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Do you make a lot of casseroles? I wouldn't say that I do (although some appear in our permanent repertoire, namely these fantastic enchiladas that Mike makes). After today's recipe, I'm thinking about these homey baked dishes in a new way. The term "casserole" encompasses such a huge array of recipes, it's impossible not to find a few recipes that you love...and none of them need to involve cream of mushroom soup.
The idea for the chicken-pita casserole came from Martha Rose Shulman's turkey and rice casserole with yogurt topping in her New York Times' Recipes for Health column. She mentions in the head notes that this Middle Eastern dish often includes a layer of crisp pita. I loved that idea (and I always seem to have whole wheat pitas in the freezer), so I ran with it and altered the recipe to my style and available ingredients (chicken instead of turkey, brown rice instead of white, almonds instead of walnuts...I really played it fast and loose here).
Two big things to note: First, I made sure to season every component, from the pita, to the rice, to the pre-cooked chicken. Not just with salt and pepper, but with spices and sauteed onion and garlic. This guarantees a highly flavorful dish that tastes just as great the next day. And second, the yogurt topping is absolutely amazing. I was a little worried about how it would turn out. I used Fage brand lowfat plain Greek yogurt. I personally would not use fat free because the texture might suffer, and it's the incredible cheese-like texture you're going for. Somehow, the thick rich yogurt dries out a bit in the oven, solidifying and concentrating the tangy flavor. It is so good. I'm imagining all sorts of ways to use this discovery, starting with other casseroles and gratins.
More casseroles I love:
Healthy Spanakopita
Turkey Lasagna with Eggplant and Spinach
Bobotie, an African sort of Shepherd's Pie with a custard top
Stuffed Cabbage Rolls
Chicken-Pita Casserole with Yogurt Topping
Loosely adapted from The New York Times
You can use any leftover shredded chicken or turkey for this casserole, and a rotisserie chicken would also work well. For the yogurt, I used lowfat Fage. Other brands should be fine, but I'd stay away from fat-free varieties. I liked the topping so much, I might use 2 1/2 to 3 cups of yogurt next time I make this.
Serves 6
Pita layer:
2 (6-inch) whole wheat pitas (with pockets)
Cooking spray
Chile powder, salt and pepper to taste
4 tsp olive oil (divided use)
1 large onion, chopped (divided)
4 cloves garlic, chopped (divided)
1 1/2 tsp ground allspice (divided)
1 tsp ground cinnamon (divided)
3 cups chicken broth (divided)
1 cup long-grain brown rice
1/3 cup dried currants
10 to 12 oz chicken breasts (about 2 large), poached and shredded (about 2 1/2 cups)
Chile powder to taste
1 clove garlic
2 cups lowfat Greek yogurt (do not use fat free)
2 Tbs lemon juice
1/3 cup slivered almonds
To make pita layer, preheat broiler to high, line a baking sheet with foil and coat with cooking spray. Cut pitas in half crosswise, then split the halves open (you should have 8 half circles total). Arrange on baking sheet in a single layer and mist with cooking spray. Sprinkle with chile powder, salt and pepper taste. Broiler until toasted and crisp, turning if necessary. Watch pita very carefully—they cook quickly and can burn in seconds! Arrange in a single layer in a 9 x 13-inch baking dish.
Make the filling: In a medium saucepan, heat 2 tsp of the oil on medium heat. Add about a quarter of the chopped onion and cook until tender; season with salt and pepper. Add half the garlic, 1/2 tsp of the allspice and 1/2 tsp of the cinnamon; add rice and cook, stirring often, 2 minutes. Add 2 cups of the broth and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer 50 minutes, or until rice is cooked through. Remove from heat, add the currants, and rest covered 10 minutes.
Heat remaining oil in a large skillet on medium heat. Add remaining onion and season with salt and pepper. Cook slowly (reduce heat if browning too quickly) until very tender and deep golden brown, about 12 minutes. Add remaining garlic and cook 1 minute. Add chicken, chile powder, salt and pepper to taste, and remaining allspice and cinnamon. Stir well and add 1/2 cup of broth. Simmer until reduced slightly, but still very moist. Remove from heat.
To make the topping, crush the garlic clove with the flat side of a knife and finely chop. Combine yogurt, garlic and lemon juice.
Assemble casserole: Douse pita layer with 1/4 cup of broth. Top with a layer of rice, then a layer of chicken. Douse chicken with remaining 1/4 cup broth. Top with yogurt mixture and sprinkle with almonds. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes, or until heated through. Yogurt will become firm, but should not bubble. Rest 5 minutes and serve.


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1) I tried to get on the NARA site on Monday and failed.
2) Once Kansas was posted on FamilySearch.org, I found 4 grandparents, 3 great-grandparents, 2 aunts and some assorted cousins in the first ED I looked in, even though there were a couple of candidate EDs.
3) I'm going to wait until the indexing is done to look for my Ohio folks. I don't know the area well enough to figure out EDs.
4) Instead, I've been indexing. It's very relaxing.
5) For some reason, I had a flash back to the release of the 1930 census. Outside the genealogy room at the library there was a map of Kansas with the counties marked... the genealogy society was trying to raise money to buy microfilm and were asking people to sponsor individual counties. I don't remember how long it took to raise the money for all the films, but it seems like it took most of the summer. How times have changed!


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Tuesday, August 10, 2010
This Friday will be my last day at Arena Net. After seven years of Charr, Icons, Poobags, Dragons, delivered lunches, Battlefield Desert Combat grudge matches, 4 shipped games and Kekai's sweet smile, I'll be moving on.
My new gig is going to be at Undead Labs as the art director. Given the fact that I love the zombie genre (and have since 1988, when Curtis Pitt rented Dawn of the Dead for his slumber party) and pitched my first zombie game in 1997, with a slew of other pitches over several years (Three alone at Arena), you'd think this would have been an easy decision. It wasn't.
I went back and forth for a long time. It's selfish, but I wish Arena had fallen apart. I wish the projects became shitty and the people soulless shells that just punched buttons on their keyboards. That way I could walk away from this place with a 'fuck you' and not look back. It didn't. Instead it stayed amazing, and even more wonderful people joined. So now leaving is hard, and it'll takes a few weeks at the new job to fully accept my own decision.
The people here are tremendous, and their talent is unmatched in the MMO world. Having played Guild Wars 2 I can honestly say that the whole fantasy MMO genre is about to have it's teeth knocked out. The only teeth that will be left are the ones that it'll be choking on. Then it will die, and all that will be left is GW2. It's epic. As epic as Greg's overpriced French Dipped sandwiches.
