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OMG! First use of abbreviation discovered
Now-ubiquitous phrase written in 1917 Churchill letter
The first use of the now-ubiquitous OMG! dates back much farther than you might think.
Lord John Fisher, the head of the British Navy during World War I until he resigned in 1915, first used the abbreviation in a letter to Winston Churchill in 1917, according to a document posted by Letters of Note.
The letter, dated 9/9/17, states: "I hear that a new order of Knighthood is on the tapis -- O.M.G. (Oh! My God!) -- Shower it on the Admiralty!!!"
While no one is quite sure what "Shower it on the Admiralty" means, Time magazine says Fisher may have been accustomed to writing Churchill in code during his days of World War I service. Thus, the OMG.
The rest is texting history.
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Lisette L. BrassardJuly 07,2014
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BARRE TOWN Lisette Louise Brassard, 84, formerly of Barre Town and Venice, Florida, went home to be with her St. Anne and Jesus on Friday, July 4, 2014, at Heaton Woods Assisted Living in Montpelier with her family at her bedside.
Lisette was born on June 11, 1930, in Barre. She was the daughter of Josephat and Yvette (Moreau) Scalabrini. She attended Sacred Heart in Newport, Vermont, for three years beginning in 1945, and then graduated from Spaulding High School in Barre in 1948.
In 1950, Lisette married Fernand Red Lajeunesse in Barre. Following their marriage, they lived on Seminary Street in Barre, moving to East Barre in 1952. Together, they started Brookside Memorials in East Barre where they lived for many years while raising their family until they divorced.
On May 3, 1979, Lisette married Albert James Jim Brassard in Barre. Following their marriage, they lived in Barre Town for 20 years during which time she enjoyed her employment with Goodfellows Jewelers. They moved to Nokomis, Florida, where they had resided for the past 16 years.
Her memberships included St. Monicas Church in Barre, where she was a member of the Ladies of St. Anne, and Mount Carmel in Nokomis, Florida.
Lisette was a devoted wife, an amazing mom and a proud and loving grandmother.
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Lisettes interests were fashion, decorating, entertaining, shuffleboard, horses, motorcycling and snowmobiling.
Besides her husband, she is survived by her six children, Gerry (Barbara) Lajeunesse, of Venice, Florida, Diane (Robert) Quinlan ,of Clayton, North Carolina, Donald (Peggy) Lajeunesse, of Websterville, Helen (Paul) Allen, Debra (Mark) Lewis and Bernie (Joanne) Lajeunesse, all of Barre, Vermont; and four stepchildren, Mark (Robin) Brassard, of Port St. Lucie, Florida, Donna (Duane) Macphail, of North Palm Beach, Florida, Sandra (Greg) Rouleau and Steven (Lisa) Brassard, both of Barre.
She is also survived by 15 grandchildren, Cat, Bob, Mark, Kevin, Gerry, Beth, Nicky, Chrissy, Brittany, Jodie, Erin, Danielle, Alex, Kasie, Jenna, as well as six step-grandchildren, Brandon, Erika, Neil, Nicole, Stephanie and Morgan, and 10 great-grandchildren, Keelan, Chloe, Sawyer, Chapin, Hattie, Elsie, Emily, Connor, Jahlani and Kaiya.
Also surviving are three sisters, Rita (Maurice) Bourcier, Denise (Ritchie Alice) Bixby, both of Connecticut, Claudette Johns, of Pennsylvania, and one brother, Donald (Pat) Scalabrini, of California; her sisters- and brothers-in-law, Genevieve Lister, of Clarksville, Maryland, Bernard Brassard, of Barre, Vermont, Lucille Wiedel, of Silver Springs, Maryland, Maurice and Louise Brassard, of Southwick, Massachusetts, Marie Claire Lopes, of Charlton, Massachusetts, Robert and Maureen Brassard, Louise Brassard, Pauline Brassard, all of Sarasota, Florida.
Besides her parents, she was predeceased by one very special grandson, Richard Ricky Nicolino, and one brother, Henry Scalabrini.
Lisettes family would like to extend their deep gratitude to her loving friends at Heaton Woods Assisted Living in Montpelier for the excellent care and attention, especially the love shown to her during her stay with them.
Upon Lisettes request, there will be no calling hours.
A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at St. Monicas Catholic Church in Barre on Thursday, July 10, 2014. at 10 a.m.
Burial will follow the Mass in St. Sylvesters Cemetery in Lower Websterville.
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WEBSTERVILLE Rejeanne L. Baril, 85, of Bolster Road, passed away Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012, at her home surrounded by her family
Born in Ste. Cyrill, Quebec, on Dec. 18, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Lea (Dion) Lupien. Rejeanne attended schools in Canada. In 1950, she moved to Barre where she was employed at the former Sprague Electric in Barre. She later was employed at the Barre Town School in the cafeteria department, and her last employment was at Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin as a dietician, retiring in 1988.
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Her memberships include St. Sylvester Catholic Church in Graniteville and was a former member of St. Monica Catholic Church; the Ladies of Ste. Anne Society and the Ste. Jean Society of Barre.
Survivors include her husband of 58 years of marriage, E. Paul Baril, of Websterville; two daughters, Claire Baril, of Websterville, Denise Newton and her husband, Stephen, of Marshfield; two sons, Donald Baril and his companion, Jackie, of Saratoga, N.Y., and Dennis Baril and his wife, Monique, of Barre Town. She is also survived by eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren, as well as many nieces and nephews.
Besides her parents, she was predeceased by three sisters, Florette Constant, Simone Grodin and Blanche Biron; and two brothers, Paul Lupien and Edmond Lupien.
