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A Peruvian Honeymoon
Our outings have been spectacular and feel incredibly indulgent, since it's just Cory and I and Paulina. This morning we woke at 5am for our private catamaran tour of the lake. Saul paddled us around the lake, while Paulina pointed out the different species of birds and monkeys (yay!) and caimans. We were back on the lake in the evening to watch the sunset, true honeymoon style. On our way back to shore, we "hunted" caimans with our flashlights – if we caught them in the beam of light their eyes would glow an eerie red that reminded me of the Disney Peter Pan movie. Bats were also flying all around us and instead of finding the experience unsettling, I just marveled at all the different species of wildlife co-existing on the lake.
Nature is really putting on a show for us, and Cory and I are so lucky to be able to see it.


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The Paramount Theatre is hosting two incredible nights of music showcases next week: a Sunset Sessions showcase including Bob Schneider and Melissa Etheridge on Thursday, March 13, and a tribute to the late Lou Reed that includes Richard Barone, Alejandro Escovedo and many more on Friday, March 14!
Advance tickets are now on sale to the public for both nights of shows, so get 'em while they're hot! See below for links to purchase.
Sunset Sessions on Thursday, March 13
The Official SXSW Tribute to Lou Reed on Friday, March 14
A limited number of advance single tickets are available. Advance ticket sales will end 2 hours before each showcase. Advance ticket purchases do not guarantee reserved seating or entry to the theatre. Advance ticket holders are advised to arrive to the theatre at least 30 minutes prior to the showcase time. In the unlikely event that a showcase reaches capacity before an advance ticket purchaser can be admitted to the theatre, the purchase price will be refunded at the Paramount Box Office (refund valid only within 20 minutes of screening start time).
Melissa Etheridge photo courtesy of the artist. Lou Reed photo courtesy of Richard Barone.

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Due to a technical issue yesterday we were unable to offer our best wishes for the holiday to our American readers concerning Thanksgiving. Still we could not start the day without saying that we hope those of you that are lucky enough to have today off have a wonderful sabbatical from the trials and tribulations of work, school or whatever arduous activities keep you continually challenged. We hope you spent some quality time with family and friends, and that you had no awkward moments (like your mom showing your girlfriend or boyfriend naked baby pictures…).
We'll be here today posting various new stories about this, that, these and those, but we simply couldn't go on without offering our belated holiday wishes to everyone on behalf of GamePolitics and the Entertainment Consumers Association. Now go eat some leftovers, if you have any!
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What are the best sparkling wines?
Producing fine wine that bubbles is a complicated business
Best of the bubbly
Here are recommendations for sparkling wine, from our U-T wine panel:
Ellen Burke Van Slyke, corporate creative director of food and beverage for Loews hotels.
I have two favorite champagnes I enjoy during the holidays, and both hold sentimental value.
When I was 20 years old, I was traveling through Paris and I had four hours before my train was leaving for Amsterdam. I went to a little restaurant in the neighborhood, and a lovely gentleman invited me to have dinner with him. When I told him it was my first moment in Paris, he insisted we have "the finest champagne" and ordered a bottle of Taittinger Comtes de Champagne Rosé.
It has remained one of my favorite indulgences, and I use that word specifically as it is expensive. (Retail price ranges from $425 to $500 for the 2004 vintage; about $225 for less phenomenal vintages.)
Much more affordable is Veuve Clicquot Yellow Label. (Retail is $28 to $45.) When I owned my restaurant Boccata in Tucson, Clicquot was our house champagne. I learned that Madame Clicquot inherited the champagne company after her husband's death and transformed an ailing business into a triumphant success. I wanted to support this early feminist, so we created a house cocktail using Clicquot and dried apricot soaked in Hine Cognac.
Gary Parker, owner of WineSellar & Brasserie.
I try to enjoy champagne all year long, as it makes a typical day turn into something a little more special. On New Year's Eve, I like to drink something a little more rare.
I just tasted 45 champagnes and sparkling wines in November at our Annual Grand Champagne Tasting. The two I liked the best:
You can pay more, but I don't know if you can get much more than the 1999 Charles Ellner "Brut Seduction" at $87.99 (suggested retail is $108). It is composed of 55 percent Chardonnay, 45 percent Pinot Noir and is the bigger, toasty, yeasty, decadent style of champagne that I prefer.
NV Henriot Blanc Souverain is an excellent value at $39.99 (suggested retail is $55). It is 100 percent Chardonnay, with a light tint of yellow. The nose is lively and fresh with soft floral nuances. It has a great mouth feel with the fine bubbles consistently providing a tickle to your palate.
Lisa Redwine, restaurant manager and wine director at The Shores Restaurant.
My faves; both available at the San Diego Wine Co.:
NV Billecart-Salmon Rosé, Mareuil-Sur-Ay. My favorite rosé! A stunning rose color, with aromas of raspberry. It's dry and refreshing. Priced at $75 (A steal; it's $99 on BevMo's website).
NV Brachetto, Stella Rosa, Italy. Lightly sparkling, slightly sweet. Perfect as an aperitif or a dessert. Great for those who do not often drink bubbly. Very low alcohol as well. $8.99.
Duncan Williams, head winemaker for Fallbrook Winery.
I prefer more full-bodied sparkling wines, and I can't justify spending too much.
When I really want champagne, I choose Roederer Brut Premier (retailing for $35 to $45).
A close second and more affordable: the California version, Roederer Estate Brut ($20 to $25).
Ted Glennon, wine director for the Hotel del Coronado.
Two recommendations for the season:
Roederer Estate "L'Ermitage" Brut, Anderson Valley, California 2002. Roederer House is famous for champagne, producing Cristal among other top bottlings. Roederer brought international attention to the Anderson Valley in Mendocino, a hot spot today for excellent Pinot Noir as well. This is a steal! The wine is elegant and has great fruit in balance. The wine drinks dry with enough hidden sweetness to hide the brilliant acidity that pulls the whole package together. Retail is $30-$55 at BevMo.
Brewery Unibroue "La Fin du Monde." A beer — the other great food group! This is a Belgian Saison style from Canada brewed with coriander and orange peel. This is gorgeous, loaded with aromas of ginger flower and biscuits. The palate is spicy and full of citrus with a tart, balanced finish. Always store this beer upright as it is bottle conditioned. Retail is $8-ish at Whole Foods, BevMo.


