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I may not know a lot about art, but I know where to get advice when a charity invites me to whip up a "masterpiece" for a fundraising auction.
In these situations, I always turn to my good friend Jordan Van Sewell, a legendary Winnipeg sculptor and a man with a striking resemblance to Gandalf from Lord of the Rings.
On Thursday, shortly before taking part in a "media art challenge" in support of the Manitoba division of the Canadian Institute for the Blind, I asked Jordan for a few helpful tips. It went like this:
Jordan (stroking his beard): "Art can be dangerous. It's like walking a very fine line with a deep hole on one side and an even deeper hole on the other side."
Me: "Huh?"
Jordan: "Look at it as a bridge that you are going to span to the other side and it's the only road in to attain something you wouldn't otherwise attain."
Me: "Huh?"
Jordan: "Just don't use too much blue, because it brings people down, and red makes them crazy. Everybody likes purple."
Me: "OK. What about an artistic temperament?"
Jordan: "No, just go with a black beret. A black beret will get you through a lot of things."
Fortunately, when Free Press deputy editor Julie Carl arrived for the big art skills contest, she brought along (Why not?) roughly a dozen berets, which she politely doled out to the assembled media persons and local personalities.
The contest was designed partly to promote the CNIB's 13th annual Eye on the Arts Benefit Auction, a charity gala in which roughly 200 original artworks will be up for grabs on March 15 at the convention centre. (Tickets are $50 and can be obtained by calling 774-5421 or visiting CNIB.ca and filling out the order form.)
But it was also intended to give us big-shot media types a taste of what it's like to live with vision loss. They managed this by handing out special glasses that simulate different visual impairments.
For example, my glasses simulated blindness in the right eye and retinitis pigmentosa, or tunnel vision, in the left, meaning my field of vision was cut to three degrees, kind of like looking through a very long and narrow straw.
Before we put them on, we milled around, exchanging witty artistic banter. With the glasses on, we were speechless. It took every ounce of concentration to avoid falling over our feet, let alone create works of art.
Speaking of which, our first task was to take photographs under the guidance of Tara Miller, who is an award-winning photographer and also legally blind. Tara's blind in her right eye and has six per cent vision in her left -- essentially the condition my goggles mimicked.
For the challenge, Tara ordered us to take classy pictures of food in the form of -- from the tiny speck I could see -- a plate of pastries and a bowl of sugary breakfast cereal.
"Having a visual impairment is no excuse for taking a blurry photo!" she warned us. "When it's your passion, you want it to be perfect."
The next art challenge, supervised by Shep Shell, the renowned blind potter/marathoner/cross-country skier, involved making a bowl from a small slab of clay, a task that required us to wield very sharp knives. (Safety Tip: If you see a visually impaired humour columnist armed with a knife, you should leave the room!)
In the end, I made a nifty bowl, which I decorated by using a nail to carve a drawing that was supposed to look like my basset hound Cooper but looks more like some kind of experimental octopus.
It is difficult, using mere words, to express how challenging it is to create art when, for the most part, you can't see what the (bad word) you are doing, but I will try: It's really hard!
"It was eye-opening! Really!" is how our deputy editor Julie phrased it as she slipped off her goggles. "I found I couldn't really hear when I had the glasses on. I realize now how much I rely on people's facial expressions."
The great news is that all the "art" we created is going to be on the block at next week's gala auction, which, by the way, has raised more than $450,000 for the CNIB since it began in 2000.
Normally, I'd leave you with a wildly hilarious yet deeply moving remark, but today I want to leave you with the message Shep Shell shared at the end of our art challenge.
"When you guys are done, you can take off the glasses and your life returns to normal," the blind artist said. 'With us, we live with it every day. You now have a much better appreciation for what Manitobans with vision loss deal with on a daily basis."
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i believe there is an old thread in this mailing list which references someone using apache and mod_rewrite as a front end server to plt.... A little while back, I had gotten through reading about half of the implementation code for the 352 version of the web server. i remember reading about how it runs a sequence of dispatchers for logging, authentication, running the servlet, etc. This seems similar to Apache's 18 or 19 (fixed) call out points in the process of handling a request. i believe most programs using a mod_* language only make use of the plug in point for producing the http response. anyways, just curious to hear any thoughts you have on Unlib's pipelines (where each stage/function in the pipeline is given the continuation that it may or may not choose to call) versus this dispatcher architecture. i'm wondering if exposing a pipeline interface out of the server would provide even more power to the developer? i'm guessing the dispatchers run in sequence every time, possibly with the option to signal a fatal error to stop the rest of the sequence from running. Jay, another minor unrelated note, from developing with the 352 web server(which as always i love), one especially annoying behavior is if you accidentally provide malformed sxml, when invoking the servlet, it runs endlessly instead of reporting an error to the client. another is wondering where the errors from misbehaving servlet are logged if anywhere (I haven't done much digging to see if its in an obvious place) also...on your continuation advice from before, i haven't tried it yet, but will soon. i'm still hand rolling my scheme and javascript continuation points. leaning towards macros like: (def-scheme function-name arguments environment body) (def-js function-name arguments environment body) which generate the definitions with the (lambda (env) (lambda (args) ... )) as well as stub functions for calling from scheme to javascript or vice versa. automates some grunt work, without taking too much control away from the developer..also haven't had time to really read the continuation mark based algorithm yet. kanishka >> From: Jay McCarthy <jay.mccarthy at ...> Subject: Re: url rewriting Newsgroups: gmane.lisp.scheme.plt Date: 2007-06-07 23:53:07 GMT (4 hours and 40 minutes ago) Yes, it is possible. Implement a custom dispatcher [1] that does the rewriting, then use your own dispatching sequencing and put the rewriting dispatcher at the start. Everything "will just work". Send me the code and I can then integrate it. Basically you want: ; make : (url? -> url?) (conn? req? -> void) -> (conn? req? -> void) (define (make url->url inner) (lambda (conn req) (inner conn (update-request-url req (url->url (request-url req)))))) Jay 1. See new documentation, in SVN after `mzscheme -mvt docs/doc-installer.ss' or online at: http://jay.teammccarthy.org/tmp/web-server-reference/dispatchers.html#(part%20dispatchers) >>
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First Timer and Cruise Veteran: Norwegian Sky Cruise Review by BeachLadyMA
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Destination: Bahamas
Embarkation: Miami
Embarkation was amazingly easy. We were on the ship before 12:00 noon, and only waited about 15 minutes from when we checked in until boarding time. Off we went to the buffet luncheon, which was very nice. Excellent selection of salads, hot/cold items. Food was good, not great. Not too crowded, but busy, and a little bit of a wait for some items. Rooms were to be ready by 2:15, so off we went to find a spot to enjoy a drink and unwind a bit. The deck above the pool deck was a great spot to catch a breeze, have a beverage, relax, and people watch. Our room was ready by around 1:45. We unpacked and explored the ship. The ship is a perfect fit for a short cruise. More We found our way around easily. It was clean, the staterooms were extremely small, but with the balcony, it was fine. Next time I think we'll spring for a little bigger room. Staff was friendly, helpful, and we never had to look far to find someone if we had a question. We thought the bar staff pushed the drinks a little too often, but not a big deal. As soon as we got on the ship, we booked Cagney's and Le Bistro, then decided to try the dining room on the last night.
Cagney's was very good, staff quite attentive. We absolutely loved Le Bistro. Great food, atmosphere and staff, and we would most definitely do it again. Well worth the extra $$. We had breakfast and lunches in the Buffet restaurant, a little disappointing in that the food was pretty much the same offerings every day. We also booked a clam shell and snorkel gear for Great Stirrup Cay as soon as we got on board. Good idea to book everything ASAP.
