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TEC (TOKYO:6588), the global leader in printing and imaging
products, solutions and services, has announced today that its
Multi-functional Peripheral (MFP) has been No.1 for 14 consecutive years
since 2000 in Chinese A3 MFP market. Toshiba's (News - Alert) market share scored 16.9
percent according to regional industry analyst KeyResearch Inc.
Although Chinese market growth has declined in 2012, the market took a
turn for a better way in 2013, and the sales unit of A3 MFP has
increased 9 percent from the preceding year, and was 553,300 units.
To hold the No.1 share in China, Toshiba TEC has been carefully looked
into the market needs, and made success for 14 years. Chinese market is
one of the important markets for Toshiba TEC, so in the year of 2013
Toshiba TEC has developed the new Monochrome MFP, e-STUDIO2505/2506/2507
series. These models have been aimed for Asia market especially for
China, and several Chinese members participated in the product planning.
Isao Sugehara, President of Toshiba TEC Information Systems (Shenzhen)
Co.,LTD., Sals Head Quarters (Shanghai) mentioned, "We are proud to
break the record and be No.1 for 14 years. We will improve skills and
service levels of all employees to strongly support our customers as
well as our business partners. We are committed to being the best
solution provider who customers would naturally choose to work with. And
we continue to strive to enhance our brand that are appreciated and
loved by customers".
As a leading company in the A3 MFP market, Toshiba TEC will provide
customers with unique solutions in a variety of area.
Source (News - Alert): "China Copier & MFP Market Report 2014 March" published by
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Lenz has had experience in a wide variety of music genres, having played in pit orchestras, rock bands, pop bands, and jazz combos. In addition, his band mates came from versatile backgrounds.
This wide range of music experience pays off on Simple Life, a hodgepodge collection of different beats which is surely to treat any lover of the eclectic. Lenz seems to have a consistent funk beat to his playing, and this, combined with smooth sounds of the sax and calculated rhythms of the bass, lends some fresh air to contemporary jazz. I must say that the first three tracks were a bit too repetitious. As the album progresses, however, the band makes up for this by exposing us to this delightful fusion of sounds and styles.
I recommend this to anyone who savors contemporary jazz, especially that which is eclectic in nature.

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Michael Eubank wants to start taking more visits but first the Corona (Calif.) Centennial pro-style quarterback has to lead his team into the state championship against Folsom this weekend.
After that, though, the three-star standout wants to get on the road - especially in January - so he can make a decision about his future.
"I'm definitely going to wait until after this week to make sure we win this state title," Eubank said.
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"I was planning to take all my visits in January, like every week be gone somewhere because I only have four left so I was going to take them all in January and by then signing day will be right around the corner and I'll be able to make my decision."
Eubank, a 6-foot-5, 232-pound prospect, said he definitely wants to visit Washington and Arizona. The Huskies have already offered but the Wildcats have not. Arizona quarterbacks coach Frank Scelfo was at one of Eubank's recent games so there is interest there.
"(Washington) coach (Steve) Sarkisian has a great background along with the quarterbacks coach up there," Eubank said. "I just want to see what they can do. I know I have some things that need to be developed and I know they can develop them out of me.
"What I like about Arizona is pretty much the same thing with Washington. Their quarterbacks coach is amazing, what he's done there is really good. Matt Scott, he's like my older brother and he goes there and he's a great quarterback and taught me everything I know so I'm pretty sure he could teach me more in college."
Eubank has already visited Arizona State and said the Sun Devils are definitely still in the running for his services. Cincinnati, Vanderbilt, San Jose State, UNLV, Utah State and Northern Colorado have also offered and although Eubank said he doesn't have a favorite the Pac-10 schools are sticking out more than others.
"(Arizona State) is definitely up in the running," Eubank said. "I'm happy I took a visit to them and I'm definitely considering them also. They're definitely in the top. I don't have a favorite right now but I know I'm loving every offer I have in the Pac-10."
Eubank is rated as the No. 13 pro-style quarterback nationally and No. 70 in the California state rankings. He has thrown for 2,720 yards with 22 touchdowns and only three interceptions this season. The three-star has also run for 1,165 yards and 18 scores.


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P.B. Hansen , Department of Computer Science, University of Southern California
This paper summarizes the initial experience with the programming language Concurrent Pascal in the design of three model operating systems. A Concurrent Pascal program consists of modules called processes, monitors, and classes. The compiler checks that the data structures of each module are accessed only by the operations defined in the module. The author emphasizes that the creative aspect of program construction is the initial selection of modules and the connection of them into hierarchical structures. By comparison the detailed implementation of each module is straightforward. The most important result is that it is possible to build a concurrent program of one thousand lines out of one-page modules that can be comprehended at a glance.
program testing, Access control, classes, compilation checks, Concurrent Pascal, modular concurrent programs, monitors, processes
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text: Main Content House Bill 6320 (2006) rss friendly link printer friendly Friendly Link: http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2006-HB-6320 Sponsors Brenda Clack - (primary)Barbara Farrah, Kathleen Law, Hoon-Yung Hopgood, Frank Accavitti, Marie Donigan, Ed Clemente, Matthew Gillard, Tupac Hunter, Steve Tobocman, Alma Smith, John Espinoza, Gary McDowell, Paul Condino, Steve Bieda, John Gleason, Rich Brown, Stephen Adamini, Michael C Murphy, Virgil Smith, Paula Zelenko, Andy Meisner, Michael Sak, Lee Gonzales, Glenn S Anderson, Carl M Williams, David Farhat, Joe Hune, Edward Gaffney, Mike Nofs, John Stewart, John Stahl, Tom Meyer, Leslie Mortimer, Roger Kahn, Chris Ward, Aldo Vagnozzi, Joel Sheltrown, LaMar Lemmons, Jr., Fred Miller, Kathy Angerer, Bill McConico, Gabe Leland, Jim Plakas, Alexander C Lipsey, Richard Ball, LaMar Lemmons III (click name to see bills sponsored by that person) Categories Crimes: weapons; Crimes: vehicle offenses; Weapons: firearms; Crimes; weapons; penalties for intentionally discharging a firearm from vehicle; increase under certain circumstances. Amends sec. 234a of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.234a). Bill Documents Bill Document Formatting Information [x] The following bill formatting applies to the 2005-2006 session:- New language in an amendatory bill will be shown in BOLD AND UPPERCASE.- Language to be removed will be stricken.- Amendments made by the House will be blue with square brackets, such as: [House amended text].- Amendments made by the Senate will be red with double greater/lesser than symbols, such as: <<Senate amended text>>. (gray icons indicate that the action did not occur or that the document is not available) Documents House Introduced Bill Introduced bills appear as they were introduced and reflect no subsequent amendments or changes. As Passed by the House As Passed by the House is the bill, as introduced, that includes any adopted House amendments. As Passed by the Senate As Passed by the Senate is the bill, as received from the House, that includes any adopted Senate amendments. House Enrolled Bill Enrolled bill is the version passed in identical form by both houses of the Legislature. Bill Analysis House Fiscal Agency Analysis Summary as Introduced (11-28-06)This document analyzes: HB6320, HB6321 History (House actions in lowercase, Senate actions in UPPERCASE) Date JournalAction 8/9/2006HJ 71 Pg. 2303introduced by Representative Brenda Clack 8/9/2006HJ 71 Pg. 2303read a first time 8/9/2006HJ 71 Pg. 2303referred to Committee on Judiciary 8/16/2006HJ 72 Pg. 2309printed bill filed 08/10/2006 11/29/2006HJ 88 Pg. 2771reported with recommendation with substitute H-2 11/29/2006HJ 88 Pg. 2771referred to second reading 11/29/2006HJ 88 Pg. 2778read a second time 11/29/2006HJ 88 Pg. 2778substitute H-2 adopted 11/29/2006HJ 88 Pg. 2778placed on third reading 11/29/2006HJ 88 Pg. 2778placed on immediate passage 11/29/2006HJ 88 Pg. 2778read a third time 11/29/2006HJ 88 Pg. 2778passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 1109 Yeas 106 Nays 0 11/29/2006HJ 88 Pg. 2778title amended 11/29/2006HJ 88 Pg. 2778transmitted 11/30/2006SJ 90 Pg. 2305REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY


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Jaco Electronics, Inc., Hauppauge, N.Y.,today reported net sales for its fiscal 2003 first quarter ended September 30 were $49,044,000 compared with $49,431,000 for the quarter ended a year earlier.
