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FSU Basketball At A Glance: The Ferris State womenĺs basketball team visits Tiffin (Ohio) Saturday, Dec. 8, for a 5 p.m. (EST) non-league outing in TUĺs Gillmor Center at Tiffin, Ohio. The contest will precede the FSU-Tiffin menĺs game, which starts at 7 p.m. (EST). The Dragons have been accepted as a Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) member effective for the 2008-09 season.
Media Coverage: No local radio coverage is planned for the non-league outing. However, a live video and audio webcast will be available for the game through B2 Networks for a $6 fee. The webcast can be acccessed via the FSU Athletics Website at www.ferris.edu/sports (Click on B2 Networks icon).
Ticket Info: Tickets will be available at the door on gameday or for additional ticket information, please contact the Tiffin Athletics Department at (419) 448-3453.
About Ferris State: Ferris State University is a NCAA Division II school located in Big Rapids, Mich., with an enrollment of 12,578. The Bulldogs are a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC). Big Rapids is located in West Michigan approximately 60 miles north of Grand Rapids or 40 miles west of Mount Pleasant, Mich.
Next Home Game: The Bulldogsĺ next home contest at Jim Wink Arena is scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 9, when FSU hosts Wayne State for a 6 p.m. (EST) GLIAC outing in Big Rapids, Mich. Tickets will be available at the door beginning one hour prior to tipoff.
One Game Next Week: Ferris will have a single game again next week as the Bulldogs visit Lake Superior State Saturday, Dec. 15, for a 1 p.m. (EST) league encounter in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. The game, which comes at the conclusion of the schoolĺs final exams week, will be FSUĺs last GLIAC contest until the New Year.
FSU Wins Two Last Week: Ferris posted a pair of wins as the Bulldogs opened conference action last week. FSU first defeated Saginaw Valley State 79-68 Thursday (Nov. 29) evening inside FSU's Jim Wink Arena at Big Rapids, Mich. The victory came in the league opener for both teams. Ferris took a slim 40-38 halftime edge before outscoring the Cardinals 39-30 in the final frame. Senior forward/center Rachel Folcik (Powers/Carney-Nadeau) had another impressive all-around performance with a team-high 20 points, 13 rebounds, five assists and two steals. Senior guard/forward Sam Johns (Allendale) joined her in double-figures with 18 points as did junior guard Teghan Thelen (Pewamo/Westphalia), who netted 10 points. FSU then continued its impressive streak against Northwood, but it didn't come easy as the Bulldogs fought their way to a 68-63 GLIAC win Saturday (Dec. 1) evening at NU's Bennett Sports Center in Midland, Mich. The Bulldogs trailed by as many as 10 points in the opening half before rebounding for the victory. FSU was down 36-30 at halftime, but outscored NU 38-27 in the final period. The win was FSU's 24th consecutive series' victory over Northwood and gave Ferris head coach Tracey Dorow her 19th win over the Timberwolves in as many tries. Rachel Folcik paced Ferris with a game-high 19 points and nine rebounds. Junior forward Caitlin Hutchison (Riverview) added 19 points and Teghan Thelen chipped in 11 points for FSU.
Big Exhibition Win: The Bulldogs toppled NCAA Division I Central Michigan in exhibition play (Nov. 1) by registering a convincing 83-61 victory over the Chippewas at CMU's Rose Arena in Mount Pleasant, Mich. Hot shooting and solid defense proved lethal as the Bulldogs connected on 51.8% (29-56) from the floor while holding Central Michigan to a 26.7% (23-86) success rate in field goals. Rachel Folcik led all scorers with 25 points and also in rebounds by grabbing 14 boards. Teghan Thelen was the other Ferris player to record double digits in scoring with 18 points. Ferris raced out to a 17-point (39-22) halftime lead and never looked back as the Bulldogs outscored the hosts 44-39 in the second half.
Last Campaign: The FSU women's squad returns three starters and eight letterwinners from one of the most successful seasons in school history. Ferris State, which advanced to the NCAA-II Great Lakes Regional Championship Game for the first time ever last season, was ranked 25th nationally in the final 2006-07 USA Today/ESPN NCAA Division II Top 25 Poll. The Bulldogs, who prior to last year had never won a NCAA Tournament game, recorded back-to-back wins in their first two national tournament contests en route to the regional runner-up finish. Ferris also compiled a second-place tying 13-5 GLIAC regular-season finish and earned the program's eighth consecutive GLIAC Tournament bid.
Welcome Back: The FSU women's squad returns three starters and eight letterwinners from last seasonĺs spectacular NCAA Tourney run. Although the squad lost a trio of key players in guards Kristin Reinhart and Erin Miller along with forward Audrey Thwing, the returnees include three players with significant starting experience in senior forward/center Rachel Folcik, senior guard/forward Sam Johns and junior guard Teghan Thelen. Folcik started all 32 contests last year, Johns made 22 starts and Thelen was in the lineup 14 times.
New To Campus: FSUĺs roster this season includes seven freshmen, six of whom are new to the program as true freshmen. The Bulldogs also have one redshirt freshman in guard Stephanie DeNoyelles (Mt. Pleasant/Sacred Heart). The remaining eight players all saw game action last season.
Head Coach Tracey Dorow: Tenth-year FSU head coach Tracey Dorow (formerly Tracey Bloodworth-Fisk) presently ranks as Ferrisĺ all-time winningest coach with a current 163-98 (.625) career record at Ferris State. A 1996 graduate of Western Michigan, she guided FSU to a 22-7 mark and the school's first NCAA-II Great Lakes Regional Tourney appearance during the 1999-00 campaign. She spent three seasons as an assistant coach at Lake Michigan College (1994-97) and one season at Indianapolis (1997-98). She also directed FSU to an NCAA Tourney berth in 2003-04 before last seasonĺs run to the Sweet Sixteen.
B2 Broadband Webcasts: A live broadband video and audio webcast will be available via B2 Networks for all of FSUĺs home games this season. The cost is $6 per game and includes live video along with a radio audio feed. To access the service or obtain more info, please visit the FSU Athletics Website at www.ferris.edu/sports.
Live Internet Stats: ôLive Statsö of all 2007-08 Ferris State home games will be provided in progress via the internet. Visit the site at www.ferris.edu/sports and click the ôLive Statsö icon to access.
GLIAC Games On The Air: FSU womenĺs basketball (GLIAC games only) will be carried live this season through a partnership with Bulldog Radio, a registered student organization on the Ferris campus. The station can be heard locally on television Channel 21 both via on-campus cable and Charter Communications in Mecosta County. A live 24-hour webcast of the signal is also available at www.bulldogradio.org. A link is also available on FSUĺs Athletics Website at www.ferris.edu/sports (under Bulldog Webcasts).
On The Internet: Ferris State University Athleticsĺ official web site can be found at www.ferris.edu/sports. The site features information on all FSU varsity programs including rosters, stats, yearbooks and more.
GLIAC Player Of The Week: FSUĺs Rachel Folcik was named last weekĺs (Nov. 26) GLIAC North Division Player of the Week honor after helping the Bulldogs to two wins in the GLIAC/GLVC Challenge (Nov. 23-24) at Jim Wink Arena. Folcik averaged 22 points, 10.5 rebounds and 5.5 assists in the two contests for FSU. She netted a team-high 20 points and a game-best 10 rebounds along with five assists in a win over Southern Illinois-Edwardsville (Nov. 23). Folcik then recorded a game-high 24 points, hauled down 11 rebounds and dished out six assists as FSU topped Kentucky Wesleyan (Nov. 24). Folcik converted 16-of-32 (.500) shots in the two games, including a two-of-three (.667) performance from behind the three-point stripe. Additionally, she was 10-of-12 (.833) from the free throw stripe. It represented the seventh time Folcik has claimed the award in her career and the second consecutive week a Bulldog player earned the honor this year as junior forward Jenna Guay (Escanaba) was chosen as this yearĺs first recipient on Nov. 19.
