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Pam Corbin leads the preservation society
Travelling through Wales last September, Pam Corbin made an unplanned stop at the Abergavenny Food Festival and became an instant fan. 'I was actually looking for elderberries and damsons at the time,' says the expert jam and preserve-maker.
This year, she's on the other side of the stall, hosting a tutored tasting called Preserving The Seasons. She will lead her audience through seven of the delicious preserves, pickles, vinegars, curds and fruit cheeses she so lovingly describes in her new book, Preserves (Bloomsbury, £12.99), part of the River Cottage Handbook series.
'River Cottage is just over the valley from me,' says Corbin. 'I started running the preserving courses there a couple of years ago and then, in March last year, I was asked if I would write its preserving book. It was wildly exciting at first, then I wondered if I could do it, and decided to go for it. It's been a great journey and I've learnt a huge amount.'
Corbin is the perfect Abergavenny Food Festival guest, an experienced maker who knows how to get the best from fine produce. Now in its 11th year, the festival's two-day programme is packed with similarly committed experts, drawing well-travelled crowds of passionate foodies as well as hordes of hungry locals. More than 150 producers spread their stalls over half a dozen markets, and the atmosphere is one of excited anticipation. Corbin hopes the same enthusiasm can be put into reviving what is perhaps a bit of a lost art.
'These days everything is so easily and readily available, because it's been flown from all four corners of the earth,' she says. 'We've lost the art of thrift. If you didn't preserve for the winter months 30 or 40 years ago, then you might get a few cans of Del Monte peaches, but there wasn't a huge choice until the summer produce was ready again. I find that preserving offers a certain security; there is always something in the cupboard to eat.'
Corbin has been making jam, marmalade and fruit curds for more than 20 years, since she and her husband ran the Thursday Cottage company. Using small preserving pans and traditional methods, they turned out 3,000 jars a day, winning awards and exporting their jam all over the world. They sold Thursday Cottage to Tiptree in 2002, and Corbin still misses it.
'I still tidy up shelves of jars when I go into shops,' she admits. 'I always likened Thursday Cottage to a third daughter, because it was such a big part of our family's life. People ask me if I'd do it again but I won't: it's too close to my heart, and I'd want to make it better.'
Two decades of experience in all things sweet meant that Corbin was well equipped to start experimenting with pickles, chutneys and vinegars as she wrote the book for River Cottage. But even those with no experience at all can achieve great things. Corbin urges us not to be daunted, and talks of big rewards for not much effort: a little bit of summer in a bottle or jar can brighten up the darkest winter day.
'We have got away from preserving, and I think people are often a bit frightened of it,' she says. 'They're often amazed at what can be done, and how simple it is. I'm not trained or science-based, but following a few straightforward rules makes it all very easy.'
Sat Sep 20, Trinity Hall, Baker Street, Abergavenny. 11am, £6. Tel: 01873 850805. http://www.abergavennyfoodfestival.com


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Rihanna, Stage Return: Singer Rocks Wireless Festival Days After Grandmother's Funeral
A mere two days after attending her grandmother's funeral in New York City, Rihanna returned to the stage last night (July 8) at London's Wireless Festival, Contact Music reports.
The singer had previously cancelled her appearance at the Rock in Rio fest in Madrid, Spain, and as she continued to mourn the loss of Clara "Dolly" Braithwaite — an important figure in Ri's life — fans worried she would pull out of the Hyde Park gig.
Instead, she braved stormy conditions to play a hits-packed set, according to the NME.
"Only in London would you guys stay in the rain," she told fans, according to the music site.
The clouds apparently parted just prior to her performance of "Umbrella," and afterward the Bajan songstress took to Twitter to give thanks to her British supporters.
"#wireless I'm still bugging about how awesome the UK waz 2'nt," she tweeted.

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Ellen Wayles Coolidge arrived in London in June 1838 at the advent of Queen Victoria's reign—the citizens were still celebrating the coronation. During her nine-month stay, Coolidge kept a diary that reveals the uncommon education of her youth, when she lived and studied at Monticello with her grandfather, Thomas Jefferson. London's docks, theaters, parks, public buildings, and museums all come under Coolidge's astute gaze as she and her husband, Joseph Coolidge Jr., travel the city and gradually gain entry into some of the most coveted drawing rooms of the time.
Coolidge records the details of her conversations with writers such as Samuel Rogers, Thomas Carlyle, and Anna Jameson and activists including Charles Sumner and Harriet Martineau. She gives firsthand accounts of the fashioning of the young queen's image by the artists Charles Robert Leslie and Sir Francis Chantrey and takes notes as she watches the queen open Parliament and battle the first scandal of her reign. Her love of painting reawakened, Coolidge chronicles her opportunities to view more than four hundred works of art held in both public and private collections, acknowledging a new appreciation for the modern art of J. M. W. Turner and a fondness for the Dutch masters.
As rich as her experience in England proves to be, Coolidge often reflects on her family in Boston and Virginia and her youth at Monticello. As she encounters her mother's schoolgirl friends and recalls the songs her grandfather sang while working in his study, Coolidge's thoughts return to Monticello and the lessons she learned there.
Distributed for the Massachusetts Historical Society and the Thomas Jefferson Foundation
This fastidiously edited, colorfully illustrated diary is filled with gems of description. It can be read in a number of ways: as the recreation of a lost world, a tour of an uncommon mind, or a piece of history that centers on the life of a proud American in the company of a people who, in 1838-39, still refused to give credit to the revolutionary energy that Jefferson unleashed....Reading the diary, one gets caught up in the gossip of Victorian times, while making the acquaintance of one whose rich life in a way symbolizes both intellectual and emotional aspirations of the founders' offspring.
Ann Lucas Birle is a scholar at the International Center for Jefferson Studies. Lisa A. Francavilla is Managing Editor of The Papers of Thomas Jefferson: Retirement Series.


