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Shania Twain Proves She's 'Still The One' With A Beautiful Show
Shania Twain had been absent from performing for eight years. Her return, quite appropriately in a show called Shania Twain: Still The One, came December 1 when she opened at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace. There, she shares he 4,200-seat theater with Celine Dion, Elton John and Rod Stewart and, in this excellent company, her show proves equal to them all. And with a huge stage she can pretty much do as she wishes. And, it seems, she wished for a beautiful show.
Twain enters on a motorcycle that we first see suspended in the air and dressed in a sequined jumpsuit The entrance occasioned a standing ovation. The audience loved her and she, clearly, loved the audience right back. She is accompanied by a nine-piece band, three backup singers including her sister Carrie-Ann Brown and three dancers. All were very strong but, for the first time in my experience in that venue, the acoustics failed the star.
Too often, Twain's voice was either drowned out or, simply, wasn't clear. Thus, if you didn't know the words to the songs, you had a slim chance of understanding them. That hasn't been the case with any of the other shows at the Colosseum.
Twain has said in numerous interviews and at a press conference that the concept of the show is all hers. Director Raj Kapoor realized that concept beautifully. There's a western town set, complete with saloon, a leopard whose fur matches Twain's costume and, even, a leopard that, even though it doesn't happen, one wouldn't be surprised if the star led it out on a leash.
In chats with the audience, Twain talked about how happy she is to be back on stage, how involved she was in creating the show and, even, explained — with appropriate music — how her sister Carrie Ann got her name
It's a beautiful show to watch and she sang songs the true fans in the audience knew: I'm Gonna Getcha Good!, You Win My Love, Don't Be Stupid (You Know I Love You), Up!, Don't!, I Ain't No Quitter, No One Needs To Know, Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under?, Any Man of Mine, The Woman In Mem That Don't Impress Me Much, Honey, I'm Home, (If You're Not in It for Love) I'm Outta Here!, Carrie Anne / Come On Over / Rock This Country! / Today Is Your Day, You're Still the One, From This Moment On (Encore) Man! I Feel Like a Woman!
Shania Twain: Still The One will play several weeks of performances over the next two years, alternating with other regulars in the Colosseum. It is a beautiful show put on by a company that loves to perfor,. See it if you can.
Tickets for the show range in price from $55 to $250 and are available online at http://www.ticketmaster.com/venueartist/360451/764367?brand=Shania&brand=shania.
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At some point during a 51-day stretch, you'd think Washington Capitals defenseman John Erskine and coach Dale Hunter would speak. Accidentally, maybe.
Erskine, though, said Friday that's not the case, and that Hunter hasn't talked to him since Jan. 18, when Erskine took his legendary triple-minor on one play against the Montreal Canadiens.
Asked by CSNWashington.com if Hunter had talked to him much lately, Erskine replied: "Who? Dale? He hasn't talked to me one little bit. I talk to (assistant coaches) Deano (Evason) and Jimmy Johnson here and there, but that's about it."
"Dale told me, when I was actually playing, it was after the Montreal game when I took the triple minor, he said I played with too much energy," Erskine said. "I had to slow things down. He talked about lunging at players trying to get the hit. That was basically the last time I talked to him."
At some point soon, Hunter will probably have to talk to Erskine; he, along with Roman Hamrlik, is a potential replacement for Mike Green, who's likely to be suspended for elbowing Tampa Bay Lightning forward Brett Connolly in the head during Washington's Thursday-night win.
In other news on Hunter's doghouse, he dropped winger Alex Semin from the second line to the fourth line at practice on Friday. Keith Aucoin took Semin's place with Mathieu Perreault and Jason Chimera. Semin, who couldn't cash in on scoring chance in overtime against Tampa Bay, was in a white fourth-line jersey with with Mike Knuble, Jeff Halpern and Joel Ward.
"I was just trying different line combinations," Hunter said after practice, according to the Washington Times.
In spite of all that, the Capitals are currently in playoff position; they have 72 points and, by virtue of their 33 wins, hold a tiebreaker with the Winnipeg Jets. Winnipeg plays Calgary tonight; Washington plays the Boston Bruins on Saturday.
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Being a long time resident of Maryland and living on the Chesapeake Bay - seafood and Oysters where a big part of my life. Living now in Little River, S.C. Oysters are still very popular.
We have seen the Cajun food craze come and go and come again. My Cajun French-speaking family knows that Cajun food is not a passing fancy. For us it was and still is a way of life.
This ultimate American burger was created from my love for both Cajun style cooking and good old fashioned Mexican food.
In cajun cooking, we always use the trinity of seasonsings: onions, bell pepper, celery. So, most every main dish will contain these - especially meat dishes.
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The state of Iowa is known for four food products (corn, dairy, beef, and pork) so I chose to showcase three of these items in my Jalapeno Beef Burger featuring Iowa Garlic Bacon and a Spicy Lemon
This is a great American burger because it uses a local New Orleans ingredient, andouille sausage, to create a surprising cajun twist on the traditional hamburger.
Having lived in the city of New Orleans for eleven years, my recipes are heavily influenced by the flavors and ingredients of this great city.
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This is a new orleans grocery store/deli style po boy sandwich with a twist.
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Preheat grill to low heat. That's about 400 deg. I usually just brush off the grates after it is heated up and spray the grill with olive oil for non-sticking.
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Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has no intention of firing Cowboys general manager Jerry Jones.
"When I bought the team, the night I bought it, I said I would be doing what I'm doing and that's GM of the team and making the final decisions on our personnel. That's the way it's always been done (with Jones as owner)," he said after the Cowboys' 19-13 loss to the Atlanta Falcons, according to The Dallas Morning News. "We won three Super Bowls doing that. … I know the best way to make decisions for us and that's the best way. I know that's what motivates me as an owner and causes me to basically do the best job that I can."
Jones made a similar case in an interview with NBC's Bob Costas that aired before the game (via ProFootballTalk.com), although Jones did allow that he would have fired his GM had someone else produced what Jones has during the team's past decade and a half (no Super Bowls, one playoff victory).
"I've always worked for myself and you can't do that," Jones said of firing himself. "You basically have to straighten that guy out in the mirror when you work for yourself. But certainly, if I'd had the discretion, I've done it with coaches and certainly I would have changed a general manager."
Dallas is 3-5 and 1.5 games out of the sixth and final playoff spot in the NFC.
Jones also said that Jason Garrett, whose record as coach dropped to 11-13, is in no danger of losing his job even though Dallas faces a tough task next week when it visits NFC East rival Philadelphia.
"I have a lot of faith in Jason," Jones said. "Jason's future is ahead of him. I know how hard he works. I like his philosophy, so I've got a lot of confidence, a lot of faith. One of the brightest spots I see is our head coaching and our coaching in the future."
Speculation is beginning that Jones would turn to suspended New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton if Garrett is fired. Jones said he has "no idea" about the former Cowboys assistant's status. An ESPN report Sunday said that the NFL voided the remainder of Payton's contract extension, which runs through 2015, making him a free agent after this season.
