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Chocolate is most people's guilty pleasure, but my guilty pleasure is ice cream. And not just any ice cream, but luscious Italian gelato, preferably eaten in Italy at one of my favorite gelateria, Perche No!, in Firenze, or in Israel at Gelateria Siciliana on Ibn Givrol in Tel Aviv.
I also enjoy making my own ice cream and sorbet at home, which I have blogged in several posts here.
The final course for the dinner party last week was a recipe for semifreddo that intrigued me from the moment I saw it on the Food52 website. Semifreddo literally means "half-frozen" and is a frozen dessert that has a mousse-like texture from equal parts of ice cream custard and whipped double (heavy) cream.
I didn't deviate from the recipe at all and even made the salted-honey hazelnuts, but in the rush of trying to serve the dessert, I forgot to plate them. It was actually better in the end because it would have been too much of a taste contrast with the mini almond-orange financiers I served on the side. The dessert was a huge hit, which made me very happy since Mimi was afraid that some of the guests might not like the taste of saffron. I used a very high quality saffron that I had been keeping for a special occasion.
Sarah, from Foodbridge, brought a large bag filled with Surinam Cherries, also known as Pitanga in Brazil. They were a perfect decoration for the top of the semifreddo and were also quite delicious. I had never had them before but they remind me of cherries, which as my faithful readers know is one of my favorite fruits.
Mimi suggested that we serve an alternative to the semifreddo, so I decided to make mini financiers which I baked in a silcone chocolate mold that can withstand up to 220C (425F). Financiers are a light teacake, similar to sponge cake, and are usually made of almond flour, a beurre noisette (brown butter), egg whites, icing sugar and flour. Financiers are often baked in rectangular-shaped molds which are suppose to resemble a bars of gold. You can find these molds in cooking shops, such as 4Chef, in Tel Aviv.
The dessert was a huge hit and I will definitely make this again. I made the semifreddo a couple of days in advance and made the financiers the day before, but you could easily make these several days before and freeze them.
The dessert was served with Mimi's delicious homemade liqueurs. On offer were lemoncello, geranium, apricot, strawberry and coffee. I love all of them, but my personal favorite is apricot.
5 large egg yolks
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/4 teaspoon high quality saffron threads
1 tablespoon sweet vermouth
1 cup double (heavy) cream
1/2 cup dried, unsweetened cherries
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon ground cardamom, toasted
1/2 cup dry white wine
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
1/4 cup filtered water
1/2 cup hazelnuts
1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon sea salt
2 teaspoons honey
Bring a small saucepan or double boiler with water to the boil and then reduce to a simmer. Have an ice water bath big enough for the base of the double boiler or mixing bowl on standby.
In a medium glass bowl or the pan of a double boiler, combine the egg yolks, sugar, and saffron threads. Place the bowl or pan over the simmering water and whisk constantly until the mixture is thick and doubled in volume.
Remove from heat and submerge in the ice water bath, continuing to stir to bring down the temperature. If the mixture gets too cold and is sticking to the bottom of the pan, it will release easily if you run hot water on the outside of the bowl.
Beat the heavy cream in a mixer until soft peaks form. Set aside.
Place the egg yolk mixture and the sweet vermouth in the bowl of mixer with a whip attachment, and whip until the mixture becomes thick and pale in color.
Add a third of the whipped cream to the egg mixture and stir together gently. Fold in the remaining whipped cream into the egg mixture. When this is done, you can spoon the mixture into 6 individual ramekins, or place it in a plastic cellophane lined loaf pan, or decorative silicone mold of your choice. Cover the ramekins or other container with plastic wrap and freeze until firm, at least 6 hours. To serve, run a butter knife under hot water and cut around the edge of the ramekin to invert the semifreddo onto individual plates. Serve with the cherry-cardamom syrup and salted honey-hazelnuts (recipes to follow).
Combine all of the ingredients into a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer until the syrup is reduced by half and coats the back of a spoon. Set aside to cool.
Preheat oven to 180C (350F) degrees.
Place the hazelnuts in a small mixing bowl and toss with the olive oil and sea salt. Add honey and toss once more to coat. Transfer the nuts to a silpat-lined baking sheet and bake, stirring at least once, until the nuts are golden, about 10 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool completely.
Once the hazelnuts have cooled, roughly chop the nuts and serve alongside the semifreddo.
30g (2 tablespoons) unsalted butter, melted, for buttering 21 financier molds
140g (1 cup) almond flour or finely ground blanched almonds
210g (1-2/3 cups) icing (confectioner's) sugar
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
Zest of one large orange
Pinch of salt
5 large egg whites
185 g (3/4 cup) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
Preheat the oven to 220C (425F).
With a pastry brush, butter the financier molds with the 2 tablespoons of melted butter. Arrange them side-by-side, but not touching, on a baking sheet. Place the baking sheet with the buttered molds in the freezer to re-solidify the butter and make the financiers easier to unmold.
In a large bowl, combine the almonds, sugar, flour, orange zest and salt. Mix to blend. Add the egg whites and mix until thoroughly combined. Add the 3/4 cup of butter and mix until blended. The mixture will be fairly thin and pourable.
Spoon the batter into the molds, filling them almost to the rim. Place the baking sheet in the center of the oven. Bake until the financiers just being to rise, about 7 minutes. Reduce the heat to 200C (400F). Bake until the financiers are a light, delicate brown and begin to firm up, about another 7 minutes. Turn off the oven and let the financiers rest in the oven until firm, about another 7 minutes.
Remove the baking sheet from the oven and let the financiers cool in the molds for 10 minutes. Unmold.
(Note: If you are using metal Financier molds, then wash them immediately with a stiff brush in hot water without detergent so that they retain their seasoning.) The financiers may be stored in an airtight container for several days.


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Talking fame with New Zealand rockers The Naked and Famous
The Naked and Famous haven't done much in the name of nudity – probably wise from a career standpoint – but so far they've got the famous part covered. Taking their name from a lyric by English musician Tricky, the New Zealand electronic rockers hit it big with their 2010 debut "Passive Me, Aggressive You," namely their hit song "Young Blood."
The band is currently on the road, making a pit stop tomorrow night at The Pabst Theater for a show. Before then, however, OnMilwaukee.com got a chance to chat with vocalist/guitarist Thom Powers about fame, their follow-up "In Rolling Waves" and how much their adjustment to life in America was similar to "Flight of the Conchords."
OnMilwaukee.com: In a previous interview, you guys said that you wanted to make this most recent album, "In Rolling Waves," one you could play live without backing tracks and stuff like that. How did you go about that in the recording process, while also not dampening down the music?
Thom Powers: I think perhaps it was something that came about from the massive tour we did for "Passive Me, Aggressive You." It was just a natural thing. At the end of the week, we really wanted to make a very cohesive band record.
I think as well we got lumped into a lot of the synth pop stuff that seemed to be coming out of the time. It was great to be a part of that; it feels cool to be a part of a generational thing or something that was happening. But at the same time, we're a rock band with guitars, and we felt we have a little bit more of an edge to us. So defining that on this album was very important to us as well.
