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I Heart My Chandelier...
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- GinaBVictorian said...
Oh Bella, I love those heart ornaments on your chandelier! Looks great with your wall color. You may just have to leave those beauts up year round! *winks* Gina
- February 10, 2013 at 6:46 PM
- Susan said...
Darling decor, Bella. Just darling. Don't you LOVE chandys? I think they are SOOOOO elegant. Susan
- February 10, 2013 at 6:52 PM
- Gayle said...
I adore it!
- February 10, 2013 at 7:21 PM
- Teresa said...
Oh my goodness that is gorgeous!!!
- February 10, 2013 at 7:33 PM
- Anne said...
Bella your chandelier is gorgeous!!Love the added bling of those sweet hearts too!
- February 10, 2013 at 8:06 PM
- Lydia said...
Simple? Simply romantic. Nicely done.
- February 10, 2013 at 8:06 PM
- Shabby chic Sandy said...
I love your chandelier too..as you know I have the same one. I am happy with mine being aged iron..but everytime I see yours I think about painting mine white too...
love how you decorated it!
- February 10, 2013 at 9:17 PM
- Jacqueline~Cabin and Cottage said...
Wow! Gorgeous! Your whole room looks terrific! Those darling ornaments look like they were made just for your pretty chandelier!
- February 10, 2013 at 10:54 PM
- Schnookums said...
Reading your Valentine's posts tripped a memory of having bought a fancy Valentine that I had stashed "somewhere". So, crawling under my desk where I tend to stash things I don't want to forget I found not just a valentine, but it was actually a shodow box poorly put together to display 3 lovely old Valentine's. This project may just be the one that spurs me on to writing a blog. I have taken the box apart and cut the tape which allowed me to view the b&w message inside each one. So much to do so little time!
- February 11, 2013 at 6:24 AM
- Lavender Cottage said...
Aren't they sweet! The pink is more like a mauve on my screen and I'm wishing we had a Joann's here.
An elegant way to dress your chandelier Bella.
- February 11, 2013 at 6:32 AM
- La Vie Quotidienne said...
What a find...heart ornaments, lucky you. I think I just might be stopping by JoAnnes today. (-:
- February 11, 2013 at 7:12 AM
- sweetinspirationsbyjpdesigns.blogspot.com said...
How pretty the purple goes with your décor and they just make your chandy look even more spectacular! I pinned some pics for you!
- February 11, 2013 at 7:20 AM
- Bernideen said...
These are lovely and I have dark red hearts - thanks for a wonderful idea!!!
- February 11, 2013 at 7:53 AM
- Cindy said...
Oh my goodness gracious... it is sooooooo pretty! I'm the same way with sparkly things, my friend calls me a racoon, because i go right for bright shiny objects... looks like you're a racoon too!
- February 11, 2013 at 8:44 AM
- Phyllis @Around the House said...
I love the way you used the hearts on your chandy, how darned clever of you, I have some red and pink on a tree I did a posting on, come on over and see the metal tree...love the way they sparkle with your crystals...
- February 11, 2013 at 11:41 AM
- Beth said...
Hi Bella, I HEART your chandelier too! You have a way with decorating, my friend! Lovely!
- February 11, 2013 at 11:50 AM
- Bente said...
Just gorgeous.
Have a nice day
- February 11, 2013 at 12:45 PM
- Shirley said...
You have an eye for all things beautiful. Let your hearts forever shine! Happy Valentine's Day..
- February 11, 2013 at 2:31 PM
- Karen said...
Very sweet and sparkly! They must look lovely in the evening under soft lights. Perfectly romantic. xx
- February 11, 2013 at 2:36 PM
- Haworth said...
What a lovely idea, Bella. Just the right touch of pink amidst the crystal and silver. It's sure to cast a beautiful light over your Valentine meals!~
- February 12, 2013 at 6:07 AM
- Made From Pinterest said...
I love the little splash of color! Sherri
- February 12, 2013 at 8:36 AM
- Mom E. said...
I love it too! Where do you find such a lovely Chandeliere....I will leave my eyes OPEN!! You have such a beautiful garden. ...and home and are SO creative!
- February 12, 2013 at 8:44 AM
- Sandi~A Cottage Muse said...
I heart your chandelier too!
- February 12, 2013 at 4:24 PM
- Style Sisters said...
So gorgeous! Come link up to Centerpiece Wed. on my blog and share this post! Karin
- February 12, 2013 at 8:15 PM
- Pellie / Penny said...
Love the your chandelier all by itself - but the extra bling from the hearts is awesome.
- February 13, 2013 at 5:10 AM
- Ivy and Elephants said...
Hi Bella,
You make us all heart your chandelier!
Absolutely gorgeous! Thanks so much for sharing it with us, you are a feature this week. Stop by and grab a featured button. Happy V-Day!
- February 13, 2013 at 2:39 PM
- Melissa Owczarzak said...
Very very pretty~thank you for sharing!
- February 13, 2013 at 3:54 PM


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Here's the short version: unless you're going to run a platoon rotation, why call it the "second unit"? They don't play as a second unit.
Really, what you have is 10 guys that play together, and the first and second units are interchangable.
JO and Ron will both play 36mpg this year, which means that they'll be on the floor together for at least half the game.

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Rookie forward Jason Yeisley had a goal and an assist in a 4-1 scrimmage defeat of the D-II Austin Aztex at Pizza Hut Park on Wednesday. Eric Avila, Andrew Weideman and Zach Loyd also had goals, while Dax McCarty added two assists.
"I thought it was a good result for us," FCD head coach Schellas Hyndman said. "I wasn't in it to win the game. I was in it to see our players under pressure—like, how do our two midfielders handle their three midfielders?"
Avila's goal came after just four minutes. It was set up after rookie Eric Alexander sent a long ball from the left flank toward Avila, who was on the right. Avila launched a low, hard shot from about 15 yards out that beat the Austin 'keeper to give FCD an early lead.
Austin drew things level early in the second half. Trialist Wolry Wolfe scored past FCD goalkeeper Kevin Hartman. The assist went to former Kansas City Wizards player Lance Watson, whom the Aztex recently signed.
The game remained at 1-1 until Weideman's goal in the 54th minute. Yeisley set the table nicely by dribbling around an Austin defender on the left side. He then laid the ball off Weiderman, who finished nicely to double the score.
McCarty and Atiba Harris both entered the game with around 15 minutes to go, and in the 81st minute McCarty got the first of two assists when he set up Yeisley with a chance the Penn State product finished with great precision.
With about two minutes left, McCarty delivered a perfect corner. FCD's top 2010 draft pick Loyd got his head on the end of the cross and headed it home to finish the scoring.
"I asked them to take more risks and more chances, take more shots and make more runs forward because we weren't putting them back on their heels enough," Hyndman said. "I thought we did that and we started creating goal-scoring opportunities. We came into it to give our reserve players a game, something they need more of so that they can stay sharp. We also wanted to put ourselves in the situation where some players had an opportunity to impress me."
FCD's lineup consisted of Kevin Hartman in goal. The backline was Anthony Wallace on the left, Brek Shea and Edson Edward in the middle with Loyd at right back. The midfield featured Avila on the left, Weideman on the right, and Alexander and Bruno Guarda in the middle. Yeisley and Peri Marosevic started up top.
Ruben Luna, a member of the FCD Juniors program, came on for Marosevic in the second half. FCD's other changes were McCarty coming on for Guarda and Harris for Avila.
