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NOTRE DAME, Ind. —- The Notre Dame Athletics Department held the seventh annual O.S.C.A.R.S (Outstanding Student-Athletes Celebrating Achievements and Recognition Showcase) on Wednesday, April 30 at the Joyce Center honoring the more than 750 student-athletes for their achievements on the field and in the classroom during the 2007-08 school year.
The presentation of the three major athletics awards – the Byron V. Kanaley Award, the Francis Patrick O'Connor Award and the Christopher Zorich Service Award – highlighted the evening's festivities. In conjunction with the Notre Dame Office of Academic Services for Student-Athletics, the Top Gun Award and the Chuck Linster Award also were presented. In addition, a member of each team was selected for the Notre Dame Club of St. Joseph Valley Rockne Student-Athlete Award and the Notre Dame Monogram Club Team MVP Award. The Trophy Award (recognizing excellence in community service), which was awarded for the first time in 2006, was presented to the Notre Dame men's lacrosse team.
Senior Brook Buck (Yukon, Okla.) was a double winner on the evening as she took home both the Byron V. Kanaley Award and the Francis Patrick O'Connor Award. The other five Kanaley award winners included: women's fencer Rachel Cota (Altadena, Calif.), men's fencer Greg Howard (Granger, Ind.), softball player Katie Laing (Tempe, Ariz.), volleyball player Adrianna Stasiuk (Park Ridge, Ill.) and hockey player Dan VeNard (Vernon Hill, Ill.).
The Kanaley Award, the most prestigious honor presented to an Irish student-athlete, has been given each year since 1927 to senior monogram athletes who have been most exemplary as both students and leaders. Chosen by the University's Faculty Board on Athletics, the awards are named in honor of the 1904 Notre Dame graduate who was a member of the baseball team as an undergraduate. Kanaley went on to a successful banking career in Chicago and served the University as a lay trustee until his death in 1960.
Women's lacrosse player Caitlin McKinney (Lafayette Hill, Pa.) and men's tennis player Sheeva Parbhu (Omaha, Neb.) joined Buck as recipients of the O'Connor Award. Since 1993, the University has presented this award in the name of O'Connor, a former student-athlete who died in 1973 following his freshman year at Notre Dame. Pat was the son of William "Bucky" O'Connor, who played guard for the Notre Dame football team in the 1940's.
The O'Connor Award honors male and female student-athletes who best display the total embodiment of the true spirit of Notre Dame as exemplified by their contributions and inspirations to their respective teams. To be considered, student-athletes must possess those qualities attributed to Pat O'Connor: caring, courage, confidence, encouragement, humility, honesty, humor, kindness and patience.
Seniors Mary Kate McNamara (North Potomac, Md.), a member of the Irish rowing team, and men's lacrosse player Dan Scolaro (Lake Forest, Ill.) received the Christopher Zorich Award, which was first presented in 1998. The Zorich Award was created to recognize contributions of Notre Dame student-athletes to the University and community at-large. The award holds the name of the two-time Irish All-American and 1991 graduate who went on to play in the National Football League for both the Chicago Bears and Washington Redskins before receiving his law degree from Notre Dame in 2002.
The Notre Dame men's lacrosse team was recognized with The Trophy Award, which was presented for the first time in 2006. Established by the Office of Student Welfare and Development, The Trophy Award annually recognizes an athletic team that has demonstrated its commitment and dedication to the community through unparalleled community service to Notre Dame and South Bend.
Senior Sunni Olding (Minster, Ohio), a member of both the women's cross country and track and field programs, received the Top Gun award, recognizing the graduating student-athlete with the highest grade-point average. Student manager Kathleen Mulvaney (Western Springs, Ill.) was awarded the Chuck Linster award that is given annually to a senior member of the support group (athletic trainers, cheerleaders and student managers) with the highest grade-point average.
Buck has helped Notre Dame compile a 91-24 record over the past four seasons. During that time, the Irish have captured three BIG EAST Conference Championships and been ranked among the top 20 in the national rankings every year. Notre Dame climbed as high as #2 in the nation on numerous occasions and advanced to the NCAA tournament four times, including a pair of quarterfinal appearances each of the last two seasons.
Buck currently ranks as the school's all-time leader in both doubles victories and doubles dual match wins. She also ranks tied for second in combined dual victories and third all-time in combined wins. Buck, along with junior Kelcy Tefft, captured the 2007 ITA Indoor Doubles Championship — the second national title in the history of the program. That duo is currently the nation's third-ranked doubles squad. Buck also set a new school record this year with 38 doubles victories.
She is enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters and will graduate with a degree in sociology.
Cota won nearly 74-percent of her collegiate bouts by posting a career record of 135-48. She went 37-15 (.712) during her freshman season and followed that up with a 29-6 (.829) mark as a sophomore. As a junior, she registered another 29-win campaign by going 29-10 (.744). This past season she finished with a career-best 40 wins and an overall record of 40-17 (.702).
Cota placed 11th in the foil at the 2005 Midwest Fencing Conference Championships during her freshman campaign. This season, she finished 13th at the conference meet. During her sophomore and junior seasons, she finished 15th and 16th, respectively, in the conference. As a junior in 2007, Cota placed 12th during her first NCAA Midwest Regional competition. This season, she notched a 10th-place showing at the Midwest Regional.
Cota will graduate in May with a double major in theology and anthropology from the College of Arts and Letters.
A three-time all-BIG EAST honoree and two-time team captain, Laing also earned a spot on the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-Region team in 2005 and twice this season she has garnered BIG EAST player-of-the-week honors.
Laing holds the school's career record for doubles and sits in a tie for the single-season two-bagger mark the sure-handed defender is also second in career assists, with the highest total of any second baseman to ever wear an Irish uniform. In '08, she has set or tied single-game career highs with runs scored, hits, RBI, doubles, triples, and home runs. Laing was the first Irish player to hit multiple homers in a single game this season when she cranked out a pair at Seton Hall earlier in the year. She will earn a degree in May with a double major in marketing and psychology from the Mendoza College of Business and the College of Arts and Letters.
Howard is a two-time All-America epeeist for the Fighting Irish. The past two seasons he has earned second-team All-America honors by placing eighth at the NCAA Championships both years. His performance this season helped Notre Dame to a runner-up finish at the NCAAs.
Howard has won nearly 80-percent of his collegiate bouts by posting an overall regular-season record of 174-44. His 174 career victories tie him for third among men's epeeists in program history. Overall, he is tied for eighth in career wins in school history.
In '08, he registered a career-best finish at the NCAA Midwest Regional by placing third. He finished fourth at both the '06 and '07 regional events. As a freshman, Howard placed seventh at the '05 Midwest Regional. Howard earned all-conference honors on two occasions. In '06, he was the league's runner-up in the men's epee. He followed that up with a fifth-place finish as a junior in '07.
Howard will graduate with a degree in economics from the College of Arts and Letters.
A unanimous preseason all-BIG EAST Conference choice in '06, Stasiuk garnered second-team honors as a senior. She was selected to the ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District V first team for the second consecutive year in '07 and served as team co-captain.
Against Alabama the season, Stasiuk registered the 1,000th kill of her career and in doing so joined 16 other players in the program's history to reach that plateau. She also became only the seventh Notre Dame player ever to register 1,000 kills and 1,000 digs in a career, as Jamie Lee (1994-97) and Angie Harris (1994-97). As a sophomore, she copped honorable mention All-America honors by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) in'05.
VeNard, a defenseman closed out his Notre Dame hockey career by playing a key role both on and off the ice in the team's drive to the NCAA Frozen Four and second-place finish. VeNard served as a team captain and played in all 47 games with career highs in goals (five), assists (eight) and points (13).
