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Bill will propose gas tax increase for 'corridors of commerce' highways
By Josh Moniz
Staff Writer
ST. PAUL – A bill proposing to raise the state gas tax to fund projects like the completion of Highway 14's remaining four-lane expansion and other similarly troubled "corridors of commerce" highways will be introduced in the Minnesota House next week.
House Transportation Finance Committee chair Rep. Frank Hornstein (DFL-Minneapolis) confirmed Tuesday he would introduce the bill that calls for a 5-cent to 7-cent increase in the state's gas tax. The revenue from the increased tax would be put into a fund that would awarded on a competitive basis to the difficult-to-finance "corridors of commerce" highways. To apply the for funds, the project must significantly boost commerce and jobs in its region. A secondary emphasis will be on improving safety.
The gas tax increase is expected to raise $1 billion over 10 years. The tax funds will be matching dollars to highway bonding, with the expectation of covering roughly 20 percent of the cost of each project.
"I want to find a way to get [highway] corridors going. I want to find a way to get projects like Highway 14 done," said Hornstein, "I think it's viable because [the gas tax] is not a lot. If we can just get the funding, we can jump start these projects.'
Hornstein, who has been an advocate for completing Highway 14 expansion, said the project will not be explicitly given funds under the bill. However, Highway 14 safety and commercial growth concerns fit the bill's intention so well that it is essentially guaranteed to receive the money if it is applied for. Many other long-sought highway corridor projects around the state will similarly see big gains if the bill passes.
He hopes that because the gas tax increase has specific targets with tangible needs its chances of passage are improved.
Hornstein said he plans to introduce the bill either Monday or Tuesday. The timing is important because the work on Transportation omnibus bills will begin during the first week of April.
Hurdles face Hwy 14
Advocates for finishing the Highway 14 four-lane project, especially the Highway 14 Partnership, are excited about Hornstein's legislation as a potential tool for finally completing the work after 50 years of advocacy. But, a meeting among Gov. Mark Dayton, MnDOT officials and the members of the Highway 14 Partnership on Tuesday highlighted the serious hurdles still facing the project.
New Ulm Mayor Bob Beussman, who participated, said Dayton and the MnDOT officials were generally supportive of the idea. He said they are waiting to see public support before moving forward.
Dayton has been an advocate for finishing the Highway 14 project in recent years. He was instrumental in guaranteeing the portion between North Mankato and Nicollet would be expanded to four-lanes by 2018.
However, he repeated his position on a gas tax increase: he highly doubts there is public support for it, and that he will not push an increase unless he sees public and legislative support for it.
A spokesperson for MnDOT said the department supports any new method for providing funding for transportation projects.
However, MnDOT Commissioner Charles Zelle said that Highway 14 needs to show why its problems should be a priority. MnDOT wants to complete projects like Highway 14, but its increasingly tight budget makes these prospects very difficult, he said.
Beussman's take from the meeting is that the Partnership and advocates of the Highway 14 four-lane project must drum up vocal public support. It must be demonstrated that the public agrees with the bill's premise so that Dayton and MnDOT can confidently move forward on it.
Another potential problem may be opposition to the bill by Republican legislators, who have pushed against any tax increases this session. However, the DFL control of this Legislature and the governor's office may mitigate some of this factor.
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This week we have a fun week in store for you….we are introducing our NEW 2011 Design Team. For this special week, each Design Team member created a layout all about themselves. We will be updating galleries daily with new projects from the team so make sure you check their galleries often!
First up is Debbie Standard. Here is a little bit about Debbie in her own words:
My name is Debbie Standard and I have been scrapping for about 10 years now. I have been a Critical Care Nurse for 16 years. I am now employed as head of the Trauma Case Managers at a Level 1 Trauma Center. I work full time and still put in about 5 hours a week charging in the Trauma Intensive Care Unit. I am also a mother to four, three daughters and a son. Between my husband and myself we have a total of six children, eleven grandchildren and one great-greatchild (by his oldest granddaughter), three cats. I love scrapping – it's my therapy. Once I started submitting for publishing I've been addicted. So much fun to see what I have created in a magazine – I never get over the thrill! I have been published in several magazines and am on several card DTs as well as Core'dinations. I have met some wonderful people through design teams and boards. I am so excited to be a part of Core'dinations Design Team for another year. This cardstock is such an exciting product and I am so looking forward with working with this impressive group of Design Team members!
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Hi my name is Kim Jeffress and I hail from beautiful sunny Brisbane Australia. I started my creative journey into scrapbooking about 8 years ago when I met my husband, then boyfriend, who worked out of town and I needed something to keep me busy during the week. A former kindergarten teacher now SAHM, my biggest inspiration for my scrapping are my two active little boys. I like to scrap the good and the not so good aspects of their little lives…the things that they say and do, and the little everyday things that I don't want to forget. I am very fortunate to be on the design team for Australian Scrapbooking Memories magazine as well as several online shops and manufacturers so I get to work with many different products. I love the feel of embossed, roughed up or textured cardstock as it adds a fabulous rustic feel to my boys pages. I would describe my style as clean, fresh and vibrant with a touch of whimsy! I am soooo very excited to be joining the fabulous team at CORE!!
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County OKs recreation pot regs
Pueblo County took a historic step Wednesday by implementing the regulatory framework for the recreational marijuana industry.
After about a three-hour public meeting consumed mainly by recreational pot — made legal in last year's election — commissioners unanimously passed policies and controls for applying and licensing, enforcement and the annual fee schedule for retail business.
"We're clearly going into new territory, not just in Pueblo County but in Colorado and nationally. This has been a long and arduous process. It has not been easy," said Commissioner Sal Pace, who led the county's regulatory efforts.
After some public negotiation, mainly with medical marijuana dispensary owners, commissioners accepted the regulations.
Issues were raised about the fee schedule and limiting the number of dispensaries that can transition to retail next year. But some compromises were made.
Commissioners did not vote on new business zoning policies. The county and dispensary owners were at odds over some issues and the decision was made to postpone the vote and revisit proposals. Commissioners are scheduled to vote on zoning policies Oct. 21.
After passing the business regulations, the audience of about 30 applauded the commissioners.
"I think commissioners Sal Pace, Buffie McFadyen and Terry Hart have done a great job listening to the community and the voters by implementing these regulations," said Hank Borunda, owner of The Greener Side dispensary.
Borunda welcomed the new regulations, which mirror the county's medical marijuana rules, and the new fee schedule, which many dispensary owners said was too high.
"Hey, the cream always rises to the top," Borunda said.
The new fees could cost businesses more than $35,000 in licensing and operating. Before, under medical marijuana rules, dispensaries only paid three fees. There are eight fees for recreational — retail store, cultivation facility, infused-product manufacturing (edibles, ointments, etc.) and warehouse storage.
There's a fee for testing facilities, but those operations run separate from retail.
There are additional fees that cover the size of pot grows. For indoor grows, the county will charge 50 cents per square foot for the size of the grow and 25 cents per square foot of an outdoor grow.
Grow fees, along with annual renewal fees, were reduced after public negotiation.
The county's dual license fees are separate from state fees.
"This is our effort to try and compromise. We're more than welcome to have future conversations on improving things," Commissioner Terry Hart told the crowd.
