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Jose Garces is among the most talented and innovative chefs in America. He opened his first restaurant, Amada, in 2005, and since then his Garces Group has opened 14 other restaurants across the country.
In 2009, he won the James Beard Award for Best Chef in the Mid-Atlantic region, and he's also a Food Network Iron Chef, rubbing elbows with the likes of Bobby Flay, Cat Cora and Michael Symon.
Now Chef Garces has a new book, The Latin Road Home. Part cookbook, part memoir and part travelogue, it traces the food traditions that have influenced his cooking. From Spain to Mexico, to Ecuador, Peru and Cuba, he investigated the techniques and ingredients that shaped the foods of his childhood.
Garces talks with NPR's Lynn Neary about his journey, and shares some favorite recipes.
Interview Highlights
On the food from his home country, Ecuador
"It's not a popular, I would say, mainstream cuisine here in the U.S. It's something that, I think, still needs to be discovered, and it's a very flavorful cuisine. ... Some of the best cooks that I've cooked with, whether it's in New York or Chicago or even here in Philadelphia, are actually Ecuadorians. And there's something about their palates that really just inspires me, and has a really deep sense of flavor. ...
"In The Latin Road Home, I talk about this kind of peasant style that's called las cosas finas, along with fritada. So fritada is a fried, crispy pork, and las cosas finas translates into 'the finer things,' or 'fine things.' And what it really is is a corn and hominy salad with fried pork. So that would be something that I could remember when I was 7 years old. I would see these ladies drive around these large carts and scream, 'Mote, mote!' And that would just mean that there is this hominy salad with crispy pork, and that would be, I would say, an Ecuadorian staple."
On the best ways to cook beans
"Beans are a staple, and my wife is Cuban. So I have to partake in my weekly dosage of Cuban beans, whether they're red or black or pinto. I mean, you name it. And, you know, one thing that's in beans, I think, having some ham product, whether it's bacon or a smoked ham hock, good aromatics and just giving them their time to cook. A good soak always works as well. So, soaking the beans overnight and then cooking them with enough liquid and just letting them go slow and low works. ...
"Probably for, like, one cup of beans, you would have about six cups of water. ... And then, you know, if they start to dry, just add more. And as they break down, they start to release some of their starch, and it begins to really make a flavorful broth, as well."
On the best places to eat in Cuba
"One of the things that I hope to do with The Latin Road Home is transport people to these different countries. So you open the chapter in Cuba, I'm taking you to a paladar, which is a restaurant in somebody's home in Cuba. And I'm sharing with you a meal that I experienced in a different paladar. ...
"I found that the restaurants weren't as great in Havana as the paladars were, which were little tables inside somebody's home. So it might only be like two or three tables, but folks were cooking their home-cooked meals, and that's where you would have dinner."
Recipe: Chilango Huarache
(Huarache with Chorizo, Carnitas and Serrano Ham)
Note that the masa cakes can be partially cooked, then wrapped in plastic and refrigerated for up to 2 days. Makes 4 servings.
Masa Cakes
1/2 cup Maseca brand white corn instant masa harina
1/4 teaspoon chile de árbol powder
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/3 cup warm water
1 large potato (about 1/2 pound), boiled in salted water, peeled and mashed until smooth
1/2 cup crumbled Mexican chorizo (about 1/4 pound), cooked until lightly browned and drained
1 cup carnitas
4 ounces Oaxaca cheese, shredded (about 1 cup)
16 slices Serrano ham (about 1/3 pound)
2 tablespoons pickled jalapenos, drained
Microgreens, for garnish
Bottled Mexican hot sauce
To make the masa cakes, combine the masa harina, chili powder and salt in a large mixing bowl. Slowly add the warm water, using your hands to mix the dough until smooth and form it into a ball. Cover the dough with a damp cloth and allow it to rest for 20 minutes.
Heat a lightly oiled griddle or skillet over medium heat.
Divide the dough into four equal portions. Use a rolling pin or tortilla press to flatten each portion, between two sheets of plastic wrap, into a long oval 1/16- to 1/8-inch thick. Precook each masa cake on the griddle for 2 minutes per side. If not using right away, wrap the masa cakes in plastic wrap and refrigerate until needed, up to 3 days.
Place a baking stone in the oven and preheat the oven and stone to 450 degrees for 1 hour.
To top the masa cakes, spread each with a thin layer of potato, then top evenly with the chorizo, carnitas and Oaxaca cheese. Bake the huaraches directly on the baking stone until the bottoms of the cakes are crispy and the cheese is melted, 6 to 8 minutes. Top each huarache with 4 slices ham and sprinkle on a few slices of pickled jalapeno and microgreens. Pass hot sauce at the table.
Recipe: Ropa Vieja con Frijoles Colorados
(Braised Shredded Beef Stew with Red Beans)
Here, again, the pressure cooker is an absolute necessity: It expedites the cooking and makes the meat tender and the whole dish deeply flavorful. Makes 4 servings.
Braised Beef
2 tablespoons vegetable oil + 2 tablespoons
2 pounds boneless beef short ribs
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
1/4 pound thick-cut bacon, diced small
1 large Spanish onion, diced small
1 red bell pepper, diced small
1 green bell pepper, diced small
2 tablespoons minced garlic (4 to 6 cloves)
2 tablespoons roasted garlic (4 to 6 cloves)
1/4 cup tomato paste
2 tablespoons whole cumin seeds, toasted and ground
2 tablespoons cider vinegar
2 quarts beef stock
1/2 pound dried red kidney beans, soaked overnight, drained, and rinsed (2 cups)
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 large Spanish onion, thinly sliced
1 large green bell pepper, thinly sliced
1 large red bell pepper, thinly sliced
2 tablespoons minced garlic (4 to 6 cloves)
1/4 cup tomato paste
2 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley
2 Tbsp chopped fresh cilantro
5 plum tomatoes, seeded and diced small
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
To Serve
White Rice
Fried sweet plantains
2 scallions (white and green parts), thinly sliced on the diagonal
To prepare the braised beef, heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a large cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat. Generously season the meat with salt and pepper. Sear it until well browned, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Set aside.
Heat the remaining 2 tablespoons oil in a pressure cooker over medium-high heat until it shimmers. Add the bacon, onion, bell peppers and raw and roasted garlic. Cook until the onion is translucent, about 10 minutes, stirring frequently. Stir in the tomato paste, cumin and vinegar and cook until the mixture is lightly caramelized, about 5 minutes. Add the stock, seared short ribs and kidney beans. Close and seal the pressure cooker and cook over medium-high heat for 1 hour.
Prepare an ice bath in the kitchen sink. Transfer the still-sealed pressure cooker to the ice bath and leave it to cool for 5 minutes. Lift the pressure cooker out of the ice bath, carefully unseal it and remove the lid.
Lift the short ribs out of the cooker; the meat should be soft to the touch and fork-tender. While the meat is still hot, shred it with a fork and set aside. Measure out 1 quart (4 cups) of the braising liquid and set aside (return any beans to the pot).
To finish the beans, transfer the contents of pressure cooker to a saucepan and cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until the liquid thickens, 18 to 20 minutes.
Meanwhile, to make the sauce, heat the oil in a large saute pan over medium-high heat. Add the onion, bell peppers and garlic and cook until translucent, about 10 minutes, stirring frequently. Stir in the tomato paste and cook until the mixture is caramelized, about 5 minutes. Add the reserved braising liquid and cook until reduced by about half, about 15 minutes. Add the meat and stir to incorporate. Fold in the parsley, cilantro and tomatoes and season to taste with salt and pepper.
Serve the ropa vieja and beans with rice and plantains, garnished with scallions.
Recipe: Empanadas de Viento
(Empanadas with Queso Fresco)
The dough must rest properly and has to be rolled out thinly to be workable, but once you get it down, this is an easy dough to handle. When forming the empanadas, make sure the edges are well sealed so they don't leak while frying. You can roll and crimp the edges a few times to help ensure that they're closed up tightly. Fully formed empanadas de viento can be frozen, wrapped tightly in plastic and foil, for up to 2 months; thaw in the refrigerator before frying. The dough can be refrigerated for up to 1 day. Makes 12 empanadas.
2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
1 teaspoon kosher salt
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1/2 cup vegetable shortening
1 large egg yolk
1/2 cup cold water
1/4 pound queso fresco, grated (2 cups)
2 quarts vegetable oil, for frying
1/4 cup granulated sugar, for sprinkling
Pickled onions, for serving
Aji costeno, for serving
To make the dough, sift the flour, salt and sugar together in a bowl. Use a pastry blender to cut the vegetable shortening into the dry ingredients until it is fully incorporated. Add the egg yolk and mix well. Adding 2 or 3 tablespoons at a time, knead in the water with your hands until a smooth dough forms. Pat the dough into a round, flat disk and wrap it tightly in plastic wrap. Refrigerate it for at least 1 hour or up to 1 day before making the empanadas. To assemble the empanadas, divide the chilled dough into a dozen 1-inch balls. Using a manual tortilla press, a rolling pin or the heel of your hand, press each dough ball into a circle about 1/8-inch thick and about 6 inches in diameter.
