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Our sister in liberty across the pond will be celebrating come July 14 as Fête de la Fédération ("the National Celebration")—more commonly known as Bastille Day—splashes the calendar. As fireworks paint the sky in France, a few Franco-centric spaces in downtown West Palm will be rolling out the bleu, blanc et rouge for a celebration themselves. Set a reminder and let's party for the French this weekend at these hip downtown Parisian hotspots.
The Backyard Bar
Tucked along Rosemary Avenue at the Palm Beach Hibiscus boutique bed and breakfast is a hidden oasis for the foodie and Francophile at heart. The Backyard Bar is just as it sounds: an outside bar and dining area set amid a tropical garden and courtyard. It may sit right off a busy downtown street, but it seems miles from the hustle and bustle of the city. The kitchen and bar are manned by Cordon Bleu Catering, the husband-wife team of Michael Ober and Melanie Robertson-Ober. They just happen to be a German master chef and a certified sommelier, respectively, whose specialties include European tapas/small plates and fine French wines.
For Bastille Day, Cordon Bleu's popular monthly wine-pairing event will focus on France on July 11. The event will feature wines from four French regions masterfully paired them with regional cuisine.
- Dinner begins at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
- Cost is $25 per person.
- Reservations are required; call 561-339-2013.
- For more information, visit cordonbleucatering.com.
The four-course menu with wine accompaniment is as follows:
Branger Muscadet de Gras Mouton 2012 - Loire
Oysters Mignonette
Triennes Rose 2011 – Provence
Grilled Vanilla Chicken Breast on Arugula Salad with Strawberry Peach Dressing
F Magnien Bourgogne Rouge Graviers 2010 - Burgundy
Veal Scallopine on Blueberry Tarragon Risotto with Burgundy Cherry Dressing
Mas Conscience VDP LHerault Le Cas 2008 - Languedoc-Roussillon
Thyme & Rosemary Crusted Beef Tenderloin with Fingerling Potatoes, sautéed Petite Veges
& Red Wine Reduction
Pistache French Bistro
Pulling all the stops for this weekend of liberty, downtown West Palm's Franco stalwart, Pistache French Bistro is working Bastille Day double-duty, kicking things off Saturday and following it up with an entire day of fun Sunday. Starting things off Saturday, Pistache will hold a bal populaire ("local dance") with a special three-course menu ($39), Nicolas Feuillate Champagne specials and a Bastille Whiskey tasting. At 9 p.m., DJ Chuck will kick the tunes for the local dance portion of the evening.
On Sunday, Pistache is starting things early with brunch dansant. PB Catch will supply a pop-up oyster bar, while specials from Gérard Bertrand wines and Pavan Liquer will whet the palate. In true Parisian fashion, strolling street performers will entertain, while live music will keep the atmosphere effervescent.
At 5 p.m., the fifth edition of the Waiters Race is on. Held at the Waterfront, this popular event pits downtown eateries and restaurants against one another but to see who can carry a loaded tray of filled glasses the fastest. Defending champ Travis Diener of Bar Louie looks to retain the Nicolas Feuillatte trophy, though competition will be stiff.
Rounding out Pistache's Bastille festivities, the apéritif et diner will feature a special three-course menu, tastings from Pernod-Ricard, Nicolas Feuillatte Champagne specials and strolling performers.
- Reservations are recommended. Call 561-833-5090 to reserve your table.
- For more information, visit pistachewpb.com.
Le Rendez-Vous
The newest hotspot to hit downtown West Palm, Le Rendez-Vous is bringing a slice of France state-side with a concept that can get just about anyone jazzed: everyday French cuisine prepared in simple dishes, matched with traditional beers and wine from small producers. The brainchild of Parisian brothers Olivier and Edouard Delrieu, Le Rendez-Vous is a gastrolounge, where foodie sentiments are merged with a stylish place to chill—the interior is industrial chic is every sense of the term.
New to the block, at 211 Datura Street, Le Rendez-Vous will celebrate National Day in casual fashion, with a traditional brunch planned for Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. Dinner on Saturday will include the full range of the French-inspired menu. As always, French films, music and the altogether atmosphere of the place will keep the space the packed.


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Congressman's staff at City Hall April 9
Congressman Tom Reed's staff will hold remote office hours April 9 from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Dunkirk City Hall, 342 Central Ave.
Reed's staff will be on the second floor of City Hall to answer any questions and gather feedback and concerns from constituents. Whether it's a Social Security, Medicare, Veter-ans or any other question or concern with a federal government agency, the congressman's staff will be available to help.
Call 708-6369 with any questions regarding the Dunkirk office hours or visit www.Reed.house.gov for details.
Boards of education to meet April 11
There will be a special joint boards of education meeting with Westfield Academy and Central School District and the Brocton Central School District on April 11 at 6 p.m. in the Brocton Central School Auditorium to discuss the results of the consolidation study. This meeting is open to the public.
The full study is available on each school's website.
Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office offers hunters' education class April 16 and 18
The Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office will host a hunters' education class for the gun portion only on the following dates and at these times: April 16 and April 18 from 4:30 to 10 p.m. The class will be held at the Hideaway Archery, 12749 Cottage Road, Dayton.
There is no charge for the class. Participants must attend both days of instruction to receive a certificate. It is preferable that participants be at least 12 years of age. If a parent wants an 11 year old to take the class, the parent must attend and sit with the child on both days.
Class size will be limited to 30 students. Those attending must bring some form of identification, such as a driver's license, a birth certificate, etc., and a pen or pencil. They may also bring snacks and beverages.
Pre-registration is required. Reservations for the class may be made by calling the Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office dispatch at 938-9191.
Lakeshore Humane Society holds Pet Adoption Day/Open House April 13
The Lakeshore Humane Society will hold a Pet Adoption Day/Open House at its Adoption Center on April 13 from noon to 4 p.m. at 431 E. Chestnut St., Dunkirk.
Potential adopters can come meet some of the orphaned dogs and cats who need caring homes. Call 672-1991 or see www.lakeshorehumanesociety.org for more information.