The fee schedule was structured to pay for county services, including local enforcement. Commissioner Liane "Buffie" McFadyen said that the state's enforcement woes have forced that responsibility onto the county.
"Part of the reason we've taken the fees so serious is we don't know how the state enforcement side will go," she said.
With Wednesday's vote came a yearlong moratorium on the number of new recreational businesses that can open in Pueblo.
The market is capped at 10 shops, which allows Pueblo's six existing dispensaries to transition to retail along with four businesses currently going through medical marijuana application process.
Under state law, medical marijuana dispensaries will be the first to transition to retail. In Pueblo, those applying for medical status have until the end of the year to obtain their license and open for retail in 2014.
The county says that limiting businesses reduces stress on county resources and stabilizes the market.
Sean Sheridan is a Philadelphia transplant who moved to Colorado Springs four years ago to enter the marijuana business. He works as an industry consultant and challenged commissioners on zoning, fees and making the local market friendlier to outside business.
"I don't think it is the commissioners' interest to protect the interest of a half-dozen people in the county. It's unfortunate people aren't well-capitalized. But to be fair, life's hard," Sheridan said.
"Greater than Pueblo is Colorado. I don't know why you restrict it to 20 or 15 or 112 (businesses). I don't understand why you'd put things in place to make it harder to keep people in business."
Pueblo is one of the few counties that has chosen to regulate marijuana over imposing a moratorium.
The county, after several public work sessions and meetings with the marijuana community, had expected Wednesday to pass policies on regulations and zoning.
"When we are going into uncharted territory, some hiccups happen along the way," Pace said.


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Reality TV = arts?
American Idol is back with new judges and Paula Abdul is back on TV with a dancing competition show (at least this is something she show knows about). The winter season of TV starts up and reality shows continue to dominate the airwaves.
For me there is a huge difference between "look at me" reality shows like Big Brother, Survivor, the latest version of Kate+8 and talent/skill based shows like American Idol, So You Think You Can Dance, Project Runway and Dancing with the Stars.
I enjoy reality shows that are talent based, where we can watch people grow, learn and improve from week to week. The exposure for the arts is tremendous. People learn to appreciate the work and talent needed to succeed.
Think about what Dancing with the Stars has done for awareness of ballroom dancing (and spray tanning). Or what Project Runway does for an understanding of what goes into the clothes we wear. What do most people know about drag shows? Not much, but local drag queen, Pandora Boxx helped us learn on Ru Paul's Drag Race.
I'm a terrible cook, so I don't regularly watch the cooking based reality shows, but when I do, I have the same appreciation. So lets stop lumping attention whores eating bugs on the former Fear Factor with foodies pushing the culinary envelope.
My suggestion: Start at the beginning of the series and stick with it at least 3 or 4 weeks in a row. When you do this it becomes less about the individual performances and more about enjoying the process of watching people learn and grow. Over time early favorites fade away and underdogs emerge. That's reality!


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Remarks at the Annual State Department Iftar Dinner׀ Swearing-In Ceremony for Farah Pandith Special Representative to Muslim CommunitiesAbout the Author: Farah Pandith serves as the Secretary's Special Representative to Muslim Communities.September 15, 20095:00 a.m. It is a funny thing to wake up with a smile on your face. But I did today – because in a few hours I will be sworn-in by Secretary Clinton as our nation's first Special Representative to Muslim Communities. I am really looking forward to today and more than anything else, so grateful for this opportunity.
8:04 a.m. My blackberry is going insane. Lots of excitement in the air, as friends and family are pinging me with best wishes. Many have flown to D.C. to share this moment with me. Later this evening, I will have the honor of giving remarks at the annual State Department Iftar, hosted by Secretary Clinton in the regal Ben Franklin Room. For those of you who are not familiar with the term, an "Iftar" is the breaking of the fast. And for Muslims observing Ramadan, you do not eat or drink from sunrise to sunset each day for 30 days.
9:35 a.m. My family is with me waiting for the protocol team to take us upstairs for my swearing-in ceremony. We will have a few minutes with Secretary Clinton before the ceremony to talk and take pictures.
11:28 a.m. The swearing-in ceremony was an extraordinary experience. Having the a chance to look across a room filled with people from every part of my life, to be able to express my gratitude to those who have helped me along the way, and to stand with my family next to the Secretary of State with my left hand on my mother's Holy Qu'ran and right hand in the air while executing the oath to serve my nation as Special Representative to Muslim Communities will stay with me forever.
1:14 p.m. Back to reality! We are crashing on final details for the Secretary's Iftar, and I am fielding question about this morning's swearing-in as well as today's main event: Secretary Clinton's Iftar dinner for 200 tonight!
2:34 p.m. I just returned from meeting on the Iftar, and we are all set for tonight. The room is going to be packed. My office is receivinng lots of about the guest list, what the Secretary will be saying, and the menu for the dinner. As the expression goes: "curiosity killed the cat." I have told people they need to wait and see. They won't be disappointed.
5:25 p.m. Huma Abedin (a close advisor to Secretary Clinton who has been with her since 1996 and has celebrated 13 Iftar's with her) and I walk through the dining room. The room is gorgeous and elegant: light green silk table cloths with embroidered flowers in cream, tan and acru fall to the floor, exquisite centerpieces in autumn tones with fruits and flowers anchor the table, and golden wrapping paper covers small boxes of chocolates with ribbon securing a card that reads "Ramadan Mubarak" (written by hand in calligraphy and an ivory ribbon bow and chocolate medallion with the State Department seal and the Secretary's signature) appear on each table setting for the guests. (I like this special touch.) Candles on the table and elegant calligraphy on the name cards and individual menus make the tables among the prettiest I have ever seen for an Iftar. The room is sparkling.
6:35 p.m. I am heading back upstairs to the Iftar. Guests have started to arrive and the front lobby is buzzing. We don't break the fast until 7:17 p.m., so guests will have some time to mix and mingle before the call to prayer. There is a lovely poster near the elevators on the first floor of then-First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton when she held the nation's first Eid Celebration at the White House in 1996 . When the guests arrive on the State Department's 8th floor, there will be another poster of President Obama and Secretary Clinton touring the Sultan Hassan mosque in Istanbul this last June.
9:56 p.m. What a great evening! Secretary Clinton hosts a great dinner! The energy in the room was palpable and the warmth, laughter, conversation, attentiveness to her remarks about the importance of Ramadan, and her personal history in establishing for our nation a significant milestone in bringing awareness of Ramadan to our nation's capital was clear. But I am getting ahead of the evening….
Right before sunset, many guests were busy in conversation. Though the Washington sky was not as clear as I had hoped, guests were enjoying the view from the balcony, and also enjoying walking around the historic rooms where antique furniture, oil paintings, and historic items from our rich past decorate the Diplomatic Reception Rooms.
There was a diversity of guests invited to take part – Americans from all parts of our country as well as a special group of international visitors, women leaders from Africa. There were dozens of members of the ambassadorial corps – from Europe, Asia and Africa. People who were making a difference in a wide variety of ways were also invited: scholars and activists, musicians and nonprofit leaders, businesspeople and policymakers. It was quite a crowd!
When Imam Talal Eid called the prayer, waiters appeared with dates, and dried fruits, fruit juices and water. Some guests enjoyed and others left to pray in the room that had been specially prepared. Soon afterwards we were called into the Benjamin Franklin Room for the formal dinner.
