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Economic Research Report No. (ERR-90) 24 pp, February 2010
Most Americans eat too few fruits, vegetables, and whole grains, but also consume too much saturated fat, sodium, and added sugar. Americans spend a large share of their food budget (42 percent) on food away from home (FAFH), which has been found to be less nutritious than food prepared at home.
Many unobservable factors influence both the choice of what and where to eat, such as individual food preferences, dietary awareness, and time constraints. Not accounting for these unobservable, relevant factors has been shown to overestimate FAFH's impact on caloric intake and overall diet quality. Building on previous work, this report circumvents this issue by using 2 days of dietary intake data from 1994-96 and 2003-04 to estimate how individual changes in the number of meals eaten away from home affect various components of diet quality, such as intake of dairy, vegetables, whole grains, and fat, for the average adult. The analysis allows the effect of FAFH to vary across eating occasions-breakfast, lunch, dinner, or snacks-and compares the impact of FAFH over time and across individual characteristics, such as gender, weight, and dieting practices.
For the average consumer, eating one meal away from home each week translates to roughly 2 extra pounds each year. Although it is possible to incorporate FAFH into a healthy diet, for the average adult, one additional meal eaten away from home increases daily intake by about 134 calories. In addition, the extra meal way from home lowers diet quality by about two points on the Healthy Eating Index (HEI-2005), enough to shift the average adult's diet quality from a classification of fair to poor.
The impact of FAFH is greatest on the number of servings of fruit, vegetables, whole grains, and dairy per 1,000 calories, but varies according to the meal. On average, the number of servings of fruit per 1,000 calories (dietary density) is reduced by as much as 22.3 percent (from lunch from FAFH), and the effect on the dietary density of whole fruit is even larger (reduced by 31.5 percent). The negative effects on the density of whole grains and dark green and orange vegetables in the diet are similarly large for the average adult (reduced by 26.8 and 31.4 percent, respectively). By comparison, effects on less healthful components (milligrams of sodium per 1,000 calories and percent of calories from saturated fat, solid fat, alcohol, and added sugar) range between 1.9 and 9.3 percent for the average adult.
Some of FAFH's adverse effects on diet quality may be shrinking. On average, the negative impact on the density of whole grains in the diet from eating breakfast away from home was not as strong in 2003-04 compared with 1994-96. The effect of snacks away from home on the percent of calories from saturated fat intake has also improved for the average adult.
There are few differences in the effects of FAFH on HEI-2005 components between obese and nonoverweight individuals. These results suggest that portion size and/or a lack of compensation by eating less throughout the rest of the day are likely the main mechanisms by which FAFH increases total caloric intake more among the obese.
This analysis is based on dietary recall data from the 1994-96 Continuing Survey of Food Intakes by Individuals (CSFII) and the 2003-04 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). Two days of dietary intake data from adults age 20 and older were used to estimate how the number of meals eaten away from home affects daily diet quality for the average adult. A fixed-effects estimator was employed by taking the difference of the 2 days of intake reported for each individual to account for relevant, unobservable factors that influence both FAFH and diet quality. Measures of diet quality include total daily caloric intake; total daily HEI-2005 score; and daily HEI-2005 component dietary densities, such as the number of servings of fruit and vegetables per 1,000 calories.
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The Syracuse Orange men's basketball team is in a tailspin.
After starting the season 18-1, the No. 12 Orange have lost five of their last nine, with No. 10 Louisville and No. 7 Georgetown looming.
Even DePaul (11-17, 2-13 Big East), which will play the last Big East game ever in the Carrier Dome on March 3, could be licking its chops.
That's a far drop for a team that had, and may still have, Final Four aspirations.
Syracuse (22-6, 10-5), after leading the Big East standings for most of the season, finds itself two games behind Georgetown with three games to go and would need to beat Louisville and DePaul and hope for a loss out of Georgetown and Marquette just to have a shot at tying for the league title.
So what's happened to this hyped squad of pre-NBA talent?
It starts with the zone defense that has been a trademark for Syracuse for the duration of coach Jim Boeheim's tenure. Up to and including parts of this season, the zone has been an impregnable force, only exploited on occasion by coaches who studied it and were heady enough to exploit it, such as Connecticut's former head coach, Jim Calhoun.
The biggest problem that arises in the zone is lapses in positioning. The zone is a cohesive unit and when one player is out of position, the whole unit breaks down. In the loss to Marquette on Monday night, Rakeem Christmas and James Southerland were both guilty of positioning problems, allowing for slashers to get running shots at will.
This is just one problem. Others have arisen that need to be fixed before the conference tournament or Syracuse, once a lock for a No. 2 seed in the NCAA tournament, could find itself with a No. 5 or No. 6 seed, making tournament play much more difficult.
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Judith Ripka has been designing dazzling jewelry since 1977 — so it's no surprise her reputation is practically unparalleled. Each of her designs — think gemstone-studded rings and bracelets set in 18-karat celadon gold or sterling silver — dazzles in its own special way. Judith Ripka's trendsetting yet timeless designs feature mythological inspirations, thoughtful details, and specially cut stones. Headquartered in New York, Ripka holds the prestigious De Beers Award for Diamond Designs and is an honored member of the Council of Fashion Designers of America.
Get 'em before they're gone — it's your last chance to snag these stylish jewelry finds, which include oversize cocktail rings, playful pendants, and so much more. Just make sure you beat us to it: The jewelry fanatics here at Gilt have their eyes on a number of the über-chic picks below.
Judith Ripka is known for her bright, clean designs, and this collection is proof of why she's one of our jewelry team's favorite designers. The pieces they've put together here have serious sparkle: Think pendants, rings, and drop earrings with colorful stones like blue and green quartz. For glam without the bright hues, choose from white sapphire bangles, chain link necklaces, and more.
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The Edmond City Council has given a greenlight for a master plan study that could add a rail system to the city.
The Council approved a $300,000 contract with a company that will make recommendations for the plan. City officials are focusing on the central business district from East Danforth Road to East Fifth Street.
