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By Pascale Juan, I Love Velvet
As the payments industry moves at lightning speed and technology changes rapidly, it can be a challenge to keep pace with the security payments and standards of the mobile payments industry. In addition, one of the most frustrating areas of mobile security is the challenge of navigating global security requirements. As a global brand, using mobile point-of-sale (MPOS) requires compliance with the differing security certifications and methods in various countries.
When considering global security requirements for MPOS hardware, the most obvious difference in preferred security standard lies between the U.S. and Europe – the biggest difference of which is the use of "chip and pin" technology. Chip and pin is the colloquial name for the rollout of the EMV smart card payment system for credit, debit and ATM cards, and has become extremely popular overseas as a payment method. (While "Chip" refers to the computer chip embedded in the smartcard, the "Pin" represents the personal ID number assigned for use by the customer.)
When it comes to payment, the popularity of "chip and pin" abroad highlights one of the bigger cultural differences between the U.S. and Europe. While U.S. consumers are content to hand over their credit card at a restaurant, this practice is unheard of in Europe. Instead, a reader is typically brought to the guest and they then enter their credit card pin code. It's a subtle difference that many American companies have yet to realize, making it difficult for U.S. brands when they expand internationally. In fact, European customers will often chase down associates who take their credit cards for processing!
The other concern for global mobile payment security is EMV certification (EMV stands for Euro Mastercard Visa), a global security certification for chip-based debit and credit cards. Unlike in the U.S., when using a MPOS system in Europe, most European banks and brands will immediately ask for EMV certification. Notably, there are two types of certification: EMV 1 and EMV 2, each of which pertain to the different dollar amounts of transactions that each level supports. Because chip and pin cards are slated to roll out in the U.S. within the next few years, chain stores considering MPOS technology must look for systems that are EMV certification compliant.
In the U.S., retailers have always been more concerned with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) certification. Designed to prevent credit card fraud, PCI DSS is an industry-wide security certification for major debit, credit, prepaid, ATM and POS cards. As such, all MPOS hardware in the U.S. has typically been tailored to meet the PCI DSS standard. Perhaps a signal of what's to come, the standards were recently updated to include 'chip and pin' terminology. While this is a step towards creating a truly global security standard, for global brands, it will be critical to be aware of both changes to and requirements for the PCI DSS standard, as well as EMV standards.
It's important to note that some technologies that have gained popularity in recent years with U.S. retailers — including Square — are not chip and pin enabled. Square, which uses a simple dongle, could not support this type of payment, and adding a key pad would violate security standards. So while the allure of a quick and easy solution for MPOS is understandable, the cost of failing to adhere to global security standards — or worse, the leak of customer payment details — is much higher. As such, MPOS should have chip and pin enabled and go a step further with EMV 1, EMV 2 and PCI DSS certification.
The next level of global security certification for MPOS is encryption. It's a basic level of security, but important nonetheless. The potential landmine issue here is making sure that both the MPOS device (terminal or reader) and the associated software is encrypted. Many retailers assume that if the device is protected, the software must be too, which isn't always the case. Since MPOS systems often involve software that is rich with customer or store details (i.e CRM software or inventory management), both the device and software should be equally protected.
Further, provisions should be made to ensure that store associates only have access to the CRM program or inventory program if they are connected to the companies' Visual Private Network (VPN). And, if a store associate tries to remove a device from the store, administrators must ably and remotely block the device via an online portal. Devices should also be assigned "store numbers", where, for example, a mobile reader or iPad terminal can only be used in Store A, and if you bring the device to Store B, it will essentially become a paperweight.
In addition, the highest level of encryption is via a Secure Access Model (SAM) chip. These can be inserted into mobile POS readers, providing extra levels of encryption. SAM technology can be used for cryptographic computation and secure authentication against smart cards or contactless cards, heightening the security of each transaction. "Master keys" for the card are held by the bank issuing the credit card, making it impossible for an in-store associate to access the payment details. Some of our customers have even designed custom SAM chips for their network.
Lastly, regardless of which country you operate in, the most critical piece of security standards globally requires that no information is ever saved on a mobile POS device. The risk of losing a device or having a device stolen by a customer or store associate is simply too great in brick-and-mortar stores. If a store associate walks away with a device, then they shouldn't walk away with all of your customer's credit card details as well. Nothing should ever be stored on the device during a credit card swipe, and on the flip side, store associates shouldn't be able to use the device to swipe credit cards at home. By implementing sensors within the POS device, retailers can ensure that even if an iPad, Android device or iTouch terminal is cracked open, the device will wipe itself and require a firmware re-installation.
It may seem like a lengthy list of 'must haves' when it comes to implementing global security standards for a store's new MPOS system, but the risks associated with a customer's payment or personal details are far too great. Companies who are truly forward-looking will act now to make sure their MPOS standards are up to code not just in their headquartered country, but also globally.
Pascale Juan is the COO of I Love Velvet.
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McKinney man, 48, charged with receiving compensation for items he reported stolen
By FAITH HUFFMAN, News-Telegram Crime Reporter
Feb. 1, 2008 - A McKinney man has been arrested on two felony warrants on charges related to the recovery of items on his property for which he received insurance compensation, as well as $145,000 in heavy equipment reported stolen in Oklahoma.
Michael Curtis Ramsey, 48, was arrested by Collin County authorities and picked up by Hopkins County sheriff's deputies Thursday afternoon on third-degree felony warrants for theft and tampering with government documents.
The offenses are alleged to have occurred May 5, 2006, according to sheriff's reports.
Investigators with Hopkins County Sheriff's Office and Northeast Texas Auto Task Force became involved in the case after a Special Crimes Unit investigator reported a tip of what was thought to be stolen property on County Road 3528 Friday afternoon.
The investigators went to the property and found $105,000 worth of farm and construction equipment, which was determined to have been stolen in Oklahoma over the course of the last two years.
Continued investigation led to a building on County Road 1170, where a $40,000 skid loader which had also been reported stolen in Oklahoma in June of 2006 was found. The items were also said to be tied to Ramsey.
Earlier this week, the sheriff's and auto task force investigators recovered another $40,000 worth of property reported stolen from County Road 3528. According to investigators, Ramsey had reported the items stolen to Hunt County authorities and had collected insurance funds for the items, which were at the far end of his CR 3528 property.
The investigators presented the evidence regarding the cases, and have obtained two warrants for the suspect's arrest in connection with the thefts and falsely stolen equipment. Ramsey was apprehended in Collin County Thursday.
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This underpinning of our founding is not a dirty word, reminds Wayne LaPierre
Editor's note: This commentary was adapted from a Tuesday address before the annual Weatherby International Hunting and Conservation Awards in Reno, Nev.
In his second inaugural address, President Barack Obama quoted the Declaration of Independence and he talked about "unalienable rights." His words make a mockery of both.
Consider one line near the end of the president's speech: "We cannot mistake absolutism for principle." What is this "absolutism" the president attacks? And what are the so-called "principles" that he wants us to settle for instead?
Obama wants to turn the idea of "absolutism" into a dirty word, just another word for "extremism." He wants you to accept the idea of "principles" as he sees fit to define them. It's a way of redefining words so that common sense is turned upside down and nobody knows the difference.
Think about it. As families, when we're broke and all our credit cards are maxed out, we're forced to tighten our belts. But when the government is broke and our bond rating is tumbling and the president wants more new social programs, borrowing more money is supposed to be "principled." And anybody who questions that is a no-good "absolutist" — Obama code for extremist.
We as gun owners face the same kind of false ultimatum. We're told that to stop insane killers, we must accept less freedom — less than the criminal class and political class keep for themselves.
We're told that limits on magazine capacity or bans on 100-year-old firearms technology — bans that affect only lawful people — will somehow make us safer.
We're told that wanting the same technology that the criminals and our leaders keep for themselves is a form of "absolutism" and that accepting less freedom and protection for ourselves is the only "principled" way to live.
Think about what that means. Barack Obama is saying that the only "principled" way to make children safe is to make lawful citizens less safe and violent criminals more safe.
Criminals couldn't care less about Barack Obama's so-called "principles." They don't have principles — that's why they're criminals.
Obama wants you to believe that putting the federal government in the middle of every firearm transaction — except those between criminals — will somehow make us safer.
That means forcing law-abiding people to fork over excessive fees to exercise their rights. Forcing parents to fill out forms to leave a family heirloom to a loved one — standing in line and filling out a bunch of bureaucratic paperwork, just so a grandfather can give a grandson a Christmas gift. He wants to put every private, personal transaction under the thumb of the federal government, and he wants to keep all those names in a massive federal registry.
There are only two reasons for that federal list of gun owners — to tax them or take them. And to anyone who says that's excessive, Barack Obama says you're an "absolutist."
He doesn't understand you. He doesn't agree with the freedoms you cherish. If the only way he can force you to give them up is through scorn and ridicule, he's more than willing to do it — even as he claims the moral high ground.
In the very same sentence that Obama talked about "absolutism" versus "principle," he scolded his critics for "name-calling."
Yet he's more than willing to demonize his opponents, silence his critics and slur the NRA — in the words of Sen. Charles Schumer, as an "extremist fringe group." And look at how he demonizes Republicans in Congress.
When Barack Obama says, "we cannot mistake absolutism for principle," what he's saying is that precision and clarity and exactness in language and law should be abandoned in favor of his nebulous, undefined "principles."
But absolutes do exist.
Words do have specific meaning, in language and in law.
It's the basis of all civilization.
It's why our laws are written — so that the "letter of the law" carries the force of the law.
That's why our Bill of Rights was written into law, to ensure the fundamental freedoms of a minority could never be denied by a majority. Those are the principles we call unalienable rights.
Without those absolutes, without those protections, democracy decays into nothing more than two wolves and one lamb voting on what to eat for lunch.
Just because Barack Obama wishes words meant something other than what they mean, he doesn't have the right to define them any way he wants. Because when words can mean anything, they mean nothing.
When "absolutes" are abandoned for "principles," the Constitution becomes a blank slate for anyone's graffiti and our rights and freedoms are defaced.
We believe in our country. We believe in our Bill of Rights. And we believe in our Second Amendment, all of our Second Amendment. Because we believe in the freedom and safety that it, and it alone, guarantees — absolutely.
Wayne LaPierre is CEO and executive vice president of the National Rifle Association (home.nra.org).


