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A history of transracial and intercountry adoptions in the United States is briefly provided as well as highlights trends, demographics, practices, and policies that have evolved as families have become more diverse. The current prevalence of intercountry and transracial adoptions in the United States is examined as well as the impact of policy changes in the United States and abroad on rates of intercountry adoption. Additionally, the challenges that have emerged for children adopted transracially and from abroad, as well as for their adoptive families, are reviewed. These include navigating ethnic and racial identity formation, cultural sensitivity, and challenging behaviors. Finally, future directions for social work practice, research, and policy are explored, and implications are provided for social workers intervening with families who have adopted children transracially or internationally. Specifically, adoption-competent professionals should also integrate cultural humility and competence into their therapeutic work with adoptive children and families. Implications for research in the conclusion focus on expanding prior studies on intercountry and transracial adoptions to incorporate racial and ethnic groups underrepresented in the literature. Policy implications include increasing access and funding for post-adoption services for all adoptive families.
Keywords: transracial adoption, intercountry adoption, cultural competence, transracial families, disproportionality, adoptive identity
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Brand-new Secretary of State John Kerry gave a speech Tuesday proudly defending Americans' "right to be stupid" in front of the very people who are most likely to think Americans are stupid, Europeans. "People have sometimes wondered about why our Supreme Court allows one group or another to march in a parade even though it's the most provocative thing in the world and they carry signs that are an insult to one group or another," Kerry told students in Berlin, according to Reuters, which notes the remark prompted laughter. "The reason is, that's freedom, freedom of speech. In America you have a right to be stupid -- if you want to be."
American stupidity appears to be a longstanding fixation for Kerry, the man who lost the 2004 presidential election against George W. Bush. In the fall of 2006, he joked, "You know education, if you make the most of it, you study hard, you do your homework, and you make an effort to be smart, you can do well. If you don't, you get stuck in Iraq." Whoops. That sounds like he thinks our soldiers are stupid. The joke was originally written as, "Do you know where you end up if you don't study, if you aren't smart, if you're intellectually lazy? You end up getting us stuck in a war in Iraq. Just ask President Bush." Alas, there's nothing worse than making a dumb mistake while trying to make a joke about how someone else is a dummy.
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The Houston Dynamo maintained its grasp on fourth place in the Eastern Conference with a 1-1 draw on the road against the New England Revolution on Saturday night.
New England appeared on course to collect all three points when Saer Sene opened the scoring with a rasping, sharp-angle drive after 64 minutes. But Will Bruin produced the Dynamo's response after 76 minutes to ensure the visitors claimed a share of the spoils in a tense affair at Gillette Stadium.
The stalemate left Houston two points clear in the race for fourth place, while the Revs closed within a point of the fifth-placed Philadelphia Union (with the Chicago Fire still left to finish its game against the Montréal Impact after the final whistle).
The significant stakes took their toll on the first-half proceedings. Houston dictated the terms of the affair with the Revs struggling to find their usual cadence in possession or operate fluidly through the middle of the park.
In a half with just one shot on goal combined between the two sides, the modest threats usually came from set pieces. Giles Barnes forced Matt Reis into an easy save from a Dynamo free kick and Chris Tierney smacked a sharp-angle free kick off the near post before Tally Hall pushed away the potential rebound off the carom.
Neither side, however, managed to create a clear-cut chance from the run of play before the halftime whistle. Matters improved a bit after the interval as Houston started brightly and New England eventually inserted the returning Juan Agudelo to turn the proceedings.
Agudelo replaced the injured Imbongo after 62 minutes and immediately sparked his side to life. The returning forward created space with his movement and laid the groundwork for the opener by finding a way to pull apart Houston for the first time all night.
The home side took advantage of its uptick in confidence and incisiveness to swing the ball from left to right to create the opener. The tidy move ultimately caught the Dynamo's defensive shape in flux and funneled the ball to Sene on the right side of the penalty area. Sene collected and then smashed home the opener for his fifth goal of the season.
Agudelo lashed a half-volley over the bar as the Revs searched for a killer second, but Houston adjusted its formation from a 4-4-2 to a 3-5-2 and threw Cam Weaver into the fray to alter the calculus. The changes reaped immediate dividends through the equalizer in the final quarter of an hour.
Houston applied ample pressure with a direct move from back to front and claimed the benefits with a scuffed clearance after Weaver squared inside the penalty area. Boniek García collected and then slotted a wonderfully weighted ball to Bruin near the penalty spot. Bruin corralled neatly and thumped his eighth goal of the campaign off the underside of the crossbar to level the proceedings.
New England searched for the winner in the late stages with Agudelo and Sene both going close, but it never arrived to ensure both teams completed this dogged affair with a share of the spoils.
New England Revolution (11-11-8; 41 points) vs. Houston Dynamo (12-10-8; 44 points)
MLS regular season
September 28, 2013 – Gillette Stadium, Foxboro, Mass.
Attendance: 21,297
Scoring Summary:
New England: Saer Sene 5 (Lee Nguyen 6) 64
Houston: Will Bruin 8 (Boniek Garcia 5) 76
Houston Dynamo: Tally Hall; Kofi Sarkodie, Bobby Boswell, Jermaine Taylor, Corey Ashe; Boniek Garcia, Warren Creavalle (Cam Weaver 73), Ricardo Clark, Brad Davis (Jason Johnson 89); Will Bruin, Giles Barnes
Unused substitutes: Tyler Deric, Alexander Lopez, Servando Carrasco, Omar Cummings, Mike Chabala
New England Revolution: Matt Reis; Chris Tierney, Jose Goncalves, A.J. Soares, Andrew Farrell; Diego Fagundez, Lee Nguyen, Scott Caldwell, Kelyn Rowe, Saer Sene; Dimitry Imbongo (Juan Agudelo 62)
Unused substitutes: Bobby Shuttleworth, Darrius Barnes, Andy Dorman, Chad Barrett, Charlie Davies, Stephen McCarthy
Misconduct Summary:
Houston: Brad Davis (caution) 52
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
Assistant Referees: Sean Hurd, Peter Balciunas
4th Official: Mathieu Bordeau


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Web browsers have great feature: when CTRL+W in single tabbed window is pressed, it closes the window. I think it would be very convenient to implement this simple feature also in WinMerge.
I use mouse hotkey binding to either close tabs or exit program with mouse button. The problem is, with mouse hotkey binding software I cannot detect if there is only one tab opened in tabbed interface to switch key to ALT+F4 exit hotkey. So I have to chose between CTRL+W or ALT+F4, instead of merging both features in CTRL+W hotkey, which would also exit WinMerge if there is only single tab opened.
Please either implement this feature or provide at least option to close application in case CTRL+W is pressed when only one tab is opened. Thanks.


