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Located in Disneyland - Anaheim, Sheraton Park Hotel at the Anaheim Resort is within a mile (2 km) of popular sights such as Disney California Adventure® Park and Disneyland®. This 490-room, 3.5-star hotel has 2 restaurants, an outdoor pool, and a 24-hour fitness center. Downtown Disney® District and Crystal Cathedral are also near this Anaheim hotel.
Enjoy dining at one of 2 onsite restaurants including Mortons, which specializes in American cuisine. Satisfy your hunger without leaving your room with room service, or quench your thirst with a beverage at the bar/lounge or coffee shop/café. Start each morning off right with cooked-to-order breakfast served for a fee.
All of Sheraton Park Hotel at the Anaheim Resort's 490 soundproofed rooms provide balconies, refrigerators, and coffee makers. 27-inch flat-screen TVs come with pay movies, and guests can stay connected with WiFi. Beds sport premium bedding and bathrooms offer hair dryers. Safes, phones, and ironing boards are also available.
At Sheraton Park Hotel at the Anaheim Resort, guests enjoy an outdoor pool, a 24-hour fitness center, and a spa tub. Parking is available for USD 18 per night (USD 23 per day for valet parking), and there's also a theme park shuttle. Multilingual staff at the 24-hour front desk can assist with dry cleaning/laundry, concierge services, and luggage storage. Additional amenities include WiFi in public areas, 14 meeting rooms, and conference space.
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- Close to Disney California Adventure® Park and Disneyland®
- Onsite dining
- Outdoor pool
- 24-hour fitness center
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Sheraton Park Hotel at the Anaheim Resort
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
The 14-story Sheraton Park Hotel at the Anaheim Resort is a half-block from the Anaheim Convention Center and one block from Disneyland® Resort.
The hotel features large public areas and 30,000 square feet of meeting space separated from the accommodations tower. A pool area offers a tropical, resort-like setting, with tall palm trees, abundant plantings, and spacious sundeck.
Complimentary wireless Internet access is available. A self-service business center is open 24 hours a day.
- 24-hour front desk
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- ATM/banking
- Conference space size (feet) - 28000
- Valet parking (surcharge)
- Bar/lounge
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Coffee shop or café
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Concierge services
- Express check-in
- Conference space
- Express check-out
- 24-hour fitness facilities
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Theme park shuttle (surcharge)
- Gift shops or newsstand
- WiFi (surcharge)
- Computer station
- Laundry facilities
- Meeting rooms 14
- Multilingual staff
- Total number of rooms - 490
- Terrace
- Poolside bar
- Porter/bellhop
- Luggage storage
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Conference space size (meters) - 2601
- Number of restaurants - 2
- 24-hour business center
- Self parking (surcharge)
- Smoke-free property
- Spa tub
- Outdoor pool
- Wedding services
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Outdoor pool
- Soundproofed rooms
- Laundry facilities
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Refrigerator
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
Available in all rooms: Wireless internet access ( USD 9.99 per 24-hour period )
Available in some public areas: Wireless internet access ( USD 9.99 per night )
Self parking (surcharge), Valet parking (surcharge)
Room Amenities
Sheraton Park Hotel at the Anaheim Resort offers 490 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and coffee/tea makers. Rooms open to balconies. Beds feature premium bedding. 27-inch flat-screen televisions come with pay movies. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations and hair dryers.
In-room wireless Internet access is available for a surcharge. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Housekeeping is provided daily.
- Premium TV channels
- Pay movies
- Premium bedding
- Balcony
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Soundproofed rooms
- Air conditioning
- Phone
- Refrigerator
- Coffee/tea maker
- Daily housekeeping
- Private bathroom
- Hair dryer
- Shower/tub combination
- Iron/ironing board
- In-room safe
- Desk
- Flat-panel TV
- WiFi (surcharge)
- Room service (limited hours)
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Free cribs/infant beds
Where to Eat
Molly's Kitchen - Serving breakfast and lunch.
Overland Stage Southwestern Grill & BBQ Company - Open from late afternoon through the evening for dinner only.
Morton's Steakhouse - Independently owned and operated. Open for dinner.
Espresso Bar - Specialty coffees, breakfast items, lunch items and a variety of snacks from turkey sandwiches to nachos. Open from early morning through late evening.
Lobby Bar - Cocktails are available nightly in this large, lobby bar with comfortable seating and multiple televisions.
Pool Bar - Open year-round serving a variety of beverages, snacks, and hors d'oeuvres; heated during cooler months.
Room service is available.
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
- Roll-in shower
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 4 PM
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is 11 AM
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! Children 17 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
- Free cribs (infant beds)!
- Pets stay free
- 1 per room (up to 40 lb)
- Specific rooms only, restrictions apply
- Pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property at the number on the booking confirmation
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
Pets allowed (no fees)
No rollaway/extra beds available
Optional extras
- Breakfast fee: between USD 6 and USD 15 per person (approximately)
- Fee for in-room wireless Internet: USD 9.99 per 24-hour period (rates may vary)
- Fee for wireless Internet in public areas: USD 9.99 per night (rates may vary)
- Self parking fee: USD 18 per night
- Valet parking fee: USD 23 per day
- A pet fee will be charged plus a one-time pet cleaning fee
Hotel Name
- Anaheim Park Sheraton
- Sheraton Anaheim Park
- Sheraton Park
- Sheraton Park Anaheim
- Sheraton Park Hotel Anaheim Resort
- Sheraton Park Hotel Resort
- Anaheim Sheraton
- Sheraton Anaheim
- Sheraton Park Hotel Anaheim California
- Sheraton Park Hotel At The Anaheim Anaheim
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Children 17 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation. The property allows pets in specific rooms only and has other pet restrictions. Guests can arrange to bring pets by contacting the property directly, using the contact information on the booking confirmation.

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You've received great advice from everyone but I would also suggest you do a bit of practicing on cheap cuts of fabric (such as muslin) and not something you've planned for your first project. And do yourself a favor and watch these two videos: "How to Square your quilting fabric" (before cutting) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcpzwJMVTbc and "How to Cut Fabric with a Rotary Cutter". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybQLai6Mv58
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Gallery Talks, Lectures and Events
Dress Codes: Revealing the Jewish Wardrobe
Go to the exhibition site »
Audio Guide »March 11, 2014-March 7, 2015
Location: Bella and Harry Wexner Gallery
Curator: Efrat Asaf Shapira
Media: garments
From India to Tunis, New York to Baghdad: dresses, suits, wedding outfits,
undergarments, and children's clothing. A spectacular range of 19th to 20th
century Jewish garments from around the world, offering a multi-cultural view of
dress, its significance, and its influences on the styles of today.
Woman's Coat with a richly decorated lining
Bukhara, Uzbekistan, late 19th century
Brocaded silk, lining: silk and cotton, ikat-dyed
Wedding dress
Iraq, Baghdad, 1880s
Brocaded silk, silk ribbons, tinsel embroidery, hand sewn;
Gift of Mazli F. Iny, New York, in memory of her mother Mas`uda Mathalon
Wedding Dress
Edirne, Turkey, early 20th century
Velvet, gilt metal threads embroidery
Gift of Evelyne Mayorkas Hertzig, Dinah Mayorkas Pichot, Jacques Mayorkas, France, Alberte Mayorkas Wadler, New York, in memory of their mother Colombe Papo.


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A Profile of the Religion Department
Take a look at what past grads from Witt have done with their majors – internships, grad school programs, and first jobs after graduation. It's not always as cut and dried as you think; a Liberal Arts degree has a lot of flexibility!
What Past Witt Religion Students Have Done
Why Religion?
The academic study of religion introduces students to the depth and richness of religious thought, texts, ritual, spiritual practice, moral and cultural values, and social institutions found in the major religious traditions of humankind. These phenomena are examined from a wide variety of disciplinary perspectives — historical, literary, philosophical, theological and social scientific. Thus, the study of religion is an important component of a liberal arts education.
Courses are intended to acquaint students with the historical development and contemporary expressions of one or more traditions, as well as the ways in which religious traditions shape and/or reflect cultures past and present, and to develop students' analytical and critical skills. Tutorial reading courses and independent study projects allow students to pursue particular interests with faculty guidance.
The major and minor are designed to serve as focus of a liberal arts education for students with diverse career goals and as a foundation for those planning to continue the study of religion in a professional or graduate program.
