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Cookbooks for giving, or keeping for yourself
The 2012 holiday season brings a bumper crop of cookbooks for home cooks and the shoppers who love them.
There's still nothing like a cookbook to inspire a cook to create. But there's no denying that the Internet is changing the lives of home cooks by allowing crowds to work on recipes together. Popular recipes – made, refined and vouched for by hundreds of readers – have become the new gold standard of recipe searches.
With avid fans posting high-resolution color photographs and videos along with their recipes, people can see exactly what the Joneses are up to and learn from their mistakes. Then they can try to duplicate those acts of deliciousness – or try to top them.
That dynamic is celebrated at Epicurious.com, which starts with recipes published in top old-school food publications such as Bon Appetit and the late, lamented Gourmet. "The Epicurious Cookbook" (Clarkson Potter, softcover, $27.99, 399 pages) collects "more than 250 of our best-loved four-fork recipes," from fancy entrees to weeknight dishes. The book presents recipes that earned the most positive responses on the website, each annotated with a specific suggestion from a reader for improvements or accompanying dishes.
Food blogger Deb Perelman has moved from the amateur ranks to pro status by welcoming readers into her world through SmittenKitchen.com, where she shares how she cooks up a storm in a small apartment kitchen. "The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook" (Knopf, $35, 321 pages) is a collection of smart recipes honed by Perelman's near-obsessive drive to answer her readers' questions. Its evocative photographs are by Perelman, too, a testament to her do-it-yourself ethos.
A co-author of Veganomicon, one of the best-selling vegan cookbooks of the modern era, has turned her focus to broadening the repertoires of vegan cooks with international flavors. Terry Hope Romero's "Vegan Eats World" (Da Capo Press, $35, 376 pages) draws on inspirations and everyday recipes from at least five continents, including Greek and Turkish, Afghani and Jamaican, Belgian and Sri Lankan. As it turns out, billions of people eat vegan food every day – they just call it "food."
If you know someone who marveled at "Modernist Cuisine's" eye-popping reinventions of dishes but balked at the collection's $450 price tag, consider another cookbook destined to be savored and pored over, but hardly ever cooked from. "Marque: A Culinary Adventure" (Hardie Grant Books, $49.95, 303 pages) shares some of the creations of Mark Best at what many say is Sydney's best restaurant. The dishes are by turns captivating, simple and intriguingly odd, and the recipes, written in old-fashioned narrative form, almost seem designed to discourage dabblers. But the words and pictures make it at home on any curious cook's coffee table.
Allison Vines-Rushing and her husband, Slade, grew up in the South, and they made names for themselves in Manhattan at Jack's Luxury Oyster Bar, with a menu focused on Southern classics reinterpreted through modern sensibilities. Many of their most celebrated dishes, along with favorites from their childhoods in Mississippi and Louisiana, are presented in "Southern Comfort" (Ten Speed Press, $35, 232 pages). Now cooking at MiLa in New Orleans, they share recipes that offer readers a chance to rethink time-honored dishes while advancing the cause of modern Cajun, Creole and Southern cuisine.
In another exploration of American terroir, "The Foothills Cuisine of Blackberry Farm" (Potter Clarkson, $60, 288 pages) offers a lushly photographed exploration of the Tennessee resort's utterly local cuisine. Proprietor and author Sam Beall grew up on the farm before getting his culinary education and transforming it into a high-functioning sustainable food experiment, with its own beekeeper, butcher and cheesemaker. This reads like the cookbook you'd get from Thomas Keller if French Laundry was a working farm that grew most of its vegetables, raised its own meat and served more homemade pickles than caviar.
The chef-owner of San Francisco's Slanted Door, honored as the best Vietnamese restaurant in the United States, has given readers a chance to share the flavors, recipes and techniques that Vietnamese people enjoy at home. Charles Pham's "Vietnamese Home Cooking" (Ten Speed Press, $35, 226 pages) is straightforward enough to bring Vietnamese to practically any American dinner table. Packed with tofu dishes and grilled meats, two-day soups and quick pickles, it's engaging enough to do for Vietnamese what "Mastering the Art of French Cooking" and Julia Child did for French cuisine.
"Michael Symon's Carnivore" (Clarkson Potter, $35, 255 pages) brings the gutsy flavors of the Cleveland Iron Chef's cuisine to the masses. From beef to game, from celebration centerpieces to after-work dinners, Symon's straightforward recipes will encourage home cooks to break out of their comfort zones. Besides beef, pork and chicken, there's pheasant, goat and rabbit afoot. In Symon's hands, offal can be wonderful.
Defender of American regional cooking, the proto-foodie whose celebration of all that is fine in the home kitchens of the United States, James Beard's influence on the American table endures. If your cookbook shelf is Beardless, "The Essential James Beard: 450 Recipes That Shaped the Tradition of American Cooking" (St. Martin's Press, $35, 380 pages) is the place to start.
Given the cultures that have mingled there for millennia, Jerusalem ought to be as celebrated for its cuisine as Istanbul. Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi, a Jew and a Palestinian, were raised on separate sides of Jerusalem but met in London. Their Ottolenghi food shops and "Plenty," a vegetarian cookbook, have garnered attention in the United Kingdom, but their new cookbook, "Jerusalem" (Ten Speed Press, $35, 319 pages), is a signature achievement. Understanding their dishes' origins in the melting pot of Jerusalem's kitchens requires a deeper understanding of its peoples. Besides compelling recipes and vibrant photography, this book delivers the sort of lasting insights that news headlines can never provide.
Lebanon, another land of plenty whose conflicts seem to get more attention than its food, gets a definitive exploration in "The Lebanese Kitchen" (Phaidon, $49.95, 512 pages). Salma Hage, who grew up in the Lebanese countryside before joining the Lebanese diaspora in London, starts with the basics like Lebanese "seven spice" mixtures and eight kinds of hummus, and journeys through salads, breads, meats, seafood, vegetables and more, ending with sweets and homemade staples like strawberry rosewater jam.
Thomas Keller's first cake was a Duncan Hines mix, and he grew up grooving on Pillsbury Crescent Rolls. But even as his culinary prowess grew to widespread acclaim as America's top chef, Keller never lost his love for down-home baked goods. His "Bouchon Bakery" (Artisan, $50, 400 pages) with Sebastien Rouxel, offers insights and recipes from the bakery operation associated with Bouchon, Keller's version of a French bistro. Many of its recipes are exacting, like the three-page croissant dough recipe, or the creampuffs topped with a thin layer of cookie dough to ensure crunch. But a master's class in baking, preserved between covers, is cheap at the price.
By contrast, beginning bakers would feel reassured by "Nick Malgieri's Bread" (Kyle Books, $29.95, 240 pages). The veteran cookbook author doesn't assume you have much time, patience or cooking equipment, but he wants to prove that good bread is within the grasp of practically everyone. With step-by-step photographs of kneading, loaf shaping and finished baked goods, Malgieri's latest book takes the fear out of facing a shapeless lump of dough.
The best meals, dollar for dollar, at many fine restaurants aren't available to customers. In "Come In, We're Closed" (Running Press, $35, 320 pages), Christine Carroll and Jody Eddy explore the world of the staff meal, where cooks try to impress each other without fancy ingredients. The book explores the tradition at some of the world's best restaurants, in Iceland, France, Spain, England and the United States. Readers get a peek inside the culture that drives great kitchens – and recipes in the bargain.
For an armchair vacation that'll make you hungry, consider "Japanese Farm Food" (Andrews McMeel, $35, 386 pages), a vicarious immersion in the foodways of rural Japan. Nancy Singleton Hachisu married a Japanese organic farmer and spent 23 years living, cooking and farming in northern Saitama Prefecture. Her recipes are a reminder that knowing ingredients well allows cooks to make them shine without much fuss.
So much cooking is focused on special occasions that occasional cooks try to make sure they have at least one cookbook that's organized by reasons one might be moved to cook. "Cookfight" (Ecco, $29.99, 300 pages) fits the bill admirably. It's the result of an ongoing competition between Julia Moskin and Kim Severson, two talented home cooks who happen to be food writers for the New York Times. They develop dueling meals along a theme and share the recipes and lessons with their readers. The book includes challenges for budget dinners, comfort food, kid food, fancy stuff, Mother's Day, vegetarians, picnics, Thanksgiving and more.
The street food of Mexico has left many gringo tourists pining after returning to their cold, horchata-free lives. With "Tacos, Tortas and Tamales" (Wiley, $19.99, 220 pages), Roberto Santibañez has given them a tasty reprieve. The recipes in his small book pack huge flavors, accessible to anyone with access to a decently stocked supermarket. With his help, those tacos al pastor could finally be within reach.
When cooks make something they love, they want it to be around forever. With "Salt Sugar Smoke" (Mitchell Beazley, $29.99, 272 pages), British food writer Diana Henry teaches readers how to adopt the time-honored methods of food preservation. Her entry-level course on canning, curing and smoking food offers relatively simple ways to keep the best fruit, vegetables, seafood and meat around for the rest of the year.
There aren't many authors who could make good on the title for "The Great Meat Cookbook" (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $40, 632 pages), but Bruce Aidells is qualified. A decade ago his "Complete Meat Cookbook" earned him a following for clear, easy-to-use recipes with big flavors. His new book updates his readers with more international flavors and information on all the topics that worry people about meat besides cooking it, including sourcing it, safe storage and whether particular dishes are good for leftovers.