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President Barack Obama ordered U.S. flags in West Virginia to be flown at half staff this week in honor of those killed in the April 5 mining disaster.
Memorial services continue for the 29 men who worked at the Upper Big Branch mine. The mine is being vented of gases so crews can recover all of the bodies.
The recent blast marked the worst mining disaster in nearly 30 years.
"We waited to hear about the four that were missing," Beckley, W. Va., resident Janet Walton said. "Actually one of those was my son-in-law's uncle, Jodie Price. And we've just been in prayer all week and just believe in God, still believe in God to carry us through."
On Monday, a team of federal investigators were working to find out what caused the disaster.
Authorities say high levels of volatile methane gas may have played a role.
Gov. Joe Manchin, D-W. Va., observed a moment of silence at 3:30 p.m. Monday to commemorate the victims of the deadly mine blast.
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The tomatoes are ripening faster than I can cook with them some days. I'm not complaining, mind you, but the limits of my creativity are being stretched.
I come home from work and pluck a few from the vines, often more than I can use for dinner that night. On those days, it's sauce night. I have a fairly simple fresh tomato sauce of butter, olive oil, minced onion, garlic (not always), salt and chopped tomatoes. I saute the onions and garlic in the melted butter and oil, sprinkle some salt on top. Then, once they are soft, in go the chopped tomatoes. The amounts all depend on how many tomatoes need to be used right now.
The sauce can get some chopped parsley, basil or thyme at the very end. Sometimes I toss it with some pasta immediately; other times it gets stashed in the fridge. Today's recipe involves toasted breadcrumbs, which add a nice flavor and contrast to the sweet tomatoes.
The sauce can get some chopped parsley, basil or thyme at the very end. Sometimes I toss it with some pasta immediately; other times it gets stashed in the fridge. Today's recipe involves toasted breadcrumbs, which add a nice flavor and contrast to the sweet tomatoes.
Crusts -- whether as a tart, tatin, pie or galette -- all provide a savory bed for tomatoes as well, although they are best eaten within 24 hours because the tomato juices can soak the crust. Today's recipe uses provolone cheese for both flavor and as a protective barrier. By placing the cheese on the bottom of the crust, and the tomatoes on top, it creates a seal.
Usually I have a crust or two on hand because I love making pies. Sometimes it's pie dough just sitting in the refrigerator or a pre-made crust. Because I never know whether the dough will be used for a sweet or savory pie, I use a basic recipe. If you know ahead of time the crust will be used for tomatoes, try adding about 2 to 4 tablespoons of grated Parmesan cheese to the flour when making the crust. This adds a little extra flavor.
In today's galette recipe, I encourage you to use a number of different types of tomatoes, especially varieties of cherry tomatoes, such as the yellow pear and red grape, to add a decorative contrast.
We had some conversation in the office this past week about whether to can sauce. Some people do; I don't. The risk of spoilage with the onions, to me, is too high. Instead, I prefer to can whole tomatoes (chopped if they are too large to fit through the mouth of the jar) and use them to make sauce at a later date.
It's easy to become tormented by tons of tomatoes and start thinking about the sweet tastes of fall as September begins its first week. On Sunday, I spotted the first local Honeycrisp apples in Wegmans and started thinking beyond tomato tarts and more about apple pies.
If you want to learn more about apple pies, or to make a regional specialty, grape pie, sign up at Frankie & May Fresh Grocer. I'll be teaching a pie class there on Thursday evening. You're sure to make a pie and eat it, too.


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(12.9% alcohol; 8.2 g/l total acidity; 3.14 pH; 4 g/l residual sugar): Bright, gold-tinged straw-yellow. Fragrant nose offers aromas of ripe pear, lime, blood orange, Serrano pepper and lemongrass. Precise and poised, with good texture and balance to the very smooth white fruit, almond and spicy mineral flavors. Finishes extremely long and structured, with sneaky concentration and lingering white pepper and jasmine notes. The yields were small in 2002 due to coulure in a difficult, wet vintage, but this wine is a major success. By the way, this bottle greatly improved with aeration, so you might want to consider decanting it 30 minutes ahead or just take your time and let it develop in the glass.


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Information from "An Annotated Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of Swaziland", E.J. Hyslop, 1994, updated with information from Richard Boycott, 2006, incorporating information from the 2002-2003 fishes survey.
Nomenclature as per FishBase as at 05 July 2008. Images from South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity. Updated 05 July 2008 to include images and links.
Malolotja Fishes Checklist
Labeo molybdinus du Plessis, 1963
Cyprinidae (Barbs, yellowfish, labeos)
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Swaziland information for this species: Abundant in all rivers throughout Swaziland except in the highveld region. Currently recorded from Komati and Mbuluzi systems where it was not found by Clay (op. cit).
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If you are hunkered down on your couch today watching all the NCAA Basketball, Big 12, Big East Tournament action, you are probably devouring a few snacks along the way. And the best game day snacking to me is a nice spread of dips! Here are my favorite dip recipes to get you started.
But instead of chowing down on high calorie, fat-laden, cheese and cream dips, try a few of these healthier dip recipes instead. Like a "Cheesy" Spinach Dip Popeye would be proud of, a sunny flavorful Asparagus–Sunflower Dip – and my fave the Bold Butternut Squash Dip. Add a nice platter of veggies, fruit and crackers and game day is delish (and guilt-free!). ..I like to call it skinny dipping. Get my recipes…
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'The Piety of Degradation': Kenneth Burke, the Bureau of Social Hygiene, and Permanence and Change
Jordynn Jack
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Quarterly Journal of Speech, Vol. 90, No. 4, pp. 446-468, 2004
Kenneth Burke's employment with the Bureau of Social Hygiene informed his rhetorical theory in the 1930s. Between 1926 and 1930, Burke researched criminology and drug addiction and ghostwrote a book for Colonel Arthur Woods, Dangerous Drugs. An investigation of archives indicates that this research left its mark on Burke's Permanence and Change (1935): in particular, Burke's concept of piety can be understood better in relation to the Bureau of Social Hygiene. An account of Burke's criminological research shows that piety, as a rhetorical concept, involves both embodied and discursive acts. Because it involves mental and affective factors, piety forms the basis for metabiology.