Each year the department sponsors a series of colloquia featuring guest lecturers and the scholarly work of its faculty.
Degrees Offered
Major: Religion
Minor: Religion
Requirements for Standard Major
Eight 4- semester hour courses of which at least three must be at the 300 level; participation in the Junior Colloquium on Approaches to the Study of Religion, two semester hours; and submission of a satisfactory Senior Essay, one semester hour in both the fall and spring semesters, by the fifth week of the spring semester. Students must take at least three courses in different Western and non-western traditions under Traditions and Texts and at least three courses (one other than ethics) under Religion and Culture. A cognate course in another department may be counted toward the major with the permission of the Chair.
Requirements for the Major Combining Religious Studies with Another Subject
Since the study of religion is inherently interdisciplinary, the department allows students to design a coherent alternative major consisting of five 4-semester hour courses in the religion, at least three of which must be at the 300 level, and three appropriate 4-semester hour courses in one or more other departments. The distribution requirements of the standard major are waived but the Junior Colloquium on Approaches to the Study of Religion is required. A satisfactory Senior Essay, one semester hour in both the fall and spring semesters, must be submitted by the fifth week of the spring semester. Students wishing to pursue this option should consult their adviser and must secure the prior permission of the Chair. Examples of such intergrative programs of study include religion and art, religion and literature, religion and history, religion and philosophy, and religion and sociology, and religion and politics.
Requirements for Minor
A minor in religion consists of five 4-semester hour courses including at least two courses in different religious traditions under Traditions and Texts, one course under Religion and Culture, and one course at the 300 level.
General Studies
100. Topics. 4 semester hours.
This course may be repeated for credit.
200. Topics. 4 semester hours.
This course may be repeated for credit.
300. Topics. 4 semester hours.
This course may be repeated for credit.
350. Approaches to the Study of Religion (Junior Colloquium). 2 semester hours.
Introduction to the academic study of religion from various perspectives such as anthropology, sociology, psychology, philosophy and history. Required of all majors in the spring semester of the junior year. (With permission of the Chair, an alternate arrangement will be made for students planning off-campus study that semester.) The student develops a prospectus for the senior essay. Writing intensive. Every year.
490. Independent Study. 1-4 semester hours.
This course may be repeated for credit.
491. Internship. 1-4 semester hours.
May be taken for credit/no credit only. This course may be repeated for credit.
498. Senior Essay. 2 semester hours.
Required of all religion majors in both the fall and spring semesters. A complete draft of the essay must be submitted by the last class day of the fall semester. The final draft of the essay must be submitted by the fifth week of the spring semester. Writing intensive. Every year.
499. Honors Thesis/Project. Variable credit.
Prerequisite: 3.50 GPA and permission of the Department Chair.
Traditions and Texts
121R. Art of Biblical Literature. 4 semester hours.
Designed to help readers understand the content and appreciate the artistry of literature from the Old Testament, New Testament and Apocrpha by paying close attention to creative aspects of the texts. Also considers the reinterpretation of biblical literature in the music, stories and movies of contemporary culture. Writing intensive. Every year.
134C/R. Chinese and Japanese Religious Traditions. 4 semester hours.
This course examines several religious traditions that have shaped East Asian civilizations. We will study the formal traditions of Taoism, Confucianism, Buddhism, Shinto, and the New Religions; we will also consider the popular religious traditions of China and Japan. Classes include both lecture and discussion; students will be evaluated through essay exams, short papers, and analysis of scripture and other texts. Every year.
137R. Jewish Tradition. 4 semester hours.
Introduction to the basic concepts and general history of Judaism from biblical times to the present. Includes readings in biblical texts, discussions of life-cycle and the Jewish calender, and a survey of Jewish history. Writing intensive and non-writing intensive sections. Every year.
221R. Understanding the Old Testament. 4 semester hours.
Comprehensive survey that attempts to place Old Testament texts in their historical context, understand the religious and cultural perspectives, which shape the texts, and develop the student's skills in biblical interpretation and assessment of secondary literature. Writing intensive. Every year.
222R. Understanding the New Testament. 4 semester hours.
Comprehensive survey emphasizing the historical context, and religious and cultural perspectives of the New Testament books. Writing intensive. Every year.
237R. Judaism and Christianity: The Formative Years. 4 semester hours.
Examination of the formative events in the development of Judaism and Christianity, using both primary and secondary sources. Considers the religion of the historical Jesus, Paul's relation to Jews and Christians, the status of Jews and Christians in the Roman Empire of the first century, the Pharisees and the Sanhedrin, the codification of the Mishnah and the writing of the Gospels. Writing intensive. Alternate years.
241R. Christian Tradition. 4 semester hours.
Historical survey of major theologians and the development of Christian doctrine in the West. Topics include perennial tensions between reason and revelation, the humanity and divinity of Christ, nature and grace, justification and sanctification, spirit and structure, and differences between Roman Catholic and Protestant doctrine. Some sections writing intensive. Every year.
321. Biblical and Modern Prophets. 4 semester hours.
Investigation of the historical settings, rhetorical techniques and messages of prophets from Amos of Tekoa to John of Patmos. The student also considers the possibility of prophetic voices in contemporary society. Writing intensive. Alternate years.
324R. Apocalyptic Vision in Ancient and Modern Literature. 4 semester hours.
Study of religious views, historical context, literary style, and imagery of ancient Jewish and Christian apocalyptic texts, followed by an analysis of the way in which selected modern films and literature use apocalyptic themes and images. Writing intensive. Alternate years.
333C/R. Buddhist Thought and Scriptures. 4 semester hours.
Seminar studying the teachings and practices of schools of the Buddhist tradition through pivotal scriptures. Sutras and other texts from Theravada and Mahayana Buddhism will be considered in their historical and cultural contexts, and within the framework of central themes of Buddhism. Requirements include class discussion and presentations, two exams, one short paper, and a term paper. Writing intensive. Every third year.
335C/R. Confucianism and Its Critics. 4 semester hours.
Seminar on the history, central teachings, and institutions of the Confucian and Neo-Confucian traditions and Confucianism as manifest in the modern world. We will read pivotal works of Confucians including the Analects, Mencius, the writings of Zhu Xi, Wang Yangming and Tu Wei-ming. These will be assessed in part in contrast to critics of Confucianism ranging from classical philosophers to twentieth century Marxists. Writing intensive. Every year.
337R. Judaism in the Modern World. 4 semester hours.
Examination of thinkers such as Moses Mendelssohn, Abraham Geiger, Franz Rosenzweig, Martin Buber and Emil Fackenheim demonstrating the interaction of Judaism with modern Western culture. Writing intensive. Alternate years.
Religion and Culture
110R. Anti-Semitism from Antiquity to the Present. 4 semester hours.
Examination of anti-Judaism/anti-Semitism from its earliest manifestations in the Greco-Roman Empire until the present. One goal is to identify those forces in intellectual history that have repeatedly responded to Jewish cultural and religious differences by seeing the Jew as a source of evil in the world. Writing intensive. Alternate years.
171S. Urban Life and Social Ethics. 4 semester hours.
Examination of representative challenges facing contemporary cities using Springfield as an example. Background readings inform practical issues facing city government with emphasis upon the ethical dimension of the issues throughout. Writing intensive. Every year.
172S. Poverty and Social Ethics. 4 semester hours.
Survey of different approaches to domestic poverty with emphasis upon the ethical principles informing them. Writing intensive. Alternate years.
176H. Racism and Social Ethics. 4 semester hours.
Consideration of basic understandings of racism in the United States in terms of their basic views of American values. Writing intensive. Every year.
177R. Religious Perspectives on Contemporary Moral Issues. 4 semester hours.
Introduction to basic moral concepts in Judaism and Christianity and their application to issues such as lying; sexuality and procreation; abortion; euthanasia; genetic engineering; human rights; war, terrorism and nuclear deterrence; equality and gender; justice in access to health care; and environmental ethics. Some sections are writing intensive. Every year.
275H/L. Germans and Jews: Culture, Identity and Difference. 4 semester hours.
Study of the issues that have characterized the history of German Jewry in its relationship to German Christendom, focusing on the period from the Enlightenment to the aftermath of the Holocaust. Consideration of the problems of cultural difference, assimilation, European identity, and discrimination as reflected in the cultural imagination. German and religion sections meet together regularly. Writing intensive. Alternate years.