During his career, VeNard battled a plethora of injuries but still remained a key component of the Irish hockey program. In March, he was honored by the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) with the Terry Flanagan Memorial Award for his commitment to community service, support of campus activities and his strength and resolve in accepting and meeting serious personal challenges. The president of Notre Dame's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), VeNard was named the winner of the hockey team's Charles "Lefty" Smith Coaches Award that is presented to the unsung hero of the hockey program, a player who is unheralded, has overcome adversity and shows loyalty and commitment to his teammates. The award is named in honor of Notre Dame's first hockey coach in the modern era – Charles "Lefty" Smith.
He will graduate with a degree in history and political science from the College of Arts and Letters.
McKinney, a midfielder, goes into the final weekend of the regular season ranked second on the Notre Dame women's lacrosse team in scoring with 38 goals and 22 assists for 60 points in 17 games. Last weekend she was named the BIG EAST midfielder of the year and selected as a unanimous first team all-BIG East selection for the third consecutive year. McKinney is one of 18 nominees for the prestigious Tewaaraton Trophy that goes to the top Division I women's lacrosse player in the country.
A two-time All-American, McKinney currently ranks third all-time in goals (152), first in assists (77) and second in points (229) during her Notre Dame career. The Irish senior is just one of three players in Notre Dame history to score over 200 points for her career and owns the school record with a 51-game point scoring streak. A team captain this season, McKinney also excels in the classroom. A three-time BIG EAST academic all-star, she was selected to the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches' Association's (IWLCA) Academic Honor Roll as a junior and this season was selected as one of Notre Dame's BIG EAST/Aeropostale Scholar-Athlete Award winners.
McKinney is enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters and will graduate with a double major in sociology and film, television and theater.
Parbhu has helped Notre Dame compile a 79-31 record over the past four seasons. During that time, the Irish have won three BIG EAST championships and finished among the top 30 in the national rankings every year. Notre Dame advanced to the round of 16 in the NCAA tournament in '06 and '07. He has been instrumental in Notre Dame registering 24 victories against top-25 teams.
Parbhu is littered throughout the Notre Dame record book. He ranks fifth all-time at Notre Dame with 121 career victories and fourth in combined wins with 200. He also ranks in the top 10 in both doubles wins and singles dual victories. Parbhu was named an ITA All-American in singles following the '06 season becoming the 16th All-American in school history. He then became the first Notre Dame men's tennis player since 1959 to reach the quarterfinals of the NCAA Singles Championship. Parbhu has competed in the NCAA singles draw each of the last two years. A two-time Notre Dame Most Valuable Player and All-BIG EAST selection, Parbhu is 121-38 over his singles career.
McNamara is a four-year member of the Irish rowing team and has helped the Irish to four consecutive BIG EAST Championships. In '07, she rowed with the varsity four crew that captured the BIG EAST crown and finished 11th at the NCAA Championship. This season, she has been a member of both the varsity four and second varsity four boats that have had great success. Last weekend, her crew won the gold medal in the second varsity four race.
McNamara, a marketing major who will receive her degree from the Mendoza College of Business, was named to the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA) National Scholar-Athlete as a junior. She was an active member of the community as well and organized the Sock Drive for the St. Joseph County Medical Center's Outreach Clinic, organized the toiletry drive for the Homeless Shelter and volunteered at Notre Dame ECDC throughout the year. McNamara also participated in the Hematology and Oncology Christmas Party.
Scolaro has played in 16 games during his Fighting Irish career. He has helped Notre Dame to back-to-back Great Western Lacrosse League regular-season titles over the past two seasons. The Irish are also gunning for their third straight NCAA Tournament appearance this spring.
During his career, he has provided versatility to the Irish lineup by playing several different positions. This season, Scolaro has played in a career-high eight games to date and has picked up a career-best seven ground balls for a team that finished the regular season with an 11-2 record. He has been part of a Fighting Irish defensive unit that ranks seventh nationally with a 7.23 goals-against average.
Scolara has been a mentor at the Jefferson Intermediate School throughout the school year and also has participated in Fit For Fun Day with youngsters from the South Bend area. He also participated in the Walk for Diabetes and the annual Christmas party for kids with cancer. Scolaro was one of the chief organizers in the Irish lacrosse team adopting a school (Jefferson Intermediate) to mentor and the end-of-the-year game and party at the school. He will graduate in May with a degree in chemical engineering from the College of Engineering.
The Irish men's lacrosse team completed more than 1,000 hours of community service throughout the year. Their primary focus was serving as mentors at Jefferson Intermediate School in South Bend. The team organized a game and party after the contest, a Christmas Party, helped coordinate Day at ND with Jefferson. The team also participated in Bike For Uganda, Fit For Fun Day at the YMCA and O'Brian Center, reading at LaSalle Elementary School, Walk for Diabetes at Potwatomi Park, Hematology and Oncology Christmas Party and volunteered at South Bend's Center for the Homeless.
Olding will receive her degree in pre-professional studies from the College of Science. She has earned a perfect 4.0 grade point average in five of six semesters and owns a cumulative 3.981 grade index. A two-time All-American in cross country and second team ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-American, she plans to return to Notre Dame for a fifth year to complete her eligibility.
Mulvaney served as one of three managers for the Irish football. She owns a 3.879 in the College of Arts and Letters.
Notre Dame Club of St. Joseph Valley Rockne Student-Athlete Award Winners
|Men's Basketball
|Zach Hillesland
|Women's Basketball
|Amanda Tsipis
|Men's Cross Country
|Women's Cross Country
|Becca Bauman
|Men's Fencing
|Greg Howard, Mark Kubik
|Women's Fencing
|Adrienne Nott, Rachel Cota
|Trevor Laws
|Men's Golf
|Eddie Peckels
|Women's Golf
|Alejandra Diaz-Calderon
|Jordan Pearce
|Men's Lacrosse
|No Award Given
|Women's Lacrosse
|Mary Kate McNamara
|Men's Soccer
|Ryan Miller
|Women's Soccer
|Katie Laing
|Men's Swimming and Diving
|Sam Stoner
|Women's Swimming and Diving
|Georgia Steenberge
|Men's Tennis
|Sheeva Parbhu
|Women's Tennis
|Brook Buck
|Men's Track and Field
|Women's Track and
|Adrianna Stasiuk, Justine Stremick
Notre Dame Monogram Club MVP Award Winners
|Trevor Laws
|Men's Golf
|Josh Sandman
|Women's Golf
|Jordan Pearce
|Men's Lacrosse
|No Award Given
|Women's Lacrosse
|No Award Given
|Men's Soccer
|Ryan Miller
|Women's Soccer
|Brittany Bock
|Men's Swimming and Diving
|MacKenzie LeBlanc
|Women's Swimming and Diving
|Christa Riggins
|Men's Tennis
|Women's Tennis
|Men's Track and Field
|Women's Track and
|Adrianna Stasiuk
Student-Athlete Certificates of Merit for Participation in Rosenthal Leadership Institute
Brett Adams, Cross Country/Track & Field
Jenny Antonelli, Cheerleading
Olavo Batista, Golf
Becca Bauman, Cross Country/Track & Field
Craig Bentzen, Cheerleading
Matt Besler, Soccer
Alicia Billings, Lacrosse
David Bruton, Football
Lauren Buck, Rowing
Michael Bulfin, Swimming & Diving
Amanda Caravalho, Manager
Michael Cirone, Cheerleading
Jimmy Clausen, Football
Erik Condra, Hockey
Ryan Connolly, Baseball
Katie Conway, Golf
Mallorie Croal, Volleyball
Maurice Crum Jr., Football
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Doug Fortner, Golf
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Justin Gingerich, Baseball
David Grimes., Football
Kerri Hanks, Soccer
Christian Hanson, Hockey
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Kelsey Ingram, Cheerleading
Christina Kaelin, Volleyball
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MacKenzie LeBlanc, Swimming & Diving
Terry Lee, Soccer
RikkiLynn London, Track & Field
Daniel Lutkus, Swimming & Diving
John Lytle, Swimming & Diving
Brittany Mallory, Basketball
Allison Marsh, Rowing
Kelly McKenna, Lacrosse
Eddy Mendiola, Baseball
Jeff Mensch, Track & Field
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Tray Morgan, Track & Field
Jamel Nicholas, Volleyball
Beth Northway, Softball
Kelsey Otero, Rowing
Laura Pearson, Rowing
John Plunkett, Fencing
Amanda Polk, Rowing
Andrew Quinn, Soccer
Garrett Regan, Hockey
Cory Rellas, Soccer
Heidi Rocha, Cross Country/Track & Field
Je'Rell Rogers, Cheerleading
Scott Rodgers, Lacrosse
Carl Santos-Ocampo, Golf
Tamba Samba, Soccer
Joanna Schultz, Track & Field
Dan Scolaro, Lacrosse
Luke Seibolt, Soccer
Justine Stremick, Volleyball
Molly Sullivan, Cross Counry/Track & Field
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Ryan Thang, Hockey
Kate Tooher, Cheerleading
Emily Wauford, Cross Country/Track & Field
Anna Weber, Track & Field
Austin Wechter, Track & Field
Kristin Wetzel, Golf
Alex Wharton, Lacrosse
Dave Wilkerson, Cheerleading
Kyle Willis, Golf
Alex Yoshinaga, Soccer
Ross Zimmerman, Lacrosse


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Some important events in the history of the gay-rights movement in the United States:
1950: Mattachine Society, widely considered first national gay rights organization, is formed.