The Coaching Staff: The Bulldogs have a new full-time assistant coach this season in Crystal Harris, who played collegiate basketball at the University of California-Riverside. She also has professional playing experience and replaced former assistant coach Justin Rees, who landed a NCAA Division I assistant coaching position at Maine in August. Coach Dorowĺs father, Rick Bloodworth, returns for his second season as a volunteer assistant coach following a lengthy tenure as a junior college coach at Lake Michigan College from 1987 to 2006.
Bulldog Bites: FSU was the only GLIAC-member womenĺs basketball team to defeat a NCAA Division I foe in exhibition play this preseason ............... The Bulldogs will be on the road the entire month of December as the schedule features no home games in the month ............. Ferris has currently won 13 of its last 16 games dating back to last season.
The Bulldog Roster: Ferrisĺ 2007-08 roster includes three seniors, four juniors, one sophomore and seven freshmen. Seven of the 15 players are guards while the remaining eight are frontcourt players. Fourteen of the 15 players on the roster hail from Michigan. Rachel Folcik and Teghan Thelen will serve as the Bulldogsĺ team captains this season.
Ferris Picked Second: Ferris State was picked to finish second in the 2007-08 GLIAC Women's Basketball North Division Preseason Poll, which was announced during the league's media day teleconference (Oct. 24). The poll was chosen for the first time in league history by selected members of the media and the GLIAC's Sports Information Directors. The 30-member group tabbed Grand Valley State and Gannon to win the conference's North and South Division titles, respectively. The Bulldogs totaled 163 points in the balloting and trailed only GVSU's first-place 195 points in the North Division. The Lakers earned 20 of a possible 30 first-place votes with FSU receiving four top votes and third-place Michigan Tech earning six such votes and 158 points. In addition to the poll, the league also released a Preseason All-GLIAC Team, which was chosen by the conference's head coaches. FSUĺs Rachel Folcik was not only among five individuals named to the North Division team, but was also chosen as the GLIAC's Preseason Player of the Year.
Returning Impact: As a junior last season, Rachel Folcik led the Bulldogs to a school-record 23 wins (23-9) and the programĺs first-ever appearance in the NCAA Division II Sweet Sixteen. The 2006-07 NCAA Division II Kodak/Womenĺs Basketball Coaches Association Honorable Mention All-American was named to both the All-GLIAC North Division and All-Great Lakes Region First Teams last year in addition to the GLIAC North Division All-Defensive Team. Folcikĺs 241 made field goals and 602 total points last season were both school single-season marks while her 261 rebounds was the second-highest seasonal figure in FSU history. The 2006-07 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District IV Womenĺs Basketball College Division Second Team pick, who averaged a team-best 18.8 points per game, scored in double-figures 27 times last year and notched 13 double-double (points & rebounds) performances. A team captain, Folcik also averaged a squad-best 8.2 rebounds per game last campaign. She finished the year listed second overall in scoring and fifth in rebounds among the GLIACĺs overall leaders.
The Bulldog Tradition: The Ferris State womenĺs basketball program, which will embark on its 34th season of varsity competition, has compiled a 416-423 (.496) all-time mark. The Bulldogs won their only GLIAC crown, advanced to their first NCAA-II Great Lakes Regional Tournament and
recorded the nationĺs highest grade point average in 1999-2000. FSU, which also claimed GLIAC Tournament runner-up honors in 1999-00, has posted 10 or more victories 11 consecutive seasons to date.
Scouting Tiffin: The Dragons currently own a 2-6 overall record to date this season and have lost each of their last two outings under first-year head coach Pam Oswald. Tiffin, which is in its first season as a NCAA Division II Independent, will become a member of the GLIAC starting in the 2008-09 athletics campaign. TU junior guard Meghan Fletcher is averaging a team-best 13.7 points per game this year with junior guard Kylene Spiegel chipping in 11.4 points per contest. The Dragons own a current 2-2 overall mark at home this campaign, but are only 1-3 versus GLIAC member schools to date this season. The team has 10 more games scheduled against conference schools, including Saturdayĺs tilt against the Bulldogs. Last season (2006-07), Tiffin recorded a 14-15 overall record.
Series Information: Ferris and Tiffin have not faced each other before entering Saturday eveningĺs contest ....... The two teams are tentatively slated to meet twice in 2008-09 with the first-ever conference game between the two schools taking place on Dec. 6, 2008, at Tiffin.
Interesting Notes: One of Tiffinĺs players is Elyse Schlump, who happens to be the daughter of current Ferris menĺs basketball volunteer assistant coach Dave Schlump. Elyse is currently a freshman on Tiffinĺs womenĺs basketball squad and played prep basketball at Cedar Springs (Mich.) High School ...... Eight players on Tiffinĺs 2007-08 roster are from the state of Michigan.


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Get an overview of this hotelDubai hotel in Bur Dubai, near Dubai Museum
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Located in Bur Dubai, this hotel is within 1 mi (2 km) of Textile Souk, Dubai Museum, and Grand Mosque. BurJuman Mall and The Dubai Heritage Village are also within 2 mi (3 km).
Along with 2 restaurants, this hotel has a nightclub and a bar/lounge. Other amenities include a coffee shop/café, WiFi in public areas, and 24-hour room service.
Hotel Features
All 56 rooms provide conveniences like sofa beds and sitting areas, plus balconies or patios and LCD TVs with satellite channels. Guests will also find 24-hour room service, WiFi, and refrigerators.
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Dining is available at one of the hotel's 2 restaurants and guests can grab coffee at the coffee shop/café. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Wireless Internet access is available for a surcharge. For a surcharge, a roundtrip airport shuttle (available 24 hours) is offered to guests. This Dubai hotel also offers a nightclub, tour/ticket assistance, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby.
- Total number of rooms - 56
- Number of floors - 6
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Coffee shop or café
- Free newspapers in lobby
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- Number of restaurants - 2
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Available in all rooms: Wireless internet access ( AED 25 per hour )
Available in some public areas: Wireless internet access ( AED 30 per day )
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Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge.
Palm Court - Onsite restaurant.
24-hour room service is available.
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- Rollaway/extra beds are available for AED 100 per night.
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Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- No onsite parking is available.
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- Tourism fee: AED 10 per accommodation, per night
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- Fee for buffet breakfast: AED 20 for adults and AED 15 for children (approximately)
- Fee for in-room wireless Internet: AED 25 per hour (rates may vary)
- Fee for wireless Internet in public areas: AED 30 per day (rates may vary)
- Airport shuttle fee: AED 100 per room (roundtrip)
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Radio and television personality Chrissie Swan has made a tearful on-air confession, admitting to smoking while pregnant.
The former Circle host and Mix FM presenter's came clean during a segment on her Melbourne radio show Chrissie and Jane this morning.
The star was recently snapped by a photographer having a secret puff in her car.
"I've struggled terribly with totally giving up cigarettes since I found out I was pregnant," she admitted.
"Up until about six years ago I was what you call a full-time smoker.
"I really gave it a nudge in my 20s, as a lot of us did.
"Then I met 'the Chippie' (husband Chris) who has never smoked and I cut back a lot...then I got pregnant with Leo and I quit completely for a couple of years, which was fantastic.
"Now sadly, I picked it up about a year ago and I was what I would call a 'not really smoker'.
"I never smoked at home and I never smoked around my family. I'd just sneak a few here and there, and I know I'm not alone in this. Mainly I would do it in the car, in fact, I would only do it in the car when I was certain that I was alone."
Swan discovered she was pregnant for the third time six months ago, and says the news came as a 'massive surprise'.
She said she attempted to go 'cold turkey' and stub out the smokes completely but admitted she failed time and time again.
"I was confident I could do it, but I just couldn't," she said.
This morning's tell-all has sparked public backlash - preempted by Swan who recently removed her Twitter page.
But anti-smoking groups say Swan's admissions about her serious battle with nicotine addiction could inspire others to address theirs.
Quit Victoria executive director Fiona Sharkey said: "It's harder than alcohol, it's harder than cocaine to give up. It is very, very addictive. This will help thousands of others to say they are not alone."
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After a successful launch of a menswear line at Sears, singer Adam Levine is launching an exclusive women's wear line at 500 Kmart stores and supporting the initiative with a strong digital component.