The evening was very special for me because Secretary Clinton asked me to welcome the guests and make remarks. Just officially sworn-in hours before, it was my first official role as the new Special Representative to Muslim Communities. I really enjoyed having a chance to talk about Islam in America, a historic mosque in Quincy, Massachusetts, and the legacy of freedom of religion, pluralism and respect.
Secretary Clinton's remarks were of course the highlight of the evening. The 200 guests clapped loudly as she came to the podium, and then there was pin-drop silence. She talked personally about the commonality of the human spirit and the need for us all to work together for the common good. She spoke with sincerity and care about respect for all faiths, and a country that values and celebrates its diversity. She talked about the Holy Month of Ramadan and what it teaches. Her remarks were meaningful.
After her remarks, we all began a delicious meal: from Tandoori halal chicken with raita to grilled halal lamb tenderloin and guava barbequed sea bass, to basmati rice with sun dried blueberries, herbs and blackberry sauce, to herb roasted plum tomatoes stuff with sautéed baby spinach and toasted pine nuts, to cardamom pear galette on puff pastry to cinnamon apricot iced tea. It was amazing.
Our table was having a great time – one of the co-authors of the American Muslim Teenager's Handbook, Imran Hafiz, was there along with the Moroccan Ambassador Aziz Mehouar, Zeenat Rahman from Interfaith Youth Corps, Rami Nashashibi from IMAN and Naeem Muhammed, a member of the rap group Native Dean. We actually talked a lot about culture and music at our table. The Ambassador told us about a special concert that takes place every year in Fez. I was wondering if Naeem and other members of his group might do a little rap for us, but perhaps all the formalities presented a challenge.
11:27 p.m. Home now. I'm in a state of exhausted happiness from the day's events. As I reflect on this day, I think how remarkable it is that a little girl born in Srinagar could come to Massachusetts and grow up to stand next to the Secretary of State, with one hand on the Holy Qu'ran, taking the oath to serve her nation. I have been so privileged to have been taught and influenced by so many, and raised in a place where I could embrace my faith, my heritage, and my new country all at the same time. I feel blessed.
Patrick in Maryland writes:
Hi, Farah
I enjoyed watching , reading and learning about the Iftar Dinner . You are a pretty good narrator , i think it's great that your family & friends where there to support you . :) I know you will do a great job as our
Special Representative .
...Cya.. Farah Pandith... :)
Ilia in Puerto Rico writes:
It is very interesting to read about your experience of the Iftar dinner. I am glad about the cordial hospitality you have shared with Americans and other person of different nationalities. I am very fond of Middle Eastern food and the way you describe it, it makes me hungry for a Baba Ghanoush plate!
This cheerfulness and affability is wonderful. Peace.
Jack in New Hampshire writes:
Special Representative Pandith,
Congratulations on your new post and we look forward to hearing more from you in the future. As you dive into the challenges of your new post I would like to offer you some advice from someone who has been watching the issue of Muslim engagement very closely during the past few years.
The State Department has not done a very good job in the area of Muslim engagement in recent years. To most Muslims (in America and around the world), "Muslim Outreach" has been more ceremonial than substantive. Former Secretary of State Rice appointed a "special representative" in the waning months of the Bush administration and I have no idea what that person ever did. He, too, gave a rousing speech in the beginning, but what the the follow-up?
If we want to engage Muslims communities we really have to be serious about it. Speeches are nice, kind words at iftars are great, but we need serious engagement. I'm not talking about serious policy overhaul. Rather, I am talking about YOU taking a prominent place at the table of engagement. If you've got Secretary Clinton's ear (which it seems you do), use this as an opportunity to ensure our foreign policy leadership is aware of how decisions have an impact on Muslim communities.
Whether you choose to share your work with us on DipNote or on another venue, I want to hear about what you are doing. I want to know that you are not just another "Muslim face" put forth by another administration to show that we care.
Make it count, Ms. Pandith.
(DipNote Bloggers, Please see that Ms. Pandith reads this, if you can. Since this post is a few days old, she might not see this. Thanks!)


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Adrian Peterson was named the league's MVP at the NFL Honors award show. Robert Griffin III won the Offensive Rookie of the Year and Peyton Manning took home the Comeback Player of the Year.Get More NFL Video
The best players and coaches in the NFL gathered for the 2nd Annual NFL Awards Ceremony in New Orleans. Two-time host and award-winning actor Alec Baldwin kicked off the night with a few laughs.
In the year of the rookie quarterback, Andrew Luck, Russell Wilson and Robert Griffin III, each carried their teams into the playoffs by putting up record-breaking numbers. But only one would be crowned offensive rookie of the year.
After missing the entire NFL Season with a neck injury, doctors believed that Peyton Manning's career would likely end, but in 2012, Peyton signed a 5-year deal with the Broncos and finished the season with 37 touchdowns, responding to all of the offseason criticism.
Viking's running back Adrian Peterson who suffered an ACL tear in 2011 took home the Most Valuable Player award in 2012. Peterson finished just nine yards shy of the single-season rushing record held by Eric Dickerson.
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Former Poet athlete Marcelo Leonardi '98 has been named as the new head coach for the University of Michigan's women's water polo team.
"His experience as a player and coach at all levels of the sport will be extremely valuable for our program and the young women under his tutelage," said Michigan Athletic Director Dave Brandon said in a statement.
Leonardi was previously the head coach for California State University, Northridge (CSUN). During his five year tenure, his team was nationally ranked, with a program high this year at No. 7. During his final season leading the team, the CSUN Matadors finished second in the Big West.
At CSUN, Leonardi had student-athletes named All-Big West 23 times, accumulating 10 first-team citations, five second-team honors and eight honorable mention accolades. He had six student-athletes earn All-America honors eight times. In the classroom, his student-athletes had a cumulative grade point average above a 3.0 all five years.
In addition to his collegiate coaching success, Leonardi has national and international coaching experience with USA Water Polo (2009 to current). He is currently the women's national youth team coach, which will be competing this summer at the Youth World Championships in Madrid, Spain. He also serves as the national technical director for the women's Olympic Development Program (ODP) associated with the organization since 2013.
Before joining the staff at CSUN, Leonardi was head coach for the El Rancho High School water polo and swim programs for six years.
Leonardi earned a B.A. in biology and Spanish and a Master's degree in education from Whittier College He earned a doctorate degree in educational leadership from Azusa Pacific University in 2011.
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I have a question about '00' flour. I bought some from an italian market locally called Claros. I saw it on a tv show where an italian lady was making pizza. She said they only use '00' over there. It makes my dough extra silky smooth but it lacks the sturdyness to toss. The packaging says 2,5 g protein per 35 grams, so this would be 7%. is this normal for '00' or do you cut it with another flour?


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Tuesday, April 22
On a night when Braves pitcher John Smoltz throws his 3000th strikeout, only the 16th pitcher in major league history to do so, the big news for Nats fans is the John Lannan FINALLY gets some run support and his first win of the year!
Felipe Lopez has the dubious honor of being Smoltz' victim for strikeout number 3000.
Jon Lannan is credited with 7 innings, Ray King and Luis Ayala shared pitching duties in the 8th with Jon Rauch pitching in the 9th. Ryan Zimmerman, Lastings Milledge and Willie Harris all double in the winning effort.
