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Tough Outdoor JobsEvery backpacker dreams of a glory job in the outdoors. Here's what it takes to make the grade for 8 of the toughest ones out there.
Job description Simply put, get paid to be a backpacker. OK, that's too simple. Rangers do explore sprawling wilderness areas on foot, but it's not all peakbagging and meadow naps. On patrol, you'll check on visitors' safety and lawfulness, perform trail maintenance, join search-and-rescue efforts, and more. (Get an insider's take on the job at backpacker.com/ranger.) According to Patti Schwind, who worked six seasons as a wilderness ranger in Idaho, "You need superior strength and stamina for all hiking conditions. Rangers typically go on a 10-day hitch, alone, and hike up to 15 miles daily."
Entrance exam A backcountry ranger carries a 65-pound pack full of heavy tools, such as an axe, shovel, pulaski, saw, and wrench. The following test is designed to gauge your ability to carry that pack and perform routine tasks. You can take a one-minute rest between exercises, but to pass, you must finish it all within three hours.
+ Walk 5 miles at a 5% incline on a treadmill with a 50-pound pack, in 90 minutes or less.
+ Dig a 10-foot-long trench that is 2 feet wide and 2 feet deep.
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Fourth quarter
Too much Keenum
Case Keenum has completed 30-of-43 passes for 334 yards and just got his second touchdown of the afternoon -- a 7-yard shot to L.J. Castile. Only 2:43 left for Tulane to work with.
Griffin on the move
Back-up quarterback Ryan Griffin is moving the ball, albeit against the Houston second-team defense. Griffin coaxed a nine play, 56-yard drive out of the offense, but only got a field goal out of it. Ross Thevenot kicked his third of the day, a 27-yarder, to cut the lead to 37-16 with 7:19 remaining.
Another score
Houston back-up running back Justin Johnson scored on a 6-yard run and then caught the conversion pass from Case Keenum to finish an 11-play, 74-yard drive and give Houston a 37-13 edge with 11:04 left to play.
Touchdown at last
The Green Wave got its first touchdown of the afternoon and it came at the hands of two players who have not scored in college. Back-up quarterback Ryan Griffin converted a third-and-goal by running up to the line of scrimmage and then lofting a 3-yard pass to Antoine Duplessis in the right corner of the end zone. It was Duplessis' first career touchdown as well. Even with Ross Thevenot's point after kick, Tulane still trails 29-13.
Third quarter
Chaz Rodriguez reeled in a 34-yard pass on the seams to power Houston's nine play, 83-yard drive. Bryce Beall scored his second touchdown of the day on a 1-yard run. The kick made it 29-6 Houston with 3:19 left in the third quarter.
Foiled punt
Houston's Jeremy Smith squeezed in between the wall protecting Tulane punter Ross Thevenot deep in Tulane territory and swiped down the punt. Roisean Haynes recovered it on the Tulane 6 and two plays later Case Keenum extended his streak of games with touchdown throws to 22. Keenum completed a 6-yard pass to James Cleveland. This time, the kick was good and Houston leads Tulane 22-6 with 9:32 left in the third quarter.
Houston opens up second half with a score
It took less than two minutes for Houston to score on its first possession of the second half and establish a 15-6 lead. B.K. Johnson scored the touchdown on a 3-yard run, but swift passing from quarterback Case Keenum set up the score. Though Houston switched kickers, the result was the same on the point after kick: fail. This one hit the upright also so the Cougars have no point after kicks so far.
Second quarter
First touchdown
Houston's Bryce Beall capped a 63-yard drive with a 1-yard scoring run to give the Cougars a 9-6 edge with 8:25 remaining until halftime. Ben Bell's point after kick hit the right upright and bounced out. It was the first touchdown by either team so far.
Tricky, tricky
Tulane loaded up its third possession of the afternoon with trick plays that helped the Green Wave move 66 yards in 12 plays. Though Tulane still doesn't have a touchdown, Ross Thevenot just kicked his second field goal -- this one a 35-yarder -- to give Tulane its first lead at 6-3 with 11:03 left to halftime. Tulane used three direct snaps to either Andre' Anderson or Jeremy Williams to make 24 of the 66 yards on the drive. Joe Kemp hit Williams on a screen for 12 yards and then backed that up by completing a 12-yard pass on a right rollout to Tyler Helm.
First quarter
Fumbling and Bumbling
Andre' Anderson fumbled Tulane quarterback Joe Kemp's pitch, but Jeremy Williams was right there running a reverse path in the backfield to pick up the ball and get the first down. Joe Kemp took advantage of some well-protected receivers by scrambling on two other plays to put the Green Wave in field goal position. Ross Thevenot kicked a 43-yard field goal to tie the score at 3 with 3:24 remaining in the first. Another key play is after Tulane received back-to-back penalties, Tulane's Joe Kemp stepped up in the pocket to avoid the Houston pass rush and found Jeremy Williams across the middle for a 27-yard pass play down to the Houston 47.
First Score
Houston settled for a 22-yard Ben Bell field goal on its first possession after driving 50 yards in 10 plays. Tulane punted away the game's opening possession after three fruitless downs.

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Watson, Sandra, Farquharson, Lois and Maxwell, Gill (2007) Line manager perspectives on HRM and HRD roles in Hilton's International UK hotels. Employee Relations, 29 (1). pp. 30-49. ISSN 01425455Full text not available from this repository. (Request a copy)
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore different levels of line manager perspectives, namely strategic and first-line on their role in human resource management (HRM) and human resource development (HRD), and to identify enablers of and barriers to devolving HR to line managers.
Design/methodology/approach – Using a deductive approach, case study data was collected from 76 hotels, owned by Hilton UK, via self-administered questionnaires to strategic and first-line managers. Descriptive statistics were used to analyse the quantitative results, prior to significance tests being conducted in SPSS to identify differences in means based on managerial positions.
Findings – A number of points of divergence in opinions are revealed, implying that there is potential for the case organisation to secure greater engagement of its first-line managers in HR roles. Reducing the workloads and short-term job pressures of these managers, together with capitalising on the good relations with the hotel HR specialists are means to develop greater engagement. Importantly, improving all line managers' understanding of the organisational basis of their involvement in HR may bolster their performance in HR activities.
Originality/value – This paper offers a fusion of two theoretical perspectives (HRM and HRD), in addition to identifying differences in perceptions of two different levels of line managers.
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In case you hadn't heard, word on the street is Curt Schilling will have recovered from his near-no-hitter in time to pitch in August.
While that's a positive development, it's no match for this video, in which the Schill-meister is just a wee bit of a thing, but still doing All Things Schill:
Uh, I'm wondering how that interview sounded over the radio.
Update: Fair is fair: Just noticed Dirt Dogs posted this first. For some reason, that didn't show up on the YouTube page for the video.


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1. Cirque du Soleil: Cirque du Soleil is back in town this weekend with a must-see performance full of beautiful costumes and stunning acrobatics. This year's show is called "Totem," a Native American-inspired performance that explores the evolution of humanity and our relationship with the Earth. The show opens Thursday and runs through May 4.
All weekend @ Portland Expo Center; ticket prices vary
2. Exotic Animal Expo: If you've ever wanted to see a host of rare exotic animals in one place, from tiger cubs to gila monsters, the Pacific Northwest Reptile and Exotic Animal Expo is your chance. The show will run Saturday and Sunday at the Washington County Fairgrounds.
Saturday 10 to 5, Sunday 10 to 4 @ Washington County Fairgrounds; $7 for adults
3. Brazilian Bike Carnaval: Brazil's Carnival celebration might have already happened, but Portland's party is just getting started. Combining traditional Brazilian music and dancing with Portland's bike culture, the "Brazilian Bike Carnaval" will take over the Velo Cult Bike Shop on Saturday night.