Sears Holdings announced that Levine's line would be available on Thursday, April 10 at Kmart and the retailer's shopyourway.com online site.
"The best thing about designing a women's collection is that I was able to create pieces that I would like to see a woman wear," said Levine, front man for the band Maroon 5 and one of the hosts of the hit show The Voice. "I was thrilled with how the men's collection turned out, and it's been a really cool process working with the Kmart design team to replicate that simple yet sophisticated style for a woman."
According to Sears Holdings, the line is inspired by the idea of the "Adam Girl," and reflects the the casual and effortlessly cool aesthetic embodied by Levine. Designed in a vibrant summer palette with a mix of prints, the collection features floral adorned kimono tops, colorful twill shorts, crocheted bralettes and an assortment of denim, according to the retailer. Additionally, the line offers unique pieces, including a demure lacy sheer blouse and a summer Aztec maxi dress.
Members of the Shop Your Way program can follow Levine at www.shopyourway.com/adam to view exclusive messages, photos and videos from the star and have early access to products in the collection.
Engaging members further, the musician and new designer will host a "Style Chat" video series on shopyourway.com, giving fans a behind-the-scenes look at the design process and a vehicle to pose questions to Levine regarding his personal style and the development of the line which he will personally answer.
"We are excited about taking our relationship with Adam to the next level. His effortless, cool approach to dressing is perfect for expanding his brand universe into women's wear. Now all his female fans can be part of the lifestyle", said Bernt Ullmann, president of Sears Holdings' Shop Your Way Brands.


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Kenny Rogers Talks Chicken For GNA Wing Wars
Country Music icon Kenny Rogers has been associated with Chicken since his name has appeared on the 'Kenny Rogers Roasters' sign in 1991. Of course, thanks to a popular episode of Seinfeld in 1996, that was based around the restaurant's blinking sign, the Roasters' chain has been embedded in pop culture history.
As Kenny made the rounds to promote his new book, Luck Or Something Like It, we took a moment to ask him about his favorite chicken wing flavor. After you listen, you'll be happy to hear that he's not going to be a judge at GNA Wing Wars September 22, 2012. Click the link below to hear what 'The Gambler' had to say.
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Brooklyn rock band Robbers On High Street has just announced that its upcoming third album, Hey There Golden Hair, will be released September 13. The album, produced by frontman Ben Trokan with engineer Matt Shane, marks the first time that the band recorded with its current lineup. With the exception of Daptone's horn section, the band had little outside help.
Hey There Golden Hair will be released in association with fundraising site PledgeMusic, and anyone who pre-orders the album or makes a "pledge" will receive a free digital EP with various exclusive prizes, depending on the size of the pledge. These rewards include autographed limited vinyl, the chance to drive around Brooklyn with the band in its van, the Gentleman's Cruiser, and the recording of a cover song of your choice. You can download an exclusive live version of "Watch Me Disappear," a new track off of the upcoming album, here.
Although the album is not coming out until the fall, Robbers On High Street will be keeping busy all summer. The band has a residency at Brooklyn Bowl on Monday nights in August and will follow that up with the Truck Festival, a West Coast tour in September and then a visit to Pensacola, FL, in October.
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Help Me Choose: Operating Systems
The operating system is one of the most important programs on your computer.
Every PC must have an operating system to run other programs. Operating systems perform basic tasks such as recognizing input from the keyboard, sending output to the monitor, keeping track of files and directories on the hard disk, and controlling devices such as optical drives and printers. Operating systems also manage how your computer accesses available networks.
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Last Day for Tax Assistance
Do you still need to file your taxes? Tomorrow, April 15th, is the last day AARP Tax Assistance will be at the North Channel Library. AARP will be at the library from noon to 4 pm to help prepare tax returns for low income and elderly customers. Please bring your tax return from last year as well as your W-2's and other papers for this year. You may sign-up when the library opens on Thursday at 10 am.


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Ricky Stenhouse Jr continued his winning ways on Saturday. The driver of the No. 6 Ford Mustang for Roush Fenway Racing won his fifth race of the season in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. Stenhouse, the 2011 Series Champion, also captured the points lead from Elliott Sadler. Stenhouse now owns a nine point lead over Sadler who has won four races including the race at Chicagoland earlier this season. Earlier this week it was announced that Zest, Best Buy and Fifth Third Bank would sponsor Stenhouse for select races at the Sprint Cup level in 2013 when he takes over the seat of the No. 17 car currently driven by Matt Kenseth. Jimmy Fennig will continue to be the crew chief for the car as Nationwide crew chief Mike Kelly is currently slated to serve in the same role for Trevor Bayne.
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My 1st try at a double walled tea pot
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I saw a video on double walled pots and thought that it looked like a lot of fun so I thought I'd give it a whirl. I did some searches on etsy and youtube to see what people made and for the most part I was unimpressed. Most were too thick and chunky and the carving was geometric and kinda boring, I figured I could learn from their mistakes.
I love lotus flowers so I decided to do this kinda underwater scene. I wanted to play with the different elemnets that are provided, so placing the carved fish as a kind of middle ground would strengthen the foreground and background.
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Sam Zell, byname of Samuel Zell, originally Zielonka (born September 28, 1941, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.), American commercial real-estate entrepreneur.
Zell was the son of Polish émigrés who had circled more than half the globe before settling in the American Midwest, where Zell's father entered the wholesale jewelry business and invested in Chicago-area real estate. While studying at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor (B.A., 1963; J.D., 1966), Zell began purchasing and leasing properties to other college students. He met Robert Lurie, an engineering student who became Zell's business partner, an association that lasted until Lurie's death in 1990. While Zell worked (1966–68) as an attorney in Ann Arbor, the two friends managed apartment buildings in southeastern Michigan. In 1968 Zell returned to Chicago, and within two years Lurie followed him there.
In 1976 Zell founded Equity Group Investments (EGI). It and its partners amassed the country's largest collection of U.S. office space mostly by identifying opportunities that other investors had overlooked. Although Zell's investments also included railroad rolling stock, radio stations, trailer parks, insurance companies, and a minority stake in the Chicago White Sox baseball team, his fortune grew primarily through investments in commercial real estate. He established the Samuel Zell & Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies at the University of Michigan's Ross Business School in 1999, in memory of his longtime partner.
In February 2007 Zell sold EGI subsidiary Equity Office to the private equity firm Blackstone Group for $39 billion. He then bid on the Tribune Co., offering $315 million for a controlling interest in the Chicago-based media firm. Few bidders had expressed interest when Tribune put itself on the market in September 2006, and when Zell came forward the Tribune's management favoured his offer over competing proposals from two Los Angeles-based billionaires, Eli Broad and Ronald Burkle. Under the deal, which was completed in December 2007, Zell gained veto power over management decisions, the right to select a minority of board members, and an option to buy a remaining 40 percent share in the company, which was valued at $8.2 billion. Moreover, the agreement transferred Tribune shares to an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP), thereby permitting stockholders (i.e., Zell and his employees) to avoid taxes on income earned from the shares. Critics dismissed Zell as another billionaire pursuing a trophy media property despite its dwindling profitability, while others assumed that he would use the Tribune's newspaper, broadcast, and Internet outlets to advance a political agenda. Yet Zell insisted that his plans were purely economic and that, after selling a few Tribune assets—such as the Chicago Cubs baseball team—he would remain a long-term owner of the company.
The Tribune Co. completed its privatizing process in December 2007, at which point Zell became chief executive officer and chairman of the board. One year later, in the face of a worsening recession, the Tribune filed for bankruptcy. Its debts were only partially relieved when in August 2009 Zell completed the promised sale of the Cubs, along with their home stadium, Wrigley Field, and a 25 percent interest in Comcast SportsNet Chicago for $845 million.


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Chag Pesach sameach! Or, if you don't speak Hebrew: Happy Passover! Or, if you're from Monterey, California: It's that Jewish holiday where they spend a week eating those big crackers you can only find at Trader Joe's and definitely not at the Commissary.