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The Next Food Network Star: Holidays with Giada
June 15, 2009 03:25 AM by Cindy Adams
Tonight's The Next Food Network Star was full of sophisticated manly cooking, festive holidays, and drama galore! The contestants havd a big Esquire challenge that forced the women to think like men, and then they had to figure out what dish they could cook that would represent a holiday. April Fool's Day anyone?
Reward Challenge
After Jen was eliminated last week for her uninspired green bean dish, the 9 remaining contestants were asked to cook for the "Esquire Man." in this weeks The Next Food Network Starreward challenge. Essentially, each was given two ingredients that an Esquire magazine reader could cook and eat. The winner's recipe would be featured in the publication.
The ingredients were given to each contestant as follows:
Katie – Cereal and lamb chops
Debbie – Peanut butter and flank steak
Brett – Pickles and ground beef
Michael – Coffee beans and pork chops
Melissa – Maraschino cherries and chicken thighs
Jeffrey – Pistachios and filet
Jamika – Whiskey and porterhouse
Eddie – Beer and strip steak
Teddy – Maple syrup and rib eye.
After the contestants cooked their ingredients and added their own special touches, the second part of challenge was to perform a 1-minute presentation of their dish to the camera. Jamika started strong, but had a "brain freeze" in the middle of her presentation, while Melissa, the mom, was boring and confusing saying the Esquire Man's food could be eaten by babies! Not a good move. Jeffrey was smooth as usual, and Teddy delivered his presentation by yelling. Brett was hilarious and over the top with his delivery, trying to be an aggressive man's man. The judges really liked Debbie, who they said did a great job and Eddie delivered the best presentation, winning the entire challenge.
Elimination Challenge
The Next Food Network Star elimination challenge this weektook place at Good Housekeeping headquarters. The challenge was to create a simple holiday dish that represents a particular holiday. The winner's recipe would be featured in Good Housekeeping magazine. Because Eddie won the first challenge, he got to choose which holiday each contestant received.
The holidays and dishes were as follows:
Katie – Earth Day and roasted shrimp w/cannellini beans and grilled radicchio
Debbie – Mardi gras and Cajun mandu w/country rice and black beans
Brett – April fool's Day and pan seared filet mignon and lobster tempura
Michael – Halloween and wonton wrapped tuna w/butternut squash salad
Melissa – Mother's day and oven scrambled eggs and orange coconut French toast spicy
Jeffrey – Ground hog day and lobster and chorizo stuffed avocados
Jamika – New Years day and collard greens w/sweet corn bread
Eddie – Valentine's Day and seared ahi tuna w/orange ginger sake glaze
Teddy – Labor Day and surf and turf with a marinated filet and shrimp lump crab cake
Just before time ran out, Teddy and Brett offered to help Melissa plate her food. Teddy said Melissa was chaotic and Brett stated she was not trained in the culinary world like they were.
Each contestant presented their dishes to the judges, Food Network star Giada De Laurentiis, and Good Housekeeping executives. They liked Melissa's breakfast, but did not like Katie who made her dish sound too healthy and unappealing. Brett was great by acting like he was quitting the show and then yelling out "April Fools!" The judges didn't think Brett represented the holiday he was given in his dish. Eddie had to be silenced by Bobby Flay because he started giving the judges too much information about his girlfriend and the first time he cooked this romantic dish for her. Awkward!
During the elimination ceremony, resentment was brewing between Melissa and the two contestants who helped her plate, Teddy and Brett. The judges were complementing her on her egg dish, while Teddy and Brett were making awkward faces. This did not go unnoticed by Giada who said, "Do you want to say something Brett?"
Brett said, "No, no. I'm just listening. But in the culinary world you do have to produce your dish and put it out." Judge Bob asked Melissa, "Are you able to make the dishes on your own,?'
She answered, "It was great because Teddy and Brett helped me put the eggs into the actual ramekins so that then I could plate the other pieces." Brett blurted out, "You know what I think, that teddy and I helping you really saved you." Melissa said, "I'm really sorry. I don't think that the plates would have been any different had they not done it."
The judges asked Teddy his thoughts on the situation and he said, "I'm not here to throw anybody under the bus, so I don't have anything to say." Bob asked Melissa if she had any doubts that it was her cooking, recipe, and knowledge that went into the dish and she replied, "I don't think that 60 seconds of taking a spoon and putting it into a ramekin is part ownership of a dish." She was clearly shaken and felt like she was being attacked by Brett and Teddy for no reason.
Melissa, Debbie, and Jamika were told they did the best, but at the end of the day, Jamika won the challenge. The judges said she had the ability to whisk them away and bring them into her world. The bottom three contestants were Katie, Eddie, and Brett, with Brett finally being eliminated.
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It was inevitable really. Sanjaya Malakar, subject of much scrutiny and attention, was eliminated on American Idol last night.
Now, I'm going to reserve my comments on whether Sanjaya deserved to get as far as he did or not. I'm not a huge fan of Idol, but I remember his audition clearly and he wowed me then. I really didn't expect Stevie Wonder to burst forth from his diminutive frame. But I digress.
What is curious to me is the timing of Sanjaya's exit. Idol's Executive Producer, Cecile Frot-Coutaz, was quoted in a recent Entertainment Weekly magazine as saying that Sanjaya would NOT win the competition. Simon Cowell has echoed these sentiments, even going so far as to say that he'll leave the show if Sanjaya won. The past few days have also seen a heavy media presence by Dave Della Terza, the man behind Vote For the Worst. He's spoken with Howard Stern on air, and made an appearance on Letterman (which was very funny by the way – click the link to watch it on YouTube). With the pressure on to keep Sanjaya in the game, Idol execs must have had a real quandary on their hands.
Today, the final six and Simon will all make an appearance on Oprah, presumably to push their "Idol Gives Back" campaign since Oprah has never taken an interest in the show before. It was time for the folks behind Idol to get serious and think of their public image rather than scare up more controversy and keep Sanjaya around.
No matter if you're a fan of Sanjaya or not, you've got to admit that the timing of his ouster is pretty handy for the Idol franchise. Was Sanjaya actually the guy who ended up with the fewest fan votes, or does something smell fishy in Idol-land? Coincidence or not? You be the judge.
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Oh, please! You're not seriously suggesting some kind of ridiculous conspiracy theory are you? That's more absurd than Sanjaya's lengthy stay on Idol was!
Here are the facts:
1. Sanjaya was the least talented contestant and deserved to go, so it's just plain silly to even think twice about his departure in the first place. In fact, if not for the sheeple who brainlessly follow orders from worthless sites like Vote For The Worst, and that ignorant shock-jock Stern, Sanjaya most likely wouldn't have received nearly enough votes to last as long as he did. I means, get serious.
