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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Here are three stars for the Detroit Tigers from their 3-2 victory Tuesday night against the Kansas City Royals:
Max Scherzer allowed two walks in the first inning. He surrendered three hits in the fifth. He retired the side in order in the other five innings he pitched. The Tigers have struggled to score runs on the road at times this season and too many times have wasted solid outings from their starting rotation. Scherzer pitched extremely well and kept the Tigers in the game while they were struggling to get hits. In the end, Scherzer got the win to improve to 9-0. He's the first Tigers pitcher to start a season 9-0 in 75 years.
In addition to a single and a run scored, Victor Martinez had the biggest RBI of the game for the Tigers. After Prince Fielder singled to put runners at first and third in the eighth inning with the score tied at 2-2, Martinez hit a fly ball to left field that was deep enough to score Miguel Cabrera from third base. The Tigers, who have struggled offensively on the road this season, needed to manufacture a run to bounce back following a tough loss the night before. Martinez gave them the run they needed when they needed it.
At one point in the game, the eighth and ninth hitters in the order for the Tigers were 6-for-6. Omar Infante had three of those six hits. Infante delivered a two-out single to keep a rally going in the first inning, then singled and scored in the fifth inning as the Tigers took a 2-0 lead. He added another two-out single in the seventh inning but was stranded at third when the Tigers left the bases loaded. Infante finished 3-for-4 and raised his average to .303 for the season.
What do you think? Are these the right three guys? Should Prince Fielder be on the list for his excellent at-bat in the eighth inning that put Miguel Cabrera in scoring position for Martinez? What about Don Kelly, who had two singles, executed a hit-and-run perfectly and knocked in a run? Or maybe Andy Dirks, who had an RBI when he beat out a grounder -- or at least came close enough to fool the umpire -- on a potential double-play ball in the fifth inning? Post your thoughts in the comments section below this story.
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Pregnancy Becomes HerHost Samantha Harris was looking incredible in an A.B.S. by Allen Schwartz short gray silk bubble dress with sparkly, strappy stilettos by Stuart Weitzman. "I haven't worn any maternity dresses yet," says Harris, who announced her pregnancy in April. "So far they're too big. And so far the high heels are comfortable, but I think as I get further along the dresses will get longer and the heels shorter." Harris gets a lot of email asking her about the clothes and jewelry she wears on the show. "I'm like a princess. I get to wear all this incredible stuff on Dancing. I had over a million dollars in jewelry on last week."
Apolo's New Career?"I really love the performing," says Olympian Apolo Anton Ohno, who with partner Julianne Hough scored a perfect 30 on Monday and then repeated their virtuoso paso doble Tuesday night to a standing ovation. "I like selling the role and showing the audience the story. I love Monday and Tuesday. The rest of the week is frustrating and hard while I'm learning the new dances." So, can he be a performer and a jock? "I'm not ruling anything out. We'll see. I'm just beginning to enjoy all of this."
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Rumor CheckAs for Hough, has she broken up with her fiancé, former ballroom dancer Zach Wilson? "No, we just postponed [the wedding]. We want some time and I'm so busy with the show. It's seven days a week." The 18-year-old was to marry Wilson, 24, on Aug. 8 in a Mormon ceremony in Utah.
A Kick in the ButtAs one of the two lowest rated teams this time around, Joey Fatone and partner Kym Johnson are dancing by a sequined thread. "In a way this is a good thing," says Fatone. "It gives us a good kick in the butt. We have a lot of work to do." What was he planning to do after Tuesday's show? Maybe a stiff drink and then back to the studio. And Kym? "Back to the studio for sure. We really have to wow them next time."
Bye, Bye BillyIn the huddle after the show, nearly everyone was crying except the ousted Billy Ray Cyrus, who was grinning and slapping backs. He had to get back to work on Hannah Montana in the morning. But Laila Ali was tearing up and wiping her eyes. "Yeah this one is hard for me. I like Billy Ray and I'll miss him," says the boxer, whose father Muhammad Ali was in the audience on Monday. Still, never assume the champ has gone soft: "I'm not letting down my game. I want to win this."
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** When Tamina lets go of Dastan's hand and is about to fall you can clearly see how terrified she is, yet she is still willing to do it to save the world.
* Sheik Amar and Dastan's sad IronicEcho.
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* The deaths of both Garsiv and Tus are very heartwrenching. The death of Tus was worse though, he didn't even get a single shot in on his treacherous [[spoiler: uncle]] before he drops down dead.
* The death of Dastan's father Sharaman, you can clearly ''see'' the anguished expression on Dastan's face as Bis tries to ''drag'' him to safety.
** The death of Bis shortly after, quick but painful to watch. All he'd ever done was try to help Dastan.
* He plays the EvilChancellor straight throughout the movie, but at one time, [[spoiler: Nizam and his brother]] genuinely cared about each other. The former [[spoiler: saved his brother's life]] when they were children while the latter would go on to tell that story to his children, even after he became king. It was clear that Sharaman was truly grateful and never forgot what [[spoiler: his brother]] did for him that day, and the fact that Nizam would become bitter enough to not only assassinate his own brother, but then try to go back in time to avoid saving him makes you wonder [[UsedToBeASweetKid what the hell happened to him]] to shatter such a bond to pieces like that.


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City's snow ordinance protested
Jason Ferguson
Published: Thursday, January 9th, 2014
In what has become a recurring theme during the winter months in the City of Custer, the Custer City Council heard another protest over a penalty levied against a downtown property owner who was fined for not shoveling their sidewalks in a timely manner after a recent snowstorm. The protest, this time by Kristen Anderson, who owns apartments on 5th and Harney streets, took place at the Jan. 6 meeting of the council.
Anderson said she wasn't protesting the ordinance itself, or even the cost of the city crew clearing her sidewalks for her. Rather, she was protesting the additional fine and administrative fee that were levied against her, calling them "onerous." She said she had been doing everything possible to get her sidewalks cleared after a snowstorm, even though she lives over a half hour away, near Keystone. She said she was unaware of an ordinance change that makes fines a possibility.
Anderson said when she first bought the property she had a tenant doing the snow removal, but they eventually moved, so she found another recommended person to do the job, but that person never showed up for the job. She then got another recommendation from a friend, but that person didn't show, either.
She recently found another one of her tenants to do the work, but allegedly that tenant didn't get the shoveling done in time during a recent snowstorm. She said she has told the tenant not to shovel if it's still snowing outside or if the amount of snow is so small it will melt within an hour or so of the sun coming out.
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We all feel off-balance at times, but if it's a constant condition it could lead to serious consequences. Injuries from falls often result in death, especially in the elderly.
Marvin Borycki is a caretaker to his wife Delphine. Along with several health issues she has trouble with her balance.
"She's fallen two or three times and we've been in the emergency room where she cut her eye, her head open," says Borycki.
It's why Delphine gets balance therapy. Regaining balance is extremely important. In Lee county the number one cause of death is from injuries related to falls.
"People fall, they fracture their hips, they have injuries, they get pneumonia and other things," says physical therapist Brandie Redman. "It tends to be a very downhill slope from there."