It's quite weird because now, looking at having released "In Rolling Waves," the whole strenuous making it so there was no backing track, that was more just kind of challenging ourselves more than anything. It's not like we can really prove to people that there's no backing track, unless of course we just stopped the song. (laughs) So I guess that's more for us to feel like we're being challenged and like we're in control of what we're doing.
OMC: How do you feel about the state of rock music and the music industry in general for bands like you that don't really fit neatly into a conventional genre?
TP: I'm not sure. It's really weird; I think I used to have perspective and opinion on that, but not anymore. Either I'm just getting older and the world is getting bigger, or I'm lazy and not paying enough attention (laughs) to the media and news outlets. One of those two, or maybe a combination of both.
But yeah, it's weird now. I don't know if there's any standard way you can work the industry. I think a lot people talk about how it is or how it works or how you can manipulate it, but I don't think that's applicable for every single band. I think the biggest success stories tend to be the ones where it's an organic thing. That's about as much planning that goes into that.
OMC: The name of the band comes from a lyric that talks about ambivalence toward fame on some level. Do you feel that now, especially since your spotlight has grown over these two albums?
TP: I guess the ambivalence is still there, and that's all that it is really. Now, it's almost more awkwardness. (laughs) There are aspects of it now that we entertain – there's a certain bit of game-playing that we do –but we're very aware of it. Now, it's almost like an unconscious, vague moral/ethics thing that's stuck with us. It's not like we encounter that all the time or that we're sitting there, deliberating our integrity like everyday. It's kind of fundamental to us now or subconscious.
OMC: Has that awkwardness increased since moving to Los Angeles, where everyone's a celebrity or wanting to be one?
TP: (laughs) Yeah, I guess so. Funnily enough, part of it is just being from somewhere like New Zealand, because you feel like such a dumb ass if you're trying to obtain that kind of lifestyle. Moving to a place like L.A., you feel a little bit more like an alien. But I've adapted I think. I think all of us have.
OMC: How was that move from New Zealand to L.A.? Because, in my head, I imagine something like a "Flight of the Conchords" situation, at least on the low end. Hopefully it was nothing like that.
TP: I think, on a very personal level, it was very similar, though we weren't like dirt poor living in a horrible area or anything like that. We had our own version of moving there that had very little to do with what people usually do when they move to the city. We moved into this old dilapidated house – you can see it in our old press shots we did last year – and that was our life there, kind of hidden away.
Yeah, it wasn't the chasing the dream thing. Although David (Beadle, bassist) did a bunch of that when we arrived, going to all the sh*tty bars around Hollywood, hanging out and partying and getting a feel for it. I went to the Viper Room once to meet some friends from New Zealand who were doing a gig there. And that was the only reason I went. (laughs)
OMC: Not really your scene?
TP: Not really. (laughs)
OMC: You guys also recorded the new album in L.A., a change since the last one at home in New Zealand?
TP: Yeah, it was written in our respective hometowns, and it was recorded in this fantastic called The Lab in Auckland. To me, it's the perfect studio. It's set up really well. It's large, but it's also kind of dilapidated. Very dusty; you feel like you're in an old library. Smells like a secondhand store, like a thrift store.
When we moved to Sunset Sound in L.A., it was kind of similar as well. It's got this kind of dank, old smell to it, and the walls are orange. It looks like it did in the late '70s, but that was fun.
OMC: How did the writing process work on the second album, especially considering the success of the first? I'm guessing there was a bit of pressure hoping to avoid the sophomore slump.
TP: Definitely. That's always going to be there. I forget who it was who had the saying, but you have your whole life to write your first record, and you have 12 months to write your second one. It was that scenario. And it's strange because it's almost like a redundant question, asking if we felt the pressure, because on the first record, we were unknowns with no expectations. You're working on this thing you've been trying to work on your entire life, and maybe it's successful. You just can't plan for the kind of success that we had on our first record. And then you have to follow it up, and there's an infrastructure around you, so it's inevitable that you're going to feel pressure.
Plus, you're like a thing, a commodity. People are giving you money and stuff, and they trust you. And it's like nobody trusted us before. (laughs)
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Norlin Construction 1962-1964
This is the first floor plan as it was altered by the addition.
What was added (on the first floor) was an undergraduate reading collection with a newly expanded undergraduate reading room moved from the basement.
By now, the stacks tower was open and there was a circulation desk rather than a delivery desk.
Also there are a reserve desk and reserve reading room next to the undergraduate reading room.
Notice that the director's office is still located in the same place.


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Bangalore, Feb 14: Royal Challengers Bangalore co-owner Vijay Mallya might have filed an official protest over the auction of Yuvraj Singh but IPL auctioneer Richard Madley on Thursday (February 13) stood by his decision, describing the bid as fair and right decision.
"There are times when I am asked to make decisions which I will always give an opinion I think is fair and in the situation yesterday I made a decision which I will stand by," he told reporters after final day of IPL auctions held here.
"I think I made a right decision. It was a fair decision," said Madley, who has been the auctioneer for all six previous auctions of the Indian Premier League.
Mallya yesterday had lodged an official complaint with the IPL Governing Council, saying his franchise coughed up Rs 4 crore more on buying all-rounder Yuvraj Singh.
Mallya complained that proper procedure was not followed in Yuvraj's case because the hammer went down at Rs 10 crore and eventually the left-handed batsman was sold for Rs 14 crore to RCB.
English-born Madley, a professional auctioneer from England, said he has come across such situations hundreds of time and it is part and parcel of biddings as big as IPL, which is also followed by fans all over the world.
Madley, who is the President of Christie's East, a division of arts auction house Christies, said he was honoured for being invited to conduct the auction.


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Common Exams are a series of comprehensive exams that students are required to take to complete certain courses at NJIT. They are referred to as "Common Exams" because all the students in the following classes are required to take them:
- Chemistry 121, 122, 125, 126, 126H
- Math 108, 111, 112, 132, 133, 139, 213, 222
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- Physics 111, 121, 234
How can I study effectively for common exams?
In an effort to effectively study for common exams, students should review material prior, to and after each class session for a period of about 15-30 minutes. This method along with other designated study times has previously resulted in a dramatic increase of Common Exam scores, unlike the cramming an obscene amount of information the night before method.
Can I withdraw from a class? Is it convenient to do it?
Withdrawing from a class may be appropriate for certain situations but it is not recommended as a viable solution to not doing well in a course. Students typically think about withdrawing for the following reasons:
Each semester, students who wish to withdraw must adhere to the specified deadline. If a student has withdrawn from a course a "W" will appear on his/her academic transcript near the course and there will be no grade counted toward their GPA. Withdrawing can affect scholarships and any financial aid you receive so please speak to an advisor prior to withdrawing.
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How do I know what classes I still have to take for my major?
