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NEW YORK (AP) — Every performer has a special routine before hitting the stage. For the last few months, you may have found Deborah Cox singing into a computer.
The actress and singer was on a 25-week national tour with "Jekyll & Hyde," which meant being apart from her husband and three young children back in Florida.
So before the curtain went up in places like Philadelphia or Dallas, Cox would sing lullabies to her oldest, 9-year-old Isaiah, who would take a computer to bed to hear mommy.
"That was the hardest thing when I made the decision to go out on the road: It would mean not being with them the way I want to," she says, tearing up. "It was a tough time. Tough time. Tough time. Oh, I'm getting emotional."
Those pre-curtain check-ins are still necessary, but the grueling road trip is thankfully over. A battle-tested "Jekyll & Hyde" has rolled into Broadway and opens this month at the Marquis Theatre.
"It's the end of the road and the beginning of a new chapter," Cox says in her new dressing room, a lit candle flickering on a coffee table and two newly delivered trunks with clothes and "lots of shoes" awaiting unpacking.
"It really tests your faith and your decision-making. But it makes you better. I'm a better performer because of it. I can handle anything now, I think," she says. "We thugged it out, and grinded it out. And now we're here."
Cox seems the opposite of a diva, even though she has every right to be one. A slender beauty with a powerful voice, she is a Grammy Award nominee with six top 20 Billboard R&B singles.
She's also a self-confessed introvert who adores foot massages and cheers with delight when drag queens sing her songs back to her. Cox, who turns 40 in July, has paid her dues and works hard. When it's pointed out that her dressing room is labeled No. 2, she replies: "It has hardwood floors, so it's No. 1 to me."
In the musical, Cox plays Lucy, a brothel worker who is a love interest for both Jekyll and Hyde — the dual title role played by Constantine Maroulis — and belts out several songs including a sassy "Bring on the Men" and the torch song "Someone Like You."
"It's one of the most challenging roles I've ever done. She's such an extrovert and so uninhibited and so sexy and such a vampy woman. It's just a totally different character from who I am," she says.
"I'm more introverted. I'm more a hopeless romantic. I'm much more positive and easygoing and non-confrontational. And Lucy is the complete opposite. I'm much more laid-back."
A knack for music came early for the Toronto-raised Cox, who recalls adoring Disney movies like "Snow White" and listening to her mom's favorite singers, from Dinah Washington to Billie Holiday.
"Billie Holiday's voice to me was like the first character voice. She was like this woman who was wounded. Her voice just sounded exactly like how she looked. That's where it all started."
Cox sang commercials, did studio work and joined every band she could, from jazz to calypso. She landed a spot as a backup singer for Celine Dion, and when Dion's tour pulled into Los Angeles for a "Tonight Show" appearance, Cox and her manager (and soon-to-be husband, Lascelles Stephens) managed to get a demo cassette to record producer Clive Davis.
Weeks later, they all met at the Beverly Hills Hotel and Cox was soon signed to Arista Records, which also was home to Whitney Houston, one of her idols.
"People always ask me, 'How was it being on the same label as Whitney? What were the expectations?' It's kind of hard to come out expecting to sell 10 million records on your first album," she says, laughing. "Can we just get the record out?"
Cox has released six albums since 1995, with perhaps her most famous single being "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here." She's sung for President Barack Obama, and she made her Broadway debut in the lead role in Elton John and Tim Rice's musical "Aida."
But lately Cox has grown disillusioned with the singles-driven, fragmented music business. She thinks audiences aren't getting a chance to know artists.
It's less about artistic development and the music and what an artist brings to the table and it's more about celebrity. That's a completely different journey now," she says. "You can become a celebrity just by merely doing a sex tape or walking around naked."
The opportunity to return to Broadway came via the Frank Wildhorn-composed musical "Jekyll & Hyde." Though she hadn't seen any of his shows, Cox was very familiar with his pop songs, including Houston's recording of "Where Do Broken Hearts Go."
"Here I am sort of in transition myself, looking for a great project to sink my teeth into and here comes 'Jekyll & Hyde,'" she says. How often does a role like this come up? For a black woman that doesn't deal with race? That just deals with a woman falling in love? That gets to sing incredible songs every night? It's a dream come true."
For his part, Wildhorn is happy he landed such a bona fide star to sing his songs on Broadway. "She's so soulful. She's got a real sadness in her voice," he says.
Cox is settling into her New York routine and is already cooking up new music. Her single "Higher" was just released, and she's planning a dance version of "Someone Like You" soon. She even has a project waiting in the wings: starring in a musical about Josephine Baker.
"I think I found my rhythm now," she says with a big smile.


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November 14. 2013 9:02PM
Man wanted in kidnapping, pistol-whipping of woman is arrested in NYC deli bathroom
By ADAM SWIFT
Union Leader Correspondent
— A Massachusetts man wanted for the kidnapping and brutal beating of a woman at a Salem motel has been arrested in the Bronx.
Walton Valentin, 30, of 41 Hardy St. in Methuen was arrested on Thursday afternoon by members of the Massachusetts State Police's violent fugitive apprehension squad along with members of the New York City Police Department.
Valentin was found hiding in the bathroom of a deli on Anderson Avenue in the Bronx, according to Massachusetts State Police officials.
New Hampshire and Massachusetts police have been conducting a manhunt for Valentin since Saturday, Nov. 9, when he allegedly kidnapped his girlfriend in Lawrence, Mass., stealing her car and taking her to the Park View Inn in Salem.
At the Park View Inn, Valentin allegedly tried to shoot her but when the gun jammed he viciously beat her with the gun, according to Salem Deputy Police Chief Shawn Patten.
"The victim stated that the incident started in Lawrence when the male suspect jumped into her car and held a gun to her stomach," said Patten. Valentin allegedly began threatening to kill the victim's family in the Dominican Republic.
Valentin then allegedly choked the woman and hit her over the head repeatedly with the gun after the gun misfired. After regaining consciousness, she called the police and was transported by the Salem Fire Department to Parkland Medical Center for treatment.
The incident touched off a manhunt by Salem police as well as Andover and Methuen, Mass., police and the Massachusetts State Police.
Following Valentin's arrest on Thursday afternoon, he was transported to a police station in the Bronx for booking.
He will face charges in New Hampshire for the Nov. 9 incident, including multiple counts of assault and battery, assault with a dangerous weapon, unlawful carrying of a firearm, violation of a protective order, threats to commit a crime and home invasion.
During the investigation, it was also revealed that Valentin may have committed additional crimes against the woman in Massachusetts in October and could face additional charges there.

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Roosevelt Jean
Hometown: Bridgeport, Conn.