Jaco's had a net loss for the first quarter of fiscal 2003 of $987,000, or 17 cents per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $1.5 million, or 26 cents per diluted share, during the same period last year.
"Notwithstanding the reported first quarter loss, Jaco's recent results are notable as following continued soft results in July and August, we experienced higher levels of demand in September which extended into October, the first month of our fiscal second quarter," said Joel Girsky, chairman and chief executive, in a prepared statement.
"While the September and October results are encouraging, we remain guarded in our optimism as we need a longer period of improving results before we gain confidence in a recovery."


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Jack Daniels 1.75 liters "Belle Bottle" special edition "Mystery of the Belle of Lincoln" Tennessee Whiskey. Certified Taster/Master Distiller label present. Bottling Number 12. With original silver presentation box featuring a black-and-white cameo portrait of Jack Daniels. Excellent condition. Some discoloration on the box. Includes heritage booklet attached to the neck. circa 1979.


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PARISHIONERS are invited to join a church's annual Easter walk.
St Mary's Church, in Staindrop, will hold an Easter Monday walk on April 21, in Raby Park, leaving the church at 2pm.
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I was recently chosen as one of only 25 bloggers to try new flavors of Saucy Mama mustards and create a unique recipe. I had to make an appetizer and it had to have BACON! And of course the mustard. I chose to use the Hatched Chili mustard as the main flavor. It didn't take me long to decide on what I wanted, and that was a couple of delicious bacon wrapped shrimp. With the saucy addition, it made a powerful impact! I made a super easy recipe that will make a good 14-15 shrimp, depending on size. Heck if you used jumbo shrimp that would be one very good appetizer! I prefer these with no sauce but didn't want to not offer SOMETHING so I added another Saucy Mama Flavor, the Dill!
Grilled Hatch Chili Mustard Coated Bacon Wrapped Shrimp with Dill Mustard Dip
1 pkg bacon
20 raw shrimp, peeled and de-veined
Saucy Mama Hatch Chili Mustard
Warm up your grill… not too hot, unless you like your bacon very crispy like me…
Squeeze about 1/4-1/3 Cup of the mustard in a bowl, and add the shrimp, using your hands to coat the shrimp
Roll your shrimp up inside the bacon taking care not to rub off that tasty mustard! Using a skewer (mine are metal) place rolls on the skewer with the end piece facing toward the point, to keep them in place.
Place on warm grill and cook each side for two minutes. You have to watch your bacon, it will make your fire sassy so low heat on the grill is better than high heat to start.
Take off the grill when desired color is reached, no more than about 6 minutes, you don't want your shrimp chewy.
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Unocal responds to OCAW allegations concerning Yadana project in Myanmar
El Segundo, Calif., Dec. 23, 1996 -- In response to a news release distributed by the Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union (OCAW), Unocal issued the following statement regarding the company's participation in the Yadana natural gas development project in Myanmar (Burma):
The news release issued by the Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union is an unfounded and reckless attempt to smear Unocal and its thousands of honest, dedicated employees. The allegation that any Unocal executive would ever condone drug money laundering is totally untrue and outrageous. Unocal has explicit policies against any type of involvement in unethical or illegal behavior and strictly adheres to those policies.
The allegations concerning the Yadana project's labor standards are likewise unfounded and irresponsible. The Yadana project's employment practices and standards are designed to ensure that there is no forced or conscripted labor on this project. All workers are paid a higher-than-average wage.
Furthermore, the Yadana project is providing significant benefits to the 35,000 people who live near the pipeline area -- an extremely poor and undeveloped region of Myanmar. In addition to creating high-paying jobs, Unocal and Total (the French oil company serving as project operator) have begun a three-year, $6 million program to provide improved medical care, new and refurbished schools, electrical power and agricultural development in the pipeline region.
Unocal has conducted tours of the project for government officials and news media representatives -- all of whom have witnessed first-hand the positive impact of the project's human development programs. Local villagers are very supportive of the project and encourage the company to remain in Myanmar. Because the project is directly and tangibly improving the quality of their lives, withdrawing from the project in response to false, politically motivated statements would be reprehensible.
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A dispute between a developer and the city of McKinney over a deed restriction is headed back to district court after a ruling by the Supreme Court of Texas.
At issue is a special warranty deed signed in 1999 that calls for land sold by the El Dorado Land Co. to McKinney to be used only as a community park. If the city does not use the 32.6 acres as a park, El Dorado has the right to repurchase the property, according to the deed.
El Dorado contends that the city violated that agreement when it built the John and Judy Gay Library in 2009 on a portion of the Gabe Nesbitt Community Park along Eldorado Parkway near Alma Drive. The land also includes baseball fields, softball fields and a tennis center. A skate park is scheduled to open there later this month, and the city is working on designs for an aquatic center there.
A library, however, is not a park, the developer's attorney argued.
McKinney argued in court documents that the property has been used only as a community park. It also argued the city was protected from litigation by sovereign immunity.
El Dorado filed a lawsuit in September 2009, arguing that even though it no longer owned the land, its right to repurchase the land was a real property interest. The city destroyed that interest, according to claims, when it refused to sell the property back or address El Dorado's interest through condemnation. McKinney paid $150,000 for the land, according to court documents.
McKinney's attorneys argued that El Dorado's right to repurchase the land was a contractual right rather than a property right. Under the contractual claim, the city of McKinney is protected by governmental immunity, it argued.
The district court dismissed the suit six months later, and the 5th District Court of Appeals in Dallas affirmed that ruling. Both supported the city's sovereign immunity claim. But on Friday, the Texas Supreme Court ruled that the case should return to the trial court.
The Supreme Court concluded that the interest El Dorado held through the deed "is a property interest capable of being taken by condemnation," according to the opinion written by Justice John P. Devine. "We express no opinion, however, on whether a taking has occurred in this case."
That will be an issue for the trial court.
McKinney officials said Tuesday they could not comment on pending litigation.
Ernest Leonard, the attorney representing El Dorado, said the high court's ruling is significant. It will become a case for law schools to study because the court's ruling treats all future property interests the same, he said.
More importantly, he said, "it just clarified even stronger that a person's property rights are protected from a government taking and those rights are not limited to just simply dirt that you could stick a shovel in."
Leonard said his client doesn't want to tear down the library. It's looking to be paid for the interest it held in the property, he said.
The big question for the trial court will be whether the city violated the deed restrictions.
That shouldn't be a huge hurdle, Leonard said. "It's hard to say a park and a library are the same thing," he said.


