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Intercultural relationships are on the rise, so what better day than Valentine's Day to celebrate them here at busuu? They can be an enriching – and very funny – experience, so we asked busuu users about the benefits of learning their partner's language.
We also have a special Valentine's Day 2-for-1 offer, available for 24 hours only – keep reading to find out more! And don't forget to boost your language skills with our Valentine's Day learning unit. Perfect for impressing someone special!
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As well as learning more words for 'I love you', busuu users in a relationship with someone from another country said they also experience a new way of thinking and living. You can pick the best bits from each other's culture to create your own unique one!
"We bring two different cultures, and this enriches both of us," says Oula, a Lebanese-Canadian married to a Venezuelan. Marta from Italy adds: "After two-and-a-half years, my Spanish partner is used to early dinner times and now he likes the Italian way of life."
Connect with family and friends
Learning your partner's native language and sharing their culture won't just bring you closer together; you'll also be able to get to know their family and friends, who will likely be extremely supportive and appreciative of your efforts.
"I'm part of a warm, welcoming family that isn't afraid to have a laugh and a joke when I mess up speaking Arabic," says Johnathan, a Britishman whose wife's family is Yemeni. "Everyone understands that I'm still a beginner!"
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Nothing beats practising with a native speaker, including your boyfriend or girlfriend. They can be a valuable help when you're working hard to learn their language – but you can also be a source of entertainment!
"My Spanish partner is trying to learn Italian by just talking with my family, and it's really funny," says Marta. "He creates words that don't exist and we all just laugh together!"
Johnathan adds: "My wife would get me to repeat words. I now realise this was for her own amusement, because I would walk around repeating them without knowing they were offensive!"
Laugh at the differences
When you know your partner's culture, it's easier to understand different ways of communicating. As Briton Helen, married to an Argentinian, observes: "Spanish is very direct and can sound like giving orders, which causes me to be a bit put out sometimes."
On other occasions, the misunderstandings can be entirely grammatical. "I always say 'I am smart' instead of saying 'I am ready', due to wrongly using the verb 'to be' in Spanish," adds Oula. "You can imagine the rest!"
There are less obvious cultural differences too. "I have my own separate 'special' dish of less spicy food," says Johnathan of visits to his wife's Arabic family. Irma from Lithuania, whose partner is from Germany, comments: "Germans have a completely different sense of humour to me."
Realise love is more than words
Being able to communicate via a shared language is essential for successful relationships. But you also realise that they are based on more than words alone and you only need a few phrases to establish a connection.
"It was a miracle we were able to start a relationship with such initial language barriers," says Henri from Luxembourg, who's married to Alejandra, a Mexican. "But we realised that it's not always necessary to speak to understand each other."
As Belgian Julie – who met her boyfriend from Columbia on busuu – adds: "Love is not a matter of country or language; love doesn't have boundaries."
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Of course, it's not only for couples; if you upgrade, you can give the second Premium membership to anyone you choose. But don't forget: it's available only on 14 February 2014. Find out more and upgrade to Premium now.
Are you in an intercultural relationship? Have you learnt your partner's language, or are they learning yours? Tell us about your experiences in the comments! You can also take part in our Month of Love on Facebook and Google+.


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Hello- I posted a little over a month ago about some issues I was having with slow weight gain and lack of dirty diapers.
A quick backstory- my 4th child was born (by my 4th c-section) on 10/2. He was 8lbs 15oz, and dropped to 8lbs 0oz. He did not regain birthweight until 3 weeks 5 days. Since then, he has been pretty much gaining 1lb every 3 weeks, or approx. 5oz per week. Currently at 10 weeks 4 days he is 11lbs 3.5oz (I have a scale at home that I weigh him on daily (naked), and it has always been within 1/2oz-1oz of the Dr's scale. He has gone from the 90th percentile at birth, to 50th at 1 month (and we were doing a lot of EBM supplementing at that time- we had one stretch that he gained 14oz in 14 days). At 2 months he was in the 25th percentile. His head circumference went from the 25th percentile at 1 month, to the 15th percentile at 2 months. His length has stayed consistent at the 80th percentile. I felt comfortable with him gaining 5oz per week (even though this is WAY less than my other kids gained- this baby was my biggest at birth and my smallest at 2 months), but the last 2 weeks he has gained less than that, which I am not super comfortable with. He stalled at the same weight for about 5 days last week, and his net gain was only 2.5oz for the week last week. I panicked and supplemented with 3, 2oz bottles of EBM (I am still renting a Symphony and have been only pumping once in the morning for the last 5-ish weeks). The next day he was up 4 oz. I supplemented with 2, 2oz bottles that day and the next day he was up another 1.5 oz. One trouble I have is that he only poops 1-2 times a week, and when he goes, he loses weight and takes a few days to recover. I have been giving 2, 2oz bottles of EBM all week, although today I only gave 1, 2oz bottle. So Tuesday he was 10lbs 13.5 oz (for the 5th day in a row) Wednesday he was 11lbs 1.5 oz, Thursday 11lbs 3oz, Friday (after pooping) 11lbs 1.5oz, Saturday 11lbs 2.5oz and today 11lbs 3.5oz. I do NOT want to get back to needing to supplement, and while on paper I know his weight gain is acceptable (barely)- I just feel like he should be gaining more. My ped. is okay that he dropped percentiles but said if he drops more at 4 months she will do bloodwork (what would they be looking for)?
I feel like my milk supply is fine. While I have dealt with true oversupply in the past, I definitely don't have that this time. But I feel like it is enough. I pump in the morning 4-6oz total, and get 2.5-3oz if I ever pump in the afternoon. He is a super soaker when wetting diapers and he is meeting milestones. I know the milk is letting down just fine (albeit slower than I have had in the past) He is with me 24/7 and is free to nurse 24/7 (we cosleep). I don't know what else to do. He has been looked at by 2 IBCLC's and neither think there is a tongue or lip tie. I have never had pain and his latch seems fine. When he does poop it is always the right consistency and color. There is a 3rd IBCLC I could see (for a different perspective) but it is expensive and I am not sure a before/after weight feed will help at this point, because the amount has been right in the past. Should I see an ENT just to see about a posterior tongue tie? My husband and I are not tiny people, and all 3 of my other kids have been in the 50-75th percentile. I just feel like there is a piece missing to the puzzle and I am not seeing it. I just cannot figure out why he isn't gaining better. I just feel in my gut that he should be gaining more than he is- his overall net total for the last 6 weeks (42 days is 30 oz)
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Post subject: Mark - Congradulations on ANOTHER GREAT movie!!