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An income statement will show you two things—how much a company earned for the year or quarter, and how much it spent in earning that revenue. When reading an income statement, start at the top, then go down each number and subtract the expenses until you reach the "bottom line," which will tell you how much the company earned (or lost) over the period.
The first number is usually labeled gross revenue or net sales. This is the total amount of revenue brought in from the sale of product or services.
Next we have to subtract expenses. First is the cost of sales—what the company spent in creating goods and services. We also subtract operating expenses like research, marketing or administration, as well as depreciation of assets, which takes into account the wear and tear on long-term assets like machinery during the time period. And finally, we have to account for interest income and interest expenses, as well as taxes that need to be paid.
After all these expenses are deducted, we arrive at the bottom line—net profit or net losses, which will tell you whether the company made or lost money.
This is also where we get the all important earnings per share, or EPS. This is just the total net income of the company, divided by the number of outstanding shares. EPS tells you how much money shareholders would receive for each share of stock they own if the company distributed all of its net income for the period.


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Li Cohen used to hate science.
But this summer the White County High School student will be spending a month researching the environmental effects a local dump has on the marine wildlife there.
"It used to be my worst subject," Cohen said. But when she took a semester of zoology, she realized that's the field she wants to work in.
"Being on the water, it feels more at home to me, and quite frankly I don't have the patience to be sitting in an office," she said.
Cohen will be in the Virgin Islands for one month starting July 1, working with a university there to do the study. Her mother has lived there for eight years and played a large role in setting the plans in motion.
Cohen had to come up with a project idea, and said she wanted to focus on the environment after doing a similar study in her Advanced Placement biology class, looking at environmental effects on brine shrimp.
"I'm really interested in how environmental factors and the daily habits of people can harm our environment," Cohen said.
"And I just figured it'd be a really good opportunity to get firsthand experience with it and be able to share that information with other people so they can realize just what is going on."
Cohen will also work to make brochures and other educational materials on what she finds.
Another part of her education, though, will be earning her captain's license. Her mother is a charter boat captain and will help her log hours. She hopes to get the license by the end of next summer, which will help her as she pursues a degree in marine biology.
She plans to major in biology at the Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., before pursuing a doctorate in marine biology.
She's no stranger to the water. This past summer she sailed with her mom from Virginia to New York. This will be her first time visiting the Virgin Islands, though.


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The 'Adorn' singer originally is pulled over for speeding and illegal tinted windows, but the police notice the smell of alcohol in his car.
Miguel has been arrested in Los Angeles for driving under influence of alcohol. A spokesperson for California Highway Patrol Corina Munoz told Los Angeles Times that an officer pulled over Miguel's car on early Thursday morning, August 15, in the intersection of Lincoln Boulevard and Mindaneo Way.
He was originally pulled over because of speed violation and illegal tinted windows, but the officer noticed the smell of alcohol and performed some field sobriety tests. The Grammy-winning R'n'B singer failed the tests. He also took a breathalyzer test and blew 0.10, which is over the legal limit of .08.
Miguel, who collaborated with Mariah Carey in "#Beautiful", was taken into custody and released a few hours later after posting $5,000 bail. His court appearance has been scheduled for September.
The 27-year-old singer is currently nominated for two MTV Music Video Awards. Besides receiving nomination in Best Hip-Hop Video category for his work in J. Cole's video "Powertrip", he is nominated for Best Video with a Social Message through his hit "Candle in the Sun".


text: DUBLIN -- ( MainStreet) -- No, everybody isn't Irish on St. Patrick's Day, and neither is their beer. St. Patrick's Day continues to walk the fine line between religious holiday, celebration of Irish heritage and reason for everyone else who isn't associated with either the church or Ireland to buy or sell beer. Last March, U.S. brewers alone produced nearly 17.7 million barrels of beer just to meet demand, according to the Treasury Department's Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau. That was the most beer brewed in March since 2006. But is any beer really "Irish?" George Killian's Irish Red has "Irish" right there in the name, but it has little to do with the Irish red ale George Killian produced in Ireland from 1864 to 1956. After Killian's brewery closed, his brand name was passed on to a French brewery and, eventually, to the folks at Coors. It's now part of the Molson Coors ( TAP) empire and doesn't brew a drop on Irish soil. Guinness, meanwhile, has more than 250 years of history behind the doors of its St. James Gate Brewery in Dublin, but is now part of U.K.-based Diageo ( DEO). The Guinness family still owns 51% of the brewery itself, but the brand is just one among several in a multinational corporation's stable. What can we divine from these two examples? Well, if you want to be considered Irish, it helps to keep producing your product in Ireland. All of Guinness' Irish and U.K. production still comes out of Dublin, the brewery still stands and the attached Guinness Storehouse still serves as a museum to the beer's humble beginnings and heritage. It also helps to keep producing a low-alcohol product that won't have you stumbling out the door after long sessions at the pub. At the very least, it should have something in its makeup, character or even heritage that would make it at home in an Irish pub. We've pored (and poured) though the options and found 10 beers as Irish as Guinness for your St. Patrick's Day enjoyment: Prev 0 of 11 Next


