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Wild! "In The Company of Moose" Biologist Vic VanBallenberghe has spent more time living with wild moose than anyone in the world. So much time in fact that he was absent for much of the childhood of his only son. Determined to learn more about the father he hardly knows, Vic's son, documentary filmmaker Jonathan VanBallenberghe, chronicles a season of his father's research at Denali National Park in Alaska and tells the story through his film. While capturing the most extensive, amazing, and up-close HD footage of moose ever caught on film and learning about this majestic animal, Jonathan recognizes the significance of Vic's life work, and a gap is bridged between father and son.G
1:00 am
Deserts "Gobi Desert: Desert on the Move" One of the most extreme places on the planet, the Gobi Desert's temperatures change by as much as 95 degrees within 24 hours. It has one of the lowest population densities in the world. Once part of the Silk Road, today it is home mainly to nomadic herders who have inhabited the eastern region since the days of the great Mongol Empire. Part 4 of 6G
2:00 am
Somme - From Defeat to Victory This 2006 dramatized documentary tells the story of the World War I Battle of the Somme, based on real accounts. It follows a group of pals, who enlisted together and who die together on July 1, 1916 along with some 20,000 other soldiers. But two months later a maverick battalion commander leads a victorious raid on the German positions and the British army learns to fight a modern war.G
3:00 am
Outdoor Idaho "Winter Play" Idahoans participate in a historic Scottish game on ice; team up with a dog for unusual cross-country ski contests; fly above the snow with a snowkite; drive 4x4s across the snow; and take the plunge for a polar bear swim.G
3:30 am
Dialogue "Livable Communities" Host Marcia Franklin talks with Robert McNulty, the founder of Partners for Livable Communities, about what makes communities "livable."G
4:00 am
Sesame Street "Grandparent's Celebration" Elmo is disappointed his grandparents will miss the Grandparents Celebration but feels better after spending time with Baby Bear and Rosita's grandparents. Educational Objectives: Social/Emotional Development. D
5:00 am
Martha Speaks "Return Of The Bookbots: The Case Of The Missing Words, Part One & Two" Return of the Bookbots: The Case of the Missing Words, Part One - The Bookbots are back and faced with a new nemesis: The Announcer. Armed with the power to bring nouns from books to life, the Announcer is wreaking havoc on Wagstaff City. Can our heroes utilize their semantic savvy to stifle this rampaging rapscallion? Vocabulary: (E) noun, remove, term, insert, announce(r). D
5:30 am
Peg + Cat "The Tree Problem/Another Tree Problem" The Tree Problem - Peg's Neighborhood. When Cat is stuck in a tree, Peg needs to figure out how to get him down using three giant gifts. Primary Content: Spatial sense, solving a puzzle; Secondary Content: Direction, position. D
6:00 am
Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood "Daniel's Sleepover/Backyard Camping" Daniel's Sleepover - Daniel and his parents go to Prince Wednesday's castle for a family sleepover. When Daniel and Prince Wednesday go through their bedtime routines together, Daniel realizes how different it is sleeping at Prince Wednesday's castle. As bedtime nears, Daniel and Prince Wednesday notice some things that are just a little bit scary. D
6:30 am
Sid The Science Kid "Getting A Shot: You Can Do It!" Sid is super excited because his Grandma is coming to school! Grandma is a nurse, so she'll be giving everyone the new flu vaccination. Sid and his friends are a little hesitant to get the shot, and they have lots of questions about the vaccination and what it does inside their bodies. Grandma and Susie team up to explain the science of how a vaccination works, and then Grandma kicks in with a special song that makes getting a vaccination super easy!. D
7:00 am
Sesame Street "Grandparent's Celebration" Elmo is disappointed his grandparents will miss the Grandparents Celebration but feels better after spending time with Baby Bear and Rosita's grandparents. Educational Objectives: Social/Emotional Development. D
8:00 am
Curious George "Auctioneer George/Sock Monkey Opera" Auctioneer George - George has one dollar to buy anything he wants at the Annual Corn Roast and Attic Auction, and he sets his sights on a pair of red elephant mittens. When the Man with the Yellow Hat leaves George alone, he bids.and bids. D
8:30 am
Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That! "The Lost Egg/Hold On Tight" The Lost Egg - The kids are decorating the tree house for a party. The Cat knows the world's most fantabulous decorator: Stan the bower bird! Stan teaches the kids how to decorate with almost anything--shells, leaves, and pebbles. Now they can have a party in their own fantabulously decorated tree house! Hold on Tight - Nick is trying to hang onto the monkey bars but can't. D
9:00 am
Peg + Cat "The Three Bears Problem/The Giant Problem" The Three Bears Problem - Fairytale Land. Peg and Cat bring the Three Bears, the Three Little Pigs, and the Three Billy Goats Gruff together to form a super group: "The Electric Eleven." Primary Content: Adding 1; Secondary Content: Counting to 11. D
9:30 am
Dinosaur Train "The Wing Kings/The Big Mud Pit" The Wing Kings - The Pteranodon family stretches their wings at Quetzalcoatlus Canyon, where Mr. Pteranodon flew when he was younger and nicknamed, the "Wing King." Now, the Pteranodons and Buddy meet Quincy Quetzalcoatlus and his Dad, another Wing King, a huge flying bird. Together, the two "Wing Kings" wow their kids with some sensational aerial acrobatics. D
10:00 am
Peg + Cat "The Dinosaur Problem/The Beethoven Problem" The Dinosaur Problem - Prehistoric Valley. When Peg and Cat get lost riding dinosaurs through a prehistoric forest, they use a diagram to find their way to safety before the Baby T-Rex catches up to them. Primary Content: Following diagrams; Secondary Content: Patterns. D
10:30 am