Shea played in Saturday's 1-1 tie with Houston at left midfield, but played center back against Austin. FCD will be without starting center back Kyle Davies for at least eight weeks after he broke his right arm in Saturday's game against Houston. Ugo Ihemelu, who Davies had replaced in the First XI, remains sidelined with a strained hamstring but should return for FCD's match against Columbus on April 10.
Hyndman discussed getting another look at Shea in the central defense.
"Last year we had an exhibition where he played center back, and he did a good job," Hyndman said "I would've kept him at center back but he was with the Under-20s as a left-sided midfielder, and I didn't want to confuse him too much.
"Right now, with Kyle [Davies] injured, we really need to start to think about who we can put back there as a center back. Right now, he is doing fine. He just needs more time and more coaching."
Hyndman also praised Yeisley's performance.
"He's a big, strong boy," Hyndman said. "He holds the ball well. I don't think he got beat on too many headers. Even though Zach [Loyd] scored that goal there at the end, it was Yeisley going for the first ball and dragging the whole defense with him [that made the difference].
Yeisley had missed much of preseason due to injury, so he was happy to get the opportunity to play.
"I'm really thankful the coaching staff kept me around and gave me the opportunity to kind of show what I can do," Yeisley said. "I'm grateful to still be here and to be playing. I want to take every opportunity to try and prove myself and show people what I can do."


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WAYNESBURG – Elissa McCracken, Miss Ohio 2012, will be honored during a Christmas tree lighting ceremony at 5:30 p.m. Friday on the steps of the Greene County Courthouse. The ceremony will be part of the festivities scheduled for Friday's Holiday Open House in downtown Waynesburg, which runs from 5 to 8 p.m.
Representatives from Consol Energy Inc., the major sponsor of the Holiday Open House, will light the tree with McCracken and other officials. McCracken will then be honored with several special presentations, including a key to Waynesburg Borough, a lifetime honorary membership to the Waynesburg Area Chamber of Commerce, and proclamations from state Sen. Tim Solobay and the Greene County commissioners.
McCracken, a Waynesburg native and current student at Ohio Northern University, was crowned Miss Ohio in June and will compete for the title of Miss America on Jan. 12 in Las Vegas. As Miss Rain Day 2008, McCracken is the second Rain Day queen to compete at the Miss America Pageant. She is the daughter of Jeff and Helen McCracken of Waynesburg.
The Holiday Open House will kick off the holidays in Downtown Waynesburg and will feature live music, carriage rides, pictures with Santa, a "Flix on Brix" movie projection of "A Christmas Carol," free caricatures, ice-carving demonstrations, food and refreshments all along High Street.
Most downtown merchants will be open until 8 p.m. and will offer deals and specials, and several organizations are participating as one-night-only vendors. New this year will be a "CANstruction" competition, sponsored by Consol Energy. CANstruction features the work of local and regional artists who will use more than $15,000 worth of canned food to create unique sculptures that will be displayed at more than a dozen downtown locations.
The public is encouraged to vote for the People's Choice award winner, and all food will be donated to the Corner Cupboard Food Bank.
The Waynesburg chamber's annual Christmas Parade will continue the weekend of holiday fun at 2 p.m. Saturday in downtown Waynesburg.
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May 21, 2013
Minor League Update
Games of Monday, May 20
Pitching Prospect of the Day: Andrew Heaney, LHP, Marlins (High-A Jupiter): 4.1 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 9 K; potential plus fastball; potential plus curveball; potential average changeup; first start of the 2013 season.
Position Prospect of the Day: Jackie Bradley, CF, Red Sox (Triple-A Pawtucket): 2-4, 2B, HR, R, 2 RBI; potential plus hit tool; fringy power potential; average runner; plus-plus defensive profile; high baseball IQ; off-the-charts makeup; starting this year in the big leagues may have been a bit of a quick trigger.
Other notable prospect performances on May 20:
"The Good"
"The Bad"
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Jake Marisnick, CF, Marlins (Double-A Jacksonville): 0-4, R, 3 K; plenty of tools, but the hit tool is the one that needs the most work.
Zach Mortimer is an author of Baseball Prospectus.
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Good work as always, Zach. These have become a daily highlight to read.
May 21, 2013 06:38 AM
Soler has only 23 Ks in 147 ABs, which amounts to less than 16% K rate, that seems like a fairly low K rate for a slugger, am i reading to much into the numbers and this is more about the overall swing?
May 21, 2013 08:11 AM
Does the hand injury seemto be bothering Marisnick or is he just not recognizing pitches? Is there an "average" timeline organizations give players to adjust?
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Marisnick has 70 at-bats this season, but I would say the hand injury was not helpful for his development. Tino Martinez said that once Marisnick gets his mechanical flaws(hitch/wrap) figured out he will be one of the best players ever.....
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Real World Solutions to the Issue of Abortion
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by Marcia Pally | March 2013
Abortion rates have dropped, and many people of faith are very interested in the reasons why.
BETWEEN 2008 and 2009, the Centers for Disease Control reported in November, the U.S. abortion rate fell 5 percent, down to the lowest point that decade. This new data is drawing the attention of people of faith whose thinking about unwanted pregnancies has become more nuanced—both in how to prevent them and what to do when they occur.
Why did the rate drop? It's not a matter of people being more cautious about becoming pregnant due to the recession; along with the overall decline, the number of abortions per 1,000 live births also dropped. But it might be linked to the fact that use of long-acting contraceptives such as IUDs, which tend to be more effective than other methods, more than doubled from 2007 to 2009, according to a national survey.
In recent years, as evangelical activism has broadened, economic justice, creation care, and immigration reform have been at the forefront of the change—but abortion hasn't. Of evangelicals, 61 percent believe abortion should be illegal in all or most cases, while 33 percent say it should be legal; 84 percent of evangelicals ages 18 to 30 say they would not consider abortion if faced with an unexpected pregnancy.
While 77 percent of those young evangelicals find premarital sex unacceptable, they are also aware of facts on the ground, perhaps because they think seriously about human fallenness. Eighty-two percent, perhaps with the awareness that more-effective birth control would reduce abortion rates further, hold that those having "sex outside of marriage should use contraceptives to prevent pregnancy." (An increasing number of Catholics hold similar views, despite current church teaching.)
Equally interesting are approaches to crisis pregnancies. Noting that 73 percent of U.S. abortions are economically motivated, many evangelicals feel they must provide women with accessible, realistic alternatives, including medical, financial, and emotional support during pregnancy, along with day care and job training when needed. As Shane Claiborne put it in his book The Irresistible Revolution, "If I am going to discourage abortion, I had better be ready to adopt some babies and care for some mothers."
Especially effective programs pair each pregnant woman with a local family, which then serves as her "family" to help out as needed—from baby-sitting to waiting for the tow-truck to come when her car won't start so that she can get to work. Programs like these, found across the country, are based on the idea that solutions to intricate problems such as abortion emerge when the emphasis is placed on relationship—both between the woman and the aid provider, and among aid providers.
Reasons for the shift in approach to abortion and family planning include the maturation of the post-'60s evangelical movement and its increasing expertise, as evangelicals have now spent decades adjusting their programs to the emotional and financial complexities of these issues. If the objective is to make abortion as rare as possible, then it's logical that efforts shift to programs that accomplish that goal.
A retired fireman from Mississippi once told me, "I don't agree with abortion, but I'm not going to put down some poor girl because she had one ... I've never been in that position. Some girls are so scared of their dads—'If Dad found out he'd kill me, and the boy too.'"