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The Scottish Arthroplasty Project (SAP) aims to encourage continual improvement in the quality of care provided to joint replacement surgery (arthroplasty) patients. This is currently achieved through the auditing of routinely collected SMR01 national data in Scotland.
SAP provides feedback to orthopaedic consultants in three ways:
• Consultants are sent a list of arthroplasty patients recorded as undergoing joint replacement surgery under their care, so that the consultant can check that the right information has been submitted to SAP.
• An national report is produced, which includes national information about the number of hip and knee joint replacements being performed and information at an NHS Board level.
• SAP's work is discussed at the Scottish Committee for Orthopaedics and Trauma (SCOT) and new developments are presented to orthopaedic surgeons at the annual SCOT meeting.
The Scottish Arthroplasty Project now produces national reports on an annual basis. The 2016 national report is available here:
Scottish Arthroplasty Project Report 2016
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The civilian nuclear accord between Canada and India announced over the weekend proves that both governments are serious about renewing their relationship. Now the question for Prime Minister Stephen Harper as he prepares for his next foreign jaunt is: How do the Chinese feel about us?
Canadian business interests were delighted with the Canada-India accord, which has been months in the making.
"We're very excited" about the new opportunity to sell into the Indian market, said Lyle Kahn, a spokesman for Canadian uranium giant Cameco. "The Indian market represents a very significant opportunity for Cameco. It's the second fastest growing market in the world behind China."
India is planning a 15-fold increase in its nuclear capacity over the next 20 years, requiring an additional seven million to nine million pounds of uranium, and the agreement ensures that Cameco and other Canadian firms will be in the hunt for contracts.
Mr. Harper and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh made it clear that an accord was an important priority for both countries. In Port of Spain, where they were attending the Commonwealth conference, Dr. Singh declared that "the civil nuclear agreement is a very important step forward, a milestone for the development of our relationship."
"... I thank the Prime Minister [Harper]from the core of my heart for having expedited this process beyond my expectations," he said.
But if India's civilian nuclear future has potential, China's is seemingly limitless: six of the 10 nuclear reactor construction projects that got under way this year worldwide were in China. State planners are constantly revising nuclear projections upward: the government wants nuclear energy to provide up to 80 gigawatts of its needs - about double the power needs of Spain - by 2020.
Mr. Harper leaves for China tomorrow for a three-day visit.
But since taking office, the Harper government has been cool toward China, not least because of anti-communist ideology among some Conservatives.
"There were many Conservatives who had views on China and the nature of government and treatment of people and human rights and I think there had to be a period of time when the government would come to grips with some of the issues," former Conservative trade minister David Emerson told the Canadian Press. "I think the Conservative members are [now]understanding that you don't have to give up your fundamental beliefs to pursue an engagement necessary for the country."
China exports far more to Canada than we send to it. With the U.S. market stagnant, perhaps for years to come, increasing exports to the Middle Kingdom is vital to Canada's long-term prosperity.
Mr. Harper will be seeking increased access to the Chinese market for Canadian financial services and manufactured goods and an investment-protection agreement to reassure Canadian companies investing in China. And, of course, Mr. Harper will hope that the 1.4 million Canadians of Chinese origins will notice that he met with Chinese leaders and toured cities that are, for many Canadians, home towns.Report Typo/Error
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PEDA Scrambles To Draw Rail Jobs to Pittsfield
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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Local economic development officials are trying to attract a major rail manufacturing operation that could mean hundreds of local jobs should an $800 million MBTA contract end up being sited in the Berkshires.
At a meeting of the Pittsfield Economic Development Authority on Wednesday morning, board member Douglas Crane updated the organization on efforts being made not only to land the lucrative subway car construction, but also explore additional benefits for other local industry that may be able to cash in on the supply side of the new state transportation initiative.
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@Alma Same *** marriage is not legal (recognized by the government if you will) so no one has ever made the argument "they have it so we should to" when talking about same *** marriage. Therefore, no one has ever gotten upset by the scenario you presented.
Are you saying that there are no places in the United States where SSM is recognized by the government?
Pretty sure she was referring to the federal government; not the state or local level.