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I took it for granted. Alone in my new apartment, there I was staring at the ceiling. You have no idea how boring it was not having internet!
I tried real hard trying to do without it. My plan was that I'd be able to concentrate on more important things rather than wasting time online. Sad to say, I AM the king of procrastination, and it looked like it was easier just to do nothing and be bored.
I thought checking the internet at known open wifi points would be enough. I waited patiently in three degree evenings for my FB and email to download. Most times I hadn't missed a thing, but the lack of it was akin to not having a mobile phone. You know just in case someone MIGHT call you, when in actual fact they hardly do.
It might sound strange but this is the first time in all these years of living here that I actually have my own internet connection. I was fortunate enough to have an open wifi in my first apartment, and after that my other half took care of the later net setup.
What also helped pushed to get a connection was that I somehow managed to kill one of my Mac laptops (on my birthday no less), and I had been thinking to upgrade the one I had been using since I got here. Combined with an internet connection you can save a LOT of money on a new computer.
So where do you start?
I thought that you needed a phone landline in order to get connected. Actually you don't! The cheapest option is the hikari fiber optic mansion (generally highrise apartment, not a rich person's house) connection.
There are 2 companies involved - the phone company (NTT Flets), and your chosen ISP provider (eg. Yahoo, OCN, AsahiNet). If you go to the big electronic stores BIC, Yodobashi or Sofmap you will find each have their perks for signing up with them, so it's worth going around to find the best deal. They can also do a building check to see if fiber's available.
I signed up on the 5th of January. Along with the discounted Mac, I got 3 months free internet. They coerced me into taking an optional wireless router and helpline support that I won't use, but they tell me I can cancel that without penalty in 2 or 3 months. First payment will just be the 2,100 (+840 yen admin) NTT connection charge.
They sent a LOT of papers but the setup was quite painless. I just had to go to Network settings on my Mac - create a PPPoE connection by adding the ISP service name, account name and password to get up and running.
Friday, 20 January 2012
Getting Internet In Japan
I took it for granted. Alone in my new apartment, there I was staring at the ceiling. You have no idea how boring it was not having internet!
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Sunday, 15 January 2012
My DNA
I knew my self-imposed ban on buying another guitar couldn't last.
It caught my eye near the door of the music shop on December 18th. It was just the body, but from that first glance I knew exactly what it was. The way they do this special finish I mentioned in this post.
I immediately asked to put it on hold. He was reluctant but after I offered a deposit he agreed. I knew if I passed it up I'd never see it again. It took a while to actually get it, a whole month! But now it's mine all mine.
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Wednesday, 4 January 2012
Blades of Glory
I woke up early today at about 8am. I wanted to go out. Technically it's the last day of the holiday break, (although I am fortunate enough to have Thursday as my normal day off giving me an extra day).
I was out of bed, had breakfast and showered. I was outta there by 930am. She.. took a while. We would not get to Yokohama until about 1pm.
We had a double plan, no actually a triple plan, but only managed two of them because of the late start.
First mission was the Cup Noodle Museum in Minato Mirai. It took a while of walking around but we found it. As part of the 500 yen ticket you get to make your own noodles, but seeing as we were late, the spots were filled so I'll have to tell you about that in another attempt in the future.
Another BIG reason to come here was to go to Art Rink. I mentioned it before, but last time we didn't didn't actually do it.
It's been over 20 years since I last put on a pair of skates. I can remember Peter Gabriel's "Sledgehammer" was playing over the loud PA. Also I can recall how lousy I was.
True to form I was not a gazelle from "Swan Lake". As much as I wanted to move with such grace, it took a LONG time for me to even get my center of gravity in balance.
What probably made it harder was being one of the few gaijin on the ice, I felt any fall would have been noticed and ridiculed by watching Japanese ready with cameras to capture my folly. Also too, I had my camera with me that I was quite terrified of breaking had I fallen over. Luckily I managed not to fall at all.
After three hours of perseverance, I maintained an acceptable level of balance, but even as we left my only way of stopping was banging against a wall. It was getting cold so I had to admit a little bit of defeat. I had fun though! I'm sure to come again. Maybe this will be like Zushi was for me in Summer.
Quite cheap too. Only 500 yen to get on the ice, and another 500 yen for skate hire. Being outdoors, it's only open until February.
While we were in Yokohama we took advantage of a free butter chicken curry from Muji. There IS a catch though.
To claim your prize you have to play their Sugoroku game. It asks for a twitter, Facebook or Mixi registration, but it's otherwise straightforward if a little frustrating to play.
It took me over 240 tries to claim my prize, so have nerves of steel and you will be rewarded. Be quick. This freebie is only till the 10th.
Ok, so until next time. Bub bye!
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Tuesday, 3 January 2012
Trick Me Once
We've been to Mt Takao numerous times before, but it's strange I never really noticed the Trick Art Museum, a VERY short walk directly across the road from Takaosanguchi station (Keio line). Haven't done much this New Year's break so a good reason to get out of the house.
The museum has predominantly an Egyptian theme. I love optical illusions, so it's definately in the highest part of my top five museum exhibits. They encourage hands on, so it was quite a bit of fun to pose directly incorporating yourself as part of the art.
They allow photographs. Actually you HAVE to bring your camera to get the full effect. Somehow seeing it directly takes a bit more to fool your mind, but in a photo it looks pretty amazing. If you've ever been to the Leaning Tower in Pisa and taken a photo "holding it up", this is the place for you!
The only real negative is that the place is quite popular and now that it's holiday time, it was FULL of kids, so taking that photo was sometimes frustrating and ruined a good illusion. Go when it's as least busy as possible.
A discount ticket can be printed off from the website. You'll get a free drink token for the vending machine outside the entry on your way out.
We wasted a lot of time in the museum so we didn't have as much time as we liked to go up Mt Takao. We usually hike up. Ironically being winter it would've been the easiest time to walk up, but as time was cutting it fine, we took the chair lift.
This is a first for me. I thought there was only the cable car. Chair lifts are MUCH more fun. Brings out the kid in me.
We only had less than an hour so it was almost time to go down not long after we got to the top. I managed to take a photo of Tokyo in the distance. Now it's finished it's quite easy to identify the Tokyo Sky Tree as part of the skyline.
If you want to do both the museum and Mt Takao it's a good idea to leave as early as you can. Both highly recommended!
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Government Push for Robotics
January 2011
by Bryan Bergeron
Advances in robotics, like the growth of the economy, seem to be at a standstill. As a result, few new technologies have trickled down to the enthusiast level. That's about to change. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Science Foundation (NSF), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have teamed up to fund a 100 small business grants that will advance the field of robotics. You can find the full announcement at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-10-279.html.
This is great news for the field of robotics. Because so many agencies are involved, the areas of robotics that will be funded are exceptionally broad. In fact, the most intriguing part of the grant announcement is the range of categories eligible for funding. Reproducing the full list of categories here would require several pages. Even so, the main categories and example topic areas are worth reviewing because they provide an encyclopedia view of the field of robotics. I've arranged notable examples of robotics research topics by funding agency.
National Institutes of Health (NIH), the primary US Federal agency for conducting and supporting biomedical and behavioral research, is funding research directed towards innovations in robotics in four main areas: home care; rehabilitation; surgery; and laboratory automation. In the area of home care is funding to develop robots that remind patients to take their medication, monitor blood pressure and other vital signs, and wirelessly communicate the findings to a doctor or nurse.
Rehabilitation robotics range from robot caregivers, robotic implants and prosthetics, and devices that help the blind navigate, to avatar-based psychiatrists. The flashiest topics in the area of robotic surgery include implantable smart robots, robots to train surgeons, robotic surgical assistants, and organ/limb replacement robots. Some of the most promising areas of development in laboratory automation robotics include the remote sensing of toxins in the environment and the automated storage and retrieval of medical samples in storage. For humans, the first task is potentially harmful; the second is simply boring.
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) which is tasked with maintaining the technological superiority of the US military, is promoting the development of actuators that can replace human muscle. DARPA is looking for 'better than biology' actuators that meet or exceed the safety and efficacy of human muscle. I'm thinking Terminator 3 is a good place to start.
The National Science Foundation (NSF), a longtime source of funding for the robotics community, is promoting the development of technologies that support patient mobility and rehabilitation robotics. The NSF has promised support for fundamental research in materials, manufacturing, signal processing, micro electromechanical system (MEMS) devices, neural control, social-assist robots, simulators, robots for training/learning processes, and energy harvesting techniques.
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) which is focused on food, agriculture, and natural resources, seems out of place in this group of funding agencies. However, the agency is looking for robots to assist in the production, harvesting, sorting, storing, processing, inspection, packaging, marketing, and transportation of food. These are no easy tasks from a robotics perspective. Consider what's involved in picking fruit from a tree or bush, from image recognition and fine motion control, to the ability to work in an outdoor environment that may be hot, cold, sunny, dark, wet, or dry. Or, think of what's involved in vaccinating a calf or other uncooperative animal.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), saddled with preventing terrorism and enhancing security, is promoting robotic technologies to counter improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and for cross border tunnel surveillance. In brief, DHS is looking for technologies to remotely or robotically access, diagnose, and render safe IEDs, and to remotely survey tunnels and other subterranean structures. One of the interesting caveats is that the survey robots should be capable of "rapidly traversing obstacles such as stairs, curbs, and corrugated drainage pipes." I can't wait to see what someone comes up with to handle corrugated drain pipes.
Funding begins in September of 2011, and a typical small business grant or SBIR provides support for up to a year. With all that activity in robotics, it's inevitable that we'll have a new generation of hardware, software, and robotics systems to work with. If you or your company is competing for one of these grants, please consider sharing a high-level description of your work with our readers. SV
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Garland T. Hicks and Linda Major to Preston E. and Susan B. Morris, 49.41 acres near State Route 621 near Eastham, $51,000.
Michael G. and Kathryn F. Stanford to Glenn P. and Jill E. Vidal, 4.59 acres at 2355 Owensville Road, $500,000.
Specialized of Virginia Inc., Substitute Trustee, to Conseco Finance Servicing Corp., 1.108 acres on State Route 690, $67,154.66.
RJR LC to Redlands LLC, lot in Highlands at Mechum's River, $65,000.
Redlands LLC to M. Gabrielle Hall, parcel in Highlands at Mechum's River, $252,380.
Robert Hauser Homes Inc. to Judith K. Sands, 2245 Shepherd's Ridge Road, Dunlora, $302,950.
Roger A. and Sharon L. White to Allan D. Megill and Rita M. Felski, 2.73 acres at 2285 Owensville Road, $525,000.
Barry Meade Homes LLC to Carl and Nita J. Palermo, 1420 Plains Drive, Church Hill West, $479,900.
Katherine H. Goddard, Executor, to Priscilla K. Lawson, 202 Georgetown Road, Hessian Hills, $195,000.
Dofflemyer Development LLC to William E. and Lori W. Hopkinson, 784 Earlysville Forest Drive, Earlysville Heights Extended, $450,000.
Paul T. Shifflett to Hazeltine V. Shifflett, 2.77 acres at 111 Montpelier Street, gift.
James F. Kettrick to Kurt M. Wassenaar, 119 Georgetown Green, $105,000.
Jeremy A. and Christine C. Benedetti to Veronica E. Michaelsen, 1509 Edmund Drive, Wayland's Grant, Crozet, $320,000.
Norman J. Snow to Carolyn B. and Joseph W. Wright III, 3.99 acres at 406 Burchs Creek Road, Crozet, $340,000.
Patricia S. Link to Geraldine Darco, 2804 Magnolia Drive, Stillfield, $250,000.
Robert C. and Joan L. Bonser to Ernest D. and Stacey A. Burzumato, 4327 Chris Greene Lake Road, $195,000.
Gregory Murray and Cindy Brinkler to Richard Nearman and Mana J. Quinn, .996 acres at 198 Patterson Mill Lane, Crozet, $142,000.
James E. Skeen, Trustee, to William H. Dorsey III, 6.0055 acres on State Route 250, gift.
MGR Development Corp. to Scott L. and Carol J. Anderson, 1657 Appian Way, Fontana, $309,000.
Robert E. Adams and Nancy R. Joseph-Adams to Neiland Todd and Elizabeth R. Wickersty, 966 Kelsey Drive, Redfields, $292,000.
Woodbriar Associates to Gary D. Grossman, 4702 Bluejay Way, Briarwood, $166,000.
Steven L. and Codie C. Peters to Randy Cepuch and Nancy Wallace, 2920 Doctor's Crossing, $250,000.
Walton C. and Carol C. Lindsay to Audrey B. and George W. Barlow III, 4995 Lake Tree Lane, Western Ridge, $305,000.
Southern Property LLC to Christina M. Deguia, 1272 Chatham Ridge, RiverRun, $254,500.
Michael R. and Kimberly L. Stahlman to Lukuang L. Hsu and Yun C. and Linda L. Chang, 164 Buttercup Lane, Lake Reynovia, $210,900.
Michael J. and Elizabeth C. Faremouth to Alex C. and Stephanie R. Johnson, 910 Canvas Back Drive, Redfields, $229,900.
Patrick J. Bryne and Karen M. Kelly to Cendant Mobility Financial Corp., 2980 Cove Trace, Cove Pointe, Forest Lakes, $389,500.
Cendant Mobility Financial Corp. to Jeffrey A. and Patricia J. Malchow, 2980 Cove Trace, Forest Lakes, $389,500.
David J. and Karen A. Glembocki to Colleen G. Slipka, 177 Buttercup Lane, Lake Reynovia, $173,000.
Art Tontiplaphol to Andrew D. Hardie, 1275 Maple View Drive, Willow Lake, $169,580.
Glenn A. and Andrea H. Brome to Basil Shah and Tahereh B. Solimani, 1015 Stonewood Drive, Stonewood, $241,500.
Barry W. and Kimberly G. Armstrong to Michael S. and Darci K. Palmer, 261 Grayrock Drive, Grayrock, $266,000.
Kari E. Henningsen to Todd E. Schmidt, 534 Pebble Hill Court, Redfields, $187,000.
Claudia Wert, Trustee, to Rodney L. and Nancy E. Knicely, 2935 Earlysville Road, $167,500.
Samuel C. Thompson Jr. to Charles B. and Lisa A. Hughes, 2.537 acres at 2865 Pleasant View Lane, State Route 676, $285,000.
Deric J. Hansen and Anthony D. Hudson to Micah R. Tepper, 1525 Primrose Lane, Lake Reynovia, $192,500.
Forrest Johnson to Brian R. Collins, 1.571 acres on State Route 685, 4313 Bunker Hill Road, Keswick, $85,000.
Robert Hauser Homes Inc. to Dhimiter and Fefta Ferro, 302 Shepherd's Ridge Circle, Rivercrest at Dunlora, $361,950.
Peter D. Honig to Joanne B. Honig, 2.511 acres at 510 Willwood Drive, Fairgrove, Earlysville, gift.
Kristian M. Hargadon to John J. Chen and Victoria K. Carter, unit in Turtle Creek condominiums, $93,500.
Donald C. Kearney to Marty C. and Kathleen H. Thomson, 8.50 acres at 4027 Louisa Road, Keswick, $70,000.
Robert F. and Ann C. Galione to James M. Rohrer, condominium unit at 7 Spring Court, Four Seasons, $75,000.
Laurie C. and Patton Nuttycombe and Karen N. Tumay to Coleman Elder LLC, 8.804 acres on State Route 631, $1,700,000.
Jody L. Kassel to Bobbi B. Oldham, 1400 Glenside Green, RiverRun, $174,950.
Kenneth R. and Janice B. Avery to Thomas B. and Leena M. Reece, 2698 Powell Creek Drive, Forest Lakes South, $259,500.
Robert Hauser Homes Inc. to Kevin and Rachel B. Skadron, 3184 Turnberry Circle, Springridge at Forest Lakes, $344,950.
Merril and Agnes Yu to Steven A. and Stephanie Y. Williams, 540 Stonefield Circle, Earlysville, $220,000.
Forest Lakes Associates to Robert Hauser Homes Inc., lot in Springridge, Forest Lakes, $53,939.
Belvedere Station Land Trust to Robert Hauser Homes, lot in Rivercrest of Dunlora, $136,500.
John G. Desmond, Trustee, to Jeanne M. McKee, 2188 Shepherd's Ridge Road, Dunlora, $289,950.
Skyline Home Builders LLC to Roger A. and Sharon L. Whyte, 3.6 acres at Mawyer Farm Lane, $660,000.
Wendell W. Gibson Inc. to Mark R. Wilkinson, 2224 Montalcino Way, Fontana, $315,000.
Elizabeth and John H. Hespenheide Jr. to Elizabeth E. Hespenheide, 4165 Saddlewood Drive, Saddlewood Farms, gift.
JaZan LLC to Bianca J. Johnson, unit in Turtle Creek condominiums, $83,000.
Donald and Ranee Strong to Adam S. Rochman and Carrie M. Schultz, 1046 Amber Ridge Road, Highlands at Mechum's River, $184,000.
Robert I. and Sherrie A. Dinning to Ryan T. Dinning and Tracy L. Eagan, 6.683 acres at 291 Quandary Drive, $281,000.
Craig Enterprises Inc. to Craig L. Sarazin, 664 Courtyard Court, Redfields, $277,232.
John G. Desmond, Trustee, to Alice S. Batten, 1291 Townbrook Crossing, Rivercrest of Dunlora, $316,975.
Marcia A. Perkins to Joseph M. and Bette J. Kobzeff, 1848 Amberfield Drive, Forest Lakes, $257,000.
J. Bruce and Katherine B. Eckert to Debra Dd. Coyner, Trustee, 173.76 acres at 1155 Campbell Road, Keswick, $2,325,000.
John S. and Margaret S. VanLoock to Thomas B. Miller and Douglas G. and Shanan Y. Orndorff, 1050 Old Fox Trail Lane, Crozet, $225,000.
Michael D. McIver and Suzy Shay to Allen and Darian Barnette and Lawrence J. and Kimberlea L. Villio, 1734 Hearthglow Lane, Fieldbrook, $240,000.
Allen B. Keasley Jr. to Beverly D. Thomas, 1601 Cool Spring Road, Townwood, $119,900.
Roger Mahloch to Marcia A. Perkins, 3432 Moubry Lane, Forest Ridge, $189,900.
Ella Mack to Tucker P. and Frances E. Reback, 2.77 acres at 999 James River Road, Scottsville, $76,500.
Roy M. Terry Jr. and Larry J. McElwain, Trustee, to Haley Chisholm & Morris Inc., 3.389 acres at 3300 Rosewood Lane, Rosemont, $203,500.
Norman L. Lushbaugh to Arthur G. and Roberta V. Williams, 3600 Preddy Creek Road at Sandy Branch Resort Farms on State Route 641, $110,000.
Carol J. Baber to John T. Hobson, 1000 Highlands Drive, Highlands, $156,000.
Warne B. and Cathy W. Dawkins to Allen B. Keasley Jr. and Angela M. Taliaferro, 2419 Commonwealth Drive, Berkeley, $175,500.
Eurohomes USA Construction LLC to Barbara J. and William E. Graham Jr., 7.061 acres on State Route 231, $105,000.
Jason Witherell and Cheryl Barnes to Doanne W. and Douglas A. Dodd, 113 Georgetown Green, $179,250.
Thomas and Laura Pietro to John L. Ball and Alyson K. Howe, 4.64 acres at 1098 Tilman Road, $485,000.
David A. , Douglas T., and Allen S. Beale to Francis C. McGovern, 94.91 acres on State Route 617, 6228 Buffalo Run Road, Earlysville, $431,251.
James B. Spence III, Trustee, to Hugh A. and Bridget B. Meagher, 21.06 acres at Church Hill West, Crozet, $230,000.
Henry H. and Jill H. Krohn to Harper and Martha Hellems, 4.221 acres at 7772 Dinwiddie Way, Greenwood, $279,500.
Scott D. and Gretchen E. Briggs to Paul E. Reynolds Jr., 800 Norwood Lane, Earlysville, $173,000.
John A. Kern to Eleanor R. Cassada, 5079 Still Pond Court, Western Ridge, Crozet, $360,000.
Forest M. and Stephanie A. White to Warne and Kathy Dawkins, 2001 Locke Lane, Forest Lakes, $263,000.
J. Bruce and Katherine B. Eckert to Debra D. Coyner, Trustee, 173.76 acres at 1155 Campbell Road, Keswick, $2,325,000.