1957: Frank Kameny is fired from job as government astronomer because he's gay; his appeal later reaches Supreme Court before being denied.
1969: Stonewall Inn riots break out after patrons of New York City gay bar protest police harassment.
1977: After campaign led by Anita Bryant and other conservatives, Miami-area voters overturn ordinance banning anti-gay discrimination.
1978: In San Francisco, Mayor George Moscone and pioneering gay politician Harvey Milk are assassinated.
1979: First national gay-rights march on Washington.
1985: Rock Hudson dies, after acknowledging he had AIDS
1986: U.S. Supreme Court upholds Georgia anti-sodomy law criminalizing consensual gay sex
1987: Second national gay-rights march on Washington; AIDS memorial quilt displayed on National Mall
1993: "Don't ask, don't tell" policy implemented for U.S. military, allowing gays to serve but not to be open about their sexual orientation.
1996: Congress passes Defence of Marriage Act, stipulating that federal government will not recognize same-sex marriages.
1997: Ellen DeGeneres comes out publicly as lesbian in appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show.
1998: Gay university student Matthew Shepard killed in Wyoming.
2000: Vermont becomes first state to establish civil unions; Supreme Court upholds Boy Scouts' right to exclude gays.
2003: Supreme Court strikes down Texas law criminalizing consensual gay sex.
2004: Same-sex marriages start in Massachusetts in compliance with state high court ruling; many other states adopt bans on same-sex marriage.
2008: California court orders legalization of same-sex marriage; voters overturn the ruling by approving Proposition 8 limiting marriage to one man, one woman.
2010: Appeals court strikes down Florida's three-decade-old ban on adoptions by gays.
2011: Military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy is repealed; New York becomes largest state to approve same-sex marriage.
2012: President Barack Obama endorses same-sex marriage; voters approve it in referendums in Maine, Maryland and Washington state.
2013: Rhode Island, Delaware, Minnesota raise number of states with same-sex marriage to 12; Boy Scouts vote to let openly gay boys participate.


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this site will hold the cities second Shangri-La Hotel and Resort
Silverstein (and Kondylis, too)!
Winning me over.
this site will hold the cities second Shangri-La Hotel and Resort
^That's good to hear. When is demolition going to start....and do you know the height?
Holy S...t!
This tower is AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!
Let's post the rest of the renderings.
Wow. I am utterly shocked. This has to be the most beautiful design that Costas has ever come up with. I guess he had a good budget to work with this time. I really hope this gets built. I love the crown.
Odd how they have pulled this new tower back from the Church Street edge and seemingly created a blockfront "plaza" at the west end of the block -- which results in the mass of this building being that much closer to the Woolworth at the east end of the block.
Before we know it views of the grand old Woolworth will be few and far between
btw: That low-rise glass base is terrible.
And let's just hope that the Miami-aqua glass (ala 325 Fifth) is not what we'll get.
The top is a rather spectacular considering what we usually get these days. Materials are going to make all the difference in the world on this. I do hope the budget is there to bring it to fruition.
Setting it back fron the curb might be to create a cut in the curb for taxis and limos.
^ yes, let's hope this is a case where the glass on the final product turns out much darker than in the renderings.
While it looks promising, I'll wait until I see an elevation drawing, or at least a rendering that isn't taken from the ground with an ultra-wide-angle lens thing going on, thus making it hard to tell what exactly the top of the tower will look like. My fear is that despite all the zig-zaggies, it'll still have a flat top and be just another stump on the skyline.
This looks great. Tall and really interesting architecture, at least based on the renderings. Hopefully, it won't take away too much of the view of Woolworth.
It looks like downtown is where the most exciting development in NYC is happening these days. I suppose that since downtown is not as popular as midtown is for businesses and residential living, the architecture and height are cranked up a notch (or ten!!!) to be more attractive. Just keep Macklowe out of this area, and let this trend continue. It looks like Silvertstein truly cares about the greatness of NYC as much as he says he does!
Hope it turns out at least as good as the renderings look.
Yep.materials are going to make all the difference in the world on this. I do hope the budget is there to bring it to fruition.
Let's see if they can accomplish those sculptural forms in the masonry without my evil eye being distracted by one-inch caulk joints and every other panel being ever-so-slightly slightly skewed. And the dull, lifeless texture of most pre-cast these days. Not to mention the wrinkly glass. Could be be an exuberant design. Crude, but exuberant. We'll see...
Wow I am happily surprice! Looks like it has an Art Deco style to it. I love it. But hopefully the base chosen is not the boxy one.
Hoping it doesn't end up looking like Charlotte's HEARST TOWER (SOM; 2002 -- 46 stories) which works well there, but would be ridiculous at this site ...
The Hearst Tower in Charlotte has the similar & questionable glass corners -- along with an exuberant crown ...
And lots of pre-cast concrete panels ...
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Spanish police say prolific British criminal among 13 arrested in drug bust, 6 in Venezuela
MADRID – Spanish police say they have arrested one of the most-investigated criminals in Europe and six others as part of anti-drug operation. Six more people were arrested in Venezuela.
A police statement said British citizen Brian Collin Charrington was arrested in the Mediterranean port city of Alicante. It said Charrington headed a gang that brought cocaine in luxury boats from South America to Spain for distribution in Europe.
Police found 220 kilograms (485 pounds) of cocaine and seized assets worth some 5 million euros ($6.5 million) in the operation.
The statement late Tuesday said Charrington owned 10 luxury villas in Alicante as well as top-of-the-range boats and cars.
It said one of Charrington's sons was arrested in Spain while Charrington's girlfriend was among six people arrested in Venezuela.


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How to Make Star Tavern Pizza at Home
Slice'r bunnycaper points us to this how-to post from a friend on Caramelized OpiNIONS on making Star Tavern pizza at home. It's not just a guestimated clone recipe, it apparently came from Star Tavern's owner at the time.
