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The Green Shore. Natalie Bakopoulos. New Fiction
In the Province of Saints. Thomas O'Malley. Fiction
The Art Forger. B. A. Shapiro. New Fiction
The Light Between the Oceans. M. L. Stedman. New Fiction
On Canaan's Side. Sebastian Barry. New Book on CD. Excellent reader
Long Time, No See. Demot Healy. New Fiction
Flight Behavior. Barbara Kingsolver. New Fiction
Tell the Wolves I'm Home. Carol Rifka Brunt. New Fiction
Freeman:A Novel. Leonard Pitts. Fiction
Freeman, the new novel by Leonard Pitts, Jr., takes place in the first few months following the Confederate surrender and the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Upon learning of Lee's surrender, Sam--a runaway slave who once worked for the Union Army--decides to leave his safe haven in Philadelphia and set out on foot to return to the war-torn South. What compels him on this almost-suicidal course is the desire to find his wife, the mother of his only child, whom he and their son left behind 15 years earlier on the Mississippi farm to which they all "belonged."
Sweetness of Forgetting. Kristin Harmel. Fiction
On the Island. Tracey Garvis-Graves. New Fiction
The Lost Wife. Alyson Richman. Fiction
In pre-war Prague, the dreams of two young lovers are shattered when they are separated by the Nazi invasion. Then, decades later, thousands of miles away in New York, there's an inescapable glance of recognition between two strangers. Providence is giving Lenka and Josef one more chance. From the glamorous ease of life in Prague before the Occupation, to the horrors of Nazi Europe, The Lost Wife explores the power of first love, the resilience of the human spirit- and the strength of memory.
Moon Tiger. Penelope Lively. Fiction
The elderly Claudia Hampton, a best-selling author of popular history; lies alone in a London hospital bed. Memories of her life still glow in her fading consciousness, but she imagines writing a history of the world. Instead, Moon Tiger is her own history, the life of a strong, independent woman, with its often contentious relations with family and friends. At its center — forever frozen in time, the still point of her turning world — is the cruelly truncated affair with Tom, a British tank commander whom Claudia knew as a reporter in Egypt during World War II
The wild marsh : four seasons at home in Montana Rick Bass. Nonfiction 917.86B
The Wild Marsh is Rick Bass's most mature, full account of life in the Yaak and a crowning achievement in his celebrated career. It begins with his family settling in for the long Montana winter, and captures all the subtle harbingers of change that mark each passing month — the initial cruel teasing of spring, the splendor and fecundity of summer, and the bittersweet memories evoked by fall.
It is full of rich observation about what it takes to live in the valley — ruggedness, improvisation and, of course, duct tape. The Wild Marsh is also tremendously poignant, especially when Bass reflects on what it means for his young daughters to grow up surrounded by the strangeness and wonder of nature. He shares with them the Yaak's little secrets — where the huckleberries are best in a dry year, where to find a grizzly's claw marks in an old cedar — and discovers that passing on this intimate local knowledge, the knowledge of home, is a kind of rare and valuable love.
Bass emerges not just as a writer but as a father, a neighbor, and a gifted observer, uniquely able to bring us close to the drama and sanctity of small things, ensuring that though the wilderness is increasingly at risk, the voice of the wilderness will not disappear.
Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal. Jeanette Winterson. Fiction
Jeanette Winterson's novels have established her as a major figure in world literature. She has written some of the most admired books of the past few decades, including her internationally bestselling first novel, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, the story of a young girl adopted by Pentecostal parents that is now often required reading in contemporary fiction.
Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? is a memoir about a life's work to find happiness. It's a book full of stories: about a girl locked out of her home, sitting on the doorstep all night; about a religious zealot disguised as a mother who has two sets of false teeth and a revolver in the dresser, waiting for Armageddon; about growing up in an north England industrial town now changed beyond recognition; about the Universe as Cosmic Dustbin.
It is the story of how a painful past that Jeanette thought she'd written over and repainted rose to haunt her, sending her on a journey into madness and out again, in search of her biological mother.
Witty, acute, fierce, and celebratory, Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? is a tough-minded search for belonging—for love, identity, home, and a mother.
Also recommend: Oranges are not the only Fruit. (Gwynne)
Barbarian Nurseries. Hector Tobar. Fiction
A New York Times Notable Book for 2011
A Boston Globe Best Fiction Book of 2011
The great panoramic social novel that Los Angeles deserves—a twenty-first century, West Coast Bonfire of the Vanities by the only writer qualified to capture the city in all its glory and complexity
With The Barbarian Nurseries, Héctor Tobar gives our most misunderstood metropolis its great contemporary novel, taking us beyond the glimmer of Hollywood and deeper than camera-ready crime stories to reveal Southern California life as it really is, across its vast, sunshiny sprawl of classes, languages, dreams, and ambitions.
Araceli is the live-in maid in the Torres-Thompson household—one of three Mexican employees in a Spanish-style house with lovely views of the Pacific. She has been responsible strictly for the cooking and cleaning, but the recession has hit, and suddenly Araceli is the last Mexican standing—unless you count Scott Torres, though you'd never suspect he was half Mexican but for his last name and an old family photo with central L.A. in the background. The financial pressure is causing the kind of fights that even Araceli knows the children shouldn't hear, and then one morning, after a particularly dramatic fight, Araceli wakes to an empty house—except for the two Torres-Thompson boys, little aliens she's never had to interact with before. Their parents are unreachable, and the only family member she knows of is Señor Torres, the subject of that old family photo. So she does the only thing she can think of and heads to the bus stop to seek out their grandfather. It will be an adventure, she tells the boys. If she only knew . . .
With a precise eye for the telling detail and an unerring way with character, soaring brilliantly and seamlessly among a panorama of viewpoints, Tobar calls on all of his experience—as a novelist, a father, a journalist, a son of Guatemalan immigrants, and a native Angeleno—to deliver a novel as broad, as essential, as alive as the city itself.
Vaclav and Lena. Haley Tanner. Fiction.
Vaclav and Lena seem destined for each other. They meet as children in an ESL class in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn. Vaclav is precocious and verbal. Lena, struggling with English, takes comfort in the safety of his adoration, his noisy, loving home, and the care of Rasia, his big-hearted mother. Vaclav imagines their story unfolding like a fairy tale, or the perfect illusion from his treasured Magician's Almanac. But one day, Lena does not show up for school. She has disappeared from Vaclav and his family's lives as if by a cruel sleight of hand. For the next seven years, Vaclav says goodnight to Lena without fail, wondering if she is doing the same somewhere. On the eve of Lena's seventeenth birthday he finds out. In Vaclav & Lena, Haley Tanner has created two unforgettable young protagonists who evoke the joy, the confusion, and the passion of having a profound, everlasting connection.
How it all began. Penelope Lively. Fiction
When Charlotte Rainsford, a retired schoolteacher, is accosted by a petty thief on a London street, the consequences ripple across the lives of acquaintances and strangers alike. A marriage unravels after an illicit love affair is revealed through an errant cell phone message; a posh yet financially strapped interior designer meets a business partner who might prove too good to be true; an old-guard historian tries to recapture his youthful vigor with an ill-conceived idea for a TV miniseries; and a middle-aged central European immigrant learns to speak English and reinvents his life with the assistance of some new friends.
Through a richly conceived and colorful cast of characters, Penelope Lively explores the powerful role of chance in people's lives and deftly illustrates how our paths can be altered irrevocably by someone we will never even meet. Brought to life in her hallmark graceful prose and full of keen insights into human nature, How It All Began is an engaging, contemporary tale that is sure to strike a chord with her legion of loyal fans as well as new readers. A writer of rare wisdom, elegance, and humor, Lively is a consummate storyteller whose gifts are on full display in this masterful work.
The Hare with Amber Eyes. Edmund de Waal. Fiction. Book Group
Edmund de Waal is a world-famous ceramicist. Having spent thirty years making beautiful pots—which are then sold, collected, and handed on—he has a particular sense of the secret lives of objects. When he inherited a collection of 264 tiny Japanese wood and ivory carvings, called netsuke, he wanted to know who had touched and held them, and how the collection had managed to survive.
And so begins this extraordinarily moving memoir and detective story as de Waal discovers both the story of the netsuke and of his family, the Ephrussis, over five generations. A nineteenth-century banking dynasty in Paris and Vienna, the Ephrussis were as rich and respected as the Rothchilds. Yet by the end of the World War II, when the netsuke were hidden from the Nazis in Vienna, this collection of very small carvings was all that remained of their vast empire.
The World We Found. Thrity Umrigar. Fiction.
The acclaimed author of The Space Between Us and The Weight of Heaven returns with a breathtaking, skillfully wrought story of four women and the unbreakable ties they share.
As university students in late 1970s Bombay, Armaiti, Laleh, Kavita, and Nishta were inseparable. Spirited and unconventional, they challenged authority and fought for a better world. But much has changed over the past thirty years. Following different paths, the quartet drifted apart, the day-to-day demands of work and family tempering the revolutionary fervor they once shared.
Then comes devastating news: Armaiti,who moved to America, is gravely ill and wants to see the old friends she left behind. For Laleh, reunion is a bittersweet reminder of unfulfilled dreams and unspoken guilt. For Kavita, it is an admission of forbidden passion. For Nishta, it is the promise of freedom from a bitter fundamentalist husband. And for Armaiti, it is an act of acceptance, of letting go on her own terms even if her ex-husband and daughter do not understand her choices.
In the course of their journey to reconnect, Armaiti, Laleh, Kavita, and Nishta must confront the truths of their lives—acknowledge long-held regrets, face painful secrets and hidden desires, and reconcile their idealistic past and their compromised present. And they will have to decide what matters most, a choice that may just help them reclaim the extraordinary world they once found.
Exploring the enduring bonds of friendship and the power of love to change lives, and offering an unforgettable portrait of modern India—a nation struggling to bridge economic, religious, gender, and generational divides—The World We Found is a dazzling masterwork from the remarkable Thrity Umrigar.
A Guide to the Birds of East Africa. Nicholas Drayson. Fiction.
A beguiling novel that does for contemporary Kenya and its 1,000 species of birds what Alexander McCall Smith's Ladies Detective series does for Botswana.
For the past three years, the widower Mr. Malik has been secretly in love with Rose Mbikwa, a woman who leads the weekly bird walks sponsored by the East African Ornithological Society. Reserved and honorable, Malik wouldn't be noticed by a bystander in a Nairobi street—except perhaps to comment on his carefully sculpted combover. But beneath that unprepossessing exterior lies a warm heart and a secret passion.
"If you enjoy Alexander McCall Smith you will enjoy this delightful book." Gwynne
The Cat's Table. Michael Ondaatje. Fiction. Large Print. EBook.
In the early 1950s, an 11-year-old boy in Colombo boards a ship bound for England. At mealtimes he is seated at the "cat's table"—as far from the Captain's Table as can be—with a ragtag group of "insignificant" adults and two other boys, Cassius and Ramadhin. As the ship makes its way across the Indian Ocean, through the Suez Canal, into the Mediterranean, the boys tumble from one adventure to another, bursting all over the place like freed mercury. But there are other diversions as well: One man talks with them about jazz and women, another opens the door to the world of literature. The narrator's elusive, beautiful cousin Emily becomes his confidante, allowing him to see himself "with a distant eye" for the first time, and to feel the first stirring of desire. Another cat's table denizen, the shadowy Miss Lasqueti, is perhaps more than what she seems. And very late every night, the boys spy on a shackled prisoner, his crime and his fate a galvanizing mystery that will haunt them forever.
Nightwoods. Frazier, Charles. Fiction.
The extraordinary author of Cold Mountain and Thirteen Moons returns with a dazzling new novel of suspense and love set in small-town North Carolina in the early 1960s.
Rules of Civility. By Amor Towles. Fiction. Ebook.
The Summer of the Bear by Bella Pollen. Fiction.
With her fifth novel, critically acclaimed writer and journalist Bella Pollen takes readers into the private dynamics of a family grappling with the lossof father and husband in Scotland's Outer Hebrides, where between elemental beauty and utter bleakness, strange forces are at play.
In 1980 Germany, under Cold War tension, a mole is suspected in the British Embassy. When the clever diplomat Nicky Fleming dies suddenly and su spiciously, it's convenient to brand him the traitor. But was his death an accident, murder, or suicide? As the government digs into Nicky's history, his wife, Letty, relocates with her three children to a remote Scottish island hoping to salvage their family. But the isolated shores of her childhood retreat only intensify their distance, and it is Letty's brilliant and peculiar youngest child, Jamie, who alone holds on to the one thing he's sure of: his father has promised to return and he was a man who never broke a promise.
Exploring the island, Jamie and his teenaged sisters discover that a domesticated brown bear has been marooned on shore, hiding somewhere among the seaside caves. Jamie feels that the bear may have a strange connection to his father, and as he seeks the truth, his father's story surfaces unexpected ways. Bella Pollen has an uncanny ability to capture the unnoticeable moments in which families grow quiet. A novel about the corrosive effects of secrets and the extraordinary imagination of youth, The Summer of the Bear is Pollen's most ambitious and affecting book yet.
I also recommend Hunting Unicorns and Midnight Cactus- Gwynne
"Bird Cloud" is the name Annie Proulx gave to 640 acres of Wyoming wetlands and prairie and four-hundred-foot cliffs plunging down to the North Platte River. On the day she first visited, a cloud in the shape of a bird hung in the evening sky. Proulx also saw pelicans, bald eagles, golden eagles, great blue herons, ravens, scores of bluebirds, harriers, kestrels, elk, deer and a dozen antelope. She fell in love with the land, then owned by the Nature Conservancy, and she knew what she wanted to build on it—a house in harmony with her work, her appetites and her character, a library surrounded by bedrooms and a kitchen.
Proulx's first work of nonfiction in more than twenty years, Bird Cloud is the story of designing and constructing that house—with its solar panels, Japanese soak tub, concrete floor and elk horn handles on kitchen cabinets. It is also an enthralling natural history and archaeology of the region—inhabited for millennia by Ute, Arapaho and Shoshone Indians— and a family history, going back to nineteenth-century Mississippi riverboat captains and Canadian settlers.
Proulx, a writer with extraordinary powers of observation and compassion, here turns her lens on herself. We understand how she came to be living in a house surrounded by wilderness, with shelves for thousands of books and long worktables on which to heap manuscripts, research materials and maps, and how she came to be one of the great American writers of her time. Bird Cloud is magnificent.
Meanwhile, Jackson Brodie, the beloved detective of novels such as Case Histories, is embarking on a different sort of rescue-that of an abused dog. Dog in tow, Jackson is about to learn, along with Tracy, that no good deed goes unpunished.