Drawn from the author's 30 years of traveling and research in the kitchens of Latin America, "Gran Cocina Latina" (Norton, $45, 901 pages) is an encyclopedic exploration of what Latin Americans eat, and why. Its details, like fundamental differences between Cuban and Paraguayan fresh corn polenta, would interest a scholarly food lover. But its recipes, sharing the pride and joys of a thousand villages with the reader, are their own reward.
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Lowcountry residents shopping for a new health insurance plan with coverage starting Jan. 1 may be forced to choose between their preferred insurance company and their preferred doctor or hospital.
That's because individual plans purchased through the new federal health insurance marketplace, and even some plans bought outside the marketplace, will have fewer in-network providers than many patients are accustomed to.
"Who you can go to will change dramatically, and a lot of people don't realize that," said Colin Smoak, a Charleston benefits consultant. "A lot of people have developed relationships with physicians or a hospital and may have to forgo that relationship."
Here's an example — neither Medical University Hospital nor Roper St. Francis Healthcare are included in the provider networks for new individual policies offered by BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina, the largest private insurer in the state.
For most South Carolinians, this isn't a problem. The majority of residents, who already have insurance, are covered by large or small group plans offered through work and won't lose access to their doctor or hospital, said S.C. Department of Insurance Director Ray Farmer.
"Generally, the employer plans that are in place now will remain basically the same as they are, but they could change in the future," Farmer said.
The immediate changes will affect those residents who aren't insured through work and need to purchase health coverage to avoid a $95 penalty mandated under the federal Affordable Care Act.
For example, Lowcountry residents who want to buy an individual insurance policy and would like full access to the Roper St. Francis Healthcare network of doctors and hospitals need to pick a plan offered by Coventry Health Care of the Carolinas, or be willing to pay higher out-of-pocket costs.
Coventry, which is owned by Aetna, is the only health insurance company that Roper St. Francis Healthcare chose to partner with for these new individual policies.
"We did not come to terms with any of those other companies," said Bret Johnson, senior vice president and chief financial officer at Roper St. Francis Healthcare.
"One of the reasons government is shut down today is there is still a battle going on about health care reform," he said. "There is a lot of caution both among providers and insurance companies until the horizon becomes a bit more clear."
Medicare patients and patients covered by group plans with current access to the Roper St. Francis Healthcare network have not been affected by these negotiations and can continue to see their regular providers next year.
Four insurance companies — Coventry, BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina, Blue Choice and Consumer's Choice Health Plan — are offering 52 plans for South Carolinians to purchase through the federal insurance marketplace, which launched Oct. 1. Eight companies are offering individual plans outside the marketplace.
A flawed website and higher-than-expected web traffic have made it very difficult for nearly everyone trying to sign on to healthcare.gov for the past two weeks.
Jim Herritage, 64, of Mount Pleasant, tried using the website to pick a policy but decided to seek help from an insurance agent after unsuccessful attempts to create an account and log on.
Herritage, an energy consultant, and his wife, Nancy, make too much to qualify for government subsidies to help pay for a plan, so avoiding healthcare.gov and using an agent instead was an easy choice. Individuals who earn between 100 percent and 400 percent of the federal poverty level will qualify for a government subsidy to offset the cost of insurance, but they must enroll through healthcare.gov to take advantage of that assistance.
"I think what we'll end up doing is purchasing a BlueCross BlueShield plan ... because if something happens, we obviously need that coverage," Herritage said.
But the plan Herritage wants to purchase won't cover benefits provided by many of the doctors his family already sees.
"Nancy's OB-GYN and dermatologist and our primary care physicians, we'll just have to pay them ourselves," he said. "The big wakeup call is when people realize this is a very, very thin network."
Consumer's Choice Health Plan offers policies that include benefits provided by Trident Medical Center, Summerville Medical Center, Medical University Hospital and East Cooper Medical Center.
Individuals plans sold by BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina and Blue Choice include access to the Trident Health hospitals and East Cooper Medical Center.
Every plan will not offer benefits at every facility, and consumers are advised to pay attention to their preferred policy's details.
"More than likely, the doctors associated with the hospital are in the network, but they need to check," said Consumer's Choice spokeswoman Adrian Grimes.
Farmer said his agency recommends that residents review the plan's benefits, review its provider network, shop for the best price and then choose a policy.
"This is a whole new ball game that the plans and the networks are changing," he said.
Insurance companies can no longer minimize their risk by denying coverage to patients with pre-existing conditions or charging women more than men for insurance. The Affordable Care Act rewrote some of these old rules.
Insurance companies are adjusting to federal law by narrowing their provider networks, Smoak said. "That's their only control point."
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Julia Gillard has recorded a tongue-in-cheek video address to the nation warning the world is about to come to an apocalyptic end, as predicted in the Mayan calendar.
In the 55-second spoof clip, recorded for Triple J radio, Ms Gillard addresses her "remaining fellow Australians" warning of zombies, hell beasts and a K-pop armageddon.
With an emotionless delivery, the prime minister says the end of the world is coming not because of Y2K, or even the carbon tax, but "it turns out the Mayan calendar was true".
"Whether the final blow comes from flesh-eating zombies, demonic hell beasts or from the total triumph of K-pop, if you know one thing about me it is this: I will always fight for you until the very end," Ms Gillard says.
"And at least this means I won't have to do Q&A again."
The message was recorded to promote Tom and Alex's "End of the World" radio show, which is set to air at 6am AEDT on Friday morning.
In an interview with ninemsn, Tom Ballard joked the message was "not scripted" and that Ms Gillard was "panicked and worried" at Triple J's prediction of a doomsday coinciding with their Friday morning radio show.
"Knowing us and knowing our ratings, she knew we would flog the video to death so we kept our end of the bargain," he said.
The radio pair would not reveal how they coaxed the prime minister into making the video or whether there was anything she would not say.
"Hypothetically, if this was a scripted video, the Prime Minister would have changed a few things to add some of her own jokes into the script," Ballard told ninemsn.
Ms Gillard has had some viral video success in recent months, making worldwide news with her parliamentary speech blasting opposition leader Tony Abbott for "misogyny".
Those who believe the Mayan calendar predicts the end of the world say the apocalypse will come on 21 December.
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Red Devils top 2010 1A champs in West Wilkes
Carrying momentum from its big victory Saturday at the Indian Classic, the Newton-Conover wrestling team continued its brilliance on the mat Thursday.
The Red Devils took an early lead and held off a tough West Wilkes squad for a 40-22 victory.
N-C coach Eddy Clark said he expected the Blackhawks, which have won the state 1A title the past three seasons, to bring their "A" game.
"We knew what they had," Clark said. "They have 11 kids ranked in the top five of the state. We knew we had our work cut out for us."
Newton-Conover took an early 18-0 lead behind pin wins by Tyler Benfield, Cody Sifford and Ian Canrobert, but West Wilkes roared back.
The Blackhawks managed to win three-straight decisions and four of the next five matches to take hold of a 19-18 margin.
Still, the Red Devils gritted out wins in five of the next six matches, including pins by Nathan Reitzel, and Addison Klutz.
Sophomore Colin Minor also picked up a hard fought victory, fighting back from a late deficit to win a 6-4 decision against Wesley Blevins.
"What I'm most proud about is we've been trying to focus on our third period," Clark said. "We had Franklin Wepner with two late takedowns. We had Colin Minor with a takedown at the buzzer. We had Addison Klutz getting the fall late in the third. The conditioning is coming. We are about to get our wheels under us and be able to go six minutes. We are pretty good if we can overcome that, but I think we did really good tonight in that aspect."
Newton-Conover travels to North Iredell today and Saturday for a tournament that Clark expects will help further prepare his team.
"We go there to get good competition," Clark said. "It is another leg in a long journey. We're excited about the trip and about the tournament."
Newton-Conover 40, West Wilkes 22
106: Ian Canrobert (N-C) pin Brandon Reynolds
113: Jake St. Germain (WW) dec. Jonte Parker, 6-1
120: Dustin Huffman (WW) maj. dec. Coleman Carter, 12-1
126: Jorge Lima (WW) dec. Franklin Wepner, 9-7
132: James LaPlan (WW) pin Joseph Lail
138: Devin Fussell (WW) dec. Casey Toomey, 6-1
145: Kyle Toomey (N-C) maj. dec. Casey Wills, 16-4
152: Nathan Reitzel (N-C) pin Miguel Munoz
160: Addison Klutz (N-C) pin Kody Nichols
170: Colin Minor (N-C) dec. Wesley Blevins, 6-4
182: Hayden Sutphin (WW) dec. Rolen Benson, 9-5
195: Jarren Pitts (N-C) dec. Joshua Kilby, 9-5
220: Tyler Benfield (N-C) pin Cody Lefler
285: Cody Sifford (N-C) pin Anthony Alvarado


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Barbs fly as Spitzer, NYC rival Stringer debate
Eliot Spitzer and Democratic rival Scott Stringer traded darts Friday in their first debate in the city comptroller campaign, with Spitzer saying his opponent had accomplished little in 20 years in politics while Stringer suggested the scandal-tarnished ex-governor belongs more in jail than in office.
Stringer, the Manhattan borough president, and Spitzer, who resigned as governor amid a prostitution imbroglio in 2008, have been immersed in a testy campaign since Spitzer unexpectedly launched his run last month.
If voters were waiting for fireworks at Friday's faceoff at WABC-TV, they just had to wait about five minutes.