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OLINDA - Just as it had been before, the King Kekaulike High School girls volleyball team made a strong opening statement, and then Baldwin answered.
In the end, Na Alii were the ones with the final say.
King Kekaulike beat Baldwin 25-20, 25-19, 20-25, 19-25, 23-21 on Saturday at Erdman Athletic Center in a playoff for second place overall in Division I of the Maui Interscholastic League, earning a berth in the state tournament.
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King Kekaulike High School players celebrate a point during the second set of a 25-20, 25-19, 20-25, 19-25, 23-21 victory over Baldwin on Saturday at Erdman Athletic Center in a playoff for second place in Division I of the Maui Interscholastic League.
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King Kekaulike's Taylor Fernandez goes for a first-set kill against the block of Baldwin's Tulu Tulenkun on Saturday.
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"The really tough thing was keeping our energy up the entire time, and I credit my team for being able to do it, stay focused and be in the right place," said Na Alii's Taylor Fernandez, who finished with 12 kills, 10 digs and three aces.
King Kekaulike (8-6) placed second in the MIL regular season, and Baldwin was the league tournament's runner-up, forcing Saturday's showdown.
"You could tell both squads pushed hard for it and fought to keep their energy levels up," Vares said of the more than two-hour match. "They really had to rely on each other out there. That's what I appreciate about Baldwin, they always challenge us to do our best."
Hiilei Mahuka-Kihewa had five kills and four digs for Na Alii, Uii Javier-Kepani had three kills, eight digs and three aces and Kayla Uyesugi had 16 digs, an ace and a kill.
"We had pep talks on the court," said Javier-Kepani, who gave equal credit to her faith and her coach. "We had a hard time, all of us, the first couple sets, but we stayed together as a team. We stuck with it, and we did it."
Baldwin finishes the season with a 7-8 record.
"We came a long way from where we started this year," said Bears coach Kauila Houpo. "You really can't get any closer than we did at the end. We had our shots and just didn't make them."
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Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Charleston County Government and its employees are tasked with serving the public in a friendly, efficient manner. At a Positive Performers Breakfast on Wednesday, May 8, the county took the time to recognize employees who received acknowledgement from the people they serve for a job well done.
Sometimes it was a simple "thank you" that made its way up the chain of command, and some took the time to write an email to an employee's supervisor. Those messages of appreciation were returned to employees in the form of a recognition certificate given by Charleston County Administrator Kurt Taylor.
Taylor set three internal goals when he took the leadership position: excellence in customer service, boosting employee morale and recognizing good performance.
"It is an honor to serve along with employees who do their jobs so well that that they receive praise from others," said Taylor. "As I have said before, often in our jobs the public interacts with us not because they want to, but because they have to. It is incumbent upon us to do our best to make that interaction as professional and enjoyable as possible."
Employees recognized for second quarter 2013:
Administrator's Office: Sasha V. Fimiani, Jennie Flinn and Lori Lambert.
Assessor's Office: Elizabeth Clark, Vicky Seigler, Chris Zerbst and Walter Ziegler.
Building Services: Elizabeth A. Turner
Clerk of Council: Beverly Craven, Kristen Salisbury and Marie Schultz.
Community Services: Victoria Marshall
Consolidated 9-1-1 Ctr.: Amy Fletcher, Lisa Nickel and Denise Thompson.
Economic Dev.: Janel Spencer.
EMS: Charles Millican
Facilities (Judicial): Ray Herring, Richard J. Query, Robert B. Smalls and Barney Strock.
Finance Office: Angela Kraft
Human Resources: Dominic Disandro, Margie Gamble, Sue Frost and Karen Green.
Magistrates: Marietta Kelly, Jennifer Knight, Teri Mantilla and Margaret Snyder.
Planning: Sally Brooks, Joel Evans and Fran Wilbanks.
Public Works: Lisa Blackwell, Willie Carpenter, Corey Fields, James Grant, Donald Green, James Jenkins, Kevin Limehouse, Pat Miner, Paul Porter, Jackie Proveaux, Pam Robinson, Raymond Robinson, Corey Rouse and Vernon Smith.
Solicitor's Office: Teri Porcel
Tech. Services: Siva Angadi, Bhujang Gaikwad, Mattia Galanda, Donald Giacomo, Atanu Pani and Bill Tunick.
The May 8 breakfast was the second in the series of quarterly events.
Taylor will give the same recognition to 18 Charleston County Public Library employees later this month and 56 Charleston County Sheriff's Office employees in July.
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Fortunately it looks like you are getting a lot of good advice!
It doesn't sound like you are really interested in doing a lot of the work yourself but there are ways that you can save money and use a contractor as well.
One of the most time consuming parts to a project is sourcing and purchasing the materials to be used. For instance, you mention a kitchen "re-do." It could take several hours to find the right cabinets along with all the parts and pieces. For instance, IKEA sells incredible products for kitchens but all of it has to be figured out. If as a homeowner, you are willing to invest the hours to do measurements, calculations, estimates at the showroom, arrange for delivery, etc, then you could save a lot of money as all of those hours would be billable expenses by a contractor. I would however recommend using a professional to install the cabinets. While the assembly of the cabinets might be fairly simple, lots of complications can arise in trying to level out the wall and square off the elevations.
Being a female Project Manager in construction, I often am able to work with a client in making the most economical and practical choices as remodel projects very often require huge amounts of patience :)
Feel free to contact me to discuss further.
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Good luck.
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If you are willing to make a siginificant investment in time, you and your husband can attend "how to" lectures at Home Depot or the like and learn most of the skills.
