition goes to women leaders in the community who have done the most to help other women.
In May, Gerard was named president and medical director of the Harrington Cancer Center in Amarillo. She is a breast surgeon by training, holds an executive master's degree in public health and was medical director of the Comprehensive Breast Health Center in Orange County, Calif., for many years. She was national chairman of the Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Medical Advisory Board in addition to holding an executive board position, the information stated.
Gerard has provided extensive consultation to federal, state and local governments and private industry in the field of breast cancer, which is largely a women's disease. She has developed educational programs for both the lay and professional communities and is an international speaker on breast cancer issues. Her memberships include the Texas State Board of the American Cancer Society, the Amarillo Community Health Initiative Committee and the Women's Health Research Initiative Board.
A "Women of Distinction" recipient is recognized for her outstanding contribution in business, profession or as a volunteer, the club news release stated.
She is known by her peers and by people with whom she comes in contact as a woman of exemplary character and integrity, with outstanding ability and demonstrated leadership. She is an ideal "role model" for other women.
The Soroptimist International of Amarillo 2000-2001 "Women of Distinction" recipient is Potter County Court at Law Judge Pamela Sirmon.
Sirmon has held the position since her election in 1998. She attended Texas Tech University and graduated with a bachelor's degree in agriculture communication and holds a master's degree in communications. After graduating from Texas Tech, she served as a communications specialist for the Texas Agriculture Extension Service in College Station, and she later graduated from the Texas Tech School of Law. She was in private practice for a short time before serving as a prosecutor in the Potter County Attorney's office, where she was assigned to represent the state in custody cases involving abused or neglected children. She served in this position for eight years before going into private practice to enter the judge's race.
Sirmon is past president of the Amarillo Area Young Lawyers' Association, served on the board of directors of the High Plains Food Bank and Potter County Junior Livestock Show and has been a member of the Bridge Children's Advocacy Center, Amarillo Women's Network and Amarillo Area Women's Forum. She was honored by AWN in 1999 with a Career Achievement Award.
First American Bank is being honored with the award for "Business and Organization Advancing the Status of Women." The award honors businesses and organizations in the community that have been particularly active or successful in advancing the status of women either through their employment policies, scholarships and grants in support of women, or their advocacy on behalf of the improvement of women's status, the information stated.
First American Bank is headquartered in Bryan and has a total of 73 branches, with 83 percent of those branches having women branch managers, the information stated. First American Bank has continually advanced the status of women by promoting women to management positions, the information stated.
First American has four branches in Amarillo, and three of the branches have women managers. Two branch managers hold the position of vice president and the other branch manager holds the position of assistant vice president. There are two branches in Pampa and both of these branches have women managers.
Soroptimists International is a nonprofit service organization of executive and professional women, the information stated. It concentrates on economic and social development, education, the environment, health, human rights, advancement of the status of women, international goodwill and youth.
Monica Wolden is president of Soroptimist of Amarillo, and Rosemary Robinson is the foundation chairwoman.
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UNIVERSITY PARK - Even before the NCAA handed down its list of sanctions against the university on Monday, some Penn State football season ticket holders had already asked for their money back.
Requests had come in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky investigation, but Associate Athletic Director Greg Myford said the university will not refund any 2012 season or regular game tickets already sold.
"We understand why some might ask, but on Sept. 1, the Penn State football team will emerge from the Beaver Stadium tunnel and take to the field for its 126th season," Myford said. "And this team's will to win will be no less than any other - ever. The resolve and character shown by the team to forge into the upcoming season will be something for everyone to be proud of."
So far, Penn State has sold 85,000 season tickets for the upcoming season.
Nittany Lions head coach Bill O'Brien said he remains committed to fielding a strong team for 2012 - and stressed the importance that no television ban was implemented by the NCAA.
But the NCAA sanctions follow on the heels of the Seat Transfer and Equity Plan (STEP), implemented before the 2011 football season. The STEP program increased the minimum donation needed to secure season tickets in certain areas of Beaver Stadium and drew criticism from students and alumni.
To purchase season tickets, fans must make a donation to the Nittany Lion Club. The minimum donation for midfield seats increased from the original $100 donation to about $400 to $600, depending on where the seats are located in proximity to the 50-yard line.
The move angered many longtime season ticket holders, who were forced to either relocate or forgo purchasing tickets.
At the time, former university president Graham Spanier said the move was necessary to maintain the athletic department's fiscal responsibility.
"We have to find ways to keep up, and the STEP program is part of it," Spanier said last year.
