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Five Points Gallery director speaks at Torrington Rotary meeting
Published 11:28 am, Thursday, March 13, 2014
TORRINGTON >> The guest speaker at the March 4 Rotary Club meeting was Judith McElhone, executive director of Five Points Gallery.
McElhone spoke about how the gallery started and how it has evolved in the year and a half since it opened. She has a BFA and a MFA from Hartford Arts School, which she has put to use in curating art for the gallery.
"The people that deserve the most credit are the artists," said McElhone in the opening of her presentation. "They make their living in the arts and now are in downtown Torrington."
McElhone told the Rotarians how in twenty-eight days in 2012 she and her committee - Gail Krupa, associate director of Five Points Gallery; Bill Haygood, construction worker; Sharon Wagoner, a liaison of the Torrington Downtown Partners and Jacque Williams - renovated the space at the corner of Main and Water to be ready to launch on July 1 in conjunction with the beginning of the 2012 Main Street Marketplace.
The only problem was they had no artists because with no space they couldn't have made a call for artists explained McElhone. So she relied on her artist friends.
The first showcase pulled together and brought artists from New York, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Rhode Island.
After their first year with much success in bringing noteworthy artists to Torrington and the accompanying crowds McElhone said that the Torrington Downtown Partners gave them an incentive to continue.
"They came to us and offered us free rent and utilities for a year because we were helping to change downtown Torrington along with the Warner Theater, the Nutmeg Ballet, the kids museum and the Torrington Historical Society," she said.
The committee of four expanded, and they became incorporated as a non-profit.
McElhone shared how the Five Points Gallery was able to expand into the former Dee's Restaurant space next door to the corner location.
"A restaurant was supposed to be going in to the space but it didn't. Also at that time the Torrington Downtown Partners had gotten a revolving credit to renovate an art space downtown. They picked Five Points as the space to renovate," she said.
Again, they worked to ready the space for the summer and the Main Street Marketplace. By early August they were ready for another showcase in the new larger space.
The new space was launched with an artists lecture series featuring Ann Temkin, chief curator of painting and sculpture for New York's Museum of Modern Art. The event drew hundreds of people.
McElhone said that they hope to continue having at least two lectures a year and they will continue to bring notable artists to Torrington.
Editor's Note: An earlier version of this article incorrectly identified McElhone as a Harvard Arts School grad. She is a Hartford Arts School grad.
Jenny Golfin can be reached at 860-489-3121, ext. 357.


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Sketch Card Update
FYI for anyone who's hoping to get a sketch card from me at Chicago Wizard World or Minnesota FallCon:
I'll have pre-drawn personal sketch cards available at my table and I'll be selling them for five dollars less than the prices listed on my website (in other words, a card that would normally be $15 will only be $10 at the convention). These prices will only apply to the pre-drawn cards, and they will be first come first serve. I do not plan on taking orders for custom sketch cards at the convention -- I won't have time, I'll be too busy doodling in my sketchbooks, socializing and all of that.
Here are a few more new ones:

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Who's Got Your Back?
This is a great party starter!! On name tags, purchased from the office supply store, write the name of someone famous in the fifties (or a time period that fits the theme of your party). As guests arrive, attach one of the tags to their back. Instruct them to not discuss or ask about the tag until the game begins. For the guest of honor use their own name, a teacher or relatives name (the idea is that they have a name they will never be able to guess correctly). When all of the guests have arrived the game begins. The object is for each guest to determine the name on their back. Instruct them to ask just one yes/no question per guest (this will get your guests mingling). The first person to guess correctly wins. You can also have second place and a special prize for the last person to guess. You don't need the prizes to make this fun!!


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The first thing I recommend is to run the auto tune. The manual tells you how to do that I don't remember exactly how to do it but it isn't that complicated. What it will do is allow the pid to adjust itself to your smoker.. Depending on the insulation and type each smoker heats and cools differently, The autotune may take a couple hours but you just need to do it once unless you change something in the smoker.
After the autotune is done press set and you will see EO1, EO2 etc. That means end of time for each preset. t means time and F means temp. Normally I just set it to t and click the + or- button to set the amount of time that it cook at that temp.
There are two probes probe one is the smaller smoker temp probe. Probe 2 is the meat probe. They both need to be plugged in or the alarm goes off. I dont usually use the meat probe so I just leave it hooked up but keep it outside the smoker the smoker temp probe must be inside the smoker otherwise it wil think the smoker is not hot enough and the burner will keep running .
Don't worry. It took me awhile to figure things out and there is still alot of stuff I dont know about it but the more you ise it things will become obvious.
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Against Me! drop off March 16 concert with Bad Religion at the Ritz Ybor in Tampa
Tampa Against Me! fans will have to wait a little longer for their first look at Laura Jane Grace.
The Gainesville rock outfit has canceled all of its appearances on an upcoming tour with punk legends Bad Religion, including a March 16 date at the Ritz Ybor.
"Canceling a tour is definitely not a decision we would make lightly," the band wrote on Facebook. "At this moment, due to our current uncertainty over who is going to be playing drums with us, we feel like we are lacking the ability to put on the show our fans deserve and we think that the best thing for us to do right now is take some time to regroup and finish a record."
While nothing has been posted about refunds, Against Me! did say that "if anyone who bought tickets doesn't want to go to the show now or walks away from the show feeling disappointed we'll definitely do our best to accomodate some spots on our guest list next time we pass through your town, which hopefully won't be too long from now."
Against Me! was already a popular draw in this area, but last year, frontman Tom Gabel announced he was transgender, and would begin living life as a woman, Laura Jane Grace. It's a bummer that we won't get to see her, but in the end, we're still getting a show by Bad Religion. Nothing wrong with that.


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If you are reading this column on Saturday morning, Sandy Lydon and I will be starting on the final day of our fourth annual 33-mile hike around the shoreline of Monterey Bay. We discovered the hard way on our first trek around the bay in 2009 that attempting the 33 miles on the sand in two days was asking a bit much of the 40 hikers, as well as ourselves. Shoot, Sandy and I were at the upper end of the hiker's age range.
So in the second, third and fourth years we decided to break the hike up into three nearly equal segments, each about 10-11 miles, essentially determined by natural barriers. Embarking at New Brighton State Beach on June 2, we managed to again convince 40 people to join us.
New Brighton was known for years as China Beach, from the small Chinese fishing village that was located on the back beach in the late 1800s. In 1880, there were 29 men living in the camp, all born in China, and ranging in age from 16 to 43 who fished in the offshore cove with nets. The summer residents or tourists either walked down into Capitola Village to buy fish or waited until the Chinese peddlers with their fresh fish would come by their doors.
The first day's hike is so full of stories of history, geology and coastal disasters that by about 11 a.m. we had told a lot of stories but only covered two of our 11 miles. Between the repeated wave attack and seawall reconstruction at Seacliff State Beach, the life and times of the World War I concrete ship (its not really cement), the filling of the swampy Rio Del Mar Flats for homes, the construction of what was reportedly the world's largest fresh water swimming pool along the channeled mouth of Aptos Creek, and the creek's frequent desire to flow downcoast toward the homes built on The Island, there was no shortage of stories.
A short distance downcoast, the 1983 El Ni?o storm damage to homes and seawalls along Beach Drive and Via Gaviota have long since been repaired. Newer, larger and more expensive seawalls have been built to provide protection against future storm waves and high tides. So far, so good.
We finally reached Manresa State Beach for lunch and tales of iron and gold mining from the Aptos beach sands, climate change and sea level oscillations, before we started the casual 5-mile afternoon stroll to the Pajaro River.
This portion of the hike follows a little less developed section of shoreline, although during World War II, the former Camp McQuaide housed hundreds of U.S. Army deserters and other military troublemakers up on the bluff south of Manresa.
It was also home to the 250th Coast Artillery Regiment, the Signal Corps, Cavalry Medics and a naval radar group. The camp even had a small landing strip so airplanes could take off and practice dropping bombs on offshore targets. When the war ended, Camp McQuaide was determined to be surplus and decommissioned.
Although the 400-acre site was considered for a junior college, and there was local support, the location and highway access weren't ideal and building refurbishing was going to be costly. So with no interest from any government entity, the Seventh-Day Adventists, who subsequently founded the Monterey Bay Academy, purchased the 400 acres of ocean view land for $1.
Day One ended at the mouth of the Pajaro River. Littoral drift from the north nearly always pushes the river mouth south, which added an extra half-mile or so to our walk.
Starting at the south side of the Pajaro River on the morning of June 9 at Zmudowski State Beach, we carefully avoided any nesting Snowy Plovers and started on the 9-mile hike to the Salinas River mouth. This section of shoreline is fairly serene and little used, with the stacks of Moss Landing always appearing to be closer than they are.
You can't walk across the entrance to Moss Landing Harbor, so we had to leave the beach, hike out Jetty Road, which collapsed due to liquefaction during the 1989 earthquake. We then carefully walked along about a half-mile of Highway 1. After the morning solitude of a quiet and isolated stretch of beach, it's a shock to your senses to find yourself along the narrow shoulder of Highway 1 with cars and trucks passing at 60 mph a few feet away.
The state's largest thermal electric power plant looms on the left, next to what used to be Kaiser Refractories. For decades, magnesium was extracted from seawater for the production of magnesium oxide bricks for high temperature steel furnaces. The factory was closed a number of years ago when importing the material from China became more economical.
We returned to the shoreline after crossing the Sandholdt Bridge, also damaged during the Loma Prieta earthquake. Moss Landing Marine Laboratories now sits comfortably on a hill, well inland from the sand spit where it was formerly located, another victim of seismic shaking and liquefaction in 1989. More to come on the final 16 miles.
Gary Griggs is director of the Institute of Marine Sciences and Long Marine Laboratory at UC Santa Cruz. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com. Visit the Marine Discovery Center at Long Marine Lab website at http://seymourcenter.ucsc.edu/. For past Ocean Backyard columns visit http://www2.ucsc.edu/seymourcenter/


