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by Lou Mancinelli
National best-selling author and recipient of the 2010 PEN / Faulkner Award for Fiction Sherman Alexie captivated a crowd of more than 50 at the Chestnut Hill Library Thursday morning, March 17.*
Alexie's "War Dances" (Grove Press, NY, 2009) and "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian" (Hachette Book Group, NY, 2007) were chosen as this year's books for the One Philadelphia, One Book initiative aimed at promoting libraries, literacy and community discussion with a single book. A scheduling rearrangement provided the opportunity for the library to host the author.
After an audience member tried to take video of Alexie, a library staffer asked that no one take video.
Alexie addressed the issue right away.
"Why would you put a camera between you and me?" said Alexie at the beginning of his talk referring to internet clips and audience members who immediately pull out cell phones and begin taking photos. "It's somewhat colonial… This culture is trying to destroy art."
"It's this moment, and it won't happen again," he added.
Ironically, Alexie began with a story about how technology saved his life as a an infant.
Maybe it was fate, or a series of random incidents, Alexie told the crowd, that enabled him to survive as a young child after a brain surgery at six-months-old to mediate his hydrocephalus — water on the brain. Doctors did not expect the boy, who grew up on the Spokane Indian Reservation in Washington State, to survive. He did, but as a result suffered seizures and insomnia as a youth, an insomnia he still battles.
He told the crowd a story about how when, as a young boy with a large lump on his head, he was pushed on a swing by his cousin. He was too young to know to hold on with both hands, and there was no back support. When his cousin pushed the swing, something maybe instinctual, or an ancient impulse, Alexie said, caused him to hold on to one of the swing's chains and he swung off in a kind of circle, like a spindle, which made his fall to the wood chip pile less abrasive.
When Alexie was brought to the hospital, doctors noticed a swelling on his head that needed to be removed. His mother had been told numerous times by government reservation doctors the swelling was not a problem. The doctor's reluctance to provide proper medical care to people living on the reservation was a widespread form of oppression, Alexie said.
Alexie talked about struggles students experienced on the reservation. One day, a teacher got mad and walked around the school cutting off kids' braids. Another would make students stand in the form of a T, and hold a stack of books in both arms. Alexie himself once had ten teeth pulled in one day without the numbing effect of Novocain.
Alexie grew up sick, and poor "on government foods." His family got plumbing, a status symbol on the reservation, when he was six. In the fourth and fifth grade, he was doing high school work.
As a teenager at a high school on his reservation, Alexie saw his mother's maiden name printed in a text book, and realized he had to leave the reservation for the chance at a better education and an opportunity to improve his condition.
"The 22 miles to that school was my Atlantic Ocean," Alexie said. "That school was my Ellis Island… I was a first-generation immigrant."
When he told his parents he had to leave, they said okay.
Alexie went on to attend Gonzaga University and Washington State University (WSU). After graduating from WSU, he was awarded the Washington State Arts Commission Poetry Fellowship in 1991 and the National Endowment for the Arts Poetry Fellowship in 1992. His first collection of short stories, "The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven," was published by Atlantic Monthly Press in 1993. For this story collection he received a PEN/Hemingway Award for Best First Book of Fiction, and was awarded a Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Writers' Award.
"My career is based on proving the country wrong about who I'm supposed to be," he said.
It seems plausible for some to think of Alexie as the voice of the American Indian nation, the voice of the fallen indigenous, but the portrait of an artist as that of voice of a generation tends to be shunned by artists (see: Bob Dylan).
That, and his work goes beyond the oppression of the American Indian and begins to stand as a war dance of sorts for the liberation of oneself.
"Why do poets think / They can change the world? / The only life I can save/ Is my own," writes Alexie in "War Dances." The image of the poem is based on the poet's reaction to a man who just tried to swerve his car into a dog.
Alexie told the crowd he felt disrespected and uncomfortable, towards the end of the event that was infused with distractions.
"This has never happened before," he said. "I expect it from children, but from adults… in a library…"
Those distractions included a truck driver who walked into the room and in a loud voice, excused himself and asked if anyone driving a Subaru or Honda was blocking him in. There were more than three cell phone rings, the same one twice. Alexie's skill as a public speaker and interpreter seemed to enable him to translate the moments into humor.
Despite the distractions, Alexie maintained his poignant prose.
After the talk, one member of the audience said she agreed with Alexie on the presence of cameras in the library.
"I'm in favor of his perspective on cameras and cell phones," said Lorraine Linder, an audience member who lived in Chestnut Hill for 30 years before recently moving to Jenkintown. "I think it keeps us from knowing each other in ways that matter. Three generations of my family follow him. Myself, my kids, and my grandchildren."
Sherman Alexie is the author of numerous novels, poetry books and short-stories. For information, visit fallsapart.com.
* An original version of this story online stated that numerous people pulled out their cellphones to take pictures. That was an editing mistake. Only one person tried to take video of Alexie, resulting in Alexie's comments.


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The Ethnic Student Center (ESC) is a student-run organization within the Association Students (AS) of Western Washington University and was established in 1991. Our goal is to help students Affirm their identity, Build a sense of community, and Cultivate leadership (Our "ABCs"). The ESC is also home to 19 diverse clubs open to students of all backgrounds. These clubs promote the values of the ESC and offer a "home away from home" for all students. Many students within the ESC have moved on to become leaders on campus and in the community. The Ethnic Student Center is located on the 7th floor of the Viking Union in the Multicultural Center and provides anything a student might need-- comfortable lounging space, TV with cable, plenty of desk space, computers, supplies, and a supportive staff. Students often come before, between, and after classes to have lunch, study, have meetings, or just relax and hang out. Come down and join us!

