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I just wanted to check in and talk about some of the ideas driving current work in gpEasy.
Main Menu and Layouts
I've been very happy with gpEasy's current page manager. Our original page manager wasn't bad, it just didn't offer as much flexibility as the current one. And yet, there were some things we lost in the transition. The current page manager doesn't show users which layout is being used for every single page (it only shows a colored icon for titles that have a specific layout assigned to them). I chose to do this because it seemed less cluttered, a little more efficient and still gives the same information as long as users understand that child pages inherit the layout of a parent page.
The problem with this: "as long as users understand".
To make gpEasy as easy as possible, I want there to be as few "as long as users understand" situations as possible. It's unrealistic to think we can get rid of them all (gpEasy certainly has many) but we can work hard to make things as clean and intuitive as possible so that gpEasy "just works".
In the case of the page manager and layouts, a vertical line matching the icon color of the layout visually ties the child pages in with the parent page (image on left). It's a simple solution that immediately shows the user that child pages are directly affected by the changes made to a parent page. Just as importantly, it's clean and doesn't distract users from the rest of the page manager.
Small improvements like these don't generate much hype or buzz which is fine. gpEasy development isn't dictated by what has the potential to generate buzz. Don't get me wrong, I love it when we release exciting new features but, the small things are just as, if not more important. Taking care of the loose ends helps us get rid of those lingering "as long as users understand" situations and gives us more "it just works" features.
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The ability of a new recombinant porcine coagulation factor VIII, B-domain deleted (called "OBI-1"), to control the non-life- or limb-threatening bleeding episodes patients with hemophilia A commonly develop is being evaluated. Patients with congenital hemophilia A and a low-titer (<20 Bethesda units [Bu]) inhibitory antibody to OBI-1, who meet the inclusion/exclusion criteria, will receive OBI-1 to treat their soft tissue or joint bleeding episode. At least the first two treatment episodes will be performed in the controlled setting of the hemophilia center/clinic/office, where any side effects can be observed. If the patient continues to meet the inclusion/exclusion criteria, has had no serious or severe adverse reactions to OBI-1, and has been in a home care program, the investigator may permit the patient to self-administer OBI-1 at home to treat subsequent bleeding episodes. The study will continue at least until 12 or more patients have received at least 24 treatment episodes in the aggregate.
The primary objective of the study is to evaluate the hemostatic activity of OBI-1 to control a bleeding episode in hemophilia A patients with inhibitors who are experiencing a non-life and/or non-limb threatening bleeding episode.
The secondary objectives of this study will be to assess the:
- safety of OBI-1,
- serial anti-OBI-1 and anti-human factor VIII (fVIII) inhibitor antibody responses following therapeutic administration of OBI-1, and
- pharmacokinetics of OBI-1 administered to control a bleeding episode.
After qualifying for the study at a Screening visit, patients will come to the investigator for treatment of a qualifying bleeding episode. After baseline blood samples are taken for inhibitor titer, a Loading Dose of OBI-1, calculated to inactivate the inhibitor, will be administered intravenously. After a blood sample is drawn to measure inhibitor titer and fVIII level, a Treatment Dose of 50 U/kg is administered. Serial blood samples will be drawn for fVIII levels for pharmacokinetics. At 6-hour intervals, additional Treatment doses, at increasing dose levels up to 150 U/kg, may be given if needed. Follow-up safety evaluations, beginning at Day 14, are scheduled; inhibitor titers against human fVIII and OBI-1 will be measured to assess continuing eligibility.
A second qualifying bleeding episode will be treated as the first, but without pharmacokinetic samples. If the patient's inhibitor titer against OBI-1 rises to > 20 Bu, further treatments with OBI-1 will be suspended until the titer decreases to 20 Bu or lower. Third and subsequent treatment episodes may be self-administered by the patient, under strict supervision of the investigator, in home care.
The study will continue until at least 12 patients have received at least 24 treatments, unless the Data Safety Monitoring Committee (DSMC) recommends a change in dosing calculations sooner.
Allocation: Non-Randomized, Control: Uncontrolled, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment
Hemophilia A
recombinant porcine coagulation factor VIII (OBI-1)
Octagen Corporation
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Octagen Corporation
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A Phase III Study on the Safety, Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy of Coagulation Factor VIIa (Recombinant) in Congenital Hemophilia A or B Patients With Inhibitors to Factor VIII or IX
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Acquired Hemophilia A After Hepatic Yttrium-90 Radioembolization: A Case Report.
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Factor Viii
Blood-coagulation factor VIII. Antihemophilic factor that is part of the factor VIII/von Willebrand factor complex. Factor VIII is produced in the liver and acts in the intrinsic pathway of blood coagulation. It serves as a cofactor in factor X activation and this action is markedly enhanced by small amounts of thrombin.
Hemophilia A
The classic hemophilia resulting from a deficiency of factor VIII. It is an inherited disorder of blood coagulation characterized by a permanent tendency to hemorrhage.
Factor Ix
Storage-stable blood coagulation factor acting in the intrinsic pathway. Its activated form, IXa, forms a complex with factor VIII and calcium on platelet factor 3 to activate factor X to Xa. Deficiency of factor IX results in HEMOPHILIA B (Christmas Disease).
Factor Xi Deficiency
A hereditary deficiency of blood coagulation factor XI (also known as plasma thromboplastin antecedent or PTA or antihemophilic factor C) resulting in a systemic blood-clotting defect called hemophilia C or Rosenthal's syndrome, that may resemble classical hemophilia.
Hemophilia B
A deficiency of blood coagulation factor IX inherited as an X-linked disorder. (Also known as Christmas Disease, after the first patient studied in detail, not the holy day.) Historical and clinical features resemble those in classic hemophilia (HEMOPHILIA A), but patients present with fewer symptoms. Severity of bleeding is usually similar in members of a single family. Many patients are asymptomatic until the hemostatic system is stressed by surgery or trauma. Treatment is similar to that for hemophilia A. (From Cecil Textbook of Medicine, 19th ed, p1008)
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I joined this Forum only yesterday. I congragulate the Administrator and other senior members for this useful, informative, up-to-date and well-maintained website.
I am planning to file a Second Appeal/Comaplaint before CIC. I request help from members with more experience in fine tuning my Appeal so that no formalities are left out and no important thing is missed. My case is as under:
(1) I filed my first Application under RTI Act on 23-2-2007. I received two letters (replies) from CPIO on 4-4-2007 and 26-5-2007 (with two reminders from me in between). However, the information given was incomplete, false, misleading and, of course, late. However, due to ignorance, I failed to address my reminders to AA and make it a formal First Appeal.
(2) I filed an application u/s 18(1) before CIC on 5-7-2007, which was heard on 6-12-2007 and an Decision passed on next day. I think my application was treated as my First Appeal. In the Decision, CIC directed the CPIO to provide me a copy of a survey report (conducted by Public Authority based on my request/complaint) within 15 working days from the date of the Decision. Also, I was advised to seek Inspection of Documents from CPIO to identify any other required by me.
(3) Due to postal delay I got my copy of the Decision only on 28-12-2007 and by that time the CPIO did not provide me the survey report. So, on the same day (28-12-2007) I wrote to CPIO to expedite the supply of survey report to me (he was already past the time limit set by CIC Decision). I also gave him a list of documents to be made available for inspection my me, so I can identify the exact documents required by me.
(4) Continuing their delaying tactics, the CPIO wrote to me a registered letter dated 28-12-2007 (but Post Office date tell it was posted on 10-1-2008), asking to to intimate them what documents are required for inspection. I did not respond to it as I had personally given them the list on 28-12-2007 and got their receipt.
(5) On 18/19-1-2008 (by email/hard copy) I wrote to AA and clearly wrote "Subject: First Appeal under RTI Act, 2005), that I have not got the survey report yet. I also repeated the list of documents required for inspection. At this time CPIO was clearly in violation of time limit set for supply of survey report, but it is yet not one month since I gave them the list of documents for inspection. Anyway, neither CPIO nor AA disputed this time limit.