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The GREE Game Studio develops AAA games for the iOS and Android platforms. The Studio builds games natively using the advantages of each operating system. To date, the Studioâs published titles have all been in iTunes top 10 Free-to-Play apps (both in terms of downloads and revenue). Our game portfolio includes: Crime City, Modern War, Kingdom of Age, and War of Nations. We have many new games in production
In this role you will be responsible for the smooth operations of our very busy game servers. You will work with a team of engineers to deploy code that scales across multiple servers and databases, using reliable service engineering techniques.
You will develop tools to automate the release process and keep our production environment secure and fast! You'll participate in a team of DevOps that is responsible to keep the production environment hosted in the Amazon Web Services running stable , maintain servers with configuration tools like Puppet, and automate builds and releases using Jenkins.
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text: What's more perfect than a comfortable pair of heels? For those days you just need a day off from the stilettos and single soles, try a pair of wedges! Wedges are a great way to maximize your heel height and comfort level to the degree you prefer. With so many different options for heel heights you will easily find the pair that works best for you. A few of my personal favorites include the Juliana by Bed Stu and Allyn by Jessica Simpson. What's your favorite style of wedges?


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Watch Jr. NTR styling his hair for Nannaku Prematho
Mon, Jan 25, 2016, 12:13 PM
The film, Nannaku Prematho, starring Jr. NTR and Rakul Preet was a hit at the box. While music by DSP, who unfortunately lost his father during the film shoot, is getting great applause, the hairstyle of the hero too attracted quite a bit of attention. Jr. NTR has to spend time styling his hair for the look. The video has some shots where a lot of care had gone in to the hairstyle.


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The United States, a nation of shame — in my opinion. I can't imagine the anxiety of holding off a numerically superior force and making repeated pleas for help and being denied —all of these denials for support can only come from our Commander-in-Chief, Barack Obama.
Our military assets could have had F-16s over Benghazi within an hour, and a Delta Force team on the ground within two hours. Despite this fact, our heroes Woods and Daugherty were killed 7 hours after the first shots were fired upon American property. Also unbelievable to me is that within hours after these brave ex-Navy SEALs and two others — including an ambassador — were killed by Muslim terrorists, our Commander-in-Chief actually left Washington, D.C. and jetted off to Las Vegas.
On Nov. 6, get off the couch and vote for a new Commander-in-Chief, one who will make it a priority to protect those abroad in service of our country.
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Most people regret that last shot of tequila at the bar at 1:30 in the morning, or drunk dialing your ex girlfriend, or maybe even paying too much for car insurance. That's what normal people regret. Cliff Lee regrets walking one batter in the eighth inning of his fantastic complete game shutout last night to cap off the Phillies 4-0 victory and fourth straight series victory to start off the season. At least that's what he told Sarge in his postgame interview, that he regretted that lone walk.
It's okay, Cliff, you got away with that one. [video below]
But damn, what a difference one start makes. Cliff's turnaround from his last outing in Atlanta was obvious.
"Early in the game, I was locating fastballs and keeping the ball down. The difference from this start to last start is everything was just a little bit up in Atlanta, and this start it was a little more down," Lee told reporters.
Cliff's dominant 3 hit, 12 K, complete game shutout was predicated on his fastball, Lee said. His heater was working all night and he was able to locate it. He mixed in a few nasty curves later in the game, but when the heat is on, Cliff is tough to beat.
In fact, Lee's performance on Thursday was the best pitching performance from a starter in all of baseball this season according to ESPN's unique GameScore.
Carlos Ruiz put an end to Jordan Zimmermann's impressive outing by getting his home run trot on, but at least one Phillie was quite impressed with the Nats' starters stuff.
"That might be the best fastball I've ever seen," Lee said of Zimmermann after the game.
It's back to the Bank tonight as the Marlins are in town for a three game set. Just keep winning series.
VIDEO: Cliff talks about his great outing in DC.


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'I love what I do.
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Considered and meticulous, Richard Maxted's work is perfection in the world of still life advertising photography. His award winning images are both challenging and fascinating and his controlled use of studio lighting is an art form in itself.
After graduating with a degree in photography from Blackpool College in 1995, Richard opened his east London studio in 2000. Quickly establishing himself within the industry, his eye for detail and obsession with 'getting it right' earned him respect and admiration in equal measures from his peers.
With a client base including BA, RBS, V&A, Jim Beam, Campbells and Mandarin Oriental (to name but a few) Richard's passion for photography is almost tangible. He is prolific in his personal work commenting in a recent interview 'your personal work identifies who you are as a photographer. The ads and commercial work are the proof you can do the job but personal work shows your eye, shows what you see and what makes you tick'
When not juggling commissions with personal work, Richard can be seen haring up the motorway on his motorbike back to Whitstable where he spends his time (amongst other things) throwing stones into the sea with his two young children.


