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Bankers Hill's Chef Schroeder makes bid for king of casual
Mostly great news from around San Diego's dining scene:
Carl Schroeder's Bankers Hill Bar + Restaurant is the most buzzed about new restaurant in town since Cucina Urbana, its Bankers Hill neighbor and soul mate in the new world of nothing-over-$20 dining.
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Since his star-making turn working with Bradley Ogden at Arterra and the opening of his critically acclaimed Market Restaurant + Bar in Del Mar, Schroeder has been revered for his sophisticated seasonal fare.
If my first two meals at his new budget gourmet outpost are any indication, he'll soon be crowned San Diego's king of casual comfort food.
Though deviled eggs, duck confit and shortribs make an appearance, the menu reads like a junk food junkie's dream, with a burger, tacos, BLT, fish and chips and (really?) potato chips as an appetizer.
But look closer, and dig in. This is refined casual. Nothing tastes ordinary. Those chips, for example, are homemade lemon potato chips, crispy, zesty wafers waiting to be dunked in a creamy herbed buttermilk dip.
That burger, juicy and perfectly cooked, served on a brioche bun with aged white cheddar and addictive shoestring fries, was one of the best upscale burgers I've had.
The Caesar salad is toothsome and tangy. I loved the crispy taco shells with the barbecue braised pork tacos (think oversized El Indio tortilla chips) but my friend thought they were overseasoned. We both wanted more of the lime sour cream topping.
Creamy butterscotch pudding with caramel sauce and almond lemon bread pudding with roasted strawberries will sate even the sweetest tooth.
The wine list is interestingly diverse and well priced. Beer fans will love the extensive selection. Service is friendly and skilled. And the dining room, all rustic wood with minimal décor, has been opened up and is airier than it had been when the space was occupied by Modus.
Schroeder's longtime partner, Terryl Gavre, helps keep the front of the house humming. But it's the back of the house that makes Bankers Hill an instant classic.
2202 Fourth Ave. San Diego; (619) 231-0222, bankershillsd.com
• When a friend told me people were raving that Bencotto was serving "the best Italian food in San Diego," I thought it was too good to be true. Could there finally be an exciting and authentic Italian restaurant in tourist-friendly Little Italy?
Yes and no.
Yes, Bencotto is a beautifully designed, sleekly modern space, and its menu reads authentic. And no. While the restaurant is a nice addition to the neighborhood, it's not a Little Italy game changer yet. The food is too inconsistent.
Polpette Bencotto are delicious, moist little meatball appetizers but they needed a better-tasting sugo than what came with them. Called a "spicy tomato sauce dip," it stirred up memories of what used to be served with fried mozzarella sticks. Sweet onion Cipolline al Balsamico were drowning in vinegar and almost too acidic to eat.
Pastas are decent and most are only $12, but the way you order them — a modo tuo or "your way," pick the sauce then the pasta type — feels straight out of a budget chain. Italian chefs are very particular about pairing the sauce with the correctly textured pasta. For a reason.
Semifreddo with almonds and amaretto cookies was just a semi-satisfying meal ender.
Bencotto already sells its own line of pasta, olives and balsamic vinegar, all emblazoned with the restaurant's stylish logo. A little less focus on the branding and more on developing the kitchen's consistency would go a long way in making this a Little Italy standout.


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Clarksville, Ohio is a far cry from this big city I've called home for a year and a half.
New York City: Year 2, Day 101
And I was incredibly thankful for that during my recent holiday jaunt to the Midwest.
Chris and I hopped a plane on Wednesday morning to spend Thanksgiving with his family. Highlights of the trip included amazing food, perfect company, a cozy fire, two puppies, a Christmas tree adventure, a visit to the college my Grandfather attended, beautiful land, exploration of an abandoned barn, and much-needed rest.
On Saturday morning while Chris and his dad split wood, I went for a walk on their property. Here's some video I took:
It was a beautiful trip. I was sad to leave. Now I'm in New York, right back in the thick of things at the New School for Drama where I'm asked to be entirely too many people every day. Currently I'm working on Alma in Summer and Smoke, Nina in The Seagull, Lavinia in Titus Andronicus, Queen Elizabeth in Richard III, Henry V in Henry V, and Mom/The Grunch in a rockin' new play called Mother's Hatchet: A Cautionary Tale for Jewish Children. The all-star Mother's Hatchet team features the beautiful Michelle Trester, whose clown looks a little bit like this:
Needless to say, only good things are happening.

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Members Absent: Jim Curry, Eric Duchemin, Robert Pierce, Ramu Muthia, Abraham John, Bruce Pollock
Guests Present: Mike Wright, Jason Myre, Richard Harris
The meeting was called to order at 10:05am. The minutes of the October 2, 1998 meeting were approved with one correction.
Tim Christian reported that he had developed a script on Remedy to list tickets by support unit that is available for use by other distributed support units. ARWeb is under development for UNT's environment but Chris Strauss is encountering a problem with Frontpage on the Web server because of incompatibilities with NDS for Windows NT installed on the central Web server. Allen Bradley explained the problems, which stem from the fact that the schema at the top level of the NDS tree was installed after the NDS for NT package and the changes to the top level weren't propagated down properly.
Mile Wright reported that the campus must cease using our current SAA gateway product because it isn't Year 2000 compliant. We're trying to move everyone to an IP client, but we have not secure access to the host machine through IP except by restricting access to UNT's domain (129.120.) Various alternatives to solving the problem were mentioned, including restricting access to selected subdomains on campus, granting access only to individual IP addresses, and obtaining a secure special-purpose client if such a client is available. Currently, the most feasible solution seems to be to restrict access by subdomain. Mike Wright is going to search for a secure client and report back on the results of his search. The goal is to have the restrictions in place by December 1 of this year. Network managers should send e-mails to Kevin Mullett with the addresses of the subdomains that should be granted IP access to the mainframe.
Maurice discussed revised information he and Mike Wright had received about the Microsoft Campus Agreement. Microsoft has refined the license terms, giving campuses greater leeway in the way they install the various software packages as well as providing more information about the types of faculty and staff who count towards the head count for licensing (excluding mailroom, cafeteria, maintenance, and groundskeeper workers.) He inquired about the various areas' interest in pursuing the Campus Agreement, and there was general agreement that the benefits of standardization, plus the greater ease of administration of the program, might justify changing to the the new agreement from our current Select agreement. The areas wanted to get cost figures for their share of the agreement, however, should we decide to allocate the license across the various departments on campus. Maurice said that he'd collect that data and report back to the group.
Sandy Burke reported that she had investigated the Platinum Year 2000 compliance checking product and found it to be very promising. She had been unable to obtain pricing on it, however, which raises concerns about its cost.
Bill Buntain reported that his staff had checked the various data communications equipment on campus for Year 2000 compliance and found no major problems. As we get down to individual desktop machines and the applications installed on them, however, the problem of identifying and correcting problems grows.
Mike Hatch inquired about any problems that other areas had encountered with the new Pentium II 400 MHz machines. COBA has experienced about a 1/10th failure rate on the video cards that have to be corrected by resetting the CMOS clocks. Acer, the motherboard manufacturer, has been contacted but hasn't responded yet to our questions about problems.
It was reported that Windows 98 won't run the Arcserve client, although an upcoming version 6.6 client is supposed to correct the problem.
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Oklahoma State football: Wes Lunt's departure means what?
Quarterback Wes Lunt is transferring from OSU, and a three-man QB derby becomes a two-man derby that really is a two-man job. It seems quite clear that Clint Chelf will start the 2013 as the Cowboy starter, with J.W. Walsh set to be a situational quarterback for short-yardage and goal-line situations. In other words, just like Mike Gundy suggested going into spring practice, before backtracking and saying it was all a wide open competition.
What are we to make of Lunt's departure? A few things:
1. New offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich employed an Air Raid-type spread at Shippensburg University, but he also ran his quarterback. With everyone from the NFL to Bob Stoops relenting and declaring the mobile quarterback a needed asset in football, why would OSU be immune? Doesn't it seem likely that Yurcich is interested in running his quarterback, to some degree? Chelf showed in November that he's a running threat, and Walsh showed on various stages that he's more than just a threat. He's going to run and run well.