Stringer noted that Spitzer has admitted patronizing call girls while he was in office but was never charged with a crime, although federal prosecutors were investigating an escort service Spitzer used. Stringer characterized the ex-governor — who signed a law that lengthened jail terms for paying for sex — as an arrogant member of an elite that could "escape" prosecution.
"You passed laws that you wouldn't hold yourself accountable to, and then you come here today and say, 'That's OK because I'm powerful,'" Stringer said during the debate, sponsored by the news station, Noticias 41 Univision, the Daily News and the League of Women Voters.
While Spitzer has argued that he held himself responsible by resigning, Stringer said Spitzer "didn't take responsibility; he evaded it."
"I made mistakes, but I've made a difference," Spitzer shot back, championing the no-holds-barred stance on investigating big financial firms that earned him the moniker "sheriff of Wall Street" as attorney general, before he became governor.
"What indelible mark have you left on policy?" he asked Stringer, dismissing him as an establishment politician inclined to "go along to get along."
Stringer said he hadn't shied from ruffling political feathers, noting that he led a state Assembly committee that investigates whether state agencies are effective. He also pointed to his financial experience as a trustee of a city pension fund.
Stringer was a favorite in the race before Spitzer upended it. Spitzer is betting that voters will forgive the prostitution scandal and focus on his dealings with Wall Street and his vigorous, if often combative, Albany tenure.
A New York Times/Siena College poll released Thursday found Spitzer leading Stringer, 44 percent to 35 percent. The poll surveyed 505 registered Democrats and has a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points.
During Friday's matchup, Spitzer's staff sent a flurry of tweets challenging Stringer's claims, while Stringer hammered at the prostitution scandal. He claimed that Spitzer resigned to steer clear of potential charges and that anyone else "who did what Eliot did would be in jail right now."
Federal prosecutors announced months after Spitzer's resignation that they wouldn't charge him. They noted that they traditionally didn't prosecute prostitutes' clients and said there wasn't sufficient evidence to accuse him of financial crimes in his payments to the escort service.
Stringer, an assemblyman for 13 years and borough president for seven, portrayed himself in the debate as a veteran official who knows how and when to collaborate. He would be a steady-handed "steward" of the city's more than $130 billion pension funds, he said.
"This is a job that requires conciliation, but also independence. I've demonstrated both," he said.
Spitzer, on the other hand, said he's unafraid to "break some eggs" for the public's sake.
"Independence, integrity, standing up — those are the critical issues that an auditor and a comptroller should have. Those are the skill sets I have," he said.
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From the Neighborhood Network:
You may have seen reports in the news recently about West Nile cases on Long Island and pesticide spraying by both Nassau and Suffolk County in a number of areas throughout the Island.
There are steps you can take around your home to help prevent mosquitoes from breeding, and less toxic personal and yard repellents you can use to keep mosquitoes away.
Eliminate standing water on your property and clear clogged gutters on your house. Mosquitoes can breed in any water standing stagnant for 4 days or more.
As an alternative to DEET, look for repellents that have oil of lemon eucalyptus (the only herbal ingredient recommended by the federal Centers for Disease Control). Products with oils of soy and geranium have also been demonstrated as effective in published studies.
For information about upcoming mosquito spraying, visit your county's web site:
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Volume 17 Issue 35 Jan. 21 - 27, 2005
Owner seeks permit around Soho artist-resident law
By Albert Amateau
The owner of an eight-story building in the Soho Cast-Iron Historic District who is seeking a special permit to eliminate the requirement that live/work lofts must be occupied by certified artists received a resounding no vote last week from the Community Board 2 Housing and Zoning Committee.
At the same time, the corporate owner of 96 Spring St. is asking the City Planning Commission for permission to exceed the limit on the size of retail uses on the ground floor and basement of the building at the corner of Spring and Mercer Sts. The committee also turned down that part of the request.
Were reluctant to give up the artist-in-residence requirement, said David Reck, head of the committee, at the Jan. 13 meeting that attracted artists who have lived and worked in Soho for 30 years since the time when artist certification was made part of the zoning that allowed live/work lofts in the manufacturing district and longer.
Sean Sweeney, director of the Soho Alliance, had a harsher judgment. Its the most outrageous application Ive seen, he said. In addition to preserving the hard-fought artist-in-residence zoning, he said, Soho residents have been fighting to keep the recently enacted 5,000-sq.-ft. size limit on eating/drinking establishments on the combined ground floor and basement levels and a 10,000-sq.-ft. limit on other retail uses.
Marjorie Perlmutter, a land-use lawyer representing the owner, said the combined ground-floor basement space is 12,115 sq. ft. In addition to the commercial space, the owner plans to create two 3,000-sq.-ft. loft units on each floor from the second to the eighth floor.
While community boards have only an advisory role on City Planning applications, the City Council can alter or stop zoning changes and special permits. And Councilmember Alan Gerson, who represents Soho, said later that the application for 96 Spring St. was unacceptable.
Weve let the owners know that before we even consider a waiver of the artist-in-residence requirement, they would have to agree to a substantial giveback to the arts in the building like studios or galleries and thats just across the threshold for considering a change, Gerson said.
Perlmutter said later that the owners would review the application and return to the Housing and Zoning committee on Feb. 10 with revisions before going to City Planning, Reck said.
At the Jan. 13 meeting, Sweeney noted that neighbors particularly didnt want oversized bars and restaurants in the district Its basically so people can get to sleep at night, he said. Sweeney asked Perlmutter if she could assure neighbors that the ground floor would not be a bar/restaurant.
Perlmutter introduced Kevin Cornell, one of the partners in the ownership group, 96 Springs L.L.C., who said, Weve had several inquiries for retail but we havent had any for a bar or restaurant. But Cornell admitted that he was not ready to guarantee that no bar or restaurant would ever rent the space were the zoning restrictions to be waived.
Last year, in a zoning change that affects the 16 vacant lots in the Soho Cast-Iron District, Gerson imposed a ban on eating and drinking establishments in the ground floor/basement retail spaces. But 96 Spring St. is an existing building and that provision does not apply.
Perlmutter said the application to allow non-artists to buy live/work lofts in the building would not prevent any artist from moving in. It would also allow professionals like architects and fashion designers to work in the places where they live, she said.
In return for the waivers, the owner is agreeing to undertake an extensive exterior maintenance program approved by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. Perlmutter said the owner has already received Landmarks approval for a $1.5 million preservation program for the building.
Perlmutter told the committee that the artist-in-residence requirement makes it more difficult for developers to finance restoration projects in the Soho Cast-Iron District. Out-of-town banks are particularly reluctant to finance projects that require artist certification, she said. But Sweeney replied that local banks are familiar with Soho and have financed many artist-in-residence projects.
The application goes before the full Community Board 2 meeting for a recommendation at the end of the month and then to a Manhattan Borough Board review followed by a City Planning Dept. hearing and then to the City Council.
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Ken Dixon: Still a chance to salvage McMahon legacy
One hundred million bucks just doesn't go as far as it used to. Back in 2000, the New York Yankees won the World Series with a dinky $93 million payroll, according to the Baseball Almanac.
A year later it bloated to $113 million, but they lost the Series to the Arizona Diamondbacks.
This year, when the smoke finally clears, Linda McMahon, the soft-spoken, fire-breathing "job creator," will have tucked in a second $50 million in her own money for her failed political aspirations.
Again, she fell short in running a Republican contest for U.S. Senate in a state that is so blue than President Obama ventured here only to appear as a glittery fundraising photo opportunity at Harvey Weinstein's Westport shack.
This year, the Yankees, with $196 million in salaries, failed to reach the Series.
McMahon, striking out brilliantly, lost by about the same 12-percent margin by which she fell short in 2010 to now-U.S. Sen. Dick Blumenthal.
I don't begrudge McMahon -- doyenne of pro wrestling, where she's lived a 36-year arc that started with bankruptcy and led her to "job creator" -- from trying to join the most exclusive club in the world.
What has less heavy lifting than U.S. senator, where your staff does your work, where you walk the chambers of power like a demi-god and all you have to do is show up and look vaguely interested?
At her grandmotherly age, as she kept pointing out, I could understand why she'd want to be known more as a national statesperson than someone who presided over cage matches, crotch kicking and the degradation of women.
McMahon, to her credit, created plenty of jobs in this latest failed effort. Makers of TV commercials, pollsters, opposition researchers, political strategists, they all cashed big checks. And yes, she employed inner-city residents.
The night before the election, I was driving out of the Capitol and by Bushnell Park in Hartford when I saw a big van depositing people still clad in their blue "Linda" T-shirts, after participating in one penultimate McMahon event or another.
She found almost every little ugly secret in Senator-elect Chris Murphy's closet. The only failing in her attack ads -- she called them "contrast" ads -- was her late-campaign strategy aimed at urban voters, to split their tickets. Asking Obama supporters to vote for her, too, was just too much for the self-esteem of your average Connecticut Republican.
But it worked to some extent, since McMahon got more Connecticut votes than Mitt Romney. President Obama gathered 896,602 votes; Romney, 613,478; McMahon 647,738; and Murphy 829,736. That's a 12.8 percent margin of victory,
In fact, McMahon set a standard for campaigns for the ages. Open bars on primary and Election Night; highly paid staffers everywhere; top-shelf booze and six-figure strategists; T-shirts for everyone; new luxury cars for TV advertising executives.