336C/R. Religious Daoism and Chinese Popular Religion. 4 semester hours.
Religious Daoism has been a way of self-cultivation, influential in Chinese imperial politics and history. This course will examine the tradition of Religious Daoism in historical context and through the study of practices, including ritual, meditation, and yoga. We will also look at Religious Daoism from the vantage point of Chinese Popular Religion, the practices that have been the basis of the religion of the people to the present. Class will be a combination of lecture and discussion, with student presentations and a term paper. Writing intensive.
339. Monkeys, Samurai, and Gods. 4 semester hours.
This seminar will look at religious meaning and message in some of the best loved literature of China and Japan, including Journey to the West, Tale of Heike, Dream of the Red Chamber, Account of my Hut, and others. Class will be a combination of lecture and discussion, with student presentations and a term paper. Videos and other media will be used when possible. Writing intensive. Alternate years.
342R. Comparative Religious Ethics. 4 semester hours.
Seminar analyzing and comparing ethical systems of several religious traditions including Confucianism and Buddhism in East and South Asia, and Judaism and Christianity in the West. Examines their assumptions, norms, characteristic patterns of moral reasoning, and conceptions of virtue and vice. Attention is given to the relations between religion, morality and law in each tradition; the question of whether there are any common features of religious moral reasoning that are universal; and the status of appeals to universal human rights. Writing intensive. Alternate years.
343R. Process Theology. 4 semester hours.
Readings in basic resources in process thought with an emphasis on its meaning for society and politics. Writing intensive. Alternate years.
374R. Advanced Social Ethics: Sexism. 4 semester hours.
Readings in alternative ethical analyses of sexism in American society. Writing intensive. Alternate years.
375R. Advanced Social Ethics: Racism. 4 semester hours.
Readings in alternative ethical analyses of racism in American society. Writing intensive. Alternate years.
378R. Bioethics. 4 semester hours.
Seminar on contemporary issues and debates in bioethics. Topics may include abortion, genetic engineering, reproductive technologies, euthanasia, autonomy, paternalism, use of human subjects in research, access to health care, allocation of scarce resources and environmental ethics. Writing intensive. Every year.
381R. Women and Religion. 4 semester hours.
Examination of religious institutions and laws from a feminist principle of interpretation. Aim is to understand the status of women within classical Judaism and Christianity and to assess feminism's influence upon and critique of them. Writing intensive. Every year.


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I got a 2 5 frame NUCS Saturday. I have all 10 frames in the box. How long
does it normally take for a queen to fill the entire box with brood? I guess what I am asking
is when should I inspect the hive.
I got a 2 5 frame NUCS Saturday. I have all 10 frames in the box. How long
does it normally take for a queen to fill the entire box with brood? I guess what I am asking
is when should I inspect the hive.
Let the girls sit by themselves for a week if you can before you do your first inspection. While early inspections can be detrimental to the bees, they serve to increase your knowledge of what is happening in the hive. So if you can't wait a week before inspecting, don't worry about it too much. Sort of a first year learning exemption. In subsequent years leave a new nuc alone for at least a week - feeding as appropriate for your area. My experience has been that the bees will draw out the five new frames in their box at a tremendously variable rate - anywhere between a week and a month. Much depends on the strength of the nuc, the weather, and the time of year the nuc is installed.
I recommend that new beekeepers inspect every week to 10 days. Your first year is all about learning, and the only way to learn is to get in the hive and check things out.
Do thorough inspections - frame-by-frame. Are they drawing out foundation? Is the queen laying a nice pattern? Do you see eggs, larva and capped brood? Can you see cells filled with pollen and nectar? If you happen to notice the queen - fine - but don't make that a goal of inspecting.
Does anyone have a good pic of what a good brood pattern should look like?
If your 5 frame nuc has 4 frames of mainly sealed brood your 10 frames will be covered in bees within a fortnight.
If it has very little brood build up will be much slower.
The limiting factor is the number of bees - as this determines to brood area which can be kept warm.
Until more bees emerge the brood nest cannot grow.
A "fortnight" is two weeks.
Two weeks! I thought it was protecting your stash the day after the checks come in.


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Short for Mah Main Man. When you call or address a very good friend or cool person, you use Triple M as substitute for Mah Main Man
Yo Triple M did you shag that biaatch last night or what!
by DrLame July 25, 2006
Kevin P, known as the "Master Muff Manipulator", hence the name Triple M. Kevin P loves classic tight wet young muff, he has mastered the art of diving into that puss and playing it like a fiddle. Within the manic ridden years Kevin P has learned to play women's hearts like a harmonious instrument forged from the depths of Parthe Player Pimp Status Blood. He has gone around for the last few years and took a head first dive into all different kinds of muffs, Kevin strongly believes in diversity, especially when it comes to cunts. He will break hearts, burn souls, and ruin lives if it means a nice fine wet pussy.
Did you get any muff last night? Yeah, I'm the Triple M muthafucker!


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Why Argentina Is Accusing the U.S. of "Legal Colonialism"
Conrad Black | Posted 04.20.2013 | Canada
Read More: Conrad Black, World News, Cristina Fernandez, Argentina, Argentina Debt, Argentine Bonds, Business News, Argentina-US-Relations, Canada News
Argentina has been pursued through the commercial courts in New York for over a decade by the vulture funds which bought its effectively defaulted debt and rejected what they considered insufficient offers of replacement bonds. The most interesting prospect opened up by this controversy is the possibility that Argentina, as is the practice of its current president, tells the Americans to stuff their rulings and attempts to engage financial markets in Europe and the Far East. The Argentine economy minister has accused the Americans of "legal colonialism," and, for once, that thoroughly disreputable government has a point.


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A flavorful cranberry-orange compote is a tangy accompaniment to quick-cooking turkey cutlets. Make it a meal: Serve with Glazed Rutabagas & Potatoes and Garlicky Green Beans.
Nutrition Profile:
Diabetes Appropriate
Healthy Weight
Heart Healthy
Low Calorie
Low Cholesterol
Low Sat Fat
Low Sodium
Serves 6
Prep Time 40 min
Total Time 40 min.
Step 1
Heat 1 teaspoon of the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add onion and cook, stirring, until it begins to brown, 6 to 8 minutes. Stir in cranberries, orange zest and juice, sugar and vinegar; bring to a boil. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the cranberries begin to pop and the sauce begins to thicken, about 5 minutes. Add grated apples and cook for 1 minute more. Remove from the heat and set aside.
Step 2
Combine flour, salt and pepper in a shallow dish. Dredge turkey cutlets in the flour mixture, shaking off the excess.
Step 3
Heat 1 1/2 teaspoons oil in another nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add half of the cutlets and cook until golden brown on the outside and no longer pink in the center, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Transfer to a platter and keep warm.
Step 4
Add the remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons oil to the pan and cook the remaining cutlets in the same manner. Spoon the cranberry compote over the cutlets and serve.
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A riddle. From the Lewis Carroll classic, Alice In Wonderland. Carroll himself said "the riddle has no answer, unless it does. But it doesn't, however it might." the riddle is unsolved, except in China. They know everthing. It is often used to confuse or befuddle a friend.
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New thematic issue of Historical Archaeology: Contemporary and Historical Archaeology of the North
The new issue of Historical Archaeology, 2015, Vol. 49, No. 3 is soon to be…
The Society for Historical Archaeology is pleased to announce the availability of a new SHA Perspectives from Historical Archaeology series. Titled The Archaeology of Spanish Missions and Colonies in the New World, this volume contains 22 articles from SHA's journal, Historical Archaeology, in addition to an introduction by the compilers, tying the articles together. Compiled by Steve A. Tomka and Timothy K. Perttula, the volume covers topics such as Theoretical Perspectives and Approaches, Context and Process of Material Culture, Reflections on Identity, Status, and Culture Change, Subsistence, and Site Structure.
To purchase this new volume, please visit the SHA bookstore on Lulu. A preview of the table of contents and the first few pages of the introduction are available in the preview below:


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Michigan State University College of Law boasted two of the top eight teams in this year's Williams Institute Moot Court Competition. The event is the only national competition dedicated exclusively to the areas of sexual orientation and gender identity law.