There's no reason, many evangelicals note, why they should not join with other faith groups, secular organizations, and feminists in developing programs to reduce abortion. "I am decidedly pro-life," megachurch pastor Joel Hunter said. "But by working together instead of arguing, both sides [for and against legal abortion] can get what they want."
Marcia Pally teaches at New York University and writes about religion and politics in the U.S. and abroad. Her most recent book is The New Evangelicals: Expanding the Vision of the Common Good.
This article was a nice surprise. I would really like to see more organizations try this approach to reducing abortions.
Love love love.
I'm happy to support organizations working for increased access to effective birth control, and quality, affordable day care solutions for women, regardless of where they stand on the pro-life spectrum.
Honestly, I do not know why we have not been able to find common ground on those issues -- there's really no reason not to.
Anyone on the pro-life side want to comment on the content of the article?
It is possible that the annual abortions declined from the 1.2 million figure in 2008, but it was 1.29 million in 2012. So it is increasing.
The ideas you have presented are very good - and have been practiced by the Christian community for 40 years.


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by Count 55
post of the year.
Thread of the Year:
"Today in Pacer History"
Jose Slaughter
This post by Count55 is post of the year.
My opinion is that he needs smarter players. Or, at least, players who have better judgment. It seems to me that the players are working the system almost to a fault. In some ways, it's like watching my son's third grade team play. You work over and over to teach them something, then, in a game, they follow it to T, but they lack any instinct to adjust to the flow of the situation.
Now, that is not to say that these players are stupid. In fact, I think it's an indictment of the system. The team is constantly forced to overthink, and two things happen: 1. they are too slow reacting, leaving them scrambling, and 2. The decisions are too erratic, creating a domino effect of guesses and scrambling. On any "bad" play, you're likely to see 2 or 3 guys making reasonable decisions that end up burning us because they don't mesh. (As example, I cite the Joe Johnson 3 in the last ATL game.). I also believe this is the main reason that you and many others (including me) can watch the defense and not be able to tell what the **** they are doing and what went wrong.
This a defense that Derrick McKey could excel in, but Artest would be a disaster.
Added to this confusion is the noted lack of athleticism of our big men. Foster is relatively quick, but he can't erase mistakes at the rim. Hibbert and Rasho are average shot blockers if they are in position, but they struggle to get in position...Rasho due to slow foot speed, Hibbert (IMO) because he lacks the instincts to read the play at this time. I think Murph's a decent player, and he certainly gives what he can, but he's just slow and weak.
This is also why I think McBob tends to look so effective. He's got Foster's quickness, but has much better hops. In this system, with this personnel, he's going to have a lot of opportunities to make plays. The one risk with playing him more would be his inexperience creating more bad decisions. (A risk I consider well worth taking.)
So now you've got a deadly combination of players who don't fully understand the system, don't really know each other, and lack the athleticism to cover there mistakes. The frustration goes, the trust declines, and players get more and more out of position, because they don't know where to go, and don't know where their teammates will be.
Now, here is where I think the coaching staff is failing. They keep pushing the system they're trying to run, rather than adjusting and simplifying for the personnel. It's the classic failing of an ideologue. If it is working, it's because they didn't believe hard enough...the players didn't follow their assignments well enough. They simply refuse to believe that their faith could be wrong.
Now, there are people who will say that Obie isn't interested in defense. I reject that out of hand, and I believe that I've provided ample historical evidence that his previous teams played defense, and played it well.
However, his offensive system, as Bball has pointed out, is at the least putting additional pressure on the D. At worst, it's doing serious harm to it. However, I also think the offensive system itself is being exaggerated by the defensive woes. With no faith in getting stops, the team feels more urgency to score in bunches, which results in more and more possessions and more errors, putting more pressure on the D. All the while, the players go faster and scramble more, sapping energy reserves, resulting in less efficiency at both ends. We have become a snake eating its own tail.
To this point, I have felt that O'Brien has done more good than harm with this team. They compete pretty much every night, and they have rarely thrown in the towel.
However, this issue has reached the point in the last couple of weeks where I consider Obie to be hurting the team. It's not about play calling or substitutions (though I consider the McBob exile a potentially serious error). It's that he's not adapting the defensive system, and it's hurting the players. (I think Rush is a particular victim.)
I believe he needs to play them more straight up. Everybody *****ed about the defense that Jack played on Kobe's game winner, but I would submit that if we played defense like that all season long, we might possibly be over .500 at this point. Call it the NBA version of the bend but don't break defense. We're going to give up points with this personnel, but we can do better than what we're doing.
This, in turn, will allow us to slow the offens down a little. I don't advocate snail ball, because we don't have the half court weapons. However, if we just show a little more patience, I think we can remain potent while becoming more efficient at both ends.
Now, it's possible that a year together will make this defense better. However, since we don't have a championship quality roster, we should assume a continued state of turnover. If Obie cannot make the system more easily digestible for new players, then he will no longer have any utility in my mind.
I think you can remove Buck's nomination for my post earlier, because imawhat just buries it with these two:
And while I'm still a huge fan of Jose's thread, the thread itself should get nominated just on the sheer depth of substance. I have never seen anything like it on any board.
"OK, I've been banging my head against the tv" (Thread starter: Peck)
Bball with the best one-liner I've seen in a long time:
Why do the things that we treasure most, slip away in time
Till to the music we grow deaf, to God's beauty blind
Why do the things that connect us slowly pull us apart?
Till we fall away in our own darkness, a stranger to our own hearts
And life itself, rushing over me
Life itself, the wind in black elms,
Life itself in your heart and in your eyes, I can't make it without you
Agreed. I was just getting on here to nominate Jose's thread only to see
that it has already been rightfully nominated.
Some of this historical information he keeps digging up is nothing short of
An absolutely outstanding ongoing effort by Jose Slaughter!!!
Does Murphy steal rebounds from his teammates? Does Murphy get his share of hard rebounds? Does Murphy work for the good of the team, or just to pad his stats and trigger a performance clause in his contract?
While everyone else was arguing, MagicRat went to work and edited every Murphy rebound from the Pacers/Bulls game, giving us actual evidence to argue with. We learned more from a one-minute video than we ever learned in school.
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Tuna Salad with Sun-Dried Tomatoes, Cucumbers, Parsley, and Basil
(Makes 2-4 servings, recipe created by Kalyn with inspiration for using sun-dried tomatoes with tunafrom Valerie Phillips)
2 cups finely chopped cucumbers
1 tsp. salt for draining cucumbers (I used kosher salt)
1 can tuna packed in olive oil (I like Tonno Genova tuna, which is relatively inexpensive)
1/4 cup sun-dried tomatoes packed in oil
1/2 cup finely diced red onion
1/2 cup chopped fresh basil
1 cup chopped fresh parsley (I prefer curly parsley for a salad like this, but either curly or flat parsley will work)
(optional: next time I might add 1/3 cup toasted pine nuts)
sea salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste
Dressing Ingredients:
3 T good quality extra virgin olive oil
2 T fresh lemon juice
South Beach Suggestions:
More Delicious Salads with Tuna:
(Recipes from other blogs may or may not be South Beach Diet friendly, check ingredients.)