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I have just returned from London, where I was able to revisit the Willesden Jewish Cemetery. While there, I was able to view the headstones of a prominent family with ties in many parts of the world, the Mosenthals. Adolph Mosenthal was born in Germany in 1812, his wife Henrietta was born in 1822, also in Germany. Together they left Germany and in the late 1840's arrived in South Africa. Once in South Africa he established a family business, that became one of the largest players in the trading of diamonds. In a later post I will talk a lot more of this family. It is what was listed on the headstone of Robert Mosenthal that drew my attention to this post.
On his headstone (at right) it states that he died on 28 Mar 1884 in Monte Carlo. His death, like some other British Jews, being given as taking place in Monaco, brings up interest as to the Jewish community located there.
Prior to World War II there were a few Jews who lived in Monaco, maybe only 250-300. They were for the most part Ashkenazic Jews from France. During the war as the Jews faced persecution from the Nazi's, the government stepped in and issued false identification papers to Jewish residents to protect them from being sent to the camps. The police, however did arrest some and and turned them over to the Nazis. In a great show of support, Prince Louis II refused to dismiss any Jewish government workers and protected people such as Edouard de
Rothschild from being handed over to the Nazi's for almost certain transportation to the camps.
The current Jewish community was officially organized in 1848. Most of the Jews in Monaco are not official citizens but residents who are mostly from France and the United Kingdom. There are also a few Jews from France and North Africa.
The entire Jewish population, both citizens and non-citizens number about 1000, located mostly in Monte Carlo. This would mean that the community makes up about 3% of the entire population, which would mean that only Israel has a higher per capita total of Jewish residents in the entire world.