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My biggest, best event yet.
There's a pull-quote at the end of my 8th anniversary post which reads:
This upcoming event will be the Dessert Comes First celebration to end all other celebrations.
Well, that celebration is on September 21, 2013 – an event I call Dessert Comes First Fans' Day because it's dedicated to YOU, the readers of Dessert Comes First. This is a book signing and food bazaar, a fabulous meet & greet & eat, if you will.
First, the food bazaar that's highlighted by 13 purveyors who will give away free samples to 200 guests.
Eight of these purveyors are part of the chefs that I've featured in my upcoming book.
Here they are and the dishes they will sample:
- Chef Him Uy de Baron of Nomama:
Wagyu Beef Cheek Ramen (recipe is included in my book)
The Nala – a thick, lush brownie made with Malagos tsokolate
The Suki – a Nutella-stuffed cookie
Kitayama beef as used in Nomama: grilled flank steak and rib-eye (Uncooked Kitayama meat will be available for selling)
- Chef Ed Bugia of PINO
A curated selection of PINO specialties.
- Ricky Morelos of Dulcelin:
Smoked Short Ribs with a side dish of Miso-Corn & Quail Egg
Mango Torte
- Karen Young of Karen's Kitchen
Pyramid Chocolate Cake
Peanut Butter Reese's Cheesecake
- Chef Roselyn Tiangco of Kitchen's Best Patisserie
Coffee Toffee Sansrival
Glutton's Cake – a combination of cheesecake, chocolate chip cookie, and s'mores. Warning: deadly. (yes, the warning is part of their description of it!)
Croquant (chewy nut brittle discs)
- Tina Diaz of Taza Platito
Chocolate Malted Breakfast Muffins (recipe is included in my book)
Tsokolate (tablea) Yema Cake
Walnut Pie with Browned Butter Cream
- Roshan Samtani of Homemade by Roshan
Surprise Cupcakes
Belgian Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Food for the Gods
Espresso Cheesecake Brownies
- Stevie Villacin of Stevie's
Hainanese Chicken
Fried Lumpia With Shrimp & Bacon
The other purveyors are those that I've hand-selected, people who impress me with their exceptional dishes and zeal for food:
- Suzy Lee of Spring by Ha Yuan:
Variety of Cuapao
Variety of Lumpia
- Ivorie Acosta of Cookie Bar:
Assortment of Mini Cookie Cups – Caramel, Chocolate Fudge, Mallows, Hershey's Morsels, White Chocolate, Peanut Butter
Selection of one Stuffie (stuffed cookie) – Mallow, Oreo, Reese's Peanut Butter Cup, Nutella
- Tito Panadero:
Ensaymada Quartet – Plain Cheese, Ube, Chocolate, and their newest flavor: a creamy Spanish bread filling topped with queso de bola.
Available for selling: ensaymadas (regular-sized), Spanish bread, pan de coco, and other panaderia favorites.
- BONO Gelato:
A select assortment of gelato plus one VERY SPECIAL flavor, the details of which are coming soon.
- Magnum Opus Fine Coffees:
Piccolo Latte
Flat White
Belgian Heartbreaker
Sumatra Mandheling (to be brewed by the hand-drip method)
I'm very pleased to have the Dessert Comes First Fans' Day sponsored by two food companies who have wholeheartedly supported me and Dessert Comes First for years now:
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who will keep my guests cool with unlimited Magnum ice cream bars in Brownie, Strawberry, Almond, and Classic
- San Miguel Pure Foods
whose chefs will serve the following tasty tidbits:
Pigs in a Blanket (sausages encased in a variety of wraps – puff pastry, roti, and bacon)
Sliders – mini brioche buns layered with an assortment of cold cuts
Assorted sweet shooters (snazzy little sweets in a glass)
Sound good? Want a ticket? I wish I could invite everyone but because venue space dictates otherwise, I've chosen an alternative.
Here are the Event Registration guidelines:
1. Registration begins at 10:00 am on Saturday, September 21, 2013 at the Atrium of Fully Booked High Street. FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED. Only the first 200 registrants are entitled to free entrance and free food samples. Customers who wish to avail of the free food samples and/or have their book signed by Lori Baltazar must register before the book-signing event.
2. To register, customers must present their purchased copy of Dessert Comes First and the official receipt.
3. Each registered customer will be issued a numbered stub which must be presented at the entrance gate. Only one (1) numbered stub per person. Numbered stubs will be limited to 200 only.
4. Customers without numbered stubs are welcome to attend the food bazaar and/or have their book signed by Lori Baltazar. A minimal fee of P100 only will be charged for entrance.
5. The food bazaar begins at 2:00 pm and the book signing at 3:00 pm.
Beginning today, August 28, 2013, posters with these guidelines are already displayed at all Fully Booked stores.
I'm thrilled to meet every one of you and it would be my honor to sign your copy of my book! This is just the beginning of my surprises for you because after all, Dessert Comes First has made the leap from blog…
… to book.
Dessert Comes First, A book by Lori Baltazar
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There is a lot of nutty, stupid boasting in our craft. Examples: I can build that highboy in a weekend. I can rip faster than a table saw. I can eat more pies than you.
But one of the boasts that gets the most eye-rolling is this: I can cut mouldings faster than you can set up your router.
This one I actually believe.
There are some mouldings that I make all the time. I use a 3/16" bead between my backboards. I have a 1/4" ovolo for small casework where a plinth transitions to the main carcase. And now I have a 1/2" square ovolo for larger details.
While complex moulding planes have lots of limitations, they are great when you need to run a lot of moulding really fast.
Today I was moulding the aprons for a table I'm building and took some video of how long it takes to form the edge, from the time I picked up the jack plane until the time I put down the moulding plane.
And there is no sanding. This moulding is crisp and ready to finish.
— Christopher Schwarz
Like handplanes? Want to learn a lot more about them? Pick up a copy of "Handplane Essentials," which is an enormous U.S.-made compilation of my writings on the tool. It's a nice book. I wouldn't lie to you.
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Iwakuma excited for season debut
HOUSTON -- Nearly three months since he sprained the tendon in his right middle finger catching it in a netting prior to the start of Spring Training, Mariners All-Star right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma is ready to take the mound Saturday for his first start of 2014.
Iwakuma's season debut comes against the Astros in a 1:10 p.m. PT game at Minute Maid Park. He spent all spring with his finger in a splint before being able to throw and start building up his pitching arm over the past six weeks.
And, yeah, it's been a long haul for the 33-year-old from Japan, who finished third in the American League Cy Young Award voting last year and then immediately said he wanted to improve on that season.
"I look forward to tomorrow," Iwakuma said Friday, speaking through translator Antony Suzuki. "It's been a long wait. I've always wanted to be part of the team soon and contribute, so that said, it's a very exciting day for me."
It's a welcome day as well for the Mariners, who have had Iwakuma, James Paxton, Taijuan Walker and Blake Beavan all on the disabled list for most of the first month of the regular season. With help from rookie Roenis Elias and veteran addition Chris Young, they've cobbled things together as best as possible behind ace Felix Hernandez.
Seattle's starters have gone 9-7 and rank fifth in the AL with their 3.70 ERA through the first 26 games despite getting just two starts from Paxton, one from Beavan and none from Walker. But there's no question they'll be boosted greatly by the return of Iwakuma, who was their most productive starter last year, when he went 14-6 with a 2.66 ERA in 33 starts.
"Anytime you can go back-to-back All-Star pitchers in your rotation, that's pretty good," said manager Lloyd McClendon, who finally has Iwakuma following Hernandez in the rotation. "Obviously that's going to be a big lift for us."
The Mariners had won five of their last six games and were coming off two straight wins against the Yankees as they arrived in Houston, so Iwakuma figures the timing is perfect for his return.
"We have momentum on our side, and hopefully I can get on top of that and kind of go on a roll," he said.
The Mariners will need to make a move Saturday to add Iwakuma to their 25-man roster. McClendon said the likely scenario would be to send a reliever down to Triple-A Tacoma, as the club is currently carrying an extra bullpen arm after promoting Lucas Luetge when Erasmo Ramirez was sent down last week.