MAC Fest April 13 to benefit Aili Makuch
The second annual "MAC Fest" (Musicians Against Cancer ) to benefit children and their families battling cancer will take place April 13 at the Dunkirk Moose Lodge 89 on Lake Shore Drive.
This year, all proceeds will benefit 16-year-old Aili Makuch, a local cancer patient. From 4 to 7 p.m., a barbecued chicken and rib dinner will be available, including pop, beer, coffee, various salads and desserts. From 7 to 10 p.m., music from Good Time Good Tune Music will be featured, along with local talented guests. There will also be a 50/50 raffle, an electric guitar raffle and a silent auction. Tickets are $15 presale and $20 at the door.
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Blood drive Friday
The American Red Cross is in need of blood donors. Local blood drives in April are scheduled for the following locations and times: Friday, 12:30 to 5:30 p.m., Chautauqua Mall in Lakewood; April 15, noon to 6 p.m., Blessed Mary Angela Church in Dunkirk; April 19, 1 to 6 p.m., Buster Brown Bean Co. in Fredonia; April 20, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Lakewood Baptist Church; April 24, 2 to 8 p.m., Stanley Hose Co. in Sherman; and April 26, 1 to 6 p.m., Buster Brown Bean Co. in Dunkirk.
Those interested in making appointments at the blood drives can visit redcross.org or call 1-800-REDCROSS. Walk-ins are also welcome.
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Conference participants get taste of the Adirondacks
The season's first true blast of cold autumn air visited the region earlier in the week, delivering the first significant frost of the season.
Although the frosty conditions were quickly swept away by a clear bluebird day, remnants of the effects of such evenings are growing more evident to those who continue to tramp the trails.
The first heavy frost of the fall always triggers thoughts of camp, and the need to buck up a few more ranks of wood for the stove. It also spawns an uneasy eagerness to get back to the ponds, which grows longer and stronger with each passing day.
Over the past weekend, I enjoyed the opportunity to become acquainted and reacquainted with many old friends as a host of outdoor writers from across the country flocked to Lake Placid to participate in a combined conference of the New York State Outdoor Writers Association and the Outdoor Writers Association of America.
The conference, which spanned four days, provided the visiting writers a unique opportunity to mix and mingle with a large group of like-minded folks. As one gentleman mentioned, "I've never witnessed such a sporty town. There are people all over the place biking, hiking, paddling and running. There were even some guys fishing on the lake just outside my window this morning. Is it always like this?"
"No," I chuckled. "This is really the off-season. The crowds won't be around until the foliage peaks in a few weeks."
He was stunned with the response and claimed, "We've been around to some really special places for these conferences, but I can honestly say, we've never had a cooler location to visit, or a wider range of activities to pursue."
The gentleman's sentiments were just the tip of the iceberg. I expect we'll be hearing and reading a lot more about Lake Placid and the surrounding area over the next few months as the assembled writers and producers, editors and photographers disperse to their homes across the country.
Although the good news will go far, I do hope it doesn't result in a situation similar to the hordes of neophytes that flocked to the region after the Rev. Wm. H.H. Murray published the first guidebook about his adventures in the Adirondacks in the late 1800s.
By the books
I have been researching a variety of turn-of-the-century (1890s to 1900) camping manuals in recent weeks. The content of many of the books was inspired by the eminent demise of the Native American culture that was occurring at that time.
It was also aided by a burgeoning urban culture, which many believed to be responsible for all sorts of illness, including the spread of tuberculosis. At the same time, there was also a revival of the need for spiritual nature, and many nature camps were developed with a Christian purpose.
In "The Purpose of Camping," published in the early 1900s, H. M. Burr expounded on the need for boys to participate in outdoor recreation, explaining, "It is great fun to live in the glorious open air, fragrant with the smell of the woods and flowers; it is fun to swim and fish and hike it over the hills; it is fun to sit about the open fire and spin yarns, or watch in silence the glowing embers; but the greatest fun of all is to win the love and confidence of some boy who has been a trouble to himself and everybody else, and help him to become a man."
He continued with a plea to make camping an elixir for all sorts of society's problems.
"The summer time is a period of moral deterioration with most boys," he wrote. "Free from restraint of school and many times of home, boys wander during the vacation time into paths of wrongdoing largely because of a lack of directed play life and a natural outlet for the expenditure of their surplus energy. The vacation problem therefore becomes a serious one for both the boy and his parent. Camping offers a solution.
"A boy in the process of growing needs the outdoors. He needs room and range. He needs the tonic of the hills, the woods and streams. He needs to walk under the great sky and commune with the stars. He needs to place himself where nature can speak to him. He ought to get close to the soil. He ought to be toughened by sun and wind, rain and cold. Nothing can take the place, for the boy, of stout physique, robust health, good blood, firm muscles, sound nerves, for these are the conditions of character and efficiency. The early teens are the most important years for the boy physically. Through the ages of 13 and 15 the more he can be in the open, free from social engagements and from continuous labor or study, the better. He should fish, swim, row and sail, roam the woods and the waters, get plenty of vigorous action, have interesting, healthful things to think about."
While Burr expounded on the need for boys to camp, many others centered their efforts on society at large and echoed similar sentiments, which were similarly on track with the current concerns over climate change and the growing detachment of children and nature.
"Too much house," explained Jacob Riis, a turn-of-the-century journalist and photographer who promoted the wondrous benefits of the natural surroundings. "Civilization has been making of the world a hot house. Man's instinct of self-preservation rebels; hence the appeal for the return to the simple life that is growing loud.
"Boys need to get away from the school room and books, and may I say the martyrdom of examinations, high marks, promotions and exhibitions!
"Medical examinations of school children reveal some startling facts. Why should boys suffer from nerves? Are we sacrificing bodily vigor for abnormal intellectual growth? Have we been fighting against instead of cooperating with nature? The tide is turning, however, and the people are living more and more in the open."
In the above passage, I heard the voice of Richard Louv, current day author of the bestseller, "Last Child in the Woods: Saving your children from nature deficit disorder." Although Louv's tome was published over a century after Riss scribed those words, cycles of natural disconnection continue to spin.
