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making milk.
I feel like instagram has turned into quite the mini blog for me, I love posting on there but I know it only limits to iphone users. Those who follow my instagram have seen my blender obsession. After making hundreds of smoothies in my food processor, I went for my dream and got a blendtec blender (my mom got one at a costco demo show for me). I've had it for a week and used it dozens of times. I'm in love with an appliance and I don't care who knows it!
One of the things I wanted to try was making my own almond milk. It's so simple, and so much better than store bought (and cheaper!). It can be made with any blender, just probably takes longer than my 40 seconds. :) I used a couple different recipes for reference. I did not have a nut milk bag, I used cheesecloth, but I folded it twice so it was strained through four layers. One layer alone would not be fine enough. Worked great that way.
I used it with my favorite smoothie recipe, and it was fantastic on cereal. I hope to make this a weekly routine. Makes about a quart, and it keeps for 3-4 days. Like all almond milk it separates in the fridge but just give it a stir and it's back to perfect.
Almond milk
1 cup raw almonds soaked overnight in water, rinsed and drained
4 cups filtered water
2 tablespoons maple syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla
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Combine water and drained almonds and blend on high until well blended (maybe 5 minutes for regular blenders, whole juice button on blendtec). Pour over cheesecloth or nut milk bag set over/in a pitcher or bowl. Press all liquids through and put back in a rinsed blender. Combine with the rest of the ingredients and pulse to combine. Pour in a pitcher and keep refrigerated.
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Would love to see your blender pics, what's your instagram name??ReplyDelete
Oh, I'm going to have to try this. I discovered almond milk several months ago and there's no going back to cow's milk. I wonder if it would make good homemade ice cream...ReplyDelete
You are amazing. I would never think to make my own almond milk--but we both knew that. I love almond milk. Can I make it in my Oster blender, or will I just be frustrated? I've missed your posts. Another reason I should get an iphone. Someday...ReplyDelete
mmm! almond milk is my favorite! I love making this at homeReplyDelete
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The 2003 judging panel consisted of Tim Shriver, chairman, Special Olympics; Diana Roday Hossord, creative director, Special Olympics; Heather Matthews, Torch Run specialist, Special Olympics; Frankie Dashnow, Special Olympics athlete; Dan Rosenblatt, executive director, IACP; Paul Santiago, director of International Activities, IACP; Vincent Talucci, project director, Volunteers in Police Service, IACP; and Elisa Cohen, liaison to Torch Run Committee, IACP.
In 2002 this international initiative raised more than $20 million for Special Olympics. More than 85,000 law enforcement officers around the world carried the Flame of Hope across 35 nations, raising awareness and funds for Special Olympics.
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Hello everyone,
Now that classes are over for the holiday, I've finally had the time to sit down and really set myself to finishing part two of my summer trip (CMH-AMS-FCO, BCN-AMS-MEM-CMH). As you will notice, I have included many more pictures from my actual flight on this report than I did on part 1. For those of you who missed the first part (including photographs of the Mediterranean ports we visited on our cruise) you may wish to catch up here:
Beauty & Beast -TATL On The 747, A330 & NW/KL Pt.1 (by TJM321 Oct 1 2009 in Trip Reports)
BCN-AMS KL1666 737-900 PH-BXP "Crested Coot" -with a video of our go-around
The rolling of (too much) Sangria on an empty stomach is never a pleasant sound to wake up to, but fortunately it was appreciably less galling than I know my human alarm clock (Dad) would have been had I woke up late for our morning flight from BCN. We made our usual baggage checks and left Villa Emilia to pick up our airport shuttle- for those of you who have not visited Barcelona, I think the city is extraordinarily easy to navigate, and it is not difficult to find transportation to important places.
We arrived at BCN around 7AM for check-in. The KLM/AF ticket counters were not busy at all unlike the snaking wind at Lufthansa, but unfortunately there was a computer malfunction that severely prolonged the check-in process. The gate agents were very friendly and focused despite a few impatient, suite-clad, and probably caffeine-deprived passengers muttering and checking their watches. After a short wait, we were able to check our bags through AMS, MEM, and finally to CMH. We took the escalator up to security, and proceeded through quite easily, as there were very few people in line at this time (note- therefore, a good time to catch a flight out of BCN on KLM!)
Shopping at BCN; somebody has their eyes on the Ferrari mechandise!
A JK MD-87; not an aircraft seen particularly often in the states
Iberia A320 to Madrid, I believe
Reminds me of my real home
AA early morning arrival from the states (presumably JFK) I actually was not aware that AA flew to Barcelona with the 763. I know Continental uses the 752 (which certainly seems like a long time on a narrowbody), and I caught a glimpse of a US 762 taxiing by, then a DL 764. So lots of "different" products on US-BCN flights, which is interesting to note.
Unfortunately, not many (if any at all) of these LH 737-500's left
The real treat of the morning at Barcelona!
Near our gate, 43. The gates at BCN are roughly organized by alliance, though long hauls operate in one area. On a side note, I want to note that, while the airport is airy and evidently designed to feel more "open" than some other large airports (parts of LHR come to mind), it is difficult to get good quality photographs unless you have a good quality camera. I had a little trouble finding good angles on some my shots- so sorry about the poor quality of some of the photos I've posted!
Arrival of our Crested Coot
Boarding was a one-step process, and ended up operating fairly smoothly despite the large crowd. We were greeted promptly by two flight attendants, and proceeded to our seats, mine 17F, which happened to be right over the wing of the 739.
On a random note, I truly do love the stylish figure of the A321
We taxied for a good while; this flight was nearly identical to incoming into Rome, so I won't go into detail until the end, when things became a bit interesting. I tried to take a video of the takeoff to capture the beauty of the Spanish coast below, but I unfortunately ran out of battery power during the climb. I'll say that it is one of the more impressive takeoffs I've ever experienced (though this is probably not saying very much ) in terms of scenery. We flew right over the beach, in a way that sort of reminds me of departures from LAX.
KLM is so very... blue- purposefully, of course, but I don't know whether to be impressed with their dedication to a continuous, timeworn theme, or to pull out the eyeshades to block out the garish, shifting corporate identity it exudes. Classy, yes, in it's own way, but at the same time, would I myself be contemptuous it to point out its sense of pride? If I ever saw a (mutated) crested coot with bright blue feathers, it would certainly stick out among the others even though it is, in essence, the same bird. I'm not saying that all airlines should normalize the appeal of their products to the corporate austerity of, say, American- just that, while KLM offers a good in-flight product, I find the "Royal Dutch" part to reside much more in tradition than in product.
Service on this flight was the same as before, with the two sandwiches and later coffee with Punselie.