Nationals record: 6 wins, 15 losses.
Current streak: 1 win.
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AS A JUNIOR IN 2012-13Competed in the 100 fly (51.97) and 200 fly (1:54.63) at PCSC Championships.
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2011-12Touched second behind teammate Adam Rice in the 200 fly (1:50.23) at the PCSC Championships ... Was fourth in the 100 fly (51.36) ... Also competed in prelims of the 500 free (4:49.04), as well as leading off the eighth-place 800 free relay (6:52.36) and swimming the butterfly leg of the 11th-place 200 medley relay (1:35.25; 24.49 split) ... Won the 200 fly event against Division I Cal Poly (2:12.81).
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2010-11Competed in the PCSC Championships, placing 24th in the 100 fly (52.05).
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UPPCO should do more to justify rate increase request
The Upper Peninsula Power Co. has applied with a state oversight board to raise its electric base rates by 8.1 percent. On the surface, at least, this is a move that concerns us.
Of the numerous electric providers servicing various parts of the central Upper Peninsula, UPPCO already has the highest rates, and we would like to see the company take a moment to more thoroughly justify such an increase to consumers before moving forward.
According to the company, the increase, which would take effect in 2014, would rebuild a generator and allow for increased tree trimming. In addition, the hikes will facilitate "safety improvements" and "other improvements" and are related to "general inflation."
We would like a bit more detail, especially since UPPCO's rates have been climbing at a fairly steady pace since at least 2006.
In a June 2 Mining Journal article on the topic of electric rates, Staff Writer Kyle Whitney compared local electric rates, and a front-page graphic detailed the ultimate per-kilowatt-hour cost to consumers using 500 kwh per month. Of the four main utilities servicing Marquette County – UPPCO, We Energies, the Alger-Delta Electric Cooperative and the Marquette Board of Light and Power – UPPCO's rates were the highest.
As an example, a Marquette city resident and customer of the BLP – which serves the city of Marquette and parts of nine surrounding townships – using 500 kilowatt hours of electricity in a month will see a bill of $42.70. An UPPCO customer using that same amount of electricity would pay $104.35, according to data from the Michigan Public Service Commission.
The per-kwh charge to that theoretical consumer has climbed from less than 14 cents in 2006 to nearly 21 cents. And UPPCO's own estimates indicate that the total monthly bill could increase by more than $10 under Friday's proposal.
We understand that the cost of doing business is always increasing, and are receptive to that reality. But if it truly is necessary for UPPCO – a utility with some of the highest rates around – to hike rates by more than 8 percent, the company should take a page out of a neighbor's playbook.
Wisconsin-based We Energies' rates have also risen recently, but the company did a great job of explaining to consumers that it was increasing generation capacity by 50 percent and that the front-end costs of the reliability project would need to be borne by ratepayers.
We would suggest that UPPCO, if it hopes to maintain good faith in the region, engage in a similar dialogue with the public.
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School Rumble
Summer, Friendship, and Fireworks!
Episode 15 | TV-PG
Things get explosive between hotheads Mikoto and Eri and Harima gets caught in the crossfire! Mikoto is ablaze over seeing an old flame at the fireworks show - but is she setting herself up to get burned?
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As with all other areas of success in life, attracting the woman of your dreams is not something you can assume you are just going to stumble upon one day. Attraction isn't a random occurrence, and in the same way you wouldn't set out to build a house with no plans… hoping fate will deliver your soulmate is unproductive waste of time and energy. One of the biggest mistakes men make is assuming that women think and feel the same way that they do.
Women are wired differently to men and before you can attract the woman of your dreams you need to understand what she finds attractive in a man.In the Secrets Series by master hypnotist and human behavior expert Craig Beck you will discover:
©2011 Viral Success Ltd (P)2011 Viral Success Ltd
"its good. really good"
no bs. sure, a lot of what i have read and heard before, but this is concise and helpful.
story only 3 *s because it isnt a story.
i wouldnt change anything. there is no need to convolute or elongate the message and this ab does what it says without procrastination.
narrating himself. he is a great reader and great to listen to which is of huge importance in an ab, as you know.
no, not the type of ab.
its all those other wasteful "tips and tricks" vanquished as it is a pragmatic, to the point and very salient listen.
"Very Good"
Reinforcing what I already know
This was the first, I liked it so much after listening I downloaded two more of Craig Beck's books
"Good and to the point."
Great content and good narration.
This is a simplified and to the point version of several other attracting women and pick up artist books. The author gives you the basic key points to guide you down the right path but dosen't try to make you into a cookie cutter PUA.
He is passionate about the subject material.
"VERY - "INFORMATIVE, and EASY TO FOLLOW""
Gap filling information.
When Craig Beck spoke about a quick and easy way to control a conversation with the opposite sex, by barely saying anything.
When he went into character as the woman in the conversation who is saying a lot to someone of the opposite sex during conversation, when that man is barely speaking.
It made me see (and feel) the emotion I feel right before I laugh or cry (It some points DEAD ON!)
I love the fact that this book delivers the type of messages it set out to deliver, in such a short amount of listening (reading) time. That is a skill, that most Authors, regardless of the subject matter, tend not to have. I must say, that I was fairly impressed with as much information as I picked up from such a short book. I will be reading this again very soon... "I highly recommend this book" to any guy who feels that they know, a little, or fairly decent amount of the pieces to the dating puzzle (and the psychology of women), but those pieces are scattered around in their brain. This book will fill in "A LOT" of those gaps.
"quick and easy"
the author does an outstanding job narrating this audio book. the book itself is simple to understand, quick and easy. It probably won't turn you into a playboy, but it will definitely increase your chance with the women you meet. good luck
"Fun & Informative - Good Psychology"
I didn't read the print version.
Not applicable.
Craig's performance was stellar.
I laughed at times. Craig had a good humor about him, while delivering the tips and messages.
I thought this book was mainly a culmination of a lot of common sense ideas that we all know but do not necessarily put together on our own. It's kind of like having all of the ingredients in the cupboard for baking a cake, but until someone gives you the recipe, you just aren't as effective.
This is an almost exact copy of "Secret Series: Internet Dating: Attract the man or woman of your dreams online". The recording itself is just repackaged and retitled. He didn't even take the effort to say it over again! He literally just copied it! The only difference is he says "online" in his new chapter and reads his and his wife's online profiles seemingly to show you how superior they think they are. I would have left a worse review on the Internet Dating title but since I called Audible and got my credit back with apologies I can't review that book anymore because as part of the process it was removed from my library. I'd say skip it on principal alone, but it may be worth a credit just see how incredulous you will be.
In all fairness, this isn't too bad of a book if you haven't already heard it in "Secret Series: Internet Dating: Attract the man or woman of your dreams online". They are for all intents and purposes the same recording.
"good read"
straightforward to the point. long enough for good detail but not boring. Good information worth the time and money
"Horse sh*t"
I doubt anything would have.
never never never again. Craig, if you are reading this, please kill yourself
Wouldn't have helped. This "book" was less then a cliff notes version of some guys psy-course notes. Unoriginal, too short, and what I can tell a complete rip off of every other how-to-get chicks book.
none, don't waste your money. If you get it as a gift, kill the person giving you this and then kill yourself for having such shitty friends.