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Review: Roger Daltrey at 1STBANK Center, 10/16/11
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Shortly after Roger Daltrey belted out the last note during his full performance of the Who's 1969 album Tommy in Broomfield last night, the legendary frontman summed up the record's significance. "I hope you enjoyed that as much as I did ... It is a classical piece of work," Daltrey declared. "That's how we treat it," he added, before likening the work to a piece by Mozart.
Simon Townshend backed Roger Daltrey at 1STBANK Center last night
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Supported by a four-member band that included Simon Townshend, younger brother of Who guitarist Pete, Daltrey showed plenty of reverence to the seminal concept album during his high-energy appearance at the 1STBANK Center. From the opening notes of the work's overture to the final chords of "We're Not Gonna Take It," the show served as a live paean to one of rock's early works of ambitious scope and careful complexity.
Photos: Roger Daltrey in Denver
Supplemented by simple animated shorts beamed onto an overhead screen, the song-by-song recreation of the album highlighted its impressive ambition and its core genius; the constant pace and keen attention to detail served to spotlight the basic elements of what would go on to become a full-fledged Broadway musical.
Roger Daltrey last night at 1STBANK Center
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But Sunday's show was more than a tribute to the album, or even to the hour-plus worth of tunes from the rest of the Who catalogue. The showcase served as an impressive tribute to Daltrey himself, to his place in the canon of storied rock frontmen. His voice was ragged at times during the show that spanned more than two hours, and Daltrey chatted casually between songs about the two years worth of recent throat surgery that, in effect, salvaged his singing voice.
But the near-capacity crowd didn't seem to mind the occasional false starts and few missed high notes. The 67-year-old Daltrey had the audience enraptured from his first set of vocals on "It's a Boy," and it seemed as if many of the grizzled Who fans in the audience could relate to the ravages of age. Neither did the absence of John Entwistle, Keith Moon and Pete Townshend dim the enthusiasm of a crowd that seemed to hang on every note.
Roger Daltrey last night at 1STBANK Center
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Welsh singer/songwriter Paul Freeman helped stoke the crowd's fervor with his opening act, delivering material that seemed to draw equally from folk structures and dense strumming styles that owed much to Townshend. While Freeman's act didn't boast any moments that couldn't be found during a higher quality open mic night at a coffee shop, his affable presence and banter with the crowd helped set the mood.
Photos: Roger Daltrey in Denver
Still, the energy seemed to ramp up by a factor of one hundred as soon as Daltrey appeared, lit with a sole, stark spotlight before the band broke in the overture from Tommy. On the screen over the band, simplistic images of fertilized eggs morphed into spheres that looked very much like pinballs. The circles morphed into the eyes of birds flying over the World War 2 battlefields where Tommy's father, Captain Walker has gone missing. Apart from these visual cues, the narrative onscreen was largely abstract.
Roger Daltrey last night at 1STBANK Center
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Unlike the Broadway musical version of the piece, there were no actors onstage to take the roles of Mrs. Walker, Tommy, the Gypsy or the Doctor. Instead, the story came through in the high-volume output of the band. Daltrey and Simon Townshend shared vocal duties in telling the story of the traumatized deaf, blind and mute Tommy; his parents scarred by war and sin; and the hordes who adopt the "Pinball Wizard" as their messiah.
The ambiance of innocence and hope that spilled out of Daltrey's lyrics on "1921" was almost palpable; the hypnotic allure of the character described in "The Acid Queen" was impossible to miss. The torture of "Smash the Mirror" was spelled out in bent electric guitar notes, and the twisted, carnival sounds of Keith Moon's "Tommy's Holiday Camp" made for an evocative departure from the rest of score, penned mostly by Pete Townshend.
Roger Daltrey last night at 1STBANK Center
Chip Kalback
While Daltrey's voice showed occasional marks of his recent surgery in weak high notes, he belted out most of the score with aplomb. The crowd predictably roared for "Pinball Wizard," but Daltrey's delivery was nuanced and compelling on lesser-known tunes from the score like "Welcome" and "Sensation." Simon Townshend, bassist Jon Button, keyboardist Loren Gold, drummer Scott Devours and guitarist/arranger Frank Simes offered more-than-competent backup, recreating Moon's explosive percussion, Entwistle's elastic bass and the explosive lead exploits of Pete Townshend.
Photos: Roger Daltrey in Denver
After wrapping up Tommy, Daltrey didn't shy from the most vocally acrobatic numbers from the rest of the Who catalog, delivering "Behind Blue Eyes" and "Teenage Wasteland" with plenty of conviction. Citing the need to perform lower register songs toward the end of the show, he also offered a medley of Johnny Cash songs that included "Folsom Prison Blues" and "Ring of Fire."
Roger Daltrey last night at 1STBANK Center
Chip Kalback
After a stunning version of "Baba O'Riley," the vocal strain of the night finally got to Daltrey. With the rest of the band off the stage, Daltrey took up a ukulele, and tried to soldier his way through "Blue, Red and Grey." The high registers were too much, and he admitted, "I'm not gonna make it" before thanking the audience and making his exit. The failed foray into the high notes demanded by the instrument didn't make his departure any less dignified, nor did it dim the enthusiastic applause from the crowd of largely grizzled Who fans, many of whom left the venue in wonder that Daltrey had aged so well.
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Personal Bias: I saw Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend and John Entwistle perform Quadrophenia at McNichols Arena when I was in high school. Even with Daltrey's energy on Sunday night, that show will remain the definitive Who experience in my memory. By the way: Before launching into the medley of Johnny Cash tunes, Daltrey recalled how he'd sing those songs as a fifteen-year-old worker in a sheet metal factory. Random Detail: A couple of loud fans behind me were screaming and dancing during the entire two-and-a-half-hour show. When Daltrey sang, "Do I smash the mirror" during the aptly titled "Smash the Mirror," they didn't hold back their advice. "SMASH IT!" they both yelled in unison.
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01. "Overture" 02. "It's a Boy" 03. "1921" 04. "Amazing Journey" 05. "Sparks" 06. "Eyesight to the Blind" 07. "Christmas" 08. "Cousin Kevin" 09. "The Acid Queen" 10. "Underture" 11. "Do You Think It's All Right?" 12. "Fiddle About" 13. "Pinball Wizard" 14. "There's a Doctor" 15. "Go to the Mirror!" 16. "Tommy Can You Hear Me?" 17. "Smash the Mirror" 18. "Sensation" 19. "Miracle Cure" 20. "Sally Simpson" 21. "I'm Free" 22. "Welcome" 23. "Tommy's Holiday Camp" 24. "We're Not Gonna Take It" 25. "I Can See for Miles" 26. "Behind Blue Eyes" 27. "Days of Light" 28. "Going Mobile" 29. "Freedom Ride" 30. Johnny Cash Medley - "I Got Stripes"/"Folsom Prison Blues"/ "There You Go"/ "Train of Love" / "Ring of Fire" 31. "Who Are You" 32. "Young Man Blues" 33. "Baba O'Riley" 34. "Blue, Red and Grey" (attempted)
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Staybridge Suites Baltimore BWI Airport
Suite Hotel near BWI Airport
The art of convenience and comfort is carried out exquisitely at the Staybridge Suites Baltimore BWI Airport which recently completed a full renovation. Stay conveniently by the BWI airport and a short 15-minute ride from downtown Baltimore and the Inner Harbor. The hotel is located close to many major corporations such as Northrop Grumman, Verizon, BAE, Lockheed Martin, AeroTek, and Westinghouse. We offer a free 24 hr shuttle to local corporations within a three-mile radius in addition to the airport. Settle into spacious, apartment-like suites with all of the conveniences of home, perfect for your extended-stay or short-term-stay needs. Our pet-friendly hotel features fully-equipped kitchens with a full-size fridge, microwave, stove top and dishwasher, 37" flat screen cable TVs with HD channels and free Wi-Fi. Start your day with a hot complimentary breakfast buffet in our great room including eggs, potatoes, waffles and breakfast meat. Then end the day with a well-deserved free beer or wine at our Evening Social gathering Tuesday through Thursday.
Check out Inner Harbor or other Boston area attractions such as the National Aquarium and Maryland Science Center. Get more from your stay with a 24-hour business and fitness center, complimentary airport shuttle, free laundry facilities and outdoor pool. Get Comfortable at the Staybridge Suites Baltimore BWI Airport.
Quick Info
- Check In: 3:00 PM
- Check Out: 11:00 AM
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- On-site Guest Self-Laundry Facilities
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- On-Site Fitness Center Available
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Great stay, clean hotel and friendly staff. I will be coming back to stay at this hotel when ever I'm in the Baltimore location
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Breakfasts at Abbotswood House
When you stay at Abbotswood Bed and Breakfast you will be treated each morning of your stay to a classic traditional English breakfast. We always include fresh hot coffee, classic teas, fresh fruit, hot or cold cereals, warm baked goods, and eggs, bacon or sausage, potatoes and tomatoes. You'll enjoy items such as old fashioned poached eggs, homemade lemon curd, fresh apricot scones and other fresh made treats.
From time to time we will try to offer seasonal faire as well. And for a small additional charge we can treat you to traditional English Cream Teas.
We strive to accommodate guests, and whenever possible will serve you breakfast at the time that works best for you. Sample menu items and recipes are below. Enjoy and we'll see you soon at Abbotswood House Bed & Breakfast!
- Honey & Berry Ricotta
- English Scones
- Blueberry Muesli
- Parmesan Poached Eggs
- Caramelized Banana Waffles
2 cups whole milk ricotta cheese
4 ounces cream cheese, softened at room temp
4 tablespoons sugar
3 tablespoons honey
3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 cups mixed fresh berries (blackberries, blueberries, raspberries and halved strawberries)
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
Blend ricotta cheese, cream cheese, 2 Tablespoons sugar, honey and vanilla in processor until very smooth. Transfer to bowl. Cover bowl and refrigerate until ricotta mixture is slightly set, about 2 hours.
Combine berries, lemon juice and remaining 2 Tablespoons sugar in a large bowl; toss to coat. Let stand 30 minutes at room temperature.
Divide ricotta mixture among 6 wine glasses & then top with
berries. Serve.
Yield: 6 servings
8oz General Purpose Flour
Heaped Teaspoon Baking Powder
3oz Butter
2oz Sugar
1 Egg
Handful of Raisins
Mix flour, baking powder and sugar.
Cut in butter to 'breadcrumb' consistency.
Add egg and raisins and just enough milk to produce a fairly stiff dough
Flatten to 3/4" thick cake. Use cookie cutter to cut into suitable sizes.
Place on a greased baking sheet, brush tops with milk and bake at 400 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes till golden.
1 cup
jumbo oats
¾ cup apple juice
1 red apple, cored
1 tbsp lemon juice
Scant ¼ cup chopped toasted hazelnuts
½ tsp ground cinnamon
Scant ½ cup plain yogurt
2 tbsp runny honey (optional)
2 ½ oz fresh blueberries
Put the oats and apple juice in a bowl, then cover with plastic wrap and let soak in the refrigerator for an hour, or overnight. Grate or chop the apple and mix with the lemon juice to prevent discoloration.
Add the apple, hazelnuts and cinnamon to the oat mixture and mix well.
Spoon the mixture into serving bowls and top with the yogurt. Drizzle over the honey, if using. Spoon the blueberries over the muesli and serve. Serves 2
10- 1/2oz asparagus trimmed
1 tbsp white wine vinegar
4 large eggs
3 oz Parmesan cheese
Bring a pan of water to a boil. Add the asparagus, return to a
simmer, and cook for 5 minutes, or until just tender.
Meanwhile, to poach the eggs, in a skillet bring water to a simmer and add the vinegar. When the water is barely simmering, carefully break the eggs into the skillet. Poach the eggs for 3 minutes, or until the whites are just set but the yolks are still soft.
Drain the asparagus and divide among 4 warmed plates. Top each plate of asparagus with an egg and shave over the cheese. Season to taste with pepper and serve at once. Serves 4.
6 oz all purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
2 tsp superfine sugar
2 eggs, separated
9 fl oz milk
3 oz butter, melted
3-1/2 oz butter, cut into pieces
3 tbsp dark corn syrup
3 large ripe bananas, peeled and thickly sliced
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yolks, milk and melted butter together with a fork, then stir this
mixture into the dry ingredients to make a smooth batter.
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To make the caramelized bananas, melt the butter with the dark corn syrup in a saucepan over a low heat and stir until combined. Leave to simmer for a few minutes until the caramel thickens and darkens slightly. Add the bananas and mix gently to coat. Pour over the warm waffles and serve immediately.