(6) I got letter from Public Authority (perhaps one of the APIO), dated 30-1-2008, asking me to meet a nodal officer in his office on 1-2-2008 regarding inspection of document. Due to short notice, I met the nodal officer on 4-2-2008, after taking appointment on phone.
(7) During inspection (a) I was shown irrelevant information that does not serve my purpose (b) I was shown some information on computer screen (c) I was told that some of the information was not available/not traceable. Still, some of the information on file and the one on computer screen was useful for me, but a printout/photocopy was denied to me. The excuse given was that the nodal officer was not authorised to give photocopy as he can not accept payment under RTI Act and I must go back to CPIO/AA for printout/photocopy. In all these were less than 10 pages and I was willing to pay charges as per rules. I also wonder that if I was not required to pay any fee for photocpy u/s 7(6). I conveyed the outcome of inspection of documents to AA/CPIO/APIO/nodal officer by email/hard copy on same day/next day.
(8) Meanwhile, letter dated 2-2-2008 from APIO enclosed a copy of internal official note, which was passed on as the survey report. However, it was not the actual survey report itself. During inspection I was able to see the actual survey report, which was a handwritten report, and its content serve my purpose. This is a case of deliberate manipulation of information.
(9) I got the final letter from APIO on 25-2-2005. This letter enclose a copy of a letter addressed to myself and already received by me. It was claimed that it was a part of information requested by me but actually it is an entirely irrelevant document. This letter also claim that giving me printout of information shown to me on computer screen is not possible because it is an online system. There is no mention about rest of the objections raised by me.
I was help on following points:
(1) Whether I am violating any of the time limits for filing the Second Appeal?
(2) What is difference between Second Appeal u/s 20(1) and Complaint?
(3) What to write in Col 5 & 6, i.e. "Prayer or Relief Sought" and "Grounds for Prayer or Relief". I am considering 7(2), 7(6), 18(1)(b,c,e), 19(8)(1)(iii-v), 20(1) and 20(2). I want all the information and panelty on the CPIO/AA. How to draft para 5 & 6?
I have noted that I will have to prepare the Appeal in double space and in a book form. I will make five copies, one each will go to CPIO and AA, and two copies to CIC (with proof of serving the appeal to CPIO/AA). My appeal will become about 5-7 pages in double space and I hope it is not too many pages.
Thanks for help,
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Karla's Korner: In Memory
I am proud to introduce a new column to Madame Deals! I think we all need a touch point a place we can go to be inspired. Karla is my children's teacher, a good friend, and a person with a heart of gold. I hope that her words will inspire you to do more. We are only as good as the people we surround ourselves with. It is important to listen with your heart and proceed with your eyes open. Enjoy!
In Memory….
In the wake of the horrible events in Connecticut this week I find myself at a total loss for words of wisdom or wit. My heart hurts; my soul aches and my mind cannot comprehend the magnitude of loss and devastation that the victim's families and friends of this horrific crime feel. As a parent and teacher I cannot imagine how these people are even able to breathe. Families dealing with incredible loss as well as the family of the one who is responsible must somehow try to go on with life; a feat that will be beyond difficult if not near impossible. So this week instead of sharing some random thoughts about things that just don't seem to matter much I ask that you take a moment and reflect on this horrible loss of life and innocence and spend a few minutes in quiet meditation, prayer or simple silence to honor the 26 people (listed below) who woke up on Friday morning, ate breakfast, brushed their teeth, got dressed and went to school never to return home.
May they rest in peace….
Charlotte Bacon, 2/22/06, female (age 6)
Daniel Barden, 9/25/05, male (age 7)
Olivia Engel, 7/18/06, female (age 6)
Josephine Gay, 12/11/05, female (age 7)
Ana M. Marquez-Greene, 04/04/06, female (age 6)
Dylan Hockley, 03/08/06, male (age 6)
Madeleine F. Hsu, 07/10/06, female (age 6)
Catherine V. Hubbard, 06/08/06, female (age 6)
Chase Kowalski, 10/31/05, male (age 7)
Jesse Lewis, 06/30/06, male (age 6)
James Mattioli, 03/22/06, male (age 6)
Grace McDonnell, 11/04/05, female (age 7)
Emilie Parker, 05/12/06, female (age 6)
Jack Pinto, 05/06/06, male (age 6)
Noah Pozner, 11/20/06, male (age 6)
Caroline Previdi, 09/07/06, female (age 6)
Jessica Rekos, 05/10/06, female (age 6)
Avielle Richman, 10/17/06, female (age 6)
Benjamin Wheeler, 9/12/06, male (age 6)
Allison N. Wyatt, 07/03/06, female (age 6)
Rachel Davino, 7/17/83, female (age 29)
Dawn Hochsprung, 06/28/65, female (age 47)
Anne Marie Murphy, 07/25/60, female (age 52)
Lauren Russeau, 1982, female (age 29)
Mary Sherlach, 02/11/56, female (age 56)
Victoria Soto, 11/04/85, female (age 27)
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When a sacret woman's rite in the ancient city of Rome is infiltrated by a corrupt patrician dressed in female garb, it falls to Senator Decuis Caecilius Metellus the Younger, whose investigative skills have proven indispensable in the past, to unmask the perpetrators. When four brutal slayings follow, Decius enlists the help a notorious and dangerous criminal. Together, they establish a connection between the sacrilege and the murders, and track the offenders from the lowest dregs of society to the prominent elite of the upper class, finding corruption and violence where Decius least expects it.
©1992 John Maddox Roberts. (P)2012 Audible, Inc.
"Different narrator, same ol' Decius"
There are two frustrating events I find with literary series that are adapted to audiobook format: the wait for subsequent volumes to be released and the use of multiple narrators. I have experienced both with The SPQR series. I purchased the audiobook SPQR I in 2009, SPQR II in 2010. Two protracted, vacuous years later... the remainder of the series is released, with a different narrator.
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However, the entire series is now available on Audible. And both narrators are top notch and among my favorites.
Io accepta et grata mmutationis!
I truly enjoy Simon Vance's readings of I and II. The stories are written from the perspective of an elder Senator (Decius Caecilius Metellus the Younger) reminiscing about the adventures of his youth. Vance's voice absolutely nails this. I have also grown to enjoy John Lee's narrations as well. SPQR III-XIII maintain the context of an aged Decius retelling his notorious exploits. John Lee's voice lends itself to the perception that events are unfolding as they are related, not many years past.
I feared this transition to the point of delaying my purchase of III, letting the book languish on my Wish List for several months. After listening to III with little or no difficulty accepting the new narrator, I now rapidly begin downloading the next in the series as I approach the last few chapters of my current read.
"Why Rome conquered the known world"
It might have been because they had a sense of humor! This series is set at the end of the roman republic. Julius Cesar is just starting on his road to becoming a god. The plot is intriguing and some of the parallels to modern politics can't be a mere coincidence! I confess to a crush on Decuis. He is clever, ethical, dry humored, and a soft touch. What more can one ask for? Some of the dialog is laugh out loud funny. All in all an excellent listen and I am already on the next book! Decuis in Alexandria, I can't wait!
"Roman Historical Mystery"
I'm enjoying this series very much, John Maddox Roberts is no Robert Graves, but he does a wonderful job at letting the listener know the class distinctions and how the problems of Rome and being a citizen of Rome can be of major interest. There was a distinct difference of being a citizen of "ROME" and being Italian.
The first two books in the series were narrated by Simon Vance who is one of my favorite narrators. I am very pleased that they got John Lee who is also one of my favorites to continue the series. He really does know how to be an aristocrat, with his voice. In this case the change of narrators to me was not a problem since they both were on my top ten list of narrators.
I found it very hard to stop listening to any of the first three books there is so much going on the
I did enjoy the mystery and the the time line of the story was well studied by the author. (If anyone saw the "Spartacus" series on "Stars" the brutality and total disregard for humanity by those in power) "Ultimate power corrupts ultimately." readers should be prepared for some intense sexuality, brutality, and total disregard for life. However our hero, is a strong personality and tries to over come much of what his station demands of him, and what the higher up in Roman power structure demand. He is a man of conscious, which is very rare in this time.