White Bean Salad with Tuna and Parsley
Garbanzo and Tuna Salad with Parsley and Red Pepper
Tuna Stuffed Avocado Salad with Tomatoes, Cilantro, and Lime
Nicoise Salad Recipe from Simply Recipes
Herbed Balsamic Tuna Salad from Gluten-Free Bay
Herbed Tuna Salad with Feta and Pine Nuts from Pinch My Salt
New York Times Tuna Salad from Smitten Kitchen
Tuna and Relish Salad from Once Upon a Feast
Garbanzo Beans with Tuna from Exploring the Silver Spoon
Stinky Tuna and Egg Salad from Daily Special


text: OverviewBack to top Crofter's Organic - Just Fruit Spread Organic Strawberry - 10 oz. Item# :127060UPC# :067275000319 Brand:Crofter's Organic Size/Form:10 oz. Ship Weight:1 Servings:16 Dosage:1 Tablespoon(s) Flavor:Strawberry Crofter's Organic Just Fruit Spread Organic Strawberry - 10 oz. (283g)Crofter's Organic Just Fruit Spread Organic Strawberry is primarily made of Senga Sengana berries, a traditional European variety. Deep red and medium-sized, these heritage jam fruits are well suited for organic agricultural practices, as they've been grown on small farms throughout Europe far longer than farmers have been applying synthetic fertilizers to their fields. Senga Sengana plants don't deliver the largest yields, but they do produce a perfect jam berry. Not all strawberries are created equal. Some are just right for eating but are too delicate for travel. Some are large and beautiful and able to withstand lengthy transport but perhaps are not quite so sweet or delicately textured. Some varieties, such as the Senga Sengana of Europe, are just perfect for jam. Certified Organic A Gluten Free Food High fruit content of selected fruit varieties Just Fruit SpreadsAll seven of their Just Fruit Spreads are made with 100% fruit ingredients using concentrated organic grape juice as a sweetener. Crofter's Organic source their concentrate from an Italian winemaker who understands both the art and science of working with grapes. Although producing a high-quality fruit-juice-sweetened spread can be technically challenging, our Sicilian grape master's methods yield a concentrate that gives their fruit spreads a perfect texture and spreadability - without compromising color and flavor. All of their Premium Spreads and Just Fruit Spreads contain one-third fewer sugars than standard fruit jam. Crofter's Organic Questions & Answers How are antioxidants measured?The potency of an antioxidant is typically measured in terms of its "oxygen radical absorbance capacity," or ORAC. The U.S. Department of Agriculture reports ORAC values per 100 grams of food and recommends about 5,000 ORAC units per day. Most people average around 1,000. According to the USDA, blueberries have an ORAC rating of 6,552 while strawberries rate 3,577. How/when does Crofter's measure antioxidants?While some companies rely on suppliers and outside laboratories to ensure the ORAC values of their ingredients, Crofter's take the measurements in their own lab using a state-of-the-art testing device called a microplate fluorometer. Not only do they monitor the quality of their raw ingredients, but they also measure the ORAC values of their finished products. Their own lab tests have shown that just one tablespoon of Crofter's Superfruit Spreads has an ORAC rating similar to that in one medium carrot or banana-enough to rank in the "high" antioxidant category, according to industry standards. What are GMOs?GMOs (or "genetically modified organisms") are organisms that have been created through the gene splicing techniques of biotechnology (also called genetic engineering, or GE). This relatively new science merges DNA from different species, creating combinations of plant, animal, bacteria and viral genes that cannot occur in nature or in traditional crossbreeding. Virtually all commercial GMOs are bred to withstand direct application of herbicide and/or to produce an insecticide. Despite biotech industry promises, none of the GMO traits currently on the market offer increased yield, drought tolerance, enhanced nutrition, or any other consumer benefit. Meanwhile, a growing body of evidence connects GMOs with health problems, environmental damage and violation of farmers' and consumers' rights. What's an anthocyanin?Anthocyanins are naturally occurring plant chemicals which are part of the class of Polyphenols (antioxidants) known as Flavonoids. Anthocyanins are found in many berries and fruits including blueberries, red grapes and pomegranates. If a fruit or berry is purple, blue or red, chances are it contains anthocyanins. Researchers are currently working to verify the potential health benefits which have been reported for these compounds. What's the bear all about?Well, a few things: They're Canadian. Bears are pretty much their animal spirit. Bears love berries almost as much as we do. Bears pick the best berries, not unlike Crofter's Organic. They both store fruit for the winter. Croter's use jars; bears use an extra, insulating layer. They find him to be quite charming. What's the link between antioxidants and organics?Emerging research is showing organic foods to contain higher levels of antioxidants than those grown with pesticides. A recent science review conducted by The Organic Center indicated that organic foods have approximately one-third higher antioxidant content than their conventionally grown counterparts. Does Crofter's test for Bisphenol A (BPA)?There has been renewed concern about Bisphenol A (BPA) residues in foods due to the presence of BPA in food packaging. In January 2010, both The New York Times and the Washington Post reported that the FDA has expressed concern about the health risks of BPA. In a study of 2000 people, BPA was detected in the urine of 90% of the participants. BPA could be present in the seal material attached to the underside of metal caps to form an air-tight seal between the cap and the glass jar. Since Crofter's uses metal in the caps on their jars, they opted to have their fruit spreads tested in 2009 by an independent laboratory and test results indicate that their products contain no detectable BPA residues. Crofter's tested fresh, 6 months old, and 15 months old product to simulate maximum potential exposure. In all cases BPA residues were reported as less than 1 part per billion (1 part per billion is the lowest level which the laboratory can measure with current methods). How long will an opened jar of spread last after it is opened?The expiry code on the cap is only valid for a sealed jar. Once the jar is opened, there is no way to predict how long it will last. For maximum product life: Keep the opened jar in the refrigerator Use only clean cutlery to take jam out of the jar Keep the lid on the jar even when it is on the breakfast table The cap on my jar did not make the *pop* sound when I opened it. The product inside looks okay. Is it still okay to consume the product?No! The cap should always made a definite *pop* the first time a jar is opened. If there is no *pop*, then the cap seal has failed and the product can spoil. Do their products contain corn?There are no corn ingredients in Crofter's products. Citiric acid can be made form corn through a fermentation process, however the manufacturer assures that there is no trace of corn remaining in the citric acid. Do their products contain gluten?No. All items are gluten free. Understand Your Jam Jams and jellies; preserves and conserves; fruit spreads and butters and marmalades, oh my! These are just some of the terms associated with preserved fruit products. It's a real wonder that something as simple as preserved fruit could be so complicated. According to convention and common knowledge... Jelly - Just the juice, nothing but the juice. And sugar. No seeds, whole berries or chunks of fruit. Clear and well-jellied. Jam - Crushed, pureed or chopped fruit cooked down with sugar. A soft, chunk-free pulp. Preserve - Chopped or whole fruit cooked with sugar until a syrupy base able to suspend the fruit chunks develops. Conserve - A preserve amde with more than one fruit, often including raisins and nuts. Sometimes a conserve refers to a more thickly-stewed preserve. Fruit Spread - A recent addition to the jam aisle, fruit spreads began as reduced-calories products made with alternative sweeteners and fruit juice concentrates. Fruit Butter - Fruit purees slowly cooked down with sugar, lemon juices and spices to a smooth, soft consistency. Marmalade - A soft, typically citrus-based jelly. The