GSC was lovely. Great snorkeling, but people were looking for the clam shells to get out of the sun and most were already booked. Food at the lunch buffet was just OK. Relaxing, fun day. On Sunday, Nassau was good but crowded as there were 4 ships in port including the huge Oasis of the Seas (line to get back on board for the Oasis looked to be about a 45 minute wait!) No problem for us, we just walked back on our ship. We took a taxi to Atlantis, but having been there previously, I was somewhat disappointed. There's no longer easy access to even look at the beach, they ask for Atlantis room cards/ID's, & unless you've already booked a very expensive tour/excursion, the only place you can go is the casino or restaurants or stores. We walked around for about an hour and a half, then left to shop on Bay Street. Back at the ship by around 1:30 for lunch, relaxing by the pool, and listening to live music. Shows on board were good, some better than others. Cruise Director was great. Getting off the ship on Monday a.m. was easy - we kept our luggage with us and just walked off at 9:00 a.m. All in all, a lovely weekend. Freestyle cruising most definitely has it's advantages, HOWEVER, we found the dining rooms VERY lacking at dinner, and even for breakfast. Staff seemed frazzled, and quite disorganized. Food was mediocre, dessert offerings boardered on boring and definitely lacked creativity. Nowhere near what I've experienced on past cruises, including NCL's. Guess it's a trade off, but wish they would concentrate on upgrading the dining room fare and staff. One suggestion to passengers - on the day you leave to go home, opt for eating in the dining room as opposed to the buffet. The buffet was a madhouse, jam-packed, and we left quickly. There was hardly ANYONE in the restaurants, and it was quiet and relaxing and still very quick to be served and make our exit to get to the airport. Overall, we were quite happy with the cruise. Don't hesitate to book - it was FUN! Less
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4 COMMON MYTHS ABOUT DISCIPLE MAKING 8-26-15 The Verge Network Link to original article I see a lot of false starts, a lot of frustration and a lot of broken attempts at disciple making. I've heard countless reasons for these frustrations and failures. We did a survey of over 5000 missional leaders and here are […]Read More...
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It's hard to look at this picture in the summer heat and not just want to dive in and lick the plate clean! These sugar and cinnamon coated cookies are old fashioned and fabulous with their crinkly tops. But then they get a whole new spin as an ice cream sandwich! Watch as these get gobbled up before you even realize it.
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Adobe Reader on Solaris x86 coming in 2009!
After receiving hundreds of requests from users of Adobe Reader to release a version on Solaris x86 platform, here's something all of you have been waiting to hear – yes, the decision to add this support has been taken and we're planning to add Solaris x86 to our supported platforms list in the next release of Adobe Reader which might happen in 2009.
This was, of course, not a straightforward decision – there are lots of dependencies that we need to deal with, including third-party dependencies, platform limitations, internal and external dependencies and resource constraints. These constraints are not always apparent but have to be dealt with when a huge product like the Reader needs to be ported to a new platform.
As always, we're keen on understanding the needs of the users of our product and to do as much as we possibly can. We would like to thank each one of you for persevering, and would request you to continue to provide us with valuable feedback about any and every aspect of the product to help us make it even better! And of course, thanks for your patience!
Update [25 March 2009]: Adobe Reader 9.1 has been released on Solaris x86 and OpenSolaris x86. Please refer this blog post for the release announcement.
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The singer wife of Russell Brand spends her timeout by staying in bed to recover from the illness, and watching 9/11 memorials.
Katy Perry was forced to put on hold her concert which was supposed to take place in Grand Rapids on September 11. The "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F)" hitmaker postponed the Sunday gig due to "an upper respiratory illness."
"Sick in bed and watching the memorials today," the 26-year-old singer wrote on Twitter, referring to the 10-year anniversary of the devastating terrorist attack. "Taking time to remember all the lost & all the heroes. #GodBlessAmerica."
Katy has set December 1 as a makeup date for the concert. She is expected to hold it at the same venue, Van Andel Arena. All tickets will be honored for the rescheduled date, but refunds for those who can't attend the show are also given at the point of purchase.
Prior to the postponed 9/11 gig, Katy performed at KFC Yum! Center in Louisville on September 10. Her gig was colorful as usual, but music critic Jeffrey Lee Puckett did note that her got "slight voice [which] was further derailed by illness."
Never to disappoint her fans, the "E.T." singer reportedly kept dancing like she promised before taking the stage. "Alright childrens! I'm gonna throw myself on stage tonight... snot, sweat, tears and all. Sing loud, I'ma need it! #LOUISVILLEDREAMS," she tweeted earlier in the day.


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Carrie Underwood to Appear on 'Dateline' Anniversary Special Tonight
Carrie Underwood is dominating the landscape right now, especially in the mainstream media. The 'Blown Away' singer, whose new album of the same name topped the Billboard chart for two weeks in a row, will be featured in the forthcoming 20th anniversary 'Dateline' special, which airs tonight (May 22) at 10PM ET on NBC. Make a note of it!
Jennifer Nettles and Kelly Clarkson 'Duets' Partners Revealed
'Duets,' the new reality singing competition series starring Sugarland vocalist Jennifer Nettles and semi-country singer Kelly Clarkson, debuts this coming Thursday (May 24) in a two-hour premiere. The premise of the show is that established vocalists will partner with neophytes for –you guessed it- a duet! Rather than be judges or mentors, the celebs are performing alongside the hopefuls. Ahead of the big bow at 8 PM ET, the singing partners of each mentor have been revealed by ABC.
Lady Antebellum Refresh Themselves in New Lipton Iced Tea Commercial
Lady Antebellum are a part of Lipton's 'Drink Positive' campaign, which includes TV commercials featuring the band. Lots of free iced tea — the quintessential drink of summer — is also a perk of the partnership! In a new Lipton TV commercial, Lady A can be seen refreshing themselves during a show.
Scotty McCreery's High School Baseball Career Ends
Garner High's baseball team was eliminated from competition in the North Carolina state playoffs last night (May 11.) That means its most famous team member Scotty McCreery saw his high school baseball career end, as he is a graduating senior. Something tells us that he has a bright future ahead of him outside of baseball, being a Platinum-selling recording artist and all.
Justin Moore Crew Bus Involved in Accident
Life on the road has its ups and its downs, but lately, country stars have been dealing with accidents or acts of God involving their touring vehicles. A few days after singer Bucky Covington dealt with a crash, Justin Moore's crew had an incident with their bus.
Reba McEntire Series 'Malibu Country' Picked Up by ABC
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Jake Owen Arrested in Florida
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Blake Shelton Takes 'Over' the Stage on 'The Voice' With Debut of New Single
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Rascal Flatts' Jay DeMarcus Reveals Name of New Baby Boy
Jay DeMarcus of Rascal Flatts and his wife Allison will welcome their second child this summer. Thanks to the miracle of modern technology, they already know they are having a boy — he will join big sister Madeline, born in Dec. 2010. The couple has even decided on a name for their blue bundle o' joy already, and it's – drumroll, please — Dylan Jay DeMarcus.
Thompson Square Walk Among the Shards in 'Glass (Version T2)' Video
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CBS THIS MORNING Posts Best Second Quarter Viewer Delivery in 20 Years
CBS This Morning posted the Network's best morning news delivery in a second quarter in total viewers in 20 years (since 1994), according to Nielsen most current ratings. Compared to Second Quarter 2013, CBS This Morning posted a +5% increase in viewers (3.05m from 2.90m), and was even in adults 25-54 (0.8/06).
For the week ending June 27, CBS This Morning was again the only network morning news broadcast to post a gain in total viewers (2.89m from 2.68m, +8%) compared to the same week last year, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings. CBS This Morning gained +201,000 viewers compared to the same week last year and closed the gap with NBC by more than half a million viewers.
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A career in clinical psychology will require a number of things like dedication and empathy. It requires a selfless attitude towards society, and requires in depth study into the inner workings and mechanisms that affect the way that people think and feel. Because these feelings and thoughts are reflected in one's behavior, psychologists spend a good amount of time studying and observing human behavior. It is an important step in dissecting the human mind in order to find the problematic elements and fix them. These types of studies are generally done by groups in controlled settings in order to accurately study the way the human brain thinks, feels, and therefore behaves in certain situations. A famous study from years ago placed a group of subjects in a small room and told them to sit and wait a few minutes until they were called in for the study to begin. What the subjects did not know is that they were not waiting for a study to begin – them waiting in the lobby was the study. The goal was to see how long people would be willing to wait until they reached a breaking point and got up and walked out. Studies like that are common.
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QUESTION: How far can a horse travel in a
day? Are there some guidelines to use when writing
ANSWER: Horses can travel upwards of thirty (and
some, even forty) miles per hour. They cannot
sustain this pace for long, though. A horse can
gallop a couple of miles at full steam, but the
same horse can canter (or lope) much farther.
Trotting (either a fast trot or a jog trot) isn't
a bad way to travel, but you don't get very far
very fast. Faster trotting is tiring to the rider
as well because you are posting (rising up and
down out of the saddle on alternate beats). Horses
can walk all day, with brief rest periods. The
condition of the horse can make a difference in
endurance. A conditioned horse can do much more
than one who isn't. The same is true for diet.
A horse who has had all he needs to eat and drink
is more likely to be a reliable mount. A horse
that isn't in shape is more susceptible to injury
as well.
That being said, distances a horse can travel
vary depending on the size of the party, mounts,
weather, terrain, and condition of the roads.