Saturday, 9 p.m. @ Velo Cult Bike Shop; $9
4. Japanese Garden in
Bloom: The Portland Japanese Garden
has been a landmark in our city for more than 50 years, and the early spring is
a great time to visit. Photographer Stephanie Yao Long paid the garden a visit,
and found
beautiful cherry blossoms and unfurling Japanese maple leaves. It's
supposed to rain Friday and Saturday, so Sunday is your best bet for a tour of the garden.
All weekend @ Portland Japanese Garden; $9.50 for adults
5. Electronic Emancipator: Emancipator is the one-man project of Portland musician Doug Appling, who produces organic-electronic instrumental music that has found a large audience at online marketplaces like iTunes and Bandcamp, and hopes to find another large audience at The Crystal Ballroom on Friday night.
Friday, 8 p.m. @ Crystal Ballroom; $18
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Make a list of the gifts you need to get ahead of time, then check out the circular ads for big retailers to see who has what on your list for the best price. Find out when stores open and prioritize bigger items first.
Sometimes stores only have a limited quantity of certain products so if you must have a specific item on Black Friday, you'll probably want to get to those stores early. If your items are all likely to be in stock throughout the day, sleep off some of that turkey and head out later.
No. 2: Shop from home in your PJs
Shop before, during and after Black Friday online to save yourself the hassle and headaches of heading out to the mall early. Some stores have online-only deals or breaks on shipping costs.
Amazon.com has a "Black Friday Deals Week" page where shoppers can find sales on electronics, books and more. Don't forget about one of the busiest online shopping days of the year, Cyber Monday. A number of big name retailers like Walmart and Amazon.com are keeping mum on the specifics of their deals that day so check back at their sites for more information.
No. 3: Hang on to those receipts
Keep receipts on hand in case you find a better deal down the road. Some retailers offer price matching, The Associated Press writes, so it's good to have those slips of paper around in case you need to bring something back to the store.
If you're not one to carry all that paper around with you, SiliconBeat writes about an app called paperphobic that allows you take photos of your receipts, then search and sort through them.
No. 4: Keep your spending on track
Shoppers can avoid holiday debt by keeping credit card use low, avoiding special offers they can't afford and using layaway, the AP writes. Layaway has made a comeback this year with big name retailers like Walmart, Sears and Toys"R"Us having "lowered or waived fees ... that shoppers pay to participate in these interest-free, pay-over-time programs," according to the AP.
SiliconBeat also highlights another potentially money saving app called Mint that helps keep track of spending by category and allows users to set up financial goals and budgets.
No. 5: Get tech savvy
Use technology to your advantage by signing up for email alerts for your favorite stores, following them on social media and downloading any helpful apps they might have.
Walmart has maps of where popular items can be found in local stores on Facebook and Walmart.com, the AP writes. Some retailers like Target and Sears recently held giveaways on Twitter, and there are a number of Black Friday apps like BlackFriday by BradsDeals, which allows users to search through ads, check out top deals and add items to a planner.
The Republican will sell advance copies of its Thursday paper with its ad inserts from 10 p.m. to midnight on Wednesday at their downtown Springfield headquarters, 1860 Main Street. Stop by for free coffee and doughnuts when you buy your copy.


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BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -It's been more than two weeks since Ashley Lane was killed, and police said they don't know much more today than they did the day the 37-year-old woman's body was found on a Woodlawn sidewalk.
"Basically this is a whodunit,'' said Birmingham homicide Detective Talana Brown. "We don't have anything at all."
A woman called Birmingham police in the pre-dawn hours of Tuesday, May 14, 2013, to report there was a female dead at Second Avenue North and 50th Street. That call came in about 5:40 a.m.
Officers arrived on the scene to find Lane on her back, partially on the sidewalk, and partially in the grass. She had, the detective said, been shot in the back. "We canvassed the neighborhood, we talked to neighbors,'' Brown said. "Some people reported hearing one gunshot, but no one looked outside."
Brown said investigators haven't been able to determine why Lane was in that area, or what she was doing when she was shot. "It seemed like she was walking," she said.
Lane had had run-ins with the law, and struggled with drug addiction, police and family members acknowledged. "I do know you can put yourself in situations and live lifestyles that could lead to this happening and that may be what happened to Ashley,'' said her sister, Roxanne Lourcey of Florida. "But she is still my sister, and I loved her."
Lane grew up in a small town in southwest Alabama just north of Mobile. She graduated from Leroy High School in 1993, and worked as a pharmacy technician following graduation.
She had been living in Birmingham for some time, Lourcey said, mostly in the Center Point area. "She was a loving and caring person,'' she said.
Lourcey said her mother is a spiritual person who draws peace from knowing that Ashley is in a better place. "My mother's coping is just to know that she doesn't worry anymore about someone hurting Ashley,'' she said. "I have an elderly grandfather that would really worry about Ashley, and he doesn't have to anymore."
"But for me, I want to know what happened, how it happened,'' Lourcey said. "But I also know that the kind of person who did this lives the type of lifestyle that he, or she, will probably meet the same fate really soon. That is the only solace I have because we may or may not ever know what happened."
Police ask that anyone with information call homicide investigators at 254-1764 or Crimestoppers at 254-7777. Crimestoppers tips can remain anonymous, and there is up to a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction in the case.


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Quality players were left without a home after the 2012 NFL draft, but it didn't take very long for teams to come knocking.
Some of the league's best players went undrafted, and there is certainly potential for the next star to come out of this group of young studs.
Get used to hearing these names called, because not only are they talented, but they have an even bigger chip on their shoulder to prove why they should have been drafted.


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FLINT, MI -- It would've been a first-of-its-kind recall hearing in the state, but it was canceled hours before it began.
A recall petition filed by Nick Singelis II was withdrawn against Genesee County Sheriff Robert Pickell, according to a release by the Michigan State Board of Canvassers. A hearing was scheduled for 11 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 7, at the State Capitol Building.
Pickell said he would wait to comment until it's determined why Singelis withdrew the petition. Singelis could not be reached for comment.
The recall would have been the first time a county official from anywhere in Michigan went before the state Board of Canvassers after recall petition law changes in December 2012.
Prior to that, the clarity hearings would happen before the county board.
Originally Singelis filed a recall against Pickell in March, but the effort was rejected by the Genesee County Elections board.
It wasn't until a second filing, after Singelis asked the board to recuse itself, that Clerk-Register John Gleason discovered the filing needed to be done with the state.


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The Powerball jackpot is soaring again, after no lottery players in any state matched all six winning numbers in Wednesday night's drawing.
That marked the 14th consecutive drawing with no top-prize winner, so the jackpot for the next drawing — Saturday night — will climb to an estimated bonanza of $325 million, according to the Powerball website. The cash option will be valued at $212.8 million.
There was some good news last night: One ticket sold in Texas is worth $2 million, because that ticket matched five numbers and played the power play, the Powerball website reported. In addition, one ticket sold in New York and one in Georgia are each worth $1 million, because those tickets matched five numbers last night.
Before you toss your tickets, you might want to check if you matched a few numbers or the Powerball number to win some smaller prizes. These were the numbers drawn Wednesday night: 8, 18, 24, 30 and 39. The Powerball selected was 26.
On Saturday, Nov. 17, one ticket sold in New Jersey matched four numbers plus the Powerball and was worth $10,000.
Powerball is played in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania, along with 40 other states, the District of Columbia and the Virgin Islands.