Major: Legal Studies
MINOR: Correction, Probation and Parole
WCSU Degree: Bachelor of Science, Justice and Law Administration
Internships: Internships at State Police Troop G and the State of CT Judicial Branch (CSSD/ Office of Adult Probation).
Activities: Criminal Justice Honor Society
Honors and Awards: Award for academic achievement in May 2009 at HCC, Dean's List, T. Clark Hull/Danbury Bar Association Book Award recipient
Roosevelt Jean started to pursue a career in education in his native Haiti, but when he immigrated to the U.S. in 2005, he changed more than his geographical location. "I decided to change fields when I came to the U.S.," he explains of his switch to criminal justice. Jean spent two years at Housatonic Community College, where he obtained an Associate Degree in Criminal Justice in 2009.
After graduation, he found work as a technician in a chemical plant, but was laid off due to outsourcing. It turned out to be a good thing because it paved the way for his next career move: The pursuit of a bachelor's degree at WCSU.
Jean says the choice to enroll at Western was easy. "I made my decision after a tour of the campus, and looking at information about graduation rates, staff, etc."
Jean says he was greatly influenced by his adviser, Professor of Justice and Law Administration Dr. Charles Mullaney. "As my adviser and professor for two semesters, Dr. Mullaney guided me in many ways in order to succeed. His devotion and passion to teach constitutional law and human rights remains outstanding: from day one he set the tone and inspired students in the classroom."
Asked what he will remember most about his WCSU experience, Jean says, "As a commuter student, every single day was memorable because a lot can happen besides going to class and doing assignments."
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"As VoIP services become increasingly popular, regulators are becoming stricter regarding VoIP service providers' compliance with telecommunication regulations," says Voxbone CEO Itay Rosenfeld. "Moreover, the absence of the ability to call the local emergency service is a showstopper for many enterprises considering migrating to VoIP-based telecommunications. Therefore, cloud communications providers wanting to expand their services internationally need a cost-effective solution for multi-national emergency calling.
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For their next vacation, Jessica and Michael Hammer are heading to Sweden, where they will stay with friends and immerse themselves in the rhythms of daily life.
"We want to learn about the country," said Jessica Hammer, a 31-year-old Coconut Creek, Fla., resident who works for a software company.
One place the couple won't be found anytime soon: on a cruise ship, which they view as "a floating prison," "generic and commercial" and "plasticky."
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STOCKTON - The city last year went broke, going on its knees to bankruptcy court saying that if Stockton hadn't declared Chapter 9 and stopped paying some bills, chaos would have ensued.
STOCKTON - The city last year went broke, going on its knees to bankruptcy court saying that if Stockton hadn't declared Chapter 9 and stopped paying some bills, chaos would have ensued.
At the same time, nearly one-quarter of workers on the city's payroll in 2012 earned more than $100,000. Police officers in an understaffed department filled the largest group with 134 top earners.
The city's attorneys on Tuesday will ask a judge to declare that Stockton is eligible for Chapter 9 protection nearly eight months after turning to the court for relief.
They'll face a lineup of Wall Street creditors who contend that Stockton has not cut enough fat - including some of those high salaries. The creditors worry they'll get stiffed as the city's spending runs wild.
City officials say they are walking a tightrope, trying to trim back costs while paying salaries high enough to keep current employees from leaving. The city has also struggled to lure new, highly qualified workers to fill the ranks at a city with a tainted reputation.
Stockton became the nation's largest city to have filed bankruptcy.
City Manager Bob Deis said that despite its critics, Stockton has brought its pay scale down to market level, or lower.
"We're not hiring people that work at McDonald's," he said. "We're hiring a lot of people with degrees."
In 2012, the city's paychecks totalled $107 million. That's down 15 percent from three years earlier, a Record analysis of payroll records found.
Of the city's 1,279 full-time workers, 23 percent of them made $100,000 or more, a figure that is also down from 2010, when about 30 percent of Stockton's employees filled that group of top earners.
Deis called that drop a "sizeable decrease." Sharp changes to the city's spending made last year aren't represented in the 2012 figures, he said, adding that they will be reflected in future payroll records.
Deis was the city's highest-paid employee in 2012, with a gross salary of $ 242,121.
Councilwoman Kathy Miller said she is comfortable with the payroll records, including the number of top earners. The city overall has a smaller work force, and fewer are having to do more, she said.
The position of the city's director of community services, who oversees the libraries, recreation and community centers, has been empty for more than a year. That position is paid annually from $129,300 to $165,000.
"Well, if we were paying too much, we wouldn't be having a hard time filling those positions," Miller said. "But we are."
The Police Department accounts for the bulk of top earners, boosting their take-home pay with overtime and pay for unused vacation time.
More than one-third of them earned more than $100,000, and 25 officers earned an equivalent to at least half of their pay in overtime.
Officer Youn Seraypheap, a 22-year veteran, more than doubled his base pay of $76,760, earning $85,765 in overtime.
Sgt. Kathryn Nance, president of the Stockton Police Officers' Association, said the high amount of overtime was the result of last year's record crime and critically low staffing.
Officers ran from crime scene to crime scene. A detective assigned to a homicide on a Friday night may be on the case through the weekend, she said.
In 2012, Stockton experienced 71 homicides, more than ever, driving the high number of hours officers - especially detectives - were clocking.
Some officers take advantage of the overtime to compensate for pay cuts, Nance said. In hard bargaining with the city, employees are contributing more to their pensions and health care, which is where the overtime pay becomes helpful for officers, she said.
"I'm glad that opportunity is there," Nance said. "But they're working a lot harder than your average officer."
The biggest critic of the city's spending is Assured Guaranty Corp., which insures millions in bonds that Stockton has stopped payment on. A spokesman for the firm declined to comment for this story, citing the confidential mediation that continues in bankruptcy court.
In its court filings, Assured has argued that Stockton could avoid bankruptcy by raising taxes and cutting millions in what the firm considers unnecessary costs: buying updated computers, libraries and after-school activities.
Educating the populace is the school districts' job, not the city, Assured maintains.
The city could adopt any combination of alternative budgets, which leave the pay for police and fire untouched. Assured said it recognizes the city's crime problems. But the city administrators need help, Assured contended.
"The city does not have a reliable handle on either its current finances or its future finances," Assured argued.
Contact reporter Scott Smith at (209) 546-8296 or email@example.com. Visit his blog at recordnet.com/smithblog.


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Make the most of winter with outdoor adventures
Christmas is over and now we settle in for winter — a time to either hibernate, head south or embrace the cold and snow with sense of outdoor adventure. Here are a few winter-friendly ideas for getting active outside in Ontario and beyond:
— Meet the Huskies: Explore the winter countryside with a team of Siberian huskies. Winterdance Dogsled Tours organizes half-day and multi-day dogsled tours near Haliburton (from December to March) for about $190 per person, hot-chocolate and snacks included. Share the track with moose, foxes, deer and bears. Winterdance is Canada's only Siberian Husky kennel to finish both Alaska's 1,000 mile-Iditarod and 1,000-mile Yukon Quest. See winterdance.com.