Food is at the core of so many Jewish holidays (or lack of food, if we're talking Yom Kippur). Some of my most enduring childhood memories are of rolling out hamantaschen dough with my mom, or peeling potato after potato for Hanukkah latkes, or learning how impossible it is to get a pomegranate stain out of a white shirt during Sukkot. With every holiday, the food and the traditions intertwine into a fragrant, wine-soaked nostalgia that I one day hope to instill in my children as well. Um, minus the wine.
It's my first Pesach away from my family, and I've been awaiting this time apprehensively. The more I preview the U.S. map of Army posts, the more apparent it becomes that, with a Baptist husband and small-to-nonexistent local Jewish populations, keeping up with the holiday traditions of my childhood will be a very self-motivated effort. Which can be difficult in the kitchen for a holiday centered around matzah (or matzo): a bland, crunchy, unleavened bread-cracker that is steeped in meaning, but not so much in flavor.
Without getting into too much detail, celebrating Passover involves adhering to a set of dietary restrictions for its eight-day duration, which commemorates the Jews' exodus from their Egyptian enslavement. The main dietary restriction is to avoid "chametz," or leavened grains such as wheat, barley, rye, oats, or spelt. We refrain from eating chametz to help us remember that, when the Jews fled the Pharaoh's rule, they left so quickly and with such little notice that their bread had not had time to rise.
So bread is a real no-go during Passover, and matzah is often used in its place. Some Jews also prohibit legumes, rice, and corn (which means no high fructose corn syrup!), and the list goes on. Curious if something you've bought from the store is kosher (accepted by Jewish law as fit for eating/drinking), or kosher for Passover? Check the container; it will often tell you.
Because I've been observing Passover for as long as I can remember, the dietary restrictions are fairly routine; as an adult, the emphasis falls much more on the tradition and commemoration than it does on my stomach. The unique challenge, now, is to work Pesach routines into my new, married home. So, using Jonathan as a test subject, I've created and borrowed some Passover recipes, in hopes that they will make the holiday more fun than dreaded in a religiously blended household.
Crunchy & Spicy Sriracha Passover Chicken
This is my own recipe, and it's a kosher-for-Passover take on a chicken dish that gets great reviews in my home. If you're all about chicken tenders but your stomach can't stand spicy, you can omit the Sriracha from the recipe. (Hint: If you don't celebrate Passover or want to make this recipe outside of the holiday when there's no matzah on the shelves, replace the matzah/matzo meal with Panko or breadcrumbs.)
- 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut in half
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon Sriracha sauce
- 3 sheets of matzah, finely crushed (or 1 cup matzo meal)
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp cayenne (optional)
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Cover a baking pan with foil and spray with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside.
- In a shallow bowl, beat egg and whisk in Sriracha.
- In a separate bowl, combine the crushed matzah or matzo meal, olive oil, and spices. Mix well with hands.
- Dip the chicken breast halves into the egg mixture, then into the matzah mixture, coating evenly. Press matzah mixture firmly onto chicken to make sure it sticks. Place on pan.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes, or until coating is browned and crispy. Drizzle with more Sriracha if desired.
Charoset is a traditional Passover food that is eaten during the seder and appears on the seder plate. Its texture and color represent the mortar (mud or clay) used by the Israelites to make bricks during their Egyptian enslavement. Despite the pain in its symbolism, charoset is extremely delicious. Below is the recipe I've come to prefer over the years, though there are many variations. I love charoset so much that I almost always double the below recipe, refrigerate in a covered container, and eat the shit out of it all week long.
- 3 apples, peeled, cored, and diced (I use a combination of Gala and Fuji)
- 1 1/2 cups walnut halves or pieces
- 1/2 cup sweet red wine
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon honey
- Put all ingredients in a large bowl and mix until combined.
- Eat it plain, as a side dish, or serve atop matzah. For a kick, it also tastes great with some horseradish.
Matzah Pizza with Pesto Chicken Sausage
Matzah pizza was my favorite part of Passover as a kid, proving that not much has changed now that I'm an adult. You can load this recipe up with your favorite pizza toppings and veggies, or follow my favorite combo below. Hint: I get pesto chicken sausage from Trader Joe's; if you can't find the already-flavored sausage or if you just really, really love pesto (I'm guilty of this), the tomato sauce in this recipe can be partially or completely replaced with pesto.
Ingredients (makes two individual pizzas):
- Two sheets of matzah
- 6 tablespoons tomato sauce, divided
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
- 1 link of pesto chicken/turkey sausage, cooked and cut into rounds*
- 1/2 red or green bell pepper, chopped
- 1/2 tsp dried basil, divided
- 1 tsp garlic powder, divided
- Grated parmesan cheese
*I do not regularly keep kosher in my home. If you do, replace the sausage with sun-dried tomatoes and store-bought or homemade pesto to avoid mixing milk and meat. Hint: Pesto is traditionally made with pine nuts, but you can whip up a batch of your own with walnuts leftover from your charoset.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Spread 3 tablespoons of tomato sauce on each of the matzah pieces.
- Sprinkle with garlic powder, then with shredded mozzarella.
- Arrange sausage rounds and bell pepper pieces on top of cheese.
- Sprinkle with dried basil and grated parmesan.
- Place directly on oven rack and bake until cheese is melted (about 6 minutes).
Open-Faced Matzah Sandwiches with Almond Butter, Banana, and Honey
Because peanuts are legumes, some Jews do not eat them during Passover. Other nuts (such as walnuts and almonds), however, pass the test. This recipe works well with many fruits (such as sliced strawberries or apples), or with jam or jelly for a PB&J alternative; just make sure your substitutions don't contain high fructose corn syrup.
- Matzah
- Almond butter (make sure your brand does not contain high fructose corn syrup)
- Banana slices
- Honey
- Cinnamon (optional)
- Spread almond butter on matzah.
- Top with banana slices.
- Drizzle with honey and sprinkle with cinnamon (if using).
Matzah Brei
I've seen as many different recipes for matzah brei as I've seen spellings for "matzah." For lack of a better term, it's basically a matzah-egg scramble; in some recipes, the batter is formed into individual pancake-like servings before it's fried. Jonathan said it reminded him of Chinese food–probably because the finished texture is similar to egg fu yung. Below is my favorite rendition: my mom's recipe. (When I called her to ask for it the other day, she was right smack in the middle of a matzah brei dinner). My dad eats his with ketchup, my mom eats hers with maple syrup, but I prefer Sriracha.
Ingredients (serves 2-3)
- 5 sheets of matzah
- 3 eggs
- Salt
- Pepper
- Dehydrated onion flakes or onion salt (optional)
- Garlic powder (optional)
- Oil for frying
- Break matzah into small pieces and place in a large bowl. Soak the matzah in warm water for 5 minutes. Drain and return to bowl.
- Add eggs to the bowl, followed by salt, pepper, onion flakes/salt, and garlic powder to taste. Mix well with a rubber spatula or fork.
- Heat a healthy amount of oil in a pan over medium heat (in my mom's words: enough to cover the bottom of the pan). Add matzah mixture to pan and fry for about 15 minutes or until the matzah pieces are browned, breaking up and tossing with a spatula occasionally.
- Serve with your favorite condiment.
What are your favorite Passover recipes? If you don't celebrate, can you think of any recipes you use that would fit under the holiday's dietary restrictions?


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Intel Core i7 920 and 965 review -
18 - Performance Gaming GRAW 2 | Power consumption
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2
Don't mistake the PC version for being a port of the Xbox 360 game. The PC version has larger and different levels than those featured on the Xbox 360, as well as a different graphics engine and style of gameplay.
The game itself looks great and the intricate physics modeling seen in the single-player version is still active in the multiplayer version. There are all sorts of other interactions you'll encounter in multiplayer.
For instance, aluminum cans litter the street and stepping on them not only kicks them around, but also creates a loud sound that may betray your presence to the enemy.
And here are the results done with the newer GRAW2. Image Quality settings:
- Edge Smoothing Anti Aliasing
- 16x anisotropic filtering
- Dynamic shadows HIGH
Observe 10x7 closely, here we have a title that is way more CPU dependant while the GPU laughs at the title. Look at the dual core E8500, then the QX9770 and then both i7's. That is pretty significant. We'll have a larger amount of gaming benchmarks in our X58 review though.