"I like this narrator"
I have read all the books and I like this narrator
Not the edge of my seat, but I enjoyed it. I don't usually like the edge of seat ones
They are two different experiences. I like reading better, but I listen to audio books while walking my dogs
"A riveting and pleasurable listening experience"
Yes. It's a seduction into the endlessly curious world of the romans and all their ways. It's both a detective tale and a political/historical thriller.
The malediction scene.
Not sure
"And you think Washington is a nest of vipers."
You must render all of the SPQR series into unabridged audio books. They are worth it.
"Great series, book three at last"
These books are always worth a replay. I love the way the author brings historical figures to life. Caesar is very cunning and a jerk and Pompey lets other gererals fight the big battles then jumps in at the end to take all the credit. It's fun to see these giants of history in a very human way. I also love the main character and the humor woven through the story. I always seem to find something new when I replay a SPQR novel.
Almost anything by Bernard Cornwell will have a good historial plot and great action.
Yes. I like John Lee but...I really did miss Simon Vance.
Why does audible always ask this question?
Please Audible can we have more of this series. The sooner the better.
"Bored with this series.... Darn!"
I liked I and II... but found this the same old song. Careful - don't start with this, III... You will need to know details from the first two parts of this epic to fully understand the place and culture. The tale of Senator Decuis Caecilius Metellus has grown sort of meh... To me anyway. Look, I gave it a 3, but the trend line is deeply down for me. Maybe I'll look at IV, but not for a while.
"Contrived and disappointing conclusion"
Yes. The story was very entertaining and provided plenty of historical atmosphere, but the ending was very disappointing. SPOILER ALERT: The truth behind the mystery was revealed towards the end of the book in a long letter written by one of the murdered characters. This struck me as a plainly lazy way to round out a murder mystery. Also, the letter that named the murderers and revealed a treasonous plot was conveniently handed over to one of the plotters (a real historical character) in a final scene that seemed like the ancient Roman equivalent of a movie car chase. It was quite corny and very hard to believe.
Yes. Parts 1 and 2 of the series were excellent, so I am prepared to believe that the substandard conclusion of part 3 was anomalous.
Lee was an excellent and most convincing narrator.
I am looking forward to the many subsequent instalments in this series.
"For Fans Only! 😱"
I confess that I listened to this in a scattered fashion over several days--and I am not sure if that was because of difficulty getting into the material presented by the author--or simply a rather loosely woven tale running to threadbare.
I begin to feel more certain that this Roman set and setting will not be a sustainable series -- at least in this authors hands. 😱
"the best so far"
I liked the first 2 books in the series, but the change of narrators this book alters the whole feel of the books and really gave me a better feel for Decius and now I LOVE the series, They are quick and addicting listens, allowing me to follow more of the adventures of what feels like a new friend in Decius. They allow us to understand the Rome of Decius and his family, how he, like all of us must deal with family politics and find our place in our family and world, takes the reader back to republican rome as it begins to see the future of imperial rome encroach.
"The narrator is great, but needs to learn how to pronounce Latin names"
John Lee is a brilliant narrator and by and large does a great job with this book, and this series, but I believe he pronounces many of the Roman/Latin names incorrectly (e.g. Kayus Julius Ceaser).
"Caesar's wife must be above suspicion"
Third in the series, new story and, for the audio, new and even better narrator in John Lee.The recently created senator, Decuis Caecilius Metellus the Younger, is "at the centre of the world again," - Rome. And this time he and most of his fellow senators are both outraged and amused by the invasion of an exclusive female religious rite invaded by a man dressed as a woman.Our intrepid hero soon finds himself caught up in a murder mystery which seems to be directly related to this sacrilege and his own life is also under serious threat. I loved the ensuing street fights, and attempts by Lucius to ensure .that this will not be his last days in his beloved city.
I love the humour of this whole series and in this one it excels. The stories are based around known happenings of the time but sometimes with a different twist - like Julius Caesar declaiming that he will divorce his wife as she must always be "above suspicion", but the outcome is not the one about which we have read in the histories.
A wonderful, informative but light-hearted read made a joy to hear by the narrator. Fighting, fun, mystery and great characters - what could be better?
The plots are still good but I prefer the narrator from the two previous SPQR books
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Out musician and former Advocate columnist Janis Ian, whose songs include "Society's Child" and "At Seventeen," married her partner, Patricia Snyder, in a ceremony at city hall in Toronto. Ian, who lives in Nashville, wed Snyder, a criminal defense lawyer, on Wednesday, said publicist Tamara Saviano. Ian's Web site quoted Snyder as saying, "After 14 years, it's about time." The couple wed in Toronto because Ontario is one of two Canadian provinces that legalized same-sex marriage under recent court rulings. The other province is British Columbia.
Ian's "Society's Child," a song of interracial love, was released when she was 15. She won a Grammy award in 1976 for best female pop vocal performance for "At Seventeen." The 52-year-old singer will release Janis Ian Live: Working Without a Net on October 7 and said she plans to release her first studio album in four years in early 2004.
The couple planned to honeymoon at "Torcon 3," the Worldcon science fiction convention being held in Toronto, according to Ian's Web site. "I think the idea of spending my wedding week with a group of geeks masquerading as giant lobsters and Star Trek characters is perfectly in character with my life with Janis," Snyder was quoted on the Web site.


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LOS ANGELES, Calif. – More than 300 real estate professionals, city planners and other leaders at the forefront of revitalizing the inner city convened Wednesday, March 7 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in downtown Los Angeles for ULI Los Angeles' (ULI LA) signature annual event, Urban Marketplace. The mission for this year's Urban Marketplace was to create a forum for attendees to exchange ideas and conceive deals that can contribute to creating a healthier and more sustainable Los Angeles – even in the wake of the Redevelopment dissolution.
In an opening panel discussion moderated by ULI LA Executive Director, Gail Goldberg, panelists, Cecilia Estolano of Estolano LeSar Perez Advisors and former CEO of the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los Angeles, Daniel Tellalian of Emerging Markets and Josh Gertler of Consensus Inc. raised key concerns for Los Angeles as a place where residents can enjoy a healthy lifestyle today and in the future. They asserted that to elevate Los Angeles to be competitive with other major metropolitan cities across the country, LA must find a way to make significant improvements to the core components of a healthy city including access to affordable housing, alternative forms of transportation and healthy food. Below are the top takeaways from the panel presentation:
- "Los Angeles is the most unaffordable market in the US" stated Estolano. She highlighted LA's lack of affordable housing options siting that many households are forced to spend 50-60% of their income on housing alone. The dissolution of the Redevelopment Agency requires developers, cities and institutions find creative ways to provide for much needed affordable housing options.
- The California FreshWorks Fund, a project of the California Endowment and private-public partnership loan fund raised $264 million to bring grocery stores and other healthy food retailers to underserved communities where healthy food options are more than a 20-minute drive from home. Tellalian stated that the fund was established in response to the severe deficiency in healthy food options in South Los Angeles. He added that the fund incentivizes retailers to invest in neighborhoods where they may not otherwise due to lack of data on the viability of the market, lack of infrastructure or attractive existing building conditions and lack of tolerance for risk in times of economic uncertainty.
- "The County of Los Angeles made a conscious decision to invest in transit with the passage of Measure R by more than a 2/3 vote" stated Gertler. He continued, stating that in order for the transit infrastructure to be effective, it needs to be part of a larger vision for Los Angeles. The fate of too many projects is determined by local communities one small piece at a time. There is a bigger connection between transit, the built environment and zoning that must be considered and harnessed at the regional level. "Connectedness and engagement are fundamental elements of healthy communities" stated Gertler. Transit must function seamlessly within the surrounding neighborhood and regional context to successfully achieve that goal.
- Estolano added to Gerter's point, "What we lack is a clearly articulated vision of what we want future growth, development and planning to accomplish." She asserted that the vision must be framed around how a person lives in the context of where their children go to school, how they commute to work with or without a car, how far work is from the home, access to healthy food and ability to interact with their neighbors outside of their personal property.