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Catherine Backhouse grew up in Edinburgh, received her early vocal training as a chorister at St Mary's Cathedral and graduated with a degree in music from Durham University. She was a member of The Rodolfus Choir for five years and her first concert with the choir was Bach's B minor Mass exactly ten years ago. This June she appeared in the British Première of Flat Pack: An Opera in IKEA by Tom AZ Lane ("It was awesome" – Kate Muir, The Times) and has played the roles of Hatta in Smetana's The Bartered Bride, Michal in Handel's Saul and Maria in West Side Story.
Catherine's recent concert work has included Pergolesi Stabat Mater and Couperin Leçon de Tenébres in St. Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh; Mozart Mass in C Minor with Bracknell Choral Society, Handel Dixit Dominus with Brockham and Stanmore Choral Societies and Bach St John Passion with Henley Choral Society. Her recital work has featured Schumann Frauenliebe und Leben in St. Mary-At-Hill in London and Mozart Exsultate Jubilate in St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh; Poulenc Fiançailles Pour Rire and Britten On This Island. She also performs with the period instrument ensembles Symphonie des Plaisirs and the Squair Mile Viol Consort.
Catherine was a full time member of the a cappella octet Voces8 until September 2009. With the group she gave over 300 concerts around the world; won first prizes in international choral competitions; recorded four albums; appeared live on television and radio and, in London, performed in St. John's Smith Square, St. George's Hanover Square and featured as a soloist in Wigmore Hall and The Royal Festival Hall with The Philharmonia Orchestra. She is a member of the choir of St. Peter's Church, Eaton Square and works with the BBC Singers, Polyphony, London Voices, Apollo Voices and Consortium. She is currently studying singing with Nick Powell and in September will start a full time post-graduate vocal studies course at The Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
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We've come across some awesome Kickstarter projects for iOS device accessories, and the MobileMount is most certainly up there with the best of them. Its a simple device that uses two suction cups to securely mount your iOS devices — or any device for that matter — to a flat service.
The best thing about the MobileMount is that it uses 'Twist-to-Lock' suction cups to ensure its grip is incredibly strong and secure. Unlike rival mounts, which can lose grip after a few hours, the MobileMount promises to hold onto your device for weeks at a time.
For devices with a matte finish, the MobileMount comes with four vinyl circles which use the same material that's used to wrap cars and trucks, so it promises to be water tight and incredibly durable.
To get your hands on a MobileMount, you can pledge $25 to get the black model, or $30 to it in limited edition white. For $50 or more, you'll get two MobileMounts — one in black and the other in white. Pledge $100 or more and you'll get five MobileMounts and 20 vinyl circles.
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Molly Sheridan: Okay, let's go back to the fact that you're only 25 years old and you already have a publisher here and in the UK. How'd you fall into that?
Nico Muhly: Very easily. I'd been working for Philip Glass doing editing and MIDI programming, sort of general stuff, for a couple of years. He owns a publishing company, and then a sub-set of that publishing company is, I guess, an affiliate of Chester in London. They represent Ravi Shankar, and they represent Rachel Portman and a variety of other people. And I just knew them from doing all this stuff for Philip for a million years, and then they just said, "We should represent you, and you should be represented by us." And I said, alright. This is a good plan.
MS: What's more important: the publisher or the MySpace page?
NM: Oh, I don't know. That's a really good question—good for you. You totally thought about that shit. I'm not really sure. In terms of things that happen, like fun stuff that happens to me, fun projects, I think both. Certainly it's the case that if you want to write a large piece of choral music for a choir in northern England, the publisher is probably a better bet. But if you want to make choir arrangements for a garage band in suburban Reykjavik, then MySpace is probably your go-to thing. I mean, I think "both" is the answer.
The thing about MySpace is that it goes directly to you, whereas the publisher, there's like a million people that can kind of vet stuff as it comes in and figure it out. At this point, I'm, again, 25, so it's not like I'm turning down work. But it's more like there's a way, there's a pre-existing system for dealing with stuff when you send it to a publisher. There's a glorious classical tradition of what to do. Whereas someone just messaged me on MySpace the other day, saying that—it's kind of amazing—he has a naked string orchestra. Have you heard about this? It's amazing. That's more MySpace than publisher. Publishers are like, "We are a percussion ensemble in Singapore and we want you to write a piece." And I say, "Dear percussion ensemble, it would be my pleasure. Love, Nico." And MySpace is like, "Naked Cello!! Write us a thing!!"
MS: So you have something for all occasions.
NM: Yeah. I mean, obviously I'll do both.
MS: Well, even with the album. You were following an alternate distribution model, in a way, because of the record label you worked with. A publisher is a traditional way to get your work to people and putting your album out on a classical label is, you know, a label.
NM: "Classical label" is really funny to me, because what does that even mean these days? Did you see the Sting-doing-John-Dowland thing? God bless them, but those things are so appalling. Every time I sort of dip my toe in what's going on in classical labels, like who's recording stuff, these weird, weird things are going on. It makes me very uneasy.
One thing I like is that the people who represent me in England, they're kind of hands-off. I think they really just don't know what to do with me, with all of my stuff. They're like, "What are you doing? You did what, you wrote what? There's a banjo in it? Why? And a choir?"
MS: "We can't possibly sell this."
NM: "What are we going to do with this thing?"
MS: So, say I'm a composer who finds you on MySpace, and I write to you and ask, "Nico, I want do what you're doing. I want a life just as cool as yours. What do I do?"
NM: Okay, again, I can only speak from personal experience. I have no idea if there's a way to do it. I think the wrong way to do it is to stay in school until you're 30. I'm pretty sure that that's incorrect, like my gut feeling says that's the case. I think the answer is: write as much music as possible and have as many people inside the institution where you're studying as possible play it. But also see if there's any possibility of anyone not affiliated with the school that you're in—especially if you're not in New York, I don't even know how you would do this, but I think it would be important—to get people outside that system involved in your music.
And studying at Juilliard but going to Columbia and living at Columbia, I was sort of spoiled by my friends, who partially out of curiosity and also partially because I think—I hope—they genuinely liked what I was up to, would come to stuff at Juilliard. I was always so touched. My friends from Columbia who had nothing to do with music at all would just turn up and have a really good time and have completely great things to say about not just what I had done, but everyone else. I had some friends who began having a relationship with other people's music, too, which I thought was such a great thing. So there's that, and then the other thing, I think, is to try to make as much music as possible separate from you as a composer. So play piano, or play orchestra piano, which is what I did—I had some of the best experiences of my life playing orchestra piano. Orchestra celesta! I highly recommend it.
MS: Clearly this is your instrument.
NM: Oh, I'm totally a celestist. I think basically just make sure that whenever you're making music, that that's what you really want to be doing at that time. And if you don't want to make music, then do something else with the same intensity: read something, think about something, get involved with something complicated. Just do hard stuff, I think, is the best thing. And through that you meet really good people and really interesting people and severe people and crazy people. And those are the people, I think, who can help you have a healthy life as an artist. I would add to this that I think that a healthy life as an artist is not one that is spent in school until you're 30. I think that's a big mistake. One of the things I loved when I was getting my master's was basically every day Philip Glass, who was employing me at the time, would say, "Have you dropped out of school yet? I think you should drop out of school! Why don't you drop out of school right now? You don't need that. What, do you just want to impress your mom with your master's? Drop out of school." Like, every day! It was amazing. Which is sage advice. I mean, obviously I wasn't going to drop out of school.