Mound about 2 tablespoons of cheese in the center of each round and fold the dough over to form a half-moon. Use a dinner fork to crimp the outer edge. Alternatively, use a plastic empanada press from a Latin market. To cook the empanadas, heat the oil to 350 degrees in a stockpot, using a candy or deep-fry thermometer to monitor the temperature. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Fry the empanadas in batches until they are golden brown and crispy, 3 to 4 minutes each, turning once in the oil. Drain them on the baking sheet and sprinkle with sugar before serving with pickled onions and aji on the side.
All recipes from The Latin Road Home by Jose Garces. Copyright 2012 by Jose Garces. Excerpted by permission of Lake Isle Press.
Jose Garces is among the most talented and innovative chefs in America. He opened his first restaurant, Amada, in 2005, and since then, his Garces Group has opened 14 other restaurants across the country. He won the James Beard Award for Best Chef in the Mid-Atlantic region in 2009, and he's also a Food Network Iron Chef, along with the likes of Bobby Flay, Cat Cora and Michael Symon.
Now Chef Garces has a new book, "The Latin Road Home." Part cookbook, part memoir and travelogue, Garces leads readers on a delicious journey through five distinct cultures and cuisines. Chef Garces will join us in a moment, but we also want to hear from you. Tell us about one food or meal, which instantly transports you home. Our number: 800-989-8255. Our email address is firstname.lastname@example.com. And you can join the conversation at our website. Go to npr.org, and click on TALK OF THE NATION.
Chef Jose Garces is in the studios of member station WHYY in Philadelphia. So good to have you with us. Welcome to TALK OF THE NATION.
JOSE GARCES: It's a pleasure to be here. Thank you.
NEARY: Now this book, "The Latin Road Home," focuses on the cuisine of five different countries: Ecuador, Spain, Cuba, Mexico and Peru. First of all, why those five countries? What is it that they have in common that you wanted to explore?
GARCES: Well, they're all countries that have been inspirational to me throughout my 20 years of cooking. And they all have their own kind of unique elements that have inspired my cooking. And, you know, we could start with the first one, Ecuador. I'm Ecuadorian. I was born and raised in Chicago, but both of my parents emigrated from Ecuador. And then, I mean, really, I could tell a story about each country and why it's particularly...
NEARY: You know what I was going to try and do with you, if you wanted to play this game, kind of an "Iron Chef" kind of game, which was just sort of go through each of the country and give me a quick, little thumbnail sketch, maybe even just word that's - one word that might be - really will describe, you know, something about that country's food. Let's start with Ecuador since you were talking about it.
GARCES: Oh I would say Indian native.
NEARY: And that means what exactly?
GARCES: That just mean - these indigenous people that have been there and have, you know, have their traditions in food have been translated throughout the generations and are still ever present.
NEARY: Spain.
GARCES: Spain. Well, you know, for me, I think Spanish food is festive. It's European. It's classic, and it's involved in all of the cuisines that I spoke of.
NEARY: Mexico.
GARCES: Mexico. Ancient, traditional, really - gosh, the root of cuisine.
NEARY: Peru.
GARCES: Peru, I think has the same similar features that Ecuador has and their neighboring countries. But just again, very indigenous, very rustic, home style.
NEARY: And Cuba.
GARCES: Cuba. The country where my wife is from, so Fidel Castro and...
GARCES: It is a cuisine that is Caribbean. It's festive. It's fun, but it has some roots.
NEARY: You know, I like the fact that these are all linked in some way, and it's almost hard to trace the links. You sort of open the book by saying that, you know, certain foods had gone back and forth across, you know, from Spain to - from the New World to the old, and then back again. And I wanted you to talk a little a bit about that and how they're all kind of linked in some way. Do they all begin in Spain, or...
GARCES: I think that the Spanish domination throughout, you know, the - throughout time has - they've imprinted their cuisine, their culture in these different areas. And then you take the indigenous population that was there during the Spanish colonization, and that marriage is really what was become their cuisine currently.
NEARY: Yeah. And I know so little about - you know, so interested that your heritage is Ecuadorian, if that's the correct way we're putting it...
GARCES: Mm-hmm.
NEARY: ...because I don't know a thing about Ecuador. I was thinking about it. I thought, I don't know about food from Ecuador, what it is like.
GARCES: Yeah. Well, it's not a popular, I would say, mainstream cuisine here in the U.S. It's something that, I think, still needs to be discovered, and it's a very flavorful cuisine. I think, you know, one of the things that I've - some of the best cooks that I've cooked with, whether it's in New York or Chicago or even here in Philadelphia, are actually Ecuadorians. And there's something about their palates that really just inspires me, and has a really deep sense of flavor.
NEARY: Can you give me an example of a sort of, you know, classic Ecuadorian dish or meal?
GARCES: Sure. In "The Latin Road Home," I talk about this kind of peasant style that's called las cosas finas, along with frittata. So frittata is a fried, crispy pork, and las cosas finas translates into the finer things, or fine things. And what it really is is a corn in hominy salad with fried pork. So that would be something that I could remember when I was seven years old. I would see these ladies drive around these large carts and scream mote, mote. And that would just mean that there is this hominy salad with crispy pork, and that would be a, I would say, one - an Ecuadorian staple.
NEARY: One thing about this book is you write about, you know, the food that people cook at home, would cook home, but also about the culture of street food. How is that - how - why has that flourished so much in these cultures, the street vendor?
GARCES: Well, I think it's, you know, it's an inexpensive way to eat, obviously. And I think that most people are on the go, and they're moving. They're working, and to get something quick. And to be a successful street vendor, you have to put something, a product out there that's really flavorful and can nourish people at the same time. So it's a study, I think, in really nourishing the people of the streets in a fast way.
NEARY: Yeah. Who was the cook in your family? Was it your mother?
GARCES: My mom and my grandma were both great cooks. My grandma, Mamita Amada, who's 91 years old, actually taught my mom how to cook. And my mom kind of passed on a lot of those recipes and techniques to myself - but both really solid cooks.
NEARY: Is there one dish that they cook that you particular love beside the one you just mentioned? Or...
GARCES: Well, I think - I mean, they cook so many things well, but I would say my grandma's empanadas are some of the best. And there's a big section devoted just to Ecuadorian-style empanadas. And my mom, I mean, she just has an array of flavor, so her Ecuadorian-style shrimp ceviche is one of my favorites.
NEARY: Now, empanadas are a food that you would find across a number of these cultures, right? You would find different versions of empanadas?
GARCES: Yeah, absolutely. If you were a Colombian, you would have your version of an empanada. If you are an Argentinean, you might find a dough that's baked and has a butter sheen on it. And then in Ecuador, you'll find more crispy-fried empanadas. So, yeah, every culture has their own version of empanadas.
NEARY: Now, I was asking about a dish that reminds you of home, because we've asked our listeners to tell us about some foods that remind them of home, or transport them home. And we have some callers. So let me go now to - I think it's Alicia(ph) in New York. Hello?
ALICIA: Yes. Hi.
NEARY: Hi.
ALICIA: Thanks for having me on the show. I listen all the time.
NEARY: Good. Great.
ALICIA: The one dish that I said that brings me back in just beans and rice. My grandfather was from Texas. My grandmother was from Oklahoma. And we just had Mexican food all the time. It was delicious. And they would always make beans and rice. And even now, they're both passed, but we still have it. My aunt just made it for us. And just the smell, the flavors, it just reminds me of them and of my family, and all the people that I have here and all the people that I still don't - I can't see anymore, but I still - it just brings me right back.
NEARY: You - are you a cook? Do you like to cook it yourself, or you'd like it when...
NEARY: ...others prepare it for you?
ALICIA: I love to cook, but I don't do it very often. But - and I can never make beans and rice. It would come out crunchy or mush. But bless the people who can make them, because I can't.
NEARY: Well, maybe Jose has some advice for you. Thanks for calling in.
ALICIA: Thank you.
GARCES: Yeah, I mean, absolutely. Beans are a staple, and my wife is Cuban. So I have to partake in my weekly dosage of Cuban beans, whether they're red or black or pinto. I mean, you name it. And, you know, one thing that's in beans, I think, having some ham product, whether it's bacon or a smoked ham hock, good aromatics and just giving them their time to cook. A good soak always works, as well. So soaking the beans overnight and then cooking them with enough liquid and just letting them go slow and low works.
NEARY: Yeah, that liquid. I think liquid - do you have a good balance of liquid and beans?
GARCES: A ratio?
NEARY: Yeah.
GARCES: Probably for, like, one cup of beans, you would have about six cups of water.
NEARY: A lot of water, then.
GARCES: A lot of water. Yeah. And then, you know, if they start to dry, just add more. And as they break down, they start to release some of their starch, and it begins to really make a flavorful broth, as well.
NEARY: Why is it that certain foods like beans, corn - I think you mentioned corn - avocados, those are sort of basic foods that I associate with Latin cuisine, different Latin cuisines. How does that happen?