Myford said the Athletic Department will not hold a second student ticket sale or expand the student section. The student ticket sale was held last month; all 21,000 student tickets sold out.
"When our students fill [the student section] up on Sept. 1, it may look and sound bigger, but we're not able to expand this year," Myford said.
Officials expressed optimism for the 2012 season and future of Penn State football, despite the sanctions.
"Penn State will continue to fully support its established athletic programs, which provide opportunities for over 800 student athletes," acting Athletic Director David Joyner said in a statement following the announcement of the NCAA sanctions. "Working together, the path ahead will not be easy. But it is necessary, just, and will bring a better future."
The general public can purchase individual game tickets beginning at 10 a.m. Friday at goPSUsports.com/tickets.
Mirror Staff Writer Zach Geiger is at 946-7535.


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SUMMERDALE, Alabama -- Pet owners in Baldwin County may bring their dogs and cats to the Baldwin County Animal Control Center, 15050 Baldwin County 49 in Summerdale, on June 25 from 10 a.m. to noon for a rabies clinic.
Rabies is a disease of all mammals, including man, and is always considered to be fatal unless preventive treatment is given following the bite.
The primary means of exposure is through a bite or scratch with contaminated saliva from the animal. Transmission of the deadly virus also can occur if saliva contacts mucous membranes of the eye or mouth.
Vaccination of domestic dogs, cats and ferrets not only protects the animals against rabies, but also creates an additional protective buffer between wildlife rabies and humans. State law requires that dogs, cats and ferrets be currently vaccinated against rabies.
The one-year rabies vaccine will be administered by Dr. Babette Dixon of Bay Animal Clinic for $10 per vaccination.
For more information, call the Animal Control Center at 251-972-6834.


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What are you most proud of? I am feeling a bit more confident to try FMQ in an actual piece (not just a practice one). It is also easier to understand how to move the quilt and how the machine will respond to it. Something really neat is that I'm finally getting over the dreaded "bird nest" stage. I am getting the gist of how to move the piece at different speeds/directions in order to obtain the results I'm looking for.
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This is wonderful and I am having fmq envy. You have inspired me to keep practicing:)
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You're getting to be a bit of an expert at this......we'll all be sending you our quilt tops to do!! Fabulous work:0)
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WOW! Super Job, I hope someday my work will look like that. Please keep sending pictures in, it's an inspiration for me to keep practicing.
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WICHITA FALLS - Audrey Ruth Coleman, 79, formerly of Amarillo, died Monday, Oct. 15, 2001.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Owens & Brumley Funeral Home with Steve Martin officiating. Burial will be in Charlie Cemetery in Charlie by Owens & Brumley Funeral Home.
Mrs. Coleman was born March 21, 1922, at Tolar. She married Gene Coleman on Aug. 17, 1941, at Walters, Okla. They were residents of Altus, Okla., and Amarillo before retiring to Wichita Falls. She was a secretary and member of Crestview Church of Christ.
She was preceded in death by her husband on July 13, 1988; two brothers, Ervin Fancher and Herbert Fancher; and a sister, Leota Stubbs.
Survivors include a son, Lyndell Coleman of Davidson, Okla.; two brothers, Arley Fancher and Eldon Fancher, both of Wichita Falls; two sisters, Patsy Martin of Lake Arrowhead and Earlena Arp of Wichita Falls; two granddaughters, Kelly Coleman of Amarillo and Melanie Uburtis of Mission Viejo, Calif.; two great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
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When it comes to raising her kids, Jada Pinkett Smith isn't authoritarian in her rule-making.
"I think that old school style of 'I'm your parent and I'm greater than you' doesn't work," she told PEOPLE at a Yes to Prop 35 event hosted by The Moms on Monday afternoon. "What I establish with my children is a partnership."
Adds the actress: "I'm not necessarily dictating what is happening in their lives."
While Jada, 41, and husband Will Smith, 44, are no strangers to the spotlight, her younger children Willow, 12, and Jaden, 14, are just learning to handle living in the public eye. So how does the mom of three prepare her youngest for criticism from complete strangers?
By "instilling in [Willow] the power for individuality," says Smith. "We … communicate with our kids in a way that our message overpowers any other message that they get out there."
On top of that, she doesn't shield her kids from rumors and gossip about the family.
"We can't control what our kids learn anymore," she says. "We have to inform them and have real conversations … and [create] that foundation of them feeling assured in themselves."
So far, she and Will, who are celebrating their 15th anniversary in December, (a feat Jada calls "a great accomplishment") have been successful.
