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Vineyard Audiology
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Dr. Lesley Segal Pallas has proudly served the island community at Vineyard Audiology since 1998. She is very active in the community, serving on school committees when her daughter was younger and providing professional services for community agencies. Prior to her work on Martha's Vineyard, she was a Senior Audiologist at Children's Hospital of Buffalo. Dr. Segal Pallas earned her MA in audiology at SUNY Geneseo and her doctorate from A.T. Still in Arizona.
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Aberdeen & Rockfish R.R. v. SCRAP
Citation: 5 ELR 20418
No. No. 73-1966, 422 U.S. 289/7 ERC 2009/(U.S., 06/24/1975) Rev'd
The Supreme Court reverses a three-judge district court decision that held inadequate the ICC's compliance with NEPA in assessing the environmental impact of a general railroad freight rate increase on the recycling industry. Relying on the long-established and limited character of the ICC's "general revenue proceeding" at which such increases are approved, and emphasizing that the ICC was investigating in a "more appropriate proceeding" the existing rate structure's discrimination against recyclables which the general increase exacerbated, the court finds that the ICC was justified in limiting the scope of the impact statement largely to the effect of the increase rather than including an extended environmental examination of the underlying rate structure. The across-the-board percentage increase in freight rates is facially neutral in its environmental effect, and the ICC need not "start over again" its decisionmaking process in order to reflect a wholly new environmental assessment. In a case such as this where a federal agency is not proposing an action but is instead considering a proposal by a nonfederal party which requires federal approval, the first point at which an impact statement must be prepared is when a recognizable "recommendation or report" for federal action (i.e., approval) appears.
Justice Douglas dissents, arguing that the majority's ruling excuses a history of foot-dragging by the ICC on NEPA compliance, and pointing out that the "more appropriate proceeding" investigating the environmental effects of the underlying rate structure may go on indefinitely while irreparable environmental damage occurs. For the district court ruling, here reversed, see 4 ELR 20267. See also Comment, SCRAP II: No Excuse for NEPA Foot-dragging, 5 ELR 10126.
Counsel for Petitioner Aberdeen and Rockfish Railroad Co.
Charles A. Horsky
Michael Boudin
Walter Hellerstein
Covington & Burling
888 16th St., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006
Counsel for Petitioner Interstate Commerce Commission
Charles White General Counsel
Interstate Commerce Commission
12th & Constitution Aves., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20423
Counsel for Petitioner-Intervenor Railroads
T. A. Miller
So. Pacific Transportation Co.
1 Market St.
San Francisco, Cal. 94105
Edward A. Kaier
1600 #3 Penn Center
Philadelphia, Pa. 19102
Albert B. Russ, Jr.
Seaboard Coast Line
P.O. Box 27581
Richmond, Va. 23261
Counsel for Respondents SCRAP and Environmental Defense Fund
John F. Hellegers
Environmental Defense Fund
1525 18th St., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036
Counsel for Respondent-Intervenor National Ass'n of Recycling Industries
Edward L. Merrigan
Smathers, Merigan & Herlong
888 17th St., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006
Counsel for Respondent-Intervenor Institute of Scrap Iron and Steel, Inc.
E. Bruce Butler
Patton, Boggs & Blow
1200 17th St., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036
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Happy Hour: 4 - 7 & 9 - close Monday - Saturday, All night Sunday
I finally made it to happy hour at Portland City Grill. It's supposed to be one of the best. (I guess I should admit that I'd been here at least twice before...but long before the start of this happy hour food blog.)
It's the place to be according to a lot of people. They've got one of the best views of Portland (comparing restaurant views only...everyone knows the best views of Portland are found on hikes, not while dining). Getting a window seat might take some serious planning...but if you do, it should be well worth the wait (the hovering and the possible elbow jabs). I made it (close enough) to a window once during a thunder and lightening storm. It was mesmerizing.
Service at Portland City Grill is fairly stellar. They get BUSY and move fast, fast, fast to keep up with all of the customers...but they are well-dressed, friendly, can answer any question, and take pretty good care of the customer.
We were at our last stop for the evening, but this place was just getting started. On Sundays, they have happy hour all night long. And everyone knows it. They have a pretty sizable list of discounted food options...and there are more vegetarian options now than the last time I was here. It's kind of a weird mix of food, though. I guess that's what you get with an Asian-, Island-, and Northwest-inspired Steakhouse.
I tried the asparagus salad. It was A LOT like something I had recently at another restaurant and I'm beginning to think that this is a new item that's going to start popping up all over the place (kind of like that time I tried fried chickpeas...and now they are everywhere). Along with the roasted asparagus, it had a little chevre cheese, some pistachios, and just enough arugula. The citrus dressing was light but very flavorful. I'm sure it was the ginger that amplified the taste so well.
Without having a bite, I can't say much about the second dish to arrive at the table. It was a very well-presented spring roll with vermicelli and a cilantro lime sprout salad. The peanut sauce that came with it was the star on the plate, with all sorts of extra crunchiness that added to every bite. (The last bite got a little messy...so if you order this on a first date or even if you are just wearing a white shirt, be very careful about how you go about eating it.)
They've got a pretty fantastic wine selection on the thirtieth floor, but I selected the cosmopolitan on this outing. It was one of the happy hour drink specials (just $5) and went well with the flavors of the salad and the atmosphere (a martini glass is a must in an establishment like this one - everything about it is SO classy).
We didn't make it to a window seat this time. So I guess that means I'll have to work my way to the Portland city Grill an another day. (And next time, I'll be there when the doors open to guarantee a seat with a view.)
Food: Meets
Drinks: Meets
Service: Meets
Ambiance: Exceeds
Value: Meets
Three teachers reviewing Portland's happy hours. Like most teachers, we don't have a lot of money to throw around on fancy dinners, but that doesn't mean that we don't really, really want to. Happy hour gives us the opportunity to try new places and sample new foods without spending much cash.
Sunday, October 02, 2011
Portland City Grill
Labels: downtown, great views, steakhouse, sushi
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It was an hour drive from Tangalle to Marrissa.
We had phoned our whale watching company the day before to book a place on the boat for us two, and lucky we did as group after group kept arriving. Soon the boat was chocker!
Saman, our driver was trying to get a free placement on the boat (Sri Lankan discount). We thought there would be no chance after seeing how full the boat became. He did though!
The whale watching company was called Raja and The Whales. We stood out to us on tripadvisor because of his great reviews.
The boat began moving out towards the deeper part of the ocean where they normally spot the blue whales. We had been sailing for around an hour without any sightings, but then we all became excited when we spotted a huge pod of dolphins feeding alongside yellow fin tuna. They weren't interested in playing with our boat so we carried on in search of whales.