Well, it has been brought to our attention here on this site that You, Mark Wahlberg, do read our posts on this website.
So I am taking a chance and posting this message so I can tell everyone here and anywhere else that I thought The Perfect Storm was WONDERFUL!
I have seen all of your other movies. I will say that you have grown with each role and have gotten so much better too. Watching your movies is always a breath of fresh air and a great experience. I don't go to movie theatres for any other reason but to see your stuff. So paying the higher prices at the theatre is tribute to your worthiness as an actor. (No one else could make me spend that kind of money for any reason!!! LOL)
There are questions that we all would like answered by you. So if you really read this posting maybe you could be kind enough to take time out of your busy and hectic schedule to put our minds to rest with the correct answers that only you can provide.
1) How tall are you really? Rumors are anywhere from 5'7" to 5'10".
2) Are you smoking again?
3) Are you wearing a wedding band for the real reason or for cosmetic purposes? (That ring has really raised more than it's fare share of comments... )
4) Are you involved with someone? Sure that one is VERY personal but it is a honest one. Personally, if you are then God bless you and may you find that happiness that is your quest.
5) Do you really read this board? It would be neat if you did. It would also make your fans feel closer to you.
6) House in California and Boston? You don't have to give addresses but a simple yes would be great.
7) Any desires to get another tatoo? My favorite is the rosary. The message is loud and clear on that!!!
Thank you for any answers you can provide. I know that others would LOVE to know the answers too.
There is more to Mark then meets the eye!!!
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Well Said, Jean-Anne!!
There is also another topic in here called "questions for Mark", under which I put some, too. The only one in common with the above list is the height question.
Due to unforeseen circumstances, I haven't seen the movie yet (which is killing me!), but do plan to go on the 7th, which is my first chance, as far as I know right now.) I am going to be prepared, too; taking mucho Kleenex and a Dramamene pill!!
There is a question I would like to know, concerning TPS. I know you said that you had all the problems w/your ears, the "shark bite", etc. So I was wondering if you guys got extra "hazard pay", or did they have extra medical insurance for you? I know you get the big bucks, but still! Pain is pain!
And may I say that as a fan, I APPRECIATE EVERY UNCOMFORTABLE MINUTE YOU ENDURED TO DO WHAT I KNOW WILL BE A BRILLIANT JOB!!
Planet of the Apes Q.: Have you seen, or are you going to see the half-dozen films?
I saw, I think, 3 of them and also the short-lived TV series (which also starred Roddy McDowell). I'm sure the make-up will be even more convincing this time around, and aren't you glad you won't have to wear any!!
(the ape stuff that is).
Kind of hard for me to picture you in thet role right now, but I'm sure you'll be great!
I'm wondering if they will give Charlton Heston a cameo part, and wouldn't that be funny if he was one of the villains, after your recent remark at the MTV awards!!
Anyway, looking forward to ALL your upcoming projects, and I'm wishing you the best in everything you do. You deserve it!!!
Your parents must be "fit to bust" with pride over you by now...!
Much love and respect,
Annie M
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Card would cover NH wilderness rescue costsBy GARRY RAYNO
State House Bureau
January 21. 2014 7:27PM
CONCORD — Fish and Game Department officials hope a new "Hike Safe" card provides about $110,000 for search and rescue operations.
Hikers who purchased the card would not be billed if they ever needed to be rescued.
At a public hearing on House Bill 256 before the House Ways and Means Committee Tuesday, key committee members pushed agency officials to include a group rate for organizations such as the Boy Scouts or a town recreation department.
The House voted to preliminarily approve the bill that must pass scrutiny from the committee overseeing taxes and fees.
The Fish and Game Department and lawmakers have tried for years to find additional revenue to cover the cost of search and rescue operations, which cost more than $300,000 a year.
Currently $1 from boat, snowmobile and off-road vehicle registration fees go into the fund, which raises about $180,000 a year. The shortfall comes out of the general fish and game fund, which is revenue from hunting and fishing licenses.
Yet hikers and climbers, who do not pay into the search and rescues fund, account for 57 percent of the missions, said Maj. Kevin Jordan, assistant chief of law enforcement for the department, while those who pay into the fund account for 14 percent of the missions.
The bill's prime sponsor, House Minority Leader Gene Chandler, R-Bartlett, said the situation is not going away and needs to be fixed.
"This doesn't solve the problem, but it is a good first step," he said. "The highest department estimate (of what the card would produce) is still short of what the department needs long-term."
The bill has the backing of the New Hampshire Off-Highway Vehicle Association, whose president, Harry Brown, said it is long overdue.
"We like the playing field leveled," he told the committee. "It's unjust and unfair to have two groups who utilize (search and rescue) services very little bearing the costs. This is cost-shifting."
About 22,000 off-road vehicles and 60,000 snowmobiles are registered each year.
Under the bill, the cost of a hike safe card would be $25 for an individual and $35 for a family. Jordan said the target is 5,000 cards, which would produce about $110,000 a year.
Under the bill, those who pay the registration and license fees as well as the hike safe card holders would not be billed for searches and rescues.
The hike safe card is modeled after a similar program in Colorado that has been in place for a number of years. Local hiking organizations and groups like the Appalachian Mountain Club have said they will promote the cards.
Committee chair Rep. Susan Almy, D-Lebanon, and former chair Rep. Norm Major, R-Plaistow, wondered why the agency had not included a group rate for organizations like the Boy Scouts or a recreation department who might take a group out on a hike.
Jordan said the policy would be if the leader had a hike safe card, others in the group would not be charged for a rescue.
But Almy asked him to consider a group rate and said the committee would explore it as it discusses the bill.
From 2006 to 2012, his agency responded to 957 incidents, Jordan said, and the majority is for missing or injured hikers or climbers.
Other rescues are for those who do pay registration fees and for licenses, and for missing persons or runaways.
"What is killing us are the constant smaller calls," Jordan said.
The state can charge hikers for the cost of the rescue, but most do not pay the bill.
State budget writers have been reluctant to use state general fund money to pay for the rescues and instead have proposed other methods to no avail.
A commission studying alternative ways to raise revenue for the department would be continued under the bill, as would a committee looking at how best to pay for search and rescue operations.