If it can't eliminate false altogether the goal of balance therapy is to minimize them by showing patients how better recover from a misstep. "We also work on balance strategies which helps you if you do start to lose your balance," Redman says.
Regular sessions are making life safer and easier for Delphine.
"Since she's been in therapy she hasn't been falling, she's moving along just great," Borycki says.
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|Standard sillyness - dress from Ann Taylor circa 2004 (my sweet 16 dress)
Sunday we got up pretty early to shower and head to M's parents' house to wish his dad a happy Father's day! Then we were on the road again for another 3.5 hours or so. Both of us were definitely overtired, but we needed to get back to our pup and to have dinner with my parents and sister for Father's day.
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Queen Sofia Palace of the Arts is a short stroll from Hotel Alameda Plaza Valencia, and other popular attractions like City of Arts and Sciences are within a mile (2 km). This 200-room, 4-star hotel welcomes guests with conveniences like an outdoor pool, free in-room WiFi, and a fitness center. It's in central Valencia and also close to Prince Felipe Museum of Sciences and Oceanografic Aquarium.
This hotel serves as home to a bar, along with a restaurant that specializes in international cuisine. Savor a meal from the comfort of your room with 24-hour room service. Start each morning with buffet breakfast, available for a fee from 8 AM to 10 AM.
All 200 air-conditioned rooms feature minibars, coffee makers, and safes. 32-inch plasma TVs come with digital channels, and guests can stay connected with free WiFi. Bathrooms offer hair dryers, free toiletries, and bidets. Other standard amenities include phones and desks.
Property features
At Hotel Alameda Plaza Valencia, guests enjoy an outdoor pool, a fitness center, and a sauna. If you drive, self parking is EUR 16 per day, and there's also an area shuttle for a fee. A multilingual staff is on hand to assist with dry cleaning/laundry, concierge services, and luggage storage. Additional amenities include a rooftop terrace, free WiFi in public areas, and 6 meeting rooms.
- Walking distance to Queen Sofia Palace of the Arts
- Free WiFi in rooms and public areas
- Onsite dining
- Outdoor pool
Hotel Alameda Plaza ValenciaPaseo de la Alameda 38 Valencia Valencia 46023
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
In addition to an outdoor pool, Hotel Alameda Plaza Valencia provides a sauna and a fitness center. The hotel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Public areas are equipped with complimentary high-speed wired and wireless Internet access.
Business-related amenities at this 4-star property consist of a 24-hour business center and meeting rooms. Event facilities measuring 2422 square feet (225 square meters) include conference space. This business-friendly hotel also offers a rooftop terrace, tour/ticket assistance, and multilingual staff. Limited onsite parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis (surcharge).
- Number of meeting rooms - 5
- Free WiFi
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Sauna
- Bar/lounge
- Total number of rooms - 200
- Fitness facilities
- Number of floors - 12
- Restaurant
- Multilingual staff
- Concierge services
- Conference space
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Billiards or pool table
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- Laundry facilities
- Meeting rooms 6
- Parking (limited spaces)
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- Conference space size (meters) - 225
- Year Built 2000
- Area shuttle (surcharge)
- 24-hour business center
- Conference space size (feet) - 2422
- Free parking nearby
- Self parking (surcharge)
- Outdoor pool
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- Family Hotel
- Outdoor pool
- Free Wi-Fi
- Laundry facilities
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Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi , Free wired high-speed Internet
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- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
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- Daily housekeeping
- Private bathroom
- Free toiletries
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- Bidet
- Bathtub only
- Desk
- In-room safe
- Digital TV service
- Plasma TV
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Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 8 AM and 10 AM.
Mezzo Mezzo - This restaurant specializes in international cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. A children's menu is available.
Blue Spirit Bar - This bar serves light fare only.
24-hour room service is available.
Nearby Things to Do
Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool, a sauna, and a fitness center.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Bicycle rentals on site
To make special requests for accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
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Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Check-out time is 11:30 AM
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- Self parking fee: EUR 16 per day
- Rollaway beds are available for an additional fee
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- Holiday Valencia
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Missing Palm Bay man found in Orlando
UPDATED 4:14 PM EST Feb 01, 2013
A silver alert has been cancelled for a missing Palm Bay man.
James Barry Bokern was last seen about 5 p.m. Thursday at his home on Gulfport Road. He was found Friday afternoon in Orlando.
Detectives said Bokern has several medical conditions.
Authorities said Bokern may be driving a 2000 white Toyota Camry with license tag number 773IBM.
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In order to improve from last season, Tennessee knows one big thing has to happen: the running game has to be better.
The Vols were ninth in the SEC in total offense and last in rushing. Tyler Bray threw for 1,849, but Tennessee can't expect him to carry the load.
"We definitely need the running game to win games," senior tailback Tauren Poole told the Chattanooga Times Free Press. "We can't rely only on Tyler's little bitty arm to throw the ball every single play, even though he's talented enough. We're going to need to run the football."
And Poole is the player to do it. He was sixth in the SEC with 1,034 rushing yards last season. He averaged 5.1 yards per carry, 79.5 per game and scored 11 times. He gained more than 100 yards against two of the SEC's toughest run defenses in LSU and Alabama and had 162 against Oregon.
"He's got good size and speed for his position. He was inconsistent last year, (but) he was productive as a whole," Vols coach Derek Dooley told the Times Free Press. He had some games where he was remarkable. He had other games where it was hard on him. I think a lot of things go into that. It was his first year playing. He wants to do well so bad; he wants to perform so well. It took him a while to get settled into the position."
The Vols started three freshmen—Ja'Wuan James, James Stone, Zach Fulton—on the offensive line last year and had just one returning starter. This season, they'll have four returning starters who gained valuable experience last season.
"Last year they were very rough around the edges, still trying to figure themselves out," defensive lineman Malik Jackson told the Times Free Press. "Playing with them from last year's practice and then this (spring), it's just night and day. They know their calls; they communicate with each other a lot better. They're going to be great."


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Learn in 5th place in PBA50 Player of Year standings
Erie native Bob Learn Jr. is in fifth place in the PBA50 Player of the Year standings heading into an extended break for the season.
Learn has 20 points, which is 22 points behind first-place bowler Ray Williams Jr. Amleto Monacelli is second with 40 points, followed by Lennie Boresch Jr. (29 points) and PBA50 rookie Pete Weber, who has 26 points.
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The Advisory Circle - Mind How
You Go (Revised edition)
"The Advisory Circle -
helping you make the right decisions." With its
suggestions of a paternalistic organisation, The Advisory
Circle was always the perfect name for a Ghost Box act.
Julian House's designs for all the Ghost Box sleeves calls
to mind a culture in which, instead of being despoiled by
the semiotic pollution of advertising, public space is
ordered by a benevolent bureaucracy.
On Mind How You Go,
originally released in 2005, producer and vinyl archivist
jon Brooks produced a kind of Anglo-analogue pastoralism
that is as affecting as anything that the label has
releases. Brooks's analogue synthesizer doodles - all the
more powerful, somehow, for their unassuming slightness -
gently trigger drifts down (false) memory lanes, inducing
you to recall a mass mediated past which you never quite
experienced. Mind How You Go
frequently invokes that talisman of 1970s paternalism, the
Public Information Film, and it's perhaps no accident that
the rise of Ghost Box has coincided with the emergence of
YouTube, which has made Public Information Films and other
such street furniture of 1970s audio-visual experience
widely available again.