Medieval people traveled with everything they
needed following in carts behind them. A train
of this sort wouldn't move fast. Mounted knights--
all on well-conditioned destriers or palfreys
-- would move fairly fast and cover upwards of
50 or 60 miles per day. However, traveling 20
to 30 miles a day would be considered a good day's
An interesting book on traveling across the American
West is THE PRAIRIE TRAVELER'S COMPANION, by Captain
Randolph B. Marcy, was noted as "The best-selling
handbook for America's Pioneers." It covers
information on routes, recommended clothing, shelter,
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Paul Rodgers
Profession: Singer-songwriter
Age: 61
Hometown: Middlesbrough, England
Notable achievements
Platinum-selling singer, songwriter; written, recorded, produced and released 30 albums since 1968; has sold more than 90 million records worldwide
Formed and led three bands to worldwide success: Free, Bad Company and The Firm
Canadian Tour with Randy Bachman and Fred Turner this fall; appearing at the Molson Canadian Amphitheatre in Toronto Sept. 10.
Paul Rodgers & Friends' Live At Montreux from 1994 to be released Sept. 13 on CD and DVD.
Patron of The Racehorse Sanctuary and Re-homing Centre – Rocking Horse Children's Centre, a U.K.-based organization that rescues horses internationally and allows autistic children and inner city kids to visit/ride them – proceeds from an upcoming benefit concert in the U.K. in November will go to the centre
Rolling Stone ranked him one of the "100 Greatest Singers of All Time" thanks to hits such as All Right Now, Feel Like Making Love, Shooting Star and Can't Get Enough.
Platinum-selling singer-songwriter Paul Rodgers led three bands to international fame – Free, Bad Company and The Firm. And after more than four decades, the rock legend is still going strong. His concert schedule is jam-packed, including a Canadian tour this fall with Randy Bachman and Fred Turner.
But when he's back in British Columbia, it's not glitz and glamour on the road. He drives a 2011 Toyota Tacoma SR5 TRD Sport pickup truck.
Why did you buy a truck?
Because I live in the Okanagan and I was driving a Lexus for a number of years and the leather seats were a little inappropriate for throwing things in the back with the dog.
We have a few acres and every now and again I have to take a run to the dump or I've got to pick up some trees. And it dawned on me – I need a truck.
So I went out and got myself a practical truck. I love it. It's got a fantastic turning lock on it so you can turn around; it's got lower drive to get you out of trouble. I feel very Canadian now.
What does a Tacoma say about you?
I think it says I finally got some common sense.
Are you a car buff?
No. I don't think I'm a buff.
I think it's incidental to life. All of us are so dependent on wheels. We can't live without them – that's the truth. Particularly in my business we're always going somewhere in some sort of transport – a limousine, bus, taxi or airplane. That's the nature of life.
Trucks, vans and buses play an enormous part of everyone's life, particularly a musician on the road. A truck that broke down was the turning point of my career way back when.
I had come down from my hometown with my band at the time in 1967 and we were in London trying to make it as musicians. We had this fantastic show lined up in Norwich about 30 minutes out of London and the van broke down on the way. The guys were like, that's it, I quit. And they all hitchhiked back home and I was on the verge of doing that and I thought, no I'm not gonna quit, yet. And I hitchhiked back to London and pressed on.
Another time when the van broke down with Free we were on our way to a show and we couldn't get any kind of vehicle to take our gear. We finally found this vehicle that had been used to deliver fish. We loaded all our gear in. We got to the venue, threw the gear on stage and the crowd was getting very restless.
And we noticed the first three rows were backing away from the stage. We realized we smelled like a fish market after spending a couple of hours trapped in this vehicle.
When driving to gigs with the guys – was it low key or did you jam together?
Oh yeah, very often we would jam.
I remember on the way to Newcastle once I had the bus pull over and I pulled out the guitar from the back because I had an idea for a song. It was a song called Deep Blue. By the time we got to the venue I had it written. And we played it that night.
It's definitely a great opportunity to write. Even sitting in an airport, you can pull out the guitar and sit there playing and very often someone will put a hat out and I'll make a fortune sitting there! Just kidding. One of the guys will do that for a laugh.
What was your first car?
The first car I ever had was a Rover 3-litre.
I was 18. It was like a big old gangster car. It was fantastic. I got it for £300.
I didn't actually have a licence and that didn't stop me. I still drove it. I had a band called Peace at the time, it was after Free, and we toured England.
It was lovely. It had no seat belts and you could fit four-five people squeezed across the bench seats in the back. That car never let me down. We did hundreds and hundreds of miles on it.
What did you buy when you made it big?
I went through a stage of buying imports. I was living in England and I had a Mustang, a Camaro, a Cadillac – a 1959 Series 62 sedan, which is a collector's item.
I wasn't very wise on my choice of cars because they'd always break down all the time and they were expensive to get parts for. They didn't really work for me.
Then I had an Aston Martin DBS with a Lagonda engine and a manual gear… I had a Bentley Mulsanne – it was a special car. It was six inches longer than a normal Bentley. It was huge. I drove it around in England.
I remember I came to a roundabout and I was perfectly legal and a little old grandma came flying around it and smashed into the side of it. She pulled over and wouldn't open the window. I tapped on the window and I said, you're going to have to talk to me dear, you smashed into me. Finally we spoke and exchanged details.
But it cost me a fortune to get fixed. When it came to the insurance, they said it was my fault. The insurance people said, oh, rock star in a Bentley – guess who is to blame?
I also went through a period of having bikes – a Pan European – I don't think they even made them here. It was a Honda – a 1,200-cc and physically a big bike. Only my tip toes touched the ground.
Then, I got into Harleys. They're a lovely bike – the balance is so sweet you sit so deeply into them. They don't go very fast. They just make a lot of noise and go slowly. I don't ride any more now.
If I can bring you the keys to any car what would it be?
I think I have a secret desire for a Ferrari, a red one.
Well, I would choose a Ferrari then sell it on to purchase a British racing green Austin Mini and a Smart car, which would leave me with plenty of funds to pass along to The Racehorse Sanctuary.
The interview has been edited and condensed.


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The Whipping Man: A Story About Slavery and Religion
A tale of religion and freedom
Photo courtesy of Stages Repertory Theatre
The setting is a mansion that's been abandoned and essentially destroyed in Richmond, Va., in the waning days of the U.S. Civil War. A wounded Confederate soldier, who is Jewish, returns to his family's home to find only two people there, both former slaves and in the conversation that follows, buried truths are revealed.
In The Whipping Man, playwright Matthew Lopez explores the little known fact that some Jews of that time were slave owners, passing their religion on to the people they owned, but apparently without seeing the contradiction with their own beliefs or indeed problems with the institution of slavery.
Stages Repertory Theatre hosts returning visiting Director Seth Gordon (The Unexpected Man) who is Jewish and was surprised by what he found out when he first read the play two years ago.
"I fancy myself as someone who's pretty educated about Jewish culture and Jewish American life and I had no idea that Jews ever owned slaves and it fascinated me."
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The two-act play has been widely produced including off-Broadway (starring Andre Braugher at the Manhattan Theatre Club) and was grabbed up by Stages' Producing Artistic Director Kenn McLaughlin.
"I think it's a play for anybody anyway but it actually has two main constituencies: Jews and African Americans," Gordon said. "The play is not just about those things. It's a study of two men who are contemplating the meaning and responsibilities attached to freedom right at the time they are experiencing it for the first time."
"There is a section of the Passover Seder where people are admonished not to assume this is the story of a long past shadowy event. It's an actuality and in every generation we need to tell this story not just because it happened but because tt could happen again," Gordon said. "At a time in our country when less than half the voters vote and politicians aren't really getting along, watching two men contemplate enfranchisement when it is brand new is a very healthy thing for anybody to do.
Performances of The Whipping Man run April 30 through May 25 at 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays. Stages Repertory Theatre, 3201 Allen Parkway. For information call 713-527-0220 or visit stagestheatre.com. $19-$45.