It felt like forever before any other sightings, but in the meantime we were fed breakfast of delicious free fruit salad and an omelet sandwich.
Our next couple of sightings involved a massive turtle and a whale shark (I could hardly see it). They had a "system" in which when one side of the boat sees something they have to be seated while the other side stands and vice versa. Nobody ever listened...
We had been traveling through the rough seas for about 3 hours when finally, a blue whale sighting! It was magnificent, two were swimming together and were heading straight for us. We bobbed on the surface watching them come up to breath for around 6minutes, then were curious to know where they were when they went underwater to feed for around 15minutes
We watched them come and go a few times before Raja couldn't stand watching the other boats any longer, and he decided we should leave the whales in peace and head back.
It was a long journey back. We had all had a lot of sun, and some people were so crook, Matt and I were fine, apart from a little bit of sea legs.
Matt, Saman and I jumped in the car feeling satisfied and made for our next destination of Galle. Here we had planned for some afternoon sightseeing then spending the night, but Saman suggested we see the Galle fort and then drive 2 1/2 hours to stay at his place. We were a bit apprehensive at first, but decided that it might be a bit of an experience. We took the plunge.
The Galle fort was nice. Both feeling the holiday catching up on us we still managed to explore both inside and outside of the fort walls.
After a long day we finally arrived at Samans mansion. We couldn't believe how nice it was when we pulled into his drive, no wander he wanted us to come and stay
We were greeted by Samans 3 children, his wife, his mother in law, and his Aunty, all of which were so welcoming and friendly.
While Matt and Saman went to his cousins for a chat and to enjoy some Sri Lankan Aruk (distilled coconut spirit), I sat and watched some Sri Lankan tv with his mother in law, this was funny, as you can imagine.
The boys finally arrived back at 10pm bringing with them a taster of Aruk for me, it was horrible. At this point all of us were starving so we sat down and enjoyed the most gorgeous home made meal. The ladies even made it non-spicy just for me! I loved it, don't think they did as much though.
Feeling extremely satisfied with our day (and sad our time in Sri Lanka was coming to an end), we headed up to our room for some well deserved shut eye.
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Free Friday Nights Return to the de Young
Free Friday Nights at the de Young are back. The museum's launching the sixth season of their weekly event tonight with a French-inspired evening of jazz, absinthe lectures and live painting.
Unfortunately, you're not allowed to venture to the Post-Impressionism Exhibit (which leaves its rotation on Tuesday), but Friday Night-goers are free to head to the museum's observation towers to enjoy the view (along with beer and wine).
Tonight's opening performers are Le Chat Lunatique, who are headed to SXSW this March and play "filthy, mangy jazz," the type that inspires excessive imbibing. At 7:00 pm, the Koret Auditorium will house a history of absinthe lecture, a nod, no doubt, to the habits of a certain Post-Impressionist painter. And in the Piazzoni Murals room, you can hang out with artists (and sip absinthe) as they paint.
Next Friday's program takes on swing (dance lessons included) and January 28th's, opera (sorry, no lessons here).


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Growth and Geography of Markets in North Korea
Markets have grown to become an integral part of the North Korean economy ever since the famine of the 1990s and the breakdown of the planned economy. Across the country, most cities have several of these markets, and North Koreans are dependent on them for a significant part of their food consumption. Markets first sprang up illegally as a response to the breakdown of the public distribution system. Since then, many markets have been formalized and integrated into the public finance system through taxes and administrative permits.
"Growth and Geography of Markets in North Korea: New Evidence from Satellite Imagery," focuses on these formalized markets in North Korea. It relies on a dataset specifically created for this research to understand the growth of the markets over time and patterns in their geographical distribution. The purpose of this study is to build an understanding of how the markets have developed and why they are seemingly more prominent in some cities than in others.
This report was the first in a series of reports that USKI will publish as a part of our "New Voices on the DPRK Economy" program, designed to promote new research and the professional development of young scholars interested in the North Korean economy. Co-developed by the US-Korea Institute at SAIS and the National Committee on North Korea, this program provides a new generation of scholars on the North Korean economy with a singular opportunity to strengthen their analytical skills and increase their visibility. In addition to producing important policy-relevant, practical research, this project will help rising scholars deepen their ability to frame and tackle policy questions by working with senior scholars from research design to completion.
Download "Growth and Geography of Markets in North Korea: New Evidence from Satellite Imagery," by Benjamin Katzeff Silberstein. Part of the "New Voices" report series published by the US-Korea Institute at SAIS.
Benjamin Katzeff Silberstein is a Ph.D. student in History at the University of Pennsylvania where he focuses on North Korean political history. He graduated from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies in 2015 with an M.A. in International Relations and International Economics, concentrating in Korea Studies. He is a non-resident Kelly Fellow at Pacific Forum CSIS and has written on Korean affairs for publications like Jane's Intelligence Review. He is also co-editor of the website North Korean Economy Watch.


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China's aviation authority is investigating three Chengdu Airlines pilots after they landed a plane using autopilot in poor weather conditions, despite warnings that that would place the passengers in danger.
The "serious violation of landing procedures" occurred on April 5 during a flight from Chengdu , Sichuan province, to Nanning , the capital of the coastal Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, 21st Century Business Herald reported, citing a classified cable.
The report said the Nanning aircraft control personnel repeatedly warned the pilots to delay landing due to poor visibility. But they defied the instruction and landed the aircraft on autopilot.
They were later suspended despite landing successfully.
The airline yesterday said on its website that it had grounded the trio for misconduct.
"We are currently under scrutiny by the industry regulator and will punish whoever was responsible for the incident," it said.
Using the autopilot to land a plane, or "blind landing", is only permitted under strict conditions because not every airport has the necessary equipment to accommodate its use.
The incident prompted the Civil Aviation Administration to send a team to investigate the pilots and the airline.
"The pilot disregarded procedure. His actions showed a lack of regard for the airline and passengers," Li Shuwen, an inspector at the administration, said of the senior pilot on the flight.
Some Chengdu Airlines crew members also criticised the pilots, saying what they did was potentially dangerous, the report said.
"It reminds me of the Yichun flight crash," a crew member said, referring to an incident in 2010. The crash during landing, which occurred in Heilongjiang province, left 44 dead and 52 injured.
The Nanning incident follows China Southern Airlines' suspension in February of a pilot for misconduct after his plane scratched an antenna of a control tower during landing. In 2011, Global People magazine said the mainland was experiencing a shortage of pilots and forecast a national shortfall of 18,000 pilots by 2015 - a problem that could potentially limit the development of the national aviation industry.