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Florida Gov. Rick Scott is expected to sign the state's budget, but not before vetoing part of it.
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There are legal questions about whether he can veto a tuition hike.
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"Kurzak is a dazzling new star" (The Sunday Times)
"A superstar in the making, as I noted here after her Adina in last year's L'elisir d'amore, Kurzak fills the house with her thrillingly pure, warm voice and acts the rest of the cast off the stage. It is a rare moment, indeed, when an opera singer can change the mood with a flash of an eye, the tiniest gesture of disdain." (The Guardian)
Polish-born soprano Aleksandra Kurzak began her musical education at the age of 7, playing violin and piano. She studied voice at the conservatories of Wroclaw and Hamburg. She made her professional opera debut at the age of 21 at the Wroclaw State Opera as Susanna in Le Nozze di Figaro. Her mother and teacher Jolanta Zmurko performed the role of Countess. Kurzak is a laureate of singing competitions in Warsaw, Barcelona, Helsinki and Canton. In 2009 she received a PhD in Music.
Between 2001 and 2007 Aleksandra Kurzak was a member of the ensemble of the Hamburg State Opera, where she sang numerous roles: Queen of the Night, Blonde, Susanna, Servilia, Marzelline (Fidelio), Nanetta (Falstaff), Ännchen (Der Freischütz), Gilda, Adčle, Gretel (Hänsel und Gretel), Maid (Powder her Face), Musetta, Cleopatra, Fiorilla (Il Turco in Italia), Marie (La Fille du Régiment).
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Aleksandra Kurzak has appeared at the Staatsoper in Berlin (Queen of the Night), Teatro Regio in Parma and Théâtre du Capitole in Toulouse (Gilda), Bavarian State Opera in Munich (Cleopatra, Adele, Rosina), Vienna State Opera (Rosina, Adina), Teatro Massimo in Palermo (Norina), Lyric Opera House in Chicago (Blonde), Salzburg Festival (concert arias by Mozart, Ännchen and Donna Anna), National Opera House in Helsinki (Gilda), Palau de les Arts in Valencia (Adina), National Opera House in Warsaw (Gilda, Violetta), Mozart Festival in La Coruńa as well as at the Welsh National Opera in Cardiff (Aspasia), Finnish National Opera (Gilda), Theater an der Wien (Donna Anna and Amenaide), Teatro La Fenice in Venice (Donna Anna) and Seattle Opera House (Lucia).
Aleksandra Kurzak has collaborated with many well known conductors including Ivor Bolton, Bruno Campanella, James Conlon, Sir Andrew Davis, Christoph von Dohnányi, Riccardo Frizza, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, René Jacobs, Nicola Luisotti, Sir Charles Mackerras, Ingo Metzmacher, Daniel Oren, Carlo Rizzi, Ralf Weikert and Simone Young.
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Open up the Chrome app on your mobile device and go to a web page with text.
Depending on how much text is on the page, the feature may take a while to show up in your menu.
Hit the menu icon, which looks like three lines or a "hamburger," and the first feature should be called "Translate to Emoji."
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A 10-year-old boy in Massachusetts went to extremes to avoid going to bed.
The boy dialed 911 just after 8 p.m. and told the dispatcher he was calling to report his mother, who was trying to get him to go to bed, The Enterprise reported.
According to police records, an officer did go to the boy's home in Brockton.
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Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was snapped at the unveiling of 49th World Congress Dance Resarch.
Bollywood celebs Amitabh Bachchan, Tiger Shroff, Swapnil Joshi, Sayaji Shinde, Richa Inamdar, Ganesh Acharya, Pooja Sawant, Manoj Joshi were seen at the mahurat of Marathi film BHIKARI.
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Where you can catch Oscar-nominated films in Milwaukee
Here's a guide to where, and whether, you can see this year's Oscar-nominated feature films in Milwaukee.
Marcus Theatres' Menomonee Falls and Ridge cinemas are showing all nine best-picture nominees in a package deal Saturday and Sunday, while AMC Mayfair Mall is showing four of the nine in a package on Saturday; the movies are included below, but check the theaters' websites for details. And this year's nominated live-action and animated short films are still playing at the Oriental Theatre. »Read Full Article
Semi-Twang is back, releasing third album at Shank Hall
Its official: With its new album "The Why and the What For," Semi-Twang has created more albums in its second life than in its first.
The local Americana band fronted by John Sieger released its one and only album for Warner Bros., "Salty Tears," back in 1988. »Read Full Article
Summerfest CEO's big bonus draws call for transparency
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett wants to put an end to the secret process used to award salary increases and bonuses to Summerfest Chief Executive Officer Don Smiley.
Patrick Curley, Barrett's chief of staff, said Wednesday that the mayor has directed his appointee to the Summerfest board to propose that the full board take a vote on Smiley's compensation every year. »Read Full Article(216)
Singles Scorecard: Hear new tracks from Will.i.am, Vampire Weekend, Kid Cudi and more
Vampire Weekend, pictured here performing at Stubb's in Austin, Texas for South by Southwest March 17, is taking its sound in a whole new direction, evident by new single "Diane Young." Associated Press photo by Jack Plunkett. »Read Full Blog Post
'Airplane' director, star to unveil Wisconsin tourism ad
Madison - The director and star of the 1980 comedy hit "Airplane!" are flying in to Wisconsin again.