"I have no idea about that," Jones said, according to The Dallas Morning News. "I have no understanding about anything to do with his or the Saints' business or the contracts. That was news to me."
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In a previous post, we invited you to quiz your children on their ideal holiday meals—and tell you what they'd put on the Christmas dinner menu, however strange, unhealthy or unseasonal. The responses ranged from that basic of basics, macaroni, to delicacies so sophisticated we had to ask our food editor to demystify them. Here's a selection of our favorite responses, along with a list of worthy honorable mentions.
Lark, 6
"Spaghetti with one pizza slice, two lollipops, one Rice Krispie treat and one banana. One juice box. And a third of a cupcake for dessert. Music will be Christmas carols and the soundtrack to 'Grease.' "
Imogen, 11, and her brother, Fabian, 6
Fabian: "A gingerbread house. About the size of a microwave."
Imogen: "Does it have to be something Christmas-y?
Fabian: "I picked something Christmas-y!"
Imogen: "That's not what I want though. Maybe I would have a filet mignon with rosemary and spinach. And something sweet to balance it…umm…maybe a pear reduction…maybe a pear-cider reduction…or an apple-cider reduction. Yeah, that's what I would have."
Fabian: "I think mine would be better."
Kate, 5
"Mac and cheese and a smoothie. And I want the President to visit. Does he know where our house is?"
Penelope, 11
"There would be a centerpiece of mashed potatoes shaped like flowers and plants. And everyone would get a tiny turkey carved out of turkey breasts. And five cakes. Not gross frosting cakes, but tarts and pies. And maybe one salad so my mom wouldn't yell at me."
Indigo, 9
"Grilled salmon with a lemon peel tied in a bow, and milk with a choice of chocolate or strawberry flavorings. And a candy-cane straw."
Nelson and Del, twins, 7
Nelson: "Some pasta, cotton candy, marshmallows covered in chocolate, carrots and sushi. And a little umbrella in my drink."
Del: "All my Halloween candy. And shrimp on the side. And, afterwards, I would like a whole second Christmas dinner."
Mason, 4
"Actually, I would have healthy mango with healthy water because they are healthy. For dessert, we could make chocolate chip cookies. After dinner, we would play Sorry."
Cairo, 6 | "I would have a big buffet table. With turkey and pot roast. Maybe some potatoes. At the end, we'd have a humongous pot of chocolate and some strawberries and mangoes. I would make Michael Bublé sing Christmas songs and be in charge of dipping."
Annabel, 8 | "It should be a nice feast with mashed potatoes and chicken and peas. The mashed potatoes should be made into the shape of Christmas trees with circles of peas around them. The chicken should be all chicken legs, arranged in a special design. For dessert, I'd like a big Red Velvet cake shaped like a present with Santa Claus on top. And then we'd all go bicycling."
Melania, 7 | "Macaroni, chicken, rice, peas, sweet potato pie and lemon juice. I would be talking and playing my favorite game on my iPad—Minion Rush. I wish for a robot dog, who I'll name Rascal, but he won't be at the dinner because he only eats robot food."
Alexander, 7 | "The fudge Christmas pancake, the fudge drink, the fudge bacon strip."
Toby, 8 | "Christmas burgers…with mozzarella cheese and tomato and lettuce, for the red and green."
Joshua, 9 | "Austrian cheese spatzle, Caesar salad (not the big-leaf way Dad makes), and Opera Cake for dessert."
Cecilia, 3 | "Noodles. Just noodles."
Soren, 7 | "We would have a cookie at each place that had your name on it, so you would know where to sit. People would be pretty formal like dresses and tuxedos. [My little brother] Asher would be wearing a tuxedo, too. We would have someone dressed as Santa serving the food. We would eat homemade mac and cheese, and also steak and arugula salad. A side of salted caramels and another side of brownies. There would be a disco ball and Beastie Boys would be playing."
Nola, 5 | "I would like mommy's lentils and tomato galettes and I like chicken legs and rice. Yellow rice. With soy sauce. Or is yellow rice not good with soy sauce? And I would eat corn and all kinds of vegetables."
Seamus, 10 | "For a holiday feast with the whole family sitting around, I think we should have a big steak roast. Is that a thing? A steak roast? A big steak. And on the side lots of mashed potatoes. And mushrooms in wine sauce, and a variety of hot sauces. Or just a variety of sauces. That would be better for everyone."
Sabine, 8 | "Mashed potatoes, but mostly it's who I get to eat dinner with."
Isadora, 10 | "Sushi."


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A MAN found dead at high rise flats in Blackburn is believed to have fallen to his death.
Paramedics were called to St Michaels Court to reports a man had fallen from a third floor balcony.
Neighbours had heard maintenance workers at the flats off Whalley Old Road shouting just before the incident at 8.20am yesterday.
Police said they were informed by the ambulance service that a man had died after being found with serious head injuries.
Residents said they had been shocked by the tragic events involving a man thought to be in his 60s.
One neighbour said: "He was very quiet and like everyone around here he kept himself to himself.
"I was very shocked when I heard what had happened."
Another neighbour said: "I was just walking towards the flats when I heard a commotion. I wasn't too sure what was happening.
"I heard workmen shouting and I looked up and there was a man on the balcony. When I looked back he was gone."
A police spokeswoman said: "At around 8.20am we received a report from the ambulance service of a man who had been found with serious head injuries at St Michael's Court in Blackburn.
"Sadly, the injuries proved fatal. It is believed the man had fallen from a balcony.
"The death is not being treated as suspicious and has been passed to the coroner."


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Don't Euro-fy my American sports. They have their side of the pond and we have ours. Thanks.
%99 of Highschool and college ball have nothing to do with professional athletics. It's an avenue to a better life for a lot more people than just gifted athletes.
Not like the USA.
I don't see the big deal about the NCAA being a pseudo-farm system for pro leagues. It's worked for the last 50-70 years. You centralize all the talent and keep a public interest in the lower levels.
Schools can still have teams and players can still use their income or opportunities from sports for a better life Kstat.
Yes and no. It would severely hurt college funding. College sports would no longer be a big deal, and you'd see mass cuts in athletic departments.
Basketball and football fund dozens of other varsity programs/scholarships.
Probably a little off topic, but I agree with the above poster to an extent.
Currently in the NBA you have to be in college for 1 year.
Why not have it like this?
High School player can opt for the Pros. Player has to go into the D-League until the All-Star break before they can be called up to the NBA. If a player goes to College, they cannot go to the Pro's until they have completed their Junior year of college. That way, colleges won't have to worry about a kid leaving early, can just assume after 3 years if the player is really good he is going to leave. This also builds interest in the D-League.
I'm not opposed at all to a MLB-style rule where you can go to the pros right away, but if you go to college, you are locked out of the NBA for a minimum of 2-3 years.
Stay the **** away from my college hoops. They play defense in college, unlike the D-league or AAU circuits (or the NBA half the damn time).