...My father has also been eating Star pizza for over 40 years. He lived most of his life in New Jersey, so his favorite pizza was always available to him. When he retired, he and my mother decided to move to North Carolina for a life of golf and leisure. Unfortunately, this meant that he would no longer be able to have Star pies regularly. This seemed unacceptable to my father, so he developed a novel solution. At his last visit to Star, he explained to the owner that he was moving to North Carolina and would probably not have access to good pizza. He asked the owner a simple question. "How do you do it?" Fortunately, the owner did not feel compelled to guard the secrets that made his establishment one of the most successful and famous pizzerias in the northeast. He didn't just give my father some advice, he told him EVERYTHING. He brought my father into the kitchen and showed him all of the techniques for making ultra thin crust pizza. He gave him a few industrial sized cans of tomatoes, and wished him luck.
That was almost 15 years ago, and my father has been making New Jersey bar pizza (following the Star recipe) ever since. A few years ago, he gave me all of the necessary tools, and explained the process to me. He also taught my brother. Now we all make our version of Star pizza, using the same ingredients and same process.
Interestingly, the recipe posted there contains a fair amount of semolina. When we visited for our review, we noted a slight crunchy, gritty texture on the bottom of our last pizza. So we asked Star owner Gary Vayianos, who told us there was no semolina used there. Granted, Vayianos took over the restaurant from his father, who may have been at the helm 15 or more years ago and may have been a bit less guarded about the pizzeria's secrets.
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Gosh, thank you! Very kind and much appreciated.I think the highlight of 2016, for me, was hearing Volume II, especially Return to Sender, and Sale of the Galaxy.
I spotted a picture of 35 of there that made me very happy.The DeviantArt website = pretty addictive
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Yesterday, Broncos wide receiver Wes Welker sat down for a remote interview with Off The Record host Michael Landsberg—whom we've seen conducting strange interviews before—and he did not have a very good time. After reluctantly answering a handful of questions, Welker just got up and left.
It's hard to blame Welker for ditching the interview, though. He's likely been answering stupid questions like the ones Landsberg lobbed at him all week, and a man can only take so much of that crap before he breaks. Landsberg is just lucky the "Did you name your dog after Gisele?" question didn't give Welker an aneurysm.


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Local Focus - The Lamplighter was written up in the Reader this week
The Lamplighter reprinted from The Reader
817 West Washington Street, Mission Hills, 619-298-3624
The Lamplighter feels like it's been around forever. Its heady booze stink and retro aesthetic attest to a tradition of transgression, which often seizes the unwitting patron like a phantom and invokes all manner of misdeed. I've fallen victim to a number of unreasonable urges at the Lamplighter, the least of which includes telling elaborate lies to strangers for no good reason and showing up for the 6 a.m. first call pretending to be an airline pilot about to fly out of Lindbergh Field.
But innocuous fibbery isn't the only garbage that spews from patrons' mouths at this Mission Hills landmark. The Lamplighter is known primarily (and perhaps exclusively) for its award-winning karaoke, which has earned the bar "Best Karaoke/Song Selection" in 2001 by Karaoke Star magazine; "Best Karaoke" by AOL City Guide, City's Best 2005; and "Best Karaoke Bar" in 2003 by the San Diego Reader.
Karaoke runs from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. daily, but show up early if you want to secure your spot; the bar is often standing-room-only after 9 p.m., and the sign-up sheet fills quickly. If you think you've been skipped, tipping the jockey is probably a good idea. The door fee alternates between free and $5, seemingly at random, though the cover is well worth the botched Ace of Bass throwbacks, Kid Rock quagmires, Sinatra conquests, and Grease glories.
The dive is nondescript, dark, inexpensive, and suffers from an ongoing identity crisis that invites equal parts frat dudes, downtown divas, thugs, nativist military kids from the Midwest, tourists, Hillcrestians, and good ole boys like ourselves. The guy out front on guitar is just as much of a staple of the Lamplighter as the surly bartenders and drunken ensemble dropouts onstage. Toss him a buck and ask for "Crazy Train."
Of course, the best part of the bar is its proximity to MXN, where patrons congregate for burritos after closing time and, on a good night, erupt into song with the jukebox. I once witnessed the entire place in an enraptured rendition of "Bohemian Rhapsody," complete with burrito microphones and salsa-red grins.
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Fayetteville Farmers Market Competing In National Competition
It's not just flowers and vegetables that make the Fayetteville farmers market a sight to see. Fayetteville resident Natalie Bramwell can be found there every weekend.
"Someone asked me one time what to do when you got to Fayetteville and I said go to the farmers market," said Bramwell.
Bramwell makes a trip to the Fayetteville farmers market every weekend, it's one of her favorite places to go.
"I would say so. People have been to other markets than Fayetteville and they say that this one's the best," said Bramwell.
This farmers market is competing in the 2011 America's Favorite Farmers Market contest and it needs online votes to win.
The contest is a national challenge to see which markets can get the most support from their communities.
Bill Lund said he's going to show his support too.
"I'm going to vote. Ill be the first guy to get in there and vote for Fayetteville," said Lund.
Winners will be featured on a popular food web site and will be honored at a local celebration.
Online voting begins June 1 and ends August 31. To vote, click on the link below.


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In what circumstances may the Superior Court of Quebec correct a written instrument that does not reflect the parties' intent? That is the question that was considered by the Supreme Court of Canada on November 8, 2012 on appeals from decisions of the Quebec Court of Appeal in Agence du Revenu du Québec (formerly the Deputy Minister of Revenue of Quebec) v. Services Environnementaux AES Inc., et al. and Agence du Revenu du Québec v. Jean Riopel, et al.
The panel consisted of McLachlin C.J. and LeBel, Fish, Abella, Rothstein, Cromwell and Karakatsanis JJ. The Court reserved judgment in both cases.
Services environnementaux AES Inc.
Centre technologique AES Inc. ("Centre") was a wholly-owned subsidiary of Services environnementaux AES Inc. ("AES"). In the context of a corporate reorganization, AES decided to sell 25% of its shares in Centre to a new investor. AES and Centre instructed their advisors that there was to be an exchange of shares under section 86 of the Income Tax Act ("ITA") and the corresponding provisions of the provincial legislation.
AES believed – mistakenly – that the adjusted cost base of its shares in Centre was $1,217,029. Based on that error, a promissory note of $ 1,217,028 was received by AES as part of the consideration for its shares.
Subsequently, AES received a Notice of Reassessment that added a taxable capital gain of $840,770 to its taxable income. The parties discovered that the adjusted cost base of the shares had been miscalculated and that it was, in fact, only $96,001.
AES filed an application in the Superior Court of Quebec for an order rectifying the written instruments for the transactions. The Superior Court granted the application, noting that its judgment was effective as of the date of the transactions and that it was enforceable against third parties (including tax authorities). The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal of the Quebec Revenue Agency (QRA).
The Riopel case is another case about a corporate reorganization gone wrong.
Mr. Riopel was the sole shareholder of a corporation and held a 60% stake in a second corporation. Ms. Archambeault, Mr. Riopel's wife, held the remaining 40% of the shares in the second corporation. The parties intended to amalgamate the corporations, with Mr. Riopel as the sole remaining shareholder of the amalgamated corporation. Both shareholders met with a tax advisor and agreed on plan for the reorganization. The parties were clear that the reorganization was to be completed with no immediate tax impact.
However, the Articles of Amalgamation included an error (i.e., the Articles did not reflect the correct share ownership). The shareholders' professional advisors realized the error, and they tried to correct the situation without notifying the taxpayers.
Subsequently, Ms. Archambeault received a Notice of Reassessment adding a deemed dividend of $335,000 to her taxable income. The shareholders and the corporation brought an application in the Superior Court of Quebec to rectify the written instruments to accord with their true intention (i.e., implementing a reorganization without immediate tax effect).