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DigiTech Polara Reverb Pedal
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HARI SREENIVASAN: For more about Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, we are joined now from Los Angeles by Andy Pasztor. He's been reporting this story for the Wall Street Journal.
Andy, you were on a couple nights ago speaking with Gwen about debris the Australians had spotted, today we're hearing that the Chinese have spotted some debris. Are we likely to see this repeat over and over again? It's a big ocean.
ANDY PASZTOR: It is a big ocean and people are looking very hard so I think we might see some more of it. It's not clear, of course, whether either of these two are hits on debris matter. But what I really think you're really starting to see is an intriguing conflict between the extremes of nature and the extremes of technology. That nature part, of course, is that this is a very forbidding part of the world, huge waves, constant wind, whitecaps everywhere – very hard to spot even 60 or 70-foot long pieces of debris. On the other hand you have pieces of technology – you have various countries trying to use their super-secret highest resolution imaging satellites to try to see what they can find. And what you have is sometimes a gap between the time that the image is spotted and the time when a person or person can eyeball it to make sure it really merits further investigation. And then when the planes go out to find it; it may not be there because of the extreme weather or it may have sunk or may have moved away.
HARI SREENIVASAN: And what about the idea that all these satellite systems are looking at specific areas. Are they working together so that they're not redundant? Is the quality of the imagery the same from a government to a private company?
ANDY PASZTOR: For the outside it's a little hard to tell how well they are working together. The Australians, in fact, have been talking about the need for assistance – for more experts to look at imaging and for countries to work closer together. I think they're trying but it's not clear that it's working so well because these are really very special assets for ever county. And so they don't want to divulge publically or even to some other partners in the search exactly what they have.
The resolution or the quality of the images does vary, of course, depending on the quality of the systems. In the case of the U.S. we're using partly a commercial satellite company, Digital Globe, and their imaging is absolutely as good as using certain satellites and in certain instances as good any national imaging system.
HARI SREENIVASAN: There are reports now that the Pentagon has spent about $2.5 million on this. What sorts of technology assistance might the U.S. Defense Department be giving to Malaysia in the search?
ANDY PASZTOR: Well, I would say that $2.5 million is a tiny, tiny portion of how much we've actually spent. If we task satellites, that is instruct them, to look at certain areas that means that they are not looking at other areas. And we've certainly used some expertise to look at these images so I think we've probably spent much more than that. But what the Malaysians have asked for, and what I think that the U.S. is likely to give them some of what they've asked for, is submersibles – that is tiny robotic submarines to go underneath the surface of the ocean and see what they can find. And they've also asked for listening devices – underwater listening devices, as well as tankers which is much harder because many of these search planes can't be refueled in midair.
HARI SREENIVASAN: : So if we look back at wreckage of the Air France disaster, it took two years for people to agree really on where to go back and search where the wreckage actually was. And it was in an area where they had previously searched. So, I guess my question is are they really taking precautions now before making sure that they check off the box that this area is clear of the plane?
ANDY PASZTOR: We're certainly learned a lot, they have, the experts have, from previous searches, so I think they've being very careful. But once again, it's not quite as deep as it was in the Air France crash, but the weather is very bad and it's becoming fall. So every day that goes bar, fall in the that portion of the world, every day that goes by I think it's going to be a bigger challenge, because Mother Nature is really fighting our technology.
HARI SREENIVASAN: All right, Andy Pasztor from the Wall Street Journal, thanks so much.
ANDY PASZTOR: You're welcome.


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Zurich-based aviation services provider ExecuJet Europe has launched an iPad app for its aircraft management customers and is demonstrating it to EBACE visitors at Booth 851. The app, called myExecuJet, enables customers to locate their aircraft and access information such as fuel consumption, schedules and crew.
Aircraft appear on a world map in real time, and the app will also show routes, aircraft usage statistics, weather forecasts, flight schedules and maintenance events for past and future dates. Capable of displaying up to one year's worth of retrospective data, more functions, including the ability to view monthly itemized expenses and invoices, will be added to the app later this year, according to ExecuJet.
"Our new customer app again takes our service to a new industry level," said Gerrit Basson, managing director of ExecuJet Europe and COO of ExecuJet Aviation Group. "By using our advanced operating system FlightForce, the myExecuJet app offers a very high level of functionality to our clients that no other company is doing to date and provides an excellent overview of aircraft operations."
ExecuJet parent company Executive Aviation Group, which manages more than 150 business jets worldwide as well as offering aircraft sales and other aviation services, has three aircraft available for purchase on the EBACE static display: an Airbus A320 with a VVIP interior, a Bombardier Challenger 605 and a Challenger 300.
ExecuJet Europe also announced at EBACE that its FBO at Berlin Schoenefeld Airport has won Shell Aviation's Platinum Award for Safety and Quality, the fifth consecutive year the FBO has claimed the award. Additionally, ExecuJet's FBO at Frankfurt am Main International Airport won the Shell bronze award after its first year of operation.


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Termite eggs found in woman's eyes
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- A 28-year-old woman, surnamed Lam, found termite eggs in her eyes after wearing a pair of contaminated contact lenses for five days.
The termite eggs were believed to have gotten onto her contact lens when she was cleaning her house several weeks ago. Lam, however, did not notice until she felt itchiness and a pain in her eyes, which were also red with abnormal fluids coming out of it.
She went to Taipei Nobel Eye Clinic where a nurse found some white residue on her contact lens that was later identified as termite eggs. Dr Chang Chao-kei, chairman of the Taipei Nobel Eye Clinic, said she was diagnosed with Keratitis, which could develop into corneal ulcer that could cause blindness if not treated property.
Chang said there are three other kinds of foreign bodies that can get into our eyes and cause discomfort and eye diseases: chemicals, air pollutants, and bacteria/ viruses. Chang advised contact lens users to clean their contact lens and the cases thoroughly every day, and never to wear the contact lens for more than the time it was designated to be worn. He also advised the public not to wear contact lens for more than 16 hours a day. Lam, who used to wear contact lenses every day, said she decided to undergo laser surgery to fix her eyesight after this incident, so that she does not have to wear contact lenses ever again.
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OC Register Owners To Launch Daily Newspaper In Long Beach
By: George Economides | Long Beach Business Journal
The Business Journal learned at press time that, beginning August 1, Long Beach residents are being offered a new option for daily local news when Freedom Communications, owner of the Orange County Register and more than 20 community publications, launches a newspaper in the city. Company executives recruited Ian Lamont, former publisher of the Press-Telegram, to serve as publisher of the new daily. The newspaper's name may be revealed as soon as today.
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I have a customer who would like a strawberry cake this weekend. I was thinking of just using the DH strawberry in my WASC recipe. Ive never tried the DH strawberry before. Is it any good? Its not gross or fake tasting, is it? When adding flavor what about a little lorann strawberry or some amoretti swirl?
Ive got recipes that state to add fresh strawberries and all that, but this is just a 4" cake for the top tier. Im trying to keep the recipe simple if I can.
I"ve used it and my customers REALLY like it........ If I need added flavor for a cake , I usually add a little jello powder...... I never found it necessary to add anything extra to this cake mix.......
Thank you!
I've never used it with an extender (such as the WASC recipe) but it is a really yummy mix. Without an extender it does not need extra strawberry flavor added IMO. Also, I filled my layers with BC with slices of fresh strawberries and it was very well-received.
I use DH strawberry, I just use milk & strawberry puree (no set amount as I usually am making a strawberry filling, so it's whatever is leftover from that.....maybe a little more milk than puree) to equal the water in the directions, vanilla pudding & 4 eggs, plus the oil that is called for.
Oh, I will agree with superwawa.....if I didn't have strawberry puree I'd still make it. (I just always use milk & pudding in a mix so that's nothing special for the strawberry mix.)
Perfect timing for this post! I was going to try the WASC version of the Strawberry cake too. Grama_j - do you make it straight from the box or do you doctor it up?