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Breville is widely known for making exceptional small kitchen appliances, and for producing very attractive small appliances. We were very excited to find out that indeed Keurig and Breville had teamed up this year to introduce a high end Keurig brewer designed by Breville. The results are exceptional - a very polished interesting staineless steel design, with Keurig K Cup brewing technology, and all the features you can get in any Keurig machine - including the reuseable My K Cup integrated into the machine allowing you to use your own ground coffee instead of K Cups, and a charcoal water filter in the tank reservoir.
Update: The Breville BKC600XL Gourmet Single Cup Brewer has been updated to the a newer model with ultra-quiet brew technology. The Breville BKC700XL Gourmet Single-Serve Coffeemaker with Iced-Beverage Function is the updated model.
Here are some previous articles to our review to help round out our thoughts and impressions on the Breville BKC600XL Gourmet Single Cup Brewer:
What do we think about this new Breville BKC600XL Gourmet Single Cup Brewer? Do the new features and design justify the price at $299?
With the introduction of the Cuisinart SS-1 Cup-O-Matic Single Serve Coffee Maker, you can finally purchase a single serve coffee maker that uses ground coffee and coffee pods all in the same filter basket. This is also the first coffee pod brewer to feature a charcoal water filter inside the water reservoir. We've written quite a few articles to round out our review since the launch of the Cuisinart SS-1 Cup-O-Matic Single Serve Coffee Maker including:
This review will feature highlights from the earlier articles we've published and our final pros and cons of the Cuisinart SS-1 Cup-O-Matic Single Serve Coffee Maker.
We've just unboxed the Breville BKC60XL Gourment Single Cup Brewer. The Breville single cup brewer uses Keurig K Cups and also the reuseable Keurig My K Cup coffee filter that can use ground coffee. The machine is pretty stunning once unboxed, and we are really excited by the charcoal water filter, and the My K Cup storage on the top. For a full list of features of the new Breville BKC600XL Gourmet Single Cup Brewer please see our earlier post. Now - let the unboxing begin!
It's been a busy month of new machines here at Single Serve Coffee. We've featured the Cuisinart SS-1 Cup-O-Matic single serve coffee maker, and the new Breville BKC600XL Gourmet Single Cup Brewer. We also wanted to throw one more single serve coffee maker into the mix - the new new compact Lavazza Pininfarina Blue LB1010 Home espresso maker. Priced at $379, this is the most affordable Lavazza machine yet for the home that uses the patented Lavazza coffee, tea, and hot drink capsules (you can read our review of the larger Pininfarina from Lavazza here).
So far we really like the smaller Lavazza Pininfarina Blue LB1010 Home espresso maker. The machine is about half the size of the larger Lavazza Blue machine, and also a lot less power hungry. The water reservoir is smaller, but given the type of drinks you'll likely make - espresso, cappuccinos, and lattes, the smaller size hasn't bothered us. We've also been making quite a few lattes and cappuccinos.
The Keurig B70 at $119 after discounts at
Sharper Image.
We recently spotted the Keurig B70 at a local Sharper Image store here in Massachusetts. They have a quite a deal on the Keurig B70 - $49 dollars off, and you can save an additional $30 on the in-store demo machine, bringing the price of the machine to $119. They look to be clearing these models for the new improved Keurig B70 - which has a better extraction and needle for puncturing K Cups. Whatever the reason, we love our current B70, and think this is a total steal.
The Cuisinart SS-1Single Serve Coffee Maker
at Williams-Sonoma.
You can also see the new Cuisinart SS-1 Cup-o-matic Single Serve Coffee maker at Williams-Sonoma. The price is $199.99 and the machine wasn't in the demo line up - though the sales person said they were scheduled to be demoing it soon. We were also told if we wanted, they would fire the machine up and give us a test drive. This is one of the reasons we like Williams-Sonoma - there is always over 10+ coffee machines to test out.
We'll have more in-store sightings as we see them.
The Breville USA Gourmet Single Cup Brewer BKC600XL looks like it came straight out of ten forward. The design has what we would like to call - "stainless", as there's no single inch on this machine sans the controls that doesn't come covered in glorious stainless steel. The Breville BKC600XL Gourmet Single Cup Brewer is also filled with new features not present in other Keurig single serve coffee makers. There is an included My Cup Reuseable coffee filter complete with storage bay in the top, along with the first Keurig single serve coffee maker to have a charcoal water filter in the water tank. The Breville BKC600XL Gourmet Single Cup Brewer is also completely compatible with over 150+ varieties of Keurig K Cups - from coffee, to cocoa, and tea. The Breville BKC600XL Gourmet Single Cup Brewer is priced at $299, making it the most expensive Keurig single serve coffee maker for the home.
Here's a run down of all the features with pictures and briefs, and of course - we'll have a full review soon...
We've recently gotten word the new Breville/Keurig machine will be coming out this Fall in Q4 2007. Way back in March (and thanks to a post in the forums for a reminder), we got news Breville and Keurig had launched into a partnership to make a new Keurig brewer. The Breville machine will use Keurig K-Cups, and be compatible with all existing K Cups. So, this will allow any new Breville/Keurig brewer owner to choose between Keurig's 150+ varieties of coffee, tea and hot cocoa K-Cups. Currently, Keurig offers K-Cups from Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Diedrich, Gloria Jean's, Timothy's, Van Houtte, Celestial Seasonings, Bigelow, Twinings, Tully's and Caribou Coffee.
The Breville-Keurig single-serve brewer will also feature the following:
We'll have full features and pictures soon.
The Cuisinart SS-1 Cup-O-Matic Single Serve Coffee Maker can make coffee using coffee pods or just plain old ground coffee. We have been waiting for a single serve coffee machine to use ground coffee, and for the process not to be a mess, require an additional coffee filter, and to take roughly the same amount of time to prepare. We're happy to say, the Cuisinart SS-1 Cup-O-Matic Single Serve Coffee Maker is the easiest to use single serve coffee machine that can use ground coffee we've ever tested.
A rich interesting cup of Dunkin Donut's Original Blend
Coffee using ground coffee instead of coffee pods.
The process is very simple, because you use the exact same coffee pod filter/ground coffee holder for both brewing methods. The filter basket is made out of metal, so there are no paper coffee filters to use here. The coffee filter basket can hold up to two coffee pods in the 7-11 gram variety, and it can hold up to two scoops of ground coffee for a total of 4 tablespoons of coffee, from the provided coffee scoop in the same filter basket.
You simply put two scoops of coffee (this is the max at 4 tablespoons - though we had ours overfilling the scoop most times) into the basket, and then put the settings on Ground, pick a cup size of 4-12 oz, and then pick the Regular or Bold coffee setting. The results?
We recently heard about this Tchibo Cafissimo single serve coffee machine only out in Europe at the Single Serve Coffee Forums. It looks like is uses an espresso/coffee capsule system much like the Lavazza Blue. You can make cappuccinos, lattes, and other single serve coffee drinks, along with just straight up coffee.
The name Cafissimo stands for simple and delicious coffee enjoyment. Tchibo presents flavourful Espresso, Caffè Crema, freshly brewed filter coffee and much more. Its unique "3-points-for-enjoyment system" puts all sorts of specialties at your fingertips – always made with the perfect amount of pressure. The practical milk foamer lets you whip up a quick and easy Latte Macchiato or Cappuccino in no time. We wish you a fun, thoroughly enjoyable coffee experience!
At Product Page and Tchibo Cafissimo
We've been using the Cuisinart SS-1 Cup-O-Matic Single Serve Coffee Maker over the past week and we can say right away - this is an amazing single serve coffee maker, and perhaps one of the best single serve coffee pod brewers we've ever tested. At first we were a little taken back by the straight lines of the design, and the price at $199, but after a week of testing we think the brewer is more than worth it's weight in gold.
One of the things we really like is the brew methods. You can pick between bold or regular when using your favorite coffee or coffee pods, and it does really make a difference. The other big addition over other single serve coffee makers is the piston that squeezes out that last bit of coffee from the coffee pod at the end of the brew cycle, thus eliminating wet soppy coffee pods in the coffee pod holder.


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Friday, May 4, 2012 at 04:18PM
Here's my update: turns out that I had gotten the wrong bottle of Suave. What I had was the SHAMPOO, not the conditioner. That explains why the spritz I made was sudsing like crazy, my hair felt weird and was difficult to detangle and my scalp was so irritated. But I was stubbornly determined to really give CG a chance, so for three days I continued on before finally giving in and going back to Aussie Moist. Lesson learned: when having someone pick up hair product for me, trust but verify
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Avery® Clear Heavy-Duty Clip Style Landscape Badge Holders 2923, 3" x 4", Box of 100Product Number: 2923
These Heavy-Duty Clip Style Badge Holders are ideal for everyday use as permanent or temporary identification. Great for access control cards or name badges. Holders are for use with Avery Name Badge Inserts #5390 and #5392 (not included).
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We use these badges for customer functions. The labels can be customized with logo or images.
They are very professional looking. The template is very easy to use.
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I used these namde badges for a company event I was hosting. They were extremely easy to use. I had all my names in an excel list which i then merged into the template and voila! all my names appeared without me spending time re-typing them. I would definitely use this product again. My only complaint is that the quality of the buckles isn't the greatest and a few fell apart after use.
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We use our badges for visitors, which means they get a lot f wear and tear. We ordered 100 last year and did not have to order replacements until this year. I believe the replacements are more because people forget to give back our badges when they leave. We very rarely have to throw away a badge because it is torn or the clip is broken off.
Thanks for a great product.