Unfortunately, because of ill-advised comments caught by reporters on the 2010 campaign trail, McMahon's handlers, this time, kept her away from pesky reporters, giving her unexposed opportunities to chat up potential voters out in the field and memorize her bullet-point mantra for the four debates.
A better candidate, which Murphy eventually became, would have had daily public events scheduled where they accepted questions from pesky reporters, who were acting as surrogates for voters throughout the state. Murphy did and McMahon didn't.
And at one point in the summer, when she was ahead in the respected Quinnipiac University Poll, I thought her campaign-in-a-bell-jar was going to work.
It was around the time I compared the surnames of her campaign manager, Corry Bliss, a happy, scorched-earth warrior, and Ben Marter, Murphy's long-suffering spokesman, a "y" away from a potential human sacrifice.
If there's a lesson to be reaffirmed here, it's that yet again, Connecticut voters are underwhelmed by people running for higher public office without paying some elective office dues.
Businessman Tom Foley, of Greenwich, fell 6,000 votes shy of beating Dan Malloy in the 2010 governor's race.
Now, McMahon, of Greenwich ... Hmmm ... maybe it's a Greenwich thing. Ned Lamont of Greenwich, who crashed and burned in the 2006 race against U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman and the 2010 gubernatorial primary, at least had a term as a selectman and a few terms on the local tax board.
In a couple years, McMahon could invest some big money running for the state House of Representatives or the state Senate, although that ride to Hartford from lower Fairfield County is a time killer that's ill-advised for someone who'll be 66 by then.
So here's an idea for her next $50 million investment.
Linda McMahon gets together with some big hedge fund operator in, say, Greenwich and creates an endowment. Or better yet, she organizes a partnership with an existing nonprofit, such as the Tow Foundation, up in New Canaan.
The Linda McMahon Fund could offer competitive grants to urban school systems for science and math education; and maybe start some after-school programs in the vocational-technical high schools aimed at precision manufacturing jobs that are supposedly going begging even though unemployment is still bouncing around 9 percent.
Linda McMahon shouldn't be remembered as someone who spent $100 million on losing Senate races. She could harness her inner philanthropist to make Connecticut a much better place without even being elected. And that could be the best kind of public legacy.
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Bastimentos is an island in Bocas del Toro.
For everyone who feels a bit overwhelmed by the Party Scene in Bocas del Toro (town) this is the place to go. In Bastimentos you are going to find the relaxing atmosphere the loud Taxis and Bars of Bocas del Toro (town) can t offer.
Get in
You can take a Taxi Boat for 3 $US from Bocas del Toro (town).
Get around
There are no cars or roads on this island. So walking and water taxis are the ways of transportation.
There are several beautiful beaches in walking distance from town. One is Wizzard Beach (1.2 km from town) and the other one is Red Frog Beach (~ 1 hour walking)
good waves, spearfishing, surfing, snorkeling, diving, beautiful rocks and little islands, and many more beautiful sights. so many things to do. hidden beaches, and then a random bar at the end of red frog. peace and quiet.
Walk up to the Coee SHop Up in the Hill and have a great coffee/tea/etc. while reading/changing a book and enjoying the calm environment and the nice views.
There are several restaurants in town.
-yellow jack hostel has a restaurant. yari is the cook and she cooks excellent food. ricardo and manu the owners catches fresh fish daily. if you dont eat here, then go to these below.
-the thai restaurant up in the hills is amazing. under 6$ for a meal. corey and his wife from thailand run it.
-roots. excellent chicken,pork, and beef.
Not so much for going out here. It s more to calm down from Bocas del Toro experiences.
There is are several Hostals in town, on of them is called Hostal Bastimento and has Internet access, a little bar and nice rooms. For people who like it a bit more quiet walk until the left end of the town (if you are looking to the water) and follow a little path for 50 meters after the asphalted peer ends. There you will find a few cabins with shared kitchen and Dive Excursions for moderate prices and a lot of tranquilidad.
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Taxi boat to Bocas del Toro (town).


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Taking a cue from price war in the domestic sector, two foreign carriers - Emirates and Air Asia - have cut fares for Indian travellers so as to beat the March quarter blues.
Gulf carrier Emirates announced special fares starting Rs 41,867 for economy, and Rs 1.14 lakh for business class from India to Europe, Africa and South America for Indian travellers.
Malaysia-based Air Asia too rolled out similar offers.
Emirates said its offer is part of India's Republic Day celebrations and commences from today. It is valid for travel up to April 10 and can be booked both on and offline.
AirAsia announced all-inclusive fares of low as Rs 4,000 from Kochi, Kolkata and Tiruchirappalli to Kuala Lumpur and called its special offer as 'Valentine Day' fares.
As part of the discounted fares offer, travel from Chennai and Bangalore to Kuala Lumpur will now cost only Rs 6,499 inclusive of taxes, the airline said in a release.
Explore romantic honeymoon destinations such as Johor Bahru, Kuala Terengganu, Penang, Langkawi from Kuala Lumpur for all-inclusive-fare for just Rs 724, the release said adding, the bookings under the offer can be made from February 2 for travel up to July 31.
Flyers, who had been paying through the nose for tickets had a big relief this week with top airlines, including state- run Air India, slashing fares by as much as 50 per cent for a limited time to fill the vacant seats in a traditionally weak January-March quarter.
The move was triggered by budget carrier SpiceJet, which reduced fares by 50 per cent but was soon copied by all other domestic players -- Air India, indiGo, GoAir and Jet Airways.
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Rob Leatham, also known as "TGO" ("The Great One") needs no introduction. Rob has one of the most impressive and comprehensive sport shooting resumes in the world, in addition to conducting training for select US Army units, the FBI, and practical pistol competition classes for civilian shooters. His world and national title accomplishments include; 6-Time IPSC World Champion, 24-Time USPSA National Champion, 16-Time Single Stack / USPSA Champion. Quite simply he is the greatest competitive shooter the world has ever known.
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Larry Vickers is a decorated US Army Special Forces veteran and national pistol champion. Mr. Vickers has nearly two decades of special operations experience (1 SFOD-Delta), much of which was spent as his units Primary Firearms Instructor. In addition to his special operations accomplishments, his competitive shooting has yielded a 10th and 9th place finish in the 1993 and 1994 USPSA Limited Nationals as well as a 1st place finish in CDP class at the 2001 IDPA Mid-Winter Nationals. Mr. Vickers is a founding member of IDPA. In addition to being a highly experienced operator and national pistol champion, Mr. Vickers is also one of the premier 1911 pistolsmiths in the country and his work has been featured in several firearms publications and on the cover of American Handgunner. In addition to all this, Mr. Vickers has served as a consultant and technical expert to the firearms industry. Mr. Vickers started his T.V. career on the wildy successful Tactical Impact and Tactical Arms shows and now stars on The Sportsman Channel TAC-TV.
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Rob Leatham & Larry Vickers 3-Day Advanced Handgun - April 12-14, 2013 - Phoenix, AZ
This class is planned to be one of the most unique handgun shooting class we have ever been involved with. Mr. Leatham and Mr. Vickers have been friends for years but have never taught a class together. Now this event is a reality. Two separate ranges will be utilized for this class so it flows smoothly. Students will spend half of each day with one instructor and then swap to the other instructor for the remainder of the day. The class will come together at various times for lecture portions, safety briefs, etc. Students signing up for this class are expected to show up ready to shoot. This is an advanced level class, all students are expected to have a very firm grasp of the fundamentals and extensive shooting experience.
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Class date: April 12-14, 2013
Cost: $1000.00
Location: Phoenix, AZ
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- Suitable range wear depending on the season
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Wow! What a combo! Dream team! Always wanted to take an advanced handgun course with both individually but this is a killer combination! Also, respect the mutual admiration they have for each other's skills.
Overall, very interested. Specifically, need to know more about the syllabus.
Finally, how many shooters/students max for this class?
Their drills are bloodless battles, and their battles bloody drills.
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UPDATE 2 @1:21 pm on 16th August (PST):
There is an updated version of the nuget package that resolves the previous dependency issues. Oh and my comments are now working again.
UPDATE 1 @10:00 am on 16th August (PST):
If you've tried using the preview nuget package and had problems, rest assured we are working on the issue (which is a dependency version issue). Essentially the preview and one of its dependencies have conflicting dependencies on specific versions of packages. The ETA for a fix that resolves this nuget issue is later today.
Also if you've made a comment and it isn't showing up, don't worry it will. I'm currently having technical problems approving comments.
Earlier versions ASP.NET Web API included basic support for the OData, allowing you to use the OData Query Options $filter, $orderby, $top and $skip to shape the results of controller actions annotated with the [Queryable] attribute. This was very useful and worked across formats. That said true support for the OData format was rather limited. In fact we barely scratched the surface of OData, for example there was no support for creates, updates, deletes, $metadata and code generation etc.
To address this we've create a preview of a new nuget package (and codeplex project) for building OData services that:
- Continues to support the [Queryable] attribute, but also allows you to drop down to an Abstract Syntax Tree (or AST) representing $filter & $orderby.
- Adds ways to infer a model by convention or explicitly customize a model that will be familiar to anyone who's used Entity Framework Code First.
- Adds support for service documents and $metadata so you can generate clients (in .NET, Windows Phone, Metro etc) for your Web API.
- Adds support for creating, updating, partially updating and deleting entities.
- Adds support for querying and manipulating relationships between entities.
- Adds the ability to create relationship links that wire up to your routes.
- Adds support for complex types.
- Adds support for Any/All in $filter.