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Varlamov plays star role for Colorado // Denver Post
Dater, Adrian.
Semyon Varlamov had allowed five goals in each of his last two starts. Despite the big numbers, the goaltender had played well.
The short-handed Avalanche simply has a hard time these days piling up many shots against opponents.
The Avs again were outshot handily Wednesday night by the St. Louis Blues, but this time Varlamov was unbeatable.
Stopping all 33 shots he faced, Varlamov helped the Avs get a 1-0 overtime victory over the Blues at the Pepsi Center.
David Jones won it with 16.4 seconds remaining in overtime with a shot to the right corner on Blues goalie Jaroslav Halak, who made 19 saves.
"I guess I've still got it once in a while anyway," Jones said. "That was probably my first shot on net all night and it goes in. It was a strange game. It was one of those nights where it seemed like it wasn't going to happen for me and then I get one with almost no time left.
"Matt Hunwick made the play, getting the puck up the ice like he did, and then moved over and kind of gave me a seam to shoot at."
The Avs evened their overall record at 7-7-1.
Despite getting outshot 31-16 through the first three periods, the Avs got the game to overtime and then earned the two points thanks to the outstanding work of Varlamov.
"I played pretty good tonight, but I wasn't happy with the last two games," Varlamov said. "I gave up 10 goals. It doesn't matter how many shots you see, your job is to stop them."
The Avs were outshot 24-10 through the first two periods. Colorado's best scoring chances came from winger Jamie McGinn, who hit the post on one shot and had a breakaway that was broken up at the last second.
Varlamov was excellent for the Avs in keeping St. Louis off the scoreboard.
While St. Louis did have a big edge in shots, the Avs protected the front of the net pretty well. Most of the shots were from the perimeter, but there were a couple of close calls.
The Avs just couldn't get much established in the Blues' zone. St. Louis is big and fast, and the Blues get the puck up the ice quickly. The Avs' offense suffered another blow when veteran Milan Hejduk suffered a torso injury in the second period and didn't return.
Avs winger P.A. Parenteau had a great chance at the game's first goal, cutting to the middle for a wide-open chance about 15 feet out, but his wrister was stopped nicely by Halak.
Blues rookie Vladimir Tarasenko, a potential Calder Trophy candidate, needed help getting off the ice after taking a huge, unpenalized hit from the Avs' Mark Olver. Tarasenko's eyes appeared to roll back in his head after the hit.
Former Avs player Chris Stewart nearly scored for the Blues midway through the third period, and again with about seven minutes left.
Parenteau nearly won it with 1:40 left in overtime, but he was foiled at the goal line by Halak on a 2-on-1 break with Paul Stastny.
Credit: By Adrian Dater, The Denver Post


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FX Will Give Fans the Ultimate The Strain Experience at San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday, July 26 With an Evening of Activities, Screenings and a Sneak Peek of Exclusive Show Content
Fan Event Will be Held at Reading Cinemas Gaslamp 15 in San Diego
The Strain Airs Sundays at 10:00 PM ET/PT on FX
SAN DIEGO, July 18, 2014 - He is here. FX's drama series The Strain is headed to San Diego Comic-Con with an exclusive fan event on the evening of Saturday, July 26 at the Reading Cinemas Gaslamp 15. The event will give fans an inside look at the first two episodes of The Strain, props and costumes from the show, as well as a sneak peek into never-before-seen footage from the upcoming episode airing July 27 on FX. Attendees will also be treated to free food, drinks, giveaways and special appearances. VIP access for a limited number of fans will be granted per the details below.
The Strain "He Is Here" Event Details:
Location: Reading Cinemas Gaslamp 15 (701 5th Ave., San Diego)
Time: Saturday, July 26, 2014 -- VIP Arrival at 6:30 pm / General Audience Admission at 7:30 pm
VIP Access Details (VIP access requires 3 steps)*
Step 1: Visit the FOX (#4229), Harper Collins (#1029), and Dark Horse (#2615) booths and pick up a The Strain wristband from each one. The three wristbands must be picked up Friday or Saturday from 1- 4pm.
Step 2: The full wristband collection becomes your key to VIP access. Come to the theater at 6:30pm.
Step 3: Step inside for The Strain's exclusive giveaways and special appearances.
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The Strain is a high concept thriller from Co-Creators, Executive Producers and Writers Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan. The series, starring Corey Stoll, Mia Maestro, Sean Astin, Kevin Durand, Natalie Brown, Jonathan Hyde, Richard Sammel, Robert Maillet, Jack Kesy, Ben Hyland and Miguel Gomez, tells the story of "Dr. Ephraim Goodweather," the head of the Center for Disease Control Canary Team in New York City. Goodweather and his team are called upon to investigate a mysterious viral outbreak with hallmarks of an ancient and evil strain of vampirism. As the strain spreads, Eph, his team, and an assembly of everyday New Yorkers, wage war for the fate of humanity itself. Emmy(R) Award winning Writer and Producer Carlton Cuse serves as Executive Producer/Showrunner and Writer. Gary Ungar also serves as Executive Producer. The series is produced by FX Productions. The Strain airs Sundays at 10:00 pm ET/PT only on FX.