The 10th Annual Williams Institute event, which was held February 15–16 at UCLA School of Law, started with 32 teams from across the nation. Both Michigan State Law teams that competed placed in the quarterfinals.
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I found this recipe this spring after i came back from turkey hunting... it is phenominal. I use it for every thing from venison too geese. This is the best jerky i have ever tasted.
I got this recipe from the national wild turkey federation's website.
Wild Turkey Jerky
1 pound boneless turkey
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon garlic powder
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoons liquid smoke
Cut turkey into even sized strips. Mix salt and remaining ingredients in a medium-sized bowl. Combine turkey with marinade. Cover and refrigerate for six to 12 hours. Cover oven rack with foil. Place turkey on foil. Bake at 160 degrees for four hours. Turn, and bake another four hours. (Note: When using a dehydrator, follow the same method of preparation and place in unit to cure, checking every hour until the meat becomes stiff, yet will still bend easily. A dehydrator will reduce cooking time by almost half.)
I usually end up making 2 or 3 times the maranade just to be sure it covers all of the meat.


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[quote user="Kase-1"][quote user="BlueSanta"][quote user="Raptor22"]Watching some more Gilmore, and while I liked him before, I never really WATCHED him (I spent more time watching SC's line, because when they were on, it was like watching the G-Men when their line's going. A thing of beauty...).
If the top DE's aren't around, and Gilmore is, I would wholeheartedly support that pick. He really reminds me of TT24 (although, I've seen comparisons to pre-injury Ross). He plays FAST, hits hard in the run game, and makes plays in the passing game, as well as on ST's.
...and we need more guys with great hair (which is one reason why I want them to nab Marcel Jones)
To me, Gilmore has Giants written all over him. My only concern is how he did in interviews. But, if that went ov er well, I could see us jumping on him.
[/quote]You really think so??
The way he shies away from contact at the line leads me to believe the opposite about him. Our CBs are big, physical, bastids that can rough you up at the line no problem. It looks like Gilmore has never laid hands on someone within 10yds ofthe LOS
That's SC's defensive scheme. They play a LOT of press/bail or off man coverage, which really clashes with his skill set. He's pretty ferocious in run support, and is a good blitzer as well (I think I've even seen him line up at LB).
In the two vids Redeye has of him, I believe he got 1 punt block returned for a TD, a couple TFL's, a sack or two and at least 1 pick. There are low-lights as well, but most of the catches on him are when they have both CB's lining up 10yrds off. But then, the play usually stops when he arrives.


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BBQ author may include area restaurant in book
Ardie Davis, author of "America's Best BBQ" books, is quite certain he'll mention Jr's No. 19 BBQ Co. of Pine River in an upcoming revision of his barbecue book.
As he's done in the past, Davis was at Turtle Town Books & Gifts in Nisswa last weekend to sign copies of his books. His book features more than 100 recipes from different restaurants, as well as mentions places he likes to visit.
Davis was visiting relatives in the area and has a grandson who was at Camp Lincoln.


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RE: st: Is -collapse- the Stata's fastest routine to summarize data sets?
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RE: st: Is -collapse- the Stata's fastest routine to summarize data sets?
Fri, 9 Jul 2010 07:44:53 -0700
A quick question related to this: I note that many use the timer function to get timings. I have sometimes used rmsg (set rmsg on) which gives the timing after each command. Would this be simpler?
From: email@example.com [firstname.lastname@example.com] On Behalf Of Eric Booth [firstname.lastname@example.com]
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Subject: Re: st: Is -collapse- the Stata's fastest routine to summarize data sets?
When summarizing a large dataset, I've found the program that runs the fastest for me is -tabout- (from SSC).
I don't know enough about what's going on in the tabout adofile to know why it's faster and it may not be faster for all types of summary tables, but I when I changed from -collapse-/-contract- to -tabout- in my do-file there was a huge time savings when working with a dataset of about 60 million obs.
For an illustration, here's a speed comparison for creating the same summary table with these 2 packages:
clear all
** | change -set mem- and -expand- below to fit your system | **
set mem 12g
sysuse auto
cap which tabout
if _rc ssc install tabout
**create a large dataset**
expand 950000
desc, sh
recode rep78 (.=9)
**test collapse vs. tabout**
// 1. collapse
ds make rep78, not
local vars `r(varlist)'
timer clear 1
timer on 1
collapse (sum) `vars' , by(rep78)
timer off 1
save master
// 2. tabout
local vars: subinstr local vars " " " sum ", all
di "`vars'"
timer clear 2
timer on 2
tabout rep78 using test.xls, replace sum c(sum `vars')
timer off 2
**make sure these are creating the same summary tables**
cf _all using master.dta, verbose all
timer list
timer list
1: 240.41 / 1 = 240.4130
2: 0.43 / 1 = 0.4340
4 minutes for -collapse- versus less than a second for -tabout- summary table (using Stata 11.1 MP on Mac OS X).
Good luck.
~ Eric
Eric A. Booth
Public Policy Research Institute
Texas A&M University
Office: +979.845.6754
On Jul 8, 2010, at 9:02 AM, Tiago V. Pereira wrote:
> Dear Statalister,
> I am eager to know any faster alternatives to -collapse-, because I have
> to summarize relatively large data sets for a simulation study. -profiler-
> is telling me that most of the computation burden comes from -collapse-.
> Do you know (have) any faster alternative? Perhaps a plug-in?
> Thanks!
> Tiago
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In the octagonal entry hall of a Lyford Cay vacation home in the Bahamas, a chandelier by Antonson is suspended from a ceiling clad in alternating fabrics by Duralee (white) and Perennials (blue). Timothy Oulton mirrors from ABC Carpet & Home are installed atop wallpaper by Fromental, while sofas covered in a China Seas fabric are accented by pillows in Scalamandré (blue) and Clarence House (white) silks. The cocktail tables are by Oly; the compass on the floor was painted by decorative artist Chris Pearson.
Dubbed the Bali Isle Room, the guest quarters of a cottage in the Bahamas combine a primitive-style China Seas wallpaper with citrus hues. The orange cotton throws are from Bamboo-Bamboo, the bed linens are by Matouk, and the rug is by Madeline Weinrib from ABC Carpet & Home.
At the oceanfront elevation of a Bahamas retreat, the projecting wings of the kitchen, right, and master bedroom, left, establish a patio space with a trellis. As the architects intended, the unfinished ipe walls and cedar roof create a subdued visual counterpoint to the greens of the organic landscape treatment, the work of the owner, and the Bahamian sky.
For a client's house on Harbour Island in the Bahamas, Lubrano Ciavarra Design utilized Bahamian colonial-era forms and natural materials to conceive a house that reflects the island's sense of place. Among the innovations of the design is the ipe-wood shutter system, which wraps around each of the three small, function-specific wings (sleeping, living, kitchen).
The Peacock bedroom in George Cooper's Sri Lankan compound features an ebony canopy bed that's draped in mosquito netting. The bedside table, the colonial desk chair, and the bench are also ebony. To the fore of the window seat are a Chinese chest and two teak tub chairs.
The dining pavilion of a Palm Beach, Florida, villa, which can be enclosed by Japanese split-bamboo shades, is exposed to the elements. A lotus pond and a black-bottomed pool, punctuated by a small pagoda, are part of the extensive formal gardens. The branch chandelier is by French sculptor Claude Lalanne.
At a Mexican beach house by Martyn Lawrence Bullard, the living room sofa, with seat and back cushions of Chameleon fabric by Perennials, is flanked by custom-made chairs upholstered in Kaba Kaba linen by Bullard. Niches in the rear wall display Bali-inspired stenciling by artist Kelly Holden.
Beneath the sacred volcano Mount Agung in East Bali, designer Linda Garland revived traditional Sumatran Minangkabau architecture for film director Rob Cohen and his wife, Barbara. The main pavilion is fashioned after an aristocratic abode, stepping up toward the ends.
A garden rich with palms and orchids borders the Florida living room of writer Judy Blume and her husband, George Cooper. Kuba-cloth pillows ornament the B&B Italia sectional sofa; the wall sculpture is by Susan Rodgers, and the circular table is by artist Cindy Wynn. The house was renovated by architect Thomas E. Pope and interior designer Malcolm James Kutner.