- In today's economic environment, Tellalian stated that the public sector needs to be a friendly place for private and institutional investment. Today, Los Angeles is one of the most difficult places to do business and invest. "Why are all of the new developments happening just outside of our city limits?" Tellalian asked rhetorically.
- Gertler concluded with a recommendation to develop a 21st century approach to public engagement. He stated that policy makers need to make it more convenient for the public to participate in the public process and therefore we need to expand the menu of tools to make the opinions of those who have been left out relevant. Communication can no longer be one directional, but must allow for a two-way dialogue.
- Estolano concluded with her recommendations for creating a healthier Los Angeles including:
- Establish a permanent source of money for affordable housing, transportation oriented development and compact urban development perhaps similar to the California FreshWorks Fund model to replace what was lost with the dissolution of the Redevelopment Agency.
- Create opportunity for existing talent and businesses in the region by investing in our strongest sectors and businesses.
- Estolano asserted that in order to make these ideas a reality there needs to be leadership and leadership is going to come from risk-takers in the private sector, in the community and philanthropists who will be willing to push the public realm to think ahead into the future.
Following the opening panel presentation, attendees participated in a series of ongoing Roundtable Discussions to conduct meaningful dialogue about these and other pertinent aspects of urban development.
The following is a list of Roundtable topics, including moderator participants assigned to each:
- Small Development Projects – Moderators: Steve Jones, Founder and President, Better Shelter; Matt Stibal, Loan Consultant, Gateway Business Bank
- Revitalizing the LA River and its Neighborhoods – Moderator: Omar Brownson, Executive Director, LA River Revitalization Corporation
- Transit Oriented Development – Moderators: Ed Casey, Partner, Alston+Bird; John Hrovat, Principal and Co-Operation Officer, Urban Partners
- Moving a Project Forward with Public-Private Financing – Moderators: Tony Canzoneri, Esq., Partner, McKenna Long; Larry Kosmont, President, Kosmont Companies
- Financing Projects with EB-5 Investments – Moderators: Jon Curtis, Principal, California Golden Fund; Ryan Aubry, Senior Vice President, California Golden Fund
- What you Need to Know About Enterprise Zones – Moderators: Andrew Anson, CEO, Empowered Banking; Carolyn Weiss, Director Central-West Region, Los Angeles City Incentive Zones
- Preservation of Affordable Housing – Moderators: Holly Benson, Vice President of Housing Development, Abode Communities; Dan Falcon, Senior Vice President, Los Angeles Operations, McCormick Baron Salazar
- The Future of Redevelopment – Moderators: Robin Hughes, President & CEO, Abode Communities; Dan Rosenfeld, Senior Deputy to Supervisor Mark Ridley Thomas
- Senior Housing and Permanent Supportive Housing – Moderators: Lisa Payne, Policy Director, Southern California Association of Non-Profit Housing (SCANPH); Tara Barauskas, Director of Housing, A Community of Friends
- Downtown LA – The Tipping Point is Reached – Moderators: Hal Bastian, Senior Vice President & Director of Economic Development, Downtown Center Business Improvement District; Kent Smith, Executive Director, LA Fashion District; Blair Besten, Historic Downtown LA BID
- TOD, Infill and Brownfield Development without Redevelopment Agencies – What Tools are Available Now? – Moderators: Leo Rebele, Vice President and Environmental Services Manager, Gannett Fleming
- USC: Changing Campus Adjacent Neighborhoods – Moderator: Brian League, Executive Director of Real Estate Development, USC Real Estate; Jon Soffa, University Architect and Executive Director, USC Planning & Design
- Transit Oriented Development – Moderators: Charles Tourtellotte, President and CEO, TAAG LLC; Gene Kim, Vice President, Parson Brinkerhoff
- Effectively Utilizing Media and Marketing in Real Estate – Moderators: Nazan Armenian, Senior Vice President, Consensus Inc.; Josh Gertler, President, Consensus Inc.
- Healthy Policies for Healthy Cities– Moderators: Bill Roschen, President, LA City Planning Commission; Margot Ocanas, Policy Analyst, RENEW Los Angeles County
- Creative Office Space – Making it Work – Moderators: Thomas Majich, Development Manager, Industry, Ltd.; Milan Ratkovich, Development Manager, The Ratkovich Company
- Downtown Women's Center Shelter – Moderator: Molly Moen, COO, Downtown Women's Center; Joe Altepeter, Site Director, Downtown Women's Center; Maureen Sullivan, Principal, Pica+Sullivan Architects, Inc.; Joe Pica, Principal, Pica+Sullivan Architects, Inc
- Bringing Back Broadway and the LA Streetcar – Moderators: Paul Habibi, Chief Consultant, LA Streetcar, Inc.; Eric Metz, Associate, Los Angeles Streetcar, Inc.; Jessica Wethington-McLean, Executive Director, Bringing Back Broadway, Office of City Council Member Jose Huizar
- Alternative Lending Programs / Life After RDAs – Moderators: Ernest Tidwell, Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation; Vilcar Koo, First Vice President and SME Program Manager, China Trust Bank
- Adaptive Reuse – Moderator: Karin Liljegren, Principal of Architecture and Interior Design, Omgivning
- Healthy Food Financing and Development – Moderators: Vanessa Delgado, Director of Development, Primestor; Carl Middleton, President, Northgate Gonzalez Real Estate Company
About ULI Los Angeles
The Urban Land Institute (www.uli.org) is a nonprofit education and research institute supported by its members. Its mission is to provide leadership in the responsible use of land and in creating and sustaining thriving communities worldwide. Established in 1936, the Institute has more than 40,000 members representing all aspects of the land use and development disciplines.
ULI Los Angeles has an active membership drawn from the counties of Los Angeles, Ventura, Kern, San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara, and is composed of groups and individuals united in their pursuit of improving land-use policies.
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My friend Meridith's worst nightmare has come true. A helicopter spotted evidence of a wreckage today on mountain top near Fillmore, UT, where the plane was last known to be. There was no evidence of survivors.
The bodies of Trista, Shyann, and Matt and one of the dogs have been recovered. Please keep their families' in your prayers as they struggle through the fog and darkness that comes after losing someone you love so much.
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The Best World Cup Bars in America
Fado Irish Pub, Washington D.C.
The Vibe: Watching the Beltway try to get excited about sports can be painful (Nationals fans are often too busy networking to watch the game), but Fado's reliably draws a sports-loving crowd. Part of a chain, the sports bar six blocks from The Mall, is all about soccer. In fact, the place is offering $1 million to the fan that can accurately bracket out the whole tournament. It's probably not going to happen, but it will be entertaining to watch congressional aides curse their luck.
The Game to Watch: Anti-Russian sentiment is high in D.C. Expect Fado's to be hopping when Belgium, the world's smallest soccer superpower, takes on Putin's boys on June 22.


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Cosplayer Pirogoeth > Costume of GIR (Invader Zim)
- Most Recent Photo
- 02-16-2013
- Series
- Invader Zim
- Character
- Special Variation:
- Gijinka
- Year Completed:
- 2012
- Construction Difficulty:
- Easy
- Costume worn at:
- OhayoCon 2013
About this Costume
- Construction Details:
Really simple. For his body, I got a gray hoodie and painted the front pocket with a mix of fabric paints. I bought some goggles and used silver spray paint on them. I painted the lenses with a combination of green and blue model paint. I made another set of lenses that I can see through so I can simply wear them all the time. I cut some plastic that is tinted at least close to the right color and simply laid them on top of some clear lenses. They fit right inside the cup and are simply held in place when screwed in. Love it! I'll just wear some jeans and sneakers to finish it off.
- Personal Thoughts:
- I love Invader Zim. I absolutely love G.I.R. He does not get enough love. One day the idea came to me to do a gijinka version of G.I.R. It's really simple and fun. I'm hoping sometime to do a gijinka of his dog disguise too.
Wig Details
- How was the wig colored?
- Sharpies
- Styling Notes
- I figure it took me 4 hours overall to get it colored. I started by working my way up from the bottom, weft by weft. Once I got about 3/4 of the way up, I switched to going from the top down. It took 6 Sharpies, but it looks awesome.
