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I have completed my freshman year at the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology where I am majoring in physics with a specialty in astrophysics. During the past year, I began work on a pulsar timing system that will be implemented at the Very Large Array (VLA). This summer I am working at the Starfire Optical Range, which is part of the Air Force Research Laboratory. Starfire is an observatory that employs adaptive optics, a system that uses a deformable mirror and lasers to remove the distortion from astronomical images caused by the Earth's atmosphere. Previously, I have worked on astronomical research projects during high school which earned me the 1999 National Young Astronomer Award. My first project measured the amount of cosmic radiation that the Earth receives whether shelter, altitude, time of day, or weather had any effect on the amont of incoming radiation. The following year I analyzed the spectyra of several galaxies to determine their shape, color index, distance, relative speed, and properties such as star formation or presence of a central supermassive black hole. For my final high school project, I observed and took CCD images of active galaxies in the Perseus Supercluster. I determined whether there where any differences between active an inactive galaxies and between the two types of active galaxies I found -Seyferts and LINERs. I found differences in the number of companion galaxies, peculiarities, presence of starlike nuclei, and significant differences in shapes of the galaxies.


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By Julissa
The New Years Celebration is this week, so let the festivities begin! Of course when you go out, you need to look your best. If you want to stand out, make your own layered necklace made out of M&J's chains and rhinestone buttons.
- 2 yards of Swarvoski Crystal Chain, Style# 44700 (1.800.9.mjtrim) (Limited Edition)
- 1 yard of 15mm Silver Chain, Style# 44522 (1.800.9.mjtrim)
- 28" of 6mm Pearl Rosary Chain, Style# 44522 (1.800.9.mjtrim)
- 1 70L/44mm Crystal Rhinestone Button, Style # 37501 (1.800.9.mjtrim)
- 1 48L/30mm Crystal Rhinestone Button, Style# 37501 (1.800.9.mjtrim)
- 1 40L/25mm Crystal Rhinestone Button, Style# 37501 (1.800.9.mjtrim)
- Connect the links to the Swarvoski Chain together. Twist and make two layers of it.
- Take the pearl chain and link the chain together. It should fall in between the Swarvoski chain.
- Take the silver chain, that one is going to be the longest and should fall last, buy jump rings and clasps to attach the back.
- Use wire to wired the buttons on to the chain.


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Power outages were reported Tuesday as a result of another strong winter storm that dumped an additional 10 inches of snow in some areas of Leavenworth County, officials said.
Power outages were reported Tuesday as a result of another strong winter storm that dumped an additional 10 inches of snow in some areas of Leavenworth County, officials said.
Nearly 2,000 Westar Energy customers were without power Tuesday morning in Leavenworth County, according to Erin La Row, spokeswoman for the power company.
By 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, the number had been reduced to 270, according to Westar Energy's website.
"We do have crews there working," La Row said.
She said Tuesday afternoon that it could take until midnight for power to be restored to everyone.
Joe Heinen, assistant manager for Leavenworth-Jefferson Electric Cooperative, said 1,675 of his organization's customers in Leavenworth County lost power due to the storm. Power had been restored to all of them Tuesday afternoon.
Leavenworth County Emergency Management Director Chuck Magaha said Leavenworth Fire Department's headquarters on 20th Street as well as fire stations in Basehor and Tonganoxie were established as warming centers for people who were without power.
"They can go there and warm up," he said.
Magaha said the storm that reached the area Monday evening had dumped 10.5 inches of snow south of Basehor by Tuesday afternoon. In Easton, 8 inches of snow had fallen. He said the city of Leavenworth had 9.5 inches of snow.
And there was a chance for additional snow beginning during the evening hours Tuesday. Pamela Murray, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill, Mo., said the area could see a few more inches of snow.
Area schools were closed Tuesday as a result of the storm.
Leavenworth and Lansing city offices as well as county offices were closed and the local governments declared snow emergencies.
A Leavenworth City Commission meeting that had been scheduled for Tuesday evening was canceled.
Magaha said "things are as good as can be expected" Tuesday afternoon. He said main thoroughfare roadways in the county were slushy and snow-packed in areas.
"The side roads are horrendous," he said.
He said crews couldn't keep up with clearing blowing snow.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reportedly worked two fatality accidents during the storm, but neither accident occurred in Leavenworth County.
Sheriff Andy Dedeke said, as of Tuesday afternoon, no serious accidents had been reported on county roads.
"I think most people are staying home," he said.
After this round of snow is over, residents probably won't have to worry too much about snow through the rest of the week. But one weather model shows a slight chance of snow showers Sunday night into Monday, according to Murray.


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Come on then Aussies put yer money in yer mouth and yer hands right upon the wheel
Come on then Aussies put yer money in yer mouth and yer hands right upon the wheel
Originally Posted by Axl Rose
RIP Craigos. A true CW legend. You will be missed.
You flew out to India
When your country needed you
Century on debut ,
What a find.....
Na na na na na na na na na
Ali Ali Cook , Ali Cook , Ali Ali Cook
Na na na na na na na na na
Credit goes to howe for that, top effort
If you are right and England win the Ashes, then you pick the avatar that I must use for the next 3 months. It can be anything you want.
Ok, haven't worked out the nuts and bolts yet but I'd like to challenge either Burgey or Uvo to an Ian Bell Avatar bet.........
Still thinking about what would work but along the lines of Belly outscoring any of your batsmen bar Clarke or your openers for the series. I've really got NFI what the Aussie line up is going to look like come July 10th, but essentially saying he'll score more runs than 4 of your batting line up.
So, open to suggestions on this but either of you Bell haters wanna put your money where your mouth is????
your avatar is worthless adders
Burgey doesn't do avatar bets
If Adders backs out of it, I'll take you up on it Uve.
Bloody hell Uvo.....you still got that pic (Good one though )
Mate if this series is anything like the last Bell will only get to play half a series. Hence the stipulation on the openers......they are likely to get far more game time than Bell.
Last time Bell Averaged 65 for the series, Watson 48.....yet Watson scored 100 odd more runs.
If you really want to throw in all your batsmen bar Clarke we'll have to go on averages for the series not runs scored. Or I'm happy to take you up on your 2 bowlers combined malarky,.......so long as you don't try and use Clarke or any other batsmen if they throw a couple of overs down.
But I am gonna wimp out on the till Christmas Bull****, it can go until day 1 of the Brisbane test..........I might wanna wager my Avatar on the next series.
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Photos: Malaysian Street Art With an Interactive Twist
Southern California native Catherine Mar has traveled the world and called Irvine, Boston, Shanghai, and San Francisco home. Mar's interests include urban exploration, photo journalism, portraitures, street art, and emerging technologies. Her photography has been featured in galleries, books, music albums, magazines, and websites. When she's not taking photographs, the Boston University alum works as an IT professional in the San Francisco SoMa startup landscape.
In the summer of 2012, Mar was in Penang, Malaysia aiming to photograph the local street food and architecture. Instead she stumbled across massive painted murals that invited interaction from passersby. We reached out to her through email to find out more about her photographs and the paintings in them.
Who painted these murals? Did you ever meet the artist in person?
The murals were painted in 2012 for the Penang George Town Festival by the Lithuanian-born artist Ernest Zacharevic as part of his Mirrors of Georgetown project. I never met him in person. His street art depicts children at play. By blending ordinary city objects into his murals, he creates a playful interactive canvas. For example, Children on a Bicycle has locals and tourists alike climbing on the objects, effectively becoming part of the art.
Is street art thriving in Malaysia? How did you come across this particular series?
I stumbled across this series completely by accident. My original targets in Penang were the infamous street food and architecture. On my first day, I wandered by Zacharevic's Broken Hearts, which depicts a heart broken across two phone booths. Directly across from this piece is an iron caricature-sculpture of a cheating husband by Tang Mun Kian. Every other corner I turned seemed to hide an impressive street art piece, such as the giant child jumping across buildings or the boy taking his pet dragon for a walk.
What do the citizens of George Town and Penang think of their houses and doors being adorned this way?
I felt the locals embraced the works of art that adorned their homes. The addition of color and liveliness appeared welcome in the weary streets. Unlike most street art I have encountered in my travels, the art around George Town seemed to be designed with the people and city in mind. The art uses the existing architecture as part of the experience and captures the essence of life in Penang. Most of the pieces are not overpowering, and complemented the historical neighborhood.