Students can view the classes they need by logging into Highlander Pipeline and clicking on the "Student" tab. Once you've clicked the student tab, proceed by clicking on the Banner Student Self-Service tab and then Degree Works. You can also ask your academic advisor for your major curriculum sheet.
If I want to change my major, how would I do that?
To change one's major; consult your academic advisor for approval. After the consultation and with signatures from your current and new academic advisor, please visit the Office of the Registrar. They will process your change which can be seen in your MyNJIT account.
***Remember to always make copies of any document you are submitting with your signature.
When would be a good time to establish a double major, or even a minor?
You can declare a minor at anytime. However, a good time to establish a double major or a minor would be during your Sophomore year.
What are the requirements to apply for a second major or minor?
The requirements differ with each department, therefore you should visit both your current academic advisor and visit the academic advisor of the department you want to get your second major or minor with.
- Math Tutoring
- The Math Tutoring Center is located in Cullimore Hall, Room 214
- Writing Center
- The Writing Center is located in Cullimore Hall, Room 115.
The Center for Academic and Personal Enrichment is located in Kupfrian Hall room 200.
Cape offers tutoring in Physics, Math, Computer Science, Biology, Chemistry, Humanities (Writing), Matlab, Management/Business/Accounting.
Are there any other places that I may go to for tutoring?
For Math Tutoring you can go to the Math Tutoring Center in Cullimore 215. For writing assistance you can go to the Writing Center in Cullimore 115. For Math/Computer Science/IT you can go to the ACM office in GITC 4402.
The Robert W Van Houten Library is located in the Central Avenue Building right across the street from the Campus Center.
Is there a place that can help me make a resume and provide practice interviews?
The Career Development Service Office, located on the 3rd and 4th floors of Campbell Hall, can assist with drafting resumes, mock interviews, and exploring internship opportunities.
How many credits do you need to be considered a full time student?
Students need to take 12 to 19 credits per semester to be considered a full time student.
Where can I check the amount of credits I have?
You can view the amount of credits you currently have on your Highlander Pipeline account, by clicking on the Student services tab, and then by clicking on Banner Student Self-Service and then "Degree Works."
How do I transfer credits from a community college?
You will need to complete the "Approval for Undergraduate Courses at Other Colleges" form, found on the Registrar's webpage under "Forms" and have the department the class falls under approve and sign the form then bring the completed form to the office of the Registrar.
As a transfer student, how long would I need to wait before I can join clubs/organizations on campus? Would I need to fulfill a GPA requirement?
Some club/organizations you will be able to join right away and others will require you to complete a semester at NJIT and also meet the GPA requirement/
I am currently a NJIT student, how can I join the Albert Dorman Honors College?
For students currently attending NJIT, you will need to be a full-time student, have a GPA of at least a 3.5 and must have at least 4 semesters remaining to complete the degree. For more details about requirements and the application process visit their webpage honors.njit.edu.
Why do I have a "Dean of First Year Students" hold on my account?
All the first year students have a "Dean of First Year Students" hold and must go to the Center for First Year Students to remove that hold. This is done after you have met with your Academic Advisor and he/she has removed your Advisor hold.
What are the requirements for the BS/MS, BS/PhD Programs?
BS-MS & BS-PhD Criteria:
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The community, the school and Tyree's family where all present Friday evening to dedicate the high school gym to Coach Tyree. (Heather Beyer/Ohio.com)
Stow Munroe Falls High School dedicated its gym to beloved high school coach James Tyree. (Heather Beyer/Ohio.com)
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Gas Company Plans To Extend Pipeline Under Lake Champlain
09/07/12 5:50PM By John Dillon
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Vermont Gas hopes to extend a proposed natural gas pipeline to carry fuel under Lake Champlain to a paper plant in Ticonderoga, New York.
The gas company says it's reached an agreement with International Paper to share engineering and environmental studies of the project.
The natural gas provider already plans to build a pipeline south from Chittenden County to Vergennes, Middlebury and eventually to Rutland.
Spokesman Steve Wark says extending the line under Lake Champlain to the paper plant in Ticonderoga would provide an anchor customer and could be built at no additional cost to residential ratepayers.
"While we were planning the Addison natural gas project we held a series of public meetings. The Ticonderoga paper mill - some folks from there attended those meetings - and actually approached us about providing service," he says. "So we did study it; we've done some engineering work, some environmental work, and it does seem to be feasible."
Wark says if the Champlain piece is included, the company would be able to extend the line further south and closer to Rutland sooner than originally planned.
The International Paper plant in Ticonderoga provides about 610 jobs. The plant now burns fuel oil. A few years ago, the company sparked protests from environmentalists in Vermont when it considered switching its boilers to fuel derived from shredded tires. Wark says natural gas is both cheaper and cleaner than oil.
"Switching to natural gas I think could be immediate 30 percent reduction in their carbon. But not only that, it's the particulates," he says. "These types of fuels tend to be heavy in particulates and they're right across the lake from us. So we see this as positive all the way around."
Wark says the two companies have signed a memorandum of understanding to share environmental and engineering costs. He says they're now negotiating contract terms to cover construction costs and fuel prices.
International Paper Spokeswoman Donna Wadsworth says the company is interested because the price of fuel has been a major burden.
"It will definitely reduce our fuel costs, and secondarily, and even more importantly, it will significantly reduce our greenhouse gas emissions," she says.
Vermont Gas plans to file in December for Public Service Board approval for the Addison project. Spokesman Wark said the Lake Champlain leg would need additional regulatory review in both states.
"The federal government also has several different permitting agencies: The Army Corps (of Engineers). I'm sure the EPA will look at this," he says.
During a recent visit to Ticonderoga, New York Senator Charles Schumer highlighted the high cost of energy facing International Paper. The senator promised to work with federal agencies to expedite review of the pipeline project.


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The changing oxidative environment in urban and regional Europe
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Tropospheric ozone is a secondary air pollutant of concern for its adverse affects on human health and agricultural crops, as well as its climate impact. Formed primarily from photochemical reactions involving nitrogen oxides (NOx), non-methane volatile organic compounds (NMVOCs), and carbon monoxide (CO), emission control measures have targeted significant emission sources of these compounds for reduction. While reductions of these ozone precursors are generally observed across Europe over the past one to two decades, trends in ground-level ozone have not followed the same trajectory. Trends are extracted over urban, suburban, and rural sites across Europe for ozone and nitrogen dioxide and the relationships explored. While long-term records of NMVOCs are sparse, data from London sites are included and allow for an evaluation of how the atmospheric reactivity regime has changed over the past decade. Model results based on and used in conjunction with the observed trends are used to yield insight into the reasons for the lack of decrease in surface ozone. The talk goes onto further explore the basis for the reactivity change and measures that could be applied to monitor from aircraft and reduce urban air pollution for nitrogen oxides. The exploration of reactivity changes finished with new data on the emergent VOC source of fracking from direct emissions from shales.


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Epson Home Cinema 5010 Home Theater Projector Review
Epson Home Cinema 5010 Projector Screen Recommendations
The Home Cinema 5010 is an easy projector when it comes to finding the right projection screen. In part this is due to its brightness, and in part, due to the rater excellent black levels for a moderately priced projector.