At the turn of the century, the burgeoning technologies of steam power, electricity, telephones and steel were rapidly changing and modernizing the world and there were many apostles of the outdoor life who railed against such advances.
Among their ranks were Henry D. Thoreau, John Burroughs, William Hamilton Gibson, Ernest Thompson-Seton, Frank Beard, Horace Kephart, Charles Stedman Hanks, Stewart Edward White, "Nessmuck," W. C. Gray and others who sought through their writings and lectures to influence and turn back the clock on the ever advancing technologies of the day for fear they would result in the demise of natural recreation.
In 1917, Horace Kephart published "Camping and Woodcraft," and dedicated it to "The Shade of Nessmuk in the Happy Hunting Ground."
"To many a city man there comes a time when the great town wearies him," Kephart wrote. "He hates its sights and smells and clangor. Every duty is a task and every caller a bore. There come visions of green fields and far-rolling hills, of tall forests and cool, swift-flowing streams.
"He yearns for the thrill of the chase, for the keen-eyed silent stalking; or, rod in hand, he would seek that mysterious pool where the father of all trout lurks for his lure.
"To be free, unbeholden, irresponsible for the nonsense! Free to go or come at one's own sweet will, to tarry where he lists, to do this, or do that, or nothing, as the humor veers, and as for the hours, it shall be what o'clock I say it is!"
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Aug. 26, 2010) – Destinee Hooker (San Antonio, Texas) totaled a match-high 17 points in leading the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team to a 25-23, 25-20, 25-14 victory over Italy on Thursday afternoon during the second day of FIVB World Grand Prix Final Round competition in Ningbo, China.
Team USA, now 2-0 in the Final Round and on an overall eight-match win streak, faces two-time defending champion Brazil at 3:30 p.m. on Aug. 27 (12:30 a.m. Pacific Time) in its next match before playing host China on Aug. 28 at 7:30 p.m. (4:30 a.m. Pacific Time). The Americans conclude the Final Round on Aug. 29 at 1 p.m. (11 p.m. Pacific Time on Aug. 28). The FIVB World Grand Prix Final Round is a five-day, six-team round-robin event being played Aug. 25-29.
The U.S. broke a 12-all tie in the opening set with a 4-0 run and went on to win 25-23 as it picked up seven blocks in the period. Italy came back from a 17-11 deficit in the second set to be within one at 17-16, but the Americans outscored their opponent 8-4 down the stretch for a 25-20 victory. Team USA opened the third set with a commanding 9-1 lead and never looked back for a 25-14 victory.
"Like I said yesterday, our goal is to improve," U.S. Women's National Team Head Coach Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand) said. "Yesterday we were fortunate to win. Today we came out and controlled the match from the beginning. We are very happy to win. We will look forward to playing Brazil tomorrow."
Hooker paced the Americans with 16 kills on 32 attacks and a block for her 17 points. Foluke Akinradewo (Plantation, Fla.) and Logan Tom (Salt Lake City, Utah) had matching 14-point performances. Akinradewo tallied seven kills on 15 attempts and seven blocks. Tom collected 10 kills and 30 swings, two blocks and two aces. Heather Bown (Yorba Linda, Calif.) contributed seven kills on 14 attacks, a block and an ace for nine points. Jordan Larson (Hooper, Neb.) charted three kills, two aces and a block for six points, while Alisha Glass (Leland, Mich.) rounded out the scoring with three blocks.
"We played a much better game today than yesterday," U.S. Women's National Team captain Jennifer Tamas (Milpitas, Calif.) said. "Our serving and blocking are better. I hope we will be a better team against Brazil tomorrow. We are very happy with our improvement today."
Stacy Sykora (Burleson, Texas) recorded a team-high eight digs, while Tom totaled 21 excellent service receptions on 23 attempts. Larson added 14 excellent service receptions on 22 attempts and seven digs. Glass contributed 59 running sets on 84 attempts leading to a .343 team hitting efficiency and 39.81 kill percent.
McCutcheon started Tom and Larson at outside hitter, Akinradewo and Bown at middle blocker, Hooker at opposite and Glass at setter. Sykora was the designated libero for the match. Cynthia Barboza (Long Beach, Calif.) was a serving sub in all three sets.
The U.S. dominated the net with a 15-4 block advantage over Italy while also have a 5-1 margin in aces. The Americans held a 43-38 lead in kills for the match. Italy converted just 31.5 percent of its attacks for points and held a .221 hitting efficiency for the match. Team USA tallied 42 excellent receptions on 55 attempts for a 74.6 percent, while Italian held a 54.4 excellent reception percent limiting its offensive ability in system.
Simona Gioli led Italy with 11 points, while Jenny Barazza added 10 points.
"They dominated all the match," Italy Head Coach Massimo Barbolini said. "USA has been always the top of the match. Today we learned another lesson. It's difficult to win, if you don't play as a team. We will think about what can do next against Japan. I hope we will improve as the tournament goes on and I am sure we can do it."
Later today, preliminary round leader Brazil takes on Poland at 3:30 p.m. local time (12:30 a.m. Pacific Time), followed by host China versus Japan at 7:30 p.m. local time (4:30 a.m. Pacific Time).
Just two weeks ago, Team USA's chances of reaching the World Grand Prix Final Round seemed remote based on its 1-2 record and eighth place in the standings following the first weekend in Poland. However, the Americans caught fire in Thailand starting with a four-set victory over Italy followed by wins over Thailand and Puerto Rico. This past weekend, the U.S. carried the momentum into Hong Kong, beginning with a three-set win over Germany to avenge a four-set loss in the opening weekend. Team USA allowed Thailand to score just 48 points in a three-set win on Aug. 21. In front of over 10,000 fans on Aug. 22, the Americans won their sixth straight match over the host Chinese in four sets to complete a run from eighth place to second place.