In about the time it took me to write this review, Craig Beck has written a Vol 2 of this piece of crap.
"As a woman, I agree!"
Yep, I'm a woman and I was curious as to what was being advised to the other side :) I consider myself to be an attractive, confident women and found myself agreeing with pretty much everything in this audiobook. I especially love the last tip about showing her you are a good listener and displaying genuine interest. We are usually very flattered that you think we are attractive, but when you take the time to actually hear us tell you what sets us apart and what makes us tick, it shows that we can share something deeper with you than just what everyone else has already seen. When you show this kind of interest in us, we will want to reciprocate. Thanks so much for making this book and keep passing on the great advice!...Please!!
"A great one"
I can honestly say that this one worked for me personally , magnificent remarks on body language which will open your eyes to what"s really going on around you .
"Truly Inspirational"
Craig goes back to basics, and teaches us that everything in life is an art, and to achieve a desired outcome such as getting the woman of your dreams, you just need to learn how.
We learn about how women think, which gives us (men) the ability to have a better chance at getting a date.
Many Thanks to Craig, he is a great guy, and I'd recommend checking out his other books on similar topics
"some very interesting data"
the author takes us deeply into the world of the feminine psyche, and enables us - I mean we blokes- some interesting insights.
The author's style is to give us certain tools as it were which we can use. I dont know if I'll ever 'find' any woman of my dreams, but certainly armed with knowledge such as this it can only but enhance the affinitous nature of any relationship/ friendship/ love affair !
many thanks, and best regards.....
"Really worked for me"
Best thing I liked was its quite short and straight to the point without trying to go on and on about one point unnecesarily. Definitely recommend
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MOLI-Serbia: MAIN ACTIVITIES 2012
Basic Training of Trainers (Belgrade, Serbia, 29-30 November 2012)
On 29-30 November 2012, MOLI
Serbia organised a two-day "Basic Training of Trainers" event for staff members of the Administration for the Prevention of Money Laundering. The purpose of the training
was to provide project beneficiaries with necessary presentation skills, which they will apply regularly when transferring their knowledge on AML/CFT issues to junior colleagues and other government agencies responsible for preventing money laundering and terrorism financing in Serbia.
2nd Training on Investigation and Prosecution of Money Laundering Offences and Seizure of the Proceeds of Crime


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Toshiba Corp. and Fujitsu Limited on Thursday announced that they had concluded a definitive agreement on the transfer of Fujitsu's hard disk drive (HDD) business to Toshiba. The agreement follows a memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed by the companies in February, 2009. The companies will now seek to complete the business transfer by the target date of July 1st, 2009.
Fujitsu's HDD related business and functions will be transferred to a new company, Toshiba Storage Device Corporation (TSDC). The value of the transfer is expected to be approximately ¥30 billion ($303.5 million). Toshiba's 80.1% ownership of TSDC is expected to be valued at approximately ¥24 billion ($242.8 million; at the time of the July close), and the remaining 19.9% ownership holding at approximately ¥6 billion ($60.7 million, to be held by Fujitsu until the end of December 2010). However, these amounts are subject to change upon completion of the transfer.
Upon transfer of the HDD business on July 1st, TSDC will assume net debt of approximately ¥6 billion ($60.7 million). This figure has been excluded from the indicated 30 billion yen value of the transfer.
After the transfer, Toshiba will handle the sales and marketing of all HDD products, including Fujitsu's, and entrust all aspects of design, R&D, quality assurance, production technology, and technology support to TSDC. Fujitsu's sales and marketing offices outside of Japan, with the exception of some offices in certain regions, will be transferred to Toshiba's overseas business operations.
The transfer of the HDD business will see approximately 800 employees in Japan and approximately 7000 employees worldwide transfer to Toshiba Group from Fujitsu Group.
As a result of the deal, Toshiba will reinforce its position as a leading vendor of small form factor HDDs by entering into the enterprise HDD business for server and data storage system applications, where Fujitsu is currently a leader. This move will also allow Toshiba to further enlarge its leading solid state drive (SSD) business by developing SSD products for servers and enterprise storage systems, thus maximizing the synergy with Fujitsu's enterprise HDD technology.
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In partnership with The Constellation Brands-Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center (CMAC) and the Canandaigua Family YMCA, Thompson Health is offering a free flu clinic for the uninsured and underinsured.
The clinic will be held Saturday, Nov. 6, from 9 to 11 a.m. at the YMCA, 32 N. Main St. in Canandaigua. Those seeking flu shots are asked to use the Grieg Terrace entrance to the Y. Parking is available on Grieg Terrace, in the Y parking lot just outside that entrance and on North Main Street.
Shots are available to adults and to children ages 9 and older. No appointment is necessary.
The free clinic is made possible through monetary "tips" collected this summer by CMAC Ambassadors at the Robert Mondavi wine tent. The Ambassadors, volunteers from Constellation Brands, Inc. who staffed the tent during each of the 23 events at CMAC, collected approximately $2,000. CMAC is matching the amount for a total donation of $4,000 to fund the free flu vaccinations.
"On the heels of a tremendously successful 2010 season at CMAC, we are thrilled to be able to give back to our community and partner with the Y and Thompson Health to offer this clinic," says Ginny Clark, President and Executive Director of CMAC.
As we head into flu season, these community partners share a collective goal to ensure that everyone in our community is protected, regardless of insurance status.
Information will be available at the event regarding local services for the uninsured and underinsured, including the nearby Thompson Clinic at 120 N. Main St.
For more information on the Nov. 6 flu clinic, contact Thompson Health LPN Cathy Guattery at 585-924-4214, ext. 3923.


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Menominee deputy resigns after probe
By LISA M. REED
Staff Writer
MENOMINEE – Although there was no criminal activity, a Menominee County Sheriff's deputy has resigned following an investigation into a citizen's complaint about his conduct while off-duty.
Menominee County Sheriff Kenny Marks said he requested an independent investigation of an Oct. 29, 2012 citizen's complaint from the Michigan Sheriff's Association.
Two investigators were assigned by the Sheriff's Association from county sheriff departments, which had no affiliation with Menominee County.
"The purpose of the independent investigative team was to insure a neutral, unbiased investigation," Marks said.
Each of the two investigators were from a different county in Michigan.
Marks said the subject employee, whose name is not being released in accordance with the Bullard-Plawecki Employee Right to Know Act, was placed on administrative leave pending the completion of the investigation, as required by the terms of the union contract.
The Sheriff's Association Mission Team began its investigation on Nov. 8, 2012. Marks received its Investigative Report on Jan. 10, 2013.
Menominee County Prosecuting Attorney reviewed the Investigative Report and concluded that no criminal violations had occurred.
Labor Counsel from the law firm Cohl, Stoker & Toskey, P.C. of Lansing also reviewed the Mission Team Investigative Report.
"Based on this review, it was determined that even though no criminal violations were found in the investigation, there were, nevertheless, violations of Menominee County Sheriff Department Policies and Procedures," Marks said.
The conduct at issue did not occur in the county jail nor while the employee was on duty.
Marks added the employee has resigned from his employment at the sheriff's office.
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Topic: Why won't this work?