Your room will have the most influence on your decision. Let's break it down this way: Home Theater/Caves or Livingroom/bonus room.
Epson Home Cinema 5010 - projector screen - cave / home theater
Dedicated Home Theaters (or close) Common attributes medium to (ideally) very dark surfaces, all window lighting under full control, basically full control of other lighting, but rooms with low amounts of amibient are in this group, be they home theaters or just darker rooms.
With the Epson in such a room, the next question becomes how big is the screen, and the third – how far back is the projector mounted (in terms of zoom range. Full telephoto, loses enough brightness to be taken into consideration.
OK, unless you have the projector mounted at or very near the telephoto aspect of the zoom, you've got about 600 lumens, and over 1600 in best and brightest. Most of you, without really large screens can run your 2D movies not only in Best, but in eco-mode on the lamp. I'm talking about 1.0 gain screens up to say 110″ diagonal, and with a 1.3 gain screen roughly 125″ diagonal (that's almost 16 foot lamberts), so with the gain, that's about 20 ft lamberts with a brand new lamp. That's respectable brightness, even at the end of the lamp – you'll still be down around 10! 12 ft lamberts is the lower end of the recommended brightness for movie theaters.
In Dynamic mode, you'll have tons of brightness, so, no worries, even with some lights on.
Unless you have placed intentional side lighting in your room (ie. sconces) or have blacked out windows that you want to open for non-movies, no need to go with anything but a white screen. Modest gain (ie. 1.3 or 1.4) is just fine and buys you a bit more screen size or image brightness. In other words, screens like the Stewart Studiotek 130 (1.3) and Carada Brilliant White (1.4) screens that are the screens I normally use.
If you do want to be able to reject some ambient light from those sides, then the better alternative are HC screens like the Stewart Firehawk, Da-lite HC Cinema Vision, and other similar screens. If you are going small screen (92″ or less), you might choose a darker HC gray screen like the Grayhawk or HC-Da-Mat. The downside to those darker screens is for 3D, where brightness is relatively scarce.
Now, what happens when we go to a family room…
Epson Home Cinema 5010 - projector screen - family room
Walls are lighter, or even light – off white. Ceilings and floors also brighter. Even for movie viewing, the reflected light of your image off the screen will bounce around and eventually, a noticeable amount will reflect back onto the screen. Contrast will diminish, but – an important but: Projectors with better black levels will still always look better than those without, until that point where either is significantly washed out. Such is life. There are some things you can do about that.
Let's take a break and consider the affects of room surfaces, and how that affects your decisions.
First Image below taken using 128″ screen, an old (2007) Sony VW60. A projector that we measured at a max of under 700 lumens. This room at that time, was football during the day, everything else, at night only. (My other room was far darker.)
The second image – same setup, the old Epson 1080UB – several generation forerunner to the 5010, and twice as bright as the Sony. The 5010 is about tNow consider the Epson 5010 is roughly 3 times as bright in Dynamic mode. This is the Firehawk screen. It looked far better straight back, with most of that light from the doors knocked out.
My presumption is, you care about good movie performance, and having good blacks, since you are considering, or own this projector. Rooms with a fair amount of light are often just fine for almost all HDTV and definitely sports. They won't be significantly impacted by reflected light from the original image.
This image shows the difference after darkening ceiling, and taking the walls to a dark rust color: Even with the door shades partially open, the JVC used in this picture had about the same brightness as the Sony in the first image. The moral to the story – darker walls can easily offset having fewer lumens
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Notre Dame true freshmen Davonte Neal, Justin Ferguson, and Chris Brown know well the exploits of graduated star Michael Floyd. They know they won't replace his record-smashing production, probably not even his standout first season that included 48 catches for more than 700 yards and seven touchdowns. But to a man, and in congress with their veteran tutors, the trio believes the 2012 receivers can meet that lofty standard.
"They're going to need all of us," said Ferguson of the incoming trio. "So collectively, yes, definitely. Chris is a speed guy, he'll go up and get the ball. Davonte is a smaller speed guy, a slot guy, and myself I'm more physical. Together we can get the job done."
The "smaller speed guy" Neal has a unique take on replacing the Irish legend.
"Michael Floyd was drafted by the (Arizona) Cardinals. I got in touch with him and we chatted over the phone," said Neal. "He basically gave me tips as to what I could do transitioning to the next level. Things that are going to be different, things that are going to change. Things that need to be worked on and I thank him for helping me out.
"You have questions about Notre Dame and academics. He told me I can handle it because he could handle it."
Brown spoke openly about his strength and focused area of improvement; both were areas in which Floyd was well-versed during his time in South Bend. "I've improved my blocking skills and going over the middle," he said. "Defensive backs on this level will be a lot more physical so I have to get in there and do my part for the run game.
"I do want to make sure i'm a complete receiver, coming over the middle, catching underneath routes. "
Reminded of a recent legacy of Irish pass catchers that included Jeff Samardzija, Golden Tate, and Floyd, Brown, noted, "Its hard to replicate those guys, but as a unit, we can come together and do good things. There's no replacing that production, but we can come together and fill it."
First StepsNone of the trio is close to a finished product, but each believes there's a strength to fall back on should they be thrust into early action. Not surprisingly, Brown's was his penchant for getting behind the secondary. "Maybe something deep, I feel like I can try to go get something," he offered.
Already a sturdy 6'2" and cheeseburger away from 200 pounds, Ferguson appears ready for contact, regardless of the level jump that awaits. "Being a physical receiver," he said before reiterating. "Physicality, I'm going to go out and do my part."
The freshman target likely to hit the field first is Neal, the team's apparent No. 2 option in the slot behind senior Robby Toma.
"I've been with Robby Toma and he's been coaching me up on the footwork and steps we need to take and things like that," Neal offered. "He's a big help, not only is he my mentor on the field, he's also my roommate. We go through the playbook together at night. He helps me with the game and in life, telling me what the school year is going to be like. What to do, what not to do."
The 2012 season is Toma's fourth in the slot, and though Neal appreciates the chance to learn one position at the outset of his career, he didn't have a preference entering summer drills or training camp.
"Whether it was on offense or defense, I know that Coach Kelly had a plan for me the whole time, and wherever he put me, i was going to try to make plays," said Neal. "I just feel comfortable on the field. I love being on the field and playing football."
Never one to shy from contact, the compact, quick-footed Neal admitted he joins Ferguson in a penchant for the physical.
"Knowing you have that helmet and shoulder pad to protect you, that's all you need," he said of a high school career that included an all-star effort at cornerback. "With that (helmet) you can do anything. I was taught at a young age, just stick your head in there, it's only going to hurt for a little bit."
It might hurt a touch longer at the collegiate level, but Neal, a four-year starter in high school, won't mind.
"I love i. Its competition all over. You can't tell first, second, third team, because everyone competes. That's what Notre Dame football is about: competing.