The current structure isn't the problem, it's that it's basically the only option. IS the only option for football, far as I know. A lot of people hold college hoops so dear to their heart because of the whole "student athlete" shenanigans. The kids that make a program good, Final Four good, aren't majoring in anything but [insert sport]. A lot of you guys went to college, can you imagine getting your BS with the schedule these kids keep?
I love college basketball as much as anyone, but there's absolutely no reason for there not to be a viable minor league. The D-League SHOULD be, the building blocks are there, if it'd be treated as more than a glorified AAU circuit.
I honestly don't understand why anyone would be against it really. Unless y'know, it's not REALLY about the whole "name on the front of the jersey" thing and more about expecting a professional level product out of "amateurs."


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Astus wrote:seeker242 wrote:What exactly is the "buddha mind"? Does "Buddha mind" have a need to go trudging through past and projecting into the future? Why does the mind go trudging into the past and projecting into the future to begin with? Is it not grasping that causes that very activity to begin with? Why would a mind with no grasping need to conjure up the past or make some ideas about the future?
Buddha-mind is the fundamental knowing awareness that is empty of all substances but full of all functions. Thoughts about past, present and future things are all workings of normal thinking, otherwise one cannot either eat or shit, not to mention more complex deeds. What makes the difference between freedom and bondage is whether there is attachment to reified views about self and objects or not.
I would agree with that but at the same time, someone with a buddha mind does not walk down the street worrying about what will happen or not happen tomorrow or keep carrying yesterday with them. When they are walking down the street, their mind is right there with them, in the "present moment", just walking down the street. That is what "being in the present moment" means. To not be worrying about the future and carrying the past, both of which are clinging and attachment.


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Court documents reveal new information about the man accused of killing two people in Antelope County.
Matthew Hinrichsen appeared in court Tuesday.
Prosecutors say the 33-year-old Ewing man killed his ex-girlfriend and the man she was living with before setting fire to their home last weekend.
Hinrichsen is accused of first-degree murder in the deaths of 25-year-old Victoria Lee, of Missouri Valley, Iowa, and 30-year-old Gabino Vargas, of Omaha.
According to court documents, Hinrichsen was having problems recently with Lee, who was his ex-girlfriend.
Officers arrested Hinrichsen early Saturday morning at his parents' home after he admitted to his father that he had killed two people. He was naked when police took him into custody because his clothes had been burned.
According to Antelope County Attorney Joseph Abler, Hinrichsen's attorney asked for a continence Tuesday.
The court date was rescheduled for December 18.
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Three years ago, Victoria Blea found the body of her 15-year-old daughter dumped in a neighborhood street. She had died the night before of a prescription drug overdose after attending a party.
Since then, Blea has gone through plenty of trauma, suffering from anxiety and posttraumatic stress disorder. But she's found silver linings along the way, including personalized care through a Medicaid community service worker.
"She's there for me emotionally and physically," Blea says. "Whenever I need her, whenever I have appointments, if I'm having a family crisis."
But Blea is worried that her services may soon change and, at worst, disappear entirely. That's because the state recently moved to cut off Medicaid funding for Hogares, Inc.—the Albuquerque-based behavioral health provider that supplies Blea with care—after an audit found an alleged $36 million worth of overbillings by Hogares and 14 other behavioral health providers across the state between 2009 and 2012.
Hogares CEO Nancy Jo Archer warns that the state Human Services Department's decision means her organization's funding will dry up within a month. What's more, Hogares will still be contractually obligated to deliver services to people like Blea—even after its funding evaporates.
"If you can't pay your staff, your staff [isn't] going to work for free for months on end," Archer says.
The implications for the state's behavioral health population—mostly emotionally disturbed children and adults in need of supervision—are serious.
"I'm freaked out that I might not have my CFW anymore," Blea says.
The controversy began on June 24, when Human Services Secretary Sidonie Squier called in 15 state mental health providers, including Hogares, for an important meeting.
She told them about the audit, explaining that the findings had been turned over to state Attorney General Gary King for investigation. Until King's office could resolve the matter, Squier continued, HSD had no choice but to cut off all state and federal funding for the 15 providers, who in total serve 30,000 patients like Blea, or 90 percent of the state's behavioral health population.
The meeting sent the providers into crisis and confusion.
"It was announced publicly that we were all fraudulent and criminal," says Mark Johnson, CEO of Santa Fe-based provider Easter Seals El Mirador. Despite that very public allegation, HSD refused to show the providers the full audit.
"It's sort of oblique," Archer says. "We have not had a chance to refute some of the findings or agree with some of the findings."
Instead, HSD made public only the executive summary of the audit, which doesn't detail where the alleged fraud actually occurred. To the providers, cutting off their funding without telling them the whole story constitutes a lack of due process.
"Usually, at the end of an audit, the auditors will sit down with you," says former state Sen. Dede Feldman, D-Bernalillo, who led the Legislative Health and Human Services Committee for 12 years. "If things are really bad, you'll get a corrective action plan. None of that happened. None of these providers had been told. That's very unusual in an auditing process."
But HSD spokesman Matt Kennicott says the decision to keep the audit under wraps came from King's office.
"Once they take the complete audit into their custody, we can't release the audit," Kennicott says, but he adds that HSD will "probably be able to release examples [from the audit] soon."
Public Consulting Group, the Boston-based firm that conducted the audit, has run into trouble in the past. A 2012 PCG report that identified $38.5 million in Medicaid overpayments in North Carolina, for instance, was adjusted to a mere $3.7 million after that state's auditor looked into it. Here in New Mexico, lawmakers asked State Auditor Hector Balderas to investigate.
"I'm extremely concerned about the vulnerable class of citizens that might be harmed [from HSD's decision]," Balderas says.
In the meantime, HSD has contracted with five Arizona behavioral providers to oversee current billing. Kennicott says HSD is working with each provider on a case-by-case basis. If one runs out of money and the cases of potential fraud are found to be especially egregious, Kennicott says one of the Arizona providers could step in and replace it.
But, he stresses, the changes would have no impact on services. In other words, people like Blea don't have to worry about losing their personal providers. Kennicott says the potential overspending problems would be the fault of management, not staff. In the case that an Arizona provider would have to step in and take over, all of the clinic's previous staffers would have a chance to continue working for the new provider, he says.
But the changes have already had an impact on patients in Taos, where nearly three dozen employees who were caring for 65 patients were put on furloughs last week. Another provider, Las Cruces-based Southwest Counseling Center, warned that it may have to shut down its entire operation this week.
Blea, fighting tears, emphasizes how important Hogares has been in helping her cope with day-to-day life.
"If it wasn't for them, I don't know that I could've gotten through this," she says.
She adds that any change in her care could disrupt her recovery process.
"I just can't believe that they're doing this," Blea says. "They're going to hurt a lot of people."


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Like all PunchTown gear, the graphics are important. You'll be hard pressed to find rashguards or shorts with sublimated graphics as finely detailed as this. A gas infusing process helps them get incredibly sharp details in each and every graphic or logo.