David Zucker and Robert Hays will be in Madison on Monday to unveil a new TV spot promoting the state as a tourism destination. Their appearance coincides with a statewide conference on tourism. »Read Full Article(4)
Calliope resurrects '60s psychedelia
Milwaukee band Calliope is barely 2 years old, and there's already a website about the band called CalliopeSucks.com.
But not to worry - the site was registered by the band. »Read Full Article
Museum of Wisconsin Art disinvites artists
The Museum of Wisconsin Art, which is slated to open a new building along the Milwaukee River in West Bend the first weekend in April, has decided to disinvite artists and artworks that were going to be in the inaugural show.
"We are dealing with brand new gallery spaces that we've never installed in before," said Graeme Reid, the museum's assistant director. "We just thought we could get more work in the galleries." »Read Full Blog Post(9)
New Discovery World exhibit traces baseball history
A new exhibit "Baseball-Innovations That Changed the Game," will open at Discovery World Museum April 1.
The display traces the history of baseball from its start in 1845. The museum spotlights baseball mitts, bats, uniforms and souvenirs from the post-Civil War era to today. »Read Full Article
Cubicle Sessions: The "I didn't get to go to SXSW" edition
I've been moping around the office and screaming incoherently like Ron Burgandy after he thought his dog died. Why, because I didn't get to go to SXSW in Austin, Texas. It's only the coolest media festival ever. Should I and could I have gone? Sure, but where's the fun in that. There's nothing better than being sent somewhere and being pampered. I happen to be a fan of seedy hotels and creepy bars so I would have been a cheap date. But alas, I didn't go. Maybe next year somebody will send me...hint, hint.
Hip hop has grown exponentially over the past several years at SXSW. It's gone from small taverns to taking over the biggest venues possible. Even though I didn't go-the internet held me down when I needed my SXSW performance fix. I'm pretty sure that made it worse. Anyways, here's who I would have seen had I went. All of these performances were filmed at SXSW. »Read Full Blog Post
Harris & Crowell find beauty in friendship, harmony
Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell have been friends since the mid-1970s, and when they appeared together on the stage of the Pabst Theater on Tuesday night, the warmth of their long association showed.
Fortunately, so did the professionalism of their long individual careers. »Read Full Article
New Third Ward music venue, Anthony's on Jefferson, to open Saturday
A new music venue in the Third Ward is celebrating its grand opening on Saturday.
Wisconsin shout-out in 'Mad Men' premiere
I have seen the two-hour premiere episode of the new season of "Mad Men."
And it is Pretty. Damn. Good. It is a Don-, Betty-, Peggy- and Roger-centric episode. »Read Full Blog Post(1)
Mumford & Sons among Lollapalooza headliners, according to Chicago Tribune report
Lollapalooza will welcome Mumford & Sons, Phoenix, the Killers and Vampire Weekend as headliners for the Chicago festival, taking place in Grant Park Aug. 2-4, according to a report from Chicago Tribune music critic Greg Kot.
Kot also received confirmation from multiple industry sources that the National and the recently reunited Postal Service will be on the bill. »Read Full Article
Red Arrow ice rink season extended
One benefit of our extended winter: The season close of the Slice of Ice rink in Red Arrow Park, 920 N. Water St., has been pushed back a week to March 24.
Rink hours are Wednesday and Thursday 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.; and Sunday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. »Read Full Article
On Tap Today: Printmakers descend on Milwaukee
Starting today, about 1,500 artists from across the country and the globe will be in Milwaukee. It is a prestigious confab of printmakers. The city's arts venues have collaborated in an unprecedented way to stage more than 50 exhibits in honor of the event. More on that here. If you're on Twitter, welcome the conference attendees or keep up with thier doings with the hashtag #printmke.
We're hoping our creative visitors will tune into "Way Back Home" with Paul Cebar (who sometimes sings the weather report) and "The Disclaimer" the talk radio show about Milwaukee doings that doesn't embarrass the city. Cebar starts spinning tunes at 9am and "The Disclaimer" fellas start yakking at noon on WMSE FM 91.7. You can stream it all here. »Read Full Blog Post(3)


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'One on One with Ryan Braun' no longer on WISN-TV
WISN-TV will no longer air its "One on One with Ryan Braun" segment, the station said Tuesday.
A contractual agreement with Lammi Sports Management group gave the station access to the former National League MVP and newly disgraced Milwaukee Brewers player. »Read Full Blog Post(11)
'Downton Abbey,' 'Community' start new year with familiar faces
If your New Year's resolution is to exercise more and you are reading this while at the gym, say hello to my wife.
I'll be in bed. »Read Full Article(2)
How Milwaukeeans used to celebrate New Year's Eve
Partying like it's 2013 looks like painted go-go dancers, pina coladas and bass-pounding DJs. At least, that's how most of this year's New Year's Eve parties are advertised. Heck, we're even swapping champagne toasts with Jagerbombs.
Ever wonder how they boozed old-school? Check out these ads from the Journal and the Sentinel back in the day. »Read Full Article
Charlie Hill, pioneering Indian comic from Wisconsin, dies
Charlie Hill, a pioneer of American Indian comedy from the Oneida tribe of Wisconsin, died Monday after battling cancer for more than a year. He was 62.
Condolences have poured in online and on social media for the standup comedian, who debuted on "The Richard Pryor Show" in 1977 and was the first American Indian to appear on the "Tonight Show with Johnny Carson." »Read Full Article
Linneman's, owner have withstood the test of time
Jan. 1 isn't just a new day of a new year for Jim Linneman. He's hoping it's the first day of the next 20 years for his music venue, Linneman's Riverwest Inn, at 1001 E. Locust St.