sweet jelly balances the bitterness of the citrus peels, which are included along with the fruit pulp. According to the FDA...In the United States, some jam- and jelly-related terms are regulated and some are not. Regulated products and product names include Jam, Preserve, Jelly and Fruit Butter: This means that products with these names have to conform to certain specifications and recipes. For instance, a product called "Jelly" must contain at least 65 percent water soluble solids (sugar) and must be made with fruit juices or concentrates. "Preserves" and "Jams" (interchangeable FDA terms), must contain at least 65 percent sugar and 45 percent fruit. If a product does not meet these requirements, it must be called by another name. For example, Crofter's Fruit Spreads are only 44 percent sugar, so they can not label them "Jams" or "Preserves." One of the defining specifications for jams and related products is the total sugar content. This includes the sugar present in the fruit and the sugar added through cane sugar or concentrates and syrups. This is often referred to as "soluble solids" or "Brix." For example, if 10 grams of sugar are added to 90 grams of water, the resulting 100 grams of sugar solution are said to have a Brix of 10 or a soluble solids content of 10% (i.e. 10% sugar by weight). Similarly, a fruit preserve should have a Brix measurement of 65 (or 65% sugar by weight = 65 grams of sugar in 100 grams of preserve). At Crofter's, They Prefer Their Product Nonstandardized Premium Spread: 44 Brix, 50%+ fruit contentTheir Premiums Spreads are produced in the same manner as jams and preserves, but contain less sugar and more fruit. The sugar used in these products is cane sugar. They can not put "Jam" or "Preserve" on the jar, because this product does not conform to the FDA's specifications for "Jam" or "Preserve." Just Fruit Spread: 44 Brix, almost 100% fruit ingredientsTheir Just Fruit Spreads also contain only 44% sugar. The sugar used in these spreads comes from white grape juice concentrate instead of the cane sugar used in their Premium Spreads. These spreads contain fewer calories per serving than jams and preserves (so do their Premium Spreads, though!). Superfruit Spread: 44 Brix, LOTS of fruitThese blends are their lowest sugar product. Absolutely loaded with antioxidant-rich fruits, these spreads are sweetened with fair trade cane sugar. About Crofter's Organic Crofter's Organic has been making organic fruit products on the shores of the Georgian Bay in Parry Sound, Ontario, for 20 years now. They produce an extensive line of organic fruit spreads, conserves and jellies that are distributed in both natural and conventional channels throughout the U.S. and Canada. Gerhard and Gabi Latka founded Crofter's in 1989 after emigrating from Germany with an old jam kettle in tow (aka Sputnik). Gerhard's jam-making philosophy - "be serious about keeping it simple" - is undoubtedly a legacy from his father who founded a world-class food flavor house when Gerhard was a boy. Two decades after moving to Canada, Crofter's is the largest organic jam manufacturer in North America. In addition to their traditional jam flavors, they manufacture a number of unique flavors including Sicilian blood orange, mango and pomegranate. Their Crofter's Superfruit Spreads are packed with exotic fruits such as Chilean maqui berries and yumberries from subtropical China. Crofter's is particular about every single ingredient in its fruit products. Their organic blueberries are wild harvested near Lac Saint-Jean north of Quebec. They use heritage fruit varieties like Senga Sengana strawberries, Willamette raspberries and morello cherries for their full flavor profiles and dark, rich color.


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Easy summer recipes
Summer Berry Salad
8 oz. of fresh spring mix
4 large strawberries
16 slices of Mandarin oranges
2 oz. toasted, sliced almonds
16 blackberries
Small sliced red onion
1 small sliced Granny Smith apple
Honey balsamic vinaigrette
Ingredients for Honey Balsamic Vinaigrette
1 cup balsamic vinegar
1 tablespoon chopped garlic
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 cup olive oil
½ teaspoon honey
Directions for vinaigrette
1. Place all ingredients into a glass jar with lid.
2. Shake the jar until the salt dissolves.
3. Add to the salad
Directions FOR SALAD
1. Place fresh spring mix into a medium mixing bowl.
2. Add all the fresh ingredients and dressing.
3. Mix and toss the dressing onto the salad. Note: Add the ingredients and dressings five minutes before serving.
Makes four servings
Chef Jose Rodriguez
Caribbean Mango Shrimp Ceviche
1 ½ lbs. raw shrimp, deveined and with shells and tails removed
2 cucumbers
2 tomatoes
1 large mango
1 bunch cilantro
1 large red onion
2 to 3 limes
¾ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon cumin powder
1 to 2 Jalapeno peppers
2 large avocadoes, halved and diced
1. Wash and devein shrimp. Chop into bite sizes if large. Set aside.
2. Peel cucumbers and dice. Peel mango, remove from stone and dice. Dice the onion and cilantro and finally the tomatoes, removing the seeds before dicing.
3. Grill jalapeños on direct flame burner, then cut in half, remove seeds and dice.
4. In a large mixing bowl, combine all veggies, mango, salt, cumin powder and raw shrimp.
5. Squeeze juice of limes onto the mixture and toss until well-coated. Refrigerate for a few hours, mixing from time to time.
Before serving, add avocado and more lime juice if desired. Serve with plantain chips, saltines, wafers or tortilla chips.
Note: The citric acid from the lime juice "cooks'' the shrimp, meaning they will be more opaque and firm. It is recommended by many health departments that using cooked shrimp in this recipe reduces the risk of food-born illness. This should be especially followed for children, older adults and those with compromised immune systems.
Chef Jose Rodriguez
Cold Cucumber and Yogurt soup
2 pounds of Japanese or English cucumbers
Kosher salt
2 stalks celery thinly sliced
1 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves (about ½ a bunch), rinsed, dried and chopped
½ cup mint leaves, rinsed, dried and roughly chopped, plus 1 tablespoon leaves, cut in fine slivers for garnish
1 quart whole milk yogurt (Greek yogurt works well)
1 ½ teaspoons finely chopped lemon zest
1 tablespoon freshly squeeze lemon juice
6 to 8 ice cubes
1 tablespoon chopped chives
1. Peel the cucumbers, peeling deep so you get some of the flesh with the peels, over a bowl. Place the peels in the bowl.
2. Cut the cucumbers in half length-wise and scrape out the seeds with a spoon. Discard the seeds.
3. Roughly chop half of the cucumbers and place them in a bowl with the peels. Cut the remaining cucumbers into ¼-inch pieces, dice and toss in a colander with 1 ½ teaspoons of salt. Set the colander with the diced cucumbers over a bowl or plate for 15 minutes.
4. Working in batches, if necessary, combine the cucumber peels, the roughly chopped cucumbers, the celery, the parsley, the mint and 1 cup of the yogurt in a blender. Puree, stopping and starting if necessary to make sure all the ingredients are pureed.
5. Scrape into a bowl and stir in the remaining yogurt, the lemon zest, the lemon juice, and 2 teaspoons salt. Let sit for 10 to 15 minutes. Strain into another bowl through a fine-mesh strainer pressing the solids against the sides of the strainer to extract all of the juice.
3. Rinse the salted cucumbers in fresh water. Stir into the soup. Taste and adjust the seasonings as necessary. Cover with plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for several hours before serving.
4. Place one ice cube in each of 6 to 8 soup bowls. Ladle in the soup.
5. Top with a sprinkling of the mint slivers and chopped chives and serve. Serve soup really cold. Makes 6 to 8 servings.
CHEF Mark Peel and Daphne Brodgon
Summer Arugula Salad
1 lb. baby arugula
1 cup cubed seedless watermelon
12 sliced strawberries
½ cup fresh goat cheese
2 tablespoons toasted sliced almonds
2 tablespoons toasted pine nuts
Dressing ingredients
½ cup extra virgin olive oil
Juice from 2 lemons
1 bunch fresh mint leaves
1 teaspoon raw sugar
1 pinch of kosher salt
1 pinch of white pepper
1. In a food processor, place mint leaves and lemon juice. Pulse 2 minutes or until well-blended.
2. Add raw sugar. Blend well. Add salt and pepper. Continue blending. Slowly add extra virgin olive oil until well-blended.