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Many once-in a-lifetime vacations are just a flight away when you own a jet or have access to one via charter, a fractional share or a jet card. Even then, however, some destinations can pose challenges. They may be out of range for your aircraft. Or the airports, language, culture or other factors may pose challenges that you're not comfortable facing on your own.
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May 31, 2011
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Want to use your own business jet or private charter? Linda Lockner of the TravelStore and Malaka Hilton of AuthentEscapes can help you arrange odysseys with privileged access anywhere in the world.
May 31, 2011
The Latin American business aviation market is delivering on its promise, with Brazil leading the charge. The eighth annual Latin American Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (LABACE) will be held at Congonhas Airport in São Paulo, Brazil, from August 11 to 13.
May 31, 2011
Located on the 35th floor of New York City's five-star Mandarin Oriental hotel, the gorgeous Asiate boasts floor-to-ceiling window views of Central Park and the Upper West Side. The restaurant offers elegance, impeccable service and delicate, Asian-inspired cuisine.
April 1, 2011
It's a bit like playing golf in a fishbowl Or in downtown Hong Kong. But there is something compelling about a round or two at Turnberry Isle Miami. For here amid gleaming steel-and-glass residential high-rises 13 miles north of Miami Beach unfolds a lush, 36-hole layout that feels like a refuge or nest.
April 1, 2011
Rugged and refined, historic but New Age, northern New Mexico offers a colorful landscape and a lifestyle that tempts vacationers with a panoply of world-class golf, fashionable ski resorts, operas, fine-art galleries and handcrafted goods. The Land of Enchantment, nestled around the southern end of the Rockies, is as much a state of mind as a geographical region.
April 1, 2011
The French Riviera seems likely to be a popular destination this spring, with the famous Cannes International Film Festival set for May 11 to 22 and the Formula 1 Grand Prix in the streets of neighboring Monaco scheduled for May 24. Then comes the Cannes Airshow, a business and general aviation event, from June 9 through 11.
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If a Ferrari or Lamborghini is over the top for your wallet, there's always the other Italian exotic.
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We reached the top of the 300-foot-high sand dune that dominates the landscape on Bazaruto Island, stopping to let the warm Indian Ocean breeze wash over us and to take in stunning views of sapphire-blue water fanning out in every direction. Our horses stood still in the fading daylight, resting after a plodding ascent to the dune's summit.
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Toxic Mcgraft Disc Golf Club presents:
(join if you dare)
Dirty Dollars Disc Golf League
Singles Format
$2 League Fee
$1 Ace Pool (optional)
Thursday Evenings
Every week regardless of weather conditions or sickness
Starting Thursday January 27, 2011
(please see club page on discgolfscene.com for news updates and contacts)
Be here around 5:30pm so we can tee off no later than 6:00pm
Due to current weather conditions and daylight savings this will be a Glo or night golf league, please have discs illuminated prior to league rounds and ribbons help too.
Each player must play 3 rounds to get their average which then becomes their initial handicap. The lowest possible handicap is zero (even) for those who average under par, and all handicaps will be adjusted accordingly.
Payouts based on attendance. First three weeks will go to low rounds scratch. Week 4 will begin handicaps for those who have played 3 weeks.
Most affordable league in the polluted lakeshore area!!