Related coverage:
• Winning Powerball numbers for $250 million jackpot on Nov. 21
• Powerball jackpot climbs to $250M
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29th July 2006, 21:31
can somebody help me trying to find out information on an shipping company called matthew tailor it was called this is the seventies and eighties any help would be great
Matthew Taylor (Fife) Ltd
29th July 2006, 21:31
can somebody help me trying to find out information on an shipping company called matthew tailor it was called this is the seventies and eighties any help would be great
non descript
29th July 2006, 22:13
Does this help:
30th July 2006, 12:40
thanks for that its an start
non descript
30th July 2006, 12:46
Having established the company name as : Matthew Taylor (Fife) Ltd., we may find other members have something to add. good luck
30th July 2006, 14:55
i believe the company was taking over by demmo about ten years ago i was told the crewing company they used was polembros shipping based in piraeus
Tom S
30th July 2006, 15:26
Matthew Taylor was originally a Shipping Company involved on the Sparta Grass Trade at Methil In Fife when this trade stopped the Company became Ships agents and Stevedores at Methil and Kirkcaldy. In 1986 the Company was owned by two brothers Matt and Douglas Taylor it was in this year that they sold out to Forth Ports Authority which later became Forth Ports PLC.Douglas Taylor was retained as Director of the Company. In 2002 the Company was sold to Denholm Ship Agencies who now operate all Taylors Companies
30th July 2006, 17:06
thanks for that you have just told me more information then i have tryed to find in the last twenty years with not having any knowledge of the shipping industry am finding it very hard to find information out . polembros shipping is an crew managment company of which am trying to find out come crew listing of some vessels do any of these ring an bell with any one mv explorer s.t.leonidas thistle endeavour venturer spiros fisons reatlh any information would be great help
30th July 2006, 17:19
Welcome ayre72 to the site as you can see there is a wealth of information on this site, ask a question and up pops an answer.
Tom S
30th July 2006, 17:44
The Polembros ships you mention are all Tankers that used to come to the Methil deep water anchorages in the 70s and 80s and Matthew Taylor Ltd were the ships agents and used to carry out crew changes and store the vessels from a launch as they were too deep to come into port. If you want information on these vessels contac John Watt the Manager for Denholm Ship Agencies at Grangemouth and he will put you on to the right person
30th July 2006, 21:20
wish that was true ?this has been an very long process for me but the information i have recieved in the last couple of days from this site is fantastic .and i am very greatful to you all for taking the time to help me in finding my father
non descript
30th July 2006, 21:44
I am glad it is beginning to come together for you. Please keep up your endeavours and please keep us posted on how your research is going. We are here to help.
bert thompson
30th July 2006, 21:53
During the"War" and into the fifties they owned the Sojourner and another whose name I can't recall. Both small coasters. I memory serves me right the Methil Hill was employed in the esparto grass trade
30th July 2006, 22:08
is there any greek merchant seamen out there
30th July 2006, 22:12
would immingham port have the same agents as methil at the time or did they use different agencys for different ports
Tom S
30th July 2006, 22:25
Immingham would have different ships agents. The information I have given you for Methil is correct I was Manager for the Port at the time you are talking about and the Matthew Tayor company was in my office
31st July 2006, 15:37
spoke to an gentlemen last week from the company denholm .he was called chris he said the crewing for all the vessels was looked after by polembros shipping based in piraeus .when i phoned them and gave them some names they just said they have no records of any of the crew members i was talking about
Tom S
31st July 2006, 18:32
Try contacting the Marine section in the Embassy in London http://egov.yen.gr/en/yen.chtm?prnbr=29153 They may help I suppose you have tried Palembros direct
Tom S
31st July 2006, 18:38
This is the web address of Polembros http://directory.fairplay.co.uk/showcomp.asp?officeid=65367&area=Ship+Owner&country=GR
31st July 2006, 19:57
yes spoke to them direct the vessels i asked them about ,they never heard of before maybe because its such an long time ago they dont go that far back spoke to john hopper and his gonna look into some things for me .its very strange because when i ask people about these vessels no body ever heard of them ?but believe me they were real maybe they changed names we are talking 33 years ago suppose its nearly an life time away in the shipping trade
31st July 2006, 22:10
I seem to remember Methilhill Aberhill and believe there was a third "hill". I think the last vessel that Taylor owned was the "Reedwarbler".That was late 60s early 70s.
4th August 2006, 18:19
They owned a small bridge amidships steam coaster called 'Moorlands' sold to Greeks in 1960. Laid in shoreham at wigham Pier before the sale
bert thompson
4th August 2006, 18:41
Moorlands is the name I forgot. My Uncle Dannie Smith was Mate and Master on them at various times. He was on the Sojourner all during the war and up to 1954 at least (my last visit).
4th August 2006, 19:47
Then there was the:-
BLACKSOD. O.N. 102183. 1894/500. Registered Methil. Built Fullerton.
ex Devonshire 1918. General Cargo.
Scrapped 1/54 Charlestown-on-Forth £4590.
Tom S
4th August 2006, 20:04
Matthew Taylor also operated quite a famous crew launch called the "Incentive" which used to do crew changes and storing runs to the Rigs and Tankers anchored in the deep water anchorages off Methil she was sold as a houseboat to someone in Southampton around about 2001 I am sure there must be a few memories of her and her crew Archie and Willie
4th August 2006, 21:52
hi tom are we get any were yet? can any body help me on this one, s.t vincent & grenadines was it this name in the seventies
non descript
4th August 2006, 22:02
hi tom are we get any were yet? can any body help me on this one, s.t vincent & grenadines was it this name in the seventies
As part of the Windward Islands, it was, as far as I know always called St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
Following a referendum in 1979, St. Vincent and the Grenadines became the last of the Windward Islands to gain independence on the 10th anniversary of its associate statehood status, October 27th, 1979.
Take a look at this for more info:
Tom S
4th August 2006, 22:20
Some of the Ships you mentioned were probably registered there for tax purposes but wer still owned and operated by the Greek Shipowner
11th December 2006, 12:37
can somebody help me trying to find out information on an shipping company called matthew tailor it was called this is the seventies and eighties any help would be great
Hi ayre 72,
At eight years old, I sailed with my father on the 'Sojourner' on my school holidays in 1948. He was skipper on her and we did the run from Butlers Wharf to Ostende with fruit for two weeks.
1949 I went coasting with him for six weeks again on the 'Sojourner'.
The last I saw of that brave wee ship was from a train going north to Aberdeen when she was being broken up for scrap so that would most likely be Inverkeithing, but I need to think more about what year that was.
He was also skipper on the 'Methil Hill' and I visited him regularly when he came to ports near hand to Grangemouth when he could not come home. The manageress then was a Miss Winnie Whitton. From my dads description she was a "dragon in drawers" and greatly feared throughout Mathew Taylor and also the coastal fleets. You are not related to her, are you?
Ask me what/why you wish to know and maybe I can help?
Best regards,
Taleso (Thumb)
Oh sugar, I have just read the threads through again. The 'why' bit is explained and I must apologise. The seventies and eighties were a long time after but at least I can assure everybody that the 'Sojourner' and the 'Methil Hill' were ships of the Mathew Taylor Fleet and certainly did exist.
Also I used their boat and agency to get to our rigs in Invergordon and Methil......how cosmic is that?
Best regards,
PS - If all else fails......read the instructions.


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The Fort Dodge Civitan Club received district awards at the recent district convention of Civitan Clubs in the North Central District area.
The local club received four awards for its efforts in the last year. It received banner patches for "Awards Participant" and "Navigator," which represents the contribution of money to the Civitan International Research Center. In addition, the club received the "Outstanding Community Awareness" award for participation in decorating a tree on the City Square for December. It was decorated in the Civitan theme with little candy mints and red streamers highlighting our club.
The final award was for "Outstanding Club Bulletin." The club puts out a monthly newsletter with editor Carroll Lang providing content and doing the layout.
The Fort Dodge Civitan club is an international service organization with the main focus of projects for the disabled and for community service. The main organization is in Birmingham, Ala., and it will be celebrating 90 years next year.
The local club has been in existence since 1968 and meets weekly at 7 a.m. at Zakeer's. Nancy Leo is president. New officers will be installed Oct. 1.