Team USA, which has reached the medal podium in both its earlier tournaments in 2010, has not played in the FIVB World Grand Prix Final Round since 2008 when it finished fourth. The Americans, who have won six straight matches to finish the World Grand Prix preliminary round, have not reached the World Grand Prix podium since bronze medal finishes in 2003 and 2004. The U.S. won the World Grand Prix in 1995 and 2001, its only other podium finishes.
For the latest news on the FIVB World Grand Prix, visit the U.S. Women's National Team FIVB World Grand Prix event web site at usavolleyball.org/events/3056. The page includes archived press releases, schedule and results involving all 12 World Grand Prix teams, photos, statistics and match videos by Universal Sports.
Team USA gained a three-point cushion at 6-3 with an Akinradewo kill leading into three consecutive Italian errors forcing a timeout to be called. Out of the timeout, Italy scored the next three points to tie the set at 6-all. The Americans responded with a Hooker kill and point off an Italian attack error to go into the first technical timeout leading 8-6. Team USA inched the lead to 10-7 with an Italian service error and Larson block. Bown pounded consecutive spikes to push the advantage to 12-8, only to have Italy respond with the next four points to tie the set at 14-all. Akinradewo followed a Tom kill with a block and kill to resume a USA lead at 15-12. Team USA went into the second technical timeout on a 4-0 run after a block from Akinradewo giving the Americans a 16-12 advantage. Italy responded out of the break with three points to close to one at 16-15. After several sideouts, Glass and Bown converted consecutive blocks to yield a 22-19 American advantage. Italy tallied consecutive points causing USA to call timeout with a 23-22 victory. Akinradewo converted the final point with a block at 25-23, her fourth block of the set and seven overall point. Hooker and Bown each tallied four points in the opening set.
Larson started the second set with an ace, then Tom and Hooker scored consecutive kills to push the American margin to 3-1. Tom slammed kill off the block and Italy followed with an attack and spike into the block of Akinradewo for a 6-2 American lead. Larson and Hooker scored back-to-back kills to yield a 9-4 advantage. Larson served an ace after a Glass block to increase the margin to six points at 12-6. Italy gained two straight points narrowing the margin to 12-8. Tom won a long rally with an acrobatic kill, then followed with an ace to push the American lead to 16-10 at the second technical timeout. Italy sliced three points off the deficit to 17-14 leading to a USA timeout. Out of the break, Italy scored its fifth straight point to close to 17-16. USA went up 21-17 after an Italian service error, Glass block and Bown overpass kill off Larson's tough serve. Italy served an ace after a kill to cut the deficit in half at 21-19 leading to a USA timeout. Team USA went back up by four at 23-19 with a Hooker kill and Italian unforced error. The American finished out the set with a Tom kill and Akinradewo tip for a point at 25-20. Tom and Hooker each scored five points in the second set to lead the Americans.
Bown, Tom and Akinradewo pounded kills to open the third set producing a 3-0 American lead and Italian timeout. Hooker hit a back-row kill and Tom followed with consecutive kills to come out of the timeout with a 6-0 advantage. Out of a second Italian timeout, Tom put up a block for a 7-0 lead. Team USA continued the pressure with kills from Akinradewo and Hooker to gain a 9-1 margin. Italy put two points on the scoreboard to close to 12-6, but Hooker and Tom answered with kills and Italy hit long to produce a nine-point advantage at 15-6. Italy scored four points before the Americans could reach the second technical timeout with a 16-10 lead. Out of the break, Bown served an ace and Akinradewo put up two blocks to extend the American advantage to 19-10. The U.S. scored a fifth straight point on an Italian error at 20-10. Italy continued to compete with consecutive points to close to 21-13. Tom served an ace after a Hooker kill to extend the American lead to 23-13. Hooker put up a block at 24-13 and Tom hammered a back-row kill after an Italian point for a 25-14 victory. Hooker scored eight points in the third set while the U.S. defense put up five blocks.
Volleyball fans across the world will be able to watch three FIVB World Grand prix matches a week as FIVB TV announced on Aug. 5 that it will stream matches on the Internet. One match per day from the three preliminary rounds as well as all matches form the Final Round will be streamed live on www.laola1.tv/en/int/fivb/video/203---.html. The USA-Italy match on Aug. 13 and the USA-China contest on Aug. 22 were part of the coverage. As a note, the FIVB TV matches cannot be viewed in most locations within the United States based on negotiated broadcast rights.
Fans in the United States can watch all remaining USA matches on Universal Sports (www.universalsports.com), on a tape delayed same-day coverage. Selected matches will also be shown on Universal's television channel. All matches will be on-demand after they take place. To find out if Universal is in your home area and its daily schedule, visit universalsports.com/tv-listings/index.html.
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U.S. Women's National Team Roster for FIVB World Grand Prix Final Round
# - Name (Pos, Ht, Hometown, College)
1 - Ogonna Nnamani (OPP, 6-1, Bloomington, Ill., Stanford)
2 - Alisha Glass (S, 6-0, Leland, Mich., Penn State)
5 - Stacy Sykora (L, 5-10, Burleson, Texas, Texas A&M)
6 - Nicole Davis (L, 5-4, Stockton, Calif., Southern California)
7 - Heather Bown (MB, 6-3, Yorba Linda, Calif., Hawaii)
8 - Cynthia Barboza (OH, 6-0, Long Beach, Calif., Stanford)
9 - Jennifer Tamas (MB, 6-4, Milpitas, Calif., Pacific)
11 - Jordan Larson (OH, 6-2, Hooper, Neb., Nebraska)
14 - Nicole Fawcett (OPP, 6-4, Zanesfield, Ohio, Penn State)
15 - Logan Tom (OH, 6-1, Salt Lake City, Utah, Stanford)
16 - Foluke Akinradewo (MB, 6-3, Plantation, Fla., Stanford)
17 - Nellie Spicer (S, 5-9, Barrington, Ill., UCLA)
18 - Megan Hodge (OH, 6-3, Durham, N.C., Penn State)
19 - Destinee Hooker (OPP, 6-4, San Antonio, Texas, Texas)
Head Coach: Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand)
Assistant Coach: Karch Kiraly (San Clemente, Calif.)