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Berhalter On Finley: 'He's Not Doing That Well'
The Columbus Dispatch - April 10, 2014 10:31 PM
When the Crew announced its initial list of players going on loan to USL Pro affiliate Dayton, coach and sporting director Gregg Berhalter said he hoped the five would treat the situation as an opportunity rather than a demotion.
Two games into the Dutch Lions' season, that message might not be resonating with everyone. Wednesday night, multiple sources confirmed to The Dispatch that forward Ryan Finley was held out of Dayton's second game because the staff was not happy with his performance during training and the early portion of the team's scrimmage schedule.
Today, Berhalter was asked what reports he has gotten on Finley.
"He's not doing that well and it's something that we need to get him going," he said. "He's a very good player and his performance, we expect to pick up. We know he can make an impact there. We're waiting for that."
In addition to Finley, the Crew loaned Matt Walker, Ross Friedman, Kevan George and goalkeeper Brad Stuver to the Dutch Lions about a month ago. Since then, forward Aaron Schoenfeld and defensive midfielder Fifi Baiden have also been sent to Dayton on temporary loans.
Berhalter made it clear that the Crew's primary focus is on the players' in-game results.
Presented with the possibility that Finley could view the situation as a demotion, Berhalter said, "What I would say to that is it's an opportunity for him to score goals and to play and it's not an easy level. I don't want the guys to look at this as a demotion. It's not that. It's about finding your form, being able to play minutes and being able to perform. We see it as a positive and I hope our guys see it (as that) as well. You look at Kevan and Ross, Matt Walker, Aaron last week, they've performed really well and it's exactly what we've imagined from this partnership."
Schoenfeld remains on loan as he works his way back from a preseason injury.
"We're going to build his strength and build his fitness and then we'll bring him back when he's ready," Berhalter said. "We think it's a great opportunity for him to get some rhythm again. He's had very limited playing time with us and he's starting to find his stride and that's a good thing."
Baiden, who played in Dayton's 3-0 loss to the New York Red Bulls reserve team March 30, said the level is obviously different than the one he sees at Crew training.
"Obviously it is a step below MLS," he said. "The level of players we have here is not comparable. Up here everyone has an idea of what to do with the ball and the level is really high. Compared to Dayton, it's a little bit of a step down. They play with high energy, but the quality is a little down."
Asked if he was disappointed to be sent to Dayton, Baiden said, "No. I thought it was a great opportunity. It's soccer and I feel like every day coming out here I have to prove myself. I feel going to Dayton is a good opportunity for me to play 90 minutes of soccer and to get to know the guys as well."
The task now is apparently for Finley to buy into that. Berhalter said the two are in regular contact and offered his hopes for the forward.
"We're focusing on getting him playing well and scoring goals, and we know he can do it," he sais. "He scored a lot of goals in college. It's just about him getting comfortable with that group and being able to contribute."


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Brock Lesnar: Recovery 'a Miracle,' Ready for Mir-Carwin Winner
UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar said Wednesday that he has had a miraculous recovery from a serious illness, and that he will face the winner of the upcoming Frank Mir vs. Shane Carwin fight this summer.
Well thats good news for the UFC, and Dana White. Hope Lesnar can make a full recovery, and get back to the level that he was at before he was forced out.


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vegetarians beware: this is not a vegetarian product. the capsule is made of gelatin i take evening primrose for rosacea and this does not work as well as the Jarrow Formula EPO.
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I've tried several brands. I open the capsules so I can taste what's going into my body. This one is bitter. Royal Brittany and NOW are not bitter, yet advertise the same process of delivery.
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I sliced open one of these capsules and found the oil to not be fresh tasting. I don't think it should be bitter. I've thrown out their krill oil (which really upset my stomach) and this product both made by source naturals to avoid digestive problems. I won't buy oils from them again. To be fair, I live in a very warm climate which may be part of the problem since boxes received in the summer get very heated up on the UPS truck.
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Perched on its own 15-acre peninsula, Loews Coronado Bay is a private oasis of tranquility. This Coronado hotel offers views of the shimmering bay waters and the San Diego skyline.
Hotel Highlights
- 439 luxury guestrooms, including 37 plush suites
- 65,000 square feet of flexible function space
- Three heated pools, hot tub spa and dry sauna
- Mistral restaurant serves a global-fusion menu that showcases Mediterranean flavors and seafood
- Sea Spa is a top facility among hotels in Coronado and offers signature treatments, therapies, and products
- Complimentary Wi-Fi in every guest room—and in public spaces
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- Check in: 4 PM | Check out: 12 PM
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- Resort Charge: $26 per day. Click here for more info.
- Self-parking: $29 per night; Valet parking: $33 per night
- Business Center: 2nd floor, 24 hours
- Daily digital newspaper available through PressReader
- In Room dining available for breakfast, dinner & late night
- Fitness Center: 5 AM–8 PM
- Click here for a map & driving directions to this San Diego resort
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"Mockingjay, Part 1," the first film installment of the finale to Suzanne Collins' massively popular young adult trilogy, The Hunger Games, has dominated the box office in its opening week and over the Thanksgiving weekend. As Brooks Barnes reported for the New York Times, "The No. 1 movie in North America was again 'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1,' which took in an estimated $56.9 million from Friday to Sunday, according to Rentrak, a box-office tracking firm. Domestic ticket sales for 'Mockingjay' now total a hefty $225.7 million…."
While some would criticize the series for lack of depth, "Mockingjay, Part 1," offers more than just a shallow cast of good guys vs. bad guys, acting as a window into the messy realities of tyranny, class, and freedom. (more…)