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Texas Irondale Office LLC purchased a two-story, 52,000-square-foot office building at 1411 Greenway Drive in Irving. Bob Buell and Louie Weber of Fults Commercial Real Estate brokered the sale with Bob Luttrell with Jackson Cooksey.
Milner LLP purchased 60,390 square feet of land at 1704-1708 S. Cooper St. in Arlington. Jordan Woolf of Conifer Real Estate brokered the sale with Dan Looney, Brett Evans and Larry Harbour of Century 21 Commercial Judge Fite Co.
DJB Investments purchased 21,500 square feet of industrial space at 7231 Baker Blvd. in Richland Hills. Joe Whitmer with Transwestern brokered the sale.
A tract at 8821 Davis Blvd. in Keller was purchased by TAK Enterprises, Inc., a developer specializing in garden office and office condo projects. Russ Webb and Jim Leatherwood with Silver Oak Commercial Realty brokered the sale with Ashley Moss with Moss Commercial Realty Estate.
Dynamex leased 58,688 square feet of industrial space at 2244 Luna Road in Carrollton. Ward Richmond, Chris Teesdale and Tom Pearson of Colliers International negotiated the lease with Carter Crow at Billingsley Co.
AD Ventures Inc. has leased 53,330 square feet of office and warehouse space at 15100 Midway Road in the former Addison Ice Rink. Chad Albert of NAI Robert Lynn negotiated the lease.
UPS Supply Chain Solutions Inc. leased 33,228 square feet of industrial space at Freeport North Industrial near Royal Lane in Coppell. Sharon Morrison with Transwestern negotiated the lease.
Parbo Distributing LLC has leased 33,120 square feet of office-warehouse space at 2626 Northaven Road in Dallas. Chad Albert of NAI Robert Lynn negotiated the lease with Jason Miller and Brian Pafford of Bradford Cos.
Surgical Care Affiliates leased 11,102 square feet of office space from Parmenter Realty Partners at Las Colinas Towers at 225 E John Carpenter Freeway in Irving. Noel Hutcheson Jr. and Scott Hage of Colliers International negotiated the lease with Thom Ridnour with Parmenter Realty Partners.
Texas Music Factory has leased a 10,000-square-foot office building at 1516 Interstate 35E in Carrollton. Larry Robbins of Capstone Commercial negotiated the lease.
Information Processing Corp. leased 6,207 square feet of office space at 13747 Montfort Drive in Dallas. Jeff Anderson with Transwestern negotiated the lease.
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TRENTON — New Jersey's pension funds have gained 15 percent this fiscal year as stocks rose, according to a report presented today to the State Investment Council.
Assets as of Feb. 28 were $72.6 billion, a $1.8 billion increase since Dec. 31, according to a memo to the council from Timothy Walsh, director of the state Treasury Department's investment division. The state's fiscal year began July 1.
Domestic equities were the best-performing segment, returning 32.3 percent from June 30 to Feb. 28, compared with 31.2 percent for the Standard & Poor's 1500 Index, according to the memo.
As of Feb. 28, about $35 billion, or 48 percent, of the fund's assets were in public equity. The funds had about $10.8 billion, or 15 percent, in alternative investments, which include private equity, real estate and hedge funds. The division has proposed raising the maximum share of holdings that can be placed in alternatives to 38 percent from 28 percent to help boost returns.
Walsh's group manages investments for seven pension funds that provide benefits to about 800,000 working and retired teachers, police officers and government employees.
In private equity, it seeks to put $100 million in Centerbridge Capital Partners II, which invests in financially distressed companies, and $100 million in mezzanine fund Newstone Capital Partners II. In hedge funds, the division plans to invest $100 million in Daniel Loeb's Third Point Partners and $200 million in Reservoir Strategic Partners Fund.
It also wants to double its $100 million investment in William Ackman's Pershing Square and add $200 million to its $300 million commitment to Daniel Och's Och-Ziff Structured Credit.
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In addition to being named the 2010 Distinguished Municipal Attorney of the Year by the Michigan Association of Municipal Attorneys, Jeff is also a five-time recipient of the Michigan Super Lawyers rating for public sector attorneys, which is given annually to outstanding lawyers who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. He is a former chairperson of the Public Corporation Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan (2007-2008), and continues to actively serve on that body. He also served as a member of the Michigan Municipal League's Legislative and Urban Affairs Committee.
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Voters in Portland Public Schools on Tuesday narrowly rejected a $548 construction bond to upgrade school facilities in the district, largely because of the poor economy. But they approved an operating levy that will generate more than $50 million a year to pay for teachers' salaries. The failure of the construction bond most likely means school officials will return to district voters later with a new bond proposal.
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Fish says he hasn't studied the implications of the school district's unsuccessful campaign, but he has given thought to Mayor Sam Adams' proposed Office of Equity. At a public forum Wednesday, Adams said he hadn't secured three votes to fund the new $1.1 million office. But Fish says he plans to support the mayor's request provided there is a plan for the new office before any money is spent.
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The Quality Basic Education Act extensively revises the public education system in Georgia.
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Reputable Internet sites provide a wealth of visual, textual, and numerical data for student activities, as well as some fun simulations. Three activities will be described which have been used in Astronomy 101 classes for non-science students.
An exercise in model making and problem solving uses the Astronomy Workshop (janus.astro.umd.edu/astro/impact.html) of the University of Maryland. This site provides a quick simulation of an impact with a planet. One can choose the target, the projectile composition (icy, rocky, or iron), the projectile's diameter, and the projectile's speed. The output provides the energy of impact, the earthquake magnitude, the crater's diameter and depth, and the frequency of such impacts. Students run simulations, pool their data, then collaborate to try to figure out the numerical model behind the simulations. They make predictions, test them, and learn that graphing and physical insight are both important tools.
Extrasolar planets are now numerous and fascinating. Students use data from Geoff Marcy's group (www.exoplanets.org) to calculate the masses of the planets using a spreadsheet. They discover that the masses of the stars must depend on spectral type. Correlations among parameters are investigated graphically.
As a preparation for writing term papers students review and critique selected sites (csam.montclair.edu/~west/ideasresources.html, ~west/astrolnk.html), discuss them in small groups, then present the "best" sites to the whole class. Teamwork, evaluation, critical thinking, and public speaking skills are emphasized in this class session.
The students find these collaborative activities to be exciting, challenging, and enjoyable as well as increasing their science literacy and problem solving skills.
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Quilters like Bonnie and Judy give so much of their time and talent providing inspiration through their blogs and free patterns that I'm always happy to support them when I'm given a chance.
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"We trust in God and make preparations, yes, but we sort of turn a blind eye to surveillance. I think it was Dietrich Bonhoeffer who talked about having others get dirty hands—and there's a grave danger, I think in Christian circles, that we turn a blind eye to surveillance, because we know that it's messy and its murky but we want it, we want it for the safety of our children and our families and our communities, but we don't want to ask too many questions. We want others (the security services, other public officials) to get dirty hands doing the surveillance that we wouldn't actually like to be associated with as citizens."Read More
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The Shallows: What The Internet Is Doing To Our Brain
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Marshall McLuhan once observed that in assessing the effect of new technologies, we invariably get caught up in an analysis of the content coming through the medium. In doing so, we tend to neglect a more fundamental question: how is the form of this medium altering our reception of the content being conveyed through it?
Building on McLuhan's oft-quoted dictum that "the medium is the message," Nicholas Carr asks how the internet is changing the way our brains receive, process and store information.