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Here's Jeremy Renner in Rome today promoting The Bourne Legacy. Meanwhile over at Comic-Con this weekend, Matt Damon was promoting his upcoming Elysium alongside Jodie Foster and Sharlto Copley. As expected, he was asked about his successor and, as expected, he had kind words telling E! that:
"I've only seen the trailer. But (Renner) looks great in it. When Paul Greengrass [director of Bourne Ultimatum and Supremacy] and I were talking about potentially doing a fourth one years ago and then handing it off to someone, Renner was the guy we talked about because I'm a huge fan of his. I think he's great. And I think he fits really well in that world, like, I really believe him in that world. So I think he'll be terrific."
OK but you know what made me laugh? In the same conversation, Matt also had kind words for Daredevil. In response to whether or not he'd ever play a superhero, being at Comic-Con and all, Matt answered:
"I always kind of viewed Bourne a little bit as a superhero, or antihero character, so I kind of got my hit doing those for those years. Daredevil was always the one Ben (Affleck) and I grew up reading, we loved Daredevil, but Ben got that one."
Loyal to Ben, as ever. Which I guess is why people keep suggesting, ridiculously, that they are secret gay lovers. They are not.


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For Immediate Release
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June 1, 2006
New York —OPERA America , the national service organization for opera, announced that the company won a Leading Lights Diversity Award from the National MultiCultural Institute (NMCI). The Leading Lights Diversity Awards celebrate exemplary leaders in the nonprofit sector whose demonstrated courage, innovation, and commitment to diversity lead to a more inclusive society. Three awards are presented annually to organizations that serve as role models for enhancing diversity and encouraging respect and inclusion within their organizations and with the diverse communities they serve. Recipients are selected from the following non-profit categories: Education, Human Services, Health Care, and Arts & Culture.
OPERA America was recognized for its visionary leadership in creating a national dialogue throughout the opera community to promote diversity in the performing arts and encourage outreach to culturally diverse communities. The Association first addressed opera and multiculturalism at Opera Conference 2005: Diverse Voices , hosted in May 2005 by Michigan Opera Theater. Most recently, OPERA America presented its first annual Diversity Award to Opera Company of Philadelphia at the Association's 2006 annual conference in Seattle .
"The inclusion of diverse voices can have a transformative effect on many endeavors, from corporate innovation to artistic expression," stated Marc A. Scorca, President and CEO of OPERA America . " Opera Conference 2005: Diverse Voices allowed us to explore ways we can win expanded support among a broader group of stakeholders and examine how opera can be enriched by diverse participation. I am especially grateful to OPERA America 's Managing Director, Diana Hossack, for her dynamic leadership of this important effort."
In conjunction with Opera Conference 2005 , OPERA America created a Diversity Resources Handbook which is available for downloading via the OA website. This document provides an annotated listing of events, organizations, websites, books, articles, training materials, and people that can assist companies in addressing diversity issues in their community. The Handbook can be found at http://www.operaamerica.org/about/Diversity%20Resources.pdf
NMCI's mission is to work with individuals, organizations and communities in creating a society that is strengthened and empowered by its diversity. Through its initiatives, NMCI leads efforts to increase communication, understanding, and respect among people of diverse backgrounds and addresses some of the important systemic issues of multiculturalism.
"NMCI is pleased to honor OPERA America for its visionary leadership in creating a national dialogue throughout the opera community to promote and value diversity in the performing arts and encourage outreach to culturally diverse communities," said NMCI's chairman, Denyse Sabagh.
OPERA America leads and serves the entire opera community, supporting the creation, presentation and enjoyment of opera.
Artistic services help opera companies and creative and performing artists to improve the quality of productions and increase the creation and presentation of North American works.
Information, technical, and administrative services to opera companies reflect the need for strengthened leadership among staff, trustees and volunteers.
Education, audience development and community services are designed to enhance all forms of opera appreciation.
Founded in 1970, OPERA America's worldwide membership network includes nearly 200 Company Members, 300 Associate and Business Members, 2,000 Individual Members and more than 16,000 subscribers to the association's electronic news service. In 2005, OPERA America relocated from Washington, D.C. to New York as the first step in creating the first-ever National Opera Center. With a wide range of artistic and administrative services in a purpose-built facility, the Opera Center is dedicated to increasing the level of excellence, creativity and effectiveness across the field.
OPERA America's long tradition of supporting and nurturing the creation and development of new works led to the formation of
The Opera Fund
, a growing endowment which allows OPERA America to make a direct impact on the ongoing creation and presentation of new opera and music-theater works. Since its inception, OPERA America has made grants of nearly $11 million to assist companies with the expenses associated with the creation and development of new works.