That has forced some airlines to offer higher pay to draw pilots, but doing so at the expense of spending on marketing and maintenance.
The problem was partly because the aviation profession was no longer viewed as glamorous, said Sherry Carbary, president of Alteon Training, an independent pilot training school.


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text: Hey everyone. As always I appreciate the insightfulness of this forum and have decided to try and contribute. (as much as a poor 23yr old schlap like myself can). Went and checked out the Saks Act 2 sale (30% off all markdowns). Mixed reviews. Lots of Armani Collezioni on sale, but hardly and size smalls. I scored a pima cotton sweater for $35. Tons of Varvatos marked down, good selection of Hugo Boss, some of the Prada flip flops were also marked down. The shoe department on 6 (I am in NYC) had some great buys on Cole Haan and Ferragamo. Very crowded and really not as good as I expected (no Theory stuff). I believe the sale runs through early July. Happy Shopping.


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One of the most telling things said in the leadup to Friday night's Anzac test was uttered by centre Greg Inglis when he opined that integrating back into the Australian setup was like riding a bicycle.
The Kiwis think this way, too, after nearly five years under Stephen Kearney and often cite their off-field togetherness as one of their biggest strengths, but their bike is more like a Raleigh Twenty. It's not as slick as Australia's top-of-the-range racing version and might also have a couple of wonky spokes.
It's hard to argue with Inglis' assessment. The Australian players all know what they have to do and the Queenslanders among them have played alongside each other for state and country so many times they virtually know what happens next. It is, as Inglis says, like riding a bike.
The Kiwis share similarities with NSW in this respect. Whereas New Zealand have won only one Anzac test in 1998, NSW have lost the last seven State of Origin series and many can't see either statistic reversing until the combined powers of Cameron Smith, Johnathan Thurston, Cooper Cronk and Billy Slater finally wane.
The Kiwis, however, don't have that long to wait. They have a World Cup to defend later this year and need to find a way to threaten Australia.
If they come close, it will be comforting to know they did it without Sonny Bill Williams, Jeremy Smith, Benji Marshall and Sam Kasiano, who can all hurt Australia. It might even be a good thing some of that quartet aren't playing, especially Marshall, because it will force others to step up.
One of the biggest threats for the Kangaroos in this Anzac test is complacency. They are overwhelming favourites - the bookies have them at $1.14 to New Zealand's $6 - and Smith admitted they are only human.
It's why coach Tim Sheens has mentioned to his players this week events like the 2008 World Cup final, 2010 Four Nations final and 2005 Tri Nations final which were all won by New Zealand.
``You bet I do,'' he said. ``I remind them and a lot of those guys were involved in some of those [games]. That just shows that we might win a lot of games but in the big clutch games the Kiwis can come to the fore.''
In many ways, the Kiwis are like the French rugby side at the World Cup. Les Bleus rarely beat the All Blacks outside of World Cup years, but possess the ability and belief they can upset the All Blacks once at the four-yearly tournament.
France approached the 2011 Rugby World Cup in a shrewd manner, not worrying too greatly if they were beaten by New Zealand in pool play because their real target was the final should they make it. We all know how close they came to winning the big prize.
The Kiwis have the ability to beat Australia every once in a while, especially at a tournament when they can establish combinations. A defeat to Australia tomorrow night won't be unexpected but the Kiwis need to at least give them plenty to think about over the next six months.
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Arguments for and against Corporate Social Responsibility
Most arguments both for and against CSR are based on how a company's attempts to be socially responsible affect its bottom line.
Learning Objective
Contrast the views in favor of and opposing corporate social responsibility
Key Points
- Proponents of corporate social responsibility (CSR) argue that socially responsible practices can have a positive impact on the bottom line.
- While some evidence links CSR to financial performance, its proponents also point to non-financial rewards as well as to benefits to the environment and social welfare.
- Some critics see CSR as unrelated to the primary aim of the business: making a profit for its shareholders.
- Critics may also see some CSR efforts as attempts at public manipulation or greenwashing.
One who owns shares of stock in a business.
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The final balance; the amount of money or profit left after everything has been tallied.
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Corporate social responsibility, also referred to as CSR, can be described as embracing responsibility for a company's actions and encouraging a positive impact through its activities on the environment, consumers, employees, communities, and other stakeholders.
Corporate social responsibility (CSR)
CSR refers to the practice of companies integrating ethical, social, environmental, and other global issues into their business operations and in their interaction with their stakeholders (employees, customers, shareholders, investors, local communities, government).
While some evidence links CSR practices to business performance, most organizations point to the non-financial benefits of their efforts. Proponents of CSR argue that socially responsible practices can have a positive impact on the organization by improving employee recruitment and retention, managing environmental risks by reducing harmful accidents, and differentiating brand to achieve greater consumer loyalty. CSR proponents may also argue for the recognition of a "triple bottom line" performance that includes not only financial returns for owners but also social and environmental benefits for the greater society.
Milton Friedman and other conservative critics have argued against CSR, stating that a corporation's purpose is to maximize returns to its shareholders (or shareholder value) and that it does not have responsibilities to society as a whole. Part of the critics' argument is that managers should not select social causes on behalf of a diverse set of owners. Rather, CSR opponents believe that corporations benefit society best by distributing profits to owners, who can then make charitable donations or take other socially responsible actions as they see fit.
Other critics, rather than targeting the concept of CSR, point to examples of weak CSR programs. For example, the term greenwashing refers to instances where businesses have spent significantly more resources advertising being "green" (that is, operating with consideration for the environment) than investing in the environmentally sound practices themselves. Critics view these as misleading, even cynical, attempts to shape public perception about a company without its actually having to benefit the environment.
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Well, first, your symptoms should not be ignored as you said they were. But with the complaint of abdomal pain, mono and yellow eyes...may I ask if you have noticed any darkening of your urine?
hmmm...maybe a bit.
When I went to the doctor when I told him I had mono a while back he just did the CBC test and sent me on my way. Did not look more into it.
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There is no business like showbusiness. At least, that is what the papers think. Do a headcount: showbiz stories easily outnumber the foreign news stories in most papers; and they overstuff the home news pages of the red tops and of some of the so-called quality papers as well.