This release - the first of
a promised series of Ghost Box vinyl editions - sees
Mind How You Go
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tracks, two by guest artists. The best of the new additions
is "Seasons", in which Brooks distils The Advisory Circle's
essence into two and a half minutes of plaintive bliss.
Seeland's extension / re-imagination of "Osprey", "Osprey's
Odyssey", seems at first hearing to be a little leaden, the
drum kit in particular threatening to overwhelm AC's spry
lightness; on subsequent listens, though, the track emerges
as a pleasingly seasick version of the original. Belbury
Poly return to Mind How You Go's
weirdest track, the
reverb-saturated nonsense nursery rhyme of "And the Cuckoo
Comes", reinventing it as a bizarre volkish stomp played by
a synthesizer tasked with imitating a tuba.
What Brooks poignantly
captures is the conflicted cluster of emotions involved in
nostalgic longing. "Mind How You Go" and "Nuclear
Substation" summon remembered sunlight from childhood
summers even as their doleful melodies are laced with a deep
sense of loss. Yet there's a very definite but subdued joy
here too, in the way that a track such as "Osprey"
achieves a kind of faltering soaring. It's not for nothing
that the word ache is often associated with nostalgia; and
The Advisory Circle's music positively aches with a sadness
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Passionfruit Opera Cake
Upon seeing the recipe choice this month, I was ecstatic! I had seen Opera cakes in the bakery at the store, but I have never tasted one. Not only was I going to make one, I was going to have to offer my own creative touch by making it lighter in color and flavor.
I put a lot of thought to flavor combinations and decided upon passionfruit to blend with the other flavors. Oh, and I am so glad I did! This was truly a cake to conquer as I hadn't really done anything with exposed layers and certainly had not attempted a 5 part cake. This was my chance to show myself I could!
For the cake, I did switch Brazil nuts for the almonds simply for a factor of cost. I had to grind them to a powder. I also forgot to add the melted butter when I poured out part of the batter. I scooped it back into the bowl and mixed it in before filling the pan again! The first cake was a tad short but the second turned out perfect. The flipping and re-flipping? Not-so-perfect…but since I was cutting this way down to size, I wasn't too worried.
The syrup and buttercream both had passionfruit in them. I tried a new technique to separate the pulp from the seeds and I am sold. I have made passionfruit juice several times since then. My cake was rather small in size but I felt like there should have been a bit more buttercream. (Okay, I did eat a couple spoonfuls, but, really only a couple!)
The mousse came together beautifully. Some said it was a bit more like ganache, but for me it was very mousse like. I loved it in the cake, but I still have some leftover in the fridge. I think on its own, it was just too sweet.
I wanted to adopt a look I see in so many Peruvian cakes so I used the passionfruit gel toppings for the glaze and absolutely loved it! I tried to pour it on and it seemed to flow right off. So, I decided to catch it with a tin foil trap. It worked okay, but I can see the benefit to having a form of some sort.
All in all, this might have been my favorite Daring Bakers challenge. Maybe it was the taste? Maybe the fact that I could personalize it? Maybe I was just ready for something that would truly challenge me? Needless to say, this is definitely a cake I would make again. And maybe I will…with it's traditional flavors!
Opéra Cake
Adapted from Dorie Greenspan's Paris Sweets and
Tish Boyle and Timothy Moriarty's Chocolate Passion
- 1/2 cup of water
- 1/3 cup of granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons of passionfruit puree
- Stir all the syrup ingredients together in a small saucepan and bring to a boil.
- Remove from the heat and let cool to room temperature.
The syrup can be made up to 1 week in advance and kept covered in the refrigerator.
- 1 cup of granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup of water
- 1 large egg
- 1 large egg yolk
- 200 grams of unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract
- 3 tablespoons of passionfruit puree
- Combine the sugar, water and vanilla bean seeds or extract in a small saucepan and warm over medium heat just until the sugar dissolves. Continue to cook, without stirring, until the syrup reaches 225F (107C) on a candy or instant-read thermometer (look for threadlike, mostly syrupy). Remove the syrup from the heat.
- While the syrup is heating, begin whisking the egg and egg yolk at high speed in the bowl of your mixer using the whisk attachment. Whisk them until they are pale and foamy.
- Reduce the mixer speed to low speed and begin slowly (very slowly) pouring the syrup down the side of the bowl being very careful not to splatter the syrup into the path of the whisk attachment. Some of the syrup will spin onto the sides of the bowl but don't worry about this and don't try to stir it into the mixture as it will harden!
- Raise the speed to medium-high and continue beating until the eggs are thick and satiny and the mixture is cool to the touch (about 5 minutes or so).
- With the mixer on medium speed, begin adding in two-tablespoon chunks of softened butter. When all the butter has been incorporated, raise the mixer speed to high and beat until the buttercream is thick and shiny.
- At this point add in your flavoring and beat for an additional minute or so.
- Refrigerate the buttercream, stirring it often, until it's set enough (firm enough) to spread when topped with a layer of cake (about 20 minutes).
The buttercream can be made up to 1 month in advance and packed in an airtight container. If made way in advance, you can freeze the buttercream. Alternatively you can refrigerate it for up to 4 days after making it. To use the buttercream simply bring it to room temperature and then beat it briefly to restore its consistency.
- 6 large egg whites, at room temperature
- 2 tablespoons of granulated sugar
- 2 cups (225 grams) ground Brazil nuts
- 2 cups of icing sugar, sifted
- 6 large eggs
- 1/2 cup of all-purpose flour
- 50 grams of unsalted butter, melted and cooled
- Preheat the oven to 425F. Line two 12½ x 15½- inch (31 x 39-cm) jelly-roll pans with parchment paper and coat with cooking spray. (I only had one, so I baked twice.)
- Beat the egg whites until they form soft peaks. Add the granulated sugar and beat until the peaks are stiff and glossy.
- In another bowl beat the Brazil nuts, icing sugar and eggs on medium speed until light and voluminous, about 3 minutes. Add the flour and beat on low speed until the flour is just combined (be very careful not to overmix here!!!).
- Using a rubber spatula, gently fold the meringue into the almond mixture and then fold in the melted butter. Divide the batter between the pans and spread it evenly to cover the entire surface of each pan.
- Bake the cake layers until they are lightly browned and just springy to the touch. This could take anywhere from 5 to 9 minutes (mine took almost 15 minutes) depending on your oven.
- Put the pans on a heatproof counter and run a sharp knife along the edges of the cake to loosen it from the pan. Cover each with a sheet of parchment or wax paper, turn the pans over, and unmold.
- Carefully peel away the parchment, then turn the parchment over and use it to cover the cakes. Let the cakes cool to room temperature.
The joconde can be made up to 1 day in advance and kept wrapped at room temperature.
- 200 grams of white chocolate
- 1 1/4 cup of heavy cream (35% cream), divided
- Melt the white chocolate and the 1/4 cup of heavy cream in a double boiler. Stir to ensure that it's smooth and that the chocolate is melted. Set aside to cool completely.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, whip the remaining 1 cup of heavy cream until soft peaks form. Gently fold the whipped cream into the cooled chocolate to form a mousse.
