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I don't know about all of you, but these are some of the best wedding photos I have ever seen. A friend of mine emailed the album to me knowing I'd be interested, and I immedately recognized the cowboy-booted bridesmaids from a post Elements of Style did on the photographers, Our Labor of Love. If you are planning a wedding, look no further. These guys are the best.
Of course, it helped that the crafty and country wedding details gave the celebration charm reminiscent of fairy tale bedtime stories. But it was the photographer who captured the mood perfectly. I am not a professional, but I'm pretty sure it was a filter used on a number of these photos to give them the effect I can only describe as 'hazed.' See for yourself! I chose my top 8 favorite photos that are all numbered (I know 8 is a random number, but I couldn't narrow it down any more!). Vote for your favorite image at the end of the post!
Top Pic 1. Her shoes. I would frame this in a heartbeat and keep it in my bedroom (if I was the bride).
Top Pic 2. Great angle. Perfect moment captured.
(not a top choice, but can you say 'largest wedding party ever???')
Top Pic 3. Cowgirls in blue. Love.
Top Pic 4. I love that he's making her laugh in this one unlike most wedding photos that are meant to look romantic and serious (see above images, which are still beautiful). This one better captures the couple enjoying being together.
Again, this collage does not make the cut of top 8, but I LOVE this idea - cakes, cookies, milk and lemonade. Far more delicious and less stuffy than a fondant, tiered monstrosity.
Top Pic 5. The blue photo on the left is just magical. You couldn't ask for a more beautiful night.
Top Pic 6. Oh how I love me some twinkle lights. Reminds me of a country festival.
Top Pic 7. I just love how the tent takes up most of this photo. The composition of this is just G-O-R-gorgeous!
Top Pic 8. My cousin just told me she's having sparklers at her wedding, and all I can think is "Yay!"


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Commission welcomes adoption of climate and energy package
The European Commission welcomes the formal adoption today of the climate and energy package and legislation to reduce CO2 emissions from new cars and transport fuels. The measures, agreed in December, put Europe firmly on the road towards becoming a low-carbon economy and will increase energy security. The package sets legally binding targets to cut greenhouse gas emissions to 20% below 1990 levels and to increase the share of renewable energy to 20%, both by 2020. It will also help achieve the EU's objective of improving energy efficiency by 20% within the same timeframe. The package makes Europe the first region in the world to implement such far-reaching, legally binding climate and energy targets. It represents an important contribution to reaching an ambitious international climate agreement at the United Nations climate conference in December.
Commission President José Manuel Barroso said: "Today we have reached agreement on one of the top priorities of this Commission. The energy and climate change package represents the litmus test of Europe's ability to act for the benefit of its citizens. Coupled with yesterday's agreement on strengthening the EU internal energy market, we have taken an important step forward to increase energy efficiency and security, and strengthen Europe's position for a new international climate agreement later this year".
The package delivers on EU leaders' commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 20% of 1990 levels and to raise the share of energy consumption provided by renewable resources to 20%, both by 2020. It also contributes to the target of improving energy efficiency by 20%.
The package lays the basis for increasing the emissions reduction from 20% to 30% in the context of a satisfactory international climate agreement in which other developed and developing countries contribute their fair share to limiting global emissions. The international agreement is due to be concluded in December at the U.N. climate conference in Copenhagen.
The climate and energy package consists of four legislative texts:
The package is complemented by two further legislative acts that were agreed at the same time:
Next steps
The six legislative acts will enter into force 20 days after publication in the Official Journal, expected in May.
Further information
For further details of the package and the complementary legislation, see IP/08/1998 and Memos on:
Effort-sharing: MEMO/08/797
Renewables MEMO/08/33
Carbon capture and storage: MEMO/08/798
CO2 from passenger cars: MEMO/08/799
Fuel Quality: MEMO/08/800
European Commission Climate Action page:
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The Hope College Knickerbocker Film Series will present "The Way" on Monday-Saturday, Feb. 6-11, at 7:30 p.m. at the Knickerbocker Theatre in downtown Holland.
"The Washington Post" has said of the film, "Funny, moving, hip and transcendent all at the same time, 'The Way' is both deeply thoughtful and enormous fun to watch. Its rewards are as rich for the secular as for the more spiritually inclined."
Veteran actor Martin Sheen (West Wing, The Departed) leads this film, which was written and directed by his son, Emilio Estevez, who also appears.
"The Way" is a story about family, friends, and the challenges in navigating the ever-changing and complicated world. Tom (Sheen), an American doctor, comes to St. Jean Pied de Port, France, to collect the remains of his adult son (Estevez), killed in the Pyrenees in a storm while walking the Camino de Santiago, also known as The Way of Saint James. Rather than return home, Tom decides to embark on the historical pilgrimage to honor his son's desire to finish the journey. What Tom does not anticipate is the profound impact the journey will have on him. He soon discovers that he will not be alone on this journey. On "The Way," Tom meets other pilgrims from around the world, each with their own issues and looking for greater meaning in their lives. The film is rated PG-13.
Tickets are $6 for regular admission and $5 for students and senior citizens, and can be purchased at the door or in advance at the ticket office in the front lobby of the DeVos Fieldhouse. The ticket office is open weekdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and can be called at (616) 395-7890.


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Having a chocolate emergency? Let Making Memories help with this great tutorial; she shows how to be super sneaky and fill a pull tab can with chocolate kisses…it's totally genius! Check it out!
In her post No Joke About Twine, brand new blogger Kimberly from Colors Mixed Together shows how a little twine put the perfect finishing touch on a chic upcycle. Stop by to say hi and welcom her to blog-land!
Last week, we also had our first ever party giveaway!
{The winner of the SHINE pendant is Ami Allison; congratulations!}
Kara and I decided that giving things away is so fun we don't want to stop, so this week, Kara is offering one of these awesome year-long journal books she made…take a look!
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– follow both co-hosts via GFC
– grab a party button and put it somewhere on your blog
– have fun and visit some other friends
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Undergraduate Researcher by Marlene Manzo
Examining the Effects of Climate Change
Intuition to Persevere by Andrew Nguyen
Shining Bright on a Once Dimly Lit Path
Building Community While Juggling School by Nate Stout
Undergraduate Pursues a Double Major While Raising Social Consciousness
Examining the Effects of Climate Change
By Marlene Manzo
Paulette Costanza, a senior earning her environmental studies degree with the School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, works to understand how change affects socio-ecological systems in the tropical Andes.
Costanza was recently awarded the prestigious Mary Gates Scholarship for her work with Professor Santiago Lopez on "Glacier Retreat and Land Cover Change in the Cotopaxi National Park."
Costanza and Dr. Lopez evaluate statistical weather data and remote sensing images to make climate change projections. Her research examines the effects of climate change on the Cotopaxi Glacier in the equatorial Andes, and how the melting of Cotopaxi will transform the lives of 200,000 people who rely on the glacier as their main source of water.
The equatorial Andes region is expecting high temperature increases within the decade, which will affect the availability of water for drinking, daily use, and agriculture.
Costanza highly encourages students to get involved in undergraduate research. She describes research as an investigation which involves "piecing together a puzzle to come up with a larger picture." Costanza says these skills go beyond research, "You acquire life skills that are very useful like critical thinking and problem solving."