Assistant Coach: Jim Stone (Columbus, Ohio)
Technical Coordinator: Jamie Morrison (Dana Point, Calif.)
Athletic Trainer/Medical Support: Jill Wosmek (Silver Lake, Minn.)
Team Leader for Poland/Thailand: Reed Sunahara (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Team Leader for Hong Kong/Ningbo: Laurel Iversen (Kalaheo, Hawaii)
Final Round (Ningbo, China * Ningbo Beilun Gymnasium)
Aug. 25: USA def. Poland 13-25, 18-25, 28-26, 25-19, 15-12
Aug. 25: Japan def. Brazil 13-25, 25-23, 18-25, 25-22, 15-13
Aug. 25: Italy def. China 25-20, 25-16, 25-21
Aug. 26: USA def. Italy 25-23, 25-20, 25-14
Aug. 26: Poland vs. Brazil, 3:30 p.m., 12:30 a.m. Pacific Time)
Aug. 26: China vs. Japan, 7:30 p.m. (4:30 a.m. Pacific Time)
Aug. 27: Japan vs. Italy, 1 p.m. (10 p.m. Pacific Time on Aug. 26)
Aug. 27: Brazil vs. USA, 3:30 p.m. (12:30 a.m. Pacific Time)
Aug. 27: China vs. Poland, 7:30 p.m. (4:30 a.m. Pacific Time)
Aug. 28: Poland vs. Japan, 1 p.m. (10 p.m. Pacific Time on Aug. 27)
Aug. 28: Brazil vs. Italy, 3:30 p.m. (12:30 a.m. Pacific Time)
Aug. 28: China vs. USA, 7:30 p.m. (4:30 a.m. Pacific Time)
Aug. 29: Japan vs. USA, 1 p.m. (10 p.m. Pacific Time on Aug. 28)
Aug. 29: Italy vs. Poland, 3:30 p.m. (12:30 a.m. Pacific Time)
Aug. 29: China vs. Brazil, 7:30 p.m. (4:30 a.m. Pacific Time)
FIVB World Grand Prix Final Preliminary Standings (Aug. 6-22)
Brazil (24 Points) 8-1
USA (21 Points) 7-2
Poland (21 Points) 7-2
Japan (19 Points) 6-3
Italy (19 Points) 6-3
China (19 Points) 6-3
Netherlands (13 Points) 5-4
Dominican Republic (7 Points) 3-6
Germany (7 Points) 2-7
Thailand (6 Points) 2-7
Puerto Rico (4 Points) 1-8
Chinese Taipei (0 Points) 1-8
NOTE: Matches won 3-0 or 3-1 earn the winners 3 points; Matches won 3-2 earn the winner 2 points and the loser 1 point
2010 FIVB World Grand Prix Schedule
Pool A (Sao Carlos, Brazil * Ginasio Nilton Olaio Filho)
Aug. 6: Brazil def. Chinese Taipei 25-15, 25-19, 25-12
Aug. 6: Japan def. Italy 30-28, 27-29, 25-20, 25-13
Aug. 7: Brazil def. Japan 25-20, 25-19, 25-20
Aug. 7: Italy def. Chinese Taipei 25-15, 25-20, 25-19
Aug. 8: Italy def. Brazil 25-22, 25-21, 18-25, 25-19
Aug. 8: Japan def. Chinese Taipei 25-16, 25-16, 25-16
Pool B (Gdynia, Poland * Gdynia Competition Hall)
Aug. 6: USA def. Dominican Republic 26-24, 22-25, 25-14, 25-19
Aug. 6: Poland def. Germany 25-18, 16-25, 25-22, 26-24
Aug. 7: Poland def. Dominican Republic 25-23, 25-16, 25-14
Aug. 7: Germany def. USA 25-23, 25-22, 16-25, 25-23
Aug. 8: Poland def. USA 16-25, 26-24, 25-19, 25-23
Aug. 8: Dominican Republic def. Germany 25-19, 22-25, 31-29, 16-15, 19-17
Pool C (Chengdu, China * Sichuan Provincial Sports Bureau)
Aug. 6: Netherlands def. Thailand 25-22, 25-22, 25-23
Aug. 6: China def. Puerto Rico 25-20, 25-18, 25-22
Aug. 7: Netherlands def. Puerto Rico 25-9, 25-12, 25-21
Aug. 7: China def. Thailand 25-16, 25-16, 25-22
Aug. 8: China def. Netherlands 19-25, 25-20, 25-15, 25-21
Aug. 8: Puerto Rico def. Thailand 25-22, 25-23, 25-21
Pool D (Bangkok, Thailand * Keelawes 2)
Aug. 13: USA def. Italy 26-28, 26-24, 25-23, 25-15
Aug. 13: Thailand def. Puerto Rico 25-16, 25-19, 25-16
Aug. 14: Italy def. Puerto Rico 25-12, 25-17, 25-18
Aug. 14: USA def. Thailand 25-18, 25-21, 25-13
Aug. 15: USA def. Puerto Rico 21-25, 25-22, 25-12, 25-15
Aug. 15: Italy def. Thailand 21-25, 25-23, 25-21, 25-20
Pool E (Macau, China * Forum de Macau)
Aug. 13: Brazil def. Dominican Republic 25-14, 25-18, 25-14
Aug. 13: China def. Netherlands 25-16, 25-19, 25-16
Aug. 14: Brazil def. Netherlands 25-21, 21-25, 25-15, 26-24
Aug. 14: Dominican Republic def. China 25-20, 20-25, 21-25, 25-22, 15-9
Aug. 16: Netherlands def. Dominican Republic 25-23, 25-20, 17-25, 23-25, 15-7
Aug. 16: Brazil def. China 25-12, 25-19, 25-19
Pool F (Okayama, Japan * Okayama Momotaro Arena)
Aug. 13: Poland def. Chinese Taipei 25-16, 25-19, 25-15
Aug. 13: Japan def. Germany 26-28, 25-17, 25-20, 25-11
Aug. 14: Germany def. Chinese Taipei 25-19, 25-14, 25-19
Aug. 14: Japan def. Poland 25-19, 25-21, 19-25, 25-16
Aug. 15: Poland def. Germany 25-23, 25-23, 29-31, 25-20
Aug. 15: Japan def. Chinese Taipei 28-26, 25-15, 25-11
Pool G (Hong Kong, China * Hong Kong Coliseum)
Aug. 20: USA def. Germany 25-15, 25-18, 25-13
Aug. 20: China def. Thailand 16-25, 27-25, 25-23, 25-15
Aug. 21: USA def. Thailand 25-16, 25-16, 25-16
Aug. 21: China def. Germany 25-14, 25-19, 28-26
Aug. 22: Thailand def. Germany 20-25, 25-16, 25-16, 25-22
Aug. 22: USA def. China 25-20, 25-10, 22-25, 25-22
Pool H (Taipei, Chinese Taipei * Taiwan University Gym)
Aug. 20: Brazil def. Puerto Rico 25-18, 25-13, 25-20
Aug. 20: Poland def. Chinese Taipei 25-19, 25-18, 25-9
Aug. 21: Poland def. Puerto Rico 25-20, 25-20, 25-14
Aug. 21: Brazil def. Chinese Taipei 25-15, 25-17, 25-16
Aug. 22: Brazil def. Poland 25-16, 27-25, 25-16
Aug. 22: Chinese Taipei def. Puerto Rico 27-29, 25-21, 18-25, 25-23, 17-15
Pool I (Tokyo, Japan * Yoyogi National Stadium)
Aug. 20: Italy def. Netherlands 29-27, 25-16, 25-15
Aug. 20: Japan def. Dominican Republic 25-15, 23-25, 31-29, 25-20
Aug. 21: Netherlands def. Dominican Republic 25-19, 25-22, 25-20
Aug. 21: Italy def. Japan 25-23, 27-25, 21-25, 25-23
Aug. 22: Dominican Republic def. Italy 23-25, 32-30, 25-22, 22-25, 15-13