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Monday, November 23: LaRon Landry Doesn't Give A [Darn] How He PlayedPosted by on November 23, 2009 – 1:28 pm
I only seem to find myself talking to LaRon Landry about things that do not make him happy. Getting run over by Brandon Jacobs, for example. So I was actually kind of excited today — even though the team lost a heartbreaker in Dallas — to be able to finally ask Landry about one of the best games I've seen him play. The stat line wasn't that remarkable, just two tackles and three assists per NFL.com, but he was breaking up passes all over the field.
Landry, on the other hand, didn't see quite so much reason for enthusiasm.
"I felt good out there," he said, but continued, "I ain't gonna say it was my best game, but I felt good out there. But the bigger picture is we lost. I don't give a [darn] how I played, how the defense, offense, special teams did. At the end of the day, we lost. And no matter how we played, it wasn't good enough."
This, Landry quite rightly pointed out, is what he SHOULD be doing. "That was my job, man," he said. "I mean, to make plays and tackles, interceptions, pass deflections, whatever. I mean, that's every defender's job. So yesterday I just did my job."
One thing that Landry was willing to take a little pride in, though, was his effect on Cowboys wide receiver Roy Williams. I danced around Williams' reaction a little bit, not wanting to be overly presumptuous. He was, I suggested, um, a little —
"Scared," Landry said flatly. "Yeah. I know he was. Y'all can quote it, too. Y'all can tell him right now, tell him I'm sayin' it. I can say it right now: yeah, he was scared, I think. I told him he was scared."
And what did Williams say when Landry called him scared? "Nothing," Landry said.
(A reporter pointed out that Williams would be here in a few weeks, and Landry chuckled. "I don't care," he said. "What's that gonna do?")
"Certain pass concepts they had," Landry continued, by way of explaining how he knew Williams was scared. "Certain routes he ran, you could tell he didn't want any part of it."
But even this — even inspiring enough fear in a wide receiver that FOX showed a lowlights package of Williams short-arming passes as Landry approached — didn't bring Landry all that much happiness. "Like I said," he said, shrugging, "that's my job. I mean, I'm just doing my job. I'm not going out there and saying I'm tryin' to make EVERY wide receiver scared of me. I mean, that's the mentality I might have within myself — but sometimes it comes out with a little trash talking or whatever — but that's my job. That's what I'm back there to do as a safety: make plays, make big hits and interceptions."
And since it wouldn't be a conversation with Landry for me if I didn't feel compelled to ask him about something negative, I also asked about the trash talking, and the celebrating after every play that keeps Landry constantly on the verge of a fifteen-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty.
To his credit, he immediately saw where the question was going, started laughing before I was even done, and acknowledged that he needs to keep himself in check better. "That's just playin' with passion, man," he said. "Just having passion for the game. I mean, that's something that … just … you gotta catch hold of yourself. It just comes with passion, man. You've got love for the game, it just comes out."
UPDATE: The Fort Worth Star-Telegram has a great picture of Landry and a frightened Roy Williams here.
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I just wanted to let the Redskins organization know that today my son met Leron Landry at a restaurant in Tyson Corner. He was absolutly thrilled with the attention he was paid. Mr Landry went out of his way to make Gabe feel like he was an important fan. He has been my sons favorite player for a long time even before he became a Redskin so this was a HUGE thing for him. The few minutes that Mr Landry gave my son made him feel very special. I know to most people this isnt a big deal but it meant so much to him, He is a class act and I know its got to be hard to be under constant fan pressure but this is the stuff that makes the difference between someone who just plays ball and someone who understands that his fans look up to him- with alot of adoration and are looking for men who are deserving of that adoration. Gabe lost his dad to cancer 4 years ago and the Redskins were part of their bond—so the Redskins are a big deal to him. I appreciate the time a hungry man on a date with a beautiful girl gave my son. Thats why we continue to love the Skins………………………..keep hiring men who care about the fans like Mr Landry does.


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Salmon Fish Sticks With OOOOMPH
Sometimes, you just don't want a full on dish for dinner. Whilst tucking in to a meal works well most nights, there are some nights you want a little freedom. Perhaps a beer and some think that doesn't require a fork and knife. Last Wednesday was an evening like that for my husband. He wanted to chill and munch on something right form the couch. Salmon was already on the cards, only, instead of doing my Asian preparation, which involved oyster sauce and sticky rice, I decided to make fish sticks. These were no ordinary fish sticks that were flour-dredged, egg-dipped, bread-crumbed and fried. These sticks had so much oomph that he didn't even need ketch-up or hot sauce on the side.
Since the meal was so basic, I was determined to make a stellar crust that would take this fish stick over the edge. My ingredient to achieve this; rice flour. Rice flour is used extensively in Asia and it produces a skin that is light and crunchy. The flour was seasoned with crushed red chili flakes, coriander powder and a generous helping of black pepper. Once the fish sticks were fried, they were given another layer of seasoning by being tossed in a spice mixture of chaat masala, salt and chili powder. The result was finger lickin' good.
Recipe for Salmon Sticks
1 lb. salmon (cut in to 1 ½ cm wide strips)
¼ cup rice flour (elephant brand)
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. black pepper
½ tsp. red chili flakes
1 tsp. coriander powder
oil for frying
Handful of cilantro
Dry Spice Mixture
1 tsp. chat masala (MDH brand available at Indian grocery stores or ethnic stores like Kalustyans)
¾ tsp. salt
½ tsp. chili powder
1) Heat oil for frying the fish
2) Combine all the dry ingredients and layout on a large flat plate. Coat the fish on both sides and fry in to the hot oil
3) When the fish is golden and almost cooked through, remove and drain on paper towels (it should be opaque in the middle)
4) Toss the sticks gently in the dry spice mixture and throw fresh cilantro strands over the top
Saira Malhotra, is of British–Indian descent and is a chef, food writer and cooking instructor based in New York City. Raised in Hounslow, U.K, or rather 'Little India', where the air is aromatic with roasted spices, little did Saira know these moments would follow her from being a student in France and Italy to residing in NYC with her husband and kids and parlay themselves unexpectedly in to a culinary career. She is a graduate of the International Culinary Center in New York City. Come visit her at her food blog: www.passportpantry.com where she shares approachable and international recipes


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Affiliation: Academic Medical Center
Country: The Netherlands
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- Detailed analysis of the cell infiltrate and the expression of mediators of synovial inflammation and joint destruction in the synovium of patients with psoriatic arthritis: implications for treatmentA W R van Kuijk
Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center University of Amsterdam, F4 218, PO Box 22700, 1100 DE Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Ann Rheum Dis 65:1551-7. 2006..The synovial tissue is a primary target of many inflammatory arthropathies, including psoriatic arthritis (PsA). Identification of proinflammatory molecules in the synovium may help to identify potentially therapeutic targets...
- Synovitis in psoriatic arthritis: immunohistochemistry, comparisons with rheumatoid arthritis, and effects of therapyArno W R van Kuijk
Department of Rheumatology, Jan van Breemen Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Curr Rheumatol Rep 13:353-9. 2011..Finally, a model for proof-of-principle study design using serial synovial biopsies is described, which could be used to predict clinical (in)efficacy in early clinical trial design in PsA...
- A prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled study to identify biomarkers associated with active treatment in psoriatic arthritis: effects of adalimumab treatment on lesional and nonlesional skinMarjan de Groot
Department of Dermatology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Dermatology 225:298-303. 2012..There is a need for biomarkers to screen the effectiveness of (novel) therapeutic agents for psoriasis at an early stage...
- Alefacept treatment in psoriatic arthritis: reduction of the effector T cell population in peripheral blood and synovial tissue is associated with improvement of clinical signs of arthritisMaarten C Kraan
Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology F4 218, Academic Medical Center University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, NL 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Arthritis Rheum 46:2776-84. 2002....
- Soluble biomarkers of cartilage and bone metabolism in early proof of concept trials in psoriatic arthritis: effects of adalimumab versus placeboArno W R van Kuijk
Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, F4 218, Academic Medical Center University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
PLoS ONE 5:. 2010....
- Brief report: a phase IIa, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of apilimod mesylate, an interleukin-12/interleukin-23 inhibitor, in patients with rheumatoid arthritisSarah Krausz
University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Arthritis Rheum 64:1750-5. 2012..To investigate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and efficacy of apilimod mesylate, an oral interleukin-12 (IL-12)/IL-23 inhibitor, in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA)...
- CCR5 blockade in rheumatoid arthritis: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trialArno W R van Kuijk
Academic Medical Center University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Ann Rheum Dis 69:2013-6. 2010..The rationale for testing CCR5 blockade in patients with RA was supported by the effects of a CCR5 antagonist in collagen-induced arthritis in rhesus monkeys. The effects of CCR5 blockade in patients with active RA were explored...