Descent was rather quick and unassuming, as expected. I did notice, after a while, however, that the pilots seemed to have trouble pulling the aircraft down. We thrust upwards, back down, and as the runway neared, I realized we were going to have to do a go-around. I happened to be filming the landing while this occurred- you can notice the climb around 2:00.
The pilots alerted us as to what was going on in Dutch, English, then the FA's in Spanish. There were murmurs throughout the cabin, but overall everyone seemed to be fine with the situation. I actually enjoyed my first experience, as we were treated to a nice view of AMS and the surrounding area.
We landed normally the second time, disembarked, and re-entered security. With little time to spare, my dad and I rushed to the gate where our NW A330-300, N808NW still in old colors, was waiting for flight 57 to Memphis. Security was tight around the "high risk" flight's gate, but I did manage a nice view of our machine
Flight attendants were cheery on this flight. The purser was obviously well-trained in speech, and her voice was very pleasant to hear over the PA. Another, very obviously from the southern USA, was very enthusiastic, which really set a relaxed atmosphere in the cabin. She darted through the rows with newspapers, making sure everyone was comfortable and cool despite the temporarily inoperable air conditioning. She also noticed that I was sitting by myself in seat 22J, and offered to reseat me in another empty row if someone else came to take the seat next to me, which I thought was very, very nice. The flight was actually roughly full, but since the aisle seats in the front part of the cabin are/(were) reserved for WorldPerks Elite (I think that's the designation) members, many of them were empty.
PTV's and the lack of legroom onboard the A330. This was due to the entertainment box located under each window seat. However, nobody ended up sitting next to me, so I got the two seats for myself!
Nice room
Today's flight was moderately full
Classic MD-11's, before they're gone!
Taxi for takeoff on what I believe is the Polderbaan- someone correct me!
Take off was very smooth and quiet, which is something I really enjoy about the A330. Having just flown on a 747, I'd have to say that the two aircraft offer very different ambiences across the pond. I think it's safe to say that they serve different purposes as well. NWA's A330 is its premium aircraft, especially in comfort, and I think it will continue that role (along with the 777) at Delta. It's a comfortable plane to fly transatlantic, especially with the AVOD, improved seats, and more contemporary-styled interior. The 744 is a beastly people-mover, albeit a sentimentally impressive one.
How much longer will we see these red winglets?
Beverages were served very shortly after takeoff, then lunch. I opted for what was generically called "chicken." Interestingly enough, it was actually quite good- the meat was tender, the vegetables fresh-tasting, and the - haha- tater tots actually crisp (I thought they were seared scallops at first glance, which would have been a remarkable effort for economy class!)
The side dish included a creamy cucumber-dill slaw which was actually quite nice, and a chickpea salad which was okay. Dessert was NOT JUST OREOS this time- I suppose I might have been a bit overenthusiastic over what was still a too-small, kind of boring airplane meal. Still, it was an improvement on what I received on my outbound flight, and probably an effort to magnet to the fridge of US airline mealhood.
AVOD worked well except for the moving map, which was somewhat disappointing. I watched Quantum Solace, which I had previously seen, then Finding Nemo out of boredom. The device has games as well, Bejeweled to name one, but I didn't quite playing them worth the effort, with all the navigation on the remote. It is easy to use, though, once you use it for a certain amount of time.
FA's came around frequently with orange juice, water, and occasionally Biscoffs, which was nice. The flight actually became quite cold about half-way, in which case the blanket became useful. Though the entire flight ran over daylight, the flight attendants did their best to set up good sleeping conditions, suggesting that everyone close their window shade if they were not using it. I took a few pics before taking a snooze myself
We descended into Memphis smoothly, dodging a few heavy clouds that had evidently dumped heavy showers onto the airport shortly before we had arrived. Disembarkation was very quick; it was a bit sad leaving the beautiful A330, but at the same time I was more than ready to come back home. I had never been to MEM before; it's not a bad airport in terms of convenience, although it is a bit dated inside with the exposed brick walls and low ceilings. I didn't take a ton of pictures here, though I wish I would have remembered to.
We proceeded to customs, which ended up taking much more time than I had expected. I don't think it was so much because of the crowd as staff just taking their time. This was fine since we had plenty of time to spare until our connection, but I think everyone was tired of maintaining their legs in one position after the long flight. We proceeded up the escalator and down terminal B, where most of the shops and food venues are. MEM is pretty much dominated by barbeque, which is fine with me- wow, did some of the smells wafting from those places make my stomach growl! It was also interesting to see some of the more locally-focused stores, such as the Rock n' Roll Museum and Elvis Store. The walk from B42 to A20 is deceptively long; it's only about half the length of the airport, but MEM is built as essentially one (actually, three) long stretches instead of a grouping of smaller terminals connected by an underground, such as ORD. I saw my A330, a handful of DC95's, a couple A319/20's, and a horde of CR2's, one of which would take me home to CMH. While the airport is dominated by NW/DL, it seems as though everything points to MEM being, at its largest, a regionally-focused operation for them.
The flight home was quick and painless, nothing special to recall, except how beat we were upon arrival!
Final Thoughts - - - -
NWA transatlantic treated me well. I thought their product was generally consistent, though the cabin crew on NW57 was better (more enthusiastic) than that of my outbound flight. The 747's need a lot of work; the economy seats were worn, hard, and uncomfortable, and would be better if they had an IFE system- only, that is, if they are going to be kept in the Delta fleet for a while. Only airline purists (and not even all of them) concerned with preserving the legacy of the aircraft itself are going to yield tolerance to it's lack of amenities. The 747 is a beastly aircraft, but in a pragmatic sense it flies for transport, not impression, as it may have decades ago. But if its time has indeed (arguably) passed, the mechanic elegance of transatlantic air travel can assuredly be preserved in the future of the A330. I appreciated the comfort of the aircraft, although I was quite lucky to not be forced to share my legroom with an entertainment box. AVOD is a nice system, and certainly helped to pass the time. I'm not one to argue the necessity of IFE on longhaul flights, and I'm not sure how much less enjoyable the flight would have been without one. However, I think the majority of passengers on NW57 appreciated the amenity.
AMS and KLM are fine choices when traveling in Europe, no complaints. I was a bit annoyed having to stand for such a long time while boarding my flight to Rome, though it didn't ruin my impression of the voyage as a whole. I found KLM's crew, on ground and in air, to be exceptionally well-trained, and consistently personable- a virtue airlines here in the US could readily learn from, unfortunately. At the same time, I thought their in-flight amenities were nothing more than just "okay" - the seats on the 739 were slightly hard, and for such a new aircraft, I was surprised to not see video monitors. All in all, I had a small sampling of the KLM product, and thought it was excellent from a personnel standpoint, and fine from an equipment one.