- Adds the ability to control null propagation if needed (for example to avoid null refs working about LINQ to Objects).
- Refactors everything to build upon the same foundation as WCF Data Services, namely ODataLib.
In fact this is an early preview of a new OData Server stack built to take advantage of Web APIs inherent flexibility and power which compliments WCF Data Services.
This preview ships with a companion OData sample service built using Web API. The sample includes three controllers, that each expose an OData EntitySet with varying capabilities. One is rudimentary supporting just query and create, the other two are more complete, supporting Query, Create, Update, Patch, Delete and Relationships. The first complete example does everything by hand, the second derives from a sample base controller called EntitySetController that takes care of a lot of the plumbing for you and allows you to focus on the business logic.
The rest of this blog post will introduce you to the components that make up this preview and how to stitch them together to create an OData service, using the code from this sample from the ASP.NET Web Stack Sample repository if you want to follow along.
[Queryable] aka supporting OData Query
If you want to support OData Query options, without necessarily supporting the OData Formats, all you need to do it put the [Queryable] attribute on an action that returns either IQueryable<> or IEnumerable<>, like this:
public IQueryable<Supplier> GetSuppliers()
return _db.Suppliers;
Here _db is an EntityFramework DBContext. If this action is routed to say ~/Suppliers then any OData Query options applied to that URI will be applied by an Action Filter before the result is sent to the client.
For example this: ~/Suppliers?$filter=Name eq 'Microsoft'
Will pass the result of GetSuppliers().Where(s => s.Name == "Microsoft") to the formatter.
This all works as it did in earlier previews, although there are a couple of, hopefully temporary, caveats:
- The element type can't be primitive (for example IQueryable<string>).
- Somehow the [Queryable] attribute must find a key property. This happens automatically if your element type has an ID property, if not you might need to manually configure the model (see setting up your model).
Doing more OData
If you want to support more of OData, for example, the official OData formats or allow for more than just reads, you need to configure a few things.
The ODataService.Sample shows all of this working end to end, and the remainder of this post will talk you through what that code is doing.
Setting up your model
The first thing you need is a model. The way you do this is very similar to the Entity Framework Code First approach, but with a few OData specific tweaks:
- The ability to configure how EditLinks, SelfLinks and Ids are generated.
- The ability to configure how links to related entities are generated.
- Support for multiple entity sets with the same type.
If you use the ODataConventionModelBuilder most of this is done automatically for you, all you need to do is tell the builder what sets you want, for example this code:
ODataModelBuilder modelBuilder = new ODataConventionModelBuilder();
IEdmModel model = modelBuilder.GetEdmModel();
Builds a model with 3 EntitySets (Products, ProductFamilies and Suppliers) where the EntityTypes of those sets are inferred from the CLR types (Product, ProductFamily and Supplier) automatically, and where EditLinks, SelfLinks and IdLinks are all configured to use the default OData routes.
You can also take full control of the model by using the ODataModelBuilder class, here you explicitly add EntityTypes, Properties, Keys, NavigationProperties and how to route Links by hand. For example this code:
var products = modelBuilder.EntitySet<Product>("Products");
products.HasEditLink(entityContext => entityContext.UrlHelper.Link(
new { controller = "Products", id = entityContext.EntityInstance.ID }
var product = products.EntityType;
product.HasKey(p => p.ID);
product.Property(p => p.Name);
product.Property(p => p.ReleaseDate);
product.Property(p => p.SupportedUntil);
Explicitly adds a EntitySet called Products to the model, configures the EditLink (and unless overridden the SelfLink and IdLink) generation so that if uses the ODataRouteNames.GetById route, and then as you can see the code needed to configure the Key and Properties is very similar to the Code First.
For a more complete example take a look at the GetExplicitEdmModel() method in the sample it builds the exact same model as the ODataConventionModelBuilding by hand.
Setting up the formatters, routes and built-in controllers
To use the OData formats you first need to register an ODataMediaTypeFormatter, which will need the model you built previously:
// Create the OData formatter and give it the model
ODataMediaTypeFormatter odataFormatter = new ODataMediaTypeFormatter(model);
// Register the OData formatter
configuration.Formatters.Insert(0, odataFormatter);
Next you need to setup some routes to handle common OData requests, below are the routes required for a Read/Write OData model built using the OData Routing conventions that also supports client side code-generation (vital if you want a WCF DS client application to talk to your service).
// Metadata routes to support $metadata and code generation in the WCF Data Service client.
new { Controller = "ODataMetadata", Action = "GetMetadata" }
new { Controller = "ODataMetadata", Action = "GetServiceDocument" }
// Relationship routes (notice the parameters is {type}Id not id, this avoids colliding with GetById(id)).
// This code handles requests like ~/ProductFamilies(1)/Products
configuration.Routes.MapHttpRoute(ODataRouteNames.PropertyNavigation, "{controller}({parentId})/{navigationProperty}");
// Route for manipulating links, the code allows people to create and delete relationships between entities
configuration.Routes.MapHttpRoute(ODataRouteNames.Link, "{controller}({id})/$links/{navigationProperty}");
// Routes for urls both producing and handling urls like ~/Product(1), ~/Products() and ~/Products
configuration.Routes.MapHttpRoute(ODataRouteNames.GetById, "{controller}({id})");
configuration.Routes.MapHttpRoute(ODataRouteNames.DefaultWithParentheses, "{controller}()");
configuration.Routes.MapHttpRoute(ODataRouteNames.Default, "{controller}");
One thing to note is the way that the ODataRouteNames.PropertyNavigation route attempts to handle requests to urls like ~/ProductFamilies(1)/Products and ~/Products(1)/Family etc. Essentially a single route for all Navigations. For this to work without requiring a single Action for all navigation properties, we register a custom action selector that will build the Action name using the {navigationProperty} parameter of the PropertyNavigation route:
// Register an Action selector that can include template parameters in the name
configuration.Services.Replace(typeof(IHttpActionSelector), new ODataActionSelector());
This custom action selector will dispatch a request to GET ~/ProductFamilies(1)/Products, to an action called the GetProducts(int parentId) on the ProductFamilies controller.
At this point our previous GetSupplier action can return OData formats. However it will still produce links that won't work when dereferenced. To fix this we need to start creating our controllers.
Adding Support for OData requests
In our model we added 3 entitysets: Products, ProductFamilies and Suppliers. So first we create 3 controllers, called ProductController, ProductFamiliesController and SuppliersController respectively.
By convention your controllers should have a method called Getxxx() that returns IQueryable<T>. Here the T is the CLR type backing your EntitySet, so for example on the ProductsController which is for the Products entityset the T should be Product, and the action should look something like this:
public IQueryable<Product> GetProducts()
return _db.Products;
As you can see this is the same as before, but now it is participating in a 'compliant' OData service. Inside this method you can do all sorts of things, you can add additional filters based on the identity of the caller, you do auditing, you can do logging, you can aggregate data from multiple sources.
There is even a way to drop down a layer so you get to the see the OData query that has been received. Doing this allows you to process the query yourself in whatever way is appropriate for your data sources. For example you might not have an IQueryable you can use. See ODataQueryOptions for more on this.
At this point because you've registered a model and you've setup routes for $metadata and the OData Service Document, you should be able to use Visual Studio's Add Service Reference to generate a set of client proxy classes that you could use like this:
foreach(var product in ctx.Products.Where(p => p.Name.StartsWith("MS"))
WCF DS client will then translate this into a GET request like this:
And everything should just work.
Get by Key
To retrieve an individual item using it's key in OData you send a GET request to a url like this: ~/Products(1). The ODataRouteNames.GetById route handles requests like this:
public HttpResponseMessage GetById(int id)
Supplier supplier = _db.Suppliers.SingleOrDefault(s => s.ID == id);
if (supplier == null)
return Request.CreateResponse(HttpStatusCode.NotFound);
return Request.CreateResponse(HttpStatusCode.OK, supplier);
As you can see the code simply attempts to retrieve an item by ID, and then return it with a 200 OK response or return 404 Not Found.
If you have WCF DS proxy classes on the client a request like this:
ctx.Products.Where(p => p.ID == 5).FirstOrDefault();
Should now hit this action.
Inserts (POST requests)
To create a new Entity in OData you POST a new Entity directly to the url that represents the EntitySet, this means that insert requests just like queries end up matching the ODataRouteNames.Default route, however Web API's action selector picks actions prefixed with Post for POST requests to distinguish from GET requests for Queries:
public HttpResponseMessage PostProduct(Product product)
product.Family = null;
Product addedProduct = _db.Products.Add(product);
var response = Request.CreateResponse(HttpStatusCode.Created, addedProduct);
response.Headers.Location = new Uri(
Url.Link(ODataRouteNames.GetById, new { Controller = "Products", Id = addedProduct.ID })
return response;
Here we simply add the product to our Entity Framework context and then call SaveChanges(). The only interesting bit way we set the location header using the ODataRouteNames.GetById route (i.e. the default OData route for Self/Edit links).
Updates (PUT requests)
To replace an Entity in OData you PUT the updated version of the entity to the uri specified in the EditLink of the entity. This will match the GetById route, but because it is a PUT request it will look for an Action name prefixed with Put.
This example shows how to do this:
public HttpResponseMessage Put(int id, Product update)
if (!_db.Products.Any(p => p.ID == id))
throw ODataErrors.EntityNotFound(Request);
update.ID = id; // ignore the ID in the entity use the ID in the URL.
