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NEW HAVEN >> Former U.S. Secretary of State and potential presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton is returning to New Haven in October to accept an award from her alma mater.
Clinton will be in the city for Yale Law School's alumni weekend, Oct. 4-6. She will receive an "Award of Merit" from the law school on Oct. 5 at Yale's Woolsey Hall, where she also will deliver an address.
"It's her 40th Yale Law School reunion," said Yale spokesman Tom Conroy.
Clinton has maintained a steady relationship with Yale in recent years. Yale awarded her an honorary degree in 2009, and in 2001 she was the university's Class Day speaker.
The news site Politico recently reported that Clinton is fielding offers of academic positions from several prominent schools, including Yale.
Conroy would not confirm or deny the report. "We're deferring to Secretary Clinton and her office on any plans that she has," Conroy said.
Clinton's husband, former President Bill Clinton, also earned a Yale Law School degree in 1973. He delivered a speech at the 35th reunion of the class in 2008.


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Facebook has unveiled its Android launcher replacement, called Facebook Home, the Android launcher that's just perfect for those of us with perfect friends with perfect photos and a perfect life. Oh, and it'll get ads, too. No thanks, Facebook.

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Lindsay Lohan wants a do-over--and she wants to do it in London.
Speaking to the BBC before she makes her West End debut in David Mamet's "Speed-the-Plow" later this year, the movie star opens up about her troubled time in Hollywood and the next chapter in her career.
"I think I am making the move to come over here...I've noticed when I'm watching the news here and such, you guys have such a different outlook. In the U.S., starting at 5 p.m., it's TMZ and all of these shows that are just talking about people's personal lives that are in the industry. Here, I don't notice any of that. It's more news and politics and music," she told the BBC. "It feels really good to be able to turn on the TV and not see everything be about gossip."
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Performing in front of a live audience will be a new challenge for Lohan.
"I think you go through phases in life and you hit this wall where you kind of want to do something new and experience something different," Lohan said. "And I think I just am in a place now where it's the right time."
Unlike her days on the set of "Georgia Rule," Lohan is determined to behave professionally. Asked if she'll miss any shows this fall, the actress says, "That's not going to happen. That's not in the cards. It's not."
Lohan knows she faces an uphill battle. "People have certain perceptions of me. For a long time, people looked at me as kind of a celebrity, which is something I never wanted...That's not what I got into this industry for."
NEWS: Are Lindsay Lohan and Nicole Richie still friendly?
Where did it all go wrong?
In her late teens, Lohan traded New York for California. "My mom would always tell me, 'Come home. Move back home.' I grew up and there was a lot of stuff going on with my family, and I was kind of just running from it. So I was just go, go, go, go, go," she recalls.
As for her bad girl image, she says, "I never experienced going to college--I never went to university. I was living that out in the public eye."
Lohan's name became synonymous with partying, and her frequent legal troubles didn't help matters.
"I don't understand the crazy fascination with me because it kind of scares me. Even when I'm not doing anything, they create something that I'm doing. But I'm so numb to it at this point that it doesn't affect me personally," she said. "Whereas in the past I think it did a little bit and I was out in L.A. on my own."
NEWS: Lindsay Lohan opens up about her devastating miscarriage
In hindsight, would she do anything differently? "There are certain things that I would change--I've put myself in bad situations--but I don't regret anything that's happened because I wouldn't be who I am today, I wouldn't have learned the things that I know, I wouldn't be here doing this right now," she said.
Today, Lohan keeps a "very small group of people" around her and says she's "really big on feeling safe."
Still, the "Liz &Dick" star is wary of the world.
"I think my friends think I'm neurotic sometimes and I'm a little crazy, but I will hear a flash of an iPhone camera," she said. "I'll hear the shutter from a mile across the room or I'll feel it. I'm so used to thinking like that and feeling almost paranoid sometimes."


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A Tory MP has criticised David Cameron for failing to promote women backbenchers fast enough.
Margot James praised the progress made by Mr Cameron since he became Conservative leader in 2005.
But the Stourbridge MP, a parliamentary aide to trade minister Lord Livingston, said he needed to go further.
The comments came after Labour leader Ed Miliband used Prime Minister's Questions yesterday to berate Mr Cameron for the lack of women on his front bench.
"We certainly have a long way to go, but so do the Labour Party," Ms James told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.
"There are the same number of women Cabinet ministers in this government as there were in Gordon Brown's government.
"I think the problem is really that we started later than the Labour Party. Really David Cameron when he was elected leader, he was the first leader to make a real concerted effort.
"There were 17 MPs when he was elected leader and he introduced an A-list, he put real action in place. It increased our numbers from 17 to 48."
Asked whether enough was now being done, Ms James replied: "I do think you have put your finger on an issue which I hope the Prime Minister will resolve, which is that women are not promoted fast enough into government.
"If you look at the exact statistics, they are promoted in exact proportion to their numbers in the House.
"But if we have got less than 20% Conservative women in the House, and the Prime Minister wants a third of his government to be female by the time of the next election then clearly he is going to need to promote at a faster rate.
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A football player for No. 25 Ohio University has been arrested after police say he and four other men attacked a freshman who had been sitting on a bench.
Nineteen-year-old Mike Lucas was charged with felonious assault on Monday following the incident early Sunday morning.
The redshirt freshman offensive lineman from Chicago has a hearing set for Oct. 25 in Athens County Municipal Court. A judge will decide whether there's probable cause to refer the case for prosecution in common pleas court.
Team spokesman Tom Symonds says Lucas has been suspended pending the investigation.
A message left for Lucas was not immediately returned Tuesday.
Lucas had seen action in the unbeaten Bobcats' wins over New Mexico State, Marshall, Norfolk State and Massachusetts. Ohio is ranked for the first time since 1968.