By availing himself of the latest laboratory research, Carr shows that the internet is doing more than merely providing us with the means to transmit and receive information: it is actually altering the neurocircuitry in our brains, changing the way we think.Read More
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She often felt like the only thing she really loved was sounds. She collected them like seashells. She wore heels so she could hear them click on the tile floor of the bank Matthew worked at. Chemistry class was her favorite in school because she liked the clink of the glass beakers. She liked the hum of whispers in the library. The only thing she liked about Jane Eyre was the crinkle of pages the water-stained book made. Sometimes she shushed people when they weren't even saying anything, worried they would interrupt a sound she was gathering.Read More
Towards A New Agriculture
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If the Babylonians had pesticides, I'm sure they would've used them. Persia, Rome, Medieval Europe, and Modern America all display basically the same mind-set: exploitation of the land. The only difference is that Pre-Industrial Agriculture was built on the backs of slaves and serfs, whereas Industrial Agriculture is built on the backs of tractors and poison. There are no "good ol' days" to return to. We're doing the same thing we've always done; the only difference is that now we do it with more power. The first step towards a solution is admitting we have a problem. There is a natural order, and it doesn't bode well to fight against it. Read More


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Razor has upgraded the classic three wheeled bike into something truly impressive. Among other things, they've built the bike on a welded steel frame, added dual inclined casters for drifting, pumped up an impact resistant front wheel and…added spark cartridge. What all this adds up to is a bike that kids can cruise along on, and then throw showers of sparks when they drift.
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- He targeted senior citizens, encouraging them to obtain reverse mortgages on their homes and to invest the proceeds with him.
Joseph Mazella promised clients of his Bulls Head-based real estate and financial-consulting firm that their hard-earned money and life savings would be safe, and he'd pay them a fixed rate of return.
Instead, Mazella, the founder and president of Great Atlantic Group Inc., created a $14 million Ponzi scheme with himself as the beneficiary, said prosecutors.
The 53-year-old Grymes Hill resident helped himself to his customers' cash and paid for a Porsche, his home mortgage and other personal expenses, prosecutors said.
Now, Mazella will pay the price for his scheme: A Brooklyn federal court jury earlier today convicted him of securities fraud, wire fraud and money laundering, said prosecutors.
"The evidence at trial showed that the defendant callously and systematically defrauded his victims of their lives' savings," said Loretta E. Lynch, U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York in a statement. "Mazella's victims, many of whom are senior citizens on a fixed income, turned to him to ensure their security in their golden years. Instead, their security was raided to fund his fraud, and they will feel the impact of Mazella's crimes for the rest of their lives."
Mazella potentially faces up to 25 years in prison, said prosecutors.
In January of last year, FBI agents raided Great Atlantic, at 1911 Richmond Ave., removing reams of paperwork. That probe led to charges being filed against Mazella.
Prosecutors said Mazella solicited investments in Third Millennium Enterprises Inc. and 150 West State Street Corp. -- two companies associated with Great Atlantic.
Mazella preyed on seniors, telling him he'd help grow their nest eggs.
He told prospective clients he'd invest their money in real estate projects in Trenton, a warehouse in upstate Utica and a golf course in upstate Greene County, said prosecutors.
From January 2007 through December 2010, investors gave Mazella more than $14 million.
Despite his promises, the defendant stopped investing in real estate projects and operated Third Millennium and 150 West State Street as a Ponzi scheme, paying returns to clients from existing investors' deposits or contributions from new clients, said prosecutors. He used his clients' cash for himself, said prosecutors.
One 82-year-old woman wept two weeks ago when she testified she lost $69,000 to Mazella.
During opening arguments, Mazella's lawyer, Ephraim Savitt, contended his client is honest and his business was rocked by the economic crisis in 2008.
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Six bakeries competed in the first ever Great Lakes Bay Region Cupcake Wars. They are:
- The Gourmet Cupcake Shoppe, owned by Carrie Fischer, which has locations in Midland, Saginaw and Bay City was represented by a chocolate raspberry truffle cupcake with French cocoa cake, raspberry filling and French coca butter cream, all dipped in Belgian chocolate ganache.
- The Freeland-based Strawberry Dip Cake Shoppe, owned by Jeanna Thering, brought an original creation to the contest. The 'Spitzkuchen Kupkaken,' has gingerbread cake with apricot filling, all dipped in chocolate, and a whipped cream icing.
- Frankenmuth's SugarHigh, owned by Heather Rousseau, was represented by a Cuatro Leches cupcake, a white cake injected with a sweat cream and topped with whipped cream frosting.
- Saginaw's Sweet Creations, owned by Anesha Stanley, brought in a rosewater pistachio cupcake made with pistachio-flavored cake, rosewater icing and pistachio chips.
- A newcomer to the local cupcake scene, Sweet Sandy B's Bake Shop in Bay City, owned by Sandy Bierlein, made an 'Afternoon Delight' cupcake. The cupcake is Bierlein's take on a Take 5 candy bar, and is made with a chocolate cake, caramel and peanut butter filling, and salted caramel and peanut butter frosting.
- Midland-based Vanilla Bean Bake Shop, represented by bakery employee Pat Koehler, had an original 'Cassata cupcake,' made with cannoli filling, a cannoli shell and a royal icing snowflake.
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"A friend of mine told me you can create a tattoo with pen ink and a safety pin and I was like, 'That's amazing. I could give tattoos anywhere in the world at any hotel!'' the Daily Star quoted her as telling Paper magazine.
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There's been "nothing normal" about Tennessee's preparations for the season finale against Kentucky this week - not without Derek Dooley on the sideline.
Dooley was fired Sunday after the Vols fell to 4-7 with a 41-18 loss to Vanderbilt and offensive coordinator Jim Chaney will serve as interim coach on Saturday. While he said Dooley's firing has hit some of the players hard, they're bouncing back in their preparation for Saturday's game.
"There's nothing normal about the week," Chaney said Wednesday. "Everybody was a little bit down early on Monday morning. Then we got them going a little bit. As soon as they go out and get on the football field, things change. When you're out there, you're working so hard and your mind's going quickly at what you've got to be doing, there's no thoughts, negativity or anything like that. As the week's progressed, it's gotten better.
"It goes without saying that some players have been affected more than others and we continue to work with them individually to keep their minds focused on the football game."
Dooley reportedly was given the option of coaching Saturday's game but declined, fearing that his presence would be more of a distraction for his players than a benefit. Chaney said the players understand Dooley's decision.
"I think our players understood coach Dooley very well," Chaney said. "Derek did this out of respect for them and wanted them to have an opportunity to go out on the field and be the main focus of attention, give them a chance to win the football game. I hope they go out and represent those wishes well."
Another guy who said he understands is Kentucky coach Joker Phillips, who was faced with the same decision when his dismissal was announced earlier this month but was persuaded by his players to finish out the season.
"I respect Derek for doing what he did, because I was really thinking of doing the same thing," Phillips said. "One of the reasons I'm happy is you get to see these guys through. I recruited many of them. I sat in their homes and told them I wanted to be the guy to watch them grow up, to help them grow up. That hit me when a bunch of them talked to me about it, especially the seniors.
"I'm glad I did it. I'm glad I get a chance to see these guys go out and hopefully we can send them out the right way, with two victories."


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ANAHEIM, Calif. -- The early season has not been kind to John Lannan's transition to the bullpen. He is still trying to figure out a routine that works for him as he comes in as a reliever for the first time in his eight year career.
After three appearances he had run up a 36.00 ERA. But Saturday night brought some positive signs. He pitched two scoreless innings in the Mets 7-6 win over the Angels and got Mike Trout out to end the game.
"I'm glad I could help out a little bit," Lannan said. "These first couple of weeks have been kind of a struggle personally. But I put those aside and I've kind of been trying to figure this out so I can, cliche as it is, just help this team win because everybody is battling. The bullpen has been throwing extremely well and I've just been sitting there. So tonight was just the first step and I look forward to build on it."
He was the final arm out of the Mets bullpen, having waited in the bullpen Friday night while the Mets played 11 innings and not coming in until the 12th Saturday.
If needed, Lannan said with a seriousness he could have gone 10 innings -- harkening back to his starting days and a reminder that he was in competition to be the Mets fifth starter this spring.