2. A philosophical change makes much more sense in Lunt's departure than does a competitive situation. Worst case scenario for Lunt if he stayed and OSU kept the same general offense installed by Dana Holgorsen: Lunt redshirts in 2013, then takes over as the starter in 2014, when he would be a third-year sophomore, with Walsh as his backup and situational quarterback. Transfer, and Lunt in 2014 would be a third-year sophomore with not nearly as much knowledge of his new digs as the place he left. But if Lunt stays and there's a fundamental change in the OSU offense, then he's a Brandon Weeden in a Zac Robinson offense.
3. Lunt had some kind of fall from grace. I don't think it was anything personal or disciplinary. I just think the OSU coaching staff was less enamored with him after he played, than before. Here's why. Last April, Gundy named Lunt the 2012 starter, even though he was barely 18 years old and had not gone through his high school graduation ceremony. But eight months later, after Lunt had started four games and played reasonably well for a true freshman, Gundy declared Chelf the incumbent quarterback. Gundy did so in Dallas, during preparations for the Heart of Dallas Bowl. Chelf played fine, remarkably well, in fact, for a third-team quarterback, giving the Cowboys amazing QB depth. But it seemed a little odd that Lunt would be so easily placed behind Chelf going into the 2013 season.
4. It seems likely that OSU had an inkling of Lunt's displeasure. By this April, Gundy had softened his stance, saying nothing would be decided in the quarterback race and nothing more would be said. Seems like a reasonable move by a coach who was thinking he might be losing a player.
5. Luke Del Rio might have been better off coming to OSU. The Colorado high school quarterback, son of NFL coach Jack Del Rio, committed to OSU but de-committed after offensive coordinator Todd Monken left to become head coach at Southern Mississippi. Luke Del Rio is headed to Alabama, sans scholarship but welcomed by Nick Saban's program. So that's likely two quarterbacks that Monken's departure cost OSU.
6. OSU's quarterback depth has taken a hit. Not that the Cowboys didn't lead the nation in quarterback depth. Three quarterbacks, each with at least one 300-yard passing game on their record in 2012 and all with Big 12 victories to their name, is a luxury. But now OSU is like a lot of schools. Good depth, but only one injury away from being worried.


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POLL: household salary
We live in IL where everything is ridiculously expensive. We have 4 kids at home and are helping my stepson pay for his college. If I didn't work we would also be paying through the nose for insurance. All kids are in activities. We are also trying to rebuild our savings. So yea I can't afford not to work. It might seem like a lot but when you look at all the expenses its really not.
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Jakey (10/07), Bellz (3/09), AND Mase (9/11)
yeah, location is a major issue. we have a tiny house, but live in an expensive area and our mortgage alone is $2150 a month. daycare is another $1860. it's all relative.
I think sometimes when "we" (meaning any of us in general) might be in a place in life where we struggle significantly and we make very little compared to what someone else is making, that is when we question or we wonder "what do they mean they can't afford ___?!" You ladies are right, there is a lot that plays into what someone can or cannot afford, cost of living depending on where you live, how many kids you have and what activities they might be involved in. But I'd be lying if I didn't think, "sheesh. wish we made $110k a year. We'd be LIVING!" ...just sayin'
To the previous poster who asked how a family who makes over $100,000 can't afford to have one person stay home? It's easy. I make a little over $110,000 per year. So my husband should be able to stay home, right? Wrong. We have an incredibly affordable house, but we are both attorneys and both took out student loans for law school. That's right, just law school. (We both had full rides for undergrad.) It's like we have 3 mortgage payments per month. One for our house, and the other two for our brains. Then there's insurance (health, life, disability, car, house), car payments, normal house hold bills (electric, cable, cell phone, water)retirement savings, etc. We have a comfortable lifestyle, but we definitely need both parents to work. I suppose we could just default on our loans for one parent to stay home, but that's not responsible.
PL + JJ in 5/2008. DD in 9/2011 and DS in 1/2014.
Leave the gun, take the cannoli.
I'm sure we could get by on DHs salary alone, it would be tight, but we could do it. What I was saying in my previous post was that, I don't want to give up my job only to reenter the job market in 5 years when the kids are older and not be able to find a job with a similar salary, or worse yet, not find a job at all. DH's mom paid for his college and he has it in his head that we will pay for college for our kids. So in order to do that, we need two incomes. Also, we don't put anything on credit, ever. We could easily rack up credit card bills and pay the minimum but we don't like to do that so we have to make sure that we have enough money each month to cover all of our expenses.
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Quila and her father, living alone in a remote Maine lighthouse in the 1850's, find their lives profoundly changed when a baby washes ashore and they decide to keep her as part of their family.
Quila MacFarlane's father tends the lighthouse. One day, after a ship goes down, she finds two small mattresses tied together. Inside is a baby.
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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0440419700, Paperback)Quila MacFarlane is devastated by the death of her mother, especially now that it's just her and her father on Devils Rock where her father is the lighthouse keeper. They can't leave and almost no one ever comes to visit them. But the morning after a storm, something floats ashore that changes their lives forever: Two small mattresses strapped together, and inside, a baby! They name her Cecelia, which means "a gift from the sea," and call her Celia. She makes them a family again–and helps heal the hurt left by Quila's mother's passing. Two years later, though, another stranger arrives, one who changes everything all over again: A woman named Margaret, come looking for the final resting place of her sister, whose ship had gone down in a storm two years before. Her sister's baby had never been found, either, she explains, and now she has no family of her own. Could this be Celia's aunt? Will Quila have to give up Celia so Margaret can have her own family back? This is a gripping tale full of love, loss, and healing. Natalie Kinsey-Warnock is the author of many wonderful books for young readers.
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Leung Kei-chuek (a.k.a. GayBird) is a Hong Kong-based musician best known for his work as the creative director and composer for famous Cantonese pop stars such as Anthony Wong, Sammi Cheung and Miriam Yeung. When he is not making pop hits, GayBird also collaborates with local new media artists and musicians to create experimental electronic music that pushes the boundary beyond pop into unusual and unfamiliar terrain. Recently, GayBird was awarded Best Electronic Music Artist at the Chinese Music Media Awards for an album he recorded during his wildly innovative "Digital Hug" concerts.
For the "Digital Hug" performances, GayBird draws upon just about every resource and experimental technique afforded to a contemporary electronic music composer—he has custom-made instruments that he himself designed, an interactive audiovisual installation, video mapping, custom-made iPad apps that are used to program the music and, ever electronic concert's pièce de résistance, a dancing robot. GayBird debuted the multimedia sensory spectacle a little over a year ago, telling us about his ambitions of taking the show on the road, which he's finally getting to do with his first international performance at FILE Festival in Brazil on July 17 and 18.
Check out a clip of "Digital Hug" above to get just a small taste of what this performance is all about.
We caught up with GayBird again to film a documentary about this dynamic musician and asked him to give us a brief tour of the instrumental inventions he uses in "Digital Hug":
Organic Rainbow is not only a stage set but also an interactive sound installation. While regular rainbows have seven colors, the "Organic Rainbow" has eight! Light sensors installed in the pipes allow the performer to control the flow of colors and musical notes by covering the pipe openings.
Concept: GayBird, Exterior design: Issac Wong, Sensors programming: Jeff Wong, Video mapping: Jeff Wong, Dan Fong
Crispy Cloud is a special guitar designed with the contemporary new media electronic musician in mind. Whereas a standard acoustic guitar has six strings and a resonator, this custom-made cloud-shaped guitar has more a touchscreen device and more than 70 different buttons, resulting in infinite settings and sound effect combinations.
Design and production: GayBird, The Edge.
Spinning Air is the most inventive of the instruments in the series, making use of the underutilized "spinning motion" as a control mechanism for making sound. Spinning Air requires the musician to turn the rotational handle to precise positions, together with a push button these different positions determine the sound and effects.
Concept: GayBird, Hamlet Lin, Design & Production: Hamlet Lin
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This is one situation where his jokes couldn't save him!
British comedian Russell Brand was detained in Japan on Sunday and promptly deported from the country after authorities discovered his criminal past.
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Brand, who had flown to Tokyo to watch his wife Katy Perry perform in concert, has previously been arrested on 11 separate occasions. Most of the arrests — which Brand has spoken openly about — were from over ten years ago and were for drug offenses and public indecency.