Wild Kratts "Let The Rhinos Roll!" The Wild Kratts team is on an important mission to unearth why Rhinos are mysteriously disappearing from the African Savannah. They soon discover that Zach Varmitech has been kidnapping them to create a new super Rhino Dozers so the creature adventurers devise a plan to rescue them - and it just might work! Along the way, they explore the nature of symbiotic relationships and learn that animals have different structures and behaviors that help them defend themselves. Rhinos use their size, sharp horn, mud bathing and their relationship with a small bird for defense. D
11:00 am
Super Why! "The Prince and the Pauper" Whyatt thinks his house is too loud while Princess Pea believes her home is too quiet! Would the friends be better-off if they switched places? To look for a solution, Super Why and his friends encounter two friends just as they are about to switch houses. A prince on the farm and a pauper in a castle soon leads to chaos and confusion! Where will everyone be the happiest? Educational Objectives: To learn to appreciate where you're from. Kids will experiment with the alphabet, celebrate spelling and use the power to read to change the story. D
11:30 am
WordGirl "Risky Chuckness/That's Entertainment" Risky Chuckness - When Two-Brains catches wind of the fact that Chuck is home alone he invites all of the villains to his house. WordGirl makes a surprise appearance at the villain gathering only to discover that she is surrounded by her most dangerous foes. In an effort to preserve his house, Chuck teams up with WordGirl to stop the other villains in their tracks. D
12:00 pm
Outdoor Idaho "Winter Play" Idahoans participate in a historic Scottish game on ice; team up with a dog for unusual cross-country ski contests; fly above the snow with a snowkite; drive 4x4s across the snow; and take the plunge for a polar bear swim.G
12:30 pm
Chef's Life "Strawberry Stay at Home" Vivian and Ben rebuild their restaurant against the backdrop of the Southern harbinger of spring, the strawberry. Their twins go on their first strawberry-picking excursion, and Vivian and a friend develop a recipe for coconut cornbread strawberry shortcake with basil whipped cream. D
1:00 pm
Katie Brown Workshop "Down Home Dining" Katie brings a little Southern charm and hospitality into the home with recipes for skillet cornbread and BBQ pork and projects such as denim napkins, corn sticker place cards and tomatoes in a vase. D
1:30 pm
Paint This With Jerry Yarnell "Adobe Sunrise, Part 2" In this session, Jerry begins blocking in the adobe building to create its 3 dimensional form with the #4 bristle brush. Then with the #4 script brush he paints in all of the distant dead trees behind the adobe building. Then he blocks in the doors and windows with darker values, and paints in the support poles next to the garage area. D
2:00 pm
Essential Pepin "Cattle Call" Grilled Steak With Lemon-Thyme Butter; Spicy Rib Roast; Veal Chops With Caper Sauce; Braised Beef In Red Wine. D
2:30 pm
On Story "Creating Complex Characters" Writer/director Rodrigo Garcia discusses the influences of his father, Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and the complexities and flaws that form the nuanced characters in THE GODFATHER, CAPOTE, and his own MOTHER AND CHILD and IN TREATMENT. Followed by the harrowing Spanish short film Who Lasts Longer by writer/director Gregorio Muro in which the bond between a mother and her son are tragically tested. D
3:00 pm
Dialogue "Livable Communities" Host Marcia Franklin talks with Robert McNulty, the founder of Partners for Livable Communities, about what makes communities "livable."G
3:30 pm
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4:00 pm
America's Test Kitchen from Cook's Illustrated "Rethinking Seafood Classics" Test cook Bridget Lancaster shows host Christopher Kimball how to make the Best Crab Cakes. Next, tasting expert Jack Bishop challenges Chris to a tasting of crabmeat. Then, test cook Julia Collin Davison uncovers the secrets to perfect Grill-Smoked Salmon with lots of smoke flavor. D
4:30 pm
Crafting at the Spotted Canary "Things That Are Shared" Sharing gifts with friends in an unexpected moment is a warm and sincere gesture of friendship. Make a friendship bracelet with crystals, tie it on your friend's wrist while she makes a wish, when it falls off - her wish will come true. Make a special box that can house memories that you and your friend can share. D
5:00 pm
Antiques Roadshow "Boise, Hour One" On the show's first visit to Idaho, host Mark L. Walberg and appraiser Peter J. Shemonsky head to the restored Egyptian Theater in downtown Boise to look at dazzling Egyptian Revival jewelry. Highlights include a first edition of the Book of Mormon that has been passed down through the guest's family since 1833; a 1955 Madoura plate designed by Pablo Picasso, and a Hudson River artist painting valued at $300,000. Part 1 of 3G
6:00 pm
Music City Roots: Live from the Loveless Cafe The nationally respected and dynamic music scene of East Nashville is in the spotlight, with songwriters Jon Byrd, Jacob Jones, Kevin Gordon and Elizabeth Cook. Plus sibling roots pop duo Dugas. D
7:00 pm
Austin City Limits "Jason Isbell/Neko Case" Both performers bring modern roots rock to the stage. Isbell performs tunes from his album Southeastern, and Case sings from her most recent recording.G
8:00 pm
Live From Lincoln Center "Richard Tucker at 100: An Opera Celebration" The 2013 Richard Tucker Gala celebrates the centennial of the American tenor's birth with performances of arias and ensembles featuring many of the world's greatest voices. Among the performers are past Richard Tucker Award winners Renee Fleming, Joyce DiDonato and Susan Graham.G
10:00 pm
Music City Roots: Live from the Loveless Cafe The nationally respected and dynamic music scene of East Nashville is in the spotlight, with songwriters Jon Byrd, Jacob Jones, Kevin Gordon and Elizabeth Cook. Plus sibling roots pop duo Dugas. D
11:00 pm
Austin City Limits "Jason Isbell/Neko Case" Both performers bring modern roots rock to the stage. Isbell performs tunes from his album Southeastern, and Case sings from her most recent recording.G


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A thin layer of sleet and freezing rain continued to hit Jackson County Monday afternoon making road conditions dangerous on top of the snow from earlier in the day. Officials continue to watch the situation to see just how bad the roads may become tonight and Tuesday morning.