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Energy Analysis Forum Discusses State/Regional Electricity Markets
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory held its fourth Energy Analysis Forum on November 9-10, 2004, in Golden, Colorado. The two-day event, "Understanding State and Regional Electricity Markets: Analytic Issues for Efficiency and Renewable Energy," brought together key decision makers and analysts to look at critical issues relating to the development of markets for renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies. The forum focused on state and regional electricity markets, with an emphasis on policy issues, financing, and market opportunities and barriers.
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The availability of reliable, accurate, and easily accessible solar and wind energy resource data is critical — and it can greatly accelerate the deployment of these technologies. The Solar and Wind Energy Resource Assessment (SWERA) is a pilot project designed to compile such data in 13 developing countries and to facilitate investments in solar and wind energy projects. The Strategic Energy Analysis Center (SEAC) developed a Geo-spatial Toolkit, which uses a Geographic Information System (GIS) to easily access this data. The SWERA Geo-spatial Toolkit is:
- Easy to use - not directed at a technical audience
- Allows people with no GIS experience to look at and analyze GIS data
- Will be distributed free of charge with resource data to 13 countries that are part of the SWERA project
- Can facilitate renewable development in these countries by providing easy access to the resource data
- Is being integrated with the project analysis tool HOMER®.
SWERA information can be accessed online - please contact Dan Getman in SEAC with any comments or questions.
November 2004
Green Power Marketing Conference Features New York Governor
New York Governor George E. Pataki highlighted his state's leadership in developing a strong renewable energy industry during a keynote address at the recent Ninth Annual National Green Power Marketing Conference. As part of the October 4-6 event in Albany, the governor also announced $1.2 million in awards for seven projects that will help develop a broad range of renewable energy technologies in New York State.
Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and Center for Resource Solutions (CRS), the conference reviews the status of green power marketing in electricity markets and explores strategies to increase the development of renewable energy resources through customer choice. Participants heard from national and regional experts on topics including:
- Defining renewable energy attributes and values
- Using green premiums to finance renewable energy projects
- Proven strategies for marketing green power to customers
- Innovative utility partnerships to improve market success
- State incentives for green power market development
For more about the conference and the leadership awards, visit the Green Power Network. Conference presentations, as well as a Webcast archive of the talks, also are available on the site.
November 2004
New Green Power Publications Available Online
The Strategic Energy Analysis Center (SEAC) recently published the following reports, in conjunction with the Green Power Marketing Conference:
Green Power Marketing in the United States: A Status Report (Seventh Edition)
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Beginning in the early 1990s, a small number of U.S. utilities began offering "green power" options to their customers. Today, more than 50% of all U.S. consumers have an option to purchase some type of green power product from a retail electricity provider. This report provides an overview of green power marketing activity in the United States, including an overview of green power markets, consumer response, and recent industry trends. The publication also describes utility green pricing programs available nationally and discusses companies that actively market green power in competitive markets. Finally, the report provides information on a select number of large, nonresidential green power purchasers, including governmental agencies, universities, and businesses.
Trends in Utility Green Pricing Programs (2003)
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Today, more than 500 utilities in regulated electricity markets — or about 16% of all utilities nationally — offer their customers green power options. Through more than 100 programs, more than 33 million customers spanning 34 states have the ability to purchase renewable energy. This report presents year-end 2003 data on utility green pricing programs, and examines trends in consumer response and program implementation over time. The data provided in this report can be used by utilities as benchmarks by which to gauge the success of their green power programs.
October 2004
Forum to Examine State/Regional Electricity Markets
There are still a few spaces left for the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's (NREL) fourth Energy Analysis Forum on November 9-10, 2004. This two-day event, "Understanding State and Regional Electricity Markets: Analytic Issues for Efficiency and Renewable Energy," will be held in Golden, Colorado. This Strategic Energy Analysis Center (SEAC)-sponsored forum brings together key decision makers and analysts to look at critical issues relating to the development of markets for renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies. The forum will focus on state and regional electricity markets, with an emphasis on a better understanding of policy issues, financing, and market opportunities and barriers.
The forum sessions are a combination of presentations and group discussions, providing background on these analytic issues. Presenters, who come from diverse energy sectors and represent various regions, will include:
- Maine State Treasurer Dale McCormick, who will give the keynote address on the Treasurer's Green Initiative. She'll discuss this green investing activity, which is a joint effort with the treasurer of Vermont.
- Martin Whittaker, VP of Environmental Solutions for Swiss Re, who will highlight the group's analysis of environmental risk that companies, states, the nation, and the world face — as well as opportunities for alternative energy to mitigate risk.
On the second day, smaller "working groups" discuss available tools and studies, and identify analytic needs. The final session includes a full group discussion of a framework for prioritizing analytic needs, as well as recommendations for next steps.
October 2004
HOMER® Adds Air Quality Analysis Capabilities
HOMER®, a micropower optimization model developed by NREL, helps design and analyze off-grid and grid-connected power systems. One of the HOMER® model's newest features is its enhanced ability to estimate air emissions for different micropower systems. The model's optimization and sensitivity analysis capabilities can explore the amount and cost of air emissions constraints or penalties, and rapidly determine the cost-effectiveness of a variety of technologies.The HOMER® model also can analyze simple and complex hybrid distributed generation (DG) systems and grid-connection alternatives. For more information, visit the HOMER® model website. You also can access a fact sheet highlighting the HOMER® model's air-quality analysis capabilities (PDF 613 KB) or a general fact sheet (PDF 934 KB) about this unique tool.
July 2004
NREL Sponsors Workshop on GIS/Regionalization for EERE
The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy's (EERE) technologies and resources are often regionally specific in terms of availability, cost, and performance. The benefits of EERE's work also are often local in nature, such as reduced emissions. This work is focused on developing the capability of modeling the resources for, the use of, benefits/costs, and other aspects of EERE technologies on a regional basis.
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) workshop was convened to review the state of GIS and regionalization in NEMS and other EERE models, to identify best practices and gaps, and to provide guidance for program planning.
To learn more about GIS at NREL, access Dynamic Maps, Geographic Information System (GIS) Data and Analysis Tools website.


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Hi Linda!!
Dropping by to give you a really big HUG for all you do here. Just wanted to let you know how much you inspire me, week after week, making cards for the galleries and spreading your own special brand of happiness around. I wondered if you are still making cards for the kids in the hospital, like you were doing before Christmas - I sent you some card making materials and cut out stuff, and would like to send you more if it helps you out in your little volunteer work doing that. I know we are all very busy in our lives, but I would be happy to PM you and chat whenever I can get a chance to, or you could PM me too. You brighten so many of those kids lives by sending cards to them, so I would like to help you any way that I can. Let me know what kind of things that you use and I will do my best to assist you any way I can, okay. Please know that as you are passing on love to these kids, God is busy filling you back up with His profound love, so you can keep passing it on.
Know you are daily in my prayers for all you do. Feel free to PM me, and I will chat with you whenever I can. You are special in God's sight, and a treasure to us here as well.
Sending you Lots of prayers and hugs!
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See Nick Jonas + GF Olivia Culpo Being Super Cute [PHOTOS]
Are you ready to be sucked into a veritable vortex of cuteness? Well, these snaps of Nick Jonas and his girlfriend, former Miss Universe Olivia Culpo, will make you "Awwww!" your brains out.
Culpo, 21, made her final walk as Miss Universe at the 2013 crowning at Moscow's Crocus City Hall. She was brimming with excitement about "the very special person who puts a smile on my face every day, I can't wait to start this new chapter with you."
She also referenced Nick Jo in the image of the two of them, looking handsome and dapper and darling together, posted below.
She shared: "To the person who puts a smile on my face every day"….1 hour until show time #missuniverse."
Nick shared an adorable pic of himself gawking at a life-sized image of his lady love! He posted: "I got my eyes on you. You're everything that I see. Happy to be in Moscow supporting my girl on her final walk as miss Universe. So proud of you @oliviaculpo."
Seriously! They are the cutest couple. It sounds like things are getting serious for the dark-haired pair. They sure compliment one another in multiple ways, as both are embarking on new career chapters. She has completed her run as Miss Universe, while his Jonas Brothers have split.
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What Are You Giving Up For Lent?
Tonight is Fat Tuesday – that means tomorrow is the start of Lent and 40 days of giving up something you love. Or at least that's what Lent used to mean when I was a kid back in the Stone Age!
The hot topic for weeks before Lent among my siblings and cousins was 'what are you giving up?' The standard was chocolate or soda or candy, when we were a little older and feeling very grown up, it was cussing!
So now what do I give up when i look into the face of my grandmothers Sacred Heart? Well, I don't really give up things anymore. I try to give up being so snarky, except when I'm doing Hollywood Dirt!, try to be a little more patient, and remember that I have everything I could ever want – a man who loves me and whom I love, a family who loves me even when I'm completely unlovable, friends who forgive my snarkiness, and co-workers with whom I really enjoy working.
So bring on Lent, meatless Fridays, trying to be a better person and all that jazz. Because at the end of it, I get to eat a Godiva chocolate Easter bunny!