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"If you can't feed a team with two pizzas, it's too large. "
Gauging today's complex market
Whether it's a buyers' or sellers' market really depends on what model aircraft you're talking about. Across-the-board price cuts for preowned jets continue to lure back buyers, but their tastes have been particular, pushing some model types to their lowest inventory levels in a couple of years while others remain highly available.
Certainly, we're seeing a gradual thinning of the ranks among some model types, as evidenced by peak-to-present inventory statistics for the last 24 months. Consider the GIV-SP (number of available aircraft down from 39 to 19), the Lear 60 (down from 80 to 49) and the Falcon 50EX (down from 21 to 13).
Given these examples, you might expect pricing to edge higher, but that hasn't occurred, which suggests that inventory may decline further. You might also expect buyer enthusiasm to penetrate all aircraft models comparable to those mentioned above and maybe it will, but for now that isn't the case. Witness the Falcon 900B: about 30 remain available-almost the number that were for sale when inventory peaked in 2009. Consider, also, the venerable Hawker 800XP. Despite its viability, inventory has continued to climb year after year and is now at an all-time high of 74, or just below 20 percent of the 800XPs built.
Overall inventory of preowned jets has been declining for 18 months, however, and this trend seems likely to continue. The typically active period from December to January showed a strong move lower, and brokers, dealers, bankers and escrow companies all reported a high level of activity during the period.
The fleet of available preowned aircraft is far from picked over and excellent examples of many model types remain on the market at very low prices, which should continue to spur sales. Traditionally, activity is particularly brisk during the second quarter of the year and with so many deals ripe for the picking it would not be surprising to see even more action than usual.
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Who's Afraid of the I.R.S.?
My heart fell when I saw the return address on the envelope: Internal Revenue Service. Sure enough, as I skimmed the 4-page letter inside, I saw it: "Amount Due: $1,306." NOOOOOOO!!!!!
I'd been so careful. How could this be? I should have called the I.R.S. then, but I was paralyzed by fear. For days, the letter sat in its envelope. The day payment was due I finally reached for the phone, heart racing, and learned what I held in front of me was "not a bill." I simply had to fill out a couple forms and answer a few questions. I'd probably still owe, but much less than $1,306.
Within a day, an accountant had filled out all the proper forms and explained why I'd likely only need to shell out about $600 – less than half the amount I'd nearly sent the I.R.S.! I was stunned. Was my fear of dealing with the I.R.S. and its labyrinth of paperwork so strong that I was willing to throw away hundreds of dollars?
In a word: yes. Not everyone's afraid of the I.R.S., of course. But financial fears are more common—and more costly—than you might think. Here are four that can hold you back, and how to get over them.
Fear of Uncertainty
No one wants to lose money. But the fear of uncertain returns can actually stop you from making money. (You may not earn anything with a money-under-the-mattress strategy, but at least you won't lose anything—or so the thinking goes.) "People sometimes operate from the premise of 'I can't afford to lose my money!'" says financial advisor Peg Webb with the Wealth Enhancement Group in Minnesota's Twin Cities. And it can spook them away from potentially high-return investment options like stocks. (Nearly half of American households don't own any stock at all right now, according to a recent Gallup poll, though average annualized returns over the last 20 years for the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index have been about 8%).
How to get over it: Diversify. Put some money into a savings account, some into stocks, and some into bonds—and pick stocks and bonds that balance each other out. "Knowing you have an asset class that does not follow or track traditional stocks and interest rates can give you more contentment," says Webb. (Want some pointers on how to start? Go.)
Fear of Facing Your Debt
Have you ever been shocked by the balance on a credit card statement? You're not alone. Almost half of U.S. households have credit card debt, as of early 2013, and the average balance is more than $15,000. The fear of being unable to pay that off--or of the sacrifices you think that will require--can actually keep you from taking action to pay it down. "You feel as if your whole life can go into a spiral," says Ken Settel, M.D., psychoanalyst who specializes in personal and professional anxiety with the Bozwell Group in Brookline, Mass.
How to get over it: Write out a payment plan. That deceptively simple step will shift your mindset, and allow you to feel more in control. If you have a lot of high-interest balances, you might also consider working with an accredited credit counseling agency, which may be able to negotiate lower interest rates and waived fees. (Check the National Foundation for Credit Counseling and the Association of Independent Consumer Credit Counseling Agencies, as well as the Better Business Bureau, for one in your area. The Federal Trade Commission's web page on "Coping with Debt," also offers good information and resources.)
Fear of Outliving your Money
"Running out of money before you run out of time scares the bejeebies out of us," says Webb. The current low-interest rate environment, which slows down rate of return, doesn't help matters. Webb says she sees this fear often in her female clients, who tend to be more conservative with their investments than men.
How to get over it: Back into your money goal. Once you figure out how much money you think you'll need, work backwards to figure out how much you should be socking away each year. Be prepared: The number may shock you. But better to be surprised now, when you have time to do something about it , then in retirement, when you find you're running out of money. (Check out our resident financial advisor's breakdown of how to save $1 million.)
Fear of Being Poor
"Poverty anxiety" plagues even the most successful people, says Dr. Settel. "People who grew up under tough financial circumstances harbor guilt for being financially comfortable," he says, and often a fear of plunging back into poverty.
How to get over it: Making sure you have enough money socked away to cover expenses in case you have a drop in income (a good idea regardless) can provide a hedge against anxieties. But talking to a therapist or financial advisor to suss out the root of your fears can help you address them directly and, ultimately, change your mindset about money.
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Robert Neil Salhoff
Robert Neil Salhoff, age 65, the longtime owner of Neil's Flower Shop in Fredonia, died Thursday February 21, 2013 in Brooks Memorial Hospital in Dunkirk. Neil was born in Dunkirk on August 12, 1947 to the late Robert and Pauline Franklin Salhoff. A Fredonia native and resident, he attended Fredonia schools and graduated from Fredonia High School Class of 1965. He graduated from Farmingdale University Class of 1967, with a degree in ornamental horticulture. After college, Neil entered the U.S. Army where he served two tours in Viet Nam. He served with the Americal Division at Chu-Lai. He was a recipient of two bronze stars for his military service. After his Honorable Discharge from the U.S. Army, Neil returned to Fredonia and began his career as a florist. His first job was with Girton's Flower Shop in Jamestown, N.Y. On October 9, 1970 Neil opened Neil's Flower Shop on W. Main Street in Fredonia, where it remained as a mainstay of the downtown Fredonia business district for 39 years until Neil retired in 2009. Neil was a Master Florist for F.T.D., and also belonged to the Tela-Flora flower network.
Neil enjoyed working with stained glass and boating on Chautauqua Lake. He was a show dog enthusiast. He and his wife Carol owned several Pekingese show dogs through the years, and Neil would enter and show the dogs at vari-ous dog shows.
He was a former member of the Fredonia Chamber Commerce where he served as secretary and on the Board of Directors. Neil also served as treasurer of the Fredonia Farm Festival Committee and was a member of the Fredonia Memorial American Legion Post # 59.
Neil is survived by his wife of 37 years, Carol Anderson Salhoff; an aunt, Betty (Charles) Salhoff of California; 2 nieces, Becky (Joseph) Fries of Palmyra, N.J. and Robbie (Michael) Iannacone of Riverton, N.J., and a cousin, Nancy (Robert) Metzgar of Palm Harbor, Florida. He is also survived by great nieces and great nephews.
Friends and family may call Tuesday 2 to 3 p.m. at the Larson-Timko Funeral Home, 20 Central Avenue, Fredonia, where a Memorial Service will follow at 3 p.m., with Rev. Helen Sam officiating. Military Honors will follow the service. Interment will be in Forest Hill Cemetery. Online condolences may be made at larsontimkofuneralhome.com. Arrangements by David J. Dengler.


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I agree Wilson is still a great song-writer. As a performer, he is very uncomfortable on stage. In fact, even in the mid 60's, he was very uptight on stage. At the Prince's trust concert, he was a mask of pain, confusion, and sheer terror.
It's funny because Brian W was a start Jock in High School in California. But, a combination of drugs, Lsd use, and an unbelievable abusive and bastard of a father ruined his life. I am proud that Brian is alive, well, and it seems reasonably happy but he has survived a river of pain -


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Dave Ed. is a very accomplished guitarist. In 1984 he played on Paul's GMRT Broad Street and eventually got to meet George the following year, when organizing a Carl Perkins Special Trubute Show. Dave managed to convince George to appear on it, and all accounts say George loved going back on stage after so many years. George got back to business then, he got rekindled with friends like Clapton, Ringo and others on stage and eventually was convinced to appear on the Prince's trust concert in 1987. Again got in touch w/ Clapton, plus his recent friend (at the time) Jeff Lynne, Elton, Ringo...
The George decided to record a new album (after a 5 year silence) with those guys - the excellent throughout "Cloud Nine".
With his confidence restored, George met more and more rock friends (Clapton, Dylan, Petty, Lynne) and that led to the Wilburies concept.
So Edmunds was the spark in a chain of events that brought George back to his public as musician and composer.