She presented her research at the Undergraduate Research Fair on Wednesday, February 27.
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Shining Bright on a Once Dimly Lit Path
By Andrew Nguyen
Nykole Mitchell has a tenacious voice. She grew up fast, fending for herself as a child.
"I grew up in an environment where food at the dinner table each night was not always certain, there were no curfews, and it was up to you to get what you needed. I thought this was normal until I spent time with my friend's families during high school," Mitchell says.
To attend a better high school, Mitchell got a ride from her teacher early each morning. She didn't arrive home till 10 p.m. each night, choosing to stay for sports and club activities.
Mitchell remembers having test-taking accommodations and taking remedial courses in the Individualized Education Program (IEP), but she never knew why.
"People assume that low-income minority children living in Section 8 housing can't perform well in school."
During her freshman year of high school, Mitchell told teachers she wanted to attend community college. This required getting out of IEP and taking upper-level courses.
Mitchell says, "Students easily get stuck in these programs and aren't given a chance to advance. I told advisors my goals and intentions of getting out of IEP. Otherwise they don't help students out of the program, they baby them through it."
Mitchell reached AP level courses and excelled. Of her siblings, she is the only one to graduate from high school. Until her teachers brought it up, going to a four-year university wasn't something Mitchell considered, believing, "poor people like me don't go to universities." She wonders about students who experience the same situations, never given a chance to realize their full potential.
She was accepted to UW Seattle in 2009 and chose UW Bothell because she excels in small communities. Mitchell remembers having the opposite learning experience as her peers. While some students in campus housing were learning to cook and clean, Mitchell was learning personal finance and using school-related technology.
"I never had a cell phone or bank account growing up, and I didn't have a laptop until my junior year in college." Smiling, she continues, "My peers thought I was joking when I told them I never cashed a check before."
Mitchell now helps other college students as a Resident Advisor. Her university experience so far includes two travel abroad trips. She graduates in June 2013, double majoring in society, ethics and human behavior, and business marketing. Mitchell hopes to work in marketing for Amazon or Microsoft.
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Undergraduate Pursues Double Majors While Raising Social Consciousness
By Nate Stout
UW Bothell Junior Marvin Eng has a lot on his plate. His daily commute includes two buses and a trip on the light rail. Majoring in society, ethics and human behavior while simultaneously working to complete a business degree, Eng is also heading up the UW Bothell chapter of Cru, a religious organization dedicated to providing spiritual resources for students.
"I was visiting the Seattle campus during my freshman year and was impressed by what Cru was doing for the student community there," Eng explains. "Some of the members down there encouraged me to try to get something going up here and I've been working at it ever since. Cru has helped me think about turning my personal convictions and ethics into a resource for other people"
While Cru is a Christian organization (formerly known as Campus Crusade for Christ), Eng hopes his efforts will contribute to strengthening the student community and character of the university across ethnic, religious, and international barriers.
"It's open for everyone to come and talk, ask questions. We would like to be partnering with other student organizations in their humanitarian efforts, but we are still pretty small and even at this level it's hard work keeping things together."
In some ways, Eng sees his work with Cru as practice for what he hopes to do beyond college.
"I started with the business program because I was familiar with those concepts, and it was a place to start my education. My coursework has exposed me to ways of recognizing and rethinking some of the problematic issues that result in poverty and other inhumane situations. The work I do with Cru is a model for me to begin to learn how to navigate organizational and social structures that can be difficult to negotiate around the world."
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Summer vacation is nearly over. My 4 y.o. daughter will be starting school again in less than a month, and I am considering making bento for her. In the previous schoolyear, she mostly had rice and chicken nuggets. I want her to try other stuff as well. I have a few ideas on what to put in her box:
Small shaped onigiri
Shaped hotdogs/sausages
Cheese slices (cut with cookie cutters)
Noodles with no sauce (she doesn't like sauce on her spaghetti for example)
All of those above I have experience making. Do you have other ideas on what I can prepare? What do you prepare for your kids?
My granddaughters can be induced to eat vegetables when they're mixed in with fishcakes. Mix mashed potato, tinned tuna or smoked fish or any strong flavoured cooked fish, some frozen diced vegetables (or cook some up - peas and corn and diced carrots), maybe a bit of grated cheese, and an egg to bind it all. Shape it into little patties or croquettes, roll in breadcrumbs and then fry them until they're browned all over.
Little savoury muffins like the ones Maki posted on Just Bento today would be good.
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The croquettes sound like a great idea! They will probably look like chicken nuggets anyway, and she's quite familiar with that. I didn't realize I could actually make my own nuggets (I buy the ready-made ones from the supermarket) and add "secret" ingredients that she would normally not eat.
I would love to try the muffins but I don't have an oven. :(
You could steam muffins. They wouldn't be exactly muffins any more, but it'd work and they'd still taste the same. Put the mix in silicon containers and then in a steamer.
My own daughter is still very, very young (8 and a half months) but she's already eating textured food and showing strong preferences.
As well as soba noodles (you can wrap these in nori sheets to make a sort of sushi roll from them, this makes them bento friendly and they don't need sauce) the big hit for my daughter has been quinoa. As long as you can get the already washed grains, it's very simple to do... particularly if you have a rice cooker already (use the quick rice setting).
My little one also loves rice - especially when she can suck it out from between layers of nori - but it can constipate her. Quinoa has none of these problems.
The other staple grain she enjoys is Barley Couscous (normal couscous is made from refined flour, again, another belly blocker).
If your daughter enjoys white rice, I'd urge you to try cooking it with a few additional seeds and grains - Maki covers the subject here: http://www.justhungry.com/zakkoku-mai
You can make up your own mix dependent on your own child's likes and preferences and add as little or as much as she wants. The mix I use includes buckwheat kernels, quinoa, linseed/flax, barley, black rice/kokumai and white poppy seeds.
If you want to get it ready mixed in a bag, you can find it in Korean stores as well as those selling Japanese foods.
There are some recipes for steamed 'muffins' in this thread
These are really easy to do (particularly the recipes I posted with yogurt). You can grate carrot into these and they should still be appetising to a young child.
An alternative binder for the home-made croquettes/patties Bronwyn mentioned is cooked cannellini beans (or whatever white kidney type beans are available). Just mash these up, add drained canned fish and some grated cheese and whichever vegetables you want to slip in there. Then shape (I make them into small sausages), dip into a beaten egg and cover with bread crumbs. It's similar to using potato but lighter.
I don't know any children who don't like Spanish omelet. Maki has posted a foolproof recipe that's simple and quick to do
For a child who doesn't eat many vegetables, I'd suggest grating a zuchini/courgette and adding it to the grated potato in the recipe (you could always try grating another kind of squash instead). In Spain, onion (and sometimes red peppers) are a common addition to the basic egg and potato version.
Thank you for these great ideas! I shall certainly try these that you've mentioned. My rice cooker has a steamer setting, so I can try the mushi-pan.
My son just graduated from preschool this week and I sent bentos with him often. Most of the things you mentioned are things he has taken in his lunches with much success. Brown rice is great to substitute for white rice - I thought he wouldn't like it because it's different but he chows down brown rice even better than white!