GARCES: Well, I mean, corn is just - it's a crop that has been indigenous to these different countries, and beans, as well. And so, you know, they're cooking things that are grown in their areas. And so for years, that - those traditions have gone forth. And, yeah, I mean, I think - as you mentioned those ingredients, that, to me, signifies Latin cuisine. They couldn't be more Latin, corn, beans, avocados. Right on.
NEARY: All right. Let's take another caller. We're going to go to Marie, who's calling from Needham, Arizona. Hi, Marie.
MARIE: Hello. I'm in Needham, Arkansas.
NEARY: Oh, OK, Arkansas. Sorry about that.
MARIE: Yeah. AR stands for Arkansas.
MARIE: My food is lefse. It's a Norwegian - I call it a Norwegian tortilla, because you roll it flat and fry it on the griddle. And you can sprinkle it with sugar and butter and roll it up and eat it. Or you could wrap it around a hotdog or a polse, as a Norwegian would say, and have a little mustard on it.
NEARY: All right. Thanks for your call, Marie. So that's interesting, a Norwegian tortilla. And that's interesting, Jose, the way certain foods can translate to another culture. And before you answer that question, I just want to remind our audience that you are listening to TALK OF THE NATION, from NPR News.
But, again, Jose, it's interesting how, you know, certain foods that, in certain countries, they're Latin. In another country, they're - you know, they take on a whole other sort of feel.
GARCES: Sure, sure. And I think that, you know, if I could just speak to maybe what the wrap is. So that like a tortilla, which is one of my favorite vessels for transporting flavor, you know, a popular thing, a popular trend these days is Korean tacos. So to transport the tortilla into a dish that has spicy Korean pork and kimchi, you're starting to mix both cultures together. And, you know, if it works, it works.
NEARY: And sometimes it does, really well.
And some - yeah.
Let's go to Pablo, who's calling from San Antonio, Texas. Pablo, go ahead.
PABLO: OK. Hello. Thank you very much for the opportunity. I was actually driving back from the hospital. I'm a doctor from Ecuador, and I live in Texas. And I used to live in Chicago. That's where I trained. And I listen to your show(ph) today, and it was interesting, because the other night, I actually dreamed that there was lady yelling: chochos con tostado.
PABLO: And my family - the last time they brought chochos con tostado in - from Ecuador. And, unfortunately, I don't know the translation of chochos in English, but maybe Jose can actually help me with that.
GARCES: Chochos means toasted corn. So chochos are - they are toasted corn, but that's how I would translate them.
PABLO: All right. And, well, they're delicious. They sell them in the street, and that, you know, takes me back to my hometown. And I really appreciate the call. Thank you so much.
NEARY: OK. Thanks so much for calling, Pablo. I hope you can find some. Maybe you can find some in San Antonio. I don't know.
NEARY: But, you know, that's really interesting, the way of food or - can take you places, can take you home that way, you know, just instantly brings up memories and...
GARCES: Absolutely. And, you know, one of the things that I hope to do with "The Latin Road Home" is transport people to these different countries. So you open the chapter in Cuba, I'm taking you to a paladar, which is a restaurant in somebody's home in Cuba. And I'm sharing with you an - a meal that I experienced in a different paladar.
And that's been the goal of "The Latin Road Home," is to really give folks some insight into these five different Latin countries and transport them for that one hour or two hour that they're cooking and experiencing the food, and that they're feeling like they're in one of these Latin countries.
NEARY: I thought - so the paladar is actually a restaurant in someone's home?
GARCES: Yeah. Paladar is a - I found that the restaurants weren't as great in Havana as the paladars were, which were little tables inside somebody's home. So it might only be like two or three tables, but folks were cooking their home-cooked meals, and that's where you would have dinner.
NEARY: That sounds great. That sounds wonderful. Let's take one last call. Rick is calling from Norwich, New York. Hello, Rick.
RICK: Hello, there.
NEARY: Go ahead.
RICK: Well, the food that transports me back home - my mother, God bless her, she passed away. We lost her in 2005. But every Christmas, she made something called baumkuchen. We were German. And baumkuchen is basically like a jelly roll, but she made it with - it was totally chocolate. The cake was chocolate. The filling was chocolate. The stuff you drizzled all over the top was chocolate, chocolate-covered strawberries and raspberries. We - my family jokingly called it the chocolate suicide.
NEARY: All right. Well, thanks so much for your call, Rick. Appreciate it. And, again, Jose Garces is with us with his new book - talking about his new book, which he hopes - "The Latin Road Home," which he hopes will transport you to five different countries and their cultures and cuisines. So good talking with you today, Jose Garces.
GARCES: Thank you. Thanks for having me.
NEARY: And tomorrow - and if you'd like to see some recipes, we posted his Empanadas de Viento and Ropa Viejos con Frijoles Colorados. That's at our website, npr.org. Tomorrow, it's TALK OF THE NATION: SCIENCE FRIDAY. Ira Flatow will be here. This is TALK OF THE NATION, from NPR News. I'm Lynn Neary, in Washington. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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FRESNO, California (AP) — While police in the Northern California city of Stockton searched Saturday for an accomplice in a bank robbery that led to a police chase and deadly shootout, investigators said they suspect the same men carried out other area bank heists, including one earlier this year at the same branch that was hit this week.
Officer Joe Silva of the Stockton Police Department said there are striking similarities between a late-January robbery at the Bank of the West and the one Wednesday that left a hostage and two robbers dead. In both cases, Silva said, armed robbers made their getaway by stealing a bank employee's car.
"Investigators have been looking at that January case really hard," said Silva, adding that nobody was injured or taken hostage in the earlier robbery carried out by two or more men with handguns.
In Wednesday afternoon's robbery, police say three men, armed with three handguns and an AK-47, were dropped off at a Bank of the West branch by an unknown driver. They took three women as hostages, including a customer and two employees, police said.
They fled in a bank employee's SUV, forcing her to drive, before shooting her and pushing her from the vehicle, Silva said. A second employee was later thrown or jumped from the SUV at 50 mph amid an hour-long pursuit and running gun battle with police, he said. Both women survived.
Silva said several patrol cars and up to a dozen homes were struck by gunfire.
The shootout ended with two of the three robbers killed in a dramatic gunfight with hundreds of bullets fired. Authorities say the surviving suspect, 19-year-old Jaime Ramos, was arrested after using a hostage, bank customer Misty Holt-Singh, as a human shield.
Relatives, friends and hundreds of community members mourned Holt-Singh, a 41-year-old wife and mother of two, at a candlelight vigil outside a Stockton hotel on Saturday night. Earlier in the day, about two dozen people marched from Holt-Singh's church to the bank.
"I think the best thing said about her is that she was such a positive person, that she was always loving and giving," Rev. Kimberly Montenegro, pastor of Holy Cross Methodist Church, told KGO-TV. "What I think is important is that our response also be loving and giving. That we not let the anger that we're feeling and the frustration boil up and destroy this city even more."
An autopsy may determine who shot Holt-Singh. She had left her 12-year-old daughter in the car when she went into the bank.
"She stopped at the bank to get some cash to get a haircut," said family friend and attorney Michael Platt. "She happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time."
Police have recovered a dark-colored Buick sedan seen on video dropping off the suspects. The car had no license plates and was found abandoned in a neighborhood about a 10-minute drive from the bank. The driver is the subject of an active search, Silva said.
More than 40 Stockton police officers in the shootout were put on paid administrative leave, but Silva said they will start returning to work Sunday.
San Joaquin County Chief Deputy District Attorney Ron Freitas said that Ramos, the surviving suspect, could face at least 33 charges, including murder counts that make him eligible for a death sentence. Due in a Stockton courtroom Monday for the first time in this case, Ramos is being held without bail, and it's not clear if he has an attorney.
Shortly after the incident, investigators interviewed the two surviving women and followed up with them Friday, said Freitas, who declined to name them. One underwent surgery, he said, and the second was taken to a head-trauma center for care.
"We'll be learning a lot more about what happened in the bank and then what happened during the chase," Freitas said. "Literally, information is still coming in as we speak."
Relatives of the two slain bank robbers have said that they believe police acted appropriately by engaging their sons in a gun battle. The two dead men are 27-year-old Alex Gregory Martinez and 30-year-old Gilbert Renteria Jr.
Renteria's mother, Debra Renteria, said her family was grieving for Holt-Singh's family and anyone traumatized by the shootout. She said her son was essentially a good person who made a terrible decision that ended his life.
Martinez's father, Gregory Jon Martinez, said he believed police used appropriate force, adding his condolences for the dead hostage. "We believe that given the circumstances the department behaved in a manner that was appropriate," Gregory Jon Martinez said.
Holt-Singh's husband, Paul, and the couple's two children spoke publicly Friday about their wife and mother. Paul Singh called it a nightmare. "It's something I would never want to happen to anybody," he said.
The couple's 12-year-old daughter, Mia, recalled how her mother was playful, always inserting herself in pictures and endlessly chewing on ice. A dedicated mother, Holt-Singh attended her daughter's softball games and never forgot to bring orange juice.
"I love you, Mom," Mia said before bursting into tears and turning to her father for comfort.
Associated Press writer Lisa Leff contributed.