After the unfortunate turn of events with Japanese authorities, the actor and the rock star then took to their Twitter accounts to vent.
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"So my husband just got deported from Japan. I am so sad," Katy tweeted early Sunday morning. "I brought him all this way to show him my favorite place."
Brand took a lighter tone, tweeting while he was still being detained before being shipped out. "Planning escape from Japanese custody," the Get Him to the Greek star tweeted. "It's bloody hard to dig a tunnel with a chopstick."
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Chapman Drive Trail Open House
More bike access on Chapman Drive ... are you ready to weigh in?
As you've read, Chapman Drive opened to the public in early January with bikes being allowed uphill access only. Now that it's open and riders can experience the road that connects Boulder Canyon to Flagstaff Road, it's time to have a community discussion about whether to allow bikes downhill access in this corridor.
BMA trail geeks have already taken a hard look at this corridor. Below are our observations that you can use as talking points at the meeting:
- Reports of a 10% grade and possible user conflict were exaggerated since it's a relatively twisty and meandering road with mellow grades.
- Chapman Drive isn't a "destination," and makes sense in the context of regional trail connections (imagine a loop that starts in Boulder, climbs to Walker Ranch, and returns to Boulder through Eldorado Canyon State Park).
- Given these realities, we believe bikes can go downhill on Chapman Drive without significant user conflict. Significant signage and user education will be necessary, but it's a trail that all can enjoy safely.
If you haven't ridden it, we encourage you to do so and make your own assessment.
Please consider attending the open house Wednesday Feb 13 to show your support for downhill bike access on Chapman. Join OSMP and BMA to explore visitor access options regarding bike and dog access on Chapman Drive Trail.
When: Wednesday, Feb. 13, 4:30 - 6:00 pm
Where: Boulder City Council Chambers Lobby, 1777 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80302
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Blue Bird recalls school buses for steering issue
Blue Bird is recalling more than 2,500 All American school buses and some transit buses to fix a problem that could make steering more difficult.
The company also is recalling a smaller number of school buses that may be prone to a propane fuel leak, according to paperwork filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
The bus maker said it has received no injury or accident reports tied to any of these recalls.
Blue Bird Corp. said the steering problem can develop on some buses made between 2011 and May if a steering shaft clamp comes into contact with a rubber close-out boot on the floor. It also is recalling more than 400 transit buses to fix the same problem.
The company has been monitoring the issue since September, when it received its first report of the clamp contacting the boot. The company decided to conduct the recall last month after determining that the increased steering effort required in this situation could lead to an accident.
Blue Bird representatives did not immediately return calls seeking comment Friday.
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Images: Free pediatric cafe provided during Exercise Balikatan 2012 [Image 2 of 6]
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Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military physicians offer pediatric check-ups and acute care medical treatment during a medical civic assistance project at Inagawan Sub Barangay, Palawan, Republic of the Philippines, April 11, 2012, as a part of Exercise Balikatan 2012. BK12 is an annual bilateral training exercise that builds the joint humanitarian and disaster relief capabilities of Philippine and U.S. military forces through humanitarian civic assistance projects, a disaster relief command post exercise and combined air, ground and maritime training operations.
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Rates on the most popular types of mortgages backed down from recent highs, according to HSH.com's Weekly Mortgage Rates Radar. The average rate for conforming 30-year fixed-rate mortgages fell by seven basis points (0.07 percent) to 4.06 percent, its lowest rate since June 9. Conforming 5/1 Hybrid ARM rates decreased by five basis points, closing the Wednesday-to-Tuesday wraparound weekly survey at an average of 3.06 percent.
Mortgage rates have settled after couple weeks
"Mortgage rates have settled back after a couple of fairly firm weeks," said Keith Gumbinger, vice president of HSH.com. "Financial markets may be settling into a sum-mer pattern, provided no new surprises show up here or abroad. With the Federal Re-serve finishing their July meeting on Wednesday, we may get a glimpse as to how likely a September "liftoff" for short-term interest rates may be."
The timing of the initial move isn't clear
With the economy performing considerably better in the second quarter than in the first, Fed Chair Janet Yellen has made it fairly plain that at least one move to short-term interest rates is likely in 2015, but the timing of the initial move isn't clear. The Fed is rightfully wary about showing its hand too soon, but also must be careful not to surprise the markets. Even though the Fed noted months ago that the decision to make a policy change is now on a meeting-to-meeting basis, it's likely that it will take every opportunity to make sure the financial markets are aware of its intentions.
If the first move is in September, markets should get their final preparations in order
"It's important for the Fed to lay the verbal groundwork for at least the first rate change, if not future moves," adds Gumbinger. "If the Fed intends to move in September, it will need to provide more of a signal that it is leaning toward making a change, provided the economic data continue to show a fairly functional economy. If the first move is to come in September, now's the time to let the markets get their final preparations in order, and any indication of a forthcoming move should spur mortgage shoppers to get their deals in place."
Average mortgage rates and points for conforming residential mortgages for the week ending July 28, according to HSH.com:
Conforming 30-year fixed-rate mortgage
- Average Rate: 4.06 percent
- Average Points: 0.16
Conforming 5/1-year adjustable-rate mortgage
- Average Rate: 3.06 percent
- Average Points: 0.08
Average mortgage rates and points for conforming residential mortgages for the previ-ous week ending July 21 were, according to HSH.com:
Conforming 30-year fixed-rate mortgage
- Average Rate: 4.13 percent
- Average Points: 0.22
Conforming 5/1-year adjustable-rate mortgage
- Average Rate: 3.11 percent
- Average Points: 0.09
The Weekly Mortgage Rates Radar reports the average rates and points offered on conforming 30-year fixed-rate mortgages and conforming 5/1 ARMs. The weekly mort-gage rate survey covers a large sample of mortgage lenders and is conducted over a Wednesday-to-Tuesday cycle, with data released every Wednesday. HSH.comís survey helps consumers find the best rates on home loans in changing market conditions. Unlike mortgage rate surveys that report average rates only, the Weekly Mortgage Rates Radarís inclusion of both average rates and average points provides a more accurate view of mortgage terms currently offered by lenders.
Every week, HSH.com conducts a survey of mortgage rate data for a wide range of consumer mortgage products including ARMs, FHA-backed and jumbo mortgages, as well as home equity loans and lines of credit from hundreds of direct lenders in the U.S. For information on additional loan products, visit HSH.com.


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Intelligent and inventive Clarke's Rendezvous with Rama has not dated much even after over 40 years.
This the first book in what would became a four book series but with writer Gentry Lee is short but sweet.
Rama is an alien spacecraft that is first mistook to be an asteroid that enters into our solar system. As the book continues a manned solar survey vessel Endeavour is sent to study Rama. The more than 20 plus crew of the Endeavour land on Rama and begin an extensive but brief exploration of Rama's interior… the ship in fact is named Rama after the Hindu God.
The first images, from ten thousand kilometers away, brought to a halt the activities of all mankind. On a billion television screens, there appeared a tiny, featureless cylinder, growing rapidly second by second. By the time it had doubled its size, no one could pretend any longer that Rama was a natural object. Its body was a cylinder so geometrically perfect that it might have been turned on a lathe—one with centers fifty kilometers apart. The two ends were quite flat, apart from some small structures at the center of one face, and were twenty kilometers across; from a distance, when there was no sense of scale, Rama looked almost comically like an ordinary domestic boiler.
Although the crew finds the air breathable inside Rama the purpose of the ship and its true occupants are not actually discovered. It is at first dark and the crew finds 'cities' without entry into the buildings throughout it's interior. There is also an actual ocean, a Cylindrical sea that stretches in a band around Rama.
At the southern end are 7 mysterious cones that are considered to be the ships propulsion system, but the crew cannot get to it to examine because of a 500 meter cliff and the Cylindrical sea. So one of the Endeavour's crew, who smuggled an 'air bike' and is a champion of such, rides it to that unknown place of Rama. There he encounters the mysterious cones which do begin to emit a strange power that causes the young man to crash his 'bike'. Once on the ground he discovers some creatures, crab like creatures who may or may not be living beings but perhaps machines.
"Our faith has told us to expect such a visitation, though we do not know exactly what form it will take. The Bible gives hints. If this is not the Second Coming, it may be the Second Judgment; the story of Noah describes the first. I believe that Rama is a cosmic Ark, sent here to save—those who are worthy of salvation." There was silence for quite a while in the cabin. It was not that Norton was at a loss for words; rather, he could think of too many questions but was not sure which ones it would be tactful to ask. Finally he remarked, in as mild and noncommittal a voice as he could manage: "That's a very interesting concept, and though I don't go along with your faith, it's a tantalizingly plausible one." He was not being hypocritical or flattering; stripped of its religious overtones, Rodrigo's theory was at least as convincing as half a dozen others he had heard.
Then the lights come on and Rama appears to be waking up. From then on the Captain of the ship Norton continues with his explorations of Rama.
However on Mercury, colonized long ago, there are rumblings about what the Alien ships intentions might be and a powerful missile is sent to destroy Rama, but is thwarted by Commander Norton and the Endeavour crew.
A Greek temple made of glass—that was his first impression. The building was filled with row upon row of vertical crystalline columns, about a meter wide and stretching from floor to ceiling. There were hundreds of them, marching away into the darkness beyond the reach of his light. He walked toward the nearest column and directed his beam into its interior. Refracted as through a cylindrical lens, the light fanned out on the far side to be focused and refocused, getting fainter with each repetition, in the array of pillars beyond. He felt that he was in the middle of some complicated demonstration in optics.


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Heritage Hill Senior Community
Country Junction
When visiting the World's Largest General Store in Lehighton the biggest hit for the residents was the "Street Corner Candy" store where everyone found that special treat to satisfy their sweet tooth.
We also found much entertainment in tasting different wines from Sorrenti's Wine Cellar. As we picked our pumpkins from the pumpkin patch to help decorate our neighborhood, we realized we couldn't end the day without a last minute ice cream cone from the ice cream parlor.
Veteran's Day Luncheon
Please join us for our 11th annual Veterans Day Luncheon which will be held on Nov. 7 at 1:30 p.m. This event will honor our local veterans and their spouses, provide them with a delicious lunch and recognize their contributions to our country. Please RSVP to Lisa Marie or Janice by Nov. 1 at 570-427-4500.
An evening with Dr. Philip Benyo
You are cordially invited to join us on Tuesday, November 19 at 6:00 p.m. when Dr. Philip Benyo, M.D. Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Geriatric Medicine will be at Heritage Hill for an informal discussion about dementia related diseases and memory care.
Refreshments will be served and two $25 holiday gas cards will be given away. Seating is limited please RSVP to attend by Nov. 15 to Lisa Marie or Janice at 570-427-4500
Feed a Friend Program
Heritage Hill will once again be participating in the Feed a Friend Program sponsored by WNEP and partnering with the Commission on Economic Opportunity. The program began on Oct. 21 and we request all donations be given by Nov. 25. Your canned goods, boxed foods or monetary donations can be dropped off at the entrance to our community. All donations will help Greater Hazleton area families in need for Thanksgiving.
Safe Trick or Treat Night
Our Safe trick or treat night will be held on Oct. 31, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. All area children ages 10 years and younger are welcome to safely trick or treat and receive a bag of treats from our residents.
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Plastic furniture is practical, modern, light, weather resistant, and do not afraid of moisture is the most economical way to choose the furniture for the garden.
Because the furniture is made of plastic is not afraid of water, it can be put in a swimming pool, sauna, steam room as well as plastic chairs and tables can be safely left in the open — no rain and bad weather they are not afraid.
Quality and practicality of plastic furniture
The plastic quality is an important factor in choosing such furniture as nemorozostoek cheap plastic, and the strong sun may burn.
In the concept of practical furniture we put the possibility of its rapid spread, as well as the convenience store. Not coincidentally, many models of plastic furniture: tables, chairs, beds and fold stopiruyutsya. In such a folded plastic furniture takes up much less space, and the possibility stopirovaniya allows you to put on one square meter of floor space 20-30 tables or chairs.
The advantages of plastic furniture
Compared with wood and forged furniture, plastic furniture has several advantages: it has low weight, low system of care (rather damp cloth), with her never oblezet paint, as products are painted at an early technological stage.
For the manufacture of plastic tables, chairs, chairs, deck chairs and sun loungers are only environmentally friendly materials — foamed polyethylene or polypropylene. At the heart of the production is still based on different methods of molding and casting, but modern technology allows an infinite variety of shape and color of finished products.
In recent years, the furniture of plastics has become indispensable for use in the suburban areas in summer and in winter. And this is not surprising.
Outdoor plastic furniture made to testify to its popularity for many reasons, chief among which are its comparative cheapness, striking appearance, long life, excellent tolerability in the field, resistance to moisture. However, it is lightweight, providing ease in her movements and transportation.
For the happy owners of skilful pens and fans of tinkering around the house there is a fallback to testify — garden furniture with his own hands. In suburban areas, where people are close to nature, a self-made furniture can look very organic and original, but to create it can sometimes take a long time and financial costs are often much greater than the cost of buying ready-made furniture.
Furniture of plastic is highly hygienic, easy to clean and does not require special care. To eliminate dust from the table and spilled juice just enough to wipe with a damp cloth. Due to special handling of materials, garden plastic furniture to give good moves frosts and is not afraid of hot weather. In addition, it differs sufficiently strong, almost does not bend, tolerates slack blows, is not afraid of moisture and salt, if necessary, it can easily remove or add. If the furniture is made of plastic color, it never loses its original color. To date, plastic furniture to give — this is the best, practical and, most importantly, cost-effective purchase. At the current market offers a wide assortment of furniture, with a huge selection of the required dimensions, shapes, colors and styles that will help you easily find the model you want and make any country site bright and flashy.
There are primarily two types of plastic garden furniture: for picnic and relaxation. The group picnic area includes chairs, tables, stools, which can be sold as a kit, or separately. The group of relaxation include sofas, lounge chairs, chaise lounges. Leading designers and design firms have achieved that modern plastic furniture is also convenient and user-friendly as traditional wood or wicker.
When choosing a plastic furniture should always consult a dealer of all the features of its material, as the advances in modern technology allowed us to develop a variety of types of plastic. Bear in mind that the garden furniture from materials of low quality can very quickly lose their original appearance.


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Hawaii Air National Guard's 154th Civil Engineering squadron spearheads capital improvements facilitated by the basing of F22 Raptors at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Available in high definition. Soundbite 00:25;08 Air Force Capt. James Zwiefel , Construction Project Manager, 154th CF, Hawaii Air National Guard
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Visit Moms Passions
Rather than calling the site Moms Passions, it should be called Passions For Moms, because those of us who enjoy MILFs will surely like the babes doing their hardcore best on this site.
MomsPassions is a site filled with content focused on ladies in the 30 to 45-year-old range. It seems they have a mix of exclusive and nonexclusive content and the more recent additions (the exclusive stuff) has women who appear to be closer to their early 30s. The setups have a bit of a romantic angle to them, too.
The site is easy enough to navigate. Once you sign in you'll find yourself on the Dirty Flix network page. Getting around is simple, as you can just choose this site from the "sites" drop-down list. Once you do that, you can sort the updates in several ways, leave comments, rate the material and use the keywords and performer index to help you seek out something in particular.
Currently, there are 54 videos and nine sets of pictures. Updates had stopped coming at one point, but it now looks like you can expect 2-3 updates a month. I watched a really cute curly-haired blonde get humped at a picnic. It was definitely passionate! The scenes take place in several locations.
You can download most of the flicks in a Full HD Windows Media format. They've also added a streaming format and some mobile files. The videos and photos each have their own section, but you have to use a drop-down to filter out all of the MomsPassions galleries. They correspond to the newer, more modern-looking scenes and have high-res pics.
The older scenes aren't to be discounted just because they're nonexclusive. Those are the ones that give you the raunchy threesomes, fisting and facesitting and these also start right up the second the scene starts. The newer ones are all one-on-one encounters and, as I said, set up an intimate encounter before the sex begins.
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There are some good things to be said about Moms Passions and I like the new direction it's heading in. They could definitely speed up their updates, though.
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Shevington Sharks defeated Atherton Dragons by 42 - 26, thanks to a much improved attacking performance.
First half tries from Miles Roper (2) and Joe Riley (2), saw the Sharks take a 22-16 half time lead. The tries were a deserved reward for some enterprising and flowing attacking play. However, poor tackling from Shevington meant that the Dragons remained in the game.
The defence was better in the 2nd half and further tries from Miles Roper, Joe Riley, Umyla Hanley and Matthew Hines saw the Sharks clinch victory.
This was a much better performance from the team as a whole, with forwards and backs both sticking to their game plans and combining well. Jay Blackwell drove the ball up well, whilst Will Frost distributed well from dummy half and defended admirably.
Man of the Match - Joe Riley - a nice hat trick and some good link up play
Top Tackler - Harry Pierce - a great effort effort in the middle of the park
Coach's Award - Daniel McCarroll - put into practice many of the things that he has worked on in training
Special mention to Umyla Hanley and Jake Ibbotson, both of whom played a half each for Atherton. Both boys performed with distinction.


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Take in and study some of the best pre-mortem one-liners from the likes of such action heroes as Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis, Randy Quaid, and Worf in this supercut from Ziccup. Never again be left without something awesome to say right before you waste some ambiguously-foreign terrorist.
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how do i know if it's contractions or braxton hicks?
i woke up at about 5:00 in the morning having the worst pain in my tummy.My tummy was super tight and i was having constant pain in my lower back. Im only 29 wks, so i laid down said a prayer and fell back to sleep and woke back up at 10 am with the same pain. What is wrong with me is it time for the baby?
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I have been experiencing the same thing for the last few weeks about every other night. I can feel the contractions tightening and sometimes along with lower back pain. If they last more than about 20 or 30 minutes, or feel like they are getting stronger, I drink a TON of water, then go and take a bath to get the pressure off my cervix. Each time I've done this, they have stopped within about an hour total. At my doctor appointments they've checked to see if the contractions are causing any dialation and so far they haven't. It's important to let your doctor know about what's happening and have them check you. Also, if they don't stop after about an hour, call your doctor or go to the ER. It's better to be safe than sorry. My doctor told me to keep doing what I've been doing and that it will probably happen even more as I get closer to my due date. Some people just contract more than others. Stay hydrated and remember to tell your doctor!!posted 09/11/2010 by katiebugg145
They are right. You need to consult your OB immediately! I started having regular contractions at 28 weeks. I went on bedrest for about 4 weeks. At 32 weeks I went into PTL. They were able to give me a progesterone shot that held me off for 4 more weeks. Never hesitate to call your doctor if you think there is a problem. They want you to call. Like newdawn said, it's always better to be safe than sorry. I hope everything is OK.posted 09/11/2010 by kaerye
That does not sound like Braxton Hicks. It could very well be preterm labor. Labor feels like tightening and also pain. I would call your OB immediately, or even go to the hospital. I'm not trying to scare you but it's better to be safe than sorry - 29 weeks is very early. Praying for you, let us know how it goes.posted 09/11/2010 by newdawn49
Braxton Hicks don't hurt. If you are having pain that wraps around your back, you are more than likely experiencing contractions. Dehydration can cause this. Make sure you drink LOTS of water and rest. If the cx continue and are regular, call your OB's emergency line because like you said 29 weeks is too early and you could be in preterm labor.!posted 09/11/2010 by sugar&spiceX3
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Do you ever find that you discover a word or a new invention and all of a sudden, you see it everywhere? Well yesterday, Anja, CanadianGardening.com's web editor, was telling me about seed tape, a handy little invention that allows you to quickly and easily sow your seeds in a row, equally spaced, no fuss, no muss! Well today as I was scanning some design blogs, I came across a way to make your own. Linked from Craftzine.com, this slideshow on the instructables site shows you how to do it step by step. I wonder if this would keep my squirrel "neighbours" (I say "neighbours" in lieu of the expletives I call them in private), away or if they'd have a field day pulling out these strips and dragging them around the yard…
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I never knew there was such a thing as seed tape!
- by Tara Nolan
- Jun 16, 2009
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Canada Blooms finds a new home
- by Tara Nolan
- Jun 12, 2009
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This morning it was officially announced that next year, Canada Blooms will take place at the Direct Energy Centre located in Exhibition Place. This is a fabulous choice of venue, most notably because of the accessibility for visitors and vendors alike. I can just picture gorgeous floral displays in the vast, sunny hall. And you won't feel like you're descending into a cave when you head into the show.
It was also announced that the theme will focus on passions, whether it be a passion for plants and gardening or a passion for the environment, food, design, etc. I find this a little ambiguous as everyone who attends is quite obviously passionate about gardening and everyone who is involved with creating the gardens is passionate about their craft. It will be interesting to see how this theme is interpreted visually among the exhibits.
Is cilantro a perennial?
- by Tara Nolan
- Jun 12, 2009
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I was puttering in my herb garden a couple of nights ago and among the helicopters I was having to pick out of the dirt from the giant maple next door were two little cilantro plants. They are not in the same place as my cilantro plant from last year, but they're in the general vicinity, so my guess is that when the plant went to seed in the fall, a couple of little seeds survived the winter! Hm, I always thought that cilantro was an annual…
Looking forward to picking salad from my garden
- by Tara Nolan
- May 29, 2009
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Ever since I read Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver last year, I've been inspired to grow more than just a couple of tomato plants and the odd herb. It seems I'm not the only one… every newspaper and magazine has been extolling the virtues of urban vegetable gardening of late. And with the wealth of information out there, picking your dinner from your yard doesn't seem so unattainable. I now have a new garden all laid out and I can't wait to plant what I hope will be a bumper crop of veggies.
I've got the seedlings that made it through my fungus gnat infestation–hot peppers, fennel and cilantro–as well as some heirloom tomato plants currently growing in my sister's apartment; a couple of promised plants grown from Gina's tomato seeds–carefully saved each year by a friend's mom (apparently they yield giant, juicy and delicious fruit!); and a few other plants to join my seeds–a zucchini, a green pepper, and a strawberry (though I may save this for a different spot). I'm also growing beets, beans and a few other treats from seed.
Still on my list are tomatillos, since they were so successful in my yard last year. Apparently my parents, who also grew them, have a bunch coming up in their garden already. I had read that they reseed themselves, but I haven't seen any sign in my own garden so far. Either way, I want to be able to make my own salsa verde again.
There are definitely some lessons I've learned since last year's growing season, the most important, I think, revolving around feeding my soil.
I've also consulted Canadian Vegetable Gardening written by Douglas Green. I love Douglas` stress-free approach to gardening and how the book devotes a couple of pages to each vegetable, making it easy to consult and gather the necessary tips. I had a chance to chat with Douglas recently about gardening when I interviewed him for a Homemakers.com story on growing herbs and took away some helpful tips from that conversation, too.
Another resource I've been consulting is the notebook I took to Canada Blooms. I attended a seminar by Ken Brown who, like Douglas, has a very laid-back, resourceful approach to gardening, yet still reaps tremendous rewards all season long.
I noticed someone in our forums recently had posted her three favourite reference books for veggie gardening, so I added my two cents.
What are your favourite veggie gardening resources?
Have your rose questions answered–live!
- by Tara Nolan
- May 25, 2009
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Until now my questions about my rosebushes have basically been centred around how to prune them without getting hurt. One of them is an ominous-looking beast and the other is catching up. However, armed with some helpful advice from Anne Marie, a new pair of protective rose gloves from my sister and the latest issue of Canadian Gardening, with its illustrated guide to renovating roses, I feel ready to tame the beast(s).
If you have some questions about your own roses, Canadian Gardening magazine's editor-at-large, Stephen Westcott-Gratton will be in our forums for an hour tomorrow to address your rose queries live!
Hope to see you there at 1 p.m. EDT!
Eco-gardening lessons I've learned this week
- by Tara Nolan
- May 22, 2009
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I've been reading Ecological Gardening by Marjorie Harris on the subway. I love it because it's trade paperback-sized–perfect for my purse–and it's so conversational, you don't even realize you're reading non-fiction sometimes. The Globe and Mail wrote that "the facts come across as if from a helpful conversation with a good friend." I need to remember to keep a pad of sticky notes in my purse to mark all the pages I want to come back to. I really want to strive to make my garden as healthy as possible and I'm so excited about what I've been learning.
Here are some of the facts I have learned from my new friend Marjorie:
- Dandelions only grow in fertile, balanced soil. Their crazy long roots can actually bring nutrients from deep in the soil up to the surface. This is good news because I have a ton in my backyard and now I don't feel so bad. They can also apparently help the growth of other flowers.
- Watering thoroughly once a week is better for the plants than shallowly watering each day–except for containers which sometimes need to be watered twice a day.
- Not all ants are bad. The other day some of the buds on one of my flowering perennials (I'm not sure what it is, but it has electric-blue frilly petals) had these little ants on them. I was a little alarmed at first, but according to Marjorie, they were sipping the sap from the buds, which isn't harmful. Also, some of the other ugly beasties I've seen in my garden aren't at all bad, so I need to make friends with them, too.
- I think one of the best pieces of advice I have taken away this week from the book is to feed the soil, not the plant. If a plant is suffering and you've done all the things you're supposed to–watering, given it adequate light, etc.–your problem likely lies in the soil and what it might be lacking. Marjorie provides lots of easy troubleshooting tips for amending your soil.
This weekend I hope to tackle my monster rose bush with the brand new rose gloves I got from my sister for my birthday.
Here are a couple of excerpts from Marjorie's book on CanadianGardening.com:
What a difference a long weekend can make
- by Tara Nolan
- May 20, 2009
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Despite the rather chilly temperatures this past long weekend, I still managed to get out in the garden and cross a few tasks off my list. It's not very often I have two straight days in a row to get things done. So with a new pink pair of gardening gloves that I got for my birthday, I set out with my basket of tools to weed, plant, prune and dig.
This is what left me with a sense of accomplishment:
- We planted two five to six-foot cedars: I bought these about a month ago and have been waiting for a chance to dig them in. Fingers crossed that they make it. They still look lovely and green.
- I dug out a ton of dandelions and other annoying weeds that magically appeared after all that rain we got these last couple of weeks. Talk about eco-friendly pest control, it was also a workout!
- Give my boyfriend a pair of loppers or pruning shears and I come back to a twig with a root, so I kindly pointed out what I wanted pruned and how. Lorraine Flanigan`s article on how to prune spring-flowering shrubs, was helpful for my forsythias.
- I spread around some compost in a couple of my beds to prepare them for the lovely plants I have in store for them.
- I'm not sure if it was the fungus gnats or the fact that they'd outgrown the little peat pellets, but all of a sudden, my seedlings were looking sad and limp–and they didn't need water. So I transplanted my seedlings into bigger pots until I'll be able to plant them right into the garden.
- I have always felt bad about tossing away those wooden mandarin orange containers, so this winter I kept them because I knew they'd come in handy for something. And in one of them I planted salad greens. Yesterday the squirrels made a couple of holes in it, but if things start to grow, I'll take a picture.
- I had some herb plants I was trying to protect from frost, but I just couldn't wait any longer, so I planted them.
- I dug out a ton of lily of the valley and their network of roots–they are so pretty and smell so nice, but they're a pain in the butt every spring when they're in the middle of my garden and I'm wanting to plant things. So I had to be ruthless.
And that sums up my list. A few tasks down, a few hundred to go!
My poor, swarmed seedlings
- by Tara Nolan
- May 15, 2009
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The other day, I wrote about horror movie I woke up to when I saw my precious seedlings swarming with flies. I immediately wrote to Anne Marie to solve my bug dilemma. Apparently the mini "fruit flies" are really fungus gnats and are a frequent greenhouse or indoor garden occurrence. Anne Marie says they are more of a people nuisance than a plant pest problem, especially when several fly up in your face when you are watering your plants.
Here are Anne Marie's tips for eliminating my fungus gnat problem:
- Soils that are high in organic matter and are kept damp are particularly attractive to fungus gnats. The entire life cycle lasts about 4 weeks.
- The best way to reduce the population of fungus gnats is to let the soil dry out between waterings and especially on the surface.
- A more effective method is to cover and seal the soil area with plastic wrap (or a thick inorganic mulch) to prevent the adults from getting to the soil and laying more eggs.
- If needed, yellow sticky cards can be purchased to monitor the number of fungus gnats around plants. Place the yellow cards near the soil surface.
- Investigate any open bags of soil before using them to see if they are harbouring fungus gnats.
- The potentially damaging part of the life cycle is the young larvae. These look like small, white worm-like things that are 5 mm long and feed on the roots of plants.
- It is only if they are numerous that they cause any problems for plants (and mainly young seedlings or greenhouse transplants). The adults are the dark mini flies that like to be pests and fly in your face.
So, I'm going to try and let them dry out a little and I'm going to pick up some of the yellow sticky tape. My sister had to buy some recently because she brought home an herb with a white fly problem.
Jessica Ross, over at EcoLogic on Homemakers' site is having a different problem. Her seedlings aren't growing anymore.
Is anyone out there having problems with their seedlings?
Attack of the mini flies!
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Help! I brought in some plants the other night because of the frost warning and the next day my seedlings were swarming with what looked like mini fruit flies! I've asked Anne Marie Van Nest to come to the rescue and will let you know when I hear back about her advice! Sigh. And some of them were doing so well!
Mother's Day gift ideas for gardeners
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- May 6, 2009
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Now I can't tell you what I'm getting my mom (because hopefully she reads my blog, like every day), but I can share some neat products I sourced for a Mother's Day article.
What are you buying for your mom this year?


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CURMACI: A daughter, March 11, to William Jr. and Sara Czerw Curmaci, Scranton.
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HAGGERTY: A daughter, March 13, to Kevin and Jennifer Griglock Haggerty, Dunmore.
HERBERT: A son, March 15, to Jeffrey II and Bobbie Jo Herbert, Hop Bottom.
JAMES: A daughter, March 15, to Brian James and Lori Scagliotti, Jessup.
RECK: A son, March 13, to John Paul Reck and Heather Goble, Scranton.
WILLIAMS: A son, March 10, to James and Jill Kipness Williams, Scranton.
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TRENDS 10 w/ Christan Turner: Kentucky Derby Festival poster unveiled among beautiful fashions at The Henry Clay
As Valentine's Day speedily approaches, I unveil what it takes to win my love. I was on assignment at the Henry Clay with Sunday Pitts last night for Trends 10 of Louisville.com. If you know me, I complain about going to all events, but when I actually walk through the doors I am glad I had come. I didn't want the black attire to set my mood for the evening. As we walked into the Henry Clay, we were surrounded by beautiful smiles at an equally stunning venue.


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|Release Date: June 24, 2005
|Running Time: 85 mins.
|MPAA Rating: PG 13
|Box Office: $3,278,611.00
|Genre: Documentary, Drama, Urban
Tommy the Clown
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Summary:A chronicle that reveals a groundbreaking dance phenomenon that's exploding on the streets of South Central, Los Angeles; it is a revolutionary form of artistic expression borne from oppression. The dance, aggressive and visually stunning, modernizes moves indigenous to African tribal rituals and features mind-blowing, athletic movement sped up to impossible speeds. We meet Tommy Johnson (Tommy the Clown), who first created the style as a response to the 1992 Rodney King riots and named it "Clowning", as well as the kids who developed the movement into what they now call Krumping. The kids use dance as an alternative to gangs and hustling: they form their own troupe and paint their faces lik... Full Summary >>


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Seventeen-year-old Seattle rapper Akeda Jones, better known by her stage name K$neak, usually delivers her lyrics over computer-made backing tracks.
But last Sunday, K$neak performed a live arrangement of "I'm On" with Union Street Orchestra for 10-time Grammy nominee Meshell Ndegeocello. They had only rehearsed it once, but the rapper hid her nervousness well. Clad in a faded denim jacket, with large earrings peeking out beneath a black beanie, she kept one hand on the mike, the other waving confidently back and forth.
"I was extremely overwhelmed," she said. "But the more I got into it, the more I got used to it."
Jones is one of the 10 acts participating in Seattle Theatre Group's More Music @ The Moore. Ndegeocello, this year's music director, was given a week to get these young artists ready for a concert Friday at the Moore Theatre.
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K$neak will perform her new collaboration with Union Street. That's a tight turnaround, but More Music @ The Moore is designed that way: as a high-intensity musical pressure cooker. It stuffs the young artists into a room and pushes them to pool their talents.
STG education director Vicky Lee, who founded the program in 2001, called it an investment in the future of the performing arts.
"They all auditioned with something they do really well," she said. "What we do together is get them out of their comfort zones to collaborate."
Ndegeocello's own work runs the gamut from rap to jazz to funk (she covered Van Morrison's "Wild Night" with John Mellencamp.) She feels the art of genre-jumping is essential for professional success.
"To be a working musician," she said, "you have to incorporate all styles within yourself."
The acts working with Ndegeocello this week represent wildly different colors of the musical spectrum. In addition to K$neak and Union Street Orchestra, there are folk fiddlers, a funk group, rhythm and blues vocalists, Japanese taiko drummers, a beatboxer and more.
The show will begin with 10 original pieces — one by each act — though many will also be collaborations.
As each act ran through its piece Sunday, Ndegeocello started teaching the moment each song began. If drummers lost the beat, she would guide them back into the groove with her hands. If singers hit a wrong note, she would stop the performance and coach them.
When the larger groups finished, she would bring them in for a huddle to debrief.
About halfway through K$neak's collaboration with Union Street Orchestra, Ndegeocello gestured for the rapper to get off the stage and confront the crowd.
"With hip-hop, part of the swagger is to confront the audience," Ndegeocello explained later. "I wanted her to know she had the space to do that."
In addition to the original pieces, hand-picked ensembles will perform two of Ndegeocello's songs, "Oysters" and "Chance." For the finale, every artist — more than 30 people — will play "On Top of the World" by indie rockers Imagine Dragons.
It's not easy getting a crowd of strangers the size of a chamber orchestra to play in harmony, especially when they hail from distinct musical traditions. But the group began to mesh even in the early rehearsals.
Ndegeocello, covered in tattoos and wearing a billowy black and white tunic, paced among them. She patiently tuned instruments, adjusted sound equipment and assigned verses to different singers. The melody gradually took shape.
Ndegeocello seemed confident that by Friday the artists would play "On Top of the World" as a unified whole. All musicians are kindred spirits, she said, and can play well together with a little coaxing.
"When the taiko drums play in the finale, it sounds right," she said. "It doesn't matter what instrument you're playing on."
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As anyone familiar with UT Elementary School knows, the 34 Visualize Graduation Society (VGS) members are more than just donors to the school—they are partners in providing a quality education to East Austin students and in creating a caring community to support those students. VGS members may be seen mentoring students, reading to classrooms, and serving on the school's boards and committees.
VGS is a multi-year giving society for those who have pledged to invest at least $1,000 per year for a period of five years or more. "Their pledges provide the necessary unrestricted resources each year that ensure the health of the school and directly improve the quality of public education," explained Executive Director Melissa Chavez. "Our Visualize Graduation Society members play a critical role in the school's ability to fulfill its mission, especially since 19% of the school's budget must come from generous individuals, corporations and foundations in the community."
Penny Burck and her husband Dan have been VGS members since the society began. She also serves as the chair of the school's Annual Giving committee. Penny says belonging to VGS is rewarding in so many ways. "I believe in a firm foundation through education," said Burck. "These young students are our future citizens and leaders; we must give them the best education possible so they can make society better for all of us. When I watch them walk across the stage at fifth-grade graduation and announce what they would like to be and where they plan to go to college, it feels great to know that our gift has benefited these children so much."
Lisa Henken-Ramirez and her husband Randy Ramirez became members of VGS at the school's annual fundraising luncheon last May. "At lunch we were both blown away by what we heard about the school and the impact it makes on the lives the children who go there," said Henken-Ramirez. "We immediately signed up for the Visualize Graduation Society because we wanted to be part of that magic."
Ramirez is now on the management board and Annual Giving committee for the school and Henken-Ramirez volunteers on the Marketing and Communications committee. She said she takes every opportunity possible to spend time at the school. "Most recently I was delighted to read 'If I Ran the Circus' to Ms. Williams' third graders on Dr. Seuss' birthday."
"For us, UT Elementary School is a family affair. My sister Rebecca mentors a kindergarten student. We love the school's mission and we love that they accomplish that mission every day," said Henken-Ramirez.
Members of the Visualize Graduation Society include:
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Gary Graff of Billboard.com recently conducted an interview with legendary heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.Billboard.com: How do you feel about the "Blizzard..." and "Diary..." reissues and the box set?
Ozzy Osbourne: They've done a good job, haven't they? To be perfectly honest, my wife (manager Sharon Osbourne) is in the driver's seat with this one. I had approval with what was used. What really surprised me is the quality's so fucking good. I thought we wouldn't have stuff left, and there's a lot. I think it's a fair package. We've done the best we can with it. There's only a limited amount of stuff you can put over that they haven't already got, but we tried to make it as interesting as possible. Billboard.com: No Ozzfest, but you'll be doing some live shows this summer, yes?
Ozzy Osbourne: I know that I'll do some gigs in Europe and around England for the rest of the tour. I put all my irons in the fire, and whatever turns out the best I go for. I have the great thing of choice now; if I don't want to do something, I don't have to. Maybe I'll do a reunion with BLACK SABBATH; I'm here if they want to call me.
Billboard.com: Could that really happy? Geezer (Butler) has said no way.
Ozzy Osbourne: Well, you know, it's rumbling about. I'm sure eventually somebody will pop the question in a serious manner. I'm having such a good time in my band now, I don't want to go back and have an unhappy time. I'd love to do another great BLACK SABBATH album to say, "Here we are. We can still do what we started out to do." But the longer it goes on, the more pressure it is, 'cause I don't want people to go, "We waited so many years for this and this is all you have to offer?" The pressure's on if you're gonna do that. You really have to be dedicated to what you do. If it's meant to happen, it'll happen; if it's not meant to happen, it won't."
Billboard.com: How do you feel about the new documentary about you that your son, Jack, co-produced?
Ozzy Osbourne: I think he did a very good job. It's very...honest. (chuckles) When Jack said he was gonna do it, I said, "All I want you to do is don't make a film to make me happy. Make a film as you." I didn't say, "I don't like that, take that out." Whatever he felt he wanted to do in, I didn't have anything to do with it whatsoever. I let him decide what to do with it, and it got received exceptionally well. Read the entire interview at Billboard.com.


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Ex-prothonotary earns GOP controller nod
Former Luzerne County prothonotary Carolee Medico Olenginski is the county Republican Party's pick to take Walter L. Griffith Jr.'s spot on the ballot for controller, party chairman Bill Urbanski said.
Medico Olenginski will face Democrat candidate and Conyngham Township tax collector Michelle Bednar in the November general election.
Griffith resigned earlier this month and is facing criminal felony charges for wiretapping.
County Manager Robert Lawton dismissed Medico Olenginski as county prothonotary in September 2012 by stripping her of her authority. He cannot stop her from collecting county paychecks until January 2014 because she was elected to a four-year term in November 2009. The elected prothonotary position was eliminated by the new home-rule government.
Medico Olenginski's annual salary is $36,562.
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Tallahassee, Florida - November 19, 2012 - A Florida judge is raising questions about whether it was legal for the state to move ahead with a plan to privatize nearly 3,000 jobs in the state's prisons.
Circuit Judge John Cooper spent more than two hours Monday hearing a lawsuit from three unions that challenged a move by the state's prison agency to privatize prison health care operations.
Cooper did not rule from the bench, but said he needed more information before he can decide whether it was legal for an obscure legislative panel to sign off on the privatization proposal in September.
Lawyers for the unions contend that the Department of Corrections needed permission from the entire Legislature in order to spend money on the privatization plan. Agency lawyers assert that approval by the panel was legal.
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Tallahassee, Florida - September 15, 2012 - Two Florida unions are suing after lawmakers decided to move ahead with a plan to privatize nearly 3,000 jobs in the state's prisons.
The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees and a union that represents health care workers filed a suit Friday to block the state's plan. A legislative panel on Wednesday approved a proposal by Gov. Rick Scott to spend nearly $58 million to privatize prison health care operations by January. The unions -- like Democrats on the panel -- are arguing that the panel does not have the legal authority to approve the change. They say it must be approved by the entire Legislature.