So that's that, it's been a helluva ride.
10 comments:
- Luca said...
Doug, man I can imagine how you must feel... Arenanet has great guys and artists. I think you were a family there, all working towards the same objectives - that of producing great quality art. I think you have done a good step, being an art director will involve new challenges that will help you develop a better personality and most of all share and improve art skills.
I hope that you still keep updating this blog. You will be working on your favorite field - zombies...
I will have Xia's interview of you at Arenanet as a memory of you at work, the one he did some years ago. Such a good memory. Wish you all the best, look forward and see the new possibilites of growing - you are a great artist! Take care.
- August 10, 2010 at 12:01 PM
Leaving a job that you love where everyone's your friend is always tough. I had to make that decision myself a couple of yours back. I've never regretted it, but at the time it was a huge decision for me. Good luck making more zombies!
- August 17, 2010 at 6:51 PM
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- August 17, 2010 at 8:05 PM
- Billy George said...
Congrats doug! Hard to imagine a cooler gig then zombie MMO....
- August 30, 2010 at 11:25 AM
- Kemp Remillard said...
Dang man, end of an era! Good luck at your new gig Doug. Godspeed!
- September 3, 2010 at 2:42 PM
- Legal Hound said...
I like your site, can i please put a link to it on my new blog: http://www.thelegalhounds.blogspot.com ?
- September 17, 2010 at 10:47 AM
- Anthony Francisco said...
wow man that's great..congrats on the art director gig.
- September 19, 2010 at 3:45 AM
Dear Doug,
Zig Zag Productions are producing a 1hr documentary for National Geographic entitled 'The Truth Behind Zombies.' Within the film we will be investigating the origins of the first mentions of zombies within the Voodoo religion, how this changed and morphed into the zombie character that we know today in film and media, and finally the hypothetical possibilities of a real zombie or rage virus outbreak. We will be interviewing a wide range of experts on both sides of the Atlantic, including Voodoo Priests, Government advisers on virus outbreak, and author Max Brooks (Zombie Survival Guide.). One part of the show will be an introduction of the various examples of Zombies in media so among poster, films, games etc we will use comics to demonstrate this. We want to use some of your artwork for the show and was if you could get in touch as soon as possible.
Kind Regards
Joe John
- September 27, 2010 at 3:47 AM
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- Wred said...
Glad to hear you are at Undead Labs. You are a terrific match. Good luck to you.
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The NFL does not have a rule requiring players to leave the game when they're bleeding. That may change soon.
Texans defensive lineman J.J. Watt continued playing as blood gushed out of the bridge of his nose on Sunday, and former NFL head of officiating Mike Pereira said he believes the sight of Watt bleeding on the field will make the NFL's Competition Committee queasy.
"The NFL does not have a blood rule," Pereira said. "Hockey has it, college football has it, the NBA has it: If you have blood on your person you're asked to leave the game and it has to be stopped and your uniform cleaned up. Should the NFL have a blood rule? I think they should. In this day and age of infectious diseases it makes sense, and that's exactly why all the other sports have gone in that direction. . . . I'd bet you that they address it in the offseason, especially after seeing J.J. Watt."
Given the league's emphasis on player safety, it's surprising that such a rule doesn't already exist. It's also surprising that the NFL apparently doesn't require medical professionals to wear latex gloves when treating players who are bleeding, but the trainers on the Texans' sideline were not wearing gloves as they treated Watt's cut.
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One of the unexpectedly great comedies of the 80's was a film based on a board game – "Clue". Combining a cast of stellar comic talent, distinct characters, slapstick, sex jokes, a multiple murder mystery, a manor house and a 1950's New England setting allowed for an inventive and memorably hilarious film that still works well today. Nearly three decades on a much bigger budgeted attempt has been made at adapting a board game onto film, this time however it's nowhere near as enjoyable.
The shock of "Battleship" isn't that they've managed to make a movie out of the Hasbro game, it's that seemingly so much effort has gone into creating something with so little imagination. Here was the chance to do something political, topical and epic – a naval war movie the likes of which hasn't been done in a long time. All sorts of options were available to the filmmakers, and they went for the blandest option of all – an over-produced alien invasion tentpole with one plucky crew holding back an invading horde with superior firepower.
Director Peter Berg is obviously phoning in this one, so he's quite literally photocopied the template of Michael Bay's "Transformers" films which allows him to avoid any heavy lifting. The design work, the filming style, the jingoistic patriotism, the ham-fisted dialogue, the sound design, the score, and so on appear designed to fool the audience into thinking this is a Bay-directed spin-off. In fact the only thing it lacks is Bay's now signature sense of cringe-inducing humour, something I wouldn't in a million years believe I would come to miss. If any film could really use some robot testicles and gay scare humour to lighten up the tedium, this would be it.
It's actually quite astonishing how much of the already dated mid-90's blockbuster mentality is visible in the screenplay. Some of the cast here is fine such as Taylor Kitsch and Alexander Skarsgard as the two hunkiest onscreen brothers since the Winchesters on "Supernatural", or the generally reliable Liam Neeson. Yet all struggle with the material which delivers exposition with the bland bluntness of a beige sledgehammer. Neeson in particular is given short shrift, relegated to the sidelines and only a few minutes of screen time with most of that being two big crowd speeches that bookend the main action.
Kitsch's character is an unfocused delinquent who is seemingly a genius, the only way we know that last part though is because every other character tells us so at every opportunity they can get. He's a guy that rose up the armed forces hierarchy faster than anyone in history, though we're never told how exactly (though with his tight body and square jaw one can make an educated guess). It's something of a thankless role for Kitsch, his second for the year following the much more engaging "John Carter", but full credit to the guy for taking to it with gusto.
Same goes for Skarsgard and even singer Rihanna who manages to come out of this intact despite not having much of anything to do except look tough and occasionally yell out ridiculous dialogue that would make anyone look bad. All come off far better than either eye candy Brooklyn Decker or actual Army Colonel and amputee Gregory D. Gadson, both of whom spend almost the entire film bickering as they climb a seemingly endless hill.
Berg has obviously scored a ton of co-operation from the Navy with this which has allowed for extensive shooting on various vessels and installations around Pearl Harbor. The aliens themselves are an odd design – with their helmets on they're a fusion of the hero from "Dead Space" with the Quarians from "Mass Effect", with them off they're geriatric fish men. All of it looks very CG, far more so than the ships they use which occasionally have a decent weight and inertia to them even if their sense of scale varies considerably.