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I use an avatar and sig to feel I'm making a nice looking post not for people to stare at it, so you see why the chepness-factor is important for me.
* No offence intended to people that use them.
> "I tried to extract an image myself but her hair was so..... T.T"Let me guess you tried it the hard way.. manually picking at each strand T__T
- Hint - When you have hair you can apply the same
|2007-03-26, 16:16
|Link #323
Dark Horseman of War
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Sweden
Age: 32
hello, i need some help with Avatar making... i have found a very cool animé, but i can't use VD because it's an .mkv file... i have read the "Read Me" post where there supposedly was a solution to this problem, but i couldn't make it work... anyone have any suggestions??
i'm grateful for your time and hope that i'm not too bothersome....
thanks in advance! // KriegUlf
|2007-03-26, 17:50
|Link #324
Dark Horseman of War
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Sweden
Age: 32
i'm sorry if i'm stupid or anything, but how do i get a border on the round edge sig i just made?? the border ends up like rectangular shape, but shouldn't it like have rounded corners like the sig itself??? i'm probably just stupid or something, but i don't get it....
i hope that you'll be so kind to help a newbie like me out, i'll give you a dot in heaven...
|2007-03-27, 08:20
|Link #325
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: event horizon
#1. Need more details for the first part..
#2. Say you made a round edge sig. If it's finished then (making sure there's no background layer) merge everything down, then Ctrl + Click on the thumbnail of the layer. You should now have a selection in the shape of your round edge sig. Use it to make your rounded border.
@ TheclowI think the secret is practice and imagination..
|2007-03-27, 08:39
|Link #326
~ You're dead ^__^* ~
Graphic Designer
well seen as ive been asked by a few who doesnt understand the art of resizing without streaching the source here is just something quick ~
and ratios are easy enough to understand...there isnt a set rule as to what ratio you do but instead you should just go with whatever it comes in from the image ~
heres an example ~
firstly make a new canvas ~
next bring up your image ~
obviously its too big so you need to resize it (okey just pretend that its been extracted)
go to image>>> image size and the box should pop up ~
heres the important bit when resizing ~ you have to make sure that the "constrain proportion" box is checked when changing one of the values ~ in this case seen as my sig is 400pix wide i will make the image 250 pix wide...
notice the change in size and all that is left is to just drag the image into the other empty canvas...there you are done :3
all you need is a BG to fit ^_^
|2007-03-27, 09:25
|Link #327
Dark Horseman of War
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Sweden
Age: 32
i think the whole problem is that my sig is that it's done on the background layer...
and for the avatar question i had... the text in the warning window that pops up when i try to do it like the tutorial said is exactly the same as before i created the video.avs file... i think i need expert help to get it to work...
|2007-03-27, 09:30
|Link #328
Kira_Naruto, the ecchi
Graphic Designer
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: http://www.exciting-tits.com/
Honestly, there's a lot of way ...as BC said, its only limited to your imagination and experience...
|2007-03-30, 12:01
|Link #329
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: event horizon
@ Krieg* DoubleClick the BackGround Layer
* Hit Ok
-- BackGround Layer has been converted to standard layer.
There now it's a normal one.. all fixed
> and for the avatar question i had... the text in the warning window that pops up when i try to do it like the tutorial said is exactly the same as before i created the video.avs file... i think i need expert help to get it to work...Or you could give us better input. As in, write the exact error messege or key-words from the error message. You post is somewhat criptic, no offence.
* Adds Dethie's tutorial, to section E.
* Grabs "...the art of resizing without streaching..." from post, as tutorial title.
* Forgets to rep.. remembers ~eventually..
|2007-03-30, 16:54
|Link #330
Dark Horseman of War
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Sweden
Age: 32
the error message reads as follows:
"Avisynth open failure:
DirectShowSource: Could not open as video or audio.
Video returned: "DirectShowSource: Couldn't open file: (this is where the path and filename should be)"
The file can not be played, unsupported format.
Audio returned: "DirectShowSource: Couldn't open file:
(this is where the path and filename should be)"
The file can not be played, unsupported format.
(this is where the path to Video.Avs should be)"
can you make use of any of this?? thanks in advance!
|2007-04-01, 04:38
|Link #331
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: event horizon
My guess is that you made a typo, probably an intentional one.
Ex. For say, reading Green's tutorial you see that where ~presumably threre would be spaces there are underscores (as in " _ ") , thinking like that one might copy paste the correct path and then replace the spaces with underscores, resulting in a stupid path. (green's file actually had underscores) Tring to open the resulting file will result in the exact error messege you described.
Thats just one simple scenario..
|2007-04-01, 16:05
|Link #333
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: event horizon
You place it there with underscores.
Spaces and underscores are characters, they are both valid.
Just copy paste the path from the address bar, as you are able to select it, add a "\" and then copy paste in there the filename with the extention, should work then.
If you don't see the extention of the file (very likely scenario) open the folder of the file,
* in the menu bar, select Tools
|2007-04-04, 03:06
|Link #335
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Fuyou's House
Age: 30
Uggu~ does anyone have the color scheme of ToHeart2? I'm a n0ob and planning on making a TH2 sig but I need the color scheme on my text, think you guys can help?
or do I use sth like a Rainbow color? If so, care to teach me please? I just need it badly Auu~
|2007-04-04, 03:48
|Link #336
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Monterrey N.L. Mexico
In Photoshop CS...
You need to use the Eyedropper tool to pick the colors from the source pic you have there. Then with the Gradient tool you start to add the colors in the same order on your text. You also need to pick the correct angle for the gradient to look similar to the original.
And that's pretty much it. the rest is just a simple stroke on two layers.
I am probably missing some details and there's probably a better way to do it, but that's how I made the example you see here.
|2007-04-04, 04:32
|Link #337
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Fuyou's House
Age: 30
okay, I just remembered something very Important...
Last edited by Kaede_Primula; 2007-04-04 at 05:03.
|2007-04-04, 16:20
|Link #338
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: event horizon
Play around with it, it's faster, easier and more fun then reading tech stuff about it.
You could also search for a tutorial that uses it, so you have something to work with..
I postes a few sites in the first post.
|2007-04-04, 17:57
|Link #339
Falling for Ginsama ^3^
Graphic Designer
Heyas guys can someone show me how to do this
I mean how to make it so that half the pic is inside the behind layer and the other half is coming out of it. Thx for the help in advance!
|2007-04-04, 21:45
|Link #340
I want dreads...
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: a cardboard box
Age: 28
This is like my first animated gif, so I'm pretty nooby at it. All I need to know is how to make my already optimized gif even smaller in size without using any more of the lossy (I went up to like 97 on lossy to get bellow 50 bytes and it looked like crap). It's currently at 100.3k...
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Colorado banks fare OK in national analysis of checking accounts
Better than a quarter of the nation's largest banks with branches in Colorado — accounting for about half of the deposits held by all banks here — conform to a "best practices" model for how it handles checking accounts, according to a national study released this week.
The study by The Pew Charitable Trusts found that no bank in 36 of the nation's 50 largest adhered to all the best practices, or even the good ones, for how it deals with consumer checking accounts, the great majority did so in at least one of 18 categories of service.
While 40 percent of those 36 banks adopted the best-practice guidelines that Pew established in previous banking analyses, only 28 percent of those banks in Colorado did.
That number is only slightly misleading since it represents only nine of the 36 banks Pew studied, those doing business in Colorado. Yet they represent 48 of all the deposits here.
Still, it gives an indication of how Colorado consumers are being treated compared to the rest of the country. So, while not a single one of the nine banks in Colorado prevents checking account overdrafts at an ATM machine, only 3 percent of the 36 banks did so nationally.
Yet there are some glaring discrepancies, good and bad.
For instance, the Colorado banks overwhelmingly (84 percent) limit the reordering of check transactions from highest amount to lowest, a practice criticized for years as unkowingly forcing overdraft fees on consumers. Nationally the number was 57 percent of the banks that limited the practice.
And nearly two-thirds of the banks in Colorado offered a grace period before charging an overdraft fee on checking accounts while only 40 percent of the banks nationally did so.
But there were areas where the banks in Colorado did lag from the national averages, particularly those that prevent overdrafts at the cash register, presumably with the use of a debit card. In Colorado, no banks in the study (remember, only 9 were represented) offered this protection while 17 percent of them nationally did so.
Pew noted that 14 of the nation's 50 biggest banks couldn't be included in the study — two of them operate in Colorado, Pew said — because they wouldn't let consumers review information about checking accounts without actually going to the branch.
Also of note, two of the nation's biggest and oft-criticized banks — Citibank and Bank of America — were among the five best-performing banks in the analysis.
The top-performing bank: Ally Bank (aka Ally Financial).
Colorado's biggest bank, Wells Fargo, ranked 21st in the list of 36.