"I think for our children … they feel like we really care and they come to us and go, 'Mommy, I'm having this problem,' " says Smith. "And it's like, 'Okay, let's figure this out together.' And it empowers them."
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Our friends at KFC have another offer for you and I promise it's inventive. Since you've had a rotten season Colts fans KFC thinks you deserve an awesome Super Bowl party. Here it is:
We're offering to set up one lucky football fan with the ultimate party next Sunday: free Hot Wings, a $10,000 media room makeover and a personal appearance from Hall of Famer and football analyst Shannon Sharpe.
Now through Tuesday, Hot Wings/football fans can follow @kfc_colonel and tweet why they deserve to have Sharpe provide "on-couch commentary" at their party, using the hashtag #KFCWingman.
Shannon Sharpe you say? I know you guys aren't enamored with Ol' Horsehead but you have to admit a pile of free wings, a snazzy new media room and a Hall of Famer would be pretty darn cool.


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On Tap Today: And the winners should be...?
Who will win the Grammys this Sunday? Or perhaps the more interesting question is: Who should win the Grammys this Sunday? Music writer Piet Levy gives us answers to both questions in Friday's Weekend Cue.
Another awards show waits in the wings. Movie Critic Duane Dudek helps us understand the sometimes misunderstood short films up for the Oscar. »Read Full Blog Post
Ai Weiwei's cover for Time magazine
With this week's Time magazine cover, Chinese artist Ai Weiwei's incursion into the world of media and pop culture seems all but complete.
Free beer at Estabrook grand opening
The beer is free for a while. They'll tap a keg to open the Estabrook Beer Garden on June 20. Opening ceremonies begin at 5:30 p.m. and the keg is tapped at 6 p.m. with free beer while it lasts.
Expect to hear some German music during the occasion. The Estabrook Beer Garden, 4600 Estabrook Drive, between Hampton Avenue and Capital Drive. »Read Full Article
MmmHops is new brew from Hanson Brothers
Zack, Taylor, and Isaac Hanson have something new brewing.
Years after the Hanson Brothers famous earworm, "Mmmbop," the brothers are brewing MmmHops, a pale ale they made with a assistance from experts at Mustang Brewing, The company is based out of Oklahoma, the same state where the band grew up. »Read Full Article
Waterski Championship Returns
The Malibu Open Waterski Championship and Summer Festival returns to Veterans Park Lagoon June 21 and 22.
Waterskiing's top professional and junior athletes compete in traditional slalom and long-distance jumping for $64,000 in prize money. »Read Full Article
Wisconsin artwork to memorialize garment worker deaths in Bangladesh
The concrete pillars gave way and a garment factory in Bangladesh collapsed to the ground, crushing and killing more than 1,100 people and injuring about 2,500 more, mostly young women making clothes for major retailers in the West.
KT Tunstall to play Pabst Theater
Singer/songwriter/guitarist KT Tunstall will play the Pabst Theater, 144 E. Wells St., on Oct. 4. The native of Scotland, known for the hit "Suddenly I See," will tour in support of her new album due out in August.
Tickets are $24.50 for reserved seating and go on sale at noon Friday. See pabsttheater.org. »Read Full Article
On Tap Today: The circus is in town
The sounds of summer are back - especially if summer sounds like circus wagons and free tunes.
"A Circus Life," a new documentary about Charles "Chappie" Fox and the Circus World Museum's efforts to bring back hundreds of historic circus wagons, is showing at 7 tonight at the Landmark Oriental Theatre. Director Gene Gamache will be on hand at the screening. »Read Full Blog Post


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EcoLogic Finance
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Year Founded: 1999
Executive director: William F. Foote
EcoLogic Finance provides fairly priced credit and financial education to community-based businesses that promote grassroots economic development and environmental stewardship in Latin America, sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia.
As a social investment fund, EcoLogic Finance serves Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) rooted in rural, low-income communities of the developing world. Through our activities, we help our clients develop the skills, the track records, and the relationships required to commercialize high-value products and, over time, become "bankable" customers of mainstream financial institutions.
EcoLogic Finance manages a portfolio of $25,000 to $750,000 loans made to SMEs that do not meet traditional requirements for accessing credit from local financial institutions. Preference is given to businesses that demonstrate the ability to provide meaningful employment and significant increases in household income to disadvantaged groups, especially small-scale farmers, women, and indigenous people; are located in and around protected terrestrial, coastal, and marine habitats; show potential for local self-determination through worker-owned and managed enterprises such as rural cooperatives and producer associations; and are unable to secure financing from conventional commercial sources due to their small size, lack of collateral or operating history, and the financial risks associated with the locale.