The odds for Linneman's lasting as long as it has weren't in its favor. »Read Full Article(8)
Top of the Charts: Top five hits of 2013
There is no doubt that this was a great year to be a pop star, and we followed it all here each week in Top of the Charts as the Billboard Hot 100 crowned independent rap stars, former Disney sensations, R&B crooners, YouTube viral memes and pop divas as chart-topping royalty.
Across the year, a slew of talented artists were popping to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time. Miley Cyrus swung nude atop a "Wrecking Ball" to her first chart-topping experience. New Zealand pop phenom Lorde's debut single "Royals" stayed at number one for an impressive nine weeks. And the year was so full of huge pop hits that neither of those singles found their way into the top five of Billboard's year-end Hot 100 chart. See that full list here and count down the five biggest hits of 2013 below. »Read Full Blog Post
Christmas book: December radio ratings results
How successful was the "Christmas book," the December radio ratings period that features stations that switched to the all-Christmas music format?
WZTI-FM (1290), which switched to the format on Halloween (!), almost doubled its numbers from the previous survey, though it was still under a full 1.0 share, according to Nielsen numbers. »Read Full Blog Post
On Tap Today: New Year's Eve Events in Milwaukee
Want to dance on New Year's Eve? The Get Down at Turner Hall Ballroom is a great option, but there are literally dozens of fun ways to end 2013 in style. Photo by Angela Morgan, courtesy of Turner Hall Ballroom. »Read Full Blog Post(1)


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Coffee fungus gives industry jittersBy Gayle Hanson
staff writer | April 22,2013
Stefan Hard / Staff File Photo An aerial view of the Green Mountain Coffee Roasters campus in Waterbury.If you are enjoying a cup of Central American organic fair trade coffee, take a minute to savor it. A rampant disease spreading throughout the region may soon make it an increasingly rare commodity.
This past weekend Green Mountain Coffee Roasters co-sponsored an international gathering of government officials, scientists, nongovernmental organizations, suppliers and producers in Guatemala for what was called "an emergency summit" to discuss the humanitarian and economic devastation that may result from the spread of coffee leaf rust. This airborne fungus is expected to destroy as much as 40 percent of this year's crop in the entire region, and 65 percent during the 2014 harvest season. It's also likely to worsen.
The governments of Guatemala and Honduras have each declared a state of emergency, with Guatemala predicting that it will lose close to 70 percent of its crop this year. It is estimated that a half-million farms, and millions of individual livelihoods, have already been affected in a region where coffee can represent more than 25 percent of employment.
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters is one of the nation's largest coffee roasters and in 2012 became the largest purchaser of Fair Trade Certified coffee. While it now sources its beans from 33 regions globally, it has a longstanding supply chain reaching deep into the mountains of Central America and Mexico.
In Guatemala it was joined at the table by its partners and competitors, including Starbucks, Folgers, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the United States Agency for International Development, or USAID, and various Central American stakeholders to figure out how to address the growing crisis.
At the end of the day, said Lindsey Bolger, GMCR's senior director of coffee, this is a problem that any farmer could relate to.
"This is a problem that our farmers in Vermont can understand," said Bolger. "We have such strong relationships with our growers. They are our farmers market and like many Vermonters we know our farmers."
To that end GMCR has been working to survey its suppliers, the better to understand how the crisis is affecting them.
"What we are certain of is that this is a multi-year challenge," said Bolger. "While the picture isn't really clear for next year, the broader implication is that we are looking at something that is going to continue."
There's no single cause for the rust epidemic, say the experts, but rather it's the outgrowth of climate change, aging plant stock, and antiquated farming practices that makes this particular outbreak so devastating. It has also come at a time when the coffee-growing regions of Brazil and Vietnam have increased their production, helping to cause the global price for beans to plummet.
There are two types of coffee beans, arabica and robusta. The arabica bean, considered to be the superior because of its more refined taste, is the bean most farmed throughout the Americas and the bean most susceptible to leaf rust. Arabica coffee represents 70 percent of all coffee in production and is the main component in high-quality coffee. While robusta plants will also develop the disease, strains of resistant robusta beans have been developed successfully.
The USAID-funded Famine Early Warning Systems Network says that because 90 percent of all coffee grown in the region is exported, it is vulnerable to global price fluctuations, thus endangering the livelihood of the region's poorest laborers. Despite a record export high of 113.1 million exported bags in 2012, up 8 percent from the prior year, the price per pound has fallen 30 percent from more than $2 to approximately $1.30, according to the International Coffee Organization's composite indicator.
Climate change throughout the Central American region has also produced consecutive years of overly abundant rainfall at higher than usual altitudes, creating an optimal environment for the fungus, which spreads rapidly in the moist regions of the highlands, according to experts at World Coffee Research. Like Vermont, it is a region of micro-climates where temperatures and growing seasons can shift from one valley to the next.
Although coffee leaf rust will respond to some fungicides, they are not really that effective, and are not, of course, an option for organic growers.
"What is confounding about this fungus is that it doesn't follow natural behaviors," says Bolger. "We know that it needs a warm, moist environment and we know that it spreads through the wind. We also know that one worker can spread it from one farm to the other."
Bolger added that she was aware of some organic coffee plantations that had been decimated, while others are getting by relatively unscathed. "We are hearing a lot of different narratives," she said.
Michael Sheridan has been working in the coffee lands region for several years for Catholic Relief Services, which has surveyed more than 13 cooperatives and 6,800 farmers in the region, and has questioned growers in particular about the impact on organic farms.