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One Quick Handwriting Transcription Challenge Every Day-for the genealogist in you
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
We Served Together
Posted by Michael John Neill at 5:30 AM
8 comments:
- AnonymousMarch 6, 2012 at 6:13 AM
B. R. BrownReplyDelete
S. J. Brown
- AnonymousMarch 6, 2012 at 10:34 AM
same handwriting, not signatures!ReplyDeleteReplies
Have to respectfully disagree. Looks like two different signatures--look at the "Brown" difference, for starters. But they both obviously used the same pen.Delete
- AnonymousMarch 6, 2012 at 2:48 PM
B R Brown Capt Co A 6th NCCReplyDelete
S F or S J Brown, 2nd Luiet 6th NCC
Handwriting looks different to me
- AnonymousMarch 6, 2012 at 4:56 PM
What do you think is in front of "Capt"??ReplyDelete
B R Brown, ex Capt Co A, 6th NCCReplyDelete
S J Brown, 2nd Lieut, 6th NCC
I agree that the handwriting is different.
B R Brown, ex Capt Co A, 6th NCCReplyDelete
S J Brown, 2nd Lieut, 6th NCC
are what I think it says.
NCC--North Carolina Calvary
I agree with Michael John.ReplyDelete
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Phoenix Documentation
Revision as of 12:57, 1 September 2006 by Denis.roy.eclipse-foundation.org (Talk | contribs)
Back to Phoenix.
- Sample pages with source 2005-11-07
- Configuring Eclipse with PHPEclipse
Configuring Eclipse with PHPEclipse and Xampp 2005-11
- Using Phoenix 2005-11
- Project Status Infrastructure (integrates with Phoenix-based project website)
- Project Proposal 2005-05-27
- Eclipse Server Sandbox Setup Written by the folks on the EMFT team
Getting Started
If you're an eclipse.org committer and wish to use Phoenix for your project website:
- Download the Phoenix Starter Kit
- Extract the starter kit to your project's webspace
- Edit the _projectCommon.php file to select your theme and define navigation links for your project
- Copy template.php as the PHP file you want to create, and add your HTML content between the markers
- Commit _projectCommon.php and your new PHP pages to the Eclipse Website CVS repository
- Refer to Using Phoenix in the Committer Tools
If you wish to use Phoenix for your web site:
- Connect to our CVS repository and checkout the org.eclipse.phoenix project from the technology repository
- Copy the checked-out directories to your web site
- Edit the default/_projectCommon.php file to select your theme and define navigation links for your project
- Copy the default/template.php file and add your HTML content
- Familiarize yourself with the CSS styles and customize the interface as desired
If you wish to submit a new skin for eclipse.org:
- Connect to our CVS repository and checkout the org.eclipse.phoenix project from the technology repository
- Familiarize yourself with the CSS styles in layout.css and visual.css and their rendering components (the PHP files)
- Create a new skin using the same CSS class names (homeitem, midcolumn, etc)
- Submit your new skin as a zipped attachment to a bugzilla bug. Submit your attachment to Phoenix/templates


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V Playlist: Snoop Lion x IZA, Sir Michael Rocks x Mac Miller, Kilo Kish And More
VIBE's Daily additions to the iPod!
1. Snoop Lion (Feat. IZA) – "Brand New Start"
The same guy who brought us hits such as "Bitches Ain't Sh*t" and "Gin & Juice" is now responsible for ABC's soap opera One Life to Live's theme song. Progress!


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VANCOUVER, BC – Vancouver Whitecaps FC announced on Thursday the return of three Canadian U-20 national team players, as striker Jenna Richardson and midfielders Jaclyn Sawicki and Nicole Setterlund (pictured) have all been added to the club's 2012 United Soccer League's (USL) W-League roster.
The trio rejoin the 'Caps after recently helping the Canadian U-20 women's national team win a silver medal at the 2012 CONCACAF U-20 Women's Championship, earning Canada a place at this summer's 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. All three players are graduates of the Whitecaps FC Prospects program (now known as the Girls Elite program).
"We're thrilled to have three top young talents who've come through our development system return to play for the club," said Jesse Symons, Whitecaps FC women's head coach. "All three players have not only been excelling for their college teams, but also now for Canada. It's very gratifying to see them do so well."
Richardson, 19, returns for her third season with Whitecaps FC in the W-League. Last season, the product of Semiahmoo soccer club tallied five goals in eight appearances – including the winning goal in the 2011 W-League Western Conference final away to Santa Clarita Blue Heat.
"Jenna brings a very explosive attacking threat to the squad," stated Symons. "She did very well in the W-League last year and we expect her to have an even bigger impact in 2012."
For the past two years, the native of White Rock BC, has also played National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I soccer at Oregon State University. This past season with the Beavers, Richardson started in each of her 19 appearances, scoring eight times and recording two assists for the second most points on the squad.
On the international stage, Richardson was a key member of Canada's U-20 women's national squad in their successful run at the 2012 CONCACAF U-20 Women's Championship tournament. During the tournament, the 5-foot-7 striker started each of Canada's five matches and led the team with four goals. Richardson also had four caps and one goal for Canada during the 2010 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship in Guatemala.
Sawicki, 19, returns to play her second season with Whitecaps FC in the W-League after making two appearances during Vancouver's 2011 season.
"Jaclyn is definitely a player that we want to have on the ball a lot and look to go at players one-versus-one," said Symons. "Hopefully she'll get around the goal and be able to create chances either with her playmaking abilities or finishing skills."
In addition to playing with Whitecaps FC, the Coquitlam, BC, native has spent the past two seasons at the University of Victoria playing Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) soccer. Sawicki, a product of Coquitlam Metro-Ford soccer club, has started all 26 of her appearances in her two seasons. This past season, Sawicki scored three goals and registered six assists to lead the team with nine points in 12 games. Her performance saw her named a Canada West all-star and second-team CIS All-Canadian.
Like Richardson, Sawicki was also named to Canada's U-20 women's national squad at the 2012 CONCACAF U-20 Championship. The native of Coquitlam, BC, was given the start in all five of Canada's matches during the tournament and scored a goal in a 6-0 semi-final win over Panama.
Setterlund, 19, returns for her third season with Whitecaps FC in the W-League after making three appearances during the 2011 W-League season.
"Nicole had a fantastic freshman year at Washington State," said Symons. "We look forward to having her bring a strong presence to the team in a holding midfield or central midfield role."
A native of Surrey, BC, Setterlund recently finished her freshman year of NCAA Division I soccer at Washington State University, appearing in each of the Cougar's 23 matches while scoring one goal and recording two assists. Her performance saw her named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-Pacific Region Second Team.
Joining her compatriots Richardson and Sawicki, Setterlund made two appearances for Canada at the 2012 CONCACAF U-20 Championship. In 2010, the product of Semiahmoo soccer club captained her country to the CONCACAF U-17 Women's Championship title in Costa Rica, and was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player. Additionally, Setterlund captained the team at the 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Trinidad and Tobago, starting all three matches.
Following last week's additions of defender Danielle Johnson and striker Mele French, this brings the current Whitecaps FC W-League roster to five players.
Tickets are now on sale for the 2012 Whitecaps Women's Soccer Series presented by Kia. To purchase tickets, visit whitecapsfc.com/wtickets.
Whitecaps FC play their first home match on May 18 at Langley's MacLeod Athletic Park against Colorado Rush. As in the past two seasons, Whitecaps FC will play their W-League home matches in various communities in British Columbia as part of the Whitecaps Women's Soccer Series presented by Kia. Find the full Whitecaps FC 2012 W-League schedule HERE.


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The Committee for Skeptical Inquiry (CSI), founded in 1976 as CSICOP by Paul Kurtz, was one of the very first and is the longest-running formal skeptics organization. Like most of those in charge in the '70s, its leaders and heroes were older white men. Many charge that the organization and its official journal,Skeptical Inquirer (SI), hasn't changed much since then when it comes to giving voice to women in the skeptics movement. PZ Myers described it well a couple months ago:
I used to subscribe to the Skeptical Inquirer, a very good magazine with well-written and substantive articles on skeptical issues, but I let my subscription lapse. It was a strange thing that prompted it; several years ago, there was an issue lauding the leaders of the skeptical movement, and it had a nice line drawing of four or five of these Big Names on the cover: and every one was white, male, and over 70 years old. I looked at it, and I wasn't mad or outraged — every one of them was a smart guy who deserved recognition — but I saw it, sighed, and felt that not only was this incredibly boring, but that organized skepticism was dead if it was going to turn into a gerontocracy.
These charges are certainly not unfounded. SI has seven regular columnists who appear in every issue of the bimonthly publication—not a single one of whom is a woman. This is despite the fact that SI's two newest columnists were fairly recently brought on–one in 2009 and the other in 2010. The Center for Inquiry (CFI), CSI's parent organization, has just a single female member on its board of directors—and she was added relatively recently in May of 2010. These two facts alone were a major motivator in my founding the blog We Are SkeptiXX.
However, I am pleased to announce that although SI has a long way yet to go, its gender-equality gauge is slowly but surely making its way toward the middle from its initial zero position. The most recent issue, January/February 2012, is a stellar example of SI's progress toward evening up the gender ratio of its contributors.
The cover feature, "Measuring Mythology: Startling Concepts in NCCAM Grants" is authored by Eugenie Mielczarek and Brian Engler♣. I think it is going to make a big splash. I have already received one phone call from a man in Sen. Bernie Sanders's district in Vermont who wants to meet with Sanders, who is a huge proponent of alt med, and his staff to discuss the article. I immediately popped five more copies of the issue in the mail to him and am eager to hear how it works out.