In doing so, EcoLogic Finance uses lending as a tool to harness the existing entrepreneurial energy in isolated rural communities, enabling conservation and encouraging socially responsible business practices.
EcoLogic Finance was born from the premise that the greatest threat to fragile ecosystems worldwide is massive human poverty--and it strives to relieve both problems through innovative lending. Throughout the developing world, rural villagers living in critical ecosystems often pursue moneymaking strategies that can irreparably damage both the natural environment and their future economic prospects. Clear-cutting of rainforests, which depletes the soil, is a familiar example of this.
Fortunately, thanks to the rapidly growing world market in "green" food products such as shade grown and organic coffee and cocoa, more and more disadvantaged farming communities are rediscovering the wisdom of "sustainable" crops. Yet just as they prepare to make this crucial transition, another barrier often thwarts them: their lack of access to affordable credit.
Too large for microfinance agencies and too small to be considered "bankable" by commercial banks, producer organizations cannot borrow the money they need to grow their businesses, invest in new equipment or merely survive the cash-less gap between planting and harvest time. Their dilemma: to follow more immediately certain but painfully unsustainable approaches, like clear cutting, or to suffer usurious loan rates from local middlemen.
EcoLogic Finance has established an important presence in the rural credit market through its highly successful lending model and strong supply chain relationships. Since 2000, EcoLogic Finance has provided over 250 loans with a gross value of nearly $45 million in support of more than 125 rural enterprises across 12 Latin American countries, six sub-Saharan African nations and two Southeast Asian states. Ninety-nine percent of our loans have been repaid.
EcoLogic Finance further develops local workforces through EcoLogic Finance for Education, a program that strengthens producers' financial management capacity and basic business skills.
With strong results and innovative alliances with government agencies like USAID and the InterAmerican Development Bank and private industry partners such as Green Mountain Coffee Company and Starbucks, EcoLogic Finance has received the following awards: Fast Company/Monitor Group Social Capitalist Award 2007; Boston Business Journal's "40 Under 40" Award, 2006; World Business Award in support of the Millennium Development Goals, 2006; Yale S.O.M.-Goldman Sachs Foundation National Business Plan Competition, June 2005; Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship, March 2005.
To learn more, visit our web site or call 617-625-7080.


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Dear Kay, My photographer claimed he had to "go to work" this morning, that he has "a job" or something. So here's the finished Print o' the Wave shawl, from a distance. Slightly blurry. Here's my post-game wrap-up of this project, including the Top Ten Things I Learned While Making the Print o' the Wave. It is snowing here! Wandering little clumps, a thin little blizzard, but still. I wish the...Read More


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On a gorgeous 60 degree April… erh… January day, a group from Climate Reality Project joined community members on a tour of the Gowanus Canal. The tour was led by Richard Kampf, a Gowanus Canal Conservancy board member and local environmental consultant, and Klaus H. Jacob, a professor at Columbia University. This was one of eight planned 'expeditions' being conducted worldwide by the Climate Reality Project to raise awareness about the potential local impacts of climate change. If you aren't familiar with Climate Reality Project then you probably voted for Bush in 2000 (just kidding). You might know the group better by its founder, Mr. Inconvenient Truth himself, Al Gore. Climate Reality Project's purpose is to bring the climate change crisis to the mainstream and promote public conversation in order to solve it. They're like the Captain Planet team, but only with Ma-Ti's power of 'heart' …
"…planning for climate change, climate adaptation, and climate resilience in Gowanus …."