But Republican legislators and lawyers with the Florida Department of Corrections have insisted that the state can move ahead with the privatization plan.
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Former Haryana Chief Minister O P Chautala, convicted of illegally recruiting 3,206 teachers in the state, on Thursday pleaded with a Delhi court for leniency in sentencing citing his ill health and old age, while the CBI sought maximum punishment for all 55 convicts in the case.
The section of the Prevention of Corruption Act under which Chautala and his son Ajay Chautala have been convicted entails a maximum sentence of seven-year jail term and minimum of one year.
The 78-year-old Indian National Lok Dal chief said he is a diabetic patient, has 70 per cent disability in his right leg and is also suffering from various other ailments, according to PTI. Chautalas counsel also said he has clean antecedents as he has been the chief minister of Haryana for five times and if he would have committed anything wrong, public would not have voted for him.
O P Chautala and Ajay Chautala are public figures and their political career has already been demolished after being convicted and sent to Tihar Jail. So, now a lenient view should be taken towards them in sentencing, the counsel said.
CBI prosecutors I P Vaid and A P Singh, however, sought maximum punishment for all the convicts from the court of Special CBI Judge Vinod Kumar arguing that it is a case of economic offence and against the system. The court will pronounce the sentence on January 22.
Outside the Rohini court complex, a huge number of INLD supporters blocked the roads and shouted slogans against the Congress party, delaying the start of the proceedings. They blocked the jail van carrying Chautala, his son and 20 other accused from reaching the court.
The hearing, which was scheduled to begin from 10 am finally began after 12.30 pm. The corridor outside the courtroom was heavily barricaded and several policemen had to be deployed to ensure that the large number of supporters could not enter the courtroom of Special CBI Judge Vinod Kumar. Only the accused and their lawyers were allowed to enter the courtroom.


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Consign on a Dime celebrates anniversary
CORNELIUS – Consign on A Dime is celebrating its four-year anniversary with a Thank You Customer Sales Appreciation Day that includes refreshments and savings.
The event takes place in the 10 a.m.-5 p.m. July 26 at 19207 W. Catawba Ave.
The 4,500-square-foot showroom carries home furnishings, rugs, home décor, lamps, mirrors, art work, furniture, accent pieces and accessories. It also offers name brand furniture at discounted prices.
"We're unique in that we offer our customers a 24-hour 'Try Before You Buy' concept," co-owner Sandra Getts said. "This allows our shoppers to take items home from our store to see if the style or color scheme marries with their existing décor."
Getts said turnover of furniture is fast with new inventory arriving daily. The shop also offers in-home consultation, pickup and delivery.
Details: www.ConsignonaDime.com or 704-892-8492.
Realtors Care Day wins award
CHARLOTTE – The American Society of Association Executives awarded the Housing Opportunity Foundation's Realtors Care Day program with the distinguished 2014 "Power of A" Gold Award.
The "Power of A" Gold Awards recognize organizations for innovative, effective and broad-reaching programs and activities. The home-repair project has helped 129 homeowners over the past six years.
Realtors Care Day is part of the Housing Opportunity Foundation, the charitable-arm of the Charlotte Regional Realtor Association.
"Realtors, through the hard work of the foundation, have shown their commitment to helping neighbors across the Mecklenburg-Iredell county communities, and this award serves as recognition for the more than 3,000 volunteers over the past six years who have helped make Realtors Care Day a nationally recognized success story," Association/CarolinaMLS President Joe Rempson said.
Details: www.CarolinaHome.com or www.RealtorsCareDay.com.
MoJo's celebrates opening
CORNELIUS – The Lake Norman Chamber of Commerce helped celebrate the opening of Mojo's Grill & Pub with a ribbon cutting July 9 at 19901 Holiday Lane.
In addition to running MoJo's, owner and head chef Shane Smith also runs Creative Catering and Events, which puts on everything from intimate private dinners to modest or extravagant gatherings of any number, at various venues on land or for private charters on the lake.
For reservations, call 704-438-9777.
MSC reports $720M for third quarter
MELVILLE, N.Y. – MSC Industrial Direct Co. reported net sales of $720.5 million for the fiscal third quarter 2014, an increase of 13.1 percent over the same quarter a year ago.
Adjusted operating income for the third quarter was $107.3 million, or 14.9 percent of net sales, compared to $106.6 million, or 16.7 percent of net sales in the same quarter a year ago.
MSC expects net sales for fiscal fourth quarter 2014 to be between $718 million and $730 million.
The company distributes metalworking and maintenance, repair and operations supplies to industrial customers.
Details: www.mscdirect.com.
Home sales, prices increase in June
CHARLOTTE – Home sales rose 3.7 percent from 3,502 properties sold in June 2013 to 3,631 properties sold in June 2014, according to the Carolina Multiple Listing Services data.
Sales are up 13.7 percent compared to last month.
"We are pleased to see sales rebounding in June after May's decline," said Joe Rempson, president of the Charlotte Regional Realtor Association. "The huge jump in pending contracts should signal strong sales in the coming months."
Preliminary pending sales counts for June totaled 3,871, an increase of 24.4 percent over last year.
The region has a 5.4-month supply of homes for sale. Properties stay on the market an average of 125 days.
Distressed activity (foreclosures and short sales) accounted for 6.1 percent of closed sales in June, down from 9.5 percent a year ago.
Details: www.CarolinaHome.com.
State targets unemployed workers
RALEIGH – The N.C. Division of Workforce Solutions has received a federal grant worth $6.1 million to expand its programs to train workers who lost a job in high-demand industries.
People served through this grant will be those who have been unemployed for the long term, more than 27 weeks, with a special priority given to veterans.
The division will work in collaboration with the Workforce Development Boards and the N.C. Community Colleges in the targeted areas to offer programs.
Details: www.nccommerce.com/workforce.
Aquesta appoints board members
CORNELIUS – Aquesta Bank elected a new board of directors for Aquesta Financial Holdings, the new bank holding company for Aquesta Bank.
The new board of directors consists of Craig Larsen of Revita Medical (chairman), Jim Borders of AC Controls Company (vice chairman), Jim Engel of Aquesta Bank, Ginger Griffin of Ginger Griffin Marketing & Design, Paul Dougovito (retired), Brian Fletcher of Abaci Capital Advisors and Charles Knox of the Knox Group.
"The bank holding company will allow Aquesta greater flexibility as to financing, a more efficient capital structure and faster more efficient execution on any acquisitions that may be identified," Jim Engel said.
Aquesta Financial Holdings has two primary subsidiaries: Aquesta Bank and Aquesta Insurance Services.
Realty firm celebrates milestone
CORNELIUS – July 6 marked the 20th anniversary of Noel Clark's real estate career with Lake Norman Realty.
The firm celebrated the milestone with a reception July 11 in Davidson.
Throughout her 20 years, Clark has received numerous awards, including Top Producer – Mooresville Office and Top Listing Associate, as well as earned the Certified Residential Specialist, awarded to associates in residential sales.


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Coming off a long internal test and development of Zimbra and are about to deploy it as an ASP solution to replace our existing platform. So just got our partner stuff all signed, sealed and delivered. We were VERY conservative in testing due to the issues in China and also email in general. If you are outside of China - you have NO IDEA how difficult it can be.
However some bugs are getting quite annoying. The first being the stats. I keep getting the stats daemons falling over... multiple zmcontrol restarts do nothing. The stats are being kept in a stats log - I assume for fetching with the rrd fetch tool... but eve with all ports open - nothing works.
Now on the main storage node (first one) that also has the stats aggregation engine on it - the stats work fine and show up in the admin screen. Now while doing one of the restarts of the zmcontrol on one other node (in this case a proxy02) backup node. I saw a "Password:" prompt come up.
Now I have recently changed the root AND admin passwords on the system - but not the LDAP one.
Could stats be failing due to some authentication issue?
In a nutshell we have currently 1 x Storage server, 2 x LDAP servers, 2 x Ingestion Servers, 2 x Proxy servers. Once all is set and working and no more bugs - then we will add the storage nodes as we scale up and out as we migrate our clients over.