There's no real narrative here – no driving force beyond the alien ships establishing a foothold for an invasion and the few ships with access to their forcefield zone trying to stop them. A simple story like that could work, but not when the film clocks in at a whopping 132 minutes for no real reason. Not helping is that much of the action actually has little to do with duelling ships, such as entirely useless scenes with random destruction caused by giant killer buzz saw yo-yos.
The actual 'game' of Battleship comes into play in the final act in a fun and comparatively low-key way, but it can't compensate for some of the idiocy on display and just goes to point out how empty all the expensive effects-heavy sequences that preceded it are. Ok I'll buy the aliens, but I can't as hell buy the U.S.S. Missouri being turned from a museum into a working warship in the space of two hours by a group of mostly eighty-something retirees.
While they occupy the same genre of action-heavy tentpole, "Battleship" proves the opposite of "The Avengers" in terms of both its approach and ultimate success. This takes no risks, establishes no real characters or an even passable story, and ultimately has no reason to exist. Big, shiny and empty – this so-called tribute to the Navy is about as welcome as a post-shore leave shipwide outbreak of the clap.


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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Katie Wilson of Indiana Wesleyan has been named the NAIA Women's Tennis Player of the Week, the national office announced Wednesday. Wilson was selected based on her performances from April 7-13 and was chosen out of a pool of conference, independent and unaffiliated grouping award winners.
Wilson, a sophomore from Middletown, Ind., led the Wildcats to four 9-0 match sweeps on the week. With partner Kim Mella, Wilson recorded three blowout wins at No. 1 doubles to start the week against Purdue Calumet (Ind.) (8-0), Taylor (Ind.) (8-0) and Indiana Southeast (8-1). The Intercollegiate Tennis Association's No. 21-ranked doubles tandem also defeated a tough Aquinas duo, 8-6. At No. 1 singles, Wilson was also perfect on the week with wins over Purdue Calumet (6-1, 6-1), Taylor (6-2, 6-3), Indiana Southeast (6-1, 6-1) and Aquinas (6-3, 4-6, 6-3).
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Week 2 (March 26): Alyssa Fuentes, Davenport (Mich.)
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Overtime Final - The NMRA World Finals took an extra day to decide the winners
Horse Sense: Coyote Modified, the NMRA's newest class, kicks off at the Bradenton opener and promises to be a heavily-contested class. Modified Coyote-powered Mustangs with seemingly limitless power-adder options, this class is going to be fun to watch in 2014.
Each year we look forward to the NMRA World Finals at Beech Bend Raceway in Bowling Green, Kentucky. First off, we know everyone will be gunning for their best time to finish the year with a bang—or blow up trying. It's also exciting, as it serves as the venue for our annual King of the Street competition, which you'll be able to read about in the May issue. Finally, we just love Bowling Green, Kentucky. There's no shortage of places to eat (Double Dogs is a staff favorite), and there's a bowling alley with an arcade, batting cages, and putt-putt golf. You also can't forget about gathering at Hobby Lobby. And where else can an impromptu burnout contest break out at a gas station?
That's right, all the above is at your disposal during the NMRA World Finals at Beech Bend Raceway. Of course, you don't care where we like to eat—this is a Mustang magazine. As such, during the day we're focused on our King of the Street competition and the NMRA race. As mentioned, we can't spill any KOTS results, but keep reading to learn how it all went down at the World Finals.
A car that lives up to its namesake, Project Pretty Ugly is seen here with proud owner Rick Anderson and Tech Editor KJ Jones. No doubt you've read about this car in issues past, but proving some project cars actually make it down the track, Rick was able to take Ugly on Hot Rod's Drag Week and the thing actually finished the trip under its own power, averaging low 9s thanks to its D.S.S. 427 Windsor with a Vortech V-11 XB110 supercharger and a Holley Dominator EFI system.
As part of the NMRA World Finals, we hold our annual King of the Street competition. We judge several categories to come up with a winner, which you can read about in the upcoming May issue. One segment we include is a Drag portion, where each competitor takes a couple passes down the historic dragstrip. One thing we learned, Michael Franks knows how to do a burnout.
Filthy Phil Hines' dedication to dethroning John Urist has finally paid dividends in 2013. In 2014, Phil's will be the Mustang with a #1 on the window. While other Street Outlaw competitors switched power adders or tried different ones, Phil stuck with his ProCharger setup, running consistently all year. Phil was solidly in the 7.30s at every race, even busting off a 7.18 for the finals. Although he wasn't able to win the battle, he won the war.
Shane Stymiest was trying to put together a perfect season in Coyote Stock, but someone forgot to tell his fellow competitors, who were doing their best to keep that from happening. Shane had a top qualifier run for a few races, as well as wins, but Jacob Lamb put an end to both of those streaks. However, Shane had the championship wrapped up before Bowling Green. Shane Stymiest was trying to put together a perfect season in Coyote Stock, but someone forgot to tell his fellow competitors...
The NMRA World Finals is known for the large swap-meet area dedicated to enthusiasts trying to slim their parts collections. Did you say your Fox Mustang needs a console? If it does you missed the motherload, and these look to be in really good shape. A little paint and TLC, and your Mustang has a like-new console. Of course, tons of other parts are available at the event, too.
Street Outlaw
For the first time in NMRA history, the winner of the Freak Show is a New Mexico racer who is not named John Urist. That's right—Chris Grove captured top honors in AFCO Street Outlaw, defeating 2013 class champion Phil Hines in personal-best fashion. Chris' ProCharged '91 coupe shot to Beech Bend Raceway's big end with a stout 7.28 at 193 mph in the final, putting the NMRA world on notice about the other badass Fox coupe hailing from the Land of Enchantment.
Try as he might, Adam Arndt wasn't able to capitalize on first qualifying spots in 2013, however Brian Mitchell has it down. He has the experience needed to win races, and he did. He won every race he ran, missing one all year long. Obviously, he once again won the Renegade championship. At Bowling Green, Brian methodically made his way through eliminations before dropping the hammer on Alton Clements in the final with an astounding 8.29 at 161 mph. Will someone beat this guy in 2014?
Coyote Stock
With the Strange Engineering Coyote Stock points title already decided, Jacob Lamb did everything possible to ensure his ultra-clean '86 coupe would fly the #2 on its windshield in 2014. While Jacob came out of the gate by setting the low-qualifer bar at 10.72, his Fox really flew in Eliminations, with winning runs in the 10.60s and 0.50s from Round 1 through the final against 2012 class champ HiPo Joe Charles.
Factory Stock
Drama was high in the Nitto Tire Factory Stock class, as the question of who will be the 2013 champion would be answered by the end of the Nitto Tire NMRA World Finals. Matt Amrine qualified on the pole and proceeded to win the event, putting a stamp on his claim of the points title with a 10.77/123 in the final over his season-long points-nemesis rockstar John Leslie Jr.