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Proving that even billionaires have bad days, James Packer has broken down on television while revealing details of father Kerry's death. Packer cried while talking about the moments before his dad died in 2005 from long-term kidney problems, Jo Casamento reports. ''His doctor rang and said he's got 24 hours to live and he knew and didn't tell me,'' Packer told Mike Willesee in an interview for Channel Seven's Sunday Night. Of course, you would probably shed a tear, too, over the tough love dolled out in the Packer household. For backyard cricket, dear old Dad would crank the ball machine to 110 miles an hour, faster than the world's quickest bowlers, to harden up his young son. The interview bills the young Packer as the six-billion-dollar man. ''I am so lucky, I wouldn't swap places with anyone,'' he said. The tear-jerking tell-all comes as Packer tries to sell his casino plan to sceptical Sydneysiders, though we assume that is a coincidence. He was spied with a TV crew on top of developer Lend Lease's Bond building near Barangaroo on Thursday, no doubt detailing how marvellous his six-star hotel and casino will be. Packer's interview also delves into his friendship with the Scientologist and sometime actor Tom Cruise. ''Tom Cruise reached out to me, and it was a surreal thing,'' he said. Indeed.
As dodgy polls go, this one is a doozy. Apparently, despite reports to the contrary, only 3 per cent of farmers are concerned about coal seam gas mining. They are far more worried, surprisingly, about the increasing influence of green groups. At least that's the spin in a new Crosby Textor poll of 600 farmers in NSW, Queensland and Victoria. The poll was breathlessly reported by The Australian on Thursday under its omnipresent ''exclusive'' tag. It noted the poll was commissioned by the Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association and co-funded by the Minerals Council of Australia. But neither the newspaper nor Crosby Textor bothered to divulge that the Liberal Party pollster is a paid lobbyist for the very same Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association. Crosby Textor's ties with the association are listed on the NSW government's Register of Lobbyists. The Diary was unable to contact Mark Textor, who was likely busy compiling another objective survey. ''Anybody who took the poll seriously really needs to do a bit more homework because Crosby Textor is a PR company for the coal seam gas industry,'' said Drew Hutton, president of the Lock the Gate campaign. He was arrested on Thursday while protesting drilling at a site called Doubtful Creek - which aptly describes the results of the recent poll.
Is that the whiff of an election in the air? First we had Kevin ''take a long, cold shower'' Rudd wielding a chainsaw for flood victims in Queensland, being photographed with his granddaughter and popping up on Sunrise. Now its former Liberal leader Malcolm Turnbull taking a turn, sort of. His wife, Lucy, and daughter Daisy Turnbull Brown, have posed for a glossy fashion shoot. ''We're not celebrities courting publicity like Lady Gaga,'' Lucy says in the four-page spread in the March issue of Vogue. She and Daisy, recount in glowing detail life with the opposition spokesman for communications. ''Reading the negative stuff sucks. If anyone attacks someone you love, of course you get upset … but at the same time I knew who my father was and that his critics didn't, so that helped,'' Daisy says. It hurts, Lucy adds, when her hubby is characterised as a top-hat-wearing toff, particularly as he ''has huge reserves of empathy for people from all walks of life … Just because he has been successful doesn't exclude him from caring about others. He cares in buckets.'' History teacher Daisy depicts her dad as your average multimillionaire politician with love to give. ''Dad came to speak at the school where I teach and I told him: 'Please don't run up and hug me in front of the students.' So what does he do? He calls out: 'Daizles!' - my family nickname - and gives me the biggest hug.''
HUZZAH to the American television network CBS for trying to stem the show of bare buttocks, breasts and ''puffy'' private parts on television - though we suspect that horse has already bolted out of the stable and into a strip show.
The network issued a ''Wardrobe Advisory'' for ''all talent appearing on camera'' before its broadcast of the 55th Grammy Awards on Sunday, according to an internal memo leaked to gossip site Deadline Hollywood.
All you rappers with your posse of big-booty, bikini-clad hos, take note. ''Please be sure that buttocks and female breasts are adequately covered. Thong-type costumes are problematic. Please avoid exposing bare fleshy under curves of the buttocks and buttock crack. Bare sides or under curvature of the breasts is also problematic,'' the memo reportedly reads. ''Please avoid sheer see-through clothing that could possibly expose female breast nipples. Please be sure the genital region is adequately covered so that there is no visible 'puffy' bare skin exposure. Please avoid commercial identification of actual brand name products on T-shirts … OBSCENITY OR PARTIALLY SEEN OBSCENITY ON WARDROBE IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR BROADCAST. This as well, pertains to audience members that appear on camera. Finally, the Network requests that any organised cause visibly spelled out on talent's wardrobe be avoided. This would include lapel pins or any other form of accessory.''
Country and western crooners wearing a Stars and Stripes pin are presumably exempt.
EVEN racist slurs and death threats can't dent the determination of reality TV stars to become famous. ''Spice Girls'' Jessie Khan and Biswa Kamila emerged from their eviction on My Kitchen Rules battered but unbowed by ugly Australia, reports Christine Sams. ''We've had death threats but I don't take it seriously - it is all social media anyway,'' Khan said. Kamila admitted she was shocked at the racism of viewers. ''We are caught between two worlds. The Indian community doesn't want to adopt us, the Australians just think we are arseholes,'' she said. ''We don't really have anyone to support us but our parents and friends who actually know who were are.'' Khan, 25, and Kamila, 23, attracted huge ratings (their Wednesday night eviction was watched by 2.17 million people) along with a spew of abuse on social media. ''The Indian bitches are so going'' and ''Pack your bags girls, back to India,'' were among the comments aimed at the pair. ''I'm embarrassed for my race, my ancestors are rolling in their graves at that horrific display of Indian culture,'' one person tweeted. Khan actually migrated from Bangladesh to Australia when she was nine. Kamila moved here from India when she was eight. ''From our community we have always had people who have disliked us … because maybe we're just different from them,'' she said. ''It took us a long time to not be afraid of what we want to say and do.'' She added that the pair would love their own television show. ''Once we went on TV, we loved every moment of it.''
SURE, the fashion is important at the David Jones Autumn Winter parade but often it's more interesting to observe the fash-pack politics of who sits in the front row. Years ago it was one long straight runway with a limited number of seats boasting the best views. This year the DJs runway was a figure-eight design that extended the ''front row'' seats to what seemed like infinity, Shelly Horton reports. Front and centre was designer Alex Perry, the fluorescent lights gleaming off his Botoxed chrome dome. Fellow designer Camilla Franks brought a bit of pizzazz in red thigh-high boots and broad smile. Diminutive Qantas chief Alan Joyce was just happy to be in the front row, where he could see the show, as was Nicky Tindall of the Oatley dynasty. Camera-shy hotelier Justin Hemmes was touchy-feely with girlfriend Carla McKinnon. Make-up king Napoleon Perdis loomed large in oversized glasses that perfectly reflected his subtle personality. TV personalities Jesinta Campbell and Rachael Finch were both looking exceptionally fit, as were past and present athletes such as Geoff Huegill, Luke Ricketson and Anthony Minichiello. All eyes, though, were on the star of the show Miranda Kerr, especially when she was squeezed into Dion Lee's black leather outfit, pictured. Australian of the Year Ita Buttrose added some gravitas to Row A but couldn't help tut-tutting at the height of the heels the models wore to wobble down the catwalk.
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Eddie Obeid under questioning at the Independent Commission Against Corruption.
''Marriage is the union between a man and a woman. It is Alice in Wonderland territory, Orwellian almost, for any government … to try to rewrite the lexicon.''
British MP Roger Gale opposes the parliamentary vote in favour of gay marriage.
''President Taylor is now in detention in The Hague, has a huge family back home, and, by law, he is entitled to his retirement benefits.''
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When Jon Stewart eviscerated Jim Cramer for not doing a better job of warning Americans about the looming financial crisis, the "Mad Money" host should have brought videos and transcripts of some of his highly-publicized rants in order to thoroughly disprove the comedian's premise.
In fact, as former investigative reporter turned actor and producer Dan Gifford revealed at Big Hollywood Sunday, Cramer should have wiped the floor with Stewart and put an end to all the CNBC bashing.
For instance, the "Mad Money" host could have shared with Stewart's audience this tirade from August 2007 (video embedded right):
Why didn't Cramer point out the video clip that got played ad nauseum on practically every network of him screaming about impending doom in the financial markets on August 3, 2007 before the market bear took hold?
"He [Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke] has no idea, and these firms are going to go out of business and he's nuts, they're nuts! They know nothing!!!!" (about the Fed not injecting liquidity into the system).
Gifford was so right to bring this up. Here's more of what Cramer said that day:
I have not seen it like this since I went 5 bid for a half a million shares of Citigroup and I got hit in 1990. This is a different kind of market, and the Fed is alseep...You can't get a darned loan if you're rich like me...We have Armageddon. I wouldn't try to (inaudible), we have Armageddon. In the fixed income markets, we have Armageddon...Okay, well let them be calm, and have them call me on the way home like they do every night and tell me, "Cramer, what are you going to do about it? Are you gonna help us? Are you gonna help us, or are you gonna stand on the sideline like everybody else and say that it's fine? Will somebody come on TV and tell the truth about how bad it is?"