The idea that you don't need a DMA is actually shocking. Even at Juilliard, the question was not, "Would you like to stay in school until you're 30?" It was "Where would you like to stay in school until you're 30?" And it's such a weird thing, because I feel—well, maybe this isn't true—but I sense that my mid-20s, the next four or five years, are going to be really productive. And I might have to die, like if I were writing some insane dissertation or teaching ear training, if I were in an institution getting a DMA right now. I would be spending a lot less time writing than would be wise. So the compromise that I made, of course, is that I have a job, and I take on a lot of work, I take on random conducting things, but it's music making that leaves a lot of time open for me to write, which is really important when you're in your mid-20s and you're out of school.
MS: Do you have your eye on a project that's going to be the second half of your 20s magnum opus?
NM: Not really. I had this idea like a million years ago to turn those Susan Cooper books, the The Dark Is Rising books, into an opera of some sort. First of all, I would get to learn Welsh. And second of all, those books completely rocked my world when I was younger. I think there's a certain type of kid whose world they rocked that I would like to be in touch with.
That's been a long time fantasy of mine. And there's this amazing, weird case in northern England: these two boys got involved in not really a suicide pact, but one had multiple identities on the Internet and used the Internet to seduce this other boy and they ended up stabbing each other, or one ended up stabbing the other. It was very exciting. Anyway, I have big designs on some kind of a thing with that. I think that once my life is less scattered, I'll be able to take on larger-length projects. I just wrote something, a single block of music, not in movements, that's seventeen minutes long, which is the longest thing I've ever written. And I feel like I'm gradually working up to those lengths. So, yeah, I would hope to work in bigger forms.
MS: "Finish your short stories, get ready for the novel" kind of thing?
NM: Yeah, exactly.
MS: You have a concert at Carnegie Hall in March, so I just wanted to talk a little about the programming of that, because it's interesting to me how it's shuffled with some of your old heroes. I guess it would be kind of strange to have a retrospective concert all your own at 25.
NM: It sounds like that's kind of what they wanted to do. The thing for me is that I know that the stuff that holds the most sway over me as an artist is not necessarily well known. And there are some pieces of English choral music that are just so—I hate to use the word "precious," but there are some things that I really do hold in that fashion. Like there's this piece by William Byrd called "Bow Thine Ear." I think about it for maybe eight minutes a day. It's three minutes long—it's nothing—but it's one of these things that is so important to me. And if you're going to church and hoping that something will come around, you usually have to wait for a good long while before someone will do these. Because it's like "Oh, this only makes sense on such-and-such a Sunday in Advent, which happens next in 2009." So I just thought it would be great to kind of compile a bunch of these things that I just love and do them in between things of mine. There's only like 11 minutes of choral music in this concert; it's teeny stuff, but it's stuff that is rare enough to hear live, which I think is a treat to do. And in certain cases, there are certain pieces that borrow from the British things, like this Taverner Mater Christi sanctissima motet and a cello, harp, and celesta piece called Clear Music that I wrote kind of based on my experience of singing that.
For me, again, as I was saying before, it's very much where I'm from. It feels like very much home. The honor of being retrospective-ized, or whatever, is a little scary, so I thought I could make it a little more comfortable if I had some old stand-by things there, too.
MS: So listening to all the different music that you've written, there just seems to be this fundamental optimistic quality to the writing. Do you agree with that? Is that intentional?
NM: I don't know that it's necessarily intentional. I think a lot of it has to do with the way I think about things which is, in general, pretty optimistic. There's not a lot of Romantic music in my music, there's not a lot of [lifts back of hand to forehead in a faux swoon]. There's just not a place for that in the language of it. So everything ends up sounding pretty clean. I would say "clean" rather than "optimistic." Is that a better word? "Optimistic" doesn't necessarily rub me the right way, but the music, I guess, always points upward. It's a very excited music, I hope. I also think there's a lot of kind of nasty, pessimistic music that other people are much better at writing than I could ever be. I don't really have genuinely pessimistic thoughts, so it's hard for me to get involved in that kind of bogged-down feel. It would be hard for me to express it.


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I find that blogging is useful for three things. First, you can try out new ideas and see how people react. Second, you can react to current events in real time. Third, you can talk about old ideas that did not get enough attention the first time around. (Call this "Broadway revival" blogging.)
In that spirit, let me mention this paper of mine from a few years on the relationship between Jackson's removal of the Cherokees from Georgia and the Fourteenth Amendment. The piece argues that part of the original understanding of the Amendment was shaped by its framers support for Native American rights and disgust at the "Trail of Tears." For example, John Bingham cited Worcester v. Georgia more than once as a benchmark for interpreting Section One of the Amendment. Obviously, there were distinctions made between African-Americans and Native Americans in that text, as tribes with treaty relations with the United States were excluded from birthright citizenship under its "subject to the jurisdiction" clause. Nevertheless, there are important interpretive resources to be found in the law and practice concerning Native Americans leading up to 1868 (on the antidiscrimination principle, positive economic rights, and more traditional individual rights). After Brown, the legal community concluded that the Fourteenth Amendment's history was basically unhelpful. That is a mistake that more scholars should examine.


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SHILOH, Ohio — Visitors from around the world to two upcoming events in Ohio's Amish country could come away with more than they bargained for, health officials fear — a case of measles from the nation's largest outbreak in two decades.
The outbreak, with more than 360 cases, started after Amish travelers to the Philippines contracted measles this year and returned home to rural Knox County.
From there, the highly contagious disease spread quickly because of a lower rate of vaccination among the Amish.
Health officials think the outbreak is slowing in Ohio thanks to vaccination clinics, door-to-door visits by public health nurses and cooperation by the Amish, who quickly quarantined themselves when measles was present.
But Horse Progress Days, an international showcase of horse-drawn equipment scheduled for Friday and Saturday, is expected to draw more than 20,000 Amish and others from around the globe. And a large annual auction that raises money to help Amish families pay medical bills for children with birth defects is scheduled Saturday.
Authorities are trying to spread education — and vaccination.
"Very easily, someone could come for these events, be exposed to someone who didn't know that they were sick, and travel home, and start another outbreak in another community somewhere in the United States or overseas," said Dr. D.J. McFadden, health commissioner in Holmes County, site of Horse Progress Days and home to one of the country's largest Amish populations.
The county has 54 cases of measles and one hospitalization. Most of its Amish were already vaccinated before the outbreak, McFadden said.
Symptoms of measles, which is caused by a virus, include fevers, coughs, rashes and pinkeye. Before widespread vaccinations in the U.S. beginning in the 1950s, 450 to 500 people died each year, 48,000 were hospitalized and nearly 1,000 people suffered brain damage or deafness. Though nearly eradicated in the United States, measles remains common in many parts of Asia, the Pacific and Africa.
The Amish eschew many conveniences of modern life. Their religion does not prevent them from seeking vaccinations, but because their children don't attend traditional public schools, vaccinations are not required and therefore not routine.
For Amish who aren't vaccinated, Ohio health officials say, reasons include religious objections, not seeing the need for a disease that isn't common and what McFadden called benign neglect. "It's just, 'Well, we didn't go to the doctor, and since we weren't going to the doctor, we just didn't get vaccinated,'" he said.
Several of the rural counties with outbreaks lack large health departments, which led to a multi-agency approach to overcome problems with staffing, communication and transportation, said Richland County public health nurse Sue McFarren.
But when they're contacted, most Amish have cooperated, she said. Officials have distributed about 10,500 vaccines in Ohio, about half in Holmes County in central Ohio. The other affected areas are mostly, but not all, nearby — in Crawford, Ashland, Coshocton, Highland, Holmes, Richland, Stark and Wayne counties.
"They have been excellent about quarantining themselves," McFarren said. "If they have a case, they stay home until it's run its course."