Some of the things he's loved that you might try:
-lemon chicken nuggets from Maki's recipe (we also do lime ones and tamarind ones)
-basic sushi rolls with cucumber, avocado and/or spicy tuna (made from canned tuna with a few sardines mixed in and slightly less spicy than I would make for an adult)
-lemon pepper shrimp (thawed shrimp quick sauteed with olive oil, pepper and a smidge of salt then doused with fresh lemon juice once it's cooked. saute just a few minutes more to form a "glaze")
-sugar snap peas
-carrots cut into shapes or in long thin strips
-lightly steamed broccoli (especially with a bit of salt and a tiny drop of sesame oil)
-Maki's beef soboro and the tuna "sprinkles"
-chunks of imitation crab meat
-mini inarizushi (I would suggest serving this at home a couple of times first because it can seem a little strange for children!)
-pan fried marinated tofu cut into shapes with a cute cutter (my son maintains that he doesn't like tofu but eats it regularly when he doesn't realize what it is)
-beef, chicken and pork bulgogi have all gone over very well with pork being the favorite
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After churning for a year plus, the rumor mill can finally give it a rest. Apple has begun testing designs for an Apple-branded television. So says the Wall Street Journal, which also reports that Sharp is helping to design the TV and will likely provide its display panels.
While speculation and supposition will be at a surplus in the coming months, we still have some time before the Apple fanboys and fangirls freak out. "It isn't a formal project yet. It is still in the early stage of testing," said an unnamed WSJ source.
Still, the fact that Han Hai Precision Industry Co. (A.K.A. Foxconn, the company that assembles the iPhone and iPad) has been collaborating with Sharp on design development for months, is a pretty clear harbinger of things to come. It's now become less of a question regarding if we'll see an Apple TV, and more a question of when. Almost everything about this still-hypothetical TV – for now, anyway – remains a mystery.
Of course, we suspect some will launch right into imagining a world where Apple dominates all technology, and wrests the living room away from the manufacturers that currently dominate it. But to do that, it will have to out-compete some formidable foes. Google and Samsung, in particular, have been a bit pugnacious with Apple of late, and while one is already entrenched in the industry, the other is well on its way.
No doubt there are several buoys left to negotiate before Apple comes sailing into your living room, but – for now- the winds look favorable.


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The Havelock High softball team picked a good time to get its first victory of the season.
The Havelock High softball team picked a good time to get its first victory of the season.
The Rams scored five runs in the first inning, beating White Oak 7-3 in the Coastal 3A Conference opener for both teams Friday at Havelock High.
�We got that monkey off our back,� Havelock coach Anna Spear said.
Laneisha Nolan started the Havelock first inning with a walk, stole second and scored on Alyssa Crowe�s single to left. Brianna Bushman and Taylor Forehand followed with singles, loading the bases. One run scored on an error, and then Megan Brogdan laced a single just inside the third base line, scoring two more runs. The fifth run came home on Alexis Washenko�s groundout.
�We did a lot of work with our sticks in the past week, and we showed improvement,� Spear said. �We still had some letdowns. We have got to have an urgency to dominate. We have to be a team that wants to dominate.�
White Oak (2-5, 0-1) got a run back in the third when Houston Etscheidt singled and scored on Olivia Fonville�s single, cutting the gap to 5-1.
The Rams (1-3, 1-0) answered in their half of the third when Kennedy Campbell reached second on an error and scored on Brogdan�s single for a 6-1 advantage.
The Vikings got back in the game in the fifth when Brooke Humphrey and Taylor Blackmon led off with walks. Humphrey later scored on a wild pitch, and Blackmon came home on Etscheidt�s groundout for a 6-3 contest.
�Overall, I thought we played very well,� White Oak coach Sarah Novelli said. �We definitely improved in the number of errors we had in the last few games.
�I wish we would have played more games, but everyone is in the same boat. We have a ways to go. I think we have a couple of more weeks to get to where we should be for this time of year.�
The Rams added a run in the sixth when Ashlyn Gosnell singled and scored on Nolan�s triple to left.
Havelock totaled nine hits, with Brogdan going 2-for-3 with three RBIs, and Nolan going 2-for-3 with an RBI. Bushman was 2-for-4, and Crowe, Forehand, and Gosnell also collected hits. Nolan, Crowe, Bushman and Forehand - the top four hitters in Havelock�s lineup � went 6-for-13 in the contest.
Forehand got the victory on the mound for the Rams, allowing three runs on four hits and three walks while striking out eight over seven innings.
The Vikings got hits from Corrinne Domhoff, Shelby Lyons, Etscheidt and Fonville. Humphrey took the loss on the mound, settling down after the first inning and striking out four in the contest.
The Rams are next scheduled to play at Richlands Monday, while White Oak is scheduled to play at Richlands Tuesday.


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From among six couples, a committee of $5$ members is to be formed. If the selected committee has no couple, then in how many ways can the committee be formed?
My approach is to count things step by step like first compute the number of ways such that there is no male, then number of ways there is only one male and his partner is not, two males and their partners are not ... to number of ways there are no males on the committee.
Put in mathematics which looks like: $$\binom{6}{0} \times \binom{6}{1}+\binom{6}{1} \times \binom{5}{4}+\binom{6}{2} \times \binom{4}{3}+ \cdots +\binom{6}{5} \times \binom{1}{0} = 192$$
The answer I get by this approach is correct. However, there is an approach mentioned in my module which counts this whole thing in just $\binom{6}{5} \times 2^5 = 192$. But unfortunately I couldn't understand this approach. Could anybody explain ?


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CHICAGO — U.S. airline passengers soon will be able to continue reading their Kindles and playing on their iPhones and iPads during takeoffs and landings.
The Federal Aviation Administration on Thursday cleared gadgets for takeoff by saying they will be allowed to be used in "airplane mode" during all phases of flight "very soon," according to FAA Administrator Michael Huerta. The FAA is immediately issuing guidance to airlines on how to implement the change, which will vary among airlines.
The rule change will still not allow voice phone calls from wireless phones.
"The agency expects many carriers will prove to the FAA that their planes allow passengers to safely use their devices in airplane mode, gate-to-gate, by the end of the year," the FAA said in a statement. It"s unclear how many airlines would implement the change in time for the Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday travel season.
"We already started work to implement this as safely and quickly as possible, and are excited to offer this new benefit because our customers tell us they want to use their portable electronic devices," said United Airlines spokesman Luke Punzenberger.
The FAA"s current policy forces passengers to turn off most portable electronic devices, such as smartphones, laptops, tablet computers and e-readers, during takeoffs and landings — technically, below 10,000 feet. The fear is that the devices might interfere with flight equipment.
However, surveys have showed that many passengers do not turn off their devices, either intentionally or accidentally. Critics have said the change is a long time coming, sometimes pointing to the fact that many pilots in the cockpit use iPads as part of their "electronic flight bag," instead of carrying bulky paper navigation charts and manuals.
The change would not only be welcome by the flying public but by such companies as Amazon, which makes the Kindle reading device, and soon-to-be Chicago-based Gogo, which provides inflight Wi-Fi Internet access. Gogo this week announced it would relocate its headquarters and 460 employees to 111 N. Canal St. from its current base in Itasca.