"I think the most common response was that the impact of coffee rust on production depends less on whether growers use organic or conventional technologies and more to do with how well they manage their farms," he said. "In some cases conventional technologies were better in controlling coffee rust. In other cases organic approaches were more effective. One of the challenges all farmers face now is beating back the fungus once it has taken hold... People I have spoken with who know coffee rust suggest that in this case an ounce of prevention is worth way more than a pound of cure."
Last year GMCR increased its purchase of fair trade coffee by 5 million pounds and announced that one of its most popular blends would be 100 percent Free Trade Certified. The Nantucket Blend consists of coffee from Central America, South America, Africa and Indonesia.
Analysts say that should the blight continue, coffee blends across the board might shift in flavor profiles due to the necessity of sourcing beans from alternate regions.
"I think that you could see some change in the way blends are formulated," said Peter Scoville, a commodities analyst and vice president for Chicago's Cole Group. Scoville added that GMCR, with its diverse product line and access to suppliers around the globe, would be unlikely to be harmed in the long term by the problem.
"I don't think that there is anything here that is going to affect the share price," he said. "After all they do have the Keurig."
For its part, GMCR has poured millions of dollars into sustainability research and humanitarian aid in the coffee regions where it operates. The company is widely respected for having greatly improved the conditions under which coffee is grown, supporting small local fincas and encouraging sustainable farming practices and better working conditions for laborers.
Last year it purchased more than 50 million pounds of fair trade coffee and made $10 million in direct grants to help improve the situation for the farmers in its supply chain. It has partnered with USAID, and the global humanitarian agency Mercy Corps, to provide funds to the Feed the Future Initiative in Guatemala, which works to alleviate poverty and malnutrition in the region.
"We are always going to have a significant presence in this region," says Bolger. "We are sitting at the table with our competitors because we share common interests. It's like when Irene hit. We're going to work together to try and fix this. I feel that we are not just representing ourselves here, but all of Vermont's roasters, large and small."MORE IN Vermont NewsMONTPELIER Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt. Full StoryVermont Attorney General Bill Sorrell plans to join the U.S. Full StoryMONTPELIER Gov. Full Story
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Belfer Center Ranked #1 University-Affiliated Think Tank in World
2011 Global Go To Think Tank Index Also Ranks Center High in Security and International Relations
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January 19, 2012
The Belfer Center has been ranked No. 1 university-affiliated think tank in the world in the 2011 Global Go To Think Tank Index.
The Index, coordinated by the University of Pennsylvanias Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program, is the culmination of an eight-month process involving more than 1500 scholars, journalists, experts in numerous research categories, and organizations from around the globe.
The Belfer Center received high rankings in two other categories as well: 17th best in security and international relations globally and 25th best think tank overall in the United States. The Center was ranked #2 in university-affiliated think tanks in 2010.
We are very pleased that the Penn survey has acknowledged the impact of the Belfer Center and other university-based think tanks, said Graham Allison, director of Harvard Kennedy Schools Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. And we are especially proud to be recognized for engaging policy makers effectively in our core areas of security and international relations.
Harvard Kennedy Schools Center for International Development ranked third in the world among university-affiliated think tanks and 19th in the U.S. overall ratings of think tanks.
James McGann, director of the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program at Penn, has studied think tanks for 25 years, and has produced these rankings since 2007. His research identifies 6,545 think tanks in the world, including 1,912 in North America.
To read the full report and see the surveys rankings in all 30 categories, click here.
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Ayn Rand: Atlas Shrugged (Penguin Modern Classics)
A user called Theta9 on LibraryThing summed it up. "There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year-old's life: The Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged. One is a childish fantasy that often engenders a lifelong obsession with its unbelievable heroes, leading to an emotionally stunted, socially crippled adulthood, unable to deal with the real world. The other, of course, involves orcs."
Helen Garner: The Spare Room
The people we love can be infuriating and self-destructive, especially when they're sick. How does a carer continue to care? This tale quietly rips your heart out. Nobody describes the minutiae of every day life with the same clarity and symbolic force which Garner brings.
Victoria De Grazia: Irresistible Empire: America's Advance Through Twentieth-Century Europe
A beautifully written treatise on how Europe became middle-class after World War I, under the influence of the USA. The mercantile community in those newfanged Rotary Clubs, were considered racy and radical. Thomas Mann was a Rotarian. No shit.
Byron Sharp: How Brands Grow: What Marketers Don't Know
If you're a marketer, get your hand off it and buy the damned book. Your job is simpler than you think.
Rudolph Herzog: Dead Funny: Humor in Hitler's Germany
The author, son of film-maker Werner Herzog, traces the jokes people told abou the Nazis in order to prove that most people knew the nature of the regime. To me, this slender collection of political humour shows that there simply weren't enough jokes cracked, not that there lots of sly jokes which showed a public spirit of resistance. The funniest and cruellest jokes, ironically, often came from Hitler's victims themselves.
Sean Condon: My 'dam Life: Three Years in Holland (Lonely Planet Journeys)
Sean has an ear for the cadences of modern, media-warped speech. He has a heart for the subtle humiliations which life deals out to the ordinary bloke, and he retalliates by humiliating the famous in return. A genuine, new, and distinctive voice in literature. He's also a pal, so buy his books. A lot.
Bill Wasik: And Then There's This
Boy, have I had it with Tipping Points, Flat Worlds, and anything 2.0. So imagine my delight when one of these so-called business books turns out to be a gem. Wasik is a gentleman adventurer in the world of new media. An amateur pundit with a day job as a rock journalist, he dips a toe in the water of viral culture every so often, and manages to beat the pros. He was, after all, the man who invented the flash-mob. Name one other writer on cyberculture who starts his book by quoting John Stuart Mill. That's class.