_db.Entry(update).State = System.Data.EntityState.Modified;
return Request.CreateResponse(HttpStatusCode.NoContent);
The code is pretty simple, first we verify the entity the client is trying to update actually exists, then we ignore the ID in the entity and instead use the id extracted from the uri of the request, this stops clients updating one entity using the editlink of another entity.
Once all that validation is out of the way we attach the updated entity and tell EF it has been modified before calling save changes and finally returning a No Content response.
As you can see this leverages a helper class called ODataErrors, its job is simply to raise OData compliant errors. The sample uses the EntityNotFound method quite frequently, and it follows the general pattern for failing in an OData compliant way so lets take a peak at its implementation:
public static HttpResponseException EntityNotFound(this HttpRequestMessage request)
return new HttpResponseException(
new ODataError
Message = "The entity was not found.",
MessageLanguage = "en-US",
ErrorCode = "Entity Not Found."
We create a HttpResponseException with a nested Not Found response, the body of which contains an ODataError. By putting an ODataError in the body we get the ODataMediaTypeFormatter to format the body as a valid OData error message as per the content-type requested by the client.
NOTE: Over time we will try to teach the ODataMediaTypeFormatter to handle HttpError as well by using a default translation from HttpError to ODataError.
Partial Updates (PATCH requests)
PUT request have replace semantics which makes updates all or nothing, meaning you have to send all the properties even if only a subset have changed.This is where PATCH comes in, PATCH allows clients to send just the modified properties on the wire, essentially allowing for partial updates.
This example shows an implementation of Patch for Products:
public HttpResponseMessage PatchProduct(int id, Delta<Product> product)
Product dbProduct = _db.Products.SingleOrDefault(p => p.ID == id);
if (dbProduct == null)
throw new HttpResponseException(HttpStatusCode.NotFound);
return Request.CreateResponse(HttpStatusCode.NoContent);
Notice that the method receives a Delta<Product> rather than a Product.
We do this because, if we use a Product directly and set the properties that came on the wire as part of the patch request, we would not be able to tell why a property has a default value. It could be because the request set the property to its default value or it could be because the property hasn't been set yet. This could lead to mistakenly resetting properties the client doesn't want reset. Can anyone say 'data corruption'?
The Delta<Product> class is a dynamic class that acts as a lightweight proxy for a Product. It allows you to set any Product property, but it also remembers which properties you have set. It uses this knowledge when you call .Patch(..) to copy across only properties that have been set.
Given this we simply retrieve the product from the database and then we call Patch to apply the changes requested to the entity in the database. Once that is done we call SaveChanges to push the changes to the database.
Deletes (DELETE requests)
To delete an entity you send a DELETE request to it's editlink, so this is similar to GetById, Put and Patch, except this time Web API will look for an action prefixed with Delete, something like this:
public HttpResponseMessage DeleteProduct(int id)
Product toDelete = _db.Products.FirstOrDefault(p => p.ID == id);
if (toDelete == null)
throw ODataErrors.EntityNotFound(Request);
return Request.CreateResponse(HttpStatusCode.Accepted);
As you can see if the entity is found it is simply deleted and we return an Acccepted response.
Following Navigations
To address related entities in OData you typically start with the Uri of a particular entity and then append the name of the navigationProperty. For example to retrieve the Family for Product 15 you do a GET request here: ~/Products(15)/Family.
Implementing this is pretty simple:
public ProductFamily GetFamily(int parentId)
return _db.Products.Where(p => p.ID == parentId).Select(p => p.Family).SingleOrDefault();
This matches the ODataRouteNames.PropertyNavigation which you'll notices uses {parentId} rather than {id}, if it was id, this method would also be a match for the ODataRouteNames.GetById route, which would cause problems in the action selector infrastructure. By using parentId we sidestep this issue.
Creating and Deleting links
The OData protocol allows you to get and modify links between entities as first class resources. In the preview however we only support modifications.
To create links you POST or PUT a uri (specified in the request body) to a url something like this: ~/Products(1)/$links/Family.
The uri in the body points to the resource you wish to assign to the relationship. So in this case it would be the uri of a ProductFamily you wish to assign to Product.Family (i.e. setting Product 1's Family).
Whether you POST or PUT depends on the cardinality of the relationship, if it is a Collection you POST, if it is a single item (as Family is) you PUT. Both are mapped through the ODataRouteNames.Link route, which is set up to handle creating links for any relationship. Unlike following Navigations it feels okay to use a single method because the return type always the same, i.e. a No Content response:
public HttpResponseMessage PutLink(int id, string navigationProperty, [FromBody] Uri link)
Product product = _db.Products.SingleOrDefault(p => p.ID == id);
switch (navigationProperty)
case "Family":
// The utility method uses routing (ODataRoutes.GetById should match) to get the value of {id} parameter
// which is the id of the ProductFamily.
int relatedId = Configuration.GetKeyValue<int>(link);
ProductFamily family = _db.ProductFamilies.SingleOrDefault(f => f.ID == relatedId);
product.Family = family;
throw ODataErrors.CreatingLinkNotSupported(Request, navigationProperty);
return Request.CreateResponse(HttpStatusCode.NoContent);
The {navigationProperty} parameter from the route is used to decide what relationship to create, also notice the [FromBody] attribute on the Uri link parameter it is vital otherwise the link will always be null.
If you want to remove a relationship between entities you send a DELETE request to the same URL, the code for that looks like this:
public HttpResponseMessage DeleteLink(int id, string navigationProperty, [FromBody] Uri link)
Product product = _db.Products.SingleOrDefault(p => p.ID == id);
switch (navigationProperty)
case "Family":
product.Family = null;
throw ODataErrors.DeletingLinkNotSupported(Request, navigationProperty);
return Request.CreateResponse(HttpStatusCode.NoContent);
If you implement all these methods for each of your OData EntitySets you should have a compliant OData service. Of course this code is only at preview quality so is likely to have bugs, that said I hope you'll agree this provides a good foundation for creating OData services.
We are currently thinking about adding support for: inheritance, OData actions & functions, etags and JSON Light etc. And of course we want to hear your thoughts so we can incorporate your feedback!
Next up
This blog post doesn't cover everything you can do with the Preview, you can use:
- ODataQueryOptions rather than [Queryable] to take full control of handling the query.
- ODataResult<> to implement OData features like Server Driven Paging and $inlinecount.
- EntitySetController<,> to simplify creating fully compliant OData entitysets.
I'll be blogging more about these soon.


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During recent decades, phased array systems have made major steps forward with the development of many major radar and communications systems. due to many recent advances, including MMIC, photonics, and digital beamforming, phased array systems and technology continue to progress rapidly. Current and future developments of ground-based, sea-based, airborne, and space-based phased array radar, communications, and other electronic systems will be discussed at this international symposium.
Phased Array 2013, the 5th IEEE international symposium presenting advanced in phased array systems and technologies, will be held at the Westin Hotel, Waltham, Massachusetts on Boston's famous Route 128.


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(Gallirallus australis)
Facts about this animal
Weka are flightless birds having a total length of about 53 cm. The sexes are alike, although males are slightly larger than females, and there are no seasonal differences in plumage colour. Upper parts are yellowish buff, longitudinally spotted and blotched with brownish black and reddish tinge on the head. Tail feathers are reddish with central and lateral black lines. The throat and the streak over the eye are light grey, the chin is paler. The under parts are ashy brown. The flanks and undertail coverts are yellowish brown, narrowly barred with brownish black.
The bill is sturdy and short bill and legs, red-brown beak in colour with darker edge. The legs and feet are strong as well and brown to pinkish in colour. The iris is brown. Weka are territorial and their remarkable homing instinct makes relocating difficult.. They are flightless and escape predators by running fast. They have even been known to fight and kill intruding ferrets. They walk with a deliberate stride, tail-flicking. When running, they hold the neck outstretched. Inquisitive, they may approach people for food.
Did you know?
that, historically, the weka was a significant resource for indigenous people of New Zealand, and their availability for sustainable harvest remains an important issue in weka conservation? Weka were also utilised by early European settlers who gave it the name 'bush hen.' As the weka has declined on mainland New Zealand, the only place where legal harvest of weka still occurs is on the Chatham Islands.
|Name (Scientific)
|Gallirallus australis
|Name (English)
|Name (French)
|Râle weka
|Name (German)
|Name (Spanish)
|Racón weka
|Local names
|Maori: Weka
|CITES Status
|Not listed
|CMS Status
|Not listed
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Alan Liefting
|New Zealand
|Is found in many types of habitat: forest, shrubland, grassland, wetlands, freshwater lakes, marshes, sandy shoreline and beaches.
|Wild population
|The subspecies australis remains locally common, but numbers fluctuate dramatically. The subspecies greyi has undergone significant declines to about 4,000 birds as of today. The subspecies hectori is now extinct in its natural range, but was introduced to Chatham and Pitt Islands where it may number between 38,000-58,000 birds. The subspecies scotti became extinct on Stewart Island, but introduced populations survive on surrounding islands, and may number less than 25,000 birds (Red List IUCN 2011)..
|Zoo population
|7 reported to ISIS (2007).
In the Zoo
How this animal should be transported
For air transport, Container Note 11G of the IATA Live Animals Regulations should be followed.
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Why do zoos keep this animal
Being a flightless bird species, the weka is of particular educational interest. It is, however, only rarely kept outside its native country, New Zealand.


