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HONOLULU (AP) - Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said it's too soon to draw any broad conclusions about safety at U.S. military bases after the deadly shootings at Fort Hood.
He said Thursday that as the investigation unfolds, the Pentagon will continue to take a close look at any new lessons that can be learned from Wednesday's tragedy and implement any needed changes to base security.
He said the Defense Department has implemented changes after other shootings, including the 2009 massacre at Fort Hood and last year's shooting at the Washington Navy Yard. He said the safety of the troops was a priority for defense leaders and commanders.
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Pumping Iron
Arnold Schwarzenegger gained his first real notoriety outside body-building circles with this documentary about a group of men training for the Mr. Olympia contest.
Arnold had already won the title six times before, and was training for his seventh victory before retiring to fully pursue his acting career (which began to catch fire with his likable turn in Stay Hungry, released the same year) when this was shot.
Here he displays an easy charm and wicked sense of humor as he plays mind games with his competitors and explains how getting pumped up for competition always reminded him of sex (which might explain why he seems so cheerful). And what is Arnold smoking in his dressing room after the contest?
Future Incredible Hulk Lou Ferrigno is also on hand, and his fierce determination as he goes through a brutal weight lifting regimen shouting Arnold! Arnold! speaks both to his own desire to win and how strong a presence Schwarzenegger was in body-building at the time.
You don't have to be a body building fan to enjoy Pumping Iron, though Arnold is the one contestant who shows obvious star quality.

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"Tremendous insight….Essential reading for any family yearning to step off the treadmill and plunge into the world."
—Daniel H. Pink, New York Times bestselling author of A Whole New Mind
"Maya's book lays out clearly and simply how our kids are going to be living as America's First Global Citizens."
—John Zogby, President/CEO of Zogby International and author of The Way We'll be: The Zogby Report on the Transformation of the American Dream
"If we want our kids—and our country–to thrive in the global economy, we need to follow the excellent advice in this inspiring book."
—Bill Bartmann, Billionaire Business Coach
"This book is chock-full of fresh ideas."
—Peg Tyre, author of The Trouble With Boys: A Surprising Report Card On Our Sons, Their Problems at School and What Parents & Educators Must Do
"The New Global Student recognizes the truth of the American kindergarten through college education conveyor belt–-it is preparing children for the last century's economy…This inspiring guide shows the way to prepare students for full, satisfying, and self-directed lives. Parents owe it to their children to read this book."
—Bob Compton, Venture capitalist, Executive producer of the documentary, "Two Million Minutes: A Global Examination"
"The New Global Student offers an adventurous, grab-life-by-the-collar alternative to the traditional teenage rat race. Frost's lively prose and the students' eye-opening testimonials make this unorthodox guide a brisk and pleasurable read."
—Dan Brown, author of The Great Expectations School: A Rookie Year in the New Blackboard Jungle
"Depressed about college applications and costs? The New Global Student will lift your spirits. It's smart, practical and fun. I guarantee it will make a difference."
—Peter Benson, Ph.D., author of Sparks: How Parents Can Help Ignite the Hidden Strengths of Teenagers
"Maya Frost may sound like a wacky mom who yanked her family somewhere south of the border. But once you read her engaging, witty and above all practical book, you realize: She's you…if you only took a step back and considered: what kind of life would really help my kids, my bank account and my family's future?"
—Lenore Skenazy, author, Free-Range Kids: Giving Our Children the Freedom We Had Without Going Nuts with Worry
"The globalization of higher education is shaping a new borderless innovation economy in which talent, opportunities and resources can come from anywhere. The New Global Student provides a timely manual for those with the foresight to ride these waves of change and opportunity."
—John Kao, author, Innovation Nation and Chairman, Institute for Large Scale Innovation
"Frost's book serves as a refreshing antidote to the uninspired, expensive, and challenge-averse educational offerings of the day. Never have students and parents needed its bold, possibility-affirming message more than now."
—Bill Farren, Founder, Education For Well-being
"Some books inspire, some inform, others convince or rouse the reader to action. The New Global Student does all this while being funny, smart, and a joy to read. In the midst of the whirlwind of stress and expectation that surrounds parents and children as college approaches, Maya Frost's voice whispers: There is another way."
—Dale McGowan, author/editor, Parenting Beyond Belief and Raising Freethinkers
"Maya Frost is like Dr. Spock for a new generation of paranoid parents…This irrepressible book blows open doors and gets you moving in a whole new direction. Truly a lifesaver."
—Karen Maezen Miller, author, Momma Zen: Walking the Crooked Path of Motherhood
"Get your hands on Maya Frost's The New Global Student. It will open your eyes, get your heart pounding and your mind racing, and maybe set you off on the adventure of a lifetime."
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"With wit and wisdom, Maya Frost gives us a refreshing look at opportunities unknown to many of us. She offers a bold new way to help our kids discover their passions, develop their talents, and become successful leaders in our ever-changing global economy."
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"A terrific resource…Maya Frost firmly validates a parent's choice to give their children a chance to experience life in another culture."
—Robin Pascoe, author of Raising Global Nomads: Parenting Abroad in an On-Demand World
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Link4Coffee events are informal and relaxed drop-in sessions, organized to provide a regular opportunity to connect with others in your local community. At a Link4Growth community networking event, you will find yourself in a friendly environment where you are able to tap into the connections and experience of others.
Link4Growth is a not for profit organization helping to rebuild communities and is open to anyone who wishes to come along and meet, talk, listen, learn and connect with others in your local community. Things happen when we have conversations, so let's have lots of conversations!
There are no attendance fees or barriers, please just book in to attend, come along and join us. Why not bring a friend too?
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Use Link4Coffee events to connect people who can help each other, to catch up with existing friends, colleagues and collaborators while getting to know new connections too…
Find out what's happening in your community from others as well as learning what other opportunities there are with Link4Growth. Nationally we run a variety of events both online and offline, all to support helping and connecting people. Do ask about our training & education opportunities too through Link4Skills - people's university!
Link4Coffee runs at the times shown above and you can speak with as many, or as few, people as you wish!
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All Link4Growth events are regular (mostly monthly or every 4 weeks) unscripted events and the times you arrive and leave are flexible. Join us for whole event or just pop in for part of it.
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The final chapter in the Skywalker saga comes to a close.
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The final chapter in the Skywalker saga comes to a close.
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About Scully-Fahey Field
When it debuted on Feb. 1, 2000, Scully-Fahey's AstroTurf field allowed the Big Green to get outside on, what was at the time, the premier surface of the day. With technology changing Dartmouth has changed as well, pulling out the once-favored AstroTurf and installing a new infill FieldTurf surface that is kinder on legs and handles the ball in a more grass-like fashion. The new surface was part of Dartmouth's overhaul of many athletic facilities over the past few seasons and the new Scully-Fahey Field saw its first game action in the spring of 2009.
Scully-Fahey Field is named in honor of Donald Scully '49 and Peter Fahey '68 and their families. Measuring 86,400 square feet, it features spectator seating, fencing, a press box and a scoreboard. It is situated within the Chase Field complex near Rupert Thompson Arena and was constructed at a cost of $4.4 million. Scully-Fahey Field includes seating for 1,600 fans and lights for evening contests.
Scully was a member of Dartmouth's lacrosse and soccer teams as an undergraduate. He played for legendary coach Tom Dent, who is honored — at the request of the Scully family — with a special plaque at the new facility. Scully was a midfielder and three-time All-America on the Big Green lacrosse teams that rolled up a 31-7 record from 1947-49. He scored 107 goals, a career record that stood for 30 years.
Fahey, who is also a 1970 graduate of the Thayer School of Engineering, was a member of the varsity basketball and track teams. A former member of the College's board of trustees, Fahey is the father of four Dartmouth graduates — Kimberly '92, Peter '94 and Michael '97 and Katie '06, who played lacrosse for the Big Green in 2004-05. Both sons played Dartmouth lacrosse. The Big Green women's lacrosse team played the first official game on the surface on March 5, 2000, defeating New Hampshire, 18-6.
Adjacent to Scully-Fahey Field is a sports pavilion that will soon be expanded to include dedicated locker rooms for men's and women's lacrosse, men's and women's soccer, and softball, as well as a state-of-the-art training room, team meeting room, equipment room, and spectator rest rooms.


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7:00 PM. For ages 13 - Adults. Join us and experience the benefits of a deep relaxation session, in this inward focused yoga class. Through gentle asanas (comfortable stretching), yoga nidra (deep relaxation), an introduction to pranayama (breathing practices), and meditation we work from the physical body to the subtle bodies, restoring and inviting peace to our being. No experience necessary. Please bring a mat and a blanket. All attendees need to register. Registration begins 4/27/2016.


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Empire State Building Selects Otis for Major Modernization Project
NEW YORK and FARMINGTON, Conn. (June 16, 2011) – Otis Elevator Company, a unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX), and Empire State Building Company, LLC, owner of the Empire State Building, the world's most famous office building, today announced the awarding of a major contract to Otis to fully refurbish and modernize the building's 68 elevators. As part of this contract, Otis was also awarded a ten year maintenance contract. The elevator upgrade is the final component of the Empire State ReBuilding renovation and modernization program. Completion of the elevator upgrade and ongoing maintenance by Otis will deliver improved speed, energy efficiency, and passenger experience.
Innovative sustainability exhibit unveiled at Empire State Building Visitor's Center
The installation and the accompanying portion of the hand-held multi-media tour educates the millions of people who visit the building every year on the positive global impact of both energy efficient building and sustainable living practices.
Visit the exhibit's mobile tour
ESB Team Presents at Urban Land Expo 2009
Representatives of the partners on the ESB sustainability project presented Green Retrofit: What is Making this the Wave of the Future?"
Discussion leaders included:
- Caroline Fluhrer, Consultant, Rocky Mountain Institute
- Robert C. Lieber, Deputy Mayor for Economic Development, City of New York
- Anthony E. Malkin, President, Malkin Holdings
- Ray Quartararo, International Director, Jones Lang LaSalle
- Paul H. Rode, Project Executive, Solutions, Johnson Controls, Inc.
Download a PDF of the presentation [PDF]
Empire State Building owner Anthony Malkin and various project stakeholders presented these statements at the April 6, 2009 press release event in New York, New York.
Anthony Malkin, Empire State Building [PDF]
Ray Quartararo, Jones Lang Lasalle [PDF]
Iain Campbell, Johnson Controls [PDF]
Reports and Resources
Document: "JCI Empire State Building Performance Year 4 M&V Report" [PDF]
White paper: "A Landmark Sustainability Program for the Empire State Building" [PDF]
Dive into the details about the Empire State Building retrofit project.
Presentation: "Empire State Building Case Study" [PDF]
Browse a PowerPoint presentation to learn how the ESB retrofit will reduce energy use, increase cost savings and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Document: "Energy Services Performance Contract" [DOC]
Document: "Performance Contract Schedule" [DOC]
Quick Facts About the Empire State Building Program [PDF]
Feature Stories
A Leading Example for Energy Efficiency (Rocky Mountain Institute)
The transformation of the Empire State Building will reduce energy use by nearly 40%. This project presents a leading example for commercial building owners.
A Landmark Sustainability Program for the Empire State Building (Jones Lang Lasalle)
This report details the process for assessing, quantifying, and documenting the costs and benefits of various energy and sustainability strategies for the Empire State Building.
Cities and Climate Change (Clinton Climate Initiative)
Addressing existing buildings' emissions is a cornerstone of the fight against climate change. In the US alone, existing buildings contribute 50-70 percent of urban greenhouse gas emissions.
Smart Energy Choices (Johnson Controls)
A project of this scale might seem far removed from your small office or home - but there are opportunities to save energy in any situation.
March 28, 2014 - Energy Efficiency in the Built Environment [PDF]
October 20, 2011 — BOMA China (Beijing) English [PDF] / Mandarin [PDF]
May 11, 2011 — Euro-Mediterranean Energy Efficiency Forum [PDF]
April 7, 2011 — BOMA/GLA [PDF]
March 23, 2011 — Green Property Summit 2011 [PDF]
March 2, 2011 — Legal Sector Alliance US meeting at White & Case LLP [PDF]
March 1, 2011 — IFMA "visionary" award [PDF]
November 11, 2010 — TBLA Conference Europe [PDF]
October 20, 2010 — McGraw-Hill Real Estate Repositioning [PDF]
September 14, 2010 — Javits Retrofit Strategies Discussion
July 27, 2010 — Congressional Hearing on Clean Energy
June 8, 2010 — ULI - Energy Finance for Real Estate: New Tools, New Capital, New Markets
May 27, 2010 — REBNY Commercial Management Leadership Breakfast [PDF]
May 10, 2010 — UK Sustainability Panel Discussion [PDF]
April 5, 2010 — NRDC E2 Event w/ Congressman Israel [PDF]
February 24, 2010 — NYU Shack Institute of Real Estate breakfast [PDF]
January 8, 2010 — Coast to Coast Deep Energy Retrofits [PDF]


text: Excited by the success of the "big idea" movie Inception, Warner Bros. has given the green light to Expulsion, a spec script from bestselling novelist Gregg Hurwitz. An act of terror destroys the Earth, leaving a handful of human survivors to escape to a planet beyond our solar system. (And how a ruined Earth furnishes the technology and resources to travel all the way outside the solar system is something we'll have to wait and see, I guess.) [Deadline]


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The 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans provide sound advice about diet and physical activity. They are designed to promote good health and help prevent problems such as obesity, heart disease, hypertension (high blood pressure), type 2 diabetes, osteoporosis and certain cancers.
The Dietary Guidelines are updated by the government every five years to reflect the latest scientific findings about diet, physical activity and health.
Think about what you eat. Before you eat, ask yourself if you are hungry, and try to avoid eating for other reasons such as the food is there, or you're bored. If you are hungry, aim for foods like vegetables, fruits, whole grains, low-fat dairy products, and lean protein foods that contain the nutrients you need without too many calories. Remember the following smart options:
Make half your plate fruits and vegetables
Eat a rainbow of colors – the deeper the hues of green, red, and orange the better. Fill up on produce that is in season, or choose frozen or canned options. If buying canned products, look for no added salt vegetables or fruits packed in water/natural juice. Add fruits and veggies to salads and main dishes whenever possible. Eat fruits and vegetables as snacks. Keep the refrigerator stocked with these great grab-and-go options.
Switch to low-fat or non-fat milk.
Did you know that low-fat and non-fat milk have the same amount of calcium, protein and other essential nutrients as those made with whole milk, but with less fat and calories? Calcium-fortified soy products can be a good alternative to dairy foods if you prefer.
Make at least half your grains whole.
Check the ingredients list on food packages to find whole-grain foods. Choose 100% whole-grain cereals, breads, crackers, rice, and pasta.
Vary your protein food choices.
Aim to have 2 servings of seafood per week in place of meat or poultry. Choose leaner cuts of beef, pork and poultry – and remove visible fat or skin. Keep an eye on portion size – a 3-oz. serving is about the size of a deck of cards.Use nuts and seeds to replace meats and poultry in the diet, but be mindful of the portion size. (Nuts can be high in calories, so eat them in small portions – typically about a handful or 1 ounce/day). Lastly, try to incorporate more beans into your diet. They are extremely versatile and economical – plus they can be good sources of fiber and protein.
When you are at the grocery store, use the Nutrition Facts Panel to help you compare products in the same category. Look for reduced fat, reduced sodium, and no added sugar options whenever possible. Choose fresh fruit, vegetables or unsalted nuts as snacks more often. The following tips may also help:
Choose foods and drinks with little or no added sugars.
Drink water instead of sugary drinks. Try replacing at least one sugar sweetened beverage per day with water. Select fruit for dessert. If whole fruit is not an option, choose 100% fruit juice instead of fruit-flavored drinks. Eat sugary desserts like cake, candy and cookies less often.
Check the Nutrition Facts Panel to compare the sodium levels in foods you buy.
Compare sodium in foods like soup, bread, and frozen meals—and choose the foods with lower numbers. Also consider lower-sodium versions of favorite foods. Add spices or herbs to season food without adding salt.
Eat less foods that are high in solid fats.
Make major sources of dietary saturated fats—such as pizza, sausages, hot dogs, ice cream, cakes, cookies occasional foods, not everyday foods. Select leaner cuts of meats or poultry and remove the skin and all visible fat. Choose fat-free or low-fat milk, yogurt, and cheese. Switch from solid fats, like butter or shortening, to oils when cooking or preparing food.
Everyone has unique caloric needs based on age, activity level and gender. Staying within your caloric needs can help you achieve or maintain a healthy weight.
Enjoy your food, but eat less.
Avoid oversized portions and don't be a member of the "clean plate" club. Leave a few bites from each meal as a simple tool to help you eat less calories at each meal. You can also try using smaller plates, bowls, and glasses at home as a way to control your caloric intake. Most importantly, stop eating when you are satisfied, not full. Eat slowly so your body has a chance to recognize the feeling of fullness.
Try to cook more often at home and bring a brown bag lunch.
When dining out, check posted calorie amounts and choose the lower calorie option. Opt for dishes that are baked, grilled or roasted instead of fried, breaded or sautéed. Choose dishes that include vegetables, fruits, and/or whole grains. Go easy on the bread basket, and be sure to order sauces and salad dressings on the side. If possible, order an appetizer portion or share a meal with a friend. Otherwise, after the order comes to the table, put half your meal in a to-go bag and save it for the next day.
Write down what you eat to keep track of how much you eat.
For a few days, try journaling to track how much food you're eating. Pay attention to the quantity as well. Try measuring your food out for a few days until you can estimate what the recommended servings of food looks like. Most people tend to underestimate how much they eat so you might be surprised to see how your typical portions compare.
Adults who choose to drink alcoholic beverages should do so in moderation. Limit to 1 drink a day for women or to 2 drinks a day for men (1 drink = 5fl. oz. of wine, 1.5 oz. of spirits, or 12 oz. of beer). There are some instances when adults should not consume alcoholic beverages.
Start slowly with activities you enjoy – every little bit helps. Try to fit at least 10 minute bouts of activity at a time and work up to at least 30 minutes of activity most days of the week. If you are trying to maintain your weight, the goal is 60 minutes of activity most days of the week. If you are trying to lose weight, shoot for 90 minutes of activity on most days of the week.
Physical Activity Recommendations
The Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans recommend adults to have at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity and should perform muscle – strengthening exercises on 2 or more days each week. Youth ages 6-17 years need at least 60 minutes of physical activity per day, including aerobic, muscle-strengthening, and bone strengthening activities.
Note to parents
Make smart living a family affair. Work as a team on activities such as meal planning, grocery shopping, cooking, housecleaning, and yard work. These activities teach kids valuable life skills and give you an opportunity to shine as a role model. Have fun, too, by taking walks, going swimming and playing active games together.


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Preventing sexual violence takes more than the energy, commitment, and time of prevention practitioners – it is a movement-wide initiative that requires thoughtful and intentional action by everyone. When prevention is integrated into an agency's vision and culture, it can be sustained and continue to grow in innovation over time. This resource outlines how organizational commitment to prevention will help with the movement-wide paradigm shift toward effective prevention. It is part of Finding the Perfect Shade of Change: Resources for Sexual Violence Preventionists Creating Safe and Healthy Communities, an information packet of prevention resources.
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Using the Video Experimenter shield for Arduino, a group in Brazil developed a way to translate live closed captioning to a number of different languages. Called Easy Way Subtitles, the project uses the Video Experimenter Shield to get the closed captioning text from the broadcasted signal and turns it over to Google Translate. Viewers can then view the live translation into their native language by opening their web browser and pointing it to Easy Way's site. "The number of foreign students and professionals coming to Brazil increases every year," according the the captions in the video above. "But most of them don't speak Portuguese, so they can't understand what's going on on local TV." Easy Way solves this inventively by combining older technology—closed captioning—with newer web based translation services. [via Twitter]
Easy Way Uses Arduino to Translate Subtitles on the Fly


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Culture clash
You silly egg! You flea! You meatball! Oddly enough, these are terms of endearment in China, France and Italy. A selection of choice pet names from around the world
a belly full of love
The way to the heart is through the stomach. Here's proof: the French call their lover their "cabbage," the Spanish, "half an orange," the Japanese, "egg with eyes." Oval heads are generally considered a beauty standard in the Far East.
the heart and other organs
"My heart and liver!" is a term of endearment in China. In Ireland, they say mo chuisle, "my pulse," whereas Tibetans call their beloved "revered poison of my heart."
animal attraction
The Germans lead, drawing inspiration from animals to call their lover a snail, sparrow, rabbit or mouse, closely followed by the French ("My doe!") and the Italians ("My chick! My microbe!").


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By Ed Coambs, KF9 Philippines, Negros Women for Tomorrow Foundation
By now you have probably had a chance to make a loan on Kiva.org and if not you are thinking about it. Either way you are probably thinking about how does the loan get made in the field. Well like you I wondered this until I became a Kiva Fellow. Now that I have spent 3 months in the field, I can honestly say I know how the lending process works.
Let me just say it is a lot hotter, and comes with shall I say a distinct smell that you will never get while clicking through Kiva.org at home or wherever you make your loans from.
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Lead singer Felix Riebi noted that their previous summer visit was a festive occasion, laughing to add "in the winter we're here to try and warm you poor bastards up!"
Review: The Cat Empire takes the roof off Winspear with its tribal pop party
Straight off, any band which recognizes that ska is one of the greatest (often-forgotten) grooves in the history of popular dance music gets an extra star from this scribe. But the love of ska turned out to be merely whipped cream on a sundae filled with Latin jazz, reggae, and touches of hip-hop for some 900 folks who turned out to catch Melbourne, Australia's tribal pop party band The Cat Empire at the Winspear Centre Thursday.
In a land where we have long hoped for a real sniff of spring, it was a cause for celebration when eight "cats" showed up to bring us the sweet breeze of summer from down under, back for their second Edmonton date (maybe you recall their folk fest debut), and the first in a proper hall.
Lead singer Felix Riebi noted that their previous summer visit was a festive occasion, laughing to add "in the winter we're here to try and warm you poor bastards up!"
And he seemed sincerely happy to do so, from his early exclamation that the hall, "feels like we're playing the opera" to the fan love-in later on when he got everyone to turn on their makeshift smartphone candle-lights for one of the encores.
Heading into their 20th year, and less than a month after releasing their eighth studio project, Stolen Diamonds, it was only natural to hear six strident tunes from the new disc, but for genuine fans they managed to throw in 13 older faves in the 100-minute set. And it's a pleasure to report that their sound man knew what he was doing. After a few adjustments on the opening tracks the hall sounded pretty fine, never a guarantee with amplified bands in the Winspear.
This touring version of The Cat Empire featured the original three members who got it going in Melbourne clubs in 1999, singer Felix Riebi who doubled on timbales and conga percussion on breaks from the mic, Ryan Munro on acoustic and electric basses, and Ollie McGill on keyboards who used several extended solos to take things in a jazz direction.
From the next three who joined in 2001, trumpeter Harry Angus took over lead vocals for a few songs when he wasn't busy blowing his horn, and DJ Jamshid Khadiwhala twisted his turntables with finesse. Hugh Harvey sweated it out for the group's regular set drummer, while trombonist Kieran Conrau and trumpeter Ross Irwin completed the horn section that is so important to the punchy riffing, blasts and fills that figure in many of the Empire's tunes.
The opening handful of songs found some great moments of tension and release, especially in the Cuban inflections of Wolves and Sol Y Sombra, reminding us that the band recorded their second album in Havana's legendary Egrem Studios. McGill's first extended electric piano solo made a great smooth segue to boost the tempo for the title tune Stolen Diamonds.
Still, it was the ska-soaked track How To Explain from the band's first 2003 album that shifted energies to a frenzied, spine-chilling level, prompting a well-deserved roar from the crowd as the horn players took centre stage to trade-eights (bars that is), jousting solos Latin jazz style. As if anyone needed a reminder, Riebi sang the chorus "music is the language of us all."
A new tune called Oscar Wilde was actually the singer's chance to pay respects to his late canine and to life on the road, then it was the rocking reggae of Call Me Home and a squawky turntable feature. Harry Angus took over vocals for the jazzy Daggers Drawn, featuring a long instrumental break for McGill's electric piano solo, reminiscent of Herbie Hancock, and Harvey's drum solo.
Check their lyrics and you'll find more musings on everyday life than any political statements, but that's more than enough for the strong musical force of this band, spinning seriously sophisticated rhythm textures and irresistible reasons to move after nearly 20 years.
An older hit Two Shoes showed how The Empire have mastered the tease of tempo changes, starting like a lounge ballad with some slinky trumpet slurs before the rest joined in to perk things up for audience participation. Another hit, Brighter Than Gold, underlined how these unpretentious performers — some of whom could have just stepped off the beach fashion-wise — are in it for the music.
A medley of new numbers Anybody and Who's That got the crowd involved again waving and chanting, before hits like Steal the Light, All Night Loud and Still Young got the smart-candles going. The bobbing heads stage-front were busting for fun by the end of it all.
Of course, there's no way "good night" was going to be good night for these guys, and when they came back for three encores it was an early number, Chariot, that teased dancers again, going slow and fast and back again several times to induce jumping beans in the aisles. Ouch! Kila from the new album was the only slightly less raucous closer.
Chicago singer-keyboard player Neal Francis made for a contrasting opening act, leading his quartet with rootsy piano rock, swelling swipes of the B3 organ, and crazy whammy bar action on the clavinet (who knew it was possible?). The best moments for this rising star came when his songs — like These Are The Days and Changes — moved into the jam band zone.
The Cat Empire
Where: Winspear Centre
When: Thursday, March 14


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On one point, partisans on both sides agree: Mitt Romney's selection of Rep. Paul Ryan as his running mate has the potential to be a game-changer.
For Mr. Romney, Congressman Ryan of Wisconsin has given his presidential campaign energy and focus. The "Ryan plan," the House Budget chairman's proposed tax cuts, spending cuts, and dramatic rethink of entitlements, is now at the center of debate.
The immediate reaction of conservatives, who were skeptical of the former governor of Massachusetts, was excitement, and a feeling they could begin to trust Romney.
Democrats are equally thrilled about the choice of Ryan, in part for the same reason. His detailed plan, they say, gives them a club with which to beat the Romney-Ryan ticket about the head, and scare voters – especially seniors in key swing states like Florida and Ohio.
Never mind that Ryan's proposals for Medicare and Social Security would not affect those at or near retirement. As Romney arrived in Florida Monday morning to campaign, the Obama campaign released a web video featuring older Floridians expressing alarm over cuts to Medicare under the "Romney-Ryan plan."
Both sides could be right: Ryan could be a game-changer in a race that, pre-Ryan, showed President Obama with a slight edge in polls. The question is, for which side? Does it turn the tide toward Romney, or shift it more fully toward Mr. Obama?
The outcome, analysts say, could depend on which side is able to define Ryan and his plan – neither the man nor the proposal is well-known by most Americans – in the next few weeks.
The selection of Ryan is "both an opportunity and a danger for the Romney campaign, and an opportunity for the Obama campaign," says Cal Jillson, a political scientist at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. The president starts out ahead, he says, and therefore "the danger for him is certainly there, but less immediate and overt."
If the 2012 race turns into a "base election" – that is, with an electorate that consists mostly of loyal and "leaning" Democrats and Republicans, but not a lot of people who are newly inspired to vote, as in 2008 – then the addition of Ryan has the potential to tip the balance for Romney.
"A base strategy might work this year because a motivated GOP base, despite its weaknesses with minority voters, might be able to outnumber the Democratic base in this election, much like it did in 2004," when President George W. Bush beat Sen. John Kerry, write Larry Sabato, Kyle Kondik, and Geoffrey Skelley of the University of Virginia Center for Politics. "It does not appear that Romney has his base fully behind him."
That, at least, was true before the Ryan selection. And it's still too soon to gauge Ryan's impact on the race. But already, Romney is engaging in some fine-tuning of his approach to his running mate that could risk alienating some conservatives and reignite charges of flip-flopping.
On Saturday, the day of Ryan's rollout, Romney campaign spokeswoman Sarah Pompei told Politico that the candidate "applauds" Ryan's ideas but that Romney would issue his own budget blueprint. In their joint campaign appearances on Sunday, Romney referred only to "my plan," and did not explicitly embrace the Ryan plan.
In their joint interview Sunday on CBS's "60 Minutes," when asked if Ryan could teach him some things about the budget, Romney made clear that, if elected, they would work together. But as if to reinforce that he is the alpha dog, Romney added: "Obviously, I have to make the final call in important decisions."
At the Romney-Ryan campaign event on Saturday in Manassas, Va. – one of the most important tossup states – the crowd was eager to see Romney's young new running mate in action. Some interviewed knew who he was, and others didn't, reflecting the fact that Ryan's national image was still very much a work in progress.
By Monday, a new poll from ABC News showed Ryan's image improving. In weekend interviews, 38 percent of Americans responded favorably to Ryan's selection for the ticket, up from 23 percent in pre-selection interviews, ABC reported. Thirty-three percent, disproportionately Democrats, see him unfavorably, and 30 percent are undecided.
At the Manassas event, some voters seemed prepared to fall in love with Ryan, even if he wasn't their first choice for the ticket.
"If it can't be Allen West, then Paul Ryan is the second best," says Carole Sarkuti, a local tea party activist. Congressman West, a freshman from Florida, is one of only two African American Republicans in Congress, former military, and an outspoken tea partyer.
Another attendee raised the name of another Floridian, this one frequently mentioned as a top possibility for the GOP ticket before Ryan's selection.
"I think Marco Rubio would have brought Romney more votes," says Tom Sprain, a retired federal government employee from Manassas, referring to the junior senator from Florida. "He would have helped with Hispanic voters and in Florida and Arizona."
But, Mr. Sprain adds, "Ryan is a wonderful guy."


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Guion Stewart "Guy" Bluford, Jr. (born November 22, 1942), is an engineer, retired Colonel from the United States Air Force and a former NASA Astronaut. He participated in four Space Shuttle flights between 1983 and 1992. In 1983, as a member of the crew of the space shuttle Challenger on mission STS-8, Bluford became the first African American in space, and the second person of African ancestry, after the Cuban cosmonaut Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez.
Bluford was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Guion (a mechanical engineer) and Lolita (a special education teacher), and graduated from Overbrook High School. He received a B.S. in aerospace engineering from the Pennsylvania State University in 1964, an M.S. in aerospace engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) in 1974, a Ph.D. in aerospace engineering with a minor in laser physics, again from AFIT, in 1978, and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Houston–Clear Lake in 1987. He married Linda Tull in 1964 and had two sons,Guion III and James.
Bluford attended pilot training at Williams Air Force Base, and received his pilot wings in January 1966. He then went to F-4C combat crew training in Arizona and Florida and was assigned to the 557th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam. He flew 144 combat missions, 65 of which were over North Vietnam.


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From June 11 to June 15 a flood of developer geeks will rain on the streets of San Francisco.
Apple announced Wednesday that it will hold its annual Worldwide Developers Conference starting the second week of June at San Francisco's Moscone West.
The five-day conference will give iOS and OS X developers the opportunity to showcase their apps and to learn about the future development of Apple's mobile and desktop operating systems.
"We have a great WWDC planned this year and can't wait to share the latest news about iOS and OS X Mountain Lion with developers," Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing, said in a statement. "The iOS platform has created an entirely new industry with fantastic opportunities for developers across the country and around the world."
The Cupertino-based technology company will host a series of keynote speeches as well as technical sessions and labs staffed by Apple engineers.
Developers will also be able to get feedback on their code from Apple developers.
Tickets for the conference sold out in two hours but Apple says it plans to stream sessions on its developer website for free.
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In an effort to increase the diversity of personality and social psychology, SPSP's Diversity and Climate Committee monitors diversity in the organization, funds efforts to support students and members from diverse backgrounds, and creates inclusive practices.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – After picking up two OVC wins last week the Tigers didn't stop there, as junior Naomi Wells earned OVC Co-Offensive Player of the Week.
The Huntsville, Ala. native paced the Tigers attack last week posting 26 kills in the two contests, good for an average of 4.33 kills per set. Wells hit .345 from the field with just eight errors in the two contests. The senior also picked up five blocks and totaled 29.5 points during the week.
Against Tennessee Tech on Tuesday, Wells posted a team high 11 kills, while hitting .375 from the floor, all well committing just two errors on the attack. Wells returned to the court Saturday and put up another dominant performance against Jacksonville State with 15 kills and 13 digs for the junior's ninth double-double of the season.
Defensively, Wells shined as well with five blocks including a four block showing against Tennessee Tech. Wells also dug out 20 digs, highlighted by a 13 dig performance on Friday.
This marks the second time Wells has won the honor, with the first coming on Oct. 14.
Wells shares the honor with Eastern Illinois' Stephanie Arnold.
The volleyball team returns tomorrow when they travel to Clarksville, Tenn. to take on Austin Peay, with first serve set for 7 p.m.


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In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto with Michael Pollan
Date: 5/12/2008; 55 minutes
"Eat Food. Not too much. Mostly plants." These words to live by from the award-winning author Michael Pollan resonate at the heart of his newest work, "In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto." He considers what science does and does not know about diet and health, proposing a new way of thinking about food that is informed by ecology and tradition. Pollan is Knight Professor of Journalism at UC Berkeley. Recorded on 01/17/2008. (#14209)
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Students welcomed to campus with news of exciting improvements
|Dr. Elmer Towns has been named the new dean of Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary. He will also remain the dean of Liberty's School of Religion. Towns spoke at Convocation Wednesday.
Summer break has come to a close for students at Liberty University as academic buildings, residence halls and student centers fill with friendly faces. Classes started on Monday, but Convocation on Wednesday morning officially kicked off the Fall 2010 semester.
Chancellor Jerry Falwell, Jr. welcomed students and excitedly announced several improvements to campus, the athletics program and leadership. He introduced the changes with words of thankfulness regarding God's faithfulness to provide.
"Most private colleges in Virginia are fortunate to build one new building every 10 years," he said. "We have been building about one every 10 months here at Liberty because of the way God has blessed this university."
|Chancellor Jerry Falwell, Jr. speaks with students after Convocation on Wednesday.
Falwell introduced the speaker, Dr. Elmer Towns, as the newly appointed dean of Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary. Towns, co-founder of the university, will remain dean of the School of Religion.
Summer break at Liberty was anything but a break for construction workers, faculty, staff and administration who worked on new projects and improvements. Here is a rundown:
The Bruckner Learning Center, Liberty's campus-wide academic support center, has a fresh look in its new location in DeMoss Hall 3000.
The new Tower Theater in Campus North is a state-of-the-art facility that will host performances by the Department of Theatre Arts.
The first-phase addition to Williams Stadium is nearly ready for the start of the upcoming football season. The expansion includes 6,600 new seats and a 34,000 square-foot tower that will house a press box, luxury suites, classrooms and banquet facilities.
Student Activities
Liberty added disc golf to its list of student activities. The 18-hole, 59-ft. course is located on East Campus just past the intramural football fields. The increasingly popular sport is also an intramural option for students this fall.
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Other changes this semester intended to make students' lives easier are: post office improvements, including a new system for tracking packages and new drop-off locations around campus; expanded transit services between campus and several apartment complexes, featuring a new 40-foot bus; and vending machines throughout campus that accept credit cards and Liberty I.D.


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MALMO, Sweden — Canada has moved into the big rink and goalie Zach Fucale expects big pressure will come with it at the world junior hockey championship.
The Canadian squad, which has been based at the smaller, 5,800-seat Isstadion facility since the start of the tournament, held its first practice Friday at the 11,618-seat Malmo Arena.
The snazzy, modern venue will be where Canada faces Finland in semifinal action Saturday. The winner will face either Sweden or Russia in the tournament finale there Sunday.
"The stakes are getting higher and higher and guys will be battling harder," said Fucale. "At this level, every detail counts.
"Everyone will be killing themselves for the win."
Canada will be looking to erase the memory of last year's semifinal loss to the United States in Ufa, Russia. That resulted in the Canadians not winning a medal in this event for the first time since 1998.
Canada faces a Finnish side that hasn't won a medal in eight years, although the squad reached the tournament semifinals two years ago.
The Finns, who overcame a 3-1 deficit to beat the Czech Republic 5-3 in the quarter-finals, are a dangerous team. They not only have a top goalie in Juuse Saros but also some dandy snipers led by Chicago Blackhawks prospect Teuvo Teravainen, who has nine assists and is plus-7 in five games.
Finland also boasts defenceman Rasmus Ristolainen, on loan from the Buffalo Sabres.
Canadian coach Brent Sutter isn't taking the Finns lightly.
"I see a hard-working team, a team that's very structured, a team that's going to play some North American hockey," said Sutter. "They're a gritty group.
"They've been getting decent goaltending. They've got three forwards on their team that are as good as any forwards in this tournament. They're going to come hard and we have to be ready for it."
Canada beat Finland twice in exhibition games this year, once in the summer at Lake Placid, N.Y., and again Dec. 20 in Sweden, where they dominated the final two periods after Fucale gave up two questionable goals in the first.
The Finns are confident they can pull off an upset.
"We have a good team and we have a good chance to win," said Saros. "We're going to do a prevent style to get that game.
"We're going to have good team spirit and our power play's pretty good. I think those things will be important."
And he expects a physical game, especially around his net.
"They like to play in the corners and they come to the goal — three, four players come to the goal — so I have to be awake," he said.
Actually, the Finnish power play has registered just four goals in 22 chances (18.1 per cent). But two key players — Ristolainen (flu) and Artturi Lehkonen (leg injury) — each missed two games before returning to face the Czechs.
Finland's penalty kill has been impressive, allowing only one goal on 21 chances (95.2 per cent).
Canada's power play has clicked on 7-of-24 chances (29.1 per cent).
Sutter has stressed discipline, which got away from his team when it took three minor penalties in the third period of a 4-1 win over Switzerland in the quarter-finals.
Canada earned the "easier" route to the final when it beat the Americans in the preliminary round to take first place in its group. But the team can't afford to waste that with an upset loss against the Finns.
Sutter has underlined concentrating on one game at a time, which defenceman Griffin Reinhart said may have been a problem in last year's semifinal.
"Our focus is on this game," he said. "Maybe last year we got a little bit ahead of ourselves.
"It's tough. You've got to treat every game like a Game 7. I don't think it's anybody's intention, but nobody really stressed taking it one day at a time (last year) and that's what you really need to do at this tournament. You can't get caught looking ahead."
All teams have players hurting, including Canada.
Reinhart's defence partner, Mattew Dumba, and forward Charles Hudon sat out practice Friday. Dumba came up limping after a collision late in the second against the Swiss while Hudon has been playing through a shoulder injury suffered a week ago against Slovakia.
Sutter expects both will play against Finland.
"Maintenance day for both those guys," he said.
Sutter doesn't see the venue change making a big difference either.
"It's irrelevant where you're playing the game," said Sutter. "It's played on the same size of ice.
"We just have to do what we need to do to give ourselves the best chance."
It will also be a move for the few thousand red-and-white clad Canadian fans who jammed the Isstadion, giving it a home-game feel for Canada's team. They will likely make up the majority of the crowd against Finland although they may get drowned out if Canada advances to the final against Sweden.
The Swedes, who played at Malmo Arena in the round robin, have averaged 11,278 spectators per game.
"It was crazy at the other rink," said Fucale. "It was almost a home game.
"I felt as if I was in Canada. It's really cool that this happens. You can feel their support. They'll certainly help us over the next couple of games."


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The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra chose some of Richard Wagner's most radiant and involving music for a program this weekend to mark the composer's bicentennial year. The results were pretty radiant, too, Friday night at Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, and will likely be even more so in the repeat performances, as things settle in more firmly.
As a person, Wagner was deplorable — vain, arrogant, manipulative, viciously and relentlessly anti-Semitic. As an artist, he reached the highest peaks. His importance to the evolution of Western music cannot be overstated; the fusion of intellectual brilliance and emotional power that propels his works cannot be overvalued.
The best way to appreciate this achievement is in an opera house enjoying a full staging of a Wagner music drama, but that opportunity is not going to arise in Baltimore any time soon. The BSO is offering the next best thing — a complete act from "Die Walkure" in concert form, with three excellent singers.
As a warm-up, there are samplings from "Tristan und Isolde" and "Die Meistersinger." And warm was the word on Friday.
Conductor Marin Alsop emphasized the grandeur and humanity of the "Meistersinger" Prelude in equal measure. There was propulsion, but not haste, in her approach, and that helped the ingenious counterpoint in the score to shine through. The ensemble sounded sure and robust.
The BSO's previous performances of the Prelude and "Liebestod" from "Tristan" over the past decade have been orchestra-only. This time, there was a soprano in the house to do the honors in the "Liebestod" — the opera's soul-stirring conclusion, when Isolde, having lost her beloved Tristan, essentially dies of love.
As in previous performances of the Prelude I've heard her conduct, Alsop ...
did not tap all the emotive possibilities of the score's silences, or allow for much in the way of tempo-bending. I would have loved a finer pianissimo dynamic level, too. Still, the conductor unleashed much of the intensely poetic nature of this harmonically restless music, aided every measure of the way by the BSO, especially the strings.
In the "Liebestod," Heidi Melton didn't sound fully warmed up; top notes lacked ease. But the soprano's phrasing communicated Isolde's internal rapture vividly. Conducting this music for the first time with a vocalist, Alsop provided sensitive partnering. She kept the orchestra from swamping the singer, but hardly held back on passionate sweep.
Alsop was also leading a full act from a Wagner opera for the first time. What she achieved here suggests that she should consider doing more.
It is possible to extract more detail and nuance from Act 1 of "Walkure," the second of the four works that make up Wagner's towering "Ring of the Nibelung." But Alsop kept singers and orchestra on the same tight wavelength as she shaped this hour-long scene, maintaining a strong inner pulse that still allowed room for breadth.
This act introduces three pivotal characters of the "Ring" — the heroic Siegmund who seeks refuge in a house that turns to be that of his long lost twin sister (soon-to-be lover) Sieglinde and her unpleasant husband, Hunding.
Brandon Jovanovich, as Siegmund, revealed a bright, warm tenor and an eloquent manner of phrasing. His top notes could have used a little more weight and stamina, but this was impressive Wagnerian singing just the same.
Melton blossomed as Sieglinde. Her vibrant, focused tone and attentiveness to text yielded a beautifully nuanced portrayal. She and Javonovich produced terrific intensity in the exultant closing minutes.
As Hunding, Eric Owens towered over everyone else onstage and unleashed a deeply resonant voice to match. His superb diction gave each word menacing impact.
Except for a wince-inducing slip or two in the brass section, the BSO delivered the goods handsomely, right from the dark, galloping music that opens the act. Principal cellist Dariusz Skoraczewski — the whole cello section, for that matter — made particularly subtle contributions in the score's most tender passages.
The gradually diminishing coughs during the performance and the rousing ovation afterward made it clear that there is an audience eager here for Wagner. How about the complete Act 2 of "Tristan" next?


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Chai-Chocolate Chip Biscotti
Total TimePrep: 30 min. + chilling Bake: 30 min. + cooling
Makes2-1/2 dozen
- 2-1/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
- 1/4 cup strong brewed chai tea, room temperature
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- 1 large egg white, room temperature
- 1 tablespoon fat-free milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- 1/2 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
- In a large bowl, combine the first 8t ingredients. In a small bowl, whisk the tea, egg, egg white, milk and vanilla. Stir into dry ingredients just until combined. Stir in walnuts and chocolate chips.
- Divide dough in half. Cover or wrap each portion and refrigerate for 1 hour.
- On a baking sheet coated with cooking spray, shape each half into a 10x2-in. rectangle. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Place pans on wire racks. When cool enough to handle, transfer to a cutting board; cut diagonally with a serrated knife into 3/4-in. slices. Place cut side down on baking sheets coated with cooking spray.
- Bake for 6-9 minutes on each side or until firm. Remove to wire racks. Store in an airtight container.
Nutrition Facts1 cookie: 93 calories, 3g fat (1g saturated fat), 7mg cholesterol, 52mg sodium, 16g carbohydrate (9g sugars, 1g fiber), 2g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 starch, 1/2 fat.
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Nov 11, 2011
It is like a chocolate chip cookie with a wonderful spiciness to it. the spice isnt bold but subtle! I dont like tea and had never used cardamon for anything before but i am glad i tried this recipe.Some things i cone differently is that i only had half-n-half since my husband seems to LOVE to drink all the milk the mornign i plan to bake something :) I didnt put it in the fridge, the dough was somewhat sticky but i just put a lil' bitty bit of cooking oil on my hands and was able to easily manage the ONE 'loaf' i made. i suggest making two b/c although they taste great they look a little gimpy...i dont know what i was thinking not making lol. I made more than just 1/4 C. tea and used mebbe 1 Tablespoon extra as others reviewed this recipe said the dough is dry. If you are too cheap to buy a nice stand up mixer (i certainly am unfortunately) your arm may get a little worn out mixing the batter. after mixing the in the nuts and chocolate i suggest using your hands with oil on them to smush the loaves out.
Oct 14, 2011
This was a wonderful fall treat with the spices and chocolate/nut combination. I used Hickory Nuts (my secret weapon in most baked goods such as Chocolate Chip cookies and banana bread as well) and it turned out amazing. I found the dough to be a bit dry as well and had to add an extra tablespoon of tea and then it came together perfectly. I put in a dash of Gram Masala just for fun. I got huge raves on these and no one could figure out the spices and they simply begged me for the recipe from the first bite.
Oct 10, 2011
This get so wonderful & makes a great gift for Christmas too!
Jan 1, 2011
I found the dough too dry to incorporate all the flour so ended up adding 2-3 tablespoons of olive oil. (May be due to living at a high altitude) I also did not refrigerate the dough and it turned out beautifully. We loved this biscotti and will definately make it again. It truly tastes like chai tea.
Nov 1, 2010
I could not wait to make these biscotti! I love chai tea!!! This recipe has a great blend of spices! Perfect for the fall! I did use half whole wheat pastry flour and they turned out delicious !


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Forks Over Knives presents the audience with the argument that a whole-foods, plant-based diet with no meat or animal products or refined foods is the way to a long, healthy, cancer-resistant, and heart-disease-free life. Forks Over Knives plays like a 1950s governmental instructional video, makes basic reasoning mistakes, and discredits itself by touting examples that no skeptical audience can take seriously.
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It is the choices not made that haunt the love lives of the characters in Something Borrowed. The pleasantly adequate acting is no match for the formulaic plot, awkward dialogue, and strangely shallow characters that bring the maturity level of Something Borrowed down to that of a junior high school student's love life.
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I bent the binding of The Good Atheist, Living a Purpose-Filled Life Without God, by Dan Barker, in hopes that I would either come out of it in some way affirmed or finally have a resource for a person struggling with the decision to let go of their faith. When I closed the book, I felt like a sore eared member of the choir. The majority of Barker's book is an appeal to authority and celebrity, a mishap of astonishing proportion when speaking about, to, or for, a community that…Continue
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== Future Improvements to the System ==
== Future Improvements to the System ==
Revision as of 00:50, 11 May 2013
- 1 Background
- 2 Project Goals
- 3 Criteria
- 4 Design
- 5 Proposed time line
- 6 Literature Review by Kyle Basnett
- 7 Literature Review by Colin Bourgeois
- 8 Materials
- 9 Costs
- 10 Discussion
- 11 Conclusions
- 12 Future Improvements to the System
- 13 Lessons Learned
- 14 Progress Images
- 15 References
- 16 Contact details
A rainwater catchment system will be built on a house in Blue Lake California. The rainwater will be carried from the gutters to storage tanks for use in flushing the indoor toilet and watering the garden. User:Kyle basnett and Colin Bourgeois are working on this project as part of the Humboldt State University's Engineering 305 course in Appropriate Technology.
Project Goals
- Design and install a safe, easy to use and maintainable rain water catchment system.
- Acquire water storage containers for 200 gallons of rainwater storage.
- Connect the rainwater catchment system to the toilet tank for a gravity fed rainwater toilet.
- Design and install devices that will ensure water damage does not occur.
The following criteria, constraints and weight of importance will help guide us through the designing and building process of this project. This list was compiled by Colin Bourgeois, Kyle Basnett and our client J Gnarly.
|Collects and stores rainwater.
|Does not pose a safety risk to people or the house
|No More than 15 min/week cleaning and maintaining
|Spend less than $200
|Needs to look nice
|Works every time
|Flushes and fills like a conventional toilet. Simple to switch from rainwater fill to conventional water fill
For this project we will be utilizing the existing gutters on the house to direct the water flow where we want it. We have added the necessary plumbing to lead the collected water from the front and back gutters, into our storage tanks in the back of the house. We have placed gutter filters into the gutters to strain out the bulky material, and a first flush to sift out most of the smaller debris. The storage tanks are set on top of the stand that we built to keep them high and level. The tanks are connected together on the bottom and sealed so that they will equalize. The water is then allowed to either head into the house, or into our secondary release valve. We have situated a shut off valve that can have a hose attached to it for directed water distribution. The piping into the house has a shutoff valve for the houses main water, and to shutoff our rainwater. This allows for switching between water sources depending on stored water levels.
Proposed time line
- March 2nd - Have a current list of necessary materials, and goals.
- March 4th - Have all main materials.
- March 8th - Have design refined.
- March 10th - First installation (1st trial).
- March 17th - Work on refined plan and adjust potential problems.
- March 29th - Test and discuss quality of work.
Literature Review by Kyle Basnett
This is my review on the available literature relevant, and on hand, for our rain water catchment project.
Basics on Rain Water Catchment
One of the biggest current and future economic problems that our world is facing is a shortage of drinkable water. Having clean water is vital to the health and survival of our race. A big portion of waste in regards to water usage is in the home. A huge portion of our drinkable water is literally flushed down the toilet. We are going to cut down on our use of clean water by utilizing the natural energy source that the cycle of life provides us with: rain. We will be collecting rainwater in a system that we will design and build, and transfer that water to a house's plumbing to be used to flush the toilet. Though many people are becoming more conservative in regards to using the bathroom and avoiding water waste, many people are still using much more than necessary. For the people who cannot use outdoor, eco-friendly toilets, we will do our small part to help in conservation of the increasingly limited supply of drinkable water.
Potential design difficulties
At our current level of understanding on the project our primary concern is to safely secure the storage devices in a manner that is easy to clean, understand, and that will be effective for our system. We are also aware that a more specialized and appropriate understanding is necessary for our success.
Methods of rain water harvest
Rainwater can be captured (harvested)in many ways. The most commonly used method is by roof. All kinds of roof systems can be used for capture, but roofs with a pitch are much more efficient than flat roofs. The steeper the pitch the higher the efficiency. Gravity rules. Any slope can be used to capture rainwater with vastly different levels of cleanliness, efficiency, and setup and maintenance difficulties. For areas without a natural slope, or a roof, many varieties of structures can be built for rain capture.
Designing interpretive materials
The materials that our project will be using are similar to those of other rain water catchment systems. We will be utilizing a sloped roof, with a gutter drainage system, that will transfer the gathered rainwater down the conveyance into a first flush cycle, that we will create. This will then fill our large 50 gallon storage drums that will store the water for later use.
<Downey, Nate. Harvest the rain: how to enrich your life by seeing every storm as a resource. Santa Fe, N.M.: Sunstone Press, 2010.>
<Ryn, Sim. The toilet papers: recycling waste and conserving water. Sausalito, CA: Ecological Design Press, 1995.>
<Phipps, Marcus, and Jan Brace-Govan. "From Right to Responsibility: Sustainable Change in Water ." Journal of Public Policy & Marketing September (2011): 203-219.>
Literature Review by Colin Bourgeois
This is a literature review with information important for the J Gnarly site.
Rain Water Catchment Basics
There are a differing types of rainwater catchment systems. This review will focus on using a roof for the catchment. Water will be collected from the roof of the house via gutters that are already in place. The research and literature reviewed is geared toward first flush systems and water storage. The water collected will be used for flushing the one indoor toilet in the house at the J Gnarly site.
Basic Operation
Rain water collected by the gutters will be gravity fed via PVC pipe in to a first flush device then into 50 gal food grade storage tanks. The water then will be gravity fed as needed into existing plumbing that fills up the toilet tank so that the existing float valve in the tank controls the water flow.
Safety Concerns
Water will be stored in 50 gallon drums at a height of 5 feet, each drum when filled with water to capacity will weigh approximately 500 lbs. [1] With a goal of 4 storage drums, finding a suitable solution to the stands to hold the drums (totaling 2000 lbs) will be challenging.
First Flush
The first flush device is used to clean the water of debris and harmful chemicals that the collected water flow into before going into the storage tanks. The device should hold one gallon of water for every 100 sq. feet of catchment surface, in this case the roof. [2]
The device can be a standpipe; a PVC pipe with appropriate volume using the aforementioned rate, once the standpipe fills to capacity the water will then flow into the storage tanks. At the bottom of the standpipe a drainage device lets water out at a constant trickle to ensure the diverted first flush water does not become stagnant and brackish. [3]
Another device used for first flush is a flush tank. The tank functions the same way a stand pipe would except that a tank is used instead when a larger volume of water needs to be flushed.
Ball valve a floating ball valve can be used in the first flush device to ensure diverted water does not mix with water flowing into the storage tank. When the flush tank or pipe fills to capacity the ball is pushed into a junction or neck in the pipe or tank and prevents water from flowing into or out of the tank or pipe so long as it is full.[4]
Contamination factors
Debris from the roof, bacteria, viruses and pollutants in the atmosphere. [5]
- ↑ Freed, Eric Corey. Green building & remodeling for dummies. Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley, 2008.
- ↑ Freed, Eric Corey. Green building & remodeling for dummies. Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley, 2008.
- ↑ Lancaster, Brad, and Joe Marshall. Rainwater harvesting for drylands. Tucson, Ariz.: Rainsource Press, 2006.
- ↑ Effects of first flush on rainwater quality http://www.irc.nl/page/29189#information
- ↑ MECHELL, JUSTIN KEITH. EVALUATION OF CONTAMINANT MIXING IN RAINWATER HARVESTING FIRST FLUSH DIVERTERS. Office of Graduate Studies of Texas A&M University. 2009.
American Rainwater Catchment Systems Association (ARCSA). 2008. Austin, TX. Draft Rainwater Catchment Design and Installation Standards.
Prasanna Egodawatta, Evan Thomas, Ashantha Goonetilleke Understanding the physical processes of pollutant build-up and wash-off on roof surfaces Science of The Total Environment, Volume 407, Issue 6, 1 March 2009, Pages 1834–1841
Not yet a complete list
- 55 gallon, food quality storage drums
- 3/4" pipe
- 3/4" 90 degree elbows
- 3/4" Valve Balls
- 3/4" T valves
- 4x4 Pressure Treated Lumber
- 2x4 Pressure Treated Lumber
- Thread Seal Tape
- Iron Wool
- Silicon Caulking
- Racket ball
- hose clamps
Tools used for Construction
- Skill saw
- Radial Arm Saw (A.K.A. chop saw)
- Impacter screw driver
- Hammer
- level
- Shovel and post diggers
- Speed Square
- hack saw
- tape measure
- C-Clamp
Still in Process of adding all items.
|Cost ($)
|Total ($)
|55 gal Food Grade Drums
|Bien Padre Foods Inc.
|Paint for the drums
|Arcata Ace
|80lb bag of concrete
|McKenny's Do It Best
|4x4x8 PT posts
|McKenny's Do It Best
|4x4x8 PT posts
|McKinleyville Ace
|Thread Seal Tape
|McKinleyville Ace
|Plug Clean Out
|Arcata Ace
|Iron Wool
|Murphy's Markets Blue Lake
|90 degree slip to slip elbows
|Arcata Ace
|3 way T-valves
|Arcata Ace
|Shutoff ball valves
|Arcata Ace
|gutter strainers
|Nate, a Friend
|Trade for Labor
|slip to thread adapters
|Arcata Ace
|1/4" Copper Tubing, 6" length
|Personal Materials
|Stainless Steel Sheet
|Client Materials
|Copper wire
|Personal Materials
|Tube of Silicon Caulk
|Client Materials
|CPVC, PVC, ABS Cement
|Client Materials
|20' length 3/4" PVC
|Nate, a Friend
|Trade for Labor
|10' length 3/4" PVC
|Nate, a Friend
|Trade for Labor
|Miscellaneous 3/4" PVC fittings
|Nate, a Friend
|Trade for Labor
|8' strip of galvanized metal
|Client Materials
|Miscellaneous Pieces of Scrap Wood
|Personal and Client Materials
|Total Cost
- This section is for people to submit constructive advice on improving our system, or to ask questions and give any comments to the builders.
Our project has come together quite nicely. We have ended with a working system and still plan on adding to and improving it in the near future. We have had a lot of fun designing and building this system and have not had to many set backs. A lot of our process was fairly simple because we did a lot of planning prior to construction. There were however a few hiccups when we were working. When we started building the base for the storage tanks it was a little difficult to get the 4x4 posts level and plumb in the ground. This is partly due to us trying to connect 3 pillars before sinking them into the ground, thinking that it would save us time. With the materials available to us it was a little difficult to do this quick and accurate so we had to slow down our process in order to end with quality work. Once we started doing the posts individually our efficiency climbed. Another problem that we ran into was when it came to the original float valve. We had pretty good head but with the current plumbing on the toilet we did not have enough psi to force the water through the system. It would flow through all of the piping, but fell short when it came to the last step. So we switched around some of the house plumbing and brought up the water pipe to give it less gravitational resistance. This also failed, and that is when we settled on switching the float to a system that requires less psi. The system now functions quite well in gathering water, and slowly but surely fills the toilet. This project fit perfectly into the rule of 3's taught in business classes. The project cost 3 times as much, and took 3 times as long as we originally thought. In the end though, we have a working system which will in fact pay itself back soon seeing as the labor was free.
Final Product
Future Improvements to the System
After a chance meeting with an experienced rainwater collection builder an inexpensive solution for increasing the psi of the system is going to be designed and hopefully implemented. The solution as it is preliminarily understood is that an empty drum or two will be placed on top of the existing drums and connected to the drums below and sealed air tight while all drums are empty of water. As the drums fill with water and decrease the amount of air space the trapped air will increase in pressure. As this design is currently understood questions arrise as to whether enough air pressure can be generated to increase water pressure substantially and secondly, will air pressure be contained while the rainwater inlet pipe does not having water flowing through it?
If enough water pressure can be generated a FluidMaster 400A model toilet fill valve will be installed so the toilet tank will fill faster and quieter.
In light of potentially being able to increase the pressure of the system by rearranging the drums and adding another drum we have decided not to install a support railing around the drums incase of earthquakes because it would be just be taken down in a matter of days and not worth the time and materials.
If the pressure increase system does not work a custom made float valve mechanism is going to be designed in the next couple months, before the rainy fall season, with the hope that it can be 3D printed and will decrease the toilet tank fill time by improving the flow rate into the toilet.
Lessons Learned
It was super helpful to leave plumbing in place with out glue until the system was ready to be tested because modifications could be made with out having to cut and replace parts.
A minimum of 2.5 psi is required to operate the toilet using a commercial toilet fill valve. The Fluid Master 400A with a low pressure rubber disc available form the manufacturer is the lower pressure requirement this team found for a fill valve. 5' 10"' is the minimum head requirement for a 2.5 psi system.
When installing posts set them in the ground and one by one instead of connecting three and trying to install them at once.


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There's probably nothing more dangerous to individual rights than vaguely written laws. They give prosecutors and judges undue power to decide whether or not to punish conduct that people did not know was illegal at the time. Vagueness turns the law into a sword dangling over citizens' heads — and because government officials can choose when and how to enforce their own interpretations of the law, vagueness gives them power to make their decisions from unfair or discriminatory motives.
That's one reason the Constitution includes provisions like the due process and equal protection clauses, which forbid government officials from wielding arbitrary power. As the Supreme Court put it in 1883, when it invalidated a San Francisco ordinance that gave city inspectors unlimited authority to grant or deny business licenses, "the very idea that one man may be compelled to hold his life, or the means of living, or any material right essential to the enjoyment of life, at the mere will of another, seems to be intolerable in any country where freedom prevails. …"
On March 1 the Supreme Court heard arguments challenging the constitutionality of a law so broadly worded that nobody — not even the nation's most respected legal experts — can understand or explain its provisions. This law, known as the "honest services fraud" statute, makes it a federal crime to "deprive another of the intangible right of honest services" — whatever that means.
The case — one of three now before the Court involving this statute — arose from the prosecution of Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling, who was convicted in 2006 of several charges stemming from that company's scandalous collapse. He and his company may indeed have defrauded people, but the question here isn't whether Enron broke the law, it's what actions will federal prosecutors target next? Or are there boundaries to protect innocent citizens from being branded criminals?
The statute's elastic language makes this a real threat. Last year Justice Antonin Scalia pointed out that if taken literally the honest services law would make it a crime to call in sick to work and go to a ball game instead. Other federal courts have tried to improvise: In 2003 a team of seven judges wrote a long decision patching together a complicated test for determining whether a person is in violation. But six judges on that same court dissented. How can average Americans be expected to understand the law if even federal appellate judges are divided on its meaning?
The Supreme Court has often declared that the Constitution prohibits the enforcement of vague laws. But the justices have been reluctant to use this "void for vagueness" rule to protect businesses on the theory that business owners can afford to pay lawyers for expert advice. Yet even the nation's best attorneys and judges have no idea what this law prohibits or allows.
Other vague laws have also been used to harass and intimidate businesses. The "wiretapping statute," for example, prohibits the interception of transmitted messages. But in one case, the owner of an Internet service provider was prosecuted under this law after he made backup copies of e‐mails stored on the company's server — regardless of the fact that stored files aren't being "transmitted" in any way. It was nearly a decade before he was brought to trial and finally acquitted.
Combine vagueness with the ever expanding number of statutes and regulations affecting businesses and entrepreneurs on a daily basis and the result is a government bureaucracy with almost unlimited power to intimidate and blackmail citizens with the threat of prosecution — or to punish practically any conduct they choose to declare "illegal." Two centuries ago James Madison warned that it would be "of little avail to the people, that the laws are made by men of their own choice, if the laws be so voluminous that they cannot be read, or so incoherent that they cannot be understood." But every year Congress and federal regulators create new restrictions, often written in impenetrable jargon or broad mandates that cannot be understood until after charges are filed.
Even worse are vague laws that aren't actually laws at all but common law concepts — most notably the theory of "public nuisance." This is an ancient legal concept that started out as a crime but is now regarded as a civil law matter. The exact definition of the term is anybody's guess. The famous law professor William Prosser called it a "legal garbage can" full of "vagueness, uncertainty and confusion," and one California court called it an "impenetrable jungle" that "has meant all things to all people and has been applied indiscriminately to everything from an alarming advertisement to a cockroach baked in a pie."
That ambiguity makes "public nuisance" a powerful tool in the hands of ambitious politicians. California Attorney General Jerry Brown prosecuted General Motors for "public nuisance" on the ground that they make and sell cars, thereby contributing to pollution. Never mind that making cars is perfectly legal and that California itself operates a fleet of more than 100,000. Other public nuisance cases have been brought against gun makers, oil companies and manufacturers of paint for selling perfectly legal products. The goal isn't to win cases but to give prosecutors headlines and obtain hefty settlements from intimidated corporations.
Vague laws aren't just a threat to individual freedom. They constrict economic growth and discourage legitimate enterprise. As Justice Thurgood Marshall once wrote, vague laws "lead citizens to steer far wider of the unlawful zone … than if the boundaries of the forbidden areas were clearly marked." Who wants to run the risk of a new business, not knowing whether federal prosecutors might file fraud charges the next day? Entrepreneurs and investors need to know that their money will be safe from the creativity of prosecutors who brandish powerful and unpredictable authority.
It is time for the Supreme Court to apply the "void for vagueness" to business regulations and common law theories as well as to criminal statutes. When a CEO commits fraud, it's right to send him to jail. But it's wrong to give government lawyers unlimited discretion to prosecute and threaten people under laws that leave even legal experts scratching their heads.


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HOUSTON – As the Houston Dynamo prepare to face the Philadelphia Union (Sunday, 3 pm CT, FOX Sports Houston Plus, MultiMedios Houston), the goal is to get out of a bit of quicksand they have gotten themselves into in the Eastern Conference playoff race.
The Dynamo took a big step on Thursday night toward advancing in the CONCACAF Champions League. But back in MLS, their playoff aspirations took another hit that same night, when D.C. United eked out a late win over the Union and leapfrogged Houston in the standings.
"It's not frustrating, but you see it, and it's like 'Come on, really?'" defender Corey Ashe said with a laugh. "You don't want to rely on other teams … but [teams] keep pulling out these wins and then you think that we really haven't lost but we just keep dropping further down. We've got to start winning."
Winning hasn't been happening regularly in the league for the Dynamo of late. They have one win, two losses, and three draws in their last six MLS matches.
And, despite Philly's poor position in the standings and eight-game winless streak, things aren't easy for the Dynamo against the Union. Since Philadelphia joined the league in 2010, Houston have a 1-2-2 regular-season record against them, plus a difficult playoff battle in 2011.
Not that any of that matters on Sunday.
"It's going to be a tough game, but we have to win," said Jermaine Taylor. "We're going in to get the win because it's coming down to the wire and we have to make the top five and we're hoping for the best outcome."
Injury updates
Houston will likely have some reinforcements on the back line after Taylor -- who was held out on Thursday for precautionary reasons -- and Ashe returned to the training pitch Friday.
"It's huge because they've both been great players for us," head coach Dominic Kinnear said about possibly having the pair back. "We'll see. We have to go in and talk to [head trainer] Theron [Enns] as far as where those guys are and have to figure it out."
A familiar foe
Philadelphia will have a blast from recent Dynamo past on the field: Danny Cruz. The former Dynamo fan favorite has already faced Houston three times this year when he was with D.C. United and before he was traded to Philly. By the end of the season, he could make it five times as the Union and Dynamo are set to do battle once more after Sunday.
"I like Danny a lot, but I didn't realize we'd see him that many games," Kinnear said. "He steps on the field and gives his all every time he plays, and off the field he's very popular because he's so good as a person. I'm looking forward to seeing him."
Darrell Lovell covers the Houston Dynamo for MLSsoccer.com. Follow him on twitter at @DarrellLovell.


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