— Wilderness Camps: North of Huntsville, Ont., South River's Algonquin Dog Sled Adventures feature one- to five-day mushes through the Algonquin region from $199. Trips cover 30 to 50 km per day to wilderness camps, where participants sleep in heated tents. Round-trip transportation from Toronto is available. See wildernessadventures.ca.
— Bring Your Dog: Skijoring — a cross between cross-country skiing and traditional dog sledding — sees skiers pulled by dogs along a track. Near Toronto, King City's Dog Paddling Adventures teaches the basics of the sport. The group will also teach your dog how to pull you on skis through the snow. Day tours start at $120, including breakfast, lunch and snacks for you and Fido. See dogpaddlingadventures.com.
— Find a Quiet Bay: Overnight skijoring tours are organized by the Quiet Bay Log Motel near Magnetawan, Ont. Packages include instruction on working with the dogs, plus breakfast and use of the hot tub. All tours are out of the motel, which calls itself Magnetawan's "action headquarters" for not only skijoring, but also cross-country skiing, snowshoeing and dogsledding. See quietbaylog.com.
— ALPINE SNOWPASS: The Canadian Ski Council's annual Snowpass program is back with some changes this year. The Snowpass offers free skiing and snowboarding for Canadian kids in Grades 4 and 5. While there used to be regional restrictions, new this winter, kids can use their passes at participating ski areas anywhere in Canada. Children born in 2002 or 2003 are eligible for the pass, which offers three free lift passes at each participating ski area, plus discounts on lessons and equipment rentals. There are 149 ski areas participating in the Snowpass program this season. Apply online at snowpass.ca.
— CROSS COUNTRY: The Haliburton Highlands Nordic Trails Association maintains 70 km of trails throughout Haliburton County, an approximately 2.5-hour drive northeast of Toronto off Hwy. 35. For overnight stays and equipment rentals, Sir Sam's Inn has reduced rates in early January. The inn's Jump into January package (Jan. 1-20, from $185 per couple) includes lakeside accommodation with fireplaces, full country breakfasts, and access to indoor and outdoor facilities. See skihaliburton.com and sirsamsinn.com.
— Beyond Skiing: For winter adventure beyond the skis and poles, consider ice climbing in British Columbia's Coast Mountains. Canada West Mountain School near Whistler organizes single-day frozen-waterfall climbs led by members of the Association of Canadian Mountain Guides. Focus is on technique, skill and confidence-building. See themountainschool.com.
— Muskoka Ice: Muskoka Outfitters near Bracebridge lead Introduction to Ice Climbing adventures from January to March. Climb ice falls along the granite of the Canadian Shield, about two hours north of Toronto off Hwy. 11. Equipment is included; single-day packages start from $149 per person. See muskokaoutfitters.com.
— Something new: Kimberley Snowmobile Adventures near Kimberley, B.C., is using "snowcats" for Rocky Mountain wilderness journeys. These massive vehicles — most often used for trail grooming and "cat-skiing" — have been repurposed for 2.5-hour Snowcat Cruises. Passengers ride in a heated cab wrapped in a warm blanket while exploring the Columbia Valley. Add-ons include bonfire roasts and steak dinners. See snowmobilekimberley.com.
— Do it all: Haliburton Forest and Wildlife Reserve is a privately owned, 28,000-hectare swath of wilderness in the Haliburton Highlands offering snowmobiling, winter camping and snowshoeing. Its Wolf Centre includes a 6-hectare enclosure, home to two alpha wolves, their offspring and their siblings. Accommodations are available at Haliburton Forest's Base Camp–lofted log cabins with fireplaces and cooking facilities. See haliburtonforest.com.
— Learn Winter Camping: Kingston's Frontenac Provincial Park will host a winter trip planning workshop on Jan. 12. The session will cover winter back-country trip planning, including route selection and assessment, safe forms of winter travel, shelters, clothing and equipment. A daily vehicle permit is the cost of admission; preregistration is required. See frontenacpark.ca.
— Ontario Tourism has dozens of outdoor packages listed at ontariooutdoor.com. For winter adventure suggestions throughout Canada, see the Adventure and Sports section of canada.travel.


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The pews were filled to capacity and close to another 200 people stood in the back of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church.
They were there to celebrate the life of Nikolas Ventura-Arencon, a Los Alamos High School freshman who died in a car accident last week.
The 800 or so people who came to pay their respects learned more about Ventura-Arencon and the way he died, than perhaps they ever knew about him when he was alive.
Fr. John Carney and family members eulogized the 14-year-old.
Perhaps the most striking declarations came from Carney and Ventura-Arencon's aunt, Rianne Herrera, who both talked about the teen in the final seconds of his life.
They told a story of a young man who did his best to protect his girlfriend, Divine Fellers, by shielding her when the vehicle he was riding in collided nearly head-on with a pickup truck on N.M. 4 last week.
One of his other aunts posted this on the guestbook associated with Ventura-Arencon's obituary online: "Not many people know what it's like to lay down their life for someone they love. You do and I am so honored to say that you are my nephew!"
His obituary also made mention of Ventura-Arencon's seemingly heroic last effort.
"And to Divine whom he tried to protect, Nikolas cared so much about you.
"We are grateful you were able to know our Nikolas and his love."
According to authorities, Fellers, 13, a Los Alamos Middle School student, remains hospitalized, in stable condition at UNM Hospital in Albuquerque.
At Wednesday's funeral service, there was a significant contingent of firefighters as units from Los Alamos, Santa Fe, Bernalillo County and Albuquerque were all on hand. Ventura-Arencon's father, Diego Arencon, is the president of the Albuquerque firefighters union. The young man wanted to follow in his father's footsteps, according to his obituary.
Particularly striking was the huge ladder truck driven up from Albuquerque, which hoisted a large U.S. flag aloft outside the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church.
A couple of hours before the service, Ventura-Arencon's fellow members of the Los Alamos High School NJROTC paid their respects with a ceremony in front of the church.
A number of Ventura-Arencon's friends from the NJROTC squad wore an "Ace" card on their shirts.
In his obituary, Ventura-Arencon was said to have "had a wonderful sense of humor, was an avid Denver Broncos football fan and played all sports. He enjoyed skateboarding, wake-boarding, snowboarding, riding motorcycles, fishing, and camping.
"Nikolas was a member of Los Alamos High School ROTC and especially loved shooting and drill competitions. He had dreams and ambitions, as he wanted to be in the Marines and was applying to the New Mexico Military Institute. He also aspired to be a firefighter like his father. He liked to spend time at his grandparents' land and drive their tractor. He enjoyed working with wood, fixing things and cooking for his mother. He was wonderful with kids. We all will miss him dearly."