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In conjunction with the changes discussed in the paper, as listed below, the authors hoped that their initial research would encourage other scholars to look into auditor accountability and formulate proposals of their own through examining intended and possible unintended consequences of the research questions identified.
Peecher, M. E., I. Solomon, and K. T. Trotman. 2013. An accountability framework for financial statement auditors and related research questions. Accounting, Organizations and Society 38 (8).
This study is important to audit practice as it provides an initial view into the effects of outsourcing and offshoring on juror perceptions of the due care exhibited in supervising audit work performance as embodied in assessed damage awards, while also providing perceptions on the expected quality and risk associated with these relationships. The results may be of particular interest to the profession given that this study examines audit work outsourced and/or offshored to India, the country cited as conducting the most outsourced audit work for North American CPA firms. Interestingly, the professional bodies (i.e., NASBA) have chosen not to grant reciprocity of practice for Indian charted accountants (i.e., Mutual Recognition Agreements). India has been denied multiple times while reciprocity has been granted to CPAs/CAs in Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Ireland, Mexico, and New Zealand (NASBA 2012). The juror perceptions of quality and risk of audit work outsourced offshore, as shown in this study, parallel the concerns expressed by professional bodies.
For more information on this study, please contact Alex Lyubimov.
Lyubimov, A., V. Arnold, and S.G. Sutton. 2013. An Examination of the Legal Liability Associated with Outsourcing and Offshoring Audit Procedures. Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory 32 (2): 97-118.
This study informs the debates on costs and benefits of audit partner rotation. The results support concerns of the audit profession that audit partner rotation may impair the quality of audited financial information in the initial years of a new partner's engagement with a client. This impairment appears to be more pronounced for larger clients and clients of non-Big 4 audit firms. Furthermore, the persistence of these quality consequences for non-Big 4 audit firms raises questions about the resource capacity of such firms to cope with imposing regulations. Given that partner rotation has both monetary and social costs, perhaps the decision to shorten partner engagement with a client from seven to five years is not in the best interests of auditors and investors. Ultimately, the costs of an audit will be passed onto investors, and as the study suggests, more frequent rotation may mean more periods of lower financial statement quality in the initial years of a partner's engagement with a client. Additionally, the study's city-level industry specialist and office size results suggest industry specialists and larger audit firm offices may have more capacity to absorb and manage partner rotation effects than non-specialists and smaller offices. Such findings support the audit profession's concern over resource challenges brought on by more stringent partner rotation requirements.
For more information on this study, please contact Paul Tanyi.
Litt, B., D. S. Sharma, T. Simpson and P. N. Tanyi. 2014. Audit Partner Rotation and Financial Reporting Quality. Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory 33 (3): 59-86
The findings of this article have implications important to both accounting firms and auditors. If pertinent behavioral skills can be learned, auditors could increase their level of performance by engaging in training to enhance those skills. CPA firms could benefit from identifying characteristics that lead to higher job performance by making those characteristics a focus in the process of hiring personnel. Existing firm employees could emphasize their understanding of the importance of taking a more comprehensive view of the auditing profession and CPA firms could emphasize hiring employees that exemplify a balance of task-oriented aspects, personality aspects, and a willingness to extend standardized tasks to ensure high auditor performance.
For more information on this study, please contact Constance A. McKnight.
McKnight, C.A., and W.F. Wright. 2011. Characteristics of relatively high-performance auditors. Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory 30 (1): 191-206.
The findings of this study imply that firm level expertise impacts audit quality but has a greater impact in conjunction with office level or partner level expertise. Similarly, concurring auditors have a greater impact on audit quality when their abilities are paired with those of a lead or signing partner. This study implicitly emphasizes the importance in cooperation and the sharing of intellectual resources among partners in Big 4 firms considering that expertise is not homogeneous across a firm. Additionally, this study has implications on what could result if the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board in the United States decided to require an engagement partner's signature on the audit report.
For more information on this study, please contact Hsin-Yi Chi.
Chi, H., and C. Chin. Firm versus partner measures of auditor industry expertise and effects on auditor quality. Accounting: A Journal of Practice and Theory 30 (2): 201-229.
These findings have implications for both practice and future research. For example, the PCAOB has raised questions about (1) the thoroughness with which engagement managers and partners review audit documentation, and (2) the extent to which their attention to engagements reflects audit-related risks. Further, the IFAC has acknowledged that reviewers in today's audit environment have alternative ways in which to conduct their reviews, and prior research suggests that the choice of review format has implications for audit. The results presented here advance the understanding of the factors that influence this choice. The findings provide insight to firms, regulators, and inspectors regarding the impact of workload pressure and misstatement risk on how audit managers and partners conduct their reviews. These issues are increasingly relevant given recent changes to the regulatory environment.
Agoglia, C. P., J. F. Brazel, R. C. Hatfield, and S. B. Jackson. 2010. How Do Audit Workpaper Reviewers Cope with the Conflicting Pressures of Detecting Misstatements and Balancing Client Workloads? Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory 29 (2): 27-43.
Although the results in this study are only collected from a single group, audit partners, it provides valuable insights for both audit firms and their employees in respect to the development of technical knowledge in auditing. The results heighten the awareness that professional learning is a complex web of different factors. Audit firms might reconsider the fundamental model of learning in today´s professional environment.
Westermann, K. D., J. C. Bedard, and C. E. Earley, 2015. Learning the 'Craft' of auditing: a dynamic view of auditor's on-the-job learning. Contemporary Accounting Research 32 (3): 864-896.
The results of this study provide evidence as to how accurate auditors are at knowing how their colleagues' perceive their technical competence, or metaperceptions. Auditors care about how their colleagues, especially their superiors, perceive them, and they have incentives to manage their reputations. In order for auditors to manage their reputations effectively, they need to have accurate metaperceptions of the impressions they create on others, especially their superiors. The results of this study suggest that auditors are generally highly accurate at knowing how their colleagues, especially their subordinates, perceive their technical competence.
Tan, H. and K. Jamal. 2006. Managing Perceptions of Technical Competence: How Well Do Auditors Know How Others View Them? Contemporary Accounting Research 23 (3): 761-787.
This study is unique to the accountability literature in that the author examines how professionals' affective states are impacted by the multiple sources of accountability auditors face from within their firm. The study also contributes to the auditing affect literature by examining how an aspect of the audit environment, accountability, influences negative affect. The study is important for audit practitioners as well. The author finds that the multiple accountabilities that are pervasive in auditing can cause negative affect and that the resulting negative affect can harm low-complexity audit task performance. These findings are important to practitioners in that they identify a source of harm to audit efficiency and audit effectiveness.
Bagley, P. L. 2010. Negative Affect: A Consequence of Multiple Accountabilities in Auditing. Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory 29 (2): 141-157.
This study suggest that supervisors can not only influence their subordinates' judgment by intervening in subordinates' judgment process(es), but can also increase their own biases by intervening. In doing so, their increased biases impact the final decisions regarding the audit testwork. Findings suggest that auditors are not aware of this increase in supervisors' biases, and, thus are not consciously taking steps to mitigate this effect (e.g., avoiding early interventions). Authors suggest training or policy changes that could lower the risk of additional bias. This could be done by making auditors aware of consequences of intervening in subordinates' judgments. Policies and/or planning could take additional steps to reduce the amount of superiors' early interventions as much as possible.
Peecher, M. E., Piercey, M. D., Rich, J. S., and R. M. Tubbs. 2010. The Effects of a Supervisor's Active Intervention in Subordinates' Judgments, Directional Goals, and Perceived Technical Knowledge Advantage on Audit Team Judgments. The Accounting Review 85 (5): 1763-1786.


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The Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP) today announced a new award to recognize the outstanding efforts of Canada's physics teachers at the secondary school level. The CAP Award for Excellence in Teaching High School/CEGEP Physics is intended to recognize excellence in teaching physics in Canadian high schools or CEGEPs and to further encourage and promote physics at this level in Canada. The award is sponsored nationally by the CAP, TRIUMF, Merlan Scientific, Perimeter Institute, Nelson Education, and Vernier, and at a regional level by the BC Innovation Council.
In his remarks, Nigel Lockyer, Director of TRIUMF, stated "The future of Canada rests with our students in today's classrooms, for the country will rely on them to carry us forward. TRIUMF's goal is to enhance students' interest in the physical sciences and support those who retain that interest via their teachers. This award recognizes those special teachers who have inspired their students with their enthusiasm and love of physics, and we are delighted to join the CAP and the other sponsors in offering this award to Canada's most dynamic educators."
The award honours physics teachers in Canadian high schools or CEGEPs who possess an exceptional ability to communicate their knowledge and understanding, and can motivate their students to high academic achievement in physics. Awards will be given annually in each of five regions in Canada: BC/Yukon, Prairies/NWT, Ontario, Quebec/Nunavut, and Atlantic Canada. Nominations are open now, and are due by February 15, 2010.
Prof. Robert Mann, President of the CAP, noted "Almost everyone has their first genuine exposure to the wonder of physics at the Secondary School and CEGEP levels. With this new award, the Canadian Association of Physicists is proud to recognize the importance of quality teaching of physics at this level and the hard work put in by dedicated science teachers to ensure our young people get the best start in science possible."
Full nomination and award details are available online on at www.cap.ca
The announcement was made during Perimeter Institute's 10th Anniversary celebration, the "Quantum to Cosmos: Ideas for the Future" Festival before a capacity crowd of physics enthusiasts of all ages gathered for a festival lecture.
About CAP
The Canadian Association of Physicists is a broadly-based national network of physicists working in Canadian educational, industrial, and research settings. It is a strong and effective advocacy group for support of, and excellence in, physics research and education. CAP represents the voice of Canadian physicists to government, granting agencies, and many international scientific societies. The Association is an enthusiastic sponsor of events and activities promoting Canadian physics and physicists, including the CAP's annual congress and national physics journal. It is proud to offer and continually enhance its own web site as a key resource for individuals pursuing careers in physics and physics education. Please see www.cap.ca for more information.