Some things, like electrical, plumbing and carpentry may be easier to contract for rather than experiment with. Per the adage above, allow a lot of time for these activities. Because you've chosen to minimize the budget, time and quality are directly related. The more time spent on an activity, the higher quality.
Make sure you have a master plan and design before you start and watch out for any permiting requirements by the city. It might pay you to have some "old pro" help with your planning, particularily the kitchen remodel. It is really important, for example, know about the appliances and fixtures before you start the plumbing and electrical.
Kitchen tiles can be easy if you rent or buy a tile cutter. Read up on kitchen cabinets, watch videos on your computer and go for it if you think you can do it. Leave the electrical and complicated plumbing to the professionals.
I disagree will Michael on only one small point. When he says, "It's almost a full-time job just managing the contractors and laborers". Actually it is more than full time job for me. But then contractors like myself also manage clients, architects, and suppliers. I think when consumers act as their own general contractors the quote they get from specialty contractors (plumbing, electrical, tile, ect) is higher than I would receive for the same job. Their concern is that they will need to spend extra time educating you as to their requirements.
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In closing organization prior to and during your project is the best way to bring it in on budget. Increasing general contractors are willing to work with their clients who wish to assume responsibility and take over functions to save money. Make that part of your bid requirements. Present your project as thought through and organized and it will show up in the quotes you receive.
For most remodeling, the fun and novelty of doing it yourself wears off when the difficult work sets in. It's almost a full-time job just managing the contractors and laborers. We all want to save money, but I would recommend hiring licensed pros to do the work. If something goes wrong, they are liable and nowadays you can get a good contractor at a good price. Shop different contractors and specialists and get several quotes. Always negotiate on the quote as well.
Good luck!
This is a great question and I agree with Lance that it is a complicated one to answer.
I think a good way to start answering would be to know which remodeling jobs require a licensed skill versus one that just take a little research, knowhow, and elbow grease. Obviously, you would want to enlist the services of a licensed professional in terms of your plumbing, electric, and HVAC systems but it sounds like you have the time it may take to do some final touches like painting and working on the front yard. You may still want to consult with experts on your yard to when it comes to landscaping and the like because of the levels of your land and making sure water runs away from your home and not toward it.
Call some experts, pick their brains, and get some solid advice on all of your projects. If you need referrals I'm happy to help.
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The answer to this question is complicated, because I don't know what your skills are or how much time you have to put into this.
I have personally remodeled a lot of properties, most recently a complete gut job on our new home in Pac Hts. I have all the contractors you could need for those jobs and some excellent resources for materials as well.
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yea same! it looks really cool but people will have only lived there since september so it would be great to hear what its like.
Thought this may help. I messaged a girl called Sarah McDonnell on facebook who is living at Will Wyatt Court at the moment. This is what she said:
"hi, it is nice definatly the best one by far as it is brand new and in a great area near hoxton square which is a really good place full of nice bars!
I share a kitchen with 6 other people, and i have my own bathroom which is minute like the size of a wardrobe but it is great to have your own! it is very noisy in halls i have to sleep with ear plugs in every night but thats because i am right near the corridor, the road and above the reception possibly the worst place but oh well! the kitchen is nice with a living space at the end with a flat screen tv which is really nice on a night when all of us girls sit and watch desperate housewives....
There are hardly any boys living in here about 50 out of 500 so if you see one it is a surprise! (that was a dissapointment)
i live with 6 other girls!)
Saying this though the housing people are ****, they put anyone anywhere, believe it or not they dont even look at your three choices!
they originally put me in furzedown hall which was the furthest away from csm and by far the worst!i somehow after alot of controvicy got in here! ( they tell you they base it on how far you live away from london, so i thought i would get into atleast one of my 3 choices because i come from Yorkshire! to prove that the system is twisted, i know loads of people who live in London or near london and got in here as there 1st choice!)
When you speak to people in will wyatt there are so many people that dint even put it down as there choice because the have to commute so far yet loads of other people want to come here who have been put in other halls! It is so messed up!
If you have any deisablitiies or something along those lines they will definatly give you priority!
Lets hope the have sorted the system out this year! Good luck with that!
if you have any questions just msg me back i will be happy to help, i just hope that the housing service have booked up their ideas this year!
Hope this helps
Thats terrible that they apparantly don't even look at your choices, what's the point then? And the not many males situation, bad bad bad!
hello ive just had my halls though and im no where near i want to be anyone no of how i can change my halls really wanted will wyatt court if someone knows anyone who wants to swap please let me no thanks victoria
you cant swap at all
are any of you in will wyatt? x
im going to be in Will Wyatt
I put Will Wyatt as my second choice, with Don Gratton as my first. Mainly for the reason that although I prefer Hoxton and the halls looked good it was the fact it was slightly more expensive that put me off slightly. However I'm not completed convinced it's worth saving that extra £12 a week and now thinking WIll Wyatt looks nicer.
i've paid my depost & sent off all my forms, did this around mid-july but still haven't heard/got anything back from them... Like moving in dates and stuff? Has anyone else?
I hear everyones moving in on the 13th September?
Yep I move in then, we have plenty to do!! xxx
they never sent me any information either, but they defintiely took my deposit haha. i just called them and they confirmed everything. it still feels weird though not to have like an email, or something written. i might call them this week. i fly in sept 16th, not sure when i'll move in. i hope they have a welcoming party or something.
aphroditexx- when in berkshire are you from?
My girlfriend has been living there since september 2010 (it is now april 2011).
She has reported that despite keeping their flat fairly clean, rats are not uncommon in the kitchen. There are also numerous reported cases of tenants being infected with threadworms - not a serious illness but quite disgusting and nasty.
There appears to be nowhere for her to register a complaint. This seems to me a good example of universities and student landlords taking advantage of student naivety, and is pretty well unacceptable! This being the only place we could find to make it public, we thought it appropriate that people deciding which halls to live in saw that this one was not as good as people here are saying.
Look, I 've read terrible things about this court, you 've moved in? can you tell me (or anyone) what's really happened there?