On the oceanfront side of a Hawaiian retreat, where the infinity-edge pool appears almost as a natural element in landscape architect David Tamura's treatment, the Japanese influence on the main house's form is especially evident. To give it a greater perspective of its surroundings, architect Jim Olson set the building high on a table of indigenous lava rock.
The compound the late George Harrison designed with his wife Olivia in Australia has three guest huts, at right, and the main house. "George sketched his ideas for Roger Parkin, the architect, and together they designed the house," says Olivia Harrison. Waterfalls feed into the organically shaped pool.
At a Balinese retreat, an antique colonial four-poster, fronted by a Moroccan carpet, frames an embroidered panel depicting a scene from the Ramayana. Architect Made Wijaya, who used color selectively, found the bedcover in Afghanistan. "In the tropics," he notes, "it feels cooler to be less bright."
Fashion designer Donna Karan's residence on Parrot Cay, in the Turks and Caicos Islands. Architects and interior designers Enrico Bonetti and Dominic Kozerski collaborated with architect Cheong Yew Kuan to create a complex of three villas and three open-air pavilions. An infinity pool sits above the first floor of the main house.


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Poll: When is it OK to "out" anonymous bloggers?
posted at 1:14 pm on June 7, 2009 by Ed Morrissey
In one corner: Ed Whelan of Bench Memos. In the other: Glenn Reynolds, James Joyner, and Rick Moran. All four are highly respected bloggers, but they have squared off over a contentious point in the blogosphere. Is there ever a time when one blogger should tear away another's anonymity? If so, what threshold should abuse meet before taking that action?
Ed Whelan got steamed over a rather personal style of criticism for his analysis of the Sotomayor nomination from Publius of Obsidian Wings, an anonymous attorney who has blogged for years under a pseudonym. Whelan explains why he felt it necessary to expose the blogger while rebutting the criticism:
One bane of the Internet is the anonymous blogger who abuses his anonymity to engage in irresponsible attacks. One such blogger who has been biting at my ankles in recent months is the fellow who calls himself "publius" at the Obsidian Wings blog.
In the course of a typically confused post yesterday, publius embraces the idiotic charge (made by "Anonymous Liberal") that I'm "essentially a legal hitman" who "pores over [a nominee's] record, finds some trivial fact that, when distorted and taken totally out of context, makes that person look like some sort of extremist." In other of his posts (including two which I discussed here and here), publius demonstrated such a dismal understanding of the legal matters he opined on—including, for example, not understanding what common law is—that it was apparent to me that he had never studied law.
Well, I'm amused to learn that I was wrong about publius's lack of legal education. I've been reliably informed that publius is in fact the pseudonym of [redacted]. I e-mailed [redacted] to ask him to confirm or deny that he is publius, and I copied the e-mail to the separate e-mail address, under the pseudonym "Edward Winkleman," that publius used to respond to my initial private complaints about his reckless blogging. In response, I received from "Edward Winkleman" an e-mail stating that he is "not commenting on [his] identity" and that he writes under a pseudonym "[f]or a variety of private, family, and professional reasons." I'm guessing that those reasons include that friends, family members, and his professional colleagues would be surprised by the poor quality and substance of his blogging.
As I told Ed (to no avail), I have blogged under a pseudonym largely for private and professional reasons. Professionally, I've heard that pre-tenure blogging (particularly on politics) can cause problems. And before that, I was a lawyer with real clients. I also believe that the classroom should be as nonpolitical as possible – and I don't want conservative students to feel uncomfortable before they take a single class based on my posts. So I don't tell them about this blog. Also, I write and research on telecom policy – and I consider blogging and academic research separate endeavors. This, frankly, is a hobby.
Privately, I don't write under my own name for family reasons. I'm from a conservative Southern family – and there are certain family members who I'd prefer not to know about this blog (thanks Ed). Also, I have family members who are well known in my home state who have had political jobs with Republicans, and I don't want my posts to jeopardize anything for them (thanks again).
All of these things I would have told Ed, if he had asked. Instead, I told him that I have family and professional reasons for not publishing under my own name, and he wrote back and called me an "idiot" and a "coward."
While Glenn gave a measured and somewhat disapproving view of Ed's actions, James and Rick passionately denounce the outing. James:
While I generally find the practice of revealing people's secrets to the public distasteful, there are times when it's appropriate. Public officials who are abusing their power is the most obvious case. Here, however, there is no public benefit achieved. Whelan is simply annoyed that Publius had been "biting at my ankles in recent months" and critiquing his blog posts.
Jeopardizing a man's career and family relationships over something so petty is simply shameful.
Rick, as is his wont, writes at length about his outrage:
The point is, there are a lot of good reasons for bloggers to remain anonymous and Ed Whalen has no right to decide differently just because he got steamed about someone's response to his analysis. Did Publius commit a crime? Was he slandering Whalen? If not, Whalen's fit of personal pique looks low, tawdry, childish, and vengeful. The closest Publius got to getting personal with Whelan was in calling him a "know-nothing demagogue." And this was after making the point that Whelan knew better and was simply pandering to conservative sensibilities.
Holy Jesus, Ed. I've got pretty thin skin myself but it would take a helluva lot more than that to set me off. Questioning my integrity will do the trick as will trying to tell me what to write on my own site. And if you plan on commenting on this or any other post without reading what I've written and instead, substitute what you think I wrote or make the same points I made in the post and try and convince me I didn't make them, you might as well be prepared for some skin flaying because that is my number one pet peeve.
But a "know-nothing demagogue?" In the rarefied atmosphere you inhabit at NRO and other elite bastions of opinion, them's might be fightin' words, but in the blogosphere, that's almost a compliment. To point out that almost any blogger has experienced much, much worse (and dished it out accordingly) would be to mention the obvious to anyone who has spent more than an hour reading blogs.
When I first began blogging, I used a semi-pseudonym, a nickname I'd had for two decades before blogging, for much the same reason as Publius. I worked in the corporate world and not academia, but I didn't want my firm's customers or my staff to get uncomfortable working with me. My family already knew about the blogging, so that wasn't a motivation for me, but otherwise I completely understand why Publius wanted to retain his anonymity. My success eventually outed me, and it did cause me some problems — most of which were self-inflicted — but I'm happy about how it worked out since, for obvious reasons. Had someone else outed me instead, I would have been furious, and for good reasons.
Had Publius published Ed's personal information, or had slandered him factually, I could understand the need to make his identity public and force him to bear responsibility for such attacks. However, as Rick says, calling someone a "know-nothing demagogue" doesn't qualify. It may be annoying, and I think it reflects very poorly on Publius, but that's the kind of ad hominem attack bloggers get from Day One. Truman's Axiom comes into play here — if a blogger can't take that kind of heat, he ought to reconsider blogging.
Ed's a great blogger, but I think he let Publius get too far under his skin, and he reacted poorly in outing someone and risking their professional career. Outing Publius didn't do anything to advance Ed's argument, but made him look vindictive and petty instead. Bloggers should worry less about the anonymity of bloggers (which isn't a "bane" at all) and respond to the arguments instead — or ignore them.
Do you agree or disagree? Cast your vote in the poll below, and this poll will take multiple answers:
Update: SteveMG asks me the following in the comments:
I'm curious as to whether your bloggin changed substantively once you became public? Did you say things anonymously that you wouldn't have publicly? Even if it didn't affect your job, friends, et cetera? In other words, did the "cover" of anoynmity give you – consciously or not – a freer hand?
I don't think it changed my blogging at all, mainly because I always prepared to get outed, accidentally (as it happened) or otherwise. I was never inclined to hyperbolic writing, anyway.
Update II: Ed Whelan responds here. Michael Krauss agrees with Ed. And Joe Gandelman has a good roundup of thinking on this issue.
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Welp, he's at it again. You may recall that back in November of 2010, Hugh Jackman was photographed riding around NYC on his daughter Ava Eliot's scooter. Well, just yesterday, Hugh was snapped AGAIN on Ava's scooter and from the happy look on his face … it appears that Hugh was having the best time ever. Now, one might think that a rich and famous celebrity wouldn't want to be caught dead riding in (or on) anything NOT luxurious. I guess Hugh Jackman just isn't that kind of celeb.
I believe these photos were snapped just after Hugh dropped off his daughter at school … so he was riding her scooter home. Sigh. Isn't that just the cutest thing ever? I've mentioned many times how impressed I am at how doting and attentive Hugh Jackman is with his children … and this is just further proof. I wouldn't be surprised if Hugh rode the scooter back to school to pick up Ava at the end of the day. That's an awesome dad, y'all. Again, I say, sigh.