Arcade has canceled its city council meeting for tonight.
No official announcements have been made yet on Tuesday openings or closings.
Roads remain "terrible" in Jackson County today as light sleet/freezing rain falls over 5-6 inches of snow from last night.
Jackson County EMA director Steve Nichols encouraged people to stay home given the condition of area roads.
He said the 911 Center in Jackson County had handled 547 incident requests since 8 p.m. Sunday night. Around 40 or so accidents, none serious, have happened he said.
No decisions on Tuesday school or government openings have been announced as of noon.
Small bands of sleet and freezing rain continue across parts of Georgia, but Jackson County doesn't seem to be getting hit too hard at this time.
Closing for Tuesday are starting to come in with the Jefferson City Court canceled and rescheduled for Jan. 25 at 9 a.m.
Jackson Countians awoke to 4-6 inches of snow this morning, but with schools and non-emergency government agencies closed and most businesses shut down there is little reason for people to leave home today.
Officials have discouraged all non-essential travel for Monday. Roads are slick and travel is difficult.
No major power outages have been reported in the area, although a small number of JEMC customers around Braselton were without power.
The forecast calls for more and possible freezing rain today on top of the snow during the day Monday. But how much and what impact that has on roads remains to be seen.
The Jefferson City Hall and all non public-safety city offices are closed today. The Jefferson City Council meeting scheduled for tonight has been canceled. The Jackson County government offices are also closed.
Snow began falling before midnight and by 3 a.m. areas around Jackson County were reporting around 3 inches of accumulation. County officials said that most roads were "impassable" without 4x4 vehicles or chains. I-85 is open but moving slowly.
Snow and sleet continue to fall and more accumulation is expected throughout the day.
SUNDAY NIGHT-- The City of Jefferson and Jackson County School Systems will be shut down Monday due to the winter weather that is schedule to hit North Georgia Sunday night. The Jackson County Board of Education meeting scheduled for Monday night has also been canceled.
The looming snow-ice-sleet-freezing rain that is predicted to hit Georgia Sunday night and Monday appears as if it will shut down most activities early in the week. State officials issued a release Sunday advising people not to plan to travel at all on Monday due to dangerous icing.
Jackson County emergency officials have been monitoring the situation. EMA director Steve Nichols said 5-7 inches of snow is expected and that the area could see 1/4 inch of accumulation of freezing rain Monday afternoon. He said travel could remain dangerous through Tuesday.
Specific information on closings and conditions will be posted here as that information becomes available.
Jefferson firemen shovel snow from in front of the department Monday morning so that emergency vehicles can get out.
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Hundreds will audition but only 45 girls will secure a spot in the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders training camp.
This weekly series is co-hosted by CMT favorites Cody Alan and Katie Cook, who will count down the 20 biggest music videos.
A group of young adults enter the next chapter of their lives while chasing dreams of success, fame and romance in Nashville.
CMT Crossroads teams-up country music stars with music stars from other genres to swap stories and share their love of music.
Barely surviving in a household full of women, a man's-man patriarch evaluates how far the modern woman has come and wonders what has become of all the men.
Texas mom Reba (Reba McEntire) struggles with her failed marriage, her husband's new girlfriend and her smart-mouthed kids.
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Photo Enforcement
Photo Enforcement
DRIVE R.I.T.E. (Red-Light Intersection Traffic Enforcement) & S.A.V.E. Lives (Speed Automated Violation Enforcement)
The City of Sioux City uses cameras to enforce traffic laws at certain intersections in the city and on the I-29 corridor within the city limits. We want people to drive safely and the cameras help by affecting driver's behaviors to increase compliance with our traffic laws.
intersections to have cameras placed on them were identified based on accident data, officer identified trouble spots and intersection issues that precluded traditional enforcement methods. The intersections that the cameras were placed on were surveyed for a twelve hour period before their implementation. After photo enforcement started on the selected intersections, red light violations dropped dramatically at all but one intersection.