Modular Muscle
Gary Parker's victory seemed to come straight from the pages of a Hollywood script. Still recovering from a broken back (suffered in a home accident), Gary capped a triumphant return to NMRA competition at the World Finals beating 2013 Exedy Racing Clutch Modular Muscle champion Susan McClenaghan, who redlit in their final-round matchup.
Super 'Stang
Pistol Pete Espeut is getting this racing thing down with wins coming more often these days. At Bowling Green, Pete pulled the trigger quicker than any of his competitors, which put them in catch-up mode, and they either broke out or ran way slower than their dial-ins. Pete, however, was out of the gate with a quickness and kept the hammer down, rowing the gears to take the win. Pete beat 2013 Super 'Stang champion Dave Liechty in the final.
Open Comp
While Donald Carver and his star-spangled '76 Mustang II may have missed winning the 2013 Open Comp points title to Randy Conway, the man and his machine definitely got the upper hand on Randy as far as this event was concerned. In the final, Donald coupled a lights-out, 0.000 perfect reaction with a 10.35 e.t. (on his 10.33 index) to send Randy home without the double triumph (world championship and event win) he was hoping for.
5.0 Shootout
A precursor to the new Coyote Modified class for 2014, the World Finals had a 5.0 Shootout class like the Norwalk event. Though it was at two different races, the same result occurred, with Nelson Whitlock taking another win at Bowling Green at the wheel of Justin Cyrnek's Green Goblin GT. Nelson even ran an 8.10 at basically 170 mph in the process. Nelson beat Justin Cyrnek driving his other car in the final. If the 5.0 Shootout match-ups are any indication, we can't wait for Bradenton.
Terminator/GT500 Shootout
While it's only held at select events, the VMP Tuning Terminator/GT500 Shootout is proving to be an extremely popular sidebar to the NMRA's regularly scheduled racing. At Beech Bend Raceway, more than 20 late-model SVT 'Stangs convened to make a run at earning bragging rights (the Shootout doesn't offer a true payout of any sort—only a contingency prize to the winner provided it's equipped with a VMP supercharger). The final round fittingly pitted a Terminator, Cliff Buerger's '03, against the '08 GT500 of Dom Didonato, with Dom's 8.89/158 proving to be too much for Cliff's Snake.
Truck & Lightning
Truck & Lightning is another category in which the season's points champion was defeated in the final round at the NMRA World Finals. Minneapolis, Minnesota's MJ "Ranchero" Smith drove his big-block-powered, big-tired '62 Ranchero around Robert Churan's '99 Lightning, scoring a long overdue and moral victory for the non-traditional Ford pickups and their fans everywhere.


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So we are heading to Hawaii (Big Isl) on June 20th (This sat) for one week and then heading to Kauai for another week.
Were going to be staying in Kona on the big Island and staying at Princeville on Kauai.
We will have a car on both Islands
Now I know (from what I've been reading)the other Islands are better but going to them is not an option on this trip.
I have been looking for info on both Isl but haven't been able to come up with too much. I found some old posts here and there and found one or two schools on both. but not too much info.
Just wondering if anyone has kited on these islands recently. Just looking for any tips on spots, conditions, what kites to bring (i was hoping to get away with 2 kites) etc for either Islands at this time of year.
I really want to go kiting.
My stats: Intermediate kiter, 175lbs, riding 135 twintip, very little wave riding experience, quiver 7m,9m,11m,13m Bandits.
Any tips would be great


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WCC awards credits for two approved apprenticeship programs:
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A week has passed since America – and Tucson, Ariz., in particular – was horrified, revolted, and grieved by a mass shooting at a congresswoman's routine event with constituents outside a Safeway supermarket.
In that time President Obama has three times spoken to the nation, in a bid to comfort and unite. In that time three of the six people killed in the shooting have been laid to rest. In that time the Safeway has reopened, with store spokeswoman Cathy Kloos on Saturday noting employees' desire to "reconnect with their customers" and affirming, "We're doing OK."
The initial round of castigation – liberals and conservatives feuding over who's more at fault for a climate of political "vitriol" and whether that played into the tragedy – has subsided. Lawmakers in Congress are considering whether Republicans and Democrats ought to intermingle in the audience at the upcoming State of the Union address, in a gesture of comity. Doctors say Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D), the apparent target of the attack, continues to improve after being shot in the head and is off a ventilator, raising hopes for her recovery, and 10 of the 13 wounded have been released from the hospital.
Things will never be the same, especially for families who lost loved ones. But for many they are starting to be manageable, if still not explainable.
RELATED: Five of Jared Loughner's strange ideas
The challenge of explaining what happened – and why it happened – falls to law-enforcement authorities, who have spent the past week trying to build their case against suspect Jared Loughner. The 22-year-old Tucson resident, who had been kicked out of community college and rejected by the Army, faces four federal charges, including killing an employee of the federal government. Federal Judge John Roll died in last Saturday's rampage.
Authorities on Friday released a time line of Mr. Loughner's activities in the 12 hours before the shooting. They say it shows an individual acting with deliberation and focus, posting a "Good-bye friends" bulletin and uploading a photo on his MySpace page, and driving to one Wal-Mart store and then another after he was not able to buy ammunition at the first.
According to authorities, Loughner was up most of the night before the shooting. By their recounting of his actions, he dropped off photos for developing at a Walgreens at 12:24 a.m., and checked into a Motel 6 minutes later. By 2:30 a.m. he had retrieved the photos and returned to the motel. His MySpace activity came at 4:21 a.m. He checked out of his room before sunrise, and drove to one Wal-Mart and then a Super Wal-Mart two miles away, where he bought ammunition and a back-pack style diaper bag, in black.
He was in his car at 7:30 a.m., stopped by an Arizona Fish and Game official after running a red light. Released, Loughner arrived at his parents' home, where his father sees him remove a black bag from the car and tries to question him about it. Loughner runs away on foot, and his father drives after him in pursuit, but cannot find him. At 9:41 a.m., authorities say, a taxi picks up Loughner at a Circle K store and drives him to the Safeway near where Ms. Giffords is to hold her "Congress on Your Corner" event to meet constituents. Loughner and the taxi driver enter the Safeway to break a $20 bill, so Loughner can pay the fare. That and the subsequent shooting itself, they say, are captured on the store's surveillance cameras.
Also on Friday, Pima Community College, where Loughner had been a student, released to the Los Angeles Times a video that offers a more nuanced window on the suspect. He is alleged to have made the video and uploaded it in late September to Youtube. It was the final straw for the college, which had already dealt with complaints about him and responded to several incidents in which he was disruptive in class or at the campus library. Loughner was immediately suspended from school pending a mental health clearance.