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MLT Vacations' new Las Vegas travel packages gives Kamaaina a broad selection of hotels up and down the strip
Nearly 15 years ago, Edward A. Neer, chairman and chief executive officer for MLT Inc., a subsidiary of Northwest Airlines, had a great idea: Why not offer unescorted travel packages to the Las Vegas strip from Hawaii? Neer, who lived in the Islands in the '70s, reasoned that Hawaii travelers were ready to break free of their group tours and of downtown Vegas, a traditional island gathering place. But local travelers and Sin City itself weren't quite ready for this revolution, and his travel package idea failed.
"Back then almost all of the business out of Hawaii was with a group leader and whole families traveled together," says Neer. "I figured that the young people would be changing the way they traveled to Las Vegas, but I guess I was a little bit ahead of my time."
Last February, MLT Vacations began offering three- and four-day packages to Las Vegas in which visitors can choose from nearly three dozen resorts on the Las Vegas strip as well as lodging in downtown, the nearby Summerlin resort area and Laughlin, on the banks of the Colorado River. This time it looks like Neer's idea has come right on time.
MLT Vacation packages are priced to be competitive with Boyd Gaming Corp.'s Vacations-Hawaii charters, which puts up its customers at one of three Boyd-owned downtown hotels. Prices for MLT Vacation packages range from $400-plus for the economical Westward Ho Hotel & Casino to nearly $800 for a three-night stay at the super-luxurious $1.6 billion Bellagio. The 800-employee MLT Vacations with revenues in excess of $500 million also offers 70 charters a week from various mainland cities to Mexico, the Caribbean, Asia and most recently, Europe."The reaction has been like night and day," says Neer. "Years ago, people were a little reluctant to try something different but now they are saying, 'We finally have a choice.'"
The MLT charter from Honolulu to Las Vegas departs every Monday and Friday. Neer and other MLT officials originally projected that kamaaina travelers would occupy about 25 to 30 percent of the 380 airline seats a flight. (The remaining seats are taken by MLT's Hawaii charter customers flying back home to the mainland.) But a little over a month into operations, the Honolulu-to-Las Vegas charter is now taking up approximately 45 percent of the seats According to Neer, the main factor that changed in the past 15 years was the city itself. No longer just about gambling, Las Vegas has remade itself into a destination that includes upscale dining, entertainment, shopping and attractions. These new activities are drawing a younger more adventurous crowd for which gambling may be only a secondary activity and fittingly, according to Neer, a majority of MLT's customers are between ages 35 and 50 with an income of $40,000 to $50,000 a year.
But Joel Leong, president of Creative Holidays, a local travel agency, believes that MLT is drawing from a much bigger pool of consumers. "Price is the key ingredient in Las Vegas. Price comes before loyalty," says Leong. "The loyal downtown traveler will stay loyal until they see that they can stay on The Strip for the same price or cheaper. I think they are capturing consumers on all levels, the frequent visitor, the occasional visitors, etc. Affordability cuts across all demographics."
Besides competitive pricing, Leong also sights flexibility as another big draw to MLT's packages. While the offerings are scheduled for three to four days, travelers can extend their return dates for 30 days or longer. It's an option Leong believes many Islanders visiting family in Las Vegas will take advantage of.
"I don't think that Hawaii ever stops traveling to Las Vegas," says Neer. "In fact, I think travel to Vegas gets stronger during bad economic times because of its value—the rooms are inexpensive, the food is cheap and besides, who knows, you might actually hit a jackpot."


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The roof of the Metrodome, where the Minnesota Vikings play, has collapsed three times. The team threatened to leave if they don't get a new home. This week, the Vikings broke ground on a new $1-billion stadium. Minnesota Public Radio's Tim Nelson joined Bill to discuss controversy behind the stadium's design and financing.
BL: Tim, I would guess that there was a festive mood at Tuesday's groundbreaking?
TN: Very much so. It has been a long and controversial process to finally get to this point in building a new stadium. It took a 10-year debate in the legislature. Two years of talking it over with the lawmakers before they final stuck a deal between the state and the Vikings. Finally they put the shovels in the ground this week.
BL: Well describe this new stadium for me because I'm curious what you get for $1 billion.
TN: Well it's this giant roofed cube with what looks like a ships prow sticking up on one end. The design is taking some cues from the Water Cube in Beijing. They're using that same transparent material — it's a plastic called ETFE — for the roof. That's what made that aquatic center look like it was glowing from inside.
Now, there was a lot of interest in making this a retractable roof to open up on those few days here in Minnesota when it isn't snowing. But the designers decided that was too expensive and impractical, so they made the south slope of this roof transparent. They're calling it the new retractable and say it's going to be more energy and cost efficient than roofs that open up. So the Vikings are going to get a big upgrade and they'll know that the roof won't fall in on them.
BL: The state is kicking in about half the cost of this new stadium, and governor Mark Dayton seems pretty happy with that arrangement saying, "People all over this metropolitan area who've been sitting on the bench will be working over the next couple of years on this project." We have heard that sort of logic before on Only A Game before. Are the taxpayers of Minnesota buying it?
TN: Yeah, Minnesotans love their Vikings. There's no question about that. They have like a 66 TV share, so two-thirds of the TVs in Minnesota on a Sunday afternoon are watching the game. Back when Minnesota cut this deal, the Vikings stadium lease was ending and NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and vice president Eric Grubman were coming here regularly and calling in to radio shows and telling Minnesota that the league was close to declaring a stadium impasse here. Now that's the league term that would trigger a relocation. That came just as promoter AEG was rolling out these fancy renderings of a new NFL stadium in Los Angeles, so there was some real fear here that the state could actually lose the team.
BL: Republican state Senator Dave Thompson, who's also a candidate for governor, has been among those critical of the funding for this project. He said, 'It's wrong. It shouldn't have been done, and this governor should be held accountable.' Why did the state government agree to foot so much of the costs of this stadium? Was it simply a matter of being afraid they would all lose their jobs if the Viking left the state?
TN: That had to be a factor. The NFL seemed to be legitimately threatening to take the team away. But you know there's another part of this story too. As you know it gets darn cold up here and if you want a big community event with 64,000 seats, you just don't have a lot of options up here in January. There's a monster truck show here this weekend, and we've got temperatures in the single digits. No one is going to sit in the stands to watch cars getting crushed if they risk frostbite.
And there are literally hundreds of uses for this large, heated, public space here in Minnesota. People fly radio-controlled airplanes in it. We hold the state high school football and soccer championships there. There's marching band competitions and winter rollerblading around the outer concourse of the stadium. This building really is Minnesota's collective recreation room and since the state insisted it was going to own it, run it, and retain the right to have the University of Minnesota Gopher baseball team play in there in March — the state had to pay.