Since 2006, on I-29 in Sioux City, there have been over 200 accidents in which someone was injured. Tragically, there have also been 13 lives lost. With construction on I-29, it is very difficult, if not nearly impossible in some locations, for officers to safely enforce speed limits on the interstate. The use of speed cameras has given us an effective means of enforcing speed laws and lowering the number of violators on I-29. In a survey of speed violators on I-29, there were 11,414 cars traveling at least 11 mph over the speed limit in a 12 hour period before the cameras were implemented. In the first six months of the cameras being present on I-29, 1,740,172 cars passed the cameras and only 9,795 were 11 mph or greater over the speed limit. More importantly, there has been a decline in accidents reported on I-29. There has also been a decline in accidents.
5th St & Court St (East Bound)
Cheyenne Blvd & Outer Dr (South Bound)
Gordon Dr. & S. Fairmount St (West Bound)
Gordon Dr & S. Palmetto (West Bound)
Sergeant Rd & S. Lakeport (East Bound)
Singing Hills & S. Lewis (West Bound)
I-29 Corridor (North and South Bound Lanes)
10.12.065 Failure to Stop for a Red Light: $100.00
10.12.080 Excessive Speed over the Posted Speed Limit: $100.00 and up.
Violations issued are Civil Violations and are not reported to the State that issued the violator's license or to their insurance company.
When a violation is recorded by one of the cameras, a Sworn Sioux City Police Officer reviews that violation and approves it to be issued. A notice of the violation is sent to the registered owner of the vehicle with pictures of the violation and a link to view a video of the violation. Once a driver receives the violation there are different options available to handle the violation.
1. Pay the civil penalty: The driver or owner of the vehicle can pay the penalty.
2. Nominate another: If the registered owner was not operating the vehicle at the time of the violation, they can notify the Sioux City Police Department of who the driver was and the violation will be forwarded to them.
3. Appeal & Court Appearance: If the violator wishes to appeal the violation, they request to speak to a photo enforcement Officer. After hearing the reason for the violation, the Officer can decide to rescind the violation or deny the appeal. Should the appeal be denied and the violator wishes to go to court, an appearance before a Judge will be arranged.
To speak with a Photo Enforcement Officer, call 712-224-5181.
Should someone elect to not pay the penalty or fail to appeal before the deadline, a late fee of $35 will be added and the violation will be turned over to a collections agency.


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The average resume gets less than 10 seconds in front of a recruiter, before being cast aside—and that's assuming that a recruiter is reading it at all in an age where automated scanning software is increasingly being used to filter applications by keyword search before a human ever sets eyes on them. Here are three ways that you can trouble-shoot some of the most common resume problems.
Beat the machines
Automated filters that scan resumes are the bane of the job-seeker's existence. Worse, they're not even particularly effective in helping companies to find qualified candidates—all they do is limit the amount of candidates a firm will see to those who have the right combination of words on their documents. To ensure that you are among them, be sure to include keywords from the resume—both for personality fit (terms like "enthusiastic" and "organized") as well as for specific skills listed in the requirements. If the ad states that proficiency in a software package is required, you'd better believe that the firm is using the name of that package as a search term—and your name won't come out if it's not on your resume.
Lack of experience
Once it's made it past the robots, the next thing your resume has to do is convince a human that you're worth bringing in for an interview. But how can you do that, if you don't have the requisite experience for the position?
Volunteer jobs are great ways of receiving work experience in a field that you haven't yet been able to break into as a paid employee. The jobs can be listed exactly like regular positions (title, achievement list, dates)—there is no need to indicate that it was a volunteer position on the resume. If you do openly list a volunteer position on your resume, the question may arise of what you used as income during that period. If you're proud of your wage-earning position at that time, and believe it contributes to your job goal, list both, and indicate that your volunteer stint was a "concurrent volunteer position."
If the paying job you had while you performed your volunteer position was basically irrelevant to your career goal, you may, of course, omit it. You may also mention it in your description of your volunteer position, by putting "Concurrent with" and the position and company name of the job. You thus relay that information in an honest manner, while still downplaying its relevance to your job objective.
Age is an issue at every job. Your employer will often have a sense of their ideal candidate's age as well as qualifications. Yes, it's illegal, but nearly inescapable. So what are they afraid of? Well, let's look:
Too young:
Too old:
Whatever the reason, you need to know how to counter those biases by creating a resume that will get you in the door for the interview and allow employers to evaluate you on a personal basis.
Most readers assume that your earliest listed employment began as soon as your education ended. Since most applicants from graduate college at 22, employers will assume you did too. If you feel you are too young, listing jobs you had while you were still in school can wipe the water from behind your ears.
Choosing the functional form is also a good choice.
For those who fear they're too old, dropping your graduation date and some earlier positions from your resume will also seem to move up the starting date of your work history. The only thing you need to remember is that, from the date of your first listed position until the current time, all gaps in your employment history should be avoided.