And the Mielczarek/Engler article is just the oh-so-tasty chocolate cupcake part. The frosting part is the inclusion in the January/February issue of the final installment of the thrilling three-part series refuting the "documentary" Lost Civilizations of North America. The concluding part's lead author, Deborah A. Bolnick, along with coauthors Kenneth L. Feder, Bradley T. Lepper, and Terry A. Barnhart, uses DNA evidence to tell those "documentary" makers what's really what. "You think these people were from Israel? NOT SO FAST! Just LOOK at these haplogroup X forms!"♠ (The first installment of the series was the cover feature of SI's September/October 2011 issue, meaning that two of the past three cover features of SI have been cooauthored by women.)
Can you even believe that that is still not all?! The sprinkles on top of the frosting on top of the oh-so-tasty chocolate cupcake is yet another feature article authored by a woman. "Information Literacy and Conspiracy Theories" by Kristin E. Harley♦ is well written and fun to read. Lost files! It's a conspiracy! Yeah, not so much, Hurley assures us. Her article was pretty perfect for a word nerd like me.
And don't change that channel just yet because there's another very special cherry on top in the January/February 2012 Skeptical Inquirer: a commentary promoting use of the HPV vaccine by Shobha S. Krishnan. This is a cause very dear to SI Editor Ken Frazier's heart. His daughter, Michele Baldwin, just returned over Thanksgiving from spending a month stand up paddleboarding down the Ganga River in India. Michele has inoperable cervical cancer, and after years of chemo and surgery the doctors have told her there is nothing else they can do for her and she has about six months left. Now if I were in Michele's shoes I'd probably hide under a rock and sob myself to death. But she decided to take a month to paddleboard down the Ganga for cervical cancer and HPV vaccine awareness. Take a look at her website and be sure to read the blog entries written by her and Ruth Frazier (Michele's mom, Ken's wife). I dare you not to be amazed and inspired.
Oh, and don't forget to read Wendy M. Grossman's review of Janet Reitman's Inside Scientology: The Story of America's Most Secretive Religion even though I have run out of cupcake metaphors. It's fascinating stuff, and Reitman's book is now firmly affixed to my (ever too long) "to read" list.
So yes, I will be the first to admit that Skeptical Inquirer needs to get some female columnists STAT. But I give kudos to the magazine for having come a long way since every single contributor had a penis. Keep up the good work, Ken. We're on the right track!
♣ I met Brian for the first time at CSIcon 2011. He is one of the warmest, genuinely nice people you could ask to have in the secular humanist/skeptics movement.
♠ Bolnick does not actually say this because she is much too profesh for that. But I like to imagine she said it aloud while writing her outline for the article.
♦ Looking for a site o
f hers to link, I noticed that she is often listed as "Kristine Harley." This threw me into a panic, because I know we definitely published her byline as "Kristin E. Harley." I had let a HUGE typo go into indelible print! Still feeling that jolt of adrenaline from this horrible realization, I checked the original author-submitted word doc on the editorial server. PHEW! Kristin (sans "E"—Anne Shirley would be so disappointed) was there in black and white. PHEW! AGAIN!
This post originally appeared on We Are SkeptiXX.


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Suddenly, weve got a presidential race, at long last
Up until the first Kerry/Bush debate, the race for president seemed to be hardly a race and becoming less and less so.
A group of Vietnam Swift boat veterans, assisted by allies of President George W. Bush, had scored heavily in their attacks on Senator John Kerry. They questioned Kerrys heroism in action and cast aspersions on his efforts to end the war after returning from his tour of duty.
On his own end, Kerry seemed unable to get his message out.
However, all of a sudden, last weeks presidential debate made it a race again. In the debate, Kerry showed he is presidential, able to grasp complex issues and adroitly switch gears and shift between subjects. On the other hand, Bush hewed to simple themes and repeated himself frequently, sticking to safe catchphrases.
Above all, it was a relief to see Kerry at last punch a hole in the Bush administrations persistent message of fear. Kerry argued, correctly, that Bush has failed to devote adequate resources to the hunt for Osama bin Laden, and that Al Qaeda, not Iraq, has always been the main terrorism threat.
Kerry also adeptly turned the discussion to Korea and Iran and the proliferation of nuclear weapons and the failure to secure loose Soviet nuclear material that may find its way into the wrong hands on the black market. In one hour, Kerry refuted the Bush/Cheney drumbeat of fear that launched the Iraq war in the first place, and which is keeping it going with no end in sight while at the same time opening our eyes to the real dangers that are out there.
Facing a polished debater like Kerry, Bushs prefabricated, one-note platform looked horribly weak. It remains to be seen if Bush tries to come out of his box a bit, or sticks with his formula. But one thing is certain, the race is on.
Also, a newly released documentary on Kerrys Vietnam days and his activism with Vietnam veterans to help end the war puts the lie to many of the false allegations hurled by the Swift boat group.
The film, Going Upriver: The Long War of John Kerry, clearly depicts the dangers Kerry faced commanding a Swift boat on Vietnams rivers in Viet Cong areas. The boats were loud and sitting targets. Fatality rates were incredibly high. At least two individual acts of heroism by Kerry are detailed by his former crewmates.
The Kerry portrayed after he returns from Vietnam is an inspiring figure, not some sort of traitor, as the Swift veterans paint him. Though his critics have blasted him for throwing away his medals, the film explains this wasnt an easy act for many veterans to essentially say they fought for nothing. But Kerry and the others felt it was a necessary gesture to help end an unwinnable, unjust war.
In last nights vice presidential debate, a vigorous John Edwards more than held his own against a tired Dick Cheney. Were glad to see its a competition once more and look forward to hearing from Kerry and Bush as the race shifts to Fridays debate on domestic issues. Its good, at last, to see the race starting to focus on issues, instead of negative, spurious attacks.
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City Controller Wendy Greuel came under fire Tuesday after a review of her office calendar showed she has spent many of her working hours on her campaign for mayor.
The calendars, obtained under a public records request by a community newspaper, reveal a packed schedule of planned coffees, luncheons and meetings with political consultants, union members, community leaders and high-profile groups. They span the period from June 2009 through July 2012.
The first rival mayoral candidate to jump on the new report was Kevin James, who called for a review of Greuel's office conduct.
At a press conference held steps from Greuel's office at City Hall, James noted that in some cases, Greuel's own city staff were used as campaign aides during events.
"She is using her Controller's Office as a front for her mayoral campaign," James told reporters.
Greuel's calendars were published Monday by Los Cerritos Community Newspaper.
Greuel's campaign handlers denied anything inappropriate in the controller's schedule, saying she works long hours and if aides work for her campaign, they are doing so while on their own time.
Campaigning while in office is not unexpected, said Greuel spokesman Dave Jacobson. He pointed to President Barack Obama, who served as commander in chief while simultaneously campaigning for re-election.
As city controller, Greuel earns a salary of $182,200 a year. She champions her office as a place that shines a light on fraud, waste and abuse. Transparency and accountability, Greuel frequently says, are needed at City Hall.
James' attack on Greuel comes eight weeks before the March 5 primary election. As the only one of the four frontrunners who doesn't work in City Hall, James frequently blames Greuel, as well as City Council members Eric Garcetti and Jan Perry for the city's fiscal crisis.
City officials and their staff are barred from campaign-related activities during the hours they are receiving pay to engage in city business.
James acknowledged that Greuel's public position requires her to spend time in the community but accused the controller of crossing a line.
"Just looking at the restaurants, the time she spends in restaurants," James said, "it would indicate that she isn't doing the work of the people of the city of Los Angeles and keeping the books of the people of the city of Los Angeles."
Looking to rebuke James' remarks, Greuel spokesman Jacobson showed up at the press conference, handing out a statement that criticized the Republican candidate's comments as a "political smear."
"Wendy Greuel is controller 24-7," Jacobson said, adding Greuel frequently works into the night and in the morning hours.
"She's not confined to a 9-5 workday. She's working in the evenings, in the mornings, on the weekends."
Some of her staff have helped her campaign during daytime hours, but it is considered off-the-clock, Jacobson said.
"If they decide to volunteer on the lunch break, when they aren't on the taxpayer clock, they are entitled to do that."
Bob Stern, the former director of the Center for Governmental Studies who helped develop the city's ethics laws, said the issue of juggling both their primary duties and running for office is an issue elected officials need to deal with.
The biggest problem is when elected officials use their staff to do campaign work, rather than city work.
Getting out and meeting with community members is important, said former controller Laura Chick, who has endorsed Greuel in the mayor's race.
"I wanted to hear what they were concerned with," Chick said, adding that she hadn't read Greuel's calenders to weigh in on how the records compared with her own calender during her tenure as controller.
Both Perry and Garcetti declined to comment on James' allegations.
James said he would be asking the city attorney to look into Greuel's calenders. Deputy City Attorney Bill Carter said no written allegation had been received by his office.
Staff Writer Rick Orlov contributed to this report.