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Swimming With Cars: 9 Amphibious Vehicles
The most hyped twins today are the new sport coupes built through the collaboration of Subaru and Toyota. You have to study these cars closely to find anything but a name badge to tell them apart: Their front bumper covers are slightly different, and the Scion's got a little badge that says "86" on the front fenders (a nod to the AE86 rear-drive, ultrafun Toyota Corolla coupe of 1983 to 1987). Inside, the auxiliary gauges are slightly different sizes, but the cars share a unique flatter version of Subaru's 2.0-liter flat-four engine that makes 200 hp with Toyota's fuel-injection system.
Actually, this one is a three-part rebadging job. Overseas, the Scion is called the Toyota GT-86, or just Toyota 86.
The sheet metal on these two tall compact wagons is slightly different, as are the plastic fascias, but the biggest difference is that these mostly identical cars were built at different factories. The Pontiac was built in Fremont, Calif., from 2003 until GM announced it was killing Pontiac and stopped Vibe production in 2009. Matrix production continues at Toyota's Ontario, Canada, plant. Additionally, for a couple of years Toyota sold the Vibe in Japan and called it the Voltz.
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In recent years there have been several sightings of Tule elk within the Little Lake Valley. Most reports have involved an occasional cow and calf, believed to have wandered down from the small herd living in Sherwood Valley not far from Third Gate. The two bull elk vying for supremacy captured this week by nature photographer Chris Hansen suggests the elk may be moving into Little Lake Valley with a bit more authority.
Tule elk were once a major inhabitant of Little Lake Valley but were wiped out soon after the white settlers arrived. Elk herds throughout California were hunted to near extinction.
In the year 1800 about 500,000 Tule elk occupied much of Central California, from the Sierra foothills to the coast and from the headwaters of the Sacramento River south to the Tehachapi Mountains, according to biologists at the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. Hide and tallow hunters eradicated the vast herds, and by 1873--when laws were passed protecting them, most considered the species to be extinct. DNA evidence suggests there might have been only one mated pair remaining anywhere.
A private rancher in Los Banos is credited with saving the species.
The earliest efforts to reestablish the Tule elk population in its former habitat were failures. A more successful operation occurred between 1914 and 1934. During this time 235 Tule elk were taken to 22 locations, including the area along Cache Creek in Lake County. By 1970, there were still only 500 Tule elk established in habitats around California.
In 1971 state legislation directed Tule elk be reintroduced into its former habitat wherever possible. In 1976 federal agencies were directed to make federal lands available for preservation of Tule elk. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife subsequently expanded operations relocating another 1,200 elk since 1975.
There are 21 herds of Tule elk within California, totaling 3,800 animals, as of the latest published count in 2007. This includes the main Mendocino County herds in Sherwood Valley, Laytonville, Round Valley and Potter Valley.
Tule elk are only one of the three elk species roaming wild in California. All three can interbreed and create hybrid populations.
In 1983, a small herd of much larger Roosevelt elk were introduced to the Bureau of Land Management King Range Natural Conservation Area. Small herds descended from this relocation now live in the Sinkyone Wilderness area of Mendocino County. Roosevelt elk from this herd have been spotted wandering in Laytonville, Sherwood Valley and Fort Bragg. Roosevelt elk were historically quite plentiful along the United States western coastline from San Francisco to Washington State. Populations were subsequently decimated by hunting and habitat destruction.
The Lake County Tule elk herd flourished through the years, providing the animals used to establish satellite Tule elk herds in Mendocino County.
The first Mendocino County Tule elk came from the Lake County herd. Tagged animals were placed on a private ranch in Laytonville.
In 1979, a few elk from this ranch established a free roaming Laytonville elk herd. Years later Laytonville animals were transplanted to Sherwood Valley. Biologists believe there are now more than 80 animals in the Sherwood Valley group. Wanderers from this group are believed to be the likeliest source of elk in Little Lake Valley.
Some biologists consider the Sherwood Valley herd to have the traits of both the Tule elk and Roosevelt elk, likely due to interbreeding between the Sinkyone Roosevelt elk and the Laytonville Tule elk. Tule elk typically prefer the grassy fields and Roosevelt elk prefer the timberline. The Sherwood Valley herd appears comfortable in both habitats.
The third elk species in California is the Rocky Mountain elk. These elk are not native to California, but were introduced into the Redding area by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife during the last century. Their habitat has expanded, and a short hunting season is available annually.


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In a vertical, hydroponic farm in Paignton Zoo, U.K., lettuce is grown in a stacking system to provide a maximum use of space. Plants grow inside of plastic trays without soil and a conveyer belt moves the plants to ensure they get sunlight. The whole growing process is computer-controlled. The system currently produces around 112 lettuces per square meter.
A tomato farm in Germany. In order to consume locally grown tomatoes in countries like the U.K. or Germany, the tomatoes need to be produced in heated greenhouses. Locally grown tomatoes allow for shortened distribution paths. To be sustainable and keep the cost of energy low, the greenhouse above is heated by the waste heat from a nearby nuclear power station.
Cress, tomatoes, cucumbers or lettuce are grown in closed systems using LED lights. There is no sunlight and no direct air exchange with the outside. Engineers are able to determine the shape, taste and color of plants and fruits and they can be grown anywhere – from the desert to inside restaurants and supermarkets.
A computer manages the irrigation, nutrients and climate for these eggplants inside a greenhouse by opening windows and moving sunscreens. Waste, water and nutrients are collected, purified, and recycled – all automatically.
To allow a year-round production and increase yield, mushrooms are grown in a microclimate inside growing rooms. A stacking system maximizes the production per square meter.
This chicken barn in the Ukraine has the capacity to rear 50,000 chickens.
At the chicken barn, chickens live for 42 days before they achieve the desired weight for slaughtering. After they're taken to the nearby processing plant, the barn gets cleaned and disinfected, ready for the new batch.
A pear orchard. In the early stages of growth the pear tree is split into two equally strong central leaders, which are trained up wires. This allows the tree to produce a much heavier crop much earlier in the life of the orchard compared to conventional planting.
At this strawberry farm in the Netherlands, crops are grown on table-top raised beds, which makes it easier to pick the fruits and eases weed and pest control. A leaf and sap analysis determines the nutrients' compounds, which then enter the irrigation water. To accelerate the growth of the plants, growers add CO2 from a nearby Shell refinery.
This milking robot milks 60 cows three times per day. The cows roam freely in a stable and use the robot whenever they need to. No human needs to be present.
In order to have total control over the nutrients and the irrigation at this tomato farm in Germany, tomatoes are planted in sterile material such as rock wool – not in soil. By doing so the tomatoes are, according to the growers, less likely to be infected by diseases. This makes for smaller amounts of pesticides and increased yields.
At this milking parlour in Kent, U.K., two people are needed to milk 300 cows twice a day.
At Ukrainian chicken farms, there are up to 16 barns in one location, which allows eight people per shift to rear around 800,000 chickens simultaneously.
Tomato vines, Germany.
As astronauts venture farther afield (possibly to Mars in the 2030s), the issue of food becomes an increasingly important variable. Currently the food eaten by astronauts is prepackaged and produced on Earth, but according to NASA's Advanced Food Technology Project, the "duration of future missions may require a portion of the diet to be grown, processed and prepared in the space habitat."