The committee did not make an immediate recommendation on the bill.
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Recipe: Cauliflower & Chicken Sausage Casserole
I often feel that vegetables get short shrift in casseroles. Either they're drenched in cream, or thrown in as an afterthought to the pasta, the rice, and the cheese. Not so in this dish from Fiona in Texas, the final winner in our Best Healthy Casseroles recipe contest. In this dish, cauliflower is the star. And it is delicious.
Why I chose Fiona's casserole
I am always trying to think of ways to use vegetables instead of starch or dairy in casseroles. Not necessarily for reasons of health — I like a good cheesy pasta casserole too! — but instead for reasons of interest and taste. There are so many interesting flavors, colors, and textures in vegetables. I loved yesterday's pasta casserole, for instance, and the way that Julia used butternut squash as a creamy sauce in her lasagna.
Anyone can throw together some cream, starch, and three kinds of cheese and call it delicious. (It invariably is.) But what about the delicious flavors and textures of things like broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, and other overlooked vegetables? There's no need to drown them in cheese and bechamel; they can be delicious all on their own, or with just a bit of gentle coaxing.
That's what Fiona does here. Instead of making a dish with pasta or rice, she uses tender yet firm bites of cauliflower, and tosses them with tomato sauce and just a bit of sausage for flavor and body. The result is a tangy, rich dish that would satisfy anyone. I would happily serve this as a main dish (as I did last weekend) or as a side.
I made a few changes to Fiona's recipe, though. She calls for Italian sausage; I used chicken sausage because it's what I had on hand, and also because it is lower in fat. I also cook the sausage with the vegetables, to help really spread its flavor around. This is an important technique for making flavorful dishes without much meat: Cook everything with the sausage crumbles or the bacon, so that just a bit of meat can flavor the whole dish.
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Why is this recipe so great?
Because Italian sausage is yummy, and the spiciness of the sausage is balanced well by the nuttiness of the cauliflower, which will soak up some of the saucy deliciousness. And because even though it is a casserole, it doesn't take too long to come together.
What makes this casserole health(ier)?
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Cauliflower & Chicken Sausage Casserole
Serves 4 to 6 as a main course
1 medium head
cauliflower, about 2 pounds
1 teaspoon
fine table salt
1 tablespoon
olive oil
1/2 pound
uncooked herbed chicken sausage OR spicy Italian sausage, removed from casings
medium onion, about 1/2 pound, diced
cloves of garlic, minced
2 stems
fresh thyme, leaves only
(28-ounce) can whole peeled tomatoes, drained and liquid reserved
2/3 cup
1/4 cup
grated Parmesan cheese
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
Heat the oven to 350°F and lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking dish with olive oil.
Cut the cauliflower head in quarters. Slice away the leaves and stem, and with an angled cut cut away the core from each quarter of the cauliflower head. Chop cauliflower roughly into bite-sized florets, each about 1-inch across.
Bring 3 quarts of water to a boil over high heat. Stir in the salt. Add the cauliflower florets and boil for 2 minutes. Drain into a colander set in the sink. Run cold water over the florets to stop the cooking process and shake the colander to drain any excess water. Return the cauliflower to the cooking pot and set aside.
Place a 10-inch sauté pan over medium-high heat. Add the olive oil and then, when the pan is quite hot, add the sausage. Use a spoon to break up the meat. Cook for 8 to 12 minutes, or until the sausage is cooked through and beginning to get crispy. If using chicken sausage there should not be a great deal of fat in the pan, but if using Italian sausage, drain all but 1 to 2 tablespoons of fat.
Turn the heat to medium-low and add the onion, garlic, and thyme to the pan with the sausage. Sauté for 5 to 6 minutes, stirring frequently. Scrape up any brown bits as you sauté. Crush the tomatoes, and add them to the sausage. Stir thoroughly, then add the reserved tomato sauce and cook for about 5 more minutes. Turn off the heat and taste the sauce. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Toss the sauce with the cauliflower in the cooking pot. Spread the cauliflower and sausage mix in the prepared baking dish and distribute evenly. Mix the bread crumbs and Parmesan and sprinkle them evenly over the cauliflower. Drizzle lightly with olive oil.
Place in the middle of the oven and bake for 25 minutes or until breadcrumbs have browned and the sauce is bubbling. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.
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Grant will allow Keene State to purchase spectrometerBy MEGHAN PIERCE
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September 03. 2013 8:01PM
KEENE — Keene State College has received a $263,700 federal grant to purchase a Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometer to help students and researchers further their research in a variety of areas.
The grant, administered by the National Science Foundation, will allow the school to purchase the 400 megahertz spectrometer, a scientific instrument that can measure properties of light in order to identify materials. Keene State researchers will use the spectrometer to advance their study of tuberculosis and cholera, among other areas.
"Some of the world's best scientific research is taking place right here in New Hampshire," Congresswoman Annie Kuster said in a statement last week. "Researchers at Keene State are working to help us better understand some of the world's most serious conditions. They deserve the best equipment available. This funding will help researchers and students alike for years to come."
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"The instrument is really a widely used tool by any chemist," he said.
The instruments that were invented 50 years ago have a lifespan of 20 years and the new purchase will replace a 20-year-old instrument.
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With the temperature at 36 degrees, and gusty winds making it feel like 26 degrees, the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs called off their Eastern League game Saturday afternoon against the Trenton Thunder.
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Former ConVal school employee plans to plead to sex assault chargesBy MEGHAN PIERCE
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February 20. 2013 6:17PM
KEENE - A former Rindge police officer and ConVal High School employee plans to plead guilty to two misdemeanor charges of sexual assault in Cheshire County Superior Court next month.
His mother, Rosemary Cifrino, 65, of Chesham Road, Harrisville, has been charged with felony witness tampering after police say she told the victim's mother to lie to protect him.
John Vargas-Cifrino, 35, of Harrisville, is charged with one felony charge of attempted aggravated sexual assault and two counts of misdemeanor sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl in Keene last May.
He initially pleaded not guilty after his arrest in August, but he has since negotiated a plea with prosecutors in which the felony charge would be dropped and he would plead guilty to the misdemeanor charges and face up to a year in jail, according to court documents.
Vargas-Cifrino was scheduled to plead guilty earlier this month, but the hearing was canceled due to a snowstorm. He is now expected to appear in court March 26.