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can you please clarify in which env. you see the issue
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David wrote:Hi Markd,
I was able to repeat the problem you described under limited conditions. As far as I can tell, the problem only happens when you run a DVD "Video_TS" folder as you wrote. In that case, the frame with titlebar and the controls at the bottom of the screen will persist. Curiously so does the Windows taskbar (Windows XP). Yet the Movie/Video/Music tabs at the top will disappear as they should.
With a little experimentation, I was able to discover a work-around to fix this problem. Here's what I did:
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Anthony Quinn (anthonyquinnwriter.com)
No Exit Press (www.noexit.co.uk)
In the dying days of 1917, the body of young woman is washed ashore on the west coast of Ireland, near Sligo. She is in an old and decomposing coffin. Before her death, she sent a letter to London, to the poet William Butler Yeats and his Order of the Golden Dawn, foretelling her own death, and asking him to seek out her murderer should it come to pass. A noted spiritualist and supernatural investigator, Yeats charges his young apprentice, the ghost-catcher Charles Adams, with travelling to Sligo to find her ghost, and find out how she met her end. Met by suspicion and loathing, Adams finds himself in a country torn apart by political and religious sectarianism, where the English are less than welcome, and where the supernatural will be the least of his worries.
Taking a break from his Inspector Celsius Daly novels, Anthony Quinn takes the reader back to Ireland in the early part of 1918. Europe and much of the rest of the world is at war, but it seems to have little effect on this part of western Ireland – Sligo and its surrounding areas – which is dealing with its own troubles. It is almost two years since the events of the Easter Rising and many of the rich people who call this part of the country their home – ex-patriot Englishmen, for the most part – have been hounded from their manors and estates and sent on their merry way back to whence they came. This is the heart of Irish nationalism, the domain of the Irish Republican Brotherhood and Inghinidhe na hÉireann, the Daughters of Erin.
It is into this politically-charged environment that Charles Adams arrives at the behest of his mentor, the great Irish poet W.B. Yeats, an Englishman with no concept of the history of this place, or the current mind-set of the people he is likely to encounter. Charged with finding the ghost of Rosemary O'Grady, it quickly becomes clear that a more natural course of investigation is likely to yield more results. Adams begins asking questions that see him viewed with suspicion by the locals, and brings him into contact with both the local constabulary, and with the Daughters of Erin, in the guise of Yeats' old lover, Maud Gonne. Adams also finds himself plagued by Wolfe Marley, an Irishman who is employed as a spy by the British Admiralty.
Despite the supernatural elements – or the suggestion of supernatural elements – the mystery at the heart of The Blood Dimmed Tide has a wholly natural explanation, something mundane yet very cleverly constructed to allow the user to catch glimpses of the truth as the novel progresses, while still withholding enough to surprise us in the final act. What is most interesting is how each of the two central characters – Yeats and Adams – approach the question of how and why young Rosemary O'Grady died. Yeats, obsessed with the supernatural, has become an investigator of sorts, a debunker of fake mystics and psychics in much the same way that Houdini was. For him, there is no other way to determine the cause of death than by finding and asking the dead girl's ghost. Adams, on the other hand, takes a more grounded approach, despite his reputation as a ghost-catcher of some talent. For him, the political environment in which he finds himself when he arrives in Sligo raises more questions about the girl's death and sends him on his inevitable collision course with the locals, and the local powers-that-be.
The Blood Dimmed Tide is a wonderful character-driven mystery that is defined in large part by place and time. Nowhere else could the story have taken place than the tumultuous west coast of Ireland in the dying days of the Great War: the environment in which Charles Adams – and, later, W.B. Yeats himself – finds himself, and the atmosphere that Quinn generates for the reader are as important to the story as the murder victim herself. Along our journey, Quinn introduces us to secret occult societies, Irish rebels, the last remnants of the British Empire in Sligo and smugglers. All this plays out as war rages in mainland Europe, and German U-boats lurk off the coastline, an ever-present threat for some, and a potential ally for others.
Quinn has done an excellent job evoking the spirit of Ireland in the years following the Easter Rising, and examines the politics of the time by placing an Englishman – and an Englishman with no clue as to what he's letting himself in for, at that – into the middle of this powder keg of emotions and barely-restrained violence. His characters are well-drawn, his use of the first person allowing us to see inside the mind of young Charles Adams as he undertakes his mission. These sections are interspersed with third-person narratives, which give the reader some insight into the other characters we encounter. The inclusion of Yeats seems superfluous, and indeed he is a character who spends much of the time on the side lines, but it does leave this reader wondering if there are deeper themes at play here, things I might have picked up on had I read any of Yeats' work in the past (shameful, I know!), or if he's just a vehicle to introduce the supernatural aspect of the tale. Either way, it's interesting to see this side of one of Ireland's most famous sons.
The Blood Dimmed Tide is a dark and gripping tale that takes the reader to Ireland's very own Wild West. Beautifully written, with a cleverly-constructed mystery at its core, the story blends crime fiction, politics and occultism in a way that keeps the reader interested in every aspect of the story: the political situation as much as Rosemary O'Grady's cause of death or the insight into the various rebel factions. The book is likely to appeal to fans of Sherlock Holmes, or those interested in the work on the occult carried out by Houdini around the same time period as the novel's setting, and introduces Anthony Quinn as a fascinating new voice in the latest wave of Irish crime fiction writers, and one that I'll be watching closely in the future.
TRAITOR'S BLADE by Sebastien de Castell
Sebastien de Castell (decastell.com)
Jo Fletcher Books (www.jofletcherbooks.com)
The Greatcoats are the stuff of legend. Traveling Magisters, their job is to travel the country bringing the King's justice to his subjects and ensuring his laws are upheld. Falcio val Mond, once the First Cantor of this elite group of men and women, now hires himself out as security for caravaners in the vain hope that he will be able to persuade them to reinstate the Greatcoats as the guardians of the roads. The king is dead, the Greatcoats now branded Trattori and tatter-cloaks, disbanded and gone their separate ways. When Falcio and his friends get wind of a plot to put a representative of the Dukes on the throne, it becomes clear that they must do something quickly, or watch as their land slowly destroys itself from the inside out.