- If it's too thin, refrigerate it for a bit until it's spreadable. If you're not going to use it right away, refrigerate until you're ready to use.
The mousse can be made ahead and refrigerated until you're ready to use it.
- 4 passionfruit
- 1/3 cup of sugar
- 1 teaspoon of powdered gelatin, hydrated in a tablespoon of water; then heated until dissolved
- Cut the passionfruit in half and remove all of the pulp (this equaled almost 1 cup). Heat the pulp in a small saucepan over low heat. Strain & reserve 1/3 of the seeds.
- In a bowl, mix the strained pulp, the reserved seeds and the sugar. Add the prepared gelatin and mix well.
- Remove cake from the fridge and spread the glaze over the layer of buttercream. (I did make a tin foil "mold" since my glaze was way too runny.
It's best to make the glaze right when you're ready to finish the cake.
(Note: The finished cake should be served slightly chilled. It can be kept in the refrigerator for up to 1 day.)
1. Line a baking sheet (I used a cutting board with a handle!) with parchment or wax paper. Working with one sheet of cake at a time, cut and trim each sheet so that you have three rectangles (11×6 inches to fit my serving plate). Divide syrup in three parts. Divide buttercream in two or three parts.
2. Place one piece of cake on the baking sheet and moisten it gently with the flavored syrup using a pastry brush. Spread one half of the buttercream over this layer.
3. Top another piece of cake. (I refrigerated up to this point for over an hour.) Moisten with the flavored syrup using a pastry brush. Spread the mousse on the cake and then top with the third piece of joconde. (Again, refrigerated over an hour.) Use the remaining syrup using a pastry brush to wet the joconde and then refrigerate until very firm (at least half an hour).
4. Spread the remaining buttercream on the top of the last layer of the joconde. Refrigerate for 12 hours to give the ganache/mousse the opportunity to firm up. (Here, I left it only about an hour again.)
5. Make the glaze and after it has cooled, pour/spread it over the top of the chilled cake. Refrigerate the cake again to set the glaze.
6. Serve the cake slightly chilled.
Passionfruit Opera Cake is being served up for the May Daring Bakers Challenge and is dedicated to Barbara of winosandfoodies.com. The Opera Cake was chosen by this months hostesses, Ivonne from Cream Puffs in Venice, Lis from La Mia Cucina, Fran from Apples Peaches Pumpkin Pie and Shea from Whiskful. Please visit the Daring Bakers Blogroll to see what other Opera Cakes are being served up today!


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Get your golf on…
Golfderdash: (n) An artful pastime that combines elements of the classic (mildly elitist, impossible to master) board game of Balderdash with the classic (mildly elitist, impossible to master) sporting activity of Golf.
The game of Golfderdash was created 18 minutes before this blog was posted, on the premise that one's successful participation in the game of Golf (+ Balderdash) is dependent upon one's ability to feign knowledge of obscure terminology (basically, both games involve lots of BS'ing).Please participate in the trial run of Golfderdash by posting your best answer to the following golf-related questions at the end of this blog.
1: What is an 'Elephant Burial Ground'?
Choose from:
a. An ancient site of ritual sacrifice, several of which have are embedded beneath the fairways of golf courses near Durban, South Africa.
b. A large, mysterious mound encountered by golfers—usually on the green of a course—where good scores tend to 'die'.
c. A sacred place where dead elephants are buried.
d. A Las Vegas Casino, known for its extensive range of golf-themed machines, in which gamblers 'bury' large quantities of money.
Go ahead, take a guess! Post below—all winners get virtual 'high fives'. How about it?
2: What is a 'Yank'?
Choose from:
Nothing. I'm leaving this one open-ended. Hit me with your best shot, below.
3: Can you eat a 'Texas Wedge'?
…obviously not.
Folks, there's more where that came from…
So I'll admit it—I'm not much of a golfer. However, as a young girl I did own a fluorescent pink golf bag and a putter; I used to tag along to the 9 hole practice course with my dad and brother, who, of course, always inverted the scoring system to cater to my 28 put sinks.
Recently, though, I've been thinking—I would like to take up this beloved pastime as a serious adult…mainly so I can meet some cute guys I mean become a well-rounded athlete/person.Here's what I've come up with so far:
How to become a golfer:
Step 1 – Learn lingo (check.)
Step 2 – Take a bunch of lessons (er…)
Step 3 – Exercise newfound skills on courses in exotic locales (yes, please!)
Step 4 – Become well-rounded athlete/person (on my way.)Let's skip straight to the most crucial step, shall we?
Putting through paradise: Hot golfing destinations '08…
1. Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria:
Sun, sand, turquoise blue…oh, and of course an enormous expanse of green for your golfing pleasure!The Fuerteventura Golf Club contains over 1,500,000 square meters of open playing space—including a state-of-the-art driving range, putting green and chipping green—making it the largest green area of the Canary Island of Fuerteventura.
Tee off in paradise as you watch the sunrise over the Atlantic; drive, chip, and put your way to the 18th green, as you admire the sparkling lakes, lush palm trees and glorious scenery; relax into the late afternoon on a peaceful catamaran cruise.Venture beyond the fairways to experience a huge range of sightseeing activities, including deep sea fishing trips, scenic bike safaris, volcano excursions, and family cruises.
2. Akaroa, New Zealand.
Mix a bit of culture—and breathtaking South Island scenery—into your golfing adventure by embarking on a trip to the historic French whaling village of Akaroa. The adjacent 18 hole Akaroa golf course (par: 67M, 70W), overlooking the Akaroa Harbor, is considered one of the most picturesque courses in Canterbury.
This sightseeing tour of Akaroa includes hotel pick up and drop off, lunch, a visit to a local cheese factory (?), and, of course, a round of golf!
End your trip with a splash by taking swim with rare dolphins in AkaroaHarbor.
3. Selborne Estate, South Africa
Live in luxury at the exclusive Selborne Hotel, Spa and Golf Estate, as you soak in the subtropical warmth of the Indian Ocean, just 30 miles south of Durban.Their 18-hole golf course has been described by some as one of the finest in South Africa, where "wild coastal forest frames a superbly manicured course…where the only disturbance may be one of nature's creatures" (- an elephant ghost?)
Suitable for professionals and amateurs alike, Selborne even has its own resident PGA instructor and indoor golf academy.
Should you desire to venture beyond the comforts of the estate, you may opt for a bit of local culture at the Phezulu Village or in the city of Durban.
Get your golf on.
I hope that I've inspired you to plan en exotic golfing adventure.
In the mean time, let's keep the Golfderdash tradition going strong. I await your answers.


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Science Fiction writer Frederik Pohl dead at 93
CHICAGO -- Author Frederik Pohl, who over decades gained a reputation of being a literate and sophisticated writer of science fiction, has died at age 93.