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5 Richie McCaw
Captain, All Blacks
Last year: 10
He's on holiday now, which is nice. We wish sun-soaked days and Nelson-hop-infused sunsets. He deserves it.
Most of his teammates are back in work now, but then again, they don't really have McCaw's power over the NZRU, do they?
The 32-year-old flanker nonpareil has moved into that lofty stratosphere of a man who has - cliche alert - transcended his sport.
Just look at how many books he's sold, and we still have a principal telling him off for using swear words (he's a rugby player, folks, not a trappist monk).
McCaw is a phenomenon. A living piece of history and he hasn't even finished his career.
As one person said, "if he texted the PM in the middle of the night, the PM would reply".
4 Peter Miskimmin
CEO, Sport NZ
Last year: 1
There were mixed views on the pervasiveness of Miskimmin's influence. One respected commentator we talked to had him unequivocally at No 1, another said he had been somewhat emasculated by Sport NZ's new structure and was probably only the second-most influential man in that organisation now.
"My sense is his influence is dropping and it's not his fault," the source said. "I think you'll find more memos from McCully's office head in direction of [Alex] Baumann now than they do to Pete."
That might be true, but we still believe that in these early days of the "Baumann project", we'll take Miskimmin's experience and bureaucratic network over the Canadian ... just. There's also the fact that although Baumann is driving high-performance sport now, there's more to the sector than the top end and he still has to report to Miskimmin.
The former New Zealand hockey representative gives the air of a man rarely perturbed. That has been a huge strength as he has presided over massive changes to the structure of Sport NZ, formerly Sparc, with the creation of High Performance Sport NZ - a potentially difficult amalgamation of the North and South Island Academies of Sport and the high-performance arm of Sparc.
The distribution of funding announced late last year caused a few ripples, particularly in the pool, where swimming lost Tier One status (overdue, most would claim), but generally the funding divvy up was well received.
But there is an increasingly vocal minority out there who are agitating for a change in funding philosophy.
"This is taxpayer money," said one source. "It is yours and mine. They [Miskimmin and HPSNZ chief Alex Baumann] have no business giving my money to failing NSOs."
It is a valid point, though Miskimmin will argue quietly but powerfully that a key part of their strategy and focus over the past decade has been to improve the administration and governance of the failing NSOs. While there is still the odd basket-case sport, most are now making steady progress towards functionality.
While this might be early in the Olympic cycle, it will not be a quiet year for Miskimmin. Trouble looms on the horizon, most pointedly in the quagmire that has become the national summer game, cricket.
It seems inevitable Sport NZ will be dragged into the mess and in fact may already have been. There is a suggestion Sport NZ is leaning heavily on NZC to sort out their "talent pathways", asking why a game with a passionate and successful grassroots cannot produce international-standard cricketers.
Knowing how Miskimmin operates, don't expect any grandiose statements.
There are a few people out there who might agree with Sport NZ's methodology, but you will not find many who will argue the toss that Miskimmin's heart is not in the right place.
3 Murray McCully
Minister of Sport
Last year: 5
Curiously, one supporter of McCully's claims to a spot near the top of the list said he was a good sports minister, but not a patch on Trevor Mallard. It was an interesting observation, particularly as the observer would in no way be described as a red or a leftie.
"Where McCully has done well is in getting money for infrastructure investment," he said.
Where he is not so strong, apparently, is his understanding of high-performance athletes or sport in general.
McCully can claim to have played a hand in restructuring and rebranding Sport NZ, increased the Government's high-performance spend to $60 million annually and the establishment of the high-performance centre at Millennium Institute.
He's also proved quite interventionist, with mixed results, in cases such as Ben Fouhy.
A report in the Sunday Star-Times in May suggested McCully was preparing to leave the portfolio, to be replaced potentially by Chris Tremain. It hasn't happened as yet, a sign that John Key is more than happy to have a portfolio he doesn't need to concern himself with (unless there is the chance of a pic opportunity with No 5, of course).
2 John Fellet (Richard Last, Tex Teixeira)
Sky TV troika
Last year: 3
Said one contact, Sky TV should be one, two and three on this list. In which case it would be a fairly boring list. It is easy to point and say, "Where would sport be without Sky's money and broadcasting platform?" We could turn that around and say, "Remember Sky when it didn't have rugby?" Wasn't very good was it? There was a lot of filler; not a lot of thriller.
So we're putting Tew at the head of the table, but at this dinner party expect him to spend most of the evening schmoozing Mr Fellet and his key sports personnel, Last and Teixeira.
New Zealand has some of the highest penetration for pay TV in the world, which is an indication that Sky is providing a good service and is, for many, affordable. In this economic climate, however, they're going to find it difficult to push through more radical ideas, like pay-per-view All Blacks tests and other major events.
Still, they've cornered the market like a shark in a school of bait fish and thanks to the negotiating skills of people like Last, they've underpaid for a lot of it - "No question," said a source, "that's what happens when you have a monopoly".
If they don't have it, they probably don't want it. Even if they don't want it, domestic one-day cricket for example, it's not like anyone else can have it.
They've done a pretty good job of dressing up their sport, though under Teixeira, newly installed head of sports production, there's been a shift towards a style of presentation usually described by three words, the first rhyming with "splits" and the last two being "and teeth".
Whoever dreamed up the execrable Tennis Angels concept needs to get a grip ... and, no, not that sort of grip.
Sky will face challenges, like the aforementioned global economic crisis. If disposable household income continues to fall, Sky decoders will be switched off. There's also the fact that the quality of streaming is improving exponentially and any mug with a PC can now find sport for free if they look hard enough.
Sky are beautifully, but not imperviously, positioned.
1 Steve Tew
Last year: 2
And then there was one.
Steve Tew, chief executive of the biggest and best-performing sport in New Zealand (yes, rowers, you're pretty good too but we're talking the whole shebang here), leads the pack. Even those who don't necessarily admire him have grown to respect him, the sign of an administrator at the top of his game.
There was a time when Tew was recognised as being a formidable operator but a sketchy strategist. While he is still stronger on the operational side, he has grown more aware of the need for coherent strategy and has imported in areas where he might have been previously deficient.
One source said the hiring of Mark Adam as chief commercial officer/general manager commercial showed savvy and maybe even a little bit of humility, something not always associated with Tew.
A fellow NSO CEO said within "the sector", Tew was the one to look up to, while another said he had "grown up as a person and grown into the job".
Perhaps the most telling anecdote we had from a source who knows Tew well was that he believed for the first time he "had been allowed to be a CEO ... because let's be honest, the governance model he is working under is hardly ideal. You could never claim he was working with a top-class board".
Another said Tew had done some strong work in 2012 despite "a board that is struggling", pointing to the franchise licences, which despite the cynicism had attracted some outside money, the AIG jersey deal that passed without too much bloodletting and a fairly seamless transition into the post-Henry era of All Blacks rugby.
"He's got a nice relationship with Mike Eagle [chairman] and a really strong relationship with the coach [Steve Hansen], so that helps. But mainly he's been allowed to breathe and we're seeing the benefits of that; rugby can be a pretty suffocating environment."
The power list
25 Andrew Mulligan, broadcaster
24 Chris Moller, NZ Cricket chair
23 David Ellis, Owner, Te Akau Racing
22 Sir Colin Giltrap, Motorsport magnate
21 Valerie Adams, Olympic champion
20 Richard Clarke, NZ Breakers
19 Gareth Morgan, Welnix
18 Paul Collins, Chairman Sport NZ, Hurricanes
17 Sir Owen Glenn, Warriors owner
16 Peter Dale, Chairman, NZCT
15 Darren Shand, Manager, All Blacks
14 Sir John Wells, Boardroom consultant
13 Raelene Castle, CEO Netball New Zealand
12 Kereyn Smith, NZOC secretary-general
11 Steve Hansen, All Blacks coach
10 Mike Stanley, President NZOC
9 Grant Dalton, managing director, Team NZ
8 Rob Nichol/Heath Mills, head of NZ Rugby and Cricket Players' Associations
7 Essentially Group, Management Group
6 Alex Baumann, CEO, High Performance Sport NZ


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With the Dream Team resting peacefully in the Hall of Fame and the Redeem Team busy taking its talents elsewhere, the nation has turned to its b-list players to bring home the gold from the FIBA World Championship. Besides Kevin Durant, none of the members of the are in the top three in their position in the NBA. Some are referring to them as the B-Team.