It's the kind of science that's already unfolding here on Earth at the places photographed by Freya Najade for her project Strawberries in Winter.
For two years now, Najade has been visiting farming sites around Europe, where technology is allowing people to grow and produce food in highly engineered ways. Greenhouse tomatoes in Germany can now stay warm in the cooler months with waste heat from nuclear power stations. There's also a farm where cress, tomatoes, cucumbers and lettuce are grown with LED lights and in areas that have no direct air exchange from the outside. Many traditional farm operations at the sites are automated and self-sustaining.
"I got fascinated and overwhelmed by how humans continuously push the boundaries to control and to overpower nature, how day and night, summer and winter, geographical locations slowly become irrelevant for farming," says Najade, who is originally from Germany but is now based in London. "It is said agriculture has changed in the last 40 years more than in 400 years."
For us at Raw File, the combination of plants and engineering in her photos evoke autonomous ecosystems that could potentially grow food in space, but Najade is on the fence about the prospect.
"Growing food on the moon?" she says. "It's totally possible, but I don't know if I'll witness that. Hopefully not. I don't want to be completely negative but that is so far away from nature that it does feel wrong. But then you might also tell me that they are also using energy that is wasted and then maybe I would say it's not so bad."
People have strong opinions about these developments, even when they're only used here on Earth. Some cheer technologies that use recycled waste products or that cut down on how far a tomato has to travel to get to a supermarket in winter, in light of the fact that most food in America travels an average of 1,500 miles before it reaches your plate. Others might be disturbed to see natural cycles pushed aside in favor of convenience, especially when "one is not able to fully understand or foresee the consequences of these new trends," says Najade. She doesn't want to take a side.
"I feel very torn about the topic," she says.
When it comes to her own eating habits she says she's more aware of where things come from but she hasn't renounced things like out-of-season fruit. "I still love strawberries," she says.
The Strawberries series is ongoing and Najade has also added a new chapter called Misfits that does take a clearer stand on food politics. In that project she photographs fruits and vegetables that didn't make it into the supermarkets because of slight deformities. Royal Gala Apples, she says, need to have a "round shape characteristic of the variety," and blemishes cannot exceed five percent of the fruit or they end up in the juicer instead of on the shelves. Campari tomatoes cannot have superficial defects that exceed 2 mm or they end up in the trash.
"With Misfits it's much easier to judge and make a statement about how I find that very crazy," she says.
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|San Diego Comic-Con 2015 (Allen William's booth to the right)
by Donato
The San Diego Comic-Con International is coming up in three weeks and the summer/fall convention season is beginning to gather steam. From San Diego you can move onto GenCon, WorldCon (World Science Fiction Con), DragonCon, IlluxCon, New York ComicCon and World Fantasy - just to name a few of the heavy hitters. You are guaranteed to run into scores of professionals, artists and art directors alike at any of these events as well as hang with serious fans of the genres numbering into the thousands.
|Stephan Martiniere's walls are blank because he sold all of his large framed prints!
|Signing the 2015 A Song of Ice and Fire Calendar with George R.R. Martin in San Diego
Here are a few thoughts on how I approach a show like San Diego Comic-Con, which will be my 18th straight appearance this July.
I typically bring a wide range of materials to a convention/tournament event. This includes not only artwork and items for sales, but images which I feel are major, recent pieces and offer insight into my aesthetics and direction where I am proceeding in my art.
|Booth at 2015 San Diego Comic-Con
I avoid bringing weak pieces to an event, as these impact negatively on the perception of my body of work. Not to say I never miss the mark, but I prefer not to have that work out in a public forum. With that in mind, I do not attend events to only focus upon sales/recouping my expenses. I look at a convention as a gallery exhibition, I am there to make a statement, to show accomplishments and themes with the art.
|Justin Sweet at IlluxCon in Allentown
I am also at a convention to socialize and make myself available to other fans, professionals and artists. I tend to not focus upon sales and intensive sketching, locking me into place, seated, disengaged. I prefer to keep open and be willing to engaged in discussion on various topics and enjoying the moment. Check out Justin Sweet here and how he is painting so he can face outward and engage anyone who comes by his booth. Brilliant!
To facilitate open discussions, I often have an assistant at events like the San Diego Comic-Con, Spectrum Live, and Illuxcon. As you can imagine this is wonderful help for sales, as assistants can handle a transaction while I am in heated conversation. But they can over cover my back side so much – most fans would prefer my signature than my assistants'!
|2015 IlluxCon in Allentown Art Museum
As for specifics, my booth involves numerous logistics beginning with a complex back exhibition wall, display structures, print racks, tables, and signage typically taking 2-3 hours to set up. Items for sale at this coming Comic-Con convention ranged from $5 oversized Magic Print Cards (set of three), to $25 - $60 giclee prints, $30 books, $45 DVD's, $100-$1200 original drawings, and lastly $750 - $9,000 original framed oil paintings. I offer something at nearly any price point, and I have numerous free postcards and brochures for even the cashless attendee. I make sure that if you like my art, you can take home an experience with it, or with me.
|Bob Self's Baby Tattoo at San Diego Comic-Con


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Product Roundup of pressure instrumentation devices
Waiting as fast as we can: Pressure instrumentation continues steady progress but promised sensor technology has yet to appear.
By Rich Merritt, Senior Technical Editor
AS WE REPORTED in this space last year, all the promised technology we've been expecting is not yet here. For the past few years, market researchers and industry prognosticators have been predicting that pressure and other sensors embodying advanced technology will dominate the market. They predicted that MEMS micro-machined technology, IEEE P1451.4 "smart sensors," and fieldbus-compatible devices will soon be here.
Alas, like last year, we searched the product offerings (listed below), almost in vain. We found only one sensor with a fieldbus output, and three with HART outputs. Once again, not a single sensor has IEEE P1451.4 or uses MEMS in its construction. If they do, the vendors chose not to say so, which doesn't make a bit of sense.
One new market study, Industrial Sensor Technologies and Markets, from Electronics Publications ($3,850, order from www.electronics.ca) continues the same fanciful prediction, saying that "strongest growth arises from the semiconductor industry and further integration of microelectromechanical systems, all of which are expected to grow at an average annual rate of 7.6%."
That's a very nice prediction, and in line with last year's market studies. But one wonders: How are sales are going to grow that fast if nobody makes the sensors? Maybe all those fancy new sensors are appearing in automotive and semiconductor markets, but they certainly are not in the process control market.
We spotted two trends in this year's offerings that the market researchers appear to have missed: Safety and stainless steel. We see two sensors addressing safety issues. We have sensors that conform to safety standards and practices, including NAMUR, SIL 2 and SIL 3, IEC Standard 61508/ISA S 84.01, IEC PED (Pressure Equipment Directive) category IV for mechanical integrity, and TÜV. Several other sensors are intrinsically safe, suitable for use in hazardous areas. We also found several sensors that use stainless steel in their construction, making them suitable for use in sanitary, abrasive and corrosive environments, and in clean-in-place applications.