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This blog entry is written byNancy Brinker, Chief of Protocol at the U.S. Department of State.
It's been just over a week since I returned from accompanying President Bush on his historic voyage to the Middle East. Although the road ahead is long, I'm encouraged by what might be possible to achieve -- with a lot of work and cooperation on all sides.
It was an extremely busy trip. Tel Aviv was our first stop on January 9. The Israeli welcoming ceremony was very colorful, complete with red carpet and "The Star-Spangled Banner" playing in the background. President Bush met with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and President Shimon Peres on this first day.
The President also met with the family of former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, who is still recovering from his stroke in 2006. On January 10, the President met with both Prime Minister Olmert and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.
At Jerusalem's King David Hotel, I met with Quartet Representative Tony Blair, who is hard at work advancing the cause of Middle East Peace.
There were also visits to historic landmarks that were truly poignant. On January 11 in Bethlehem, we visited the Church of the Nativity, built on ground where Christians believe that Jesus of Nazareth was born. We also visited the Mount of the Beatitudes in Capernaum, where Jesus is believed to have delivered his Sermon on the Mount.
Holocaust Memorial
As someone who has lost relatives in the Holocaust, the most emotional visit was to Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes Remembrance Authority. It is a memorial to the six million men, women and children of Jewish heritage who lost their lives during this tragedy. Yad Vashem contains the world's largest archive and library of material on the Holocaust, including 68 million pages of documents and nearly 300,000 photographs.
This was my second visit to Yad Vashem -- but it was no less moving for me.
We also visited the Children's Memorial, where Yad Vashem's director, Avner Shalev presented President Bush with a very special gift: the first replica of Carol Deutsch's Illustrated Bible. Deutsch created these precious illustrations while hiding in Belgium. Tragically, he was turned over to authorities and sent to Buchenwald, where he died in 1944.
Heading East
On January 12, we flew east to Kuwait. At Camp Arifjan, the President greeted U.S. troops, and thanked them for their hard work and noble sacrifices. They are indeed brave.
Later, in Kuwait City, I joined The President as he spoke at length with Kuwaiti female leaders about their hopes for their nation and the democratic process. They thanked the President for supporting women's empowerment policies, which are helping more women in the Arab world meet their educational and career goals. Many of the women thanked the President for Mrs. Bush's visit on her breast cancer awareness trip. They said they were hopeful that this commitment would continue.
A day later, we arrived in Bahrain's capital of Manama, again to an outstanding welcoming ceremony. The President and King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa were found to be in an especially jovial mood.
Later that same day, in Abu Dhabi, our hosts greeted us with what would only be the first of a series of meals. Our closing dinner was actually held in a secluded part of the desert. Due to unexpected rains, the meal took place in tents, with a large fire nearby to add warmth.
Guided by Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nayhan, the President actively took part in a falconry demonstration.
Also in Abu Dhabi, the President delivered a powerful speech on "a great new era" dawning in the Middle East, and how his Administration will continue to support freedom for people around the world.
The pace of the trip intensified the next day. The President made stops in Dubai, where he spoke with young student leaders from the Dubai School of Government. We also enjoyed a children's dance performance, and the President posed with the young performers.
In Riyadh, the President and I both met with Dr. Samia Al-Amoudi after a roundtable discussion with Saudi entrepreneurs. We talked about building democratic institutions that will empower women and prepare them for entering the workforce.
Our last stop was Sharm El Sheik, Egypt, where President Bush met Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. For me, it was a happy reunion. I last spoke to President Mubarak during a White House visit with President Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan.
The President has announced that he will return to the region in May. It means that once again, all sides will be striving to build the foundations of peace and progress.
Joe in Tennessee writes:
Wonderful summary.
I have as yet to be astonished at the fortitude and courage of President Bush in undertaking any visitation to the Middle East. He has done so on more occasions than, I believe, any other Residing US President at War in promoting conflict resolution in adjunct countries and directly within the areas of conflict.
Anyone who has ever been in security knows the personal risk involved, especially given todays weapons and fanatical elements involved. Mr. Bush represents the courage of all Americans in time of war and has shown his personal conviction by putting himself at such risk. It is a shame many people do not recognize the sincere effort he and the DOS make in administrating State Policies which have only peace as its overall objective. He is certainly the Leader and Head of all Services this great country provides to all nations showing the hand which is always available to help.
I am glad the trip was positive and hopefully productive.
While one mans opinion may not mean much, President Bush deserves acknowledgement the press seems to fail in providing. He has as much courage as his Dad. That's saying a lot, believe me.
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"Also in Abu Dhabi, the President delivered a powerful speech on "a great new era? dawning in the Middle East, and how his Administration will continue to support freedom for people around the world."
Dear Nancy,
Figured you forgot to post the link to the speech, so here it is for those interested.
10 years from now folks will be remembering it for having helped define the terms of their success.
It has been called the work of generations. I think not so long ...changes in mindset happen at an exponential rate, and the laws of motion apply to socio/political probability theory implemented in practical application.
Rick in Florida writes:
I thank president George w. Bush for his wisdom, resolve and stubbornness, because he knew he was right when the entire world was on his back and it is because of him that we are winning the war in Iraq and Afghanistan, so, thank the president for keeping our country safe!! We have not been attacked, because of the presidents dogged determination and dogged commitment and stubbornness.
Vote for John McCain, because he has the morals values and ethics and the military leadership character which can only be learned from being in the military and Hillary Clinton and Barak Obama do not have this experience!!
Clayton in Qatar writes:
Talk about a big bite out of a bland nothing-burger!
P.S., Were you chatting up Mubarak in the Reagan days because the old man was deep in sleep in front of his Egyptian visitors? Rumor had it...talk about an elephant in the room...must have been an odd conversation.
So what was the more odd Mubarak experience? Reagan or Bush Jr.?
James in Pennsylvania writes:
I hope the President's Middle East initiative bears fruit because with Iran, Hamas and Hezbollah ratcheting up its hatred for Israel, Syria and it's probable involvement in the Lebanon bombings, and Lebanon now on the brink also, and with Abbas and Hamas running separate areas of Government, the Middle East is beginning to look like a lit fuse ready to go off.
Yonaton writes:
Until Mr. Bush is able to face up to the truth of who is a terrorist and who is a friend,...
...he will not only not accomplish anything, but will cause harm.
If Mr. Bush thinks he can get a deal with people who constantly break their word,...
...and who are thugs and bullies,...
...he had better think again.
With America's misguided "help" of the "Palestinian" Arabs, they arm themselves and train their children to kill.
As long as Mr. Bush thinks Abbas, co-founder of the Terrorist group Fatah with Arafat,...
...is a "man of peace," he will continue to blunder at America's expense.
America's foreign policy, vis a vis the Middle East, is about a dysfunctional as it can be. Until it is corrected to reflect reality, not unrealistic hopes, it will be a disaster.
For those who think America should pursue a "Palestinian" state, here is some reference material about who would make up that terrorist state.
And all the other good he does and seeks to do will be for naught if he persists in backing them.
Talk about "betting on the wrong horse!"Â So much for a "legacy."


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Hello Forest,
I love coming to the Forest for live music and poetry. When I first arrived in Edinburgh I needed a piano to practice on but could not find one. Your rehearsal room in the basement did not have one. I am moving from Edinburgh and have a lovely upright piano which needs a new home and was wondering if you would be interested in having it? It has lovely tone. (I bought it for £699 in April 2009)
I wrote my latest album on it and are sad to not be able to take it with me but I would love for it to be used and loved by other aspiring musicians.
I could arrange for it to be delivered.
Look forward to hearing from you, I have pictures of the piano that I could e-mail to you.


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So, does the Caputo 00 flour . . . be deemed potentially unsuitable to create the requisite crust characteristics? --K
. . . but it is oxygen that causes oxidation of the dough rather than heat and friction. . . . Omid or anyone else, your thoughts and clarification of this point is appreciated.
Every been to New Jersey Omid?