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Photo from Crushed Out Facebook page.
Vocalist-guitarist Frank Hoier and drummer Moselle Spiller released an EP titled Show Pony a few years back when they were performing under the name Boom Chick. Now known as Crushed Out (1920s slang for a jail break), the duo has just released its full-length debut, Want To Give. The 10 raucous tracks blend elements of rock-a-billy, punk, and hard rock into short, catchy blasts that sound like they were recorded live in some bar. That might explain why Hoier and Spiller call their sound, "honky tonk surf rock," but whatever their reasoning, the results sure are fun.
A number of songs have an instrumental intro before Hoier's androgynous vocals kick in. The raw sounding title track has the feel of vintage rock, and Crushed Out takes a similar approach on "Black And Purple," which comes across like The Shangri-Las describing a dysfunctional family. The high speed "Temper Tantrum" could be the coolest song about losing one's cool since Fingerprintz recorded "Temperamental" on their debut in 1979.
"Sharkbite" is pretty much an instrumental, save for the disembodied coed vocals buried beneath the hard-charging guitar and drums, while "Push Down And Twist," with its hand claps and galloping beat, is a perfect party song. The spooky sounding "Miss Mouse" seems to be some sort of offbeat fable, and just to make things even more unusual, "Weigh You Down" has squeaky background vocals. Crushed Out's website compares them to The Raveonettes, but fans of yet another duo, The White Stripes, are also likely to want to get Want To Give.


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McAfee says he spurned request on HealthCare.gov
- Staff from Republican-led House panel reached out to McAfee
- Hearing Thursday focused on problems with the HealthCare.gov website
SAN FRANCISCO – John McAfee said he turned down a request from a House committee to remedy HealthCare.gov because it has "no interest in fixing anything."
The software pioneer, who started anti-virus company McAfee (now part of Intel) but gained notoriety as a "person of interest" in a bizarre murder case in Belize, said officials scoffed at his suggestion that the beleaguered website be rebuilt from scratch.
"They considered my solution political suicide," McAfee told USA TODAY in a phone interview Thursday.
The Republican-led House Committee on Energy and Commerce staff reached out to McAfee in an e-mail Oct. 14 from staff counsel Sean Hayes, hoping to arrange a meeting Thursday in Washington.
But the talks sputtered between the committee and Francois Garcia, a Canada-based associate of McAfee who acted as a conduit. "If the government intended this as a PR stunt, I would certainly not have chosen me for advice," said McAfee, who is in Colorado, recruiting staff for his next start-up. The company, called Future Tense, is developing products to prevent eavesdropping of electronic communications.
In the Oct. 14 e-mail, obtained by USA TODAY, Hayes said:
"Given the failures of healthcare.gov, and Mr. McAfee's expertise, I was hoping he might be able to discuss his views with staff on the hill. It would be an informal discussion: we would take notes but these would not be for attribution, it would mainly guide our oversight and review of the program. This would hopefully not be a heavy lift for him: what problems could lead to the compromise of personal identifying information? What could we be doing to prevent data or identify theft? What advice generally does he have?"


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Two-Seed-in-the-Spirit Predestinarian Baptists
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Two-Seed-in-the-Spirit Predestinarian Baptists are part of a larger sub-group of Baptists that is commonly referred to as "anti-mission" Baptists. This sub-group includes the Duck River and Kindred Baptists, Old Regular Baptists, some Regular Baptists and some United Baptists. Only a minuscule minority of Primitive Baptists adhere to this doctrine, primarily churches in Northern Alabama and Texas.[1]
Baptists seem to have first appeared in North America in the early 17th century. Through the influence of the Philadelphia Baptist Association (org. 1707), the influx of members to the churches from the Great Awakenings, and the union of the disparate Regular and Separate Baptists, by the early 19th century Baptists would become an important American denomination. This growth was not without its pangs, and by 1820 these Baptists were embroiled in an intense and sometimes bitter "missions" controversy. Much of the controversy centered around the newly formed Baptist Board of Foreign Missions.
Elder Daniel Parker (1781–1844) was one of the earlier ministers to speak out against the "missions" movement. In 1820, he released a booklet entitled "A Public Address to the Baptist Society, and Friends of Religion in General, on the Principle and Practice of the Baptist Board of Foreign Missions for the United States of America." The Baptist Board of Foreign Missions, organized at Philadelphia in 1814, is best known as the Triennial Convention, but its official name was the "General Missionary Convention of the Baptist Denomination in the United States." Objections by Baptists to the Convention were based on both soteriology and ecclesiology. Parker was a strict Predestinarian, but his chief objections in the booklet are based on ecclesiology - for example, "They have violated the right or government of the Church of Christ in forming themselves into a body and acting without of the union." Several important preachers on the east coast led in the "anti-missions" movement, but Elder Parker was the leader on the frontier, and probably spoke best to the common man.
It appears that during this time, Parker was also formulating views on God and man that he would first release in his Views on the Two Seeds (1826). Parker taught that all persons are either of the "good seed" of God or of the "bad seed" of Satan (the children of the good seed are roughly equivalent to the "elect" of Calvinism, and those of the bad seed similar to the "non-elect"), and were predestined that way from the beginning. Therefore mission activity was not only unbiblical, but as a practical matter useless, since the "decision" was already made prior to birth. Many consider his theory a type of Manichaeism.[citation needed]
It seems that Parker spread his "two seeds" far and wide, and a goodly number of the "anti-missions" movement accepted his doctrine, though it never achieved anything near majority status. In 1834, Daniel Parker and others migrated to the Texas frontier. Texas was still part of Mexico and the government would allow no organization of Protestant (non-Catholic) churches in the region. Elder Parker determined to organize a church before he arrived in Texas. The Pilgrim Predestinarian Regular Baptist Church was constituted July 26, 1833 in Illinois. It still exists today, near Elkhart, Texas, though as "Primitive" rather than "Two-Seed."
Daniel Parker's name is almost synonymous with "anti-missions", but he was one of the important frontier preachers in Texas, leading in the organization of about nine churches in the eastern part of the state.
After the "missionary" and "anti-missionary" controversy brought division among Baptists, the "anti-missionaries" were called by names such as Old School, Old Regular, Predestinarian, and Primitive (as well as the pejorative "hardshells"). The Two-Seed churches were often connected with the Primitive Baptists and seem to have been so until late in the 19th century. By that time, most Primitive Baptists had excluded the "Two-Seeders" for holding heretical doctrines. Though they hold much in common with Primitive Baptists and often are so identified by outsiders, the Two-Seed churches do not consider themselves Primitive Baptists. Remnants of Two-Seed doctrine can still be heard among a few Primitive Baptists, if one knows what to listen for. The current status (2003) of the Two-Seed-in-the-Spirit Predestinarian Baptists appears to be four remaining churches (two in Texas, and one each in Indiana and Tennessee) with approximately 80 members. Two of the churches participate together in the Trinity River Association and two are independent.
American novelist Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. prominently alludes to the sect in his early novel God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater, when the title character claims that he is a member.
When I pastored in Palestine, Texas (just north of Elkhart) I remember talking with a 80 something year old lady while sitting on her porch.
Note the spelling of Baptist.
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Sunday, April 1, 2012
Happy Atheist Day
Q: What do you get when you cross a Jehovah's Witness with an atheist?
A: Someone who knocks on your door for no reason.
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The Ritz-Carlton on Lido Key is hoping to follow the lead of its bayfront brothers on Key Biscayne and Amelia Island and expand its beach services.
The hotel wants to add 11 cabanas, a thatched roof near its outdoor bar, a beach access path and additional Beach Club parking for bicycles and Segways. It also is asking the Sarasota Planning Board to allow it to rent non-motorized boats and other gear to guests and have a motorized rescue raft for emergencies.
The board is scheduled to vote on the hotel's application this evening.
Unlike many of the other Ritz-Carlton beach locations, the hotel does not own the entire beachfront. After a certain point, the land by the water is public property.
Some Sarasota residents worry the expansion will end up disenfranchising them from their beach.
"It's gone too far as it is," said Cathy Antunes, vice president of the Sarasota County Council of Neighborhood Associations. She lives downtown and said she relies on public access to enjoy Sarasota's beaches.
"I think it's a very bad idea to privatize that public asset," Antunes said.
The expansion is not a privatization, said Gretchen Schneider, Sarasota's general manager of planning and development, because the hotel can only build permanent structures behind its waterfront setback.
When hotel guests use Ritz-Carlton chairs and cabanas on public property they cannot leave them there overnight, she said.
Dozens of Lido Key residents who live near the hotel expressed concerns about the expansion during a community meeting in October, and through emails to city staff.
Nancy Corindia, who lives in a Lido Beach Club condo next to the Ritz, said she is worried the expansion will add noise and trash, and hurt the environment.
"They're asking for additional equipment to make it more resort-like and this is going to infringe on everyone else's ability to enjoy the beach," said Laura Bryg, president of Lido Beach Club Association.
The hotel addressed concerns by adding an ambassador to talk with residents, Schneider said. Many of the neighbors' worries are based on current hotel operations not on the proposed expansion, she said.
Sarasota Ritz-Carlton spokeswoman Liza Adler Kubik declined to comment on the proposal, and said the hotel's general manager also could not comment.
Ritz-Carlton wants to expand on Lido Key
The Ritz-Carlton on Lido Key is hoping to follow the lead of its bayfront brothers on Key Biscayne and Amelia Island and expand its beach services.