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I wasn't scared or mad. This condition, right from the start, I thought was part of me, and now let's deal with it. I learned everything about managing it right by myself. I listened, took advice, but took control into my own hands. —Joonas Henttala
CEDAR CITY — Ben Dilley's childhood dream was to join the U.S. Air Force.
The Nebraska native even aspired to attend the prestigious Air Force Academy. But at just 14, he saw that dream end through no fault of his own.
"The diagnosis crushed that dream," the 22-year-old said of being told he had Type 1 diabetes as a teen. "It was a tough time and a tough reality to come to grips with."
A few months later, however, he saw a group of cyclists living with the same condition competing in the Race Across America, and a new dream was born.
"To see a team of athletes participating, and at that point winning, this cycling race, it really surprised me. It really inspired me," said Dilley, who will compete in the Tour of Utah this week with Team Novo Nordisk, a team made up entirely of elite athletes living with Type 1 diabetes.
The Tour of Utah, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, welcomes 16 teams of world-class riders, who will start what's been dubbed "America's toughest stage race" in Cedar City Monday morning.
What Dilley's learned since that initial diagnosis is that contrary to popular belief — and even what some medical professionals might advise — diabetes doesn't sentence one to a life on the sidelines.
Phil Southerland, who founded and competed on the team that inspired Dilley to commit to cycling, said that even just a few years ago, the prevailing advice was that diabetics should be wary of athletics.
"The thinking was that you shouldn't exercise because exercise presents risk," said Southerland, who was diagnosed with diabetes as an infant.
Southerland understands firsthand how some see the condition as limiting. His mom was told that he likely wouldn't live past age 25.
Diabetes is often seen as "a disease of what you can't do," Southerland said. "The public's perception is that people with diabetes saw the disease as a limitation to them."
In fact, those living with the condition like Southerland don't see diabetes as a disease at all. Instead, they prefer to view it as a condition that requires diligence in managing.
He understands the anxiety associated with a diagnosis, as well as the fatigue that can set in over time.
"You have to get motivated to manage it," he said. "Everything you do has an impact on your blood glucose. ... Most of the athletes on our team were told, 'You won't bike race again.' That's just a common thought out there."
Which is why seeing professional athletes manage the condition while competing in one of the most grueling sports can be just the lifeline some families need.
Southerland started what used to be known as Team Type 1 to help a friend in 2005. When the team, made up of amateur riders, including Southerland, ended up winning Race Across America in 2007, he started to realize the power they could have to bring hope and awareness.
"So many kids were inspired, so many parents were moved, I thought, we need to globalize this," said Southerland, who never dreamed he'd found and manage his own cycling team. In addition to the cycling team that will compete in Utah this week, more than 100 athletes around the world work with Southerland to educate and inspire those living with diabetes.
The athletes competing for Team Novo Nordisk are proud to provide information and inspiration, but they're also elite competitors.
Joonas Henttala, who competes for Novo Nordisk, was diagnosed when he was 9 years old and said it may have helped him learn and pay attention to his body's needs a little better as a young athlete.
"I'm totally fine with it," said the 22-year-old from Finland. "Diabetes is part of me, not a separate thing." The diagnosis came a bit easier for him as his father dealt with the same condition, and he taught him to manage his diabetes himself, even in elementary school.
"I wasn't scared or mad," he said. "This condition, right from the start, I thought was part of me, and now let's deal with it. I learned everything about managing it right by myself. I listened, took advice, but took control into my own hands."
Southerland said the team has been fortunate to find great athletes willing to be ambassadors as well as competitors. Their success gives them a platform from which they can share advice and offer hope. Maybe most importantly, however, simply by competing at this level they're proving limitations are too often self-imposed.
Their success in races and in the lives of those living with diabetes has exceeded Southerland's expectations.
"Did I think it was possible to have an all-diabetic professional cycling team? No," Southerland said. "One of my early mentors in college said, 'It's not possible.'"
Southerland thought they might be able to create a team entirely of professionals living with diabetes by 2020, but they were fortunate enough to find young talent much earlier than expected. Part of that is a shift in what the public sees as the possibilities for diabetics.
"It's amazing now where we're at," he said. "There weren't these athletes out there in 2005."
For the young riders competing on Team Novo Nordisk, diabetes isn't really even an obstacle to be overcome.
"I'm totally fine with it," said Henttala. "Diabetes is part of me, not a separate thing."
Both Hentalla and Dilley are thrilled to be taking on the challenges presented by the 10th Tour of Utah. Organizers added mileage to the race this year, which ends on Aug. 10, making the tour a total of 753.8 miles with 57,863 feet of climbing.
"We have a lot of climbing waiting for us," Henttala said. "It looks like a hard race, a fun race, and we'll just take every day as one race and do the best we can."
Dilley said diabetes may add an extra element to his preparation, but it certainly doesn't deter him.
And while he was once shy about admitting he lived with diabetes, now he doesn't hesitate to share his experiences.
"I was really embarrassed about it," Dilley said. "I didn't want anyone to know. It doesn't have to be something that slows you down or stops you from doing something. It can be some thing that empowers you."
Both men said that when they're racing this week, they'll be thinking only about doing what they can to help their team have success.
"On the start line, it's all about the race," Henttala said. "No one cares about that stuff. It is just bike racing; it's what we love to do. It's all about the legs at the start line."
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Following on from the confirmation that they'll support both Fucked Up and Titus Andronicus during May, METZ's booking agent has been at it again – with the band set to back Mudhoney on their upcoming UK tour.
The Toronto noise-punk trio will return to British shores for Field Day festival on 25 May, before the aforementioned Fucked Up/Titus Andronicus gigs in Bristol, Leeds, Glasgow, Manchester and London.
They'll then travel with the grunge-rock veterans to Brighton, Glasgow, Newcastle, Manchester, London, Bristol and Birmingham between 4-10 June.
Check their full UK live dates in full below:
25 Field Day, Victoria Park, London
26 Bristol, England – The Fleece (w/ Fucked Up & Titus Andronicus)
27 Leeds, England – Brudenell Social Club (w/ Fucked Up & Titus Andronicus)
28 Glasgow, England – SWG3 (w/ Fucked Up & Titus Andronicus)
29 Manchester, England – Sound Control (w/ Fucked Up & Titus Andronicus)
30 London, England – Electric Ballroom (w/ Fucked Up & Titus Andronicus)
4 Brighton, Concorde 2 (w/ Mudhoney)
5 Glasgow, ABC (w/ Mudhoney)
6 Newcastle, Academy 2 (w/ Mudhoney)
7 Manchester, Academy 2 (w/ Mudhoney)
8 London, The Forum (w/ Mudhoney)
9 Bristol, O2 Academy (w/ Mudhoney)
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FREMONT — Two Bay Area Congress members announced Tuesday that they will run for re-election in newly drawn districts.
Rep. Pete Stark, D-Fremont, said that he will seek a 20th term in Congress representing a district that would span from Hayward and northern Fremont eastward to Pleasanton and Livermore.
Meanwhile, Rep. Mike Honda, D-San Jose, announced that he would seek re-election in a newly drawn district that includes a chunk of Stark's former district — the southern two-thirds of Fremont and Newark — as well as Santa Clara, Cupertino, Sunnyvale, Milpitas and part of San Jose.
"It'll be a nice addition to the family," Honda, 70, said of the district's two Alameda County cities.
The proposed congressional districts' boundaries are scheduled to be approved Aug. 15 by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission, which was charged with drawing new Assembly, state Senate and congressional districts using population figures gathered in the 2010 census.
The commission's release of the district maps last week set off a game of political musical chairs, as Bay Area representatives decided which districts they would seek to represent. Rep. Jerry McNerney, D-Pleasanton, started the ball rolling when he announced that he would move to the San Joaquin Valley and run for re-election in a district that includes eastern Contra Costa County and Stockton. That opened up the district including Pleasanton and Livermore for Stark, whose current district stretches along the East Bay from Alameda to Fremont.
Honda and Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-San Jose, live in a newly drawn district that stretches south from San Jose past Morgan Hill. Honda said he decided instead to run in the district that includes Fremont and Santa Clara because it encompasses more than half of his current constituents. Congress members are not required to live in the districts that they represent.
Lofgren is scheduled to announce her re-election plans at an event this weekend, according to a campaign staffer. Stark, 79, suffered a serious bout of pneumonia last year but said he had fully recovered.
"As far as I'm concerned, as long as my health is good, I will continue to run," he said.
The redistricting commission's proposals were poorly received in San Leandro and Fremont. Under the final draft, San Leandro would be grouped into congressional, state Senate and Assembly districts with Oakland, which dwarfs it in population. Fremont would split into separate Assembly and congressional districts, both of which would have Santa Clara County majorities.
Contact Matthew Artz at 510-353-7002. For more Fremont news, go to IBAbuzz.com/tricitybeat.