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Skip to comments.Gun Vanity: Ruger SR1911, before leaving Connecticut
Posted on 04/04/2013 11:21:42 AM PDT by DTogo
Looking at the Ruger SR1911 - while it's (still) legal here in CT.
Would also welcome knowledgable/experienced FReeper input on relocation options for those able to leave Connecticut.
Preferably somewhere warmer, but not sweltering, family/tax/gun friendly, with some elbow room to enjoy life. Overseas is not off the table.
Texas is like a whole nother country. A free one at that.
And still, you live in California...
Come to Colorado and help us turn the state Red again.
Florida. except a 1911, as a carry, would be uncomfortable.
If you want open space and low humidity, you need to pick some state west of the Rockies. Utah is beautiful and 27 out of 28 of their sheriff's have signed on to protect the 2A. The Mormons are decent folks and will leave you alone.
Yes. I know. Sadly, the only way I can leave at this time is to walk away from an upside down (thanks to the liberals) mortgage. Cannot do that. Well, may be forced to eventually.
I'm partial to the mountains of Virginia and North Carolina.
Utah's nice, but a bit crowded.
It's all in the holster.
You simply can't beat Oklahoma for people. Summer is too hot, winter is too cold, spring is too cold and too hot, fall is perfect. Friendly to gun owners. Reddest state in the Union (all 77 counties have vote R in the last three Presidential elections) Let's see.... We have college football and the OKC Thunder. Kansas City and Dallas are close. Low cost of living, low crime, low traffic. It's just a good place to live.
Me too. Exactly.
I am certain that ALOT of other states would welcome you w/ OPEN Arms, BUT PLEASE leave CT and N/E "Ideas" and "ways" of doing things in CT and the N/E. Re-Locate and Learn the "ways" of your new location.
I second Texas. I don't live there, but if I wouldn't mind.
Pinging CT FReepers, some interesting ideas may come up here.
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We are looking too, planning our move next year. I just want heat, guns, and zero state income tax. Texas has lost the cities to Cali, so that is a no. We are thinking Arizona. I would love to live on the Gulf coast, but the crime rates are through the roof. I still think we should colonize Cuba. But I love heat. Washington State is looking like a serious contender as well. Utah and Idaho are too chilly for us after such a long long winter. Keep us posted on what you find.
Less about carry and more about target & home defense.
My better half is suggesting Texas, even though neither of us have lived there before! And I too keep telling my family in SoCal to get out while they can. :)
Everything is cheaper except sales tax, and there's no income tax. Business is exploding, the housing market is half the price of CT for the same or better amenities, and people are generally very conservative as well as tolerant.
Our governor seems a little kooky sometimes, but he minds Texas business and he's the opposite of Malloy. The roads are designed by people with brains and finished in a year instead of 10 years, and the amount of open space is mind-boggling.
It snowed last Christmas. Texas has reciprocal pistol permit laws.
Do it! Send me a FReepmail if you want more detailed info.
Good News! We have invented Air Conditioning and learned to ice down the beer before serving.
Come on down. Bring a snow shovel with you. You can mount it on the side of the garage and your neighbors will ask what that is.
If you really want to get them laughing, bring out the 8 hp track-drive snow blower and tell them what you paid for it.
My "ideas" and "ways" are foreign to CT and the N/E to begin with, which is why I need to get out.
Have applied for a teaching job in Grove. Retire from MO and live on Grad Lake...sounds good!
the Ozarks are great...just don't tell anyone.
A friend is investigating Belize next week...
Some places are just so hot that you can't enjoy being outside, and I'd rather not spend nice (but sweltering) days inside with the A/C on. Been there, done that elsewhere...
May I suggest a visit to meet some FReepers from different parts of the state all in one place?
8th Annual TexasCowboy Memorial Shoot ~ Planning Thread
The date for the 8th Annual TCMS shoot will be June 8th, 2013 and will be held at Dietz Gun Shop and Shooting Range, in New Braunfels, TX.
We also have swimmin' pools.
Some folks don't notice the sweat when underwater.
I understand. I've bounced around a few different places but there is lot to Texas to make it "home".
Grove is nice from what I recall. I live in Tulsa.
I've heard that NE Texas is nice
I live in Central Texas near Hill Country. I love the freedom I feel here, but the heat is real bad 4 months out of the year.
If I were not here, I would probably want to move to Northern Arizona or Idaho.
I have been to Arizona and love it there. I have never been to Idaho, but I have heard a lot of great things about it.
How do you like your SR1911? It looks like a very nice pistol.
I don't live there anymore, but Reno NV has low taxes, the summers are warm, but not sweltering. The winters are somewhat chilly in the morning, but the low humidity seems to have a good effect on old joints. Real Estate is dirt cheap now. I also like Eastern Washington around Spokane. It is several degrees cooler than Reno, no state income tax, property taxes about average.
I know what you are saying about crime rates, but you should try to research based on locality and not the whole state. For example, NV ranks seventh highest in violent crime for the 59 states. If you take out Clark County the rest of the state would rank down near the bottom. Fortunately, there are three hundred miles of desert between Vegas and the rest of the state.
The late author and newspaper columnist Lewis Grizzard (native of Georgia) had a great comment addressing your point, and I paraphrase:
"We don't mind you Yankees moving down here....There's just one thing we ask...don't tell us how you used to do things back in Cleveland. We don't care. If you like it so much up there, I've got news for you. Delta is ready when you are!"
Accordingly, all disaffected Easterners are encouraged to visit on your way through to live somewhere else.
No guaranteed right to own a gun in Belize.
I would suggest AZ, but the place has gotten so watered down with New England transplants we have more Dem reps than GOP. I have no representative...I have a Dem who's a self-described radical prog who's bisexual. The Stupid Party got rolled by the Dems on the redistricting commission.
You have those tornado things there.
It should be if you intend to take your firearms.......
While a number of countries claim to approve of firearm ownership, you might be better off trying to obtain a CPL in Chicago........
I'd avoid central and south America like the plague, with the exception of Panama and Belize. All the rest are falling to drug lords, drug trafficing and kidnappings.......
If you're interested in Honduras, my brother-in-law has 15 acres with 400 ft. of ocean frontage along the coast in Trujillo for sale..........
Skiatook is a nice area. I'm not familiar with East Gate Baptist. I'm glad you got to enjoy some Charlie's Chicken. Hm, it's been too long since I've had me some chunks.
Florida panhandle. Money's where my mouth is: Moving there myself this year.
Yeah. It's not a place for weaklings. Actually, I've never seen a tornado. That's not to say they're uncommon. Make no mistakes, and don't let anyone deceive you. The weather here stinks.
Would love to take a look at Idaho myself, but the better half wants warmer weather.
You can come to Texas as long as you leave any and all liberal ideas behind. Oh BTW, bring more water.
FReepmail me about the 15 acres if you'd like, but as you said, most countries down there are pretty dangerous.
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Blueberry Pie
- Crust:
- 1 stick unsalted butter, chilled and cubed, plus 1 tablespoon for pan
- 5 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for rolling dough
- 2 teaspoons granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 cup shortening, chilled and cubed
- 1/2 to 2/3 cup, plus 2 tablespoons ice water
- Special equipment: 1 (9-inch) pie tin
- Filling:
- 5 cups blueberries, discard any small or overly soft berries
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour, sifted
- 1/2 stick unsalted butter, cut into small cubes
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 pinch kosher salt
- 1 lemon, zested and juiced
- 12 to 14 ounces good quality blueberry jam
- Glaze:
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 orange, juiced
- Vanilla ice cream, for serving
DirectionsWatch how to make this recipe.
Coat the pie tin with 1 tablespoon of butter. Clear and clean off a large, flat surface. Lightly flour the area.
Combine the flour, sugar and salt in a food processor and pulse to combine. Pulse in the shortening and 1 stick of the butter. Add some of the ice water and continue to mix until it looks like wet sand. Scrape down the sides of the bowl before adding more water and pulse again until it just comes together into a ball.
Put the dough on the floured surface and roll it into a ball. Cut in half. Reserve the second half. Using a rolling pin, roll out the first half, until its at least 4 to 5 inches wider than the 9-inch pie tin, about 1/4-inch thick. Gently roll the dough onto your floured rolling pin and lay the dough into the pie tin. Press it into the bottom and the sides of the tin. Cooks Note: dont dock the crust because the filling is liquidy and will cause the crust to stick to the pie tin. Refrigerate until ready to use.
Roll the second half of the dough larger than the pie tin for the top of the pie. Gingerly lay it on a baking sheet and refrigerate it until filling is ready.
In a large bowl, combine the blueberries, flour, butter, sugar, salt, lemon zest and juice. Mix to blend. Stir in the jam and set aside.
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Remove the pie pan from the refrigerator and pour in the filling.
Remove the top crust from the refrigerator and fold it onto the rolling pin. Lay the dough over the top of the pie. Trim the overlapping edges to a 1 1/2-inch overhang. Tuck the edges of the top crust under the edges of the bottom crust, this eliminates the need for an egg wash. Pinch the top to make the edges fluted and sealed all around the pie. Use a pastry cutter or small knife to cut an opening in the center of the top crust.
Put the pie in the center of the oven and bake, undisturbed, for 15 minutes. Lower the heat to 350 degrees F and bake for an additional 30 minutes.
While the pie is baking, combine the sugar, water and orange juice in a small saucepan over low heat. Simmer gently to reduce by about half and coats the back of a spoon.
Open the oven door and slide the rack out slightly. Pour the mixture over the pie and into the opening in the top of the crust. Lower the oven temperature to 325 degrees F and cook for an additional 10 minutes.
Remove the pie from the oven and allow it to cool completely before slicing. Serve alongside a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
This was a staple in my house growing up. The addition of the jam to the filling adds pectin and body so you can avoid using cornstarch. It also adds a richer flavor to the blueberries. Allow the pie to cool for at least a couple of hours (if you can stand the wait) or even overnight. The filling will be more together that way.
Recipe courtesy of Alex Guarnaschelli
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Media Contact: Heather Cronk, [email protected], 202-505-5217
SACRAMENTO, CA — As Americans across the country prepare Thanksgiving
dishes and celebrate the holiday with family, some Americans are forced
to observe the holiday alone — separated from their loved ones by U.S.
law. Gina, an American citizen, and Katie, a citizen of the United
Kingdom, are just one example of a couple struggling to stay together
despite an unfair and unjust combination of U.S. marriage and
immigration laws.
For over 36,000 binational same-sex couples, holidays are times of
sadness and loneliness, as lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender
(LGBT) Americans are prohibited from sponsoring their same-sex partner
for immigration purposes by the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). Despite
the White House's refusal to defend the law in court, Congressional
Republicans have spent $1.5 million defending the law in 14 pending
cases — hitting the spending limit set forth with the approval of the
Committee on House Administration (link here: http://www.advocate.com/politics/marriage-equality/2012/10/17/boehners-doma-defense-hits-15-million-limit).
This Thanksgiving holiday, GetEQUAL and Out4Immigration are
publishing the stories of just a handful of couples directly impacted by
this discriminatory law, and who could be immediately helped by passing
an LGBT-inclusive comprehensive immigration reform bill. Recently, both
House/Senate Republicans and House/Senate Democrats have talked about
introducing a comprehensive immigration reform bill in the new
Congressional session — and tens of thousands of couples' lives hang in
the balance as those negotiations begin.
Senator Dianne Feinstein, one of the Senators representing Gina, has
repeatedly rebuffed requests from binational same-sex couples to
co-sponsor a piece of legislation called the Uniting American Families
Act (UAFA), which would allow for these couples to keep their families
together even in light of DOMA. As the 112th Congress draws to a close
and the 113th Congress begins in January, binational same-sex couples
like Gina and Katie are again calling on Senator Feinstein to publicly
indicate her support for a legislative remedy for these couples.
As the holiday season approaches, GetEQUAL and Out4Immigration are
asking Congressional leaders to include LGBT families in all
conversations about comprehensive immigration reform, desperately needed
by thousands of American citizens living separated, exiled, or in the
shadows in order to be with the person they love. Below is the story of
Gina and Katie, a couple united by love but divided by law:
Over five years ago, Katie
and I met through mutual friends. The connection was immediate, and we
spent the next week learning everything we could about one another until
she had to return back home to the United Kingdom. As I sat in my house
in Sacramento, I felt a deep sense of devastation – it was impossible
to comprehend that I might have met the love of my life, only to be kept
apart by discriminatory laws. Neither of us had ever thought about – or
even heard of – the unjust laws that binational same-sex couples face
each day. But as we remained in contact with one another and as our
relationship developed, it became crystal clear what hurdles couples
face simply to be with the person they love.
Over the past five years, Katie and I have had more than our fair
share of struggles. The lengths we've gone to in order to be together
have been financially, mentally, and physically burdensome – and it's
often a mystery to our friends how we have managed to stay together when
we're only able to see each other a few times a year. We maintain that
we will not let the law destroy our love – and we'll do whatever we have
to do in order to stand together.
Across the years, we've faced unemployment, depression, accidents,
and other trauma – similar to other couples, but with the added stress
of not being able to face those challenges together and to lean on one
Last year, we had finally had enough and decided that it was time for
me to live in the UK on a visitor's visa. I had never overstayed my
welcome in the UK before and knew that our time together would be too
short, but it was our only option. I quit my job, packed up my
belongings, and prepared our two cats for the long travel abroad. Once I
arrived in the UK, I was immediately stopped. After a series of very
personal questions, I was told that I was too old to be traveling for
any substantial length of time, and that I should be married with a
house and children at home in America. Over the course of the next 12
hours, I was held in two different detention centers, my belongings were
searched thoroughly, and my personal journal was read by multiple
officials – simply because of who I love. I was refused entry to the
country in order to see my spouse – though our two cats were welcomed in
with no trouble.
We have tried everything possible to legally be together – a (denied)
visa application in the UK, a short-term student visa application in
the U.S., and everything else we can think of. Katie and I will never
stop fighting for the justice and we and so many other binational
same-sex couples deserve. We believe that, by sharing our story, more
people will understand the hurdles we face – and the very clear
solutions to those hurdles. So many couples like us live in fear and are
forced to stay in the shadows – but we believe it is our responsibility
to speak up for those who have not yet found their voice.
How many more holidays must we go through apart? Will we have to
celebrate our ten-year anniversary over the phone, as we celebrated our
five-year anniversary? There is no reason for the United States to
maintain these unjust laws other than bigotry, pure and simple. But we,
as Americans, can choose to stand up and tell the government that we
will no longer endure the pain and suffering being inflicted upon
American citizens. It is time for comprehensive immigration reform that
includes LGBT families so that we can truly be the land of the free.
GetEQUAL is a national civil rights organization fighting for the
full legal equality of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender
Americans. Emphasizing direct action and people power, the mission of
GetEQUAL is to empower the LGBT community and its allies to take action
to demand full legal and social equality, and to hold accountable those
who stand in the way. For more information on GetEQUAL, please visit:
http://www.getequal.org. You can follow GetEQUAL on Twitter at
http://www.twitter.com/getequal, on Facebook at
http://www.facebook.com/GetEQUAL, or on YouTube at
Out4Immigration is a volunteer grassroots organization that
addresses the widespread discriminatory impact of U.S. immigration laws
on the lives of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and HIV+ people and
their families through education, outreach, advocacy and the maintenance
of a resource and support network. You can find more about
Out4Immigration online at www.out4immigration.org, on Facebook at
www.facebook.com/out4immigration, on Twitter at
www.twitter.com/out4immigration, or on Tumblr at