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January 23. 2013 10:59PM
MANCHESTER - A city woman could enter no plea Wednesday in Circuit Court-Manchester District Division to a charge of aggravated felonious sexual assault.
Patricia Lanier, 44, of 550 Lincoln St., is accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old boy on more than one occasion between Sept. 29 and Nov. 29, 2012.
Bail was set at $25,000 cash/surety, with conditions barring contact with the teen and barring Lanier from going to a specific Pine Street address.
A probable cause hearing was set for Feb. 4.
Gun allegedly used in threat
Luis Rivera, 29, of 527 Wilson St., could enter no plea Wednesday in Circuit Court-Manchester District Division to a felony charge of criminal threatening that alleges he pulled a gun from his waistband and told his ex-girlfriend: "I'm going to put it inside your mouth so you will stop talking about my family."
Rivera pleaded innocent to a simple assault charge involving the woman at her Anthony Street residence on Tuesday.
A probable cause hearing on the felony was set for Feb. 18, and trial on the misdemeanor was set for April 29.
Bail was continued at $2,000 cash/surety, with conditions barring contact with the alleged victim and barring him from the Anthony Street address.
Says weapon wasn't on him
Michael Francis, 25, of 452 Pine St., who is charged with being a felon in possession of a weapon told Circuit Court-Manchester District Division Judge Gregory Michael: "When I was arrested, I'm pretty sure I didn't have a firearm on me."
Police said the weapon was found when a search warrant was executed.
Police prosecutor Carissa Pelletier sought $10,000 cash/surety bail. She said Francis was convicted of the same felony charge last February. She said he has also been convicted of first-degree assault and possession of a controlled drug with intent to distribute.
Francis said he is currently at the New Hampshire State Prison. Pelletier said she believes it is for a parole violation.
A probable cause hearing on the felony charge was set for Feb. 5.
Attempted beer theft
Joseph Silver, 18, of 100 Union St., could enter no plea Wednesday in Circuit Court-Manchester District Division to a felony robbery charge, so a probable cause hearing was set for Feb. 5.
Police said Silver and another male entered the Z&J Convenience store at 266 Bridge St., shortly before 10 p.m. Tuesday, and Silver's companion took a 30-pack of beer from the cooler and carried it toward the door.
When the clerk and a customer tried to stop the beer thief, police said Silver interfered, pushing the clerk and allowing his companion to escape with the beer, which police found strewn across Bridge Street.
Bail was set at $1,000 cash/surety for Silver, with a probable cause hearing set for Feb. 5.
Silver's companion is described as a white male, about 5-foot-9, about 165 pounds, wearing jeans and a dark jacket or sweatshirt with a hood.


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Reinhild �Jacki� Huneycutt�s wall is legendary.
Reinhild �Jacki� Huneycutt�s wall is legendary.
It started when Huneycutt began her career as the Public Affairs assistant aboard Camp Lejeune. She asked Lee Marvin, a former Marine and Academy Award-winning actor, to sign a photo for her after she arranged an interview for The Globe newspaper on base.
�That�s how the wall started,� she laughed.
Soon, she began collecting photographs of people she met � sometimes autographed photos of movie stars, sometimes photos of famous people associated with the military, sometimes photos of her with the famous people � as well as pictures of the Marines she worked with over the years.
The lucky ones made it on the wall in her office.
The wall came down on Jan. 3, when the native of Germany retired from her career after 29 years.
�To see all the pictures come off the walls was heart-wrenching,� said Nat Fahy, director of Public Affairs Marine Corps Installations East. Fahy said Huneycutt�s office was like a living museum.
But the office is nothing compared to the woman herself. Fahy said Huneycutt, who worked on base for 43 years, has been his pulse to the Jacksonville community.
�She was the glue that has held this public affairs office together,� Fahy said, noting that her wealth of knowledge of the community and her numerous contacts �enabled us to be an active community partner ... She has been my eyes and ears to the community. There�s a silence here that�s deafening right now.�
On Dec. 12, Fahy and the office threw Huneycutt a surprise retirement party at Sywanyk�s Scarlet and Gold under the guise that it was a Christmas party.
Family and friends, old coworkers and bosses, civilian and military, locally and from out of state, attended.
Fahy also hunted down friends all over the globe to send her well-wishes for a video compilation.
�It was really, really funny,� Huneycutt said, adding that she can�t watch it without getting emotional.
Huneycutt migrated to Jacksonville in 1960 from Germany.
She began working on base in 1970 at Lejeune High School as a teachers� aide. She also worked on base counseling students going to ECU and with the Provost Marshall�s Office before making her way over to Public Affairs.
�Community relations was always my main concern,� Huneycutt said. She said she remembers a time when the base and the city were two very separate communities.
The Beirut bombing in 1983 changed all that, according to Huneycutt.
She said that was a big experience for her; she still remembers sitting in a movie theater and hearing someone come in asking all military personnel to report to their commands when news of the bombing broke.
Huneycutt, who has not only been involved with the Beirut Memorial Advisory Committee since its inception, but works on several other committees in town, said she hopes her work has brought the base and the Jacksonville public closer.
�When you go out into the community and get involved with committees, get to know the people, know what they want,� she said.
Fahy said even though Huneycutt is no longer in the office every day, she has promised to stay in touch and send emails about things going on in town.
�She is a great sounding board for how things might play out in the community because she�s so tied to it,� Fahy said.
Huneycutt currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Farmer�s Market and she was recently voted to serve on the Auxiliary Board of the Onslow County Crime Stoppers.
For 10 years she was a member of Jacksonville Beautification, she served for two years on the Tourism Board with the Jacksonville-Onslow Chamber of Commerce and has worked with the chamber for other events over the years. She was a founding member of National Night Out and served with National Night Out for 10 years.
Huneycutt also served on the council of the USO, was a member of the Jacksonville-Onslow-Lejeune Chapter of the International Association of Administrative Professionals,; is an honorary member of Mainstreet and is involved with local veterans organizations.
She was appointed by the City of Jacksonville to the Beirut Memorial Advisory Board at least 10 years ago, even though she has been involved with the memorial since the beginning.
Abe Rosen, chairman of the Beirut Memorial Advisory Committee, said Huneycutt�s dedication and caring to the memorial has been a true labor of love.
�She is very, very cognizant of the fact that it was our responsibility as a community to build a memorial and maintain it and never forget it by having a ceremony every year,� Rosen said.
Fernando Schiefelbein, a retired master sergeant who is now in base operations, also knows Huneycutt through her work with the Beirut Memorial.
�She�s always a person you can go to,� Schiefelbein said. �Jacki�s always a very helpful person. She�ll go out of her way to help any person.�
With her can-do attitude, Schiefelbein said Huneycutt takes her responsibilities seriously and will always �find a way to get it done.�
Jacksonville Assistant City Manager Glenn Hargett said Huneycutt has always been �the guardian of what was best for the Marine Corps.� In addition to working with her on the Beirut Memorial, Hargett said Huneycutt�s German ancestry has widened the diversity of the community. And, he said, �she�s always been a snappy dresser.�
On top of all that, she is the movie columnist for The Globe, something she said she will continue to do along with her committees and volunteer work.
�It�s my hobby going to the movies,� she said, recalling how her mother was an actress back in Germany.
Among her many administrative duties in Public Affairs, Huneycutt kept officials updated about events in town they might want to know about so they could attend. She also informed the media about events so they could cover it and acted as liaison for people and organizations wanting to send care packages to deployed troops.
Fahy said she kept the office running like a well-oiled machine because she loves rules and procedure; however, he said Huneycutt�s �heart of gold� is not completely hidden underneath her tough exterior and her affinity for rules: �Her top priority has always been honoring the people who have given the ultimate sacrifice,� he said. �She is always taking care of the people who go into harm�s way.�
Huneycutt said some of her favorite things about her career have been running into the �kids� who once studied at Lejeune High School and then went through the ranks of the Marine Corps. Some have reached the ranks of colonel, and Huneycutt said it�s always neat running into them.
She has also seen multiple presidents come to the base, including Ronald Reagan, George W. Bush and Barack Obama.
�I made a lot of good friends,� she said, mentioning that what she will miss most is the second family she made on base.
But arthritis and a combination of the Marine Corps downsizing and sequestration all went into Huneycutt�s decision to retire.
Fahy said no one can replace Huneycutt, but they have been �fortuitous� because Lance Cpl. Andrea Ovalle from 8th Communications Battalion who has always had an interest in public affairs will take up the post as Public Affairs assistant on Jan. 14. Fahy said she will work in the office on temporary assignment until her end of active service later this year.
Huneycutt�s official retirement will not take place until Jan. 21 when she�s given a formal presentation on base. Anyone who wishes to attend can contact the Public Affairs office.
Now that she is through working, Huneycutt said she plans to catch up on some reading � her house is filled with stacks of books she�s been waiting to dive into.
She also looks forward to sleeping in.
But she plans to stay involved in the community with continued work on committees and volunteering.