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Isaac done taking visits...
Looking for a gut feeling, apparently, to decide.
Looking for a gut feeling, apparently, to decide.
What were his latest trips?
USC. I don't have a good feeling about him.
It's fine if you don't have a good feeling, but the fact that his last trip was to USC is not a good reason to not have a good feeling. He's more familiar with Michigan. Sua craves is going to visit Michigan an Nebraska last but his everyone still has USC as the odds on favorite. Isaac could have just as easily realized on the visit with his mother that lane is pondscum and there's more to the college choice than hot chicks. Theres no sense getting your blood pressure up when a kid plays it this close to the vest.
Sadly, this history did not go our way, but let's look at Levenberry. He visited back and forth, but we all know the last two visits. First he took the long FSU visit, and then he took shorter but good visit to UM. We all know the result, UM got the last visit, but FSU got the commit.
I'm not bringing this up to further traumatize our readership, but just to make a point. The last visit does not necessarily equate to a commitment. I'm not saying that I have any insight into where he will go, only that it isn't a given that taking his last visit to USC means that he is going to USC. It's not over until it's over . . .
The last visit to USC isn't the ony or even primary reason I don't have a good feeling about him. The prestige of playing RB at USC, less competition in this recruiting class, Kiffin's snakeoil charms, bringing his mom along on the trip, reluctance to pull the trigger for us even with our amazing OL and pressure from other recruits (see Shane), our recent inability to pull top 5 skill players, the finest cheerleaders in collge football.
If anyone can compete against all that Hoke has proven to be the man. Believe me I would be thrilled to have you say "I told you so" because Isaac and Treadwell have been my favorites for quite a while. We need some elite speed to spread the field. While I have a bad feeling about Isaac I do have a good feeling about Treadwell.
His last visit was to USC, right? If that's the case, I'd give them a slight edge at this point. But nothing too significant, I still see him talking his time deciding and as a toss up.
USC. He was supposed to be visiting Michigan again but i guess not anymore.
Edit: Late on the draw.
He wasn't supposed to visit UM again. He just said that if he did take another visit it would be to UM.
My fault guy. I worded that wrong. An article I read said he was likely to make a trip to Michigan. Not that anything was set in stone.
I don't feel good about USC being his last visit although I believe he's seen us more. I think his mother would like him to be closer so we have that going for us.
Has anyone gotten to read the article (paywall)? They say he talks about his three leaders (UM, USC, ND). Might offer some insight. I have heard that ND has been out of the running for a while, but you never know with them.
I can understand when we lose out on Cali kids, but if we lose Isaac it's going to sting. Still pissed about Nick Perry and Ronald Johnson.
I second that. It'd be one thing to lose out on Michael Hutchings or Su'a Cravens (though obviously either would be a huge get) but to lose out on a Midwest kid like Ty Isaac is even more frustrating.
You are aware that Perry and RoJo were both paid to go to USC, right? If USC is still providing "fringe benefits" to its recruits then UM is probably SOL in the Ty Isaac recruitment.
I thought it was French benefits.
Do you actually have any evidence that points to them being paid to go to USC?
:C Darn... I feel pessitmistic on this one just because I don't want to get my hopes up and have them crushed. I could honestly see him picking either, he DID visit Michigan like, what, five times? Also I remember someone (I forget who) did a study and found out that distance is the biggest thing for recruits, even when they say it isn't (as in they tend to end up closer to where they live). Either way... Hopefully he decides soon and hopefully its us.
I hope he reads up on Lane Kiffin's behavior at Oakland and Tennessee before he decides. If I was a 5* back I would strongly consider USC, if Lane wasn't the HC.
Don't freak out yet. He was supposed to take another visit to one of his other finalists (assumed to be UM) after his USC visit. You could easily spin that in our favor, saying he's now positive Michigan is the place for him. I have no insider information, just offering a different perspective than the "DOOM!" response that's already taking place on here.
I wonder why the elite skilled positions like WR and RB won't sign with M. The big ugly's like M for some reason. They probably feel comfortable around gorgeous Borges!
Nobody's signing with anyone right now. Not until February (unless they enroll early).
Other than Dennis Norfleet, Amara Darboh, Devin Funchess, AJ Williams, Shane Morris, Wyatt Shallman, Deveon Smith, Jaron Dukes, and Jake Butt, Michigan hasn't landed a SINGLE offensive skill position player with a four-star rating from a major service in the last class and a half.
Just because you're a 4-star doesn't mean you're elite. Rivals hands out about 300 four-star ratings. I don't think the 299th-best player in the country is "elite." Like it or not, the "can't miss" wide receivers and running backs have not been coming to Michigan for the past few years.
But what elite prospects at WR/RB have we "missed on"? Dunn was literally committed to Michigan's biggest rival when he landed on our radar, and Stefon Diggs... well, yeah. Beyond that, unless you want to call Jordan Payton elite, or if you want to say we had a shot with DGB, I'm not seeing a wealth of talent on which Michigan swung hard and missed.
Besides, Michigan's two biggest WR/RB targets this year, Laquon Treadwell and Ty Isaac, are still very, very much in play.
I'm not about to bag on Hoke's recruiting, but that line is weak. Qualifying our relatively meh skill position recruiting by saying we didn't really miss on anyone who was seriously interested ignores that recruiting starts with getting top prospects interested.
That despite being in his second year, Hoke has bagged three consensus 4-star running backs in the last class and a half. Are any of them top-50 type guys? No. But how exactly was he supposed to get in early on last year's class, when he literally wasn't the coach at Michigan?
Besides, the skill position recruiting is only "meh" when compared to our big ugly recruiting.
Again, I'm overall very happy with Hoke's recruiting. The three consensus 4 star running backs stat doesn't acknowledge that only one of those is a non situational back and that the stat would change to zero with a strict definition of "consensus".
Missed out on DeAnthony Arnett, Burbridge, Watkins, Dee Hart, Rojo, Baxter, Brennan Clay, etc. Besides Burbridge, none of those were Hoke, but I think Magnus was referring to top skill prospects over the last several years and not just the Hoke misses.
We have a ridiculous O-line committed, a top QB coming in, and a depth chart that an elite RB / WR could jump right to the top of. I don't understand how that's not appealing.
It does make you wonder if these "elite" guys are holding out for some "elite" incentives that Michigan just doesn't lower itself to.
We have a commitment from one of the top QBs in this class (Morris) and have a very good shot at one of the top 5 WRs (Treadwell). We also have a returning starter at RB who is just a junior.
This isn't NCAA '12; you can't sign all the top players at every position every year.
I really don't know how to read this. I know everybody is looking at the recent USC visits, but if he came back to UM for a visit, that could be taken as a negative as well. Remember, he's seen UM a bunch already and is familiar with the staff and the class already. He really doesn't have anymore reason to visit UM.
Justin Davis, a high 4 star Cali RB prospect is announcing on Thursday; supposedly he is a USC lean. Would USC take 2 RBs with limited scholarships? If USC lands Davis, I like our chances a little better.
USC people believe landing Davis helps their chances with Isaac. Don't know why, but have read that on their board. Some insiders at USC are really confident about Isaac.
Please pick USC Justin, pretty please.
Davis is an impressive back. USC's depth chart argument would take a nice hit.
we also already have 2 2013 rbs
To be really fair, neither of our backs is a 5* and rated #3 in the nation.
only have one RB,the other guy is a FB.
I honestly could see Lane Kiffin taking both just to be spiteful to the world. He has the reputation of the universe hating him, so he's gotta keep that going.
If he had a full contingent of Scholarships or was back in SEC signing land maybe, but with a limited number of scholarships i'm not so sure of that
Agreed, USC just doesn't have the scholarship numbers to take Davis AND Isaac.
he was done taking visits two weeks before he took the USC visit. My impression is that he doesn't like the recruiting process anymore. Maybe it's easier to tell people he's not taking anymore visits so people stop calling him. Can't say I blame him. If he wants to, he can call UM and set up a visit without a hassle from media/fans/etc. Best of luck to him either way, tough decisions for young kids.
I think Ty will be deciding very soon. If i had to guess, I'd say by next weekend. While I believe everything he has said in the recruiting process, and respect it wholeheartedly, there has to be some sort of reason why he decided to not take any more visits. I believe he got a little gut feeling within the past day or two of where he wants to go (afterall, he has visited both schools multiple times and has had ample time to think about/compare them) and will let that feeling simmer for the next several days to see if its legitimate. While I have no idea what school he may be favoring, I do believe he has a decent idea at this point and wants to make sure there's no regrets going forward, as he is not the type of recruit to decommit.