We absolutely LOVED our cruise with Azamara, and would recommend it to anyone looking to see the Mediterranean in an intimate way- without the hassle of finding clean hotels, transportation between cities, and reputable restaurants. We booked the same trip for May 2010- this time, Mom included We're flying AZ out of JFK, then AF from BCN to CDG, and CMH (sidenote- have any of you had experience with A.) Alitalia's 767's and B.) changing flights on DL by their policy that allows you to change your flight if it is changed by more than one hour? We'd rather not sit at JFK for 4+ hours, but the website is demanding change fees despite their change of time)
Thank you for reading this lengthy report, I hope it was an enjoyable read. This is only my second effort, so I'm sure it has room for improvement. I have a few photos from my flights back and forth from GSO/school and home/CMH on UA and DL, so look for possible reports from those flights. Later this summer, I'll be heading back to Zurich on LX, so another one there in the future as well.
Until then, Happy Holidays and Happier Flying,
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Appendix 2-1 Sample Document Presenting PSM to Senior Management.
3. Define Goals.
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3.3.1 Who Should Be on the Ream?
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Appendix 5-1. Example Facility Ranking Process.
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A Demure English Professor Fights for the Freedom of Her Husband, a Convicted Cop Killer
The courtship was not the idyll Charlee Ganny had dreamed of as a girl. "I remember especially one Thanksgiving," she says. "They let me in this little barracks that was like a dungeon at 7 a.m. and I sat until 8. Then they took me across the street. A big gold key came down on a rope, and they opened two gigantic doors that stood two stories high in a stone wall. Through them was a courtyard where I was searched. They took everything I was carrying and then opened the door to the old death house. There I was, hanging up my coat in the room where they might have killed him—the bolts that had held the electric chair in place were still in the floor. Tommy and I sat in a dark cell just like the one he was in for nine years. Cockroaches the size of mice were zipping by. Emotionally, it was crack-up time for me."
That was three years ago, on a "contact" visit with condemned cop killer Tommy Trantino at Trenton State Prison. For six years before that she had pledged her love to him in letters and through tiny windows of thick bulletproof glass in maximum-security visiting rooms. The estranged wife of Trantino's lawyer Jeffrey Fogel and a professor of English, Charlee had been asked in 1971 to edit the reams of writing Trantino had done during his seven years in prison to that point. (The result, Lock the Lock, a bizarre stream-of-consciousness autobiography, was published in 1974.) She had fallen in love with him, as she recalls, "before first sight. I finally got the courage to write him because I sensed the excruciating loneliness and pain in his writing." Trantino had been wary at first. "Charlee understood me because she was suffering too," he says. "I fell deeply in love, but I thought I would never get out of prison. I didn't want her to get involved."
But last summer, nine years after their romance began, Trantino, 42, married Charlee, now 36, during a 14-hour furlough from the minimum-security Wharton Tract Unit in southern New Jersey. Restricted to public places, the newlywed Trantinos "honeymooned" in a local shopping mall buying housewares for the home they hoped to share soon. Trantino's release seemed imminent. He first became eligible for parole in 1979. (His death sentence was commuted to 25-years-to-life when the U.S. Supreme Court abolished the death penalty in 1972.) Last summer, after earlier parole denials, his release date was set for Aug. 12, which would have been four days after the wedding—but it was conditional on his making financial restitution to the families of the two policemen whose murders had sent him to prison.
At that point Trantino became the focus of intense local protest—and his parole date came and went. Last September, as hundreds of police chanted "Kill him, kill him" at a demonstration outside the courthouse, Judge Theodore Trautwein rescinded the parole board's decision, calling restitution in this case "insulting and demeaning" to the survivors. As one official in the Bergen County prosecutor's office sees it: "Society would have been a lot better off if Trantino had died in the electric chair."
Like many women who marry men in prison, Charlee is inured to such perceptions of her husband—and to suggestions that she has been exploited by a shrewd criminal. "I never knew Tommy when he was supposedly this person acting viciously," she says staunchly. "I find it difficult to picture. I have never doubted him."
She was getting ready to start her sophomore year at Drew University on Aug. 25,1963, the night Trantino, already a convicted robber, and his pal Frankie Falco, then wanted for murder in New York, went to the Angel Lounge in Lodi, N.J. At about 3 a.m. Detective Sgt. Peter Voto and rookie Gary Tedesco, both in civilian clothes, answered a complaint of disturbance at the tavern, and a brawl ensued. "I grabbed Voto and was beating him around—my idea was to put him in the bathroom and get out of there," Trantino admits. "Falco was up on the bar. He had two guns. I had my gun. Then Falco told them [the officers] to strip. That's when I ran out the door. I was very drunk and can't remember everything."
During his trial the prosecutor derided Trantino's "very convenient amnesia." But two witnesses, who admitted perjury in previous statements, testified that Trantino shot Voto. (Falco was killed by police trying to arrest him two days after the crime; Trantino voluntarily surrendered 17 hours later.) A jury found Trantino guilty in February 1964 after less than eight hours of deliberation.
"I don't think it matters if I'm guilty or innocent at this point—it doesn't bring anybody back to life," says Trantino, who nevertheless is still appealing his conviction on grounds he was given drugs in prison which hindered his recall during the trial. Meanwhile he credits Charlee with "piercing my macho facade and making me a human being again. I still eat soup with a fork," he adds wryly, "but she's making me more socially acceptable. Charlee is my Professor Higgins."
New Jersey born and educated (at Drew, Rutgers and Princeton), Charlee has taught English literature and composition at Essex County College in Newark since 1968. That year she separated from her husband of six months, lawyer Jeffrey Fogel. But throughout their fractious estrangement their mutual tie to Trantino continued. (Fogel is still handling his appeals.) Tommy's initial reticence when Charlee began writing to him was quickly overcome. "In our third letters, which crossed in the mail," she recalls, "we both said 'I love you.' "
At their first meeting, in February 1972 at Trenton State Prison, they sat on opposite sides of a steel wall, looking through a small window and talking by telephone. Only when Trantino was sent to Rahway State Prison later that year did they have their first "contact" visit. "We were allowed to kiss," Tommy recalls, "but guards would harass us if we kissed 'too long.' " To Charlee, it was torture. "I don't know if there are words for what it's like to go into a prison and see the person you can't live without, when you're not able to be with him," she says.
Improvement in their visiting conditions came slowly and painfully. Trantino's transfer to Rahway was contingent upon a haircut; he had spent two years in solitary at Trenton, he says, for growing his hair too long. And then, at Rahway, Trantino and Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, the ex-boxer convicted of a 1966 tavern murder, pushed hard for inmate rights; Tommy was consequently transferred twice, ending up at Leesburg State Prison in 1974. His involvement there in a 1977 protest over parole procedures landed him back at Trenton. Every Sunday Charlee had to get up at 3:30 a.m. and drive the 65 miles from her home in West Caldwell, N.J. to be in line at 6:30 a.m. for an 8 a.m. visit. She pleaded with him then to curb his activism, and he agreed. Since 1978 he has been at the minimum-security Wharton Tract Unit.