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It's just four posts and some boards, but a pergola must stand plumb, level and square through all kinds of weather. I chose attractive, naturally rot-resistant western red cedar for this job. I've built plenty of pergolas with pressure-treated lumber too--if you go that route, just make sure the lumber is rated for ground contact. Vinyl and composites, which often come in ready-to-assemble kits, also work well. For this project, I built a frame on the ground to mark my four posts' locations before digging. I moved the frame out of the way, dug the postholes and brought the frame back. Then I backfilled the 6 x 6 posts and fastened them to the frame.
This method works for pergolas in open lawn space. If you are building over an existing stone patio, don't anchor the structure directly to the patio. Instead, remove some stones, dig footings and weave the patio parts around the posts. To anchor to a concrete slab or footing, use post anchors like Simpson Strong-Tie's ABA66--these raise the post off the ground, letting moisture escape. When affixing to the side of the house, fasten the timbers securely to framing and flash the connection. One thing to watch out for: Tying the pergola to a deck can be dangerous. Get a permit to ensure your plans are safe. Finally, local laws require setbacks from a property line to the edge of a structure. Check building codes; at least 4 feet is typical.
As for the dimensions of the building, I never build a pergola that measures less than 80 inches from ground to girder bottom--the same as an interior doorway. Structures built too short look like mesas; too tall and they look like towers. Since the space often defines the pergola dimensions, there's no rule of thumb on length and width.
Codes don't specify spans for pergolas because they don't support weight. But span too far and the girders will "smile" as the center bends to the earth. Here, I used two 2 x 8s spanned 10 feet from post to post. To get a bulletproof connection, I bolted through the post with double hot-dipped galvanized through-bolts. For spans greater than 14 feet I'd add angle brackets. I'd also beef the girder up to a 2 x 10 or 2 x 12. Aesthetically, cantilevers less than 12 inches long tend to look chopped off (I used 18 inches). I like a pergola to appear to expand as it rises, so I bolt each girder to the outside of the post. (Note: This is a no-no on a deck girder.) Here, I spanned rafters 16 inches on center and mounted 2 x 4 stays on top.
I budgeted two days to level and prep the site, a day to dig and set the posts, and another to mount the girders and rafters. Last, I planned a day of yard repair. That schedule might vary for other builders, but there are a few universal bits of advice. First, renting an excavator saves time and effort, and also ensures the holes are straight shafts with flat bottoms. I use a 4-foot level to make sure the posts are plumb in both directions, then I anchor them to the frame. I learned this trick the hard way--posts want to move as they dry out, and the angle brackets hold them fast until I can get the rafters and stays in place.
I detail the pergola parts on the ground before hoisting them. This eases installation and vastly increases accuracy. For example, countersink 1 1/2-inch holes in the girders' faces to recess the bolt heads. Cut the rafter tails on the ground, line the rafters up, and use a square to mark each rafter bottom where it will meet the girder. Mark the girder tops for rafter locations as well. Then match the marks on each piece during installation--no measuring from the ladder required. As a result, everything will go up plumb, level, straight and square.
The Steps
1 A Toro Dingo's 16-inch auger makes short work of straight, 40-inch-deep holes for footings, or whatever depth will reach below frost line in your climate. For drainage, pour and pack 4 inches of gravel into the holes before installing the posts.
2 To lay out posthole locations, build a 2 x 8 frame. Its inside corners mark the four posts. Dig a small trench, level the frame, then remove it to dig the holes. Next, replace the frame, set the posts and fasten them to the sides of the frame so they'll stay plumb.
After fastening the posts to the frame, install 2 x 4 angle braces from the frame to the posts. These will keep the posts from twisting or warping before the rafters go up and lock the posts in place for backfilling. You can remove the braces later.
Posthole depth varies. It's best to install the posts long and trim them to final height, measuring from the frame upward. Finish the circular-saw cut with a handsaw, then install a cleat 6 inches down (inset) to hold the girders while fastening.
Temporarily set the girders with deck screws above the cleats, then install the through-bolts in the girders and posts. Allow the girder to rise above the post an inch or so in case you decide to run wire for lights or power.
Cut the rafter tails on the ground, then mark their 18-inch cantilevers against the posts. After wedging one end up top, walk the other end up the ladder. Toe-screw the rafters to the girders using a 3-inch deck screw.
A 2 x 4 rafter stay atop the rafters every 24 inches adds the right detail while holding the rafters in place. Install stays over the girders first, then over the rafters. After two coats of tinted oil-based stain, add a layer of sod, then a table and chairs.


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Twitter continues its long-running effort to help users discover content with Tuesday's announcement that the Discover tab is using more personalization signals.
In its blog post, Twitter says that the content showing on the Discover tab is being sourced, in part, by algorithms identifying tweets that are popular among the user you follow, and the users they follow.
Next to each popular story, you'll see context on why it's there, such as the Twitter avatars of your contacts that have shared the story. There are also links to view popular tweets about the story or to tweet your own response to it.
In a separate post, Twitter's engineering folks explain in a bit more detail how the new Discover tab works. The first step, they say, is
…to identify your connections and rank them according to how strong and important those connections are to you.
Once we have that network, we use Twitter's flexible search engine to find URLs that have been shared by that circle of people. Those links are converted into stories that we'll display, alongside other stories, in the Discover tab. Before displaying them, a final ranking pass re-ranks stories according to how many people have tweeted about them and how important those people are in relation to you. All of this happens in near-real time, which means breaking and relevant stories appear in the new Discover tab almost as soon as people start talking about them.
On many occasions in the past, Twitter has discussed its desire to improve content discovery on the site — especially when the company has rolled out new versions of its home page and/or other updates to the Twitter.com user experience.
This latest update involving more personalization appears to be coming from the Julpan team that Twitter purchased last year.
Twitter says these changes on the Discover tab will be rolling out on Twitter.com and its iPhone and Android apps in the next few weeks.