Well, on August 3, 2007, Cramer did. How prescient was he? See for yourself (chart courtesy BigCharts.com):
On that day, the S&P 500 closed at 1433. A few weeks ago it bottomed at 667, and is currently at 769.
But, as Gifford pointed out, that wasn't Cramer's only good call:
Why didn't Cramer talk about his October 5th, 2008 advice on the "Today Show?"
"Whatever money you may need for the next five years, please take it out of the stock market right now, this week. I do not believe you should risk those assets in the stock market." (stock market 30% off its highs?)
For the record, this statement of Cramer's was made on Monday, October 6, before the markets opened in New York. The S&P 500 closed the previous Friday at 1099.
But there's more:
Or this one from October 20, 2008?
"Stop trading these two stocks (Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac) … this is an outrage … It's very clear that someone knows what's happening (and isn't telling the public).
Why didn't Cramer bring up any of these documented statements when he was being lambasted by Stewart?
Gifford doesn't know, but his piece is well worth the read to be able to watch all the video clips Cramer should have brought with him ten days ago.


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The life and death battle for Australian retailers trying to adapt to the demands of the online world was in focus yesterday.
One of Google's top local executives has heralded the positive impact of the smartphone revolution while another online player said big retailers such as
Speaking at the CeBIT business technology conference in Sydney, Google's local head of financial services, Mel Silva, said smartphones and other mobile gadgets were having a major effect on the way people shopped as online searches became more local and immediate.
She said Australia was at the heart of a mobile revolution, with more than half of the population having a smartphone.
This would help high-street retailers who used apps to encourage customers to shop with them, she said.
Ms Silva highlighted Woolworths trial of virtual supermarkets in train stations and Commonwealth Bank of Australia's Property Guide app as leading examples of businesses using mobile devices to improve the consumer experience.
Meanwhile, CatchOfTheDay co-founder Gabby Leibovich expressed grave doubts about the ability of large retailers such as Myer and David Jones to adapt to the new online retail world.
He said that while large retailers had begun admitting they had erroneously ignored the internet, there was little to suggest they were capable of turning things around.
"Retailers have been living in their own land for a long, long time, working on high margins and really enjoying it, now they are starting to see that the online threat is not going to go away," he said.
He has claimed that his company, which also includes group buying site Scoopon and Grocery Run, will turn over more than $250 million this year.
Mr Leibovich ruffled feathers among local retailers in March when he said the poor profit results at David Jones were because of laziness and arrogance with regard to internet competitors, rather than weak retail conditions.
After speaking at CeBIT he told The Australian Financial Review that there were parallels between the current turmoil in the retail sector and the end of British colonial rule in India in 1947.
"Mahatma Gandhi once said first they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you and then you win, and I believe that is exactly what we are going through right now," Mr Leibovich said.
"We have been through the ignorance, we have been through the ridicule stage, and right now we are going through the fighting stage. However, any neutral observer would agree that we, the online retailers, are going to win this war."
He doubted Myer chief executive Bernie Brookes's assessment that Myer could generate up to $300 million in online sales with a new website planned for February.
Mr Leibovich said a lack of price flexibility meant Myer and David Jones would continue to suffer against cheaper competitors.
Mr Leibovich used his speech at CeBIT to announce that his company was going to add a new website to its stable, called Mumgo, targeted at mothers with young children.
Mr Fakira said 1.65 million people had downloaded the app since it was launched late last year. The virtual supermarket trial outside busy train stations had been a success, and it was now using the technology in bus shelters around the country.
"We are finding from feedback that people will walk past a poster in a busy train station, but are more likely to be willing to shop while waiting for a bus," Mr Fakira said.
"We don't have all the answers yet, but we have to be willing to put all the options out there for customers to shop. It is about being truly consumer-led to help understand what options we should offer," he said.
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Irish voters struck a blow for national sovereignty a few days ago, and the world's media elites didn't like it one bit.
Here's how the UK Guardian opened its "Darn those voters" coverage Friday morning:
Ireland today decisively rejected the Lisbon treaty on European Union reform, plunging the project into chaos.
Humiliated at the polls, the Irish prime minister, Brian Cowen, admitted the country's no vote had been a potential setback for Europe.
..... Less than 1% of the EU's 490 million citizens appear to have scuppered the deal mapped out in Lisbon that was meant to shape Europe in the 21st century.
Ireland was the only one of the 27 EU member states obliged to hold a referendum on the treaty.
The official figures from the counts in 43 constituencies revealed that 53.4% of voters had rejected the document, while 46.6% voted in favour – a difference of 109,164 voters.
The US Constitution has about 4,400 words. The EU's Lisbon Treaty alone has 260 pages. Perhaps Irish voters doubted whether member countries are getting any value for the $120 billion euros the EU bureaucracy will spend in fiscal 2008.
The Guardian's next line of defense was to pretend that the EU is why Ireland has prospered (bold is mine):
Politicians in Dublin were stunned by the size of the margin in favour of the disparate no campaign, which comprised a vocal, well-funded free-market ginger group, the ultra-Catholic right, Sinn Fein and the far left.
They were also surprised at the hostility to the EU reform deal in Irish constituencies that have gained so much in European largesse.
..... Ireland may have enjoyed a net gain of €40bn from Europe since it joined what was then the EEC in the mid-1970s, but its voters were concerned about the loss of sovereignty, possible tax harmonization and a threat to the country's neutrality.
(Aside: I believe that the correct translation of "ultra-Catholic right" would be "anyone who opposes abortion on demand.")
As to economic matters, whatever the Guardian means by "net gain," give me a break. The fact is that the Irish are responsible for their country's marvelous prosperity, while Old Europe has languished.
Ireland's policies of supply-side tax cuts and openness to professional-class immigration have turned the once economically-lagging island into a prosperous high-tech mecca. Ireland's economy grew 5.2% last year. Meanwhile, France, Germany, and the UK grew 2.3%, 2.2%, and 2.6%, respectively. Based on data at this link, Ireland's economy has more than tripled in size since the beginning of 1989, while France, Germany, and the UK have grown 46%, 37%, and 53%, respectively. It would appear that the Irish would rather not be held back or dragged down by Brussels bureaucrats demanding "tax harmonization," which really means "big tax increases." Who can blame them?
On the US side of the pond, the New York Times's Sarah Lyall and Stephen Castle pitched in with their elitist perspective on Saturday (bold is mine):
Europe was thrown into political turmoil on Friday by Ireland's rejection of the Lisbon Treaty, a painstakingly negotiated blueprint for consolidating the European Union's power and streamlining its increasingly unwieldy bureaucracy.
The defeat of the treaty, by a margin of 53.4 percent to 46.6 percent, was the result of a highly organized "no" campaign that had played to Irish voters' deepest visceral fears about the European Union. For all its benefits, many people in Ireland and in Europe feel that the union is remote, undemocratic and ever more inclined to strip its smaller members of the right to make their own laws and decide their own futures.
The Times writers act as if that's a bad thing. The truth hurts, guys.
In a stunning contrast, considering the source, the Associated Press actually noted that Europeans across the continent appreciate what Irish voters did for them:
Ordinary Spaniards, Dutch, French and Britons, who wish they could get the same chance, might also say ''no'' to the cold, distant heart of Europe.
''Spaniards feel Spanish, the French feel French, and the Dutch feel Dutch. We will never all be in the same boat,'' said Eduardo Herranz, a 41-year-old salesman in Madrid, Spain.
Herranz said Europeans were right to feel alienated from bureaucrats in the EU base of Brussels, Belgium.
''You don't decide on anything, and you don't get to vote on anything they are talking about,'' he said of the average voter. ''In day-to-day life, out on the street, the European Union is something very distant.''
..... ''It's OK to belong to Europe, but I do not want to be governed by them,'' said David Richards, 56, a tourist from Lincoln, England, on vacation in Dublin.
..... Citizens across the continent complain they have no direct power to influence EU treaties, which are produced in legalese too complex to understand. They say it's not enough that their elected governments help to negotiate such treaties.
Maybe if reporters actually talked to ordinary Europeans more, and reprinted Brussels press releases less, they wouldn't have been so surprised at the Irish outcome.
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Alicia Tigue and Brian DeGreeff announce the birth of their son, Thomas James, Monday, June 17, 2013, at Fairview Northland Medical Center in Princeton. He weighed 8 pounds, 3 ounces.
Thomas has a sister Lillian, 19 months.