If you are planning to drop earlier jobs to make yourself look younger, but still want to list some of those positions to reveal your wealth of experience, you can list those positions in a "Previous Experience" note at the end of your Work History. Avoid listing the years you held these jobs. Simply list the company name, your title, and the number of years you were employed in that position, as opposed to the actual dates you held the job.
Sections of this post were excerpted from the Vault Guide to Resumes, Cover Letters and Interviews.
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February 15, 2013
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October 11, 2012
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The U.S. House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday soundly rejected the Pentagon's call for military base closings to cut costs as lawmakers worked on a defense budget that adds billions to President Barack Obama's spending proposal. The committee fleshed out a blueprint that calls for a base defense budget of $554 billion, including nuclear weapons spending, plus $88 billion for the war in Afghanistan and counterterrorism efforts. That compares with the administration's proposal of $551 billion, plus $88 billion.
The idea of another round of domestic base closings lost by a 44-18 vote. Lawmakers have challenged the savings from previous closings. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta had proposed two rounds, but there's no enthusiasm in Congress for that during an election year.
The committee chairman, GOP Rep. Howard "Buck" McKeon of California, said the legislation represents a "modest" increase over the administration's proposal and "actively rebuilds the military within the constrained resources available to us."
The committee's top Democrat, Rep. Adam Smith of Washington state, said he was pleased that the bill includes new conditions on providing aid to Pakistan. "It is imperative that Pakistan support our counterterrorism efforts," he said.
Election-year maneuvering over the size of the Pentagon budget is unfolding against a backdrop of worries by Republicans and Democrats that the nation's defenses will suffer if lawmakers cannot stave off more than $500 billion in mandatory military spending cuts scheduled to begin taking effect next year.
The military service chiefs, including the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, have said they support the Obama plan, but some Republicans have suggested they harbor misgivings.
The administration already is selectively cutting $487 billion from the Pentagon budget over 10 years, an approach it calls prudent in light of shrinking combat commitments abroad and concerns about budget deficits at home.
Panetta has stressed his concern about Congress failing to find a way around the $500 billion in mandatory automatic cuts to the defense budget over 10 years, starting in January, which he said would require a "meat-ax approach" to savings.
"We are convinced that it would result in hollowing-out the force and inflicting severe damage to our national defense," Panetta told the Senate Armed Services Committee in February.
The House bill challenges the administration's proposal on several important fronts. One provision would block planned increases in health care fees for certain military retirees. The administration argues that the increases are overdue and the savings needed to preserve spending elsewhere.
The bill also would prohibit the Air Force from retiring certain Air National Guard planes, as called for in the administration's plan. Numerous governors have pushed back hard against the administration's proposed aircraft cuts and reassignments.
Robert Burns of The Associated Press wrote this report.


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I have pushed AJ Klein on here, love that guy late in the draft.
But I have a new crush.
Jayson Dimanche. Southern Illinois Salukis. 6'1.25" 235. No other stats for him. Great athlete on video though.
He made his own workout video, and the dude is a striaght up baller on the field as a 34 OLB or 4-3 WLB.


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The US Department of Homeland Security rejected multiple requests for the suspected Boston Marathon bombers' federal immigration records Tuesday, citing the ongoing law enforcement investigation.
The Boston Globe requested the immigration records of Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev under the Freedom of Information Act, arguing that the public has an urgent right to know how the federal agency handled the Cambridge brothers' immigration applications. Tamerlan had applied for US citizenship, and his younger brother, Dzhokhar, became a citizen last year.
The process is supposed to include background checks, an interview with a federal officer, and other steps.
On Tuesday, a Homeland Security official said he withheld the records based on an exemption in federal law that shields records or information "compiled for law enforcement purposes, the release of which could reasonably be expected to interfere with enforcement proceedings."
"I have determined that the records you have requested are part of an open and ongoing law enforcement investigation," James Holzer, senior director of FOIA operations for the Department of Homeland Security, said in a letter rejecting the request. "Accordingly, those documents are being withheld."
The government's refusal to release the files comes amid concerns that the FBI, and possibly other government agencies, missed criticial warning signs or failed to share information before the April 15 bombings killed three people and injured more than 260 near the finish line.
Last week, lawmakers expressed outrage at a House Homeland Security Committee hearing when Police Commissioner Edward F. Davis of Boston said federal agents never told local authorities they investigated Tamerlan Tsarnaev or that he traveled to the Dagestan region of Russia, home to several Islamic terrorist groups.
In letters to the Globe, Holzer did not elaborate on how the release of the brothers' civil immigration records could interfere with the criminal investigation, particularly in the case of Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, who was killed April 19 following a shootout with police. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, was captured that night and is in jail pending trial on bombing-related charges.
The brothers are ethnic Chechen immigrants born in the former Soviet Union. They immigrated to the United States with their parents and settled in Cambridge. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev became a naturalized US citizen on Sept. 11, 2012, in Boston. Tamerlan Tsarnaev applied that same month for citizenship, but had not yet been approved at the time of the Marathon bombings seven months later.
Tom Fitton, president of Judicial Watch, a Washington-based government watchdog group that has also filed several FOIAs related to the bombings, expressed skepticism that Homeland Security could justify withholding all of the Tsarnaev brothers' immigration documents.