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University of Vermont
2012-2013 Catalogue
Asian Studies (Bachelor of Arts)
General Requirements
Specific Requirements
The Asian Studies major consists of at least thirty-three credits in courses from the Asian Studies listing to include the following:
Completion of two years' (normally sixteen credits) study of a language of the geographic subarea of concentration (e.g., Chinese, Japanese). No more than sixteen credits of language study may be counted toward the major. Students who have demonstrated fluency in the language of the subarea of concentration (for instance, native speakers of the language), may substitute other Asian Studies courses to fulfill the thirty-three credit requirement.
The remaining credits must include at least nine credits at the 100-level and three credits at the 200-level. These credits must be selected from at least three academic disciplines. Language courses may not be used to fulfill this requirement.
Note: Courses that have a significant but not exclusive Asian component may be counted toward a student's major requirements only if papers or projects relevant to their Asian subarea or their Asian thematic focus have been completed. The dean's office must receive written approval from the advisor in order for these courses to be counted toward the major.
Students who major in Asian Studies and minor in an Asian language may overlap only one course as stipulated in the section on Distribution Requirements.
- Colleges and Schools: College of Arts and Sciences.
- Departments and Programs: Global and Regional Studies Program.


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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. Before the Patriots preseason finale, there was a trumped up expectation that some of our open questions on the team would be definitively answered. That most certainly was not the case Thursday night.
Instead, after the Patriots lost to the New York Giants 16-13 at MetLife Stadium, there were more questions about the state of this team in its current form than before. And forgive me if Im being dramatic, but theres also the future of the franchise to consider. On Thursday night, a window to 2017 and beyond was on display. Here are my takeaways from Thursdays game that explores these issues.
1. Shuffled line sees at least one consistent presence Josh Kline played all of the teams snaps at left guard. He had been an expected competitor for the starting position along with Jordan Devey. Devey played left tackle for the Patriots before he was replaced by Chris Barker (who started at right guard). Marcus Cannon, who was suited up for Thursdays game, did not play a snap as the team decided to rest its key players. So the likes of Nate Solder, Dan Connolly, Sebastian Vollmer, and Ryan Wendell were absent from the final preseason matchup. It may be presumptuous, but after a strong start to training camp for Kline, he could very well be Mankins replacement. However, that doesnt necessarily mean Kline, or anyone else for that matter, will live up to Mankins reputation as a top notch player. It was a mixed bag Thursday night for Kline and its not too bold to say he probably wishes he had a couple of plays back, including one notable sack allowed. Whether Kline is the future, or whether it is some combination of Devey and Cannon, no one knows outside of the organization. There was no way to answer that question Thursday night with what was displayed on the field. Instead, we must wait until the regular season opener.
2. The amazing Tim Wright The fact that Tim Wright suited up and was able to catch four passes for 43 yards after basically a day and a half with the organization is outstanding. This sport is not like baseball, in which players can simply be subbed in, hit, and be seen as an instant impact. Football requires more learning and chemistry. So it was nice to see him get in tune with Jimmy Garoppolo Thursday in what can only be assumed was a slimmed down version of the teams playbook on display. Wright can definitely generate some excitement as the teams flex tight end, lining up detached more often than not, in this pass happy offense. Itll be fun to see how this develops.
3. Aaron Dobson gets back into the fold It didnt mean anything, given the circumstances of a pointless preseason game, but the tuneup was well worth it for Aaron Dobson (3 receptions, 57 yards, 1 touchdown) as well. After missing the majority of the offseason practices while recovering from foot surgery, Dobson looked crisp in his routes and reminded us why his size, speed, and hands are quite simply superior to his colleagues. His continued health and integration into the offense will make life difficult for other players, especially as the group goes through a period of change leading up to the opener.
4. Josh Boyces outing a forgettable one For what could possibly have been his last outing with the Patriots, wide receiver Josh Boyce played less than stellar. All niceties aside, he stunk. He was targeted nine times and caught two passes. But it wasnt just that seven of the passes thrown in his direction went incomplete, its the manner in which each incompletion occurred. Whether it was a miscommunication, a lack of effort, or an inability to get to the spot, he just didnt pass the eye test. (Mind you, Dobson caught three passes on nine targets and looked remarkably better in those incompletions.) As much as the team may not want to part with their 2013 fourth round draft choice, hes simply not as good as Dobson, Kenbrell Thompkins, or Brian Tyms, all of whom play similar roles in the offense. Theres seemingly no place for him. Not on special teams, not as a returner (thank Roy Finch and Jeremy Gallon for that), and not as a receiver. Right now, for all intents and purposes, hes just another body waiting to get cut. On Thursday, he did nothing to change that perception.
5. Jimmy Garoppolo did a fine job for a rookie Its not going to be all roses and sunshine for Jimmy Garoppolo. And that definitely shouldnt be expected for a player coming out of Eastern Illinois, a lower division school. Garoppolo struggled Thursday night, the first time we can say he did so for an extended period of time. He finished 22 of 42 passing for 284 yards, with a touchdown and an interception. As the game went along, he managed to pull himself together and lead the team on some solid drives. But what was more interesting was to see him perform against a first-team defense and connect with Dobson and Wright, possibly three future cornerstones of the franchise operating on the field together Thursday night for the first time. In what is an otherwise meaningless game, that kind of exposure and learning experience will only help Garoppolo down the road. And that window into the future will only prepare Patriots fans for whats to come.
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Aebelskivers (Pancake Ball Recipe)
I think this recipe would be a perfect addition to a Thanksgiving brunch. The children in our family love pancakes, and this version fits the season quite well due to the addition of cranberry jam. It doesn't hurt that the pancakes have a unique look to them as well.
The recipe starts like any pancake recipe. The one challenge is actually fitting the jam into the pancakes, and to make that possible, I cooked them in an aebelskiver pan. Aebelskivers are round pancake balls that taste similar to crossbred doughnuts and popovers. I usually use this pan for a Vietnamese dish called bánh khọt, which is a savory Vietnamese-style rice flour pancake. You've probably seen it in a flat-version (bánh xèo). Today, it made lovely, fluffy pancakes filled with a dollop of sweet/tart cranberry jam. If you prefer, you could fill them with candied yams, though I think there wouldn't be as much textural contrast. This is definitely a recipe to learn, as it's easy to adapt to any season or occasion.
Full Recipe...
Maple Glazed Tofurkey Legs
I'm going to be posting several Thanksgiving-inspired dishes in the next few weeks. Turkey is, for obvious reasons central to the Thanksgiving meal, but if you're a vegetarian like my husband Lulu, Thanksgiving is also synonymous with many other dishes. I'll share them with you but since it's Monday, I'm going to continue to support the Meatless Monday campaign that encourages people to not eat meat on Mondays to improve their health and the health of the planet.
Tofurkey is a great meat substitute for the holiday. Making your own faux turkey isn't that complicated. I prepared a chickpea and crouton filling. I used thin lemon grass stalks to resemble the turkey legs and wrapped the whole thing in tofu skin. I cooked the tofurkey legs with fried tofu pieces and white cabbage. The glazing of maple syrup and soy sauce completed this tasty dish. This homemade meat-substitute is not only delicious but also packed with protein.
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Chocolate Pear Almond Tart Recipe
This month, we're going to bake a lot in anticipation of Thanksgiving. So start pinning the dessert recipes you like, roll up your sleeves and get baking! The first tart recipe of a long series is flavored with one of my favorite flavor combinations: chocolate, pear and almond.
I prepared a chocolate crust and made a creamy chocolate almond filling. The fruit topping was freshly picked from Lulu's uncle's tree. After a trip to the oven, out came our first Thanksgiving-worthy dessert!
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Balsamic-Braised Red Cabbage Recipe
I love red cabbage, and I find that some of the best product is available around this time of the year. Its deep ruby color is so appealing. It's very inexpensive and it lasts for a long time. You can either braise, boil, pickle or even purée it.
This evening, I shredded the cabbage and braised it with a balsamic reduction and peanut butter. The result is a lightly sweet and rich side dish. I topped it with shaved sweet Nabulsi cheese for a nice contrast in color.
If you haven't already, take advantage of this beautiful vegetable at its peak quality. Your taste buds will thank you!
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First Day – Make a recycled card. Store bought cards are beautiful but can be expensive. It's fun to look for holiday pictures in magazines, newspapers, calendars, old greeting cards and posters. Add fresh twigs, bark or bits of pine cones to make a special card. Remember to save the greeting cards you receive this year to recycle next year. The amount of cards sold in the U.S. during holiday season would fill a football filed 10 stories high.*
Second Day - - Buy a fresh green tree. Artificial trees are reusable, but according to EarthEasy.com, real trees are the more sustainable choice. Plastic trees are made of petroleum products and research shows that they are typically discarded after repeated use, filling up landfills. The benefit of live trees:
- 95% of the trees are grown on tree farms
- They contribute to air quality while growing
- They are often locally grown – saving transportation costs and added air pollution
- Live trees smell good!
- Many communities have mulching service where you can bring your tree and help your local environment.
Third Day – Buy tree with a root ball. If you really don't feel comfortable cutting down trees, buy a live tree. Depending on the size, you can repot it after the holidays or plant in your yard. Your local nursery will help you determine how and when to replant the tree.
Fourth Day – Use LED lights. LED (Light Emitting Diode) lights use up to 95% less energy than traditional holiday bulbs. LED Holiday lights use .04 watts per bulb, 10 times less than mini bulbs and 100 times less than traditional holiday bulbs.* Buy or replace some of your old lights with LED lights. And don't forget to turn them off when you go to bed!
Fifth Day – Fresh nuts and pine cones. Use pine cones, acorns, nuts, leaves, straw, cinnamon sticks, popcorn, paper chains made of recycled paper and old wrapping paper, along with natural twine to make holiday ornaments. Or, make holiday cookies with a hole to hang from your tree.
Sixth Day – Use eco-friendly bags to carry your gifts. Instead of using plastic bags, bring your own bags. And better yet, you can give them as gifts. Buy inexpensive canvas bags at the craft store and decorate it especially for your recipient.
Seventh Day – Homemade wrapping paper. You can wrap gifts in comics, newspaper, and old road maps. You can make wrapping paper from used brown grocery bags. Use ink and stamps or crayons, or cutouts from magazines to decorate the brown paper. Before the paper and plastic bags became readily available, items, including food were wrapped in material or with string. Use dish towels or cloth napkins to wrap gifts (that's a gift in itself!) Use natural twine with a pine cone to tie your presents. Remember to save wrapping paper you receive this holiday for next year.
Eighth Day – Don't buy toys with batteries. According to the EPA 40% of battery sales occur during the holidays.* Batteries are expensive and a toy with dead batteries can be useless and frustrating. Some batteries are hard to change especially in "educational" toys made for toddlers with sounds and lights or "talking" dolls or stuffed animals. Discarded batteries also hurt our environment. Think about games that nurture kids' creativity and board games that can provide quality family time.
Ninth Day – Turn down your heat. According to the Sierra Club, lowering the temperature in your house 5 degrees can save 10% off your energy bill.
Tenth Day – Donate your old cell phone. (And everything else you don't use for that matter!) You can drop off your old cell phone at any Staples store through the Sierra Club's cell phone recycling program. The Sierra Club estimates that 130 million cell phones are thrown out each year. Check out Kids Care Clubs Calling All Cell Phones for more information on where to donate your cell phone.
Eleventh Day – For the Birds. Kids love making suet and peanut butter pine cones and everyone will enjoy watching the birds peck at them during the cold snowy months. They make great gifts for grandparents and seniors. Take a pine cone, tie a sturdy string or wire around the base. Spread peanut butter or suet and roll in bird seed. See BirdNature.com for directions on making suet feeders for birds. Hang them on a tree visible from your house.
Twelfth Day – Recycle your tree by mulching. Each year 50 million Christmas trees are purchased in the U.S. Of those, up to 30 million end up in landfills. Click on Earth.911.com for more information on recycling trees and a recycling center near you. Type in your zip code and the site will provide the closest recycling center.