But really ... not at all massively intersting for an upgarde eh ? This is why today we'll also launch a seperate and very extensibe Multi-GPU article. Let me show you a quick taste of our multy-GPU article then:
Far Cry 2 3-way SLI (3 GPUs - 3 Cards)
Seriously my eyes almost popped out when I noticed the results here. This is 3-way SLI, GeForce GXT 280.
In blue our current Core 2 Duo test platform (3.0 GHz Core 2 Duo - 2GB EPP 1066MHz memory - nForce) which is really a very current and fast eco-system to work with. The game is far Cry 2 at high Image Qaility setting with 4xAA.
In green the same three GTX 280 cards on the Core i7 965 - X58 system. to notice this much of a difference is just insane.
This is the reality you guys, the processor will shine where it can. Yet you'll need multi-GPU based configurations to be able to actually see the processor take an effect; Well, that or much faster high-end graphics cards. Anyway, this was just a tast of our other 'Multi-GPU' article where we'll show you 2-way, 3-way and 4-way SCLi/Crossfire performance on Core i7.
Power consumption
Alright then, let's monitor something besides performance... power consumption.
With a TDP of 130W the peak power consumption of the Core i7 is a little high, and that shows when we start to stress the four CPU cores. Overall IDLE consumption however is pretty nice. The i7 will clock down towards 1600 MHz, differing per processor. Preserving a lot of energy.
We test the Gulftown based Core i7 980X. Intel launches the Core i7 980X processor today priced at US$ 999 in thousand-unit tray quantities. It's scrumptious, it's delicious. Really it overclocks brilliantly as well; it's dark demonic matter my man. Head on over to the next page where we'll start up a technical overview and then head onwards to an extensive benchmark session, and sure... we'll throw in an overclocking session as well. We've got a lot of ground to cover.
Alphacool HF 38 Niagara Intel Core i7 CPU water block review
There aren't that many companies out there that offer liquid cooling products which you can purchase separately. There's a handful of them. One of them is the German based Alphacool. Recently they introduced a new CPU block called the Alphacool HF 38 Niagara. This new water-block is designed for Socket 1366 processor, aka Nehalem aka Core i7. A high-end liquid cooling CPU block priced fairly. Let's check it out.
Intel Core i7 920 and 965 review
So today Intel launches these Nehalem based puppies on the new name Core i7 as in their 7th architectural generation. A name that will catch on quickly and you'll get used to just as quick as well. No less then three processors are announced today and Guru3D.com will taken a look at two of them.
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650 processor review
See, a Core 2 Extreme X6800 is pretty much the fastest desktop processor in the world, yet adding two more cores gives you the absolute best of both worlds. Get the highest stock clock speed Intel offers for the best performance in lightly multithreaded (or single threaded) applications, and a total of four cores for those heavy multitasking or CPU intensive multithreaded scenarios. Really, you can't lose there now can you ?


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Triptych Restaurant
1155 Folsom St, San Francisco, CA 94103
(415) 703-0557
1155 Folsom St, San Francisco, CA 94103
(415) 703-0557
Regular Hours
Parking: Street
Wi-Fi: Free
Bike Parking: Yes
Attire: Casual
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Cuisines: Mediterranean, Caterers, Family Style, American, French, Breakfast, Brunch & Lunch, European, Seafood, Continental, Bar & Grills
Alcohol: Beer, Yes, Wine
Takes Reservations: Yes
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Price Range : Average
Pets Allowed: Yes
Chicken pesto sandwich was the best I've had, ever!
09/07/2010Provided by Citysearch -
While visiting my sister for the weekend we wanted bottomless mimosa's, so she found Triptych and made a reservation online. When we got there we wanted to sit on the patio but unfortunately it was not open yet, so we sat inside which was fine, it was not too busy when we got there but slowly started to fill up. They had some great looking things on the menu it was hard to choose, I ended up getting the Croque Madame, which I was really pleased with. They also had bottomless mimosa's - raspberry and mango, the only ""problem"" if you want to call it that is that they were a little slow in bringing them. I would recommend this place for brunch for sure.
08/01/2010Provided by Citysearch -
This place never ever has disappointed me. Every dish I have ever tried is innovative and done very well. There are plenty of great veggie options as well as a great flank steak and burger. My favorite is always the Quinoa plate. You will not miss meat on this plate. Oh and yes the Sweet Potato fries our out of this world. I say it's a hidden gem because you never have a problem getting in. great weekend brunch, awesome for a healthy lunch and perfect for a romantic dinner. Great art shows and a bathroom that makes you realize how creative the owners must be which reflects from the décor to the food. Triptych is one of my favorite restaurants in SF.
02/10/2010Provided by Citysearch -
This delightful little spot may not look like much outside, but it sure is vibrant on the inside. Local art adorns much of the walls. The bar extends into a long hallway displaying an art gallery leading to their disco-infused bathroom (disco balls and ABBA included). Their menu consists mostly of dressed up American food, but the highlight was the freshly ground turkey burger season to perfection on a ciabatta roll served with sweet potato fries. Their beer selections are exotic and the service is supreme. I'll be going back to this place very soon.
12/24/2009Provided by Citysearch -
Need I say more? Many people at the restaurant complained about food not coming out. Then, we sat down and ordered our food which took forever. Then, the waitress came out and said, they ran out of certain dish. Why did it take that long to find out they didn't have crab cake? Then, they said, ""everything is done but we ran out of the crab cake."" This should have been the Q but we re-ordered for the crab cake. Another 45 minutes later, 2 dishes came out, cold, then, another 3, then, 1 -- the crab cake they ran out all of a sudden, appeared. What the heck??? Don't go here.
12/20/2007Provided by Citysearch -
It was a cold day in the city and I ran into this little gem south of market. I asked for the chai and it was the best ever... try for yourself..
12/03/2007Provided by Citysearch -
At first, I thought the place would be a good place for group gatherings, boy was i wrong! the service was slow, the waiter was rude and was giving us facial expressions throughout the entire meal--> she probablt hates her job! she doesn't have any respect to customers as well. Also, the bill came out to be way more than we all expected. other places usually have a note in the menu that states a 18% charge will be made for a party of so and so and over BUT this place didnt. It was only for lunch too! Also, the waiters had many chances to warn us about the 18% and the extra service charges IF we bring in something BUt they didn't. worst experience ever! DO NOT GO THERE! WASTE OF MONEY AND TIME! THE SANDWICH I ORDERED WASN'T EVEN GOOD! THE BREAD WAS HARD!!! please just go somewhere else
06/06/2007Provided by Citysearch -
My first contact with Triptych was with David, the owner. I spoke with him a week before my get together & from our first conversation to the end of the actual dinner - my experience was positively great. He was extremely helpful & informative; he gave me the option of a set price menu ranging from $35 -$50 & catered to the price that I gave My group of 18 people got a DELICIOUS 5 course meal. We all got the soup du jour- hearty and VERY YUMMY, the sashimi - makes my mouth water as I remember how DELICIOUS the butterfish was, the crispy tofu salad was light & healthy & YUMMY! The main courses were EXCELLENT - from the meat/fish choice pork osso bucco, leg of lamb, pan-seared salmon to the vegetarian dish, quinoa & tofu... we all had the chance to taste them and that's when I started hearing how this was a place that they would COME BACK TO! Finally, dessert... 3 different type of creme brulees and a pyramid noisette - DELICIOUS!
The restaurant itself was very, very cool - the artwork , the decor really set the ambiance for a nice & relaxed place to have a group of friends get together; I would definitely go back here for a romantic date - it's not your typical snobby, snooty place where the price of the food definitely does not match up to the quality that you're paying for. The bathroom is pretty damn cool... love the 70's look - brought back some of my friends to their youths!
David & his staff were very kind, helpful, & really paid attention to my group. I was fortunate enough to meet David himself who was even nicer in person! I highly recommend this place & if you want to do a big group thing, this place is perfect! One friend said to me, ""SF has great restaurants,after awhile, I found that I'm just not impressed, however, this one - I am and would definitely come back.""
05/29/2007Provided by Citysearch -
What a gem on Folsom!