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Over the last several hundred years, France has been the most influential country in the wine world. France is the source of more well-known grape varieties (such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc and Syrah) and winemaking practices than any other country. The names of many French wine regions such as Bordeaux, Burgundy and Champagne are well-known throughout the world, and the style of top French wines have long been the benchmark for winemaking in most wine-producing countries of the world.
French law divides wine into 3 categories: VDF (Vin De France) carries with it only the producer and the designation that it is from France. IGP (Indication Géographique Protégée) carries with it a specific region within France (for example IGP Languedoc). AOC (Appellation d'Origine Controlee) Wine from a particular area with many other restrictions, including grape varieties & winemaking methods.
The wine region of Bordeaux is the area around the city of Bordeaux within the Gironde department of Aquitaine. The region is naturally divided by the Gironde River into a Left Bank area, which includes the Medoc, St-Estèphe, Pauillac, St.-Julien, and Margaux appellations, and a Right Bank area that includes the Saint-Emilion, Pomerol, Cotes de Bourg and Côtes de Blaye appellations. Additional wine regions include the area of Graves, which is south east of the Medoc and includes the sub regions of Pessac-Leognan, Sauternes and Barsac. Across from the Graves, on the Right Bank, is the Entre-Deux-Mers area between the Gironde and Dordogne rivers.
All of these regions have their own Appellation d'Origine Controlee laws, which dictate the composition of their vineyards, time of harvest and appropriate yields as well as various winemaking techniques.


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This kind of thing is bad if you don't want a war to start: last week, two Iranian fighter jets fired their machine guns at an American Predator drone in international airspace. The attack was kept quiet until right now.
CNN reports that the drone was unarmed and conducting "routine maritime surveillance", and that it was not hit by Iranian fire. Whether or not the Pentagon is telling the truth about the drone's mission is questionable — there's every reason to suspect it was snooping around Iranian assets. We don't fly these things to photograph fish. It's also uncertain whether Iran missed on purpose — it's had to imagine missing a Predator drone, which isn't capable of any kind of evasive manoeuvring comparable to a fighter.
Washington is not happy: "It doesn't matter, they fired on us," says one unnamed US intelligence officer. The US has asked Iran for an explanation but hasn't heard back, which is just kind of sad and embarrassing. [CNN]