The showbiz story of 2006 - the Mirror's scoop (impressively, the third in eight months) about Paul McCartney and Heather Mills's split (blamed by the couple on "intrusion" by the media) - would have received wide coverage even in the days before our obsession with celebrity: the former Beatle, one of the world's wealthiest men, is by all standards newsworthy. But where once wicked whispers about Tara and Robbie would have been regarded as Heat and Closer territory, they now surface as the splash in the Sun - with a reference to Closer (and postage-stamp size photo of that magazine's cover) at the end of the story to acknowledge the source of last week's "sensation".
This kind of cross-fertilisation with showbiz mags is on the increase; but the red-tops also have invested heavily in digging up their very own celeb tittle-tattle. The Mirror, for instance, boasts the 3am Girls (and their various nameless and faceless contributors), a showbiz editor and five dedicated reporters.
The rise of Piers Morgan, the former editor of the Mirror, his successor Richard Wallace and Andy Coulson, editor of the News of the World, provides further evidence of how seriously showbiz is now taken in the news industry: all three share a background in showbiz reporting, and all three placed an emphasis on it in their papers. Morgan's introduction of the 3am girls (who proved their worth by exposing Sven Goran Eriksson's affair with Ulrika Jonsson) to the Mirror proved far more popular and longlasting than importing serious columnists like John Pilger and Jonathan Freedland. Of the three scoops Wallace can boast since his tenure began almost two years ago, two have been about celebrities - Kate Moss snorting coke, and the McCartney-Mills split.
Wallace is unapologetic about his former beat: showbiz coverage, in the days before the stars' PRs were spoonfeeding hacks nuggets of "intimacy" about their charges, relied on classic journalistic skills - a nose for news, determination, chutzpah - as well as enough charm and psychological insight to get Sting or Dawn French, say, to spill the beans. Many of Wallace's tales of his exploits as a showbiz reporter feature Morgan and Coulson; they include Rod Stewart's wedding in Beverly Hills, when, immediately after the ceremony, the star joined the hacks in a riotous session at the bar - only to be dragged away by a furious Rachel Hunter (still in her bridal veil, with Mum at her heels).
Even the earnest Independent cannot resist the stardust: last Tuesday Bono guest edited the newspaper - proving that penning lyrics like Lights go down/ It's dark/ The jungle is your head/ Can't rule your heart, is child's play in comparison to juggling pages of news and features, analysis and photographs, leaders and columns. As a stunt it worked - it got people talking - but as a read, it was about as glamorous as a tract by a brown sandalled charity-worker.
For the papers, the elevation of showbiz makes sense: Closer has a circulation of 578,337 and gained 14.7% year on year in the latest ABCs; Heat has a circulation of 575,267 with an increase of 4.2% year on year; and even the long-running Hello! has gained 2.2% year on year to reach 390,622.
But putting a premium on celebrity also represents a risk: the Fourth Estate cannot get on its high horse and talk about its mission being the pursuit of truth when it peddles gossip about Davina or Denise. The tittle tattle in its pages will dent a paper's authority among political, business and legislative circles. Editors also risk breaking their readers' habit of expecting to read real news in their papers; in this way print journalism effectively concedes the whole field of proper news to broadcasting and the internet.
Can showbiz ever provide the long-term depth of appeal which news used to? The carryings on of telly stars, rock chicks and It girls make for an intrinsically thin and repetitive storyline. This is all the more so now that the celebrities' PRs have learned to stop newspapers from printing the most damaging stuff about their clients by denying access to any publication prepared to be critical. This strategy has turned big interviews (often with the subject's approval conceded as a condition) into soporific set pieces of obsequious banality; nor are the accompanying pictures any more illuminating, as they often have to get subject approval too. A measure of how successful PRs have become in protecting celebs from exposés was the Mirror's scoop last September about Moss snorting cocaine: the fact that this should have caused such a sensation is revealing, given the lifestyles of the rich and famous.
In the end, though, trying to keep up with Hello! and Heat is a dead end game. Not only do these mags have the money to secure buy-ups for events like star weddings - the kind of celeb coverage readers want doesn't depend on instant publication like news and sport, and thus eliminates the papers' only advantage over mags. The savvy editor should stick to first principles and deliver what the glossy competition can't - the unvarnished truth.
Editors smack their lips for a double kiss
For an example of the indignities into which celeb-mania can lead our mighty organs, look no further than last week's so-called lesbian kiss. It was every (male) news editor's ultimate fantasy: a lingering kiss between two A-list women celebs. And we're talking babes, here - Kate Moss and Jemima Khan. Phwoar! The tabloids and even the very proper Daily Telegraph indulged in the photos of Kate and Jemima clinched in a 60-second kiss. The papers knew they could pull a fig leaf of respectability over this titillating display of lipstick lesbianism, as the kiss was part of a charity fundraiser. The Mirror splashed the photos on page 3, and the Telegraph ran a photo, on page 11, big enough to get readers all hot under the collar.
But the Sun outdid itself. Under the headline, "Kate's 60,000 smackers", the tabloid salivated that "Kate Moss is back to her wild ways - snogging Jemima Khan at a club. The long kiss took place in front of celebrities including Sadie Frost, who once had a lesbian romp with the supermodel." Having thus set the scene not only for a lesbian fling but also a cat fight, the Sun then had to admit that "it was all in aid of charity".
Now, what would have happened if instead of two glamourpusses, the lingering kiss had taken place between two gorgeous A-list hunks - George Clooney and Hugh Grant, say? The Sun, which to mark the Mark Oaten scandal had dusted off fine talk of "barebacking" and "pillow-muncher", would have taken a rather different view of proceedings, I suspect.


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On December 22nd Santa came to town for nearly 200 children who were impacted by Hurricane Sandy.
The successful event started with a group of young Rockaway women who wanted to do something for the children of the storm. They well remembered all the people who provided the love and support they received after 9/11 and the Belle Harbor crash of AA Flight 587 when they themselves were in elementary school.
With strong examples of community service groups like the Graybeards, Rockaway WISH, the Rockaway Irish Boys (RIBS) and the Rockaway Jetty very apparent, the women, ages 19-21, decided to help by hosting a "Breakfast with Santa." They hoped to share with the community's children the fond memories that they had of holiday seasons so many years ago.
Spearheaded by Tracey Greene and Tori Dresch, both students at FIT, the group planned and executed a beautiful and fun day for the children. There was ornament making, Christmas arts and crafts, music, dancing, delicious breakfast food and most importantly several gifts from a warm and welcoming Santa Claus.
The event was run totally on donations they were able to arrange through their schools, friends and families. The Knights of Columbus donated the space at their hall, which the young ladies turned into a winter wonderland.
DJ's kept the children up, moving and excited and there was a dessert and candy bar that was child's delight.