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Mary J Blige's Father Critically Injured In Stabbing By Ex-Girlfriend
via Battle Creek Inquirer:
The father of singer Mary J. Blige was critically injured Thursday morning on Battle Creek's south side, stabbed in the neck in what police said was a domestic dispute with his former girlfriend. Thomas Blige, 63, remained in critical condition this afternoon, Battle Creek police said. Police confirmed that Thomas Blige is the singer's father.
Police said they have arrested his former girlfriend on a charge of assault with intent to murder. Police said they were called to the Arbors of Battle Creek, an apartment complex at Rambling Road and Capital Avenue Southwest, at 6:58 a.m. Thursday. They said they found Blige in his apartment at 200 Oakbrook Boulevard with three stab wounds, including one to his neck. He was taken to Bronson Battle Creek and then to Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo where he underwent surgery for his injuries.
The Kalamazoo hospital said Thursday afternoon it had no information on his condition. Detective Sgt. Jim Martens said officers went to the scene and found blood in the snow near the entrance drive to the apartment complex and more blood in Blige's apartment. Police also found a knife in the apartment that they believe was used in the attack.
Martens said officers then went to her nearby apartment at the Arbors and found the woman in blood-spattered clothing. She was taken into custody, taken to Bronson Battle Creek for treatment of a cut, questioned by detectives and arrested. The woman was taken to the Calhoun County jail and was expected to be arraigned Friday in Calhoun County District Court. Martens said police believe Blige saw the woman deflating the tires on his Ford SUV in the parking lot outside the apartment and went out to confront her.
The couple argued and Blige was stabbed. He returned to his apartment and she went to her apartment, police said. She was arrested without incident. Martens said police have handled seven domestic violence complaints between Blige and his 50-year-old former girlfriend since August.
The woman was charged in October with aggravated domestic violence after she hit Blige in the head with a glass candlestick. She entered a no-contest plea to the charge and on Jan. 10 was placed on six months probation. She was ordered to have "non-assaultive" contact with Blige. The R&B singer/songwriter Mary J. Blige has sold over 50 million albums since her debut in 1992. Her first album, "Whats the 411," went multi-platinum and the 43-year-old has had seven other albums follow suit.
The Grammy award winner has topped the Billboard charts with songs like "Real Love" in 1992, "No More Drama" in 2001 and "Family Affair" in 2001. Her 10th album, "My Life II…The Journey Continues (Act 1)," was released in November 2011; she released "A Mary Christmas" in the fall of 2013.
Thomas Blige has lived in the Battle Creek area for more than a decade. A biography of Mary J. Blige by the Biography Channel said the future singer and her mother moved to a public housing project in Yonkers, N.Y., to escape abuse by her father, who left the family when she was 4 but occasionally returned.
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Unruly flier, accused of slapping tot, now out of work
An apparent extreme "unruly flier" episode has the subject of passenger etiquette back in the news again this week.
The FBI intervened in this latest incident, in which a 60-year-old man is accused of using a racial slur before slapping a crying 2-year-old boy in an effort to quiet the child on a Feb. 8 Delta Air Lines flight from Minneapolis/St. Paul to Atlanta. The man, identified as Joe Rickey Hundley of Hayden, Idaho, is unrelated to the boy, who was the child of a woman sitting near him, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
In addition to the charges Hundley faces, he also is now out of a job because of the incident, The Associated Press reports. Hundley's employer issued a statement saying he no longer works there, but it was unclear if he was fired or resigned.
As for the details of the allegations, Jessica Bennett of Minneapolis — the mother of the 2-year-old — told the FBI that her boy began crying as the cabin pressure changed during the flight's descent into Atlanta. That's when Bennett alleges that Hundley hurled a racial slur at her child along with a command to quiet the child, according to a court affidavit posted by The Smoking Gun website.
According to that affidavit, "Bennett stated (Hundley) then turned around and slapped (the child) in the face with an open hand, which caused the juvenile victim to scream even louder."
Bennett said she had been trying to calm the child at the time of the alleged contact, according WXIA of Atlanta.
Passengers and crew intervened to assist the mother and child, according to the affidavit.
Hundley acknowledged requesting that the child be quieted, but he denied hitting the boy, according The Smoking Gun, the website that broke news of the incident. He told the website that he was "distraught" on the flight to Atlanta as he was en route to visit a hospitalized relative.
Bennett told Minneapolis' KARE-TV that Hundley "reeked of alcohol. He was belligerent, and I was uncomfortable."
Hundley told The Smoking Gun that he had only a single drink on the flight.
Hundley was charged last week in federal court, where he faced a simple assault charge that carries a maximum penalty of one year in jail.
Hundley's attorney told AP on Saturday that Hundley will plead not guilty, but the accused man already is facing fallout from his alleged actions.
Hundey's employer, AGC Aerospace and Defense, Composites Group, said that it no longer employs Hundley following news of the incident.
"Reports of the recent behavior of one of our business unit executives while on personal travel are offensive and disturbing," AGC says in a statement posted on its website. "We have taken this matter very seriously and worked diligently to examine it since learning of the matter on Friday afternoon. As of Sunday, the executive is no longer employed with the company."
"We wish to emphasize that the behavior that has been described is contradictory to our values, embarrassing and does not in any way reflect the patriotic character of the men and women of diverse backgrounds who work tirelessly in our business," the statement adds.
It was not immediately clear whether Hundley was fired or if he resigned.
"Since this is a personnel matter, we can't describe further the specifics of Mr. Hundley's departure from the company," a company spokesman tells Good Morning America.


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Constitutionality of the rules governing sectional title schemes
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2010-12)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Various types of rules govern many areas of life in a sectional title scheme. The Sectional Titles Act 95 of 1986 prescribes model management and conduct rules in its regulations. Other non-prescribed ...


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Hitler and the Gestapo
Hitler and the Gestapo is the name of the famous smash metal band created by Adolf "Judenfrei" Hitler. and adolf hitler is actually winston churchills son
Gestapo is a German state secret police during the Nazi regime, organized in 1933 and notorious for its brutal methods and operations. The Gestapo actually came from Hermann Göring in April 1933. But the SS Leader Heinrich Himmler really was known for the use of the Gestapo. The Gestapo came from Geheime Staats Polizei which was shortened by using the first two or three letters (Geheime Staats Polizei). They worked as secret police getting the Jews rounded up to go to Death Camps or Concentration Camps. Concentration Camps are where most strong, young, and useful Jews would go to be put to work. Death Camps are where Jews went to be put to death. They were used to search people's homes to see if any Jews were in hiding. They also planned execution in the Holocaust. The Gestapo was important because they kept everything in line with the Jews. They were Anti-Semitist because if they weren't they wouldn't have been in the profession they were in. They worked for their head General and followed Hitler's orders. And they were a factor in the Holocaust because if it wasn't for them, Jews wouldn't have been taken away from their homes, shops, and families.
Early Years[edit]
Gestapo was created by hitler to help and serve the people of Germany but also to protect Jews against those who wanted them harmed. so they rounded them up and put them in lovely camps with all their heart desires and gave them showers. they were also involved with helping black people in Africa protecting them and educating them because as is the gestapo motto " All men are creted equal " The Gestapo is secretly run by the Jews themselves, who murder innocent Serbians dressed up as Jews. Really.
The Gladzeig[edit]
This was what Hitler described as his Good Time, or Gutenzeit. He scoured the bands of the Third Reich for good music talent, and eventually put together the top lineup of the Gestapo:
Adolf "Judenfrei" Hitler- Lead Guitar, Vocals
Heinrich "Double-S" Himmler- Backup Guitar
Rudolf "Peacemaker" Hess- Bass Guitar
Joe "Crimethink" Goebbels- Keyboards, Vocals
Hermann "Divebomb" Goering- Electric Violin
Erich "Bizmark" Raeder- Drums
This powerful lineup had been painstakingly assembled from previous bands such as Reichstag, World War, and Stormtroop. The new band showed various aspects of the old, combined with a new feel that nothing in Weimar had been able to match.
Glory Days[edit]
The Gestapo started off with a bang, releasing their first Album, Conscription, in 1935. The powerful new music stunned the world, sending Third Reich stock rocketing while critically injuring that of its main competitor, NatLeag. Enjoying stunning success, the band didn't stop there, releasing their first single only a short while later. The new single, Anschluss, followed quickly by other top hits such as Break the Bank, CzechMix, and Kristallnacht, took the world by storm, thrusting the Gestapo into the limelight and beginning a dominant era.
Wehrmacht World Tour 1939[edit]
The Gestapo got the most fame, though, from their smash-hit world tour, Wehrmacht Storm. Writing a large amount of all-new music specifically for the tour, the Gestapo crossed every major city in Europe during the tour. Berlin, Vienna, Prague, Warsaw, Rotterdam, Luxembourg, Amsterdam, Paris, Rome, Athens- nothing escaped their notice. The powerful new song, Blitzkrieg, took Poland in particular by surprise, and resulted in negotiation of getting Polish groups signed up with the Third Reich. There was initially a London concert planned, but the city council threw them out shortly after an incident involving violinist Goering.
Nazi Point[edit]
The world was stunned when, in early 1941, bass guitarist Hess left the band and began negotiating a deal with Big Fat Nazi Records. Hitler was reportedly shaken, but the band was in the middle of their smash tour and as a result had to hire on the run. Luckily, they found a great backup and player in the form of Benny "Duce" Mussolini, who had just ended his long-standing record deal with NatLeag and was looking for employment. The group then went on to what was supposed to be the biggest gig they had ever played- Moscow. It was here that they began to be divided. Hitler wanted to head south and perform a side gig in Kiev, while the rest of the band wanted to head straight on to the Moscow concert. Hitler eventually got his way, but it resulted in the band's downfall.
The Big Battle[edit]
When the group reached Moscow, they found a rival band, the Red Men, already occupying the stage. What resulted was the biggest battle of the bands since the Kaiser-Doughboy concert of 1917. The music broke windows for a mile around in Moscow, but the Red Men's biggest song, "Winter Walking", overpowered the Gestapo in decibles and power. The Battle of the Bands was lost.
Death Spiral[edit]
From then on the Gestapo never caught a break. Duce quit the band shortly after the debacle at Moscow, and his replacement, "Death Angel" Mengele, was a controversial figure in the industry. The band continued for two more years, losing more and more money and crowds to the Red Men, their old rivals, Imperium, and eventually to latecomer but powerhouse Red, Black, and Blue. Hitler quit the band, and the industry altogether, in 1945, and about a week later "Bizmark" Raeder dissolved the Gestapo.
It was the end of an era.
Though the Gestapo never reformed, their legacy lives on. Albums from them such as Rocketeer, Atomic View, and their famous Blitzkrieg were taken and adapted by other, later bands. Though none cited the Gestapo as an influence, a result of their end-of-career downward spiral, the background is clear.