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May 13 2011
O'Meara's putter fails to cooperate
By Brian Wacker, PGATOUR.COM
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- After opening with a 6-under 66 Thursday, Mark O'Meara had a harsh reality check Friday, shooting a 74 that included five bogeys and just three birdies.
The difference? Putting.
O'Meara took 32 putts in the second round, compared to just 24 on Thursday.
"I played reasonably well but I made a couple of mistakes out there today and certainly didn't make the putts I made [Thursday]," O'Meara said.
Some of those mistakes included putting off the green on No. 15 and a three-putt on the island green 17th hole.
"That's not too good when you're a pro and you're on the green and you putt it off the green," O'Meara said.
That said, he'll easily make the cut and go to the weekend at 4 under.
"I'm proud of myself," O'Meara said. "I hung in there today and 4 under through two rounds is good around this golf course."


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5 Wild Animals Moved From Thompson's Zanesville Farm
COLUMBUS, Ohio
The widow of an exotic animal owner who released dozens of creatures from their eastern Ohio farm has told state officials she has relocated the wild animals that survived the incident.
Marian Thompson says in a Dec. 30 letter obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press through a records request that she transferred two adult leopards, two primates and a bear to another Ohio farm.
The five animals were among those quarantined by the state and held for months after the 2011 release in Zanesville.
Thompson also says she moved two young leopards to a separate state address. She says she was forced to transfer the animals because of continual threats toward them and the property where they lived.
A message seeking comment was left with Thompson.
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CRYSTAL RIVER — With one of the busiest weekends of the year for manatee watching approaching, federal wildlife officials Wednesday urged people to stay away from one of the most popular spots to see the endangered creatures.
Local manatee advocates and the statewide Save the Manatee Club have been urging the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to close Three Sisters Springs in Citrus County to the public so manatees can use the warm-water spring in peace during the current cold snap.
This week, more than 150 warm-blooded manatees have piled into the spring to get out of the frigid waters of the gulf and Kings Bay. They rest in the warm water to conserve energy and thus are at greater danger from boats and swimmers.
"In 20 years working here, I've never witnessed this many manatees resting at Three Sisters Springs at one time" said Joyce Kleen, refuge biologist for Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge.
Tour boat operator Stacy Dunn on Monday videotaped a mass of manatees streaming into Three Sisters, a key viewing spot for visitors because of its clear water.
The service stopped short of an outright ban on visiting Three Sisters, but called upon humans to respect the manatees.
"The ideal scenario during this unusual cold spell would be for manatees to rest undisturbed inside the springs," said Michael Lusk, manager for the Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge.
Extra patrols are planned to enforce manatee protection laws.
Pat Rose, executive director of the Save the Manatee Club, said that simply entering the spring would disrupt and harass manatees. "Letting people into the spring is literally harassing them and literally putting them in harm's way," he said.
Lusk said it is an unfortunate coincidence that the cold snap is during the same time as this weekend's annual Crystal River Manatee Festival. He said people who want to see manatees can observe them at the sanctuary in the main spring of Kings Bay, which is less congested.
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Chicago Tribune
December 15, 2004
For some, buying fake designer duds in a no-brainer,
but does going cheap end up costing you the most?
This season's "it" bag, a $900 leather tote from designer Luella, is way out of reach for most women. But no worries. Now that the purse is stocked at Neiman Marcus, carried on the shoulders of celebrities and plastered across fashion magazines, the next best thing is available just down the street: a cheap fake.
Say the magic words at Sav-a-Lot, a Lincoln Park drugstore, and a salesclerk will open up a back room lined to the ceiling with shelves of counterfeit handbags, brand labels and logos stamped right on. Here customers can buy a knock-off Luella, Prada, Fendi, Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs or Kate Spade for $25 to $160, a pittance compared to the authentic versions' retail prices.
A Sav-a-Lot manager denied that the store carries the handbags but last week a RedEye reporter viewed the entire stock. On Tuesday, a salesclerk said that access to the stockroom had been limited to evenings and weekends.
Illegal? For sellers, yes. For buyers, no. Trafficking fake products is a federal crime, but forking over cash for a good deal is fine.
"Everybody above the consumer can be caught in the web," said Tim Trainer, president of the International Anti-Counterfeiting Coalition. That means those who produce, distribute or sell the goods may be criminally liable for violating copyright, patent or trademark laws, but the customer is off the hook.
And not all consumers know they're getting a fake product, said Michael G. Kessler, president and CEO of Kessler International, a leading corporate investigation firm with offices all over the country, including Chicago, that helps manufacturers track down the source of counterfeit merchandise.
While finding a Rolex for $50 (instead of $5,000) is probably a good tip-off that it's a fake, some counterfeit products are sold in legitimate outlets or mixed in with the real thing.
Luxury goods such as handbags, watches, perfume and electronics make up more than two-thirds of the multi-billion-dollar counterfeit market. Investigators aren't terribly interested in the frontline sellers unless it can lead them further up the criminal food chain to the illegal distributors and manufacturers, Kessler said.
Police and other local authorities keep watch, but because most counterfeit goods are imported and the crime is not a high national priority, most of the investigation footwork falls to federal authorities and privately hired detectives.
There is no specific Chicago Police team designated to counterfeit goods, but in the last 10 years officers have seized millions of dollars worth of fake products off the streets, Lt. Gerold Swarbrick said.
"It's an addiction," Kessler said of the street-level vendors and storefronts. "These guys can make so much money, they're willing to take a risk because they're not going to be charged criminally nine times out of 10, and even then, probably not convicted."
Women aren't the only ones snapping up faux fashion–guys have their pick of knockoffs too.
Mitchell and Ness, the primary manufacturer of vintage sports jerseys, reportedly shuts down 150 to 200 eBay auctions of fake product daily. The jerseys normally retail for $200 and up, but knockoffs–with the brand label sewn on–are available for less than $20.
For luxury designers, lost revenue isn't the big issue. They're more concerned that counterfeit merchandise may diminish the prestige of their products. Why would Cameron Diaz carry it if it's available everywhere for cheap?
That doesn't bother Mia Crawford, 32, of Lincoln Park, who owns a couple of real Prada items and a Louis Vuitton.
"There's a market for every person," she says. "If someone likes the look, but can't afford a $200 makeup bag, why shouldn't they be able to buy it for $15?"
Lindsay Anthony's pink and purple $130 Coach handbag was a gift, but she says a knock-off would be fine too–Anthony, 23, of Lakeview, can't tell the difference.
"Why pay the whole price if you can find something cheaper that looks the same?"
On a stretch of Clark Street, just south of Wilson, a handful of wholesale stores sell "lookalikes," not exact copies, which is an important, if blurry, distinction.
Lookalikes toe the line of violating copyrights or trademarks, experts explain, but it's up to the court to decide the degree. Counterfeiters might switch the letters, labeling it "Kade Spate" or "Ralex," or leave off the label entirely in hopes of sidestepping the law.
At the Clark Street stores, products such as a Coach-like bag stamped with Gs, instead of C's, or a Chanel-style quilted purse minus the identifiable logo sell for $15 to $25. There's even a knockoff of Luella's "it" tote sporting the trademark heart-shaped tassels, but without the brand stamped into the leather. Much of the merchandise is imported from China and Korea.
"What we're trying to do is make a living. We're not selling anything illegal," said one shop owner, who asked not to be identified because he said it would hurt his business.
"Some designs may be teetering off of borrowing off of something, but it's not an intellectual property issue," he said. "I have nothing to hide."
Copying an original idea isn't a crime–that's how the fashion industry works. Versace sends a design down the runway, mid-level designers mass produce a version and finally a similar look pops up in Target.
But there's a limit. Luxury designers and manufacturers have tried to crack down on the illegal exploitation of their brands–developing internal anti-counterfeit teams, adding covert coding to products, hiring private investigators and working with U.S. customs–however the stream of goods, primarily from China, has grown.
Most major cities such as Chicago have developed a market for fake luxury goods.
"The Midwest isn't as bad as the two coasts," says Kessler, "but a lot of times it becomes a dumping ground for products that can't be sold elsewhere."
And anyone interested in fake Louis Vuitton duffel can just troll the Internet. Some people host illegal "purse parties," a Tupperware-style traveling sales show held in a hotel room or private home.
Meanwhile the counterfeiters are getting even better at their work, adding design details that make it difficult to tell the real from the fake item and using technology to reproduce the packaging exactly.
Where does your money go?
Authorities urge consumers to do some hard thinking before they purchase a fake. Even though counterfeiting may appear to be a harmless, victim-less crime, they say–something only the manufacturers need to worry about–it's not.
There's no quality control, Chicago Police Lieutenant Gerold Swarbrick said. In knockoff sunglasses, the glass often isn't shatter-proof and doesn't provide UV protection. Clothes aren't manufactured to standards.
Besides other dangers such as counterfeit drugs or foods, investigators have linked money from counterfeit activity to the drug trade, human trafficking and terrorist activities.
"Certainly with vendors on the street, I wish people would stop and say, 'Where is my money going?' " said Tim Trainer, who heads an anti-counterfeiting coalition. "If a person is selling a product outside the mainstream economy you have to ask who is using this money."
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Danny Clinch is a photographer and film director who was born in Toms River, New Jersey in 1964. He graduated from Toms River High School East in 1982 and after attending Ocean County College, he attended the New England School of Photography, a two-year institution located in Boston, MA.
Clinch began his career as an intern for Annie Leibovitz, and went on to photograph the likes of Johnny Cash, Bruce Springsteen, Tupac Shakur, The Smashing Pumpkins, Blind Melon, Dave Matthews Band, Phish, Nicole Atkins, and Björk. His "unobtrusive" style, according to his bio, is one of the features that Clinch's photographic subjects enjoy.
Clinch's photographs have appeared in publications throughout the world, including Vanity Fair, Spin, The New Yorker, The New York Times, and Rolling Stone. Clinch has published two books: Discovery Inn in 1998, and The Iron Bird Flies in 2000.
In 2003, Clinch founded the film company Three on the Tree Productions, based in New York City. He is also among the 43 noted photographers invited to donate a print to "FOCUS: an auction of the finest photography to benefit City Harvest...." The fund-raiser on September 18, 2008 supports City Harvest, a food collection bank in New York City.