Boardwalk Bagels, Belle Harbor Bagels and other bagel shops in the area and Brooklyn donated the delicious food.
Said one woman, "We are Rockaway Artists Alliance kidsmART camp counselors, swim instructors, babysitters and lifeguards and these are our kids. We wanted to do something for them to make their holiday happy and give them an opportunity to see their friends who they might not have seen since the storm."
With the help of the Graybeards, they were able to make significant donations of supplies to the areas nursery pre-K programs that were destroyed by Sandy.
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Basic Sig Walk Through.
First off find a couple pictures, what I used here are 2 action shots and one render (If you need help creating a render wer have a thread here
First create a new file as for sizing try out some diffrent ones till you find what you like, personally I like 380-390 pixels wide by 150-160 high, for the example I used 386W X 150H. Now remember computers freeze so I advise you to save periodically so if it happens you dont lose all your work.
Now depending on personal preferance you may want to start with your back ground or as I've done start with your render.
select the render you made and open it. Now select it and and copy and paste it onto you blank sig.
Now as you can see my proportions are not how we would like.
To fix this we go to edit:Free Transform:
we should see a box around our picture like this.
Now while holding shift (Shift keeps picture properly portioned and prevents squishing picture) click on the corner and drag it inward till you get the proportions you desire.
Now click a tool and and selct apply on the pop up window. Here is our result.
Now with our render placed we want to start our background for this sig Ive selcted an action pic to place on the right. I use the same process to select this picture and copy
and paste onto a NEW LAYER, I adjust my sizes again using Edit:Free Transform, and by using the shift key to maintain proportions.
I now want to place my background behind my render, to do that I will click on it in the layers pallete and drag it underneath the render. Now I have this.
Now I will repeat this process to fill in the space on the left. Like this.
To obtain the look I desire here I need to save my document in .PSD format (this is important as it maintains your layers) and then re open it. Now Im gonna select my backgound
picture and go to Image:Adjustments
esaturate this makes my background black and white like so.
Im gonna slightly change that layer now by adjusting my brightness and contrast, this is done in the Image:Adjustments: Brightness and Contrast menu. Play around till your
happy. and then repeat on the other side until your happy with the look. Here is what mine looks like now.
Now what I want to do here is have the background black and white but make Alvarez stand out in the background by having him in color. To do this I now need to selct the history brush.
Now with a small brush selcted we will slowly paint Eddie back to color being careful to not go on the outside, personally I like to selct a small soft brush (fades in strength around edges.) and start around the outside and then move in selecting larger brushes as I move in. I suggest stopping periodically as then if you mess up you can always go to edit step backwards and start back at your last stopping point. Take your time zoom in it should now look like this.
Now repeat this on the other side.
Now its time to add our text, select the text tool
Now font, color and size will all depend on both personal preferance and what you have to work with, I suggest simpler fonts as most fancy fonts dont show up well or arent
clear, I also advise keeping text minimal as if you try and write a a story it ussually comes out appearing cluttered. Here I selcted a simple font in yellow to match Eddie's
Now because my type isnt clear enough Im gonna add a black stroke around it. to do this I went to the layers pallete and write clicked on my text layer, then selcted blending
options. to bring up the menu.
I then click on stroke, for mine I chose a black stroke and turned the sizing down to 1 pixel. I also moved my text to the right corner, again placement is all personal
preferance based on your particular sig.
At this stage we have basically created a simple sig, in order to better make it stand out on the forum I will now add a finishing touch in the way of a border. For this sig I decided to go with two colors, a yellow inner border as well as a outer black border. to do this we need to add another layer on top of all the other layers. This layer will be our yellow border. select your brush tool and set your sizing to 2 pixels, now zoom in close and while holding shit (Shift will create straight lines.) drag it just insider the picture releasing after each line if you dont get it right to the edge just step backwords and try over,. if your dont do this it will connect the lines at and angle, if this happends just go edit step backwords and try again.
Now set your brush size to 1 Pixel and select black for your color and go around the inside edge again. Borders can add alot to a sig as far as bringing it together but arent necessary and often times just a simple black 1 pixel border will suffice. Remember to save your sig again in .PSD format incase you want to go back and make changes. But now that we are complete you also will need to save a copy in either Jpeg or PNG format so that you can use it on the forum. Here is our finished product.
Remember any questions dont be scared to ask here we have some great GFX guys who will be happy to offer some advice. I'd also love it if you guys who use this tutorial could
share some of your work with us here.
After you get the hang of it do some diffrent photo effects tutorials that can be found using google and incorporate them into your work, you can also try diffrent fonts (Download some new ones) and text effects.
Good luck and enjoy.
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Run Time: 85 min.
Cast: Will Ferrell, Zach Galifianakis, Jason Sudeikis, Dylan McDermott
Director: Jay Roach
Rating: R
As we ramp up for the beating that is the political season of 2012 to see who the next president of our country will be the people at Everyman Pictures have released a movie that lampoons the current political culture that runs rampant in our great country.
The story of this movie is set in the 14th district of North Carolina where the incumbent Cam Brady (Will Ferrell) is on the verge of securing another term as the districts representative when he commits a major public gaffe that puts his re-election at risk. As this gaffe gains traction and his poll numbers begin to slip the men who are financing his campaign, the Motch Brothers (played by Dan Aykroyd and John Lithgow) decide they need a new candidate to run in this election which leads them to the "special son" of a friend of theirs. At the last moment before he is set to secure the nomination, Marty Huggins (Zach Galifianakis) submits his name to run against the long standing representative and the hilarity ensues.
While there is no direct pandering to either of our current two party systems both the Democrat and Republican parties take their fair share of jabs in this comedy. For those of you who are political junkies and are well informed about the current behind the scenes corruptness of our political system as a whole you will no doubt pick up on many of the inside jabs that come at the expense of the Tea Party. Whether it is the Cam Brady's campaign adviser informing him to always remember to say the following three words (God, Constitution and Regan) or the behind the scene's campaign financiers known as the Motch Brothers (a clear jab at the Koch brothers who are behind many of the Tea Party campaigns) the political jabs are limitless in this film.
I have to admit that when it comes to Will Ferrell films I am usually the first to wait for it to show up on DVD or OnDemand and stay away from paying for it at the theaters but in this case I have to say that I would advise you to catch the matinee of this film. I have no doubt that you will find it well worth your time and guarantee that you will have a few good laugh out loud moments and unlike many of Ferrell's movies where most of the funny parts of the film are all ready known via the trailer, this movie provides many moments of lowest common denominator comedic moments. There are no topics that are sacred in this film whether it is race, religion, sexuality or even the breed of your dogs, there is not limit to the lengths either of these men will go to secure the nomination.