Sebastien de Castell's Traitor's Blade introduces us to a fascinating new fantasy world, and a cast of unforgettable characters. This is a very political world that, it turns out, is an extremely dangerous place for the three men at the story's heart, and the one hundred and forty one others like them. These are the Greatcoats, a group of men and women sworn to uphold the King's laws across the country. This is not an easy task: the country is split into a series of Duchies, and each is subject to the laws set by its own Duke. It is this divide that has caused the war between King and Dukes, leading to the ultimate demise of the king, and the current status of Falcio val Mond and his brothers and sisters. This country-wide scenario plays out in microcosm during Blood Week in the city of Rijou; here, driven by the need to uphold the laws in which he believes, Falcio stays behind to ensure the safety of the only surviving member of the Tiarren family, a young girl who, it seems, may be destined for greater things in times to come.
The story revolves around Falcio val Mond and his two companions, Kest – the world's greatest sword-fighter – and Brasti – the world's greatest archer. Behind them lies the weight of the legend of the Greatcoats, a group that would only be necessary in this fractured land where each Duke rules supreme over his own area, the King less of a figurehead and more of a nuisance to be dealt with. The coats themselves – armour, shelter, storage – set their wearers apart from knights and other assorted soldiers, bringing respect when times are good, and instant recognition as traitors when times are bad. They also allow de Castell to add little touches to the narrative that set these men apart from anyone else we've ever come across in the realms of fantasy fiction – the Game of Cuffs, or the ever-burning question of whether, if a man were quick enough, the coats might be able to stop a lead ball. These men, as individuals, all have their own traits: Falcio's quick wit and quick rapiers; Brasti's joking nature and his ability to hit the seemingly impossible target with his bow; Kest's quiet, serious demeanour coupled with an unrivalled skill with the sword. They fit perfectly together, three personalities so complementary that it's impossible to imagine Traitor's Blade without one or other of them.
Around this solid core, de Castell has built a cast of characters that imprint themselves indelibly on the reader's mind: the cruel Dukes; the young King who is wise beyond his years; princesses, assassins, minstrels and the old Tailor, who has a habit of popping up when we least expect it. de Castell sets the precedent early on: very few of these people are what they appear to be; and, still, we can't help but be surprised at the level of duplicity we're likely to encounter as we fly through the novel. Here is a world where magic exists, but in small quantities; a world where political strife impacts on the common man, not just the privileged few who are part of the scheming; a world, and a cast of characters, built on a solid foundation with a supporting history that is as engaging and engrossing as the main story arc itself.
As you might expect from a novel whose central characters are men of the sword, Traitor's Blade is a constant blur of movement and action, one fight sequence following so closely on the heels of the one previous that it's difficult to work out where de Castell has managed to fit so much story. But there is plenty of food for thought here, amongst all the action, as de Castell embarks on epic world-building designed to support the rest of the Greatcoats saga. There is a lot of wit and a lot of heart in this novel (which, when compared to its contemporaries, is relatively short at less than four hundred pages) and both serve the story well, setting a tone and a mood that can quite often be missing in these quest-type fantasy epics.
'Sure,' I said. 'We teach them the first rule of the sword.'
One of the guards, the one closest to Kest, tightened his grip on his pike in preparation for the attack and said jeeringly, 'And what's that supposed to be tatter-cloak? Lay down and die like the traitors you are?'
'No,' Kest said. 'The first rule of the sword is–'
His words were cut off as the guard jabbed his pike with the speed of a metal ball flying from the end of a pistol.
'– put the pointy end into the other man,' Kest finished.
I've been on a lucky run with fantasy novels of late. Sebastien de Castell's Traitor's Blade, the first book in the longer Greatcoats saga, is not the book to break that run. Full of wit, intrigue, action and violence, it's a wonderful introduction to a new fantasy world and the people that inhabit it. And, from what we see on our first visit, there are plenty of reasons to come back for more.
THE BOY WITH THE PORCELAIN BLADE by Den Patrick
Den Patrick (www.denpatrick.com)
Gollancz (www.gollancz.co.uk)
On the weather-beaten island of Landfall stands the sprawling Demesne – four great Houses built around a central Keep which houses the reclusive, and reputedly mad, King. Lucien 'Sinistra' di Fontein is Orfano, a disfigured foundling taken in by the nobility of Demesne and trained as a swordsman. When he turns eighteen he, like all the Orfano who have come before, and all those who will come after, will face his final test and gain acceptance into one of the major Houses. But there are forces arrayed against Lucien, and against his Orfano brothers and sisters. The political climate in Demesne is shifting and Lucien must shift with it. His very existence depends on his skill with the sword, and his cunning.
Den Patrick's first novel introduces us to the closed community on the island of Landfall. Centred around the castle-like structure of Demesne, Patrick introduces us to a world that bears remarkable parallels to our own. Using the Italian Renaissance as his model, Landfall is an insular world built around a mad and reclusive King who has created four great Houses – the military Fontein; the agricultural Contadino; the educational Erudito; and the craftsmen of House Prospero – around him to ensure the continued existence of his people. Into this fragile political ecology Patrick introduces the Orfano, rare beasts who normally appear three or four years apart, disfigured foundlings who have the protection of the King and his sinister Majordomo, and who play an important part in the inter-House dynamics.
Lucien, the book's central character is one such Orfano, a young man about to move into adulthood and the responsibilities that invariably involves. In the background, plans are put in motion, plans to cross the King and his beloved freaks and wrest control of Demesne from the hands of the mad hermit who hasn't left the central Keep in almost two hundred years. As Lucien finds himself drawn inextricably into this plot, he discovers that it is but a single layer of a more complex web of deceit. As we follow his journey through the political minefield, we are given insight into this young man, and the people who surround him, in a series of flashbacks to various points in his childhood. The Boy With the Porcelain Blade is as intricately-plotted as any novel of intrigue – not a word is out of place, and every scene that plays out in front of our eyes, regardless of how relevant it seems at the time, is key to the ultimate reveal – while still maintaining a pace and sense of action that we've come to expect from this type of fantasy fiction.