Fitton said he worried that Homeland Security is using the exemption to avoid public accountability.
"My guess is there's nothing terribly secret about what they have that would seriously impact prosecution," Fitton said. "There might be things embarrassing to the FBI or the intelligence establishment, but there's usually a category of information that ought to be released to the public."
In addition to the brothers' immigration files, Homeland Security also rejected the Globe's request for US Immigration and Customs Enforcement records on Tamerlan Tsarnaev, citing the criminal investigation. ICE is an agency under Homeland Security.
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Those who haven't cut the cord will now need to pony up the $50 to have access to all 380 games, as the games that were previously streamed only on NBC Extra Time will transition to the Premier League Pass service.
NBC's Live Extra app also will not contain an archive of prior games and shows, and will be focused on live streaming.
NBC Sports Gold's "Premier League Pass" will feature a preseason rundown of Premier League clubs' summer activity, Premier League weekend fixture preview and review shows, an end-of-season recap show, plus series such asNetbusters,Premier League World,Classic Matchand archive programming – much of which will be available for the first time ever in the United States. In addition, popular NBC and NBCSN Premier League series such asPremier League Download,The Men in Blazers Show, andBehind the Badgewill be available on "Premier League Pass."
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The third option is what NBC wants – for you to keep your cable subscription *and* pay for the Premier League Pass. The season is nine months long, so your $50 is really just a little more than $5 a month! That's a steal of a deal, right? RIGHT?!?!
In short, this really isn't great news for anyone – cord cutters (and those thinking of doing the deed) won't get the full over the top package they want. Cable subscribers lose access to every game, which they've been accustomed to over the past four seasons with NBC. And NBC? Well, they'll probably bring in their share of cash from the Premier League Pass, but at the cost of some of the feelings of goodwill they've nurtured among soccer fans since they came into the fold a few years ago.
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This weekend, my father-in-law (I call him Daddy), my husband Lulu and I were sitting on the swing in the garden. Daddy noticed the fruit on the cactus plants in the corner of our garden. When we got closer we realized that the prickly pears were fully ripe. Daddy got so excited that I didn't have time to run and get leather gardening gloves; he just picked the fruit with his bare hands. Poor Daddy! I had to spend quite a bit of time to remove all of the almost invisible hair-thin spines.
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Good morning.
The fiscal cliff is so 2012. It's time to sober up and turn our attention to the next bogeyman on the horizon: the cataclysmic, baleful, hide-your-women-and-children, debt-ceiling showdown. This one is the real deal.
Yet, the equity markets don't seem to be all that concerned as the Dow industrials are clinging to their biggest advance in more than a year.
While there's been a groundswell of optimism — and a record plunge in the CBOE Volatility Index, aka the fear gauge — to start the New Year, there are also plenty of those out there, like Blackstone's Byron Wien, sprinkling some cold water on the festivities. His list of 10 surprises for 2013 includes the S&P dropping below 1,300 points and financial stocks giving back their big gains from 2012.
As for Europe, a 10% drop in equities is on tap in sympathy with the U.S. market.
Another notable pundit isn't nearly as pessimistic for the developed countries as Wien, but he does say that the smart money should be on the frenetic growth in store for the so-called frontier markets (more on that below).
Key market gauges: Equities around the world are mostly holding tight to Wednesday's gaudy gains, with Asia /quotes/zigman/6959860 XX:ADOW moving higher across the board and Europe /quotes/zigman/2380150 XX:SXXP eking out a minimal advance. Futures on the Dow /quotes/zigman/9049316 YMH3 and the S&P /quotes/zigman/8751039 ESH3 are easing just a bit but sellers are hardly making a dent in yesterday's bounty of bullishness.
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Next up, closely watched payrolls data will be released on Friday.
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He also highlighted substantial investments in countries like diamond-exporting giant Botswana and resources-rich Kazakhstan. Mobius pointed out that over the next five years, 10 of the fastest-growing economies will be in Sub-Saharan Africa and two in North Africa, according to the IMF. None are in the Western Hemisphere.
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Random reads: Michael Krieger, of the Liberty Blitzkrieg blog, calls this op-ed in The New York Times "one of the most absurd and dangerous articles" he's read in a long time. Read about the problems he has with the writer's placing blame on the Constitution for what ails the nation.
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And finally, Vladimir Putin grants Russian citizenship to the cherubic fellow who peed on the carpet of an Air France plane.
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When your business is looking after other people's money, you need to be particularly careful about how you spend your own. A bank that can show it prioritizes cost efficiency across its own operations is much more likely to inspire the trust of its customers.
With this in mind, Eugen Sartoris, Head of IT - Infrastructure at Deutsche Postbank International (PBI), had some ambitious plans for one of its most critical assets. "We keep all of our customer data in a series of Oracle databases," he explains. "They're essential to almost every business process, so we need to ensure they're kept on an IT platform that's stable and powerful. The problem was that our SPARC Solaris platform was quite expensive to maintain." He and his team were eager to find an alternative that was more economical, and that ideally offered better performance too.