Aug. 22: Netherlands def. Japan 25-19, 22-25, 38-36, 16-25, 15-11


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NYPA 'Power To Schools' Program
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April 11, 2007
AUBURN—Area school officials will learn about a
major opportunity to save energy and money when the New York Power
Authority (NYPA) conducts a forum on its "Power to Schools" program
at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 25 at the Holiday Inn, 75 North
St., Auburn.
The forum, for officials from Cayuga, Onondaga,
Seneca and Wayne counties, will include a presentation by John Hamor,
NYPA's executive director of state governmental relations, and
Andrea Phillips, business development facilitator.
School officials wishing to attend or to arrange
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The Power to Schools program was created by state
legislation enacted in 2004 that authorizes NYPA to assist public
and private schools throughout New York in carrying out energy
efficiency projects and using clean energy technologies such as
solar power and fuel cells. The law also allows the Power Authority
to help schools buy economical electricity in New York State's
competitive power markets.
"Energy efficiency is vital, at all times and in
all places," said Timothy S. Carey, NYPA's president and chief
executive officer. "But it's particularly important in our schools,
where every dollar not spent on energy can be spent directly for
purely educational purposes, helping to meet critical needs while
easing the burden on local taxpayers."
The Power to Schools program creates a partnership
between the Power Authority and the State Education Department,
which will be responsible for issuing the building permits required
to perform energy efficiency work in school facilities.
NYPA will oversee all phases of a project,
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continuing through installation of new lighting, boilers, chillers
and other energy efficiency measures. The Authority will finance
the work with low-interest loans and will recover its costs by
sharing in the savings on energy bills, after which the
participating district will retain all savings.
The Power Authority recently completed its first
Power to Schools project, at the Albany School District's offices in
a historic 191-year-old building. The work included replacement of
the building's inefficient steam boiler plant with two new boilers
and installation of a new temperature control system.
Statewide, the Power Authority has completed energy
efficiency projects at almost 1,200 public school facilities under
other programs. These projects annually save school districts and
taxpayers about $32 million, replace nearly 418,000 barrels of oil
and avoid emission of almost 195,000 tons of greenhouse gases.
The Power to Schools program builds on the earlier
efforts by authorizing participation by private schools and
confirming NYPA's ability to carry out projects in all public
schools, including those that don't obtain electricity from the
Authority. The Auburn forum is one in a series on the program that
NYPA is conducting in various parts of the state.
About NYPA:
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state credit. It finances its operations through the sale of
bonds and revenues earned in large part through sales of
electricity. ■ NYPA is a leader in promoting
energy-efficiency, new energy technologies and electric
transportation initiatives. ■ It is the
nation's largest state-owned electric utility, with 18 generating
facilities in various parts of the state and more than 1,400
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Mini, Everyone knows about Come Together. Sure, John used the line "Here Come Ol' Flat Top" from Chuck Berry, and was sued. I agree that was stealing. But, He didn't steal Because.
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"Legend has it that this song is actually "Moonlight Sonata" by Ludwig van Beethoven played backwards. While this is not precisely true, "Moonlight Sonata" certainly served as an inspiration for the song. "I was lying on the sofa in our house," said Lennon, "listening to Yoko play Beethoven's 'Moonlight Sonata' on the piano. Suddenly, I said, 'Can you play those chords backward?' She did, and I wrote 'Because' around them. The song sounds like 'Moonlight Sonata,' too." "
In no way did he steal anything, how can you say he did? Heck, if using chords from another piece music is stealing, then anyone that ever wrote a song is a thief!
And Paul didn't steal Golden Slumbers or "nick it" like you claim either. Golden Slumbers is a traditional lullaby. One day while Paul was visiting his father at his Cheshire home, he began playing the piano, and looked through a songbook that belonged to his stepsister, Ruth. In this book he came across a traditional lullaby by Thomas Dekker from the 17th century. But, as he was unable to read music, he began to make up his own melody and new lyrics, and Golden Slumbers was born. Golden Slumbers is traditional and public domain. There is no harm in taking a traditional song and arranging it differently. Anyone can interpret a public domain song any way they want.