He has talked to teammates in the bullpen and on the team as he adjusts to coming out of the bullpen, trying to find something that works for him. Saturday night, he said he did nothing appreciably different.
"It's not really anything I can put my finger on," he said. "It's just trusting the process."


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Some men will stop at nothing to catch the beginning of the NCAA tournament.
Even if it means affecting the seeding process.
According to the Cleveland Plain Dealer, area men have taken to scheduling a certain elective surgery in mid-March so they can take time off work and recover on a comfortable sofa while catching early-round action. (I'll give you a hint: the surgery rhymes with "schmasectomy.")
Dr. J. Stephen Jones said his schedule for procedures fills quickly in March. (So no one uses that excuse to get out of day-after-Thanksgiving Christmas shopping, eh? Or Super Bowl Monday? Interesting.)
"I'm booked up," said Jones, chairman of regional urology at the Cleveland Clinic's Glickman Urological & Kidney Institute. "My schedule for that part of the month filled up very quickly. It filled up ahead of time."
Jones added that if men are "going to have a day off, it might as well be on a day when they would be watching basketball, as opposed to watching 'Oprah.' "
Unless, of course, Oprah is breaking down the tourney field and offering her locks and bracket busters with Gayle King.
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"Solid cooking with meat the king as the restaurant is part of the adjacent family butchers."
"I haven't been to the Waterside for several years and recently went there with six members of my family who all have very different tastes to my wife and I. Everyone without exception thought the food and the service were superb but what impressed us most was how they have been able to still produce such superb traditional style dishes full of flavour and complexity without succumbing to the trend that at times puts presentation beyond taste. Still a stunning restaurant in a stunning location."
"Very charming but extremely inefficient coupled with a lot of noise (loud music plus a full restaurant) ended up having more of an impact than the extremely good food. An incredible menu but service was bordering on the non-existent. (A portion of prawn crackers to have with drinks came halfway through the meal - albeit with an apology and offer to remove them from our bill.) The Asian fusion food was wonderful: great flavours enhanced rather than overpowered by chili. However, not sure the food is so good that I'd go again."
"Stunning! The staff make the meal into an occasion - they really CAN make you feel very special, in a personal way - and the food's damned good too."
"It is a mystery, if not a surprise, why Casamia has not been promoted from having just a single Michelin star, which means it remains on the same level as inferior pubs that we have eaten in, restaurants where the star has been inherited at least three times over by the sous chef and offshoots opened by "names†with no real reason for existing apart from easy money for the owner. Perhaps it is because Peter Sanchez is something of a pioneer, dreaming up dishes with unusual combinations of ingredients, designing dish-specific crockery, and melding techniques to formulate an advanced approach that could be seen as a step too far for a chef who should be still finding his feet, and is perhaps not always fully understood by judgemental inspectors with a strict agenda to adhere to. We are struck by the friendly nature of Casamia, where every diner is regarded almost as a member of the extended family, as shown by the willingness of the staff, both kitchen, with the chefs bringing up the various dishes, and front of house, to listen to and discuss things with the punters. Once again stunning dish followed stunning dish, right from the snacks, 3-year aged Parmesan mousse in a light bric tartlet with cheese sprinkles, deep-sea carabineros prawns on a seaweed meringue which gave up a sweet seafood aftertaste, and a smoking sandwich of venison tartare with cavolo nero and horseradish cream, to the petits fours, a superlight and delicious mix of damson and bay leaf Turkish delight, and a clever porcini mushroom fudge, which could almost double as a canapé. Interposed between these delights was a succession of delicately complex taste, texture and visual wonders, some merely brilliant and others simply world-class. The combination of yoghurt sorbet, pickled fennel, sweet beetroot risotto with soft and firm rice and pistachio for extra texture was superb. The duo of brown trout, loin Japanese style with coal dust, wonderful skin crisps, shiitake and a ginger dashi perfectly balanced with the fish, and roast belly in a smoked mousse with trout roe and, this time, kombu dashi, was a winner. I tend to avoid vegetarian dishes where possible, and when faced with something named autumnal salad, my defences are activated; but the scorched radicchio leaf, the concentrated taste of sweet carrot, the goat's curd and yoghurt, the celeriac jam, the parsley dressing and the swede all made for an outstanding, complex and wonderfully satisfying dish which completely belied its simple appellation and I was fully won over. The Casamia version of sole Véronique relies, quite rightly, on the best fish with an egg emulsion sabayon, perfect grapes, amazing leeks and a roe powder condiment to produce a truly top-class dish. It's game bird season, so a duo of grouse seemed just the thing, and the confit leg with pasta was quite astounding and beautifully supported by quail's egg yolk on potato purée and the lovely herby touch of oregano; not to be outdone, the melt-in-the-mouth breast with a grouse jus worked really well with cold rose petal variations and an intense hit of ras el hanout on the crisp skin. Dehydrated butternut squash matched with natural caramel, from which a pleasant clove aroma emanated, and brown butter formed an historic pairing with the "orange†Ruländer (aka Pinot Gris) from Austria, just one of a series of well-considered bottles in the wine flight, and this set the scene for an intense passion fruit mousse with light tarragon meringue, and the final dish "Collection of apples†comprising multiple elements of different types of apple with varying but never clashing levels of acidity and sweetness washed down with a complement of Herefordshire apple liqueur. For us this one of the best meals of the year and, with regard to where Casamia should figure in relation to its peers, we think that The Sunday Times Top 100 list, which represents the view of the food-loving general public instead of the usual anonymous inspectors in guides such as Michelin or AA, is where one should look."
"There is nothing left for us to add to the fully justified Good Food Guide 10/10 rating except to chide Michelin, once again, for its lack of courage and vision and continued refusal to recognise the damage it is doing to the UK fine dining scene by not bringing the proportion of awards for deserving UK restaurants more in line with the situation in France and promoting more restaurants more often both across the board and especially from two to three stars. The amazing ability of Nathan Outlaw and his team to maintain the advances with what is after all a fish only armoury of main ingredients yet provide a new outlook on how to provide outstanding cuisine based on locally and seasonally available raw material is reason alone for this restaurant to be ranked amongst the very best. Every one of the stellar dishes on the menu is served with a perfect wine match, and all you have to do is sit back and enjoy. Subtle 3-hour cured monkfish with yoghurt and sea purslane is followed by amazing creamy rich cod's roe with sourdough crispbread, paprika and seaweed sprinkle, then comes crab in pickled onion so mild that the crab with its basil dressing and surprising apple chunks still stands out, the signature red mullet with its wonderful Porthilly sauce never ceases to please, meaty turbot (served with a stunning NZ pinot noir) and a sprinkle of bacon, spring onion, mushroom sauce and fabulous smoked mushroom gives way to top-notch caramelised Cornish Jack cheese and walnut tart with slightly tart beetroot, and then on to a seasonal dessert of local blackberries, pear and hazelnuts for a lovely combination of textures, and the finale of rich dark chocolate, local raspberries, panna cotta with a flavour of distilled raspberries and a blackcurrant ice wine sauce. Another stunningly good example of three-star cuisine from head chef Chris Simpson in the kitchen."