After the change is implemented, passengers will be able to read e-books, play games and watch videos on their devices "during all phases of flight, with very limited exceptions," the FAA said. Wireless phones should be in airplane mode or with cellular service disabled — no signal bars displayed — and cannot be used for voice calls. A different agency, the Federal Communications Commission, has since 1991 banned inflight use of cell phones because of potential interference with ground networks.
Flight attendants will not be policing whether a device is in airplane mode, Huerta said.
Passengers will also be able to use short-range Bluetooth accessories, such as wireless mice and keyboards.
In rare instances of low-visibility, about 1 percent of the time, flight crews will instruct passengers to turn off their devices, the FAA said.


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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, November 16, at 8:30 a.m. (Eastern Time), at agency headquarters, 131 M Street, N.E. In accordance with the Sunshine Act, the meeting is open for public observation of the Commission's deliberations.
The following matters are scheduled for consideration during the meeting:
The Commission will examine unlawful discrimination in employment and other challenges that veterans with disabilities may face. The list of invited panelists includes:
Seating is limited and it is suggested that visitors arrive 30 minutes before the meeting in order to be processed through security and escorted to the meeting room.
The Commission agenda is subject to revision. Additional information about the hearing, when available, will be posted at http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/meetings/index.cfm.
The EEOC enforces federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. Further information about the EEOC is available on its web site at www.eeoc.gov.


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Classes take place in Provence, Tuscany, Piedmont, the Veneto, Seville, or San Francisco for cooking enthusiasts who sign up to learn with Joanne Weir, whose culinary journeys are mouth-watering voyages to some of the world's capitals of extraordinary food. "My dad called me his 'wandering gypsy' when I was a little girl," says Joanne.
Her Weir Cooking in the City captured the prestigious James Beard Award for best general cookbook (2005). She also hosts the PBS television series, Joanne Weir's Cooking Class.
Every year Joanne leads cooking tours to Europe and conducts an annual weeklong session in her San Francisco kitchen. "These are dream trips -- experiences that can't be found in travel books," Joanne says. In addition to hands-on cooking classes and wine tastings, travelers visit with local artisans and take excursions to nearby markets.
Students find themselves luxuriously immersed in local culture. In Spain, guests stay at Seville's 17th-century Hacienda de Oran, a prime example of Andalusian architecture. In Italy, Tuscany's Chianti region welcomes Joanne's students to a villa embraced by vineyards and olive groves and owned by a noble family for seven generations. In France, Provence's Blanche Fleur guesthouse dates back to the 15th century and is situated near the renowned Chateau Neuf-du-Pape wine country.
Photography: James Carriere
A certain brio energizes Joanne's classes. Her first instructions are, "Engage all five senses. Learn about food by its look, touch, and smell. You'll know what it sounds like sizzling in the pan and reap its ultimate reward -- taste." Her goal is to give students confidence. "I'll be right here with you," she assures everyone.
"I love anywhere there's olive oil and wine," Joanne quips. Not surprisingly, her classes focus on the rustic, hearty food traditions of these locales. In Provence, for example, Stone Fruit and Goat Cheese Salad, chicken roasted with 40 cloves of garlic, and bouillabaisse typify what will be prepared in class. The salad is tossed with a late-harvest Riesling dressing: Its concentrated fruit flavor pairs beautifully with peaches, nectarines, plums, and cherries at their ripest peak.
Joanne's San Francisco class gives an American viewpoint to her Mediterranean-inspired cooking. (Farmer's Market Lunch, Summer Fiesta, Italian Supper on the Terrace, or Chilling and Grilling are featured menus.) Here, in her classic Victorian two-flat, the dancing patterns of majolica decorate the airy kitchen/dining room where students gather to learn, cook, eat, and sample wine.
Today, the class is treated to a lesson on preparing one of those specialty dishes, Tuscan Pork. Pork tenderloin is rubbed with a fragrant herb mixture and baked inside a crispy baguette. Sliced like a sandwich, it's a meal students won't soon forget. "Taste, taste, taste! Check your seasoning! Don't forget to salt!" Joanne reminds everyone. "Just a sprinkle teases flavors out of food."
Rosemary Remacle catches Joanne's high spirits.
Wine pairing is an important part of each class.
Avid cook Rob Tessaroto of Ontario (shown here with Joanne and fellow student Nancy House) attended school as a birthday present from his wife. "Joanne's palate, approach, and enthusiasm made this an incredible gift," he says. San Franciscan Lorraine Fedorak agrees. "I've learned timing, how to have fun in the kitchen, pair wine, and use salt!" For these culinarians on tour, wanderlust is wonderful.
Joanne's European tours start at $4,300 a person, exclusive of travel costs. Her San Francisco class is $2,000, travel and accommodations not included. Visit www.joanneweir.com for information.
Tuscan Pork Recipe
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- 1 pound pork tenderloin
- 2 teaspoons snipped fresh sage
- 2 teaspoons snipped fresh rosemary
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/4 teaspoon fennel pollen or 1 teaspoon fennel seeds, crushed
- 4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 crusty baguette loaf (about 14 inches long and 4 inches wide)
Trim fat from meat. In small bowl combine sage, rosemary, salt, pepper, garlic, and fennel pollen or seeds; set aside.
Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in large skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Add tenderloin to hot skillet. Cook 8 to 10 minutes or until pork is evenly browned, turning often. Remove pork from skillet; cool slightly. Rub entire surface of pork with herb mixture; set aside.
Halve baguette horizontally. Remove bread from inside of halves, forming thin shell. Brush inside of shell with remaining olive oil. Place pork on inside of baguette, replacing top to completely enclose pork. Trim off excess ends of bread. Tie at 1- to 2-inch intervals with clean kitchen string. Place on a baking sheet and bake, uncovered, in 375°F oven 25 to 30 minutes or until instant-read thermometer inserted into thickest part of meat registers 155°F to 160°F. Let stand 10 minutes. Slice to serve. Makes 4 to 6 servings
Toasted Goat Cheese and Stone Fruit Salad
- 1 cup late-harvest Riesling or Riesling
- 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 cup panko (Japanese-style bread crumbs)
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 4-ounce logs goat cheese (chevre)
- 6 cups torn mixed salad greens
- 1 ripe nectarine, pitted and cut into wedges
- 1 ripe plum, pitted and cut into wedges
- 1 apricot, pitted and cut into wedges
- 1/2 cup fresh dark sweet cherries, stemmed and pitted
- 1/2 cup almonds, toasted and coarsely chopped
In small saucepan bring Riesling to boiling. Boil, uncovered, 10 to 12 minutes or until reduced to 2 tablespoons. Remove from heat. Whisk in 3 tablespoons olive oil and vinegar until well combined. Season to taste with salt and black pepper.
Meanwhile, combine panko, 1/8 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper in small bowl. Place 3 tablespoons olive oil in another small bowl. Cut each goat cheese log crosswise into 3 slices. Dip each slice in oil, turning to coat all sides. Dip in panko mixture, turning to coat all sides. Place coated slices on small baking sheet. Bake cheese slices in 375°F oven about 10 minutes or until tops are very lightly browned and cheese is warm.