Maybe I'm just too tired to figure this out.. I have a Stores table in my database populated with stores with id's ranging from 1 through 100. I'm trying to grab one of them using this code:
@place = Store.find(:all, :conditions => "id = '10'")
warn @place.id
When I do that, I want to see @place.id also show me 10 but I'm getting some random number like 18881682. The above code is not in my stores_controller.rb but rather in a controller called events_controller.rb
Full code for the controller action looks like this where @event.venue returns 10 correctly:
def show
@event = Event.find(params[:id])
@place = Store.find(:all, :conditions => ['id = ?', @event.venue])
warn @event.venue
warn @place


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Dr. Nina Lyon-Bennett holds a bulletproof whiteboard while inventor George Tunis demonstrates for a CNN cameraman how it repels a simulated bullet.
Dr. Nina Lyon-Bennett holds a bulletproof whiteboard while inventor George Tunis demonstrates for a CNN cameraman how it repels a simulated bullet.
PRINCESS ANNE, MD – (Aug. 27, 2013) – UMES' decision to purchase hand-held dry-erase boards that can double as bulletproof shields has brought the university world-wide media attention.
An international TV audience that tuned in Monday night to the CNN talk show, "Piers Morgan Live," heard UMES police chief Ernest Leatherbury talk about a new kind of classroom security measure.
"I see this as a proactive step to ensure the safety of our community in the unlikely event … someone does come on this campus with the intent to harm our students, staff and our faculty," Leatherbury told the show's host.
Leatherbury was joined in a UMES classroom by George Tunis, founder of Hardwire LLC, the manufacturer of protective armor for the military and law enforcement agencies that he is now marketing as a supplemental safety tool to educators.
"This same technology can apply to your school and the armor needs to be there," Tunis said. The "Sandy Hook (school shooting) was done and over in three minutes. The armor needs to be in the hands … of the teachers because they are the ones that are there to protect the students."
UMES announced Aug. 14 its purchase of 200, 18-inch-by-20-inch writing tablets from Hardwire in nearby Pocomoke City. The boards will be made available to faculty and possibly placed in other high-traffic offices.
The university bought the boards using $59,800 provided by its private foundation. No public funds or student tuition were used.
Tunis said UMES is the first college in the nation to invest in his new product, a pronouncement that has attracted attention from journalists.
Reports about the university's dry-erase board acquisition have appeared across America and in Asian newspapers, while television journalists from Japan and France also have expressed interest in the story.
Morgan, who was in Los Angeles, asked Leatherbury, a retired Maryland State Police officer, how he felt about having whiteboards in the classroom.
"I am supportive of anything that aids us in ensuring the safety of our students, faculty and staff at the university," Leatherbury said.
While some have questioned the whiteboards' potential effectiveness, Leatherbury and other security experts point out the tablet should be viewed as a "last line of defense" in response to an active shooter intrusion.
During the 4-minute, 20-second segment, CNN viewers also saw a pre-taped demonstration featuring Dr. Nina Lyon-Bennett, a UMES faculty leader, holding a whiteboard while Tunis discharged a high-pressure instrument that simulates a bullet at point-blank range.
Dr. Bennett said she visualized being fearful at the prospect of fending off an assailant, but she also said she felt "empowered" having something in her hand that could distract an assailant so students could seek safety.
School security is a growing concern across the country and UMES President Juliette B. Bell has said she is heartened by the dialogue the university's action has sparked nationwide.
"If our decision to be pro-active in making our classrooms a little safer has contributed to the national discussion, then we feel good about the role we've played," Dr. Bell said. "At the end of the day, making our campus as safe as we possibly can is a top priority."
Dr. Bell and Dr. Bennett also noted the university investment has potential to pay dividends as a teaching tool, since UMES trains future teachers as well as law enforcement professionals.
Bill Robinson, director, public relations office, (410) 621-2355


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North Country Humming With Improvements Linked To Power Authority Licensing Pact
WHITE PLAINS—Work now going on in communities along the St. Lawrence River that are, or were, included in the boundary of the New York Power Authority's St. Lawrence-Franklin D. Roosevelt Power Project, is changing the look at some of the area's favorite recreational and environmentally-sensitive locales.
Phase one of improvements and enhancements to recreation facilities in Massena, Waddington and Lisbon are scheduled for completion in May of this year.
Power-Authority funded rehabilitation and improvements at Robert Moses and Coles Creek State Parks has begun and will continue on various projects through 2009. A variety of new facilities, improved recreational sites and environmental enhancements will make the state parks even more attractive to area residents and tourists. The work is being conducted by the Thousand Islands Region of the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.
A large portion of eroding shoreline at Whitehouse Point will be stabilized by the Power Authority this fall.
Habitat improvement projects include:
Design work is scheduled to be completed this spring on improvements to the Wilson Hill Wildlife Management Area. Projected work includes new dike work, dike restoration, new control structures in some dikes and construction of an alternate outlet for water to be released for wildlife management purposes. Construction work is expected to begin this year and be completed in 2007.
Design of an eel ladder at the Robert Moses Power Dam is virtually complete and installation is scheduled for later this year.
The $1 million St. Lawrence River Research and Education Fund to provide financial support for environmental research and education projects is expected to issue requests for proposals later this year.


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Doug Green is an award-winning garden author, author of 8 dead-tree books, and a 30-year veteran nurseryman growing thousands of species of specialist plants. He now owns and writes almost exclusively for 8 websites delivering over a million pages of gardening articles a month aimed at helping beginners garden better. A brand new garden and semi-retired lifestyle allows him time to garden and spend time sailing along with his writing. Insanely proud father of four and partner to a lovely woman who believes heirloom vegetables are the only true vegetables worth growing.


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Topic: How to refactor this code into RJS helper?
I've got the following code in my view, which toggles visiblity of an element and additionally toggles an image:
<%= link_to_function(image_tag("plus.gif", :title => "Add an assignment"),
"$('scenario_#{scenario.id}_form').toggle();" +
"image = $$('#scenario_#{scenario.id} td.options img').first();" +
"image.src = (image.src.match(/plus.gif/)) ? '/images/minus.gif' : '/images/plus.gif';",
:class => 'image') %>
I've tried to do this using RJS, but I kept getting various js errors.
I'd like to replace javascript with RJS and create a RJS helper for toggling images (last 2 lines of javascript), which would get an img element and image names as parameters.
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Skip to comments.Is this proof the Virgin Queen was an imposter in drag?
Posted on 06/10/2013 3:34:21 PM PDT by BBell
The bones of Elizabeth I, Good Queen Bess, lie mingled with those of her sister, Bloody Mary, in a single tomb at Westminster Abbey. But are they really royal remains or evidence of the greatest conspiracy in English history?
If that is not the skeleton of Elizabeth Tudor, the past four centuries of British history have been founded on a lie.
And according to a controversial new book, the lie began on an autumn morning 470 years ago, when panic swept through a little group of courtiers in a manor house in the Cotswold village of Bisley in Gloucestershire.
The king, Henry VIII, was due at any hour. He was travelling from London, in great discomfort for the 52-year-old monarch was grossly overweight and crippled by festering sores to visit his daughter, Elizabeth.
The young princess had been sent there that summer from the capital to avoid an outbreak of plague. But she had fallen sick with a fever and, after weeks of bleeding, leeches and vomiting, her body was too weak to keep fighting. The night before the kings arrival, his favourite daughter, the only child of his marriage to Anne Boleyn, had been dangerously ill. In the morning, Elizabeth lay dead.
Elizabeths governess, Lady Kat Ashley, and her guardian, Thomas Parry, had good reason to fear telling the king this awful news. It would cost them their lives. Four of Henrys children had died in infancy and, of the survivors, one Edward was a sickly boy of five and the other an embittered, unmarried woman in her late 20s.
The ten-year-old Elizabeth was Tudor Englands most valuable child in many ways. She could surely be married to a French or Spanish prince to seal an international alliance and her own children would secure the
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A good read for those of us interested in Historical conspiracy.
Nothing about this theory stands up to a moment's scrutiny.
This is an interesting article.
You read the entire article in 1 minute and 5 seconds?
Sounds like lefties are desperate to find transgenders to add to their revisionist history books. Can't find one then make one like they tried to do to Lincoln.
Hard to say as most English women look like guys in drag ;)
I'm not so sure about that. The story has been around for almost two hundred years. I think that it is possible. It is also possible that Elizabeth was just gay, rigidly so.
No, they don't. English girls are among the world's most beautiful.
Bunch of hooey.
The portraits in the article are very revealing...
I had to read this article twice because at first I thought it was about MOOOOchelle.
"Sounds like lefties are desperate to find transgenders to add to their revisionist history books. Cant find one then make one like they tried to do to Lincoln."
You have a point but an unmarried head of state in that age, I think not. My guess, she was a hermaphrodite.
Yeah, you tell 'em, Feej.
I've never understood why people don't immediately understand why Elizabeth I didn't want to marry. She was very, very smart, and she knew that marrying anyone at all would have had her playing second banana to him — or else it would have been a constant source of friction (both political and personal) if she *didn't* play second banana to him. She didn't have to be gay to want to avoid marriage.
Did you read it? There are no transgendered people in the story I just read. It's about a deception.
Well, this will rile 'em up. So much easier to believe QEI was a drag queen (LOL), than to accept the "Free World" is being led by a communist invention.
"English girls are among the world's most beautiful."
They are indeed.
We'll have to agree to disagree on that.
Well, Boy George got away with it for a couple of years.........
britroyals.com has the pics and some history on each. I recently checked it out following my family tree.
It was posted earlier.
I'm quite sure.
As is anyone who is familiar with just how intimate the relationship was between a monarch and her ladies-in-waiting.
Her choices, due to the position her father had placed the kingdom in - were extremely limited.
To choose a foreign husband would have meant subjugation for the English, or an alienating alliance with an unimportant principality.
A domestic husband would have meant picking out one domestic faction for favor, encouraging civil war.
I searched but I did not find it posted before. But we all know that the search engine here is not infallible.
I have never been to the British Isles but the small town in which I grew up was full of Mac's Mc's and other Scottish names.
There were so many absolute babes in my high school, that I can believe that area must produce a huge number of beauties.
I see ugly women all the time....often driving cars with "Obama/Biden" stickers.
This is just one more step in the attempt at queerification of historical figures.
What's an Elizabethan to do? ping....
if this is true, then Nursie was wrong, and Elizabeth did, in fact, have a winkle.
Name that program!
Nope. It requires too many people in the know not saying anything.
Blackadder: Second season.
Also: the Earl of Oxford wrote all of Shakespeare's plays.
English girls are among the worlds most beautiful.
They are indeed."
You've obviously been to a different England than I have.
Quentin Crisp played Elizabeth in a movie. That's proof enough for me.
When they open it up to satisfy their curiosity, maybe they can do some justice for Mary by burying her separately from Bloody Bess.
Ah, the title is changed.
I never thought about that.
Oh, nonsense.
Royal children died all the time. Like everybody else's kids. AFAIK, there is no incident in English history where the child's guardians were executed for it.
Female traitors were not executed in this way, out of respect for modesty. They were burned alive instead.
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'She described herself as a Virgin Queen, and vowed she would never take a husband, even if the Emperor of Spain offered her .. his oldest son.'Well heck, who can blame her?
She knew that the moment they were married he'd bring his whole dang family over --- and there goes England.
My mother was English.
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Lumosity, a San Francisco-based company that creates online brain-training exercises (lumosity.com), released Tuesday findings from their second annual "Smartest Cities 2013" study of more than 3 million users. Houghton is ranked No. 20 among 478 qualifying "Core-based Statistical Areas," a U.S. Office of Management and Budget category that includes an urban center of at least 10,000 people, along with adjacent areas that are socioeconomically tied to the urban center via commuting.
"One of the most interesting findings from this analysis is that most of the top metro areas contain major research universities, suggesting that education is an important predictor of cognitive performance," said Daniel Sternberg, Lumosity data scientist, in a statement.
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Houghton's specific rankings, by cognitive area among the 478 CBSAs, were: No. 6 in memory, No. 9 in speed, No. 47 in attention, No. 48 in problem solving and outside the top 50 in flexibility. Houghton was also No. 27 among 544 eligible CBSAs for the age group under 35.
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The 28oz Certified were at least $1/can more than the 35oz Italian here too. The 35oz have never been DOP - just "Italian."
Like anything else, the quality of DOP San Marzano tomatoes varies widely. I used a can of DOP Strainese tomatoes last weekend, and they couldnt hold a candle to a typical can of Cento Italian (35oz) not even close. IMO, paying for DOP SMs is a waste of money. There are other, often much better, tomatoes available at a fraction of the cost. Those La Valle SM tomatoes you pointed to are not DOP SMs. The La Valle DOP come in a green can and say DOP on the front label: http://www.pennmac.com/items/2626//la-valle-dop-san-marzano-tomatoes-28-oz Shipping on tomatoes is going to be expensive. You cant find any DOP SMs locally?
San Marzano is also a variety of tomato, so while it's potentially confusing, it's not necessarily misleading to label San Marzaro tomatoes as San Marzano even if they are not DOP.
We'll have to agree to disagree on the misleading portion. If it didn't help sales, it wouldn't be done. San Marzano's are known tomatoes, especially in the food industry.
It may not be against the law.....but c'mon, they are being VERY misleading. Most home cooks don't understand the importance of the letters DOP such as you do Craig. Of course, as in all cases, let the buyer beware....
If someone in the food industry can't figure out the difference between DOP and non-DOP SM's, tomato confusion is likely the least of their problems.
This isn't about the food industry. It's about products that are available in consumer-size quantities at retail prices; products that are marketed to people who have no idea that the label on the can might not accurately describe what's in the can.
I was going to add "certified" too. But never the less, even without any "labeling"...they put pictures and stuff like that on their cans to help lead the unaware into buying a product that has the appearance of being the real deal expensive tomato product that they hear all the big time chefs saying they should seek out.They don't have an excuse for not being educated cause they are stupid idiots that follow stupid tv shows.I am the new stupid idiots advocate! (Hope I spelled that right!) :-D
Craig,Do you have a connect for some good pizza tomato's? I think I've found a way to ship 'em.Thanks...
I'm still waiting for someone to explain why it's not misleading to put DOP on a can of tomatoes that is inferior to less expensive non-DOP tomatoes???
If TXCraig1 prefers non-DOP tomatoes to DOP tomatoes, then TXCraig1 wins, because TXCraig1 gets to buy what he considers superior tomatoes for considerably less money than what he considers inferior tomatoes.
Perhaps my sarcasm is too subtle for you?
What are they supposed to call them, "San Marzanos but not the ones you think they are"?
As far as I'm concerned, they should call them whatever they actually are, regardless of what they are. Why is that so hard for some people to understand or comprehend?


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"We tell people to follow their dreams, but you can only dream of what you can imagine, and, depending on where you come from, your imagination can be quite limited. The highest rung of what's possible is far beyond the world you can see. "
David Copperfield
The ultra-successful illusionist astonishes audiences by appearing to fly unaided across the stage, but he relies on business jets to traverse longer distances.
Magician David Copperfield is the highest-grossing solo entertainer in history, with upwards of $4 billion in ticket sales. In collaboration with Francis Ford Coppola, he performed Dreams & Nightmares in 1996, which still retains the Broadway record for most tickets sold in a week. He has won 21 Emmy Awards and holds 11 Guinness World Records. His chiseled face adorns postage stamps in six countries.
Signs of Copperfield's potential surfaced early. Born David Seth Kotkin in Metuchen, New Jersey, as the only child of two Jewish immigrants, he was an accomplished ventriloquist by age 8, when he performed for his school. A weekend visit to a magic shop in New York City sparked his interest, and soon he was performing tricks adults couldn't do. At 12, he became the youngest person ever admitted to the prestigious Society of American Magicians. At 16, he performed onstage in his hometown as Davino, the Boy Magician. He also taught a magic course at New York University.
Two years later, he changed his name to David Copperfield (from the Charles Dickens novel) and left for Chicago to play the lead in The Magic Man, which became the longest-running musical in the city's history. By the time he was in his early twenties, he was starring in network TV specials devoted to his magic.
In 2006, Copperfield purchased a chain of 11 islands in the Bahamas for $55 million and renamed them the Islands of Copperfield Bay. He spent an additional $35 million to renovate one of those islands, Musha Cay, and transform it into a vacation destination, complete with magic antiques such as Houdini's pool table. He owns a magic collection that is worth hundreds of millions of dollars and includes the collections of Georges Melies and Jean Eugene Robert-Houdin, two of his most celebrated predecessors.
For the last 13 years, Copperfield has sold out the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, performing two shows a day Sundays through Fridays and three shows on Saturdays, seven days a week, 42 weeks a year. (He devotes the other 10 weeks to vacations.) We caught up with him late one evening after one such performance.
How did your parents feel about you doing magic?
In the beginning they loved it but when I was 16 and told them I wanted to do it for a living, my mother said no. But her negative reinforcement worked for me, and eventually I showed them I could do it. They traveled the world with me and met presidents and kings.
Who taught you your tricks?
I taught myself from magic books in the library. I'd read the magic effect and make myself invent my own method of how to do it. As a teenager, I sometimes ended up inventing things better than in the book.
What do I call you? An illusionist? A magician? A creator? An Artist?
Illusionist is pretty accurate, because I create illusions. I hope people think of me as a magician. I've tried to lift the art form up and make people respect it, like dancing or theater or music. I am also a creator and I produce and direct and write. I'm on a constant quest to try to get it right.
What does the word "magic" mean to you?
Magic is a state of mind, a state of being transported, a state of being inspired. We have so much unhappiness in the world and people need to dream and be transported. Music does that, movies do that, and magic does that. It's forgetting about reality—let's just go for a ride, and I'll tell you some stories that can hopefully inspire and engage you and make you laugh.
What do you want people to take away from your show?
I hope the takeaway is passion, preparation and persistence. You have to be passionate about something you really love and persistent because people are going to tell you "no" and you're going to make mistakes and do goofy magic stuff.
What do you consider your most successful illusion?
I flew. People in the audience cried and got really emotionally involved. Some saw Peter Pan and some saw Christopher Reeve, but seeing it live on stage without any wires or camera tricks..there was something very emotional about that for the audience.
Have you ever been injured while performing?
I was doing a rope trick and I cut my finger off. Mike Tyson's cut man reattached it and it grew back. That's magic.
You were robbed in 2006 at gunpoint?
I was walking with a group of people after a show when a car drove up and some guys got out. I thought they were stopping to get an autograph but they pointed a gun in my face and said, "Give us your money." Everyone gave their money. Like an idiot, I showed them my pockets were empty, but they weren't. I didn't want to give my wallet away. Luckily, the guys believed it. The police caught them and the robbers went to jail.
You do more than 600 shows a year. Do you ever get burned out?
I get tired sometimes, but I take 10 weeks off a year and go to my islands in the Bahamas. That's a great place to recharge and create. I have a place in New York, too.
Does flying privately facilitate your career?
You can't beat the convenience of flying privately—it saves a lot of time. I've got my own airstrip on my islands and I can't land a big plane but I can land smaller planes.
How do you fly privately?
I charter. I've never owned my own plane. I spent a lot of time researching my own plane and at Airbus and Boeing and we started designing planes together, but I like having other people do the worrying about the pilots and all. It becomes another business when you own your own plane.
What aircraft do you use?
I like the [Bombardier] Challenger 300 and Challenger 604. We can fly from here to Georgetown [in the Bahamas] in four hours, and then another 15 minutes on a [Cessna] Caravan or a Pilatus to my airstrip.
What is Musha Cay?
It's one of the Islands of Copperfield Bay, which also includes 10 pristine and undeveloped islands. Musha Cay is a private resort with a staff of 40 where I've created some amazing experiences, kind of like Fantasy Island. It's a big, beautiful place where adults become kids, and movies and theater appear on the beach out of nowhere.
I know you consider the rehabilitation program, Project Magic, your most important work. How did that begin?
I was corresponding with a young magician who was disabled and didn't reveal that until he sent me a picture of himself in a wheelchair. I realized he had amazing self-esteem because he had a skill that an able-bodied person didn't, and that gave me the idea to work with medical professionals and create a program using magic as a form of therapy. It would motivate people to move muscles or think about mathematics or socialization skills or speech. I was very shy [when I was young] and magic helped me learn certain things. I thought it would be good if I could give that same kind of help to people with disabilities. The program gives people hope through magic.
Do you have any other projects like that?
We're starting a project called RedSafe, where I'll create a huge safe that transports objects magically around the world, such as educational items to inner-city schools or water and drilling supplies to Africa. It will use magic to raise awareness for really important items. Magic is obviously illusion, but giving is a real thing.
What is your goal now?
To do what I can to make a difference, to encourage others to fight for their dreams. The best compliment is if someone comes away from the show inspired to do something he would not have done otherwise. That's the goal. I'm a dreamer and maybe I can inspire future generation of dreamers.
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NAME: David Copperfield
BIRTHDATE: Sept. 16, 1956 (age 57)
NAME: David Copperfield
OCCUPATION: Illusionist
EDUCATION: Dropped out of New York's Fordham University after three weeks, when he was cast in the lead of the Chicago musical The Magic Man.
CHARITY: Project Magic, a program he developed, uses magic as physical therapy is hospitals in 30 countries to help patients regain dexterity, coordination and cognitive skills.
PERSONAL: Single. Three children. Lives in Las Vegas and New York and on Musha Cay in Copperfield Bay in the Bahamas.
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