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The bank faced quite a challenge in seeking out the ideal mix of new IT environment and licence model to ensure that cost and performance were balanced. With so many options available, how could Sartoris and his team ensure they picked the right combination? And with so much precious customer data at stake, how would they avoid any downtime or data loss while carrying out the change over?
"We didn't have the expertise in-house to make this decision confidently," he says. "Luckily, we knew exactly who to ask for help. Having worked with Fujitsu on a number of other projects, we knew it had a deep understanding of our Oracle environment, as well as being able to provide an impartial but well-informed assessment of the IT platforms out there and their suitability for us."
PBI gave details of its current environment to the Fujitsu Business Services team, which assessed how licences were currently being used and how that aligned with the bank's business needs. It then worked out where improvements could be made to the lincensing model and what IT platforms would deliver the best performance to support them.
The two teams spent a day together, running through Fujitsu's recommendations and discussing PBI's questions. "By the end of that workshop, we had a roadmap for migrating our Oracle environment from our SPARC platform to an x86 platform with Linux operating system," recalls Sartoris.
Any organization that has undertaken a migration from SPARC to x86 platforms knows that this is not a small undertaking. If it is not properly planned and implemented, serious and costly problems can result. "We knew we couldn't get this project wrong or we risked impacting customer-facing and revenue-generating elements of our business," says Sartoris. "However, we came away with a clear vision of where we were going, and a specific to-do list to get us there."
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And how about the bank's objective of gaining better control and visibility over its use of its Oracle licences? "Well, we have confidence now that we have the right licencing in place, and we've implemented controls to enforce compliance and block access to unlicenced features," reflects Sartoris. "We know now that if we're required to respond to a licencing audit, we'll be able to quickly prove exactly what we're using."
"With the integrity of customer data depending on us, we can't afford to make mistakes," Sartoris concludes. "Fujitsu's support was essential in helping us make the right decision, and in ensuring we could make more strategic investments with our IT budget. By both cutting costs and boosting performance with this project, I'm confident we're demonstrating the sensible approach to financial management that our customers expect from us."
»Fujitsu's support was essential in helping us make the right decision , and in ensuring we could make more strategic investments with our IT budget. By both cutting costs and boosting performance with this project, I'm confident we're demonstrating the sensible approach to financial management that our customers expect from us.« Eugen Sartoris, Head of IT - Infrastructure, Deutsche Postbank International
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Bahia, estado (state) of eastern Brazil. It is bounded by Piauí and Pernambuco states to the north, by Alagoas and Sergipe states to the northeast, by the Atlantic Ocean to the east, by Espírito Santo and Minas Gerais states to the south, and by Goiás and Tocantins states to the west. The capital, Salvador, is a port situated at the southern tip of the peninsula that separates Todos os Santos (All Saints) Bay, a deep natural harbour, from the Atlantic Ocean. The Portuguese first entered the region in 1501, through the bay where Salvador is now located, and they called the area Bahia ("Bay"), whence the state derives its name. Area 218,029 square miles (564,693 square km). Pop. (2010) 14,016,906.
The Diamantina Upland and its northern extension, the Tombador Mountains, run north across Bahia from the borders of Minas Gerais and constitute the line of greatest elevation. The Diamantina reaches its maximum elevation at Almas Peak (6,070 feet [1,850 metres]). From the east and west of this dorsal ridge descend plateaus that vary in elevation between about 650 and 2,600 feet (200 and 800 metres) and are characterized by inselbergs (steep-sided, isolated hills that have been left by erosion). The eastern edge of the highlands terminates in the hills overlooking the coastal plain.
The major river is the São Francisco, which rises in Minas Gerais and flows north across western Bahia before turning eastward in a great curve to form the frontier between Bahia and Pernambuco and between Bahia and Alagoas, on its long way down to the Atlantic Ocean. Flowing directly to the coast are several minor rivers, which originate in the Diamantina Upland or in the Espinhaço Mountains of Minas Gerais.
Along Bahia's coastline there are areas where annual rainfall exceeds 55 inches (1,400 mm). In the dry interior zone, which occupies most of the land area and virtually the entire northwestern half of the state, the rainy season is irregular, and the annual rainfall never exceeds 24 inches (610 mm).
Plant and animal life
The mangabeira rubber tree flourishes along Bahia's coastline, while mangroves grow in estuaries. The sandy clay soil of the narrow coastal plain supports broad-leaved evergreen tropical forests. The zone of transitional forest to the west consists of deciduous shrubs and smaller plants. The dry zone's landscape is open and bare, and plants such as cactus predominate.
Peccaries, tapirs, and two-toed sloths live in the forests. In the interior, giant armadillos, scarlet ibises, and king vultures can be found.
Bahia's population includes a pronounced mulatto majority (of mixed European and African lineage) and sizable African and European minorities. Population density varies considerably. The greatest concentrations of Bahia's population reside in the cities and towns of its eastern coastal area, particularly in the Recôncavo, the fertile region surrounding Todos os Santos Bay. Salvador is the largest city (its historic centre was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1985); other urban centres include Ilhéus, Itabuna, Feira de Santana, Vitória da Conquista, Camaçari, Jequié, and Alagoinhas. The arid interior, on the other hand, is sparsely populated and has relatively few towns, with Barreiras in the west and Juazeiro in the north being the most important.