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I've been to dinner at Jimmy Buffet's house, and I've eaten it at a homeless shelter. And there's great joy and harrowing terror to be found in both places.
-Todd Snider
"In my day you had musicians who experimented with drugs. Now it's druggies experimenting with music" - Alfred G Clark (circa 1972)
I wasn't sure if it would be something like that or more of splitting the journey in half, like after Bilbo gets the ring from Gollum...
Here is my understanding (which I only confirmed by browsing these Wikipedia articles, so take it for what it is worth):
Tolkien started developing Middle Earth (and basically writing what would become The Silmarillion) in 1914. He continued to work on it throughout his life. Essentially, this book was a history of Middle Earth, and although I have not even read the whole thing my impression and understanding is that it is basically the same in style as the appendix of Lord of the Rings: in other words, somewhat dry, VERY detailed, and with a heavy emphasis on languages (which is not surprising given that Tolkien was an English scholar at Oxford).
In the 1930s (by which time he was already a fairly established "serious" literary critic), he started writing The Hobbit, which was basically a children's story that took place in the same world (and wasn't really related to any of the main plots). It was first published in 1937, and was immediately popular. Importantly (well, if you are a dork like me and consider any of this stuff important), the first published version of The Hobbit did not place any emphasis on the importance of the ring, and in fact Tolkien in no way planned for the ring to play an important role in Middle Earth's history. In the first published version of The Hobbit, in fact, Gollum willingly gambles the ring with Bilbo in the riddle game, and willingly lets Bilbo take it when he has lost.
Due to The Hobbit's popularity, his publishers asked for a sequel. My understanding was that Tolkien basically said, "great news! I've got a wonderfully detailed history of this fictional land complete with made up languages and maps already written ready to be published!" The publishers basically said: "um, no, that sounds terrible, you're going to give us a book with more hobbits." This is what caused him to start writing The Lord of the Rings, which he started writing in the 1930s, which he wrote as one book, but which was ultimately published in the 1950s in three separate volumes. It was, again, immediately popular, and I believe today is the most popular book ever published (except The Bible).
However, the story of The Lord of the Rings required retroactive changes to The Hobbit. He therefore rewrote The Hobbit, changing the scene with Gollum so that Bilbo tricks him into giving up the ring (which is the version that everyone on this thread has almost certainly read, unless you are in possession of a very rare early edition). Apparently, this was somehow explained by Tolkien as the original version being a lie that Bilbo told so that it would not be clear how important the ring was to him.
Tolkien eventually started reworking the whole history of Middle Earth to make it consistent with The Lord of the Rings, but he never finished it. His son did, and it was published in various forms as The Simarillion in the 1970s, 80s and 90s, although from what I gather there are vigorous debates as to how much of this is actually Tolkien's (the dad's) work.
I think it's so interesting that he went back and changed The Hobbit. If someone did that today (like, say, for a TV show, or in A Song of Ice and Fire, or see the general reaction to Lucas's changes to Star Wars films), there would be widespread outrage. But the greatest storyteller of the 20th century (not the greatest author, but greatest storyteller, imo), realized it was much more important to tell a great and compelling story than it was to make a book consistent with something you published 20 years ago. There is an obsession now (see Lost, the aforementioned ASOIAF, basically every ongoing comic series), with making everything consistent with past volumes, and focusing on continuity and having a grand master plan, such that the basic art of telling a great story gets lost. Thank god Tolkien, despite his focus on the most mundane details imaginable, didn't have that obsession.
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I have an unusually sensitive nose. Maybe that is because it is so big. It is particularly attuned to detecting bullpucky in broker research reports. So when an analyst recently downgraded the mid-level broker, Jeffries & Co (JEF), on the back of its European debt exposure, the stench was overwhelming.
I went to the website at http://www.jefco.com/ and had a quick look at the balance sheet and income statement. The leverage was a conservative 12:1 and earnings were growing nicely. But when I looked at the chart, it had chapter 11 written all over it, the stock plunging 40% in days. Things were just not adding up.
So I called someone I knew in senior management. The European problems were being vastly exaggerated. Total positions amounted to 2% of assets, and these were all fully hedged, both by underlying security and duration. The firm was about to post its entire European portfolio on its website with every detail, down to the last CUSIP number, an unprecedented level of disclosure. There is no need for an emergency dilutive capital raise whatsoever. What's more, he only knew of one client in his department who had pulled funds in the past week, and he would probably return, once the dust had settled.
It all had the makings of a classic bear raid to me. This is where some opportunistic traders spread false rumors about the health of a company in the hope of making some quick profits on the short side. With MF Global, once the world's largest future broker, having gone bust on Monday, the market was particularly sensitive to this kind of news.
With any luck, a panic will ensue causing the decline to snowball and quickly take the share price to zero. If a few thousand people lose their jobs, and a few tens of thousands of shareholders get wiped out, that is tough luck. Such are the cruel and heartless ways of Wall Street in search of the eternal buck.
However, given JEF's bold and decisive action, I didn't think the bears would be successful this time. And, to me, that spells opportunity with a capital "$O$".
If the rest of the market reaches the same conclusions that I have, then the stock is poised to rocket. At the very least, it could rapidly return to the pre-rumor level of $15.50. That would cause the January, 2012 $11 calls to double from my current cost of $2.40. If Europe cools off a bit and the market and global risk assets take another leg up, you could get a lot more.
This is still a financial, a sector that I am not exactly enamored with. So I am going to limit this position in the calls to only a high risk allocation of 2.5% of my portfolio. There are still plenty of black swans out there looking for a place to land. For my notional "virtual" $100,000 fund, this amounts to 10 contracts ($2,500/100/$2.40). With any luck, we'll be out of this next week.
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Verizon customers may have more 4G LTE Google Android smartphones to choose from than subscribers on any other U.S. carrier, but when it comes to a Microsoft Windows Phone devices, forget it.
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The long wait for a Verizon Windows Phone with 4G LTE
Dear Maggie,
I'm a Verizon customer, bogged down by a family plan where the contract on each line renews at a different time and a location where Verizon is the only network with good coverage. I am eligible for a new phone in about two months, and my phone is gimping along toward the finish line. I'm a current Android user, but haven't been impressed with the platform and am looking for a change.
Apple is out (for reasons unrelated to the phones themselves), and recent positive reviews of Windows Phones have made me really eager to switch. But it's got to be 4G. Verizon has nothing like this now, and I read in your column a few weeks ago that Verizon execs weren't "chomping at the bit" to get new Windows phones. Any updates, or predictions on when Verizon might get more Windows phones--or should I resign myself to another two years of Android fragmentation?