�If they need anybody,� she said, �they know where to find me.�
For her service
In 2003, Huneycutt received the USMC Commendation Medal for Meritorious Civilian Service
In 2007, she received the Administrative Professional of the Year from the Jacksonville-Onslow Chamber of Commerce and MCCS and CCCC Small Business Center and International Association of Administrative Professionals
In 2013, Huneycutt was the first civilian to receive the Heroes at Home Still Serving award from Landmark Military Newspapers.
Contact Daily News reporter Katie Hansen at email@example.com.


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Precipitation and temperature determine the potential distribution of terrestrial
vegetation and constitute principal factors in the genesis and evolution of
soil. Extended droughts in certain arid lands have initiated or exacerbated
desertification. In the past 25 years, the Sahel has experienced the most substantial
and sustained decline in rainfall recorded anywhere in the world within the
period of instrumental measurements (Hulme and Kelly, 1997). Linear regression
of 1901-1990 rainfall data from 24 stations in the west African Sahel yields
a negative slope amounting to a decline of 1.9 standard deviations in the period
1950-1985 (Nicholson and Palao, 1993). Since 1971, the average of all stations
fell below the 89-year average and showed a persistent downward trend since
Because evapotranspiration constitutes the only local input to the hydrological
cycle in areas without surface water, reduction in vegetative cover may lead
to reduced precipitation, initiating a positive feedback cycle. Degradation
of vegetation cover in moister areas south of the Sahel may have decreased continental
evapotranspiration and reduced precipitation in the Sahel (Xue, 1997).
A positive feedback mechanism between vegetation cover and albedo may help
to explain the Sahel drought (Charney, 1975). Some research supports an albedo-precipitation
feedback mechanism (Otterman, 1974; Cunnington and Rowntree, 1986; Xue et
al., 1990; Diedhiou and Mahfouf, 1996; Zheng and Eltahir, 1997; Zeng et
al., 1999), although other research disputes the importance of albedo (Jackson
and Idso, 1974; Ripley, 1976; Wendler and Eaton, 1983; Gornitz and NASA, 1985;
Nicholson et al., 1998; Nicholson, 2000).
Degraded land also may increase atmospheric dust and aerosols, which influence
precipitation (see Section 10.1.3.2).
SST anomalies, often related to ENSO or NAO, also contribute to rainfall variability
in the Sahel (Lamb, 1978; Folland et al., 1986; Hulme and Kelly, 1997;
Nicholson and Kim, 1997; Hulme et al., 1999). Lamb (1978) observes that
droughts in west Africa correlate with warm SST in the tropical south Atlantic.
Examining oceanographic and meteorological data from the period 1901-1985,
Folland et al. (1986) found that persistent wet and dry periods in the
Sahel were related to contrasting patterns of SST anomalies on a near-global
scale. When northern hemisphere oceans were cold, rainfall in the Sahel was
Street-Perrott and Perrott (1990) demonstrate that injections of freshwater
into the north Atlantic (such as from glacial melt) decrease salinitystabilizing
the water column, inhibiting deep convection, and reducing northern transport
of heat by the Atlantic thermohaline circulation, which is driven by a north-south
SST gradient. This decreases evaporation from the ocean surface, causing drought
in the Sahel and Mexico. From 1982 to 1990, Mynemi et al. (1996) found a correlation
between ENSO-cycle SST anomalies and vegetative production in Africa. They found
that warmer eastern equatorial Pacific waters during ENSO episodes correlated
with rainfall of <1,000 mm yr-1 over certain African regions.
A combination of factorsincluding vegetation cover, soil moisture, and
SSTbest explains the reduction in rainfall in the Sahel. Diedhiou and
Mahfouf (1996) modeled changes in albedo, soil moisture, land surface roughness,
and SST anomalies and calculated a rainfall deficit over the Sahel similar to
observed patterns. Eltahir and Gong (1996) suggest that a meridional distribution
of boundary-layer entropy regulates the dynamics of monsoon circulation over
west Africa, explaining observed correlations of SST to rainfall and the sensitivity
of monsoon circulation to land-cover changes. A coupled surface-atmosphere model
indicates thatwhether anthropogenic factors or changes in SST initiated
the Sahel drought of 1968-1973permanent loss of Sahel savanna vegetation
would permit drought conditions to persist (Wang and Eltahir, 2000). Zeng et
al. (1999) compared actual rainfall data from the period 1950-1998
with the output of a coupled atmosphere-land-vegetation model incorporating
SST, soil moisture, and vegetative cover. Their results indicate that actual
rainfall anomalies are only weakly correlated to SST by itself. Only when the
model includes variations in vegetative cover and soil moisture does it come
close to matching actual rainfall data. Modeling the importance of SST, sea
ice, and vegetative cover to the abrupt desertification of the Sahara 4,000-6,000
years ago, Claussen et al. (1999) show that changes in vegetative cover
best explain changes in temperature and precipitation.
CO2-induced climate change might exacerbate desertification through
alteration of spatial and temporal patterns in temperature, rainfall, solar
insolation, and winds. Conversely, desertification aggravates CO2-induced
climate change through the release of CO2 from cleared and dead vegetation
and through the reduction of the carbon sequestration potential of desertified
Areas that experience reduced rainfall and increased temperature as a result
of CO2-induced climate change also could experience declines in agricultural
yields, livestock yields, and tree cover, placing local people at risk of famine.
Lower soil moisture and sparser vegetative cover also would leave soil more
susceptible to wind erosion. Reduction of organic matter inputs and increased
oxidation of soil organic matter (SOM) could reduce the long-term water-retention
capacity of soil, exacerbating desertification. Sample plots in Niger lost 46
t ha-1 in just four windstorms in 1993 (Sterk et al., 1996),
releasing 180 ± 80 kg ha-1 yr-1 of soil carbon
(Buerkert et al., 1996). Moreover, increased wind erosion increases wind-blown
mineral dust, which may increase absorption of radiation in the atmosphere (Nicholson
and Kim, 1997).
Desertification from anthropogenic and climatic factors in Senegal caused a
fall in standing-wood biomass of 26 kg C ha-1 yr-1 in
the period 1956-1993, releasing carbon at the rate of 60 kg C cap-1
yr-1 (Gonzalez, 1997).
Although altered surface albedo may increase surface air temperatures locally
(Williams and Balling, 1996), the effect of desertification on global mean temperature
is unlikely to have exceeded 0.05°C in the past century (Hulme and Kelly,
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In preparation for the holidays, Mattel Inc. has launched its first ever Spanish-language multi-brand marketing campaign, toy feliz. Already live in Los Angeles, Houston, and Miami, this Hispanic-oriented effort spans multi-media marketing platforms and key brands, including Fisher-Price, Hot Wheels, and Barbie.
The campaign includes TV and radio advertising on Univision, a retail partnership with Walmart, a bilingual website, geo-targeted coupons, and printed advertising inserts in participating markets. Mattel has even partnered with Padres Contra El Cáncer to help in the non-profit's mission to provide emotional and financial support, as well as bilingual health education, to children with cancer and their families. As part of the partnership, Mattel is sponsoring Padres' annual holiday parties, which provide families who have a child undergoing treatment with the opportunity to enjoy the holidays in a fun-filled and safe environment. Mattel will also make donations to Padres families at local Los Angeles and Miami hospitals.


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I am only on the cusp of what is to come with buying gifts for teachers. My kids are all in daycare/preschool and I always fall hard for the men and women who are caring for my kids each day. I take heart in finding gifts that are special, personal and perfect for them. I stress about gift giving time each year and thought I'd share my top 10 favorite ideas for teachers with you. Hope you find something perfect for your children's mentor. If you have ideas not shown here, please share them! These are in no particular order.
2. Summer Scraps: These blocks are perfect decoration for any home or office and she can customize too!
3. Hot Mix Cold: Dainty and sweet are my two words to describe these precious gifts.
4. Rosie Posie Designs: These trays are great for parties or family meals and can be personalized with a family name or maybe a favorite team name! She has keychains, drink cozies too & more!
5. Cookie Coterie: I am a huge fan of these cookies and could eat them all in one sitting. Very cute for a basket to give as a gift! So many options and she is open to other ideas, just message her. (time sensitive)
6. Tara Dara: Love this shop because it looks so whimsical and fun! Tons of cute items, but these are my fav.
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8. Boulder Canyon Paper Co: Beautiful luminaries and can be used year after year!
9. Barberry and Lace: Vintage jewelry flare with some great style to sass up your day!
10. PB&J Creations: Adorable signs to use at home or in the class/office. Always in style!
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Today, PETA launched Super Tofu Boy, a flash-based game featuring some of the more simplistic gameplay found in the Team Meat developed downloadable title Super Meat Boy. In the game, Tofu Boy must save Bandage Girl from her new captor, former boyfriend Meat Boy.
PETA has regularly jumped in to respond to and reward the game industry's treatment of animals, including the development at an over-the-top (and bloody) Cooking Mama spoof, dubbed Cooking Mama: Mama Kills Animals.
Gamers can grab the free Super Meat Boy spoof for either PC or Mac, as well as play it on PETA's official site. Also, the game allows players to "Pledge to be Vegan," so no more of those Thanksgiving-based shenanigans.


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