3. In a bowl, add arugula, add dressing and toss gently. Place arugula on plates. With remaining dressing in bowl, add watermelon and strawberries and toss.
4. Add strawberries and watermelon around arugula. Add goat cheese and toasted pine nuts and almonds. Serve and enjoy.
CHEF Henry Gonzalez
Summertime meal preparation isn't always that easy.
The days are longer, the children are home from school, the hours are filled with one activity after another and don't even mention the heat. After any, or all, of those scenarios, who really wants to cook?
But there's a good side: Summer offers baskets full of fresh produce, either from the grocery store or your own backyard, and opportunities for fun even if it's not Saturday night.
Cooking during the summer is a little different than any other time of the year.
"It is because there are a lot of outdoor cooking options and more fresh seasonal ingredients," said Jose Rodriguez, executive chef at Kellogg West Conference Center at Cal Poly Pomona. "I cook light at home using a lot of fruits, vegetables and a variety of salads."
He said summer cooking is actually easier because of the multitude of options paired with the chance to cook outside.
"Summer cooking can involve the whole family. You can prepare food ahead of time and using leftovers makes it even easier to make salads and cold or hot sandwiches," he said. "Kids are home for the summer and always hungry."
Summer is the perfect time to test and taste different food and ingredient varieties, he said. Seasonal fare brings to mind juicy burgers, lip-smacking barbecue ribs and any reason to fire up the grill. But why limit your creativity and diet?
Professional chefs cook because they love it, but they face the same dilemmas at home that anyone else does — what to cook and what will the family eat when it's really hot outside.
Rodriguez and two other award-winning Southland chefs – Mark Peel and Upland's Henry Gonzalez — say making and serving fun summer dishes can be easy and involve five or fewer steps.
"The season offers more fresh ingredients like produce and fruits, which have a better quality of taste and color," Rodriguez said.
He loves seafood.
"I love that it is fresh and I like the texture. I love food with fresh flavors," he said.
Rodriguez suggested two dishes to make for a family dinner that should still allow you time to spend together in the evening. He picked Summer Berry Salad and Caribbean Mango Shrimp Ceviche.
Mark Peel and his wife Daphne Brodgon suggest some soup. Soup? In the summer?
Yes, because this particular dish should help you feel as cool as a cucumber. Peel should know. He is a James Beard Foundation Award-nominated chef and is the former owner of Campanile and the La Brea Bakery in Los Angeles. He is a frequent guest on Top Chef and has plans to open Campanile at LAX.
"So what we like about this soup in the summer is that it fills you up while not heating your kitchen," said Brodgon, who helps manage her husband's schedule when she's not caring for the couple's children or tending to her very amusing blog Coolmom.com.
"Mark makes a batch and we break out some every other day of the week. It might look mild-mannered, but it has a kick because he adds a pinch of cayenne. Don't add more! That wasn't in the original recipe. Also, it goes nicely with cold chicken or poached salmon," she said.
Their Cold Cucumber and Yogurt soup is a beautiful green color and is great for summer dining fare. It's important to use either Japanese or English cucumbers because you use the actual peels and the peels of other kinds of cucumbers are too bitter.
Henry Gonzalez is the chef and owner of Spaggi's in Upland. His wife, Ana, is the general manager. Henry said despite the heat, there's no place he'd rather be than in the kitchen during the summer.
"I love summer cooking," he said. "There are so many beautiful fruits available to incorporate into salads, entrees and appetizers."
He chose a Summer Arugula Salad recipe to share.
"I chose this recipe because it is refreshing and light. It fills you up without feeling too full.
"I like to try out new recipes at home with my family and get their opinion. It was a hit at home and has been very popular in the restaurant as well,'' he said.
Gonzalez said if you want to add protein to the meal, the salad is delicious with a grilled chicken breast or grilled salmon.


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W.T. "Bill" Stoll, a resident of Pierz, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013, at the Pierz Villa.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday, Jan. 19, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Pierz, with Father Kenneth Popp officiating. Burial will be at St. Joseph's Parish Cemetery in Pierz at a later date. Military Honors will be conducted by the Pierz American Legion Post #341.
William "Bill" Stoll was born June 18, 1924, to Reinhard and Clara (Thommes) Stoll. He grew up in Pierz and graduated from Little Falls High School. While attending the University of Minnesota, he was drafted into the U.S. Army in December of 1943. Bill served as a surgical technician in Okinawa during World War II, and as an MP in South Korea during postwar reconstruction. Upon his return in 1945, he completed his degree. Bill and Delrose "Dellie" Gruber were married Sept. 6, 1947, and he began his employment at Farmers and Merchants State Bank in Pierz in 1948. Bill became the president and owner in 1965, and continued in that position until retiring in 1990. He served on the Board of Directors until 2008, completing 60 years of service with the bank. Active in the community, Bill was a member of the Knights of Columbus and a charter member of the Pierz Commercial Club as well as the Pierz Lions Club. He served on the advisory board and governing board of St. Gabriel's Hospital in Little Falls. Bill was past president of the Minnesota Bankers Association. He served on the Pierz Park Board and was instrumental in the development and success of the Pierz Golf Course. He was an avid golfer, fisherman and home landscaper. Bill was known for his humor, quick wit and gift for storytelling. He was a faithful fan of the Minnesota Vikings, Twins, and U of M Gophers, and a skilled card player. Bill and Dellie loved traveling and visited every continent, including Antarctica. All who knew Bill knew him as a man of integrity, generosity, and kindness. He will be sorely missed.
Bill is survived by his wife, Dellie of Pierz; sons, Tom (Lisa) Stoll and Robert (Loriese) Stoll, all of Lake Shore; daughters, Mary Lee (Daniel) Brixius of Portland, Ore. and Carolyn (Monte) Morken of Nisswa; eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Bill was preceded in death by his parents; sisters, MaryLou Svensson and Kay Stoll; and by twin granddaughters.
Pallbearers were Micah Morken, Justin Morken, Sarah Stoll, Anne Kruchten, Abigail Kedrowski, Nathaniel Stoll, Adam Brixius and Kate Boslar.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to the Alzheimer's Association or to Pierz Villa in Pierz.
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Entertain your dog endlessly with Romp-N-Roll's fetching, carrying, tugging and throwing fun. You can even use Romp-N-Roll for interactive play or water fun because this toy floats. Romp-N-Roll is a flexible, non-deflating ball strung on a rope, and you can pull the rope back and forth through the ball. Knots on both ends make it easy for you to throw and easy for your dog to carry. Rope helps floss your dog's teeth and he plays, too, for dental benefits.
Soft, puncture-resistant polyurethane ball is nontoxic and safe for everyone. A great way to encourage healthy play and reduce undesirable behaviors that result from boredom.
Please specify Blue, Red or Purple (all colors not available in all sizes).
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Chunky Puzzles For Little Hands
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2 years & up. Easy puzzles and colorful designs make up this set of 16 foam puzzles. Included are 8 two-piece foam puzzles for mixing and matching familiar farm animals and 8 first word puzzles for matching simple object to written words. Wonderful tools for building fine motor, early math and communication skills. Each set come in a plastic storage holder. Puzzles measure 5" square.