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6 workers resign from Caldwell County Sheriff's Office
6 workers resign from Caldwell County Sheriff's Office
Six employees of the Caldwell County Sheriff's Office have resigned from their posts following an internal investigation.
Sheriff Alan Jones hasn't identified the six workers, and said he won't go into detail about the focus of the investigation or what it revealed. The News-Topic of Lenoir reported that the probe linked the sheriff's office to an incident at another agency, leading to the resignations.
A news release on Tuesday said Jones accepted the resignations of four sheriff's office personnel and two communications workers.
Jones also announced the promotion of William J. Fore from sergeant to captain and division commander of the patrol division. Fore also acts as the department's spokesman.


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WARNING: This article deals with an account of rape/sexual assault and may be triggering for survivors of abuse.
By MIA FREEDMAN
Let's say you have a daughter. Or a little sister. And let's say there was something you could tell her that would dramatically reduce the likelihood of her being sexually assaulted during her lifetime.
Would you tell her?
I would. And I will, when my daughter is old enough for it to be relevant to her.
I'll tell her that getting drunk when she goes out puts her at a greater risk of danger. All kinds of danger. I'll tell her that being drunk impairs your judgement, slows your reflexes and dramatically reduces your ability to asses risks and escape from harm.
I'll tell her that there are opportunistic men out there, evil people who will not hesitate to take advantage of a drunk girl. I'll tell her that there is a crystal clear connection between alcohol and sexual assault, both for the victim and the perpetrator.
Will I also teach my sons about this connection between alcohol and sexual assault? Sure. I will teach them that binge drinking will obliterate their ability to make good decisions – about getting into cars, getting into fights and having sex.
To me this is common sense and part of my responsibility as a parent. Just like I will warn my kids about wearing their seatbelt and using sunscreen and looking both ways before they cross the road.
But my conversations with my daughter will be different because women are physically more vulnerable to sexual assault than men. I'm not going to pretend that's not the case. And I'm not going to pretend alcohol isn't a factor.
So what's the problem? Some people are angry at the idea of highlighting the link between drinking and sexual assault. Some people insist that when we mention the connection, we are victim blaming. Somehow, in some quarters, the right to get wasted has become a feminist issue and this troubles me greatly.
Let me be clear: sexual assault is never the fault of the victim. Neither is being hit by a drunk driver. The sole person to blame for such crimes is the perpetrator. But teaching girls how to reduce their risk of sexual assault is not the same thing as victim blaming. It's not. And we must stop confusing the two.
When Slate columnist Emily Yoffe, whose daughter is about to start college, wrote a plea to young women to stop binge drinking because it was increasing their risk of sexual assault, all manner of merry hell rained down upon her head.
No matter that the evidence is compelling, Yoffe cites a 2009 study of campus sexual assault which found that "…by the time they graduate, almost 20 percent of college women will become victims, overwhelmingly of a fellow classmate. More than 80 percent of campus sexual assaults involve alcohol. Frequently both the man and the woman have been drinking.
"Sometimes the woman is the only one drunk and runs into a particular type of shrewd—and sober—sexual predator who lurks where women drink like a lion at a watering hole. For these kinds of men, the rise of female binge drinking has made campuses a prey-rich environment."
This is not just a college phenomenon, nor an American one.
According to a study into sexual asssault by the Australia Bureau of Statisics: "Victims of sexual assault were more likely to believe alcohol and/or any other substance contributed to the most recent incident they experienced if the offender was a friend (76%). This was significantly higher than the overall proportion of victims of physical assault who believed alcohol and/or any other substance contributed to their most recent incident (59%).
Wherever there are drunk girls, there will be predators. And opportunists. And yet Emily Yoffe was widely abused on social media this week for making this connection and for telling her daughter that "it's her responsibility to take steps to protect herself".
Is that where we are? Where advising our daughter how to reduce their risk of sexual assault somehow betrays a feminist ideal and counts as victim blaming?
When I interviewed Caitlin Moran earlier this year, we spoke about this attempt at shutting down the warnings we give to women about staying safe. It was in the aftermath of Jill Meagher's tragic murder, when all the women I know were wondering out loud what we could do to protect ourselves against evil, opportunistic monsters like Jill's killer. At the time, some prominent feminist commentators tried to shut down those conversations because they insisted it was every woman's right to walk the streets at any time in any condition and expect to be safe. To suggest anything else was victim-blaming, they said.
I disagreed and I wanted to know what Caitlin felt about it.
She told me about lying in bed at night with her husband and listening to women wearing high heels click clacking down the street on their way home at 2am and what a terrible idea she thought that was. Not only did it alert a potential predator to their presence, it meant they couldn't run if they had to escape danger.
When the interview was published, some feminist bloggers expressed outrage at both me and Caitlin for what they saw as victim-blaming. Many confused the observation about shoes with the thankfully outdated idea that so-called provocative clothing – like short skirts – could increase your chance of being raped. But we weren't talking about 'leading a man on'. We were talking about running away.
Regardless, some women were pissed off.
It's very easy – I've come to understand – to have idealistic views about how the world should work. But those views mostly exist in the theoretical realm. Apply them to real life and real people, people you know and love and fear for and they evaporate.
In theory, I believe every woman (and man, but this is a post about women) should have the right to live her life free from the possibility of abuse, assault and rape. And we must continue to shame and prosecute those who don't respect that right because they are criminals.
But theories can't always withstand the conditions of real life. Which is why I believe it's crucial to educate girls about the link between alcohol and sexual assault and warn them about the increased risk to their safety that comes with getting wasted. This is not an issue of morality. If you want to have casual sex, go for it. Safely. Just make sure it's your decision and one you're still comfortable with the next day.
Binge-drinking dramatically changes your ability to make good decisions or protect yourself from bad ones made by others.
Do you think this is good advice to pass onto our daughters? Or do you disagree?