Once I was done coloring it, I washed it out and styled it with some gel.
- Wig Review
- I was originally just going to leave the hood up all the time, but the more I thought about it, the more a wig seemed like the best thing to finish it off. I was so right!
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My 55′ long Halloween pirate ship needs a tall mast. I only need one mast for my ship as trees obscure the rear of the ship.
The mast is a single long metal pole. I fashioned the sails to ensure they do not catch any wind. I don't want to deal with the stresses a strong breeze can whip up.
The top of the mast has a pirate flag. Below that are two horizontal pieces that hold the two sails. The ends of these two horizontal pieces are supported by a steel cable that runs though a higher point on the mast.
Mounting bracket
This mast is attached to the face of my carport. I made a custom bracket that does two things:
- Holds the mast securely and safely to the carport. In all cases, and especially Halloween with little goblins running amuck, safety is so important.
- Holds the mast away from the shingles that overhang from the edge carport roof.
Securing the bracket
Having such a large and heavy decorative prop for Halloween must be done in a secure manner.
I use four bolts the hold the bracket to the carport. The bracket has two U-shaped brackets that secure the mast. The bolts all go through the frame of the carport behind the exterior plywood. Locking nuts secure it.
To get this contraption in place we first lightly tighten the bracket to the mast. Then after lifted into place, we can fine tune the position to get the four bolts to line up with the pre-drilled holes in the carport.
Installed mast
Here is the completed mast secured to the carport. The mast is all one complete pipe and yes it is so heavy to lift into position. Having my step-dad around to help is so very welcome.
Lunch time
We got a bit of a late start on the mast. After getting the mast setup it was time for lunch.
Sandwiches by Mom, the best! What a nice break.
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INDIANAPOLIS – Hugh Thornton's NFL preseason debut was delayed two games by an ankle sprain. The time on the sideline only heightened his anticipation for Saturday night.
"I can't emphasize enough how excited I am to get out there and play," he said Thursday in a phone interview.
Thornton, an offensive lineman, graduated from Oberlin High School and was Indianapolis' third-round pick (No. 86 overall) out of the University of Illinois. He saw his first NFL action in the first half vs. the Browns.
"I'm pretty confident and pretty positive I can pick up where I left off," he said. "I want to put my best effort forward with whatever group I'm with."
Thornton was scheduled to play right guard with the second-team offense Saturday night, but worked in with the first team in the first half. He matched up against defensive linemen Ahtyba Rubin, Phil Taylor and Billy Winn and appeared to hold his own.
The Colts were delighted they were able to land Thornton and projected him as a starter. But in rookie minicamp leading into training camp, he suffered a mid-ankle sprain. He returned to practice this week.
"It was (tough), but it was an advantage as well," he said. "I was able to see the game live and get a good feel for the game from the sideline. It was a good experience."
Thornton (6-foot-3, 334 pounds) entered camp behind veteran Mike McGlynn, who's struggled in the preseason. Third-stringer Jeff Linkenbach got the start vs. the Browns with McGlynn hurting, so Thornton still has the chance to earn a starting spot by Week 1.
That's his goal.
"It's not like I missed OTAs and have not been in the system," he said. "Ultimately it's the coach's decision. But I'm going to play the best I can. I'm just busting my tail to win the job."
Despite not having played in a game, Thornton felt the adjustment to life in the NFL has gone smoothly. He likes Indianapolis and is settling in.
"I feel a part of the team and like they're excited to have me here," he said. "I think I'm doing a pretty good job."
The Colts are glad to have him.
"He's big physically," coach Chuck Pagano told reporters after the draft. "He's got nasty written all over him. He's going to move people. He's going to change the line of scrimmage for us. He's going to be able to help us run the football."
Family from Ohio planned to attend the game, and Thornton's sister and friend were scheduled to drive up from Illinois.
"I'm real excited to show them what I do best," Thornton said. "I'm grateful to be back for this game."
Rookie cornerback Leon McFadden got a rude welcome to the NFL.
The third-round pick out of San Diego State filled in for the injured Chris Owens and lined up outside in the first-team nickel package, with Buster Skrine sliding inside to the slot. Colts quarterback Andrew Luck looked for McFadden's No. 29 jersey every chance he could.
McFadden gave up completions of 9 to T.Y. Hilton and 14 to Reggie Wayne on the first drive. He allowed a 7-yarder for a first down to Darrius Heyward-Bey and a 15-yarder to Wayne over the middle.
It wasn't all bad. McFadden had a breakup on a pass to Wayne over the middle and made a good tackle of Wayne on a screen.
"I got me feet wet," McFadden said. "I haven't played since last year. I think I could have played a little better game, but it's my first game back and I feel like I played a pretty solid game."
Pagano and Browns coach Rob Chudzinski go way back. Pagano was a graduate assistant when Chudzinski played tight end at the University of Miami, then they coached together at Miami and with the Browns under coach Butch Davis in 2004.
"I know him well," Chudzinski said. "I have a lot of respect for him. I still have the picture of my kids in their 'ChuckStrong' T-shirts that we sent to him last fall when he was going through his ordeal. I'm just happy to hear everything is going well with him from that standpoint."
Pagano was diagnosed with leukemia last year and missed part of the season.
Spencer Lanning rebounded for a mis-hit 29-yard punt with nets of 58 and 49 in the first half.
He's the only punter left on the roster following the release of T.J. Conley on Thursday, but that doesn't guarantee him the job. The Browns could sign someone after cuts across the league.
Lanning opened the game with a 31-yarder that was fair caught at the 11-yard line. Then came punts of 29, 65 and 50. He averaged 46.7 on seven punts with a 39.6 net and two inside the 20-yard line.
** Chudzinski wanted to see what backup safety Johnson Bademosi could do as a kickoff returner following the broken leg of Dion Lewis. Bademosi didn't show much.
He had a 30-yard return to the 24, a 20-yarder to the 15 in which he lost his shoe on his first step and a 23-yarder to the 20.
Receiver Travis Benjamin expects to return punts and kickoffs when the season starts.
Receiver David Nelson (knee) didn't dress for the game and has missed all three preseason games. He returned to practice Sunday, but the medical staff decided he wasn't ready for game action.
Also inactive were: kicker Brandon Bogotay (groin), receivers Jordan Norwood (hamstring) and Davone Bess (knee tendinitis), Owens (foot), cornerback Trevin Wade (shoulder), tight end Gary Barnidge (shoulder), defensive end Desmond Bryant (back) and outside linebackers Jabaal Sheard (knee) and Barkevious Mingo (bruised lung).
The long-term injured didn't make the trip: running backs Montario Hardesty (knee surgery) and Dion Lewis (broken fibula) and offensive linemen Shawn Lauvao (ankle surgery), Jason Pinkston (ankle), Ryan Miller (concussion) and Chris Faulk (knee surgery).
The first mandatory roster cut to 75 is Tuesday. The Browns have 88 players on the roster. The cut to the regular-season limit of 53 is Saturday.
** In addition to home and road games vs. AFC North rivals Baltimore, Pittsburgh and Cincinnati in 2014, the Browns will host Houston, Indianapolis, New Orleans and Tampa Bay and travel to Atlanta, Carolina, Jacksonville and Tennessee.
The undetermined games are home vs. the AFC West team and at the AFC East team that finish in the same position in their divisions as the Browns do.
** The Lucas Oil Stadium roof was open for the game.
** The Colts' nine-win turnaround in 2012 – from 2-14 to 11-5 – was the third largest in NFL history.
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in the bag it smells like trident strawberry gum. steeped it smells like hot apple cider.
The taste is very interesting. I taste the trident strawberry gum but the after taste leaves your mouth with a mint flavor. Not mint flavoring but a mint leaf, like a mojito.
It is not bad. Not my favorite.