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This week, I am in Orlando, Florida presenting, blogging and tweeting at the IBM Edge conference. The first day began with opening main tent sessions. Deon Newman, IBM VP of Marketing, was the emcee. The four-person [Bella Electric Strings] rocked the house with some electric violins.
- Game Change on a Smarter Planet: A New Era in IT
Rod Adkins, IBM Senior VP for the Systems and Technology Group, presented IBM's Smarter Computing strategy. For those not familiar with this, a little context might help.
Back in 2008, IBM launched its corporate-wide strategy called "Smarter Planet", which focused on solving the world's biggest problems through the effective use of Information Technology. To get there, everything needs to be instrumented to monitor and gather information, interconnected with centralized processing, and analyzed through intelligent algorithms.
Over the past few years, this general approach has been made more specific to tackle problems in particular industries. Detailed approaches like Smarter Cities, Smarter Energy, Smarter Education, Smarter Retail, Smarter Water and Smarter Food, are a few examples of this.
As IBM pursued solutions in each of these areas, clients realized they needed some guidance on the underlying IT infrastructure needed to deploy these solutions. Last year, IBM launched the Smarter Computing, which I [explained in great detail in my blog post last March].
- Designed for the Data - to be fair, IBM systems have always been designed for the data. When the System/360 first came out, the bulk of data was stored in structured databases, so systems were designed for this. Today, over 80 percent of data is unstructured, not in a database, so the design and approach for systems today must reflect that new reality. For example, Big Data analytics is often used against spreadsheets, documents, social media feeds, and other unstructured sources.
- Workload-Optimized Systems - There are two ways to have a workload-optimized system. The first is to start with general purpose components and tune them, and the second is to integrate expertise into the design.
- Managed with Cloud technologies - Cloud computing has introduced new levels of standardization, automation and virtualization.
Rod wrapped up his session discussing the IBM PureSystems family of expert-integrated systems that IBM announced in April. This includes the PureFlex infrastructure system and the PureApplication platform system.
- Designed for the Data - to be fair, IBM systems have always been designed for the data. When the System/360 first came out, the bulk of data was stored in structured databases, so systems were designed for this. Today, over 80 percent of data is unstructured, not in a database, so the design and approach for systems today must reflect that new reality. For example, Big Data analytics is often used against spreadsheets, documents, social media feeds, and other unstructured sources.
- A New Approach to Storage
Brian Truskowski, IBM General Manager for System Storage and Networking, presented IBM's new approach to storage to support Smarter Computing environments.
- Efficient by Design - Storage needs to be designed for the data, to store it efficiently, and be able to scale in the expected growth, driven by trends such as Big Data analytics.
- Self-Optimizing - Storage needs to be self-optimizing for their particular application workloads, to avoid manual performance tuning efforts. Policies to handle Qualities of Service help optimize performance and costs based on business requirements.
- Cloud Agile - Storage needs to be part of a virtualized environment, managed by Cloud technologies. This includes working seemlessly in environments with server hypervisors, storage hypervisors, virtual LANs, SANs and tape libraries.
With this new approach, clients will be able to increase competitiveness, while reducing both capital and operational expenses.
- Efficient by Design - Storage needs to be designed for the data, to store it efficiently, and be able to scale in the expected growth, driven by trends such as Big Data analytics.
- Snowball Studios
Yoni Cohen is the founder and CEO of Snowball Studios. They started with five artists, and grew to 60 people in a few years to take on bigger projects. They produce digital animation for television shows and commercials.
Despite their small size, they have a dedicated "IT" department. In addition to developing in-house tools for the artists to produce animation, they also were tasked to find the best storage solutions. Files storing 3D video can be quite large. After exhausting research into all the storage options, they chose IBM, and complemented this with the Real-Time Compression appliance for their NAS environments.
The results were stunning. A project that took 417GB before took only 148GB. a 64 percent data footprint reduction! He found he got this 3x reduction across his environment.
- University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC)
University of Rochester is in New York state, about 60 miles east of Buffalo, and 90 miles from Toronto across Lake Ontario. Six years ago, Rick Haverty joined URMC as the Director of Infrastructure services, managing 130 of the 300 IT personnel at the Medical Center. I met Rick last year, when he presented at the [IBM Storage Innovation Executive Summit] in New York City. Last December, I co-presented with Rick on a session for SONAS at the [Data Center Conference].
URMC has DS8000, DS5000, XIV, SONAS, Storwize V7000 and is in the process of deploying Storwize V7000 Unified. He presented how he has used these for his Vendor Neutral Archive (VNA). For Rick, the IT Infrastructure has become the new "dial tone", everyone expects it to work 100 percent of the time.
For those not familiar with VNA, Rick has 36 different departments, and each was storing archives of their medical images in separate silos of storage. Using software from [Acuo Technologies], he was able to have all 36 different PACS systems store data onto a single storage repository. The side benefit is that all medical images are now readily available to the Electronic Medical Records (EMR) system.
- Main Tent for Technical Edge
After the opening session, the folks in Technical Edge moved to a different room for the main tent session. Mike Kuhn, IBM VP of Systems Lab Services, was the emcee. There were three guest speakers:
- Clod Barrera, IBM Distinguished Engineer and Chief Technical Strategist for IBM System Storage, presented on storage trends and directions, and how this will influence workload-optimized systems, Cloud computing, Easy Tier, and Active Cloud Engine.
- Jeff Jonas, IBM Fellow and Chief Scientist for IBM Entity Analytics, presented "Fantasy Analytics" which explained his work in the Business Analytics. He used "jigsaw puzzles" as an analogy to help explain for the type of work he is researching.
- Dan McMillan, Chief Comedy Officer of his own company, was formerly an engineer, but now stand-up comedian. He poked fun at the IT industry, how things have changed since he was an engineer, and his ideal "Universal Business Translator".
This was a great way to kick off the week!
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quote ShadowGuardWell of course it's all about money. You really think there is a thrid-party game developing company out there that's all in it to help a console win? They could care less who wins. They want to sell more games. Whether that means supporting more consoles or the console that sells more.Kojima is not even directing this game. The xbox still has yet to get Solid Snake. However there is one thing I am starting to realize. I hate how companies are doing it for money instead of what they want. I mean, in this case, Kojima and Konami are making plenty of profit off of MGS. This is just a greedy move to be honest and that is not why people choose their fields...
quote Existencekinda like activision boycotting PS3. just plain stoopid
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Citizens Bank Minnesota hits $286,310.55 on Go Local Holiday Shopping Goal
NEW ULM – As consumers were preparing for the holiday season, Citizens Bank Minnesota was encouraging them to "Go Local" by shopping at their community's small businesses. By supporting local small businesses, consumers give back to their community and make it a better place to live.
Citizens challenged itself and its employees to shop locally first for all of their holiday needs. The bank set a $200,000 goal for itself and its 80-plus employees to spend locally during November and December. They blew past it by spending $286,310.55.
Citizens launched its Go Local campaign in New Ulm on Monday, Nov. 19 by "cash mobbing" Retzlaff's Hardware, its oldest retail client. A cash mob is a phenomenon recently seen across the country, designed to help a small business by organizing a group of people, through social media or other means, to meet at the business and spend about $20 each. The location is kept secret until the last minute, although clues are given in advance. The business is usually surprised, and the atmosphere during the cash mob is very light hearted and fun.
Citizens plans to continue to cash mob businesses at all locations into 2013. Cash mobs will take place at retail stores and eating establishments. Follow the bank on Facebook for clues to the next cash mob location.
As an additional part of the Citizens "Go Local" campaign, 50 checkbooks were also distributed around New Ulm, Lafayette, La Salle and Lakeville in hopes that citizens would find them, return them to Citizens Bank Minnesota to receive $10 in Chamber Dollars to use to shop locally. Plus, the prize doubles for clients of Citizens. If you see a blue checkbook lying on the ground with a Citizens logo, grab it and bring it back to your local Citizens location to collect the prize.