Amish dairy farmer Daniel Weaver got a vaccination during a clinic at a pole barn near Shiloh in northern Ohio on July 25, concerned because he travels often.
"The Amish in general are not reacting that much differently than the rest of the population," said Weaver, 48, of nearby Shreve. "It's just because of our tight proximity, it creates a different effect."
Several Mennonite families visited the same clinic, arriving one after the other in horse-drawn buggies with fluorescent orange triangles affixed to the rear. These "horse-and-buggy" Mennonites live a lifestyle similar to some Amish, though many have phones and other modern conveniences.
Mennonite dairy farmer Samuel Zimmerman, who got his vaccine after hearing about the outbreak, said he'd never really had an opinion about vaccines before.
"I guess when I was growing up we were hale and hardy, and we didn't think about vaccinations," said Zimmerman, 36, of Blooming Grove.
Organizers of Horse Progress days said they are distributing letters to international visitors warning them of potential measles exposure. Past events have drawn non-Amish from Australia, Colombia, Germany, Mexico, South Africa, Sweden, New Zealand and elsewhere.
Posters will provide information about measles and encourage people with symptoms to go home, and a hospital will provide free vaccinations Friday, general coordinator Daniel Wengerd said.
Saturday's auction for the Ohio Crippled Children's Fund is being held at the Kidron Auction House in Wayne County. An auctioneer there said he wasn't familiar with officials' concerns.
The Ohio outbreak is the biggest in the U.S. since 1994. Overall, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are tracking 529 cases in 20 states, with the next biggest outbreaks in California and New York, none of which involve the Amish.
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With automakers casting a wider global net, top billionaire investor Gurus seem split on the Ford Motor Co. (NYSE:F) as of quarter ending Dec. 31, 2012. While increasing automotive exports overseas, automakers are also reaching towards women as a sector of key buyers, earners and decision-makers. The obvious necessity of marketing to women is finally trickling up in corporations after Betty Friedan wrote all about it 50 years ago in her classic book "The Feminine Mystique." (There's a chapter on advertising: The Sexual Sell.)
It's very interesting that Ford India and Ford in Italy have two very different ways of selling cars to and through the feminine mystique. Today CNN reported a Ford Figo ad campaign in Italy depicting Italy's former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi driving a Ford Figo with three women bound and gagged in the back. The Ford company has already apologized.
Over in India, it's a prettier picture painted by Ford India, if one can withhold cynicism about cause marketing that uses the exotic photo opportunity of poor women and infants in remote areas.
In the last year Ford Motor used comprehensive cause marketing in India to generate positive perception and grow sales among women. Their programs champion the empowered woman and solve urgent pregnancy health issues to help the automaker fill the steady demand for cars overseas. Ford India's pilot program, concluded last month, was designed to bring healthcare to women and children living in an inaccessible part of remote India. The program is called "SUMURR," meaning Sustainable Urban Mobility with Uncompromised Rural Reach, and, of course, it features a rough-riding Ford Endeavour SUV as the hero, traversing the most difficult of terrains to save lives. After arriving in rural areas in the SUV, healthcare professionals use laptops and cell phones to connect with doctors to help pregnant women. According to Ford's website, the program made safe childbirth possible for 41 pregnant women in India.
Interweaving a country's basic need for urgent health care via telemedicine with the perception of Ford India's all-terrain SUV is a great way to build brand loyalty, generate word of mouth, and "own" a country. As for capturing sales and interest, it's working. Exports for the third consecutive month combined with steady domestic demand helped Ford India end 2012 with sales of 10,899 domestic wholesale and export units in December. Its subcompact Ford Figo, unveiled in 2009, is produced for India's market as well as for export to other Asian countries and Africa. Ford India's domestic sales saw 6,517 vehicles sold in December 2012, compared to 5,978 units sold in the same month in 2011, a year-on-year increase of 9 percent.
In February 2013, Ford India sold 7,253 vehicles, combining domestic sales and exports. Ford India exports rose 16 percent in February to 2,763 units, up from 2,389 units last year. The domestic wholesales numbers stood at 4,490 in February 2013 as compared to 8,035 in February 2012.
Top executives have commented on the company's challenges in expanding to overseas markets. President and managing director of Ford India, Joginder Singh, said, "Despite a tough business environment, we have seen record exports and sustained customer interest in December… As we head into 2013, we will continue to focus on providing products and services, with Quality, Green, Safe and Smart attributes, that our customers want and value." Executive Director of Marketing Vinay Piparsania said, "In the domestic market, we continue to witness some tough and challenging conditions. While we are generating consumer interest in our great products, policy uncertainty and resulting lowered consumer confidence is impacting our business."
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6 Hours of Bahrain (WEC): Audi/Michelin bows out with 1-2 finish
Audi produced a one-two finish in Bahrain to mark its final prototype endurance racing appearance. The race was won by the N°8 R18 (Duval/Di Grassi/Jarvis) ahead of the N°7 sister car (Tréluyer/Lotterer/Fässler). Romain Dumas, Neel Jani and Marc Lieb are the 2016 FIA WEC Drivers' champions, while Ferrari/Michelin won the GT Manufacturers World Cup.
The pole-winning N°8 Audi R18/Michelin dominated the last round of the 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship which ended after nightfall at Sakhir International Circuit today.
Loïc Duval, Lucas di Grassi and Oliver Jarvis claimed their second win of the season to finish second in the Drivers' championship, 12.5 points short of Le Mans victors Romain Dumas, Neel Jani et Marc Lieb.
The latter trio was involved in a tangle on Lap 2 but the N°6 Toyota Hybrid of title challengers Sarrazin/Conway/Kobayashi could manage no better than fifth at the flag.
Mark Webber (N°1 Porsche/Michelin) concluded his glittering career in third place behind the N°7 Audi (Tréluyer/Lotterer/Fässler) as the German make ended an 18-year spell in prototype racing that harvested 107 wins with Michelin.
In LM GTE Pro, victory for the N°95 Vantage handed the Teams' crown to Aston Martin Racing and the Drivers' title to Nicki Thiim and Marco Sorensen. The N°51 (Bruni/Calado) and N°71 (Rigon/Bird) Michelin-equipped Ferraris earned the GT Manufacturers' title for the Italian make.
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Reloading and going senile
Okay - I don't know what is wrong with me - having been a semi-auto pistol and rifle man almost my whole life - I now find myself desiring revolvers, bolt guns, and lever guns. Am I getting old, senile, losing my mind. I only ask because I also reload and I have lately decided I am not satisfied with the inconsistent accuracy of my electronic scale - without frequent re-calibration it can be off as much as .5 grains. Also the power was off for 5 days over this past Thanksgiving, during which time I realized I couldn't reload. Therefore following my continued retrograde bent-
What is the best balance beam scale - given the following criteria:
1. accuracy - consistent within .1 grain or better
2. ease of use - adjustments - easy to read
3. used primarily for powder measurement - but sometimes for bullets or cases
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I have done some reading and research but would very much appreciate the benefit of your experience. So what balance beam scale comes to mind and why?
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I don't know which is The Best.
My old Lyman D7 works so well I have never had the opportunity to compare it to anything else. I now use a PACT electric because I find myself sorting cast bullets by weight for match shooting. It does not require frequent calibration, I check it against a known weight and can usually go right to work. I don't turn it off unless away from it for more than a day.
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I've used everything from the ancient Pacific scales where you put weights in the pan and screwed the main weight along a threaded rod to set the charge weight (Well, okay, that's what my uncle had, back in 1950.), on through RCBS and Lyman and Redding.
I'd check them a time or two, from year to year; no change.