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120300 (The 1st IKEA)
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Virtual P90
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The first of the "IKEA" guitars in a series of possibly three.
This is one of the most interesting guitars I ever built and it is also one of the best.
The action is great, the tone is unbelievable, the neck is super fast, tuning stability is as good as it gets. In short, everything just worked out great on this guitar. This amazingly figured top is from Ikea Furnishings. I bought one of their unfinished end tables for $15 and I can get three guitar tops from it. What a shame that they would use such amazing "tone-wood" for their cheap furniture. Its a sacrilege.
I introduce several new things in this guitar. I use DiMarzio Virtual P90 pickups for the first time and I love them. They are powerful and have a lot of guts. Its some kind of a midrange tone which screams Texas blues and Billy Gibbons.
I also used a narrower string spacing at the bridge to accommodate these soapbar pickups. This guitar has the narrower Gibson string spacing as opposed to the wider Fender spacing I usually use. This is also the first guitar which uses all nickel plated hardware. My bridges are now also available in nickel plating and this guitar has all nickel plated hardware instead of chrome. Other manufacturers routinely mix nickel plated parts with chrome plated parts and it doesn't look right if you have an eye for detail like I do.
I was not happy with the mounting screws supplied with this style of pickups so I searched hard for a better alternative. I came up with some extremely hard to find black machine screws which screw into metal inserts instead of the soft wood of the guitar. I also use these inserts and screws for the control cover. Very clever, wouldn't you say?
I invite anyone to compare this guitar to any other guitar you may own or wish to own, regardless of price. Put it up against any overpriced, over-hyped guitar on the market today. Compare it to any vintage guitar for tone and playability. Walk into any music store, give it to the head honcho and ask him to find a guitar on his rack which is better.
Body - multi-piece knotty pine with a gorgeous AAAA-private stock IKEA top
Neck - one piece Mahogany with Rosewood fingerboard
Pickups - DiMarzio Virtual P90
Scale - 24.75
It is well documented that the owner of IKEA was a person of interest after the war concerning his Pro- Nazi beliefs. Ironicly out of his structured, utilitarian, cold, neat, structured world of boring "furniture" comes an instument of great creativity and chaos. Ironic.
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Bernard van Kerrebroeck- de Sonnneville said...
Hi. So, I'm sure you know by now you got blogged on Make. Yeah, that's where I found you. I looked at that IKEA guitar that you said had such good sound. Interestingly, the laminations in two directions: strip laminations for wide planks and then two of those planks sandwiched together. You used the phrase "tone-wood". I suspect it's not the wood itself such much as the lamination technique. That's why I'm writing. If its the technique, not the wood, there's something pretty interesting going on.
Background. I studied physics and mathematics at Berkeley. I've done woodworking and am tooling up to do novel instruments in metal.
A lamination boundary has a different internal structure than the wood itself. For most modern glues, the joint is stronger than the wood. This is particularly true for the radio-frequency cured glues that are used in commercial laminating machines. The lamination boundary acts like a half-silvered mirror with respect to sound; it passes part of the sound and reflects part of it. A strip between two such boundaries is a resonator. A fence of laminated strips, therefore, has a resonant frequency that arises from the lamination structure itself. It's frequency depends upon both the dimensions and the wood used.
What's interesting to me about that there are three different lamination dimensions in that table top. There's the strip width on the top, that on the bottom, and the depths of the layers (which look equal to me). If these dimensions have effective-integer ratios, the resonant frequencies will as well. The actual ratio is not precisely the same as the strip width, because the glue joint is not infinitely thin. It has some effective width that decreases the resonant width of the strip.
Anyway, I thought you might be interested in that insight. If you get curious about it, and if you have the right machines in your shop to experiment with laminations (jointer, thickness planer, vacuum press), you might try building some of your own multi-laminated tops and see how they sound. Eric


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PHOENIX — The Governing Board of the Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind has directed the Attorney General's Office to begin negotiating a possible resolution of Superintendent Robert Hill's contract.
Although ASDB officials didn't elaborate or provide further details, it appears Hill's tenure at the school is over.
ASDB's board voted on the measure Thursday evening at a special meeting at its Phoenix Day School for the Deaf campus.
Hill was placed on administrative leave in October while under investigation for his conduct toward five employees who accused him of harassment and discrimination.
The report cleared him of any wrongdoing, but former Assistant Superintendent Nancy Amann, one of the employees who filed a complaint that led to the investigation, is suing the school, saying Hill retaliated against her after she filed a separate grievance against him.
The conflict between the two administrators began about a year ago when Hill began investigating Amann after she ordered a vehicle search at a dorm at the Tucson campus.
Hill eventually placed Amann on administrative leave and recommended that her contract not be renewed.
In addition, a separate investigation released in November from the Arizona auditor general faulted Hill and other school officials for tallying about $10,000 in inappropriate travel expenses over three years.
The report found school officials spent $9,637, with Hill accounting for about $8,700 of those costs.
Most of the money was spent on excessive lodging, unnecessary transportation, ineligible meals and other inappropriate costs.
Hill also received scrutiny for a possible conflict of interest with former board President Bernhardt Jones for their involvement with a company that administers an assessment test for classroom interpreters.
The series of investigations and complaints began in the spring amid student protests after the school suspended its agricultural program and fired a popular teacher.
Students, staffers, parents and some alumni criticized Hill and Jones for poor leadership and a lack of communication.
Gov. Jan Brewer appointed five new board members in May, about a month after the protests began. Jones was one of the board members replaced.
There was no public discussion Thursday night, as the board spent almost an hour in executive session discussing Hill's contract.
Hill made $125,000 and had about a year left on his contract.
ASDB officials gave no indication that the school was going to begin a search for Hill's replacement.
Assistant Superintendent Bill Koehler was appointed interim superintendent in October after Hill was placed on leave.