"I love it (competition) it makes me a better player...It puts fight in my heart to know what it feels like to win or lose, and winning feels a lot better than losing."
Barring injury to the first unit receivers, Neal and his classmates won't start the season opener vs. Navy, but that's not necessarily a bad thing for a trio of playmakers used to being the whole show for their previous squads.
"When you have playmakers surrounding you like Cierre Wood and Robby Toma, and Goody, (John Goodman) on the outside, T.J. (Jones) on the outside… And you have quarterbacks that can make plays, receivers, and running backs, and not to mention the line is tremendous. It's great (not to be the only go-to-guy.)
"Coach Kelly knows what to do with the football and we have a lot of playmakers to take a three-yard catch and take it 30-40 yards. I'm just an asset."
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FLORENCE, S.C. – A group of business students at Francis Marion University has raised $1,000 for the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Pee Dee.
The students presented a $1,000 check to the Boys & Girls Clubs on Oct. 17.
The project was part of the Honors Program Introduction to Business class taught by Mary R. Dittman.
"The students raised every penny of this money," said Dittman, an instructor of marketing at FMU. "The class was challenged to develop a service project that would benefit the community, and the students chose to raise money for the Boys & Girls Clubs. While the funds are specifically for children's programs at the clubs, we felt that each local club should have the discretion about how to best provide for members' needs."
Class members Will Cantrell, Paul Cheezem, Laura Corbin, Jeffrey Matthews, Ryan Melton, Bryan Morrison, Matthew "Taylor" Norfleet, Sarah Pierce, Samone Thomas, and Tiffany Williams worked with businesses and individual donors to raise the funds. One hundred percent of the money raised will be donated to the Boys & Girls Clubs.
"It's a great feeling to be helping kids," said Pierce. "There are only 10 of us, but it's really rewarding to know that local children are going to benefit from our efforts."
For more information, contact Dittman at 843-661-1495 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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The room (32) was better than others we had been in before. The lady at breakfast was very helpful as I was dashing to London on an early train & my husband dropped me at the station & came back for a full breakfast. Despite above, I thought breakfast could have started at 7am & then my husband and I woud have eaten together.
The day manager was friendly and helpful, and allowed me to leave the car in the carpark whilst I went into the centre - an essential amenity in Oxford. The breakfast was hot and freshly prepared, and served just before closing time of 9 am without any fuss. The level of cleanliness is very good, and the lounge space pleasant. The room was a bit poky, with a small shower cubicle only in the bathroom. There was some intrusion of road noise.
After reading other reviews I was expecting just a B&B but was pleasantly surprised when I could at least order a night-cap and one that was very reasonably priced! Thank you.
lovely welcome from staff. Clean room though decor rather dated and grubby. Breakfast pleasant with helpful staff. Dated decor and grubby in need of redecoration (though was clean). Curtains off a few hooks so wouldn't shut properly. tiny supplies of shampoo etc - not what I'd expect from a 4 star establishment. bed so uncomfortable neither of us slept either night.
Nice room, quiet, very comfortable
We had a lovely stay here over the Easter weekend. The room was clean, spacious and homely. The staff were very friendly and professional. It is not far from Oxford City Centre, literally a 5-10 bus ride. Good parking facilities and we enjoyed a good old fry up for breakfast which was included in the booking. We will definitely stay there again and highly recommend. :)
Wireless environment, cleanness. I stayed in 2nd floor and it is a bit hard to bring up my luggage.
A really lovely hotel and good value for money. Clean and comfortable and wonderful breakfast - I was very impressed with the vegetarian option (we are often forgotten...) Plenty of parking space and handy for getting into Central Oxford. I can't think of any bad points.
Very clean Very small double bed, so uncomfortable to sleep in - and the whole point was to sleep!
The location meant you were able to walk into central Oxford (15-20 mins) and leave the car in the hotel car park meaning you didn't have to worry about transport or parking fees. Not major faults whatsoever. Poor Wi Fi reception in some hotel areas. Becomes annoying when access is intermittent.
Clean and airy room, 10 mins walk to city centre, breakfast really good None
The booking process was incredibly easy and reliable. Everything was in order when we arrived.
Everything was very clean, good location to the city centre. Fairly quiet room. We were able to leave our bags at the hotel when we arrived even though it was early morning and well before check in. However, the next day when we checked out, we wanted to do leave our bags while walking around the city but because the reception was closed from 1-4:30 and our train left during that time, no one would have been there to let us in to collect our bags. So we had to walk around the city with heavy backpacks and didn't get to do as much as we had wanted.
Nice cozy room. Short walk to the city centre! Very helpful and courteous staff! Tiny shower!
Staff (owner?) - very friendly and helpful. Room was comfortable for one person. The slanted ceiling in room 16 would make it less comfortable for two. Very conveniently located within walking distance of city center. Great breakfast with perfect softboiled eggs. I'd stay there again if in Oxford.
Clean and tidy; Good location; the breakfast was excellent Very expensive. Room was very small - cost was very big
A bit of walk from Oxford city center
it suited our purpose to visit our son in oxford. the atmosphere was friendly and the breakfast good
Good clean room, with all facitities you would expect. Excellent breakfast None
Very smart and welcoming with high standard accommodation None
Easy walking distance of Oxford city centre. In need of a refurbishment
Very spacious room and bath room, windows well sound proofed
Friendly staff Good breakfast
A very quiet, clean and comfortable guesthouse. Lovely room. Very friendly and helpful staff. Good breakfast. a generous ammount of tea, coffee, chocolate and milk in our room. Close to the centre of Oxford- only a 10 min walk or a frequent bus service. Steps up to the main entrance, and stairs to breakfast room.
Helpful and friendly owner. Good location. There was parking, although limited spaces. Room was overlooking main road so was quite noisy.
Close to the event I needed to attend Impersonal service
Friendly and good sevice Room next to Abongdon rd very noisy
Landlord very helpful and accommodating. Friendly staff.
Friendly service, good breakfast, basic accomodation, Value for money.
Nice quiet location. Good aired room. Adequate fascilies. Very good staf, very helpful and polite. Musty smell in room, possibly from bathroom. Would have preferred a bath but didn't specify in booking
The owner was very friendly and helpful with what there was to do in the local area and where to eat in the evenings
We found our stay at Town Farm Cottage very relaxing. The setting was very quiet and peaceful with beautiful gardens. Everything was thoughtfully provided. The staff were excellent and could not have been more helpful with good advice of places to eat and places of interest to visit. They were very friendly too. Also, the breakfasts were excellent...mmmmmm. Nothing to report here.
Good rooms and beautiful garden with a friendly welcome. Nothing!
Very friendly people felt really at home.
Our bedroom was very comfortable with every attention to detail, likewise the bathroom. Very good breakfast with excellent communication with owner. Lovely gardens. Would stay again if in the area. No bad points.
The house was very homely and although the owners were not there the couple that where looking after the place which they had done several times before where very good, and made the stay very enjoyable.