Triptych has something delicious no matter what your palette. The beignets were light, fluffy and sweet. The champignon omelette was as good as omelettes can get (I'm not a huge omelette fan in general) and the Tryptych burger was flavorful without being too greasy.
The restaurant also has an extensive tea menu which is pleasant for those wishing to sit and chat. Unfortunately, the decor doesn't really encourage chatting. Tasteless, overly art decorates the wall, so graffiti and canvases filled with scribble distracted me from my meal. Sorry, SoMa artists, but distorted breasts drawn with a Sharpie does not a Picasso make. And hastily-drawn, ugly bodies are not by default ""edgy,"" ""hip"" and least of all, ""funky.""
However, the food was good, the cost is affordable and overall we were very happy with our meal. I will be returning.
01/30/2007Provided by Citysearch -
The interior of Triptych feels like someone's downtown studio apartment. Not the kind that has old clothes and dirty dishes strewn about, but the one where you are amazed that they've fit so much personality and urban sass in with so much comfort. It was not too crowded the Tuesday evening we visited, so the food came quickly, the service was perfectly timed, and the atmosphere welcoming. The menu was diverse with items like steak, salmon, and wild mushroom ravioli. It included a couple tempting deserts. My only change would be a slight widening of the menu from typical fares, but I always look for something not found on other menus. Everything ordered though, was wonderfully flavored with no lacking of identity in the food. If I lived in the neighborhood, this place would probably be frequently visited.


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Daniel Wolfe, author of Cold Ground's Been My Bed: A Korean War Memoir, brings to life his Bronx neighborhood during the Great Depression—a scene populated by characters that sound like a casting call for Guys and Dolls: Willie the Weasel, Lunchee, Noiviss, Trench Feet, Jake the Pickleman, Pimple Ear, and the Creep.


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Saturday, August 28, 2010
I Will Not Listen to Reason
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i was taught creationism as science when i was in school. (i was homeschooled.) and this is pretty much spot on when it comes to the arguments presented by creationists. (the creationist in the video is a little more annoying than they are in real life, but not by much) the whole creationism argument is a straw-man argument, and not based on science at all. by the time i was a senior in high school, i was beginning to become disillusioned by creationist propaganda, but unfortunately it wasn't in time to receive a correct education. i had to teach myself the basic principles of evolution, since it was never taught to me in school. but it's very easy to believe in creationism when you are taught nothing else, because it sounds convincing when the authorities are giving you a false impression of how evolution actually works!ReplyDelete
I went to a public school in which creationism was never even mentioned. I thank Mother Nature for that!ReplyDelete
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Winter chill, just another day at work for some
SULLIVAN COUNTY, Tenn. - If you spent any time outside Friday, you probably sprinted from the car to your office. But some people just aren't lucky enough to work inside. News 5 caught up with people that make it their job to bundle up.
It's a brisk two mile workout for Jeff Mckamey and his dog Molly, but even with a sweater some just can't seem to shake off the chills. "Bit of a shock when you get out of the car, but once you get moving it's not too bad."
But the wind is bone chilling and for road crews on Highway 36, battling that wind was just another day at work.
Over at the Johnson City Fire Department, firefighters are thankful for all the layers, insulated boots, and thick gloves. But there are a number of problems when the temperature is this frigid. "Carrying the water on the truck, in the pump, and in the pipes in the truck it will freeze eventually if you don't circulate the water and keep it moving. The same goes with hose lines," said Sergeant Todd Justice.
About 30 cars a day are washed and cleaned before they're ready to rent at the Tri-Cities Regional Airport. Garage Manager Michael Burke says he wears four layers to try and stay warm, "You've got to keep gloves on your hand to keep your hands from freezing up, your pens get cold and won't write. You've got ice and snow to deal with out there."
And even with heaters, it only gets to about 50-degrees inside the garage. Burke says he's counting down the days to spring, "As soon as this snow gets gone, we want it to stay gone."
Something you might want to think about before you head outside, frostbite. It causes numbness in your fingers, toes, cheeks, ears, and nose. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention frostbite can seriously damage the body and in some cases lead to amputation.


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Steamboat Springs Steamboat Springs Transit will increase its bus service after midnight New Year's Day to ensure that party goers do not drink and drive within the city limits.
On New Year's Eve, the city bus system will run its regular shift until midnight and then have its full crew working to take home people celebrating the new year in Steamboat Springs.
"We encourage everyone to ride the bus," City Transportation Director George Krawzoff said.
Up until midnight, the city will offer its regular bus service in 20-minute intervals through the downtown and mountain area. After midnight, the city will put eight extra buses on route, in addition to the regular two, and keep them running until 2 a.m. or until everyone who wants a ride gets safely home, Krawzoff said.
"We are taking them out in teaspoonfuls, then having to bring them home in buckets," Krawzoff said.
New Year's Day tends to be the peak day for the city's bus system, with about 9,000 riders, Krawzoff said. On a typical winter day, the buses serve 5,000 to 6,000 riders.
The buses will operate on their regular schedule on Christmas Day and New Year's Day.
"There is no need to drink and drive. You can drink and ride the bus," Krawzoff said.
The Steamboat Springs Police Department also is encouraging people to catch the bus, take Alpine Taxi or have a designated driver if they plan to drink alcohol during the holiday season.
As in past years, the police department has received state funding to add extra patrolmen to its shifts during the holiday season to watch out for those driving under the influence of alcohol.
City Director of Public Safety JD Hays said the police department would be out in full force New Year's Eve, though no DUI checkpoints are scheduled.
"We always have an eye toward DUI enforcement on really populated days with lots of folks in town," Hays said.
The police department will be out with the Routt County Sheriff's Office and Colorado State Patrol.
"We'll be out (and looking) for people driving under the influence in attempt to keep the highway safe," Hays said.
Last year on New Year's Eve, the police department and sheriff's office made five DUI arrests.
Two patrols were scheduled during the holidays this year, one on the weekend of Dec. 10, when there were quite a few office holiday parties, and one during the Christmas and New Year's Eve week.
During the office party weekend, the Steamboat police department made two DUI arrests, and 365 DUI arrests were made across the state.
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Results from Tijuana
By Felipe Leon
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Live professional boxing returned to the most famous street of the U.S.-Mexico border when rookie company Dobberman Promotions returned once again to the Rancho Grande nightclub located in the middle of Revolution Avenue in Tijuana, Mexico. In front of a sparse but enthusiastic crowd, super flyweight Jose "Hollywood" Estrella (14-5-1, 10KO) scored an entertaining six-round unanimous decision over the tough as nails Efrain Gonzalez (2-6-1).
Coming off a loss to Luis Nery for the state bantamweight title, Estrella got back down closer to his natural weight of 115-pounds as he pounded out the decision against Gonzalez who despite his record kept up with the more experienced Estrella.
Gonzalez gave as good as he took and when Estrella realized that his opponent, who went down in the third round from a left hook, was going to be able to take that and more, he decided to box a bit more while landing hard left hooks to the body.
Gonzalez stayed in the pocket and exchanged heavy leather with Estrella while displaying a granite chin since Estrella is known for his power. The last round was one of attrition since Gonzalez felt the fight was closer than the judges did and looked to close the fight. They threw punches until the final bell with Gonzalez pushing Estrella against the ropes and going to war for the last ten seconds of the fight.
All three judges, Esteban Franco, Juan Manuel Rincon and Julian Palombo, scored it identical with scores of 60-53.
"Chato" Robles Stops Alonso
Originally from Mexicali, Mexico, bu fighting out of Tijuana, Armando "Chato" Robles (26-3-2, 14KO) stopped Tijuana professional opponent Alejandro Alonso (2-20-2, 1KO) in the third round of a scheduled six while staying busy as he looks for regional title opportunity in the near future. Alonso, who has faced anybody who needs win between lightweight and welterweight and as far as middleweight like Jose Uzcategui, Jose Zepeda and Abner Lopez, knows how to survive. With no power to speak of, Alonso knows how to move around the ring and did that much against Robles as the slightly shorter Mexicali fighter stalked him down.
Robles stayed in the middle of the ring as Alonso moved away, slipped punches and over all looked to not engage. After a chaotic minute in-between the second and third rounds in the Alonso corner where their bucket was dumped all over the fighter, Alonso went back out looking to stay away as possible from Robles.
As Alonso circled the ring, he stepped on the drenched blue corner and slipped, bending his leg in an awkward angle. He stayed down for a bit and when asked by referee Juan Morales Lee if he was able to continue, he shook his head. Morales Lee waived off the contest at the 2:51 mark of the third.
Africano Shines in Pro Debut
Teenage super flyweight Emmanuel Africano (1-0, 1KO) proved to be the crowd favorite as he made his pro debut a good one with a third round technical knockout of the game Christian Quezada (0-2), both of Tijuana. Africano showed a good defense as he slipped punches and countered the frantic attack of Quezada. Things almost didn't go as planned in the second as Quezada was able to score a little more and pressured the first timer. Quezada worked himself out though and Africano was able to be more precise with his punches as he began to relax inside the ring and get rid of the first time jitters. His main weapon was a looping right hand as Quezada tried to stay away. Quezada took one punch too many flush to the face and referee Juan Morales Lee had seen enough and waived it off at 2:53 of the third round.
Other Results:
Featherweight Abisai Mares (2-0), brother of three-divisional champion Abner Mares, earned a unanimous decision over first timer Juan Delgado (0-1) in a four rounder. The fight was more competitive than the 40-36 x 3 scores that were announced.
Seventeen-year-old Tijuana super flyweight Angel "Zurdito" Barcenas (3-1, 3KO) scored another knockout win, this time over Alfredo Sandoval (0-1), also of Tijuana. Sandoval put up a fight but Barcenas was able to tire him out. Sandoval didn't come out for the second round. Official time :10.
Tijuana's Jesus "Bolitas" Delgado (4-1, 2KO) got back in the win columb after losing his first pro fight. Rookie Alonso Estrada (0-1), also of Tijuana, was the victim, going down in the second of a scheduled featherweight four and then stopped with a barrage of punches seconds later. Official time was 1:51.
In a close fight despite the lopsided scores, Francisco "Rayito" Pedroza (4-3-2, 1KO) scored a unanimous decision over Hernan "Conquistador" Corez (0-1) of Rosarito, Mexico. Scores were 40-36 three times.
Tijuana journeyman Rigoberto "Planchitas" Casillas (11-13-1, 9KO) got a win over overmatched Benjamin Lopez (0-1), also of Tijuana. Casillas scored enough punches to have the third man in the ring, Juan Manuel Rincon, to waive off the fight at the 2:39 mark of the second round of a scheduled bantamweight four.
Knockout artist Jack "Bullseye" Tyson (7-0, 7KO) of Tijuana by way of Los Angeles took out Tijuana veteran Pedro "Pit Bull" Lopez (4-6, 1KO) before the end of the first round of the welterweight four. A left uppercut to the mouth of the stomach was all Lopez could take. Official time was 2:14.
Julio "Niño" Castillo (4-1, 1KO) stopped Ramon Gamboa (0-3) to earn his first knockout as a pro. It took him nearly all four rounds with the official time being 2:24.
With a brutal left hook, Hector Garcia (3-2, 3KO) stopped Ramon Palma (0-2), both of Tijuana, in the second round of four in the super featherweight division. Official time was 2:21.


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"Under President Seligman's leadership, the University of Rochester continues to be on the cutting edge of science, research, and innovation," says Slaughter. "The Nanosystems Initiative is an exciting project that will lead to scientific advancement at the university and economic growth for the broader Rochester community. I'm pleased that I have been able to help support this program by securing $1.8 million in federal funding for it this year."
"Louise Slaughter's support has been critical in helping us kick-start our leap into the exciting world of nanotechnology," says Seligman. "With the creation of the Nanosystems Initiative, the University of Rochester has an unprecedented opportunity to be one of the dominant players in the future of fuel cells and biosensor technology."
The University plans to completely renovate and equip the Institute of Optics Annex building, adjoining the Wilmot building and Robert B. Goergen Hall for Biomedical Engineering and Optics. The center will be open to researchers from a variety of disciplines across the University's campuses, and will focus primarily on greatly expanding the current research on fuel cells and biosensors.
With its two focus areas, the Nanosystems Initiative will complement and add unique capabilities to the critical mass of New York State nanotechnology that exists at the State University at Albany, Cornell University, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. However, the nanosystems center at the University of Rochester will be unique in terms of its capabilities for high-temperature nano-materials found in fuel cells, and for optical interactions with molecular and genetic tracers. These rare capabilities will also be available to scientists from other universities.
Nicholas P. Bigelow, professor of physics and of optics and senior scientist at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics, said equipment needed for nano-research is often highly specialized and difficult to obtain. The new nanotechnology initiative will allow the creation of a center that will be shared by many scientists across the campus, and from a variety of different disciplines.
"The center will be truly interdisciplinary, and will involve faculty and students in optics, chemistry, physics, and biomedical, chemical and electrical engineering, as well as the University of Rochester Medical Center and all members of the community," says Bigelow. "In this sense, the new center will bring together researchers from across the university, allowing the whole to be greater than the sum of its parts."
Projects of nanotechnology teams will span a wide range of nanoscience and technology. One group, for example, is developing fast, sensitive biosensors for pathogens such as the H5N1 "bird flu" using nano-engineered optical structures. Meanwhile, another project involves developing new and highly efficient transfer membranes for fuel cells.
A robust nanosystems facility that specializes in optical biosensors and fuels cells can be an extraordinarily productive source of technology and commercialization in precisely the technology areas where nascent industry clusters need accelerated growth.
By developing new technologies, the Nanosystems Initiative will provide an important resource for economic development in the Rochester region and a scalable model for partnering business development with other research universities.
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The nature of a boot camp is intense. The endurance-tests force participants out of their comfort zones and, for those who persevere, result in a positive change.
"Boot camps are hard. They're rigid. They're disciplined. And oftentimes, that's what missing from community service and grass roots organizing," said Renee Cross, associate director of the University of Houston Hobby Center for Public Policy. "There's a thought that anyone can go out there and rally the team and target their issues, but there's a little more finesse needed to be really effective."
The Civic Engagement Boot Camps are a series of workshops designed to hone community leadership.
Speakers with demonstrated leadership and expertise in public, private and non profit sectors will lead day-long workshops, guiding participants through exercises on building collaborations, articulating positions, developing representation and working with the media.
"These boot camps are a way to introduce a more professional, but heartfelt approach tocommunity service," she said. "Even though emotion can go a long way, particularly when dealing with governmental structures, you have to have a well-planned argument. You have to articulate it professionally. You have to learn to listen, especially to people who have different perspectives, which is something essential to leadership."
The workshops are not for the faint of heart, and Cross admits some of the exercises at the boot camp may make some, more introverted participants feel uncomfortable. She says that is part of the process.
She adds there is much to support in a city like Houston, and these boot camps build advocates.
"We're introducing community service to the students, but my goal is to make it a lifelong commitment."
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Located in Warsaw (Wawer), Hotel Boss is close to Businessman Institute Conference Centre and PM Shooter Shooting Range. This hotel is within the vicinity of Children's Memorial Health Institute and Wilanow Palace.
Make yourself at home in one of the 136 air-conditioned guestrooms. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available to keep you connected. Conveniences include phones, as well as desks and complimentary bottled water.
Be sure to enjoy recreational amenities including a nightclub and bicycles to rent. This hotel also features complimentary wireless Internet access, concierge services, and wedding services.
Enjoy a meal at a restaurant or in a coffee shop/café. Or stay in and take advantage of the hotel's room service (during limited hours). Relax with a refreshing drink at one of the 2 bars/lounges.
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Featured amenities include a business center, express check-in, and luggage storage. Event facilities at this hotel consist of conference space and meeting rooms. Free self parking is available onsite.