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Steven 86 cast iron pan method looks pretty good, no? 1 post above yours...
I was thinking about the powdered milk. Doesnt it just rehydrate and become milk? What is the benefit of powdered milk over regular milk?
Not a success, but not a total failure either. The taste was decent, but I ended up with way too much dough relative to sauce cheese. the dough way just too thick. I used the recipe in the original post and split it into two 9" pans (lodge logic calls it a 9" pan, but the actual cooking surface is about 7 1/2" diameter). I think I could have done four pies from the recipe. The pan in the picture is 1 3/4" deep.Because the crust was too thick, it did not really cook enough all the way through. Cutting the thickness in half or so should fix that.
I saw earlier in the thread someone said the whey contributed to browning. Is there a difference in whey between powdered milk and liquid milk?
I used the dough calculator as you suggested. My 9" cast iron pans have a 7 1/2" cooking surface. I am not sure if that means I should use a 7 1/2" pie in the calculator or something smaller as the original recipe called for making a 12" dough for the 14" pan. Of course, I don't know if his 14" pan actually had a 14" cooking surface! Aye caramba.
If the Dough Doctor says that anything under 5% dry milk addition will not make any difference in the dough why do I see small amounts being used on many forum recipes?
Steve can make his own dairy blend using the same ingredients. His kids will than him for the added nutrition.
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To begin to understand the grand experiment that is Tony Hsieh's life, read two books. One is his own Delivering Happiness, a Path to Profits, Passion and Purpose, which explains not only how he built Zappos and his previous company but also his philosophy of over-the-top customer service. (The book debuted at No. 1 on The New York Times' bestseller list and stayed on the list for 27 weeks.)
The second book, Edward Glaeser's Triumph of the City, reveals the philosophical underpinnings of Hsieh's latest venture: the $350 million remaking of downtown Las Vegas (not the Strip!) into a re-energized and productive urban environment. This book so captivated Hsieh (pronounced shay) that he and a group of like-minded civic boosters decided to put its claims to the test in an underperforming city. "Basically," he told me, leaning forward intently, "it's the opportunity to help build a city from scratch."
Rebuilding a city might not be such a daunting task for Hsieh, considering what he has already accomplished. At age 22, he started LinkExchange, a company that took advantage of a then new-fangled invention called the World Wide Web. Two years later, he sold that business to Microsoft for $265 million and became a venture capitalist, until boredom drove him to focus on transforming a little online shoe company called shoesite.com into Zappos.
Hsieh was instrumental in adding the second "p" to the company's name (its founder, Nick Swinmurn, had suggested Zapos, after the Spanish zapatos for shoes) and also taking it to the next level on the Web. Zappos might have remained yet another struggling online retailer had Hsieh not applied his views about employee happiness and what he calls "WOW" customer service. The idea is to wow customers not only with a 365-day return policy and free domestic U.S. shipping but with service reps who will go to extreme lengths to satisfy caller requests. Customers have been known to receive assistance with a wide range of non-apparel-related requests–everything from pizza delivery to obtaining concert tickets. This customer service approach has played a role in the massive growth of the company, which Amazon.com purchased in 2009 in a deal valued at more than $1.2 billion.
Where did the concept for WOW service come from?
Zappos was founded in '99 and I got involved as an advisor and investor about two months after it started. I had sold LinkExchange and set up a fund. We invested in about 20 Internet companies and Zappos happened to be one. I realized that for me investing was kind of boring. Of all the companies we had invested in, Zappos was the most promising and the most fun, and so I ended up joining Zappos full time within a year. Originally the focus was just, "let's sell a lot of shoes," but service and company culture were important because at my previous company, the culture had gone completely downhill.
The culture at Link Exchange wasn't working?
We didn't know any better. It was a lot of fun in the beginning and then we didn't pay attention, and not everyone we hired was good for the culture. Zappos did not want to repeat the mistake. It wasn't until 2003, about four years into it, that we all asked ourselves, "What do we want to be when we grow up? Do we want to be about shoes or do we want to be about something more meaningful?" That's when we decided to build the brand to be about the very best customer service and customer experience.
Our hope is that 10 years from now people won't even realize we started selling shoes, and in fact today we sell a lot more than shoes. We talked about how one day there could be a Zappos airline that's about the best service. In the back of my mind, that influenced me to get involved with JetSuite [as an investor]. In 2009, we realized that customer service is about making customers happy and company culture is about making employees happy.
There is now a movement called Delivering Happiness…
One of the JetSuite jets is painted [with the phrase] "Delivering Happiness." There are all these sister businesses that are intertwined. There's Zappos, there's JetSuite, there's Delivering Happiness, and now there's a downtown project. You can check out downtownproject.com, and that's all about our efforts to help revitalize downtown Vegas.
How did you get interested in downtown?
We've been looking for a place to build a campus because we're spread across three buildings. Because culture is so important to us, we want to find a place where we can put everyone under one roof and also have land to expand. By the time we move, we'll probably have about 2,000 employees in Vegas and originally we were thinking Google or Nike or Apple–they have great campuses, so let's have all the amenities inside and try to create this paradise for employees. We realized that none of those campuses really integrate with the community. There's an area called Fremont East [in Las Vegas] that a number of Zappos employees including myself naturally started gravitating to. There's no gaming, everyone is very friendly, community focused. I've never been to any [other] city where the bar owners hang out in each other's bars, which is pretty cool. It's already got that vibe that's a good fit with our culture.
Triumph of the City looked at cities and why some thrived and some didn't. From a mathematical perspective, it's all about combining. You need two ingredients, enough residential density and street-level activities, like a coffee shop or yoga studio, for the residents to run into each other. And you need at least 100 to 200 residents per acre, and magic naturally happens in terms of collisions. It's similar to our philosophy here. In all the buildings everyone goes in and out through one front door. We purposely force everyone to go through the front door to increase the number of serendipitous interactions amongst employees. That helps build culture and it's a similar principle for building cities. You get the residential density and then accelerate serendipity, and these collisions start happening, and that's when people share ideas across industry and run into each other and have those conversations.