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Zurich, Switzerland, Feb. 6, 2013 - ABB, a global leader in power and automation technology, has won an order worth around $260 million from the U.S. utility Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), a power marketing agency within the U.S. Department of Energy, to upgrade the existing Celilo HVDC (high-voltage direct current) converter station in Oregon. This station is an important part of the electricity link between the Pacific Northwest and southern California commissioned more than 40 years ago in 1970. The order was booked in the fourth quarter of 2012.
The Celilo converter station is located at the north end of the Pacific DC Intertie, also known as Path 65, which has a capacity of 3,100 megawatts (MW) and originates near the Columbia River. This Intertie is 846 miles long and connects to the Sylmar converter station in the south.
The Pacific DC intertie transmits electricity from the Pacific Northwest to as many as three million households in the greater Los Angeles area. During the winter, the north consumes significant quantities of power for heating while the south requires less, but in the summer, demand is reversed with more power needed in the south for cooling. The Pacific Intertie allows power to flow between the Northwest and Southern California, helping to balance supply with demand.
Key components of the station upgrade include valves, controls, transformers as well as switchgear and cooling equipment. In addition to modernizing the converter station, the upgrade will also make it feasible to boost capacity up to 3,800 MW. ABB carried out a similar upgrade of the Sylmar converter station in 2004.
"The converter station upgrade will enhance the reliability of this important HVDC link, thereby reducing the risk of blackouts and helping to secure power supply in the region," said Brice Koch, head of ABB's Power Systems division. .
ABB pioneered HVDC technology almost 60 years ago and remains the world leader in this highly-efficient technology, having completed over 70 HVDC projects around the world with a total transmission capacity of more than 60,000 MW.
ABB (www.abb.com) is a leader in power and automation technologies that enable utility and industry customers to improve performance while lowering environmental impact. The ABB Group of companies operates in around 100 countries and employs about 145,000 people.
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As a major public research university, UB offers students a wealth of opportunities for hands-on educational experiences that apply your classroom learning. These also establish the framework for future careers or graduate school.
And although we're a large public research university, you'll work closely with renowned faculty known for both their outstanding research and mentoring. Our student-to-faculty ratio of 14:1 and innovative learning communities ensure that you have access to everything you'll need to succeed and still get the personal attention you deserve.
Two groups of UB students have garnered the attention of NASA.
A team of six undergraduates in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences has taken their research to new heights, from their lab at UB to a NASA facility in Houston. In their lab, the team tested the effectiveness of a pump that uses electricity instead of mechanical parts in the low-gravity conditions of space travel. NASA took notice and invited the team to Houston to test its experiment on a special low-gravity flight.
The UB Nanosatellite program, or UB Nanosat, is a student-run group funded by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research. UB Nanosat has been designing and building a satellite that uses reflected light to detect "space junk" left over from previous space missions, thereby helping to prevent collisions with active satellites and spacecraft. The team of more than 40 undergraduate and graduate students has gained skills and experience that few ever do — making them highly appealing to recruiters and game-changing employers like NASA, Moog and SpaceX.
"I could have never imagined five years ago that I'd be working on something like this. The opportunities I have had here are more than I expected out of any school. Almost nowhere else are you actually building something that's going to fly in space."
— Andrew Dianetti, program manager for UB Nanosat
"Participating in this was key to my getting a summer internship at Brookhaven National Laboratory on Long Island. With my project management experience on Nanosat and the conference presentations I've done — all those experiences also helped me get into multiple graduate schools."
— Nikita Butakov, BS/BA '13, former chief engineer of UB Nanosat
Each year, hundreds of our students travel the globe to apply their classroom knowledge, conduct research that matters and gain a better understanding of the world in which they live.
In the summer of 2012, UB Honors College student Esther Buckwalter was one of only 12 students selected from across the U.S. to go to Costa Rica for a National Science Foundation program called Research Experience for Undergraduates. Applying her coursework to community and climate issues in Costa Rica helped Buckwalter understand the significance of her studies.
Jonathan Chan wanted to work in international business. He gained a wealth of knowledge while studying abroad one recent summer at the Singapore Institute of Management. Chan's experience reinforced his interest in pursuing a career focused on international business, especially in Asia. It also helped him land a job with an e-commerce firm in New York City.
Leela Christian-Tabak heard UB's message about undergraduate research — loud, clear and early. After spending much of her undergraduate time doing hands-on laboratory work with her research mentor, she gained research experience in Texas and Japan, and has a graduate-school-ready resume that jumps off the table. These opportunities were made possible with funding and resources from UB's Center for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (CURCA).
"The CURCA grant helped me have a really tremendous trip and many fascinating experiences," Leela says. "I am glad CURCA created an atmosphere for me that encouraged me to start research early on. It allowed time for even more positive experiences to build on my first one."
As a certified emergency medical technician, student Emily Fiore wanted to apply her skills in a part of the world that was struggling with medical challenges that included a lack of staff and supplies. UB's Undergraduate Academies gave her just the opportunity she was looking for: a position working at a clinic in the Philippines during winter break. That's not all, however. "Through networking dinners alone, I was able to land a research position, work in an operating room and shadow a surgeon through an open-heart procedure," she says.
UB graduate Aaron Krolikowski, '09 went to Tanzania, Africa a few years ago as part of a research trip financed by the UB Honors College Research and Creative Activities Fund. The experience was life-changing.
Krolikowski went to Africa with the intent of studying agricultural development. Instead, he discovered water issues that he found interesting and relevant to his own life as a native of the North American Great Lakes Region.
While there, Krolikowski helped set up a co-op that provided farmers with emissions-free water pumps for watering fields. He's now a water and mobile technology researcher at Oxford University in England.
Our Alternative Break programs offered through the Center for Student Leadership and Community Engagement give students the chance to make a difference in communities across the U.S. and around the world, from New Orleans to the Dominican Republic. Experience real-world community service by volunteering your time during the fall (Thanksgiving), winter or spring break. In five different locations, you'll address issues such as poverty, homelessness, hunger, literacy, HIV/AIDS, education and the environment.
UB's Honors College encourages students to complete undergraduate research and creative pursuits to prepare them for graduate school. That's how Ariel Judson, a theatre and dance major, was able to travel with a group of students to Minsk, Belarus, to perform a show.
"I feel like I'm really learning from the best...everyone's interconnected in this community, we meet a lot of people through UB."
"I feel like I'm really learning from the best," says Ariel, who has worked closely with Stephen McKinley Henderson, a UB acting professor who was recently nominated for a Tony Award and has appeared in big-budget movies such as "Lincoln" and "Tower Heist."
Ariel has also collaborated with renowned international scholar and mentor Maria Horne on a piece that started up at UB's intimate Katharine Cornell Theater and — thanks to a grant from the Honors College Research and Creativity Fund — ended up at a week-long international theater festival in Belarus, where she made new friends from around the world and learned a great deal about acting.
Back in the U.S., Ariel has worked as a production assistant for the Tony Awards and Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and landed an internship with A&E Networks, where she met CEO Abbe Raven, a UB grad. "Everyone's interconnected in this community," she said. "We meet a lot of people through UB."


text: As the daughter of professional wrestler Hulk Hogan, pop singer Brooke Hogan was raised by a family accustomed to the type of lifestyle that comes with fame, which helped her easily transition into the celebrity spotlight of her own making as a teenager. Born and raised in Tampa, FL, she entered the world on May 5, 1988, as Brooke Bollea, the oldest of two children. She would later adopt her father's stage surname of Hogan. Growing up in a home filled with the music of the Isley Brothers, Earth, Wind & Fire, Whitney Houston, and Toni Braxton, she caught the entertainment bug early, starting piano lessons when she was five. Brooke soon added cheerleading, dance, and voice lessons to her résumé, and at the age ten, she decided she was ready (with the help of her parents) to start calling talent agencies. This led to a modeling contract, and by 15, Brooke had further developed her musical skills enough to land opening slots on tours for Hilary Duff and the Backstreet Boys, as well as singing gigs at a Radio Disney holiday event. She recorded her first charting single, "Everything to Me," in 2004, the same year that the Hogan family was spotlighted on a VH1 television special. The hour-long show did so well that it blossomed into a reality series, Hogan Knows Best. Brooke's road to becoming a pop star (not to mention an actively dating teen overcoming an overprotective father) was concurrently documented alongside the Hogan family's daily life. Soon enough, producer Scott Storch (Justin Timberlake, Christina Aguilera, 50 Cent) approached her about recording a song of his, an opportunity that led to Brooke being the first artist signed to his label, Storch Music Company (created through a deal with SoBe Entertainment). Four months of work in Miami resulted in Brooke's debut dance-pop album, Undiscovered, which included collaborations with Nelly Furtado, Beenie Man, and Cam'ron. The record's first single, "About Us," featured rapper Paul Wall and heated up airwaves upon its release in summer 2006, coinciding with the filming of the third season of Hogan Knows Best. The resulting hype helped pave the way for Undiscovered's arrival in late October. By mid-2008, Brooke's family had spectacularly disintegrated on TV, leading to the cancellation of Hogan Knows Best and the divorce of her parents. Having just turned 20 years old, Brooke parlayed her new independence into another reality TV series, Brooke Knows Best, which launched that summer. The show documented her life as a young, single, autonomous woman; moreover, it served as a means of stopgap entertainment while Brooke readied her second album, The Redemption. After issuing a "mixtape," Judgement Day, as a free digital download, she returned her attention to The Redemption, which arrived in July 2009 and included cameos by Colby O'Donis and Flo Rida. ~ Corey Apar