Specifically, the tour gave an overview of the Gowanus watershed area, local planning initiatives, and how places like Gowanus and its Canal are similar to other areas around the world. Here's Richard Kampf giving a brief overview of the Gowanus Canal, the infamous Flushing Tunnel, the construction measures intended to reduce CSOs in the Canal, and the 'super' part of Superfunding:
The amount of water inland varies depending upon the strength and path of storm. In preparation for Hurricane Irene last August the City of New York's subway system was shut down completely, and the City required mandatory evacuation for low lying areas, including the Gowanus neighborhood. Unlike Coney Island, residents in the Gowanus area were not 'forced' to leave; many ended up staying believing the Canal would not breach its banks. By the time Hurricane Irene got to New York, it was downgraded to a tropical storm. Professor Klaus Jacob explained how close the city was to major flooding, especially regarding its mass transit system:
Throughout the tour Professor Jacob emphasized how the rise in sea level will increase the severity and frequency of flooding of the Canal's low-lying neighborhoods. He said that New York City needs to plan for a "four foot sea level rise by end of the century, and about a tenfold increase in the frequency of flooding in the currently designated flood zones." Eymund Diegel of, Proteus Gowanus and a Public Laboratory Board Member, was also on hand and offered his insight into the history of different parts of the Canal. Here he talks about what once was in the location of the Union Street Bridge:
The tour ended where 2nd Avenue meets the Canal. There Hans Hesselein, Director of Special Projects for Gowanus Canal Conservancy, discussed specifically what their organization has done around the Canal. At 2nd Avenue and the Canal, they have added plants to create a small park, and they have added bird feeders all along the Canal to 'imply' that animals still can live in the area. Plus, they have a huge composting area just off 2nd Avenue between 5th Street and the Canal.
You can check out more on Climate Change Reality Project here.
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Egyptian expatriates casting their vote at the country's embassy in Doha on Wednesday.
DOHA: Egyptian expatriates here began taking part in the controversial constitutional referendum that kicked off here at the country's embassy on Wednesday. The voting will continue until tomorrow.
Out of an estimated 150,000 Egyptians here, only 32,000 are registered voters who will be allowed to participate in the referendum, an embassy official told The Peninsula.
The official, requesting anonymity, said: "There are about 130,000-150,000 Egyptians in Qatar, but only 32,000 are registered voters. People with valid documents such as the Computerised Passport/Egypt's or Qatar's national identity card (ID) will only be allowed to vote."
Those who have been issued computerised passports or valid ID cards are considered as registered voters, the official said.
The referendum witnessed large turnout. According to some voters, the Ambassador himself was sitting near the ballot box to ensure free and fair voting.
A spot exit poll conducted by this newspaper revealed that a majority of the people had voted "Yes".
A voter, who gave only his first name as Kareem, working with Qatar Foundation, said: "The draft constitution is very good. There are many interesting things that were not there in the old one. For example, freedom of speech, media freedom and freedom to practice any religion are clauses that guarantee individual freedom".
Asked, if he agreed with the accusation that President Mohammed Mursi is a 'power grabber' he said: "No, not at all. In fact, there are many other interesting things in the draft constitution. Earlier, the president had the power to dissolve Parliament, but now it is much more difficult for him to do so."
"In addition, under the new constitution, the president will not be able to appoint a minister without the approval of the parliament. So, overall, I am very pleased with it. And unfortunately, the role of the army in politics is going to continue for the next one or two decades."
Dr Tariq Ali, who holds a doctorate from Taxas University in petroleum geology, and came to vote with his wife, Amani Al Sayeed, said: "I have no problem with the draft constitution. The present president is far better than Hosni Mubark. There cannot be any comparison between them."
Asked to comment about the protests in Egypt, Dr Ali, said: "It is healthy to have protest for good reasons. But they do not believe in negotiation. They are calling for democracy but they themselves don't believe in it. The Western media are biased. They don't like Islamists coming to power. But this guy (Mursi) is very good. He managed to get rid of the army in three months what Recep Tayyip Erdogan (in Turkey) did in seven years."
Al Sayeed added: "Those who are rejecting the referendum are not representing Egypt, and they don't want Egypt to develop. If they really represent Egyptians, they should tell their people to vote 'No'.
"Dr Mursi is the President of every Egyptian; men, women, Muslim, Christian, and all other faiths. There is an Islamophobia in the Western world. They must know that Islam teaches peace, brotherhood and to live peacefully," added Masaad Azab, a teacher.
Farhad Jibrael, a business developer, said: "Everybody knows who is behind the present protests. They are the pro-Mubarak elements, supported by the friends of Israel. Mursi is a very good man. Let's give him a chance to prove himself."
Another Egyptian, said: "This is very unfair to bully a democratically elected president just because he does not suit the West. Since the Super power is not able to influence the political decisions in Cairo anymore, it is trying to create situations of unrest. Attacks on Muslim Brotherhood headquarters and the deliberate delay of aid packages by IMF are the recent examples. They want Mursi to fail."
However, not all had the same opinion. Nancy Mansoor, an Egyptian girl, said: "The draft constitution is anti-human rights in so many ways. It discriminates against women. There are many clauses that need changes, such as the presidential privileges, limiting the rights of the parliament, healthcare benefits and others.
The Peninsula