Vargas-Cifrino has been friends with the girl's family for the past 13 years. Last year he had spent about a year sleeping on the couch at the family's Keene home. The alleged incident took place in May, and the girl reported to police that before the incident he had been coming into her room in the middle of the night and would lie next to her on her bed.
In May his alleged behavior escalated when she reported he entered her room and touched her breasts and genitalia while she pretended to be asleep.
Keene police were made aware of the incident after a Catholic priest contacted interim Rindge Police Chief Frank Morrill on Aug. 4.
Court documents say Vargas-Cifrino initially contacted the priest through Facebook.
While Keene police were conducting a criminal investigation, Chief Morrill confronted Vargas-Cifrino in the process of an internal Rindge police administrative investigation, and Vargas-Cifrino immediately resigned from his police job.
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He was placed on unpaid leave by the ConVal School District but resigned from that job shortly after being placed on leave.
Vargas-Cifrino had been a police officer for 15 years and a part-time officer in Rindge for the past 11 years. At ConVal High School in Peterborough, he had been an aide helping students with behavioral difficulties.
According to her arrest affidavit, Rosemary Cifrino went to the victim's home to collect personal items belonging to her son on Aug. 7 and while there told the victim's mother to "lie and not tell anyone" about the sexual assault.
Cifrino went on to tell the mother "talking to the police will ruin her son's career and he will end up killing himself over it," Detective Jennifer M. Ramey wrote in the affidavit.
Cifrino also told the victim's mother that she had warned her son "how something would happen, just like it did the last time he was in a similar situation."
Cifrino was arrested in November and waived her right for a probable cause hearing in district court. The case has been bound over to Cheshire County Superior Court.


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Missoula Man Accused of Felony Assault on His Two Year-Old Son [AUDIO] [DOCUMENT]
Kye Alan Sparling, 21, was charged with felony assault on a minor on Wednesday in justice court for beating his 2 year-old son during a visit to Missoula.
Deputy Missoula County Attorney Jordan Kilby said, "the mother of his son cam to pick him up and noticed that he had bruises all over his body. She took their son to a hospital, and also spoke with Sparling who stated that he had hit the boy too hard."
Court documents indicate that if found guilty, Sparling could receive a 5 year sentence in the Montana State Prison and a fine of up to $50,000.
Sparling remains in jail on $25,000 bond.


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Of my walk up rue Sainte Anne with French Girl one Friday night.
Friday, June 24, 2011
Le Quartier Japonais
Of my walk up rue Sainte Anne with French Girl one Friday night.
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What a wonderful tip. I'm all for Japanese food in Paris. Miso, please. Great post and I love all the pink in your pastry w/c's .ReplyDelete
Pink and pastry definately go together.
Oh my. Those pink Japanese goodies look so good! Hey, guys can like pink!ReplyDelete
Now for two questions:
1) Where is this Rick guy getting those Macaron boxer shorts?
2) What's your recommendation for the best but "easy" book on making macarons? I know they aren't easy, but I think I've got to try it! (Oh. I like lots of pictures in my cookbooks.)
Thanks! :O)
I also love the two WCs at the top.ReplyDelete
Luscious pics of what I'm sure was a great meal.
Ignore Paris girl's comments.
The food goes past your taste buds, and into your tummy, not hers.
Been enjoying your Food posts and your Art work too. The macaron shorts are a hoot! Love a sense of humor.. lolReplyDelete
Fabulous little gems up top here, Carol! I am getting hungry just thinking about all this good food. Off to lunch now. ToodlesReplyDelete
ooh the soba noodle soup has me salivating ... you are a mine of wonderfully useful information, Carol - thanks for another interesting and fun post.ReplyDelete
Dear Bill,ReplyDelete
1) Rick is NOT selling the macaron boxers.
I had to remove the picture from the post.
He was getting bombarded...
He happened to see them in a shopping mall and the rest is history
2)I think MAD ABOUT MACARONS by Jill Colonna is a good book but I'm biased. She is a home cook and says you don't need a Kitchen Aid.
Plus she's awfully nice and will answer yr questions on her blog
Let me know if you make some macarons Bill!
I want one of every label on every bottle at the bar!!!! Simply gorgeous! Why do foreign labels look so wonderful...I always thought it was becasue they have better designers until I read a blog by a European praising the design of our Land-o-Lakes butter cartons! A prophet in his own country?ReplyDelete
Love your watercolors and comments. Excellent blog!ReplyDelete
Ooh I love that book! Must read for Paris.ReplyDelete
I just adore your art! It is so beautiful and the colors always make me smile:) I also recently picked up Clotilde's book for my next trip to Paris. How fabulous you are already there & the Japanese food looks delish - Cheers!ReplyDelete
THANK YOU Julien for the correction.ReplyDelete
I'm semi-dyslexic so usually I flop numbers and letters rather than add-on but anything is possible
Big Merci
Delish.....Have a wonderful weekend Carol....xvReplyDelete
Great post! And now I am craving soba!!!ReplyDelete
{{ a bit surprised
by the iceberg lettuce }}
isn't life grand!
{{ watching bits
of Kings of Pastry
for my low~cal dessert
each night...
craving cream~puffs
right off the bat... }}
Always something yummy at Paris Breakfasts ...ReplyDelete
I just loooove what you do88 Amazingly talented!!ReplyDelete
If some day, I write a book or open a shop, I'll hire you for the paintings!
Oooh, what a wonderful post. I was lucky enough to stay on Rue St Anne a year ago. I love Japanese food, and was quite desperate to try some during our visit. My husband kept saying that we shouldn't go to France to eat Japanese food. We never ate at any of the wonderful restaurants that we were walking past every day. I still feed sad about that.ReplyDelete
I love Chocolate and Zucchini. I've seen the cover of Clotilde's Edible Adventures in Paris, but had never really thought about the contents for some reason! I think it's a must have for my next trip to Paris whenever that is....
Suis dans les bonnes résolutions, les envies de cuisine saines...et de Zen... bref, ta recette me tente bcp et me parle bien !ReplyDelete
Dis, c'est quoi le Garam massala
Des bises !


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Today the Outlines Team's assignment was to create a card with the color combo red, black and white. As always you can play along with us for a chance to win a gift certificate to random player each week. Find all the details on the Outlines Blog. Check out what cards the team came up with today:
I thought I'd get one more Valentine done. I stuck to the red, white and black color combo and this CAS design for my card today. A cute quickie card! The most time consuming part was cutting out the heart layers. I used Perfect Layer Rulers to add the red and black 1/16" mats, finished card size is A2.