I don't shoot benchrest target, but I've never had trouble getting uniformity sufficient for small groups in my hunting loads. Generally, around 1/2 to 3/4 MOA.
And nuthin' ever blew up.
Personally, I don't think it much matters: Brand name, or new or used.
You're from BATFE? Come right in! I use all your fine products!
|January 25, 2005, 12:47 AM
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If you really want gnat's ass accuracy, get an Ohaus scientific triple beam balance scale. Brand new, they are prohibitively expensive but can be had very reasonably off of Ebay. I have 2 of them (hanging basket models w/ removable tray) that I paid about $20 each for, one weighs in 1/100ths of a gram (Cent-o-Gram), the other weighs in 1/1000ths. The Cent-o-Gram models are sensitive enough to tell you quite clearly if you are a single powder kernel off from your desired wieght. You would of course have to print up a grams/grains conversion chart or just use the formula & a calculator.
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|January 25, 2005, 08:40 AM
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Believe it or not, Benchrest shooters do not weigh every charge, they rely on an excellent volumetric powder thrower instead(Harrell). I was told by a benchrester, that volume is more accurate than weight once the measure is set with the scale for the first time. Here is why:
Powder is hydroscopic it absorbs moisture from the air depending on the hummidity. The exact same 25 grain charge can vary by 2/10ths of a grain from one day to the next, depending on hummidity. But the amount of powder is the same.
As far as scales go, IMHO a balance is more accurate and reliable than an electronic scale. I have a Dillon which is the OHAUS tripple poise balance its around $60.
Despite what the benchrester told me, I still weight at least every 10th charge, and the first one when I start out, Pistol or rifle.
|January 25, 2005, 10:20 AM
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Most scale are fine, It is the reloader thats the problem most of the time, cutting corners, maybe not zeroing the beam, or just trusting dumping, instead of hand trickling 3% of every load, a analog scale is easy to see if it starts acting up,you might notice the scale starts swaying when you add the powder,acting weird, reset it and recal, Keep dust away from the scale, I use a bent screen with a rag over it to keep it free of dust & moister, known to affect analog scales, always have check weights and use them, you might find some scales are off a bit, but nothing to worry about always start at the beginning of the load. Check your FPS with a chrono, this keeps you honest. like it was said, bench shooters use a quick dumps, they have no choice at the range, very reliable when done right. Always good to check your scale between loads, I also forgot to mention, to be sure to level your table the scale is on,and keep it on that spot, this can hamper things at times, and contribute in given you false readings as well. Aim small hit small. RAMbo.
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PROVO — There are bound to be plenty of anxious moments on Selection Sunday for the BYU basketball program.
The Cougars (23-11) hope to be among the NCAA tournament's field of 68, as an at-large team, when pairings are announced Sunday (4 p.m. MDT, CBS).
BYU fell to Gonzaga in the West Coast Conference championship game last Tuesday. On Wednesday, the Cougars learned they will be without guard Kyle Collinsworth for the rest of the season due to a knee injury.
Where does that leave BYU, which is squarely on the NCAA tournament bubble?
According to many experts, the outlook is nebulous.
"Earlier in the week, we wrote that BYU 'had some sweating to do' after its WCC final loss to Gonzaga, but we assumed the Cougars would probably be OK. We're far less sure now," Eammon Brennan of ESPN.com wrote Saturday. "On Wednesday, BYU learned that guard Kyle Collinsworth tore his ACL in the WCC finale, and will (obviously) be unavailable for the tournament. There are plenty of examples of the selection committee considering key injuries and seeding accordingly. But what about the actual selection? Does Collinsworth's injury invalidate the things the committee would have favored about its resume (wins at Stanford and vs. Texas on a neutral court, mainly). Does it downgrade BYU from one side of the bubble to the other? We weren't totally sure the Cougars were going to get in in the first place, which makes isolating any given selection variable even trickier. There's no good template here. Anything could happen."
As of Saturday, ESPN.com bracketologist Joe Lunardi had BYU as a No. 11 seed in the NCAA tournament, facing No. 11 Dayton in the First Four in Dayton — on the Flyers' home floor.
The winner of the BYU-Dayton game would face No. 6 Kentucky, according to Lunardi.
Most prognosticators agree that if the Cougars get in, they will be among the last four at-large teams to receive a bid.
BYU will grant media access Sunday to coaches and players one hour after the Selection Show ends — but only if the Cougars are invited to the Big Dance.17 comments on this story
Two years ago, BYU was dispatched to Dayton for the First Four and rallied from a 25-point first-half deficit to record the biggest comeback in NCAA tournament history in a win over Iona.
The Cougars missed out on the NCAA tournament last season for the first time in six years. They ended up winning three games and advancing to the National Invitation Tournament Final Four in New York City.
The sites of second-round Thursday-Saturday games that BYU could go to if it receives an NCAA tournament bid are the First Niagara Center (Buffalo, N.Y.), BMO Harris Bradley Center (Milwaukee), Amway Center (Orlando, Fla.), and Veterans Memorial Arena (Spokane, Wash.).


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However, a couple of days ago we had some amazing intimate times (the HB has been present since about a week after his confession) and immediately after and for the next two days I felt so close to him I could barely breathe (weird, right?). I told him how close I felt and he said how much he felt the same.
Sex between us has always been good (though looking back during the A it was somewhat lacking in quality) but I'm confused by my reactions. I feel so close and so loved that ironically it makes me feel worse because now it's brought up all the 'whys' and 'how could he' again. I feel so miserable knowing she gave him BJs (found out last Tuesday and went to get tested for STIs) and don't know how to process this. I think I was happier imagining them having totally bland sex.
Just confused about my feelings on this? Anyone else? Is it 'normal'? Common?
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I can relate to this - after my husband told me about his affair with my then BF - I just went to pieces . Over the following weeks we had some amazing HB sex and then I would feel total disgust :barf. It has been nearly 4mths since he told me and his affair was 32yrs ago and lasted only a matter of weeks - but from the pain I feel every waking moment it could have happened yesterday !!! I feel so close to him at times and we can be very intimate, then I just go into a bad place and all the feelings and hurt come up again and then I can't stand being with him. My husband is ashamed of what he did but is unsure how to deal with this. He told me recently he just wants to be with me all the time - but worries every day when coming home from work because he is never sure what he will face. I wish I could comfort you but I don't know how to deal with this either? When I am not going on and on about their affair I don't know what to say to him !!!!!
My counselor says the closer you get to someone, the more you are vulnerable & the more you have to lose (and that includes emotions).
If you weren't a caring, loving person you would not have these up and down feelings. You ARE a caring person with feelings. It's going to take a long long time to work thru all the emotions. Do you have a counselor just for you? Mine has so much experience with this type of thing, that whenever I have an issue, she knows precisely how to ask the right questions to get my mind thinking the right way.
I think this is why some say recovery is so difficult.
Finally. Be careful what you ask about. How many times, positions, acts, his excitement. I mean, so you ask, where they did it. Now what? Did that help? Ask yourself, "will the answer to this question REALLY help me?"
I'm so mad about finding out about the oral sex thing but I had to ask following the Michael Doulas thing - I'd never considered STI testing til that and now I know and can't un-know it
The HB is totally normal. Some of the best sex of your life is ahead of you. Enjoy it. It's beneficial for you both. It helps to rebuild those bonds of intimacy, and reminds you of why you want to work toward R. You and he have a very deep connection that helps keep you grounded. It's ok to accept that. Without that deep love, deep connection R would be very difficult.
What he did with someone else did NOT have that deep emotional bond. He didn't feel comfort with her as he does with you. He knows you know him better than anyone, and vice versa.