Grandparents are Jim and Michele Tigue and Tom and Rose DeGreeff, all of Zimmerman.
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"Unless we take action on climate change, future generations will be roasted, toasted, fried and grilled."
Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
"(Climate change) is just something that's gotten so much attention. Regardless of how you feel about it, it's something that needs to be addressed because we're seeing more and more natural disasters each year ... Something has to be causing it."
Derek Jeter, New York Yankees shortstop, via the Columbus Dispatch
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"One of the great ironies here at Davos is how does everybody get here? They come on private planes ... That number is up 20 percent ... You're not actually seeing a lot of SUVs here. You're seeing lots of smaller cars because they're trying to keep their carbon footprint small, but of course, that's after the private plane."
Andrew Ross Sorkin, CNBC Correspondent
"It is clear that we are facing a climate crisis with potentially devastating impacts on the global economy. Greening global economic growth is the only way to satisfy the needs of today's population and up to 9 billion people by 2050, driving development and wellbeing while reducing greenhouse gas emissions and increasing natural resource productivity."
Former Mexican President Felipe Calderon, from Davos-commissioned report on global warming and the "green" economy
"Just how many apocalyptic signs are required before global leaders get serious about preventing climate change and the preservation of natural capital? Apparently the answer is more ... To me, it's like a group of business leaders and "experts" on the sinking Titanic discussing the fragility of champagne sales. I am deeply concerned about the Alice-in-Wonderland perception of the big picture of what is happening to our world."
Jim Harris, Corporate Knights, a media and investment research firm that publishes the Global 100 list of the world's most sustainable corporations


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LAS VEGAS – Nevada State Bank's annual Small Business Survey reveals a continued confidence in an improving Nevada economy, but a less rosy view of the national economy, with more than half of all Nevadans surveyed saying that the U.S. economy is headed in the wrong direction. The bank's recent survey of more than 400 small business owners, operators and managers throughout … [Read more...]
Durango I-95's LLC Acquisition of Caroline's Court Reflects Northwest Las Vegas' Recovery
Durango I-95 LLC, a Los Angeles development company, recently purchased Caroline's Court, a commercial center at the corner of North Durango Drive and North El Capitan Way, for $14.5 million. Durango I-95 LLC believes the revitalization of the commercial center, which has sat unfinished since the Great Recession, will be a strong symbol of northwestern Las Vegas' economic … [Read more...]
Industrial Surges, Office and Retail Coast During Third Quarter in Las Vegas
Las Vegas – Southern Nevada's warehouse/distribution properties continued to post impressive results in the third quarter of 2015, but other industrial segments showed strong demand as well. Vacancy in the warehouse/distribution sector is now a very low 3.1 percent, which continued to stimulate new industrial development; more than 8 million square feet of new industrial … [Read more...]
Recovery Transitioning into Expansion and Reinvention
Las Vegas – While some sectors of Southern Nevada's commercial real estate market are still recovering from the Great Recession, others have thrived. The warehouse/distribution sector has shown such strong demand over the past three years that vacancy in that sector is now just 3.2 percent. This has stimulated new speculative construction on a level not seen in Southern Nevada … [Read more...]
Colliers International: Demand for Commercial Real Estate at Seven-Year High
LAS VEGAS – Demand for commercial real estate in Las Vegas has reached a seven-year high, according to Colliers International's first quarter reports. Colliers International noted that all segments of commercial real estate saw positive net absorption in the first quarter of 2015, with the industrial market leading the way. Vacancy in warehouse buildings has been cut in half … [Read more...]
Business Indicators: March 2015
The "advance" estimate for fourth quarter 2014 shows U.S. real gross domestic product increasing at an annualized rate of 2.5 percent, much lower than the 5.0 percent growth experienced during third quarter 2014. Personal consumption expenditures, nonresidential fixed investment, residential investment, changes in private inventories and state and local government spending made … [Read more...]
CALV, Xceligent Report Shows Improving Commercial Real Estate Market
LAS VEGAS – A report released by Xceligent and the Commercial Alliance Las Vegas (CALV) shows continued improvement in the commercial real estate market in Southern Nevada, though some parts of the market are recovering from the Great Recession faster than others. "This report from CALV and Xceligent shows that most sectors of our market are faring better than in past … [Read more...]
More Than 2,600 Acres of Land Sales in 2014 Demonstrate Growth for Southern Nevada
LAS VEGAS – The land market in Southern Nevada continues to recover, as evidenced by the fourth quarterly market report of 2014 from Colliers International – Las Vegas. During the past 12 months, the market witnessed the sale of more than 2,600 acres of industrial, commercial and residential land, accounting for more than $700 million in sales volume. According to experts at … [Read more...]
"Giving Gene" Alive in Las Vegas and Beyond
Focus Financial Partners|UBS Financial Services Inc. Reports that Recovery Has Helped Charitable Giving in Valley LAS VEGAS — UBS Wealth Management Americas http://www.ubs.com/us/en/wealth.html released its quarterly UBS Investor Watch report in November of 2014, "Doing Well At Doing Good," which explores wealthy investors' giving habits. The study found that despite the … [Read more...]
Dickson Realty Awarded Revitalization Award
Dickson Realty Awarded Revitalization Award from Truckee Donner Chamber of Commerce Dickson Realty has been awarded the 2014 large company Revitalization Award from the Truckee Donner Chamber of Commerce in honor of its new 7,048 square foot office building in Truckee. The award recognizes new construction and/or renovation projects that help make Truckee more visually … [Read more...]
LVGEA Board Extends CEO Tom Skancke's Contract
LAS VEGAS — The Board of the Directors of the Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance extended for two years the contract of Tom Skancke, current president and CEO of the LVGEA. The board took this action during its October meeting. "Economic development and diversification are two of the most pressing issues facing Southern Nevada as this region accelerates its growth out of … [Read more...]
Educating, Connecting Entrepreneurs; Median Home Price Hits $200,000; 5K to Raise Funds for Kids with Cancer
Las Vegas Will Launch 1 Million Cups to Educate, Connect Local Entrepreneurs 1 Million Cups, a program to engage, educate and connect entrepreneurs, launched in Las Vegas on Wednesday, August 13. The weekly event will be located in the inNEVation Center, powered by Switch. 1 Million Cups is a weekly gathering that is building startup communities over cups of coffee and … [Read more...]
Dealership Invests in Multimillion-Dollar Renovation Project
LAS VEGAS – Economic studies in recent months have pointed to Nevada's steady recovery from the Great Recession. Most major economic indicators have started pointing in a positive direction. Local car sales have been especially strong recently, rewarding the multimillion-dollar investment and long-term confidence the owners of the Park Place Infiniti dealership on West … [Read more...]
Retail Real Estate Sector Begins Comeback in Second Quarterly Report From Colliers International – Las Vegas
Office sector enjoys resurgence in 2014, anticipates challenges in 2015 LAS VEGAS – Following two consecutive quarters of negative net absorption in the retail sector, the second quarterly market report of 2014 by Colliers International – Las Vegas highlighted more than 200,000 square feet of retail net absorption and more than 30,000 square feet of new completions in the … [Read more...]


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'Any reports that Kristen Stewart has been dropped are false,' so Universal Pictures confirms, clarifying rumors that the 'Twilight' star is kicked out of the 'Snow White and the Huntsman' trilogy.
Kristen Stewart could still reprise her titular role in the "Snow White and the Huntsman" sequel. Contrary to recent swirling rumors suggesting that Stewart has been dropped from the trilogy, Universal Pictures has made it clear that the 22-year-old actress is still attached to the franchise.
"We are extremely proud of Snow White and the Huntsman and we're currently exploring all options to continue the franchise," so Universal Co-Chairman Donna Langley claimed in an official statement. "Any reports that Kristen Stewart has been dropped are false."
Previously, The Hollywood Reporter shared reports that Universal has decided to shelf the planned sequel to "Snow White" following Stewart's cheating scandal with the film's director Rupert Sanders. It was said that the follow-up movie would be transformed into a spin-off which focuses on Chris Hemsworth's Huntsman.
Furthermore, the site noted that Sanders might still be attached to helm the possible Huntsman movie. However, the film must find a new screenwriter since David Koepp has decided to exit the project. Words are, the studio aims a July 2013 start date for the film, right after Hemsworth wraps "Thor: The Dark World".
In another Kristen Stewart news, the "Twilight Saga" actress is expected to resurface from her hiding and make a public appearance in the near future. She will head to Canada next month to promote her new film "On the Road" at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival.