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This is my first question in this forum. I am stuck with my current testing the Ho Lee model. I am having difficulty computing the perturbation factor $\Delta$.
The ho lee model should be completely determined by the initial term structure $B(0,1),B(0,2),...$ its risk neutral probability of an up jump $p$ (which is independent of time and should be the same at each node through out the tree), and the perturbation factor $\Delta=\frac{h(1;u)}{h(1;d)}$.
Now I am given the task of knowing the initial term structure $B(0,1),B(0,2),...$, $p$ and short rates $r(0)$ and $r(1;u)$, and have to compute the perturbation factor delta instead. Any help is much appreciated.


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The dining room in the casino at Riverton Park in Portland has board games set out at the tables.Show Details
The park was developed by the Portland Railroad Company in 1896 as a day-trip destination via trolley car. From a brochure published by the Portland Railroad Company in 1897: "The Casino is handsomely furnished and finished, not the least among its attractions being the pretty dining hall where an efficient corps of attendants serve tempting viands in answer to the promptings and desires of the inner man. The fizz of the soda fountain is also heard, while for the sweet tooth there is an excellent assortment of the finest creations in the confectionery line."
Notice the variety of people: men, women, older people, and children. Some of the men appear to be soldiers in uniform and two of the women are wearing armbands (one black, one white). Also notice the victrola in the background and the woman holding a knitting project.


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The docking station gives you multiple device connectivity: 6 USB ports (2 x SuperSpeedT USB3.0 and 4 x USB 2.0) for a keyboard, external HDD, speakers and other devices. There is a Gigabit Ethernet port for high speed network connectivity.
DisplayLink® graphics technology works across computing platforms and connector types, providing a solution to connect multiple displays and docking functionality to any platform.uses the built in USB, networking, and display management software that comes with your computer, so plugging in a DisplayLink®compliant product is just like plugging in directly to your computer.
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ASU Electronic Theses and Dissertations
This collection includes most of the ASU Theses and Dissertations from 2011 to present. ASU Theses and Dissertations are available in downloadable PDF format; however, a small percentage of items are under embargo. Information about the dissertations/theses includes degree information, committee members, an abstract, supporting data or media.
In addition to the electronic theses found in the ASU Digital Repository, ASU Theses and Dissertations can be found in the ASU Library Catalog.
Dissertations and Theses granted by Arizona State University are archived and made available through a joint effort of the ASU Graduate College and the ASU Libraries. For more information or questions about this collection contact or visit the Digital Repository ETD Library Guide or contact the ASU Graduate College at email@example.com.
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Nanowires are one-dimensional (1D) structures with diameter on the nanometer scales with a high length-to-diameter aspect ratio. Nanowires of various materials including semiconductors, dielectrics and metals have been intensively researched in the past two decades for applications to electrical and optical devices. Typically, nanowires are synthesized using the vapor-liquid-solid (VLS) approach, which allows defect-free 1D growth despite the lattice mismatch between nanowires and substrates. Lattice mismatch issue is a serious problem in high-quality thin film growth of many semiconductors and non-semiconductors. Therefore, nanowires provide promising platforms for the applications requiring high crystal quality materials. With the 1D geometry, nanowires are …
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For Sixth Year, Webster University Named Among Best Colleges to Work For
Jul. 22, 2013
ST. LOUIS -For the sixth year in a row, Webster University is one of the best colleges to work for, according to a new workplace survey by "The Chronicle of Higher Education" – the most respected publication serving the academic community.
The results, released in The Chronicle's sixth annual report on "Great Colleges to Work For" in its July 22 issue, are based on a survey of more than 45,000 employees at 300 colleges and universities.
"Recognition as a great place to work results from deep commitments on the part of Webster's faculty and staff to serve students here in St. Louis and in the 60 cities, 8 countries, and 4 continents that Webster students call home," said Webster University President Elizabeth "Beth" J. Stroble. "I am proud to work with colleagues who advance the institution's mission of addressing unmet needs in times that demand the highest quality education for the greatest number of individuals."
In all, only 97 of the 300 institutions surveyed achieved "Great College to Work For" recognition for specific best practices and policies. Results are reported for small, medium and large institutions, with Webster included among the large universities with 10,000 or more students. The survey results are based on a two-part assessment process: an institutional audit that captured demographics and workplace policies from each institution, and a survey administered to faculty, administrators and professional support staff. The primary factor in deciding whether an institution received recognition was the employee feedback.
Webster was recognized in the category of compensation and benefits this year. Feedback on the survey lauded Webster for not increasing employee rates for medical, dental, or vision insurance, and also for providing a discount on that insurance for voluntary participation in a health assessment. "Employees also received reimbursements of up to $150 per quarter toward fitness-club and Weight Watchers memberships, personal training, and other wellness activities," the survey said.
"We are dedicated to creating an environment that fosters individual excellence, inclusivity, and team work," said Provost, Sr. Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Julian Schuster. "Our programs such as the Global Leadership Academy; faculty and staff mobility and professional development opportunities are just a few of what make Webster a truly unique workplace."
Webster students, faculty and staff have the additional benefit of being able to connect with people from around the world.
With its home campus in St. Louis, Webster University (www.webster.edu) is the only Tier 1, private, non-profit U.S.-based university providing a network of international residential campuses and a robust online learning program. Founded in 1915, Webster University's campus network today includes metropolitan, military and corporate locations around the world, as well as traditional residential campuses in Asia, Europe and North America. The university is committed to delivering high-quality learning experiences that transform students for global citizenship and individual excellence.