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- Total number of rooms - 136
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A Fault Inversion is the reactivation of a previously stable fault in the opposite direction to its original movement. Briefly, when a large amount of solid rock develops a split across its general grain (or fractures due to heat, cold, or erosion) the resulting break is called a fault. Earth stresses such as tidal forces, earthquakes, and crustal or plate shift can cause the split rock to move towards, away, or along the fault, causing damage to the rock structure above and below. A fault inversion occurs when a fault, after coming to rest, begins to move in the opposite direction, often causing sinkholes or upthrust rock. Mesas in the American Midwest are examples of rock being pushed upwards by fault movement.
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The Ottawa Senators were dealt another blow this week as all-star defenseman Erik Karlsson was lost for the season after requiring surgery to repair a cut Achilles. The injury should keep him out for three to four months. Already without Jason Spezza, Senators will be without winger Milan Michalek for today's game. Michalek could be ready for Monday's game.
Dallas Stars goalie Kari Lehtonen left in the first period of last night's game against the Canucks with a groin injury. The Stars have Lehtonen listed day-to-day.
The Chicago Blackhawks had to recall goalie Henrik Karlsson as Corey Crawford has suffered an upper-body injury. Crawford is listed as day-to-day.
The Detroit Red Wings put winger Todd Bertuzzi on injured reserve yesterday and have recalled Gustav Nyquist.
New Jersey Devils winger Dainius Zubrus had surgery on his left wrist this week and is expected to be out for four to six weeks. The Devils acquired Alexei Ponikarovsky from the Winnipeg Jets to make up for the loss of Zubrus.
Blues goalie Jaroslav Halak remains out. He has been battling a groin injury and thought he had recovered enough to comeback on Monday, but he pulled himself out of the lineup. Halak felt the injury wasn't fully healed and did't want it to be a lingering issue all season. He'll wait till he feels its fully healed. Jake Allen was recalled, and has started the last couple games for Blues.
Ryan Malone and the Tampa Bay Lightning were hoping that he'd be able to get back into the lineup soon, but that was not the case. He was put on the IR retroactive to Sunday, and is expected to miss three to four weeks.
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Family seeking owner of lost check discovers check is fraudulent
A check for $1,650 was found at a Colorado Springs King Soopers over the weekend, and Maria Batista made it her mission to find the check's rightful owner.
Batista sought the help of KRDO Newschannel 13 in contacting Brandy Adler, the woman to whom the check was made out.
Batista also reached out to the bank that was listed on the check, Land Title Guarantee Company. The bank told Batista the check was fraudulent.
"He said the check is real, it is real, but they didn't issue it. They're going to turn it over to their legal department," said Batista.
Land Title Guarantee Company told KRDO Newschannel 13 that check fraudulence is a major problem across the United States, and said it believes this fake check was created on the Internet.
It said they will be investigating the crime, and will take action against the criminals behind the scam.
Batista said she is happy that she is now able to warn the community about the scam, but said it saddens her that there are people in the world who are willing to prey on innocent people.
"To find out that they're just using innocent people out there, this could have been written to me, in my name. It could have been written out to you, to anybody. Why would they do things like that? It's just breaking my heart right now," said Batista.
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FORT WORTH, Texas, Thursday—We reached Corpus Christi, Texas, yesterday morning about 12:30, and proceeded at once to the Naval Air Training Station, where the gentlemen, including President Roosevelt and President Camacho, with three ladies, Mrs. Alfred Montgomery, wife of the Admiral in Command, Madame Camacho, and myself, lunched at the cadets' mess. The other ladies of the party lunched with the WAVES. At the end of our meal, Mrs. Montgomery, Madame Camacho and I left the gentlemen and went to the WAVES for a short time, so I missed hearing my husband speak to the cadets.
There is quite a big contingent of WAVES here. I was amused to learn that some of the officers, who had been very much opposed to them, were now clamoring for more. These first graduates are doing pioneer jobs and, from all accounts, are doing them very well.
We returned to the cadets' mess in time for Madame Camacho to stand beside her husband, while nine Mexican aviation cadets and their complete ground crews were presented to both their own President and to President Roosevelt. They are a fine looking set of young men. I understand that at this training station there are also groups from other South and Central American countries, so we are putting a real good neighbor policy into action.
We drove all over the station, through the repair shop and, finally, out to a point of vantage where we could see many planes fly over us in formation. They gave us an exhibition of dive bombing, which was quite extraordinary and thrilling to watch. I had never realized how accurate these boys had to be and was told that those we watched were just students and still considered in the early stages of proficiency.
Back on the train, Madame Camacho and I sat listening while the two Presidents talked for an hour before we reached the junction where our two trains separated. When President and Madame Camacho boarded their own train and started for Mexico, we stood on the platform and waved them good-bye.
I vowed inwardly that, before we met again, I would know a little more Spanish than I do now. Inarticulate as I was, I still feel it was valuable to have this contact with our neighbors from across the border. I shall look forward more anxiously than ever to the day when I can really pay Mexico a longer visit.
I am back in Fort Worth this morning and spending another pleasant day at the ranch, with a chance to see little David again and to make some tentative plans with Ruth for future meetings. Tonight, Miss Thompson and I are on our way to Phoenix, Arizona, but I shall not be able to tell you about that day until Sunday.


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The elder Nader had been taking a nap with his wife when the quake struck at 4:53 p.m. "We were rescued within ten minutes because our bedroom did not collapse," he told me. What Nader saw when he was led outside was horrifying. His collection had become a hideous pile of debris with thousands of paintings and sculptures buried under giant blocks of concrete.
"My life's work is gone," Nader, 78, told me by telephone from his second home in Miami, where he has been living since the quake. Nader said he never bought insurance for his collection, which the family estimated to be worth more than $20 million.
With the rainy season approaching, Nader's sons hired a dozen men to pick, shovel and jackhammer their way through the debris, looking for anything that could be salvaged.
"We had 12,000 to 15,000 paintings here," Georges Nader Jr. told me as we stomped through the sprawling heap, which reminded me of a bombed-out village from a World War II documentary. "We've recovered about 3,000 paintings and about 1,800 of those are damaged. Some other paintings were taken by looters in the first days after the earthquake."
Back at his gallery in Pétionville, Nader showed me a Hyppolite still life he had recovered. I recognized it, having admired the painting in 2009 at a retrospective at the Organization of American States' Art Museum of the Americas in Washington. But the 20- by 20-inch painting was now broken into eight pieces. "This will be restored by a professional," Nader said. "We have begun restoring the most important paintings we have recovered."
I heard other echoes of cautious optimism as I visited cultural sites across Port-au-Prince. A subterranean, government-run historical museum that contained some important paintings and artifacts had survived. So did a private voodoo and Taíno museum in Mariani (near the quake's epicenter) and an ethnographic collection in Pétionville. People associated with the destroyed Holy Trinity Cathedral and Centre d'Art, as well as the Episcopal Church's structurally feeble Haitian Art Museum, assured me that these institutions will be rebuilt. But no one could say how or when.
The United Nations has announced that 59 countries and international organizations have pledged $9.9 billion as "the down payment Haiti needs for wholesale national renewal." But there's no word on how much of that money, if any, will ever reach the cultural sector.
"We deeply believe that Haitians living abroad can help us with the funds," said Henry Jolibois, an artist and architect who is a technical consultant to the Haitian prime minister's office. "For the rest, we must convince other entities in the world to participate, such as the museums and private collectors who have huge Haitian naive painting collections."
At the Holy Trinity Cathedral 14 murals had long offered a distinctively Haitian take on biblical events. My favorite was the Marriage at Cana by Wilson Bigaud, a painter who excelled at glimpses into everyday Haitian life—cockfights, market vendors, baptismal parties, rara band parades. While some European artists portrayed the biblical event at which Christ turned water into wine as being rather formal, Bigaud's Cana was a decidedly casual affair with a pig, rooster and two Haitian drummers looking on. (Bigaud died this past March 22 at age 79.)
"That Marriage at Cana mural was very controversial," Haiti's Episcopal bishop, Jean Zaché Duracin, told me in his Pétionville office. "In the '40s and '50s many Episcopalians left the church in Haiti and became Methodists because they didn't want these murals at the cathedral. They said, 'Why? Why is there a pig in the painting?' They didn't understand there was a part of Haitian culture in these murals."