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As you all know, we have been doing the Dave Ramsey class, and snowball. In June of 2015 we started out with over $121103.41 in debt, like Dave says, Stupid tax! lol as of this last month, we are down to $79868.05. We have a full funded emergency fun, and all we have left is 2 truck payments, 2… Read more →
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So a fast update from the Roof family… Danelle was let go from her job at the Credit Union, it was done by a manager who was a control freak and was threaten by Danelle. Upside! Danelle loves her new job at the local hospital and isn't stressed out when coming home from work. She doesn't get phone calls from people… Read more →


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|Rüdiger Vogler
|Bruno Winter
|Hanns Zischler
|Robert Lander
|Lisa Kreuzer
|Pauline, cashier
|Rudolf Schündler
|Robert's Father
|Marquard Bohm
|Man Who Lost His Wife
|Dieter Traier
|Franziska Stömmer
|Cinema owner
|Patric Kreuzer
|Little boy
While traveling his route along the border between East and West Germany, projector repairman Bruno meets pediatrician Robert when the latter attempts suicide by driving his car into a shallow lake. From such off beginnings, the two form a genuine friendship as Robert accompanies Bruno on the road. They discuss the decline of German film, the hegemony of America culture and their challenging relationships with women before ultimately parting ways.


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Yep, she is a beauty isn't she? I have her bookmark but who knows when I'll get around to it. I'm glad you enjoyed yourself with it ;)))
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I fanned you back man! Thanks as well!
Thanks man!
Hi Mateo. I love the Suns too. As you can see, I love Markieff. What do you want the Suns to do in the off-season?
Go Suns!
Thanks for becoming a fan! My only question is why? I'm an all Boston fan and it looks like you're an all Phoenix fan.
My names Alex.
I follow Football and Baseball mostly. Little bit of Basketball here and there and Soccer when it's the World Cup.
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Tuscan steak. The very words bring back memories of a weekly carnivorous ritual during my couple of deliciously decadent decades in Italy. Living in Rome had its pluses and minuses, to be sure, but dining almost daily around the city, with its more than 3000 restaurants, became a passionate pastime as well as an education in regional cuisines. In the Italian philosophy of "at the table one doesn't grow old," most socializing, romanticizing, even wheeling and dealing takes place at lunch or dinner, when time is of no concern. Indeed concerns of any sort are put on hold at mealtime. American preoccupations with calories and cholesterol, heartburn, hangovers, or garlic-laden breath quickly disappear before a steaming dish of fragrant pasta served alfresco on a cobbled piazza.
But once or twice a month I'd find myself in Florence, blissfully buried in a serious little underground eatery near the Ponte Vecchio. Knowledgeable Florentines came here for Italy's choice, succulent T-bone, generally served à la carte like everything else in Italian restaurants. The traditional accompaniment, a side dish of fagioli (fat white cannellini beans), available fresh out of the shell in their brief season, always came swimming in a sea of slurpable extra virgin olive oil from the region's rolling hills. That, with a carafe of Chianti and a little unsalted Tuscan bread to sop up the oil, was dinner. No spaghetti, no salad, no dessert. La fiorentina (as it is commonly called), cut thick on the bone, is sold even in restaurants by weight, with a minimum of half a kilo (just over a pound), normally more than enough for two hungry carnivores, and far too much if recklessly preceded by a first course of any sort.
Act One, Scene II: Tuscan Steak, South Beach. Early Sunday evening (an afternoon request for Saturday reservations brought a "sure, anytime after eleven"). Drooling, we approached the China Grill Management's version of our vivid steak memories. Sitting directly across from mother China Grill and next to sister Red Square, Tuscan Steak has a few tables lining the sidewalk. Exhaust fumes fill the air. Inside, all was dark and quiet. The trendies come late, the celebs discreetly awaited. At 7:30 we were the first dinner guests.
Tuscan Steak
433 Washington Ave, Miami Beach; 305-534-2233.
Open daily for dinner only, Sunday through Thursday 6:00 p.m. to midnight, Friday and Saturday from 6:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.
A refreshing change from most pretentious restaurants that charge a fee for sharing, at Tuscan Steak all portions are served family style and are designed to be shared. The problem here is that portions are huge, with proportionate prices, so individual needs suffer. A small caesar salad goes for $11, the house salad for $13. There is nothing smaller. Fortunately we came with intentions to share. And we came to eat Tuscan steak. It comes in grande (big), at 28 ounces for $38, and piú grande (bigger), at 50 ounces for $62.
Alas I was told the steak comes from ... Florida. Another waiter later told us it comes from the Midwest. Chef Dewey LoSasso, a Culinary Institute of America graduate and third-generation Neapolitan, agrees Midwest is more accurate: "Colorado, Wyoming, or the Dakotas, depending on where they're farming." Midwest? One thing's for sure: There is no Tuscan steak at Tuscan Steak. No great white Chianina cattle fed on nature's bounty, no Florentine steak as we know it. Puff the magic memory.
Florentine, we were told, refers to the style, not the steak. Grilled? Yep, but first marinated two to three days in garlic, olive oil, basil, parsley, rosemary, salt, and pepper. Doesn't sound Tuscan. How would we like it? Like most men, my dinner companion wants his medium-rare. I prefer mine "blue." No problem; they can accommodate both. I was impressed -- until the platter arrived, bone propped up sprouting a twig of rosemary like a discarded mini-Christmas tree, slices of beef arranged all around. In Italy, cut off the bone as it was, this would have been called a tagliata di manzo rather than a fiorentina. "We're in Florida," my companion noted. He's right.
"Your blue ones are in the middle," said the server. In the dim light of the votive candles and distant minihalogens, they all look alike. On closer examination, they were. The only thing blue about my overcooked steak (as well as the "medium-rare") was its temperature: stone cold, practically shivering, on an ice-cold plate. Graciously and without hesitation, he offered to send the whole thing back. Meanwhile we gorged on a side order of sautéed spinach with garlic ($8), enough to feed Popeye's extended family of twelve. The next steak arrived, this time the "blue" a bit rarer, the plate a tad warmer, but I could have sworn it was the same bone more charred. The meat decidedly lacks the flavor of animals fed on an organic diet of Tuscan greens, a strong savory succulence rarely found in this country or elsewhere these days. A couple of crisp potato chips garnished the revolting roasted garlic purée. (I say this as an avid devourer of all things garlic, with this one exception -- too strong!)
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First courses were far more successful. Although not a gnocchi fan, I found the gnocchi with fresh plum tomatoes and basil perfectly marinated with the sort of fine fresh produce Tuscan cuisine is all about. The gnocchi are remarkably light, the chef's variation on a secret learned from La Loggia restaurant in Florence: More ricotta cheese than potato is used, resulting in an airy version of the normally heavy dumpling. For those lactose tolerant, one of the restaurant's most popular dishes is the gnocchi with Gorgonzola cream sauce. We also give many stars to the three-mushroom risotto with porcini, portobello, and shiitake, finished with Alba white truffle oil. The remaining four or five daily pasta selections were not terribly inviting.
On another visit we went right for the interesting antipasto list, which includes a Harry's Bar (Venice) variation of beef carpaccio with a celery root slaw, stuffed mussels with basil aioli, and a crab potato rissolle. The house antipasto, displayed in the rear of the not-exactly-intimate dining room (which boasts seating for 150 people in what's described as a "cozy family-style food concept") presents a variety of salads and grilled vegetables for $18, or $25 with the addition of fresh seafood.
Any of the above would be a better choice than the "seared rare tuna and Tuscan white bean salad, with herb crostini," at $16.75 possibly the biggest disappointment after the "Tuscan" steak. Having been served chilled bread rolls (could this be a ploy to encourage ordering the "famous white truffle garlic bread" for $13.50?) we were then surprised to find our white bean dish fresh out of the fridge, chilled as the "seared rare tuna" slices adorning it. Most surprising of all were the so-called herb crostini (actually full slices of Italian country-style bread doused in oil, herbs and garlic, and better described as bruschetta), also served chilled, greasy and difficult to break, messy to eat. Rather than presear the tuna and refrigerate it altogether, why not sear it to order then add it to room-temperature beans? While the tuna was good, the beans could have been microwaved straight from the can, a dry clump of carbo.