In large bowl combine salad greens and all but about 1 tablespoon of wine vinaigrette. Toss to coat; divide among six salad plates. In medium bowl combine nectarine, plum, apricot, and cherries. Add remaining wine vinaigrette; toss to coat. Arrange atop greens. Top each salad with goat cheese slice; sprinkle with almonds. Serve immediately. Makes 6 servings.
Spicy Corn Souffle
- 1 medium red sweet pepper*
- 4 eggs
- 6 ears fresh sweet corn
- 2 cups half-and-half or light cream
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 small jalapeño pepper**, seeded and diced
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- Pinch cayenne pepper
- 3 ounces fontina cheese, shredded (3/4 cup)
Halve sweet pepper lengthwise; remove stem, seeds, and membranes. Place pepper halves, cut sides down, on foil-lined baking sheet. Bake in 425°F oven 20 to 25 minutes. Bring foil up around pepper to enclose. Let stand 15 minutes or until cool. Loosen edges of skin with sharp knife; gently pull off skin in strips and discard. Dice roasted pepper.
Separate eggs; let stand at room temperature 30 minutes.
Meanwhile, slice corn kernels off cobs; reserve. Cut corn cobs in half crosswise. In Dutch oven, combine corn cobs, half the reserved corn, and half-and-half. Bring to boiling over low heat. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 2 minutes. Remove corn cobs from Dutch oven. Cool slightly. Use blunt side of knife to scrape half-and-half and corn juices from cobs. Discard cobs. Transfer half-and-half mixture and scrapings to blender. Cover; blend until smooth. Strain mixture through medium-mesh strainer.
In large saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Add flour; stir constantly 2 minutes. Add pureed corn mixture; stir until mixture thickens, 6 to 7 minutes. Transfer mixture to large bowl.
Preheat oven to 400°F. Generously butter shallow 2 1/2- to 3-quart baking dish. Add egg yolks to half-and-half mixture, one at a time, stirring well after each addition. Fold in remaining reserved corn, roasted red sweet pepper, jalapeño pepper, paprika, salt, ground black pepper, and cayenne pepper. Fold in cheese.
In large mixing bowl, beat egg whites with electric mixer on medium to high speed until stiff peaks form (tips stand straight). Gently fold one-fourth of whites into corn mixture. Fold remaining egg whites into corn mixture. Pour batter into prepared baking dish. Bake about 15 minutes or until puffed, golden brown, and knife inserted near the center comes out clean. Serve immediately. Makes 8 servings.
*Step 1 may be skipped by substituting 1/3 cup diced bottled roasted red sweet pepper.
** Because hot chile peppers, such as jalapeños, contain volatile oils that can burn your skin and eyes, avoid direct contact with chiles as much as possible. When working with chile peppers, wear plastic or rubber gloves. If your bare hands do touch the chile peppers, wash your hands well with soap and water.
Italian Almond Crumb Cake
- 1-1/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup coarse polenta
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 cup ground almonds (4 ounces)
- 1 teaspoon each finely shredded lemon peel and orange peel
- Pinch salt
- 3 egg yolks
- 1 tablespoon grappa or rum
- 1/2 cup butter, cut up
- 1 tablespoon powdered sugar
Butter bottom and sides of 9-inch springform pan; set aside. Preheat oven to 350°F.
In food processor combine flour, polenta, sugar, almonds, lemon and orange peels, and salt; cover and process with one or two on-off turns to mix. Add egg yolks and grappa; process about 30 seconds or until crumbly. Add butter; process 20 to 30 seconds more or until mixture starts to hold together.
Crumble mixture evenly into prepared pan; do not press. Sprinkle with powdered sugar. Bake 40 to 45 minute or until top is lightly golden.
Loosen and remove sides of pan. Cut into wedges. Cool slightly on wire rack. Serve warm. Makes 12 servings.


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Saturday, October 19, 2013
Menu for the Week of October 20, 2013
7 comments :
- Tanna at The Brick Street Bungalow said...
YUM! I see several dishes that I'd love for this week. blessings ~ tanna
- October 19, 2013 at 9:28 AM
- Emily said...
I like that you line up your menu for the week. I have been incredibly bad about meal planning as of late and am trying to get back into it. Maybe I can use this as my motivator.
- October 19, 2013 at 9:32 AM
- Vicki Bensinger said...
Wow I'm so impressed. Now this is what I need to do - plan for a week but never can. When I do that my family decides they're not in the mood for something and then it goes to waste. So I end up grocery shopping almost daily based on the moods of my crew.
I love so many of these dishes, I'm definitely going to try some of them. GReat planning. How on earth do you do it and post the photos ahead of time?
- October 19, 2013 at 11:51 AM
- David said...
Mary, Looking great! I'm in for Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday...especially Friday with those salt and pepper pork chops! Take Care, Big Daddy Dave
- October 19, 2013 at 1:00 PM
- Ginny said...
Your husband eats like a king!
- October 19, 2013 at 6:15 PM
- mia xara said...
How could one choose out of such a great variety, Mary? Everything looks utterly yummy!!! Have a great weekend,thank you for the menu :)
- October 19, 2013 at 10:32 PM
- We Are Not Martha said...
Can I come over this week?? Or at least on Saturday? :) I wish I could plan like that- everything looks awesome!
- October 20, 2013 at 2:42 PM


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October 02, 2007, 09:09:26 PM »
The revolution of falling expectations
By Nancy Gertner
In the 1960s, social critics spoke about the "revolution of rising expectations," describing the phenomenon in which succeeding generations of Americans expected to do better than their parents and the conflicts that resulted when they did not.
If the latest issue of Working Mother magazine trumpeting the "50 Best Law Firms for Women" is any indication, we are now in the midst of "the revolution of falling expectations," which will have its own serious consequences.
Working Mother in an altogether commendable effort to monitor the progress of women in the largest firms ranked them by various measures, including the percentage of women equity partners and non-equity partners, and the number of women in management positions.
Several Boston firms made the grade with the percentage of women equity partners ranging from 10 to 21 percent. Lawyers Weekly noted the results in a "People in the Law" section dubbed "Honors."
While these firms should be lauded for their commitment to women's progress, the "Honors" label has to be put into context. And that context is disheartening, to say the least. Can any firm truly be recognized as "the best" when the percentage of women equity partners is below the Massachusetts average, which is 17 percent women equity partners? (All but three of the listed firms are below that number.)
For years we believed that once law school graduation rates substantially equalized between men and women, the pipeline of women associates would lead to equality in partnerships and managerial ranks. That pipeline has been gushing for decades, but profound disparities between men and women remain.
Twenty years after women began graduating from law schools in equal numbers to men, women still do not comprise close to 50 percent of the partners; attrition threatens even the meager gains attained.
In Boston, with its excellent law schools, the numbers should be even more favorable to women's advancement. By 2008 we would have expected parity in the national legal community and, especially, our own. We ought to be demanding it now.
Recent data suggest that more women than men are entering Boston law firms at the associate level. In 2003 and 2004, the numbers were 46 percent men and 54 percent women. What do we tell these women about their future legal careers? Do we say that no matter how many women are entering as associates, nothing will change? Only a few will make it to the highest echelons of firm life?