The Superior Court denied the rectification on the basis that the agreement between the parties was distinct from the mandate given to their advisors. The Court suggested that the error could have vitiated the agreement, but it was not the remedy sought by the parties. The Court added that the error affected both the form and substance of the transactions. Accordingly, rectification was not an appropriate remedy.
That decision was reversed by the Court of Appeal of Quebec. The Court of Appeal applied the reasoning in AES and ordered the rectification so as to give effect to the parties' common intention.
Position of the Tax Authorities in the Supreme Court of Canada (Oral Argument)
In the Supreme Court, counsel for QRA argued that the rectifications obtained by the taxpayers were not an exercise of interpretation of contracts as permitted by the Civil Code of Quebec ("CCQ"). The contracts in question were clear and should not have been modified, even though the transactions had unintended tax consequences for the parties.
Indeed, tax considerations may be the motivation behind a transaction, but they do not reflect the intent of the parties and are therefore not part of the "scope of the contract". Thus, according to counsel for QRA, the Court of Appeal erred in rectifying the written instruments in order to make them consistent with the parties' tax motivations. The parties could have sought cancellation of the contracts, but they failed to do so.
Justice LeBel asked if there was a legal principle that would operate to prevent parties from varying or rescinding a contract. Counsel for QRA responded that there was none, but that such a variation or rescission cannot have retroactive effect with respect to third parties. The situation would be different if the contract was cancelled by the Court since the contract is then deemed to never have existed. In such a case, the QRA would respect the decision of the Court and would assess the taxpayer accordingly.
Justice LeBel also asked if the tax authorities are third parties for the purposes of civil law. QRA's position is that they are third parties and they have an obligation to apply the law based on the contracts concluded by the taxpayers.
Justice Fish noted that there was no dispute that the parties intended to comply with the provisions of the ITA and that, in this case, they had failed to do so because of human error. Counsel for QRA replied that the only relevant intent was in respect of the actual terms of the contract and not the tax motivation. The CCQ does not operate to vary clear contractual provisions so as to conform to the parties' tax motivation. A possible remedy would have been the cancellation of the contracts, but that was not what the parties sought.
Counsel for the Attorney General of Canada essentially took the same position. Counsel explained that a party (or parties) cannot rewrite the history of a transaction because of unexpected tax consequences. Counsel emphasized that a distinction must be drawn between the motivation of the parties and the object of the contract. He added that the courts have long recognized that a "mistake in assumption" does not warrant the rectification of a contract. This applies in both common law and civil law.
Position of AES in the Supreme Court of Canada (Oral Argument)
Counsel argued that AES did not ask the Superior Court to modify a contract, but rather to rectify a written instrument to accord with the parties' common intention in order to reflect the true legal relationship. In this case, the parties intended to complete the transaction in accordance with section 86 of the ITA but the written instrument did not reflect this intention. Accordingly, it was legitimate and necessary for the Superior Court to order rectification.
Justice LeBel asked about the impact of the law of evidence in the context of an application for rectification (i.e., the parol evidence rule). Counsel responded that the restrictions on presenting evidence of a party's intent did not apply in this case since it has been admitted that the parties' intention was not correctly reflected in the written document.
Justice LeBel also asked if it was AES's position that a tax authority is a third party to a contract. Counsel stated that a government has an obligation to enforce tax law based on bona fide legal relationships between the parties. A tax authority would not be a third party because it would have no rights to claim with respect to the rectification of a written instrument. However, on a practical level, it may be appropriate to give the tax authorities an opportunity to be heard.
In closing, counsel stated that an application for rectification in Quebec is based solely on the principles of civil law and that it is not an attempt to "import" a common law concept.
Position of Riopel in the Supreme Court of Canada (Oral Argument)
Counsel stated that this was not a tax case but rather a civil law case. The question that must be asked was the following: Where can the contract be found? It is a mistake to confuse the contract with the written document evidencing it.
The Court of Appeal relied on Article 1425 of the CCQ to grant the application for rectification. Indeed, the application met the three criteria developed by the Court of Appeal in AES (i.e., necessity, legitimacy and no harm to third parties). Moreover, even if the tax authorities should be regarded as third parties, they would not be prejudiced because the rectification had no impact on the tax base.
Justice LeBel noted that numerous errors had been committed. Counsel responded that the errors all had a common origin, namely the Articles of Amalgamation. The number of written instruments to be rectified was not relevant, as long as the purpose was to give effect to the parties' true intention.
Justice LeBel also wondered if this was an exercise of contractual interpretation. Counsel responded that granting rectification is an operation of correction following the interpretation of the parties' true intention. Just because the provisions of a contract are clear does not mean that they reflect the parties' intentions.
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As noted above, judgment was reserved in both appeals. We will report on the decisions as soon as they are released.


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What didn't kill her made her stronger. It's like Kelly Clarkson's own song empowered her. Just a month after turning 30, the 2002 American Idol champ and pop star has revealed a newer slimmer (and possibly stronger) figure after years of facing tabloid scrutiny over the ups and downs of her weight. And here's the secret magic formula that helped Clarkson lose the pounds: diet and exercise. She tells Us magazine she worked out five days a week and ate smaller portions and the occasional margarita. It took her six months, and she reportedly wants to lose another 10 pounds. She says her boyfriend Brandon Blackstock, who is Reba McEntire's stepson and Blake Shelton's manager, was part of the inspiration to lose weight. "No one likes to be not toned when you are dating someone," she said. The magazine also quotes Clarkson as saying, "The most important thing to do here is just be yourself and be comfortable and confident in that." She sure seems confident on Duets, the new talent show where she, Jennifer Nettles, Robin Thicke and John Legend sing duets with amateur singers.


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I am now quite convinced that there is something wrong with the soil on the north side of the north pool, or the water itself. The new trees are showing signs as similar as the old ones.
I am now quite convinced that there is something wrong with the soil on the north side of the north pool, or the water itself. The new trees are showing signs as similar as the old ones.
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9/11 rescue workers will be honored at the World Trade Center site
A permanent dedication will be installed within the Memorial Glade
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A new dedication to the rescue and recovery effort after 9/11 is being planned at the current 9/11 Memorial site. The dedication is being developed by Governor Andrew Cuomo, former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and National September 11 Memorial & Museum.
"Fifteen years after 9/11, we still feel the pain and loss as if it were yesterday," Cuomo said in a statement. "This new tribute will be a poignant reminder of the selflessness and courage of our first responders, who embody the best of New Yorkers, and ensure their sacrifice will never be forgotten."
This particular dedication will be located in a part of the memorial known as the Memorial Glade, near the Survivor Tree. Museum officials have been in discussion for months now to create some type of commemorative space and walkway as a form of recognition for the efforts of 9/11 rescue workers.
The Museum will spearhead the design and development of this permanent dedication and will be working with the same architects that worked on the Memorial and Museum, including Michael Arad.
This announcement comes in the midst of a week-long tribute organized by the Museum commemorating the 15th anniversary of the end of the nine-month rescue operation, which formally ended on May 30, 2002.
"Thousands of people converged at the World Trade Center site immediately after the attacks to show the world that our city and our country were not defeated," Bloomberg said in a statement. "We owe these men and women of the recovery a great debt of gratitude and they deserve a fitting tribute for their courage, sacrifice and bravery."
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Perfect Mysterious Shadow Crystal is a result of the Jewelcrafting ability [Gem Perfection], when attempting to craft a Mysterious Shadow Crystal.
[Mysterious Shadow Crystal] requires 350 Jewelcrafting skill, and requires a [Simple Grinder].
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Gem Perfection is an ability learned from the Gem Perfection (quest) quest, and causes attempts to craft particular socketable gem types (Northrend uncommon gems) to result in an improved ('perfect') version of that type of gem.