His wife, Elizabeth Hull, said Tuesday that Pohl died Monday at a hospital after experiencing respiratory problems at his home in the Chicago suburb of Palatine. Pohl wrote more than 40 novels. Two of his better-known works were "The Space Merchants," written in the early 1950s with Cyril M. Kornbluth, and 1978's "Gateway," a winner of the Hugo Award for science fiction writing. Pohl was a literary agent and editor before getting his own work published in science fiction magazines of the 1930s. He's credited with launching the careers of James Blish and Larry Niven.
Pohl's career began in 1937 with the sale of a poem, "Elegy to a Dead Satellite: Luna."


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Update: American Airlines Cancels Over 900 Flights on Thursday; MD-80 Aircraft Inspections Continue
American Airlines has canceled more than 900 flights on Thursday as it works to complete the inspections of its MD-80 fleet. The airline is also working to re-accommodate customers affected by this week's activity.
As of Wednesday afternoon,
-- 179 MD-80 aircraft were completely inspected
-- 60 of the 179 MD-80s were returned to service
-- 119 of the 179 MD-80s were still undergoing work
-- 121 MD-80s remain to be inspected
These inspections were conducted to ensure compliance with a Federal Aviation Administration directive related to the bundling of wires in the wheel well of the MD-80 aircraft. American Airlines apologizes for any inconvenience this activity has created for our customers.
On Wednesday, American officially canceled 1,094 flights, in addition to the 460 canceled on Tuesday.
Customers who were scheduled on a flight that was cancelled may request a full refund or apply the value of their ticket toward future travel on American Airlines. Additionally, customers scheduled to travel on any MD-80 flight April 8-11, even if their flight has not been cancelled, may rebook without a change fee to any AA flight with availability in the same cabin as long as their travel begins by April 17.
Customers who were inconvenienced with overnight stays should go to AA.com where a link has been established to request information about compensation. Customers also are encouraged to continue to check AA.com or to contact their travel agents for flight status information.
Current AMR Corp. releases can be accessed on the Internet. The address is http://www.aa.com/
First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact: firstname.lastname@example.com
SOURCE: American Airlines
CONTACT: Corporate Communications of American Airlines, +1-817-967-1577,
Web site: http://www.aa.com/


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Recession fears shake training budgets and rouse new ways to cope.Cancelled leadership classes, travel restrictions, and broken links on the online university site are the training professional's worst fears during an economic downturn.
The current climate is causing many training leaders to step back, if not cut back, and rethink how they deliver training. Travel reductions are an obvious first step, followed by increased online offerings. Panic has not set in inside training departments, and most organizations report pressure to do more with the same budget without being asked to reduce expenditures outright.
No workplace analyst believes that times are as severe as the downturn earlier this decade. Tom Starr, leader of learning and employee development at Booz & Company consultancy, classifies the current climate as status quo, with selective cuts to programs. He recalls darker days in the 1990s when DuPont placed a two-year moratorium on training. Nothing in the current climate resembles such a drastic step.
"Maybe struggling business units are making cuts, but there's no corporate or enterprisewide moratorium," Starr says.
Even if training budgets are spared now, decisions about training purchases are being delayed until the end of the year, according to Rommin Adl, a vice president with BTS, a management consultancy. Classroom time is being shortened, and organizations are exploring ways to do more teaching online. Adl says one client in chemical manufacturing is currently working to pare down the number of vendors it employs in training from 125 to 25. Other organizations are attempting to renegotiate training contracts or put out projects for bidding.
Watchful eyes
There is greater scrutiny on training budgets just as there is with spending in all departments, but learning officials no longer discuss strategy with senior executives from a position of weakness. Smart organizations, in fields as diverse as the financial sector and construction, integrate training into daily performance and maintain it as a development resource, not simply a shield against attrition.
"What's different now from eight years ago is that learning organizations are better prepared to tell their stories," says Bill Pelster, leader of Deloitte's human capital training and development practice.
Where many training organizations are scrambling to demonstrate value in terms of skills acquired versus dollars spent, Pelster believes such calculations are a waste of time. The need to prove some kind of metric for training's value is a "red herring"—a clear sign that the training department lacks confidence in its ability to illustrate how training aided the organization.
Should the economy worsen, Pelster believes that it usually takes two years from the time a recession hits for training budgets to return to previous levels. "Training budgets are a lagging indicator," he says. "They come back in increments, not in one fell swoop."
If reductions are mandated, learning officials should consider cofunded training among multiple teams to reduce travel and registration. Heidi Spirgi, president of Knowledge Infusion, noted that large organizations have multiple vendor contracts for training, which limits their ability to receive volume discounts. She advises that learning departments consider consolidation into a single contract. Any kind of single-user licensing fee for applications should be renegotiated.
Sharp cuts
Vulnerable sectors, notably retail and the government, are cutting back on training. Susan Varnadoe, president of Ninth House, says businesses with narrow margins cut training entirely, even if they already possess an online learning curriculum. New hires are simply pushed onto the sales floor and told to follow the lead of a current employee. Likewise, government agencies and technology companies are beginning to conserve resources.
"A government agency told me they are too busy buying gasoline and bullets," Varnadoe says. "It's all they can afford to do."
Varnadoe is confident that government agencies will restore their training budgets to prerecession levels, as will technology and telecommunications businesses. Throughout the long-term, the recession is accelerating a change in training delivery, whereby organizations move from site-based training to a mobile, technology-enabled classroom.
One large healthcare provider that formerly conducted training at the hospital level worked with Varnadoe to develop more online offerings, specifically in management and leadership development. An online performance management suite was developed consisting of three-minute segments that are tailored to physicians and other healthcare workers whose time away from the hospital floor is limited.
The harsh reality is that training with a direct financial return will take precedence over intangible development skills. Sebastian Grady, chief operating officer of Altus Corporation, says that if organizations were to rank training based on priority, new product knowledge and instruction on how to sell the product would receive greater priority over soft skills.
Spending less on training delivery does not necessarily mean offering a cheaper, watered-down version. By using technology wisely, the material can be captured and distributed to a wider audience at a reduced cost.
When NetApp scheduled its annual "Fall Classic" training seminar for sales staff, management wanted to cut costs without sacrificing the quality of what became a tradition. Typically, 3,000 sales staff members attend the event.
Altus sent a production team to the site, taped all of the sessions, and provided the entire seminar online with search capability to locate particular seminars based on specific words spoken by each presenter.
Only 1,500 attendees were present for 2006. All of the material was condensed from three weeks of learning to one week. Production costs totaled $150,000. The company saved $1 million. Because the material was available online, attendees could listen to the presenters without having to take copious notes.
Grady suggests that chief learning officers create a balance sheet with an itemized list of all content. Then calculate the cost per hour of each course, and address difficult questions about whether a particular offering contributes to revenue.
Narrowing focus
Following such strict financial calculations, however, can undermine future development initiatives. Long-term priorities for closing the talent and leadership gap are among the first casualties in a downturn, according to Rich Thompson, vice president of training and development at Adecco. Especially in the wake of corporate financial scandals, the next generation needs to learn how to steer an organization responsibly without focusing exclusively on inflating the company's stock price.
"The biggest need in corporate America is leadership development," Thompson says. "But it's not considered among the hard skills, so it never gets off the ground. It's always the first to go. The lack of interest in leadership development is costing organizations greatly."