Are you personally investing in the downtown project?
I and a few other people are funding different small businesses. If you want to, say, run that yoga studio, you need to be super passionate about it. From the Zappos employee perspective, instead of waiting 40 years when you retire to run that doggie day care that you've always been passionate about, why not do it now? You'll have the funding for it, and it's in the context of this larger project to help revitalize downtown Vegas and you have a built-in customer base because everyone here is friends with each other.
The goal is to have 100 to 200 of these small businesses and that'll provide the street-level activity. We need to build up in order to get to that magic number of 100 to 200 residents per acre. We're investing a lot into education, and we also want to help contribute to the tech startup ecosystem here and help fund tech startups. There's a lot of momentum on all this. Normally, city revitalization projects take 15 to 20 years, but we think we can do it in five because everyone's aligned and moving in the same direction. The downtown vibe is almost like the anti-Strip.
One of the goals for downtown is we want to help contribute to the ecosystem that will ultimately benefit Zappos and our culture. We want to help turn downtown into a place where you have everything you need to live or play within walking distance and make it into the most community-focused large city in the world. The funny thing is, it's going to happen in the place you would least expect it. I think downtown is going to be one of the most important things we do for the company but it's also going to be really important for the city.
Do you use JetSuite airplanes to bring people to see the new downtown?
On several occasions, we've flown people [to see it on a JetSuite Phenom 100] and [when we offer to do so] they're like, "OK, I can do it next week," instead of nine months from now.
So they don't put it off.
Right. It's been great as a recruiting tool.
Did you buy a Phenom 100?
No, I invested in the company. And I'm on the board of JetSuite. There's a Facebook page. If you go to facebook.com/jetsuiteair, every day it lists the empty legs for the next day. I think it's $500, but as a Zappos benefit, if employees are the first to bid on one of the empty legs, they get a flight for free. It's a really cool employee benefit.
How did you learn about JetSuite?
I originally was a customer.
Was that your introduction to business aircraft?
No. I do a lot of speaking around the country, so sometimes the only way for me to get to a speaking event on time is through private aircraft. We've tried brokers…we didn't know anything about how the industry worked. There's a lot of variance in the experience.
Did you have a bad experience with charter?
There was one time when I needed to fly from Miami to someplace and the pilot was nowhere to be found for an hour. I was late for that event [because] the pilot was literally M.I.A. in MIA [Miami International Airport]. The first time I flew JetSuite, I hadn't heard of the company but the pilots were above and beyond friendly and the jet was clean and so I started looking into it because of such a good experience as a customer. Then I reached out to Alex [Wilcox], the CEO. To me it really felt like it was the Zappos of private air travel.
Do you see opportunities to get some culture going at Jet Suite?
I think of it as like a Southwest Airlines or JetBlue of private aviation and there's an opportunity to build a brand, and it's so much cheaper than going through the higher-end options.
Does it ever get scary, all these big changes that you make happen?
No, I thrive on it. I get bored very easily and if nothing was changing…I wouldn't be with Zappos. The thing that's been exciting and fun about Zappos is it's always evolving. For the past several years we've had something we refer to as the three Cs, which is clothing, customer service and culture.
Clothing is how customers get introduced to Zappos.
Right, and it doesn't make sense to talk about company culture or customer service till they know what we sell. And then we want them to know we're all about delivering the best service and then we want them to know about our company culture and core values because that's the platform that makes all that possible. So those are the three Cs and now we've added a fourth, which is community.
You encourage your employees to take risks.
We empower all our call center reps to do whatever it takes to make the customer happy. The worst-case scenario, maybe one out of 10,000 times an employee compensates a customer for a thousand dollars more than is reasonable. Then we'll just deal with it afterwards in terms of coaching, which is very different from most call centers where they have to seek supervisor approval. That makes the employee feel disempowered and pisses customers off.
You value transparency, too.
We've always been about transparency, whether it's to customers or employees or vendors. We do a quarterly all-hands meeting where employees can ask whatever questions they want and then we live stream that to the public. As part of transparency for reporters we tell them, "Walk around, talk to whoever you feel like." We don't say, "You can only talk to this person in PR or this person that's a VP."
Obviously you encourage your employees to grow and learn.
We want them to still be employees 10 years from now. That's only going to happen if they continue to grow personally and professionally. We have a life coach on staff to help them achieve their personal goals and all sorts of training and mentorship.
What about yourself? Are you continuing to grow and learn?
A while ago, I knew nothing about cities and was never interested in urban design. What keeps me excited is that there's always new stuff to learn.
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NAME: Tony Hsieh
BORN: Dec. 12, 1973
EDUCATION: B.A., computer science, Harvard University
POSITION: CEO, Zappos.com
PAST ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Cofounded LinkExchange, an Internet advertising cooperative, that Microsoft bought for $265 million two years later. Authored Delivering Happiness, a Path to Profits, Passion and Purpose, a No. 1 bestselling book.
TRANSPORTATION: JetSuite Embraer Phenom 100s
PERSONAL: Lives in Las Vegas, Nevada. Single. Enjoys watching movies and reading in his little spare time. Favorite movie is Pretty Woman. Favorite books include Good to Great, Tribal Leadership, Peak, Triumph of the City and Great by Choice.
Tony, I never heard about you before reading this article. Not only do I relate to you because of your passion for aviation (former Netjets pilot) but the way you do things is almost totally contrary to my normal, fear-based outlook, which I have to overcome on a daily basis.
I honor who you are as a person and would loved to have worked for someone like you when I was younger.
Your M.O. is something I relate to since I love to bring people, mostly men in my case, together to teach them spiritual and emotional intelligence in my effort to connect in a way I wasn't able to as a kid growing up.
My forthcoming book, From Hot Rods to Jets to God: An Aviator's Search for Significance, is all about my journey from disconnect to intimacy.
Let me know if you need an experienced, high time captain with an equal passion for flight and people for your Phenom.
Bert Botta
Great interview. Great response. Thank you. :)
(I'll keep buying all of the shoes)
All the best,
Linsey Lips
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