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Soundtrack2 Ep. 100: Monolith
Dead Mellotron, Airiel, Lotus Plaza, John Maus, A Place To Bury Strangers & more
We're 100. Yay.
Now let's get on with another mix of killer tunes.
1. A Place To Bury Strangers – You Are The One
We start off our 100th episode with the band that has kicked off our podcasts the most. When you listen to their latest Joy Division meets JAMC jam, you'll understand why.
2. Christian Samuel – Jux
Great instrumental rock and roll that with a slight Hüsker Dü vibe.
3. Abschaum – Moonlight
Hypnotic boogie music for trenchcoat wearers.
4. Averkiou – Fuzzy Photograph
Crunching power pop off February's The New Imperative. Love the guitar (?) noise solo.
5. Taffy – Haah
Stirring Japanese shoegaze. Guess they couldn't think of a good title, so a simple "Haah" fit the bill.
6. The Wedding Present – You're Dead
I wasn't really feeling this initially, but it grew on me. Gedge gives us the gears at the chorus, with a bit of Mark E. Smith phrasing.
7. Airiel – Flashlight Tag
Amazing to hear new music from this band.
8. Grass Widow – Walking Out On Love
More classic power pop goodness, but GW's female vocals provide a shoegaze edge.
9. Violens – Der Microarc
Love this track's lush 80s indie pop production that The Smiths, Kings of Convenience and The Pernice Brothers did so well.
10. Whirr – Toss
This Pipe Dreams twee pop tune just mesmerizes.
11. Field Mouse – Happy
If M83 sold his gear and played in a pop band, it would sound like this.
12. Lightfoils – Sympathy Lies
Bright, soaring shoegaze pop from
Texas Chicago.
13. John Maus – No Title (Molly)
Get down with your bad self, Mr. Maus. If this is a joke, please don't end it.
14. Dead Mellotron – Stranger
Sucks when you sit on a killer dream pop tune so long that ANOTHER one comes out from the same band before you get to it.
15. Vinyl Williams – Chroma Heart
Hazy anthem starts with "The end is near" and then declares "you're in my heart." Check out his new Ultimate World EP.
16. Lotus Plaza – Monoliths
Lockett Pundt's Deerhunter offshoot provides our track of the week. As much as I love the chorus, it's schmaltzy enough to think it might end up on Grey's Anatomy.
17. Soul Glimpse – Fade & Breath
One of the few ambient tracks I've wanted to drop. Listen closely and listen loud.
18. Irene On Edge – Time Fly
Hypnotic full kilter noise with oddly beautiful garbled voices.
19. Mr. Gnome – The Way
Unbelievable chillwave (or is it witch house?) that is the perfect soundtrack to a waltz in another dimension.


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Pratt & Whitney's F100U Engine Powers First Arrested Landing of X-47B Unmanned Demonstrator
Northrop Grumman Corporation and the U.S. Navy have conducted the first fly-in arrested landing of the X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator.
Conducted May 4 at the Navy's shore-based catapult and arresting gear complex, the test represents the first arrested landing by an unmanned aircraft. It marks the beginning of the final phase of testing prior to carrier-based trials planned for later this month.
Pratt & Whitney's F100-PW-220U engine and exhaust system successfully powered the X-47B during the shore-base test.
"Our team worked closely with the Navy and Northrop Grumman to get ready for this important test and Pratt & Whitney's propulsion system performed well, allowing the aircraft to launch and complete planned activity during the fly-in arrested landing," said Jimmy Reed, director of Advanced Engine Programs for Pratt & Whitney. "We look forward to making history when our engine powers the aircraft during the first unmanned carrier trials later this month."
The arrested landing test culminates more than three months of shore-based carrier suitability testing at Naval Air Station Patuxent River. The testing included precision approaches, touch-and-go landings, and precision landings by the X-47B air vehicle.
Click here to read a press release from Northrop Grumman about the test. A video accompanying the release is available at http://youtu.be/1Z2vpnbEbXc.


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Living in the Boston area, St. Patrick's Day is a pretty big deal, so we always like to do a little something special to celebrate the day. An all-time favorite of ours since the preschool years (keep in mind that Pumpkin is now ten!) has been to hand out lucky pennies! This is honestly the simplest classroom handout you will ever do, but the kids get so excited that you would think you just handed them a nugget of gold.
The first step is to go to the bank and get some shiny new pennies. Over the years, my luck with the banks in my area have been mixed. Some years it's no problem at all, other years I have been told that they do not have any new pennies. No new pennies?!?!! How is this possible? I'm not sure, but if this happens to you as well, you can take the alternate route of cleaning some pennies yourself (go here for penny cleaning formula). If you clean them yourself, they will not be as shiny as if they were new, but the kids do not notice at all, so not to worry.
Once you have the pennies, you have already completed the most time-consuming part of this project! Simply download the design template here, print on the cardstock of your choice and cut as indicated. (Hint: the cards are 3X3 squares) Then attach the pennies to the cards using glue or double-sided tape and you're done! We usually put the cards in small glassine or cellophane envelopes to hand them out, but only because I tend to have those types of supplies on hand. The cards are perfectly fine to hand out as is.
Everyone can use a little extra luck now and again, so have fun with this quick and easy project and maybe as you're spreading some cheer, you'll find yourself a bit o' gold at the end of the rainbow this St. Patrick's Day.
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The balconies in the apartment have planters, built-in benches, and even fountains.
'Vegitecture' is the unfortunate term Capella Garcia Arquitectura have coined to describe their striking vertical garden project in Barcelona. Completed last March, the massive 21-meter green wall is grafted onto the narrow end of a corner residential block and consists entirely of galvanized steel scaffolding that visually anchors the complex to the ground and boulevard beyond.
The prefabricated steel components were assembled on site independent of the adjacent building wall and configured into a stack of platform gardens, each of which has space for planters, built-in benches, and even fountains.
A series of internal staircases burrow upwards through the metal decks, connecting the ground and top floors without compromising the structure's form in the way that exterior stairs – typical of vertical gardens – would have done. An integrated pulley system simplifies circulation and transport of materials up and down the scaffolding, shrinking maintenance costs that could bankrupt similar-scale ventures. Additionally, an automated drip irrigation system monitors the garden's water consumption through controlled draining and fertilizer issued at programmed doses and intervals.
The living facade adds a vibrant touch to the neighborhood, while promoting a sustainable, green sensibility that's compatible with our present cities. It's effectiveness outweighs aesthetics, of course, acting as a vehicle for environmental change that simultaneously generates oxygen, absorbs CO2, insulates the neighboring apartments, and dampens street noise.
Green side-wall by Capella Garcia Arquitectura; All photos courtesy the architects via Domus