Thomas Doherty: Pre-Code Hollywood: Sex, Immorality, and Insurrection in American Cinema, 1930-1934 (Film and Culture Series)
It was six years between the birth of the talkies and the enactment of the draconian MPAA Production Code in 1934. But in those few short years, Hollywood relased some of the most subversive, racy and cynical movies it would ever make. The parallels with our own time, as the forces of censorship stir again, are frightening. the cover shows ten items which the Production Code would never allow. Among them, an inner thigh, wickedness unpunished, drug use, consumption of alcohol that is not essential to the plot and the mockery of religion. I ask you: what's left that's worth making movies about?
Herodotus: The Histories (Oxford World's Classics)
Herodotus was the Perez Hilton of Ancient Greece. No gossipy detail misses his evil eye. Pericles? Don't get him started...
Tony Hendra: The 80s: A Look Back at the Tumultuous Decade 1980-1989
This book was written in 1978, as a joke. It is read, in 2009, as an historical document.
Peter C. Whybrow: American Mania: When Too Much Is Not Enough
How being a nation of immigrants messes with American heads (and waists). Incredibly insightful.
Mrs. Dorothy Parker: The Portable Dorothy Parker (Viking portable library)
She's a total bitch. But you knew that.
P.J. O'Rourke: Republican Party Reptile
O' Rourke says he's a Republican, but he appears on NPR. A (political) party animal. His viewpoints, in large measure, suck. But I bet he mixes a mean Gimlet.
Mary Karr: The Liars Club
Like Nick Flynn, another poet tells her tale of childhood neglect and abuse. The portrait she paints of her star-crossed parents, held together by lust and divided my tragedy, will bring you to tears.
Nick Flynn: Another Bullshit Night in Suck City: A Memoir
How does it affect your soul, if you're working in a homeless shelter, and your dad checks in? And you have to throw him out for bad behaviour? A gut-wrenching tale of family dysfunction, emotional torture, and (yes) vanity. Flynn is a poet, and he tells his tale in a way that's morbidly beautiful.
Muriel Spark: The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
The relationship between a gifted student and a truly inspiring teacher is an intimate one. So intimate, the student and teacher can resemble two lovers, with their intrigues, passions, and potential for betrayal. Spark's cool, detatched style is at odds with the simmering emotion that runs through this tale of adolescent self-discovery. It makes her story all the more heartbreaking. A masterpiece.
Mark Leyner: My Cousin, My Gastroenterologist
Dali once described surrealism as the chance meeting of a fish and an anvil on an ironing board. As a modern surrealist, Leyner provides plenty of anvils, but the fish are somehow missing. A dozen eskimos in bowler hats have just rung the doorbell, and I must get my llama to make them hot fudge sundaes. Do I make myself clear?
Bruno Schulz: The Street of Crocodiles and Other Stories (Penguin Classics)
Magic realism at its best. Also seek out his Sanatorium under the Sign of the Hourglass.
Japan Travel Bureau: Japan in Your Pocket: "Salaryman" in Japan No. 8 (Eibun Nihon Etoki Jiten)
Perhaps the funniest book on Japanese culture ever written. And it's meant to be serious. Did you know that the highest ranking executive gets the safest seat in a taxi? I didn't, until this book explained all those silly details of business etiquette. Special section on how to curse your bucho.
Dana Thomas: Deluxe: How Luxury Lost Its Luster
A staggeringly well-written book from a former Washington Post fashion correspondent. The many hundreds of billions of dollars which passes through the hands of the luxury goods industry has not trickled-down to the people who actually do the work. Once proud brands tarnish their reputations by badge-engineering. A merciless expose of luxury marketing, but one which respects the artisanal ideals which spawned the industry in the first place.
Gore Vidal: Myra Breckinridge & Myron
Today, Vidal concentrates on scathing essays and scandalous memoir. But you'll find his best work in his early satires. Myra Breckenridge tells the story of a ball-busting post-op transexual woman who wreaks revenge on the millieu of B-list celebs and wannabes who spurned her as a man. This short book carries not an ounce of fat; every word packs a punch. It is, without doubt, his masterpiece. The sequel, Myron, runs longer, and is just a little too aware of its own cleverness. Irritated at a Supreme Court decision on censorship, Vidal replaces each of the proscribed nine dirty words with the names of the Justices themselves. Oddly, the judges all seem to sport names which suit the purpose. I am especially fond of the name for a vulgarity which refers to the female genitalia; Justice Whizzer White.
Michael Heyward: The Ern Malley Affair
This is so post-modern, it makes your head spin. In 1940s Australia, two would-be poets Harold Stewart and James McAuley grew tired of rejections from avant-garde literary journals. As a lark, the two composed what they thought was were silly parodies of the prevailing modernist school, and submitted them under an assumed name to Angry Penguins, a new journal published by the Adelaide dandy Max Harris. Harris said they were brilliant. The (real) authors revealed that the poems were frauds. Or were they still brilliant, even if the poets responsible never intended them to be? A fascinating artistic morality tale, which still stirs arguments in Australian academic circles.
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Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus. Drop me off on Mars, OK?
Robert Whiting: You Gotta Have WA (Vintage Departures)
Prospective expats often ask me for tips on doing business in Japan. This book, which tells the story of American baseball players recruited to Japanese clubs in the eighties, proved the single most useful guide to how a Japanese organisation works. Richard Whiting is a sportswriter who has spent most of his career in Japan, and carved a niche for himself explaining the curiosities of Japanese team sports. Check out his most famous work, The Chrysanthemum and the Bat.