The roster has been in flux all summer as Coach K and the other coaches tired to find the best combination of talent. I've been trying to make my mind up about the lineup, but its been hard without access to the NBA channel. On Sunday, I finally had the opportunity to watch Team U.S.A. play. What they say is true: they are young, inexperienced, small, and still developing chemistry. The upside is that they hustle on defense, are fast, and have lots of options on offense. Overall, the teams consists of a good group of guys that I am proud to have represent our country. I'm just not sure that's going to be enough to win the gold.
I'm not going to take time to go over every player, but I do want to point out a few things that stood out to me:
- Andre Iguodala is supposed to be a defensive stopper and a go-to-guy on offense, but he let me down on both accounts.
- I have had little chance to watch the Warrior's Stephen Curry play, and I've expected him to just be a shooter. He was making excellent passes and playing solid D on Ricky Rubio (who was the first of two point guards the T-Wolves selected over him). I'm buying in on Curry.
- Odom needs to worry about playing some of the Lakers' famous D and rebounding, not launching up unbalanced three-pointers. To put it in perspective, Chauncey Billups is pulling down more boards. There are enough scorers on the team, they need to take advantage of the little height they have. For that reason I think Kevin Love is due for more minutes.
- I have not watched Eric Gordon play a whole lot, but apparently he's so good the staff wasn't even aware of it.
- Not sure what happened with Rondo before he resigned from the team, but I thought he was a good fit. He may be the worst shooter of the guards, but the team doesn't need more scorers. He is an excellent passer, which is what this team needs. Rondo was minutes away from leading a star-studded team (on which he was the most consistent player) to its second championship for the second time in three years. Did I mention he plays defense?
- Westbrook may not be the best guard on the team, but they have to take advantage of the already existing chemistry between him and Durant. They had a couple great plays against Spain.
- Kevin Durant will be MVP this year.
Apparently, the World Championship has been more important to the rest of the world than the Olympics. The U.S.'s lack of emphasis on this tournament may explain why the it hasn't brought home the gold since '94. Even this year the U.S. failed to bring back a single member of the gold medal team from two years ago. However, every other powerhouse team is also down at least one of its A-list players. This is good considering all that Team U.S. "B" has at stake. Besides their continued struggles in the first quarter, they handled their first match, against Croatia, easily enough. Let's hope that they can continue to piece things together and finish what the Redeem Team started. If they prove themselves bring home the gold, the "B" in B-Team can stand for bling.


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Rep. Holly Raschein, R-Key Largo, says obtaining sewer funding for the Florida Keys, reining in windstorm insurance rates and supporting agricultural tourism in the Homestead area are priorities for her first session in the Florida Legislature.
But the freshman representative also has sponsored and co-sponsored bills dealing with everything from public records and feral cats to gun rights and discrimination against gay and lesbians.
Among the 11 bills of which Raschein is the primary sponsor, four deal directly with insurance, agricultural tourism and wastewater.
A fifth would make the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority board popularly elected, as county voters said they wanted in a November straw poll.
The six others cover a diverse range of topics. One expresses Florida's objection to the potential listing of queen conch as a threatened or endangered species. Such a listing would make the importation and sale of conch illegal.
Raschein has crossed party lines to sponsor another bill along with Orlando-area Democrat Joe Saunders, who is openly gay. The bill would make it illegal under Florida law to discriminate against someone based on sexual orientation or gender identity, just as it is illegal to discriminate for reasons such as race and religion.
Raschein said the bill would be good for business and good for her district, which includes the large gay population in Key West.
"[Saunders] is so thrilled by my bipartisan support of his bill," she said.
Another Raschein-sponsored bill would exempt financial disclosures by bidders on government projects from Florida's public records law until the firm was selected for the job.
A fourth bill she sponsored would require the use of child restraint devices in vehicles until children are 8 years old or 4 feet, 10 inches tall. Current law requires it until age 6.
A fifth Raschein bill would mandate the Department of Children and Families to continue providing financial support for the care of Angela Sozzani, a Central Florida teenager who in 2002 was severely and permanently debilitated in a swimming pool accident. At the time, Sozzani was 2 years old and in DCF supervised foster care.
Raschein's final bill would give cities and counties the right to make laws allowing animal shelters to spay and neuter feral cats, then release them back into the wild -- instead of euthanizing them.
The bill wouldn't technically conflict with the Keys wildlife refuges' plan to trap feral cats and take them to the nearest shelter, but it would work at cross purposes. Refuge officials say even a single cat -- the animals are not native to the Keys -- can take a significant toll on native species, including the endangered Key Largo woodrat and Lower Keys marsh rabbit.
Raschein said she's not ready to spend a lot of political capital on the bill, but she does believe it would reduce the feral cat population.
"I'm a dog person," she said. "But I recognize that we do have a feral cat problem in the Keys and maybe euthanasia isn't the best way."
Along with the bills she has sponsored, Raschein has thus far co-sponsored 12 pieces of legislation.
One likely to provoke strong reactions on both sides is a largely symbolic measure urging President Obama and Congress not to pass gun control legislation and stating that Florida would seek to overturn any such restrictions. "I am an ardent supporter of the Second Amendment. I'm also a lifetime member of the NRA," Raschein said.
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Raschein also co-sponsored a bipartisan bill that would do away with mandatory minimum prison sentences for those convicted of possessing unauthorized prescription drugs.


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Teachers are receiving a boost from Duke Energy for classroom supplies that will assist with literacy and science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) projects.
Duke has partnered with DonorsChoose.org to match dollar-for-dollar eligible supplies up to $250.
Teachers can create a project online by entering a list of eligible materials they need up to $500. Each online page gives a teacher's description of his or her students and project as well as a breakdown of what items the funds will supply.
A crowd of seventh graders sits enthralled as Glenis Redmond floods the room with passion and history, her animated voice and hands telling stories that spark their creativity.
She scans their faces through red cat-eye glasses. She describes her 109-year-old grandmother, who smoked cigarettes and caught the long ashes in her hand when they fell.
Poet Glenis Redmond visited South Middle School and the University of South Carolina Lancaster this week to give lessons and share her poetry with seventh grade students from Lancaster County schools.
If you don't apply to a college, you will never know if it might have accepted you. That's the mindset of retired educator Dr. Carolyn Powell as she works to send high school students to college.
Powell has been involved in education consulting for nearly 30 years and has a special interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) students.
Since retiring in 2014, Powell has volunteered her time and expertise to students who want college advice.
Hoping to help new friends reach their goals, junior Grace Trumpower is bringing a new club for teens and young adults with disabilities to Indian Land High School.
The club, EQUIP, is part of Able South Carolina, a self-empowerment nonprofit group. EQUIP, which will hold its first ILHS meeting this week, is for individuals with disabilities ages 13 through 28.
"People with disabilities are often severely underestimated…," Trumpower said. "That is not fair."
Indian Land High School student Ana Luisa Licon-Lopez has been selected to attend the S.C. Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities in Greenville.
Licon-Lopez, 16, just started classes at the school, studying visual arts. She will be there for her junior and senior years.
Licon-Lopez said she was "super excited" about her acceptance. "I couldn't believe that I had actually gotten into such a small school like this," she said.
Indian Land High School junior Shawn Miller was promoted from ninth grade to 11th grade this year, and he credits the school's I-Succeed program for that success.
Miller said when he started the program, led by Assistant Principal Brenda Ishmael, he was a struggling second-year freshman.
"I was kind of feeling down, but Mrs. Ishmael checked in with me every week and helped me to stay motivated…. Because of the program's help, I was promoted from being a freshmen to a junior."
Four Indian Land High School students are all moved in and ready to begin their last two years of high school at the S.C. Governor's School for Science and Mathematics.
Rising juniors Grayson Bockman, Revery Johnson, Finnegan Mulvaney and Alexander Schaffer will attend the public, residential high school, which focuses on science, technology, engineering, math and research. Founded in 1988, the school houses 288 students on its campus in Hartsville.
The Ken Bower Teacher Cadet Scholarship and the Lancaster County School District Teacher Forum Scholarship were recently awarded, with one student winning both.