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Union Pacific Railroad's causeway across the Great Salt Lake acts as a dam that isolates the northern arm of the lake from the southern. As a result, the northern arm is saltier, and this has broad impacts not only on the lake's ecology but its extraction industries. It would not be unreasonable, then, for government to require the railroad to monitor the effects of the causeway on salt concentrations in the lake.
That said, the railroad is not the only industry with a duck on this pond. If a monitoring system is a good idea, then other commercial interests on the lake should help pay for it as well. Brine shrimpers and the magnesium and sulphate of potash industries would be logical candidates to contribute.
The monitoring issue has risen because the causeway has settled, up to 20 feet in some places. To deal with that emergency, the railroad has asked permission of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to plug two culverts and build a new bridge. The culverts allow water to circulate between the two arms of the lake, but one is cracked and in danger of failing. The corps has approved emergency repairs but also has required the railroad to develop plans to monitor the impact of the improvements and ensure that salt circulates freely between the two arms of the lake. The railroad is objecting to these conditions.
Settling of the causeway is nothing new. In fact, it has plagued the route, known as the Lucin Cutoff, since it was built by the Southern Pacific in 1902 and 1903. The original causeway was constructed on timber pilings driven deep into the soft sediments that form the lake bed. Rock and soil then were added between the pilings. However, the weight of that fill material often squeezed the sediments outward from below the causeway, creating huge upwellings of the lake bed as the track sank, in turn causing derailments of heavy locomotives, the same risk the railroad must mitigate today.
Until the late 1950s, a 13-mile segment of the original causeway remained on wooden trestle that allowed water to flow freely beneath it. Beginning in 1957, the railroad built a new segment of earthen causeway parallel to the old trestle, which was subsequently removed. The new segment included two large culverts, but the comparative salinity of the two arms of the lake began to change. Most fresh water enters the lake's southern arm, and without adequate circulation through the causeway, salt has become more concentrated in the northern arm.
The salinity issues are not new. But a solution that could improve the circulation of water and salt between the two arms of the lake would be a welcome innovation.


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Word 2012: Read-In
If you passed Highbury Fields on Saturday 12 May, you might have noticed something a little bit different...
A multitude of young people emerging from Central Library. Heads held high. Hands by their sides. A single book tucked safely under their right arm.
No-one knows how they all got there. Or who they were. Or why they came. But they were there, determined to take their place in the sunshine and do just one thing. Read.
A curious flashmob event to celebrate the start of the Word festival, co-produced by the All Change 'B' Project for young women and Islington Community Theatre and supported by Oberon Books.


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Video games may seem like an innocent way for kids to have fun, but what happens when game developers slip some hidden controversy into gameplay? That's the story behind these eight prominent video games with dark and hidden meanings.
Number Eight: SimCopter. A game involving a simulated helicopter doesn't seem controversial, but one of the video game's designers was unhappy with work conditions and decided to take it out in the game's code. He created characters dressed in speedos that would walk around and kiss each other.
Number Seven: Tomb Raider. Some code in Tomb Raider allowed players to turn the game into Nude Raider, which let them maneuver Lara Croft around in the nude. This video game hack flies in the face of Croft's persona, which is of a strong, independent woman.
Number Six: The Sims 2. The Sims is known for its hilarious easter eggs, but this one went one step too far. One person was able to remove the blur from the naked Sims, which meant the game featured full-frontal nudity.
Number Five: Mario Party 8. In one of the mini-games featured in this family-friendly video game, one character exclaims, "Spastic!" This seems all good and fine until you take into consideration the fact that "spastic" is an offensive term in many other countries, and then the issues arise.
Number Four: Mind Quiz. This video game marketed itself as a mental trainer but was never very popular. However, what it became best-known for is its use of the word "spastic" in reference to the gamer. As was mentioned in the previous item, "spastic" is a derogatory term for sufferers of cerebral palsy, so there was much controversy surrounding this reference.
Number Three: LittleBig Planet. This game seems super innocent, but you might be surprised. It was revealed that passages from the Koran were featured in the licensed track in one of the game's stages. The music had to be removed before the game was released.
Number Two: Portal 2. The guiding robot in this game is full of hilarious insults, including one that goes, "Fatty, fatty, no parents." One adopted girl was playing this video game when her parents heard the insult and subsequently reported the game. Talk about sensitive!
Number One: The Stanley Parable. This interactive story lacks violence and is generally a passive game, but controversy arose when images of a white businessman holding a cigarette up to the face of a black child appeared in the game. The image was very quickly removed, and the controversy subdued.


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Govt must learn lessons from latest report into IT security
6 December 2012
Govt must learn lessons from latest report into IT security
The release of the Deloitte Phase II Report by the Ministry of Social Development into IT security at the Ministry is an important step towards ensuring that all New Zealanders can trust the Government with their private information, the Green Party said today.
"On top of the Auditor General's findings into a slack privacy culture at ACC, this is another reminder of how crucial it is for this Government to treat the privacy of individual people with respect," said Green Party income support spokesperson Jan Logie.
"Respect for privacy must be led from the top, and it's hard to see how Paula Bennett has the credentials to lead any kind of change when she's shown such blatant disregard for the privacy of WINZ clients in the past.
"It's a relief that Deloitte found it was unlikely that other elements of the Ministry of Social Development's work would be at risk of the weaknesses found in the report.
"The fact that there was a lack of formal privacy security measures at the Ministry of Social Development, and that the security of private information relied on an informal approach, shows the need for better processes.
"The cost to the taxpayer of the two Deloitte reports has been $450,000, and the replacement of the kiosks will, no doubt, costs hundreds of thousands more. The irony of this won't be lost on the poorest New Zealanders who the Ministry is in charge of helping."


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Insufficiently bleak housing? Dickens World under construction. Photograph: Linda Nylind
It's enough to make you spit. It's certainly beyond parody (although that doesn't mean I'm not going to try). "A New Themed Entertainment Visitor Attraction Based Upon the Life, Times, Books and Characters of Our Most Famous and Enduring Author" (take that, Shakespeare!). Or, more prosaically, a Dickens theme park is opening in Kent, on the site of the old Chatham naval yard where Dickens's father was briefly employed.
To Dickensians, Chatham and Kent say Great Expectationsr. Magwitch, the convict who escapes from the hulks moored nearby, is a creature "who had been soaked in water, and smothered in mud, and lamed by stones, and cut by flints, and stung by nettles, and torn by briars; who limped, and shivered, and glared and growled". Later he returns (illegally) from transportation, and dies a miserable death, a hunted, haunted creature. Now, you can go on the Magwitch boat ride, following the path of his escape. Do we actually get to watch someone die, or would that be disruptive?
I am very torn about this. Novels are one of the best ways to get people interested in history - without an adolescence spent among the musketeers I'd be stumped to name the order of French kings and many other essentials. Jane Austen taught me about rules of precedence; Uncle Tom's Cabin told me about the underground railroad. Much of this has been entirely forgotten. But all of it taught me that there was a world before our world, and everybody was not just like us, only in different clothes. I'd like to believe that Dickens World will do the same.
Certainly, Dickens was a showman. He single-handedly made part-publication respectable, permitting thousands who couldn't afford books to read his novels in monthly parts. Later on, he specialised in readings from his works. But a Dickensian Shopping Mall? "The Old Curiosity Shoppe" (Even though Dickens spelt it "shop"?) Even more peculiarly, "Crime and Punishment"? (Complete with Raskolnikov, I imagine: Fyodor Dickens strikes again.)
It is the trivialising of the social issues Dickens cared so passionately about that is the most disturbing. A representative of the Dickens Fellowship, which has been acting in an advisory capacity to the project, defends its integrity by saying, "A lot of the social concerns are still a problem for us today, with these young people going around shooting each other". But how are these "social concerns" being addressed? With Magwitch's boat-ride, do we learn about the Bloody Code and penal reform? In Ebeneezer Scrooge's Haunted House, is the oppression of workers and lack of employment rights a feature? Or the desperate poverty that caused the (probable) rickets that lamed Tiny Tim? Are there going to be crossing-sweepers always being "moved on" until they die of exhaustion? Dust heaps? Parish orphans?
Somehow I don't think that will happen. I know, I'm a killjoy. But it is the domestication, the taming of the wildness and fierceness of Dickens that I object to. Yes, there were the benevolent Cheeryble brothers; Scrooge is reformed; even Magwitch turns out to be a fairy convict godfather. But that doesn't stop the realism of Dickens: Magwitch doesn't get to enjoy his good deeds: he still dies a hunted man, and that is what I'm willing to bet Dickens World will not show.
It will be Disney-on-Sea instead, a nice, safe, cosy world where nothing bad occurs. It is hardly as though this has never happened before. Peter Pan was originally one of the weirdest, spookiest stories - the only children who never grow up, after all, are dead children. By the time Disney got its hands on it, it was all "Clap your hands and Tinkerbell won't die". It's a long way to Tinkerbell from Miss Flite's birds in Bleak House - "Hope, Joy, Youth, Peace, Rest, Life, Dust, Ashes, Waste, Want, Ruin, Despair, Madness, Death, Cunning, Folly, Words, Wigs, Rags, Sheepskin, Plunder, Precedent, Jargon, Gammon, and Spinach."