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Climate Policy Hill Briefing on Domestic Offsets
Briefing on Domestic Offsets in a Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Cap-and-Trade System
March 6, 2009
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The Pew Center held a Congressional briefing on the role and function of domestic offsets in a mandatory GHG cap-and-trade system. Given the importance of offsets as a cost-containment measure in cap-and-trade system design, the intent of this briefing was to show that domestic offsets can be a viable and reliable way of acheiving low-cost GHG emissions reductions.
Speakers (and topics):
- Nikki Roy, Vice President for Federal Government Outreach, Pew Center on Global Climate Change (introduction)
- Janet Peace, Vice President for Markets and Business Strategy, Pew Center on Global Climate Change (moderator; offsets issues and options)
- Wiley Barbour, Executive Director, Environmental Resources Trust/Winrock (quality offsets)
- Garth Boyd PhD, PAS; Senior Vice President, Agriculture, Camco (anatomy of an agricultural offsets project)
- Bill Irving, Chief of the Program Integration Branch, Climate Change Division, Office of Atmospheric Programs, EPA (EPA's analysis of offsets)
Briefing Highlights
- Offsets can significantly reduce the costs of a cap-and-trade program.
- Offsets standards have proliferated in the absence of guidance from the Federal government.
Related Materials
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16 July 2012
The Tigers opened a crucial home stand with a thrilling 8-6 victory over the Los Angeles Angels. The win, coupled with a White Sox loss, moves the Tigers 2.5 games behind in the AL Central. Detroit has three games remaining with the Angels before they host the White Sox for three games over the weekend.
Brennan Boesch provided a dramatic go-ahead two-run homer in the seventh inning giving the Tigers a 7-5 lead. Angels' outfielder Mark Trumbo crushed a solo home run off Joaquin Benoit to cut the Detroit lead in half. But Quentin Berry knocked in Alex Avila with a single into center field and the Tigers led 8-6 going into the ninth.
Jose Valverde came in the game for the top of the ninth inning. After retiring the first two batters, Torii Hunter dropped down a surprising bunt single. That brought Albert Pujols to the plate as the tying run. Valverde forced a fly out to center field to earn his 17th save of the year.
Octavio Dotel pitched well in relief and earned his third win of the season. The Tigers trailed 5-2 after the Angels scored four runs in the top of the fifth, but answered with two runs in the bottom half of the inning. Berry started off a two out rally by dropping a bunt single down the third base line. Prince Fielder and Delmon Young followed with RBI singles to cut the lead to 5-4.
Berry manufactured a run with his speed in the seventh. After a single, Berry stole second and then third before Young knocked him in with a sacrifice fly. That set the stage for Boesch's home run.
The Angels are a very good team and Detroit will have to grind out victories like they did tonight—with clutch hitting and timely pitching. Starter Rick Porcello lasted 5.2 innings, allowing five runs, before giving way to the bullpen.
Tomorrow, the Tigers will turn to youngster Jacob Turner to face Garrett Richards of the Angels. The Angels talented lineup could pose a problem for Turner but we'll have to see if the Detroit bats will remain hot. The Tigers have now won eight of their last nine games and sit at four games over .500 at 47-43.


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"For their collaborative contributions to our understanding of intramolecular dynamics by high resolution spectroscopy and to atomic and molecular spectroscopy in liquid He nanodroplets, through the experimental and theoretical development of molecular and cluster beam spectroscopy."Background:
Kevin Lehmann graduated from Cook College, Rutgers University in 1977 with majors in Chemical Physics and Mathematics. He was awarded a Ph.D. in Chemical Physics from Harvard University in 1983, having studied with William Klemperer. Kevin was a Junior Fellow in the Harvard Society of Fellows from 1983-86. During this time and for several years after, he was a visiting scientist at the George Harrison Spectroscopy Laboratory of MIT. Kevin joined the Chemistry Faculty of Princeton University in late 1985, was promoted to Associate Professor in 1991 and to Full Professor in 1995. That year he was elected as a Fellow of the American Physical Society. Kevin has also received a Presidential Young Investigator Award, The Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award, and the Thomas A. Edison Patent Award.
Kevin's early research focused on using high resolution molecular spectroscopy to study Intramolecular Vibrational energy Redistribution (IVR) in small polyatomic molecules. He was among the first to apply nonlinear dynamic and quantum "chaology" to the study of the spectroscopy of molecules. Kevin also pioneered the development of double resonance spectroscopy to assign highly perturbed molecular spectra, and more recently the continuous wave Cavity Ring Down Spectroscopy method. In 1987, Giacinto Scoles and Kevin began their highly productive collaboration. Their early work focused on using single and double resonance molecular beam spectroscopy to study IVR in medium to large polyatomic molecules. More recently, they have used these methods to study the dynamics of atoms and molecules dissolved in or attached to superfluid helium nanodroplets.
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It was welcome news that a Superior Court judge did not buy the argument by Classic Communities that the requirement to devote 15 to 25 percent of its project to below-market housing or pay an in-lieu fee equal to 5.4 percent of the price for each market-rate unit sold amounted to an illegal "special tax" against developers. Another claim, that Palo Alto is "unlawfully" forcing developers to bear the costs for the city's shortage of affordable housing, was also dismissed. Classic is the developer of Sterling Park along Bayshore Road.
A successful case against the ordinance would have threatened the very foundation of Palo Alto's affordable housing policy, as well as similar programs in many nearby communities. On average, the city generates 7.5 new homes a year with funding from the program.
The city's ordinance survived a similar court test in a case filed by SummerHill Homes last year. The company agreed to pay $4.4 million in "in-lieu" fees rather than build the required number of below market rate units. Another challenge to the ordinance is still pending, filed by Forrest Mozart, the son of Classic Communities president John Mozart, over West Meadow Oaks, a six-unit condominium project on West Meadow Drive.
Despite the lawsuits, the city remains firmly behind affordable housing projects like the 50-unit Eden Housing development at 801 Alma St. After adding a $3 million grant and a $2.8 million loan last month, the City Council raised its total commitment to the project to $9.3 million. Eden started off as a large mixed-use project but was scaled back considerably after strong opposition surfaced from neighboring condominium owners at 800 High St. In its first version, Eden featured ground-floor-retail, including the Palo Alto Ace Hardware store across the street, as well as 96 units of housing for seniors and families.
Approval of Eden, a partnership between the Community Housing Alliance and Eden Housing, shows how difficult it can be to win approval of large affordable housing projects, even on a street that backs up to a dense but upscale condominium project at 800 High St. that also faced strong opposition when it was approved several years ago. Some 800 High St. residents claim that the Eden project is trying to squeeze too many units into too small a space, and that the area is not suitable for families. We disagree and believe that Eden's location next to Caltrain and within walking distance of grocery and other shopping downtown or at the Stanford Shopping Center makes it appropriate for the site.
In fact, early drafts of the city's new Housing Element call for locating more new housing near Caltrain, within a quarter mile of El Camino Real and in mixed-use buildings — a strategy very similar to that of 800 Alma St. and the Eden family housing. As the city faces the challenge of finding ways to accommodate some 2,800 units of new housing, as stipulated by the Association of Bay Area Governments, locations must be found that can be zoned for much denser housing near the transit corridor.
This is a change in strategy from the current housing element, which saw 1,372 units built between 1996 and 2006, 316 more than required in those years by the regional guidelines. Of the total, 80 percent were built for "above moderate income" buyers, leaving less than 300 units in the "affordable" category. And in some cases, projects have been criticized for increasing neighborhood traffic, providing inadequate parking and forcing local schools to accommodate more children. Others lament the loss of community institutions like Hyatt Rickeys and Palo Alto Bowl, which were or will be turned into housing.