Finding at least two sensors that are similar makes it a trend in our book, especially since that's two more examples for a trend than all the market researchers have for their trends.
Product Roundup: Pressure Sensors
Pressure Transmitter has Fieldbus Output
The Barcon PPC pressure transmitter has a ceramic sensing face that resists corrosion and abrasive media, and can be ordered for sanitary applications with the 3A mark. It measures gases, vapors or liquids. Intrinsically safe models allow installation in explosive areas with certifications to CSA, FM and ATEX standards. Outputs include fieldbus protocols such as Profibus PA and HART. Pepperl+Fuchs; 330/486-0002; www.am.pepperl-fuchs.com
Safety First
The Model 268 2600T Safety Pressure Transmitter complies with SIL 2 and SIL 3, is certified to IEC Standard 61508/ISA S 84.01, meets IEC PED (Pressure Equipment Directive) category IV compliance for mechanical integrity, and has TÜV certification for defining a process plant's SIL. The instrument has self-diagnostics for safety applications, signal validation of both sensor and the electronics, and hardware/software redundancy. ABB; 215/674-6580; www.abb.com
Updated Transmitter
Enhancements to the venerable LD301 smart pressure transmitter include improved turndown of 120:1 and NAMUR compatibility. It provides output current levels for failure and saturation conditions according to the NAMUR NE-43 specification, thus allowing for a standardized connection between 4–20 mA devices. Controllers based on the NAMUR specification can interpret the range saturation and sensor failure diagnostics and use it for interlocks in their control strategy. Smar; 713/849-2021; www.smar.com
Hazardous Sensor
Series 102M pressure sensors have been certified under ATEX and CSA as intrinsically safe for use in hazardous environments. The devices measure dynamic pressure events such as surges, pulsations, and spikes, making them suitable for monitoring the performance of compressors, pumps, and gas turbines, or to detect flow anomalies in piping systems. The sensors have a low-impedance signal that may be transmitted over long cable distances. PCB Piezotronics; 888/684-0011; www.pcb.com
Sanitary Transmitter
The model 4500 sanitary pressure transmitter has 3-A and EHEDG approvals and provides a smooth, crevice-free housing design with high-quality electropolished wetted-surface finishes. It works in steam-in-place and clean-in-place applications, making it suitable for life-science applications. HART communications allows for increased diagnostic capabilities, faster calibrations and configuration changes. It works with the company's AMS package for FDA compliance and audits. Emerson Rosemount; 800/999-9307; www.rosemount.com
Hazardous Pressure Transmitters
PT-L1 pressure transmitters are approved for use in hazardous locations. An intrinsically safe model is available for Class I, Div. I, Groups A, B, C and D, and an explosion-proof model is available for Class I, Div. I, Groups C and D; Class II, Groups E, F, G and Class III. Both have a solid-state transducer element with a DIN connection, 1/2-14 NPTM process connection and 4–20mA output. Scientific Technologies; 888/349-7098; www.stiapg.com
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Admittedly, I view my self as narcissistic. A term that was used a lot not too long ago; has gone out of style, and seems to denote much less than it nowadays does. Perhaps we are - in general - an extremely vain culture and narcissism isn't any longer a useful way to describe things. - the preamble
But. I recognize my own preoccupation with my self out weighs my concern for others. It is a destructive habit. I believe it may stem from childhood insecurities. I may simply be so wrapped up with how I failed to become a mature person through adolescence, that my ability to look past my own nose is really discouraging my relationships with people. I'm at the stage where I'm willing to go on welfare - go homeless - just to escape people and socialization. I've always dreamt of some kind of "going-forth" - but this certainly wouldn't count as a good reason to do so. Here nor there, it might just be the next thing I do.
I appreciate modus.ponen's concern and willingness to speak on this topic. I hope the idea of narcissism can be understood in this discussion and hopefully a way to dismantle it can be suggested as well. Thanks in advance for everyone's views and comments.
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Coal mined from the Navajo and Hopi reservations and sent to Mohave Generating Station in Laughlin had been a major source of revenue for the tribes.
The power plant closed in 2005, leaving its owners with credit for sulfur dioxide emissions that could be sold.
The tribes and conservationists went after revenue that the plant's majority owner, Southern California Edison, could generate from the sales.
California utility regulators voted this week to direct that money to renewable energy projects on or off the reservations that would benefit the tribes.
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A TRIO of riders from McKinley's 1st Chard Wheelers got into a substantial breakaway in the fourth round of the Kalas winter league at Merryfield on Sunday.
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Exactly this. I remember early in Mathis' career moving him to lb was being discussed. In a 3-4 the scheme is going to allow him to only be single blocked. If a team focuses too much on him then the other guys will go terrorize the opponent.
The next question is what will the Colts do two years from now when they have attendance that has local TV blacked out, Irsay is hemorrhaging money and looking for CIB help? Talk about Indy returning to being a Pacers and basketball town...
Then, what if the Pacers attendance hasn't improved by then, either? Will TPTB in politics conclude that Indy simply doesn't support professional sports anymore, and because of that decide that it might be best to let one or both franchises go elsewhere? Then what? Return to the glorious days of telethons, though with current FB / Twitter / other hot app of that time technology as the platform for the fundraising to keep whichever franchise is considered viable?
The Colts' greatness during the past decade was built through the draft. Peyton (#1), Edgerrin James(#4), and Freeney (#11) were all early draft picks that changed the Colts from a doormat into a powerhouse.
A more recent example is the Detroit Lions. Getting Stafford and Suh changed their team into a playoff contender. The Colts will be really bad this year but in 3 years they should be back in the playoff hunt.
your forgetting about 10 years of the Carlos Rodgers and Mike Williams and Joey Harrington's of the world. I kind of feel bad for Det they are in cap hell right now due to the old draft structure at least the Colts are rebuilding with a new cap friendly system.
I blame that more on Matt Millen than I do the draft. He was a terrible GM one of the worst I've ever seen. Ask any Detroit Lions fan what they think of Matt Millen as GM. Be prepared for a lot of foul language.
I hope the new Colts GM will fare better.
We are going to be bad. Just hope that line is good enough not to get Luck injured.
First time in a long time, I've been happy with the team that was constructed, and now they struggle. I blame the coach.
Not really worried about our offense too much, more worried about our defense, I think they will really help determine how many games we win, I think we will be able to put decent players around Luck and our O will be okay atleast to 20 in the league, I know that is not the best but with a decent defense we should win atleast 6 or more games. Plus with Luck being so good in the red zone I think we should have a chance to do better than that, but again I think it all depends on our defense.
Why so SERIOUS
The problems are the o-line are complicated by the lack of weapons. Right now the Colts have average players at RB, WR, and TE...at best. While I think they can get by with a Donald Brown/Delone Carter combo running the ball those guys are not elite by any means. The WRs and TEs are not elite either. This is going to put more pressure on Luck and the o-line.
Most will probably disagree but I would be totally fine with using the first 3-4 picks on offense mostly to shore up the o-line but also to get another WR. The defense would hurt this year but I would rather sacrifice the defense this year than I would give up putting some quality around Luck on offense.