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Bring a cup for all the soup you can eat
St. Frances Cabrini Knights of Columbus will host its first Soup-A-Thon from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and again from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Jan. 15 in Xavier Hall at St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church, 5030 Mariner Blvd. The all-you-can-eat event will include about 50 restaurants and about 20 private participants. Among the soups available will be oyster and artichoke bisque, shrimp bisque, chili, chicken enchilada soup, Thai soup, Italian wedding soup and Portuguese chourico. Guests are encouraged to bring their own cup and spoon. Crackers will be provided. Soda, water and coffee will be available. There will also be a bake sale sponsored by the Right to Life Ministry. Tickets are $5 per person and are limited. Call (352) 596-4709, (352) 666-9202, (352) 398-9942, (352) 686-9767 or (352) 683-9666.
'Play to Learn' for moms, little ones
The city of Brooksville offers a "Play to Learn" program from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays at the Jerome Brown Community Center, 99 Jerome Brown Place, off Darby Lane. The indoor program is for moms and children ages 1 to 5. The cost is $3 per class. The program is offered Tuesdays throughout the year, except holidays. For information, call (352) 540-3835.
Anyone can learn to belly dance
The Hernando County Recreation Department is offering tribal belly dancing classes. A free class for first-time students will be from 7:15 to 8:15 p.m. Jan. 6 at Kennedy Park, 895 Kennedy Blvd., and will continue to be offered the first Thursday of each month for first-timers. There is no size or age limit, and no dancing experience is needed. Weekly classes are from 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesdays at Deltona Elementary School, 2055 Deltona Blvd., Spring Hill, and Thursdays at Kennedy Park. The cost is $10 per class or $54 for six weeks. For information or to register, call (352) 754-4031.
See dancing and more at powwow
The annual Native American Pow-Wow and Intertribal Gathering and Dance kicks off today in the field across from the Westside Flea Market, 516 NW Third St., off County Road 478. It will be from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. today and Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday and from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday. The event includes demonstrators, entertainment, vendors, drumming and dancing. Admission is $5; ages 5 and younger will be admitted free. For information, call (352) 603-2643.
Today's picks
New Year's Eve Celebration at fairgrounds: 8 p.m., Hernando County Fairgrounds, 6436 Broad St., Brooksville. $10 adults, $5 ages 17 and younger. (352) 796-4552.
VFW Post 10209 New Year's Dinner and Dance: 6 p.m., 14736 Edward R. Noll Drive, Spring Hill. $50 per person or $90 per couple at the door. (352) 796-0398.