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Last summer, faith leaders drew together to form a "Circle of Protection" around vulnerable citizens as debates raged over how to balance the federal budget. At the time, a group of Catholic leaders urged Speaker of the House and fellow Catholic John Boehner to appeal to his faith and find a compromise that would reflect the Catholic value of solidarity.
Well, faith leaders are at it again with the release of Paul Ryan's 2013 budget. It might come as a surprise after reading these critiques from fellow Catholics, to hear Ryan say that he did consult his Catholic faith when making decisions about the budget.
According to Ryan, "The preferential option for the poor, which is one of the primary tenants of Catholic social teaching, means don't keep people poor, don't make people dependent on government so that they stay stuck at their station in life, help people get out of poverty, out into a life of independence."
But, the Ryan plan, which would slash spending while giving tax breaks to the wealthy, has drawn plenty of criticism for how it would hurt those in our country who are already struggling. President Obama slammed the budget at the AP luncheon in Washington last week, calling it "thinly veiled social Darwinism" that is both "antithetical to our entire history as a land of opportunity" and "a prescription for decline."
The USCCB says of Catholic social teaching: "A basic moral test is how our most vulnerable members are faring. In a society marred by deepening divisions between rich and poor, our tradition recalls the story of the Last Judgment (Mt 25:31-46) and instructs us to put the needs of the poor and vulnerable first…The economy must serve people, not the other way around."
This conviction was echoed much more clearly by a different representative, Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut, who came to a different conclusion than Ryan about what Catholic social teaching means. While writing on the dangers of "playing politics with food stamps" DeLauro said:
For one, as a Catholic, I have always believed we have a moral obligation to alleviate suffering and hunger. In the words of Matthew 25:35, "For I was hungry and you gave me food." In the deeds of Christ, who brought plenty in the midst of want with the miracle of loaves and fishes. Preventing our fellow citizens from starving and suffering the effects of malnutrition is a basic component of what good government does.
Whether Paul Ryan is trying to represent good government or good Catholicism, he could stand to take heed of DeLauro's reminder.


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It's hard work seeing many ways in which Wii U games can best those found on consoles from 2005-06, at least visually, but there's one area the Wii U is trumping Microsoft and Sony's machines: power consumption.
Despite packing a complex tablet-like controller, the Wii U draws roughly half the power of its current-gen competitors, often less than half, which... well, it should save you a few bucks on your power bill if you're a serious user.
Here are the findings, from a series of tests performed by Digital Foundry:
Why so low? The console's relative lack of CPU power means its using less power there, while increases in design efficiency and smaller chip sizes also play their part.
The consumption is so low, in fact, that DF theorise Nintendo could release a battery pack for the console, as bizarre as that sounds.
Wii U blitzes PS3 and 360 as the "greenest" console [GI.biz]


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Third Wave Coffee, or First Wave Pompousness?
Posted by TheShot on 22 Apr 2006 | Tagged as: CoffeeRatings.com, Consumer Trends, Quality Issues
I have a lot of respect for Nick Cho, owner of Washington D.C.'s murky coffee. He's established a place that pulls some of the best espresso shots on the East Coast. He's arguably the primary brainchild behind the Portafilter.net podcasts. And he's also known for his quality coffee industry "altruism": supporting aspiring baristas and café owners who want to commit their livelihoods towards making some of the best espresso on the planet.
However, Nick Cho's reputation will unfortunately always be marred by his association with one of the most arrogant and proposterous claims ever made in America's modern day quality espresso business. It's the notion that quality coffee is in its Third Wave, a.k.a. the "Third Wave of Coffee".
This is particularly unfortunate because the idea isn't even Mr. Cho's to begin with. As even he once pointed out, the blame lies squarely with Trish Skeie — who otherwise is one of quality coffee's luminaries, given her role behind the Sebastopol, CA roastery, Taylor Maid Farms. (She is now Director of Coffee for Seattle's highly respected Zoka Coffee.) In my mailbox today, I found this month's Barista Magazine, which features an article by Trish Skeie under the self-serving title, "Third Wave In Its Third Year."
"Hey, baby, what's your Wave?"
To boil this whole pompous wave theory down, a few years ago Ms. Skeie postulated that coffee consumption and preparation was progressing through three distinct transformations.
The First Wave is consumption — marked by America's early preoccupation with poor quality coffee, often instant or freeze dried, that was more a caffeine and heat delivery mechanism than anything with an enjoyable flavor. The Second Wave is about enjoyment and defining specialty coffee — characterized by the selection of arabica beans over robusta, Colombian coffee's Juan Valdez marketing campaign, and the proliferation of espresso and Starbucks.
So where are we now? Supposedly, this Third Wave is all about letting the coffee speak for itself — or enjoying coffee for coffee's sake. Confused yet? You should be, because here are the problems with this logic and how people in the industry are misusing and abusing it…
Quality Espresso?: Not Invented Here
The whole Third Wave concept has since been bandied about in the specialty coffee industry as a sort of pompus and self-congratulatory marketing hype about their products and services — a self-appointed seal of approval. Yet this wave theory doesn't describe the coffee or even how it is prepared. In actuality, it most accurately describes the coffee consumer. It has little, if anything, to do with the actual businesses that are now proudly tattooing Third Wave across their chests.
And here's another problem with all those who like to think of themselves as Third Wave: the wave theory concept essentially presumes that quality espresso simply did not exist on this planet until three years ago (e.g.: Trish Skeie's recent Barista Magazine article). In the world of quality coffee, this is akin to saying that Christopher Columbus "discovered" America — while ignoring the brain anyeurism that must have lead to our overlooking the Lucayans who had lived in the Bahamas for centuries prior.
The facts are that great espresso has existed long before naked portafilters, single-origin bean roasts, and other gimmickry that some might associate with the Third Wave. In Italy, for example, the four Ms — miscela, macchina, macinatura, and mano (or the beans/blend, the machine, the grind, and the "hand") — have been widely recognized as the fundamental keys to great espresso for generations. Even to this day.
Even here in our backyard, businesses such as Mr. Espresso have been promoting the highest quality standards in beans, roasts, equipment, and barista training for multiple generations — i.e., since the likes of some of these self-proclaimed third wavers were still in Pampers. Quality espresso is not the sudden confluence of modern scientific discovery and magic. It's been around for decades, and its supposed "secrets" have largely remained unchanged throughout.
Unfortunately, since people like Ms. Skeie had their first "real" espresso in recent years, many will keep on presuming it's their own discovery and that they are at the vanguard of something new. But when we talk about any Third Wave, what constitutes quality coffee hasn't really changed. What has changed is the education and sophistication of the American coffee consumer palate. It's just a lot more convenient for some businesses to take credit for what rightfully belongs to their customers.
Comic relief: Paulie Walnuts and Big Pussy of TV's The Sopranos ponder the Third Wave
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[…] I follow a tremendous number of coffee blogs with my trusty RSS reader. There are more and more of them popping up all the time. Some are good, many are just junk blogs writing about coffee as a means of generating google ad revenue. One blog I've enjoyed is the far-ranging coffee blog of Bay Area coffee enthusiast Greg Sherwin. From detailed friendly reviews of small cafes to breaking coffee news from Nestle or McDonalds, Sherwin's coffee interests are broad. Yesterday he dropped a post thumbing his nose at some of my brothers/sisters-in-arms and our pet conceits about coffee quality and hooked me into penning an overblown response, which I include below. [My non coffee-nerd readers should feel free to skip all this and instead follow this link to Nancy Reagan's awe inspiring anti-drug music video.] […]
[…] This book is not definitive nor complete by any means. However, I could not help get the impression of how much the specialty coffee industry in America (or dare I suggest the Third Wave?; this coming from a self-described No Waver) has only scratched the surface in some areas — especially when compared to the layered, rich, and multi-generational history in pursuit of excellent espresso (or coffee) that comes out in a book like this. Surprisingly, the book still leaves a lot open to subjectivity — despite the structure it provides in juding criteria. For example, the trialcards allow tasters to introduce "write-in" candidates for qualitative characteristics that they can then quantitatively score. […]
[…] The article is actually a nice briefing on the past ten hopeful years of a better and more sustainable coffee industry — covering globalization, organics, Fair Trade, social and economic issues, and other sustainable practices. Sure, there's a bit of that regrettable "Third Wave" hocus pocus in there, but it comes off pretty positive for the future of a once highly endangered crop and industry. […]
[…] A little background for the uninitiated. A couple months ago, I posted a rather dismissive article on the contept of third wave coffee that resulted in a bit of discussion among coffee aficionados and, in particular, advocates of the term. Also in particular, Nick Cho and I exchanged a few e-mails in debate over what "third wave" means … and I noted how it is being cited and misused in ways never intended by those who were among the original proponents of the concept. […]
[…] This week's The Brooklyn Paper published an article on espresso quality standards and their general absence in the fine borough, interviewing noneother than Third Wave pulpit banger, Nick Cho: The Brooklyn Paper: Coffee guru espresses his disgust. […]
[…] Nick Cho list the site as one of the assets of Murky Coffee that had to be reclaimed for unpaid back taxes? […]
Does Nick even know what the phrase 'Straw Man' even means???
What a goofy character. He needs to acquaint himself with wikipedia….quickly.
As the article pointed out, the Third Wave did not event espresso shots. I would add that it did not event place emphasis on the nuanced flavor of the bean, as many had done this before with brewed coffee.
Maybe the Third Wave can be credited for placing emphasis on the nuanced flavor bean in the straight espresso shot.
Wow, how refreshing it is to see some content online that dismisses this "third wave talk" as marketing hype and ego-centric propaganda.
Look, I do think there is some validity in the notion that America is waking up to new ways of looking at coffee and the origin and flavour nuances of the beans.
But I also agree completely with this post that espresso has been done very well by the Italians for decades. And that all this talk of a third wave does imply some sort of revolution rather than the slight evolution that it really is.
I might also add that the current specialty coffee culture or counter-culture does come off as very elitist, arrogant, and even somewhat ignorant to me. You've got people who have only been drinking espresso for a few years, and have probably never had a ristretto pulled in a tiny local bar in an italian town that tops anything we have in North America. And these people claim to be experts and impose rules on others when they don't know what a proper espresso should taste like, and it's such a subjective thing anyway that it should never be as strictly defined as some make it. Don't even get me started on the whole Robusta thing, as I can tell you that some of the absolute best espressos I have ever had in my life contained some percentage of Robusta (sometimes more than you'd think). I agree there is no place for Robusta in drip, but espresso is an entirely different beast. Anyway, I digress…
Good job in sticking up to the snobbishness that is pervading this industry.
[…] this seems like barista pretention gone overboard, you're not alone. As the Shot blog points out, claiming that good coffee hasn't existed until this decade is like […]
[…] this seems like barista pretention gone overboard, you're not alone. As the Shot blog points out, claiming that good coffee hasn't existed until this decade is like […]
[…] which is what some believe is happening in the coffee industry. And of course, there are those who reject the wave terminology […]