Patrick surrounds Lucien with an unforgettable cast of characters: the other Orfano, each with their own unique disfigurations and crosses to bear; Superiore of the Maestro di Spada Giancarlo, who has a severe dislike of Lucien; the wise Virmyre, one of the most important influences in Lucien's education; Camelia, the cook who plays the part of Lucien's mother as he grows; and, most striking, the sinister, hooded Majordomo, the voice of the King and that madman's sole representative within Demesne. Demesne and Landfall themselves are locations that stick in the mind of the reader: we get a potted part-history, part-myth about the origins of the island nation (cleverly and naturally told), but Patrick never spends time examining ancient history. There are hints – the Italian language; the histories that the characters read – that Landfall might be related, in some strange way, to our own world, but the novel still maintains the sense of a secondary-world setting, where our own rules don't necessarily hold true and where, as a result, anything is possible.
There are some deft touches that set The Boy With the Porcelain Blade above the competition: here is political intrigue to put even George R. R. Martin to shame; here a sense of horror that makes this excellent debut a novel that blurs the genre lines quite significantly; here references to technology that show us that this is a world of science rather than magic. The most intriguing aspect is the one that gives the novel its title: the ceramic blades with which the Orfano are issued before they have proven their worth. It's a strange choice of material for a fighting blade, but Patrick makes us believe it nonetheless.
With elements that will appeal to a wide range of readers – from fans of The Three Musketeers, to those who love to immerse themselves in the Song of Ice and Fire series – The Boy With the Porcelain Blade is a dark, gritty, horrific piece of fantasy fiction that grabs the reader on the first page and keeps them engaged to the end. The sense that this might not be a secondary world makes some of the horror more immediate than it might otherwise have been, and the character of the Majordomo, with his grating, monotonous voice, is one that will haunt your dreams for some time to come. A stunning introduction to a fascinating world, peopled with characters in whom the reader will be entirely invested, Den Patrick leaves us with only two questions: how long must be wait before we can return to Landfall? And, with a debut this strong, how can the second book in the series possibly stand up to our expectations?
NO-ONE LOVES A POLICEMAN by Guillermo Orsi
Guillermo Orsi
Translated by Nick Caistor
MacLehose Press (maclehosepress.com)
Argentina, December 2001. Against the background of a country in economic free-fall, we meet Pablo Martelli, a sixty-something bathroom appliance salesman with a history in the National Shame, an elite branch of the police force which lived up to their nickname during the dictatorship of the late '70s. After receiving a post-midnight phone call from an old friend, Martelli undertakes the long drive from Buenos Aires to the small coastal town of Bahia Blanca, only to find his friend's corpse lying on the floor of his chalet. When the man's daughter is kidnapped, Martelli is forced to investigate, and finds himself involved in a conspiracy that could bring down an already unstable government.
At its heart, No-one Loves a Policeman – the first of Orsi's novels to be translated into English – is an old-fashioned hardboiled detective novel. Imagine Chandler's Marlowe or MacDonald's Archer brought up to date, aged a few years and relocated from the stifling heat of Los Angeles to the equally stifling heat of Argentina in the height of summer. Martelli, our first-person narrator, is a wise-cracking, gruff-natured man who it's impossible not to like from the outset. He may be approaching old age, but he has a surprisingly modern view of the world and his insights, while amusing, are often spot-on. But at the same time, he has this history, this secret history, with the National Shame, for whom he killed his fair share of people, and from which he was ejected when he failed to toe the party line. We never discover exactly what the big secret is, and the reason for his discharge is decidedly ambiguous – was it because he went too far, or because he suddenly developed a conscience? This makes Martelli the epitome of the untrustworthy narrator, and I spent my time with the man wondering when he might stab me in the back.
The language is beautiful and evocative. The reader finds himself immersed in that troubled country, sweating along with the characters as the heat and the pressure build – mounting debts and no money to pay them because the banks don't have the cash to cover everyone's savings; a government in chaos, ministers resigning on a daily or weekly basis like rats abandoning the proverbial sinking ship. This background, and the style of writing, is reminiscent of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's brilliant novella, No-one Writes to the Colonel (El coronel no tiene quien le escriba), which deals with very similar economic issues in Colombia forty years previous. Switching between narrative ("he said", "she did") and a love letter to a woman who abandoned Martelli when she discovered that he was a policeman ("you said", "you did"), No-one Loves a Policeman is an exciting and captivating read.
The unsung hero here must be Nick Caistor (this is the second of his translations I've read in the past couple of months): no matter how good the source writing, a poor translation will ruin a perfect novel. That is far from the case here, and Caistor should be commended for a job very well done. Of course, credit is also due Orsi for constructing a complex story that is at once hardboiled mystery, political thriller and tale of unrequited love. He has given us a cast of characters who are vibrant and realistic, and a plot that – like the best of Chandler – requires a keen eye and a considerable amount of concentration.
In all, despite the questionable cover – there's just something not right about that faux-Vettriano look – No-one Loves a Policeman is an excellent piece of crime fiction that should appeal to fans of the genre. I, for one, am already looking forward to Holy City which, according to the author bio, is forthcoming from MacLehose Press.


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Crying, Waiting, Hoping
Buddy Holly's Plane Crash Stopped the Music 50 Years Ago Today
I paid tribute to Buddy Holly last year; so I'll be brief today. Last year I mentioned my PBS interview with Bob Edwards when he asked me if it was true that I had visited Buddy Holly's grave. I admitted it; so, he then asked me what Buddy Holly ever contributed to the economy. I said Buddy's Rave On would have made a great anthem for the new economy of the late 1990s.
A reader emailed me to suggest another Buddy Holly song for today's economy: Crying, Waiting, Hoping. Yes, precisely. But hopefully, we can Rave On again soon.