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I have a confession to make – this is a book that I actually started to write a few years ago, but was 'warned off' by a Regimental archive that I approached, who informed me that Richard Mead was already well advanced on writing a biography of General Browning. Therefore I have been eagerly awaiting this book for some time.
I've written before about the idisyncracies of the military biography. The problem is that the most critical sources – personal letters, diaries, recollections and memories etc – are controlled by the subjects family, who are very unlikely to make them available to a writer who is likely to show their nearest and dearest in anything other than a flattering light. Regiments can be even more protective of their old boys, especially a clan as tightly knit and exclusive as the Grenadier Guards. Therefore the military biography is hardly an objective project at the best of times. But when the subject is a controversial figure such as Browning, this is even more so the case.
On balance, Mead's appraisal of Browning's role in Market Garden appears apologetic. Most of the serious criticisms of Browning are rebuffed, while a few minor faults are admitted, almost as sacrificial lambs. I remain convinved that Browning was the most pivotal figure in the whole operation, who could have forced changes in the plan but did not, and who should have foreseen errors, but did not. Browning certainly did not protest about taking a grossly inadequate Corps HQ into battle, as he knew it was his last chance to see action in the Second World War. No serious military historian would argue that I Airborne Corps' presence in Holland was vitally necessary on the first day of the operation.
In the same manner, A Bridge Too Far's treatment of Browning is decried, but again, I still feel that the substance of the film is correct – Browning DID preside over a disaster. He did downplay dangerous intelligence, and did have his intelligence officer sent away on sick leave. These are not trivial accusations. Perhaps Dirk Bogarde did play Browning in a less than flattering light, but new evidence would suggest that the screenplay – and the influence of American interests – forced Bogarde into this portrayal, even against his own personal will. In any case, the main complaint is that Bogarde's protrayal showed Browning to be vain and aloof. But, surely it's not stretching the imagination to describe someone who designed their own extravagant uniforms as being vain? When the film was released a plethora of military figures protested, but this perhaps had more to do with military loyalty to a superior than anything else.
Where Mead really has succeeded is in 'bookending' Browning's life. For too long military history has seen Browning's life as starting in 1942 and ending in 1944 when he went to South East Asia, with what came before and after as an afterthought. His family background, his service in the First World War, his sporting activities, his regimental service between the wars and his time as Adjutant at Sandhurst all played a part in making Boy Browning the man that he was in September 1944. That he spent virtually all of his career with the Grenadier Guards – very much a closed and conservative environment – perhaps did not aid his work with others who were not part of the Brigade of Guards. He might have been a fighting soldier in 1918, but by 1939 had had a severely limited career that did not prepare him sufficiently for higher command.
In much the same manner his subsequent valuable service as Chief of Staff to Mountbatten in South East Asia, Military Secretary at the War Office, and then a key figure in the Royal Households should not be overlooked. In particular it seems that Browning was a very able administrator, particularly for the relatively young and inexperienced Mountbatten. Ironically, this kind of work was perhaps Browning's strength, rather than active command. Perhaps it is indicative of the patronage system that pervaded the British Army that an officer singularly unsuited to active operations was allowed to reach such a position in the first place.
One aspect of Browning's life that has very rarely been exposed is that of his mental and physical health, in particular in retirement. I have long seen glimpses of this, particularly in my own research, but it's almost as if a veil of secrecy had been drawn over matters, so as not to portray any weakness on the part of Boy Browning. Not unlike the proverbial elephant in the room. He suffered from a lifelong stomach complaint (perhaps psychosomatic?), and not infrequent periods of exhaustion and stress. It's probably unfortunate that somebody with such a stress threshold found themselves in command of the most high-profile failure of the Second World War.
After the War Browning developed something of a drinking problem which severely damaged his circulation, suffered from bouts of depression and at one point a serious nervous breakdown. On several occasions he was found with a revolver in his hand threatening to blow his own brains out. Browning's relationship with his wife, the novelist Daphne du Maurier, is also examined. Both certainly had affairs, and du Maurier had liaisons with a number of women. Browning also seems to have had a difficult relationship with his children. These characterstics certainly co-align with wartime descriptions of him being nervy and highly strung, and cold and aloof. In some respects, it would be interesting to hear the thoughts of a psychologist on this evidence of a very strained life. Although we need to understand what part all of this played – if any – in his wartime actions, we should not think any less of the man purely that he suffered from personal problems.
Whilst the controversy is sure to rage on, at least Boy Browning's life can now be seen in greater context. Whatever Historians might write about him, the focus on Browning's life and career has for too long been far too narrow. I do not envy any Historian in the task of writing a military biography. Here Richard Mead has made the best effort that perhaps could be expected.
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I read OSNews for it's user-contributed insight into the world of operating systems and related technologies. If I wanted to read someone's political opinion on capitalism, I would visit a political web site like the daily-kos. Somehow, this article feels slightly out of place with it's amateur attempt at politics.


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Thomas Ricks of the Washington Post has written a piece called "For a Democrat, Options in Iraq Could Be Few," in which he suggests that the vision of the leading Democratic presidential contenders may not "differ markedly from that of the Bush administration." I suppose it's possible that one or more of the three leading contenders would pursue the Bush administration's policy of using our troops to crush terrorist and insurgent forces, limit sectarian violence, and decrease the influence of sectarian militias. But it requires the willing suspension of disbelief to think this is likely.
Ricks notes that Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and John Edwards all refused during the debate at Dartmouth to say that all U.S. troops will be out of Iraq by 2013. But that's a far cry from embracing a strategy resembling President Bush's. Edwards, in fact, said he would immediately start drawing down our forces in large numbers and that, by 2013, only 3,500 to 5,000 would remain. They would protect our embassy and humanitarian workers.
Clinton, the Democratic contender who counts, has shown more flexibility than Edwards. Indeed, she has not ruled out combat missions against terrorists. However, nothing in her public statements suggests that she would continue to deploy our forces to provide security for Iraqi populations — much less do so in the aggressive fashion of President Bush's current policy — or to take on Iraqi militias.
At most one can envisage Clinton following the path recommended by Democratic Senator Jack Reed, who has been mentioned as a possible Secretary of Defense in a Clinton administration. According to Ricks, Reed argues in favor of discontinuing the current effort to protect the population, and focusing instead on training, counter-terrorism and perhaps border security missions.
That's better than getting out; one could perhaps even make a case for this approach. But it's markedly different from current Bush administration policy and any policy the administration would likely adopt in the future.