The question that should be raised by the figures in Working Mother, and raised loudly, is why so few women have made it to the equity partner level? To be sure, many of us have been asking that very question for some time.
In 1998, Lauren Stiller Rikleen, then the president of the Boston Bar Association, organized a task force on "Professional Challenges and Family Needs," which produced a nationally recognized report noting the need for "individualized work family plans" and support for "family work" alternatives.
In 2000, the Women's Bar Association released a groundbreaking report titled "More Than Part-Time," which studied the powerful effect of reduced-hours arrangements on the retention, recruitment and success of women attorneys in law firms.
In 2003, in an address before the WBA, I called for urgent attention to the relative lack of women in leadership positions at firms. I linked the lack of women in leadership to the conflicting demands of law firm practice and women's child care responsibilities. I challenged the WBA to create a commission "to work on what we need to do now to make the workplace safe for mothers and fathers." The WBA, BBA and MBA formed the Equality Commission and worked with the MIT Workplace Center to study the problem.
More recently, the Equality Commission has issued the MIT Workplace Center report, "Women Lawyers and Obstacles to Leadership," that begins to tell the story: "The loss of women to leadership in the law follows directly from a failure in the profession to respond imaginatively to a dual need for time time for work and time for families."
And it concludes: "
uilding time for families into law firm practice is not a general institutional norm. The availability of flexible arrangements for family care is indeterminate, unpredictable. Finding a way to combine law firm practice and care for families is at present an individual responsibility, and it generally carries professional penalties. Change in these practices is essential if women are to advance to leadership in the legal profession."
The attrition rate for women is not without serious consequences to the law firms in particular and to women's progress in the profession in general. Working Mother noted that firms lose $300,000 per third-year associate lost and replaced. The MIT report found that 30 percent of the women who enter law firms leave, while only 20 percent of the men do, and of those women who became equity partners, 15 percent leave.
And beyond the financial cost to the firms is the profound cost to the profession the future of women's continued progress in law as the ranks of senior women are depleted.
We understand Working Mother's goals to monitor women's progress, to create benchmarks and we applaud its efforts. And we likewise applaud the firms it "honored" for doing better than most, but no one reading the article or the Lawyers Weekly item should be remotely satisfied.
We most assuredly are not.
Judge Nancy Gertner sits on the U.S. District Court bench. This article was written on behalf of the Equality Commission.
Re: Are these really the Best 50 Law Firms for Women?
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October 03, 2007, 04:13:56 AM »
As a woman, I personally feel that no job needs to make special accommodations for women. Being a woman is not a disability. Women aren't making partner at law firms because they are choosing, through their own free will, to pursue other priorities such as motherhood. Those are noble priorities, but I don't see why should anyone be rewarded with a promotion and a leadership position for not putting in the work required. To make partner, there's a standard in place. It's not discriminating against anyone willing to put in the time and the work. And if you're not willing, it's not the right job for you. Move on.
I get really tired of people whining that this or that isn't fair. Should we get lax on Navy Seals training so more people have the opportunity to become a Seal? How about if we lower the admissions criteria for law schools so more people have a chance to attend? You know, in the interests of fairness.
This isn't an issue of allowing Mommy and Daddy time off to go tend to a sick kid, attend a parent-teacher conference, medical leave, maternity leave or a private place to pump milk. Those are reasonable accommodations (which inevitably stick non-parent workers in the uncomfortable position of having to make up for their co-workers absences, but that is another issue for another time). If you aren't willing to put in the time, you don't deserve the job, whether you are a man or a woman. You made the choice to have children. They are the higher priority and they should be the higher priority, unless you decide to give them away or hire someone else to raise your kids. Live with it. I don't see where any workplace should lower their leadership standards and start admitting anyone as a partner or C-level officer just because that group has decided they are under-represented based on their own free choices to avoid the work.
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October 05, 2007, 05:44:08 PM »
Interesting article.
I would look at it from a more capitalist angle, though. While I don't believe that private businesses should be
to make concessions for parents it might be in their best interest to do so. I think if left alone many businesses (including law firms) will realize that some of the best and brightest available to them might be parents who aren't willing to sacrifice their entire lives for the sake of their job. Is an overworked, burned-out employee who puts in 70 hours a week to the detriment of their personal life necessarily better at their job than a flex-time mother who comes to work happy? Maybe, maybe not. Either way if that mother is very good at her job and is willing to take less money in exchange for flexibility then a company or firm might see the benefits of hiring her. How productive are miserable employees?
I'm a parent so I guess I'm hoping for a job where I will have some flexibility. I don't want the government to force anyone to give me a job and then force them to give me time off. I'm willing to take less pay for the luxury of working a more reasonable schedule. I think motherhood has taught me a lot about successfully multi-tasking and prioritizing and I can also bring those skills to the table. Also, I think by definition most mothers who put their children first aren't putting success in their job first anyway. If they value time with their children enough they will accept that they must concede a certain amount of money or success in order to bargain for that time. You can't have it all and quite frankly I wouldn't want to. Money isn't everything.
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October 06, 2007, 08:58:32 AM »
Dotlyn, I agree with you. I don't care if law firms choose not to make concessions for their employees, both male and female, who want to work more flexible hours, but I think they are very short-sighted not to. As the article said, law firms lose $300,000 per 3rd year associate that leaves. They invest a lot in their employees and it seems like a bad business decision to just let them go. I do think flextime and other arrangements that allow a better work-life balance are becoming more common. A couple of the larger firms I interviewed with mentioned their flextime options right off the bat in my interview, without me asking about it (I never actually ask about things like that, but I was happy they mentioned it).
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November 11, 2007, 12:00:19 PM »
I somewhat agree, and was extremely irked that when I asked about advancement opportunities for women, I received chatter about part-time. I do not wish to work part-time!!! I want to know that they're addressing the large inequality between male and female associates.
And this is where I differ from your assumption that it's a pure meritocracy. The 17% figure isn't due just to the fact that some women choose to leave the profession to have families; it's also due to historical discrimination against women. Read, for instance, about Justice Ginsburg's and Justice O'Connor's experiences trying to get a job out of law school.
Fortunately for out generation, things have vastly improved, and open discrimination is no longer allowed. However, you can hardly assume that a legal change will drastically alter people's attitudes, and certainly not immediately.
At this point, I've been to a lot of big NY firms to interview and to numerous other receptions. There were certain firms that felt like "old boys' clubs." At one reception, a partner answered my questions to the guy standing next to me. At another, a lawyer asked one of my male friends where the strip clubs where in our city. Another lawyer made derogatory jokes about his wife. Making partner is as much about the ability to build social networks as it is about legal acumen, and it's no wonder than women are disadvantaged in such environments.
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Histoire de la Conqueste du Mexique, ou de la Nouvelle Espagne par Fernand Cortez. by de SOLIS, A. French edition of The ''Historia de la Conquista de Mexico'' by the literary gifted Spanish historian Antonio de Solis. Printed in Paris by Compagnie des Libraires and dated 1730. In 2 volumes and is 6 3/4 inches tall. Mottled calf boards, the spines are ribbed, gilt inlay, and title-labels. 12 folded etchings. Wear at the corners and spines. PLEASE: Contact me with any questions. Prio...