I stamped the heart six times, three on red and three on white. I cut out the various layers. I used Copic R37 to add red to the white hearts. I used foam tape in between two of the layers stacking the hearts upward. To add a little extra but still keep things really simple for a fast and easy card, I used a Viva Glass Effects Pen to add Clear Pearls along the red dots and over the center heart. While the clear pearls were still wet I sprinkled a dusting of Microfine Glitter over them, shaking off any excess. Gives just a tiny bit of sparkle, but still keeps this in the simple card category.
- Stamps: by Outlines - H1004 Grand Heart
- Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
- Paper: Red, Black, White
- Other: Bow Easy Tool, Perfect Layers Rulers, Viva Clear Glass Effects Gel Pen, Foam Tape, Microfine Translucent Glitter, Red Maraschino Baker's Twine, CB Folder


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Another example of power of 'corrupt unions?'
To the Editor:
How many times have you come upon a construction site or a National Grid truck to observe a local policeman or a state trooper standing at the site or sitting in the patrol vehicle doing nothing?
What intelligent purpose is the officer there – in case of an accident? That doesn't make any sense. The only person it makes sense to is the officer on detail making $35 to $45 per hour (depending on the city or town) to do nothing. A battery-operated blinking light could be used at the site to show caution to the oncoming traffic. In this year of 2012, probably eight out of 10 people carry a cell phone that could be used to call 911 in case of emergency.
This is just another example of the unreasonable power of the corrupt unions to most likely demand this wasteful unnecessary costly expense. In these difficult times of the everyday citizen trying to make ends meet, wouldn't it be nice for a change to make such good money doing nothing? The average household is a non-profit entity – taxes and expenses make it that way.
John Marotto
My buddy Shaun is a cop and he says its because there are too many nitwit drivers who'd run over people if there wasn't a cop there, someone they legally have to obey, unlike a contruction worker directing traffic. He said drivers barely slow down and obey the rules for him so imagine if a cop was not there. What about kids walking to and from school near construction? Workers are too busy doing there thing to pay attention to traffic and pedestrians. Shaun says he works a lot of these jobs but he's taking mother day off.
"In this year of 2012, probably eight out of 10 people carry a cell phone that could be used to call 911 in case of emergency." Isn't the point to avoid an emergency/accident? Are you suggesting that cell phone armed citizens replace the police department? And who would they call? Let me guess the "corrupt unions".
They also stop and direct traffic to expedite the safe passage of other emergency vehicles through construction zones. Often times these zones are one lanes or around blind bends. They also cause traffic back up where vehicles have no room to yield to emergency apparatus. The police direct and stop traffic to create a path a swift and safe passage for cruisers, fire trucks and rescues. Also, keep in mind several Warwick officers have been killed while directing traffic in past years not to mention the hundreds of road crew workers who are killed annually in the us at zones like these. It's not a corrupt money grab by unions but I guess some people don't let facts inform their opinion.
I have the utmost respect for most people who comment on these pages but I have to point out to Mr. John Marotto that as has been said the officer
who is working at the construction site has the responsibility to keep the traffic flowing in both directions and he/she is hired to help direct the heavy equiptment around the site by slowing down traffic and in some cases detouring it in the most convenient direction as not to jeopardize the residents
welfare in that area.Unbeknown to most citizens.... the officers working details ( as they are called ) are not paid by the city but by the contractor. There are times however,when they are called upon to work for the city, for example at: schools, city functions, city parks, etc., etc.,and they are not paid $ 35-45 per hour but at a much lower salary. If an officer is sitting in his car when traffic is heavy and not performing his duties and is observed by the roving Sergeant he is reprimanded and may not ever get another detail. Yet, as human nature will have it, there still are those who will take advantage of any opportunity to goof off.
The tax payers don't pay for these officers. The contractor does. Sometimes they are needed...sometimes not.


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This week, we have a cinnamon roll recipe for Louise (no city). It is not quite as sweet as recipes for many buns out there, but packs a lot of flavor.
OK, on to fresh requests. Sylvia (no city) writes:
"When I attended Wilmington Junior High, they served steamed rice with a gravy sauce. I would like to know how the gravy was made."
Can anyone help Sylvia?
Cinnamon Rolls
For the dough:
3 1/2 to 4 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cardamom (optional)
2 packages regular or fast-acting dry yeast (4 1/2 teaspoons)
1 cup milk
1/4 cup butter or margarine (1/2 stick), room temperature
1 large egg
Cooking spray to grease bowl and pan
For the filling:
4 tablespoons granulated sugar
2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon flour
1/4 cup butter or margarine (1/2 stick), room temperature
1/2 cup raisins (optional)
1/4 cup finely chopped nuts (optional)
For the glaze:
1 cup powdered sugar
1 tablespoon butter or margarine, room temperature
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 to 2 tablespoons milk
1. To make the dough, in a large bowl, stir 2 cups of the flour, 1/3 cup granulated sugar, the salt, cardamom and yeast with a wooden spoon until well mixed. In a 1-quart saucepan, heat the milk over medium heat until very warm and an instant-read thermometer reads 120 to 130 degrees. Add the warm milk, 1/4 cup butter and egg to the flour mixture. Beat with an electric mixer on low speed 1 minute, stopping frequently to scrape batter from side and bottom of bowl with a rubber spatula, until flour mixture is moistened. With a wooden spoon, stir in enough of the remaining flour, about 1/2 cup at a time, until dough is soft, leaves side of bowl and is easy to handle (dough may be slightly sticky).
2. Sprinkle flour lightly on a countertop or large cutting board. Place dough on floured surface. Knead by folding dough toward you, then with the heels of your hands, pushing dough away from you with a short rocking motion. Move dough a quarter turn and repeat. Continue kneading about 5 minutes, sprinkling surface with more flour if dough starts to stick, until dough is smooth and springy. Spray a large bowl with the cooking spray. Place dough in bowl, turning dough to grease all sides. Cover bowl loosely with plastic wrap; let rise in a warm place about 1 hour 30 minutes or until dough has doubled in size. Dough is ready if an indentation remains when you press your fingertips about 1/2 inch into the dough.