Chef LoSasso, who has served as personal chef to Donatella and Santo Versace, and as executive chef for the l997 Lipton tennis tournament and the Foundlings Club of Miami Beach, traveled the world with Mickey Wolfson, researching various cuisines. His intention to fuse Tuscan steak with Florida elements would benefit from a little more time in Tuscany.


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We learned this weekend that Seattle may be on the verge of closing its second newsaper, the Seattle PI. A few days earlier, Clay Shirky had compared journalists to old Russian hard-liners who had never lived under — or imagined — any other regime. First Henry Blodget and then The Atlantic Monthly began wondering aloud whether the New York Times will be bankrupt as soon as May. And now this weekend Fred Wilson is asking what will happen to journalists next?
Yes, we have gained amazing new voices, many of which I tirelessly champion here: Michael Arrington, Erick Schonfeld, Fred Wilson are my favorites. But lost in the conversation is an inventory of what we're losing — for the first time since the Internet began its decade-long rampage of creative destruction, I feel a great sense of loss — in the transition from journalism to blogging.
- Editors: A blogger has no editor or copy-editor. Good and bad are now sorted out by Digg, Delicious, Google. The last refuge of a keen, discerning eye is now "Project Runway." Mistakes are inevitable, but in blogging they are greeted with a shrug. Just as I enjoy riding the subway less because it is almost inevitable that someone will sit next to me playing Bon Jovi on an iPod I can overhear, there is almost no news — including, after all the staff cuts, the morning paper — that I can read that isn't filled with typos and factual errors. Both are a minor but permanent degradation of my environment. I like the freshness of bloggers' voices, but I also like the persnickety commitment to getting it right of the NYT. There are some amazing bloggers — Kara Swisher for example — who I thought were even better when they worked as more traditional journalists with editors.
- The separation of sales from journalism: blogging starts as a labor of love, but every full-time blogger I've ever met is overwhelmingly interested in monetizing his blog. Traditionally in journalism, the people who wrote news never gave that a thought. What now seems like a self-destructive, willful blindness to commerce — journalists have become helpless zoo animals who forgot how to hunt on their own — was once an ethical imperative. The division between the journalists and the business people of a newspaper was like church and state, with any meddling from the business side seen as near-sacrilegious. And now this is one reason journalism is going down: the journalists haven't failed to be journalists, as their coverage is more widely read than ever, but they've out-sourced their business brain to people who had no idea how to make money from the web. As someone who has tried to dissociate real estate agents from commissions, I know how dangerous it is to maintain an ethical division between people's work and the money it generates, but without that division in journalism, we'll see far less coverage of topics that advertisers find depressing: poverty for example, or the entire continent of Africa. Britney Spears on the other hand will be well-covered, undoubtedly holding a can of the blog sponsor's brand of soda pop.
- The sense of journalism as a profession, with a social commitment: for bloggers, "professional journalist" is a stuck-up anachronism but the definition of a profession, as we have argued before in other contexts, is that you profess to an ideal larger than your self-interest. Many bloggers have their own set of beliefs, but as a group we can't claim to profess to anything consistent. However error-riddled or yellow journalism may sometimes be, there is a consistent set of aspirations that journalists profess to: to let their subjects speak in their own voices, and to stand up for the truth — as best as it can be made out — against government and business interests that want to spin the truth.
- The resources for investigative journalism: one reason Enron happened is that already there were so few business journalists left with the time and resources to dig into the company's books. We've had plenty of scandals overlooked in the era of well-funded journalism but we'll see even more in the future. The kind of person that became a journalist 20 years ago was someone deeply skeptical of business and government. That a few institutions, like the Washington Post or the New York Times, would pay these contrarians and cranks to dig into stories that might turn into nothing, and then publish those stories when a lawsuit seemed almost certain, is a miracle. Investigative reporting isn't profitable — it has always been one of the irrational luxuries of a newspaper's largess — so it will happen less. That we are losing an important check on the corruption of businesses and government doesn't bother us much now, but perhaps in a decade it will.
- Me vs. he/she vs. we: As George Plimpton tells it, Muhammad Ali once delivered a commencement address that consisted of the shortest poem in history. Deep in the catatonia of Parkinson's, Ali could only put his hand on his chest and say "ME," followed after a great pause by his gesturing out to the crowd and saying "WE." Journalism is about what other people think –"he" and "she" are quoted, not "me" — and newspapers are collectively a statement of "we." Perhaps blogs represent just a Bakhtinnian proliferation of such communities, but it seems like when there are many different "we's" we lose the one great big "we." Republicans and Democrats don't even get the same news anymore. It's like Palestinians and Israelis insisting on having two different Sesame Streets, or like the decline of public schools in favor of home-schooling, so that a Christian 9 year-old never meets a Muslim 9 year-old. Maybe the old community got so big it doesn't work anymore — maybe it was always a lie — but I'll miss it when it's gone.
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I play mainly Metal music but I also enjoy alternative rock with clean tones. I have played it with my Dean Dixie Rebel and an Aria Mac Series which I put EMG ZWs into. It sounded great on both of them. The variety of tones is incredible anything from brutal distortion to a mild crunch to a pure clean sound. For such a small amp, it has incredible tone.
Overall Impression — 8
This is a great amp for practicing and playing on the go. I have been playing guitar for 7 years and I usually just hook up my Line 6 PODXT Live to computer speakers but it was nice to have a portable amplifier with great tone. If I broke it or lost it, I would probably buy another one. At the time that I bought it, there were no other amps like this, and I haven't seen anything that compares yet.
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I wouldn't really use this in a gig unless I was playing on my own. The input jack somehow fell inside of the amplifier so I had to take it apart and fix it. It's still a little bit unstable. Also when I opened it up I accidentally messed up the connection to the batteries but once I fixed all of these things it has worked fine. As long as you don't do stupid things like I did, the amp should last quite a while.
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Based on feedback from Canadians and MPs, an amended version of the Reform Act was introduced in the House of Commons today (Monday).

Michael Chong, Member of Parliament for Wellington-Halton Hills, introduced an amended version of his Private Member's Bill, the Reform Act, the MP's office announced in a press release.

"When the Reform Act was introduced last December, I welcomed suggestions on how to improve the bill. Based on the suggestions received, an amended version of the bill has been introduced. I want to thank everyone that provided suggestions on how to improve the bill," Chong said.

Chong said there has been considerable debate and discussion about the Reform Act. Many Canadians, including many MPs, have provided suggestions regarding the bill. Based on these suggestions, an amended version of the bill was prepared. The short title of the bill introduced today is Reform Act, 2014, to differentiate it from the original bill introduced last December, Reform Act, 2013.

The amended bill is based on the same principles as the original: it restores local control over party nominations, mandates caucus votes for the election of caucus chairs and the expulsion of caucus members, and defines the rules for the review of the party leader by caucus.

The amendments increase the number of caucus members required to trigger a review vote from 15 to 20 per cent, mandate that the names of those requesting a review vote of the party leader be made public, redefine a majority vote in a review as that of the entire caucus rather than just those caucus members present, replace a locally elected nomination officer for each electoral district association with one for each province and the territories, maintain the power of party leaders to de-register a local EDA and put the leader review rules in the Parliament of Canada Act, rather than the Canada Elections Act.

Chong said, "We need to reform Parliament to make it more responsive to Canadians. The Reform Act, 2014 will do just that. It will make MPs and political parties more representative, responsible and accountable to Canadians."

As with the original bill, Mr. James Rajotte, M.P. for Edmonton-Leduc seconded the Reform Act, 2014.


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CLAREMONT>> The volleyball teams from Chino Hills and Claremont are among those hoping to dethrone reigning Sierra League champion St. Lucy's.
The two teams were tied for third last year behind the Regents as well as Ayala, so they know they have some ground to make up.
It was Chino Hills making a statement, turning back the Wolfpack 3-0 (25-23, 25-16, 25-23) on Tuesday night. It sets the stage for showdown with St. Lucy's, which is also unbeaten in league, on Thursday.
"We knew we couldn't look ahead," Chino Hills junior Meghan Buzzerio said. "If we had lost this one then that one wouldn't have mattered as much. We just wanted to get through this one first."