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Wednesday, January 24, 2007
The Chronicle has yet another article on the 'boy crisis' in education, this time focusing on colleges. Female undergraduate enrollment nationally passed male enrollment a couple decades ago, and the gap is growing steadily wider. Apparently, some colleges are so afraid of reaching a sort of gender tipping point (at which, say, the dating scene becomes problematic due to skewed ratios) that they're doing special outreach to male students, whether by purging pastels from their catalogs, adding football and engineering, or even lowering admissions standards for men.
This is one of those issues for which context is everything. Male enrollment in colleges hasn't dropped; female enrollment has climbed. That this is a 'problem' strikes me as questionable.
The 'solutions' range from constructive to harmless to awful. There's nothing wrong with adding engineering programs, and toning down the pastels is fine with me. Lower admissions standards won't help, though. CC's have open admissions, and our students are mostly female.
In my own teaching experience, the major gender difference I saw was on the lower end of the grade scale. Bright students could be either. Low-achieving women usually slogged through and passed, even if only with a C or a D. Low-achieving men more often just disappeared. I don't have a handy explanation for that, but it does seem to fit the national data. If you disaggregate the numbers, the gender gap appears most strongly at the lower-income, lower-gpa end of the scale. Among the affluent, it's negligible.
The paradox, of course, is that the numbers flip around once you get to income distribution, corporate America, the 'real world', or whatever other term you care to use. Women get higher GPA's, on average, but men make more money. Occupational choice probably has something to do with that – our Early Childhood Ed majors are almost entirely female, and that profession pays diddlysquat – but it's not as if the CEO's of the Fortune 500 are 50% women.
I suspect that we're seeing the unintended and incidental outcome of a number of otherwise-unrelated phenomena. Young men – especially low-income young men – are vastly overrepresented in our criminal justice system, which I would expect to impact college enrollments. (I suspect, though I haven't looked at the figures, that the military also skews male.) Guys in prison aren't enrolling at the local cc, but their girlfriends are. ADD and ADHD are disproportionately 'male' disorders, and would have direct effects on academic success, especially if undiagnosed. Certain male-dominated jobs don't require college degrees, but if you have the right connections, you can get in.
I hesitate to go to 'human nature' arguments, only because the gender balance didn't tip until the 1980's. I'm reasonably sure that human nature hasn't changed meaningfully since then, so the pop-Jungian "boys will be boys" line doesn't persuade me. The change can be linked to a specific historic moment, and needs to be explained accordingly. For example, the military is probably less male-dominated now than it was in the past, so I don't give that explanation too much weight. The male-dominated but good-paying occupations that don't require college degrees have largely declined since the 1980's. However, the great incarceration boom started in the early 1980's, so that looks like a likelier suspect.
More interesting, to me, is the disconnect between disproportionate female success in college, and disproportionate male success in the economy.
A while back, I did a piece on the three kinds of "A" students: the dutiful, the gifted, and the maniacal. The dutiful are the ones who make flashcards and read with highlighters and turn in papers in snazzy covers. They are almost always female. The gifted can be either. The maniacal are the ones with less stellar GPA's overall, but they hit it out of the park in the areas they care about. They can be either, though they're often male.
My impression is that the mismatch between the gender distribution of good grades and the gender distribution of money is a function of the relative values of the dutiful and the maniacal. The dutiful are stars in school, but limited in the real world. The maniacal are more problematic in school, but the highest (and the lowest) parts of the economic ladder are mostly theirs. The maniacal have a single-mindedness that makes them incredibly strong in one area, but kind of peculiar overall. They are often horrible human beings, on an ethical level, since their single-mindedness allows them to discount other points of view. They make great CEO's.
It may be that with the dwindling of the mid-century behemoth of capital, the General Motors in which The Man in the Grey Flannel Suit and The Organization Man prospered, the social reward for dutiful behavior has dwindled relative to the social reward for maniacal behavior. Put differently, the traits rewarded in academia are less and less the traits rewarded in the economy. As a popular saying puts it, and the President of the United States has himself confirmed, the world is run by 'C' students.
For maniacs, as I use the term, it's entirely understandable to reduce education to its economic payoff. It's all about the Benjamins, as they say. For the dutiful, a certain payoff is expected, but too much focus on it is unseemly. (For the gifted, it's sort of irrelevant.)
Or maybe I've gone wildly afield. But I'm guessing that a mismatch between academia and the economy, combined with increased incarceration rates, provides a much better explanation than, say, Human Nature or feminists gone wild. Political correctness isn't much of an issue in the cc's of the world, as far as I've seen, but our enrollments are mostly female, too. Follow the money, and check the prisons.
I think you're right about this. What I'd say from anecdotal evidence both from members of my family and students is that this is because men can still get pretty well-paying jobs without a college education (construction, factory work, etc.). No, these are not as stable as they once were, nor do they pay as much relationally as they may have 30 years ago, but the fact is, it is much less likely that a man at the lower income who drops out of college or just doesn't go will be making minimum wage without benefits than it is for a woman.
I'd say another dynamic in play is gender norms for how female/male children are treated in lower income families. It's not unusual for parents to cut boys off financially at 18 whereas parents are more likely to help daughters to attend college.
"Women comprised about 17 percent of NPS active duty accessions and 22 percent of NPS accessions to the Selected Reserve compared to 50 percent of 18- to 24- year-old civilians. Among enlisted members on active duty, 15 percent were women."
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I don't think that the compensation difference between teachers and engineers has as much to do with male/female perspectives as it does with replacement cost and value added. GM/GE/Intel doesn't hire based on male/female ways of knowing and thinking, they hire someone to do specific things. The value of those things drives the demand for the people that can do them and the demand drives the price.
in other words: Engineers are more immediately useful.
A good philosopher can create you a new idea or a better understanding of an old one. When they're done you have idea. A good engineer can create a new widget or help optimize an old one. When they're done you've got a new product to sell or are going to make more money off of the existing one. Given the way mass production works this can be really useful.
Also, it's easier to get a liberal arts degree than an engineering degree. Employers know this and can use it as a screening tool.
I do think that there is a lot of societal conditioning wrt what girls and boys should play with. Toy kitchens are in 'girl colors. Toy workbenches are in 'boy' colors. Conditioning etc. etc.
I think worrying about boys being left behind is silly. It's a small difference and seems like it's more of a tool for people that don't like feminists than a serious concern. If they're so worried about a small gender gap what are their feelings about the huge racial gap? I say do nothing and things will work out for themselves.
To add to the thread drift: Dean dad what do you think about replacing racial admission preferences with economic admission preferences?
Bingo. Very astute and succinctly put.
How and why did this happen? What does it tell us about future demands for higher education? Is this related to your earlier post on Murray (well, yes, I think it is).
Judging from the liberal arts course I taught to engineers last semester I would say that getting a liberal arts degree is not easier than getting an engineering degree. In general the engineers struggled with understanding and applying basic concepts and showed a lack of general knowledge that would be considered shocking in the liberal arts. They did not find liberal arts easy at all!
The problem with statements like this is, of course, that if the shoe were on the other foot, the facts would be cited as prima facie evidence of discrimination against women, and this would be added to the calls for more aid to women. That is, whenever something shows that women and men are not exactly alike in some way, the response is one of the following:
(i) If the result is seems to be bad for women, it's just more proof that society needs to focus on helping women achieve whatever it is that they want to achieve.
(ii) If the result doesn't seem to be bad for either women or men, but is just different, then spin is put on it to make emphasize every possible bad aspect for women, and every possible advantage for men.
(iii) If, finally, the result seems to favor women, or show that men might be at some disadvantage in some aspect of things, then the response is either to just ignore it, treat it as just desserts, or, as you have done, to say that it's not a problem really.
Follow the money, and check the prisons.
I don't even know how to respond to something like this, except to point out that blacks are also disproportionately incarcerated. Why would you not then also say that the view that the underrepresentation of blacks in higher education "is a 'problem' strikes me as questionable"? (Or would you?) Perhaps the "mismatch between academia and the economy, combined with increased incarceration rates, provides a much better explanation than, say, Human Nature or" racists "gone wild" of the underrepresentation of blacks?
I find this all very interesting given that I attended a college that was overwhelmingly female and yes, there was much bemoaning of the dating situation. It was a christian college and, although most of us were women, the majors associated with careers that carried the most...shall we say spiritual capital...? they were entirely male. now, being a pastor doesn't necessarily entail great pay, but it does come with a status that is it's own reward. Just another take on ways in which "male" careers are rewarded more lavishly than "female" ones.
female:male ratio 7500:5900
white non-Hispanic ratio 3900:3600
black non-Hispanic ratio 2800:1600
Most of the difference in male-female ratios is due to the difference in black student enrollment.
It is the case that incarceration rates for blacks is pretty high in this state, but correlation != causation, etc. Our institution has other special features that could bias our data.
I don't know if you intended it this way, but this comes off to me as very condescending. If you have something substantive to say, please say it.
[B]eing a pastor doesn't necessarily entail great pay, but it does come with a status that is it's own reward. Just another take on ways in which "male" careers are rewarded more lavishly than "female" ones.
If anything, this just supports my point. What would you say to someone who says: Being a teacher "doesn't necessarily entail great pay, but it does come with a status that is it's own reward. Just another take on ways in which "[female]" careers are rewarded more lavishly than "[male]" ones"?
I think you are missing these communities, as it seems to be rather the norm. In local politics, my experience has been that elementary education is almost always one of the most important issues. Teachers most certainly make their opinions known in this. The better ones are also "recognized for their work in helping to form and codify ethical and ideological norms". What community doesn't have teacher of the year awards, as just one example? If you're looking for universal accolades, I don't know of any ministers who receive those, either. And, generally, I'd say that teachers have about as much influence with their students as pastors have with their congregations.
As far as "leading social movements" go, very few people do that at all. If someone actually took the effort to try to make an exhaustive list of the professions of the leaders of "social movements", I'd be surprised if teachers didn't acquit themselves rather well.
And, finally, when it comes to "advising political leaders", I am doubtful that pastors make a very large fraction of all political advisors. And the NEA is one of the most powerful of all political unions.
So, overall, I think that the statuses of pastors and teachers comes out about even.
You might consider looking at who has brought it up here. If you do, you will notice that the only people who have are the people who say that the current gender ratio at colleges is not (or should not be, anyway) an issue worth worrying too much about.
I do think the maniacal type fits the CEO not because they ignore others, but because they are highly-focused and often very oriented toward problem-solving. They are good "puzzlers." They are indeed more often male as you say.
That is it--the theme for my tenure party, should it happen. "Feminists gone wild!"
"What color is the sky on your planet?"
Many wages are definitely 'sticky' in the sense that they're slow to respond to changes in demand. This typically keeps them higher than they otherwise would. For instance take a look at adjuncts vs. tenured professors.
That is it--the theme for my tenure party, should it happen. "Feminists gone wild!"
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Yep, inquirers in prison.
I've always been curious what % of the students at the big Distance Ed colleges are incarcerated.
I don't even know what the federal financial aid implications would be -- would that prevent you from receiving federal aid?
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A league of his own
Whither Woody Harrelson? This fall he'll team with Amish protagé Randy Quaid as a bowler in the comedy Kingpin. Then he'll get down and dirty as the Hustler publisher in The People vs. Larry Flynt, to be directed by Milos Forman.
Eye strain
Sally Field and Ed Harris are taking much needed laugh breaks on the set of John Schlesinger's drama Eye for an Eye, in which they play parents of a teen daughter murdered by a serial killer (Kiefer Sutherland).
Tunnel vision
As Judge Dredd battles for summer supremacy, Sylvester Stallone heads for Daylight. The action flick begins shooting in Rome this August and stars Sly as a rescue worker trying to save commuters trapped in a car tunnel after an explosion. NYPD Blue vet Amy Brenneman lends a hand.
A look at four upcoming films
A look at four upcoming films — "Kingpin," "The People vs. Larry Flint," "Eye For an Eye," and "Daylight" are discussed