The festival announced on Tuesday, August 14 that the film based on Jack Kerouac's novel would throw a special presentation during the fest. As fans started speculating on whether Stewart would attend the red carpet event or not, an insider claimed to E! News, "Kristen will be there."
It is still unclear whether TIFF will mark Stewart's first public appearance post her scandal since she's still expected to attend the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles on September 6. "On the Road" will come out in the U.S. theaters on December 21.


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Blueberry Lemon Bread Recipe
4 2 1
This bread has a nice balance of lemon and blueberry flavor, with the texture of pound cake. For a special touch, serve with honey butter or lemon curd.
Recommended: 31 Easy Quick Bread Recipes
VERIFIED BY Taste of Home Test Kitchen
- 2 tablespoons butter, softened
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup 2% milk
- 1/2 cup fresh or frozen blueberries
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- In a small bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add egg and lemon peel; beat well. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk. Fold in blueberries. Pour into a greased 5-3/4-in. x 3-in. x 2-in. loaf pan.
- Bake at 350° for 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack. Combine topping ingredients; spread over warm bread. Yield: 1 mini loaf.
Editor's Note: If using frozen blueberries, use without thawing to avoid discoloring the batter.
Originally published as Blueberry Lemon Bread in Reminisce Extra May 2011, p51
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Reviewed Mar. 12, 2014
"This is very delicious! A nice touch after our meal. I used fresh blueberries. Do not omit the topping. It really makes the taste pop!"
Reviewed Feb. 11, 2012
"This was a hit with company for brunch, I'll make it again tomorrow!"


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Chester Ira McNeely, 92, of Belle, went home to be with the Lord, Friday, April 4, 2014, at the home of his son and daughter-in-law, following a long illness.
Chester was born at Peck Mills on Jan. 27, 1922, to the late Leander Doran and Emma Virginia Parcell McNeely. He was retired from Elkem Metals with 35 years of service. He was an Army Veteran and a Pearl Harbor Survivor. He was a member of the Fair Haven Baptist Church, Campbells Creek, where he served as a Deacon and he also attended Rand Senior Citizens.
Along with his parents, Chester was preceded in death by his wife, Irene Harris McNeely; sister, Edna Mae Perry; brothers, Leotis and Otto McNeely; half-brothers, Jim and Gene Whitman.
Chester is survived by his son, Gene (Tonya) McNeely of Belle; granddaughters, Renea (James) Taylor of DuPont City, Leah Ann (Randy) Guthrie of Belle and Amanda (David) Fleming of Charleston; and great-granddaughter, Destiny McNeely of Belle.
Funeral service will be 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 8 at Stevens & Grass Funeral Home, Malden, with the Rev. Tim Martin officiating. Burial with Military Graveside Rites will be at Montgomery Memorial Park, London. A visitation with family and friends will be held one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.
The family would like to thank Joe Bailey with HospiceCare, his Home Health Nurse, Becca and his in-home nurse's aide, Ashley Casto, for their kindness & care given to Chester.
Family will accept flowers or donations can be made to HospiceCare, 1606 Kanawha Blvd. W, Charleston, West Virginia 25312-2536
The online guest book can be accessed at www.stevensandgrass.com.


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Dot Matrix Watch
I discovered this product through ThisNext and couldn't find a place to purchase it -- I finally found one. I finally found it at the LED Watch Stop!
Now here's someone who's usin' their noggin'! This is a book/CD shelf with an LED clock built in. It's a bit tricky on your eyes, but cool nevertheless.
This watch is definitely for style and show. I have this one, and I did not use this to tell time one bit (I used my phone instead). It's a looker for sure, and serves as a good light show!Added 9 Years Ago from Amazon.com


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A White House official provided CBS News with this breakdown on the government's bill to BP:
The $69 million bill accounts for 75% of the obligations to date. Actual expenditures will likely vary from these projections but future invoices will recoup the full costs based on actual expenses incurred. BP was given until July 1 to pay the full $69 million. Costs included in the $69 million are:
• $29 million - For Federal agencies to support operation of ships, aircraft and boats, to support environmental assessment/monitoring, to support deployed personnel, and other expenses
• $4 million - For Department of Defense support of salvage and removal efforts, to support operation of ships and aircraft.
• $29 million - For National Guard Bureau to support activation and deployment of National Guard from LA, MS, AL and FL, to support deployed personnel, and other expenses
• $7 million - For states to support removal operations, to support environmental assessment/monitoring, and other expenses.
Special Section: Disaster in the Gulf
Facing questions over his administration's handling of the disaster, the White House said Obama will return to Louisiana on Friday to assess the latest efforts to contain the massive leak and clean up the damage.
Meanwhile, the Minerals Management Service stopped issuing permits for new oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, even as an administration official denied a formal freeze on drilling in shallow water.
"There is no moratorium on shallow water drilling," said Kendra Barkoff, a spokeswoman for Interior Secretary Ken Salazar. "Shallow-water drilling may continue as long as oil and gas operations satisfy the environmental and safety requirements Secretary Salazar outlined in his report to the president and have exploration plans that meet those requirements."
Barkoff's comments appeared to contradict an e-mail sent out earlier in the day by a top official in the Gulf Coast office of the Minerals Management Service, the federal agency that oversees offshore drilling.
Michael J. Saucier, regional supervisor of field operations for the MMS Gulf of Mexico region, told a company seeking a permit that "until further notice" no new drilling is being allowed in the Gulf, no matter the water depth. A copy of the e-mail was obtained by The Associated Press.
The e-mail came a day after the minerals agency granted a new drilling permit sought by Bandon Oil and Gas for a site about 50 miles off the Louisiana coast and 115 feet below the ocean surface. Environmental groups accused the administration of misleading the public by allowing work to resume in waters up to 500 feet deep while maintaining a moratorium on deepwater drilling
Obama announced the moratorium last week as part of the administration's response to the April 20 explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, which triggered the massive oil spill that is gushing millions of gallons in the Gulf.
The contradictory messages frustrated drilling critics and supporters alike.
"Every single MMS reform and moratorium announcement since the explosion has gone through this same process of announcement, confusion, seeming violations, reinterpretation and reconfiguration," said Kieran Suckling, executive director of Arizona-based Center for Biological Diversity and an outspoken drilling opponent. "I've never seen such a confused, uncertain response to crisis."
A group of Louisiana lawmakers said the drilling bans could further devastate the state's economy, which is struggling with job losses and business shutdowns tied to the oil spill.
"Katrina hurt us temporarily, but this will wipe us out altogether," said state Rep. Nita Hutter, a Republican who represents a district that was wrecked by Hurricane Katrina.
Republican Rep. Gordon Dove said it was unfair to penalize Exxon, Chevron and other oil companies "if BP did something that was careless." He said the shutdown of offshore drilling could force thousands of people out of work.
While details of the president's trip were still being worked out, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said Obama will likely meet with governors of the affected states, local business leaders and Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen, who is overseeing the government's response. Obama traveled to the Gulf twice last month, including a visit on May 28.
With the administration warning that the spill could continue through the summer, Gibbs said Obama plans to travel to the region "as often as the situation dictates."
Gibbs deflected criticism that Obama hasn't expressed enough anger or frustration over the failed attempts to stop the leak, insisting that the president would ultimately be judged on the effectiveness of the response, not his emotions.
"Pounding on a podium isn't going to fix a hole in the ocean," Gibbs said.
Confusion over shallow-water drilling appeared to stem from new restrictions on offshore drilling announced Wednesday night.
Bob Abbey, the acting director of the Minerals Management Service, said operators will be required to submit additional information about potential risks and safety considerations before being allowed to drill. The rule applies even to those plans that have already been approved or received a waiver exempting them from detailed environmental scrutiny, Abbey said.
The new information must be submitted before any drilling of new wells begins, Abbey said, adding that the rule should tighten safety standards and improve consideration of risks in drilling plans.
Jim Noe, senior vice president at Hercules Offshore Inc., a leading Gulf Coast oil rig company, said it's unclear what the Interior Department wants before allowing shallow-water drilling to continue - or how long the approval process will take.
"What we do know is that we've been told that additional safety information will be required in order for us to commence drilling," Noe said. "We're hoping it's something that can be done quickly."


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A CONSERVATION area covering the historic core of a small village is being reviewed for the first time in nearly 40 years.
The review of Upton Warren, which is located just off the A38 between Wychbold and Bromsgrove, is being carried out by Wychavon District Council and the conservation area was first designated in 1975.
The proposed new boundary includes some additional land considered to contribute to the historic character of the village as well as removing some areas where ownerships and land use patterns have changed over the years.