Alice Miller: The Body Never Lies: The Lingering Effects of Cruel Parenting
I have suffered through endless therapy sessions, support groups, and self-help books which proclaim the abused must forgive their oppressors in order to find peace. Alice Miller calls bullshit on this quatsch, and shows that victims make better progress if they do NOT forgive their abusers. I concur.
Philip Roth: Portnoy's Complaint. (Vintage)
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Only a few years ago advocates of marriage equality were wary of pursuing their cause in the federal courts because they feared that the U.S. Supreme Court might deal a fatal blow to their hopes.
But events have moved quickly on gay marriage, and public opinion has shifted dramatically. This week the Supreme Court is hearing arguments in two cases challenging laws limiting marriage equality for gays and lesbians.
It is far from clear that the court will side with advocates of gay marriage, but the transformation of public attitudes has become a victory in itself for those promoting equality and respect. The court may well remain hedged in by old ideas, standing by laws, now under challenge, that codify old biases. But time is on the side of those who favor equality, and unfavorable rulings this year may one day seem like footnotes marking the demise of an era of intolerance.
Can constitutional principles become old and outdated, or does fealty to the law require our justices to uphold unchanging interpretations despite shifts in public opinion? Conservatives such as Justice Antonin Scalia believe the original intention of the Founders should govern the courts interpretation of cases today and that public opinion is an unreliable weather vane.
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That is the process that allowed the courts rulings on race to grow over time. At one time the court ruled that slaves were property with no rights whatsoever. After slavery was abolished, the court ruled that racial segregation was nevertheless permissible. Sixty years later the court found that racial segregation of schools was, after all, contrary to the Constitution. And about a decade later it ruled that state laws barring interracial marriage were unconstitutional.
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The AIDS epidemic of the 1980s highlighted two contrary trends: public indifference to the suffering of gay people and public recognition of the humanity of gay people. Over time, the willingness of gay people to step forward and speak up for themselves taught society at large the lesson that homosexuals are not a people apart. They number among our leaders and among our relatives, neighbors and friends.
This week the U.S. Supreme Court is considering two cases. One challenges a lower court ruling that rejected Proposition 8 in California, the voter-passed law that bars gay marriage. The other challenges the federal Defense of Marriage Act, which denies federal benefits to same-sex couples and allows states to refuse to recognize same-sex marriages from other states.
Chief Justice John Roberts was apparently concerned that authorizing same-sex marriage would alter the definition of marriage. Many opponents of gay marriage cling to the notion that traditional definitions exist as holy writ rather than as a legal construct, fabricated in history out of outdated biases and religious presumptions.
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Construction experts said that the clay soils in the Oklahoma region hold moisture. The dampness can lead to mold and fungus making their way into underground structures, such as basements. The soil conditions can also put pressure on basement walls, which can compromise the integrity of a building's foundation.
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The largest and most extravagant of the WIDER Superyacht range, the WIDER 165 represents the finest in style, design, practicality and ingenuity. Originally developed to fulfill an owner's desire to equip his vessel with a submersible for thrilling underwater adventures, the WIDER 165 is a no-compromise vessel that features advanced multi-functional systems, user-friendly technology, diesel-electric propulsion, and an enhanced relationship with the sea via the WIDER beach club area, side platforms, balcony, and an interior seawater swimming pool. Constructed entirely in aluminium, the elegant silhouette of the WIDER 165 was created by Fulvio De Simoni in collaboration with Tilli Antonelli and the in-house WIDER design team. The WIDER 165 has been designed to enhance the owner's contact with the sea, while significantly increasing interior volumes compared to other 165' motor yachts. This yacht is currently under construction at our facility in Ancona and she is scheduled to be launched in spring 2017, with delivery scheduled for Summer 2017More…
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The WIDER 150 has been conceived to enhance the owner's contact with the sea, while significantly increasing interior volumes compared to other motor yachts of a similar size. Constructed entirely in aluminium, the elegant silhouette of the WIDER 150 was created by Fulvio De Simoni in collaboration with Tilli Antonelli and the in-house WIDER design team. The WIDER 150 is unique in her ability to provide a number of luxury features only usually found on a larger vessel.These include:1. Beach Club – At 90m² including a 7m swimming pool, this is the biggest in her competitive set2. 32' rigid Tender on board – Allows owner access to the smallest creeks and bays in complete comfort and safety3. Owner's Apartment – 75m² including 4m² sea terrace, also the biggest in her competitive set4. Forward lounge with opening roof – terrace on foredeck offering absolute privacy to owner and guests5. Bridge -State-of-the- art, full ECDIS, bridge with push button system to give wrap around controls for the Captain6. Diesel-electric propulsion combined with Azimuthal pods – The first yard to offer the benefits of a full diesel-electric system in this size range7. The ability to run solely on battery power for a full night or whilst using the beach club – no noise or vibration or smoke or smellMore…
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Our shipyard new and high-end personalised yacht's hull and superstructure is wooden with RINA Short Range and Comfort Classes. The keel, wale and frames of the boat were pressed in epoxy laminate system.Yacht's speed is increased up to 15 knots because of her design character. Also in fluctuating weather is quite comfortable and possible to sleep while generators and engines are fully operating thanks to the hull form and stabilizer. It is easier to get hot in winter by using sauna and steam room after you got cold beacuse of the fitness on the beach area or get cold in jacuzzi.In accordance with your request, the possibility of techs and dreams are limitless. Yacht could be delivering in 24 months.Any kind of extra can be added to our boats in accordance with your request.Please ask avalibility for pre-owned yachts.More…