The video, shot on the campus, does not picture Loughner but is narrated by a voice that the Times says is his. Describing him as "rambling and agitated," the Times notes that Loughner characterizes the college as a "genocide school," says while walking past the bookstore that "they're controlling the grammar," and asserts that "all the teachers you have are being paid illegally and have illegal authority over the Constitution of the United States under the 1st Amendment."
Loughner's attorney is expected to try to save him from execution by arguing that he is mentally ill.


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SEAT demand for payment of assessment angers Waterford officials
Waterford - First Selectman Daniel Steward said Tuesday that a letter he received from Southeast Area Transit is trying to "bully" the town into paying a $5,812 assessment the transit authority says it is owed.
"This is bullying. I think it's inappropriate in a business environment," Steward said at a Board of Selectmen meeting. "This tells us that if we don't pay, we have to withdraw from SEAT."
The February letter from Paul Altman, the chairman of SEAT's board of directors, references a decision the town's Board of Finance made last year to cut SEAT's budget assessment for the current fiscal year by $5,812.
Finance board members cited inefficiencies in the transit district, which provides bus services to the town and eight other municipalities in the region. They also were unhappy with SEAT for providing little data on bus ridership in town.
The Board of Selectmen voted Tuesday to approve the decision and return the issue to the Board of Finance for consideration.
Altman cited a state statute in the letter that says the town's only recourse if it does not pay is to withdraw from the transit district. The letter asks the town to submit promptly the outstanding balance and to inform the district of its intent to remain a member.
Steward said he asked for a meeting with Altman and was denied. He also said the town is in the process of exploring other organizations and proposals that could provide transit service in town.
"If you look at the entire area - the 40 towns in eastern Connecticut - is there a better way to provide service?" Steward said. "There are other options out there."
Board of Finance member J.W. "Bill" Sheehan said the town already relies on a senior citizen bus service, subsidized by state funds, that provides transportation to residents.
He also mentioned a proposal for a "tourist loop" bus route that would run from Union Station in New London along Interstate 95 to the Mystic area, and also would make stops at Foxwoods, Mohegan Sun and other locations. That project would cost $12 million, according to a 2004 study, and has stalled because of a lack of private funds.
At recent meetings, members of SEAT's Board of Directors have argued that the member fees its receives from its nine towns are non-negotiable. SEAT received about 8 percent - $450,000 - of its $5.5 million in revenue last fiscal year from member fees.
The transit district has experienced a difficult financial period since an oil leak was detected in 2010 in an underground fuel line behind its Route 12 bus facility in Preston. The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection has estimated the leak at 90,000 gallons, although Altman has disputed that figure.
United Oil Recovery Inc., an independent contractor SEAT hired to handle environmental cleanup, filed a lawsuit in September against the transit authority seeking $414,946. United argues that SEAT did not pay for cleanup costs once it realized the scope of the leak. The case is still ongoing.
SEAT also recently raised its adult and student fares by 25 cents and its senior fares by 15 cents. The increases, the transit district's first since 2006, are expected to go into effect on or after March 26.
90,000-gallon fuel leak at SEAT was undetected for years, officials say
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Committee endorses bill to expand health coverage to undocumented youth
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I really like what the Mets have done so far as it shows thoughtfulness and the implementation of a real plan as opposed the quick-fix mentality.
Sandy Alderson was the best available general manager candidate and has not disappointed with the hires of Paul DePodesta and J.P. Ricciardi to the front office.
The Mets are laying a strong foundation, one that will carry them beyond the checkbook mentality of free agency. While it is premature to say theirs is the best front office in baseball, it isn't to suggest they are showing signs of putting together a unit that could become one of the elite.
They are doing all the right things also in their managerial search and not giving into jumping at the hot name. The names being interviewed are solid candidates who could thrive in the right organization. The hiring of DePodesta to work the minor league system could open the door for Terry Collins to move out of that area and move into the manager's seat.
Not caving into Hisanori Takahashi's demands was also the prudent way to go. Giving into Takahashi, at his age and with only one year in the majors, would have been duplicating the acts of the previous regime.
As much as I like what Takahashi did last year, giving him three years would have only burdened the Mets with another contract they might want to unload in a year.
The Mets will still be bogged down in 2011 with a heavy payroll, but at least they are putting themselves in the right position to roll when they finally gain some financial flexibility.
So far, the first impression has been a good one.


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This Woman Is Not Who She Seems to Be
By Miranda July
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Both separately and together, Samantha Culp and Andrea Hill curate and produce innovative artist-led projects, most recently under the banner of their creative agency Paloma Powers.
Born and raised in Los Angeles, Culp recently returned after a decade in greater China. Her writing has appeared in publications such as Artforum, New York Times T Magazine, and LEAP (艺术节) and she has curated projects for Impakt Festival, Design Shanghai, and the Los Angeles Art Book Fair.
Hill was a founding team member and Creative Director of online auction house Paddle8, and her writing has appeared in Aperture, Performa Magazine, and Collectorspace, Istanbul. As a curator, she has also produced exhibitions for galleries (The Goma, Tanja Grunert Gallery), museums (Matadero Madrid), and universities (Wesleyan's Zilkha Gallery).
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Miranda July works in several disciplines such as filming, acting, art and writing. Despite the diverse set of mediums that she chooses to work with, similar ideas and themes seem to emerge: ordinary people doing radical things for personal reasons, the unknown, and businesses and systems. July's collection of stories, "No One Belongs Here More Than You", won the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award and has been published in 23 countries. Her writing has also appeared in The Paris Review, Harper's, and The New Yorker. July's participatory art works include the website "Learning to Love You More" with artist Harrell Fletcher, a sculpture garden created for the 2009 Venice Biennale called "Eleven Heavy Things", and a performance entitled "New Society".
July has created a series of posters for her submission for Absolut Art. She reconsiders the social context of art that is conventionally hung on a wall with little engagement. Responding to this, July has created posters that invite viewers to pose with the work for a photograph, thereby establishing some form of active interaction.
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2011-12 Season (Senior): Team Captain … With Blair Seideman, peaked at No. 38 in national doubles rankings … Advanced to finals in third draw at USTA Invitational … 22-10 overall singles record … Played Mostly at Nos. 4 and 5 … Was 5-5 in 2011, but 17-5 in 2012 … Won ten consecutive matches to begin 2012 … In doubles, went 28-9 in doubles … Played No. 3 doubles, mostly with Seideman … Was 26-4 playing with Seideman … Finished season on 23-2 tear … Went undefeated in the Ivy League … Won the decisive match against No. 21 Notre Dame to clinch the 4-3 upset (Yale was ranked No. 35) … Also won her doubles match against the Irish … After winning in doubles, also won her singles match against No. 10 Michigan to put the No. 35 Bulldogs ahead 3-1 … Clinched Yale's fourth consecutive ECAC Indoor Championship with her win in singles.