"We had experienced Michael Wignall's cooking at Pennyhill Park as well as that of Michael Caines here, both two stars but rather different styles. Our impression of the former had been somewhat coloured by the unfortunate dining room and the substandard front of house staff, which we felt let the chef down, especially when the majority of the dishes in our ten-course tasting menu had been of an outstanding finesse, expertly balancing tastes and textures and beautifully presented on the plate, and employing ingredients, some familiar and some not, in adventurous combinations, so it was that we approached this dinner in these luxurious surroundings with great expectations. It was immediately clear that the staff were a cut above those at Pennyhill Park and, in a welcome break from most restaurants, it was possible to have a wine flight with 75ml glasses to accompany the tasting menu. There were no nibbles, but the amuses-bouche set the standard for the rest of the meal with a collective of treats comprising trout roe, cubes of mild cucumber and salmon, and then three crackers, all different, each one supporting a selection of delicate individual yet texturally interactive elements, all beautifully presented and carefully balanced. The 10 course Taste of Gidleigh menu looked on the face of it to be unbalanced, but as the meal went on it was clear that, as with everything that evening, a great deal of thought, more than a sprinkling of skill and a splash of imagination had produced a masterpiece of top-class cuisine. A startling mix of sea bass with finger lime, a nori cracker, a perfect amount of yuzu and gentle oyster was followed by some superbly juicy hare with just the right quantity of chocolate crumbs to produce the perfect match and accompanied by parsley, artichoke cream, lightly cooked parsnip, another notable taste element, ceps and a hint of pine. Venison before trout, with venison main on the menu? The puzzle was solved with appearance of a slice of home-cured beautifully tasty and tender venison "bresaola†as an integral part of a real picture of a dish with heritage carrots, baked and smoked, a background of trendy woodruff, beetroot, wonderful organic goat's curd, carrot cream and parsley. One could almost be persuaded to become a vegetarian with a stand-out dish like this, and our judgement of the meat was that, after all, you wouldn't find it that odd to have a slice of ham early on in the meal with pork as the main if it played a proper role in the composition of the starter. Back to fish - cured sea trout, perfectly lightly cooked and just marvellous with a surprising roast celery and beetroot cream and yet intensified with glazed octopus and an historic chicken and squid broth. Once again all the levels of taste and the textures were impeccably balanced. Cornish mussels served in and counterpointed with mild braised onion and elevated by coal powder with cabbage and especially a terrific sardine dressing. There was a choice of mains. It had to be the venison for me, and my wife chose the eternal favourite, turbot. We were now expecting perfection from every dish, and chef did not disappoint. The admirable fish was supported by some fresh, barely cooked, taste of the sea Mylor prawns along with Gidleigh Park Jerusalem artichokes, an umami boost from shiitake mushrooms in a seaweed tea, as well as English truffles and local greens. The venison was exemplary, an authentic taste of the game season with a special extra of brilliant sweetbreads and white truffles, girolles, baby watercress adding a touch of pepperiness and a savoury parsley and fermented garlic mix. Another competitor for dish of the evening! Before we tackled the desserts there was a semi-cheese course of variations of pumpkin with its seeds, Colston Basset mousse, and a striking pear and wet walnut duo. The look of the first dessert brought a smile to our faces the way it was amusingly put together on the plate - a blackberry ice ball, a superlative buttermilk rod, torched Gidleigh Park sweetcorn kernels, blackberries and blackberry panna cotta, and we were still smiling after devouring it. Next we had a pistachio micro-sponge with a lemon and bergamot set cream, the taste of which grew on the palate and fused with the liquorice ice cream. Finally, another runner in the top dish stakes - a bitter chocolate bomb filled with praliné parfait, some frozen yoghurt and caramel. Simple sounding, but at this level not easily achieved. We reckoned that this was well up with any of the best dining experiences we've had this year, and Gidleigh Park with Michael Wignall in the kitchen must now rank alongside any of the three-star venues. Chef was still in the kitchen right to the end of service, yet another example of the dedication a top chef should have."
"As ever, beautiful surroundings make this restaurant stand out above the crowd."
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The Observer's critic-in-chief heads to Manchester to try out the new Hawksmoor and stumbles across a veggie dining room, 1847, serving great food – well, apart from the desserts. Read our roundup of restaurant news in Manchester and enter our Hawksmoor Manchester competition.
Meanwhile the Guardian's Marina O'Laughlin pays a visit to the much gushed about Kitty Fisher's
Everyone else love, love, loves it but Marina can't help but feel she's ended up at a house party she wasn't quite invited to, particularly as the restaurant staff seem allergic to answering the phone. We can attest to that having called them on at least 10 occasions without success.
The award for most ferocious review this week has to go to The Sunday Times's A A Gill
The critic has a thing or two to say about Mayfair's 'ridiculously overpriced' Mexican, Peyote, including: "...fiddly, neurotic preparation with pale, polite taste and silly, parsimonious sharing plates that aren't bounteous or fun and are more like eating the catering pitch for a drug cartel's wedding.â€
Over at The Times, Giles Coren gives his opinion on Russian-imported pizza chain Bocconcino
"Bocconcino isn't a bad restaurant. It just isn't a necessary restaurant.†At £202 for pizza and pasta it's not hard to see why Mr Coren might feel that way – mind you, a £46 bottle of wine probably helped nudge the bill up.
And last but not least, Ms Maschler reviews Brindisa's new Morada Asador
The Standard's long-standing critic heads to the latest outpost of this tapas chain (in Soho) and finds the meats are the reason to flock here – from the 'delectable' milk-fed lamb to the Secreto Iberico.


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In last night's post game, KG dropped a quote that probably caught a lot of people's attention. He was talking about seeing Rondo come back from the dislocated elbow… and then he said this:
"I've seen [Rondo] play through some [injuries]," Garnett said after the game. "I'm not going to go through the list of injuries that you all are unaware of. I'm not going to put him out there like that, but I've seen him play through some horrific injuries. All of us sort of looked at each other like, 'What is he doing out here? Is he being smart right now?'
"When he came in, it was just typical Rondo. Shorty is a really tough, young individual and I don't know what he's going to be like when he's 35, but right now he's playing through a lot. He's showing a lot of heart, a lot of grit. We see it. That doesn't go unspoken or unseen. We see he's out there giving his full effort. We're following that lead."
My immediate thought was "what do you mean "horrific injuries"? What injuries? What haven't we been told about this kid? What's he been hiding?
Last night, Rondo put forth one of the ballsiest performances we've seen in a long time. I was inconsolable when Rondo went down. I saw everyone guessing about whether it was broken or if he was done until next season. I even said in the immediate aftermath that my concern was whether he'd be ready for the start of training camp.
So to see him come back out there was amazing. And then to hear that he's been playing through all sorts of other injuries that we didn't know about… well… let's just say I think a lot of people owe Rondo a little bit of an apology.
I get it.. we were all frustrated after dropping the first two games and we tend to look for scapegoats in that situation. But while Rondo does have faults… while he can be a bit of an enigma… the fact is he's a warrior. And this team looks to him as a leader. He proved to everyone last night.


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The following was submitted by Kristine Jarosz, public information specialist at the Fayetteville-Manlius School District:
Students in the Fayetteville-Manlius School District will soon be utilizing portable media players in conjunction with their physical education curriculum thanks to a grant provided by the New York State Association for Computers and Technologies in Education (NYSCATE).
The $2,000 NYSCATE grant will support the district's initiative of integrating technology into the classroom by funding the purchase of seven Apple iPod Touch devices, offering physical education students of all abilities differentiated instruction and access to video, web and fitness applications.
Students at the middle and high school levels will utilize designated applications and websites to track fitness efforts and monitor strength and aerobic progress. The devices' video recording capabilities will enable students to film instruction and peer efforts, potentially increasing competency levels while developing students' fitness portfolios.
Training for teachers that is dedicated to the use and implementation of the device will be provided throughout the school year, with follow-up assistance provided by the district's computer resource teachers.
Once the iPods have been implemented, student assessments will be performed to determine whether utilization increases curriculum understanding. Unit quiz grade scores will be compared to those earned last year as an additional measure of effectiveness.
F-M's Coordinator of Technology Laurel Chiesa worked with F-M physical education teachers Matt Barnello, Craig Chiesa and Allison Peele to write the NYSCATE grant, which was awarded to three organizations out of 65 applications.