Now they talk daily by phone and visit four hours every Sunday. They've already planned their first dinner at home: champagne, steaks and 32,000 oysters," Trantino says. He plans to work for Elaine Markson, his literary agent in New York, and hopes someday to move to a 30-acre farm in Pennsylvania that Charlee owns.
Under the parole plan, however, Tommy and Charlee must first live with his parents in Brooklyn, in the same neighborhood where he spent a troubled childhood that led to his expulsion from high school, a $50-a-day drug habit and an arrest at 18 for a drug-related robbery for which he served nearly six years in a New York prison. After his release on parole in 1961, Tommy married Helene Pierra, by whom he has a son, Guy. Divorced from her in 1974, he was reunited with Guy, now 17, just a few months ago. "He's a troubled kid," says Trantino sadly. "Until the publicity about my parole case, he thought I was dead."
Reluctant to start a second family but anxious to end his celibacy, Trantino predicts, "I'm going to be a father again—Charlee and I are planning a lot of sex, and we don't believe in contraceptives." They say they are looking forward to having domestic problems to confront. "We think our love is the greatest thing on earth," he declares. "We wish other people could know this kind of love, without going through what we have. It's amazing to us what most couples take for granted. Our only wish is to be driving away from Wharton, honking our horn." Next week the appellate division of the New Jersey Superior Court will hear arguments on the restitution issue to determine when—and if—the Trantinos will ever be able to make that drive.
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Witness yourself and begin to notice the behaviors and sensations that follow for you when you are overstimulated. Next time these behaviors and sensations occur, begin to think, "Oh, I'm feeling overstimulated." See if you can adjust the level of stimulation coming your way.
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Stroehmann Bakeries Inc. retiree John Barlet is not at all happy with the direction the U.S. Postal Service is going.
First there were the steps taken in January to begin the process of shutting down mail a processing facility on Reach Road.
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Then came the announcement last month that Saturday mail delivery will be discontinued in August. Both moves, post officials said, are designed to save money.
"I can't believe they are going to waste two days to send mail down to Harrisburg for something that you want to send just across town. To go down there and back in two days? That's ridiculous," Barlet said.
With the closing of the processing center, all Williamsport regional mail first goes to Harrisburg.
"And now, not working on Saturdays? I believe that is totally wrong. They need all that they got. They should keep everything the same," said Barlet, who retired in 2011 after 38 years at the former Stroehmann's plant on Lycoming Creek Road. "I think they are treating the people on Reach Road wrong," Barlet, who has three children and four grandchildren, said.
"At Reach Road, their percentage of getting the mail out on time was better than it will ever be in Harrisburg. Look at the figures, and figures don't lie," Barlet said. Barlet believes canceling Saturday mail delivery is bad idea.
"How could it be better?" he asked. "For people who need to get their mail on Saturday, now they are going to do away with that, plus it's going to take at least two days for mail to reach across town. I really don't understand their reasoning ... I get mail on Saturdays. I sometimes get checks (from investments), and now that is going to be pushed back," Barlet said.
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Timothy Pope went to the mailbox at his home Friday afternoon, grabbed bills and junk mail, then sighed with relief when he didn't find a notification from Central Dauphin School District that his job was being eliminated.
The teacher at North Side Elementary School knows he's not out of the woods yet.
He has experienced furloughs at his last two school districts. He fears another one is coming, and he's not alone. About 84 district employees, including more than 70 teachers, were to find out over the weekend if their positions had been eliminated because of budget constraints in the state's 14th-largest school district.
Teachers with little seniority can finish out the school year and apply for unemployment. There is no severance package for anyone affected by furloughs.
Teachers with higher seniority and the certification to teach in an uneliminated position can find out from the district if they have bumping rights. If so, they can bump another teacher from a job, including Pope.
"I don't feel safe," said Pope, who is finishing his first year as a fourth-grade teacher at North Side. "I have a strong chance of losing my job. There are not too many people with less seniority than I have."
Chris Lopez, a third-grade teacher at Chambers Hill Elementary School, has been in her position for nearly two years. When she got home from work Friday, her husband handed her a furlough letter.
Lopez opened it and learned that her position will be eliminated June 8.
"It hit me hard," she said. "I've put my heart into teaching. I love this job so much. I love working at Chambers Hill. There's such a sense of community here."
Lopez, an elementary school teacher for four years and a preschool teacher before that, said her husband and fellow teachers have been supportive. She said she has to figure where to go from here.
"I'm not sure what's going to happen to me now," she said, "but I definitely feel tense inside since I got that letter. I'll call human resources ... to make an appointment. Then I'll figure out what comes next for me."
Dr. Carol Johnson, incoming district superintendent, said an employee could get a furlough letter, have bumping rights and end up working for the district next school year. An employee also could not get a letter but be bumped and end up losing his or her job.
The situation is complicated by the number of retirements and resignations from positions being eliminated. In recent weeks, at least a dozen teachers have retired or resigned, Johnson said.
Pope, who is certified to teach kindergarten through sixth grade, said he doesn't know if he will be bumped or if he will be eligible to bump another teacher.
"It's heart-wrenching," he said. "I'd feel bad bumping another person, but I need a job, too. This isn't easy."
Pope has been down this road before.
After graduating from Penn State University, he taught for three years in Centennial School District in Warminster, Bucks County, before his school was closed and he was furloughed.
He then went to work for the Harrisburg School District, where he taught fourth grade at Hamilton Elementary School. Three years later, Hamilton closed; Pope was furloughed again.
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Two weeks ago, as the New York Giants were celebrating their second Super Bowl title in five years, the impulse was to look for lessons the Eagles might learn from Eli Manning and his mates.
As the first pitches of the long baseball season are thrown in Clearwater, let's ask what the Phillies can learn. Not from the Giants, but from Tom Brady, Bill Belichick, and the New England Patriots.
That lesson goes something like this: History happens to some people. It is made by others. Like the Patriots of the 2000s, the Phillies got off to a great history-making start. Somehow, though, over the last few years, they've let other teams make the history at their expense.


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New resilience report: Diverse new risks to energy security demand smart response
Energy systems must be smarter, not just stronger, to withstand the risks from extreme weather events, the energy-water-food nexus and cyber-attacks. The "Road to Resilience" series shows the evolution of these risks, their impact on infrastructure and identifies measures to improve the financing conditions and resilience of global energy systems to cope with these new challenges.
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The 2016 World Energy Congress just announced the first key highlights of its official programme. Headline sessions will include weathering the commodity price storm, the impact of COP21 on the energy sector and more. Prominent leaders such as the CEOs of EDF, Saudi Aramco, E.ON, Econet, Shell and many more have already confirmed their speaking roles. Join the debate in Istanbul from 9 to 13 October !