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Peppery Ribs From 'The Homesick Texan's Family Table'
Authentic smoked ribs are a challenge for those of us living in small apartments with little outdoor grill space. Blogger Lisa Fain shares this sentiment but refuses to give up barbecue ribs. Instead of worrying about a grill, she builds smoky flavor by using smoked paprika and chipotle chile powder in her ribs recipe in her new cookbook, The Homesick Texan's Family Table. Both spices are rubbed into a couple of racks of pork ribs along with a hefty dose of salt and pepper. After a few hours, she cooks the ribs slowly in their own juices until they're tender. A similarly smoky homemade barbecue sauce gets brushed on towards the end of cooking, and the ribs get a quick trip under the broiler to caramelize before serving.
Why I picked this recipe: Ribs are one of the most enjoyable cuts of pork. Plus, they signal the first signs of summery outdoor dinner potucks.
What worked: These ribs aren't exactly quick fare, but they're a breeze to make.
What didn't: No problems here.
Suggested tweaks: If you've got access to a grill or smoker, there's no reason you couldn't use it to cook these ribs. Grill them slowly over indirect heat (using wood chunks if you've got 'em) until they're tender before brushing on sauce and transferring them to the hotter side of the grill.
Reprinted with permission from The Homesick Texan's Family Table: Lone Star Cooking from My Kitchen to Yours by Lisa Fain. Copyright 2014. Published by Ten Speed Press, a division of Random House. All rights reserved. Available wherever books are sold.
- Yield:serves 4 to 6
- Active time: 30 minutes
- Total time:5 hours and 15 minutes to 13 hours and 15 minutes
- Rated:
- Ribs
- 2 tablespoons kosher salt
- 2 tablespoons black pepper
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon chipotle chile powder
- 2 slabs St. Louis–cut ribs (about 2 pounds each)
- Cracked black pepper, for garnish
- Peppery Barbecue Sauce
- 1 cup canned tomato sauce
- 1 cup ketchup
- 2 cloves garlic, finely minced
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 2 tablespoons molasses
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne
- Pinch of ground cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
- Salt
To make a rub, mix together the salt, pepper, brown sugar, smoked paprika, and chipotle chile powder. Sprinkle each slab of ribs evenly with the rub and then double wrap with aluminum foil, making note of which side is the meat side. refrigerate the ribs for 2 to 8 hours. (They're good after 2 hours, but even better after 8 hours.)
Preheat the oven to 275°F. Line two baking sheets with aluminum foil.
Place the foil-wrapped ribs, meat side up, on the baking sheets, and bake for 2 hours.
While the ribs are baking, make the sauce. In a medium pot, stir together the tomato sauce, ketchup, garlic, apple cider vinegar, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, molasses, brown sugar, black pepper, cumin, cayenne, and cloves. Bring to a boil, turn the heat down to low, and gently simmer for 30 minutes, occasionally stirring. (The sauce may splatter a bit.) After 30 minutes, stir in the smoked paprika and add salt to taste.
After 2 hours, remove the ribs from the oven, gently open the foil (a lot of steam will escape, so be careful), brush the meat side of the slabs with the sauce, and return to the oven. Bake for 30 minutes, uncovered, and then brush each slab with the sauce again. Bake for 30 more minutes.
Turn on the broiler and place a rack 6 inches away from the heating element. With tongs, remove the ribs from the foil packets, discarding the foil. (You can stir some of the rib juices into the sauce, if you like, or save it for another use.) drain any remaining fat from the baking sheet and place the ribs back on the sheets. Brush each slab with sauce and broil for 1 to 3 minutes, or until dark spots appear. Sprinkle the ribs with the freshly cracked black pepper for garnish, and allow the ribs to rest for 10 minutes before serving.
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It's time for the good times
Forget about the bad times, oh yeah
One day to come together
To release the pressure
We need a holiday
-Madonna, in her hit "Holiday"
Carly Fiorina, channeling one of my favorite songs from the Material Girl, offered an admirably detailed prescription for countering job losses today during a roundtable discussion with businesswomen in Beverly Hills. In pledging to "fight for every job," Fiorina said she sees great value in tax holidays -- that is, a set period when businesses or individuals are excused from paying taxes.
U.S. & World
She proposed three such holidays:
1. A two-year payroll tax holiday for small businesses and start-up businesses that hire unemployed workers.
2. A five-year tax holiday for start-up businesses and business expansions.
3. A 10-year tax holiday for business facilities that "repatriate" -- that is, return to the U.S. from overseas.
Will these work? There is extensive literature and debate in economic circles about the value of such holidays. (Briefly, some economists believe tax holidays, if well-designed, can spark long-term growth, while other see them as being excessively costly measure that don't create business investment--but instead merely change the timing of such investment).
What's intriguing politically is that Fiorina seems to be sending a mixed message here. Such tax holidays are a classic form of economic stimulus. In fact, a payroll tax holiday (albeit one that was significantly scaled back during legislative negotiations and is less ambitious than the one Fiorina seems to be proposing here) was part of the federal stimulus package supported by Democrats and President Obama. Fiorina has made the stimulus package a focus of her attacks on her opponent, the incumbent Democrat Barbara Boxer.
As she made the case for these holidays, Fiorina sat in front of poster boards that criticized Boxer for job losses since the stimulus package passed.


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