2010-11 Season (Junior): ITA Scholar-Athlete … 16-5 record in singles … Played at No. 4 … Finished season with six consecutive victories before dropping her match against Duke … Consecutively won against Dartmouth, Brown, and College of William and Mary to gain the Ivy League lead, clinch a share of the title, and finally to help Yale gain its first ever NCAA Tournament victory … 13-6 in doubles … Played at No. 2 in fall … Finished the fall season with a 2-3 singles record… Posted a 2-0 doubles record in the fall season.
2009-10 Season (Sophomore): Finished the season with a 20-19 singles record … Went 14-5 in singles in the fall season… Fall season was highlighted by winning the USTA BJK NTC Women's College Invitational … 22-9 doubles record… Fall doubles season was highlighted by reaching the finals of the 2009 Wilson/ITA DI Northeast Regional Championships with doubles partner Vicky Brook at Yale's Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center.
2008-2009 Season (Freshman, at Cornell): Won her Cissie Leary Invitational singles draw without dropping a set as well as her Cissie Leary Invitational doubles draw with doubles partner Natalia Sanchez ... Finalized at the USTA NTC Women's College Tennis Tournament ... Competed in the ITA East Regional Championships in both singles and doubles ... Won flight 1 of the Cornell Invitational without dropping a set ... Best record on team of 21-13 at No. 1 and No. 2 singles... Received Cornell MVP award.
Before Yale: While competing in the New England section of the USTA, earned No. 1 ranking in the 12's and 14's ... Competed in Poland, Argentina, Panama, Canada, Jamaica, and Saint Maarten for junior ITFs ... Won doubles of the Bahamas ITF Junior Internationals in 2006 ... Finalized in doubles of the Bank of Bermuda ITF Junior Internationals in 2006 ... Qualified for 10K Futures in Mexico and Spain in 2007 and 2008 ... Born in Mt. Kisco, N.Y. ... Lived in Fairfield, Conn.; Washington Depot, Conn.; and Wesley Chapel, Fla.


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Patriots' Rob Gronkowski May Be Hotter Than Tim Tebow – Hunk of the Day [PICTURES]
In light of the upcoming Super Bowl and the New England Patriot's clean win this weekend, let's honor someone in the NFL whose name is not Tim Tebow. Everyone remember Patriot's tight end Rob Gronkowski?
This is the guy who's more famous for his Twitpic with porn star Bibi Jones than he is for his athleticism. We're not judging. Any situation that requires him to go shirtless is a grand ole' occasion for us. Plus, his team is on their way to the Super Bowl. Hopefully they'll have enough juice to beat the Ravens this Sunday.
Even if they don't, Gronkowski is still our favorite football stud… of the moment, anyway.


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Ōboke (大歩危) and Koboke (小歩危) mean, respectively, "big steps dangerous" and "small steps dangerous" — an apt description of the perils of traversing through these steep gorges on foot.
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By road
It is strongly recommended to travel in this area by car. If you get there by train, you'll have a long walk along a noisy road without sidewalks. It is also hard to find entry points for hiking trails without a car. Unfortunately, the nearest car rentals are located quite far away: Marugame, Takamatsu, and Tokushima.
National Highway 32 winds along the Yoshino River through the pristine valley. Coming from Osaka, Kobe or Tokushima, take the expressway and exit at Ikeda. Then follow route 32 towards Kochi for about 20 kilometers to Oboke.
A tunnel also connects Oboke to the western Iya Valley.
By train
Both Oboke and Koboke have stations on the JR Dosan Line from Kochi to Takamatsu via Ikeda. Stops in Koboke are rare, though.
By bus
Buses to the Iya Valley run sparsely, especially on weekdays (around 2 per day).
See & Do
There's one big reason to visit: the rapids rushing through the gorge below. There are observation platforms on the highway and near the train stations if you're content to gaze from a distance, but more daring types will venture down onto the Yoshino River for a sightseeing cruise (¥2000 for a one-hour loop), and more adventurous types yet will try their hand at white-water rafting in the class 4 rapids. The rapids are Japan's biggest and most exciting, with amazing rock formations and crystal clear waters.
If you survive the experience without developing acute hydrophobia, both Oboke and Koboke have onsen hot springs offering more bubbling water to soak in.
Eat & Drink
The local specialties are ayu and amego, delicious river fish salted and barbecued on a stick.
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CLAREMONT – Kathy Webster was appointed as the founding dean of the KGI School of BioPharmacy.
The school, according to a Jan. 8 news release, is scheduled to admit its first class in fall 2014 pending accreditation.
It's also being designed to anticipate and meet future needs in the U.S. healthcare system and take advantage of Keck Graduate Institute's knowledge in biotechnology education and ties to industry, according to the release.
"Graduates of this school will be very well equipped to meet the needs of a rapidly changing healthcare system in which pharmacists increasingly play a primary role in matching drugs and therapies to a particular patient or strain of illness," Webster said in a news release. "Graduates of the KGI School of BioPharmacy will be equally well qualified to work in a traditional pharmacy setting, in regulatory affairs or in industry. The philosophy behind the development of the PharmD program at the KGI School of BioPharmacy is to provide the traditional PharmD curriculum in a more efficient manner through the integration of subjects and the extensive use of technology. This will allow us to foster innovation and to increase time spent on content and topics related to industry, including informatics, pharmacogenomics, operations management, clinical and regulatory affairs."
Webster recently was professor and associate dean of academic affairs at University of Maryland Eastern Shore School of Pharmacy.
Previously, she was assistant dean and chair of pharmaceutical sciences and a professor at Feik School of Pharmacy, University of Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas.
"I was intrigued when I heard that KGI, the only graduate school in the country solely dedicated to bioscience education and research, intended to establish a School of BioPharmacy," Webster said. "I see it as an enormous opportunity to push the education of future pharmacists to a new level."
Webster has been serving as the school's interim dean since September 2012.
KGI President Sheldon Schuster said in a statement that: "Dean Webster has great leadership and management abilities and has played an integral role in the successful establishment of several new schools of pharmacy throughout the country. We are very happy to have someone of her caliber as the founding dean of the KGI School of BioPharmacy. We are also very pleased to be able to contribute to the continued development of the Inland Empire and Southern California as a site for scientific, technical and healthcare education."