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'The road to resilience – managing the risks of the energy-water-food nexus' report is calling for immediate action in order to secure resilient energy infrastructure: 'Improve understanding of the water footprint of energy technologies' and 'take into account the "price" of water' are some of the recommendations made to mitigate the risks of the 40% shortfall of available water across the globe by 2030
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Innovation and shift to a low-carbon energy market are the biggest issues facing the energy world according to the 2016 World Energy Issues Monitor. Launched in China, the 7th annual survey of over 1000 global energy leaders shows the climate of innovation amongst them, in response to the need to de-carbonise, opportunities from renewables and increasing risks in the midst of a commodities price storm.
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Unconventional gas is structurally changing global gas markets
The growth of unconventional gas is spreading across the world with major implications over many years for markets and prices according to a new World Energy Council study 'Unconventional gas, a global phenomenon', which looks at where and how fast the revolution is taking place.
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New Chair of Future Energy Leaders
Ms Pirjo Jantunen, Environmental Adviser at Helen Ltd., from Finland, has been elected chair of the World Energy Council Future Energy Leaders, a community of young professionals who share a commitment to shaping the global energy future. Marie-José Nadeau, World Energy Council Chair, said: "Pirjo brings leadership and enthusiasm that will inspire young professionals to […]
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Michele VanAllen, Kalamazoo
Please continue to include articles about the issue of gun control and open-carry in Michigan. I adamantly disagree with Phillip Hoffmeister that people in Michigan "don't notice an open-carry, or don't care, if they do (notice)." I would notice and do care. I will never adjust to folks carrying guns around and see no reason for guns to be in public places.
If I were out with my children and saw a person with a gun, holstered or not, I would immediately leave the park, shop, street, or movies, etc.
Further, if a person had a gun out, and was holding it in the air in a public place, I would warn others, leave immediately, and call the police. We teach our children at an early age to call for an adult if they ever see or find a gun that is not properly stored or locked up.
How is it OK that people are able to openly hold and swing a gun in a public setting without a badge? I believe we are made to care for one another and share burdens, and that we are to settle disputes justly.
Open-carry guns simply exercise unwanted power and authority,which takes away our collective freedom and safety in society. The police have my full support in taking away weapons of any kind when they are brought out and displayed or waved in any way. The citizens who called police during the May 4 incident on Cork Street were right to call police and ask for intervention. Michigan is not Georgia or Arizona.
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Incentives for Risk-Taking in Banking - A Unified Approach
Thomas D. Jeitschko
Michigan State University - Department of Economics
Shin Dong Jeung
Michigan State University - Department of Economics
June 18, 2003
This paper provides a theoretical framework to investigate the relationship between banks' capitalization and risk-taking behavior. The conventional wisdom is that relatively well-capitalized banks are less inclined to increase asset risk, because the option value of deposit insurance decreases as the capital to asset ratio increases. There are, however, at least three shortcomings in the existing theories that cast doubt on the validity of the conventional wisdom: (1) Existing studies have neglected the agency problem arising from the separation of management and ownership. (2) Past studies did not consider risk-return profiles in which higher risk is associated with higher return. (3) Empirical studies on this issue provide only mixed evidence.
The aim of this paper is to shed new light on this issue by expanding existing models in two dimensions. First, by incorporating into a single model the three different incentives of three agents - the bank regulator, the shareholder, and the manager - regarding the risk determination by a bank; and second, by introducing four distinct assumptions on the characteristics of risk-return profiles. By combining these two factors, the theoretical model demonstrates that a bank's risk can either decrease or increase with capitalization depending on the relative forces of the three agents in determining asset risk and on various parametric assumptions about risk-return profiles.
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Keywords: Banks' risk, Moral hazard, Bank capitalization, Option value of deposit insurance, Equity value maximization, Agency, Managerial private benefit
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He did assume leadership of the free world in Air Force One, so you might expect Harrison Ford to command respect for his political views. In fact he has joined wife Melissa Mathison, who wrote the script for the upcoming Tibetan epic Kundun, in taking up Hollywood's latest cause célèbre. "I have advocated the cause of the Tibetan government in exile on a number of occasions," says Ford, 55, who spoke with Bill Clinton on the subject (but elects to keep their talk top secret). "We discussed it, but I don't want to represent the President's views." Ford, who next year shoots the Bosnian drama The Age of Aquarius, hasn't been aligned with message movies in the past. "More often than not, films about issues present a movie ending," he says, adding diplomatically: "That may be sufficient for a movie, but not for life."
Pixieish actress Winona Ryder suits up for battle against big, bad space slime in the fourth Alien installment, Alien Resurrection. "When I heard they were talking about casting me, I thought 'Wow, it's like they found the skinniest girl in all of Hollywood and said, 'Let's let monsters chase her around,' " says Ryder, 26, who teams up with a resurrected Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) in the new film. But the Little Women star didn't take her action-heroine duties lightly. "When I got the role, I figured I better go into some sort of physical training to build muscle," says Ryder. "I started to run and swim and do some rock-climbing. Then I got to the set the first day and I found out that my costume had long sleeves. Oh, well, I needed the stamina anyway."
Tony Danza was quick to hail his former Taxi costar Carol Kane to reprise her Emmy-winning role as Simka on the Dec. 3 episode of his new NBC sitcom, The Tony Danza Show. "To have her on the show sort of legitimizes me and makes me feel better about the whole works," says Danza, 46, who hops a cab ride from Kane's character. "Carol fell right back into There's still a bit of Simka in there, baby." Danza says he could really gear up for a garage reunion with Danny DeVito, Judd Hirsch, Marilu Henner and the rest of the crew from the 1978-83 sitcom. "What I would like is to do another episode of Taxi to see what happened to all those people," he says wistfully. "If everybody came back to play those parts again, it would be a fantasy camp."
Meg Ryan doesn't see much of a resemblance between herself and the title character whose voice she provides in the animated musical Anastasia. "Just some of the bad hair days," says Ryan, 36. "When she is walking around in that raggy coat with the spiky hair, I think, 'That is me going to the supermarket.' " Ryan's son Jack, 5, with husband Dennis Quaid, is having more trouble making the distinction. "We were passing a billboard for the movie," she says, "and Jack goes, 'Is that you?' He doesn't get it." But he likes the fringe benefits. "I am very popular with his little girlfriends because I gave them Anastasia dolls," says Ryan. "Last summer Dennis had a Bowen doll from Dragonheart, and Jack would walk around calling it Daddy Bowen. So now there's Mommy Anastasia."