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ATLANTA - The Atlanta Hawks usually make a mess of the NBA draft, winding up with stiffs such as Jon Koncak, Doug Edwards and Ed Gray through the years.
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This time, they should be able to get it right.
Coming off the worst season in franchise history, the Hawks will pick No. 2 tonight - a spot that sets them up for either Utah center Andrew Bogut or North Carolina forward Marvin Williams, the two most touted players in a draft that's lacking a can't-miss superstar.
If the Hawks decide to go smaller, there's point guards Chris Paul of Wake Forest and Deron Williams of Illinois to choose from.
Any way the draft plays out, Atlanta is almost certain to get a player who will help improve on last season's 13-69 debacle.
"I probably have an idea who we want, but I will keep that to myself," general manager Billy Knight said.
"We don't have to make it until Tuesday night, and we will take all that time to keep meeting to figure out who we want. The bottom line is, we are pleased with the players we are going to have at No. 2. We think we are going to be overjoyed."
The Hawks' dismal record - they were five games behind expansion Charlotte, the next-worst team in the league - gave them the best chance at landing the No. 1 pick.
But, in what some viewed as the ominous sign of another draft misfire, Atlanta lost out to Milwaukee in the lottery.
Knight isn't concerned about losing the top pick.
"Milwaukee picks first, we pick second, and there is nothing we can do about that," he said. "The good thing is there are four top players, and the Bucks can only take one of them. So we will see who Milwaukee takes, and then we will have a choice between three guys. We are going to be very happy with the player we get."
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The Hawks like former Illinois point guard Deron Williams and might take him with the No. 2 overall pick in tonight's draft. However, the Hawks might also opt for size and go with former North Carolina forward Marvin Williams.
Most draft prognosticators have Bogut, a 7-foot native of Australia, going to the Bucks with the top pick. If than pans out, the Hawks would likely jump at the chance to take 6-foot-9 Marvin Williams, considered the best pure athlete in the draft.
Williams, who just turned 19, didn't start a game in his only season at North Carolina, but he averaged 11.3 points and 6.6 rebounds for an upperclassmen-dominated team that won the NCAA championship.
"Sean May played in front of me, and he was the MVP of the Final Four. Jawad Williams played in front of me, and he was the team captain and a senior," Marvin Williams said. "With those guys ahead of me, I had to just sit back and learn, and I was fortunate enough to get to do that. It was a big help to me."
The Hawks are actually coming off one of their better drafts, landing Josh Childress and Josh Smith with first-round picks in 2004. Both showed the potential to play important roles in a massive rebuilding job that is still years away from paying off.
Childress came on strong in the second half and wound up at 10.1 points per game, demonstrating a maturity that should make him one of the team's leaders.
Smith, a local product just out of high school, gave a high-flying face to a team once led by Dominique Wilkins. The teenager won the dunk contest at the NBA All-Star game, led the team with 144 blocks and just missed being a double-figure scorer (9.7).
"I would like to play here," Marvin Williams said. "There are some young guys here like myself, like Josh Smith who is the same age as me, so it would be nice to get to play with a classmate."
Williams is the sort of versatile swingman that Knight wants to build his team around. He can score from anywhere on the court, is a good ball-handler for his size and passes as well as most NBA guards. On the other hand, he needs to get stronger, must improve his defense and would give the Hawks a glut of players with similar size and skills.
Al Harrington (the team's leading scorer last season) and Smith are both 6-9 forwards, while Childress is a 6-8 player who can rotate between shooting guard and small forward.
Bogut, Paul or Deron Williams would fill more pressing needs for the Hawks, who are severely lacking at both center and point guard. Atlanta might look to fill those voids with its next pick, No. 31 overall and leading off the second round.
"I know Chris Paul and Deron Williams can play the point guard on this level," Hawks coach Mike Woodson said. "Marvin's got to find his niche."
Bogut worked out for the Hawks last week, hoping to dispel any doubts about his athleticism. He tried to show he can run the court, handle the ball and hit the mid-range jumper.
"A lot of people say in the East Coast media that I'm not athletic," he said. "But my vertical (leap) was one inch behind Marvin Williams. You all say that he's super-athletic, so I don't see the problem."
Bogut said the Hawks assured him that he'll be their pick if the Bucks go with Williams. Whoever Atlanta gets, Knight knows that player will have some growing up to do.
"The NBA is becoming more a developmental league," he said. "There aren't any finished products coming into the NBA right now."
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St. Pete Beach, FL, United States, 2008/07/23 - Thermo Fisher Scientific demonstrates its position at the forefront of the Food Safety and Environmental Markets at FPRW (NYSE: TMO).
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, announces that it will be demonstrating its expertise in food safety and environmental technology at the 45th Annual Florida Pesticides Residue Workshop (FPRW). The company will showcase its range of innovative solutions at the Thermo Scientific booth #20-21, July 20-23 2008, and it will host a breakfast seminar and present posters and oral papers on food and water analysis applications.
Thermo Fisher is among the most comprehensive provider of solutions for demanding applications required by environmental and food safety laboratories, government organizations and regulatory agencies. The company supports environmental and food safety analysts by providing cutting-edge analytical instrumentation, technology and software for the detection of extremely low concentrations of pesticide residues, antibiotics and veterinary residues in food substances and drinking water.
An all-day Poster Session takes place on Monday, July 21 in the Banyan Breezeway, during which Thermo Fisher Scientific will present three posters in sessions A-5, A-6 and A-7. The three posters will be presented by Jonathan Beck and Eric Phillips from Thermo Fisher on the following subjects: Comparing Large Injection Volumes and Online Pre-Concentration in Water Analysis; Multi-Residue Pesticide Analysis using Ion-Trap GC/MS/MS Analysis with a modified QuEChERS Extraction for Lettuce; and Increased Mass Resolution to Reduce Matrix Interference with the LC-MS/MS Analysis of Pesticides in Food Residues.
Thermo Fisher will also host a breakfast seminar on Tuesday, July 22 from 7.30 am to 8.15 am in the Banyan & Citrus Rooms (Jacaranda Hall) moderated by Dipankar Ghosh, Ph.D., strategic marketing manager, LC/MS Products, environmental and food safety, on Tuesday, June 3, 10:30-11:15 am during the morning coffee break. Dr. Ghosh will discuss cradle-to-grave environmental solutions using Thermo Scientific TSQ Quantum LC-MS systems powered by TurboFlow and Multiplexing technologies. A second presentation by Eric Phillips, environmental and food safety market manager, Thermo Fisher Scientific, will cover optimization of a complete analysis of pesticide residues in produce by GC/MS.
Alongside the technical papers, Thermo Scientific will exhibit major technological innovations at its booth during the three-day workshop. The recent increase in public concern about the presence of harmful contaminants in the food chain has brought international attention to the regulatory issues regarding food and water contamination. Mass spectrometry and hyphenated techniques are the emerging methods of choice for the identification and quantification of pesticide residues because of their sensitivity and reliability. Designed to meet the most demanding regulatory requirements, the Thermo Scientific instrumentation on display at FPRW includes the TSQ Quantum Access, the ITQ series and the Accela.
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There's only so much a clean bathroom can tell you about a restaurant, but every now and then they speak volumes.
To face the poster of Olivia Newton-John wearing her "Physical" gear in the Juniper Commons men's room is to know, conclusively, that there's no escaping the 1980s there. The inexplicably unflattering powder-room lighting at the late, unlamented Avance — which had inherited perfectly good illumination from Le Bec-Fin — encapsulated the misguided priorities that sank the place. Even the community chalkboards lining Crow & The Pitcher's facilities testify to that restaurant's yearning to be adopted by a neighborhood that's never really rallied behind a tenant at that address. (And where else but Miami Beach could have a setup like this?) Read more »