The Huskies (12-7, 4-0) were tested in the first and third games. Claremont's last lead in the first game came at 22-21 but Chino Hills got even again on a tip by Buzzerio, It later squandered one game point but capitalized on the second with Buzzerio drilling a winner.
The second was competitive for a short time as Chino Hills held a slim 13-12 advantage. But the visitors registered 12 of the last 16 points of the match, wrapping it up on a winner by Buzzerio.
The level of play was best in a third game that was tied 12 times, the last coming at 23-all when Buzzerio lined a shot out. A Wolfpack hitting error gave the Huskies a match point and they converted with Buzzerio lining our last winner.
Buzzerio, who has committed to Arizona, led the way with 21 kills and notched the winner in all three games. Junior outside hitter Cherise Hennigan contributed 12 kills. Senior setter Mallory Beard tallied 41 assists while junior libero Darby Minton managed 17 digs.
"We did a good job of not letting put together a lot of runs," Chino Hills coach Kassandra McInteer said. "We respect every team we're playing. We weren't looking past anyone. We knew we had to come out and play today."
"We really executed on all the big points," Buzzerio added. "We played error-free when we really needed to."
The Wolfpack (9-9, 1-3) were led by newcomer Denise Britton with 13 kills. Britton only recently became eligible after transferring from Upland and has done a good job gelling with her new teammates.
Despite the loss, Claremont coach Allan Comferford was optimistic.
"I'm pretty happy with the way we played defensively against their really good hitters," he said. "Other than that stretch late in the second game I was pleased. You never like to lose but we didn't play badly."
Chino Hills can now focus on that match Thursday at St. Lucy's, which is ranked second in Division I-A. Claremont's next match will be Thursday at Charter Oak.


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Donna Henry
Head of School
Years at Hillside: 11
Sharon Fatzinger
Assistant Head of School
Director of Curriculum
Years at Hillside: 13
Jane Hottenstein
Administrative Assistant
Years at Hillside:13
Karen Mitton
Director of Admission and Community Outreach
Years at Hillside: 3
Lindsey Seltzer
Marketing & Communications Manager
Years at Hillside: 6
Stacy Shillinger
Director of Development
Years at Hillside: 1
Darlene Stack
Business Manager
Years at Hillside: 17
Dawn Bacon
Melissa Lemoi
The Hillside School Co-Founders
Rosie Knapp and Linda Whitney
84% of our teachers have post-grad degrees or coursework toward them
What are faculty are saying…
"What do you like best about The Hillside School"
"Hillside is not just a school — it is a family."
"Being able to teach the way we were trained using integration across curricula, individualization, extensions and student support."
"The opportunity to work with students in small-group settings. Our unique structure and approach allows up to get to know each student as a unique individual."
"Having the opportunity to collaborate with so many dedicated teachers and enthusiastic students!"
"The small size of the school allows me to help students act more confident in our world; by acquiring good movement skills they can use throughout their lifetime."
"The ability to create lessons and activities that apply directly to students' needs. The children are so appreciative and their sucess is incredible. It puts a smile on everyone's face!"
"Making a real difference for my students"
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Sharon Ashmar
Speech/Language Pathologist
Graduate of Bloomsburg Univeristy
Years Teaching: 29
Years at Hillside: 26
Janine Clarke
Graduate of Albright College and Cedar Crest College
Years Teaching: 14
Years at Hillside: 14
Sharon Cohen
Media & Technology Specialist
Graduate of Pratt Institute and Adelphi
Years Teaching: 12
Years at Hillside: 10
Barbara Connolly
Guidance Counselor
Graduate of College of Misericorida and Villanova
Years Teaching: 31
Years at Hillside: 14
Pam DeAngelo
4th Grade Teacher
Graduate of Bloomsburg University
Years Teaching 29
Years at Hillside: 20
Diane Edelman
6th Grade Teacher
Graduate of Penn State University and Cedar Crest College
Years Teaching: 8
Years at Hillside: 5
Eileen Hanosek
5th Grade Teacher
Graduate of Penn State University and Kutztown University
Years Teaching: 20
Years at Hillside: 19
Denise Harakal
3rd Grade Teacher
Graduate of Beaver College (Arcadia) and Wilkes University
Years Teaching: 26
Years at Hillside: 19
Hillary Heffner
7th Grade Teacher
Graduate of Kutztown University and Penn State University
Years Teaching: 5
Years at Hillside: 2
Tara Holaska
5th Grade Teacher
Graduate of Penn State University and East Stroudsburg University
Years Teaching: 16
Years at Hillside: 2
Joanne Jones
Physical Education Teacher
Graduate of Lock Haven University
Years Teaching: 34
Years at Hillside: 32
Dr. Julie Kibelbek
Middle School Science Teacher
Graduate of Penn State University and Yale University
Years Teaching: 7
Years at Hillside: 5
Stacey Kuntzman
5th Grade Teacher
Graduate of Millersville University
Years Teaching: 8
Years at Hillside: 4
Jim Luchansky
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Years Teaching: 7
Years at Hillside: 3
Kelly Morgenstern
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Graduate of Penn State University
Years Teaching: 7
Years at Hillside: 4
Sarah Storck
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Graduate of Eastern University
Years Teaching: 10
Years at Hillside: 2
Sean Redmond
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Graduate of Tyler School of Art at Temple University
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Years at Hillside: 3
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This horrifying security breach, which might have let terrorists plant bombs or chemicals anywhere in the building, was in the forefront of every MP's mind.
Instead we heard David Blunkett telling us not to panic.
The Speaker made a brief, uninformative statement, and the matter simply wasn't mentioned again.
This always brings me close to panic.
To be fair, ministers face a dilemma. If they tell us that it will all be OK, and we shouldn't bother our heads about it, they'll be blamed if something horrible happens.
If they wander round like Cpl Jones yelling "don't panic!" in a panic-stricken fashion, we will naturally panic anyway. If they tell us outright that we are doomed - doomed! - then we will, the thinking goes, nod at their sagacity while we watch one of our legs fly out of the train. Mr Blunkett said that there had been a "50% increase" in our surveillance capacity, which probably sounds better than it is. The Special Branch had got £15m more for counter-terrorism.
At the weekend conference in Brussels he had urged action rather than words (this, while protesters were cavorting over Big Ben as if it were one of those plastic rock faces you get in climbing equipment shops).
"Whilst it is understandable that people are raising issues now in the aftermath of Madrid, it is absolutely crucial that people recognise that in terms of security and intelligence, and the work of the Special Branch, things have not changed. Though people are extremely worried, they should know that every possible step is being taken."
Aaargh! It's worse than we thought!
Round about this time a monotonous whirring noise began, like a broken fan, or a kettle coming to the boil, or a speech by David Davis. It grew louder. Clearly the protesters got sarin into the ventilation shafts and we would all be lying dead within minutes.
MPs began to look anxious. The calmest creature in the chamber was Sadie, David Blunkett's dog, who had clearly decided this was not the moment to reprise her hit of last week by playing very dead indeed.
She slumbered on. The noise grew louder. MPs stopped merely looking edgy. They began to complain.
Dennis Skinner denounced the Tories and the Lib Dems for implying that the government could do more to tackle suicide bombers. He also blamed the BBC "which is riddled with Gilligans!"
He sounded like a builder, sucking his teeth. "Look, there's yer problem, that's a load-bearing beam, and it's riddled with gilligans, nasty little buggers."
The Speaker announced that the noise was caused by the air conditioning, and demanded it be switched off.
Sadie woke up and started to nibble her own haunches. The noise stopped for half a minute. Sadie began to lick her toes. The noise started up again.
Andrew Selous, representing the caring, Guardian-reading Tory party, demanded that prisoners should be banged up nearer their homes so they could get more visits.
Sadie played dead again, exposing her pink bits to the air. But nobody paid much attention this time, so she invented a new trick: she sat up and plonked her jaw down on top of Fiona Mactaggart's ministerial file, and began to slobber on a letter she was about to sign.
Finally the noise stopped, but some of us could still hear the rattling in our ribcages.