UPDATE: We've heard "convergence" talk like this from elements of the MSM before. After the elections last November, some suggested that the Bush admnistration would use the recommendations of the Iraq Study Group as the basis for reaching consensus with congressional Democrats. For example, that's what left-wing columnist Marie Cocco said would happen when I appeared with her on Brian Lehrer's show on November 8. As it turned out, of course, the administration implemented a more aggressive approach, not a less aggressive one.
It's odd that some of the same folks who view Bush as stubborn and uncompromising are ready to beileve that he and the Democrats can find common ground on Iraq. I guess wishful thinking sometimes trumps even something as powerful as hatred of Bush. It's reassuring, in a way, that liberals occasionally see Bush as sharing the same flexibility and willingness to compromise that they attribute to the likes of Ahmadinejad.
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SQL Server has changed a lot since I started with it. <Cranky Old Guy> Back in my day, Books Online was neither. There were no blogs. Google was the third-place search site. There were perhaps two or three community forums where you could ask questions. (Besides the Microsoft newsgroups...which you had to access with Usenet. And endure the wrath of...Celko.) Your "training" was reading a book, made from real dead trees, that you bought from your choice of brick-and-mortar bookstore. And except for your local user groups, there were no conferences, seminars, SQL Saturdays, or any online video hookups where you could interact with a person. You'd have to call Microsoft Support...on the phone...a LANDLINE phone. And none of this "SQL Family" business!</Cranky Old Guy>
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The high-profile quarterback, who spent one season mostly on the sidelines with the New York Jets, officially signed on Tuesday morning, as the Patriots opened up a three-day minicamp. The team made the announcement before coach Bill Belichick's first interview session with the media on the field.
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In the aftermath of Mitt Romney's presidential loss last week, Newt Gingrich is joining the cadre of Republicans calling for the Republican Party to more actively reach out to a more diverse electorate, arguing on Monday that the party needs to become more "inclusive."
"I think we need to be inclusive, and I emphasize the difference between inclusive and outreach," Gingrich said Monday morning in an appearance on ABC's "The View." "Outreach is when five white guys have a meeting and call you. Inclusive is when you're in the meeting. And I think we have to understand to be inclusive."
Gingrich, who was joined by his wife Callista on the show, argued that Republicans had "misunderstood the American people" in 2012, and that the GOP can't just wait until 2016 to try to broaden its reach.
"The Republican doctrine of highly paid consultants spending hundreds of millions of dollars on 30-second ads doesn't build a party," he said. "The Republican Party better not wait until 2016. The Republican Party better rethink in 2013 how we're going to deal with the country's issues and do it in a way that the average American looks up and says, you know, those are folks I'm willing to trust with my future. We lost that."
He added that "there were a whole series of fundamental things that were really wrong" with how the GOP framed the 2012 election, including the fact that the Obama campaign so successfully appealed to non-white voters.
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MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - Divers and Coast Guard rescuers called off a search Thursday for a shipyard worker who was thrown into the water in strong winds that were also blowing when a hobbled cruise ship tore away from its moorings.
The Coast Guard said rescue crews searched the area for 15 hours using 15 boats and aircraft.
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Three members of the CCRI golf team traveled to Chautauqua Golf Club in Chautauqua, N.Y. to compete in the NJCAA Division III Golf National Championship hosted by Jamestown Community College. Since there were only three players to qualify, the Knights will only have individual scores and not a team score in the championship.
The individual scores for CCRI were a 78 for Anthony Lovechio (South Kingstown), which tied him for 13th place, an 82 for Patrick O'Connor (North Kingstown), which tied him for 44th and a 90 for Andrew Schultheis (East Lyme, Conn.), which tied him for 80th.
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Writing this post caused me to eat macarons. The poster on the wall was a gift-with-purchase edition limité des Macarons Pierre Herme Paris I couldn't resist. I will redecorate at home with the new macaron poster.
What a macaronathon yesterday, Carol. That was so much fun! Can't believe we collected as many and I've still some in the fridge waiting for later. You went on to Bonaparte? Lucky you. And got that poster? Great stuff. Glad to hear you finally ate them! Great to see bear again, too. He's smart.ReplyDelete
OMG, I think the first time I went to Paris, I had all of ONE macaron. You sound like you had about 80 in one day! too funnyReplyDelete
Yeah I am glad you and Bear had fun! He sure has a lot to choose from in his haul! I will have to check out Angelina at Galeries Lafayette. Did you go to Victor and Hugo do they give away macaron too?ReplyDelete
How did you manage to get them home without turning them into macarons of a thousand pieces? Did you have a bag of bubble wrap?ReplyDelete
WOW! What a whirlwind trip around Paree.
Make sure you don't get the Mac chart confused with your paint samples, back in NY.
Instead of a painting in "analogous" colors
you could end up with one in "macalogous" colors. One of your tastier paintings.
Oh so jealous! A day to remember, for sure!ReplyDelete
Fabulous! If I had been with you I would have forced you on to finish the map. Now, do tell... was there a big treat of 35 macarons if you finished the PH map like last year? Who else was giving away macarons for a donation?
I love the photo of Jill outside, both for the great photo of Jill and for that glorious sunshine! I hope that it lasts through next week as we arrive Monday!
Nope Genie,
No free box of 36 macarons...
That was TWO years ago in fact
But what a good memory you have :)
A life experience to remember.
I dragged them home and gave them away at school reunion. Not properly appreciated in my humble opinion, but I doubt the chance will come again...sigh
Love love love the colors!
And the flavors are to-die-for!!
What a haul!!!!!! You lucky, lucky girl!! Wasn't bear nice to share them with you!ReplyDelete
What a fab day!!! Beautiful weather and macarons... perfect. I love that you kept on going after Jill went home. You sould market those silly keychains here in the U.S. for those of us that are infatuated with the macaron. I too am looking forward to your mac paintings.ReplyDelete
Please start with a kitchen remodel including one of those fab glass mac display cases!ReplyDelete
Love the Pierre Herme macaron limited issue poster and tried to find where to buy it.
No luck.
Your link doesn't seem to work.
Anyway, when I went to the Pierre Herme website in Paris, there was a terrific Easter egg offered.
Is there anywhere in the good old USA where you think that egg could be purchased? Or am I just out of luck?
Everything is 'limited edition' in France, especially Easter eggs.
They don't ship globally-too fragil too
Come to France!
The poster was a 'gift-with-purchase'
You had to buy something 10 euros and then you got it
I am drinking his chocolat chaud everyday thanks to that.
There was a note at the bottom of the printed PH map/guide - very easy to miss.


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Become a #RaceMaker and Volunteer at the Junior Tour
As with any event that takes place if it weren't volunteers, there certainly wouldn't be any bike races! Could you help us by offering your time on the 7th & 8th of April by becoming part of our team of #RaceMakers
The Junior Tour is a massive undertaking by the club each year but we do it each year for one simple reason, to provide the areas young riders with an opportunity to race a National level event close to home. As is the case each year we are looking to recruit a number of volunteers to help make the event the success it has been each year.