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During the time I was growing up,the majority of men around me were mainly interested in watching sports on television and action films in the movie theaters. From adolescence onward, the one thing that moved me in both media were musical documentaries about the black American musical spectrum that I was then absorbing like a sponge. The understanding of rhythm and harmony I received from seeing these musicians perform,speak of their histories along with the music they made provided me with a full sensory experience far beyond what I could've received from the limited literature of the era I was receiving.
Initially I was going to combine documentary films with biopics in the same blog. Since dramatizations are a completely different medium of film making technique? Decided instead to break them up in separate but related blogs. Also because I received a very different level of education from them as well. Before hand,some of these documentaries are very hard to find even on YouTube. Many have never even been issued on DVD. Yet I highly recommend seeking all of them out if you are looking to seek out a first hand education on the soul,jazz,funk and R&B musical spectrum.
This aired on PBS in 1995. The eighth part of it focused specifically on the genre of funk and it's development from James Brown on through George Clinton. The final volume focused on hip-hop. The names of Afrika Bambaataa and Grandmaster Flash first came to me through watching this documentary. Not to mention the knowledge of rap's musical roots in Jamaican reggae DJ's such as Kool Herc. While some of the narrative commentary shows a limited understanding of the connectivity of black American music's connectivity? The insights of interviewees such as Maceo Parker,Alan Leeds,George Clinton,Afrika Bambaataa and Chuck D are extremely insightful to what drove the music forward.
Narrated by the late Chess Records icon Etta James,this documentary not only opened my eyes to understanding the history of blues,soul and funk in 60's Chicago. But was also the first glimpse I got into the idea of black American financial empowerment. Jerry Butler explained it best in this when describing how Curtis Mayfield starting his Curtom label,taking control of his publishing,took the Chicago scene into the funk era by closing down the era of people such as Muddy Waters and John Lee Hooker functioning as "musical sharecroppers".
The strong emphasis this has on United Record Distributors,the only black American record distributors in their time run by the Leaner brothers,proved extremely significant in my understanding of black America's experience with capitalism for years to come. And the level of communication in the civil rights era through the iconic radio station WVON,such a significant force in the city that if an artist wasn't on their play list,record stores would not stock their music. Possibly my favorite musical documentary all told.
It was this epic documentary mini series,hosted by Diana Ross that really allowed me to understand the internal workings of Motown records. From it's foundational years when Berry Gordy,having failed as a record store owner in Detroit,began writing songs for Jackie Wilson. And then borrowed $800 from his family to start what become an American musical institution. A black American institution. The interviews follow Motown's changes from it's salad period in the mid 60's,through the funk and disco era when the artists had the most creative control,on through Berry deferring ownership of the company in the mid 80's through it's resurgence with vocal boy bands and then Puff Daddy Combs remixing the Jackson 5's "I Want You Back". A very complete and thorough history on The Sound Of Young America.
Overall I'd apply the same viewpoint to this documentary as I would apply to PBS's Rock 'N' Roll from seven years earlier. It's understanding of musical connectivity,absolutely key to jazz,is more limited to the participants (such as Ken Burns and Wynton Marsalis) perceptions of the music than it is lacking. Yet the decision to weave an internal documentary on the life and career of Louis Armstrong as a key figure in jazz is double edged: it didn't quite succeed in term of historical continuity but did showcase how the aspect of modern black American musical might've derived from Armstrong's approach. I learned about important sociological figures in the music such as Buddy Bolden,James Reese Europe and Sidney Bechet here as well. With the help of my father's asides,this helped complete my historical understanding of jazz.
Went to Portland Maine to see this movie,in a little movie theater underground of a local clotherie. It was actually a suitable environment for this film. It traces Grand Mixer DST's pioneering turntable work with Herbie Hancock on his "Rockit" project. It than goes on to discuss the fine art of crate digging for used vinyl by hip-hop scratch artists. There was no irony to the fact that I was myself crate digging myself,only for my personal listening pleasure and musical enlightenment,less than an hour after seeing this in the used record stores of the city of Portland. One of those films that was both influential and validating exactly at the time I saw it.
Probably the one documentary I was the most excited to learn about upon it's release. It follows the ascension of Maurice White from his childhood in Memphis to switching his college major from premed to music and playing with the Ramsey Lewis Trio before forming his first and second incarnations of Earth,Wind & Fire. The fact that bassist/trombonist Louis Satterfield,saxophonist Andrew Woolfolk,drummer Ralph Johnson and guitarist Al McKay go deeply into their own insights on how music functioned in terms of being a member of Earth Wind & Fire during it's prime period.
In terms of the Rhino Classic Album series? This now very hard to find DVD interviews all of the musicians involved in the long winded and dramatic recording sessions to what is considered Stevie Wonder's shinning musical pinnacle. Stevie demonstrates the double keyboarded Yamaha GX-1 (known as the Dream Machine)- a polyphonic synthesizer I find sonically and visually impressive. Another favorite part is where Stevie showcases how his musical acumen allowed him to cover over for a harmonic solo at the end of "Isn't She Lovely" that a harmonica player of his caliber shouldn't have made. Hearing the musical insights of this mans inner visions was a hugely important musical milestone for me.
Marvin Gaye's history has,especially in the hands of author David Ritz,was generally depicted for me literarily in extremely magisterial terms. This BBC documentary,one that came my way through a life changing act of barter in itself,really did a lot to put more of a human face on the complexities of Marvin Gaye's musical and personal life. Through interviews with the artist himself and penetrating reenactments of the even of his childhood? I'd recommend this as the best available visual documentation on Marvin Gaye.
Tom Dowd is probably listed as the producer of more albums than anyone in American music history. This man started out working for the Manhattan Project on the atomic bomb. And his career as a producer extends throughout both the black music and rock era spectrum-an array of artists as diverse as John Coltrane to Lynyrd Skynyrd. The amazing about this documentary isn't merely the musical history. But Down provides an inside look,right at the mixing board,onto how he instrumentally layered songs such as "Layla". A key story for understanding the intricacies of the musical creative process.
For many years Bob Marley was mainly known to me as a superficial icon of a certain local stoner culture,one that tended to feel sociopolitical change derived solely from drug use and how it changed the consciousness. This story chronicles the complex wheel of Marley's musical life-starting from his childhood in Trenchtown,Kingston in Jamaica through his near assassination attempt in 1976 through his passing on from Melanoma in 1981. This really broke it down exactly what about his back-round and viewpoint on the Jamaican music industries corruption that motivated the sociopolitical consciousness of the reggae music he helped to pioneer and export the world over in his lifetime.
It was thanks to Netflix that I found out about this documentary about Soulville USA! Stax Records were both the rival and opposite to Motown's business model during it's mid 60's heyday. This is extremely thorough on it's representation of Stax literally rising back from the dead following the double cross of Jerry Wexler's Atantic Records ownership over Stax's catalog following the death of Otis Redding, the labels burgeoning social consciousness embodied in Isaac Hayes,the Staple Singers and Wattstax during the early 70's and financial bloating bringing the label down mid decade. Than Stax came back decades later-with a music school for young musicians to boot. Especially following the creative managing of Al Bell and interviews with many of the artists from Stax's heyday? This is the essential story of Southern Soul from when Stax really bought the funk into the music.
Michael Jackson's story has been re-purposed in the media so many times? It is nearly impossible to approach his life story with total objectivity. Thus far,this is one documentary that does the best job of doing so. For one,it concentrates on Mike's late teens and early adulthood in terms of his musical development. And by interviewing everyone from Bobby Taylor,who first discovered the Jackson's performing onto 80's era manager Frank Dileo? It strips away some of the overbearing adulation and downright hero worship that this distinctive and funky musical talent found somewhat responsible for his own end. An end that came far too soon. Probably the essential Michael Jackson documentary thus far.
Unsung is an unprecedented documentary series on the cable network TV One. The reason for it's importance is that it profiles an often underrated musical icons from within the soul/funk spectrum. And does so with a great level of care and compassion. As of now I've not been privileged to see every episode of the series. Yet the stories of people such as Tammi Tarrell,David Ruffin,Donny Hathaway,Full Force,Angela Bofill and Heatwave lead singer Johnnie Wilder provided an excellent insight into artists either misrepresented or not even spoken of broadly in other media circles.
It was a reference in Paul McCartney's documentary Wingspan that first gave me indication to the name Fela Anikulapo Kuti. This story probably brings my understanding of the African American musical spectrum near to it's final stages. My conversations with blogging partner Rique are consistently referencing Kuti. And this film really expands on that understanding. The understanding of Fela as the Nigerian James Brown,whom he in fact was very highly influenced by through travelling through America during the years of black power in the late 60's.
While the man bought the sound and social consciousness of total rhythm into his combination of African Highlife and jazz-funk? He also set upon living a lifestyle of breaking down conventions,largely coming out of the corruption that led to tragic events such as the murder of his own mother. This really embodies the full spectrum of emotion a life can have-from pioneering,to humorous to tragic. And it also helps bring out peoples understanding and misunderstanding of what African culture is really all about.
Sometimes when I try to encourage people to watch more documentaries,they often respond by saying that they find them boring. At the end of the day they say? They want to escape,not learn. What I've personally come to understand is that knowledge functions as both a destination and an escape. Just depends on how you receive it. Being lectured at about topics by a teacher isn't always the idea method of education. Yet through documentaries on a favorite subject? One can experience first hand,sometimes comic history,joy and tears from the viewpoint of all involved. And for me? These have all provided the ultimate in learning while being simultaneously entertained.