Enjoy the HB, while you work together. It's one of few good things that come with R.


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If you think writers have problems, and if you think Ivy Leaguers have problems, you haven't seen anything until you've seen the life of an Ivy League writer. Or, well, you probably have, at least as far as Manuscript is concerned. Paul Grellong's nail-filing new play at the Daryl Roth Theatre strives to be the theatrical equivalent of a provocative page turner, but never achieves much better than checkout-line reading.
That the central characters are all currently studying at Harvard and Yale is actually incidental to the story, unless you care to look at the 90-minute play as an acidic critique of elite-educated ethics and morality. Personally, I'm more inclined to believe that Grellong's choice of universities was arbitrary, and that the reputations of those esteemed institutes of higher learning remain unimpeachable. As for the reputations of Grellong, director Bob Balaban, and the show's cast, I'm less sure.
None of them seems to have realized that a plotty play is not by definition a good play. Manuscript has twists and turns aplenty, with new directions here, unexpected revelations there, and even a Big Shock or two for apparently the sole purpose of justifying the work as a dramatic entity. But if this is a show bursting with story, it's considerably less stuffed with insight, juicy character content, hearty laughs (the play is ostensibly a comedy), or even believable writing. This all makes the play, as compelling as it often is, something of a drag.
But when Grellong sacrifices himself completely to the Gods of Narrative Complexity, it becomes moderately enjoyable. There's some fun to be found in following the convoluted relationships of Harvard writer David (Pablo Schreiber), his longtime friend Chris (Jeffrey Carlson), and Chris's girlfriend at Yale and nationally renowned author Elizabeth (Marin Ireland): David's long lusted after Elizabeth, but was rebuked in a particularly painful fashion that also resulted in the stalling (if not outright destruction) of his own writing career. She's now stuck on her second novel, with a deadline looming and no pages forthcoming.
And what do you know, Chris arrives back from a shopping trip with a mostly finished manuscript from a (very) recently deceased brilliant writer of even greater renown that Elizabeth. The book could make them all, as long as they don't mind ignoring the messy moral implications of passing someone else's work off as their own. (They don't.) And as long as they have the cunning and wherewithal to do everything necessary to take credit for the work before the real author is discovered dead.
If they didn't do that, there wouldn't be much of a play, and that's as good a reason as anything in Manuscript has. From a strict storytelling standpoint, though, Grellong doesn't have trouble tying it all together; more difficult for him is having his characters speak and interact like human beings. They all speak like 40-year-old alcoholics trapped in 20-year-old bodies, and the perverse archness that pervades every spoken line makes it difficult to take much of what's said seriously. (One of his biggest laugh lines: "Thematically speaking, Jews and girls - they're not the same." Provide your own "Jewish girls" punch line.)
This leaves the youthful, attractive cast up the creek with too much prattle: Ireland, who gave an astonishing, psychologically complex performance in last season's Sabina, is here robustly two-dimensional; Schreiber employs a grating "aw shucks" personality to belie the deeper, darker secret his character must have in any play of this nature; and Carlson pulls back so far from the flouncy, flamboyant roles with which he's recently been associated that he seems to be phoning in his performance from Cambridge (Massachusetts or England, your choice).
He and Schreiber seem most engaged (and engaging) when they're toying with some gay subtext to their characters; whether that's anything Grellong intended, however, is never clear. Balaban, whose work elsewhere in the production is solid if unremarkable, has done nothing to discourage their explorations. That's a good thing - they provide a glimpse at a more interesting facet of the characters than any that has actually been scripted, and allow at least one legitimately interesting thing to discuss upon leaving the theater.
Everything else is tied up into nice, tidy, unenticing packages, albeit ones covered with impressively twisty ribbon. Grellong would do better to remember in the future that, ultimately, it's what's inside that counts. Once the wrapping of Manuscript is removed, the insides are very, very empty.


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wikiHow to Make a Snowman out of a Toilet Paper Roll
This is a fun and easy way to recycle, and also create a fun holiday decoration for you or your kids!
1Find a toilet paper roll. If there is any paper still sticking to it, carefully tear it off. You should have a bare toilet paper roll now.
2Grab a handful or two of cotton balls and paste. Put a small glue dot, and then place one cotton ball on it. Cover your entire toilet paper roll. Let the glue dry completely before you begin the next step.
3Take the middle and bottom section (if we divided the roll into thirds) and put another layer of the cotton balls. This part is a bit tricky! Let the glue dry completely before you begin the next step.
4Take the bottom section (if we divided the roll into thirds) and put a third layer of cotton balls. This is quite tricky, so you need to be careful! Let the glue dry completely before you begin the next step.
5Use black construction paper, and cut out a rectangle that is about 2 1⁄2 inches (6.4 cm) by 2 inches (5.1 cm). Then, cut out a skinny rectangle that is 3 inches (7.6 cm) by 1⁄2 inch (1.3 cm).
6Take the skinny rectangle, and put the long edge of the skinny rectangle against the short edge of the fat rectangle. Center the skinny rectangle so you have 1⁄2 inch (1.3 cm) sticking out from either side of the fat rectangle. Glue the skinny rectangle to the fat rectangle in this shape. It should look like a top hat. Let the glue dry before you begin the next step.
7Use orange construction paper, and cut a 1⁄4 inch (0.6 cm) by 2 inch (5.1 cm) rectangle. Glue it on the fat rectangle so it fits above (not on top of) the skinny rectangle on the hat. Let the glue dry before you begin the next step.
8Put a small line of glue along the edge of the fat rectangle (the back of where you put the skinny rectangle) and place it on the top section of your snowman. It can go on the cotton balls. Let the glue dry before you begin the next step.
9Take two googly-eyes, and put a small dot of glue on the back of each. Place them a little under the top hat. These are the eyes. If you do not have googly eyes, small black construction paper circles will work. Let the glue dry before you begin the next step.
10With the orange construction paper, cut a long, skinny triangle in the shape of a carrot. Make it about 1 inch (2.5 cm) long and 1⁄4 inch (0.6 cm) wide. Put a small line of glue on the back of the triangle, and place it on the cotton balls, the short end centered beneath the eyes, and the point going horizontally. Let the glue dry before you begin the next step.
11Cut seven (7) tiny black circles with black construction paper. Make them the same size as the googly-eyes. Place them in a semi-circle beneath the nose for a smiley face! Let the glue dry before you being the next step.
12If you would like to add arms, take brown construction paper and cut out two (2) skinny, jagged pieces with three fingers. The arms should be no more than 2 1⁄2 inches (6.4 cm) long.
13Fold a bit over from the arm part to form a 90 degree angle, or a right angle. Stick a small dot of glue to the back of it, and the connect the arm to the side of the middle part of the body. Do the same for the other arm. Let the glue dry completely before beginning the next step.
14To add buttons, cut three (3) tiny black circles with black construction paper the same size as the googly-eyes. Put a small dot of glue on each of them, and put them in a vertical row on the middle part of the body, centered between the eyes. Let the glue dry completely before beginning the next step.
15To make your snowman an ornament, take ribbon or yarn and tape or glue it to the inside of the toilet paper roll at the top part. Put on end on one side, and put the other end across from the first end. The ribbon should be about six (6) inches long.
16Place your snowman anywhere!
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- Be as creative as you want with this. Adding arms, jacket buttons, and an ornament string are optional steps, and you may want to add more! Use glitter if you want to make a glittery hat, or use different colored construction paper to make it more personalized!
- Layering the cotton balls is quite tricky, but with patience it will work. Don't use too much glue, though, because then the cotton ball will fall off.