There are a number of roles available, some require trained volunteers but many others don't require any formal training just a willingness to try to do your best.
We've outlined the roles below, If your able to help us with any of these tasks please complete the Google form below and we will be in contact.
- Accredited Marshals - If your a trained Marshall we really need your services to help us deliver a safe race. We require a number of Marshals to help the race pass through the Mendip Hills, the routes take in a mixture of A & B class roads and on stage 2 some the Marshals may be required to move to another location once the race passes through. Please note that Cycle Races in the area require the Marshals to use the full size Lollipop style sign, it therefore would be impractical for marshals to undertake this role if coming by bike.
- Route Marshals - These non trained officials will help to ensure the race remains on course by pointing the direction the riders need to take as well as providing a warning of any potential hazards etc. A guide to this role will be provided with detailed information of how to conduct the role on the day.
- Drivers - We need a number of Vehicles & drivers to help on the race, this includes lead car drivers, neutral service cars and drivers for the race officials. In order to undertake this role you will need to be a British Cycling member, The named owner of the vehicle & use a vehicle suitable to be in a race convoy ideally this would be a hatchback or ideally estate car with a solid metal roof in order to attach magnetic roof signs and radios.
- Gear Checkers & Sign on Clerks - Are important roles required to check riders bikes are within the required rules of the competition and that riders licences are in order. A Guide to the role will be provided ahead of the day and you will be assisted by other experienced club officials on the day. These roles require you to be at the headquarters prior to the arrival of the riders but your role will be complete before the start of the race itself.
All volunteers who support the event will be given the equipment required for the role, along with training and support on the day. We will also make sure your fed and watered as its the least we can do.
If you're able to help us with any of these roles please complete the form below. If you have any questions at all about the role and whats involved please contact us
Thank your for your support
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Occidental Petroleum (NYSE:OXY) is one of the largest oil and gas companies in the U.S. with operations spread across geographies. At present, it has operations in three main regions, i.e., the U.S, the Middle East and Latin America. It is planning to expand its operations further through acquisitions and new contracts in countries, such as Oman and Libya. However, Occidental is only involved in exploration and production of oil and gas reserves, while large players such as ConocoPhillips are involved in refining oil and selling it through retail gas stations in addition to exploration and production of oil and gas reserves.
International operations of the company provide it with access to more oil and gas reserves as well as new markets. For example, as the global demand for oil and gas increases, the reserves available in the Middle East are becoming more valuable, especially considering the fact that the Middle East accounts for 61 percent of the world's proven recoverable oil reserves and 41 percent of world's gas reserves. Further, with the Middle East now consuming one-fifth of the oil it produces, it is also emerging as a potential market.
Occidental owns huge reserves of crude oil which are further enhanced due to company's expertise in techniques to recover oil from old oil fields. The company is an industry leader in these techniques (also known as enhanced oil recovery), which enable it to extract oil from old oil fields where traditional methods of extracting oil are no longer useful. As a result, the company is now focussing on acquiring large and old oil fields in its primary markets to enhance production.
Occidental has a significant share of its operations in countries, such as Bolivia and Ecuador, which are experiencing political and social unrest, thus exposing the company to the risk of political instability. In 2006, the government of Ecuador seized Occidental's assets in Ecuador as part of the government's drive towards nationalization. International operations also expose the company to the risk of currency fluctuations.
Moreover, with the consolidation of the industry, large integrated oil and gas producing companies are being formed, which have the financial power to outbid their rivals in a competitive bid for new exploration blocks. As a result, Occidental is facing continually increasing competition from its rivals. Occidental is striving to maintain a competitive edge by expanding operations in international markets as well as using improved technology to enable enhanced oil recovery and reduce cost of finding and developing new reserves.
Occidental Petroleum primarily operates in the U.S. and has operations in countries such as Qatar, Libya, Colombia, Yemen, Ecuador, Oman, Canada, Pakistan and United Arab Emirates (U.A.E).
Occidental Petroleum was a relatively small company until the discovery of oil fields in California in the early 1960s. The company became a more focused oil and petroleum company in 1997, acquiring several companies in the U.S, the Middle East and Latin America. In 1998, the acquisition of the U.S. government's 78 percent stake in California's Elk Hills field helped Occidental become the largest gas producer and the third largest oil producer in the state. In 2003, Occidental agreed to supply gas to the Oman government. It also discovered two oil wells in Ecuador and added seven more production wells in the U.S at Horn Mountain field, which increased its capacity by 20,000 barrels. In early 2005, Occidental marked its return to the Libyan market. After the lifting of the U.S. sanctions, it was awarded the rights to operate nine exploration blocks in Libya.
Fiscal Year 2010 Summary
In 2010, Occidental's net income was $4.6 billion, a 56% increase from the previous year, with revenues of $19.2 billion, a 28% increase from the previous year. These increases were due to higher volume and higher average crude oil and natural gas prices worldwide, despite higher operating expenses. Daily production increased 5% to 753,000 BOE, an increase of 5% from the previous year, primarily due to new production in Bahrain and higher production in the Mukhaizna field in Oman.[1]
As a general rule, the relationship between demand and price is inversely proportional, i.e., the demand declines with an increase in price. The oil and gas industry has witnessed a similar trend. However, in 2006, despite the higher price of crude oil, the demand continued to rise due to sustained economic growth in various countries. After the economic crash, oil prices bottomed out quickly, before rebounding to trade in the $70-$80 range in late 2009 and early 2010. Since Occidental Petroleum depends on enhanced recovery for a larger part of its production than most companies, it is more susceptible to the price swings. Occidental Petroleum spends $10.37 per barrel of oil to extract it since enhanced recovery costs more, and so a quick bottoming out of prices could have a large negative effect on its bottom line [2].
Over the years, the company's growth has been sustained by the continuous increase in oil and gas reserves as well as the growing access to international markets through acquisitions and agreements. The company's ability to recover oil from old wells (also known as enhanced oil recovery techniques) is also facilitating its growth. Occidental's oil reserves stood at 1,678 million barrels in the U.S. and 556 million barrels in international locations such as Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Libya, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Russia, UAE and Yemen. At the end of 2006, Occidental's natural gas reserves stood at 2,442 billion cubic feet in the U.S and 1,368 billion cubic feet in international locations.