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Adrian Beltre set to return from DL on Friday; other Rangers may hit disabled list; reliever Pedro Figueroa to have Tommy John surgery
SEATTLE — And now for your Rangers medical minute, though it may take as long as a miniseries to run through:
First the "positive" developments:
Adrian Beltre should be activated from the disabled list and back in the lineup Friday after missing two weeks with a strained quadriceps muscle.
"I've been ready to go since a week ago Tuesday," Beltre said during the Oakland series. "I was ready then, I'm ready now."
Thus ends the good news. The rest of the update is full of uncertainty and likely surgeries:
As feared, left-hander Pedro Figueroa suffered a tear of his ulnar collateral ligament Tuesday, which will require Tommy John surgery to repair. He is likely to have surgery early next week (it would be his second Tommy John surgery) and will be lost for the remainder of the season, leaving a left-handed role to be filled in the Rangers' bullpen.
Third baseman Kevin Kouzmanoff, who won the AL Player of the Week award in Beltre's absence, was been sent back to Dallas to have his back stiffness further checked by spine specialist Dr. Drew Dossett.
Outfielder Shin-Soo Choo reported some improvement in his sprained left ankle Thursday, but he still hasn't run on it and won't until Friday. Only then can the Rangers make a call.
How Choo runs may determine whether Kouzmanoff lands on the DL. If Choo can play, the Rangers may be able to carry Kouzmanoff for a couple of more days to let his back heal. If Choo can't play, the Rangers may have to make a move simply to give manager Ron Washington some bench options.
"You can probably handle being a man short for a couple of days," general manager Jon Daniels said Thursday. "But I don't want to leave [Washington] with no bench."
If the Rangers can avoid putting either Kouzmanoff or Choo on the DL, infielder Luis Sardinas is likely to be sent out to make room for Beltre.


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Greenbrier, TN, United States, 2008/05/14 - Religious author says the Christian church needs to be challenged to get its members assured of salvation. Points out that the church is full of CINOs (Christians in name Only).
Dave Macy, author of the book Doubt Free Living, has delivered what he calls a gut check dare to the Christian church. Appearing on the Harvest show (part of LeSeas World Harvest Television Network) Macy made it clear that there is a crisis in the American Christian church today of unparalleled urgency.
The church is overflowing with CINOs (Christians in Name Only) who have no idea that they need to be born again, says Macy. We have developed a message that is far different from the gospel of Jesus Christ and as a result, many who are deciding to become Christians are doing so for all the wrong reasons.
In his book Macy itemizes some of the attractions that draw people to church that have nothing to do with salvation. People can be drawn to have a purpose or a deeper meaning in their lives, or they may enjoy the coffee bar, the worship music, the drama, and all the trappings of seeker friendly churches, but they may never hear the reality of Hell and the of the need to be Born Again!, says Macy. The fact is that there are thousands of priests and ministers who on any given Sunday will never talk about the need for repentance and salvation.
Macy is a former skeptic who became a Christian in 1997. His first book called Doubt Free Living is a collection of short essays and stories that center on the certainty of Christianity through the Bible, reason, and apologetics. The website doubtfreeliving.com is full of Christian resources, a prayer request page, and even posts news stories from a Christian worldview. People have told me its a bit like Oswald Chambers on steroids, says Macy, but I want the church to wake up and get back to the real message of Jesus Christ. Cool Christian websites, t-shirts, and those little fishes on your car dont make you a true believerpeople need to examine just why they have taken the LORDs name to be sure they havent done so in vain.
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