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Colin worked for 32 years in environmental research at the Merlewood Research Station at Grange over Sands, carrying out vegetation and land use surveys. Following early retirement, he directed a small ecological consultancy and then became self-employed until 2010 when fully retired. He is married with no children.
Colin has a keen interest in local affairs. He is Chairman of Colton Parish Council; Chairman of Rusland Valley & Fells Heritage Partnership; helps run the local newsletter and Reading Room; a Committee Member of the Rusland Valley Horticultural Society; and is a volunteer minibus driver with the Cumbria Community Transport Scheme.
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Sorry I been goen for a wyl so I haven't been able to responed and i was wundering if I need a usb conector to go online.
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Champagne Taittinger opened its showplace winery in Carneros in 1989, where it specializes in making sparkling wines that are creamy yet light on their feet. Winemaker Eileen Crane, handpicked by Claude Taittinger for her position at Carneros, specializes in sparkling wines, and has managed the Domaine's organically farmed vineyard from the start.
2005 Domaine Carneros Le Reve Blanc de Blancs Carneros
Producer: Domaine Carneros
Style: Sparkling
Grape Type: Chardonnay
Origin: California
Region: Other California
Appellation: Carneros
91 Points | Stephen Tanzer's IWC - May/June 2012
(99% chardonnay and 1% pinot blanc): Light, bright yellow. Aromas of pear, lime and anise, with toasty lees and honey accents adding depth. Juicy and precise on the palate, offering intense orchard fruit flavors and a hint of dusty talc. Closes on a nervy, dry note, with very good clarity and lingering spiciness. I really like this wine's balance and vivacity.


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PARIS — Don't expect Boucheron, the jewelry house owned by France's PPR, to dwell on its storied past next week when it kicks off festivities to mark its 150th anniversary.
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Jean-Christophe Bédos, the Place Vendôme jeweler's president, said he wanted to use the occasion to focus on the future. To wit, he challenged his team of house designers to formulate a no-punches-pulled collection of exceptional high jewelry.
"We want the anniversary to be an occasion to celebrate our energy and passion," he explained. "It's not the time to look to the past and reissue archive pieces."
The resulting collection — called Enchanting Boucheron, with prices from 1 million euros, or $1.48 million, to 3 million euros, or $4.4 million — will be unveiled to press and clients starting Monday in a town house here on the Place François 1er that, conveniently, belongs to PPR owner François Pinault.
Word has it that the jewels will be presented alongside paintings from Pinault's personal collection of modern and contemporary art. "It should be memorable," said Bédos, declining to give details.
Meanwhile, more than 100 of the house's best clients have been invited to a dinner Monday evening here. Julianne Moore is expected to attend.
Boucheron has been on a roll recently, with sales increasing at a healthy clip, thanks to the boom in demand for high jewelry in markets such as Russia, Asia and the Middle East.
Bédos wants to build on that momentum. For the anniversary, two high jewelry collections — instead of the traditional single offering — and a raft of limited edition products and a new watch will be introduced. The second high jewelry offering will be presented during the couture in Paris in July.
The watches — many in limited runs — include made-to-order pieces dappled with diamonds. Girard Perregaux, the Swiss manufacturer with which Boucheron recently signed a partnership, provided all of the movements.
But the high jewelry is likely to garner the most buzz. "Usually we have budget restrictions when creating a high jewelry collection," explained Bédos. "This time I gave our designers carte blanche. No limit."
The result is 30 pieces testifying to the house's technical prowess. There is, for example, a necklace — requiring eight months of work — of diamonds and sapphires with rubies placed in golden snakes' mouths. Another necklace of diamonds and emeralds boasts secretive disk-top pods that open to reveal hidden gems. And yet another diamond and sapphire necklace comes with Art Nouveau-style flowers carved in amethyst and aquamarine. One flower detaches to double as a vial to be filled with fragrance.
One of the more curious pieces is a white gold mask — dappled with sapphires, emeralds, diamonds and flowers fashioned out of amethyst and aquamarine adorned with a detachable aigrette of heron feathers.
"Our hope with the collection is to affirm what we are capable of creating today," said Bédos, who will travel around the world this year to host multiple private client dinners as part of the anniversary celebrations. "We are preparing for the next 150 years."


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Nearly 145 acres of land once associated with the historic Idaho-Maryland Mine, which Emgold Mining Corp. had attempted to reopen in recent years, is now on the market.
Coldwell Banker Grass Roots Realty has the $2,750,000 land listing of 18 separate assessor's parcels, which includes 2,750 acres of mineral rights and a collection of core samples. But although the land's owners are sitting on a former gold mine, they're not selling the property as one.
"We're not selling a mine," said Charlie Brock, broker associate with Coldwell Banker, and the listing agent. "The property is not permitted as a mine. It's zoned M1, or light industrial."
Emgold had been trying to revive the mine east of Grass Valley for more than seven years to take advantage of an estimated 472,000 ounces of gold. Emgold's Grass Valley-based President David Watkinson had estimated that reopening the mine would generate about 600 jobs, half of which he said would be filled by residents.
But in January, Emgold announced it no longer would list the Idaho-Maryland Mine as a current project for its investors. The project's website has been removed, and the company does not have the requisite rights to pursue the project.
The project was first sent to the city of Grass Valley in 2005. In 2009, a draft environmental report drew criticism; the report was declared insufficient and Emgold was to revise its project. That now-scrapped report estimated the net revenue to the city's general fund created by the mine would be about $750,000 per year, once it reached full production.
Opposition to the mine reopening included the formation of CLAIM-GV (Citizens Looking at Impacts of Mining-GV).
In April 2010, Watkinson updated the project plan, substantially changing projections for traffic patterns, air quality, mine water, impact on nearby wells, the crushing of waste rock and noise. Grass Valley's city council gave Emgold a deadline of Sept. 13, 2012, to come up with funds to restart the environmental review, or the application would be deemed withdrawn. In February 2013, another deadline passed for Emgold to renegotiate the lease and option to purchase approximately 2,750 acres of mineral rights and 91 acres of surface rights associated with the project. In September 2013, Emgold sold off 18 acres of the prospective mine site to raise capital.
Considering contaminated mine tailings are part of the property, which the listing notes, Brock said it will likely be a challenge to sell.
"We're very much aware of the sort of political history with Emgold having attempted to permit the operation of the mine and failed," Brock said. "There are substantial environmental issues with the property itself. There are a number of environmental concerns that we anticipate the market will need answers to."
The total 145 acres includes 109 acres of 16 assessor's parcels that are contiguous to the City of Grass Valley's city limits, Brock said, with two more parcels totaling 39 acres on the former New Brunswick Mine site, near where a silo is still visible off East Bennett Road.
In addition to environmental concerns, Brock noted issues with homeless camps on the property that need to be resolved.