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NOBLEBORO, Maine — Every May alewives return by the thousands to Damariscotta Mills, where the lucky ones will climb a fish ladder that leads from Great Salt Bay to their freshwater spawning grounds in Damariscotta Lake.
As for the unlucky ones, some will be harvested by lobstermen who use them for bait. Others end up in a smokehouse, destined for human consumption. But most will be taken by the birds.
Ospreys and eagles put on the best show, hovering overhead before plunging into the shallow water next to the parking lot. Cormorants attack underwater, often causing a frenzy of fish to explode out of the water. Across the way, herons stalk silently from the shore's edge.
Not all the birds are interested in fish. Yellow warblers and Baltimore orioles flit about in the bushes next to the stream. There have been reports of bluebirds and redstarts, too.
The most numerous birds, however, are the raucous gulls. The fishermen slam boards and fire blanks to scare them off — even though the birds always return a minute later. On Thursday morning a woman accused the feeding gulls of mass slaughter. And the local homeowners probably don't appreciate the mess they leave on their roofs.
It seems nobody likes the gulls — except the nature photographers.
The 5th annual Fish Ladder Restoration Festival will be held Memorial Day weekend. For information, visit www.damariscottamills.org.


text: I don't think anyone who is sane 'wants' war, so I do understand your point. But the main, core, issue here is that there is always something that someone wants that others posses. Now, wanting something that you don't have from someone is, I believe, a core human characteristic, just like sex is instinctual, we as humans want to better our life, that includes accumulation of possession(money) in our capitalistic world. It's both micro and macro too, from countries (political class) to individuals, money is power, power is money... everything else just transforms into/from it. So, if you can't change human nature, you're left to remove the one variable (money) that can be controlled. The only way to do so is, that's where you're 100% right, education. If we were to spend time and resources to educate everyone about history as much as we waste about entertainment(stupid entertainment, ala 99% on TV) then war wouldn't exist as we wouldn't be repeating the same errors and the population wouldn't allow its leaders to steer the country into that direction. But we live in a society that isn't, at all, educated nor empowering its citizens to change anything. Leaving us with most of the educated population not giving a s**t and the non-educated just staying in their ignorant bliss. The quote I love the most about our society is; How would you explain what a smartphone is to someone from 1800? - It's a device that I can use almost anywhere in the world to access the entire repository of knowledge of mankind (internet). - Wow! How do you use it? - I use it to look at cat pictures (entertainment), to tell everyone how I feel (facebook) and to ensure my memory is never practiced (immediate question-answer, no retention). Thus, war... and military forces are inevitable. That's why I believe saving lives with better training tools is far less offensive than anything else, including sex. At the end, Unity just helps by allowing to; 1) build things to patch the problem (military serious games) and 2) fix it (educational games). So back to the sex subject; whatever that empowers people to create a product that can help us live as better humans (removing the taboo around sex and educating people about it) is a good thing.


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French Toast with Red-Wine Nectarines
This dish is great for dessert, but you can also serve it for breakfast -- just skip the ice cream. Instead of country-style bread, feel free to substitute brioche or sourdough.
- Prep:
- Total Time:
- Servings: 6
Source: Everyday Food, July/August 2009
- 1 cup red wine
- 1/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
- 3 nectarines, halved, pitted, and cut into wedges
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup half-and-half
- Salt
- 6 slices country-style bread, halved diagonally
- 2 tablespoons butter
- Vanilla ice cream, for serving
In a medium saucepan, bring wine and 1/3 cup sugar to a boil. Cook, stirring occasionally, until slightly syrupy, 6 to 8 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in nectarines.
In a large baking dish, whisk together eggs, half-and-half, 2 tablespoons sugar, and a pinch of salt. Place bread in dish and let stand about 1 minute, pressing to help it absorb the custard; turn over and repeat.
In a large nonstick skillet, melt 1 tablespoon butter over medium; swirl pan to coat. Add 1/2 the bread and cook until golden, about 3 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate and repeat with remaining butter and bread. Serve topped with red-wine nectarines and ice cream.


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The Winners of the Manchester United Foundation Matchday Lotter for the Bayern Munich game were
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Habersham Central senior quarterback Kevin Ellison helped the Raiders complete a stunning comeback from an 18-point deficit when he fired the game-winning touchdown pass to Zack Franks with just 32 seconds left in a 43-39 win over Salem.
DAWSONVILLE - It all came together for Jefferson in the second quarter Friday. The Dragons (3-0) exploded for 35 points in the quarter en route to a 42-14 win against Dawson County (1-2) in Dawsonville.
FLOWERY BRANCH - Last season, in its first as a member of Region 8-AAAA, Flowery Branch was good.
JEFFERSON--Some games test the character of a football team.
Lanier National Speedway has announced it will end its weekly racing program after almost 30 years in Braselton.
With the opening week of high school football in the rearview mirror, the fall sports season is in full swing.
FLOWERY BRANCH - The Falcons kept their punter resting and scored on all but three of their drives as Flowery Branch sailed over Madison County 56-7 Friday night at Falcon Field in the regular season opener for both teams.
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At this rate, the US presidential election of 2012 promises to be a titanic struggle between a failed incumbent and an unelectable challenger. With the election bearing down – less than two years to go – Barack Obama hit the campaign trail last week, ostensibly talking about the budget but in reality market-testing his anti-Republican message. Republicans have been slower off the mark and will need to get a move on, but the delay is understandable. They have so many weak candidates to choose from.
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Agnes "Apple" Bailey (Vanessa Hudgens) is 16 years old and living on the streets of New Jersey, but it could be Anyplace, USA. She is now homeless, hungry and pregnant. Apple has been in the foster care system and was in the custody of her drug-addicted mom, June (Rosario Dawson), but, unable to take her mother's abuse, she has run away to search for her biological father. His name is Tom Fitzpatrick (Brenden Fraser), he's a Wall Street broker, and Apple has never met him.Tom, … [Read more...]
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Here's Part 1 of my interview with american Idol's Season 8 Finalist Danny Gokey on The INNdustry with Sr. Rose. He has a new book: "Hope in Front of Me: Find Purpose in Your Darkest Moments" that is part memoir, part self-help, and very encouraging to anyone who has been very far down and reached up in faith, hope, and love to keep going. … [Read more...]


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NEW YORK (Mar. 25)
A commission of the World Jewish Congress, headed by Prof. Horace M. Kallen, started an inquiry into the role of science in Jewish education, it was announced here today by Prof. Kallen.
"More and more, the survival and effectiveness of traditional non-scientific education is likely to be determined, in the century to come, by its attitude towards the sciences of man and nature, "Prof. Kallen said. The problem which has been with us for these past 100 years "has today become an acutely critical one," he stressed. The commission will solicit the views of Jewish educators throughout the world, and will collect various data and curricular and pedagogic materials which will be subjected to a searching analysis.