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Chris Evans' bland chicken diet for "Captain America"
Chris Evans had a diet of ''bland chicken'' to develop Captain America's hunky physique.
The 32-year-old actor has been cast as the titular superhero in forthcoming film 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier' and was forced to do ''weight training'' and eat protein foods to build the image needed to depict his character.
He said: ''I'm a skinny guy naturally. My body wants to be about 170-180lbs, so to get it to 200lbs, I have to eat a lot. It's not so much what you're eating, it's the quantity. Aside form the weight training, which is brutal - although when you walk out of the gym you feel great - it's inbetween the workout that's tough, just eating, eating, eating. It sounds pleasant, but it's not pizza and doughnuts, it's just bland chicken. Very lean, dry, simple food that provides protein. You always feel bloated and uncomfortable.''
Evans reprised the role he first took on in 2011's 'Captain America: The First Avenger' for 'The Avengers' and 'Thor: The Dark World' before taking on the character again for 2014's film, and admits he doesn't continue to work out between movies.
He told UK's Glamour magazine: ''A week before we wrap, I stop working out. I literally just started again this week [for the second Avengers film], but these past few months have been so wonderful - not even thinking about the gym.''


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Pittsburgh, PA - Geneva men′s soccer team scored early on Friday night but was unable to hold the lead against Mt. Union College as the game ended with a 2-1 decision. Saturday was a different story as the Golden Tornadoes traveled back to the Double Tree Tournament at Carnegie Mellon University to take on the Hiram College Terriers.
Geneva opened the scoring in the eighth minute of the game when sophomore midfielder, Alexander Rosenbaum played a ball to sophomore defender, Kyle Terrill who was able to find the back of the net. Hiram answered in the 15th minute as junior forward, Zaire Morrison took advantage of a ball bouncing in the box off a corner from sophomore forward, Richard Webb to tie the game at 1-1. The two teams battled with neither scoring for the duration of the half.
The second 45 minutes was a different story as the half time adjustments proved to be a game changer with the Golden Tornadoes scoring three times in the first 18 minutes of the second half. Rosenbaum started off the scoring barrage when he received a cross from junior midfielder, Jeremey Troutman and headed it into the goal. Next up was senior forward, Garrett Masters, who volleyed the ball into the net in the 52nd minute also off a pass from Troutman. Minutes later, Masters sent a pass splitting the defenders allowing Troutman to slot a goal of his own in the 57th minute. Masters rounded out the scoring in the 79th minute when freshmen midfielder, Jonathan Shoaf and sophomore forward, PJ Luksik combined to give Garrett his second goal of the night. Hiram was only able to score one time in the second half as freshmen forward, Cory Weddington received a deflected ball from Morrison and sophomore midfielder, Tanner Mathews in the 80th minute. The Golden Tornadoes were too hot to handle for the Terriers coming out on top with a 5-2 win. "We showed true character today, bouncing back from a disappointing performance on Friday and playing very well today," says Head Coach Gary Dunda. "Masters and Troutman showed excellent chemistry in the final third and supplied us with a few beautiful goals."
The Geneva men′s soccer team will host Franciscan University for their home opener Wednesday night with a 7p.m. start. The Golden Tornadoes will be back on the road Saturday for their 5p.m. game at Allegheny College.
Geneva College is a comprehensive Christian college of the arts, sciences and professional studies. Founded in the tradition of the Reformed Christian faith, Geneva prepares students to serve Christ in all areas of society: work, family and the church. Geneva College′s philosophy of education is based on the Foundational Concepts of Christian Higher Education. Geneva is a founding member of the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities (CCCU).
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NEW YORK (AP) — Talk about a high-powered collaboration: Artists from three of Lincoln Center's cultural institutions joining forces to perform one of Mozart's operatic masterpieces.
The result is a spirited and thoroughly enjoyable production of that most bittersweet of comedies, "Cosi fan tutte," which opened Wednesday night at the Juilliard School's Peter Jay Sharp Theater.
It's the third such venture between Juilliard and the Metropolitan Opera. Juilliard provides the orchestra musicians, and most of the singers are drawn from the Met's Lindemann Young Artist Development Program (some also are studying at Juilliard.)
This time there's a new and crucial element in the mix: Alan Gilbert, music director of the New York Philharmonic, conducting with a quicksilver touch that brings out the sparkle in the score but also plumbs its considerable emotional depths.
The story that unfolds in Lorenzo da Ponte's libretto is a simple one. The cynical Don Alfonso bets two younger friends, Ferrando and Guglielmo, that their sweethearts will prove unfaithful if given the chance. The men pretend to go off to war and, returning disguised as Albanians, each proceeds to woo the other's fiancee. The women, sisters Fiordiligi and Dorabella, reject them at first but then succumb — leading to a final scene of embarrassing revelations orchestrated by Alfonso and the sisters' maid, Despina.
Under the knowing hand of director Stephen Wadsworth, the talented cast of six takes a fresh approach to this tale of romantic betrayal and (at least partial) forgiveness. He keeps the proceedings buoyant in the more farcical first act, but the mood — along with David Lander's lighting — darkens considerably in the second half as feelings get hurt.
Charlie Corcoran's simple, serviceable set places most of the action in a garden with an orange tree and a balcony at the back. In one striking tableau, as Ferrando is seducing Fiordiligi, Wadsworth has all four of the other characters watching and reacting in the background — Alfonso and Despina from the balcony, Dorabella and Guglielmo from behind a curtain.
In most productions, the original pairs of lovers forgive each other (though sometimes they switch partners.) Wadsworth makes the ending more ambiguous, with one couple seemingly reconciled but the other not.
As Fiordiligi, the more resistant of the sisters, soprano Emalie Savoy (who sang the title role in last year's collaboration on Gluck's "Armide") grows in vocal and dramatic strength through the evening. The high point is her ravishing, wrenching account of the aria "Per pieta, ben mio," in which she asks for strength to remain faithful to her lover. Gilbert's sensitive pacing of the orchestral accompaniment here gives the scene the near-tragic grandeur it deserves.
Soprano Naomi O'Connell — the only soloist not from the Lindemann program — is a comic dynamo as Despina. And baritone Luthando Qave as Guglielmo stands out for the burnished beauty of his compact voice.
The others show promise as well: Tenor Alexander Lewis sings ardently as Ferrando, though he struggles a bit with the vocal line toward the end; mezzo-soprano Wallis Giunta is a feisty Dorabella; and bass Evan Hughes a more-vulnerable-than-usual Alfonso (Wadsworth suggests he and Despina may have fallen in love by the end).
"Cosi" will be performed again this Saturday at 2 p.m. and again Monday at 8 p.m.


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Knoxville 2012
by Mike Butler '93
September 24, 2012
Two Knoxville alums did some framing work on the home in the photo. The home is being built by Loudon County Habitat for Humanity. Pictured are (left to right): Jerry Blossom, '66; Brandon Butler (my son), 2026; and me ('93).
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Jeff Hardy retained his world championship, while Velvet Sky and Christopher Daniels get No. 1 contender wins at TNA Wrestling's Genesis pay-per-view.
Reaction to TNA Wrestling Genesis pay-per-view:
TNA Tag Team Title Match
Chavo Guerrero/Hernandez beat Matt Morgan/Joey Ryan. REACT: Doesn't make much sense to have Morgan's team lose, but Morgan was isolated as Ryan took the beating and pinfall. I guess Morgan will either drop Ryan or go on a monster tear. PICK: I'm 0-1.
Ken Anderson beats Samoa Joe. REACT: Unadvertised -- one of my pet peeves. Nice to read this match was decent. I'm fine with Anderson winning via the Mike Knox distraction. PICK: None.
X Division Tournament Finals
Christian York beats Kenny King. REACT: No surprise this match was respectable. Really no surprise either that York got a chance for the title. PICK: I'm 0-2.
TNA X Division Title Match
Rob Van Dam beats Christian York. REACT: So much for a title change. So-so match. PICK: I'm 0-3.
Devon beats Joseph Park. REACT: Good to see a comedy match work. Shocking to see Park get so much build and then lose. Same old gimmick, too, with an Abyss act and then back to Park for the loss. PICK: I'm 0-4.
#1 Contenders Gauntlet Match
Velvet Sky beats Gail Kim, ODB, Miss Tessmacher and Mickie James. REACT: Three wins for Gail Kim and one win for Velvet Sky. But Velvet is the final winner. Better than the usual Knockouts match, too. PICK: I'm 1-4.
Daniels beats James Storm. REACT: Wow, the right guy won here. No shock this match delivered. PICK: I'm 1-5.
Sting beats DOC. REACT: Nothing shocking. Typical Aces & Eights match. PICK: I'm 2-5.
Triple Threat for the TNA World Heavyweight Title
Jeff Hardy beats Bobby Roode and Austin Aries. REACT: Nice to read this match was excellent, with Roode and Aries working most of it in what was really 2 vs. Hardy. Roode being out first is fine by me, along with Aries' quick pin. PICK: I'm 3-5.
ANALYSIS: Pretty average show, from what I call tell. Matches seemed to get good reviews, but nothing shocking happened. GRADE: C.


text: Deer Season: News News Posted 12-31-2013 Prime Choice For Deer Camp Ralph and Vicki Cianciarulo right at home hunting in northwest Illinois The Cianciarulos pose out in front of their home and offices. Boomer, their English lab, is the only one not smiling for the camera. (Mike Suchan photo) By: Mike Suchan, OutdoorChannel.com First in a three-part series on Deer Camp at Archer's Choice with Ralph and Vicki LANARK, Ill. – Ralph and Vicki Cianciarulo don't have to go anywhere for Deer Camp; they live it. Amid the miles and miles of corn and soybean fields in northwest Illinois, there stands the largest wooded area around. The Cianciarulos had hunted nearby in their early years together, and when this property came up for sale, they pulled up stakes in Chicago and set up their homestead/deer camp. Ralph said that it is prime habitat, abundant with the three things he always considers when hunting – food, cover and water. But it wasn't the prime deer hunting grounds until extensive management. Click image to see the "Archer's Choice Early Days" photo gallery "When we first bought this, very seldom did you see a deer track," he said. "People walked it; they let everybody just go through. When we bought it, we shut it down." There are approximately 100 acres of Archer's Choice property on several parcels of land. They've set up food plots between the ag fields and bedding areas and have figured out in the past decade exactly when, where and how to hunt it. The two long ago acclimated to the small-town atmosphere and are happy to be raising son R.J., 12, in the close-knit, farming community. They have their home, office, family and friends close. "We love this place," Vicki said. Ralph's mom, Arlene, lives about "one look" down their drive. Another mile away lives Vicki's best friend, Kathy Spong, the mother of R.J.'s best friend, Travis. The women keep busy with school activities and things like bringing dinners over to each other's house. "Mom knows everyone in this community," Vicki said. "Everyone at the bank, everyone at the store. But we're not here as often. I do a lot more at school than Ralph does." "I don't mesh. I know I don't," said Ralph, who's in his own world taking photos at R.J.'s football games. "I don't really visit with the fathers. I'll say hi to them. Last year we saw one football game. We took ourselves off the road. We turned down a lot of appearances. There are more important things in life." Ralph mainly keeps his focus on the business and the deer, but he wants to be at his son's football and band activities as much as he can. On the eve of the Illinois youth opener, he breaks camp to hit the town's parade, watching R.J. march with the band in his football jersey. Click image to see the "Prime Choice For Deer Camp" photo gallery While most folks in the town of 1,457 know they have TV celebrities in their midst, they don't get the crush of requests like they would during an appearance at an outdoor show. At the parade, a boy who watches their shows and follows them on Facebook approached Vicki. "Hey Vicki, was that an 8 or a 10 you shot up in North Dakota?" was his question, she said. "I know them all." Late season favorites The late season is Ralph's favorite time to hunt. The main hunting areas are plots they call the "Fifty" – it's really just 40 acres – and another, the "Thirty-three." "There's 20 acres of woods and 10 acres nobody ever goes in," Ralph said. "I want them to have a sanctuary. We hunt the fringes, but we never go in it." That area is key to keeping deer around. No one hunts the AC land until after the youth opener (See "There Is Crying In Hunting"). Then Ralph and Vicki travel out of state for various hunts – they own property in Iowa -- before hunkering down for late season deer. "What you compete with in early season is a lot of corn and a ton of soybeans," Ralph said. "We have a tremendous oak population. You just have such a diversified amount of food in this location. When most of the ag gets cut, it starts pushing a lot of deer, especially does, into our timber." And that brings the bucks. Ralph likes the late season after the rut because the bucks aren't worried about anything but a food source. "We get in stand about 12 at 1 and you hunt till dark," he said. "The reason is, most of time, when we have snow, you can't get close to these food plots because the deer are laying there. So you go midday when they go in a little thicker cover. You hunt with the wind in your favor. We try to keep our winter plots close to the thick cover where they bed. It goes back to food, cover and water." The story of how Ralph and Vicki, city folks growing up in the big shoulders of Chicago, came to become internationally known hunters and bow experts, is an example of passion. Ralph grew up in Berwyn, which was house upon house in ethnically divided neighborhoods. His mother's family hunted and fished, and it was at his grandparents' cottage on Gages Lake where he became intrigued with wild game. His first bow, a big all-wood long bow, came at around 6. "It was heavy to draw back. I just fell in love," he said. "I would draw back and shoot that arrow, and watch it … sometimes hit the target. But you could watch it. It's like watching a football. Next thing I know, the squirrels and the rabbits." A big mistake was getting caught shooting at his mom's bird bath. "It was ugly." But he kept shooting. He'd mow the lawn, get his allowance and take most all of it to buy arrows, five for $1, at the True Value. And shoot. And shoot. "Mom and dad both thought I was weird," he said. When he got a little older, he started riding his Stingray with a banana seat to the closest archery shop 45 minutes away in Forest Park. He worked a deal to shoot for free if he changed out the target butts each month. His first ever deer hunt was with an uncle at 13, and he didn't fare too well. "I tell everybody I think that arrow is still in orbit." (See "A Shaky, Shaky Start for Cianciarulo"). Soon after, he ordered a Bitzenburger jig from Bowhunters Discount Warehouse and started making his own arrows. Apt to tinker, he later came up with an idea that made him indispensable at the bow shop. "I painted a bow. Camouflaged it," he said. "At the range, some people were like 'Oh my, gosh! Where did you get that? I started charging people $20 to paint theirs. The bow, site, quiver, the whole thing. It was Gucci." He first used leaves from his mom's plastic plants as stencils, then his technique advanced and hit a pinnacle when he started airbrushing. He was spraying piles of bows, even from other shops, and continued to make inroads in the business. Breaking his neck at 20 put him on hold for a year. Ralph wanted his own archery shop, and the owner where he was working had promised to sell him his, but then changed his tune. He told Ralph if he opened one within 100 miles, he'd shut it down. So in 1984, after the name Archer's Choice just hit him, Ralph ventured out on his own. "I was still a junior high school at that point. Just to let you know," Vicki chimes in, kind of rubbing it in. It was slow going and most told him he wouldn't make it after bringing in $55,000 the first year. But because of his passion and dedication, the business tripled the following year. "Right place, right time, right attitude," Ralph said. "Archery was on the rise, the compound bow, the whole nine yards. All the athletes were coming to my shop. I didn't treat them any more special. They came to me because I love bow hunting and archery, and I love setting up the bows. "In anything, if you have that passion, you ain't working. You don't care that you work around the clock, because you love to do it. I would stay up late at night fletching the arrows for the customers who needed their arrows. We ended up taking another store next door to us, put more ranges in." And Ralph was generous, giving away bows to kids, some of whom like him became hooked. "I am not a business person," Ralph concludes. "I concur," Vicki said. "But he has the passion. And we've been blessed to make a living out of what we love to do -- take a hobby and making a successful business out of it." Next: Ralph wins the lotto with Vicki. 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Motorola makes up for lost time with Kreatel buy
Set-top maker buy puts Morotola in frame for full IPTV
Motorola came out of the IPTV closet this week, spending an unspecified amount of cash to buy IPTV specialist set-top maker, Kreatel of Sweden.
Kreatel is credited with being among the first-ever set-top companies to focus entirely on IPTV and has had good success in the Nordics - with customers such as TeliaSonera - and elsewhere in Europe with Telefónica and KPN. The company recently opened offices in Shanghai in China.
The move catapults Motorola from its initial indifference in chasing IPTV sales closer to the market forefront as the area starts to attract bigger telcos. Motorola has a huge 50 per cent-plus market share of the US cable set-top market, where it handles head-end encoders, set tops, cable termination systems and full-scale implementation services and offers its own conditional access system.
So far in IPTV, Motorola's moves have been limited to selecting a conditional access partner in Widevine, a move which acknowledges that, with IPTV, there is a reliable return path, which can strengthen how conditional access works and extends to more flexible DRM.
Motorola was recently prime contractor in rolling out a cable-IPTV hybrid for Verizon in its fiber-based Fios TV service. The question now remains whether or not Motorola will extend its IPTV offering to software. Motorola was also chosen for set tops by the AT&T Uverse IPTV service. It is just going to commercial trials now, where it works alongside Microsoft and Alcatel and shares the set-top contracts with Cisco buy, Scientific Atlanta.
If Motorola was to go on and acquire or partner with one of the handful of IPTV middleware companies, and add some back-end operational support systems, it could create a threat to market leader Microsoft and established players Orca (which partners with Lucent) and Siemens (who bought Myrio). Motorola may opt to remain only in the hardware segment of IPTV, where it is only short of an ISAM (IP DSLAM) offering.
Kreatel uses Linux-based set tops, which is a good fit with Motorola, which has developed its own brand of embedded Linux for use in about a third of its cellphone models.
Kreatel has some extensions of its own into IPTV application and middleware layers.
Motorola is also pushing its own brand of Ultra Wide Band for connecting the digital home with components that communicate at up to 480 Mbps signals.
The Kreatel agreement, which is subject to customary closing conditions, is expected to be completed during the first quarter of 2006. Kreatel's management team and employees will remain based in Linköping, Sweden, and be integrated into the Motorola Connected Home Solutions business.
The existing shareholders of Kreatel are ABN AMRO Capital, SEB Företagsinvest and Innovationskapital.
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Alright, hold onto your pants cause @Sapu94 and I are about to lead you to the Enchanting Promise Land. I have 1000% confidence that enchanting is the most profitable profession in World of Warcraft, but before today it was an utter pain to setup so that the profit settings were optimal. Thanks to Sapu that is no longer the case. In approximately 10 minutes you can go from not monetizing enchanting scrolls at all to having it perfectly set up for scrolls. How do you accomplish this? I am going to show you how. If you aren't excited at this point you should be, cause your mind is about to be blown. Unlike any other profession Enchanting's crafts are heavily, and frequently restricted by ilvl ranges so that you have to have certain ilvl gear to enchant them with better enchants. Why is this awesome? It means that older crafts remain relevant and due to the esoteric way that many formulas are obtained new enchanters are heavily gated in entering markets. Thanks to this and the vast amount of ignorance on this point (many people contest that Enchanting is a terrible profession for raking in gold) enchanting is a killer profession for profits on the scrolls alone--not only this but it also has the most synergy among any of the other professions. Even with inscription enchanting can come into usefulness and you can level the profession profitably.
Is that awesome? Yes, yes it is. Anyways, onto the main event which I think you should be salivating on, because you are about to be force fed some steak, (sorry goblin vegetarians, this post is only for greedy, carnivorous Goblin champions). I have taken screen shots of every step along the way that is necessary to be taken after TSM is installed. Note: first you need to install the soon to be made available release version of TSM, which is available if you are an ethereal contributor or a wind trader.
However, Sapu tells me it will hit the general public soon. Also, install The Undermine Journal General Edition, which you can get here:
Addon Link
For the purposes of managing addon updates I have found the curse client to be great. It's available for both windows and macs. The download link is here: Curse Client
First, go to the tradeskill master crafting enchanting profession button. Click Force Rescan of Profession (Advanced)
Next, go to every subcategory (2H weapon, Boots, Bracers, etc.) and click Enable All Crafts.
Then create an Enchanting Category in the Trade Skill Master Auctioning Module
Next, return to the Trade Skill Master Crafting Module. Go to each subcategory under Crafts and click on Create Auctioning Groups.
Then, click on the button next under How to add crafts to Auctioning. Select All in Individual Groups. Do this for each subcategory.
Then, click on Category to put groups into: select the enchanting category that you created earlier. Next click on Add Crafted Items from this Group to Auctioning Groups. This will put each craft in its own auctioning group under the enchanting category. Many enchants sell for up to 700% of their crafting value, so doing something like only 200% is going to kneecap your profits unnecessarily.
Next, set the threshold as 110% of the %AuctionDB - Crafting Cost. Set the fallback price as 125% of The Undermine Journal - Market Average GE price.
The reason setting scroll group prices up this way is superior to any other methods is that the undermin journal market average GE price (or median) is that the undermine journal is scanning every auction house in your continent every hour and keeps this price history for 2 weeks as a moving average, which means that price trends will be followed for the past 2 weeks. Not only does this allow for super quick setup of the enchanting crafts it also means that the prices will keep up with inflation in WoW, which especially going into the next expansion will be 100% or more over several months into it Simply put, if the fallback prices do not constantly adjust themselves you will need to do a lot of manual work. Then, go to the auction house and perform a get all scan. This step is necessary so that the material prices are as up to date as possible. If you have Trades Skill Master's autoupdating program this price data will be even better. The TSM external program can be downloaded here: Trade Skill Master Auto Updater
Next, it's useful to ensure that the pricing data that the Trade Skill Master Crafting module will use is sensible. Go to the Crafting Module then click on Price / Inventory Settings. This will bring up the window where the price and inventory settings can be adjusted.
I like to use pricing data that takes into account more than just the current scan or the last scan performed. Utilizing data from the past week or two weeks allows for a much more stable material and craft pricing information. So, I use either The Undermine Journal Realm Edition for material prices or the TSM Auction DB as they utilize what is referred to as a moving average, which essentially is just using pricing information from the past week or two weeks when performing various relevant calculations.
I also recommend changing the category settings for the max restock amount and the and minimum profit % and minimum profit in gold so that the very low profit scrolls are not queued and also that for the initial crafting round only 2 of each are queued up. Once you get a feel for what is selling out before you recraft, change the amount restocked for that scroll as described in the guide. Click on the Enchanting Button withing the Crafting Module, then click options. Next, click the override max restock quantity and set it to 2. Enable Override minimum profit and set it to percent and gold amount. Change the minimum profit to 10-20% and the minimum profit to 40 or so gold. I feel that if the scroll is not at least this profitable that it is not worth my time to create.
However, lets say that someone is trying to control material prices in such a way that due to the material being not very common or in low supply that addons which rely on having reasonable pricing data will behave poorly. In the case of TSM this would entail crafts that are profitable appearing to be unprofitable to the addon as it reflects the supply seen on the auction house rather than what your actual material prices may be if you are doing cross faction purchases or manufacturing them through other means. Fortunately, Trade Skill Master lets you input fixed pricing for material costs. It's useful to take advantage of so that items commonly controlled actually reflect their actual pricing data for your setup. In order to do this, click on the Materials subcategory after the Enchanting tab is opened. Then click on the material whose price you wish to adjust. As an example I am changing the price of Abyss Crystals to a fixed price.
Then, click the Override Price Source, followed by clicking Custom Value. Enter the price you wish for the crafting module to use. I set it as 24g in this example.
In order to get current pricing data, or add to the pricing data for materials and crafts we need to run a get all scan, especially if you are not using the Trade Skill Master Auto Updater. Note: if you are using either the undermine journal realm edition or the undermine journal general edition you can skip this step. However, if you are using the Trade Skill Master Auction DB (AucDb) you should do this step to ensure the most accurate price measurements.
Next, click on Crafts, then Show Craft Management Window.
Once that step is taken, click on Restock Queue. This queues up all the crafts that are less than the number of scrolls already made.
Note: once you have set up all these scroll groups and after each restocking session you want to increase the number of scrolls queued if you sold out of those scrolls before the next recrafting. This is absolutely essential for optimal monetization for each interval. It is done by clicking on Additional Item Settings for Each Group. It is not all that time intensive due to only some scrolls selling out quickly.
Then change the Max Restock Quantity to the next level, repeat this process for each recrafting process until you no longer sell out of the scroll by the next recrafting session.
Finally, go to your favorite auctioneer with the created scrolls from earlier.
Congratulations, if you've followed this guide setting up, crafting, and posting scrolls to the AH is absolutely optimal. Warning: your jaw may drop when you realize the insane profits myself and others are seeing. Hint: it's in the tens of thousands every day.
How to Set Up Enchanting in TSM Like a Boss Part 2
Another profitable advantage in enchanting is disenchanting items from the auction house for profit. This is extremely useful for ensuring a continuing stockpile of enchanting materials by taking advantage of gear dumped on the auction house by people leveling up other professions. This process is very simple, and it only requires taking advantage of shopping lists. These shopping lists use the upcoming changes to the auction tab (new feature) in the release version of Trade Skill Master.
Enchant Materials Shopping Lists
Astral Essence
First, click on Shopping Lists and then Import Shopping Lists
Then, enter a Shopping list name and copy the text from the shopping lists above. Do this for each shopping list.
Using the Auction Tab
Click on Show Saved Searches. Then click on one of the shopping lists created in the previous steps.
This will search for all the terms on the shopping list. Then click sort by item price.
Trade Skill Master may add an option to include a column which calculates the market price difference between the market price of the enchant mats and the cost of the item. Whenever this number is positive you want to buy that item. Until this feature is implemented I am using Auctionator's tooltip information that shows the market value of the enchant mats when you hover over the item. You can see that information inside the red box on the tooltip below.
Trade Skill Master's Auctioning Tab currently does not feature something similar to Auctioneer's Quick Buyout. With that in mind, and understanding sometimes you are buying many items in a row I have created a macro which you only have to press twice instead of moving a mouse around to 3 areas and clicking 3 buttons, which makes this process much faster.
/click ScrollTable2Row1col1 /click TSMAHTabBuyoutButton /click TSMAHConfirmationActionButton
Finally, once you have all these enchanting mats created, and the scroll market is saturated how should the enchant materials be brought to the market so that an optimal sell through rate is implemented? Sapu has a great post about this very topic that extends to enchanting. You can read it here: Stack Size Matters
How to Set Up Enchanting in TSM Like a Boss Part 3
Next is an incredibly powerful feature that really trivializes auction house micromanagement when it comes to resetting markets and taking advantage of underpriced items, effectively outsourcing crafting and drying up others supply by brute force and courage of heart. What is fantastic about this feature is that you can set it up at a category level, which makes it very fast to implement.
First, go into the auctioning tab, click on the enchanting category, scroll down and you will see "include in reset scan" under Reset Scan Settings. Enable this.
Next, adjust the settings that appear.
I like these settings currently as only somewhat profitable under priced scrolls appear and the ones that do appear are close to my production cost. Fine tuning this feature will take some experimentation though. Next, add "enchant" to the "Common Search Term" field that is under Category Overrides. This dramatically speeds up reset scans on the order of 50 times in my experience.
After the reset scan settings are in place, go to the auction house and click on "Reset Auctions." This will start scanning for items to buy out and repost for profit based on the reset settings determined earlier. After you identify which ones you wish to purchase, merely click away with the buying macro I wrote about earlier in this thread.
Enjoy the profit avalanche. Soon you will be replying to your competitors, "Oh, don't mind me. I am just making it rain gold."