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To our Epicure Community,
We strive to deliver a great shopping experience and fast, reliable delivery at Epicure. We understand that for some, your recent experience with us has not met your expectations or the standards we've set for ourselves. Our Home Office team is working tirelessly to alleviate these challenges, and we're so thankful for your patience and understanding while we navigate the realities that the COVID-19 pandemic has presented.
To keep you informed I'll be sharing regular video updates and you can also go to epicure.com for daily shipping news.
None of us could have anticipated these realities—and the resulting obstacles and opportunities—a few short months ago. While cooking at home has become increasingly essential, more families than ever before are reaping the benefits of Good Food. Real Fast. The demand for Epicure products has been extraordinary (up to three or four times what we planned for!) and we've been working hard to fulfill your orders and get healthy meal solutions into your homes when you need them more than ever.
In our operations area, we've been hard at work in an effort to speed up our blending, jar and sachet filling, and distribution processes while maintaining proper physical distancing—this has meant overtime hours and hiring more than 70 new team members. It also meant making the difficult decision to temporarily streamline our product offering. In addition to operational constraints, COVID-19 has also really impacted our ability to source raw ingredients. In some cases, products have become unavailable and backordered or your orders have been held while our team members have hustled to qualify new vendors and ingredients. At Epicure, the quality of the ingredients in our blends is something we'll never ever compromise on, so shortcuts at this stage are off the table.
With all that said, we want you to know we're working hard to keep you in the loop, get your orders to you, and maintain our service standards while we shift, scale up, and stay safe. While this is taking longer than I had hoped I continue to be incredibly grateful to everyone who is part of our community – for your passion, your patience and our shared love of good food.
Please bear with us a little longer—we can't wait to get your cupboards stocked again soon!
Stay safe and stay strong,
May 19, 2020
To our Epicure Community,
While we continue to #staysafe and #staystrong through the Covid-19 pandemic, we are elated that more people than ever before are experiencing the amazing benefits of Good Food. Real Fast.™ In the past weeks, we have experienced unprecedented demand from families across Canada and the US—families looking for easy, wholesome, at-home meal solutions.
This surge, which goes hand-in-hand with incredible growth in our Epicure Consultant community, leads us to believe that this demand will be sustained for the foreseeable future. And with this seismic shift in business comes many new (and welcome) challenges and considerations.
We have improved our systems, grown our team exponentially, and we're doing everything possible to meet increasing demand with inventory, while ensuring the health and safety of our home team members. Customers and Consultants have experienced delays in order processing times and seen items stock out while we adjust to this new normal, and we thank you so much for your patience!
With all this in mind, and to best support this amazing community, we have temporarily streamlined our product offering, focusing our manufacturing efforts on bestselling and foundational products and collections that you can enjoy best during the spring and summer season. This means that for the time being, you may not find everything you're looking for. We thank you for your understanding and encourage you to find new favourites or talk to your Consultant about easy swaps!
At Epicure, we continue to step up and support our community. Here are a few of the ways how:
- From Tuesday, May 19 and moving forward for the time being, any Hosts who currently have Host Rewards or who earn Host Rewards will have an additional 30 days to apply them to an order.
- In addition to the abundance of how-to videos, virtual cooking classes, and recipe ideas being shared by our Consultant Community, our Epicure social channels have a wealth of content supporting cooking and eating well during this uncertain time. Connect with us on Instagram, YouTube, Pinterest, and Facebook, or check out our blog, The Feed.
- For every Mac & Cheese purchased, a meal will be donated to family in need through Feeding America or Food Banks of Canada as part of our Buy a Meal, Share a Meal program. Since March, we have donated over 20,000 meals to families in need through various initiatives. This is in addition to donations of PPE Epicure has made to our local health authority and product donations to our local food banks.
- We continue to honour our 100% 90-Day money-back guarantee.
- We've created a 30 day Summer Strong Meal Plan to help our community plan easy, affordable meals all season long
Updated May 1, 2020
To our Epicure Community,
Staying home is the single most important thing we can do to slow the spread of coronavirus and protect those in our communities who are most vulnerable to it.
An exception to this rule is, of course, health workers, emergency response personnel, grocery store employees, pharmacists, and others whose essential jobs we depend on (including members of the Epicure team!). They're the brave ones who are leaving home to ensure we've all got the essentials and to perform lifesaving duties—and for that, we should all be grateful.
As an essential service, our operations remain open and we continue to manufacture and ship Epicure products from both our Canadian and US facilities.
All team members who are able to work remotely have been doing so since March 12, 2020. For those team members working on-site, we have implemented new and heightened hygiene, social distancing, and other safety and health measures that exceed all CDC, Health Canada, and BC Public Health guidelines. Due to social distancing requirements, there may be minor shipping delays. However, we are making every effort to continue regular business operations for the sake of our home team members and our Consultants. We consider it a blessing to be able to keep our team working and our Consultants engaged in their business during these uncertain times.
For now, our main message to you and our entire community is...stay home, stay safe, and stay strong. Leaving the house less means your family and community are safer. Instead of in-person cooking classes which are not happening at this time, our community of Consultants is committed to sharing ways to help homebound families online with meal solutions, meal plans and grocery lists so they can shop once, stay safe cooking at home and save money in the process.
I know this isn't how many of us imagined things going—cancelled graduations, no school, missed soccer games, closed parks, job insecurity, and barren grocery store shelves. So, while the future is bright, the present is challenging.
During this time, we remain committed to serving our community:
- We continue to honour our 100% 90-Day money-back guarantee.
- In addition to the abundance of how-to videos, virtual cooking classes, and recipe ideas being shared by our Consultant Community, our Epicure social channels have a wealth of content supporting cooking and eating well during this uncertain time. Connect with us on Instagram, YouTube, Pinterest, and Facebook, or check out our blog, The Feed.
- For every Mac & Cheese purchased, a meal will be donated to Feeding America or Food Banks of Canada, as part of our Buy a Meal, Share a Meal program. This is in addition to donations of PPE Epicure has made to our local health authority and product donations to our local food banks.
- And as always, you can reach our Customer Experience Team via email, phone, or chat.
While this remains a challenging time for us all, we are inspired by the support of this community and by all the creative ways our Consultants and Home Team are discovering to be of service.
Please stay safe, wash your hands, and stay tuned for regular updates.
With warmth,


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18 A. Worker in a red, white and blue truck : MAIL CARRIER. For the U.S. Postal Service. You can use it to order by mail.
37 A. eBay event : ON-LINE AUCTION. And you can also order ON-LINE from Amazon and many traditional retailers.
61 A. Document that might be subpoenaed : PHONE RECORD. I'll let our legal experts explain why PHONE RECORDS might be gathered as evidence. But you can also make your purchases by phone. Have your credit card handy.
And the reveal: 40 D. Catalog come-on ... three ways to do it begin 18-, 37- and 61-Across : ORDER NOW. Our sales executives are standing by. Act fast and at no extra charge . . . Well, you get the idea.
Today's constructor is, as Robert Plant once said, "a lady we all know." And it looks like she's getting ready to buy something. Even if the stores are all closed, she's discovered several ways to get what she came for.
Hi gang - JazzBumpa here, repping for The Corner Crew. Are you in a buying mood? It makes me wonder. Ooh, it really makes me wonder. Let's check out the merchandise.
22. Progressive rival : GEICO. Insurance companies.
1. Jay Pritchett, to Manny, on "Modern Family" : STEP DAD. Never watched it.
63. Steal from : ROB. Burgle.
So we started off buying things and ended up shop lifting. But when you buy via today's theme entries, that temptation is preempted. Till we meet again, keep your hands in your pockets and the economy chugging along.