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Illustrated with Railway Maps, Plans of Cities, and Table of Railway and Steamboat Fares. Part I. Illustrated with Railway Maps, Plans of Cities, and Table of Railway and Steamboat Fares. Revised Each Year To Date of Issue. Published by D. APPLETON AND COMPANY. This is the 1893 edition, AGAIN VOLUME ONE only. This happens to be an Ex-Lib as there is a "Due Date" page and Pocket inside the rear cover. Numerous illustrations. Wear at corners and spine. Blue designed boards. Media or Priority Mail...
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LOCONS Elementaires D'Histoire Naturelle, A L'Useage des Jeunes-Gens, Par L. Cotte, SECONDE EDITION. This is an elementary book of Natural History for young people. The Author was a member of the Society of Naturalists of Paris. Chez les Freres BARBOU were printers and publishers on the street of the Mathurins in Paris. At the bottom of the page is the date. The words translate to "Year III of the Republic of France. One and Indivisible" Under the Republician Calendar 'Year III start...
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John Tyndall. Published in NY by D. Appleton and Company in 1897. 8vo, illustrated with several plates, including the Matterhorn. Half-morocco binding, top edge gilt, wear to Edges spine and corners. Media or Priority mail as you wish, will split Insurance. Scan of title page upon request.
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"A Narrative as told by a Knight Templar and Recorded by a Noble of The Mystic Shrine" by A. L. Skilton. Introduction by W. Freeland Kendrick, Past Imperial Potentate. Published by J.B. Lippincott Company, 1924. Has numerous illustrations including, as the frontispiece is called "The Religious Unfolding of Masonic History" The book is in Very Good condition with a few spots on the end pages, No dustjacket, wear on corners and spine. Front cover is dark blue with a gold image of a knight, sword d...
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This is a very hard to find book on the use of Cast Iron Cookware or Black Iron Pots. Compiled by Linda Cowley and Geri Munford. and published in 1990. This 50 page softcover book contains drawings of the different types of Cast Iron Cookware, and RECIPES. In Very Good to Fine condition. Has PO address on title page. Priority Mail w/insurance, Media mail also available. Scan available on request.
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The Illustrated London News - Coronation Record Number of King George V & Queen Mary. Edited by Bruce S. Ingram. Has 24 Coloured and other plates, with many illustrations and portraits. A lot of adverts, but mostly this book contains the history of the Coronation process. There is even an illustration of King Richards coronation. Scan is of the center of the front cover, Book is in good condition on the inside, slight musty smell. The cover is missing part of the spine, one corner missing, small...
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New York The World's Metropolis 1623-4 - 1923-4,A Presentation of the Greater City at the Beginning of Its Second Quarter Century of Amalgamated Government & the 300th Anniversary of Its Founding with Review of the Interim Accomplishments of Its Citizens. by William Thompson Bonner. This is the Commemorative Edition, 1924. Has gold inlayed coin on front cover. Wear at corners and spine, GOOD condition. Media Mail with Insurance.
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Henry Cabot Lodge was the Editor-In-Chief of Funk & Wagnalls Company in 1909. This set of literary classics are from Greece 484 B.C. - 200 A.D. (Book I) thru Rome (Book II), Great Britain and Ireland (Books III thru VI), Continental Europe (Books VII & VIII) to America (Books IX & X). Included are authors like Aristotle, Cicero, and Milton, the list goes on. Some of the corners show wear, but the books are in great condition. There is 10 books measuring 6x4 inches and weigh about 4 pounds. Ther...
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HC2081. The Baseball Encyclopedia, The complete and official record of major league baseball. 1969, author/editor unknown. Tan Cloth boards, Green title area on spine with gilt lettering, Part of this label is faded. This book contains over 2300 pages of baseball history. Has pictorical slipcase.
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A Comprehensive Master Plan Program for the Future Development of Mount Holly, New Jersey. Prepared for the Citizens of Mount Holly by The Mount Holly Planning Board and Scott Bagby and Robert Catlin, City Planning Consultants. Dated 1956. This paperback report provides plans and proposals for the future welfare of Mount Holly, plus maps and graphics. This report is in Good to Very Good condition. Media mail available but, priority mail is recommended.
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An autobiography of a newspaper editor. Two volume set. No publication date, but believed to be about 1927. small tear at top of spine of Vol 2. Did not appear to have any marks inside, little wear at corners. Media Mail with Del Confirmation, and if requested, insurance.
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Printed by A. R. Keller & Co. of London and New York 1907. Numbered Edition as this is #231 (hand-written) of 800 of the limited University Edition. The spine also states that it is part of the Uniform Edition. Very Good+ in green/gray cloth. Has paper title label attached to spine. Two sections: HOUSE OF POMEGRANATES and THE HAPPY PRINCE AND OTHER TALES. Media mail w/Del Confirmation.


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Checking in on… the Summit LeaguePosted by rtmsf on February 12th, 2010
Eli Linton is the RTC correspondent for the Summit League.
League Standings
- Oakland (12-1) 18-8
- South Dakota State (9-4) 13-11
- Oral Roberts (9-5) 14-12
- North Dakota State (6-7) 9-14
- Western Illinois (3-10) 10-14
- Centenary (3-11) 8-17
- Southern Utah (2-10) 6-17
Top Storylines
- Two teams from the Summit made an appearance on this week's Mid-Major Top 25 poll. Oakland (#14) and IUPUI (#22) were both rewarded for their dominant conference performances thus far.
- WIU senior guard David Nurse was named to the ESPN the Magazine District V all-academic basketball team. Nurse is working on a masters degree in business and has a 3.8 GPA, proving that there are still students among the "student" athletes.
Last Week
We enter the final three weekends of conference play, and it seems like the top four seeds have already been decided. Oral Roberts dropped two conference games to Oakland and lowly Western Illinois. Unless they can pull off a miracle, you can stick a fork in this team. A fourth-seed in the tournament would mean playing both top-seeded teams in order to make the dance. The eighth and final conference seed is still up for grabs. Western Illinois would like to have it, as they think they can upset anyone in the conference.
Team Breakdowns
- Alpha Squads – Oakland, IUPUI
- Longshots – South Dakota, Oral Roberts
- Bottom Feeders – IPFW, UMKC, North Dakota, Southern Utah, Centenary, Western Illinois. No one seems to have what it takes to win this league besides the top two teams. Oral Roberts is too banged-up, South Dakota plays too small, and everyone else just doesn't have enough. If someone else not named Oakland or IUPUI ends up winning this conference tournament, it would be a Disney-style underdog story.
Team Capsules
- Oakland – The only team that can beat this team is IUPUI. And they already faced them twice. You can pencil them in for a trip to the finals.
- IUPUI – They have three very dangerous scorers (Robert Glenn–18.5 ppg, Alex Young –18 ppg, and Leroy Nobles–13.5 ppg), they will be a 20-win team, and could be Oakland's Kryptonite. Remember at the beginning of the year? I said D wins the Summit League. They allow 67.8 points per game; I like love this team.
- SDSU – The Jackrabbits live by the three-ball, and they die by the three-ball.