Thompson suggests that training officers prepare a list of priorities during budget season, outlining the "must have" programs—ones that can be delayed for a year—and potential cuts to incremental programs. New initiatives should be avoided.
"Training departments don't have to show value; they have to help the business improve," he says. "They should be proactive and be able to validate, not justify their existence."
At a time when travel, guest instructors, and class registration fees are under scrutiny, analysts believe that technical means influenced by the investment community and that are used to prove training dollars are well spent, will fall on deaf ears.
Training analysts have long debated the merits of return-on-investment and other measures to demonstrate a financial yield for training new leaders, communicating with colleagues, or teaching managers to delegate. Any improvements in intangible skills are unlikely to be reflected on the balance sheet.
"A lot of people have tried to answer that question," says Gordon Johnson, vice president of marketing for Expertus. "There is no good answer. You just can't do it. You measure what you can."
Experts agree that in the current environment, curriculum-based instruction dependent on enrollment is an obvious candidate for cuts. Any kind of off-the-shelf, general development courses, such as finance for nonfinancial managers, conflict resolution, or novice software application tools, are also potential candidates for cuts.
If internal programs are already small, shrinking the class size offers another approach. One company in the oil sector is preparing for the retirement of a generation of managers. The internal leadership development program is essential, but with tighter budgets, the company chose to develop a smaller group of individuals, according to Marc Sokol, vice president of Personnel Decisions International. He believes organizations could be more selective about who receives training instead of debating whether to slash programs.
"Don't spread training dollars thin just to say that you touched everybody," Sokol says.
Training administration is another expense under the microscope. Johnson recalls working with a hardware manufacturer that counted 500 people in the training department, some working part-time for just one hour per week. The company decided to contract with a vendor, using 20 people working full-time.
For larger organizations, outsourcing seems a logical step, but it introduces a host of unanswered questions, specifically about who owns training. Starr recalls pitching a financial services client a contract whereby the client would reduce its annual training budget of $120 million by 25 percent. The company balked, believing that outsourcing the division would be disruptive.
"A lot of companies are nervous about ceding too much authority to a supplier," Starr says.
Against the grain
While several organizations made the transition to outsourcing, one company that relies heavily on development is taking the opposite tack. Five years ago, Suffolk Construction brought all of its training in-house. A new facility in Florida, set to open this fall, includes a 2,500–square-foot training center. Among a staff of 1,000, Suffolk employs eight full-time trainers, two of whom are responsible for curriculum planning. All of the 80 training courses are reviewed annually.
To meet the needs of the millennial generation, Suffolk offers an eight-month rotation in each business unit, including project management, field operations, and estimator to teach new hires the entire business. Fred Day, director of training at Suffolk, says the job rotation program is a major enticement for graduates. The training regimen has helped build the company's reputation. "The only pressure we faced was to cut travel," Day says.
Organizations committed to ongoing development with an integrated training regimen no longer debate whether training yields any kind of tangible return. For others, discussion is heating up, whereby training is linked to an overall talent management strategy. Absent any training and development, proponents argue that turnover is bound to rise.
"The biggest effect training has is to reduce turnover," Thompson says. "If 55 percent of your employees are not engaged, and 15 percent are actively disengaged, they're destroying your brand. They're telling customers and colleagues how bad the company is."
Instead of forecasting their own demise, training officials face the same prospects as their colleagues. David Smith, managing director of talent and organization performance at Accenture, compares the current climate with the annual expectations in manufacturing where greater productivity is expected without increased investment in resources. He noted no significant cuts in training budgets as of yet.
"Yes, some pressure has hit learning departments," Smith says. "They are being asked to do more with less, but that's business. Training departments asked to be treated like a business unit, and that's what chief financial officers are doing."
Sea change
With the expectation that more training is delivered through online or social networking tools, Smith believes training officials need to undergo training themselves to become more familiar with the new delivery systems.
Piecemeal cuts to training do not need to be painful. Starr believes that cuts to the corporate training catalog or e-learning can be made without harm to the environment. However, wholesale cuts carry a much greater risk.
"If all of a sudden you reduce sales training or management training or cancel classes, that sends an alarm through the organization," he says. "After a year, you go from being a company that offers training to one that doesn't."
Steep cuts may change the entire dynamic in the workplace. Individuals identified as candidates for promotion or who possess special skills may latch on to another opportunity. Staff expenses, specific jobs, and development programs are the easiest to cut and the most difficult to rebuild.
"Companies that cut human capital aggressively in the early 2000s caught the last wave to shore when other companies were thriving," Thompson says.
If organizations take a flexible approach to provide training using other mediums, they can meet the needs of the new workforce. The younger generation is "omnivorous" regarding how they learn. Organizations employ staff with years of experience and the desire to teach. Online resources can capture such expertise so the individual need not present training anew, though few organizations are following this path.
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Black Barbie and Ken's Traditional Nigerian Wedding (Photos)Carolyn Castiglia
You may remember this fun photo shoot of Barbie and Ken tying the knot taken by Beatrice de Guigne, or maybe you saw this series of Barbie maternity shots by Mindy at Itsy Bitsy Creations. Both are adorable, but neither tops the amazing photos below – taken by London-based photographer Obi Nwokedi – of Black Barbie and Ken's traditional Nigerian wedding. Nwokedi captures their big day in the now popular journalistic style, creating every scene in great detail and with incredible color. These photos are so evocative I actually felt emotionally invested in them as I flipped through, and they provide insight into a cultural experience most of us won't get to have. (Although according to CNN, Nigeria is in the midst of a wedding boom, and since it's standard for brides there to invite 2,000 people to the ceremony, I guess you never know!) Until then, celebrate here with Barbie and Ken, Nigerian-style:
Barbie and Ken: A Nigerian Wedding Story 1 of 23The couple's "official portrait."
Getting ready… 2 of 23Barbie in her boudoir.
Detail of the dress and jewelry… 3 of 23Love the purple accent! As you'll see, it matches the bridesmaids' dresses...
Barbie gets a blowout… 4 of 23Getting my hair and makeup done are always my favorite part of any big event.
Sending the final pre-wedding tweet! 5 of 23"OMG I can't believe I'm marrying the man of my dreams, Ken!!!"
Drink with the bridesmaids… 6 of 23You've got to have some pre-ceremony champagne.
Final touches… 7 of 23The Maid of Honor fixing Barbie's hairpiece.
The table setting… 8 of 23Look at the details!
The wedding proposal… 9 of 23According to the photographer, the wedding proposal is read at the reception.
The groom and groomsmen bowing… 10 of 23...at the bride's parents' feet.
Guests enjoying themselves! 11 of 23Love the colors!
Official shot… 12 of 23...of the bride and her beautiful besties.
Gele 13 of 23Traditional Nigerian wrap/veil.
The changing of the groom's hat… 14 of 23The photographer says this has "something to do with crowning the head of the home."
A moment of rest… 15 of 23When I saw this shot I actually thought, "Aww..." like I was looking at a picture of a real wedding! The light is so evocative.
Time to dance! 16 of 23Get down, everybody!
Bridesmaid boogie… 17 of 23Rock those bracelets and that gorgeous hair, girl!
OMG 18 of 23This couple is so next to get married, amIright???