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Our shipyard built the same series yacht which met the sea in 2011 and 2012. Why not, you don't have the third one? The yacht's hull and superstructure is wooden which built with RINA classes. The keel, wale and frames of the boat were pressed İn epoxy laminate system. The yacht's form is semi displacement. Yacht's speed is increased up to 19 knots because of her design character. Also in fluctuating weather is quite comfortable thanks to the hull form and stabilizer. In accordance with your request, the cabin number may be three or six.Yacht could be delivering in 24 months. Any kind of extra can be added to our boats in accordance with your request. The latest drawing version of our yacht has beach club in behind. Price: € 8.750.000 Photos belong to sistership yacht,please ask avalibility for pre-owned yachtsMore…
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Our shipyard built the same series yacht which met the sea in 2011 and 2012. Why not, you don't have the third one? The yacht has steel hull and aliminum superstructure. The yacht's form is semi displacement. Yacht's speed is increased up to 19 knots because of her design character. Also in fluctuating weather is quite comfortable thanks to the hull form and stabilizer. In accordance with your request, the cabin number may be three or six.Yacht could be delivering in 24 months. Any kind of extra can be added to our boats in accordance with your request. The latest drawing version of our yacht has beach club in behind. Price: € 9.750.000 Photos belong to sistership yacht,please ask avalibility for pre-owned yachtsMore…
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The commanding facade of the tri-deck 40M is quite breath taking. Her elegant power lines flow around sublime architecture. Secluded sunbathing retreats, a spa bath, beautifully proportioned dining areas, and a walk-in beach club are just some of her luxurious features. Everything to ensure that getting away from it all and spending time with friends is a true pleasure. Her interior has been sculpted to exude expansive space and light throughout. Across every deck is a world that's shaped by your personal tastes and lifestyle. This remarkable place of bespoke refinement is then finished with meticulous precision.More…
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It is 122' Mythos, Riva's new flagship: an over 35 ton aluminum construction, of 38 meter overall length and 7.60 meter beam. The 122' Mythos draws inspiration from the 86' Domino - a real long seller of Riva coupe yacht range – whose main stylistic features have been taken up and revamped on this almost 38 meter long yacht. The 122' Mythos is the outcome of the collaboration between yacht Designer Mauro Micheli – the founder, together with Sergio Beretta, of Officina Italiana Design (which designs Riva's entire range), AYT&D - Advanced Yacht Technology & Design, Ferretti Group's research, style and product development centre, and the Interior Design and Technical Department of CRN, which was in charge of the interior and naval project development. This flagship is a '100% Riva' model, as confirmed by its clean lines, a painstaking care for details, the selection of traditional and yet 'evergreen' materials - like steel, wood and leather -, which give every Riva yacht a unique, timeless flair. The standard version proposed by the shipyard has 3 or 4 cabins, and an additional optional layout with 5 cabins is also available. The aluminum planning hull can reach top recorded speed of 28,5 and a cruising speed of 26 knots , thanks to two MTU 12 V 4000 M 93L, 3510 mhp engines. This is a high-tech planning yacht ensuring great comfort and top performance in its class.More…
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Born of an ambition to elevate the yachting experience, our new 35M is a wonder of luxurious space. The innovative cockpit has a unique aft and forward facing seating area that can be specified with a variety of configurations. Dipping into crystal clear water is effortless from the hydraulic swimming platform whilst lounging aboard reaches new heights of luxury on the foredeck. Your expression of exclusivity awaits. From the moment you step inside, you'll feel drawn in by her ambience, a beautiful realisation of your vision. Space is found in abundance, made all the more enjoyable by vast panoramic windows. For your comfort, acoustic insulation creates a cocooning ambience whether at rest or at sea. And for your guests, exceptionally well-appointed accommodation awaits them after a day of relaxation.More…
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CityCenter celebrates 100 years of swingin' business Thursday
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Optimist Theatre presents Shakespeare's 'The Winter's Tale'
Harold Bloom, who knows a thing or two about Shakespeare, admits preferring "The Winter's Tale" to the more celebrated "The Tempest." Not to be outdone, Harvard professor Marjorie Garber calls "The Winter's Tale" "a very great play." And literary and film critic Geoffrey O'Brien refers to the first three acts of "The Winter's Tale" as "perhaps the most breathlessly sustained piece of exposition in Shakespeare."
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Milwaukee guitarist Dick Eliot enjoyed a Las Vegas heyday
In 1967, Dick Eliot was making $207 a week playing guitar with the house band at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.
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Polish Fest brings polka music, food demos and cultural exhibits to lakefront
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Reading the John Updike stories: 'Unstuck'
I'm reading and commenting on a story from The Library of America's 'John Updike: The Collected Stories' each Wednesday until I finish the collection or give up.
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Style: 570070494
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Move over LBD, it's time for The Little White Dress. So chic in an ottoman-ribbed geometric texture with a bateau neckline, pockets and tulip skirt. Styled with its own matching belt and the Reversible Studded Skinny Belt. Shell: 57% Cotton, 43% Polyester. Lining: 100% Cotton. Machine wash, cold; tumble dry low. Or dry clean. Imported.
- Fit and flare silhouette.
- Removable, adjustable matching fabric belt.
- Princess-seamed bodice. Seamed waist with belt loops. Box-pleated tulip skirt. Side-entry, on-seam pockets. Concealed back zip with hook and eye closure. Removable, adjustable belt; thread loops.
- Light thread-tacked lining. Bra strap guides.
- Length: 36" from shoulder.
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