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For Immediate Release
June 03, 2013 DUSM Gale Manning: 662-816-3013 (English)
DUSM David Dominguez: 213-798-6446 (Spanish)
USMS Command Center: 800-336-0102
U.S. Marshals Add Suspected Child Murderer to 15 Most Wanted
Washington – The U.S. Marshals Service today announced the addition of a suspected child murderer to their 15 Most Wanted fugitive list.
Janet Killough Barreto is wanted in Mississippi by the Union County Sheriff's Department for failure to appear on original charges of manslaughter of a child, three counts of child abuse, six counts of child neglect and tampering with a witness. In addition, Barreto is wanted by the USMS Northern District of Mississippi for unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.
From 2005 to 2006, Barreto and her husband Ramon Barreto are suspected of traveling to Guatemala on multiple occasions to purchase children from a local adoption agency. Upon returning to the United States, the children were allegedly physically abused, malnourished and forced to sleep in deplorable conditions to include beds with plywood bottoms. The children were purportedly often punished with beatings and on various occasions duct-taped to their beds, punched in the stomach and forced to endure having their heads submerged under water. In 2008, the abuse led to the death of one of their adopted children, a two-year-old baby girl.
"Janet Barreto is a malicious individual who allegedly abused innocent children on multiple occasions and forced them to live in appalling conditions," said William D. Snelson, U.S. Marshals Service Assistant Director for Investigative Operations. "Through her alleged crimes, Barreto demonstrated a blatant disregard and lack of respect for life other than her own. Adopting children and bringing them to the United States only to abuse and neglect them is a horrific crime. Adding Barreto to our 15 Most Wanted list allows the USMS to dedicate every available investigative resource to immediately locate and apprehend her, so she may face justice and answer for her crimes."
Barreto was originally arrested in May 2008 and released in December that same year on bond. In March 2009, she was re-arrested for tampering with a witness and released on bond again. Two months later in May 2009, she failed to appear for her trial on the child endangerment, child abuse and manslaughter charges.
Her husband is also wanted in connection with the crimes, and they are believed to have ties in Mexico, California, Florida, Nevada, Tennessee and Texas.
A reward of up to $25,000 is offered for information leading directly to Barreto's arrest. Anyone with information is urged to contact the nearest U.S. Marshals office or the U.S. Marshals Service Communications Center at 1-800-336-0102.
Wanted Poster for Janet Barreto
Previous USMS press release: http://www.justice.gov/marshals/news/chron/2012/121912.htm


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Story so far: FC Porto
Monday 10 December 2012
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Having secured their qualification with two games to spare, an FC Porto side inspired by returning hero Lucho González are hoping to progress deep into the tournament's latter stages.
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After the frustrations of last season, FC Porto advanced to the last 16 with some panache, wrapping up their qualification after just four games. With midfield talisman Lucho González back pulling the strings and young Colombian duo James Rodríguez and Jackson Martínez rising to the fore, hopes are high that the Portuguese giants can progress deep into the competition's latter stages.
Story so far
Having missed out on the UEFA Champions League knockout stage in 2011/12, Porto seemed determined to make things right from the off this time out – and did so. Along with Málaga CF, Vítor Pereira's side became the first team to qualify for the knockout stage, following three successive wins with a draw at FC Dynamo Kyiv on matchday four. Having shown such strong form in a group containing the fancied Paris Saint-Germain FC, Porto are even being touted by some as outside contenders for the final, nine years after last winning the trophy against AS Monaco FC in Gelsenkirchen.
Pivotal moment
James Rodríguez's late winner against PSG on matchday two was the moment when Porto made clear that they would be a force to be reckoned with in this season's competition. The Portuguese champions had dominated their vaunted opponents without managing to make a breakthrough, and the win was a reward for their persistence as much as their quality. A sumptuous volley after a sweeping passing move, the young Colombian's goal epitomised his side's alluring mix of patience and explosiveness.
Key player
There are very few differences in personnel between the Porto of last season and this one, but there has been one crucial change. Lucho González arrived back at the Estádio do Dragão in January and has added vital experience and know-how to a talented midfield. He has played – and scored – in eight successive UEFA Champions League seasons for Porto and Olympique de Marseille, and it shows. The man that Porto players and fans alike know simply as Lucho got the ball rolling for the club in this campaign with the opener at GNK Dinamo Zagreb on matchday one.
Rising star
He may have taken until matchday three to open his account, but Jackson Martínez has made a fine impression in his first campaign in Europe, notching three times in the group stage. The Colombian got off the mark with an assist from his compatriot James Rodríguez against Dynamo Kyiv before adding the winner later in the game, and scored again in the return meeting with PSG. Big, strong and gifted with real composure in front of goal, Jackson is doing a good job of following in the formidable footsteps of another countryman, Falcao.
Porto accumulated 13 points in the group, despite losing to PSG on matchday six and ending up in second place. Apart from the French side, only one group winner in the competition topped Porto's total – Borussia Dortmund, who finished Group D with 14 points.
"We are taking it step by step, so we're not talking about a final or a semi-final yet. We have a lot of important games to get through before that."
Porto midfielder João Moutinho keeps his feet on the ground.


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Need an Introduction to Tiny Core? Or peruse Core Concepts.
This is not directly related to Alpha 8 but all versions. Alpha testing cycle is a good time to mention.fltk library which comes with TC base is compiled with --disable-threads option which blocks certain applications (in my case fldigi) linking against it. I replaced libraries in base with libs compiled with --enable-threads. I got a slightly bigger libs but compilation error message undefined reference to `Fl::lock()'is gone. I kindly ask to update libs in base. It is just one application now, but there may be others requiring this option.
I see the solid background color bug is still there.For example, if I set the color to 0.345-0.491-0.667 (R-G-B), next time round it comes up with 0.346-0.440-0.001.The blue always seems to be much smaller than the previously set value.
I tried combining -falfa with -always-ontop to try and get the same behaviour as something that properly auto-hides, but unfortunately I get an ugly square of my background stop on top of any windows in wbar's way. Leaving out the -always-ontop still leaves wbar in the position of being stuck behind my windows where I can't use it. Unfortunately at this point in time, wbar still just doesn't cut it for me, at least not until it has a proper auto-hide feature, so I stand by my original request in this topic.For now I've remastered TC and replaced the wbar_icon_upd.sh script with one that does the same for tablaunch, but I'd like to be able to submit tablaunch to the repo complete with a script to have it automatically update when new extensions are installed.
I am implementing generic support for icon manager like that of desktop window manager.You will be able to have tablaunch function like wbar. Fully supported.