The global demand for crude oil has increased (from 84 million barrels of oil per day (mb/d) in 2005 to 85.2 mb/d in 2006) and Occidental is strengthening its oil reserves and production base to take advantage of this trend. The acquisition of Vintage Petroleum in 2006 increased the company's oil reserves and production capacity by 53,000 barrels of oil equivalent (BOE) per day in addition to providing a better foothold in Latin America, California and the Middle East. The signing of a new production sharing contract with an area of 5,620 square kilometers in Southeastern Oman is another step in this direction. By expanding into the international markets, Occidental is able to tap the demand across the globe instead of relying only on the U.S. market for growth.
Occidental has expertise in enhanced oil recovery techniques, which are used to recover additional oil reserves or prolong production in mature oil fields where traditional methods to recover oil are no longer useful. These techniques increase the life of old oil fields by as much as 30 years, thereby increasing the oil reserves available as well as production efficiency of the company.
Natural calamities and political instability represent threats to the oil and gas industry. Companies operating in this sector face a major threat during hurricanes as the risk of damage to their oil exploration and production infrastructure increases. However, during the hurricanes Katrina and Rita, Occidental's operations in the Gulf Coast suffered only minor damages.
In December 2010, Occidental purchased 180,000 acres of prime oil acreage in the North Dakota Bakken for $1.4 billion, around $7,800 per acre. With this purchase, the company intends to become a significant shale player, as it previously stated in its May 2010 press release that it now derives over one-fourth of its California production from shales. Occidental's willingness to invest further in shale, despite the crowded market, is a sign that the company is confident in its ability to produce strong returns on its investment.[3]
The company operates through two major segments – oil & gas and chemicals. Oil and gas is the main business segment for the company in terms of revenue and is primarily involved in crude oil and gas exploration as well as production. This segment accounted for 72 percent of the company's revenue in 2006.
However, Occidental is only involved in exploration and production of oil and gas reserves, while large players, such as ConocoPhillips is involved in refining oil and selling it through retail gas stations in addition to exploration and production of oil and gas reserves.
The company also owns and operates chemical manufacturing plants at 24 sites in the U.S. through its subsidiary Oxychem. This segment accounted for 28 percent of Occidental's revenues in 2006. Oxychem is a leading North American manufacturer of basic chemicals (chlorine, caustic soda, potassium chemicals and ethylene dichloride, vinyl (Vinyl Chloride Monomer – VCM, Polyvinyl chloride – PVC) and performance chemicals (chlorinated iscyanurates, resorcinol and sodium silicates). It is also involved in the production of chemical products in Mexico and is the largest marketer of chlorine and caustic soda in the U.S.
The main competitors of Occidental Petroleum are Exxon Mobil (XOM), Noble Energy (NBL), Newfield Exploration Company (NFX), Royal Dutch Shell and Burlington Resources Inc. These companies are involved in oil and gas exploration, production, refining, trading and marketing of various energy resources worldwide.
The table provided below compares the operational metrics for Occidental Petroleum vis-à-vis its competitors in 2008.
|Eni S.p.A(1)
|Total S.A.
|Oil and Gas Liquids
(Millions of barrels)
|Natural Gas
(Billions of cubic feet)
|Oil and Gas Liquids
(Thousand b/d)
|Natural Gas
(Million cf/d)
(1) Latest data is for 2007 (2) Does not include reserves of equity affiliates


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Surface with Windows 8 Pro priced by Microsoft
Microsoft's Surface tablet will run you $899 for the 64GB model, and $999 for the 128GB model, the company has confirmed.
Both versions will include a Surface pen with Palm Block technology, the ability to use a Touch Cover or Type Cover which are sold separately, includes the Dark Titanium VaporMg casing, dual 2×2 MIMO antennas and a kickstand.
Surface with Windows 8 Pro contains an Intel Core i5 processor with a 10.6" 16:9 ClearType display that runs at a 1920×1080 full HD and a full-size USB 3.0 port, while the Mini DisplayPort can drive an external display up to 2560X1440 resolution.
Surface with Windows 8 Pro will also run current Windows 7 desktop applications.
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Melli Mello Dress
Added Feb 22, 2014
by saxsilverain
Espoo, Finland
Melli Mello is a Dutch brand, though the name derived from French word "Meli melo" which means mish mash. and that is exactly how their designs look like: a mish mash of colours, objects, and things you don't normally imagine being together but somehow look gorgeous. and this whole mish mash clashings are just up my alley!
i've been eyeing the Melli Mello fabrics for about half a year, but since they normally cost about 25€/m, i've always had to hold myself back from getting it.
until finally last Sunday i saw a small remnant of one Melli Mello fabric that's called "Victoria", sold for a bargain price. this was my chance!
without wasting any more time, i bought it, and worked on it right away. i had a vision of what i wanted to make from it, but didn't really have too much option since it really was only around 1,2m long (which isn't that big if you want to have room to play around with it). i don't want to "waste" it to just being another skirt, it's not enough to be a jacket, and making pants out of it would break the big & bold pattern of the fabric so much, i would definitely cry. so the answer is clear: i'm making it as a dress.
just a simple dress, in contrast of the complicated pattern. so i chose to do it with the same pattern i used for this dress (the second project), pattern no. 107 from Burda Style magazine, September 2012 issue. i had to make the sleeves a lot shorter and i omitted the pockets because i wanted the whole pattern of the fabric to be shown. after modifying the pattern & cutting the fabric, i just realized that in the same magazine, there's actually pattern no. 108 that is exactly the same as no. 107 but with short sleeves. oh well!
the fabric is 100% cotton satin, which is very easy to sew. it took me about 5-6 hours to do the whole thing from tracing the pattern to the fabric, cutting it, and sewing it down to the last stitch. that was quite quick for lill slow me! i used a zipper from my late grandmum's old stash… i don't even know what the type of the zipper is called, but it's the kind where you can't see the teeth from any of the sides (but not invisible zipper though). i had no idea how to sew it properly, but decided to make it simple and sew it like i would a metallic zipper: exposed. for the neckline, i also omitted the band and just sew it normally.
Material Notes
about 1,3 m of cotton satin fabric,
50 cm zipper.
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Feb 25, 2014, 01.14 AMby pamchar
Wowwww!!!! I'm in love with that fabric!!
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Feb 28, 2014, 08.25 PMby saxsilverain
that makes two of us! :D
Feb 24, 2014, 05.20 PMby rita61
Great dress!
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Feb 28, 2014, 08.25 PMby saxsilverain
thank you so much! :)
Feb 23, 2014, 10.27 AMby sarahsdaughter
Your dress is lovely and GREAT fabric!
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Feb 23, 2014, 04.15 PMby saxsilverain
thank you so much for your kind words! :)
Feb 23, 2014, 09.22 AMby cathysews
A great dress, and great fabric
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Feb 23, 2014, 04.15 PMby saxsilverain
thank you! :)
Feb 23, 2014, 02.45 AMby kisses
Nice…beautiful fabric
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Feb 23, 2014, 04.14 PMby saxsilverain
i know, i couldn't help falling in love with it on the first sight, LOL. thanks for the compliment!