3. While dough is rising, make filling. To make the filling, stir together sugar, cinnamon and flour until smooth.
4. To put together the rolls, spray the bottom and sides of a 13-by-9-inch pan with the cooking spray. Sprinkle flour lightly on a countertop or large cutting board. Gently push your fist into the dough to deflate it. Pull the dough away from the side of the bowl, and place it on the floured surface.
5. Using your hands or a rolling pin, flatten dough into a 15-by-10-inch rectangle. Spread filling over dough to within 1/2 inch of edges. Sprinkle with raisins and nuts, if using. Beginning at a 15-inch side, roll dough up tightly. Pinch edge of dough into the roll to seal edge. Stretch and shape roll until even and is 15 inches long. Using a sharp serrated knife or length of dental floss, cut roll into 15 (1-inch) slices. Place slices slightly apart in the pan. Cover pan loosely with plastic wrap; let rise in a warm place about 30 minutes or until dough has doubled in size. Remove plastic wrap.
6. Move the oven rack to the middle position. Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately remove rolls from pan; place right side up on a cooling rack. Cool 5 minutes.
7. In a small bowl, stir glaze ingredients until smooth, adding enough milk so glaze is thin enough to drizzle. Over the warm rolls, drizzle glaze from the tip of a tableware teaspoon, moving the spoon back and forth to make thin lines of glaze. Serve warm.
Makes 15 rolls.
– Adapted from a recipe by Betty Crocker
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(Reuters) - Honda Motor Co Ltd is recalling about 554,000 sport utility vehicles in the United States to inspect for faulty wiring in headlights.
Honda said in a statement that the recall affects CR-V SUVs from model years 2002 to 2004 and Pilot SUVs from model year 2003. The Japanese automaker will inspect and replace parts of the headlight wiring system that could fail, causing the low-beam headlights not to work and increase the risk of crash.
No injuries or crashes have been reported relating to the issue, Honda said.
Letters will be mailed to affected owners in late April, but consumers can see if their vehicles require repairs by going to www.recalls.honda.com or calling 800-999-1009.
Reporting By Ben Klayman; Editing by Derek Caney


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Hot Jazz and Western Swing.
October 17, 2013, 8:00 p.m.
This dynamic trio's name alludes to the hot jazz playing of Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli in the legendary Quintet of the Hot Club of France, and to the fiddle tunes and
cowboy songs which are also central to their tight, driving ensemble sound.
A Stephenson Memorial Concert.


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Seattle dominate PSA Elite, Chicago win weather-shortened game | US Open Cup Recaps
Click here to see all the pairings for the fifth round of the 2014 US Open Cup, which will take place on June 24-25.
FINAL: Richmond Kickers 2, New England Revolution 3
The New England Revolution got enough room to breathe late in the first half behind goals from Steve Neumann and Patrick Mullins, and held on to top the Richmond Kickers of USL PRO in their 2014 Lamar Hunt Open Cup opener at City Stadium in Richmond, Va.
Neumann helped the Revs start the scoring early, lofting a beautiful corner into the box in the eighth minute, which was headed home by Stephen McCarthy.
Richmond leveled things in the 25th minute on a hustle play from Jason Yeisley, who saved a ball from rolling over the endline and headed to George Davis IV, who fired it home from eight feet out. The third-league side's lead didn't last long, as Neumann and Mullins netted within five minutes of each other to give the Revs a two-goal cushion at the break.
Matthew Delicate's 73rd minute goal gave the Kickers some late life, but another equalizer eluded the hosts despite heavy pressure over the final 15 minutes.
Neumann's strike was the first of his Revs career, while McCarthy's was his first since 2011, when he netted two as a rookie.
New England will continue their quest for the Open Cup when they face their USL PRO affiliate club, the Rochester Rhinos, next Wednesday, June 25, at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.
FINAL: Chicago Fire 2, Pittsburgh Riverhounds 1 (game abandoned after 49 minutes)
BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. – The Chicago Fire secured their passage into the US Open Cup Round of 16 when their game against the Pittsburgh Riverhounds was deemed unplayable due to stormy weather after Chicago had taken a 2-1 halftime lead at Toyota Park on Wednesday (WATCH HIGHLIGHTS HERE).
With the game delayed almost two hours before kick off because of torrential rain, thunder and lightning, the hosts forged a 2-0 lead by the 39th minute through close-range strikes from Grant Ward and Mike Magee.
However, the USL PRO visitors struck back through Andrew Marshall to leave them trailing 2-1 at the break. Just as referee Alex Chilowicz was about to get the second half underway, the heavens reopened and the players were called off the pitch.
The players returned more than an hour later and played three minutes before the game was abandoned. Subsequently, per Open Cup regulations, the Fire were declared winners of the tie, having held a halftime lead, and they will now progress to face the Columbus Crew in the next round.
FINAL: Sporting Kansas City 2, Minnesota United 0
KANSAS CITY, Kan. – Sporting Kansas City struggled to complete the final pass through much of Wednesday night's match against shorthanded Minnesota United, but got second-half goals from Soony Saad and rookie Alex Martinez in a 2-0 victory.
Saad's strike from distance in the 76th minute, his second goal in as many matches across all competitions, stood as the game-winner. Martinez – an early injury substitute for Victor Munoz – iced it in the 87th, opening his professional scoring account from close range after a heady pass from Sal Zizzo in traffic.
The NASL side had to play a man down after the 50th minute, when defender Cristiano Dias was given a straight red card for leveling Sporting forward Dom Dwyer on a ball in the air.
Sporting came out in their striped second kits to start the match, but switched to plain blue training jerseys at the half because the stripes were too much like Minnesota United's black-on-gray scheme.
FINAL: Seattle Sounders 5, PSA Elite 0
TUKWILA, Wash. – Despite a lineup featuring five players who have yet to start an MLS regular-season match this season, the Seattle Sounders dominated amateur side PSA Elite 5-0, in their US Open Cup fourth-round match on Wednesday at Starfire Soccer Stadium.
Kenny Cooper scored a pair of goals to pace the hosts, with Brad Evans, Zach Scott and Sean Okoli adding one apiece.
The Sounders pressed from the opening whistle, and PSA Elite dropped into a five-man defense almost immediately. The bunker was effective in limiting Seattle's opportunities for the first 20 minutes or so, but ended up only delaying the inevitable.