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City of Lincoln
Mayor's Office
Mayor's Office
The recycling drop-off site at 19th and "L" streets is moving to 21st and "N" streets south of the Randolph Car Wash early next week. The 19th Street site will close Monday February 28th, and the 21st Street site will open Tuesday, March 1. The relocation is necessary due to the widening of 19th Street that is part of the Antelope Valley Project.
More information on the City's recycling drop-off program is available at lincoln.ne.gov (keyword: recycle) and by calling the recycling hotline at 441-8215.


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I am borderline obsessive when it comes to learning new ways to make goals, get clarity, open up your dreams, and other such life desires. As a professional life coach helping women who are struggling with creating the life they envision for themselves, it's important that I keep learning so can be creative too, in helping leading others to their next steps.
But, with notebooks filled with scribbles of a multitude of methods and each method having it's five or so steps, and then the many ads that come up on my social media feeds for learning how to live your best year yet, it gets overwhelming.
Which is the right way? They all are good and really have the same message, just said in a different way which is important so they reach the people they need to reach.
Yet can seem so complicated!
This week our church has Solemn Assembly, a guided prayer service each evening. As I closed my eyes in prayer and asked God the question I wonder if He may just be tired of me asking,- "Where should I be spending my time and efforts?" a repeated word of our scripture passage that particular evening flashed across my mind.
Earnestly seek My treasure and you gain wisdom.
Be persistent in the pursuit of My treasure, and I will give you common sense, guard your path and protect you.
It's that simple.
One step.
Start by seeking His treasure, His wisdom.
And I will find the right way to go.
He grants a treasure of common sense to the honest. He is a shield to those who walk with integrity. He guards the path of the just and protects those who are faithful to Him. Then you will understand what is right, just, and fair, and you will find the right way to go. For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will fill you with joy. Proverbs 2: 6-10
I am linked up with Five Minute Friday today where a topic is chosen and you have 5 minutes to write your words. You can check out how to be involved and read others musings on our prompt Simplify this week at Five Minute Friday


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The European Parliament is directly elected institution, which represents about 500 million citizens and their interests which are of course very differing. The EP is in close co-operation with the European Commission and European Council; together they produce legislation on issues affecting our daily lives, for example environment protection, consumer rights, equality, transport and the free movement of people, capital and services. Not to mention human rights.
The subjects or topics I am engaged in are mainly connected to the committees and delegations I sit at, although these are rather close to my heart as well.
Among them is, for instance, Iceland, the country that 1st recognised the restoration of the independence of Estonia in 1991. Currently the negotiations on Iceland's possible accession to the EU are being held. But does the small island-state itself event want to join? Recent polls have showed that people are rather sceptical, even the political groups in Althingi have been said to debate on the issue quite seriously. If Iceland were a Member State, its economic prospects might look better than they do currently in view of the so-called Icesave case, although the latter will not be tied to the negotiations. The EU on the other hand may have a stronger voice in the Arctic region. And this is a region that will attract very much attention in the years to come…
As former Chancellor of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Estonia, I was appointed the Green shadow rapporteur in AFCO regarding the European External Action Service report. Guy Verhofstadt (Belgium, EPP) and Elmar Brok (Germany, S&D) were jointly writing the report on how the new "Ministry of Foreign Affairs EU" must be constructed. This involved months of work on when and where to emphasise Human Rights, how to set up crisis prevention and management, who should be in charge of the delegations, how to deploy development aid, how much and in what areas should the EP have control over their budget and so on.
Of course having such an institution as the EEAS is vital if the EU will want to speak with one voice on a global level – or with its neighbours, for that matter. The issue of energy security is the first practical challenge that comes to mind…
This autumn the European Parliament adopted the Alejo Vidal-Quadras (Spain, EPP) resolution on security of gas supply, which calls for the EU to introduce a regulation in order to further secure gas and energy supply in Europe. The document contains several methods and ideas on how to prevent future gas conflicts as seen in the case of the Russian-Ukrainian problems in recent years. This regulation would provide preventive safety measures to ensure that nobody would be left in to the cold.
This reminds that one has to think beyond (but not excluding) its national borders in Europe. Internet freedom and intellectual property rights are issues that affect us all, especially when EU will introduce reforms in this field in the near future regardless whether you are a consumer or a provider of Internet content, be it written articles, music or videos. How should the EU respond to illegal file sharing? We are living in the 21st century and we all download a variety of things from the net. But what about the people that provide the content? If we chose to restrict downloading in today's form, what measures can be taken? To what extent can we monitor peoples' activities online? As anyone may guess, these questions affect us all.
Should there be introduced any directives or regulations on a EU level that the citizens will regard unsuitable, lacking or simply bad and they wish to change it – or even call for creating an entirely new EU policy – they have the chance to do so with the European Citizen Initiative. This is a project going to be launched next year, with the aim of giving EU's citizens the right to introduce an idea for new legislation by the Commission; the latter has to respond and justify its answer and action that will or will not follow.
This is undoubtedly a big step in the development of the citizen society, moreover that all people from all Member States can have a say. This all will have to follow strict rules that are currently in the making. For example, according to the latest state of play, at least 1 million signatures have to be collected from at least 1/3 of the Member States, plus the number of signatures has to be proportionate to the population of that state. This opens up an even greater window of opportunity for small countries. As for now, the setting up of the system continues.


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Financial Services Lab
The Financial Services Laboratory, located in Bisgrove Hall, Room 150, offers the following in software resources:
Standard & Poor's Research Insight
Complete source of financial and pricing data on equity securities, with 20-year historical coverage. It allows students to prepare, analyze and run studies on security pricing and trading strategies.
Thompson One Investment Management
Portfolio management software that provides complete analysis of portfolio holdings. Real-time information is provided on securities prices, showing order flow and execution as it is happening on the exchanges. Full text of analyst's research reports, company conference calls and press conferences.
Analysis and ranking of mutual fund securities.
SAS (Statistical Analysis System)
Software used to conduct sophisticated data analysis and modeling.
Simulation program that works with Excel to provide detailed "what-if?" analysis in spreadsheet models. Widely used in operations analysis, risk management and corporate finance.
FTS (Financial Trading Systems)
Simulation software that lets you trade real time position in stocks, bonds, future and options. Test equity selection, bond immunization and derivative hedging strategies.


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Via Michael Krieger of Liberty Blitzkrieg blog,
They just ain't making Maker's like they used to. According to the company, an apparent bourbon shortage has besieged the company leaving it no choice but to cut the alcohol content of their booze from 45% to 42%.
I'm sorry, but this excuse reeks of marketing spin. What manufacturer decides to dilute their product when they face high demand, rather than just raise the price by 3% and keep the quality intact? In a world where horse meat is increasingly finding its way into "all beef" product, where biotech salmon is soon to hit the streets and where Subway's foot long sandwiches are less than 12 inches, I'd be willing to bet this is simply just another case of good old fashioned stealth inflation.
From the UK's Daily Mail:
Distillers of a world famous bourbon has cut its alcohol content so it can meet increasing demand for the drink.
The owners of Maker's Mark, which is distilled Loretto, Kentucky, said they are unable to produce the bourbon fast enough.
It announced that the bourbon – which used the slogan 'It tastes expensive… and is' – will drop its alcohol content by three per cent.
It will now be reduced to 42 per cent ABV from 45 per cent.
Shame they couldn't just dilute it with horse meat.
Full article here.


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Shockingly, Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney's staff was pretty silent about our car guy challenge last week, but that's okay. I'm not going to take it personally.
That said, Jalopnik's commenters once again proved their iron-clad badassery, as all the images were identified properly in the comments, even if not all in one single comment. Again, this was a bitch of a challenge, and I'm impressed with the results. So, everyone, call your bookies, because here are the answers.
As you saw, his proposal made for a very challenging quiz — and I do want to emphasize, the parameters of the quiz were the ones proposed by Romney himself: one square foot of the cars. We weren't trying to make something impossibly hard, we were just basing it on the quote itself.
That said, let's see how many you got right:
1. 1963 Chevrolet Corvair
2. 1959 Studebaker Lark (that color should be a giveaway)
3. 1965 Lincoln Continental (a squashed-bug's-eye-view)
4. 1966 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray (I'm amazed, but someone actually got this one)
5. 1969 Ford Bronco
6. 1961 Jeep FC 150 (Very happy to see folks getting this one)
7. 1959 Crosley Wagon
8. 1955 Cadillac Fleetwood
9. 1967 Ford Mustang (The gimme)
10. 1968 Rambler American (He should know this one)
So there you go. Thanks for playing, and if anyone who answered is running for president, let me know.