According to the release, KGI previously had signed a memorandum of understanding with Chapman University to establish a joint School of BioPharmacy but last month the leadership of both institutions reached the mutual decision to pursue independent schools.
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Apparently, the Vikings do not believe their quarterback position is broken again, thus do not plan to fix it.
Vikings coach Leslie Frazier announced today that Christian Ponder would start Sunday against the Packers.
"We are looking forward to him leading our team to victory, and other guys around him stepping up," Frazier told reporters.
Ponder's coming off a 53.0-rating day against the Seahawks, though he was better in his previous three starts than the three to start the season — which led to them benching him for Matt Cassel and spending good money for a Josh Freeman rental.
Since reclaiming the starting job after Freeman was rushed into action for a start, Ponder has been acceptable at best. The fact they're not even willing to look at Freeman with a 2-8 record makes you wonder what he's showing them in practices and meetings.
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WALTHAM, Mass. – In a game that saw nine ties and seven lead changes in the first 26-plus minutes, the Brandeis University men's basketball team scored eight unanswered points early in the second half, snapping a 37-37 tie to take a key 78-64 University Athletic Association (UAA) win over the visiting University of Rochester in Red Auerbach Arena tonight. With their fifth-straight win, the Judges improve to 8-5 overall, 2-0 in the UAA, while the conference co-favorite Yellowjackets fall to 9-4, 0-2 UAA with their second loss in a row.
Brandeis trailed by one, 29-28, at halftime, and were down three after UR scored the first hoop of the second. After a number of empty possessions, the Judges tied the game for the sixth time at 31-31 on a trifecta from sophomore guard Ben Bartoldus (Hillsborough, N.H./Proctor Acad.). After a defensive stand, Bartoldus scored again to give the Judges the lead. The teams traded blows, and a pair of Nate Novosel (Lexington, Ky./Lexington Catholic) free throws at the 14:21 mark gave Rochester their last lead at 37-35.
On the ensuing possession, Brandeis junior reserve guard Jay Freeman (Dorchester, Mass./St. Mark's School) put back a missed 3-pointer, tying the game at 37 and kicking off the key 10-0 run. Senior forward Vytas Kriskus (Kvedarna, Lithuania/Holderness Acad.) snatched a rebound on the next UR possession and went the other way, canning a jumper to give Brandeis the lead for good.
The next three Judge hoops were the direct result of steals, with senior Tyrone Hughes (Dorchester, Mass./Taft School), Kriskus and sophomore Alex Schmidt (Dublin, Ireland/Fork Union (Va.) Military Acad.) each picking the pocket of a Rochester player to push the lead to 45-37 with 11:27 on the clock. UR got a traditional three-point play from junior Rob Reid (Mount Airy, N.C./Phillips Exeter (N.H.) Acad.) on their next possession, but a 10-3 run by the Judges extended the lead to 12 at 55-43 with 8:24 left and Brandeis never let the lead slip below double figures after that. The Judges led by as many as 18 points in the second half as they shot 61.3% (19-31) while holding Rochester to 46.7% (14-30) and outrebounded them by a 19-10 margin.
The first half was a back-and forth affair, featuring five ties and four lead changes, with the biggest lead by either team five points. Rochester scored the first two buckets for an early 5-0 lead, while Brandeis was ahead 25-20 with just under four minutes to go in the stanza. UR answered with nine points in a row, seven coming from junior guard John DiBartolomeo (Westport, Conn./Staples), who gave the visitors a 29-25 lead with a 3-pointer with 2:32 left. Brandeis scored the last four points to trim the lead to 29-28 at the break.
For the game, the Judges put three players in double figures. They were led by Kriskus, who had 15 points on 5-of-12 from the field, 1-of-4 from 3-point range and 4-of-4 from the line. He also grabbed a game-high eight rebounds, finishing two shy of his third double-double of the season. Bartoldus scored 12 of his 14 points in the second half, when he connected on 5-of-6 overall, 2-of-3 from downtown, after missing all three shots from the floor, two beyond the arc in the first. Bartoldus also had two assists, two blocks and two steals.
Junior guard Anthony Trapasso (Sterling, Mass./St. John's Prep) added 11 points off the bench, including seven in the second half. He hit 4-of-5 overall with a trifecta. Hughes had a terrific game as well with nine points and a game-high eight assists.
In a battle of the two top 3-point shooting teams in Division III, NCAA leader Brandeis connected on 44.4% from deep (8-18), thanks to a 5-of-8 performance in the second half, while holding No. 2 Rochester to 33.3% (6-18). They also matched the Yellowjackets' lowest offensive output of the campaign and held a squad that was shooting 51.9% for the season – third-best in Division III - under 44 percent for only the second time at 42.6% (26-61).
Rochester was paced by Novosel, who finished with 15 points, nine coming in the first half. DiBartolomeo added 13 points and a team-high six assists. Novosel and Reid each had five rebounds to top the Yellowjackets. UR forced 15 turnovers while committing only 13, but Brandeis owned a 13-11 edge in points off turnovers.
Both teams return to action on Sunday, when the Judges host fourth-ranked Emory at noon and Rochester travels to NYU for a 1 p.m. game. The Violets upset the Eagles, 89-73, tonight, leaving Brandeis tied with Washington University atop the UAA standings after two games.


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Commissioner Moeller's statement on CAlifornians for Renewable Energy, Inc. v. California Public Utilities Commission, et al.
"I agree with the decision to dismiss CARE's complaints for its failure to state an actionable claim upon which relief can be granted. After reviewing the pleadings, I could not find any evidence that would satisfy CARE's burden of proof to demonstrate that these long-term market-based rate contracts that were entered into earlier this year are unjust or unreasonable.
I am pleased that this order makes clear that the recent the Ninth Circuit cases have not rejected our market-based rate program. These court decisions addressed a unique set of facts and a market-based rate program that has undergone substantial improvements over the past few years. Since 2001, however, the Commission has undertaken numerous measures to address market structure flaws and potential market manipulation in California markets and markets nationwide to ensure that there are appropriate market safeguards in place to prevent a repeat of the Western 2000-2001 energy crisis. The Commission has strengthened its market-based rate program, its market oversight and enforcement capabilities, and its ability to impose meaningful remedies. It has also accepted California ISO's market redesign proposal, in fact we are acting on the rehearing order on this agenda, as a measure to improve the California energy markets.
Further, I would like to emphasize that to ensure reliable and adequate service for consumers, buyers and sellers alike must be able to rely on stable long-term contracts. Protecting parties' contractual expectations encourages sellers and buyers to contract for rate certainty through fixed-rate contracts and make investments to support such long-term contracts.