2. As the number of contestants decreases, the legit votes from people who "get" the show (not the mindless sheeple described above) are split between the DESERVING remaining contestants. That boosts each of the legit contestants totals, but not those of someone like Sanjaya. Nice kid, sure, but waaaaaaaaaaay out of his talent league, and no one with at least one good ear would honestly think he belonged with the rest of the group or vote for him.
3. Inevitably, the worst contestants are naturally and legitimately eliminated by the process described above. There's no conspiracy going on. There's no need to mess with the vote tallies. The worst singer simply no longer gets enough votes to stay, even with all the nonsense from the likes of VFTW and Stern.
4. The elimination process, combined with Sanjaya's horrible performance of a blues tune (on COUNTRY night!) finally spelled "YOUR TIME IS UP" for Sanjaya. It's as simple as that.
Of course the show has in each Idol contract that they can remove someone at will instead of waiting for the natural results to do so. Yet, for someone like Sanjaya, they aren't going to to use it. They had the highest final 7 total of all time last night, despite everyone marching around saying it's the worst season ever. This show isn't about finding the best singer, it's about business and making money. Sanjaya was such hype by this point, they weren't minding him being on at all. The show thrives on hype and always has. It was simply just his time to go. And it wasn't going to happen before, because Haley Scarnato was still in there. Once her legs walked on out of there, it opened up her permanent final three spot to Sanjaya. And, the results and polls have shown that it is an extremely close race this year. If Blake can appear in the bottom three, so could anybody.
Right you are, Anon. I stand corrected.
Oprah showed interest in the show during the second season when Ruben, Clay, Simon, Paula, Randy and Ryan made appearances.
She also had another episode that featured the idols not too long ago. So she does like the show.
It is a shame that it took so long for Sanjaya to be "voted" off – only because there were a few that got voted off before their time, leaving the mockery kid of American Idol on. But – the past is gone – therefore lets move forward and enjoy the show that so many folks just love and have fun with. I too was shocked to see Blake in the bottom 3 – could be a little fishy business going on? Na – just the way the vote fell. Happy Idoling -
This week was to be Sanjaya's last appearance regardless of what the vote count really was. His still being there was starting to hurt the show. As I explained to everyone who would listen, he would be leaving the show.
Ever read the disclaimer at the end of the show? The one that's on for about a tenth of a second? It clearly states that the producers have the right to eliminate votes they think have been manipulated by technical or other means.
While vote for the worst sounds like fun, the producers had to act. They did and now the show is back on track. Biggest shock for me was Blake in the bottom three.


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Playback...Born on Long Island!
Tim is a founding member of PLAYBACK and started his music career in 1963 with the onset of the British Invasion. Although he enjoyed Dion, and The Four Seasons, it was The Beatles that sent him on a mission to form the group. Tim sings lead vocals and backup harmony.
Lanny has a style unmatched by most guitarist. Lanny plays lead guitar and 12 string. His awesome talents make our Beatles and Byrd's tunes shine. Lanny also sings lead vocals and backup harmony.
Paul is a product of 70's Rock & Roll. With a strong beat and love of all music, his is the heart of PLAYBACK behind the drum kit. His love of the Beatles has made him one of the best British Invasion drummers around. Paul also sings lead vocals and backup harmony.
Rich also shares a strong love of the British Invasion and Classic Rock. Involved in the local music scene for decades, Rich plays guitar as well as singing lead vocals and backup harmony.
Vinnie is the ultimate "utility" musician, playing harmonica, instrumental keyboard, trumpet and percussion. Vinnie also sings lead vocals and backup harmony.
John is a true professional, with an awesome presence on stage. He brings energy to every song, and his musicianship is second to none. Performing for decades, John plays bass guitar as well as singing backup harmony.
Billy holds the (keys) to our performance, and pulls our sound together. Where would any band be without an awesome keyboard player, and Billy is just that. Playing Piano, Organ, and Synth parts, Billy shines from behind, and allows PLAYBACK to deliver a polished product every time.


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Capital shakeup
Remembering a theological earthquake
Last month San Francisco residents commemorated the centennial of one of the biggest disasters in American history, the 1906 earthquake. The centennial of another disaster is coming up next year, and it won't get nearly as much publicity, but it should: In 1907 Walter Rauschenbusch published his major book, Christianity and the Social Crisis. It promoted a theological earthquake called the social gospel, a doctrine that placed the emphasis on liberal social change rather than evangelism.
Evangelicals these days tend to be harsh on Rauschenbusch, but I'd like to give him one cheer. Born in 1861, he was 25 when he became the pastor of a church in the New York slum realistically known as "Hell's Kitchen." For a dozen years he directly witnessed life and death amid dire poverty; the effect on him was enormous. He later wrote, "Oh, the children's funerals! they gripped my heart. That was one of the things I always went away thinking about-why did the children have to die?"
So Rauschenbusch knew the poor and cared about them. He was different from secular intellectual leaders then known as Social Darwinists who argued in the abstract that children should die so that society would thrive by having only the fittest survive. Late 19th-century Social Darwinists accused Christians of having a "maudlin impulse to prolong the lives of the unfit." Social Darwinist leader Herbert Spencer wrote that "the unfit must be eliminated as nature intended, for the principle of natural selection must not be violated by the artificial preservation of those least able to take care of themselves."
For Christians, that was obviously an unsatisfactory answer: God creates all people in His image, so our goal is not to purge some but to point all to the gospel. Give Rauschenbusch credit for caring, and don't blame him too much for coming to the conclusion that capitalism was the culprit. There were many uncompassionate captains of industry, and their worship of mammon rather than God led many ministers, along with authors such as William Dean Howells, to form the Society of Christian Socialists.
Some opponents of Social Darwinism developed a theology out of their economic views. Professor Richard Ely, founder of the American Economic Association, wrote in his influential book, Social Aspects of Christianity, that higher taxes on the middle class and the affluent-"coercive philanthropy"-would "establish among us true cities of God." Anglican Bishop William Freemantle's The World as the Subject of Redemption praised socialist approaches as "the fullest service rendered on earth to God, the nearest thing as yet within our reach to the kingdom of heaven."
Rauschenbusch absorbed such ideas and became a professor at Rochester Theological Seminary, where his father had taught before him. There he melded his experiences and Christian socialist ideology and came out with the social gospel. He did not invent the doctrine but he publicized it effectively; Christianity and the Social Crisis was the bestselling religious book three years in a row. Liberal New York preacher Harry Emerson Fosdick said the book "ushered in a new era in Christian thought and action."