Feb 23, 2014, 12.41 AMby Mary Athey
Love your fabric and you created a fab dress out of it. I love the back zip and how you styled it x
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Feb 23, 2014, 04.14 PMby saxsilverain
thanks so much, Mary! i do love the result so much!
Feb 22, 2014, 11.08 PMby schnui
Great dress. This pattern is perfect to show case such a wonderful piece of fabric.
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Feb 23, 2014, 04.13 PMby saxsilverain
thank you! i'm glad you think that way. :)
Feb 22, 2014, 10.21 PMby liliv-1
I suffer from fabric envy!! Gorgeous!
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Feb 23, 2014, 04.12 PMby saxsilverain
thanks! i found this store online that sells Melli Mello fabrics: http://www.kidsfabrics.eu/products
i have to warn you though, they're all gorgeous! :D
Feb 23, 2014, 05.01 PMby liliv-1
Thanks for the link!
Feb 22, 2014, 06.58 PMby Ellen Hatteland
Wow! What a cool dress! You look fabulous! I can imagine that you have been looking at this fabric for a long time! – it is just L-O-V-E-L-Y ♥
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Feb 23, 2014, 04.09 PMby saxsilverain
thank you, Ellen! the whole series from Melli Mello is awesome, they remind me a lot of Desigual, i'm thinking you'll love it too! ;)
Feb 23, 2014, 07.27 PMby Ellen Hatteland
I haven't hear about Melli Mello until now and I'm sure I will love this fabric! :)
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Hamelman's Whole Wheat Levain
Since I had Friday off last weekend, and since the weather on Friday and Saturday was rainy, it seemed like a golden opportunity for baking some bread. While perusing Hamelman's Bread, the Whole Wheat Levain was the one that I kept coming back to as I weighed the alternatives.
The first step was to build the levain. Since my kitchen temperature was several degrees cooler than Hamelman's reference temperature, I elected to increase the inoculation by about 20%. I also allowed the levain a longer time to develop, by perhaps 4 hours or so. What greeted me on Saturday morning was a fully domed levain that was showing just the earliest hints of an impending collapse.
The next step was to build the dough. The formula directions are based on machine mixing; I did all mixing and kneading by hand. It appears that the whole wheat flour that I used (Great River Milling) may have a higher protein content than Chef Hamelman's. Now that I say that, it seems somewhat improbable, given that his formula is probably based on King Arthur flours. Regardless, for the same hydration, my dough seemed a bit firmer than his description. While soft, it was never "loose" and no bench flour was required during kneading.
The dough was then set to bulk ferment at room temperature, with stretch and folds at the recommended intervals. After the bulk ferment, I shaped the loaves into boules and put them in floured bannetons for the final fermentation, with plastic wrap shielding the exposed surfaces, also at room temperature. When the loaves were perhaps 75% expanded, my wife suggested we run some errands, so I put the bannetons into the refrigerator to hold until we returned home. That turned out to be 3 or 4 hours later, so it is very good that I didn't leave the loaves at room temperature in anticipation of an earlier return!
Upon returning, I set the loaves out on the counter to finish their final ferment. When they appeared to be doubled, but before they felt wobbly, I preheated the oven and stone. When all was up to temperature, the oven was steamed, the loaves were tipped from the bannetons and scored, then into the oven they went. The dough was still cool enough that the steam immediately condensed on the loaves' surface, leaving them glistening for the first minute or two. A peek throught the window a few minutes later revealed a healthy oven spring in progress.
I checked for doneness at the end of the recommended bake time and pulled the loaves from the oven. This is how they looked:
Although not readily visible in this shot, there was a small amount of tearing at one slash on each loaf, suggesting that I could have allowed even further fermentation.
The crumb, while acceptable, seconds the notion that additional fermentation would have been optimal. The bulge at the one slash is more evident:
That, or I should have kneaded less, allowing a more open crumb. Or some of each.
The other thing that could have been done was to allow the loaves to stay in the oven a few minutes more. While fully baked, more baking would have deepened the color (and flavor!) and dried the crumb somewhat.
But these are small matters, the difference between a good bread and a really good bread. The crumb is moist, but not soggy; firm, but with a pleasing softness; and eminently suited for its primary role as sandwich material. No spilled mustard from those holes! The flavor is primarily wheat, with distant notes of hazelnut and caramel. There's only the smallest hint of a sourdough tang; quite suprising, considering the extended fermentation of both levain and dough. The fragrance tells you immediately that this is the real deal, not a tricked up wannabe.
By contrast, when my wife and I were at the supermarket (one of the errands), we happened to walk down the bread aisle and it smelled disgusting. That's never really struck me before, even though I've baked most of our bread for 30-mumble years. I'm not sure which thing(s) in that "bread" I was smelling but it almost turned my stomach. And no, it had nothing to do with a lack of cleanliness in the store; this was coming entirely from the product. Yuck!
So, color me happy with my bread and thanks to Chef Hamelman for this specific bread.


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Boy, 10, hurt in Goffstown accident
GOFFSTOWN — A 10-year-old boy suffered serious injuries Wednesday when he was hit by a car while crossing Mast Road, police said.
The boy was crossing the street near 695 Mast Road about 6:15 p.m. when he was hit, police said. Neither speed nor alcohol appear to be factors in the accident, police said.
Police released no other information about the accident Wednesday night, but asked that anyone who witnessed it call police at 497-4858.


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Nachtigal, Peter (1881-1928)
Peter Nachtigal, a Mennonite missionary in Indonesia, was born in Gnadenfeld in South Russia on 13 May 1881. He received his training at the Johanneum at Barmen and in Rotterdam, and was sent out by the Dutch Mennonite Missionary Society on 17 October 1911. He took charge of the station at Pakantan in Sumatra, Indonesia, serving with unusual success until his premature death on 5 January 1928. His post was not filled after his death. His widow lived on the Lautenbacherhof, Wurttemberg, Germany.
80ste Jaarverslag (annual report of 1927 of the Dutch Missionary Association): 15-18.
Brieven (1928): II.
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon, 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. III, 196.
De Zondagsbode XLII (1927-28): No. 11, 48.
|Christian Neff
|Date Published
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Neff, Christian. "Nachtigal, Peter (1881-1928)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1957. Web. 23 Oct 2018. http://gameo.org/index.php?title=Nachtigal,_Peter_(1881-1928)&oldid=145914.
APA style
Neff, Christian. (1957). Nachtigal, Peter (1881-1928). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 23 October 2018, from http://gameo.org/index.php?title=Nachtigal,_Peter_(1881-1928)&oldid=145914.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 805. All rights reserved.
©1996-2018 by the Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. All rights reserved.


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