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Thanksgiving hasn't gone very well for me these past couple of years. Don't get me wrong, I adore the gathering of family and friends, and the sweet and savory aromas that waft through the house for hours in anticipation of the big meal are the ultimate comfort. But what's been happening is that I've been getting ill. The arduous preparations combined with the heavy, butter-laden fare have taken their toll on my body, and now twice in a row I've been laid up in bed when I should have been celebrating. This year, I've resolved to take a different path, one that involves less stress, more nutrition, and – I'm hoping – much more fun.
Never a huge fan of turkey, I've composed a soup that could be served as a main dish alternative or as an accompaniment to the traditional meal. It's hearty and satisfying without being heavy, and while it does need a bit of time to simmer, the preparation is not overly involved. It can also be made a day or two in advance and reheated just prior to serving.
The flavors here are comforting and complementary. The sweetness of the butternut squash is echoed by the chicken apple sausage, and the kale imparts a subtle bitterness. Sautéed aromatics and herbs give it depth, while the wild and brown rice blend provides added nutrition. Thyme is a favorite of mine, but feel free to change things up if you wish; rosemary and sage would also work well in this dish.
Hearty Wild and Brown Rice Soup with Autumn Vegetables
Makes 9 cups
- 1 Tbsp Olive Oil
- 1 cup finely diced Onion
- 2 cloves Garlic, minced
- 14 ounces Sweet Apple Chicken Sausage, casings removed and sausage cut into ¼-inch slices
- 2 ½ quarts (10 cups) Low-Sodium Chicken Stock
- 1-½ cups Bob's Red Mill Wild and Brown Rice Blend
- 2 Bay Leaves
- 1-½ tsp dried Thyme
- ½ tsp Kosher Salt
- 1/8 tsp freshly ground Black Pepper
- 3 cups medium diced Butternut Squash
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Booking Challenge: WCW One Night Stand
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People debate all the time about what if ECW had the resources that WCW had, how would have ECW turned out? People ask after the Rise & Fall of ECW, when will they do a WCW version? People wonder what would happen if WCW had a One Night Stand like ECW has had on several occassions. So to not make this ridiculous and say if they did it now. How about if they did it in June of 2005 like when ECW had their event. How do you think it would or should have been booked. Which is why I challenge you to give me your best card. You book WCW One Night Stand June of 2005 event before all the back surgeries to Hogan to where he can no longer compete. So Benoit, Eddie, and others who were still around can compete on your card if you wish to have them on there. 10 match max as always, book the way you want to. If you want to book based on backstage garbage, old rivalries, or dream matches that never happened. That is your choice here and now to give other WCW fans the goodbye they could have remembered. How do you want WCW to be remembered? Here is how I would have booked WCW One Night Stand:
HM:I would have loved to have used Randy Savage, Lex Luger, Ricky Steamboat, and the list goes on. However, I don't believe during that time period they would have competed aka 2005. Maybe an appearance on the show, but not to compete. I booked only 9 matches leaving one off in their honor. I know it sounds corny, but I don't care.
Disco Inferno vs Alex Wright-I figure everyone would go nuts to hear their music again. You know a lot of active WCW guys will be there including the big stars on the promos. The battle of dance.....Fandango should be in this match!!
Lumberjack match: Raven vs Billy Kidman-Raven is one of those ECW guys who was great, but when he went to the top company's he never did reach his level of potential in my eyes. He did however win the NWA world title in TNA, but it isn't the same. Raven's flock, you know the deal, at ringside as these two go at it one last time.
Special ref Road Warrior Animal: Harlem Heat vs Steiner Brothers-2 of the best tag teams not only in WCW, but in the history of wrestling. No doubt in my mind if Hawk was alive in 05, I'd have him and Animal in this tag match. Greatest tag team of all-time in my mind. However, I would like to book this as a special guest ref matchup with Animal doing the job for us all.
Chris Jericho vs Chris Benoit-It would be ideal to have another Benoit/Eddie match, but when you look at what I booked see why I didn't. Got Jericho vs Benoit which is gonna be a good match anyway. For those who hate on me for having Benoit on my card, I have him losing to Jericho here.
Eddy Guerrero vs Rey Misterio-Who can forget the classic they had at Halloween Havoc? Need I say more as to why to have this match? Rey's favorite match all-time. Now it is time to try and top it....LOL! Good luck with that.
Ric Flair vs The Giant(Big Show)-Any of the guys I have in the list really I would have loved to have Flair face. However, no one really other than the Giant. The Giant was one my favorites in WCW. Him and Sting battling NWO back in the day. They could clear the ring whether it was The Giants headbutts or Sting's baseball bat. Two main event guys vs each other. I'd like to have Flair win here, but having him tap out....isn't a good idea!
Scott Hall vs DDP-Who can forget the time when DDP almost joined the NWO. Instead diamond cutter like we all loved. DDP yet again talk is still about how he was misused in WWE. I was excited and happy that DDP was there. However, I was scratching my head at the storyline. Liked him better with the long hair as well. Self-high five type of thing. He did wrestle at a Mania vs Christian and won, but how bad did he have to get? Scott Hall is a fav among many wrestling fans. The promo no one will forget when he came out through the crowd during a match on WCW. His debut one could say. He was the bad guy, hey yo! Perfect match for both of them especially since I'm using match elsewhere on here. Could have Hall competed? Don't know.....DDP was on a TNA ppv in 05 so...yea!
Kevin Nash vs Goldberg-Who can forget the streak ending at Starrcade 98? The ultimate revenge is coming because Nash is next! Nash was a booker at the time and some criticize Nash claiming he booked himself to defeat the streak. Some think it was a terrible way to end it, but what would have been the perfect way? That is why I hate winning streaks in wrestling. Goldberg wanted to actually get tasered with a real one that is the only thing he would changed about that.
Hollywood Hogan vs Sting-In my opinion, the best rivalry of all-time in WCW was Sting vs Hogan. The build, anticipation, the most watched WCW match of all-time. Sting's shining moment and WCW's!! Every week, Sting would be up in rafters pointing his bat at Hogan, sending dummies, and attacking members of NWO other than Hogan. That made that match in 97 so anticipated. That is why I want, Sting vs Hollywood Hogan to end the show. Some folks feel that is when WCW was at their peak. Who can argue with that?
There you have it!! That is how I would have booked WCW One Night Stand in June of 2005. Like my card? How would you have booked WCW One Night Stand? Leave that and more in the comment section below. Thanks for reading!!
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By Chico Harlan
Friday, August 27, 2010; 12:41 AM
TOKYO - Former president Jimmy Carter won the release Friday of an American citizen detained by North Korea for illegal entry. Aijalon Gomes, sentenced earlier this year to eight years of hard labor, was granted amnesty and permitted to return to the United States, according to the State Department. Carter, acting as a private citizen, visited Pyongyang to secure Gomes's release.
"We welcome the release of Aijalon Mahli Gomes and are relieved that he will soon be safely reunited with his family," said P.J. Crowley, assistant secretary of state for public affairs. "We appreciate former president Carter's humanitarian effort and welcome North Korea's decision to grant Mr. Gomes special amnesty."
(More: Updated report on the succesful Jimmy Carter rescue mission here)
Gomes is expected to return to Boston, his home, on Friday afternoon. The 31-year-old activist, a frequent protester against human rights violations in North Korea, had been detained by Pyongyang since January, when he entered North Korea via China. Last month, North Korea reported that Gomes had attempted suicide. Several weeks ago, a U.S. envoy traveled to Pyongyang and tried unsuccessfully to bring Gomes home.
Gomes's release came as North Korean leader Kim Jong Il made a sudden trip to China on Thursday - only hours after Carter arrived in Pyongyang anticipating a meeting with the ailing chairman.
The fact that the North Korean leader made a rare foreign trip that overlapped with Carter's visit suggests the impoverished country is struggling with more pressing interests, analysts said. Kim must build support for an imminent power transfer to his son, and he needs China's help.
Meantime, according to North Korea watchers, Pyongyang is preoccupied with a delegates meeting - planned for two weeks from now - that could herald the rise of Kim's youngest son, Kim Jong Eun. The planned celebration comes as North Korea, cut off from most international aid and battered by floods, is dealing with food shortages and worsening economic conditions.
Those circumstances "make it impossible to create a festival mood for the succession," said Cheong Seong Chang, a North Korea expert at Seoul's Sejong Institute. According to Cheong, Kim's trip to China - his second since May - amounts to a plea for Chinese aid. China's answer might determine whether North Korea can hold its September meeting, Cheong said.
Neither North Korea nor China confirmed Kim's trip; typically, neither country reports such visits until they are over, citing security reasons. But an official in South Korea's presidential office said Kim left Manpo, North Korea, about midnight Wednesday. South Korean officials are uncertain whether Kim Jong Eun is accompanying his father, though several media reports said he was.
"If Kim Jong Eun went with him, that would be a sign that they're accelerating the transition and they're a little nervous," said a U.S. official in Seoul, who spoke on the condition of anonymity. "Because I think it's more logical that you'd roll him out domestically, then take him overseas."
The North Korean train procession stopped Thursday in the northeastern Chinese city of Jilin, where Kim Il Sung - North Korea's founder and Kim Jong Il's father - once attended school.According to an employee at Yuwen Middle School, teachers and students there were given the day off, except for the school president and the student chorus, which had been practicing a song about Kim Il Sung. The school was told to expect two large groups of North Korean visitors, the employee said.
When Carter arrived in Pyongyang on Wednesday, North Korea's party news agency released photos from the airport, where a girl gave the former president flowers. Carter then shared a "conversation in a warm atmosphere" with Kim Yong Nam, a Political Bureau leader. North Korea gave no indication, however, that Carter met with Kim Jong Il.
Carter had planned a brief trip to secure the release of 31-year-old Aijalon Gomes of Boston, who was sentenced to eight years' hard labor after illegally crossing the border in January. Last month, North Korea reported that Gomes had attempted suicide. Several weeks ago, a U.S. envoy traveled to Pyongyang and tried unsuccessfully attempt to bring Gomes home.
On Thursday, there was no sign that Carter had secured Gomes's release, and the former president appeared to have extended his trip by at least a day, South Korean media reported.
Carter has a track record in North Korea that, according to one U.S.-based North Korea expert, left Obama administration officials feeling at least a little nervous about his trip.
In 1994, the former president parlayed a similar private trip to Pyongyang into a show of freelance diplomacy - meeting with Kim Il Sung to clear the way for a freeze in Pyongyang's nuclear program. Although they liked the outcome, U.S. policymakers expressed unease about the process, which had turned them into bystanders.
The chance that the current rescue mission could turn into something more seemed diminished by Kim's departure for China.
U.S. relations with North Korea, always tense, have grown more strained in the past 18 months in the face of the North's bellicose behavior, including a nuclear test in 2009 and the torpedoing of South Korea's Cheonan warship in March. The Obama administration has adhered to a two-track diplomatic approach, applying pressure with sanctions - more stringent measures are due to be announced within weeks - while keeping the door open for negotiations if North Korea accepts nuclear disarmament.
In a speech this year in Seoul, Carter was critical of the two-track approach, urging Washington and Seoul to take the initiative to hold "unrestrained direct talks."
Daniel Pinkston, a Seoul-based researcher for the International Crisis Group, said the North's domestic issues made it unrealistic to expect any diplomatic breakthrough now.
"As far as the wiggle room for Carter to cut some deal, there was no space," Pinkston said. "North Korea is focused on internal issues with succession, economic deprivation and all these other problems. I don't see where it was going to come from - some kind of reversal in policy with the Obama administration relaxing sanctions or cutting some kind of grand bargain."
In the past week, both North Korea and China have offered signs of Pyongyang's willingness to return to six-party nuclear disarmament talks. Wu Dawei, China's top nuclear envoy, visited North Korea last week. Thursday, he arrived in Seoul to peddle support for resumption of the stalled talks. The United States, South Korea and Japan, however, have all said six-party talks cannot resume unless North Korea apologizes for the Cheonan sinking and offers substantive signs of denuclearization.
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N.H.L. ROUNDUP; For Rangers, 38 Shots but More Futility
By JEFF Z. KLEIN
Published: January 28, 2010
Marian Gaborik skated all the way around the Carolina net, freezing the Hurricanes trying to check him. He passed to a wide-open Michael Del Zotto, who fired well wide from 33 feet.
The puck came back to the blue line, where Michal Rozsival shot wide. Later a puck came to Sean Avery, standing unchecked 6 feet in front of Carolina goalie Cam Ward. Avery swept the puck wide.
It was another night of offensive futility for the Rangers in a 5-1 loss before a sour crowd at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday. They failed to finish their chances and fell to the last-place Hurricanes, a fourth straight defeat. They have totaled three goals and allowed 17 during the skid.
''There's plenty of guys here who should score the goals, and we're just not doing it,'' Vinny Prospal said.
The loss left the Rangers eighth in the Eastern Conference with 55 points. They are among eight teams struggling for three playoff positions.
Rangers Coach John Tortorella said, ''The best thing for us is to get out of town -- the farther, the better,'' referring to a three-game Western swing that begins Saturday at Phoenix.
Defenseman Wade Redden was caught in the neutral zone on the Carolina goal that made it 3-1 early in the second period, and Tortorella benched him for the rest of the game. ''I can only assume it was because I kind of got caught on the wall and they ended up putting it in,'' Redden said. ''That was it for me.''
The Rangers managed 38 shots on goal, including a season-high 22 in the second period, but few really tested Ward. With the Rangers down by 3-1 in the third, Gaborik fanned on a shot. But the puck went to a wide-open Prospal for a shot. His stick broke.
''The stick,'' Prospal said. ''It probably just shows how things are going right now.''