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His surface stats look better since joining the Rangers, but Geovany Soto (Yahoo! 26%, ESPN 12%, CBS 26%) is still putting together a forgettable season. His strikeout rate is up and his walk rate is down since leaving the Windy City. The primary reason for his surface stats improving with the Rangers is BABIP correction. As a Cub, he had an unsustainably low .215 BABIP; that mark is up almost 80 points with the Rangers. Soto's fantasy value has been inflated of late by a steady dose of playing time. Mike Napoli is expected to rejoin the team after a short rehab assignment, however, and he should be donning the tools of ignorance shortly after his return. It's unlikely Napoli will serve as a full-time catcher—he didn't when he was completely healthy—but any playing time he gets behind the dish will directly impact Soto. Look elsewhere for catching help.
John Jaso (Yahoo! 7%, ESPN 2%, CBS28%) is frigid. Sunday's double was Jaso's first extra base hit since doubling on August 21. He hasn't hit a home run since August 17. It appears his surprising out-of-nowhere pop has gone back into hiding, and his track record suggests it will remain there.
Even with regular playing time in David Ortiz's absence, Ryan Lavarnway (Yahoo! 1%, ESPN 0%, CBS 10%) hasn't been able to get into a groove. His big league slash this year is a paltry .169/.239/.269, and he has hit just one home run in 92 plate appearances. Check back next year, as Lavarnway's minor league track record of offensive success is strong and is supported by positive reports, such as this one from Kevin Goldstein.
Sticking Around
Beyond batting average, Jeff Keppinger (Yahoo! 9%, ESPN 15%, CBS 20%) has contributed little to fantasy rosters recently. In the Rays' last 10 games Keppinger has scored one run, hit zero home runs, tallied two RBI, and stolen zero bases. That's not helping fantasy rosters, but he wouldn't be sticking around this article if he was truly doing nothing at all. He hit a scintillating .369 in 84 at-bats in August, though he has cooled in September, hitting .286 in 28 at-bats. It's tough to significantly impact batting average this late in the season in roto leagues, but if the standings are incredibly tight in that category, Keppinger remains ownable.
Lost in "The Year of Trout" is the fantastic rookie season Wilin Rosario (Yahoo! 41%, ESPN 38%, CBS 69%) is turning in. His 23 home runs are tied for second amongst catchers, only two fewer than MLB leader A.J. Pierzynski has hit in almost 100 more at-bats. August was Rosario's best month, during which he hit seven home runs and slashed .304/.367/.667 in 79 plate appearances. He hasn't been as good to start September, but the sample is tiny. Exactly half of the Rockies' remaining games will be at home, where Rosario has hit 15 of his home runs and earned an 871 OPS.
Rosario isn't the only rookie backstop impressing in the National League West; Yasmani Grandal (Yahoo! 9%, ESPN 2%, CBS 36%) has been excellent for the Padres. Grandal had no hits in his first 12 at-bats after being activated from the disabled list in late August but has since played much better, hitting .273 with two home runs in 44 at-bats. The knock on Grandal is that 12 of the Padres' final 21 games will be played at home, where he has hit .210/.310/.355. That should be noted in shallower leagues, but Grandal is too good to cut in deeper leagues based on a poor 71 plate appearance showing at PETCO Park.
If you need some speed, Everth Cabrera (Yahoo! 5%, ESPN 3%, CBS 12%) remains widely available. Cabrera has 29 stolen bases in 30 attempts and swiped four bases last week. He brings nothing else to the table, but if a few stolen bases equates to a few roto points, that shouldn't matter all that much.
He hasn't been flawless, but damn, Manny Machado (Yahoo! 30%, ESPN 32%, CBS 67%) has exceeded any reasonable expectations anyone could have had when he was summoned from the minors. He's not walking much—1.8 percent walk rate—but that's only one piece of the offensive puzzle. Machado has a stellar .217 ISO, has smacked four home runs, has stolen one base, and has batted .274. Of course, in fantasy baseball it isn't about what you've done, it is about what you're going to do. Machado's decline in strikeouts and huge jump in line drive rate since the calendar has flipped to September bode well for him over the remainder of the year.
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Greystone at Widewaters Art Gallery
Lincoln Property Company's Greystone at Widewaters opens unique community amenity
DALLAS, TX --The city of Knightdale, North Carolina just unveiled its first art gallery with a grand opening ceremony on June 5. Housed at Greystone at Widewaters, a Lincoln Property Company managed apartment community, the gallery features work by talent from across the country but focuses on giving exposure to local artists.
The celebration and ribbon cutting ceremony for The Gallery at Greystone was attended by members of the town's Chamber of Commerce as well as community residents.
Featured artists in attendance included Ed Baxter, N.G. Canty, Arlene Gray, Claudia Jackson, Lyn Riggs, Janet Sever, Brian Stancil, Linda Starr, John Stone and Carolyn Varcoe.
Community Resident Manager, Jennifer Greenacre, is excited for this new addition to the town and to the apartment community of Greystone at Widewaters.
It is a space meant to give local artists a unique venue to display their work and promote the local culture in a small town, Greenacre says.
Artists will display their work on a rotating six-week schedule. Greenacre says the gallery already has bookings through June of next year.
To learn more about Lincoln Property Company, visit LincolnApts.com.


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Kieschnick rewarded with consistent starts
SAN FRANCISCO -- Roger Kieschnick is carving a niche for himself as he wraps up his first week in the big leagues. Tuesday marked the third straight night for Kieschnick in the Giants' starting lineup, as he was batting seventh and playing left field against Milwaukee.
The rookie was coming off a two-hit night and has notched six hits in 17 at-bats (.353) in his five games (four starts) with the Giants. He's also caught the eye of manager Bruce Bochy in the process.
"I think the most impressive thing about Roger right now is he seems comfortable up here," Bochy said. "He's not nervous, he's not in awe of anything. He looks like he's swinging the bat the way he was when he came up here from Fresno."
Kieschnick made his MLB debut July 31 after batting .273/.339/.497 with 13 home runs and 56 RBIs in 101 Triple-A games. After seeing his name in the lineup for a third straight day, Kieschnick was humbled.
"It's definitely an honor," Kieschnick said. "But you got to keep working hard each and every day."
Kieschnick said he's enjoyed being part of a clubhouse filled with so many veterans, adding that he's formed a quick bond with Jeff Francoeur.
"He's a true professional and he's definitely a guy who's helped me out a lot," Kieschnick said.