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history professor Geoff Cocks argues the individuals still looked out for their own material interests and that this was exhibited most significantly in the way Germans were concerned about their health.Historians have held to the assumption that Nazi Germany built a society where individualism was stamped out because everyone in the "master race" was subordinated to the collective "racial community." While the racial community was a reality, Albion College
Cocks used all of the skills he has developed as a historian to assemble first-person accounts—like a two-volume diary by Victor Klemperer, novels by Christa Wolf and Hans Fallada, and archival documents from Europe, the United States, and Israel—to complete his new book, The State of Health: Illness in Nazi Germany. The book was published by the Oxford University Press in the United Kingdom in January and will be released in the United States this spring.
"After losing the First World War, Germany entered a period of great economic uncertainty as well as psychological and physical suffering. There was an increasing concern about illness and disability, and the government becomes involved," said Cocks, who previously authored Psychotherapy in the Third Reich. "The Nazis made a big deal about how health has to be conceived in racial terms. It was people's duty to be healthy so they could fight against unhealthy races like the Jews, who the Nazis decreed are not just an unhealthy race but in fact a disease organism.
"The Nazis didn't manage to destroy the modern tradition of people thinking in terms of their individual selves and their needs, especially when it came to health and illness," he added. "One of the great continuities in modern German history through the Third Reich is the role of individuals looking out for individual material interest. Everyone was raised in an environment of mass consumption where individuals satisfied their needs and that didn't go away under Nazi Germany. It just got harder to do."
Cocks added the suffering brought on by the war increased individuals' desire to access and hoard medical resources in particular.
By weaving the firsthand accounts and regional health reports, Cocks found trends of what individuals were doing to maintain their health, including the widespread use of prescription drugs.
"This book is a history of not just the incidence of illness but rather of the experience of illness within social, medical, and discursive spaces where people try to manage their lives," Cocks said. "Germany—long before the Nazis came to power—had the most highly advanced pharmaceutical industry in the world. There were lots of drugs in the German market and there continued to be through the Third Reich. Drugs were a major concern of people—getting drugs, using drugs, suffering from the shortage of getting drugs."
The topic of health, it turns out, was ubiquitous in Nazi Germany.
"The Nazis made the matter of racial health and regular health a matter of constant conversation as well as negotiation," Cocks said. "People worried about health because the Nazis were saying, 'You're all great Aryans, that means there are certain standards and you have to stay healthy.' While the Nazis were brutal to their enemies, they had to cultivate as well as discipline their own people to be soldiers and workers."
Cocks said the book, which was edited down to about 150,000 words, was the result of research that started in the 1980s; he wrote the book during a sabbatical he took a couple of years ago. Patience was essential as he fought the temptation to jump to a conclusion while gathering and analyzing the voluminous material.
His overarching hope is that he has successfully combined several of the various methods of analyzing history.
"I really enjoyed writing it because it all fell together," Cocks said. "I had been thinking about it so long that it actually became clearer when I left it alone instead of concentrating on it all the time. It's the best thing I've ever done.
"I hope historians will say it is a book that synthesizes and takes in new directions all of the recent best research. One of the things about writing it over this long period was that the field of German history and history of the Third Reich has gone through various fads of emphasizing certain things in what it means to write good history. We've recently reached a new synthesis of using all these different approaches toward history. I use all the major varieties of history developed since the Second World War and I have combined these methods—the use of psychoanalysis and traditional social and political history—which have often been at war with one another. I like to think we—and I—are doing total history now."


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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Regulators will likely finish a long-awaited update to rules protecting children's online privacy by the end of the year, the head of the Federal Trade Commission said on Tuesday.
The original rules were developed when most computers were large beige boxes sitting under office desks instead of smartphones slung into backpacks and permeating most aspects of daily life.
FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz said the agency was moving forward on two issues: self-regulatory "do not track" guidance, and regulations to update the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, or COPPA.
The law requires that website and online service operators obtain verifiable consent from parents before collecting information about children.
Leibowitz, who is thought keen to leave the agency within months, said he was more confident of finishing an update of COPPA's rules, which were written following the 1998 legislation.
Under revised rules, the FTC would make websites, mobile apps and data brokers all responsible for getting parental consent before collecting data about children aged 12 and younger. Currently it is unclear who has the responsibility.
Data brokers buy and sell consumer data.
Speaking at the Wall Street Journal's annual CEO Conference in Washington, Leibowitz said the process would most likely be done by the end of the year.
"We are looking at all the comments that came in and weighing how to tweak the regulation," he said.
Leibowitz was slightly less optimistic about the fate of "do not track," an effort to allow Internet users to tell companies they did not want to be tracked online.
Some large technology companies, like Microsoft and Google, have agreed to let consumers opt out of being tracked, but advertisers have pushed back hard.
"We're still making forward progress," Leibowitz said when asked if the efforts would be done by the end of the year. "We continue to be optimistic. It's not a certainty though."
(Reporting By Diane Bartz; Editing by Ros Krasny and Kenneth Barry)


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LONDON (AP) — London's Metropolitan Police have announced a new policy of hiring only Londoners in a bid to make the police force more representative of the population it serves.
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Officials say the goal is to have a police force with the "cultural competencies" needed in a global city with a varied population. Some 5,000 police constables will be recruited in the rest of 2014 and 2015.