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Doering—Klaver wedding
Alyssa Doering, of Alden, and Jacob Klaver, of Kamrar, were married in a Sept. 15, 2012 ceremony held at Immanual Lutheran Church in Iowa Falls.
Parents of the couple are Denny and Diane Kappel, Iowa Falls, and the late Ron Doering; Barry and Kristen Klaver, of Kamrar.
Ali Holtkamp, friend of the bride, was the maid of honor. Bridesmaids were Leslie Graber, cousin of the bride; Lauren Holt, Erin Hatting and Maggie Sander, all friends of the bride; Crystal Doering and Lisa Doering, sisters-in-law of the bride.
Flower girls were Aleena Pittman and Piper Soma, both cousins of the groom. Zach Klaver, cousin of the groom, was best man. Groomsmen were Briar Klaver, godson of the groom; Shane Klaver and Trevor Klaver, brothers of the groom; Brandon Fonken, friend of the groom; C.J. Doering and Brian Doering, brothers of the bride.
Isaac Doering, nephew of the bride, was the ring bearer.
The bride is a court reporter for North Iowa Reporting, Mason City. The groom is a seed sales specialist for Innovative Ag Services.
Following a honeymoon to Riviera Maya, the couple is making their home in Williams.


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Every year, people observe World Press Freedom Day on May 3. This year marked the 20th anniversary of the day's commemoration, which represents both an occasion to celebrate the right to freedom of expression and an opportunity to recognize the challenges many journalists face as they report the news.
In the first of our "State in 60 Seconds" video series, M. Arsalan Suleman, Counselor for Multilateral Affairs in the State Department's Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor and the U.S. Deputy Envoy to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), explains how the United States supports press freedom through diplomacy.
It only seems fitting that our first "State in 60 Seconds" video focuses on the topic of press freedom, a fundamental component of our democracy that is enshrined in our Constitution's First Amendment. While we are clearly not the press, the DipNote team faces some of the same decisions an editor might have to make. Like any editorial team, we want to provide our readers timely information in a format that meets their interests. Our new "State in 60 Seconds" series represents an important part of our approach to the new DipNote, which re-launches today and will feature more serialized features and a greater amount of multimedia content. So, let us know what you'd like to see on the blog in the days and months ahead, and take a minute to watch Arsalan's video message.
About the Author: Richard Buangan serves as Director of Digital Engagement at the U.S. Department of State.


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Tenchi Muyo! GXP
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Seina Yamada's luck is way worse than bad. He can't get through a day without causing serious harm to himself and any unfortunate souls nearby, so what in the world could two gorgeous Galaxy Police officers want with him? Just as soon as their spaceship lands, Seina's blasting off into space with the beauties. It appears his luck could be changing for the better!
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Justin Bieber Causes State Of Emergency As Fans Go Crazy In Oslo, Norway!
Wow. I haven't seen people running and screaming like that since 9/11. So, what was it? A bombing? An earthquake? Nope. It was Norwegians suffering from a big case of Bieber fever.
Justin Bieber is set to perform 4 new songs outside of Oslo's famous Opera House and people from all over Europe went there to check out the "pretty" teen idol.
The photo above was taken at the hotel where Bieber was supposed to stay but couldn't.
The police cannot control the crowd and they asked Bieber for help.
Justin tweeted; "...for the show to happen u must all listen to the police. we are all concerned for your safety and i want what is best for u. please listen."
Justin will now be helicoptered in before his performance now.-DocFB