The new era had a definite political kick. In his bestseller, Rauschenbusch wrote, "Socialism is coming to be the very life-breath of the intelligent working-class." He contrasted that with market systems: "Competitive commerce exalts selfishness . . . competition has proved itself suicidal to economic welfare. Christian men have a stouter reason for turning against it; because it slays human character and denies human brotherhood."
We should not be harsh with Rauschenbusch because we have learned a lot over the past century, a century filled with disdain for competitive commerce and autocrats who rode that disdain to political power. We've seen that socialism reduces the role of the economically powerful only by letting the politically powerful become dictators. We've seen the dangers of emphasizing winner-take-all politics rather than markets that allow thousands of individual decisions.
We've also seen the tendency of market competition to mitigate extreme selfishness by forcing us to think of others-for sellers within a competitive capitalist environment make money only by providing goods and services that others will voluntarily purchase. And, most important of all, we've seen how governments that remove economic freedom usually take away religious liberty as well.


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Week 1 of 12
Week Overview
This week you will cover Chapter 1 of ACE's Essentials of Exercise Science for Fitness Professionals – Human Anatomy. Anatomy is a fundamental component of understanding how the body systems interact. This core information will be expanded on in later chapters.
How This Applies To You
Fitness professionals must have a working knowledge of how these systems impact – and are impacted by – the ability to perform physical activity if they are going to be successful in helping clients improve their health and reach their fitness goals.
What You Will Learn
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Many candidates get stuck on Chapter 1 because of the vast amount of information covered. Take this week to read through the chapter and complete the study guide. Then create a schedule for the next ten weeks to study the different major muscle groups – arms one week, shoulder one week, upper legs one week, etc. – one week at a time.
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Owl's Pub is a venue that can comfortably seat up to 200 people - a perfect getaway for any function, team building, weddings and live entertainment.
With two big screens (21 m2), Owl's Pub is the venue to come watch all your sporting events and is renowned to watch the rugby with great atmosphere.
Situated adjacent to a large holiday resort (Uilenkraalsmond) within walking distance to holiday accommodation, and alongside a Putt-Putt and Supertube for whole family entertainment.
Situated in one of the most beautiful locations in South Africa, Camps Bay 'golden mile', St Yves Beach Club, is ready for you – and the summer!
St Yves overlooks one of the most breath-taking ocean views of Cape Town's Atlantic seaboard. Not only is it a landmark for fabuluous celebrations and entertainment, the club has become the party playground for the local elite, jet setters, VIP's and international celebrities.
Guests have the option of mingling with the who's who while enjoying a cocktail or dancing the night away on a fabulous dance floor. In addition, St Yves has various areas that have been designed to cater to specific requirements.
The Promenade, Victoria Road, Camps Bay
+27 (0) 21 438 0826.
A very popular night club, good crowd, guaranteed to meet local people and make new friends.
Retro décor, spaciousness and the hippest bands have earned The Assembly its reputation as one of the hottest nightspots in the Mother City.
Catch anything from live electronics, punk, rock, indie, jazz, ska, pop, comedy or the coolest new acts at The Assembly!
The enormous pimped loft has a great vibe with awesome lighting, seating and a huge bar. You'll always find the hip set here and the venue is often used for big parties.
You'll have to look for an unmarked door and walk up an inconspicuous staircase to successfully find The Waiting Room. But once inside, you'll soon realize that this little scene is a true hidden gem.
Located above the The Royale Eatery in Long Street, this venue features plenty of seating and a homely, hip atmosphere. The Waiting Room attracts plenty of trendy folks; an ideal place to simply hang out, enjoy the music and socialize. Great for group parties, there is an outdoor area, as well as roof access with views of Long Street and Table Mountain. A bar is available where you can acquire your drinks, and comes with card facilities for your convenience.
Given the nature of the venue, it succeeds as a great place for small, intimate live music performances. Shows are done regularly, so check in to see what's happening every week.
Opening times:
Mon-Thu: 18:00 to 2:00;
Fri: 16:00 to 2:00;
Sat: 18:00 to 2:00.
Tiger Tiger offers a premier night-time experience in Claremont, Cape Town.
The club comprises 7 luxurious bars in a luxurious and warm setting. The club sports a commercial and hip scene, with music variety that will keep you moving throughout the night. Probably the most popular club in the area, Tiger Tiger Claremont has been frequented by movie and sport celebrities alike. Keep an eye on the news for local events and daily specials.
Dress code : collared shirts and smart shoes (no trainers/sneakers of any sort).
Cape Town's luxurious nightclub and restaurant is situated a stone's throw from the V&A Waterfront, Cape Town Stadium and the City Centre. Haunt of the uber-trendy, it combines unrestrained opulence with a distinct, progressive and modern approach.
Inspired by UK 'super clubs', a passion for good food and excellent service, no expense has been spared. State-of-the-art entertainment and a tip-top dining experience offers a hedonistic feast for the senses.
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The giant slalom has been pushed up 15 minutes to an 8:45 a.m. start on Wednesday, March 4.
SALT LAKE CITY - The Utah ski team hosts the 2014 NCAA Ski Championships from March 5-8. The Utes are hosting for the first time since 2000.
Utah is coming off its 17th RMISA title. The Utes also won the Pat Miller Invitational to start the season, hosting at the two NCAA venues.
"We are a well-balanced team," Utah Director of Skiing Kevin Sweeney said. "That bodes well for us in this style of championship event. Everyone is adjusting a bit due to the very erratic weather we have been having. The race surface is constantly changing. This requires the athletes to adjust strategy. I think this could be an area where our level of experience is a real positive. We have had an excellent tune up period this past week, and lots of support from our fellow teams, ski resorts and fans at the U, so I think we are feeling really comfortable about being able to compete well on our home venues."
Utah is one of eight teams that qualified a full team of 12 skiers, including Alaska-Anchorage, Colorado, Dartmouth, Denver, Montana State, New Mexico and Vermont.
The alpine races will be held at Park City Mountain Resort, kicking off with the giant slalom on March 5 and the slalom on March 7. On the nordic side, the women's 5-km and men's 10-km classical races will be held at Soldier Hollow Resort on March 6 with the women's 15-km and men's 20-km freestyle races on March 8.
"Other teams are starting to show up and the championship feeling is in the air at SoHo," Utah head nordic coach Abi Holt said. "After a weekend away from racing, I think the main sentiment on the nordic team is that we are ready to get this championship series underway. We're ready to go!"
"We are very excited for this week of racing!" Utah assistant alpine coach Luke Patterson said. "This is the most fun event of the year, as we will be pitting some of the best athletes on the continent in a very small field. Our alpine team is primed and ready to rock. We have a lot of momentum right now and on our home hill we will not be looking for anything special from our guys and girls. If they ski like they know how and execute our plan, they will be very competitive. Go Utes!"
Utah has finished second at NCAA's the last three years. The Utes have won 11 national titles (10 NCAA, 1 AIAW) in their history.
The races will be webcast at http://www.ncaa.com/liveschedule.
Women's Alpine
The women's alpine team of Kristiina Rove, Chloe Fausa and Ana Kobal has been one of Utah's most consistent this season. Rove earned All-America honors in the giant slalom last year with a fourth-place finish at the NCAA Championships. She was the RMISA women's alpine MVP this season, and has two wins this year, six podium finishes and nine top-five finishes. Fausa, a first-team all-RMISA selection, also has a pair of victories with three podium finishes and eight top-10 finishes. One of her wins came on Utah's home hill at Park City. Kobal is a two-time All-American, finishing fifth in the slalom and sixth in the GS last season at NCAA's. A second-team All-RMISA pick, she has six top-10 finishes this year.
The women's alpine team has three alternates in Jaime Dupratt, Lauren Samuels and Teagen Palmer.
Men's Alpine
The men's alpine NCAA team will be Mark Engel, Andy Trow and Joergen Brath. Engel, a former member of the U.S. Ski Team, has three podium finishes and five top-five finishes this year. The first-team All-RMISA selection finished the year on a high note with a slalom win at the RMISA Championships and a second-place finish in the giant slalom. Trow is a returning All-American after finishing seventh at NCAA's in the slalom last season. A second-team all-RMISA honoree, he had five top-10 finishes this year. Brath earned three top-10 finishes throughout the season.
Eian Sandvik is an alternate in men's alpine.
Men's Nordic
Returning All-American Niklas Persson, Noé Bellet and freshman Kevin Bolger will represent the men's nordic team. Persson's lone win of the season came at Soldier Hollow in the Pat Miller Invitational this year in the 15-km classical. He finished in the top 10 in all of Utah's 10 races and was second-team all-RMISA. He finished fifth last year in the 20-km free race at the NCAA Championships. Bellet, who was an alternate for NCAA's last year, had eight top-10 finishes. He was also a second-team all-RMISA selection. Bolger has a pair of top-10 runs this season, and his best finish this year was a fourth-place finish in the 15-km classical at the Pat Miller Invite.
Oscar Ivars, a second-team all-RMISA pick, is an alternate in men's alpine.
Women's Nordic
Sloan Storey and Anna Svendsen are both returning All-Americans in women's nordic, while freshman Anna-Lena Heynen will also represent the Utes. Storey, a first-team all-RMISA pick, finished fifth in the 5-km classic at NCAA's last year, and has a pair of second-place finishes to go with five total top 10's. She was second in the 10-km classic at the Pat Miller Invite, and finished the season strong with a pair of top-five finishes at RMISA's. Svendsen was 10th at NCAA's last year in the 5-km classic and has three top-5 finishes this season, including one at Soldier Hollow at the Pat Miller Invite. Heynen has finished in the top 10 in four races this year, two which came at the Pat Miller Invitational.
Josefin Nilsson is an alternate in women's nordic.


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The fashion blogosphere was aching for a sophisticated space devoted to beauty. Sure, there were sites dedicated to replicating celebrity red carpet looks, YouTube makeup tutorials and product review blogs. But there was nothing out there that combined the sleek sensibilities of a glossy fashion mag with beauty advice from folks you trust. That is, writes Leah Chernikoff, a regular contributor to The Inside Source, eBay's digital style magazine, until Emily Weiss launched Into the Gloss in September 2010.
Weiss is just 26, but she's a bit of a fashion phenom. She spent most of her college years interning at Teen Vogue and worked at W before leaving to assist renowned stylist Elissa Santisi. Her status as a true fashion insider gives her access to the best in the biz, who often make appearances on her blog -- she's backstage at Paris Fashion Week; making over top models in her kitchen with the newest beauty products from Chanel, Yves Saint Laurent and Dior; and inside the bathroom cabinets and vanities of top editors, designers and industry pros. Socialite and Co-Founder of luxury fashion site Moda Operandi Lauren Santo Domingo; art director (and daughter of Carine Roitfeld) Julia Restoin Roitfeld; The Man Repeller blogger Leandra Medine; Editor in Chief of Teen Vogue Amy Astley; and Editor in Chief of T, The New York Times magazine Sally Singer have all been featured on her site.
"The Top Shelf", which gives readers a peak inside the vanities and bathroom cabinets of designers, editors and key industry players, is, according to Weiss, "the most popular feature because it's that voyeuristic thing of going into these people's bathrooms." Among those featured: Lauren Santo Domingo, Co-Founder, Moda Operandi...
... Julia Restoin Roitfeld
... and Leandra Medine, The Man Repeller
In the following interview, Leah Chernikoff, a regular contributor to The Inside Source, eBay's digital style magazine, catches up with Weiss on all things beauty -- from the best Chanel nail polish to the importance of moisturizing--and why beauty is more fun than fashion. To read the interview in it's original form, visit The Inside Source, and check us out on Twitter and Facebook.
The Inside Source: How did Into the Gloss come about?
Emily Weiss: I've always really loved beauty, but being a beauty editor was always a fantasy job for me -- like going to be a fire fighter. I always viewed beauty as an element of personal style. It's not just about the product or the new technology; it's part of your look. And I felt like no one was really talking about it in a very chic way.
Beauty was very celebrity-centered -- like how to get the perfect red carpet makeup -- and I don't care about that. That's not the kind of beauty that inspires me. So I was thinking how nothing existed that showcased beauty as an element of personal style -- and then I just kind of built it and launched it all at once.
The Inside Source: Why is Into the Gloss different from other beauty sites?
Emily Weiss: I thought about the different sections of the site like I was starting a magazine. I'm a total magazine girl, so my background is very much that kind of thinking. I knew I didn't want it to be about me either -- it's about my eye but I didn't want it to be 'I'm taking pictures of myself.' I was working with stylists and always around different photographers and hair and makeup people and models and all the players in the industry, and they were all really inspiring. So I thought about these different components like "The Top Shelf" [which gives readers a peak inside the vanities and bathroom cabinets of designers, editors and key industry players] and "The Makeup" which is like a hybrid casting snapshot meets editorial of top models--they come over and I do their makeup and I photograph them against my wall with my cats. The Top Shelf is the most popular feature because it's that voyeuristic thing of going into these people's bathrooms.
The Inside Source: How do you choose whom to feature?
Emily Weiss: That's the hardest thing to answer. I just like a cool girl. It's always different. I like a girl with pink hair or that whole messy sexy French thing. It's a gesture -- a lip or an eyeliner, but it's not the whole perfect beautiful package. It's the same reason a street style photographer stops a girl in cool, colorful layers.
The Inside Source: Who has stood out so far of the folks you've featured?
Emily Weiss: Sally Singer. She's got this super intellectual un-beauty that I think is so cool. She doesn't do any makeup or hair. She herself says she doesn't know how to put on makeup; that she can't be bothered. But she has this insane nail art that she gets so excited about. She works on the designs herself.
The Inside Source: What are the hair and makeup trends for fall?
Emily Weiss: What I noticed for fall is that the hair was really attainable. It wasn't loose and it was actually kind of severe, but cool. For instance, the really masculine hair that was parted and combed and pulled back that everyone did on the runways is something I would do. So some nights if my hair is a little greasy and has some texture, you can make it really smooth and it makes you look so chic. It's just something that's very decisive.
The Inside Source: After interviewing all these fashion people in the know, what are the best tips and products?
Emily Weiss: Moisturizing! I think you should be slathering it on. The thicker the cream, the better. Misting has been a thing that a lot of people have talked about. There are special waters like Avene -- which is this thermal spring water -- or Jurlique, which makes a mist in rose or lavender water. Keep one at your desk and it's a great pick-me-up if you're a zombie in front of the computer. It's also great for spraying right after you've done your makeup so you don't look like you just put on a bunch of makeup -- it doesn't make the makeup drip off your face; it just makes you look a little fresher.
The Inside Source: You said you didn't want to do a blog where you took photos of yourself, but your eye and your style do come into play. What are the clothes you choose to complement your personal beauty look?
Emily Weiss: For me beauty is so much more fun than shopping because you can be so obsessed with it without spending too much money, and there's less of a commitment. But I'm a shoe and blazer girl. In Paris I got these Celine heels and these red Chloe ballerina flats. And every year I splurge on one good blazer.
The Inside Source: So what would you look for on eBay to find that one good blazer?
Emily Weiss: eBay's great for finding something when it's sold out. For blazer's I look for Martin Margiela, Ann Demeulemeester or Theyskens' new line for Theory is great.
The Inside Source: Anything else you go to eBay for?
Emily Weiss: Vintage dresses from the '30s and '40s. I collect them.
The Inside Source: And for beauty? And discontinued beauty products you search eBay for?
Emily Weiss: Chanel nail polishes! They sell out so quickly each season... They are like collectibles.
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INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, June 25. STANFORD'S Maya Dirado talks about the circumstances that led to becoming a member of the world championship team in the 200 butterfly at the 2013 USA Swimming nationals.
In the interview, Dirado says she has only swam the 200 fly "three times in two or three years," and that she only got the Nationals cut last month at the Arena Grand Prix Santa Clara. Shockingly, Dirado only entered in the 200 fly at World Champ Trials this weekend because she needed an extra event.
Women's 200 fly recap: Camille Adams defended her title in the event. posting a blistering time of 2:08.10 to jump into seventh in the world rankings this year. Adams vaulted ahead of Canada's Katerine Savard (2:08.34) for seventh in the world with her swim.
Stanford's Maya DiRado continued what has been a remarkable season in the 200 fly, as she's focused on the event for the first time since 2008. She dropped a swift time of 2:09.12 to also clear the FINA A cut for the second spot on Team USA. Heading into this year, her best time in the event had been a 2:14.57 from the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials. This year, she's experienced almost age-group level drops working with head coach Greg Meehan in the event.


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BioWare's Daniel Erickson, lead designer on Star Wars: The Old Republic, has decided to resign from the studio.
Joining in 2005, Erickson spent 7 years at BioWare before previously working at EA Canada. Things seem to be falling apart at BioWare, with co-founder Greg Zeschuk and Ray Muzyka also leaving recently.
Erickson broke the news himself via Twitter, also taking the chance to attack the parts of the game industry that think the future rests solely in free-to-play, mobile and social games.
"As part of leaving BioWare I'm officially starting a twitter account for job hunt and design thoughts," Erickson wrote on Twitter.
"When 90% of the industry is saying the exact same thing (social, mobile, FTP!) a huge number of people are going to lose that race."
it might be nice if we know the link of his twitter account, i have tons of ideas to make good quality games.
If he is so great then why did SWTOR turned out to be just another WOW clone. As long as they are employees and not the employers themselves, they'll have no real say on the games they'll produce.
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Frank Dorrington Ward
Frank Dorrington Ward (b. 17 April 1885, Hastings, England–d. 1972, location unknown) was chief architect of the Straits Settlements Public Works Department from 1928 until 1939. The versatile Ward was responsible for prominent landmarks such as the former Kallang airport terminal, Hill Street Police Station (which now houses the Ministry of Communications and Information), Clifford Pier and most famously the former Supreme Court building (now the National Gallery Singapore).
Early years
Ward studied in England at Kent College, Canterbury, until he was 18 and became an associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) in 1909, joining London County Council's Architectural Department that year. He served in the Royal Engineers from 1915 until 1919 and demobilised as a lieutenant.
Architectural career in Singapore and Malaya
In 1920 he moved to the Straits Settlements and became chief assistant architect in the Public Works Department. He helped to found the Institute of Architects of Malaya in 1923 and was its secretary for 16 years. Ward was promoted to government (chief) architect in 1928 and became a fellow of RIBA the following year.
Customs House, Clifford Pier and SVC Drill Hall
His Custom House and Post Office on Maxwell Road opened in 1932 and remained in government use until 1989. It is now called Maxwell Chambers and houses an international arbitration centre. He designed Clifford Pier (1933) on Collyer Quay to replace the smaller, aging Johnston's Pier. A notable feature was the hall's arched ceiling across which concrete trusses formed an attractive riband pattern. After closing in 2006 when sea traffic moved to Marina South Pier, this gazetted national monument has become a restaurant and bar.
The headquarters for the Singapore Volunteer Corps, commonly called the Drill Hall, was another major project of Ward's. Opened in early 1933 it included offices with a sea view, social facilities and an impressive 140-feet-long column-free drill hall with a 40-feet-high barrel-vaulted ceiling. Decorating the exterior was an elegant vertical window that incorporated the regimental badge and overlooked Beach Road. The military used the camp until 2000 and the Drill Hall (Block 9) is now a gazetted monument awaiting redevelopment.
Police stations
A number of police buildings owed their designs to Ward, including Marine Police Station near Cavenagh Bridge and Robinson Road Station which was home to the Criminal Investigation Department. His barracks for married junior officers on Maxwell Road became the Traffic Police headquarters in 1928 and served this role until 1999. It is now called Red Dot Design Museum.
The most famous of these was Hill Street Police Station and Barracks (1934). This was the government's tallest building, though the station itself only occupied the ground floor, while the upper five floors accommodated almost 1,000 single and married policemen. Typical of Ward's structures were two internal courtyards (one used as a parade ground) that brought light and fresh air into the surrounding rooms. The exterior had an Italianate Renaissance feel, with rusticated surfaces, bay windows and loggias (verandahs) supported by carved scrolls. Also striking was how it appeared to wrap around the corner of the block. The police left in 1980 and it has since been used by various statutory bodies – currently the main occupant is the Ministry of Communications and Information. It was gazetted as a national monument in 1998.
Ward was responsible for Malaya's most modern hospital, Malacca General Hospital (1934), which had a ward named "Dorrington Ward" in his honour. During his tenure as government architect, the Public Works Department also built Changi Prison (1936).
Kallang Airport
In order to divert commercial flights from Royal Air Force Seletar Air Base, work began on Singapore's first civil airport in 1931. The two-storey terminal building was Ward's most contemporary work, combining elements of art deco and modernism with green windows, walls of transparent glass and gleaming Vitrolite, horizontal streamlining and cantilevered balconies. To some observers the cylindrical glass control tower resembled an elevated cockpit, while the flanking parallel concrete roof slabs and floors evoked the wings of a biplane.
Opened in 1937, it was hailed as one of the finest airports in Asia and the British Empire, but the rapid growth in commercial flying meant it was outgrown and replaced just 18 years later. The terminal served as the People's Association's headquarters from 1960 until 2010, when they moved to another Ward building – the former Victoria School in Jalan Besar (1933). The 2011 Singapore Biennale saw the former terminal used as an exhibition space.
Supreme Court
In contrast to the airport's modernity, the former Supreme Court was not only Ward's final work but also Singapore's last neo-classical building. He drafted eight different proposals and the successful plan featured four blocks surrounding a circular domed library, with a much larger dome over the portico and columns at the front. To minimise the effect of traffic noise Ward did not locate rooms overlooking High Street.
Britain's rearmament drive caused a steel shortage and delayed construction until 1937. At the building's opening in August 1939, it was variously acclaimed as Ward's masterpiece, Malaya's finest building, and an inspiration for future architects, though some later commentators have criticised its proportions. The economic depression ruled out extravagant interiors, but the exterior boasted a handsome dome that enhanced Singapore's skyline, historical reliefs on the portico, and Rodolfo Nolli's figurative sculptures on the tympanum and plaster Ionic and Corinthian columns. These complemented the Corinthian columns of the neighbouring Municipal Building (now City Hall). Both buildings were gazetted as national monuments in 1992 and vacated in 2005. The National Gallery Singapore opened at the site in November 2015.
A month after the court's opening, a model of Ward's Padang masterplan was exhibited. He proposed a treasury matching the Municipal Building on the court's left, a riverside legislative council building, and a grand plaza on the site of Victoria Memorial Hall. This plan had been in development for two years, but by the time of the display he had retired to Kent and it never proceeded. He left Singapore 0n 25 August 1939 after almost 20 years with the Public Works Department.
Ward was made an officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1941.
Married with a child.
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New uses for old places [Microfilm: NL 30390]. (2010, January 23). The Straits Times, p.E13.
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Thian, Y.S.; Chong, C. C., & Lim, S. (Eds.). (2002). In session: Supreme court of Singapore: The building, her heritage and her people (pp.11, 18). Singapore: Supreme Court.
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Winsley, T. M. (1938). A history of the Singapore Volunteer Corps 1854-1937, being also an historical outline of volunteering in Malaya(pp.110-111) [Microfilm: NL 25997]. Singapore: Government Printing Office.
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Thian, Y.S., Chong, C.C., & Lim, S. (Eds.). (2002). In session: Supreme court of Singapore: The building, her heritage and her people (p.11). Singapore: Supreme Court.
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BEIRUT Syrian warplanes carried out airstrikes on rebels trying to storm a police academy outside Aleppo on Wednesday, activists said, while jihadi fighters battled government troops along a key supply road leading to the southeastern part of the city, activists said.
The latest fighting came as the new U.S. secretary of state said Washington is looking for more concrete ways to help the rebels in their fight to oust President Bashar Assad.
Aleppo, Syria's largest city and former commercial capital, became a key front in the country's civil war after rebels launched an offensive there in July 2012. In months of bloody street fighting, opposition fighters have slowly expanded the turf under their control, although the combat has left much of the city in ruins.
The police academy has recently emerged as a new front in the fight for the city, which is considered a major prize in the conflict. Activists say the government has turned the facility into a military base, using it to shell opposition areas in the countryside as well as rebel-held neighborhoods inside the city.
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said clashes raged Wednesday around the complex.
"The rebels are still trying to storm the school, but they can't because the regime is carrying out airstrikes and bombarding rebel forces," Observatory director Rami Abdul-Rahman said.
He said at least six rebels were killed Wednesday, bringing the three-day death toll to 37 opposition fighters and more than 50 regime troops.
Another key front in the battle for control of Aleppo is the city's international airport. Rebels have been trying for months to seize the facility, and have made headway in recent weeks, overrunning checkpoints and capturing a military base charged with protecting the airport.
The government is desperate to hold onto the airport, which it has used in the past to fly in supplies to its troops bogged down in the city. However, the fighting has forced the government to close the airport to flights and try to send supplies and reinforcements overland.
Most of those reinforcements, including dozens of vehicles and thousands of troops, are now stuck in the city of Safira, southeast of Aleppo, according to Abdul-Rahman. Fighters from Jabhat al-Nusra, an Islamic extremist rebel group that the U.S. has designated a terrorist organization, have cut the road leading from Safira to the airport, and for weeks have battled troops along the road, preventing them from pushing north to the city to link up with government troops there.