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This week, my search for noteworthy local film events took me to Good For Her, a cozy little female-oriented sex shop on Harbord - and producers of the 4th annual Feminist Porn Awards. The two-day celebration of erotic film kicks off this Friday with an awards show at the Berkeley Church, followed by a panel discussion and clip screening at the Royal Theatre on Saturday night.
I asked Good For Her's Alison Lee, Feminist Porn Awards organizer, what is planned for this year's event and for a quick rundown of who's who in the world of feminist porn.
This is the 4th time Good for Her has put on this event. Did you organize the previous Feminist Porn Awards?
I organized the 2008 Awards as well as this year. 2006 and 2007 were organized by the previous manager of Good For Her, Chanelle Gallant.
What goes on at the awards show? If it had to be rated, would it be more of an "R", an "X", or a "XXX" event?
The awards show is really fun, and really celebratory, and really grassroots. This year, we are having Raging Asian Women (RAW) open the awards with their sexy and powerful drumming, and Coco La Creme and Daddy K and the Rhythm Method and Boylesque Toronto will all be there to keep the crowd entertained. We present awards with (mostly) local sexy people (writers, educators, filmmakers and more) as presenters, and we show clips from the winning movies. I would say it's more like an NC-17 rating, more dirty than an R but not quite an X (usually! There are a few exceptions that are a bit more saucy!)
Can you list a few examples of some of the award categories?
The Awards categories that we have this year include Hottest Straight Movie, Steamiest Educational Series, Most Deliciously Diverse Cast, and Movie of the Year. There are 12 Categories in all (as well as Honourable Mentions)
Aside from the lack of phony cosmetic enhancements, and that the nominees are all female initiated projects, what are other characteristics of feminist porn?
The most dominant characteristic that I see in feminist porn is the notion of consent and agency. The people on the screen may be acting in ways that are very raunchy (or very soft) but the idea of the performer's desire is made really clear. I think by the very nature that these filmmakers are making movies with female viewers in mind also means that they are taking risks in a very male-dominated industry. That may mean working independently, and it also means adding feminist flair to the mainstream. A lot of people assume that feminist porn is going to be like a Harlequin novel come to life. Sometimes that is true, but it can also be really kinky and edgy, and somewhere in between. Feminist porn is about exploring desire and fantasy from a woman's perspective, and those perspectives are as diverse as women themselves!
Who are the major artists or filmmakers working in this genre, and what kind of work do they do?
In the industry as a whole, here are some of the biggest names:
Candida Royalle: arguably the Fairy Godmother of feminist porn. Starting making erotic movies for women in the early 1980's.
Tristan Taormino: Writer, sex educator, and director. Has been working for Vivid, one of the biggest porn studios around making raunchy movies as well as educational titles that seek to include women both as performers and viewers.
Anna Span: Makes rather filthy movies! She is from Britain.
Erika Lust: Made the instant classic "Five Hot Stories for Her". Also wrote a book called "Porn For Women" and runs a fab blog at lustfilms.com
Madison Young: Going to be at this year's awards! Is a writer, director and performer as well as the owner of a feminist art gallery in San Francisco. Madison is notable as she is both behind and in front of the camera as well as being very very very kinky!
Shine Louise Houston: One of my very favourite directors. She makes queer porn that is beautiful to look at and quite intense to watch. Hot people with real bodies, and a lot of the people she works with are couples in real life, making the chemistry between the performers that much hotter. Shine is a truly revolutionary director!
These are some of the biggest names right now, but there are a lot of people who are doing amazing things!
Alison also lent me a stack of porn to preview and this year's contenders are all over the map - from the very soft and straight Man of My Dreams, where viewers can choose-their-own-adventure with a fireman, policeman, or even the neighbourhood dog walker, to Maria Beatty's plotless, subversive and very painful-looking Skateboard Kink Freak.
If slapping and suspension are your scene, you will fall in love with Madison Young. The 28 year-old from San Francisco writes, directs, and stars in Tail of a Bondage Model: Real Life Memoirs of a Rope Slut. The film centers on the kinky redhead, a jet-setting model and aspiring writer, struggling to hold on to her new girlfriend while juggling a busy work schedule.
Also well crafted, Champion, Shine Louise Houston's film about an MMA fighter and her various romances. Out of the fighting ring, Jesse has to deal with a lingering ex, an ambitious manager, a lifelong enemy, a one night stand with Madison Young, and a crush on her final opponent.
The 2009 Feminist Porn Awards will take place on Friday, April 24th at the Berkeley Church (315 Queen Street East), followed by Feisty Feminist Porn on The Big Screen on Saturday, April 25th at the Royal Theatre (608 College Street). Tickets $12-$18 at Good for Her or online. Photos of Courtney Trouble and Madison Young courtesy of Good For Her.
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Toots ;-)
I would totally take her home...and make her some dessert.
My short film "That's What I Like" was nominated for this year's awards. The idea behind it was to create a porn film that celebrated the choices and tastes of the female star. Mia herself says she's an exhibitionist who chooses to work in adult films and she loves what she does.
I also deliberately made this film with a straight female audience in mind, ignoring all the cliches and conventions of mainstream porn to try and offer a more realistic, authentic and sexy viewing experience.
Feminist porn is about celebrating female pleasure and acknowledging women as creators of porn - and as the audience.
My vote for the naming of the 5th annual awards - 2010 Humanist Porn Awards.
What Mr. Dawkins is saying is that there are many kooks attempting to tie science in with their own ideologies to make them seem more factual. He sure as hell is not saying, "The reason modern feminists are accepting of porn is because feminism is a bunch of nonsense..." but nice try to attempt to tie the two together.
Feminism is a movement of acceptance, equality, and empowerment. If anything it's a study of sociology, and not something you're about to understand by sitting in a lab. So Joe, please never ever cite Richard Dawkins again, because he has nothing to do with what you're saying. And this is coming from a man.
I was citing Dawkins regarding people take an interest in the theory of evolution, not any personal views he has stated regarding feminism or even his political leanings.
Feminism is an ideology based on the premise that women and men are equal in drives, cognition, sexual behaviour etc.
This ideology is particularly apparent when feminists analyze unequal outcomes between men and women in some aspect of life (lack of women in engineering, top echelons of science faculty, CEO's of corporations etc)and having them automatically assume that this must be due to the male power structure or other such horseshit.
"If anything it's a study of sociology"
That's one of the problems right there. With the exception of a few sociologists, sociology is generally devoid of rigour and contributions from the field of behavioral genetics and non-sociological contributions to behaviour such as exposure (peri-natally through adulthood) to hormones, pathogens, environmental toxins etc (although that may be starting to change: http://chronicle.com/free/v55/i18/18b00601.htm)
Probably because one of the major tenets of feminism has always been that m-f sex differences in aptitudes, drives, cognition etc. are social constructs that can simply be ameliorated via quotas and equal rights laws.
Feminism has been around long enough now that there are many different angles to it. For instance, ddt is right in saying that porn didn't have a place in feminism in the 80's (I sat through lectures on porn in my Women's Studies course that now would sound like some kind of anti-porn propaganda). I remember, maybe 8 years ago, reading about feminist porn and realizing that something I'd been taught was BAD BAD BAD for women was now a form of empowerment.
I am a feminist AND I accept that women and men have a lot of biological differences. What I can't accept is, that those differences justify the imbalance of power that occurs in our society. What I've learned is that no matter what the differences are, they will be used to prop men up and bring women down. So, if a woman is "good with her hands" she should sew and knit or type, but of course, she shouldn't be a surgeon (I'm using an old-fashioned example that hopefully also shows how much feminism has improved the situation). Or, in the case of a rape, the man is unable to control his response because of his instinctual desires, and it must be the fault of the woman, who has enticed him (this argument has been used in court to defend even the rape of a child).
You know, I think a lot of it comes down to choice and privilege. What are your privileges in life, and what kinds of choices does that privilege allow you to make? An awareness of that sort is the first step towards leveling the field.