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In one of the greatest moments in modern medical science, American microbiologist Jonas Salk on 12 April 1955 pronounced his newly invented polio vaccine safe and effective in almost 90% of cases. Salk had discovered that injecting a small amount of killed virus prompts the body to produce protective antibodies without triggering polio, a disease that has caused permanent paralysis, particularly in children, since the days of ancient Egypt.
Salk identified the three main varieties of poliovirus, developed a killed-virus vaccine, tested it in monkeys, and in May 1952 proceeded with a massive human field trial on more than 400,000 children--the largest medical experiment ever conducted in the United States. After success was proclaimed in 1955, Salk's polio vaccine was administered to more than 200 million people in the United States, and the incidence of polio dropped 96% by 1961. Salk's vaccine eventually was replaced by a more effective live oral vaccine developed by competitor Albert Sabin and distributed worldwide. Some 2000 cases of polio were reported in 1996, most of which were in the Indian subcontinent and the former Soviet Union.
[Source: Emily McMurray, Ed., Notable Twentieth Century Scientists (Gale Research Inc., ITP, 1995).]


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- 8 ounces haricot vert, trimmed
- 12 fingerling potatoes
- 1 tablespoon kosher salt
- 6 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon clover honey
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 cup extra-virgin Greek olive oil, plus more for drizzling
- Canola oil, for grilling
- 8 ounces feta, crumbled
- 2 tablespoons lightly chopped fresh oregano
- Fresh parsley leaves, for garnish
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and cook the haricot vert until al dente, about 90 seconds. Shock in ice water, drain well, chop in halves or thirds and reserve. Put the potatoes in a large pot, cover with 2 inches cold water and add 1 tablespoon salt. Bring to a boil and cook until a small knife inserted into the center of the potato meets with some resistance, about 5 minutes. Drain well, place on a baking sheet and let cool slightly. Halve lengthwise. Whisk the vinegar, lemon juice, mustard, honey and salt and pepper. Slowly whisk in the olive oil until emulsified. Heat the grill to medium heat. Toss the potatoes with canola oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Grill until golden brown in spots, tossing occasionally, about 5 minutes. Remove and toss with some of the vinaigrette. Combine the potatoes, green beans, feta cheese, olives and oregano in a bowl. Toss with more of the vinaigrette, taste and season with salt and pepper if necessary. Scatter the parsley leaves over the top and drizzle with a bit more olive oil.


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According to the most recent ChangeWave survey the iPhone rates very high in customer approval while less than half of users like AT&T. The survey pulled nearly 2000 iPhone users to come up with their results.
The survey showed some interesting results with the iPhone getting a "near-perfect satisfaction rating." 8 out of 10 iPhone owners gave the device "very satisfied" while 17% said that they were "somewhat satisfied."
Paul Carton, research director at ChangeWave Research commented
Extraordinary . . . That's the highest ratings we have ever had for any smartphone, including previous iPhones.
These results come while AT&T is working on pushing their exclusivity contract with Apple through 2010. Survey results like these may make Apple think twice before continuing exclusivity in the US.
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A bill legalizing marijuana for medical purposes has passed the Connecticut Senate. The state joins 16 others and the District of Columbia in enacting such legislation.
State senators voted 21-to-13 in favor of the measure early Saturday, after nearly 10 hours of debate dominated by bill opponent Republican Sen. Toni Boucher.
Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, who has said he supports the measure, is expected to sign the legislation into law.
The bill moves away from the largely criticized precedent set in California, proposing a complex regulated system of cultivation, dispensing and licensing.
The Connecticut bill outlines specific diseases that would be treated under the drug. It requires a recommendation from an individual's physician and establishes a system of licensing for patients, caregivers and growers.
Source: HuffPost News
Link: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/05/medical-marijuana-connecticut_n_1483670.html


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In a blog post talking about the future of Firefox Home (their iPhone app that syncs Firefox history, bookmarks and open tabs from desktop to iPhone), Mozilla dashed any dreams we possessed of a true Firefox browser for iPhone.
While Apple authorised Opera's browser app, Mozilla isn't too keen to try with their browser. They admit that "there are technical and logistical restrictions that make it difficult, if not impossible, to build the full Firefox browser for the iPhone", and instead are much more focused on Firefox Home, which they intend to "bring as much of your Firefox experience as possible to Firefox Home".
Firefox Home is a free app and only requires you to download Firefox Sync, a free add-on to your desktop browser to make it work. Sadly, it's the closest we'll probably ever see to a Firefox browser on the iPhone, but Mozilla has got some exciting ideas up its sleeve for Firefox Home. Namely, remembered passwords, integration with iOS 4 features and other synchronised Firefox customisations. [Mozilla]


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Farooq Ahmad Dar, 26, was tied in front of an army jeep and used as a 'human shield' to keep the protesters away on the recent polling day in central Kashmir's Budgam district. He recounts what he went through that day, and why he would never vote again
It was about 8.30 am on April 9 when I cast my vote in a nearby polling booth in Chill Brass village here in Budgam. I've voted in the previous elections too. After casting my vote on that morning, I returned home from the polling booth. Then I'd tea with my old mother. She was waiting for me. Then I left home again on my Pulsar bike. I'd to visit a relative's home in a neighbouring village to condole a recent death.
On my way, I was suddenly stopped by an army patrol party from a neighbouring army camp. An army major came up and asked me to come down from my bike on the main village road. I didn't want to come down from my bike. But the army personnel brought me down forcefully. They dragged me on the road and tore my Pheran. Then they started ruthlessly thrashing me with batons...I cried out in pain. My right arm was fractured due to the severe beating.
I can't believe what was done to me next and how I survived it all. After a severe beating, my hands were tied behind my back with ropes. Then I was made to sit on the front of the army jeep, close to the engine. Ropes were tied around my body, over my Pheran.
Then the army jeep drove away on several village roads. My feet were dangerously dangling in the air. I was asked not to move, not to speak to anyone. If I made a slight movement, or tried to make some noise, one of the army personnel atop the jeep I was tied to would throw small stones on my back. It would also hurt a lot. There was no option other than keeping quiet and bearing it all.
I was used as a human shield. They paraded me through several villages. They wanted to scare the protesters. It was a signal to the local people and protesting youth to stay away from the army.
I was driven for about 28 Kms and about 17 villages were covered through the day. In between the army personal also stopped their vehicles to have their lunch. But they didn't even give me some water to drink for all those painful hours. I only had a cup of tea in the morning at home.
They also clicked my pictures which haven't come out yet. They took away my phone which is still lying at the army camp. My bike is also lying with them. I'd recently sent some people to get back my phone from the army camp, but they refused to return it. I fear they might misuse my phone. I'm not responsible for what they do with my phone...
When I was tied to the front of the army vehicle, they asked me to keep quiet and not look left and right towards people. The army personnel atop the jeep I was tied to would shout on the roads I was driven through. "Avo, apnay bunday ko pather maro!" (Come throw stones on your brother!)
Some people in some of the villages I was driven through would have voted but after seeing me tied in front of the army jeep, they didn't even come anywhere near the polling booths. In one village some elders dared to come near the army jeep and pledged before the army major to let me go, but he told them that I was a stone pelter and that they won't let me go. I'd given up hopes of being alive that day. God knows how I survived that day.
I can't believe I was finally let off later that day at 7pm. I thought I will die, such was the pain I was going through. I was terrified and couldn't believe what I had happened to me and how I came home alive at the end of that day.
Since my release, hundreds of people from the neighbouring villages have visited my home to congratulate me for returning home alive. Many of them also told me that they'd in fact seen me being paraded through their areas, but they were too terrified to come forward to seek my release.
When I was tied in front of the army jeep, it hurt a lot. My hands were tied behind my back throughout the journey. The village roads I was paraded through, being bumpy and in a bad shape, made my journey even more painful. I was driven through the villages without a break from the morning till 4pm. After that I was taken to a CRPF camp where I was again tied with ropes on a chair. Then after one hour I was taken to another army camp where I was again tied on a chair and detained for few more hours.
I was finally let off at 7pm that day from the army camp. My brothers and relatives had come to know about my arrest and informed the police during the day. After I was released from the army camp in front of a local Sarpanch, my grieving mother, who was waiting to see me outside the camp, hugged me tight and wouldn't let me go. She couldn't believe her eyes. She was in tears. Since then she sits close to me at home. She doesn't let me go far from her sight.
Before my images and video of being used as a human shield emerged online and created outrage, I was only able to go for some treatment in a local dispensary the following day. Since then I haven't been able to go out of my home for proper treatment. I'm terrified that something might happen to me if I go out again.
My whole body is in pain. I can't stand on my own legs beyond a few minutes. I can't sleep at night. I fear for my life. They can come again to take me or even kill me...Who will know here if they come in the dead of the night? Who will save me then?"
After my photos and a video came out on the social media and people got to know what was done to me, I've not moved out of my house for over a week now since that day. I'm even terrified of going out to buy some medicine.
A small time Pashmina shawl seller and an occasional labourer, I had voted that day, and also in earlier elections, hoping for better days ahead. I believed by voting at least some of the problems we face in village here—like bad roads, lack of basic facilities like electricity and clean drinking water, for example – would be addressed by the ruling dispensation. I'd also voted for peace. Now I've lost all my hopes.
I don't want any compensation from the government or army. They can't bring back my earlier self. I have to live through this trauma for the rest of my life now. It's unforgettable. No money or any other compensation can bring back my health, and earlier state of my mother who was made to suffer due to what was done to me on that day. It can't forgive them either
Look what they did to me even after I'd voted and showed them the voter ink on my finger. I've never been involved in any stone pelting or protest incident. But I will never vote again now.
As told to Majid Maqbool