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NEW YORK -- This winter is expected to feel like more winter. That means you'll will have to pay more to heat your home.
Last winter was the warmest on record and homeowners may have forgotten where the weather stripping and space heater are stashed. They'll come in handy for the 2012-2013 season, when temperatures are expected to be close to normal.
The price for heating oil, natural gas and other fuel will be relatively stable. But customers will have to use more energy to keep warm, according to the annual Winter Fuels Outlook from the Energy Department's Energy Information Administration.
There are a number of ways to try to make sure your bill doesn't rise quite so fast. If you're a heating oil user, you may want to try all of them.
Heating oil customers are expected to pay the highest prices ever. That will result in record heating bills, an average of $2,494. That's nearly $200 more than the previous high, set in the winter of 2010-2011.
Customers who use natural gas, electricity or propane won't pay as much as they have in typical winters because prices are relatively low. Natural gas users will spend an average of $697 this winter, 13 percent less than the five-year average.
"It's two different worlds. For most families this is still going to be an affordable year, except for those who use oil heat," says Mark Wolfe, the Executive Director of the National Energy Assistance Director's Association. "For them, it's going to be very difficult."
At the same time, funding for low-income heating assistance is falling. Over the last two years, heating assistance funding has been cut to $3.5 billion from $5.1 billion in 2010. The number of households receiving assistance fell by 1.1 million over the period, according to Wolfe.
One obvious way to lower your heating bill to don some fluffy slippers and turn down the thermostat. The Energy Department estimates that a resident can save 1 percent on their heating bill for every degree a thermostat is set back. Here are a few other ways:
_ Think of the sun as a heater, and your drapes as a blanket: Open drapes when you are getting direct sunlight, then close them at night to keep heat from escaping.
_ Make sure the damper in your fireplace is closed when you aren't using it.
_ Keep air vents clean and uncovered so heat can easily flow throughout your home.
_ Shut off kitchen fans and bathroom fans as soon as they are no longer needed.
_ Lower the temperature of your water heater. That can be done without your shower getting noticeably less steamy.
Many states and utilities offer incentives for home energy audits and home weatherization programs that include things like adding insulation, installing more efficient windows, and replacing an old boiler or furnace with a new one.
These investments can pay for themselves in heating savings in just a few years, especially when energy prices are high.
John Huber, President of the National Oilheat Research Alliance says that customers learned to drastically cut the amount of oil they burned during the 1970s oil crisis and again when prices began to rise sharply in 2007 and 2008.
"Americans really do respond to economic signals," he said.
Switching from oil heat to natural gas can be an expensive project _ $5,000 to $10,000, according to Sobieski Services of Wilmington, Del. The price depends on how difficult it is to connect to public lines and remove the old furnace, and how much other infrastructure your house may need. But you could make up the cost in three or four winters at today's prices.
Just 6 percent of the nation's households use heating oil, but they tend to be in some of the coldest parts of the country where heating needs are high, mainly in the Northeast. About half use natural gas for heat and 38 percent use electricity. Five percent of households use propane and 2 percent use wood.
Natural gas prices will average $10.32 per thousand cubic feet. That's 0.8 percent higher than last year but 13 percent lower than the five-year average. Electricity prices will fall 2.3 percent to 11.4 cents per kilowatt hour. Propane prices will fall 8 percent in the Midwest to $2.02 per gallon and 13 percent in the Northeast to $2.95 per gallon.
Heating oil will average a record high of $3.80 per gallon because it is made from crude oil, which has averaged $95.95 per barrel this year.
But most of this year's increase is because forecasters expect a more typical winter. East of the Rockies, weather is expected to be about 2 percent warmer than normal but 20 percent to 27 percent colder than last year. In the West, temperatures were closer to normal last year, so the expected increase for this winter is just 1 percent.
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Law enforcement agencies from across the U.S. have reached out to Jalopnik for help with car identifications since your input was "critical" to solving a hit-and-run last month.
Today, we've got a murder suspect who may have been spotted in this unidentified car trying to use an ATM machine. Police in Columbus, Ohio have charged an individual with murder and are trying to determine who might have been with him by identifying the car.
Look closely at the photo stills from the ATM video to see if you can pick out what the vehicle is. There's a good shot of the A-pillar and most of the grille/headlights. A composite image is above and more detailed photos are in the gallery below.
Please put your best guesses in the comments and we'll share them with the Columbus Police Department.
And if you're in Columbus and you happen to know this specific vehicle used in the crime please contact local police but do not attempt to apprehend anyone. Leave that to the authorities.
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France is the birthplace of cinema and has been responsible for many innovations in cinematography. Important cinematic movements, including the New Wave (Nouvelle Vague) began in France. France is proud its strong film industry which is distinctively French. Notable features of typical French cinema include:
These elements characterise a product that is noticeably different from the typical output of Hollywood and Bollywood. A few French films have become popular in the English speaking world, but most are completely unknown except to art-house and Francophone audiences. Many successful French films are remade for English speaking audiences who are generally unaware of the fact. Aficionados familiar with both the French original and the English remake rarely regard the remake as remotely as good as the French original. Le Retour de Martin Guerre was remade as Summersby, La Cage Aux Folles, remade as Birdcage Cyrano de Bergerac, ill-advisedly remade with the same name featuring Steve Martin, and Les Visiteurs remade as The Visitors. La Femme Nikita somehow morphed into a US television series!
The French are particularly good at historical dramas such as Le Retour de Martin Guerre, La Controverse de Valladolid, La Reine Margot, Ridicule and Jean de Florette / Manon Des Sources.
French language films are made not only in France but other French Speaking countries, such as Canada, Belgium and Switzerland. French cinema is sometimes intertwined with the cinema of other nations. Directors from Poland (Roman Polanski, Krzysztof Kieslowski, and Andrzej Zulawski, Argentina (Gaspar Noe and Edgardo Cozarinsky), Russia (Alexandre Alexeieff, Anatole Litvak) and Georgia (Gela Babluani, Otar Iosseliani) are as famous in French cinema as the native French. French directors have been important in the development of cinema in other countries, most notably Luc Besson in the United States.
In the late 19th century, during the early years of cinema, Frenchmen Auguste and Louis Lumière invented the cinématographe and their L'Arrivée d'un train en gare de La Ciotat in Paris in 1895 is considered by many historians to mark the birth of cinematography. Alice Guy Blaché made her first film, La Fée aux Choux, in 1896. During the next few years, filmmakers all over the world started experimenting with this new medium. Georges Méliès invented many of the techniques now common in the cinematic language, and made the first science fiction film Le Voyage dans la Lune (A Trip to the Moon) in 1902.
Alice Guy Blaché was head of production at Gaumont Pictures, where she made some 400 films between 1897 and 1906. She then continued her career in the United States, as did Maurice Tourneur and Léonce Perret after the First World War. During the period between the First World War and the Second World War, Jacques Feyder became one of the founders of poetic realism in French cinema. He dominated French Impressionist Cinema along with Abel Gance, Germaine Dulac and Jean Epstein.
After the First World War, the French film industry suffered through a lack of capital. Film production decreased as it did in other European countries. This allowed the United States film industry to enter the European cinema market, most notably Britain and Ireland, because American films could be sold more cheaply than European productions, the studios having already recouped their costs in the home market. When film studios in Europe began to fail, many European countries began to set import barriers. France installed an import quota. For every seven foreign films imported to France, one French film was to be produced and shown in French cinemas.