Aaron Kovar, a Homegrown player who has yet to make an MLS appearance, was the one who broke through. The 20-year-old Seattle native intercepted a pass in PSA Elite's end and dribbled through multiple defenders before drawing a penalty kick. Evans coolly finished the spot kick to give the Sounders the lead in the 23rd minute.
Chances continued to come fast and furious, but it was not until Scott finished a Kovar corner kick that the Sounders extended their lead. They quickly added another before halftime, with Cooper heading in a David Estrada cross in the 45th minute.
Cooper scored on a bicycle kick to extend the Sounders' lead to 4-0, and Okoli finished off the scoring when he finished a point-blank chance from a Chad Barrett cross.
Seattle improved to 18-1-2 all-time in Open Cup play as an MLS side and 15-0 at home. They will host the San Jose Earthquakes in the Round of 16 on June 24.
FINAL: Arizona United SC 1, LA Galaxy 2
Gyasi Zardes scored two goals in the opening minutes of the second half, and the LA Galaxy ended a three-game losing streak in the US Open Cup, rallying for a 2-1 victory in a fourth-round game at USL PRO club Arizona United.
Zardes tallied on headers two minutes apart, giving him three goals in successive first-team games, as the Galaxy – without Robbie Keane and Landon Donovan – dominated play but found themselves in a real fight at Peoria Sports Complex.
LA will play next week in Cary, N.C., against NASL club Carolina RailHawks, which has eliminated the Galaxy from the past two Open Cups.
Rob Friend scored a first-half goal that was flagged offside, and Stefan Ishizaki hit the left post in the 61st minute, and Arizona United kept things close primarily through goalkeeper Evan Newton, who parried a rocket shot and several dangerous corner kicks by Ishizaki.
Matt Kassel provided the home side a 36th-minute lead, slipping between A.J. DeLaGarza and Juninho to finish a Kadeem Dacres feed, but Zardes nodded home a Robbie Rogers chip in the 51st minute and an Ishizaki cross in the 53rd.


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Left my RRD global bar at Sherman yesterday. Dropped it at the launch zone close to a 2010 RRD bag (which wasn't mine). Lot's of gear out there , so it's easy to get mixed up. If you find yourself with an extra bar, please contact me. Bar looks just like this, not as new though...
p.s. one of the lines is severly damaged, if you use that bar, you'll find yourself swimming


text: While Richard reported only two weeks ago of Tokyo's willingness to queue for Bape goods, the label managed a slightly more A-list attendance for their LA store opening. Forget members of the public and imagine more the likes of Mike Tyson, Nicole Richie and Japanese fashion-darling artist Takashi Murakami. This was no M&S mob or Primark-passionates but those able to afford the "diamond-encrusted A Bathing Ape Casio watch customized by Jacob the Jeweler" (*cough cough* Pharrell.)


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Blogger: Lyn Robison
Back in 2007, I wrote a Burton Group overview entitled, "Build, Buy, or Borrow: Choosing Custom Development Software, Open Source Software, Commercial Off-the-Shelf Software, or Software as a Service". In this blog post, I will build on the ideas I presented in that paper and offer some refinements to my original recommendations.
These newly refined recommendations provide more detail and emphasis on COTS and SaaS, and add two new elements. These newly refined recommendations offer a path to an enterprise IT infrastructure and application portfolio that can be both radically simple and more effective than the burdensome patchwork of clunky legacy systems that you find in enterprises today. Here are my updated recommendations. Enterprises should use:
- COTS software for the front-end
- SaaS for the back-end
- XML for the data
- Pixie dust (in the form of identifiers and data services) to make information float from system to system
1. COTS for the Frontend
COTS software offers flexibility with low cost, which is readily apparent when user interfaces are implemented using COTS software packages on PCs and mobile devices. Certain COTS packages (namely browsers, media players, word processing programs, and spreadsheet software) can become low-cost, flexible user interfaces for enterprise systems. They can display all kinds of information to businesspeople, including narrative text, graphics, photographs, video, audio, structured or tabular data, charts, highly structured documents, electronic forms, etc. And these off-the-shelf UIs can go beyond simply displaying data -- they can let businesspeople edit data and submit it to backend systems for data processing and storage.
COTS packages such as browsers and productivity applications are low cost UIs because IT developers don't have to write much, if any, UI code. These COTS packages also sport interfaces with which businesspeople are already familiar. Browsers and productivity applications run on multiple clients, including PCs, Macs, and lots of mobile devices. Clearly, if the data is HTML, OOXML, ODF, or some other readily-consumable format, browsers and productivity application software can make highly flexible, low-cost UIs for enterprise information systems.
For a demonstration of how well browsers can display various kinds of information, use your favorite browser to look at the World Wide Web. For demonstrations of how well COTS software can provide highly-flexible UIs for enterprise systems, see the templates here and here. In the SLA example, IT and businesspeople could use this SLA form to create a new SLA or update an existing SLA, which could then be saved to a backend database that stores OOXML data, and that could be queried by IT professionals whenever they need to know what service levels are expected of them. The Expense Report example is a template that could be customized and used as the UI for an expense system where employees could fill out the spreadsheet that they then save to a backend database that can validate OOXML data and process the expense reports.
2. Saas for the Backend
Saas offers the fastest time to value for generic business processes. SaaS is most appropriate for those business areas where the processes are standardized. I've seen lots of enterprises where businesspeople believe their processes are "different" and cannot be automated using standardized business software. In many cases, however, these processes are "different" because they are actually substandard. IOW, if businesspeople would adopt standardized business processes and the pre-built SaaS packages that can automate those standardized processes, they would significantly improve their business. In those cases where the data is too sensitive to trust offsite with a SaaS vendor, then the SaaS application often can be hosted within the enterprise's data center. SaaS is a part of cloud computing, and enterprises should consider internal, private, and public options for cloud computing, as their security requirements dictate.
3. XML for the Data
When data is in XML, thousands of existing software packages can handle that data. Data in XML is universally approachable, accessible, and usable. Many IT professionals think of XML only as a format for transferring data between applications, which is a counter-productive perspective. More than just data transfer, XML is a powerful format for data storage. XML is a useful compromise -- XML may not be perfect for structured data or for unstructured data, but it is a useful compromise that can handle both. The Microsoft Office suite and the Open Office suite store their data (their documents) in XML, which clearly demonstrates that XML works great for narrative text storage as well as for structured data storage. As further evidence of how far XML can go, check out a demo that drew gasps at TED2010. The file format for Photosynth and Deep Zoom is XML-based.