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Boateng Garners Player of the Week Honors
Boateng, a native of Accra, Ghana, netted three goals in the two games. The forward started his week with his second multi-goal game of the year, as he netted two goals in the Flames' 3-0 win over Big South Conference leader Gardner-Webb. His first goal against the Bulldogs came in the third minute, as he placed the ball over the keeper's head to give the Flames an early 1-0 lead. He found the back of the net again in the 56th minute, as he took a pass from freshman midfielder Karol Chorak (Saint Louis, Mo.) and beat the Bulldog goalkeeper, one-on-one, with a shot into the right corner of the goal. Three days later against Longwood, Boateng put in the game-tying goal off a cross in the 18-yard box in the 76th minute to give the Flames the 1-1 tie.
The honor marks his first Player of the Week nod this season and the second of his career. Last season, Boateng earned conference player of the week honors for the week of Sept. 11-18.
The senior has scored 12 goals in 14 games this season, ranking him eighth in the nation in goals per game with a 0.86 average. He leads the Big South Conference in both goals per game and total goals. In addition, the forward's goal total is currently tied for eighth on the Liberty single-season list.
In addition, Boateng is 10th in the country in points per game and leads the Big South Conference with a 1.93 points per game average. A member of the Hermann Trophy Award Watch List, he has compiled 27 points this season, which one point shy of the Big South lead.
Boateng and the Flames, 8-5-1 overall and 3-3 in conference, square off with Big South rival VMI in their next game, next Tuesday at Patchin Field in Lexington, Va. Match time is scheduled for 3 p.m.


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Wedding car decorations at the day of wedding is not just the tradition. Bride & Groom car decorated in a special way will let the couple feel special at the drive way!
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The text has varieties from simple and the most diffused Just Married or Newly Weds to some really romantic signs like Together Forever! Another way to create the text at the back window is to use special window marker.
Flowers are the things that cannot be absent at the decoration of Just Married getaway car. The floral compositions at the front or back of the car will make the car look elegant. For car décor it's possible to use silk flowers to be sure they can serve the whole day without spoiling the form. More over it'll let you to make fewer expenses. The stores offer a huge variety of floral compositions or separate silk flowers of all the forms and colours. Small bouquets can be fastened to the door handles at four sites of the car.
White balloons in combination with bright red balloons will really decorate the car. The red balloons will look better if they are heart-shaped balloons. Double heart shaped bells can be applied as well.
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Guest blogger Anita Dukeman [2] sent me this guest post several weeks ago, but with all the holiday [3] items I've been posting, it's gotten shuffled around. I'm pleased to post it today. Dukeman volunteers with a culinary arts class at Arthur High School and is teaching students to cook using dishes from around the world.
Chinese immigration, stir-frying, Confucius, chopsticks, a wok - (during a recent week), our culinary travels took us to China. Stir-frying and the use of the wok began when China suffered from a shortage of firewood during the Zhou (or Chou) Dynasty.
As forests were cut down to plant crops for the expanding Chinese population, wood became scarce and stir-frying in a wok became the new method of cooking. When food is stir-fried in a wok, the meats and vegetables are cut into small uniform pieces prior to cooking to speed up the cooking process, thus saving fuel and eliminating the need for knives.
As a result, chopsticks as an eating utensil became popular. There is some belief that Confucius was responsible for the use of chopsticks as he associated knives with violence and felt it was barbaric to have knives at the table.
"The honorable and upright man keeps well away from both the slaughterhouse and the kitchen. And he allows no knives on his table," Confucius said.
Early Chinese immigration to the U.S., mostly men from the province of Canton (Guangdong), began during the 1820s and then increased by the thousands in the late 1840s. These men came to "make their fortune" in the California Gold Rush and help build the Transcontinental Railway.
When they began to cook in America, they were faced with many of the same difficulties other immigrants faced — adapting ingredients found in their new country to their traditional recipes. Many of these adaptations resulted in a tasteless end result, requiring the addition of sugar, soy sauce and eventually MSG to "improve" the taste of the dish. With that, American-style Cantonese cuisine was born and became the Chinese food Americans learned to love. Most American-Chinese food today is adapted from these early Cantonese-style dishes.
During class, we prepared a couple of delicious stir-fry dishes—Moo Shu Pork (the most popular with the students) and Chicken and Broccoli (my personal favorite) with Steamed Rice. (Check back here for the recipe for the latter tomorrow. - Meg)
Just like the Cantonese immigrants, we needed to adapt the recipes to our kitchen at the Arthur High School. We chose our recipes based on the meat and vegetables stocked by our local grocery store. As a result, the pork chops for this recipe were cooked in a slow cooker so the meat would be very tender. (We also discussed the energy-saving method of slow cooking in preparing food. It worked out beautifully for this dish.) We used broccoli and chicken for one dish and used a bag of coleslaw mix instead of the napa cabbage for the other.
Regarding woks, although the wok is preferred for stir-frying, both of these dishes can be prepared in a large skillet. The wok I use is stainless steel. I don't think electric woks get hot enough. I'm also not comfortable using a nonstick-coated wok as I am not sure what the effects of high heat are on nonstick coating and how that transfers to the food being cooked. Stainless steel woks handle the heat and clean up beautifully.
Moo Shu Pork results: This was a huge hit — a class favorite. I'm not sure how I feel about stir frying the purple cabbage found in the coleslaw mix as it seemed to turn an odd color of blue, but no one else seemed to complain or even notice as there were no leftovers.
Personally, I prefer the milder flavor of shredded/chopped napa cabbage in stir-fry rather than the coleslaw mix. However, I did love the ease of the coleslaw mix — no shredding or chopping and, of course, the availability of the bag of coleslaw and the addition of shredded carrots. Thin (emphasis on thin) flour tortillas could easily be substituted for the moo shu pancakes, but some of the kids actually liked the stir-fried pork mixture with just steamed rice, foregoing the moo shu pancake wrap altogether. Regardless of how they ate it, they all loved it, especially the sweetness of the additional hoisin sauce drizzled on each wrap, and were anxious to try the recipe at home. Quick and easy.
Moo Shu Pork
4 (4-ounce) boneless pork loin chops
1/4 cup chicken broth
2 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
1 garlic clove, minced
1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger root
1 teaspoon sesame oil
2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
3 cups napa cabbage (or a bag of coleslaw mix)
1 garlic clove
1 teaspoon minced gingerroot
1 tablespoon hoisin
3 tablespoons soy
1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
8 (8-inch) flour tortillas, warmed (or moo shu pancakes)
For the pork: place pork chops into the slow cooker with chicken broth, soy sauce, garlic, ginger and sesame oil. Brush chops with hoisin sauce. Cook on low for about 3 to 4 hours until tender. (Depending on the thickness of the chops, cooking time may be vary so check for tenderness of the meat).
For the cabbage: Stir-fry the cabbage along with some garlic and ginger in canola oil with sesame oil. When nearly cooked but still crunchy, add hoisin sauce mixed with soy sauce. Mix like a salad to coat. Simmer.
Remove pork from the slow cooker. Shred the meat with a fork. Warm pancakes or tortillas. Place pork/vegetable mixture and wrap. Can top with additional hoisin if desired.
Notes: Once again, for the chicken broth, I used Das Esssenhaus Chicken Broth and water. I used an entire bag of coleslaw mix instead of napa cabbage. If the mixture appears a little dry, a little more chicken broth can be added.
This stir-fry dish can be served without the tortilla/pancake and just the steamed rice on the side. Hoisin sauce can be found in the Asian section of most grocery stores or at an Asian market. Napa cabbage, also known as Chinese cabbage, can be found in the produce department of most large supermarkets.
And a side note about the chicken broth: I recently found the website for the company that makes Das Essenhaus Chicken Stock. Located in Middlebury, Indiana, they have a restaurant, an inn and a gift shop. This may just be worth a road trip. They even have a store locator [4] to show you where their products can be purchased locally.