In 1931, Marcel Pagnol filmed the first of his great trilogy, Marius, Fanny, and César. He followed this with other films including La Femme du Boulanger (The Baker's Wife). Other notable films of the 1930s included René Clair's Sous les Toits de Paris (Under the Roofs of Paris, 1930), Jacques Feyder's La kermesse héroïque (Carnival in Flanders, 1935), and Julien Duvivier's La belle equipe (They Were Five, 1936). In 1935, renowned playwright and actor Sacha Guitry directed his first film and went on to make more than 30 films that were precursors to the New Wave era. In 1937, Jean Renoir, the son of painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir, directed what many see as his first masterpiece, La Grande Illusion (Grand Illusion). In 1939, Renoir directed La Règle du Jeu (The Rules of the Game). Several critics have cited this film as one of the greatest of all-time.
Marcel Carné's Les Enfants du Paradis (Children of Paradise) was filmed during the First World WarI and released in 1945. The three-hour film was difficult to make due to the Nazi occupation. Set in Paris in 1828, it was voted Best French Film of the Century in a poll of 600 French critics and professionals in the late 1990s.
In the magazine Cahiers du cinéma founded by André Bazin, critics and lovers of film would discuss film and why it worked. Modern film theory was born there. Additionally, Cahiers critics such as Jean-Luc Godard, François Truffaut, Claude Chabrol, and Eric Rohmer went on to make films themselves, creating what was to become known as the French New Wave. Some of the first films of this new genre were Godard's Les Quatre Cent Coups (Breathless) in 1960, starring Jean-Paul Belmondo, and Truffaut's À Bout de Souffle (Breathless) in 1959 starring Jean-Pierre Léaud. From 1959 until 1979, Truffaut followed Léaud's character Antoine Doinel, who falls in love with Christine Darbon in Baisers volés ( Stolen Kisses) marries her in Domicile Conjugal (Bed & Board 1970) and separates from her in the last post-New Wave movie L'amour en fuite (Love on the Run).
Contemporaries of Godard and Truffaut followed their lead, and some achieved international critical acclaim with styles of their own, such as the minimalist films of Robert Bresson and Jean-Pierre Melville, the Hitchcockian-like thrillers of Henri-Georges Clouzot, and other New Wave films by Agnès Varda and Alain Resnais. The movement became an inspiration to other national cinemas and was a string influence on the future New Hollywood directors.
During this period, French commercial film also
made a name for itself. Popular French comedies starring Louis
de Funes topped the French box office. The war comedy La Grande
Vadrouille (1966), from Gérard Oury with Bourvil and
featuring Terry Thomas (!) was the most successful film in French
theaters for more than 30 years. Another example was La Folie
Des Grandeurs with Yves Montand. French cinema also was the
birthplace for many sub-genres of the crime film, most notably
the modern caper film, starting with Du Rififi Chez les Hommes
(1955) by American-born director Jules Dassin and followed by
a large number of serious noir-ish heist dramas along with more
playful playful caper comedies throughout the sixties. also popular
was the "polar," a typical French blend of film noir
and detective fiction. In addition, French movie stars began to
acheive fame abroad as well as at home. Popular actors of the
period included Alain Delon, Romy Schneider, Jeanne Moreau, Simone
Signoret, Yves Montand, Catherine Deneuve, Jean-Paul Belmondo,
Brigitte Bardot, and Jean Gabin.
The 1979 film La Cage Aux Folles ran for well over a year at the Paris Theatre, an art house cinema in New York City, and was a commercial success at theaters throughout the country, in both urban and rural areas. It won the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and for years it remained the most successful foreign film to be released in the United States.
Jean-Jacques Beineix's Diva (1981)
sparked the beginning of the 1980s wave of French cinema. Movies
which followed in its wake included 37°2 Le Matin
(Betty Blue) by Beineix, Le Grand Bleu
(The Big Blue, 1988) by Luc Besson, and Les Amants du
Pont-Neuf (The Lovers on the Bridge , 1991) by Léos
Carax. These films, made with a slick commercial style and emphasizing
the alienation of its main characters, was known as "Cinema
du look" Camille Claudel, directed by newcomer Bruno Nuytten
and starring Isabelle Adjani and Gérard Depardieu, was
a major commercial success in 1988, earning Adjani, who was also
the film's co-producer, a César Award for best actress.
Gérard Depardieu was one of the most active French actors of the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. Jean-Paul Rappeneau's Cyrano de Bergerac was a major box-office success in 1990, earning several César Awards, including best actor for Gérard Depardieu, as well as an Academy Award nomination for best foreign picture. Depardieu also starred in Le Retour de Martin Guerre and Jean de Florette / Manon Des Sources.
Jean-Pierre Jeunet made Delicatessen and La Cité Des Enfants Perdus (The City of Lost Children) both of which featured strange and disturbing fantasy worlds.
In 1992, Claude Sautet co-wrote (with Jacques
Fieschi) and directed UN Coeur En Hiver
considered by many to be a masterpiece. Roman Polanski made a
wonderfully dark movie the same year Lunes
de Fiel (Bitter Moon) - with most of the action in France
but most of the dialogue in English - a great precedent for blurring
French and English language films.
Mathieu Kassovitz's 1995 film La Haine (Hate) made Vincent Cassel a star.and in 1997, Juliette Binoche won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in The English Patient. That same year, Luc Besson's The Fifth Element became a cult favorite.
The success of Michel Ocelot's Kirikou and the Sorceress in 1998 rejuvenated the production of original feature-length animated films by such filmmakers as Jean-François Laguionie and Sylvain Chomet.
In 2001, after a brief stint in Hollywood, Jean-Pierre Jeunet returned to France with Amèlie (Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain) starring Audrey Tautou and Mathieu Kassovitz. It became the highest-grossing French-language film ever released in the United States. The following year, Brotherhood of the Wolf became the second-highest-grossing French-language film in the United States..
In 2008, Marion Cotillard won the Academy Award for Best Actress and the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her portrayal of legendary French singer Edith Piaf in La Moôme (La Vie en Rose), the first French-language performance to be so honored. The film won two Oscars and four BAFTAs and became the third-highest-grossing French-language film in the United States in the last two decades. Cotillard was second person (and the first woman) and to win both an Academy Award and César Award for the same performance.
In the 2000s, several French directors made international productions, often in the action genre. These include Gérard Pirès (Riders, 2002), Pitof (Catwoman), Jean-François Richet (Assault on Precinct 13), Florent Emilio Siri (Hostage), Christophe Gans (Silent Hill), Mathieu Kassovitz (Babylon A.D.), Louis Leterrier (The Incredible Hulk), Alexandre Aja (Mirrors), and Pierre Morel (Taken).. The 2008 rural comedy Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis drew an audience of more than 20 million, the first French film to do so. Its $193 million gross in France puts it just behind Titanic as the most successful film of all time in French theaters.At the 2008 Cannes Film Festival, Entre les murs (The Class) won the Palme d'Or, the first French victory at the festival in 21 years.
As the advent of television threatened the success
of cinema, countries were again faced with the problem of reviving
movie-going. The French cinema market, and more generally the
French-speaking market, is smaller than the English-speaking market..
As a consequence, French movies have to recoup their costs on
a relatively small market and thus generally have budgets far
lower than their American counterparts, ruling out expensive settings
and special effects. The highly interventionist French government
has implemented measures aimed at supporting local film production
and movie theaters. The Canal+ TV channel has a broadcast license
imposing it to support the production of movies. Taxes are levied
on movies and TV channels for use as subsidies for French movie
production, some tax breaks are given for investment in movie
productions, and the sale of DVDs and videocassettes of movies
shown in theaters is prohibited for six months after the showing
in theaters, to ensure some revenue for movie theaters. French
national and regional governments involve themselves in film production.
For example, the award-winning documentary Le Pays Des sourds
(In the Land of the Deaf) was created by Nicolas Philibert
in 1992. The film was co-produced by a multinational partners,
which reduced the financial risks inherent in the project; and
co-production also ensured enhanced distribution opportunities.


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