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Description: Bill Burke, who was honored as a Mastersmith June 2008, is known for creating some of the best chefs knives and hunters that can be found anywhere. His attention to geometry and balance on his chef's knives, not to mention the exceptional edge holding clearly sets him apart. This yanagi has been in a private collection and has never been used to cut. It was made in the spring of 2010 and was the first single bevel knife that Mastersmith Bill Burke made.
Yanagiba are used for slicing the raw fish (Sashimi) traditionally served by the Japanese and is also suitable for fine slicing of other meats. The knife is accompanied by a saya made specifically to the blade for a perfect fit. This ho wood sheath protects the blade for chefs on the go or while in the drawer.
Traditional Japanese chef's knives differ from European styled knives in that they are sharpened with a bevel on only one side. The opposite side is hollowed for food release. Consequently, this right-handed knife can be honed to a sharper edge than can double bevel knives.
The blade was forged using the Kasumi technique -- a forging process which creates the misty appearance at the lamination line between two kinds of metal. It was hand forged from a combination of hard 52100 carbon steel (Hagane) forge-welded to a piece of soft, supportive wrought iron (Jigane). The wrought iron was recovered from an 1800's era anchor chain. The natural grain of the wrought iron is quite enticing! The most exacting standards as well as considerable time are required for this type of forge work. After forging and heat treatment, the blade is tempered for a razor sharp, long lasting edge.The traditional octagonal handle is formed from African blackwood and has a front, blonde sheep horn ferrule. This spacer is created by taking two sheep horn end-cuts and aligning them outward, producing a very pleasing effect.
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The earlier pregnant mums stop smoking in pregnancy, the better, but stopping at any time will prevent many avoidable problems, with their baby's growth and development benefitting enormously.
And because stopping in pregnancy is so important the Dudley Stop Smoking Service offers free dedicated support for pregnant mums, their partners and other family members.
The service employs specialist Smoking in Pregnancy Advisors, who are qualified midwives or nurses, who have been helping pregnant mums to quit smoking for many years.
Many mums however, are not aware of the real harm cigarettes can do to their baby. When they smoke they inhale over 4,000 chemicals, one of which is a dangerous chemical called carbon monoxide which gets into the blood stream.
This restricts the oxygen that's essential for their baby's healthy growth and development. And because their oxygen supply is restricted their baby's tiny heart has to beat harder, every time they smoke.
However, knowing that smoking whilst pregnant isn't good for your baby doesn't make it any easier to quit.
That's why the Dudley Stop Smoking service offers free expert advice and friendly support, weekly home visits, advice about managing stressful situations and cravings, nicotine replacement treatment on prescription, free carbon monoxide checks and supportive phone calls and text messages.
For a referral, pregnant mums should speak to their midwife or call the Dudley Stop Smoking Service on 0800 0850 652 for an appointment.
Help to stop smoking: www.dudleystopsmoking.co.uk/smoking-in-pregnancy


text: On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 10:08 PM, Bill Broadley <bill at cse.ucdavis.edu> wrote: > No time line or price, but it sounds like a rather interesting GPU for CUDA > and OpenCL. Not only CUDA and OpenCL, but also DirectX, DirectCompute, C++, and Fortran. From a programmer's point of view, it could be a major improvement, and the only thing which still kept people from using GPUs to run their code. On a side note, it's funny to notice that this is probably the first GPU in history to be introduced by its manufacturer as a "supercomputer on a chip", rather than a graphics engine which will allow gamers to play their favorite RPS at never-reached resolutions and framerates. Reading some reviews, it seemed that the traditional audience of such events (gamers) were quite disappointed by not really seeing what the announcements could mean to them. After all, HPC is still a niche compared to the worldwide video games market, and it's impressive that NVIDIA decided to focus on this tiny fraction of its prospective buyers, rather than go for the usual my-vertex-pipeline-is-longer-than-yours. :) Cheers, -- Kilian


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Hamilton-based First Bank announced today the commencement of its initial public offering.
According to the announcement, the company is offering $20 million in shares of its common stock. In addition, the bank has granted its underwriters an option to purchase up to an additional 15 percent of the shares sold in the offering to cover over-allotments, if any. Upon consummation of the offering, the common stock is expected to be traded on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol "FRBA." Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated will serve as sole book-running manager and CV Brokerage, Inc. will serve as co-manager.


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A genetic study of more than 150,000 individuals internationally has confirmed a causal association between low levels of vitamin D and hypertension, researchers reported.
Every 10% increase in serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations was associated with a 0.24 mmHg decrease in diastolic blood pressure (95% CI, -0.43 to -0.05, P=0.02) and an 8.1% decrease in the risk of developing hypertension (95% CI, 2.4% to 11.1%, P=0.003), according to Vimal Karani Santhanakrishnan, PhD, of the Institute of Children Health at the University College London, and colleagues.
For their Mendelian randomization analysis, the researchers used genetic variants called single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) as proxy markers to reflect vitamin D levels, they reported at the European Society of Human Genetics in Paris.
The examination of 35 earlier studies and 158,846 individuals confirmed earlier observational studies that showed a causal association between vitamin D levels and blood pressure, Santhanakrishnan and colleagues stated.
"There's been an incredible number of confounding variables that have entered into many of the [vitamin D] studies, leading to very inconclusive findings or observations," Domenic Sica, MD, of Virginia Commonwealth University, said in an interview with MedPage Today.
"Using a genetic analysis model employed here, one can eliminate many of the confounding variables and in essence take away ... reverse causality for the associations. And one gets a rich data set showing a relationship between a specific genetic polymorphism -- termed a SNP -- and blood pressure with the intermediate being the 25 hydroxy D3 level," he said.
Santhanakrishnan and colleagues examined associations of four vitamin D-related SNPs with 25 hydroxyvitamin D for validation, and with blood pressure for causal inference. All four SNPs were strongly associated with 25 hydroxyvitamin D (P<7.59 x 10-14), but none of the SNP-allele scores were associated with blood pressure or hypertension, they wrote.
Sica commented that the limitations included the study's observational methodology.
"It's not showing the other variables, which may independently influence blood pressure," he said.
Another limitation, Sica said, is not one that the authors intended: "But there's considerable controversy and debate as to what represents a low level and what's the best measurement tool for determining what vitamin D levels are," he commented.
"What creates hypertension in a person is never something as simple as a low vitamin D level. It's in the context of body weight, salt and water retention, sodium intake, potassium intake, things of a similar ilk, but this is one area now that we have more assuredness that there is a relationship," he said. "So now you have to fit it like putting a piece into the end of a puzzle as to its contribution to all the other factors that play out in the genesis and/or the progression of hypertension."
The study was funded by the British Heart Foundation.
The authors said they had no conflicts to report.
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How To Make a Trimmed Out Monogrammed Throw Pillow
A sharp addition to crisp, modern bedding is a monogrammed throw pillow, or two. A monogram still looks very smart and custom, even when painted on with fabric paint. You don't want to leave the monogram hanging there in the middle of the pillow front. Add some coordinating, hi contrast trim for elegant detail.
What You Need
3/4 yard medium weight fabric
3 yards twill tape (available at a fabric store)
straight pins
alphabet stencils
fabric paint
small foam paint brush
Sulky brand temporary spray adhesive
fusible hem tape
sewing machine
1. Measure, mark and cut out a 13" x 21" fabric rectangle.
2. To get a nice looking pillow shape, you need to bow the corners. Here's the formula:
First, make a chalk mark 1/2" from each corner on each side. Next, divide the measurement of each side by 4. Now, measure in from the corners and make a mark measuring 1/4 of the entire length of that side.
3. Using a ruler, draw a line that connects the 1/2" corner mark on one side to the 1/4 distance mark on the adjacent side. See photos.
4. Cut along the chalked lines to get a bowed pillow shape
5. Measure and lightly chalk a rectangle where the trim will be sewn. I came in 2" from the cut edge on each side.
6. Using the temporary spray adhesive or using straight pins, line up the trim around the chalked rectangle, pin corners in place.
7. Now, stitch the trim in place, stitching 1/8" from one edge of the trim and 1/8" from the other edge.
8. Determine where the monogram will go.
9. Spray the back side of the stencil with temporary adhesive, press in place. Carefully dab paint onto stencil, repeat, let dry and repeat again, let dry. Lift up stencil and clean up lines if needed.
10. Cut out two rectangles 3" taller than the pillow
11. On each rectangle, make a 3" fold from one long side and press in place. Slip 2 rows of fusible hem tape inside the fold and fuse the folds into the fabric.
12. Place the two hemmed rectangles right side up on a flat surface. Overlap the top piece 4" over the bottom piece.
13. Pin the monogrammmed fabric piece face down on the two overlapped pieces, centering the overlap. Pin them all together. Using the front piece as the pattern, cut out the back (overlapped) pieces to fit. Stitch the pieces together at a 1/2" seam allowance. Clip the corners. Turn the pillow cover right side out. Insert pillow form.
Additional Notes: I also stitched a deep blue violet ribbon around the edge of a white pillow case to add extra detail to my bedding.