"It's also a site, unfortunately, that is proving to be a homeless encampment site," Brock said. "There are issues with availability and accessibility — and our clients are not insensitive that, but trespassing is trespassing and there's been desecration of the land and also fire hazards.
"Coupled with the environmental concerns, it's a very challenging property to be selling."
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Netanyahu More Receptive to Restarting Talks with Palestinians
(JERUSALEM) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears to have softened his hard-line stance against talks with the Palestinians after discussions late last week with Secretary of State John Kerry.
In something of a breakthrough, Kerry announced that Israeli and Palestinian officials may visit Washington sometime in the next few weeks to jump-start negotiations that broke off in 2010.
Presumably, the creation of a Palestinian state will be the centerpiece of the talks, and how the groundwork for such action can be achieved.
Meanwhile, Netanyahu said in a statement late Saturday that talks between the two sides, besides being of vital strategic interest, have taken on an added importance because of threats Israel faces from Iran and Syria.
As a goodwill gesture, Israel plans to release a "limited" number of Palestinian prisoners at some point in the future.
While he was in the Middle East last week, Kerry also held discussions with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. The Palestinians have long said negotiations with Israel cannot begin until Jewish settlements are halted in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, while the Israelis say there can be no preconditions.
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By David Aldridge, TNT analyst
Posted Jun 21 2009 10:18AM
They are like pictures slightly out of focus, veal just undercooked.
The crop of potential small forwards in this year's NBA Draft has great potential, but more than a few of those considered the best prospects occasionally underwhelmed in college last year. Consistency was a big issue; great games would be followed by lackluster ones. And inconsistency, more than lack of talent, is what drives NBA types crazier than anything.
One scout sat one of the top prospects down during the prospect's interview with his team.
"I told him, 'You realize the NBA season is 82 games long,'" the scout recalled. "You'd really be doing us a great favor if you could just circle the games now that you're going to play hard, so we can tell the coach and he'll be prepared."
Nonetheless, the talent level of the top prospects will be too good to pass up. Some, like Pittsburgh's Sam Young, haven't had a problem with inconsistency and will be solid pros. The lure of a potential lucrative payday on a second contract will convince others to max out, and some will develop a better work ethic as they mature and play with true pros. And a few will simply fade away. Which is well in keeping with how they played in college.
To recap: the rankings are mine, based on numerous conversations over the past months with more than 30 NBA personnel directors, scouts, general managers and coaches, as well as college head coaches and assistant coaches whose teams played against the potential draftees last year. In exchange for their candor, I'm not quoting them by name. Players listed are expected to play most of their time at small forward, though some could play some power forward (and some guard prospects not listed could play some small forward). The measurements listed below come from the Chicago pre-draft camp last month; those heights and weights with # next to them come from the player's team website.
Like beauty, projecting Clark's future is in the eye of the beholder.
The 6-9 forward would be a lottery lock if he had the consistency of effort of, say, his teammate, guard Terrence Williams. Williams may not be the scorer that Clark can be, but he brought it defensively almost every night, and as his offensive production improves, he'll get regular minutes on the court in the pros. Clark will also get minutes, but can he keep them?
Said one Big East assistant whose team played Louisville last season: "I thought Earl was very, very talented. You just don't know which Earl is going to show up. He's long, athletic, can score. But at that next level you can't just get out there on the court and expect things to happen. You have to make things happen. People are going to draft him expecting him to be a scorer for them. If he doesn't pick up his intensity, that second contract will come around and he'll be somewhere else."
Then there's a GM of a lottery team: "He's very talented. The last half of the year he was very good. He was good in the workout for us. He's creative. He's really talented. I think he's going to be just fine. It may take him a couple of years."
The question, as another personnel wag put it: Is Clark going to be Lamar Odom, or Tim Thomas? Not that there's anything wrong with Tim Thomas. There's just a difference. Despite all that, it's still not likely that Clark gets out of the first half of the first round.
The 20-year-old Casspi is likely to become the first Israeli player to make the NBA after a strong season for Maccabi, more than holding his own in Chicago and excellent group workouts in Minnesota and New Jersey. Word is New Jersey is intrigued, but not at 11; the Nets would have to get another pick to get Casspi later in the first round. Casspi's game is reminiscent of Boki Nachbar, currently with the Nets.
"He plays so dang hard," says a Central Division scout who saw Casspi overseas. "That's what people like. He competes. He'll bang. Teams like those tough-nosed guys."
But the 6-9 1/2 Casspi only has a 6-9 3/4 wingspan, which may make it hard for him to operate in traffic at the next level.
Says an Atlantic Division birddog: "He's a very aggressive player and that's going to get him somewhere. But I don't like those guys with short arms, man. You have to get to the rim."
Pittsburgh's Young has been holding steady throughout the workout season after a strong season for the Panthers en route to the Elite Eight. A little older than most college players coming out (24), Young's hops and strength make him a first-round lock. A no-nonsense player like Young would be right up Jerry Sloan's alley at 20 when the Jazz pick, and if he somehow slipped a little, the Thunder could be scoping him at 25, where Young would back up Kevin Durant and bring his scoring and athletic ability off the bench.
"He had some huge games for Pitt this year," says an admiring Northwest Division personnel man. "And he went up after the workout in Toronto and got hurt (Young cut his elbow while he was performing a vertical leap test for the Raptors), and he showed up at the [Chicago] combine and worked out hard. He went up in a lot of people's eyes."
An Atlantic Division executive concurs: "He's a tough sonofagun."
By contrast, Daye, the junior from Gonzaga, has to convince NBA types that he won't float through games. But when talented guys on the fence decide to stay in the Draft, it's usually because they've heard something they wanted to hear from a team with a first-round pick.
The son of former UCLA star Darren Daye, Austin Daye is long (his 7-2 3/4 wingspan was topped only by Hasheem Thabeet and USC power forward Taj Gibson among the 50 measured players in Chicago) and he has good ballhandling and shooting skills for a big man. He scored a career-high 28 points for Gonzaga in the West Coast Conference tournament. But over the whole season he wasn't a dominant player for the Bulldogs, who threw the ball inside to burly big man Josh Heytvelt more than the 192-pound Daye.
"When I watched him play I didn't see him liking to play," said a college head coach whose team played Gonzaga last year. "I don't know if it was because he was running the floor and they weren't running plays for him. But they're not going to run anything for you in the league, either...he was kind of like the fourth option. And he really was the best pro on the team. [But] he doesn't have a dominant skill. You're not going to post him up because Heytvelt takes up so much space."
An assistant on another team that played Gonzaga says of Daye: "He can put it on the floor a little bit. I've seen him stroke it and put up some numbers, but when he played against us was a little soft."
That length, however, will likely make Daye a better pro than he was in college.