One planning official said the city faces many hurdles to reach its quota of affordable housing due to the limited land available and high property values. The reality today is that applicants can spend five to seven years on the waiting list to get into one of the city's affordable-housing facilities.
With the recent court decision, it appears that Palo Alto's system for financing the construction of new "affordable" housing units is on sound legal footing. Now the challenge is to find appropriate locations for housing that minimize adverse impacts to the community.


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Restored Governor's Mansion nearly ready to shine again
Updated 7:55 am, Thursday, June 21, 2012
AUSTIN — Four years after the Governor's Mansion was devastated by fire, Gov. Rick Perry and his wife are preparing to move back into the Texas treasure, restored to its historic glory.
Perry, in an interview soon after ending his presidential bid, said he was more than ready for the return. His staff said Wednesday that's expected to occur when the $25 million restoration project is completed in late July.
"I love downtown. I cannot wait to get back to where I can go out the back door of the residence over there, and hit the lake," Perry, who spoke of his enjoyment in running at the "magnificent" Lady Bird Lake, told the San Antonio Express-News in a February interview in his Capitol office.
"It's been four years," he said then. "Think about it. There's a whole passel — I'll bet you there's 60 members of the Legislature that have never been in it."
Perry and his wife, Anita, moved out of the Governor's Mansion near the Capitol and into a pricey rental home about 10 miles from downtown in late 2007.
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Their move was prompted by a major renovation project for the mansion, which opened in 1856 and has been occupied by Texas governors ever since.
The project turned into a much bigger one in June 2008, when the mansion was ravaged in an as-yet unsolved arson fire.
The Texas Department of Public Safety said the arson investigation will remain active until it's solved, with a $50,000 reward offered for information leading to an arrest and conviction.
An important step in the mansion's restoration was highlighted Wednesday when Perry's staff allowed news photographers to come in as workers hung drapes in the home. Historic furnishings also are being moved back into the Governor's Mansion, his staff said, including Stephen F. Austin's writing desk and the bed used by Sam Houston.
Chandeliers went up last week, and there was a buzz of activity on the grounds Wednesday as workers labored on projects including landscaping.
"It's beautiful and wonderful and everything we hoped it would be," said Dealey Herndon, manager of the project for the State Preservation Board.
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Cost: $21.5 million appropriated by the Legislature and nearly $3.5 million in private donations
Includes: Restoration, repair, renovation and enhanced security.
Work included: Roof and floor replacement; painting, repairs to exterior masonry, columns and porches; a rebuilt entry; restoration of historic spaces; upgrades to comply with the Americans With Disabilities Act; plumbing and electrical improvements; landscape renovation; heightened perimeter wall; screening facility and guardhouse additions; kitchen renovations; and "green" additions including a geothermal-sourced heat pump for heating and cooling and solar panels to heat water.
Project costs include expenses for renting a home for the Perrys, about 10 miles from downtown. Rent started at $9,900 a month but twice was negotiated down to the current $8,500 a month.
Rental costs from Oct. 1, 2007 to May 2012 total $531,400. Pool maintenance has totaled $10,553.02.
Source: State Preservation Board, Texas Facilities Commission.
The restoration, paid for with $21.5 million appropriated by the Legislature and nearly $3.5 million in private donations, included not only repair and restoration but updates and improvements such as a geothermal system for cooling and heating.
Security is being enhanced with the addition of a screening facility in front of the mansion and a new guardhouse in back.
An addition was put on the mansion to allow stairways and bathrooms that are accessible for people with disabilities and to replace a porch that had been used as a bedroom with an actual bedroom.
Among items replaced was "a very dangerous stairway from 1914" that had tall risers and narrow treads, Herndon said. "People kept falling down on it," she said, including Anita Perry.
Doors, furniture and chandeliers were in storage when the fire occurred, so they were saved, Herndon said. Key interior items, including stair handrails and a historic fireplace, had been covered and also were protected.
During his prolonged absence from the official residence, Perry has drawn fire for the cost of the couple's rental. The monthly rent started at $9,900 but since has been negotiated down to $8,500.
Perry's office has defended the choice as necessary for needs including security, but that didn't stop critics from citing the cost — such as political opponents U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison in the 2010 GOP primary, Democratic challenger Bill White in the 2010 general election and, in the heat of the presidential race, Mitt Romney.
The Texas AFL-CIO in 2010 offered Perry a manufactured home for a $1-a-year lease, an echo of former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee's decision to live in a donated triple-wide mobile home when his official residence was being repaired. When Perry didn't accept, the labor group solicited applications and presented it to an activist in the San Antonio Alliance of Teachers and Support Personnel.
"We're glad that the governor and his family are returning as neighbors," Texas AFL-CIO spokesman Ed Sills said. The organization's office is diagonally across the street from the mansion. But Sills indicated dryly that he didn't expect an invitation when Perry returns: "We haven't been invited over in the last 10 years or so."
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100% Whole Wheat Stuffing Muffins with Sausage and Parmesan
(Makes about 12 "muffins," recipe created by Kalyn.)
8-9 slices 100% whole wheat bread, cut into cubes about 1/2 inch square (5 generous cups of bread cubes)
12 oz reduced-fat pork sausage (or use turkey sausage for even less fat)
1 tsp. olive oil
1 cup finely diced onion
1 cup finely diced celery
1 T butter or olive oil
1 1/2 tsp. dried sage (or use 1 tsp. if you're not a big fan of sage, which is a fairly strong flavor)
1 tsp. poultry seasoning (I used Penzeys poultry seasoning, click to see the ingredients)
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 cup finely grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 cup chicken stock (I used homemade chicken stock, but you can use canned chicken broth)
2 eggs
While bread toasts, heat 1 tsp. olive oil in a heavy frying pan, add sausage, and cook until well browned and completely cooked, about 10 minutes. Break the sausage apart with a metal turner as it cooks so you have small pieces to mix throughout the stuffing. Put the browned sausage into a large mixing bowl, then wipe out extra fat from the frying pan with a paper towel. (I "patted" with the paper towel to leave the crumbled pieces of sausage in the pan while wiping out the fat.)
Heat 1 T butter or olive oil in the frying pan, then add finely diced onion and celery and cook over medium heat until vegetables are softened and barely starting to brown, about 10 minutes. Add dried sage, poultry seasoning, and salt and cook 1-2 minutes more. Add the onion/celery mixture to the mixing bowl.
When bread cubes are toasted, add them to mixing bowl and increase oven temperature to 400F/200C. Add Parmesan cheese and mix well so that all the bread cubes are lightly coated with Parmesan. Whisk together the chicken stock and eggs, then add that 1/3 at a time, pouring over the surface of the stuffing mixture each time and then stirring, so all the bread cubes are lightly moistened.
Spray metal muffin pan very well with nonstick spray. Use a measuring cup to add heaping 1/3 cup to each muffin cup, pressing down each muffin so it's well-packed together. (I used the measuring cup to pack down the "muffins", then pressed them together again with my fingers when they were all filled.)
Bake muffins 30 minutes or until the top is nicely browned and they're hot clear through. (I would start checking after 20 minutes. If you're going to reheat them when you get to your dinner destination, I'd bake for a shorter time to start and then heat/crisp at a high temperature right before you serve them.) Let cool for about 5 minutes before you remove them from pan, and then use a knife to go around the edge of each "muffin" before you lift them out of the muffin pan. Serve hot, with turkey gravy of course!
I froze some leftover muffins and they reheated beautifully in the microwave.
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