The commission membership includes: Dr. Judah Pilch, vice-chairman; Dr. Gershon Gelbert, secretary and research director; Dr. Samuel M. Blumenfield, Dr. S. Federbush; Dean Benjamin Fine; Dr. Judah J. Shapiro–in the U.S.; Dr. Elijah Bortniker of Paris; Professor Carl Frankenstein of Jerusalem; Elijah Jhirad of New Delhi; Professor Morris Ginsberg, the Marchioness of Reading, Professor Leon Roth, Dr. A. Steinberg–in Britain.


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Euro games have long been played at the Monday Night gaming at Whittier. The crowd of Euro players drifts between a handful up to about 10 or so. One of our ideas with playing at Whittier is that we might, over time, find some of those Euro players that have the interest to develop a love of Wargaming. I've heard about it happening before, and Lincoln is confident it will happen, but assures me it is a long road and patience is needed. I agree, in theory, but wonder how long this patience thing will take.
But we have had some success so far with wargames that drift closer to the fringe than the traditional hex and counter games. There was great interest in Struggle of Empires with 3 of the Euro regulars taking part and at least 2 of them enjoying the game. We had also got 1 in a game of Space Empires: 4X. But we tend to play the same games for a period while Euro games (in general) love to switch games from week to week.
I had brought Sekigahara along in hopes of enticing one of the regular Euro players into a game. Strangely, this was foiled by there being a larger than normal crowd of Euro players which meant games like Battlestar Galactica were going to hit the table and draw those 3 or 4 people I might otherwise have enticed with Sekigahara into the intrigue filled fun of Cylon, Cylon, who is the Cylon.
That left 3 of us, Lincoln, Steve and I, facing a two player game of Sekigahara. I am the most Euro centric wargamer in our group so I volunteered to step into Battlestar while Lincoln and Steve played Sekigahara. But the rules explanation I needed to give of that game beforehand meant that Battlestar was starting and Lincoln took my spot.
Steve and I played 2 games. He took Tokugawa and I played Ishida both times. The first game, a learning game for him, ended when he made a large attack at Gifu against my forces. His army was stacked with Tokugawa blocks and his had was well situated to play them out. It was tense, but I managed a loyalty check on his last 8 point block (3 for the block and 5 for other Tokugawa blocks) giving me 3 points instead of him getting 8, which meant he lost by 4 points, but more importantly, lost Tokugawa and the game.
But now he understood it better and we set it up again. This time he was plagued with a variety of cards while his armies were stacked clans. This allowed me to advance more than I did previously. But his maneuvering finally brought two clans together with the cards to support them. He even had 2 Loyalty cards.
Again, it was a very tense exchange. My hand was weak to a loyalty card in only one place, and he missed that opportunity. Playing his two at points I could resist them. My loyalty check on his clan was also repulsed. The end result was a final score of 22 to 21 with Ishida holding the field.
In my next move I was able to surround his weakened Tokugawa army because of my previous advances and eliminate him.
Two very close games. 1 Loyalty check deciding the first and 1 point deciding the second. Considering Lincoln and my 14-13 ending for our first game a week ago that makes 3 very close games in 3 plays. Gotta love that type of stuff.
Lincoln says he enjoyed Battlestar Galactica, so maybe, with the patience shown by the Euro players, he is becoming a Eurogamer.


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TheStreet, Inc. (TST) Downgraded to Hold at Zacks Investment Research
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Separately, B. Riley reissued a "buy" rating and set a $1.90 target price on shares of TheStreet in a research note on Friday, May 5th.
Shares of TheStreet (TST) opened at 0.88 on Friday. The firm's 50-day moving average is $0.87 and its 200-day moving average is $0.83. The company's market cap is $31.38 million. TheStreet has a one year low of $0.61 and a one year high of $1.28.
TheStreet (NASDAQ:TST) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, May 9th. The information services provider reported $0.05 EPS for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of ($0.03) by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $15.28 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $15.29 million. TheStreet had a negative return on equity of 4.43% and a negative net margin of 24.24%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned ($0.10) earnings per share. Analysts expect that TheStreet will post ($0.06) EPS for the current fiscal year.
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James Hird has mounted an extraordinary challenge to the AFL Commission by demanding a public hearing of the supplements case by an independent tribunal no sooner than two weeks after the conclusion of the finals.
Correspondence lodged with the AFL's solicitors on Wednesday afternoon specifically asserted that league chief executive Andrew Demetriou is a conflicted party who should not sit in judgment of the matter.
Hird's legal team outlined three demands that would ruin the AFL's plans to deal with Essendon before the finals – chiefly, a categoric refusal to face a closed Commission hearing.
An August 19 deadline was set for an AFL response, with the Hird camp – including Julian Burnside, QC – making no secret of its intention to take on the league in the Victorian Supreme Court if required.
Acting on independent legal advice, but apparently with the support of his club, Hird is calling for the establishment of an independent tribunal that would hear in public the charges arising thus far out of the Bombers' supplements scandal, instead of the AFL Commission – usually a nine-member body that includes Demetriou.
Fairfax Media learnt on Wednesday of the detail in the aggressive three-point response to the AFL prepared by Hird's lawyers, who are now also directly challenging the validity of a 400-page interim report that was prepared by ASADA and delivered to the AFL 13 days ago.
The multi-pronged response was triggered by serious misconduct charges the AFL laid against Hird, Essendon and three others on Tuesday night. Six months into an Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority probe, Essendon, its head coach Hird, senior assistant coach Mark Thompson, club doctor Bruce Reid and football boss Danny Corcoran have been charged by the AFL with conduct unbecoming or prejudicial to the interests of the league.
Now that charges have been laid, Hird's initial legal fight is bold but procedure-focused.
And if the AFL, which received two letters from the coach's legal team on Wednesday, does not accede to the demands, the lawyers acting for Hird say they will not hesitate taking the case to court; a development that would worsen what has already proved a crisis for the code.
In calling for the Essendon hearing to be public and judged by an independent tribunal, Hird's lawyers are claiming that AFL Commissioners, and particularly Demetriou, would come to the case with a prejudiced view because they were provided with ASADA's interim report.
Hird objects to several claims in the interim report but after his day-long interview with ASADA investigators, in April, was not recalled for a further interview and was not given the opportunity to review assertions made in the report that ASADA delivered to the AFL on August 2. These grievances are now being pursued separately with ASADA.
While Bill Kelty removed himself months ago from any AFL Commission deliberations on Essendon due to his relationships with Hird and ex-Bomber chairman David Evans, Hird's camp is adamant that Demetriou should also stand aside because they consider him a potential 'witness' in the case who has already indicated publicly that he has taken an adverse view of Hird.
The first argument relates to a conflicting version of events around a telephone conversation on February 4, between Demetriou and Evans, before Essendon announced it was essentially opening itself up to an investigation by ASADA. It emerged last month that Hird claimed in his interview with ASADA that he believed Demetriou tipped off Evans about the contents of the Australian Crime Commission report. Demetriou and Evans have both denied those claims, with Demetriou saying he could not have leaked the information because he wasn't privy to it.