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11:00 am
Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood "Daniel Uses His Words/All Aboard!" Daniel Uses his Words: Daniel is playing "farm" today, but when Mom Tiger is cleaning up, she accidentally ruins Daniel's game. Grrr! Mom teaches Daniel to express his feelings so she can understand why he is upset. Once Daniel uses his words, Mom helps him rebuild his farm. D
11:30 am
Sid The Science Kid "My Ice Pops" Sid wakes up and discovers that his ice pops melted! This sticky situation leads him to ask," Why do things have to melt?" After investigating at school, Sid learns that if liquids don't stay in a really cold place, they slowly melt over time. He also discovers that liquids can freeze into solid ice and then melt right back into liquid. D
12:00 pm
WordWorld "The Mystery of the Disappearing Pie/Duck's Family Reunion" The Mystery of the Disappearing Pie - When Pig's pie for Bear goes missing, it's up to Detective Sheep to follow the letter clues and solve the mystery of the disappearing pie! Duck's Family Reunion - Because they have a similar sounding name, Duck mistakes Truck for a long-lost relative! Frog is a bit ruffled at the epidemic of silliness going around, but ends up saving the day for Duck and his word "family". D
12:30 pm
Caillou "After Dark!" Things get a little scary today. Caillou and his new neighbours, Jason and Jeffery, are playing hide and go seek in the backyard, until dusk brings out the shadows. A flashlight and Mommy help chase the shadows away. D
1:00 pm
Barney & Friends "Counting and Letters" Counting: BJ and Riff find a pirate map, but in order to find the treasure, they have to be able to count. Since Baby Bop hasn't learned to count yet, Barney offers to help teach her so she is not left behind. In the end, Baby Bop learns to count and realizes that feeling good about herself is the greatest treasure in the world! Letters: It's time for a music concert in the park. D
1:30 pm
Thomas & Friends "Busy Days" Thomas' Crazy Day - Thomas promised to play hide and seek with his best friend Percy at the Steam Works. Sir Topham Hatt also asked him to show Bash, Dash and Ferdinand what it takes to be a Really Useful engine. Thomas decides that he has to do everything so he rushes back and forth helping the Logging Locos and playing a game of hide and seek with Percy. D
2:00 pm
Curious George "Where's The Firedog?/Toot Toot Tootsie Goodbye" Where's the Firedog? - George's canine friend Blaze keeps running away from the firehouse. When Blaze winds up in the animal shelter, George and his firefighter friend Sam learn how to keep her safe by putting a tag on her collar, walking her on a leash, and making sure she's never lonely. Toot Toot Tootsie Goodbye - Toots the blues-singing germ is back and the Man with the Yellow Hat has a cold. D
2:30 pm
Martha Speaks "Martha's Millions/Carolina's Gifted" Martha's Millions - When Carolina reads about a dog inheriting millions, she's appalled. What could a dog do with all that money? Martha discovers that it isn't who spends it, but how you spend it, that matters most. Vocabulary: (E) inherit(s)(ed)(ing)(ance), wealthy, greedy, generous, fortune (I) will, buy, spend, stingy, give(ing). D
3:00 pm
The Electric Company "Scent of a Human" On the day he is supposed to star in his own rap video, Hector is hypnotized into thinking he's a dog. Can The Electric Company train Hector to use his human instincts, or will he have to rap with a doggie brain?. D
3:30 pm
WordGirl "Wordgirl Makes A Mistake: Part 1/Wordgirl Makes A Mistake: Part 2" Wordgirl Makes A Mistake: Part 1 - Newsflash: WordGirl is mispronouncing words! Realizing her weakened state, Mr. Big captures WordGirl and plans to set up a mind control ray on the moon. Can the city and the entire planet be saved without her? (To be continued. . D
4:00 pm
Wild Kratts "Neck and Neck" As Chris and Martin search for the answer to why giraffes have long necks, a mischievous giraffe begins secretly taking Creature Power Suit parts and supplies from the Tortuga. D
4:30 pm
Cyberchase "On The Line" When Digit heads off alone to dispose of the powerful Network Interface Card (NIC), calamity strikes. A sinister cyvulture steals the NIC right out from under Digit's beak and gives it to Hacker! At a secret location on the Northern Frontier, Hacker uses the NIC to power up his dastardly Transformatron and transforms himself so he can slip into Control Central and replace Motherboard. To find the Transformatron and reverse its power, the CyberSquad must discover how an object can be pinpointed using two straight lines - before Hacker takes over Cyberspace forever!. D
5:00 pm
Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman "Lepurr Strikes" A crime wave has hit the city! The sinister, disguise-wearing criminal LePurr has been hitting up flower shops, and Ruff is determined to stop her! Ruff gets Brian to patrol a local flower shop, and he also sends Isaac out in disguise to try to trick Brian. He then sends Talia and Sterling to learn about laser light and optics, which they will use to dismantle the security system in LePurr's hideout!. D
5:30 pm
Nightly Business Report Tonight on Nightly Business Report, another day of big market swings. Should investors suit up for a summer of volatility? And a modern family milestone. Find out why the old saying about 'dad bringing home the bacon' no longer holds true. D
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Nature "The Himalayas" Despite their forbidding appearance, the mountains, which are considered sacred, are rich with a surprising array of plants and animals. Snow leopards, red pandas, Asiatic black bears, musk deer, snub-nosed monkeys, Tibetan foxes and high-flying birds populate the heights. Great valleys draw warm wet air in from the tropics, creating rainforests at 8,000 feet, each one a tropical paradise like the long-sought Shangri-la.G
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NOVA "Manhunt - Boston Bombers" At 2:50pm on April 15, two bomb blasts turned the Boston Marathon finish line from a scene of triumph to tragedy. NOVA follows the manhunt for the bombers step by step, examining the role modern technology -- combined with old-fashioned detective work -- played in cracking the case.G
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My Brother The Jihadist Film-maker Robb Leech sets out to discover why his step-brother, Rich, a white middle-class man from Dorset became a radical Islamist. Robb first heard of his brother's conversion in a national newspaper in the summer of 2009. The article said Rich had converted under Anjem Choudary, leader of the radical Muslim group Islam4UK, which was later banned under Britain's anti-terror laws. D
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Life In Cold Blood "Sophisticated Serpents" David Attenborough examines the fascinating lives of the most misunderstood group of reptiles - the snakes - and reveals how their simplistic body design that has contributed to their success. Part 4 of 5G
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The Carl Brandon Society, an organization dedicated to racial and ethnic diversity in speculative fiction, will hold a prize drawing of five eReaders to benefit the Octavia E. Butler Memorial Scholarship, a fund that sends two emerging writers of color to the Clarion and Clarion West writers workshops annually.
In keeping with the Society's support of literature from and about people of color, the prizes include five eReaders: two Barnes & Noble Nooks, two Kobo Readers, and one Alex eReader from Spring Design. Each eReader will come pre-loaded with books, short stories and essays by writers of color from the speculative fiction field, including: N. K. Jemisin, Nisi Shawl, Alaya Dawn Johnson, Terence Taylor, Ted Chiang, Shweta Narayan, Chesya Burke, Moondancer Drake, Saladin Ahmed, Rochita Loenen-Ruiz and more.
The drawing's tickets will cost one dollar US ($1) and can be purchased here. Entrants may purchase an unlimited number of tickets, which will be available from November 5, 2010 through November 22nd, 2010. Sales will close at 11:59PM EDT on November 22nd. Winners will be drawn randomly from a digital "hat" and announced online.
To purchase tickets, read details about the eReaders, or to learn more about the Carl Brandon Society, or to see the full rules, please visit the Carl Brandon Society website.


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2014 QB Recruiting, Brief Update (ESPN Insider)
Magnus had an excellent primer on the presumed QB targets for Michigan in 2014 earlier today, http://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/scouting-report-2014-quarterbacks
ESPN had their own report this afternoon, an update from the private workout Wilton Speight had with Jeff Hecklinski on Friday. To that end, the workout apparently went well. But the most interesting piece of info. is the reported "top 3" on the Michigan coach's preferred list. According to Speight, it's between him, David Cornwell, and Michael O'Connor.
"He told my coach that the Michigan coaches have talked and I'm one of the top three (junior) quarterbacks in their eyes in the country," Speight said. The other two, Hecklinski said, are Michael O'Connor from Bradenton (Fla.) IMG and David Cornwell from Norman (Okla.) North. All three could soon garner scholarship offers.
It doesn't look like this year's NSD will have much drama re. the 2013 class (excl. any Poggi news), but we may have an idea of who gets the QB offers for 2014. Speight's coach was told to wait for a phone call on Wed. morning.


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Childbirth is booming in Ireland – the country now has the highest percentage of children in the expanded European Union.
A new report says that more than 1.1 million children are now living in Ireland, one in four of the population.
The so-called baby boom has continued despite the country's economic woes and the collapse of the Celtic Tiger.
The Irish Independent reports that the child population continued to rise in the decade to 2011, with a 13.4 per cent surge recorded.
The State of the Nation's Children Report: Ireland 2012' report reveals that Ireland has the highest percentage of children, at 25 per cent of the total population, in the expanded EU.
Minister for Children Frances Fitzgerald has claimed these statistics offer 'unprecedented potential' for Ireland's economic future.
But her Government has warned that the stark rise in the under-17 population poses challenges in planning with schools set to need 3,000 new teachers over the next three years.
Minister Fitzgerald said: "Amongst the many challenges are improving the affordability and accessibility of childcare – particularly as the pre-school population has surged by 18 per cent since 2006.
"The level of public spending on early intervention and services for children needed to be reassessed by Government.
"We have had a legacy of providing direct cash payments, instead of investing in services."
The Minister added that the Department of Children and Youth Affairs will spend $320 million on early intervention and childcare services, compared to billions on child-benefit payments and allowances.