Thanks so much,
Dear Connie,
I am afraid I don't have a clear idea when Verizon will be getting more Microsoft Windows Phones. But I suspect that if your current cell phone is on the fritz it probably won't be soon enough for you.
I haven't seen anything in the market over the past few weeks to indicate that Verizon executives are preparing for a new crop of Microsoft Windows Phones.
Verizon has not had a great relationship with Microsoft. In 2010, Verizon launched Microsoft's pre-Windows Phone device, the Kin. This was supposed to be a mid-range "messaging" device geared toward heavy text message users. The device was a big flop. Within months of introducing the product, Verizon canceled it and took it off its shelves.
Since then, Verizon executives haven't been excited about new Microsoft products. Last year at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Verizon's chief technology officer, Tony Melone admitted he had doubts that Microsoft could "get the traction they are hoping for with Windows Phone 7."
Nearly a year has passed. Microsoft has updated its software and launched its first phones from Nokia. The new software and phones have gotten high marks from reviewers. But Verizon still doesn't seem excited about Windows Phone devices.
The company quietly put out one Windows Phone handset in the market in 2011. And in December when Verizon Wireless Chief Marketing Officer Marni Walden met with CNET, she didn't seem that interested in adding more devices.
The big hang up for Verizon is that until Nokia's new Lumia 900, no Windows Phone supported 4G LTE. And for Verizon, that is the most important element for its new phones.
"We've communicated to Microsoft that LTE is critical to us," Walden told my colleague Roger Cheng in an interview in December. "We need to see a timeline that makes sense if we want to continue to represent them."
But now that Microsoft has put LTE into a smartphone, the Nokia Lumia 900, which will soon be available on AT&T's network. But so far there has been no announcement of an LTE Windows Phone for Verizon.
Despite it's rocky relationship with Microsoft, I think that Verizon will eventually carry more Windows Phone devices.And those smartphones will support LTE. But the question is when. My guess is that the earliest we might see new LTE Windows Phones for Verizon is this summer. But Verizon may hold out for the newest update to the Windows Phone software.
On Thursday, details of Windows 8, code-named Apollo, were leaked. The new software, which is not expected to show up in devices until the fourth quarter, will support multicore processors, four different screen resolutions, a removable microSD card, and near-field communication, according to the latest leaks. It may also include tight integration with Skype.
The software will also integrate nicely with Windows Phone 8 for the desktop and for tablets. The idea is that app developers will be able to create apps that can operate on smartphones as well as tablets and ultrabooks.
The new software will bring Windows Phone on par with Google Android handsets, which have already been supporting dual-core processors, NFC and 4G LTE.
So what should you do? If you really want a Windows Phone from Verizon, you can wait. But prepared for the fact that you may have to wait six to nine months for a device that supports 4G LTE. If you can't wait, then unfortunately, a new Google Android device is your only option, given you must have an LTE phone and you are unwilling to get an Apple iPhone. (Besides, the iPhone doesn't yet offer LTE.)
Sorry to disappoint you and good luck!
Windows Phone or iPhone on Sprint?
Dear Maggie,
My contract recently ended with Sprint and I want to get a smartphone. This would be my first one, but I'm torn between getting a Windows Phone or an iPhone. I currently have an aging second generation iPod and an iPad 2 with a lot of apps and music. Though I'm used to the Apple OS, I'm really interested in the Windows OS, but with only one option for Windows Phone I'm not sure if its the right choice. What should I do?
Dear Joe,
You are correct that there is only one Microsoft Windows Phone on Sprint's network at this point. And I don't expect the company to offer anymore until around August or September. Like Verizon, Sprint doesn't seem to have much enthusiasm for Windows Phone. Sprint seems to be waiting for the platform to gain more traction.
But it can't be underestimated how much Sprint has bet on the Apple iPhone. The company has staked its whole future on the success of the iPhone. To get the iPhone, Sprint had to promise Apple it would sell a certain volume of iPhones.
Because it subsidizes every smartphone it sells to its subscribers, Sprint initially eats the cost of the devices it sells. It eventually makes the money back from the subsidy over the life of a subscriber's contract. Still, in order to get the iPhone, Sprint promised to pay Apple at least $15.5 billion over the next four years for the iPhone, according to Reuters.
This is a high price, especially considering that there are two other carriers selling the iPhone.
So what should you do? Should you buy the one and only Windows Phone currently available on Sprint or go with the iPhone 4S? Considering that the HTC Arrive, Sprint's only Windows Phone available through a contract, is almost a year old, I'd have to say that you should probably go for the iPhone.
The fact that you already own several iOS devices also helps push you further in the iPhone camp. Also you're already familiar with the apps and the software from your iPad 2.
That said, if you're on a tight budget and you don't think you need the most cutting edge technology and you can live without certain apps that may not yet be available on the Windows Phone platform, then get the HTC Arrive. It's only $50 with a two-year contract with Sprint, compared to the $200 you will spend for a new iPhone 4S.
I hope this advice was helpful. And good luck!
Ask Maggie is an advice column that answers readers' wireless and broadband questions. The column now appears twice a week on CNET offering readers a double dosage of Ask Maggie's advice. If you have a question, I'd love to hear from you. Please send me an e-mail at maggie dot reardon at cbs dot com. And please put "Ask Maggie" in the subject header. You can also follow me on Facebook on my Ask Maggie page.


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A man once considered Sweden's worst serial killer has won retrials for three murders after withdrawing confessions made in the 1990s.
Sture Bergwall retracted his confessions in 2008, saying they had been made under the influence of medication, to attract attention.
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Jackson creates new team for Oregon
Jackson Family Wines has appointed a winemaker and viticulturist for its new operation in Oregon: the Gran Moraine Winery in Willamette Valley.Eugenia Keegan has been named general manager and winemaker, and Ken Kupperman joins as director of vineyards for the winery in Yamhill.
The 220-acre hillside vineyard and site of the former Soléna Estate Winery in the Yamhill-Carlton district was purchased by Jackson Family Wines in May 2013.
Gran Moraine's first wine was also unveiled last month – a Pinot Noir from Willamette Valley's Yamhill-Carlton appellation.
Gran Moraine takes its name from the cataclysmic floods that occurred in the northern Willamette Valley of Oregon during the last ice age. As the flood waters receded, they sculpted the region into a distinct pattern of small indentations and valleys (moraines).
As previously reported by the drinks business, Jackson Family Wines has become California's largest landowner in Oregon, with around 250 hectares in the region, which is famous for the quality of its Pinot Noir in particular.