Catherine Anne Langley, a graduate of Buford High School, and Sara Vess, a graduate of Indian Land High School, were among five in the state awarded the one-time $1,000 Ken Bower Teacher Cadet Scholarship.
Elementary art teachers Melissa Caughman and Lisa Stamper decided in January as they were walking down Lancaster's Main Street to bring more art to town.
While brainstorming ideas, they named their new studio "a little art studio" with the intention to have their own storefront one day. Since January, Caughman and Stamper have been raising money through workshops and selling artwork to put toward a lease in downtown Lancaster. They're halfway there.
To bridge the gap between the hearing and deaf communities, Buford Elementary School third-grade teacher Mary Anna Wilkes is spending her summer learning American Sign Language.
Wilkes' interest in learning sign language started at her previous job with the Head Start program at Southside Elementary School 10 years ago, where she had the opportunity to work with young children who had hearing impairments.
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Re: st: power or sample size by survival vs. comparison of proportions
firstname.lastname@example.com (Yulia Marchenko, StataCorp LP)
"statalist" <firstname.lastname@example.com>
Re: st: power or sample size by survival vs. comparison of proportions
Sat, 21 Jun 2008 19:29:07 -0500
"Rosy Reynolds" <firstname.lastname@example.com> asks about differences in estimated
sample sizes obtained using the binomial distribution (-sampsi-) and Cox
proportional hazards model (-stpower cox-) for survival data:
> Suppose there are two groups of equal size in a (proportional hazards)
> survival study. I follow them up for such a time that overall 50% of
> participants die, and I am looking for a hazard ratio of 1.5. By the
> end of follow-up, therefore, 60% would die in the higher risk group
> and 40% in the lower risk group.
> If I was going to analyse simply by comparing the proportions who died
> in the two groups, I could estimate the number needed for 80% power,
> 5% significance, with
> . sampsi 0.6 0.4, power(0.8) alpha(0.05)
> If I was going to analyse by using Cox regression, I could estimate
> the number with
> . stpower cox, hratio(1.5) power(0.8) alpha(0.05) failprob(0.5)
> -sampsi- estimates that I need 214 participants (107 in each group),
> while -stpower- estimates a need for 382 participants to observe
> 191 deaths.
> ...
Rosy used p1 = 0.6 and p2 = 0.4 as the group-specific proportions of
participants who are expected to die by the end of the study in the -sampsi-
command. However, I believe that Rosy obtained these values using the formula
for a hazard ratio based on hazard rates (hr = h1/h2, 1.5 = 0.6/0.4) rather
than based on proportions surviving by the end of the study
(hr = ln(1-p1)/ln(1-p2)). This produced unexpected results from the -sampsi-
and -stpower- commands.
Rosy either has a hazard ratio of 1.5 (in which case the proportions are not
0.6 and 0.4), or she has proportions of 0.6 and 0.4 (in which case the hazard
ratio is not 1.5).
In the first case, assuming a hazard ratio of 1.5 and an average death rate of
50%, Rosy would need to solve a nonlinear equation (1-p1) = (1-p2)^1.5 subject
to the constraint that (p1+p2)/2 = 0.5 to obtain the correct p1 = 0.57 and p2
= 0.43 for use in the -sampsi- command. Using these values, the required
total sample size is 428 (214 per group) which is comparable to the sample
size of 382 Rosy obtained from -stpower cox-.
. sampsi 0.57 0.43, p(0.8)
Estimated sample size for two-sample comparison of proportions
Test Ho: p1 = p2, where p1 is the proportion in population 1
and p2 is the proportion in population 2
alpha = 0.0500 (two-sided)
power = 0.8000
p1 = 0.5700
p2 = 0.4300
n2/n1 = 1.00
Estimated required sample sizes:
n1 = 214
n2 = 214
In the second case, Rosy can use a hazard ratio of 1.79 = ln(1-0.6)/ln(1-0.4)
with -stpower cox-. For example, if we specify -hratio(1.79)- instead of
-hratio(1.5)- with -stpower cox-, we obtain a required sample size of 186 which
is comparable to 214 obtained by Rosy from -sampsi-.
. stpower cox, hratio(1.79) power(0.8) alpha(0.05) failprob(0.5)
Estimated sample size for Cox PH regression
Wald test, log-hazard metric
Ho: [b1, b2, ..., bp] = [0, b2, ..., bp]
Input parameters:
alpha = 0.0500 (two sided)
b1 = 0.5822
sd = 0.5000
power = 0.8000
Pr(event) = 0.5000
Estimated number of events and sample size:
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(Oct. 17, 2007)--It's not too late to "Get Rowdy!" UTSA faculty and staff members still can order All Sports Athletics Passes for the 2007-08 year for $60, saving $165 from general admission. While supplies last, each buyer also will receive a special UTSA Athletics t-shirt.
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- UTSA begins new way-finding sign installation this summer at Main Campus
- USA Today: UTSA long jumper Tyler Williamson rescues three-year-old boy
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Prominent Hawkes Bay real estate agency owner Simon Tremain has vowed to appeal a decision by the Real Estate Agents Authority of "unsatisfactory conduct" relating to the sale of his family's bach at Waipatiki.
The couple who made the complaint to the authority are also appealing.
Hamilton couple Gavin and Jenny Burgess bought the Waipatiki bach in December 2009 for $355,000 but complained to the authority, upset about a leaking garage.
The decision has not yet been released by the authority but Hawke's Bay Today understands the reasons for the "unsatisfactory conduct" finding were: non-disclosure of an unpermitted deck, a studio not permitted for rental accommodation (when Tremain had assured them it was lettable) and a leaking garage.
At first Tremain, of Tremain Real Estate, accepted the decision, saying he could have done better, but he has since changed his mind.
"I have done nothing wrong," he said.
"I have not intentionally misled anyone and yes, maybe I could have been more thorough with my research of the property but seriously consider this: "We lived in the property as a family for 20 years. We had no issues with the property at all - it was a Kiwi bach and simply that - not that well built or constructed and very small but set beautifully in native New Zealand bush - lots of bird life and lots of privacy. This is what we were selling.
"No agent would have considered examining the council files to find what purchasers find out in a LIM report. No agent would have thought the studio would have a clause attached to it from the 1965 permit that said: 'For family occupation only'.
Tremain said anyone would have assumed the full property could be rented out.
"That is what I assumed. I was wrong although I know the property would still rent out today at the rates quoted without the studio as accommodation. Have the purchasers ever tried to rent the property out? No.
"The purchasers thoroughly inspected the bach and had a number of general maintenance issues they identified that they wanted fixed.
"They also asked for a LIM in the contract. The LIM showed that the original bach was without decks and the studio has the funny clause 'family accommodation' attached to it."
Tremaine said the downstairs room of the studio was a garage that had moisture coming through the concrete floor.
"We used roll-up mats not carpet and this was discussed and obvious. I especially put a clause in the contract regarding the fact that this was permitted as a garage not as sleeping accommodation and also wrote an email advising the purchasers of this.
The fact the moisture has got worse can happen - Waipatiki does get some weather bombs from time to time.
"My wife, who is a general practitioner, and I had our babies sleep in carry cots on the floor in these rooms."
Tremaine said he was not "falling on my sword".
"I will be fighting this decision by the REAA who were not given all the facts. I initially felt that I could have done better. I do not think this now. Even if I was listing the property today or any other agent was they would not pick up the family accommodation clause on the studio or the non-permitted decks. Agents do tend to go and check the council files more these days and some agents do get LIM reports on properties before they market, but not many.
"I do not believe in caveat emptor, which simply means let the buyer beware, as the world has changed and disclosure of all key facts is essential. However the buyers need to take some responsibility.
"I feel I am an easy target and I had thought, 'lie low, take it on the chin and move on'. But I am not going to, because I have done nothing wrong.
The facts are not clear and this is why I will appeal this decision."
Jenny Burgess said they were appealing the authority decision because "we don't feel justice has been served".
"We've lost quite a bit of money - we have lost an income," she said. "I don't know what I'm expecting from the appeal - I'm just going with my gut feeling. There is some sort of moral obligation here really.
"We just want to be heard, not ignored."
Their stoush has not stopped the business couple from enjoying their Waipatiki bach.
"It's heaven on earth," Gavin Burgess said.
For more articles from this region, go to Hawkes Bay Today