I think the O-line will improve, I think Ben and Castanzo will really be helped by having a off season. I also think we will get some decent guys through free agency that should help some for this year, next year when we have cap I expect us to make bigger moves. Hopefully some of the young guys that we give a chance this year will really show up and turnout to be contributors to the future.
I know Luck is not our QB yet, but I believe he will do a decent job, and with us running the ball more it should limit the amount of dropbacks he has to take in his first season.
Why so SERIOUS
The line lacks depth but if you want to protect Luck then you go after savy veterans that are on a discount and run ALOT more with 2 TE sets.


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DUNEDIN, Fla. -- Following Team USA's elimination from the World Baseball Classic on Friday night, Orioles center fielder Adam Jones will rejoin the team Sunday morning in Sarasota, but he will not immediately return to game action.
Jones, who hit .182 (4-for-22) in six games for the United States, will most likely return to the lineup for Wednesday's afternoon contest against the Blue Jays at Ed Smith Stadium. Manager Buck Showalter is not in any hurry to plug him back in, considering Jones -- including his time at the Classic -- has more plate appearances this spring any player in Orioles camp.
"I talked to Adam some this morning, back and forth," Showalter said. "He was up early, boy. He is looking forward to getting back to Sarasota, let's put it that way."
With Jones returning, only two players -- reliever Pedro Strop (Dominican Republic) and infield prospect Jonathan Schoop (Netherlands) -- remain away from camp at the World Baseball Classic.
Paul Casella is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @paul_casella. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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THIS is the year the venerable Eastman Kodak corporation admitted defeat, filed for bankruptcy protection and stopped making and selling cameras. The company that democratised photography and invented the digital camera is killed off by its own child.
The smartphone is killing off the cheap and cheerful point-and-shoot camera business, not just for Kodak but for other manufacturers that have some protection from a more diverse model line-up.
The smartphone model life is so short, any recommendation made today will be irrelevant tomorrow, but we did do a comparison test in July and concluded the Samsung Galaxy III came closest to producing real camera quality. It also has the best camera interface, although all Android phones have decent control panels.
Since then, the iPhone 5 and the Windows 8 phones have been released and the Nokia Windows 8 phones are getting good reviews.
The smartphone camera is always with you and connected to social media sites - who could ask for more? It takes George Eastman's promise, ''You press the shutter and we do the rest'', into new-age instant gratification.
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Has there ever been a more overrated player in the NBA?!? I mean, really, just think about it.
Jermaine O'neal gets posterized more than any other player in the league. He waits until someone cutting through the lane goes to the hole, and that's when he makes his move. He never waits and takes the charge. When have you ever seen him take a charge?! It's because he doesn't do dirty work like that. He get's the block and the glory, or get's his fat head put up on another Dwyane Wade poster.
J.O. is incapable of shutting anyone down. Opposing PF's seem to have good offensive games against the Pacers. This being because he has zero 1-on-1 stopping ability. He get's his 'highlighted' blocked shots when helping out defensively. And how many times do I have to suffer through one of his 'I'll switch over to block Jeff's man' and then whomever he was guarding was left open for a lay-up?!
Jermaine's offensive game has gone south. Yeah, he's been unhealthy, blah, blah, blah. He had a pretty good offensive year while Ron Artest was out. He did alright for himself. But once again, his rebounding numbers are dipping. It's like he's dropping 1 rebound per year. One year, it's 10, the next, it's 9, the next, it's 8. What is happening is he is falling more and more in love with that 15 foot jumper, and so he's not getting any offensive rebounds.
Yeah, Jermaine can knock down that 15 foot jumper if he's on. When O'neal is hitting, he is one of the most lethal players in the league. But when he's not hitting, he is one of the most pigheaded, selfish, shot jacking assclowns in the league. I've suffered through so many of these games where JO thinks that if he just keeps shooting jump shots that eventually they'll fall.
O'neal's problem is that he doesn't have trust. He doesn't trust his teammates. I've seen where he's being double-teamed or even triple-teamed and Miller or Jackson would be wide open and instead, he pulls up a turn around jumper that barely clanks rim. If you can't trust your teammates, then what good are you?
Jermaine O'neal grew into a franchise role. He's gotten comfortable there and if Indiana is ever going to grow into a championship team, he is gunna have to get off his high horse and pass the damn ball or move on. I know alot of teams would take him and be willing to give us a lesser known PF that doesn't mind passing the ball.
And for my last stab at O'neal, how many people here believe that if O'neal was in the West, he'd be a star? I don't. If he was in the West, he'd be just another player. Truth hurts sometimes. This is coming from a die hard Pacers fan that can see O'neal for what he really is; a spoiled kid.
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Before you get to painting, Cosmopolitan magazine recommended prepping your nails and cuticles. Use a CND Koala Buffer to make a nice round shape and smooth out the edges of your nails. Moisturize your cuticles if necessary, then push them back toward the nail bed.
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Paint your nails with a top coat, then cover with two layers of white polish. Check out the five different shades of white available from CND Nail Colour. Let these two coats dry completely before you move on to the colored polish.
Cosmo discussed a way to achieve the look using nail polish remover and a paintbrush. Choose a few colors and drip some onto a piece of tinfoil or another disposable palette. Use a small cup or shot glass you don't mind removing from your collection and fill it with nail polish remover, preferably one with acetone.
Put a drop of each color onto your nails then dip your small paintbrush in the remover. Swirl the paint brush over a color on the palette to thin it out then apply to each nail. Add colors one at a time, always alternating between remover and pure polish. Blend the colors together on your nails to soften them with a little remover on the brush to diffuse the hues. When your 10 masterpieces dry, apply a top coat.
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Outstanding academic work by East Central University students have led to listings on the President's Honor Roll and Dean's Honor Roll for the fall semester of 2012.
Students must complete 12 credit hours during the semester to be included on the honor roll. They cannot receive an "I" for incomplete work.
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A significant glimpse into World War II and Native American history can be experienced as Navajo Code Talker Bill Toledo will be in attendance to share his story during the Fifth Annual Louise Young Diversity Lecture on Feb. 28 at 7 p.m. at the Ataloa Theatre of the Hallie Brown Ford Fine Arts on the East Central University campus.
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A valued education can be obtained at East Central University and incoming freshmen from Pottawatomie County can receive help with a $500 fee waiver for the 2013-14 school term.
The fee waiver covers $250 each semester, beginning with the fall of 2013 and ending with the spring of 2014. This scholarship would be in addition to any other smaller waivers that may be offered by ECU.
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East Central University has been selected as a Certified Healthy Campus by the Oklahoma State Department of Health.
There are three levels of certification: basic, merit and excellence. ECU received merit certification with the help of its new tobacco-free campus policy.
Posted on: 10 January, 2013
In honor of the holiday, a city-wide Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service will be held from 9 a.m. until noon on Monday, Jan. 21.
Because the day is a federal holiday, many consider it to be a day off. Members of King's family have urged that his service to our country be honored by considering it 'A Day On, Not a Day Off'.