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Cillian Murphy has become the latest big name to join the cast of Wally Pfister's Transcendence.
Following his appearances in Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy and Inception, it's being reported that the Cork actor will collaborate with Nolan's long-time director of photography Wally Pfister on the latter's directorial debut.
Johnny Depp will star in the science fiction drama as an assassinated scientist who has his brain uploaded, with Rebecca Hall playing his wife and fellow scientist.
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A tenth of Earth's land surface is permanently occupied by ice sheets or glaciers, but the domain of the cryosphere – that part of the world where snow and ice can form – extends three times further still.
The cryosphere is an important regulator of global climate, its bright albedo reflecting sunlight back to space and its presence influencing regional weather and global ocean currents. Some 77% of the globes freshwater are bound up within the ice – but the cryosphere appears disproportionately sensitive to the effects of global warming.
Imaging radar systems like those of ERS and Envisat pierce through clouds or seasonal darkness to chart ice extent, possessing sensitivity to different ice types – from kilometers - thick ice sheets to new-born floating 'pancake' ice – supplemented by optical observations.
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Funeral held for student and brother, killed on their way to graduation
WINDSOR, BERTIE COUNTY - A joint funeral service was held Saturday for a high school senior and his brother, killed in a car crash while heading to the student's graduation.
The funeral for 17-year-old Deonta Whitaker and his brother, 24-year-old Anthony Whitaker, took place at Bertie County High School in Windsor Saturday morning.
According to investigators, the elder Whitaker was driving his younger brother to his commencement ceremony at Bertie County High School, when their vehicle ran off Republican Road and hit a ditch, turned on its side, and hit a tree. The wreck happened at about 11:35 a.m. on Saturday.
Both were pronounced dead at the scene, investigators said. But it was unclear if the victims died on impact. Speed is considered a factor in the crash, according to investigators.
Deonta and Anthony's mother, Sandra McGlone, said the whole family was in the gym waiting for graduation to start, when the principal escorted her out and told her the news.
"Finally, they told us that both of them were deceased," McGlone told NewsChannel 12.
McGlone said she is proud to have raised two respectful boys who were very involved in the school and in the community.
"Deonta was scheduled to graduate. Well, he did graduate. We had his friends there who received his diploma; he just didn't get to walk," McGlone said.
Hope Clark said she and Deonta have been friends since they were young.
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Despite TD-less preseason, Jets believe their offense in improving
Perhaps the Jets offense isn't as bad as it has looked this August. Maybe the Jets merely are keeping with their newfound policy of offensive secrecy and want to keep their PAT formation under wraps until they open the regular season.
If that's the case, they're doing a terrific job.
The Jets became the first team in the NFL since 1977 to plod through its first three preseason games without scoring a touchdown, a situation that led to some unintentionally comical quotes Sunday night after their 17-12 loss to Carolina at MetLife Stadium. The Jets had no media availability Monday.
"Clearly, we'd like to score," coach Rex Ryan said, at least clarifying that for anyone who rightfully might have been confused about the Jets' stance on that important issue.
"The way I see it," quarterback Mark Sanchez said, "we're saving all our good stuff for the regular season."
There's plenty left over, yes.
And finally, wide receiver Santonio Holmes, without a hint of irony or sarcasm, stated, "Our field-goal team looked pretty good out there."
Practice makes perfect, right?
But Ryan, Sanchez and Holmes also indicated they believed there was progress against the Panthers. If you look beyond the obvious lack of touchdowns, there arguably was, even though the Jets still haven't used their ballyhooed Wildcat package for Tim Tebow because they don't want to give any hints of it to opponents.
Sanchez, in his most extended action of the preseason, was sacked only once after being dropped five times in the first two games.
And he even blamed himself for that one for holding the ball too long. The offensive line held up well with third-year pro Austin Howard taking over for demoted and then traded Wayne Hunter at right tackle. Howard was solid and didn't allow any sacks.
Running back Shonn Greene had his best game of August, with 47 yards on 13 carries. Greene had an 18-yard run to the Carolina 26 in the third quarter. But on the next play, a 5-yard run by Bilal Powell, left guard Matt Slauson committed a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty that helped stall the drive.
"I know [Slauson] was protecting" teammate Patrick Turner, Sanchez said, "but at the same time, we've got to be smart."
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As Ryan pointed out, Sanchez's numbers would've looked better if not for several drops by his receivers, including one by Holmes.
Sanchez also misfired on a deep ball for Holmes as the two attempted to reestablish their chemistry in Holmes' first game back from injuries that forced him to sit out the first two games.
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Hundreds of Brazilian Jews joined a mass march for religious freedom in Rio de Janeiro.
In total, the march on Sept. 16 along Rio's Copacabana beach drew more than 200,000 people, according to CONIB, the umbrella group representing Brazil's Jewish communities.
The event was the 5th annual march organized by the Commission for Combating Religious Intolerance (CCIR), a Rio-based nonprofit, and it was immediately preceded by a discussion panel organized by members of the Jewish community.
The panel took place at the building of the Clube Israelita Brasileiro, a Jewish association, and was chaired by Babalao Ivanir dos Santos, a local spiritual leader of believers of Candomble, an Afro-Brazilian religion.
During the session, dos Santos "reaffirmed the importance of the commission's work on achieving a democratic society," CONIB reported.
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Blueberry Scones
Too much mixing, kneading, and baking will produce dry and tough scones.
- Yield: Makes 8
Source: Martha Stewart Living Television, July 1999
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 tablespoons sugar, plus more for sprinkling tops
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 6 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces
- 1 1/2 cups fresh blueberries, picked over and rinsed
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
- 1/3 cup heavy cream, plus more for brushing tops
- 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
Preheat oven to 400 degrees, with rack in center. Place a baking mat on a baking sheet, and set aside.
In a large bowl, sift together flour, 3 tablespoons sugar, baking powder, and salt. Using a pastry cutter or two knives, cut in butter until the largest pieces are the size of peas. Stir in blueberries and zest.
Using a fork, whisk together cream and egg in a liquid measuring cup. Make a well in the center of dry ingredients, and pour in cream mixture. Stir lightly with fork just until dough comes together. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface, and knead a few times to mix well.
Pat dough into a 6-inch square about 1 1/4 inches thick. Using a floured knife, cut into four 3-inch squares. Cut squares in half on the diagonal to form eight triangles. Transfer to prepared baking sheet. Brush tops with cream, and sprinkle with sugar. Bake until golden brown, 20 to 22 minutes. Transfer scones to wire racks to cool.