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The food on board was delicious. My husband is a coeliac and was well looked after especially by Chef Henry in the Windjammer restaurant who made a chocolate cake for him. The Great Gatsby Dining Room was waiter service which we preferred for our evening dinner. The Park snack restaurant was great for getting cookies or crisps to nibble on in the afternoon. Water on board was free from restaurants and water dispensers around the pool area, where free ice cream or frozen yogurt was also available.
The entertainment was good, especially the shows. Dance, Karaoke, Quizzes, there was something for everyone. Our 15 More year old son didn't think the entertainment for teenagers was great, but he made lots of friends with children his own age and he loved it, he can't wait to go on another one.
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First port of call was Dubrovenik. Royal Caribbean were charging for their shuttle bus $15 per person. We got a taxi into the old town for €10. Don't bother exchanging your money into Kuna they accept euro and it was usually better value. The town is lovely well worth a visit.
Pisa/Florence - The ship docked in La Spezia. 20 minutes walk to the train station to get the train to Pisa. €46 euro return for three. The Leaning Tower is quite a distance from the train station so get a taxi for around €10 each way. A lot cheaper than getting the Ships organised tours.
Kotor - Montenegro was beautiful. Tender took us into port and it was a short stroll into the lovely small town with narrow streets.
Marseille - It was ridiculous that RC were charging $15 per person for their shuttle bus. This port is awful. The ship docked in what looked like a quarry. It was stated it was a mile to the bus but it seemed longer. The bus is €1.50 into the town. I think RC should provide free shuttle buses to the port when they have docked so far from the main entrance.
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Civitavecchia - Is about 90 minutes in the train from Rome. Too much of a rush so we spent a few hours at the beach beside the port. Very pleasant.
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I wish Newt was the GOP nominee, If he campaigned correctly about beign the last person to balance the budget, I think that is something "middle America" could have gotten behind. I think he could have certainly won. Now, I dont' think for a second he could balance the budget in 4 years, but perhaps he could have accomplished enough in 4 years to get 4 more, and 8 continuous years of trending towards a balanced budget could have changed government spending for decades.
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Great post and Newt was the best debater of them all. He destroyed the MC in one debate.
That said he wouldn't have done any better getting the Spanish vote than Mitt who lost to OBY by just 1% after
McCain lost to him by a land slide.
Would have loved to see Newt in the White HOuse. Conservatives are dead even though Rush says we're not out-numbered.
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DUI: Penalties and Consequences
The penalties and consequences for a DUI conviction often include jail time, fees and fines, an ignition interlock device, insurance complications, and DUI school. These penalties and consequences vary by state law and will also vary greatly depending on the circumstances of the incident. First-time DUIs without injuries to people or property will have lighter consequences compared to subsequent DUIs or DUIs that result in injury.
Jail Time
When you get a DUI, you will most likely spend some time in jail at the time of your arrest. If you are later convicted of the charge, you may face additional time in jail. Most states have minimum jail time requirements for first, second, and third convictions. But the judge will weigh the circumstances – if your DUI caused injury, if you had a very high BAC, or if there were other factors that made the situation worse, the judge can require more jail time than the minimum.
- First-Time DUIs. For those states with minimum jail time for first time DUIs, the mandatory sentences range from 24 hours to a few days. Often the time served at the time of arrest will count as time served. So with a first-time DUI without any other complicating circumstances, you may end up with very little additional jail time.
- Second and Subsequent DUIs. Most states have jail requirements for second and subsequent DUIs. These minimums range from a few days to several months for second DUIs and several weeks to a year for subsequent convictions.
For the jail time minimums in your state, go to DUI/DWI Laws in Your State.
At what point are prior DUIs so old that they don't count as priors for a current DUI charge? It might seem reasonable that if you were convicted of a DUI 20 years ago, that the charge wouldn't be relevant to a DUI you got this year, right? It depends on your state's law. Some states look back five to ten years for prior DUIs, but many other states look back indefinitely – in those states, any prior DUI will be considered when sentencing you for a new DUI. To learn your state's law, go to DUI/DWI Laws in Your State.
Ignition Interlock Device
If you're convicted of a DUI, the court may also require that you use an ignition interlock device when you drive. If so, you will be required to purchase or rent the device and install in your car. After it's installed, you must blow into its breathalyzer before you try to start the car. If it detects any alcohol in your system, the car won't start. Both the device and the installation are not cheap – installation can cost between $50 and $200 dollars, and rental can be up to $100 a month. Plus there will be maintenance and calibration fees. The court that sentences you will probably provide you with information about how to get your device. Whether an ignition interlock device is a mandatory part of your sentence and how long you'll have to use it depends on state law.
Other Consequences
In addition to jail time and the requirement to use an ignition interlock device, there are many other consequences that result from a DUI conviction.
- Probation. Even if you don't get much jail time, you're likely to get probation. Probation for DUI probably won't require regular check ins with a probation officer, but it will mean that you subject to rules that restrict your behavior. For example, probation may require that you go to jail if you're caught driving with any alcohol in your system. Probation usually lasts several years.
- Fines. Most states impose heavy fines for DUIs. Fees for a first offense may be several hundred dollars, and fines for second or subsequent offense may be several thousand dollars.
- License suspension. DUIs almost always result in the suspension of your driver's license. The court will inform the DMV and the DMV will suspend your driving privileges. You can appeal to get a restricted license that will allow you to go to school or work, but you will likely be required to use an ignition interlock device to do so.
- Difficulties with insurance. After a DUI conviction, your car insurance costs are likely to sky rocket. The insurance company will see you as a liability, and it will also know that you will be desperate to be insured. The state may also require you to get an SR-22 insurance rider from your insurance company to certify that you are insured.
- DUI School. Most states will also require that you go to DUI school. Depending on the circumstances of your DUI, the class might be one full day, or it might be a few hours a week for several months. You'll have to pay for it too – and the longer the course, the more it costs.
In sum, besides being a logistical hassle, getting a DUI is very expensive. If convicted, you can expect to pay many thousands of dollars in court fines, increased costs of insurance, DUI school fees, and costs associated with getting an ignition interlock device. In addition, you'll have legal fees if you decide to hire a lawyer -- a good idea in most DUI cases. To learn about whether you should hire a lawyer, read "DUI: Hire a Lawyer or Represent Yourself?"
Reducing the Charge to Reckless or Wet Reckless
One way to reduce the penalties and consequences of a DUI is to have the charge reduced "reckless driving" or in some states a "wet reckless." Doing this almost always requires a lawyer's know-how and familiarity with the court. But if the circumstances are right – for example if your BAC was just above the legal limit and there were no other complicating factors – then the reduced charge will result in a much lighter sentence, with many fewer repercussions.
A reckless driving charge does not require bad driving on your part, just the fact that you were driving with alcohol in your system is reckless enough. Some states have a specific charge of "wet" reckless to describe DUI charges that have been reduced. The "wet" indicates that alcohol was involved in some way. Wet reckless charges rarely result in jail time or license suspension, but they may count as priors if you're later charged with another DUI.
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