Summers's issue with many teams was explaining his role in Georgetown's second-half collapse last season. The Hoyas went from being a top 20 team to not qualifying for the NCAA tournament, and were a quick exit from the NIT. An upperclassman like Summers should have helped right the ship, but that never happened.
"The biggest problem with him, really, was how the team fell apart and how much was attributable to him and how much was it the jealousy among the players," a Pacific Division scout says. "Physically, he's got the skills. I don't think he's necessarily soft; I think he's just a guy that doesn't go for the ball. He can play two spots."
At least one BIg East assistant whose team played the Hoyas last year thought Summers had a foot out the door most of the season, waiting for the NBA. But that assistant allowed that Summers might show more in tryouts with NBA teams, and that's exactly what's happened. Summers has shown a handle and explosiveness that will make him a good pro, and the history of Georgetown bigs in the NBA doesn't hurt.
"He was very impressive," says a Central Division personnel man whose team worked Summers out. "People tend to forget that we didn't really see what Jeff Green could do until he got out of school."
North Carolina's Danny Green and Jurebko are both expected to make their marks in the NBA at the defensive end of the floor.
Jurebko, whose father played at Syracuse in the 1970s, is a Swedish import who started the last two years in Italy. He is not a great shooter, though he made some 3s at the Reebok camp. He's not quite big enough to play power forward, but his long arms will make him a defensive asset. He's likely to go early in the second round, though there is a chance a team that doesn't need a player right away late in the first could take a look.
"Tough as nails," says an international scout. "He plays hard. He's solid. He'll be a great guy coming off the bench."
Xavier's Brown has been coming on the last few weeks, benefitting from long arms (a 7-2 1/2 wingspan) good workouts up and down the first round, and the pedigree of bigs that Xavier has produced for NBA teams, including Brian Grant, Aaron Williams, Tyrone Hill, James Posey and David West. He's active -- "bouncy," one personnel man says.
"Sometimes, kids get better and I think he's one of the kids that's grown with the process," said a Northwest Division executive. "He's been able to expand his game a little bit and show some of the things he couldn't show at Xavier."
Among the other international small forwards, Australia's Ingles was hot about a month ago, but interest in him has cooled a bit as he's worked out for teams. He's got good size and a good shot and could go late first or in the second, but two scouts, independently, said the same thing: they're not sure Ingles is better than Brad Newley, another Australian who was taken in the second round in 2007 by Houston. The 20-year-old Claver stayed in the Draft, which surprised many after his season was derailed by a broken leg. Again, we're probably looking at a second-round promise, with Claver either coming over this year to get to his second NBA contract as soon as possible or staying over for another year for seasoning.
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They suffered a 1-0 loss Aug. 29 to the Kansas City Royals for their only other shutout of the regular season.
But they have been shut out three times in their five losses in the postseason.
The 2-0 loss Saturday night to the San Francisco Giants in Game 3 of the World Series marked the second consecutive shutout of the Tigers, who suffered a 2-0 loss Thursday in Game 2.
The Tigers were also shut out in Game 3 of the American League Division Series, a 2-0 loss to the Oakland A's.
Have the Giants been pitching that well? Or have the Tigers hit poorly.
"I think it's both," Prince Fielder said Saturday night. "You've got to give them credit. They're hitting their spots. When teams throw back-to-back shutouts, they're doing something."
Quintin Berry, Andy Dirks and Avisail Garcia are each 0-for-5 in the World Series and have combined for five strikeouts. Jhonny Peralta (1-for-11, .091) and Alex Avila (1-for-7, .143) haven't been much better.
But the main issue for the Tigers offensively has been in the third and fourth spots in the order. Miguel Cabrera is 2-for-9 (.222) with one RBI in three World Series games. Fielder is hitting .100 (1-for-10) with no RBIs.
The Tigers are hitting .165 (15-for-91) as a team in the World Series. They have three extra-base hits and a combined .467 OPS. The Tigers have drawn nine walks and have struck out 24 times.
Austin Jackson (3-for-9, .333, three walks) and Omar Infante (4-for-12, .333, four singles) have been the only consistent offensive contributors for the Tigers through three games.


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Ticket #29238 (closed update: fixed)
parrot new version 3.3.0
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Version 3.3.0 of Parrot was released a few days ago (April 19), and it has been designated a "supported" release.
I've played with it by building it and running its tests, and while a number of tests fail that are "TODO" tests, I also get one test failure that isn't a TODO: test number 27 in t/dynpmc/os.t. If I can figure it out before you all do, I will follow up here.
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comment:1 Changed 5 years ago by l2g@…
I was able to dig down into the test output to find the failure:
# Failed test 'Test chroot' # at t/dynpmc/os.t line 659. # '/ # chroot failed: Too many levels of symbolic links # current instr.: 'main' pc 42 (/opt/local/var/macports/build/_Users_larry_work_macports_dports_lang_parrot/work/parrot-3.3.0/t/dynpmc/os_27.pir:10) # ' # doesn't match '/\/ # chroot failed # / # ' # './parrot -D40 --gc-debug "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_Users_larry_work_macports_dports_lang_parrot/work/parrot-3.3.0/t/dynpmc/os_27.pir"' failed with exit code 1 # Looks like you failed 1 test of 34.
So chroot fails, as the test intended, but the error message indicates the cause of failure ("Too many symbolic links"), which the test wasn't expecting.
It may be possible that there's more than one way for chroot to fail here, and that one of them may really not give any reason for the failure. Otherwise, it might be okay just to patch this test to look only as far as "chroot failed" in the error message and call that good.
comment:2 Changed 5 years ago by l2g@…
This is the PIR code run by the test:
.sub main :main $P0 = loadlib 'os' $P1 = new ['OS'] $P1.'chdir'('my-super-chroot') $P1.'chroot'('.') $S0 = $P1.'cwd'() say $S0 $P1.'chroot'('loop') .end
So I think the point of the test is just to make sure chroot fails appropriately in event of a loop, not to see how specific the error message is. So if it were me, I'd go ahead and patch the test.
I'll attach the changes I've made: a patch for the portfile, and a new patch to put in the files/ directory.
Changed 5 years ago by l2g@…
- Attachment Portfile.diff added
Update parrot to 3.3.0 and include a patch to fix a broken test
Changed 5 years ago by l2g@…
- Attachment patch-t-dynpmc-os.t.diff added
New patch to include in lang/parrot/files
comment:4 follow-up: ↓ 6 Changed 5 years ago by will@…
Opened a ticket in parrot's trac system to track this request 4 weeks ago:
comment:5 Changed 5 years ago by will@…
Go ahead and apply the patches - We should be able to get the dynpmc patch pushed upstream.
comment:6 in reply to: ↑ 4 Changed 5 years ago by ryandesign@…
Replying to will@…:
Opened a ticket in parrot's trac system to track this request 4 weeks ago:
I assume you mean:


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