DJ Shiny Shades 19 of 23Spinnin' tunes all night!
The dollar dance… 20 of 23A custom all over the world!
Get that pic! 21 of 23Capturing a memory...
The requisite black and white shot… 22 of 23According to CNN, "Nigerian weddings feature two ceremonies: a traditional ceremony and a 'white wedding'." Thus the different dresses.
Passed out… 23 of 23Hahaha... a perfect ending to a perfect day!
The Huffington Post notes that the project took five months to complete, "not because it was that complex, but more because of the time it took me to find, buy and ship the dolls and accessories," Nwokedi said. He told HuffPo he was inspired to do the Barbie wedding after seeing the Black Barbie issue of Vogue Italia last year. To see Nwokedi's complete Barbie shoot, check out this post on his site, then look at his stunning photos of this real life Nigerian wedding in England.


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By Jeff Brumley
Death tolls and destruction aren't the only difficult things to deal with for Baptist disaster-relief officials. Having to tell eager volunteers, at least initially, to stay home can be just as tough.
"The toughest part of my job, at least for the first 48 hours, is that everybody wants to go, everybody wants to start — and we can't," said Charles Ray, associate coordinator for the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Arkansas.
That's just what Ray finds himself doing the day after a wave of overnight tornadoes tore through Midwestern and Southern states. News reports say at least 17 were killed.
In Arkansas, authorities have cordoned off many communities today, leaving Ray and most other faith-based disaster-response groups — except those specially trained for rapid response — to wait it out for another 24 to 48 hours.
But waiting doesn't mean doing nothing, he added. CBF Arkansas officials are working with Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters, or VOAD, and the Arkansas Department of Emergency Management to coordinate visits to the towns of Mayflower and Vilonia, which are among the hardest hit in the Little Rock area.
Ray said he currently does not know of any CBF churches or members who were affected by the storm. He said it would be later in the day before he gets a clearer picture.
On Monday morning, Ray spoke with CBF Disaster Response Coordinator Tommy Deal, who then issued a statement saying the national organization is ready "to rally support and resources" as CBF state groups request it.
Deal added that he has learned that CBF leaders in Oklahoma, Missouri and Kansas are not reporting potential needs as great as Arkansas.
Deal told ABPnews/Herald he couldn't speculate if the death toll and level of damage being reported from Arkansas would warrant summer-long mission projects for CBF churches — as occurred in Oklahoma after the deadly tornadoes there in May 2013.
"It's too early to tell," Deal said. "We just need to let them get out and determine what the needs are and how and if we can assist."
In the meantime he suggested cash donations be made online or by sending checks to CBF, Disaster Response Ministries, P.O. Box 101699, Atlanta, GA 30392. Checks should be made payable to CBF and be designated "Disaster Response-17000."
Ray said CBF Arkansas is ready to move as soon as it's given the all-clear by authorities.
"We have a Bobcat lined up and a bulldozer is available," he said. "We may have to wait another two days for a decision, but we will go in there."
One spark of good news came later in the morning when Ray said he reached Pastor James Hayes at Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church Morgan, Ark.
The century-old church was rebuilt and reopened with CBF Arkansas assistance in 2012 after being heavily damaged in a 2011 twister. Ray was concerned Monday morning that Mount Pilgrim may have been damaged again.
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Worries about weekend box office remain
The snowstorm that hit the East Coast Wednesday kept some ticketholders away from Broadway on a two-show day — and perhaps more seriously, could hamper the sales bump anticipated for the upcoming Presidents Day/Valentine's Day holiday weekend.
Legiters were still confirming exact no-show numbers during the day on Thursday, but anecdotal evidence suggests that on average at least two-thirds of ticketholders made it to the theater to see their shows. One industry insider estimated that a few shows got up as high as 80% or 90%.
Auds at the matinees seem to have been more affected than evening shows, perhaps because the Wednesday matinee crowd is more likely to come from suburban areas that received heavier snowfall than the city itself.
Weather-related performance cancellations are rare on Broadway, and on Wednesday all Broadway productions went on in the snow, with no hiccups in attendance logged by casts or crews. Most Off Broadway shows also stuck it out.
Exchange policies were in place to allow snowbound ticketholders to shift performance dates.
Some legiters noted that thanks to the instant-communication opportunities offered by the likes of Twitter and Facebook, productions have an easier time of letting auds know if a show's going on and whether tickets remain available.
"Mamma Mia!," for instance, reaped an unusual burst of TKTS business on Wednesday.
By Thursday morning most legiters agreed that conditions in the city weren't bad at all, despite the dramatic tone of weather-related news coverage.
Still, many in the industry noted that it remains to be seen whether the snow will have any effect on the upcoming weekend's business.
The three-day weekend celebrating Presidents Day is usually one of the few bright spots in Broadway's annual winter doldrums. That bump would likely be enhanced by a date-night uptick in biz from Valentine's Day, which this year coincides with Presidents Day.
But some legiters worry that all the weather coverage may have scared away visitors for a while. A potential multi-day fallout from snow-related flight cancellations also could hinder travel to the city this weekend.
New York, of course, isn't the only city affected by inclement weather in recent days.
In the D.C. area, Wednesday's storm was the second major blizzard in a week, with the two together dropping 54.4 inches of snow and shuttering performance events across the region.
Among arts orgs feeling the pain was the Kennedy Center, which was forced to cancel all performances Wednesday, including an SRO perf of the 80-member Mariinsky Ballet's "Sleeping Beauty." The move follows the center's cancellations of three sold out performances of the Alvin Ailey Dance Theater last weekend after a storm dumped more than two feet on the region. The center is not insured for losses caused by cancelled shows.
It's a story told throughout the city. At the National Theater, for example, a touring production of the tuner "Grease" also cancelled its Wednesday performance.
Like all Washingtonians, officials at the Kennedy Center are hoping for an immediate change in the weather pattern. On Feb. 26, the entire Mariinsky Opera and Orchestra arrives there for a 12-day gig. Some 330 people will be participating, according to one very nervous center official.


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By vee
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This ring is stunning. I got the red and it sparkles. Just don`t get attached to the gold plating cause it only lasted a day.
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By BB
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So that I could make earrings for hoops, and have a blur ring like all the other sets. I already gave the royal ring and necklace/earrings set, but at these prices, I can change up the Chateau montreal pieces I have in sapphire and multi.
By Pat
from Toronto, Ontario
Great ring and very nice stone. Love the east/west setting, since the ring is streamline, this makes it a little different.
Looks much better in real
By West Coast Gal
from Vancouver
This ring is very sparkly and a nice size for larger hands like mine. I am very pleased with my purchase and love the red that I got.
By Xcaliber
from LONDON ONT
Just received the green and love it. Simple setting, but the vibrant colour and cut of the stone make it elegant. Can wear everyday or dressy. Just ordered the earrings to match.
By Maisie's Daughter
from Caledon, Ontario
I love this ring. My sister has a jade ring that is similar but in 14K gold that she paid hundreds for and she likes this one better. I wear it on my middle finger and it sits nicely, and is very comfortable. It fits me true to size (9). The stone is lovely and has many facets and the gold plating seems to be of good quality. I'm thinking of ordering any colour in that size that's left.