The City of Ada is coordinating the service effort which will consist of picking up trash and debris throughout the city.
Posted on: 10 January, 2013
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At Smarter Supply Chains – Atlanta Regional Conference, David Simchi-Levi talked about Combating Volatility through Flexibility. I talked about this in greater detail here.
One point that David raised at the outset was the increased level of volatility surrounding the supply chain. His point was that companies need to be careful in thinking about the "best practices" that they apply to managing their supply chains. In such a dynamic environment, the best practices that applied before the recession - or before oil prices spiked, or before they crashed again - are not necessarily applicable today. It's a call to action for all supply chain executives to step back and reassess their processes to see if they are still "best in class," or whether there might be benefit to adjusting to the "New Normal."
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Merry Christmas and Peppermint Brownies with Chocolate Ganache
First of all, I want to say Merry Christmas Everybody! I hope everyone is having a great holiday. I wanted to show off a picture of our tree. This is the first year we've done a tree in Boston because there isn't a whole lot of room for one. Last year I didn't even decorate because we were traveling so much with the holidays. But this year, we got a real tree! I was very excited. It's about 5'8″ tall and it fits on top of our end table since we have really high ceilings.
Once we got it into the stand, we realized that our box of ornaments had been stored at Hubby's mom's house since we had never planned on needing ornaments here in Boston. So we went to the dollar store with $20 in our hands and came out with the decorations you see here. It's just red and silver bulbs with white lights. And, Hubby fashioned a star out of a coat hanger that I wrapped in foil. Ta-Da! Here's what our tree-on-a-budget looks like. I love it!
Peppermint is by far my favorite holiday flavor. Something about it just makes me feel like it's wintertime. It reminds me of snow. It's well known that I love fun sprinkles. When I saw these at the store, I had to have them. Not only are they shaped like candy canes, they have a peppermint flavor to them. I also have some fun snowflake sprinkles that are obviously only useful in the wintertime. Hubby and I were trying to figure out what to take to a holiday potluck and I knew I wanted to build a dessert around these festive sprinkles.
So I knew there would be peppermint involved, and I wanted to pair it with chocolate. I've been doing a lot of bars recently so I thought I'd make peppermint brownies, drizzle them in some ganache and highlight the fun candy cane and snowflake sprinkles. I also added a bit of peppermint extract to the white chocolate and bittersweet chocolate ganache.
To kick things up even more, I was thinking about another of my favorite peppermint treats. The Trader Joe's Candy Cane Joe Joe's. They're dangerous to have in the house because I tend to pop one or two when the box catches my eye. So I combined all of these things together by adding the candy cane Joe Joe's to the brownie batter prior to baking the brownies.
I cut these into small brownies so they are more like little bites of peppermint brownie deliciousness. These little brownies were a huge success at the party. If you're looking for a festive wintery dessert to make, definitely give these a shot.
Peppermint Brownies with Chocolate Ganache
For the White and Bittersweet Chocolate Peppermint Ganache
3 oz bittersweet chocolate
3 oz white chocolate
1/2 tsp peppermint extract
6 Tbsp heavy cream
For the Peppermint Brownies
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter
2 1/4 cups sugar
1 1/4 cups Dutch-process cocoa
1 tspsalt
1 tspbaking powder
1 tspespresso powder, optional
1 tsp peppermint extract
2 tsp vanilla extract
4 large eggs, beaten
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
~25 peppermint sandwich cookies, such as Trader Joe's Candy Cane Joe Joe's, cut into chunks
For the White and Bittersweet Chocolate Peppermint Ganache
Break white chocolate into chunks and place in a bowl. Break bittersweet chocolate into chunks and place in another bowl.
Bring heavy cream and peppermint to a boil.
Pour half of the cream over the white chocolate and half over the bittersweet chocolate. Let set for a minute then whisk each until smooth.
For the Peppermint Brownies
Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly grease a 9" x 13" pan
In a saucepan set over low heat, melt the butter, then add the sugar and stir to combine. Return the mixture to the heat briefly, just until it's hot, but not bubbling; it'll become shiny looking as you stir it. Heating this mixture a second time will dissolve more of the sugar, which will yield a shiny top crust on your brownies.
Transfer the sugar mixture to a medium-sized mixing bowl, if you've heated it in a saucepan. Stir in the cocoa, salt, baking powder, espresso powder, peppermint, and vanilla.
Whisk in the eggs, stirring until smooth.
Add the flour and cookie chunks. Spoon the batter into a lightly greased 9" x 13" pan.
Bake the brownies for about 30 minutes, until a cake tester inserted into the center comes out clean, or with just a few moist crumbs clinging to it. The brownies should feel set on the edges, and the center should look very moist, but not uncooked. Remove them from the oven and cool completely prior to cutting.
Recipe adapted from King Arthur Flour
7 Responses to "Merry Christmas and Peppermint Brownies with Chocolate Ganache"
You just can't beat the combination of chocolate and mint- Yum!
Happy holidays!
I too love your tree.
Oh, I love your tree. It's the perfect size, and I love the decorations.
The brownies look great. I love the KAF brownies; I just made them a few weeks ago.
Oh, HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!
I hope you had a very Merry Christmas! Love your gorgeous tree (and your high ceilings!). Yum, peppermint & chocolate…
I love the chocolate and mint combination. Nothing is better at this time of year!
Happy Holidays!
With love and cupcakes,
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Merry Christmas! Love your peppermint brownies – they sound so perfect for the season! I actually just bought a box of those TJ cookies, and can't wait to try them 🙂


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Angharad named in UEFA squad
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WELL-known Wales's ladies' international footballer Angharad James, of Llandissilio, has been named in UEFA 'Team of the Tournament' squad from the Wales Under-19 Finals that were held in South West Wales last summer.
James was the only Wales player to be named in the squad that was chosen by members of the UEFA Technical Studies group that oversaw all the matches during August 2013.
She featured for Wales in one of the tournament group games that was staged on the Conygar Bridge Meadow Stadium.
The squad of 22 also features five players from eventual winners, France, seven from England, four from Finland, three from Germany and one from both Norway and Sweden.
Midfielder James is also a member of the senior women's squad that is now taking part in the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers, having won 22 caps so far, since making her debut as a 17-year-old in the 2011-12 season. She also has ten Under-17 caps and 25 Under-19 caps.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has received fewer reports than it expected of health problems potentially related to dietary supplements. Under a new law that began in December 2007, supplement manufacturers must tell the FDA about serious health problems—called adverse event reports (AERs)—that require a doctor's attention. An AER does not mean that a supplement caused a health problem and the FDA says that most involve people who are already ill and who are also taking prescription or over-the-counter drugs. There were 214 AERs in the first three months of 2008, causing the FDA to lower its full-year estimate to 856 from 960. This compares favorably to the more than 450,000 prescription drug AERs the FDA recorded in 2007 and supports natural products industry claims that dietary supplements are safe.
Reference: Federal Register; 2008, Vol. 73, No. 179, 53252-4.