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This award goes to an individual who has provided outstanding service to his or her agency and community. All nominees will be presented with a certificate at the conference. The winner will receive a framed certificate and the agency to which the winner belongs will be awarded a $100 line of credit at the Food Bank.
Bernie Sieser was an active volunteer at the Food Bank for many years. Because of his fundraising and public awareness campaigns, the Food Bank was able to collect the resources needed to become a member of Feeding America and continue its mission to help end hunger.


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Amylin May Draw Suitors After Rejecting Bristol-Myers
Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. (AMLN), maker of the diabetes drug Bydureon, may draw bids from other suitors after rejecting a $3.5 billion unsolicited takeover offer from Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. (BMY) earlier this year.
Drugmakers from AstraZeneca Plc (AZN) to Sanofi may be better equipped than Bristol-Myers to sell Amylin's medicines and could make higher offers, said Joshua Schimmer of Leerink Swann. Bristol-Myers proposed an acquisition at $22 a share, which Amylin's board turned down last month, according to two people with knowledge of the matter who declined to be identified because the approach was private.
Amylin may be worth as much as $31 a share, said Robyn Karnauskas, an analyst with Deutsche Bank. The San Diego-based company received regulatory approval for Bydureon, a once-weekly formulation of the earlier diabetes drug Byetta, in January and the therapy may draw $1.5 billion in peak annual sales in the U.S., Karnauskas said.
"The question is who can extract the most value, because this is all a commercialization story from here," Schimmer said today in a telephone interview. "There are much bigger commercial organizations and companies that probably more than Bristol need to augment their franchises."
Amylin jumped 54 percent to $23.77 at the close in New York for the biggest single-day increase since August 1999. The shares have more than doubled in the last 12 months. Bristol- Myers, based in New York, was unchanged at $33.67, and has gained 25 percent in the last 12 months.
Jennifer Mauer, a spokeswoman for Bristol-Myers, and Alice Izzo, a spokeswoman for Amylin, declined to comment.
AstraZeneca's Strategy
AstraZeneca may see Amylin as an appealing target to help expand its diabetes assets, Tim Anderson, an analyst with Sanford C. Bernstein, said earlier this month. He cited the London-based drugmaker's "subscale presence in diabetes" and its need for "late-stage/approved assets to help fill in the gaps left open by a lagging pipeline and ongoing future patent expiries."
Bristol-Myers's bid doesn't negate the possibility of AstraZeneca making an offer for Amylin, Anderson said in a note to clients today.
"We're active in looking at assets that are complementary with our disease area focus and our strategy, but of course we don't comment on specific rumors or speculation," Sarah Lindgreen, a spokeswoman at AstraZeneca, said in an interview.
Bristol-Myers makes sense as an acquirer of Amylin, Deutsche Bank's Karnauskas said.
Deal Makes Sense
"The deal does not come as a surprise to us," she said, citing prescription trends indicating Bydureon is selling well initially. "There are significant potential expense synergies."
Bristol-Myers's offer price is 43 percent more than Amylin's closing stock price yesterday of $15.39. The $3.5 billion figure, based on 160.8 million Amylin shares outstanding, excludes debt.
The drugmaker hasn't approached Amylin since the rejection of its bid made in a letter to the board, said the people familiar with the matter. Amylin is focused on finding a marketing partner for its products outside the U.S. and is speaking with several drug companies, the people said.
International Partner
Amylin has sought a partner to help market Bydureon outside the U.S. since November, when it ended a collaboration with Eli Lilly & Co. (LLY) Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. (4502), Paris-based Sanofi and Merck & Co. (MRK), the second-largest U.S. drugmaker, are among companies doing diligence on a potential partnership, according to the people.
Elissa Johnsen, a spokeswoman for Osaka, Japan-based Takeda, Marisol Peron for Sanofi and Ian McConnell of Merck, in Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, declined to comment.
Rejecting Bristol-Myers's takeover offer may make it more difficult for Amylin to forge a partnership instead of selling the company, Schimmer said.
"It does kind of handcuff Amylin," he said. "At this valuation and with this information in the public domain, management will have a hard time justifying an extreme level of downside to shares, which would almost certainly come from an ex-U.S. partnership."
Investors have speculated Amylin's shares may fall to $12 if the company made a partnership to market the drug now, Schimmer said.
Industry Acquisitions
There have been 16 acquisitions greater than $1 billion of biotechnology companies in Amylin's peer group in the last five years, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The average disclosed size was $8 billion, with an average premium of 35 percent, the data show.
At $3.5 billion, Amylin would be the largest of 19 deals amassed by Bristol-Myers under its "string of pearls" acquisition strategy since 2007. The drugmaker, losing patent protection for three of four top medicines within three years, agreed in January to buy Inhibitex Inc. (INHX) for $2.5 billion to gain experimental hepatitis C drugs.
Along with diabetes, Bristol-Myers is focusing on Alzheimer's, cancer, obesity, HIV and other diseases. The company sells Onglyza for Type 2 diabetes, which drew $473 million in revenue last year, and Avapro, for high blood pressure and kidney disease caused by diabetes, with $952 million in 2011 sales.
Amylin's revenue has declined for the last three years as Byetta faced competition from Novo Nordisk A/S (NOVOB)'s Victoza, driving shares down 69 percent from a high of $51.43 in August 2007. The company, with $650.7 million in revenue last year, had $496 million in long-term debt, a $924.3 million promissory note related to revenue sharing, and $204.1 million in cash, equivalents and short-term investments as of Dec. 31, according to a February statement.
Amylin also sells Symlin, for use with insulin in Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes. Bristol-Myers, with a market value of about $57 billion, had $11.6 billion in cash, equivalents and marketable securities and $5.38 billion in long-term debt as of Dec. 31, the company said in a January statement.
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