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Wonderful!!!!!!! Again!!!!
I bought the green and red, as I already have the Diana set in blue. I am amazed at the color and size for the cost. More.....PLEASE!!! I now have the entire collection....
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I have always wanted a big green sapphire ring and I am glad to find this. The colour is of the right green I was looking for and it is a bit transcluscent. For such good size, great colour and nice setting, I am giving it a 5.
Nice ruby stone
By mj
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I got the ruby ring. It is a beautiful stone. Gave it a 4 rating as I'm not too sure on the gold plating yet.
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I have large hands and this ring is more delicate than I usually buy. I decided to keep it because of the cut and colour of the stone (a nice red, slightly translucent). The bezel setting could be a little more substantial - I hope the stone doesn't fall out. Pretty and sparkly!


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We had way too much fun dreaming up this April Fools' stunt that would be almost believable but not believable at all. Thanks for rolling with it. Woof. Jonny, casually strolling with a 60 pound shepherd on his back. How can you resist this face?
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Body of missing Linesville man found (Updated: 12:17 p.m.)
LINESVILLE -- The body of a borough man missing since Sunday afternoon has been found this morning, state police said.
Kenneth D. Brubaker, 58, was found with his bicycle, according to police. Additional details were not immediately available.
Brubaker, who is paraplegic, was last seen on Sunday at about 4 p.m. leaving his residence on East Erie Street. He was riding a low-profile, three-wheeled arm pedal bike.
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Look, up in the sky! It's a bird. It's a plane. It's ... Prince William!
The 25-year-old royal joined other recruits at the Royal Air Force's Cranwell base in Lincolnshire this past weekend to begin his pilot training. (Photos released Monday show the William in his high-flying new role.)
Announced back in October 2007 as part of an ongoing effort to familiarize the Prince with all elements of the armed forces, William will spend the next four months training with the air force. He is a second lieutenant in the army but will be known as Flying Officer Wales in the RAF.
One of the prince's instructors at RAF Cranwell – in a program codenamed Project Golden Kestrel – is Squadron Leader Roger Bousfield, 36. "They are all nervous on their first day," he says. "There will be lots of other pilots in the same boat as him. There are 11 people on that course and it was selected purely at random."
The instructor continues: "We are trying to treat him as much as we can like another student, and that is as much for his benefit as ours. He will get a better picture of what motivates our guys, which is important for him to understand what makes the air force tick."
One potential drawback to the intensive training? It could prove difficult for William to see his girlfriend of five years, Kate Middleton.
"It is a tough time," says Group Captain Nick Seward Commandant, Central Flying School, RAF Cranwell. "He'll normally start work at eight o'clock in the morning and finish, formally, at five o'clock. But depending on how the flight training has gone it can go on to eight or nine o'clock in the evening."
With this in mind, it remains to be seen if the royal lovebirds, who briefly split in April, will get together for her 26th birthday on Wednesday.
William will follow his time in the RAF with a term in the Royal Navy later this year.
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Flextronics Austin Adding Jobs
Pretty much everyone is reporting this news as Apple + Mac Pro related, though that is far from certain. Nevertheless, Apple contract manufacturing partner Flextronics plans to add hundreds of workers in Austin, TX.
Flextronics has announced that it will invest $15 million and hire 300 new hourly production workers. While that's a good number of people, $15 million is, well, chump change.
Still, according to the University of Chicago, every manufacturing job supports at least 2.2 other jobs. So, those 300 "new" jobs spin out to an additional 660 mostly local jobs.
Of course, Austin is where Flextronics currently assembles the Mac Pro. It's also where Flextronics makes the Motorola Moto X and other products — there are more than 2,500 Flextronics workers in the Austin area.
See also: 2013 Mac Pro: Counting Down to 24 Hours…
Previously, Apple + Flextronics announced that 800 workers would be hired in Austin from last year in order to assemble the Mac Pro. While product has been on sale since late December, it isn't known if Apple + Flextronics have hired all of those workers.
Whether Flextronics is filling manufacturing positions for Apple or another company's products, it's kind of all the same for the rest of us — it's good news…
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Graced with jazzy, percussive and dynamic acoustic guitar skills, rhythmic lyrics full of life and alliteration that float over intricate, catchy melodies, and a voice that saturates the senses with pleasures that can awaken, mend and nurture the soul, Cherylann Hawk has you the minute she opens her mouth, her eyes and her heart. She is passionate and playful, sexy and sweet, beautiful and bubbly, graceful and groovy.
The music she makes is a magical blend of the styles of her influences including pop rock, jazz, folk, blues, country and exotic rhythms. Her shows attract an eclectic group of people of all ages and walks of life all devoted to the harmonious, honest and addicting sounds of Cherylann Hawk.
Cherylann Hawk's delightfully expressive performances have been charming audiences for over a decade. Cherylann's songs deal with love, longing, and passion for life. A unique blend of infectious jazz-pop, smooth rhythm and soul, and folk-tinted acoustic rock, her heartfelt, playful lyrics, sparkling arrangements, and enchanting voice will entrance your senses. It's feel good music for the soul.
A long-time Pittsburgh favorite Cherylann continues to delight audiences at festivals and venues all around the East Coast.
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Vermilion school scores continue to rise
Once again, Vermilion Parish Schools scores outshine other schools in Acadiana.
Assistant school board superintendent Mike Rizzuto gave a Power-Point presentation to the School Board Thursday night and the news was all positive.
The scores dealt with the state's program, "No Child Left Behind." By the year 2014, every school in the state has to reach a certain score set by "No Child Left Behind."
Since 1999, the state has been testing students and monitoring their progress to see if their scores improve each year.
Vermilion Parish is the only parish in Acadiana that has shown growth in its scores each year. Parishes such as Lafayette, Iberia, St. Mary, St. Martin and Acadian have peaked and are now on a slow decline.
In 1999, Vermilion schools scored an average of 76 on its district scores, compared to the state's score of 69.4. The parish scored a 98.9 in 2007, compared to the state's 86.4 score.
Because of the increase in scores, Vermilion has steadily climbed in the state rankings in district performance scores. Vermilion began ranked 22 and today it's ranked No. 11. No other parish in Acadiana can match Vermilion's progress, Rizutto said.
"Every other region has decreased and we have increased," he said. "We have had positive growth and we are still growing."
No school in the parish showed a decline in scores.
Indian Bayou Elementary, Erath Middle and Erath High School had the three highest scores in their grade level.
Indian Bayou had the highest score in the parish with a 117, while Erath High scored a 115.8, ranking it the highest in the parish, along with two regions (Acadiana, and Lake Charles regions).
Erath Middle's score of 107.3 was the highest middle school score in the parish.
The school with the highest growth in the parish was Jesse Owens Elementary. The school score increased by 15.7 points.
Jesse Owens was one of six schools to grow. Seventh Ward Elementary's scores increased by 14.9 points, while Erath High jumped 14.7 points. Abbeville High's scores increased by 7.8 points, followed by Indian Bayou Elementary (6.8 points) and Forked Island/E. Broussard (6 points).
"I would like to thank everyone for all of their hard work," Rizzuto said.


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