4. Pixie Dust (in the form of identifiers and data services) to make Data float from System to System
This is best illustrated by a couple of examples. Since Gartner's acquisition of Burton Group, we have been getting up to speed on Gartner's internal systems. I have learned that I have at least three IDs with which I must log in to various Gartner IT systems. If Gartner ever needs to combine the data about me that resides within these various systems, they would have a tough time doing it. How do you do cross-system joins of important data when the identifiers are not consistent between the systems? It ain't easy.
Here is another example. Within Burton Group, we have multiple systems that contain customer data. Two examples are our CRM system and our Catalyst registration system. If I want to find out the customers who are attending Catalyst and who have had recent dialogs with my team, I immediately encounter the problem of customer identifiers that don't match between those two systems. I can try to use email addresses as identifiers -– which is about my only option, but that makes my task far from easy. If we used uniform identifiers throughout our disparate customer systems, I could use simple UI tools such as my browser or even Microsoft Excel to find the customers who are attending Catalyst and with whom we have had dialogs recently, and I could do it without building an elaborate data warehouse and an expensive set of BI applications.
We would need a data service or two to be written that would enable me to use COTS software to query the CRM system and the Catalyst registration system based on customer ID. Managing IDs and writing data services that work with COTS UIs is what MODS and the XQuery development stack are all about.
Compared to the World Wide Web, enterprise information systems are clunky and kludgey. If I want to get information from CNN, I don't have to know any details about CNN's computer systems. I just point my browser to http://www.cnn.com/ and I get ready access to the info I need. It is ironic that every enterprise has complete and ultimate control over its own information systems, and yet, enterprise information systems are clunky and kludgey. For example, to get information about Burton Group clients, I have to know the intimate details of our CRM system, our Catalyst registration system, and each of our other systems that might contain customer data. I cannot easily combine the data between these systems and I cannot use my browser or productivity applications with which I am already familiar to do it.
Enterprise information systems are clunky and kludgey, but they do not need to be. Enterprise information systems can and should be better than what you can find on the Web. The approach I am suggesting is to use COTS software on the front-end, use SaaS applications on the backend, use XML to store the data, and have IT developers focus on bringing data together for businesspeople, instead of having IT developers continually build more clunky applications, which only add to the growing crowd of aging legacy systems that imprison valuable data within silos and that seem to remain forever on life support in the data center.


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"I am pleased to announce the new executive management team at Stephens Media and the Review-Journal," Moss remarked. "These three executives bring more than 90 years of combined media experience to the company and a track record of success. All members of this team have been involved with innovative product development and driving improved revenue performance in both print and digital products. They are all industry leaders, Moss said.
Lasak most recently served as Senior Vice President of Finance and Director of Publishing Operations for the Press Enterprise Company in Riverside, Calif., part of the A. H. Belo Corporation. Prior to that he held senior executive positions at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and several Tribune Company newspapers. He is a licensed CPA. Lasak will oversee daily publishing activities at the Review-Journal as well as the other Stephens Media properties throughout the country.
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A new tower, possibly of apartments, could rise on the East Pratt Street parking lot across from Harborplace in the next four to six years, filling one of the most prominent vacant lots in downtown Baltimore.
A Chicago-based parking garage operator and developer bought the nearly 1-acre former site of the News American newspaper for an undisclosed sum, Cushman & Wakefield of Maryland Inc., the brokerage firm representing the seller, has announced.
InterPark Holdings, a private investor in parking facilities across the United States, purchased the land at 300 E. Pratt St. from UrbanAmerica Advisors LLC, which has owned it for seven years. Officials with InterPark could not be reached Monday.
InterPark plans to partner with a developer "to create a mixed-use project," said Kirby Fowler, president of the Downtown Partnership of Baltimore. "You want to have something that engages pedestrians all along the street, and surface parking doesn't do that."
Fowler called the lot "the last piece of the Pratt Street puzzle."
The block has remained vacant while being unsuccessfully targeted for various high-profile projects for more than two decades.
UrbanAmerica, a New York-based real estate private equity firm, bought the property seven years ago for $28 million, planning to build a $250 million, 50-story condominium and hotel skyscraper. The recession derailed the project. A previous owner also floated proposals that never materialized for offices, a hotel, apartments and condominiums, but the parcel between South and Commerce streets has been operated as a parking lot since it was cleared in 1990.
Baltimore Councilman William H. Cole IV, whose district includes the area, said InterPark approached him about sponsoring an ordinance that will allow the company to operate the existing surface parking while it pursues development.
"They made it clear to me their intent is to develop the site," Cole said. "It fills in one of the last remaining gaps on Pratt Street."
The City Council passed an ordinance this month that requires the new owner to make substantial progress on a development plan within the first four years, and allows for a two-year extension. When that six-year period ends, the site can no longer be operated as a surface lot, part of a city zoning strategy to prevent structures from being razed for development but then left for parking.
Fowler said InterPark has shown itself to be "a good corporate citizen" at Hopkins Plaza, where it operates the underground parking garage, and has worked with the city as it made improvements to the plaza, including giving up garage space for a mechanical room used to operate the plaza's fountain.
Thomas J. Stosur, director of the city Department of Planning, said he is not aware of plans being submitted to the city.
The site has the potential for about 600,000 square feet of development, Cushman & Wakefield said in its announcement.
"In my mind, this is one of the best development sites left in Maryland," Cristopher Abramson, executive director of capital markets for Cushman & Wakefield, said in the firm's announcement.
An apartment project, with a mix of other uses such as shops, seems a strong possibility, Fowler said. Occupancy levels at apartment buildings downtown have been averaging 96 percent or better, with many buildings fully occupied, he said.
A total of 1,799 apartments units are being added downtown between 2012 and 2013, according to the Downtown Partnership's apartment pipeline summary. The group estimated that 5,800 apartment units could be absorbed downtown through 2017, while about 4,000 likely will be built.
"Clearly the market is doing well," said Fowler, attributing the growth to the appeal of urban living and downtown's improving quality of life.
Cole said he believes timing will make all the difference between previous proposals for the Inner Harbor site and one now.
"It's a completely different market right now in Baltimore," Cole said. "We are seeing remarkable, remarkable interest in rental apartments. It's a great location. I'm sure we will see some mixed-use project come out of there. There's got to be something they can do that will work."