- ORU – We keep talking about their close losses, five by three points or less, but at some point, if you want to be taken seriously, you have to make free throws and easy jumpers. ORU does neither.
- NDSU – North Dakota relies on their execution of the offense and getting open looks in order to win games. They are not athletic enough to cut and slash. I don't see this team going too far in the tournament. They have only nine wins and its mid-February.
- UMKC – Will likely end up with the seventh seed, but could get as high as fifth. Then again, the Roos have IUPUI and Oakland coming up, so they could miss the tournament altogether.
- WIU – The Leathernecks are somehow holding on to that final spot in the conference tournament with a 3-10 conference record. This same record could also get you the eight seed in the Pac-10 tournament this year.
- Centenary – Sure, they are on the outside looking in, but they aren't that far out, and it's never too late to turn the season around! They swept the season series against IPFW, and they have a chance to sweep Southern Utah and scoot into the conference tournament, with some help.
- SUU – The Thunderbirds are 5-6 at home, and winless on the road (0-11). Next game: on the road at IPFW.
Games to watch
- February 13: IUPUI @ Oral Roberts – This game lost any significant when ORU choked at home against the Leathernecks, but it's still the best game of the week.
- February 20: Oral Roberts @ Austin Peay (ESPN BracketBuster) – ORU needs this game if they want any confidence going into the conference tournament.


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it's a rare moment - due to our long-distance relationship and the lack of photographers besides Ryan or myself.
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it's a rare moment - due to our long-distance relationship and the lack of photographers besides Ryan or myself.
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you guys are so cute!ReplyDelete
When is the wedding?!ReplyDelete
I just feel happier when you guys are together. Happy Friday to you!ReplyDelete
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this is so sweet! you two are awfully cute. my husband & i don't have many photographs together either...but that's probably because we're both photographers! so who takes our photo!? haha. xo.ReplyDelete
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that's what my fiance does! every time I say I love you, he says 'i love you more' ... it's the best!ReplyDelete
you guys are just too sweet together. :)ReplyDelete
my mister used to say "I love you more" to me all the time, and he still does sometimes, but these days he usually says "you're my favorites". When I asked him why "favorites" plural, he said it's because I'm his favorite everything, wife, friend, etc. Melts my heart!
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I get the same response from my sweet man, everytime I tell him I love him! and we are also (surviving) long distance right now! Every since we moved apart (3 years ago) its been SO hard to get pictures!ReplyDelete
I guess we get more busy spending time together and not time taking photos lol
this is very cute : ) and dont you hate that! I am always behind the camera and my boyfriend and I have also been long distance for 2 years so pictures together were rare!ReplyDelete
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(BOULDER, Colo.) — A Colorado wildfire that forced hundreds out of their homes on Sunday has been 50 percent contained, authorities said.
The fire near Sunshine Canyon in Boulder, Colorado — just west of the downtown area — scorched about 63 acres of land and forced the evacuation of 426 homes as authorities worried that erratic winds could cause the fire to spread further, the Boulder Office of Emergency Management said Sunday.
As a precaution, another 836 homes were placed on a pre-evacuation list amid worries that the blaze could flare up due to strong wind gusts overnight, emergency officials said.
There were no known injuries or homes lost as of early Monday morning, the Boulder Office of Emergency Management said.
Boulder County Sheriff's Cmdr. Mike Wagner said the area has "a very social trail network," leading authorities to speculate the fire could be "human-caused."
"At this point, we've been able to rule out things like lightning strikes or weather related, downed power lines, things like that. That causes us to speculate that it's human caused, manmade," Wagner said during a press briefing on Sunday. "In the general area where that fire was reported to us by Sunshine Canyon and Timber Lane is a very social trail network. A lot of people are in and out of there."
The fire began before early Sunday morning near Sunshine Canyon and Timberlane, emergency officials said.
Wagner said fire officials would remain at the scene overnight to attack hot spots and possible flare-ups.
He said people in the pre-evacuation zones should be prepared and ready to go at any time as the fire's status could change due to windy weather overnight.
"The plan is to keep the mandatory evacuation zone in place," Wagner said in a video posted on the Boulder Office of Emergency Management's Facebook page late Sunday.
"The forecasts is a little concerning. There's a potential wind event at around midnight. It is very volatile there and there's a lot of complicating factors that go into a fire operation overnight," he said.
The Boulder Regional Communications Center said it received a call from a man at around 2 a.m. local time who said he noticed flames on the side of a mountain, according to the Boulder County Sheriff's office.
Multiple fire departments, including the Boulder Rural Fire Protection District, the Boulder Fire Department, and the Sheriff's Fire Management Program, fought to contain the fire.
Officials said a shelter at the East Boulder Community Center would remain open overnight in case of additional evacuations.
Mark Sandercott, who was forced to evacuate, told ABC News affiliate KMGH that he feared of losing his home.
"I thought, for sure, we were probably going to lose the house," he said. "I grabbed my backpack, grabbed the most essential things that I thought I needed, and some water and just left."
The blaze is currently moving south, according to KMGH.
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A man was rushed to hospital after attempting a daring new sex position with his lover, when his penis actually snapped.
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Reports are saying the Vietnamese man shocked doctors at the Ho Chi Minh City hospital as he had broken his penis "at the joint".
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In an interview with Vietnamese newspaper Tuoi Tre, a staffer from the Binh Dan Hospital said that the man's penis was bright purple, and that it was swollen and bruised, but visibly broken at the joint.
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The Riverton FamilySearch Library will host a free seminar on
Saturday, April 19th, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:20 p.m.
that will offer help to genealogists of all skill levels.
Putting the Family Back in Family History: Getting Your Whole Family Engaged
Presenter Suzanne H. Curley is the North America patron services manager for FamilySearch, working with family history centers throughout the United States and Canada to enhance the patron experience. She is the former director of the Riverton FamilySearch Library. Suzanne is also a licensed attorney and member of the Utah State Bar. Suzanne and her husband Mike are the parents of four children and 14 grandchildren.
Following the keynote presentation from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m., two blocks of four classes each are offered that cover topics of interest for beginning, intermediate, and advanced family history enthusiasts.
10:10 a.m. Choose one of the following four classes:
• "How to Find Your Swedish Ancestors" Part 1- Geoffrey Fröberg Morris
• "The Magic in RootsMagic"- Ron Ray
• "Can Genealogy Be Simplified?" Part 1- Ray Millgate
• "Finding the Lost That You Didn't Know Were Lost"- Ann Rueckert
11:20 a.m. Choose one of the following four classes:
• "How to Find Your Swedish Ancestors" Part 2- Geoffrey Fröberg Morris
• "FamilySearch Indexing"- Rose Scott and Margaret Klingler
• "Can Genealogy Be Simplified?" Part 2- Fred Ratliff
• "Family History Detectives - Inspiring Youth to "Climb" Their Family Tree and Enter a New Exciting World of Adventure, Mystery, and Discovery"––Suzanne Hansen
Registration is not required for this free seminar. The Riverton FamilySearch Library is located in the LDS Riverton Office Building at 3740 West Market Center Drive. The facility is near the intersection of Bangerter Highway and 13400 South, just east of The Home Depot.