text: In celebrating its tenth anniversary, Canadian menswear imprint wings+horns recruited master leather craftsman Ken Diamond to create two custom moccasins. Hand-stitched and composed of black Horween Chromexcel leather, the two styles – Thomme and the Koko – feature vegetable-tanned detailing at the insole and outer midsole. These handsome features rest atop a durable Vibram outsole, sure to cushion the feet for everyday wear. Unorthodox, unique and meticulously produced, pick these up from wings+horns' online shop beginning June 13.


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Thesis2 2
I'm sort of falling back on lomo lately. Times are busy and matter of factly though I'm not posting pictures I'm getting to some intense full-time lomoing. I decided I would write my thesis about lomography.
There is always and odd moment when you wind up doing something completly else like, say for instance drawing…
Several people have already written their university thesis on the matter. Most of them are artistically orientated such as : http://18.104.22.168/en/page_paper.php?id=88 , but my thesis will be more about online communities and exchanges more in the line of Dan Shadwells:
So I'm doing a lot of reading and I will be sending online surveys to the community sometime next month. I'll keep you updated until my deadline august 17.
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Avandia Lawsuit Settlement for 5,500 Plaintiffs
GlaxoSmithKline has agreed to pay out $250 million in lawsuit settlements to 5,500 plaintiffs in the Avandia litigation. This will pay an estimated $46,000 to each plaintiff listed in the suit. The amount in the last Avandia lawsuit settlement paid out $40,000 per plaintiff. While the value of the settlements have increased it's still a fraction of what was expected.
The lawsuits stem back to several years when GSK was facing
claims that
Avandia caused heart attacks and other cardiovascular problems. The big winner in the suit was Glaxo although their legal bills are estimated at over $3 billion. The settlement amounts in this suit could have ranged from $500,000 to a $1 million per plaintiff if there was concrete evidence that Avandia did cause heart attacks. Instead each plaintiff will walk away well short of those numbers.
Last year the FDA ordered Glaxo to place a label on the drug warning doctors and patients the drug should only be used after other diabetes treatments have failed. While the litigation continues there are still some doctors prescribing Avandia and patients willing to take the drug.
This lawsuit settlement was the second settlement Glaxo made on the Avandia lawsuits.
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SHC Volleyball Finishes Year at No. 17 in NAIA Poll
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – On Tuesday evening, the Spring Hill College volleyball team received 275 votes in the Final 2011 NAIA Volleyball Top 25 Rating to finish the year rated as the No. 17 team in the nation.
The Badgers (40-3, 14-0 SSAC West) advanced to the NAIA National Championship Tournament's Round-Robin Pool Play round for only the second time in its history in 2011 and also recorded their first two wins ever at the National Tournament.
The NAIA poll is voted on by a panel of head coaches representing each of the NAIA conferences, independents and unaffiliated groups.
Lee University (34-3, 14-1 SSAC East) is the only other Southern States Athletic Conference (SSAC) member to appear on the list and finished at No. 3 while Shorter University also checked in the "receiving votes" category with 11 votes for 34th position on the list.


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Jackson Elementary School students, parents, community members and district officials gathered Wednesday to unveil "Newberry Field of Dreams," the latest mural completed by the school's art club.
"There are so many people that are supporting Jackson students, Newberry and art. And I love it," said John Killian, Jackson principal.
The mural - which is the sixth one made in as many years by the art club - was hidden behind a cloth sheet as audience members took their seats for the presentation. It finally was unveiled at the end of the event.
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CRAIG S. McKIBBEN JR./Sun-Gazette
This mural, painted by the fifth grade students in the Jackson Elementary School Art Club depicts the 2012 Newberry Little League District 12 champions. The mural is the latest artwork made by the club to be displayed in Newberry.
CRAIG S. McKIBBEN JR./Sun-Gazette
Fifth-grade students in the Jackson Elementary School Art Club gather around the mural they created. The artwork was unveiled Wednesday afternoon at the school. It will be installed on a dugout at the Newberry Little League field on Arch Street.
CRAIG S. McKIBBEN JR./Sun-Gazette
Allanah Gabriel, left, with the Newberry Partnership, and Jackson Elementary fifth-grade student Zafirah Purnell, 10, daughter of Troy and Stephanie Purnell, of Williamsport, help unveil the Jackson Elementary Art Club mural on Wednesday evening.
The mural was a product of a relationship between the district and Newberry Community Partnership and was funded by a City of Williamsport cultural grant.
"Every year I fall more in love it," Sandy Corson, art teacher and club adviser, said of the project.
The mural depicts a group of players from this year's Newberry Little League District 12 Champions. Corson said some of the club members were on the team and posed as models for the mural.
"So many of my kids love baseball (and) play baseball and we always try to do something the kids can relate to," she said.
Superintendent Dr. Kathleen Kelley, who admitted to not being very artistic, said that at a time when most school districts are looking to cut art programs, she was proud to be a part of one that brings art to so many students.
"It's because of your talent that we're here," Kelley told students before the unveiling.
Corson said the fifth-grade students in the club needed to be responsible in order to be a part of the project. She explained that by requiring students to be on time and to notify
her if they were going to miss a meeting, allowed them to learn important life lessons that will serve them as they grow older. Students also learned about sacrifice, as they missed recess in order to work on the mural.
Quahme Powell, a member of the art club, said it was nice that so many people from the community showed support for the club and what it has been doing.
"It's really good to see all of the people appreciating our work," he said.
The mural will be displayed on the back of a dugout at the Newberry Little League field on Arch Street, according to Alannah Gabriel, of the partnership.
"I was stunned," Gabriel said when she first saw it. "It's just so colorful, and I think it really captures the vision of what the kids and Mrs. Corson wanted to do."
Corson added that the project has allowed "the community to invest in the kids and the kids to invest in the community."
"These kids are amazing," she added. "They don't get anything out of this except a great feeling."