Comments from the public are being sought on the draft character appraisal and management plan, and the consultation period will run from Monday, March 31 to Monday, May 12.
People are invited to attend a public meeting at Upton Warren Outdoor Centre on Tuesday, April 1 to hear from the council's heritage manager at 6.30pm.
Conservation area designation remains an important planning tool, helping to control new developments and influence their design in areas where they might affect historic places.
For more information, go to wychavon.gov.uk/conservationareas or call the council's heritage manager Jim Burgin on 01386 565366.


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Lord Justice Leveson has cleared the junior counsel to his inquiry over suggestions she compromised its impartiality by conducting a relationship with the lead barrister for victims of press intrusion.
The senior judge intervened on Tuesday by defending Carine Patry Hoskins over her relationship with David Sherborne, the barrister for Hugh Grant and other phone-hacking victims.
In a letter to the Conservative MP, Rob Wilson, Leveson said: "There was simply no room for a 'breach of confidence or other conspiracy' as a result of personal relations between her and Mr Sherborne."
He added that it was for the Bar Standards Board to decide whether to take any action against Patry Hoskins – but maintained she did not influence his report making proposals on the future regulation of the press, which was published in November last year.
"She had absolutely no input into any conclusion as to the past treatment of those affected by press abuses (or, indeed, the relationship between the press and the public as considered by module one of the inquiry) or any aspect of the proposals made for future press regulation," Leveson said in his letter. "She was simply not involved in any of this work."
The judge said that Patry Hoskins proof read the report in the final few days before publication, but that "she did not see and was not involved in any discussions about any of the other sections of the report or, indeed, in any of my eventual recommendations".
His rare public intervention comes four days after the Mail and Sun reported on Saturday that Patry Hoskins and Sherborne were in a relationship. The pair have said that their relationship only started after the Leveson report was published in November.
However, according to the Mail on Sunday, the pair flew to the Greek island of Santorini days for a holiday together after the inquiry's public hearings had concluded in July last year.
Patry Hoskins and Sherborne told friends that they went on holiday to Santorini only to "discuss the possibility of a future relationship".
In a statement last week, the inquiry's lead counsel, Robert Jay QC, said he had been told the relationship on 18 March, but the Santorini trip "has only been mentioned this week".
A spokesman for the Bar Standards Board declined to say whether it has launched an investigation into the allegations of impropriety around the relationship, but said it was aware of the press reports.
The regulator does not prohibit relationships between barristers, but warns that they can be in breach of the code of conduct if they "compromise their professional independence", create a possible conflict of interest, or otherwise bring the legal profession into disrepute.
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Vermont child molester to leave
SPRINGFIELD, Vt. — Correction officials said Thursday they have a new plan for a high-risk sex offender scheduled to be released from prison: He's moving out of state.
The Department of Corrections is notifying police in the place where the sex offender, Timothy Szad, is going but isn't releasing the information publicly, said Dale Crook, the department's director of field supervision.
Officials said last week Szad, 53, would be living with his elderly parents in Springfield, a town of about 9,000 residents, but that plan fell apart after public outcry.
The case highlights a dilemma in releasing sex offenders: Correction officials and police sometimes see a requirement to notify the public about the possible danger, but broad notification can generate such opposition that living arrangements can fall apart.
A homeless sex offender is more dangerous than one with a stable place to live, said state Rep. Alice Emmons, chairwoman of the Vermont House committee that oversees correction.
"Where's he going to go?" asked Emmons, D-Springfield. "Is he going to live under a bridge? Is that secure to a community?"


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This little spring sweater is finished.
And another one in the works.....
|Lots of evidence of little creatures
|Trail was well used and packed. If you stepped off the trail you would sink a couple of feet into the snow
|My new amazing icers
|The spikes on these are quite nasty looking, however, they kept me on my feet - no slipping even on ice.
|Park bench - the snow is so deep only the top of the bench is showing.
|Lots of damage to trees from the ice storm just before Christmas. Lots of trail maintenance work to do come Spring.
|Lunch stop on the bridge. There were spots where the ice and snow is melting and the streams are running


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Save Texas Parks
Our state parks let us experience nature and preserve Texas history. They protect the clean water we depend on and provide a critical home for wildlife. These treasured places should never be closed. They should be kept open and safe now and for future generations.
Parks make life better here in Texas
From camping under the stars at Big Bend Ranch to exploring the cypress swamps of Caddo Lake, our state parks make life better here in Texas. They protect the clean water we depend on and provide a home for some of Texas' most wondrous wildlife, like the black bear and the leatherback sea turtle.
At least 20 parks may close
But our parks are in trouble. Due to budget cuts, at least 20 state parks may close this year and state grants for local parks and playgrounds have been eliminated.
After more than 96 percent of its majestic pines were lost to wildfires, Bastrop State Park desperately needs funds to restore the park to its former beauty. Many parks, like Devils Sinkhole, had to reduce operations to just a few days a week, repairs to critical infrastructure like wastewater systems have been put off, and state grants to local parks were eliminated. Operations at the Parrie Haynes Youth Ranch—a 4,525-acre park on the Lampasas River with miles of horseback riding trails and ropes courses—ended.
We have the money to save them
We can do more to keep our parks safe and open. In fact, our parks already have a dedicated funding stream—sales taxes on sporting goods—but for too long, the Legislature has raided the fund, diverting the money for other purposes and leaving just the bones for our cash-strapped parks system.
That's why Environment Texas is calling on our lawmakers and local elected officials to stop pillaging this fund and give our parks the money and protection they deserve and need to stay open.
Together, we can save our parks
Our staff has been knocking on doors across the state to educate Texans about what's at stake. We're also testifying in the Legislature, building a coalition of environmental groups and recreation businesses, and shining the spotlight in the media on the need to protect our state parks. But the real key to winning the fight is you. With your support, we can force the Legislature to keep our parks open. If enough of us speak out, we can save Texas parks.
Tell the Legislature to keep our parks open and protected.
Key Facts
- Out-of-state visitors to our parks spent $283 million in the local community in 2008.
- In the last two years, the 82nd Legislature cut 21.5% of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department funding. Approximately 111 employees were laid off, leaving 23 parks with fewer staff.


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The Art of Intellectual Autobiography
The Bat of Minerva is a regional cable interview show produced and directed by Peter Shea, who received his Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Minnesota and has worked as an instructor at Gustavus Adolphus College and Minnesota State University in Mankato.
On Thoughtful Lives
For about 20 years, the Bat of Minerva has featured thoughtful people–scholars, activists, artists, farmers–talking about their life journeys, trajectories, stumblings. From these conversations, hints emerge about the landscape of the academy and the world outside, the varieties of scholarly and thoughtful lives. The interviews also communicate a strong sense of the energy or passion or even annoyance which keeps creative people thinking and working, year after year.
Watch the Bat
The Bat airs at midnight between Saturday and Sunday on Minneapolis/Saint Paul regional channel 6, serving the Twin Cities metro area. Over the years, many IAS collaborators, fellows and guests have been interviewed and their conversations with Peter Shea can be viewed in their entirety.
Bat of Minerva Links
- All Bat of Minerva Interviews
- Voices of Northeast Minneapolis
- The Bat of Minerva in Austria and Germany, September-November 2014
- Heritage Collaborative: Oral History Workshop and Panel, March 28, 2014
- Thursdays at Four: Peter Shea. March 13, 2014
- Discussion with Actor Danny Robinson Clark, November 13, 2013
- Southwest Minnesota Food Stories: Oral History Project
- Intellectual and Cultural Leaders of Minnesota: Oral History Project
- Disaster Interviews: Fukushima (2011), Mississippi Flooding (2011), North Mpls Tornado (2011), Gulf Oil Spill (2010)
- Electronic Music Interviews
- U of M Faculty Interviews
- Bat of Minerva Interview with Peter Shea, 2005
- Harold Channer interviews Peter Shea, 2013
Pick from the Archive
Danny Robinson Clark came north to Minneapolis at 19, went to work in the post office, and began to act. He got his big break at the Goodman Theater in Chicago, in August Wilson's The Piano Lesson, and toured with that play and others for several years. Now taking only occasional work, he reflects on how he learned to be an actor: how particular experiences in his childhood and early life made his career possible — and perhaps necessary. This interview, the first in a series, explores his early life and his first meeting with August Wilson. He recalls the diverse kinds of people and mannerisms that fascinated him: speech, language, behavior, race, prejudice, music…
Peter Shea, Danny Robinson Clark, and Ann Waltner discussed this interview, from substance to process–-the ways Shea's interviewing elicited Robinson's stories, as well as the stories themselves.