- ALWAYS be careful with scissors! Have an adult help you or supervise your cutting!
- Don't use too much glue because it will give you soggy cotton balls and paper! Glue stains will show when the paper is dried, plus it takes a much longer time to dry!
- Let the glue dry completely before you complete the next steps! If the glue is still wet and you try to do something else, there is always a chance you will accidentally hit something and knock it off or out of its place.
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- Clean toilet paper roll
- Black construction paper
- Orange construction paper
- Brown construction paper (Optional)
- Small googly-eyes
- Ribbon or yarn (Optional)
- Paste or liquid glue (Ex: Elmer's school glue)
- Glitter (Optional)
- Other construction paper colors (Optional)
- Scissors
- Tape (Optional)
- White cotton balls
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text: HANNAH BEECHDISCOVERED. SUCHOMIMUS TENERENSIS,100 million years old, a previously unknown fish-munching dinosaur that shook the earth with its five-ton frame, in a 70% complete skeletal form; in central Niger. The Suchomimus, which resembles an overgrown mutant crocodile, is a member of the mysterious spinosaur clan, of which there are only a few other fragmentary fossils.INDICTED. CHARLIE TRIE,43, Arkansas restaurateur turned Democratic fundraiser, on charges of obstructing a congressional investigation; in Little Rock, Arkansas. President Bill Clinton's longtime friend also faces charges of directing illegal contributions to the Democratic National Committee during the 1996 presidential campaign. Nearly $1.3 million in donations raised by Trie were returned by the Democrats and Clinton's legal defense fund after questions about their legality.SENTENCED. CHEUNG TZE-KEUNG,43, ostentatious Hong Kong mob boss better known as Big Spender, who abducted two Hong Kong tycoons for ransoms totaling some $210 million, to death, for kidnapping and arms smuggling; in Guangzhou, China. In Hong Kong, where most of Cheung's crimes were committed, legal experts questioned China's jurisdiction over the case and blasted the territory's government for not protecting Hong Kong's judicial independence. Many fear that Hong Kong residents will now be prosecuted in China for crimes committed in the former British enclave, which doesn't have the death penalty.DIED. JEAN MARAIS,84, chiseled French cinematic legend, who enchanted surrealist filmmaker Jean Cocteau and generations of movie-goers with his swashbuckling performances and incandescent stage presence; in Cannes (see Appreciation, below).DIED. JOHN HUNT,88, selfless English leader of the landmark 1953 Mt. Everest expedition, who stayed behind at the advance base camp as Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay made the final 340-m ascent to the summit; in Henley, England. A professional soldier born in colonial India, Hunt inspired the expedition by combining meticulous logistical planning with an ability to convince his band of eager climbers--all of whom wanted to reach the top first--that they were, above all, a team.KILLED. MIGUEL PEREIRA DE MELO,45, crusading Brazilian photojournalist, whose arresting shots of a 1996 peasant massacre jolted the government into arresting 159 police officers, by a gunman, just weeks before he was expected to testify in the officers' trial; in Maraba, Brazil. Melo's photographs of farmers' bodies piled high in a truck refocused attention on the plight of landless rural workers, and tens of thousands of Brazilians protested last spring when delays held up the officers' planned court date.ARRESTED. CARLOS CABAL PENICHE,46, fugitive Mexican financier, whose questionable deal- ings led to the collapse of the Cremi-Union banking empire and helped trigger the 1994 Mexican peso crisis, by Australian Federal Police; in a Melbourne suburb, where he was renting a mansion and posing as a cheese and wine dealer. Cabal Peniche, who topped Mexico's most-wanted list, was nabbed after a four-year manhunt by Interpol and the FBI. He is accused of fraud involving $700 million and suspected of money-laundering.He was the epitome of male beauty, tall and athletic, with blue eyes, thick blond hair and a cavernous voice that made housewives and schoolgirls quiver--even though he was an avowed homosexual.His lover and muse, artist and filmmaker Jean Cocteau, once said that the most remarkable thing about JEAN MARAIS was his childlike innocence. Yet if he embodied youth and vigor in many of his 60-odd films, including L'Eternel Retour (1943), Orpheus (1950) and Le Bossu (1959), Marais was no less convincing as the hirsute monster in Beauty and the Beast (1946) and, in his later years, the aged patriarchs of Peau d'Ane (1970), King Lear (1978) and his final film, Bernardo Bertolucci's Stealing Beauty (1996).Twice rejected by France's top drama schools, Marais was 24 when he met the man who would make him famous. Like Cocteau, Marais was also a talented painter, sculptor and writer. Life is unfair, he said in a 1996 interview. I got nothing but the best.By Thomas Sancton


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Helping young scientists find paths to success
Famed neuroscientist Roger Nicoll, Ph.D., recently came to UAB to explain how he prevailed over great challenges in his life. Grad students in UAB's Neuroscience Roadmap Scholars Program appreciated that, because they face challenges too. Learn about Nicoll's tear-inducing speech, and the groundbreaking Roadmap program for underrepresented students, in The Mix.
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Lori McMahon, Ph.D., will enrich excellence and innovation in graduate education through professional and career-development initiatives and lead collaborative efforts for recruitment and outreach with various academic units to attract highly qualified students.
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Warrior weekend sporting events
With spring break still in effect, the Del Norte atheltic department is still taking things slowly.
The Warriors track and field team is the only team in action today, competing in "The Pre" in Coos Bay.
The baseball team will travel to Arcata on Monday to make up a tournament canceled earlier in the year. Del Norte will play one game on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, starting with Hoopa at 7 p.m. Monday.
Junior Derby open to interested skaters
The North Coast Junior Roller derby would like to invite interested skaters, ages 7andndash;17, to come out to the fairgrounds for practice Tuesday through Thursday, from 5 to 6 p.m.


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Hi, My name is Brenda. I went on a Gluten Free Diet February 2012. I'll be posting my Gluten Free Recipes, Videos and Product Reviews. Thank you for visiting my blog.
Saturday, October 11, 2014
Spinach Ricotta Bites ~ Gluten Free ~ Grain Free
Spinach Ricotta Bites:
I recently went through my old recipe index box and found this recipe that I have not made in ages. I totally forgot that this recipe is naturally Gluten Free, Grain Free and Low in Carbs. This makes a great side dish, appetizer or snack.
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Spinach Ricotta Bites:
In a medium skillet:
Melt 2 TBL. Unsalted Butter over medium heat
1 Small Chopped/Minced Onion.
Cook the Onions until tender, do not brown the onion.
Minced Garlic to Taste and cook 1 minute.
Remove the Skillet from the heat and cool for 10 minutes.
In a Medium bowl Whisk together:
2 Large Eggs
Stir in:
1 Cup Ricotta Cheese
½ Cup Mozzarella Cheese, shredded
½ Cup Parmigiano-Reggiano Cheese, Shredded
Defrost 1-10 0z. package of Frozen Chopped Spinach
Drain well,, I squeeze the Spinach between Paper towels; trying to get out as much liquid as possible.
Add the Spinach; crumbling it into small piece
Sprinkle on a little salt.
To the Egg and Cheese Mixture and mix together.
After the Onion mixture has cooled add to the entire mixture and mix well.
Preheat the oven to 350*
Spray a mini muffin tin with cooking spray.
Using a Cookie Scoop evenly measure out the Batter. These do no rise like a muffin so fill
the tins to the top.
I got 20 Bites.
Bake for 25-30 minutes or until golden and a knife inserted into the center comes out clean.
Remove to a wire rack.
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