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Green Leaf BBQ is officially open for business in Livermore California. Our new shop is part of Livermore's historic "Blacksmith Square". The Brick building offers a great courtyard for our BBQ classes and events. Our neighbors offer local botique wine tasting, olive oil tasting and a tapas style restaurant for anybody visiting the Square. The weather here is great for a backyard BBQ – offering true wine country climate with warm days and cool evenings.
Our shop is open Thursday, Friday and Saturdays from 10:30 am to 7:00 pm.
As always we feature and specialize in The Big Green Egg line of BBQ Smokers. We also carry Green Mountain Grills, Traeger Grills, Weber Grills, and other products from Lodge, OXO, Victorinox/Foschner, Wicked Good and many custom BBQ Spices, Rubs and Sauces from the professional competition circuit that simply are not available in other stores.
Check back for our BBQ Class and event schedule.
Consider this a hearty welcome to our shop – oh, and we're pet friendly too
Come in for a visit!
Green Leaf BBQ Shop
21 South Livermore Ave.
Livermore CA 94550
(925) 449-2135
Many have heard about our BBQ Competition on November 14, 2009. We are still taking enrollment for the contest at www.greenleafbbq.com for any interested individual or team.
This contest is open to all with no fuel restrictions – bring your best skills and grills to win a trophy and some cash.
Competitors will be using Traeger Grills, Big Green Eggs, Drum Smokers, Gas Grills, and perhaps even a few Weber kettle or WSM smoking all day.
If you're interested in learning to BBQ or smoke meats, this is the place to visit and ask questions.
Our BBQ shop will be open during the competition, offering special deals on Big Green Egg, Traeger & Weber products in addition to our great line-up of BBQ rubs and sauces. Check out our website to shop early in our online store.
Here are the details:
*No Fuel Restrictions – Charcoal, Gas, Pellet, Electric or Wood Allowed.
Thanks to all teams that have already committed to joining us!
Green Leaf BBQ is proud to announce the arrival of our newest BBQ product. "California Vineyard Smoke Woods". These Oak wood pieces were infused with wine as they assisted in the process of making great California Wines. Green Leaf BBQ has partnered with many wineries to bring you a truly superior BBQ smoke wood. From small cubes to smoke in that gas grill, larger pieces to mix into the charcoal pile on your Weber and longer slats for that stick burning smoker rig.
Reviews have been coming in… John Ruloff, a Big Green Egg Rep. and BBQ competitor in Fairfield Ca. took some with him to the 6th Annual West Coast BBQ Championships this past weekend. Visitors chattered, "The wood was great" others, "With the right amount, the smoke flavor was unique and interesting", another commented, "something different".
Recommended Use: Place about 8 pieces on the fire as you are locking in the temperature of the BBQ. By the time things have settled down to the magic 250 +/- degree mark, the pieces should be producing a nice light smoke. Keep in mind, if the pieces are tossed on a huge flaming fire, they will just burn up. The burning isn't what will give you a unique smoked flavor…so remember those Low & Slow cooking methods. Some folks soak them in more wine, others in water, others go dry. Experiment with what works best for you.
Big Green Egg & Weber WSM & UDS: Toss them or stir the pieces into the charcoal bed and catch the temperature you like. Remember it is easier to capture temps that are rising as the fire is growing – it is difficult to put the brakes on a monster hot fire and bring the temps down.
Weber Kettle: Set up for an indirect fire – add the smoke wood as the temps stabilize around the edges of the fire. I use foil covered bricks down the center of my kettle & make the fire on one side. The bricks radiate heat well – extending and stabilizing the length of a usable fire.
Gas Grill: Fill your smoker box with a handful of the small cubes – get them smoking – not burning – then add your meat. Some people dedicate a burner for the smoke box, it may be easier to moderate the burn/smoke rate to your tastes.
Smoke Note: NEVER try to smoke your food while the BBQ is billowing white smoke, thick white smoke will make your food taste like garbage and it will turn black and sooty. Please wait until there are nice clean wisps of smoke and heat – then add your food. (If your fire lacks oxygen – air flow – there will be continuous white smoke – add some air to stabilize the burning characteristics and clean up that smoke)
Availability: If you're interested in purchasing California Vineyard Smoke Woods, visit our online store, Visit our website at: http://www.greenleafbbq.com and click "Shop Online". First shipments go out Sept. 14th.
Wholesale interests: Please email: firstname.lastname@example.com or call (209) 342-7878.
Congratulations to Bob Riedinger who walked away with $100 in cash & the win on Saturday in our BBQ rib contest. Bob used a "UDS – Ugly Drum Smoker" and Kingsford Competition Briquettes to win. His sauce was a "doctored" over the counter variety – that's all we could get from him.
John Ruloff representing, "The Big Green Egg" for providing an Egg-cellent demonstration of several types of ribs, sausage and pork loin. John, a KCBS certified judge, coordinated and judged with the panel to determine the winning contestant…We couldn't have done it without you.
Thanks to David Brown and Dave Avila our other contestants. Also, judges Merve and Barabra King. Special thanks to Village Fresh Market, in Turlock for providing the venue and all meats in support of our event. Thanks also for the support of veteran Village Fresh Market meat cutter Mark Hamblin, both in assistance to the contestants and as a judge.
Photography supported by Carrie Brunelle, and Kara Tornquist.
We'll be posting more pictures of the event as the days unfold – look for us in November for another BBQ Competition.
Saturday August 1st, We present a Backyard style BBQ competition. Anyone interested in late sign-ups, call (209) 668-2452 and get more info. Also, please visit our website at www.greenleafbbq.com
The contest will feature pork ribs – you decide how best to season and BBQ them. Set up begins at 7:30 am and judging begins at 4:00pm. Join us if you can!
Ask us about our drop-off barbecue catering services….coming soon.


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West Jesmond Primary School students discuss ways of helping iCan project
As part of our iCan Week – five days of news stories, features, interviews, slideshows and videos in support of a local charity initiative that tackles food poverty – Year Six students at West Jesmond Primary School took a break from their afternoon lessons to discuss how they could help tackle food poverty in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Sixty pupils divided into small groups to brainstorm ideas on how their school could raise awareness about iCan – a scheme from FareShare North East whose organisers believe that if each person in Newcastle upon Tyne donated a single can of food, food poverty in the city could be eliminated.
In their separate groups, the children came up with can-collecting activities, and they shared some of their original ideas with JesmondLocal. Watch the video by our reporters Katrina Stevenson, Alexandra Carr and Maria Loupa here: