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Hundreds of people filled the Shree Swaminarayan Temple on Sunday, Aug. 3, sitting cross-legged on the floor and waiting to hear the words of their leader, Acharya Shree Purushottampriyadasji Swamiji Maharaj.
The occasion was the 13th anniversary of the temple's founding in Secaucus. Acharya ("teacher") Swamishree was visiting from India, traveling to various temples in the United States and Canada. He has been to Secaucus on several occasions in the past.
Local officials participated in the event, including Mayor Michael Gonnelli, who presented the acharya with a basket of fresh vegetables grown in his personal garden.
The three-day celebration included cultural performances, an Indian feast, a blood drive, and an appearance by the Swamibapa Pipe Band.
"It's always my pleasure to be here with you," said Gonnelli. "The last 13 years you have created a safe haven for generations of American youth, a place where they can connect to their motherland away from home. And as mayor of Secaucus I can tell you there's nothing that happened better for the town of Secaucus. We appreciate everything you do for the community, so on behalf of myself and the entire council, bapa, thank you for all you do."
Festive weekend
The temple was opened in 2001 and serves as the U.S. headquarters of the religion. Established in Gujarat in western India, Swaminarayan Hinduism was founded in the 18th century by Swaminarayan, who is considered a supreme being.
Congregants believe Swaminarayan speaks through the current acharya, who was appointed to his position in 1979.
Speaking in Gujarati (translated by temple spokesman Hersh Patel), Acharya Swamishree said, "Whatever talent or skill that we possess is a gift from God therefore it should be used for God and the community in a positive manner."
Although material success is attainable, he said, "You will not leave this Earth with that money. You will leave the Earth with the selfless service and devotion you perform. That is the meaning of true success."
The acharya's appearance capped three days of celebration at the temple. "It started Friday afternoon and then it continued Saturday night and Sunday," said Patel. "There was a religious drama that was socially motivated. And the other night was singing with young children and females. It was all devotees, people that come to the temple."
The festival also included performances by the Swamibapa Pipe Band, referred to as North America's first Indian American bagpipe band. A blood drive was held in conjunction with Community Blood Services, and the temple donated $1,000 each to the Secaucus Fire Department and the Office of Emergency Management.
Assemblywoman Angelica Jimenez honored the acharya on behalf of Senator Nick Sacco, Speaker Vincent Prieto, and Assemblyman Raj Mukherji, with a letter that "pays tribute to the inspirational teachings and practices of Acharya Shree Purshottampriyadasji Swamiji Maharaj and extends sincere wishes and good luck in the future."
Also present for the event was Hudson County Sheriff Frank Schillari.


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Almaty, Kazakhstan__An Iranian diplomat, in an interview with Al-Monitor, offered a cautiously positive take on the nuclear talks that got underway in Kazakhstan Tuesday, though he said Iran still considers that a new international proposal asks more of Iran than it offers.
"We think in Almaty the whole frame is positive, because we are going to discuss the principles [and] specifics," the Iranian official, who did not wish to be named, told Al-Monitor shortly after nuclear talks got underway here Tuesday. "We believe that until now, there has not really been a negotiation."
"I can't say what will be the outcome," the official continued. "But we think the outcome should be some technical meetings." That would seem to correspond with what Western diplomats said Monday, that they were hoping to have a follow up meeting, or a series of follow up meetings, with the Iranians at the technical experts level, ideally beginning before Iran's Nowruz New Year's holiday in March.
Both Iran and the P5+1 agree that a comprehensive deal "is not possible right now, so both sides are trying to solve one part of it," the Iranian diplomat said. "Both sides agree on which part to solve right now," as a first step, focused on Iran's 20% enrichment activities, he said.
From Iran's perspective, he continued, however, "the problem is, what the P5+1 wants to give us is not [balanced with] their requests."
The updated P5+1 proposal formally presented to Iran Tuesday includes some sanctions relief on the gold trade, petrochemical industry, and some small scale banking sanctions, according to a source close to the talks who received a copy of it late Monday from a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, Al-Monitor first reported earlier Tuesday.
"We have come here with a revised offer and we have come to engage with Iran in a meaningful way, our purpose being to make sure that we've had a good and detailed conversation, with the ambition that we see progress by the end of the meeting," European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said ahead of the first round of talks Tuesday.
The revised international offer is "balanced" and "responsive" to what the six powers heard from the Iranians in three rounds of talks last year, Michael Mann, spokesman for Ashton, told journalists at a press briefing in Almaty Tuesday.
Talks got underway Tuesday at 1:30pm and broke off at about 4:30pm. Western officials later confirmed that there had been further consultations among the parties, including Iranian bilateral meetings with the Germans, British, Chinese and Russians, a diplomat said.
Talks will resume for a second day Wednesday, starting with a bilateral meeting between Ashton and Jalili, followed by a plenary session at 11am.
"We had a useful meeting today, discussions took place this evening, we are meeting again tomorrow," a western official said late Tuesday.
The U.S. delegation to the talks is led by Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman, and includes National Security Staff Senior Director for the Persian Gulf Puneet Talwar, State Department arms control envoy Robert Einhorn, another State Department arms control advisor Jim Timbie, Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs Mike Hammer, and a veteran Farsi-speaking US diplomat who specializes in Iranian affairs Alan Eyre.
Iran's delegation includes the Secretary of Supreme National Security Council Dr. Saeed Jalili, his deputy Ali Bagheri, legal/nonproliferation advisor Hamid-Reza Asgari,, the head of the Iranian foreign ministry IPIS think tank Mostafa Dolatyar, Iran deputy foreign minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi, and former Iranian ambassador to the UK Rasoul Movahedian-Atar.
(Photo: Participants sit at a table during talks on Iran's nuclear programme in Almaty February 26, 2013. REUTERS/Stanislav Filippov/Pool.)

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First Look: Qi Thai Grill, Sripraphai and Pichet Ong's Williamsburg Restaurant
Previews of new menus around NYC.
Note: First Looks give previews of new dishes, drinks, and menus we're curious about. Since they are arranged photo shoots and interviews with restaurants, we do not make critical evaluations or recommendations.
The Qi brand of restaurants aim to blend in to the neighborhoods they inhabit, and Qi Thai Grill, which quietly opened in a Williamsburg warehouse two weeks ago, does well to assimilate to the ever changing neighborhood. It does so with two newcomers to the neighborhood: the dessert mad scientist Pichet Ong and Sripraphai, the owner of the eponymous celebrated restaurant in Woodside, Queens.
Like its older siblings (there are also Qi restaurants in Union Square and Times Square) the space is deliberately and meticulously designed. The dining room is flanked by walls lined with reclaimed wood banisters from Thai houses; the bar stools are the same rickety ones that you would sit on at a night market in Bangkok.
The room is softly lit by frosted skylights during the day and rows of bare Edison bulbs at night, creating an ambiance that is much closer to a 'Brooklyn-style' restaurant than any of the multitude of Thai restaurants just a few blocks south on Bedford. Though the restaurant is large—4,000 square feet divided over two levels—it's divided up by ornate wood panels to maintain pockets of intimacy.
The size and ambition of the space is matched only by the pedigree of the chefs who designed the menu. Sripraphai Tipmanee, of the famed Thai mecca, contributes a selection of Kin Lehn (small plates that are meant to be shared). The most popular so far is her Spicy Pork Trotter ($8.90), which is marinated in five spice and sautéed with Thai chili, green peppercorns, and chili jam, then topped with fried basil leaves.
Pichet Ong contributes several grilled dishes (Pihng Yahng) that are inspired by the street stall offerings of Bangkok. He also brings his confectionary acumen to the desert menu, which has more creative options than just your standard sweet sticky rice. There is a Taro Mousse ($7.90) wrapped in sponge cake and topped with coconut cream, as well as inventive flavors of ice cream and sorbet ($9 for 3 scoops) such as Chocolate Thai Chili and Thai Red Bull Lime.
The rest of the menu is helmed by Chef Kea Siwalisa who also offers up several dishes that also won't be found in many American Thai restaurants. Her Qi Pad Thai ($14.90) is a take on Pad Thai Hor Khai, a seafood-centric sauté of glass vermicelli, tofu, sprouts, and tamarind juice, all wrapped in an egg white crepe. For those who aren't ready to delve in to beef tendon and fish balls, there is an obligatory selection of 'classic' Thai dishes like Pad See Ew, Tom Yum Soup, and a mix of curries (red, green, panang, massaman) served with your choice of protein (chicken, beef, imitation duck, tofu, or, shrimp).
Qi Thai Grill looks ready to wear many hats: casual enough for affordable lunch specials or family dinners (with stroller space), with options of intimacy for date nights or larger space for big groups. Check out the slideshow for a closer look at their dishes.
Qi Thai Grill
176 N 9th St, Brooklyn, NY 11211(map)
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Historically, the relationship between adult education and democracy has been one of mutual synergy with education providing the context for thoughtful reflection and democratic action. The social purpose of adult education was precisely in its contribution to making the world a more socially just and more democratic place. However, this relationship has been eroded over the years as adult education and democratic life have become increasingly distanced from each other. Can this be repaired? This is the central theme of this entry, which is explored through trends relating to adult education, community, and democracy, and articulated through the particular experiences of the Scottish context we are familiar with. This article argues that adult education can enrich democratic culture and practice and that in turn democratic issues and debates can energize and stimulate adult education.
While the Scottish lens is distinctive, our argument has a broader reference point, as the neoliberal economic forces and subjectivities shaping adult education are global and pervasive, busily percolating in, down and across all sectors and levels of education. Our claim is that adult education can still play a critical role in nurturing democratic life. Rather than abandon democracy, the task of education is to deepen it at all levels and ensure politics is educative. From this view, adult education for democracy can reinvigorate the culture and institutions of democracy and, in the process, help to reclaim the lodestone—or soul—of adult education. For some readers, this may seem a nebulous idea; however, for others it will mean that which animates what is worthwhile in adult education. A profession without a soul is a dead one.
This article is a collaborative effort that draws from different university institutions involved in the training and formation of community educators. Together these institutions represent a spectrum of the Scottish university sector involved in this work and bring to this analysis considerable experience. Although different interests and distinctive emphases are represented in the perspectives here, this entry focuses on common ideas and values. We start therefore by situating ourselves in terms of professional, political, ideological, and theoretical orientations.
Keywords: educational politics and policy, adult education purposes, learning for democracy, Scotland
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A Right Wing Fable Examined
When I was a youngster someone (an adult, of course) told me that if all the world's wealth was divided equally, in a few years it would be back in the hands of the present owners. The implication being, the vast majority were too stupid and incompetent to handle wealth and minority ownership was justified. Thus, a hierarchy of ownership and exploitation is a virtual natural law. Some time ago, I came upon a varient of this tale. Ten people are marooned on a South Sea island. After a while, one of the ten ends up owning all the coconut palms and the other nine are working for him.
The South Sea fable begs the question. How and why would this state of affairs come about? The story is told, but there is no explanation given of how this would happen in a practical sense. Let's consider the possibilities;
The "entrepreneur" gathers more coconuts than all the others combined, forcing the rest to bend to his wishes in order to eat. But in the real world of desert island survival, everyone capable of doing so, gathers as many coconuts as the group needs. In the real world of survival people pool the food supply, not grab it all for themselves. Anyone who sought to monopolize the food supply would be considered a danger to the group and would be expelled or killed.
Maybe our "entrepreneur" is a good organizer or knows best how to gather and process coconuts. The rest of the group will be pleased with his skills and respect him for them, but some of them have other important skills as well, and no one will allow themselves to be placed in servitude because of such talents.
If hard work and skill are not the answer, then perhaps trickery. Maybe Mr Would-be Desert Island Capitalist has a deck of cards, and wins the coconuts in a game. Who though, is going to force the payment of the debt? The losers could simply tell him to go to hell.
The entrepreneur plainly lacks a means of enforcement. Suppose he has a revolver in his pocket and imposes his domination that way. Problem is, he has to sleep. And as soon as he does, his cause is lost. He needs a police force or army to impose his monopoly control of the food supply and thus his domination of his fellow castaways.
He could then convince several castaways to go in with him and be his muscle. In return they can share the fruit of the remainder's labour. But it is still seven against three. The rulers must always be together for protection and at least one of them must always be awake. Inevitably, they are separated. One of them gets up at night to pee and never comes back, his head bashed in with a rock. Now there are only two left. At some point, even if armed, they will be taken out by the majority. While the dominating minority can attempt to use force to achieve its ends, if in trouble, it has no state to call on. If for example, a village in Canada successfully expelled its major land owner, he could call on government forces to come to his aid and restore his domination. Not so on a desert island.
What the fable really shows is that class domination and exploitation come not through superior intelligence or hard work, but though the force and violence of the state. There can be no real dominators in a stateless society. If someone attempts to bully or exploit one's fellows, he can be ostracized or killed without fear of retaliation. In the worst case scenario, where a violent minority threatens them, people could simply pick up and move elsewhere, since land possession in stateless societies is usually based on usufruct principles. Try any of these alternatives in a statist system and you have the army and police on your back and you end up in prison or dead.


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Mitsubishi Motors Corp. said Friday it will invest $100 million to build the Outlander Sport crossover at its Normal, Ill., plant starting in summer 2012.
Mitsubishi expects annual output of 50,000 units, with half dedicated to North America and the rest for export to Russia, Latin America and the Middle East.
Mitsubishi Motors North America President Shinichi Kurihara, Illinois Gov. Patrick Quinn and UAW President Bob King made the announcement at the plant Friday morning.
The Outlander Sport, which went on sale in the United States in late October, will replace all local production of the Endeavor SUV, Galant sedan and Eclipse and Eclipse Spyder sporty cars.
Those models will be phased out by the end of 2013.
"The market is undergoing great transformation," President Osamu Masuko said in remarks that were prepared before the announcement. "It is downsizing, and sports cars are very difficult to sell. There is a change in customers' needs. So we'd like to shift production to compact SUVs."
The decision to introduce the Outlander Sport ends months of uncertainty about what Mitsubishi would do with the Normal factory--its only North America assembly plant.
The 25-year-old factory had annual capacity for 240,000 vehicles when it was operated jointly by Mitsubishi and Chrysler. But Chrysler long ago pulled out, and the Japanese carmaker produced just 29,375 vehicles there in 2010.
Masuko said last summer that Mitsubishi slashed costs, partly through job cuts, to bring the plant's break-even point down to around 70,000 units a year.
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In the United States, Mitsubishi sold 30 Outlander Sport units in October; 688 in November; and 972 in December for a total of 1,690 vehicles last year. But in January, it sold 1,065.
"This is the newest vehicle that we have," Masuko said. "It is being very well received and highly evaluated worldwide and volume is rising. I think production can be accelerated."
Mitsubishi sells the Outlander Sport in 80 countries. The company has produced 97,520 units since the model went on sale in Japan in February 2011.
Mitsubishi expects to lose no Outlander Sport production from its Okazaki plant in Japan, where the Outlander Sport currently is made alongside the Colt small car.
Mitsubishi won't need to interrupt production at Normal to retool the plant. And it plans to keep the labor force steady at its current level of around 1,300.
New UAW deal
Masuko credited a new labor pact reached with UAW for breathing new life into the factory. Under the deal announced in December, workers agreed to lower wages to keep the plant open.
"No job cuts," Masuko said. "It was decided there would be a reduction in worker income, and that's why we were able to continue on. It was a concerted effort by everyone involved."
The state of Illinois is also awarding Mitsubishi $29 million in tax breaks over 10 years as an incentive to keep the plant open.
Mitsubishi may eventually add other models to the plant's lineup, Masuko said.
"After we evaluate the market situation and sales situation, if possible we would like to expand and maybe in the future there is the possibility of overtime," he said.
Green car plans
The loss of Mitsubishi's current U.S.-made lineup eliminates four models that account for just over a third of the company's domestic sales. But Masuko says sales shouldn't be dented because Mitsubishi has several electric and hybrid vehicles in its pipeline.
The first new arrival will be the low-volume i electric vehicle due this year. A Thailand-made global small car is scheduled to arrive in early 2013, and from 2012-15 Mitsubishi plans to bring five more models or variations: an additional electric vehicle and four plug-in hybrids.
If the overhaul works, Masuko says Mitsubishi could nearly double U.S. sales to 100,000 units in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2014, from 55,683 units in 2010.


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Minutes Cafe and Event Meeting 04/09/07
Present - Alex, Faith, Shannon, Ryan, Graeme, Dai, Jane, Dan,
Tardy - Gareth, James, Danny,
Left - Chris
Toilet Lock and Door Closers
Fixing Workshop
Night Manager Letters
H&S Inspection
Vollie Party
Amazing Volunteers
No Shows
Barred Cam
Cheeky people
Volunteer Recruitment
Events Posters
Sound Engineers
Alcohol licence
Action Points in BOLD
Toilet Lock - AP Greme to sort lock on Staff/'Disabled' Toilet
Door Closers - AP Graeme to sort door closers
Workshop – It's a total mess and needs fixed. Nix thinks it's not really that bad. None of us believe that statement to be true. Next wednesday big meet at noon to fix.
NM Letters – Alex apologises for not showing new NM Bernie the ropes properly which lead to a noise complaint as windows were left open and front door locked while people were inside. He thought Bernie was a NM before. Alex cried a bit. SHANNON – update and make sure people get them. KMs to Train people up and go through EVERYTHING when inducting people. Locking front door while people are in – fire people say to make sure staff member there to let people out, but we are fine in general due to the massive church and downstairs fire exits.
H&S inspection - Ryan- We're due for H&Safety check soon. Environmental Health actually, for tea. Iinvite him in, be nice, offer cake which he will refuse politely. Should be 10-11am. Fires lazers at fridges.
AP – Graeme fixing the fridge.
Vollie Party – Alex – SleepLess In SeForrest. A party that will be a gathering of Forest vollies exlusively, as they've worked so hard. A Sat Night, Alex will book in Events Book and organise it – IT'S SAT 22ND
Amazing Volunteers – Ryan's all over it like jaws on a group of swimming children. – Free meals and genuine letter of amazement.
Cheeky people – there are some cheeky people. [b/]Alex will speak to them.
No Shows – Problem in general. Same for newbies and established volunteers. Biggest excuse is people didn't have the Forest phone number. Other discussions on verbal warning. Jane to make Forest Phone number thing.
Barred Cam – Ryan to get Barred Cam in Action.
Volunteer Recruitment – Freshers Fair. Shannon to go to University and find outside organisations fair. Dan – Charities fair, £75 of charity money needed. Maybe share a chair with Dan. Nix – Make a cool poster. Ryan – make it amazing and orgiginal. Nix – it will be. Jane to make flyer for Freshers Fair.
Events posters – Should we make templates for the posters we can then place events on stuff quickly. AP Nix and Dai Sept Events. Jane touch Swithun to make future events posters.
Tabletops – Let's stop tallking about them. ALEEEEXXXXXX!!! Consider it done tonight.
Sound Engineers – Make a list as a sticky at the top of the Sound BB of people who can sound engineer. Ryan – make our own events book, sections for various things about what you have to do in order to make sure everything happens, bind it and make it cool. AP – Gareth and Shannon. Shannon – let's try this until the end of the year and see how it goes. FAITH will make a front cover. Very cool.
Alcohol Licence - Do we want alcohol licence for Electronic Music thing U/D/Stairs 1st w/e Oct. Fri Sat Sun, through the next 14 days for events. Could have a blender during this time. Say ELECTRO is 2 weeks long in order to get licence. Everyone agrees. When shall we do a thing we can put a huge amount of effort in. Will do it 12th Oct w/e. Ryan Apply for license. Meeting about huge party/blender/records launch on Mon 10th 7pm.
Record Launch – Pendulums and Mikey playing, Dirk and Crave on live video LinkUp. So cool!
Film Programming – Everyone's dissapeared. Someone wants to do Tues nights weekly documentary night from 18th Sept.. Dispute over which night and is weekly appropriate. Month Trail Period 7-9pm Tuesdays. AP – Shannon talk to Tariq about having it fortnightly. Massive discussion about films. People to get names to Dai by tommorrow.
Menu – The Handsome Jack, and redoing outdated stuff – bottom three teabags and rasp lemonade. Who's going to redo the menu? AP – Shannon to 'do it' with Sean.
Advertising/Distribution – There's someone called Grant who hangs out here and is happy to distribute things wot we have. Grant to be given flyers to distribute our stuff. AP Ryan to hand him things.
Cafe and Events meeting Tues 4th Sept 2007
Working group and other such Forest meeting minutes
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The forest's phone number is really hard to find on the website. Is the plan to make little cards to hand out to vollies? If so what about these? http://www.theforest.org.uk/bb/viewtopi ... 3636#13636No Shows – Problem in general. Same for newbies and established volunteers. Biggest excuse is people didn't have the Forest phone number. Other discussions on verbal warning. Jane to make Forest Phone number thing.
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Toddler Fun
These are the truly fun times, the moments in which your Little Pnut will begin to keep you on your toes and biting your nails. Into everything, toddling to and fro' and exploring new heights your Little Pnut is bringing back the fun into your life. Sleeping through the night now he also has more energy to play and so do you.
Your Little Pnut is beginning to focus on the development of his gross motor skills, walking, running, dancing, throwing, he might even begin to kick a ball back and forth. So many things to try out and explore. His world and surrounding environment are all so close now for him to begin experimenting with.
Music now becomes a very integral part of his life. You'll notice that your Little Pnut will start to bang spoons on surfaces, clap toys together and start grooving to your favorite tunes. Your Little Pnut will giggle with glee as you sing along and dance with him, such a great way to expand his love for music and appreciate close, fun times with his Mama & Papa. Make it a game and play fun sing-along music with repetitive phrases that will also encourage his growing vocabulary.
So many opportunities to have fun with one another and to explore the world together, the Toddler years are truly some of the most memorable times in both of your lives. Make them fun and make them play filled.


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Singer/songwriter Jeanne Mackey offers a rare blend of emotional intensity, wry humor, and global consciousness. In addition to original tunes, her eclectic repertoire ranges from Dar Williams to Patsy Cline, from Pete Seeger to Irving Berlin. A seasoned guitarist, she draws on a variety of styles--folk, classic swing, funky blues, and more--with occasional sprinkles of mandolin, accordion, and banjo.
As one listener put it: "I never cease to be amazed by the variety of Jeanne' s repertoire, her ability to match the appropriate song to the occasion, and the strong common bond she strikes with her audience."
In addition to musical performances, Jeanne leads workshops and offers talks on a range of topics:
This is "heart and soul" work (from the Transition Towns movement)--cultivating the emotional, spiritual, and relational qualities we need to take part in the Great Turning from an industrial growth society to a life-sustaining culture.
Check out Jeanne's personal essay, "Field Notes from an Elder-in-Training," in the Crazy Wisdom Community Journal. And here's a video of her 5-minute talk, " Confessions of an Elder-in-Training", at Ignite Ann Arbor.
Mackey has released a CD of songs from Drop the Knife: A Memoir-in-Song--a disarmingly honest and wryly funny musical chronicle of her search for personal and ancestral healing, from the high desert of the Eastern Sierras to the verdant Irish countryside. Drawing on a lifetime of activism and spiritual seeking, she explores the meaning of magic, homeland, curses, and death.
Jeanne Mackey rocked the 1970s East Coast topical music circuit as a young musician advocating feminist values and social justice. Throughout the 1980s, she performed with Lifeline, a four-woman rock band that played at conferences, demonstrations, women's music festivals, and labor union events in the Washington, D.C. area and nationwide. An instructional designer at the University of Michigan, she has directed the multi-ethnic choral group Sacred Song and produced various benefits, including Howard Zinn's "Voices of People's History of the United States."
Jeanne's personal essay, Bringing It All Back Home, on the experience of performing her memoir-in-song in hometown Oxford, Ohio, is featured in the Crazy Wisdom Community Journal, along with eloquent reflections from band members Laszlo Slomovits, Lori Fithian, and Eric Fithian.
Here's an interview with Jeanne in Between the Lines.
Jeanne's CD, selections from Drop the Knife: A Memoir-in-Song,is now on sale in Ann Arbor at Crazy Wisdom Books & Tearoom, and on the web via CD Baby (includes previews of all the tunes). She is accompanied by gifted musicians Laszlo Slomovits (Gemini), Lori Fithian (Drummunity), and Eric Fithian, who also recorded and engineered the album.
YouTube videos of several of the songs, filmed at the 11/21/10 premier of Drop the Knife at Keene Theatre, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, sponsored by U-M Women's Studies.
No Time to Hesitate (mp3), a song from Jeanne's new CD.
Photos from the 11/21/10 Ann Arbor show and the Oxford, OH show.
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This recipe comes from the Smitten Kitchen cookbook, which is amazing. Every recipe I have made from it has been delicious. Raspberry. Chocolate. Pecans. You can't go wrong!
- 2 sticks of unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 brick of cream cheese, 250 grams
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 cups of all-purpose flour
- 2/3 cup raspberry jam
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1 tbsp cinnamon
- 3 tbs pecans, toasted and finely chopped
- 1/2 cup miniature bittersweet chocolate chips
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1 teaspoon water
- coarse sanding sugar (i also used maple sugar for half of them)
For the dough.
With an electric mixer or paddle attachment on your kitchen aid, beat the butter and cream cheese together until light and fluffy. In a medium bowl, whisk the salt and flour and then pour the flour mixture into the cream cheese and butter mixture. Beat on low, just until the flour disappears. Put the dough on some plastic wrap and make flat. Wrap the rest of the dough with plastic and chill for at least 2 hours, up to 3 days.
Line 2-3 baking sheets with parchment (I only used 2)
For the filling.
Heat the jam in a small saucepan until it simmers. Your jam will have seeds, and I recommend removing them for this recipe. Push the jam through a fine mesh strainer to remove them and then set the warm jam to the side. Combine your cinnamon and sugar in a bowl. In another small bowl, whisk the egg yolk and water together until smooth.
Things you'll need next:
- rolling pin
- flour for the counter
- spatula or butter knife to spread the jam
- knife or pasty wheel to cut the dough
- spoon for the dry toppings
- large piece of waxed paper
- brush for the egg wash
Divide your dough into 2 or 3 (i did 2). On a well floured counter, roll the first part out into a thin circle as best you can. It doesn't have to be perfect (approx 12 inches in diameter). Spread 2 tablespoons of jam thinly over the dough and then sprinkle 3 tablespoons of the cinnamon-sugar , 2 tablespoons of chocolate chips and 1 tablespoon of the pecans all over. Next use your piece of waxed paper and place over top while gently pressing the toppings into the dough. Use your knife or pastry wheel to dive the dough into wedges (approx 16). Roll each wedge tightly from the outside to the center and then place on a baking sheet. Space them apart 1 inch. Put your tray in the freezer for 15 minutes before baking.
Preheat your oven to 350°. Repeat the process with your next set of dough while the current dough chills in the fridge.
Before baking, brush the top with the egg yolk mixture and sprinkle sanding sugar on top. Bake for 20-25 minutes until puffed and golden brown. Transfer to a cooling rack while still hot, that way the jam spills out or else it will harden.
Definitely making these again!!!


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A subtle blend of strength and fragility, Nature has always been one of the Maison's main sources of inspiration. Van Cleef & Arpels' creations pay homage to a natural world which is constantly evolving and perpetually renewed.
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Obama reportedly ponders 'zero option' in Afghanistan
President Obama is still considering the "zero option" in Afghanistan -- no U.S. troops there after 2014.
While the two countries have talked about keeping a residual U.S. force in Afghanistan after combat operations end in 2014, The New York Times reports Tuesday that Obama is "giving serious consideration" to pulling out all U.S. troops after next year because of frustration over his dealings with Afghanistan counterpart Hamid Karzai.
The latest source of Obama-Karzai friction: New U.S. peace talks with the Taliban.
Administration officials have discussed the possibility of the so-called "zero option" in Afghanistan throughout the year.
During a conference call with reporters in January, deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes said "we wouldn't rule out any option" on post-2014 troop levels, including zero.
"The U.S. does not have an inherent objective of 'X' number of troops in Afghanistan," Rhodes said at that time.
From The New York Times:
"Mr. Obama is committed to ending America's military involvement in Afghanistan by the end of 2014, and Obama administration officials have been negotiating with Afghan officials about leaving a small 'residual force' behind. But his relationship with Mr. Karzai has been slowly unraveling, and reached a new low after an effort last month by the United States to begin peace talks with the Taliban in Qatar.
"Mr. Karzai promptly repudiated the talks and ended negotiations with the United States over the long-term security deal that is needed to keep American forces in Afghanistan after 2014.
"A videoconference between Mr. Obama and Mr. Karzai designed to defuse the tensions ended badly, according to both American and Afghan officials with knowledge of it. Mr. Karzai, according to those sources, accused the United States of trying to negotiate a separate peace with both the Taliban and their backers in Pakistan, leaving Afghanistan's fragile government exposed to its enemies."


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Sinead O'Conner said she rushed to the hospital earlier this week following complications from surgery. The singer posted on Facebook saying she was unable to breathe and that her liver had been accidentally damaged during a medical procedure.
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Sony recently launched its Vaio W series netbook in the Taiwan market and is cooperating with Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) to bundle the netbook with 3G services.
The netbook adopts a 10.1-inch display that supports a resolution of 1366×768 and weighs 1.19kg, the company noted.
The netbook includes Intel's Atom N280 CPU along with a 160GB hard drive and will be priced around NT$20,000 (US$609).
In additional news, netbook sales in Taiwan reached 170,000 units in the first half of 2009 and are expected to surpass 300,000 units for the whole year. Sales through bundling with 3G services increased from only 30-35% in the second quarter of 50% in July, according sources at netbook vendors.
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On Paper: The Everything of Its Two-Thousand-Year History (Hardcover)
A Best Book of the Year: "Mother Jones," "Bloomberg News, ""National Post," "Kirkus Reviews"
A consideration of all things paper its invention that revolutionized human civilization; its thousand-fold uses (and misuses), proliferation, and sweeping influence on society; its makers, shapers, collectors, and pulpers written by the admired cultural historian and author of the trilogy on all things book-related: "A Gentle Madness;" "Patience and Fortitude" ( How could any intelligent, literate person not just love this book? Simon Winchester); and "A Splendor of Letters "( Elegant, wry, and humane Andre Bernard, "New York Observer").
Nicholas Basbanes writes about paper, from its invention in China two thousand years ago to its ideal means, recording the thoughts of Islamic scholars and mathematicians that made the Middle East a center of intellectual energy; from Europe, by way of Spain in the twelfth century and Italy in the thirteenth at the time of the Renaissance, to North America and the rest of the inhabited world.
Basbanes writes about the ways in which paper has been used to record history, make laws, conduct business, and establish identities . . . He makes clear that without paper, modern hygienic practice would be unimaginable; that as currency, people will do almost anything to possess it . . . that the Industrial Revolution would never have happened without paper on which to draw designs and blueprints.
We see paper's crucial role in the unfolding of historical events, political scandals, and sensational trials: how the American Revolution which took shape with the Battle of Lexington and Concord, began with the Stamp Act of 1765 . . . the Dreyfus Affair and the forged memorandum known as the bordereau . . . America's entry into World War I with the Zimmerman Telegram . . . the Alger Hiss spy case and Whittaker Chambers's testimony involving the notorious Pumpkin Papers . . . Daniel Ellsberg's release of the Pentagon Papers in 1971 and the scandal of Watergate.
Basbanes writes of his travels to get to the source of the story to China, along the Burma Road, and to Japan, whose handmade paper, washi, is as much an expression of the human spirit as it is of craftsmanship . . . to Landover, Maryland, home of the National Security Agency and its one hundred million ultra secret documents, pulped by cryptologists and sent to be recycled as pizza boxes and egg cartons . . . to the Crane Paper mill of Dalton, Massachusetts, a seventh-generation family-owned enterprise, the exclusive supplier of paper for American currency since 1879 . . . and to the Kimberly-Clark mill in New Milford, Connecticut, manufacturer daily of one million boxes of Kleenex tissue and as many rolls of Scott kitchen towels.
Entertaining, illuminating, irresistible, a book that masterfully guides us through paper's inseparability from human culture . . .
About the Author
Nicholas A. Basbanes is an award-winning investigative journalist and was literary editor of the "Worcester Sunday Telegram." His articles have appeared in "The New York Times," the "Los Angeles Times," "The Washington Post," and "Smithsonian," and he is a recipient of a National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship. Basbanes lives in North Grafton, Massachusetts, with his wife.
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"Nicholas Basbanes is an especially congenial writer, a quality he displayed memorably in A Gentle Madness. He does it again most pleasurably in On Paper, a wide-ranging investigation into the "everything" of that ubiquitous and indispensable construction of cellulose fibers whose history paralleled — and made possible — the rise of civilization…Mainly, though, On Paper is a travel book, conducted by the most amiable and civilized of guides."
-David Walton, Dallas News
"Basbanes has poured his heart and soul into this splendid survey of a beautiful human invention."
-Philip Marchand, Canadian National Post
"This is not a simple history of paper's discovery and the spread of the material…Written as a first-hand exploration, On Paper takes a close look at a product so ubiquitous as to be almost invisible and makes the reader see how really amazing it is. Basbanes reveals how paper changed the world—over and over again."
-Pamela Toler, Shelf Awareness (Starred Review)
"With On Paper, Basbanes, the consummate bibliophile's bibliophile, offers an erudite, mesmerizing story about how something we consider so everyday has shaped our lives. In our age of supposedly dying print, Basbanes's book is at once a compelling scholarly achievement and a provocative invitation to reconsider and celebrate what is truly one of the wonders of the world, that fragile yet enduring skin upon which humanity's knowledge and vision are tattooed: paper."
—Bradford Morrow
"A delightful and intrepid guide in this capacious history of paper…A lively tale told with wit and vigor."
-Kirkus (Starred Review)
"An absolutely fascinating tale. Told in an engaging, accessible manner, Basbane's coverage of the topic is wide-ranging, freewheeling, authoritative…An essential, engrossing book that no book lover should be without."
-Publisher's Weekly (Starred Review)
"A wonderful, fascinating and timely book on a subject some have prematurely declared obsolete. Basbanes reminds us of the vital role the invention of paper has played through the centuries in the dissemination of knowledge and ideas. His stories that run the gamut, from the way paper is made to a poignant sheet of paper floating down to the sidewalk on September 11, 2001. Not to be missed."
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French police detain two campsite officials in flooding probe
French police detained two officials from a German association that operates a campsite in France where flooding danger prompted evacuations and a man was reported missing, a local prosecutor said Friday.
The association, based in Leverkusen, Germany, owns the property in Saint-Julien-de-Peyrolas where the campsite was built without authorisation, Nimes prosecutor Eric Maurel told French broadcaster BFM TV.
The two officials were being questioned "because the campsite was set up in a flood-risk area despite warnings", Maurel said.
They are being investigated on allegations of "endangering life of others" and causing "unintentional injuries", he said.
Some 119 children, many of them from Germany, were evacuated from the campsite on Thursday night after heavy rain caused flash floods and rivers and streams to overflow.
French authorities were still looking for a 67-year-old man, reportedly a German citizen serving as the campsite's monitor, who had not been seen since his van was swept away in the unexpected rush of fast-moving water.
The region's chief gendarme, Laurent Haas, told BFM authorities still were "not certain he was actually present" when that happened.
A soldier checks a flooded vehicle at Saint-Julien de Peyrolas camping site (Jose Rocha/French Gendarmerie Nationale via AP)
Hass said 46 adults were also rescued from the campsite.
Some 1,600 people in all were evacuated Thursday in three regions of southern France due to storms.
"I've been coming since the early 80s, when I was a teenager, and I've never seen anything, anything like it," Tom Bryan, a Briton holidaying in the village of Saint-Andre-de-Roquepertuis, told Sky TV.
"The (water) level was so high it was impassable on either bank.
"Campsite is gone, restaurants gone and such a high amount of water. My wife saw a whole caravan float down the river," he added.
Extreme weather affected other parts of Europe on Friday following weeks of unusually hot temperatures.
Across Norway, ferry companies cancelled crossings Friday. Authorities warned hikers of fierce winds in the mountains and called on people to securely fasten small boats, tents and other gear.
In Thy, in northwestern Denmark, high winds apparently blew a metal tent peg into a 61-year-old camper's throat as he was packing up. He was taken by helicopter to a hospital and was in serious condition, police spokesman Henrik Nielsen told public broadcaster DR.
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Imagine the surprise exhibited by Our Lady of the Pentacle and your humble narrator, when we raised the periscope from the bunker this morning, and found that the world above was intact and that the veracity and reliability of the Mayan Calendar had been overstated. Oh well, maybe next time.
Accordingly, back to the business at hand, and familiar places.
– photo by Mitch Waxman
Witness, if you wouldst, this fascinating scene observed in noble Greenpoint's northwestern quarter, specifically the warren of mostly industrial streets which span the area between Provost Street and Mcguinness Blvd. The van pictured in the shot appears to have suffered a bit of damage, perhaps running afoul of the Hulk.
– photo by Mitch Waxman
This van's repair job displays a purity of the Brooklyn, and particularly Greenpoint, mentality which would be difficult to explain to outsiders. Such displays of reckless engineering, utilitarian ingenuity, and disregard for the safety of passengers- are one of the reasons that your humble narrator is thankful for the distinct lack of apocalyptic conditions discovered this morning.


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A FORMER medic who was under a death sentence from a rare disease is recovering at home after life-saving treatment in America.
Supporters, including Standard readers raised more than £110,000 to send Katrina Brown, 32, to Chicago for a pioneering procedure for systemic sclerosis by Dr Richard Burt after she was told it was not available on the NHS.
Now the ex-soldier, who was exposed to depleted uranium on a posting to Iraq 10 years ago, wants to help other people with the condition.
She flew out at the end of March for the gruelling treatment that started with a dose of chemotherapy.
"That knocked me sideways," she said. "I was alright at the hospital but when they discharged me I spent three days in bed at the hotel throwing up. It was just horrible. Charlie was so worried he phoned Dr Burt at 5am on a Sunday."
The doctor prescribed medication to ease her suffering . After that she faced 10 days of painful shots before she had enough extra stem cells for harvesting.
Katrina thought she would be able to administer them herself, but in the end it was Charlie, also a medic, who had to give them. Her bones ached as they made more cells and when the time came for them to be harvested she was strapped to the table.
"Out of everything, that point was the worst," she said. After 10 hours attached to a machine she was left to recover for just over a week before a second, longer bout of chemo to completely knock out her immune system.
This time things went relatively smoothly and a week later she was ready for her stem cells to be replaced. She had been warned there could be a bad reaction, but nothing happened.
"The day you get your stem cells you're not actually at your lowest point. That comes the day after. That is when you have got no immune system whatsoever," she explained.
But within a few days she had already started to notice improvements to her joints. It was Charlie who first spotted her walking had improved. Gradually her skin started to soften and movement in her hands began to return.
Dr Burt warned her she still had antibodies that were linked to the disease so she went through a third dose of chemo to lower their levels and cut the chances the disease recurring.
When she was well enough to be discharged she went to stay with US friends Britney Shulz-Helm and her mum Marlene. She had met them through Facebook and Britney had gone through the same treatment.
"When you get out of hospital you feel really scared, but they had been through it before. It was a bit like going home I suppose. They understood what I was going through.
"They are incredible people. They didn't really know me and they really looked after me."
Two weeks ago she and Charlie returned to South Cerney and while he is back at work she is continuing her recovery and preparing to lend her support to others with the condition.
Although her health is improving she knows she will be left with scarring on her lungs and some damage to her heart. But the palpitations are gone. "I could feel it stopping, skipping beats and going really fast. It was all over the place."
She joked: "Now I can't feel it I keep checking that I've got a pulse."
Katrina wants to raise awareness of the treatment which is set to be trialled in Sheffield on multiple sclerosis patients. She also wants to help other scleroderma patients raise money so they can have the same treatment she underwent.
She said: "I want to help them in any way I can.
Visit katrinasfuture.org for more details.


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Most of our evening meals are simple, often pulling from the freezer any leftovers from my weekend cooking marathons. We spend our energy taking care of the boys, coaxing them to eat their dinner and use good manners, and conversation centers around the day and what the boys did in school or any new milestones. We try to minimize the chaos, but I'll tell you we've heard it all during dinner.
"Daddy, I peed on the potty all by myself!"
"I don't want to use my fork!"
"I don't like this. I can't eat it."
"Daddy? Mommy? Have some more [fill in the blank]?" (pause) "Oh. May I have some more [fill in the blank], please?"
"Mommy, I love my vegetables!" (Usually said after being told there will be no dessert for little boys who don't eat all their dinner.)
"Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!" [airplane noises]
"Oh, please don't put that in your hair." (pause, sigh) "OK, I guess you need a bath tonight."
"Ghhhh!" (Said while Monkey Boy throws his food or bowl or cup or spoon on the floor. Usually followed by tears because now he doesn't have the food/bowl/cup/spoon/whatever.)
By the time we get the boys to bed we're both exhausted and can easily fall asleep wherever we sit, but sometimes we just need a night out, or at least a night when we put the kids to bed early and enjoy a quiet dinner with good wine and an evening of conversation. On those nights I like to try something new or introduce Michael to one of my favorite meals, like this one.
My first taste of steak au poivre was years ago at the Hotel Pozo Azul on Lago de Tota in Boyaca, Colombia. The thing to eat when visiting Tota is trout (trucha) because the lake is filled with it (introduced, not native), but after having it for a couple meals I wanted something different. The beef in Colombia is good, and I decided to try the steak. It was cooked tender, crusted with peppercorns, covered in a good sauce, and I fell in love with steak all over again.
Traditional accompaniments for steak au poivre include mashed potatoes or pommes frites, though I felt adventurous this time and sauteed some baby porta bella mushrooms then served it all with brown butter green beans. Though I was not brave enough to flame the pan sauce, it still reduced nicely. We swirled pieces of the medium-rare steak in the cognac sauce and crunched on the peppercorns, savoring their the spicy flavor.
Steak recipe adapted from Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home, by Julia Child and Jacques Pepin.
2 (10 to 12 inch) heavy saute pans, not nonstick
warm platter
aluminum foil
1 thick-cut well-marbled strip steak, about 1 pound total weight, and 1 1/2 inches thick
2 tablespoons mixed whole peppercorns
sea salt
1 teaspoon vegetable oil
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
2 tablespoons minced shallots
2 tablespoons cognac
1/2 cup beef or veal stock
1 tablespoon unsalted butter, at room temperature
MUSHROOMS (Prepare while cooking the steaks and the pan sauce so it's all ready at the same time.)
8 ounces baby porta bella mushrooms, sliced
2 shallots, sliced
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/2 cup white wine
1/2 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
sea salt
fresh ground black pepper
1. STEAK: Trim the steak of all the surrounding fat and cartilage. Cut the meat into 2 pieces and crush the peppercorns using the bottom of a heavy skillet.
2. Sprinkle salt lightly on the top and bottom of the steaks. Press the cracked peppercorns on each side of the steak, coating lightly or heavily to your taste.
3. Heat the oil and the butter in one of the pans over high heat. When the pan is hot, carefully lay the peppered steaks in. Fry for about 2 minutes on one side, until well seared. Turn the meat and cook the other side for about a minute. Press your finger into each steak to test. If the steak feels slightly springy, that means it's rare. Cook another minute or two for medium rare. Remove the steaks to a warm platter and cover with foil.
4. PAN SAUCE: Add the shallots to the pan and sauté briefly, stirring with a wooden spoon to scrape up the drippings. Carefully pour in the cognac, leaning away from the burner. Tilt the edge of the pan slightly over the burner flame to ignite the alcohol. The cognac will flame for a few seconds as the alcohol burns off. Cook for another 30 seconds then add the stock. Bring the liquid back to the boil, and cook about 1 minute to thicken the sauce, stirring occasionally. Taste and adjust seasoning. Add the soft butter, swirling the pan until it melts and incorporates with the juices. Serve over the steaks.
5. MUSHROOMS: While the steaks cook, melt the butter in the skillet over medium heat. Add the shallots and cook until soft and translucent. Add the mushrooms and saute until the mushrooms soften and glisten. Add the white wine and the balsamic vinegar, stirring and cooking until the sauce reduces by 1/3. Season to taste with salt and pepper to taste. Serve immediately.
If you cook on an electric stove or cooktop, you can skip flaming the pan sauce.[Disclosure: This blog earns a small commission through affiliate links.]


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Oscars 2014: Surprises Highlighted the Evening
Winners, losers and trends from The Annual Academy Awards. "Fat Guys at the Movies" Critic, Kevin Carr joins the News Hub with the details. Photo: Getty.
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Two events are scheduled in Seneca Township next month and one of the two is open to the public.
The Seneca Township board has scheduled another Tire Recycle Day that's open to anyone.
Tires will be collected from 7 a.m. to noon Sept. 18 at the Township Hall, near the railroad tracks in Seneca.
The cost is $2 to dispose of a car tire, $10 for a semi tire and $30 for a farm/tractor tire. There is an additional $2 fee for tires left on rims.
The tire recycling day is scheduled to help clean up the township and surrounding area. Recycling tires also removes a breeding habitat for mosquitoes.
The annual fall trash day is scheduled from 7 a.m. until noon Sept. 25. The clean-up is for township residents only.
At the Aug. 9 board meeting, trustees approved a land split for Stutzman's property at 6568 Brower Rd. The board learned of a special use permit granted by the planning commission to Dan and Heather Wilson. Planning commissioners are also working on a wind energy ordinance that they intend to present soon to the township board.
The board voted to move forward with a ditch project on Mulberry and Camburn that will be paid by the township. A decision was made to buy 1,000 tons of stone at $14.03 a ton and a new vacuum sweeper for the township hall.
Bids will be sought from the county road commission, Bales, and Slusarski for repair of the township hall parking area.
Rosemary Dickerson spoke to the board about One Lenawee, a group looking for collaboration among county government units.
Jeff Ewald of the Lenawee County Sheriff's Department urged board members to speak with county commissioners about proposed budget cuts that would make a 10 percent across-the-board cut to all departments.


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Chandler Whitmer threw for 219 yards and UConn scored touchdowns on offense, defense and special teams to beat UMass, 37-0, on Thursday night, spoiling the Minutemen's debut as a bowl subdivision program.
Chandler Whitmer threw for 219 yards and UConn scored touchdowns on offense, defense and special teams to beat UMass, 37-0, on Thursday night, spoiling the Minutemen's debut as a bowl subdivision program.
Connecticut's defense dominated the game, holding UMass to just 59 yards of offense and limiting the Minutemen to three first downs. UMass did not have an offensive snap in UConn territory.
Lyle McCombs rushed for 82 yards and a first-quarter touchdown, one of two by the offense. UConn also scored on a 37-yard interception return by cornerback Dwayne Gratz and on a blocked punt.
Chad Christen added field goals of 36, 47 and 19 yards.
This was the 72nd meeting between the two programs but the first since 1999, when both teams were Division I-AA.
Whitmer, a sophomore transfer who threw for more than 3,000 yards in junior college last year, completed 15 of his 25 passes, but also threw two interceptions in his first game as a Divison I starter.
He hit his first three passes, including a 16-yarder to Nick Williams that set up the Huskies' first score, a 1-yard plunge by McCombs that capped a 12-play 75-yard drive.
Williams, who had more than 140 yards of total offense, returned the next UMass punt 34 yards, setting up UConn on the UMass 30.
But safety Darren Thellen stopped the UConn drive — and made a few highlight shows — by diving out of bounds and tipping a Whitmer pass back to linebacker Tom Brandt, who made his first career interception.
UConn had 372 yards of offense, but had three drives end with turnovers deep in UMass territory.
Whitmer split time with Scott McCummings, who ran UConn's version of the "Wildcat" offense. McCummings ran for 13 yards and a 1-yard fourth-quarter touchdown that put UConn up 34-0.
The defense got into the scoring column when Gratz stepped in front of UMass receiver Marken Michel and returned an interception 37 yards for a touchdown with 1:49 left in the first half.
The special teams got their score with just over 4 minutes left in the third quarter. UConn's Taylor Mack blocked a punt after Colter Johnson dropped the snap, and the Huskies' Max DeLorenzo recovered in the end zone to give UConn a 27-0 lead.
McCombs, who rushed for 1,151 yards and seven touchdowns last year, had 18 carries, but was unable to break one for more than 12 yards.
UMass never got its offense started, averaging just over 1 yard per play, and failing to get a first down until just 34 seconds before halftime.
Trevardo Williams, who had 12.5 sacks a year ago, got his first of the season late in the third quarter, one of two sacks by the Huskies on the day.
UMass redshirt freshman Mike Wegzyn ran the Minutemen's new spread offense, but completed just nine of 22 passes for 56 yards. The team had just 3 yards rushing.
The game was the first between Football Bowl Subdivision programs from New England since 2004, when UConn bested Boston College.
The two teams have no future games scheduled, though both programs say they would like to resume the series.


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Ok, remember the iPhone stand I designed and published off to Ponoko? Well, they cut the parts and they arrived today. So, my review is complete – the service works!
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