Finally, our Solicitor, Bob Solomon, recently argued a case before the D.C. Circuit court on the validity of FERC's market-based rate program. I am hoping that the court will also uphold the Commission's market-based rate program, similar to the Lockyer court, that conducting an ex ante finding of the absence of market power, coupled with ongoing reporting requirements, satisfies the notice and filing requirements of section 205 of the Federal Power Act."
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The owners of numerous vehicles parked in driveway aprons – the sloping part of the driveway between the street and sidewalk – along Hyperion Avenue in Silver Lake were hit with parking tickets on Saturday morning. "Everyone on Hyperion between Sunset and Hoover got apron parking tickets yesterday morning for $50 each," said Mark Mauer, who got slapped with a ticket as did at least six other vehicle owners on his block alone. Mauer recalled that the City Council in 2011 was considering a proposal that would legalize apron parking in certain cases. What happened?
It looks like that 2011 City Council motion was never approved, according to a review of online city records. But there still might be some hope for those who got tickets on Saturday. Mauer's neighbor sent him the following email after getting in touch with the city's Parking Enforcement Department:
I just called parking enforcement and explained our circumstances and the operator confirmed that there are new officers and there have been shift changes. She said to call the Rampart DOT and ask to speak to the [Sergeant] … Good Luck


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your hair doesn't look right, you don't feel right. Saying this, hair studies
are popular events in the Good Housekeeping Health, Beauty & Environmental
Sciences Lab; and to help women in their quest for beautiful, healthy locks, we
decided to test Overnight Hair Treatments. This is a fairly new beauty category
and as the name suggests, these products are designed to be put on hair while you
sleep and left to work their magic, with the promise of making hair shiny,
repairing dryness, and minimizing breakage.
How did we evaluate these
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consulted Dr. Philip Kinsgsley, an expert trichologist (a hair and scalp expert)
to help us review the effectiveness of a variety hair treatment products. We ran
our fingers over the hair, tried breaking strands in several places, and
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by JANET GILMORE
The story you are about to read is absolutely true. Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent. And the facts and some of the places. And a few adverbs. And one dangling participle. I'm a columnist; that's how we roll.
It was cold in the city the other day. The half-inch of snow must have frightened people. The streets were empty, but a little snow did not, could not, deter the person who walked up our driveway to our front door.
Knock, knock, knock. My husband, Hugh, peeked through the slats and saw a nicely-dressed woman on our doorstep in front of our humble Chestnut Hill residence. He thought she was a Jehovah's Witness and started to tell her we were busy and didn't want to talk, but she showed him an I.D. badge with her name and the U.S. seal on it.
"Good afternoon, sir. I'm from the National Security Agency. I'm doing a background check. Just want to talk to you for a minute. Do you know E—- M—-?"
"Yes, she lives nearby"
"Can you tell me some things about her?"
Hugh said, "First, I only have good things to say about her, but even if I didn't, I wouldn't say them because her parents are friends of ours."
I thought the government stopped sneaking around and asking your neighbors about you during the Age of Aquarius. Wrong.
Think about it. Would you like the Feds asking your neighbors about your character? Suppose you never mowed your lawn, or didn't clean up after your dog or hadn't returned those hedge clippers (yet)? A neighbor could easily blow your security clearance over a grudge or on a whim.
"Is there anything you can tell me about E—-?" the N.S.A. woman inquired.
"She's very intelligent, hard-working, pleasant, courteous and friendly."
"Anything else?"
"Has she ever caused any police incident on this street?"
The N.S.A. woman tried several more ways to find out if E—- was a "known disturbance" in the neighborhood.
Known disturbance? This kid's parents love her. She does her homework, walks her dog and smiles politely when we see her. She babysits.
"Well, sir, if you hear of anything, let me know. Here's my card."
Hugh closed the door. He went downstairs to e-mail E—-'s father right away. Why didn't I know anything about this visit? I was home at the time. Hugh told me later that the lady in the nice suit kept looking to see what was going on in our house.
Just over Hugh's shoulder, in the living room, I was jumping around like a crazy woman. Falling snow has given me a feeling of irrepressible energy and longing since the first time I saw it through my classroom window many decades ago, and the teacher said, "Don't look outside, boys and girls." That ridiculous sentence simply wound the spring tighter and tighter and created the strongest desire from that day on, to be turned loose and run outdoors whenever it snowed.
I looked out our back window and saw the lovely snow falling; I had to blow off some steam. What's the cheapest, quickest thrill a housewife can have on short notice? Of course — vacuuming!
On my way to get the vacuum cleaner, I put on a videotape of the opera "Carmen." Naturally, I couldn't hear the music over the vacuum cleaner, so I cranked up the volume. That meant that in order to hear myself, I had to sing VERY loudly, which I can do. And did.
I'm not an opera singer but I was having a ball. Just Hoovering my habitat, hanging out with Placido Domingo, watching the snow fall and singing at full tilt. The house seemed cold, but I barely noticed until Hugh closed the front door and I felt warmer. "Were you talking to someone at the door?" I asked. "Who was it?"
Hugh told me the whole story. "I didn't even notice the door was open. Do you think the N.S.A. heard me singing?"
"You were hard to miss," said Hugh.
"Do you think the whole story about E—- was a ruse? Maybe one of our neighbors complained about my singing. They can't arrest you for singing off-key; can they?"
Hugh said, "Maybe they can if it's opera. This IS Chestnut Hill, you know. Maybe they're pretending to check up on E—-, but they're checking up on US for some reason. What if they determine that I'm OK, but the housekeeper is questionable? She plays opera and sings loudly while vacuuming, risking a police incident."
Just then E—-'s father e-mailed us that, in fact, E—- was applying for a summer internship involving mathematics and cryptography. He thinks that despite the spy-versus-spy aspect of our home visit, the N.S.A. is very careful about whom they hire.
Coda: I e-mailed this story to an ex-hippie friend, now an optometrist, who advised, "Get out of town NOW! Don't spend time packing; take the first flight to a friendly country, preferably one with a long, white deserted beach and groovy cocktails. Tell Hugh you'll contact him later. Tell him that if he really loves you, he'll understand. Good luck. It was fun being your friend while it lasted. Bye."


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The Remarkable Rise of Mumford and Sons
The U.K. pop band Mumford and Sons has sold more albums than any other band this year to reach No. 1 in the Billboard 200 charts. Dow Jones's Gren Manuel explains why this achievement is more about old-fashioned touring than media hype. Photo: Getty Images
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