The Observatory reported fierce clashes north of Safira on Wednesday, with both sides shelling each other with mortars and artillery.
The rebels have notched a number of strategic victories in recent weeks that appear to mark a shift in momentum in the nearly 2-year-old conflict, which the U.N. says has killed some 70,000 people. Already in control of much of the countryside in the northeast, the rebels have captured the nation's largest hydroelectric dam, a major oil field and two army bases.
They have also been peppering the center of Damascus with mortar shells as part of their effort to bring the fighting from the capital's rebel-held suburbs into the center of the city. On Wednesday, the Observatory said several mortar shells exploded near the military judiciary and the literature department of Damascus University.
Part of the rebel strategy appears to be to try to shatter the sense of normal life that Assad's regime has desperately tried to maintain in the capital, which has been insulated from much of the violence ravaging the rest of the country.
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Well, guess who turned out to oppose grandparent visitation? The heavily grandparent-laden U.S. Supreme Court, which in 2000, in Troxel v. Granville, declared Washington's grandparent visitation statute unconstitutional.
As usual, these knotty issues arise in decidedly non-nuclear families. Brad Troxel and Tommie Granville never married but had two daughters. Brad committed suicide. Tommie remarried, and her new husband adopted the girls.
For a time after their son's death, Brad's parents, Jenifer and Gary Troxel, often visited their granddaughters. But then Granville wanted to dramatically limit the visits. So the Troxels sought court-ordered visitation, which was granted over Tommie's objection.
Washington's statute permitted visitation rights to any person at any time and allowed a court to grant such rights whenever the visitation was in the best interest of the child. The Washington court that heard the case found the Troxel grandparent visitation to be in the grandchildren's best interests.
The U.S. Supreme Court struck down Washington's law because it infringed upon the constitutional right of parents to raise their children as they see fit. In the 1920s the Supreme Court held that the right of parents to rear their children is a fundamental right, protected by the due process clause of the U.S. Constitution.
Granville, not the court, has the right to determine what is in her children's best interest, and it was both wrong for the court not to give special weight to her wishes and to require her to prove the grandparent visitation was not in her children's best interest. As long as she is a fit parent -- which no one disputed -- the state has no business second-guessing her decision.
The Supreme Court had this to say: "The due process clause does not permit a state to infringe on the fundamental right of parents to make childrearing decisions simply because a state judge believes a 'better decision' could be made."
The high court didn't decide whether a parent has to be unfit before visitation can be imposed against the parents' wishes.
The court also made it clear that special weight must be given to the parents' wishes but didn't elaborate on how that should be done or how special that weight should be. Six justices wrote separate opinions in this case, with no single majority position.
The Troxel decision didn't invalidate all grandparent visitation statutes. The high court specifically declined to take that route, leaving it to the individual states to evaluate their statutes in light of the holding of the case.
In Ohio, when the mother or the father of a child is deceased, a limited group of people, including grandparents, can seek visitation. I wondered what the implications of Troxel would be for Ohio's two non-parental visitation statutes. We now have an answer from the Ohio Supreme Court. The case is Harrold v. Collier, decided Oct. 10.
One way in which cases get accepted in the Ohio Supreme Court is by conflict certification. That means that two or more courts of appeals in the state come to different conclusions about the same issue. The Supreme Court accepts the case to resolve the conflict. That's how the issue of grandparent visitation made its way into the Ohio Supreme Court.
In a case from Noble County, the paternal grandparents of Laken Feldner wanted visitation with their deceased son's child, over the mother's objection. The trial court permitted the visitation, but the Seventh District Court of Appeals reversed, because it read Troxel to require that a parent's opposition to third-party visitation could only be overcome if the parent was unfit or the child otherwise needed protection from an abusive situation. Absent such a circumstance, the natural parent's wishes trump the grandparents' wishes. Finding no such circumstance, the court denied the visitation.
Over in Wayne County, the Ninth District Court of Appeals came to a different conclusion. Renee Harrold and Brian Collier had a daughter but never married. Brittany lived with her mother and her grandparents. Renee died of cancer when Brittany was 2. Her maternal grandparents, Gary and Carol Harrold, were granted temporary legal custody of Brittany.
But three years later Collier went to court and was awarded legal custody of his daughter. He removed her from her grandparents' home and refused to allow any further visitation between them. The Harrolds went to court to get visitation with Brittany. The juvenile court judge, also relying on Troxel, ruled that there wasn't a good enough reason to support grandparent visitation over Brian's objection and disallowed the visitation. The appeals court disagreed, reinstating the grandparents' visitation.
The Ohio Supreme Court unanimously upheld the constitutionality of Ohio's third-party visitation statutes and resolved the conflict in the two cases in favor of grandparent visitation, even over the objection of the parents.
The Ohio high court distinguished its third party visitation statutes from Washington's. Ohio's law lets fewer people seek visitation than Washington's does. Grandparent visitation is allowed only if it's in the best interest of the child, and the grandparents must prove this. In Troxel, the mother had to disprove it.
Most important to the court, the Ohio statute requires that the wishes of the parents be taken into account in making this determination, which the court felt addressed Troxel's concerns. A parent's preference is one of 15 statutory factors a court must consider in deciding whether to allow third-party visitation.
Sounds great, and unanimity is rare these days in courts, even courts full of grandparents. But I'm not at all persuaded that including a parent's wishes in an undifferentiated list of 15 statutory factors gives the "specialness" to a parent's wishes that Troxel requires. But then again, who could be against grandparent visitation?
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Flew out to Santa Fe yesterday. A long journey involving 3 flights 2 car journeys and lots of waiting around. Atlanta airport is nuts, loads of people seemingly wondering around without any aim and very few places to sit.
Arrived a bit dishevelled but in fairly good shape sunk a Santa Fe Nut Brown and retired for the night.
Days 1 & 2
Lots of moving boxes around, numbering, checking, setting up screens and rechecking all the Print boards. The room is pretty big so we should be able to fit it all in but there must be over 2000 pieces of work here to organise. Luckily Bill has been his usual organised and complusive self so everything except Direct has been numbered up.
The altitude here is fierce when you are pushing a box up hill - luckily the hotel lets us use the Encantado golf buggy so we can drive around at top speed.
Day 3
Print and C&C judges started showing up today. Some familiar faces some new. Spent most of the day doing final checks on Print and setting up for C&C, checking through all the video media VLC seems to play everything more comfortably than Graphic C but we need to get it past officer Clancy. Adam, the VLC champion, is a model of efficiency "I like things to be streamlined dude."
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