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As a player Frisch was roughly comparable to Roberto Alomar, Jr., who should be inducted into the Hall of Fame next year (he probably won't be, but that's another story).
What Frisch did on the Veterans Committee would be similar to Alomar making the HOF and then a few years later being allowed to dominate a re-constituted Veterans Committee, with Alomar then engineering the selection for the HOF of Dave Stewart, John Olerud, Omar Vizquel, Bartolo Colon, Joe Carter, and Benito Santiago. All of those guys are former teammates of Alomar; all of those guys were "good" players, comparable to Bottomley, Kelly, Lindstrom, Bancroft, Haines and Youngs; and probably none of them belong in Cooperstown.


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Eurocopter BK 117 C-2, Albert Lea, Minn., Jan. 1, 2011–The NTSB found the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection of the engine cowling latches resulted in the opening of the cowling door in flight and subsequent damage to the main rotor blades. The pilot told investigators that he had completed a preflight inspection at the beginning of his shift, but then at the request of a mechanic he verified the fuel control settings on the helicopter, which required opening the engine cowling doors. The pilot said that before the flight he visually checked the doors and latches, but after starting the number-one engine, the flight medic reported hearing an unusual sound. He asked her to check the security of the cowling door latches and she reported they seemed to be secure. Half a mile from the destination helipad, the pilot heard a loud bang and thump from the rear of the helicopter and vibration set in. He landed at the destination, and examination of the rotor revealed substantial damage to all four main blades, while the lower portion of the left engine cowling door was missing.
Bell 222U, Santa Maria, Calif., April 9, 2010–The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection failed to ensure that all tiedown straps were removed before takeoff, according to the NTSB. The pilot was dispatched around 1 a.m. for a patient pickup and during the walkaround inspection in the dark he saw a flight-duty nurse head to the opposite side of the helicopter. The pilot told investigators that he assumed the nurse had untied the tail-rotor tiedown strap, so he removed only the main rotor tiedown. Upon engine start up, the tail-rotor tiedown strap broke, causing damage to a tail rotor blade and the pitch-change links. Unaware, the pilot flew to the destination and picked up a patient. During the loading process, a flight nurse noticed strap material wrapped around the tail-rotor driveshaft. The pilot shut down the engine and helped the nurse remove the material. The pilot then flew the patient to the next hospital, where inspection revealed damage to the tail rotor. The company's director of maintenance ruled the helicopter unairworthy with a compromised flight control system.
Contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper management of sleep opportunities during the preceding rest period, which likely contributed to fatigue. Despite the awareness that he was on duty for a night-time shift, the pilot stayed awake for 15 hours before going to sleep around 11 p.m. that evening. He had gotten just two hours of rest before being awakened for the mission.


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Robert Allenby's birdie putt from 11 feet on the par-3 17th came up agonizingly short, missing barely on the low side of the hole. After he missed the putt, it looked like Allenby was about to walk right off the green into the water. He didn't, obviously, and he recovered nicely, splitting the fairway with a 3-wood on the 18th hole, where he needs a birdie from 214 yards to force a playoff with Tim Clark.
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