The main language of Bahians is Portuguese, but it is influenced to some extent by African and various indigenous languages. Roman Catholicism is professed by the overwhelming majority of the population, and the cardinal archbishop of Salvador is also the primate of Brazil. Protestantism, spiritualism, and other religions are practiced. Many Bahians practice the rituals of Candomblé, a syncretist religious sect.
Bahia is the major exporter of northeastern Brazil. The bulk of Bahia's industry is centred in the Salvador metropolitan area, and agriculture is the main occupation of Bahians in the interior. At the onset of the 21st century, tourism increased in importance. In general, however, a lack of infrastructure and the state's isolation from major markets have been hindrances to economic growth.
Bahia's agriculture was severely threatened by recurring droughts in the latter part of the 20th century, but irrigation has ameliorated this problem. Crops grown in Bahia include sugarcane, cassava (manioc), soy, corn (maize), cotton, cacao (the source of cocoa beans), and sisal. Cattle are raised in many parts of the state for their leather and skins as well as for their meat. In the early 21st century, agriculture accounted for less than one-tenth of the state's economic activity.
Among Bahia's mineral resources are petroleum, natural gas, lead, copper, chrome, tin, barite, manganese, magnesite, titanium, hematite, quartz, kaolin, marble, asbestos, and amethyst. There is also a vast hydroelectric potential in the state: the São Francisco River has been harnessed by the Sobradinho, Itaparica, Paulo Afonso, and Xingó dams in Bahia and the neighbouring state of Alagoas.
Bahia is a major producer of paper, foodstuffs, cellulose, cement, and iron. An automotive plant and a concentration of petrochemical industries are centred on the city of Camaçari.
Government and society
Like other Brazilian states, Bahia is semiautonomous, with its own constitution, justice system, and directly elected governor and legislative assembly. The poverty rate of the state is among the highest in Brazil, and many of the rural poor do not have access to health facilities. Salvador has two major universities—the Federal University of Bahia (1946) and the Catholic University of Salvador (1961).
Cultural life
Among the state's prominent cultural institutions are the Bahia Academy of Letters, the Bahia Geographical and Historical Institute, and the Bahia Institute of Music. The state's major historical figures include abolitionist and essayist Ruy Barbosa and 20th-century novelist Jorge Amado. Capoeira, a musical martial art with diverse African roots, was created and initially cultivated within the slave populations of Brazil, particularly in Bahia; since the 1930s, however, the art has been taught formally and has spread well beyond Bahia and the Afro-Brazilian community.
On All Saints' Day, November 1, 1501, Portuguese explorers entered the bay on which Salvador now stands; they therefore named it Baía de Todos os Santos (All Saints Bay). The subsequent occupation of the vicinity by the Portuguese led in 1549 to the merging of four captaincies under the first governor-general of Brazil, Tomé de Sousa, who in the same year founded Salvador as the seat of his government.
The colonization of the territory began in the Recôncavo, where sugarcane and tobacco were grown for export and other crops raised for the settlers' food. In the semiarid interior, cattle raising was considerably stimulated in the 18th century, when the discovery of gold and gems in the Diamantina Upland attracted more settlers.
When the Empire of Brazil was proclaimed in 1822, Bahia was still controlled by forces loyal to Portugal, but on July 2, 1823, Brazilian troops occupied Salvador, and Bahia became a province of the empire. In 1889, under the republic, Bahia became a state of the Brazilian republic. During the 1890s a major messianic movement led by the charismatic preacher Antônio Vicente Mendes Maciel, known to his followers as Antônio Conselheiro ("Counselor"), and centred at the religious settlement of Canudos (in the arid interior of Bahia) was viewed as a subversive threat to the secular republic. It was bloodily repressed in 1897 in what became known as the War of Canudos. (This event has been immortalized by Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa as well as many Brazilian writers.)
During the 19th century there was a revival of agriculture: it was the golden age for sugarcane, coffee was grown on a large scale, cotton production increased, and the forests of the south were turned into profitable plantations of cacao. Rubber plantations were developed at the beginning of the 20th century. By the turn of the 21st century, although agriculture remained important, the majority of the state's income derived from industry, commerce, and tourism.
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São Francisco River: Physiography…states of Minas Gerais and Bahia, through the extensive Sobradinho Reservoir, to the twin cities of Juàzeiro and Petrolina. In this stretch the river receives its main left-bank tributaries—the Paracatu, Urucuia, Corrente, and Grande rivers—and its main right-bank tributaries—the Verde Grande…
capoeira…in the northeastern state of Bahia. The government, however, recognizing the physical and spiritual potency of the art form and considering it a threat to society, continued to outlaw the practice until the early 20th century.…
Brazil, country of South America that occupies half the continent's landmass. It is the fifth largest country in the world, exceeded in size only by Russia, Canada, China, and the United States, though its area is greater than that of…
Piauí, estado(state) of northeastern Brazil, bordered on the east by the states of Ceará, Pernambuco, and Bahia, by a very small part of Tocantins on the south, by Maranhão on the west, and by the Atlantic Ocean on the north. The state capital is Teresina, located at the confluence…
Pernambuco, estado(state) of northeastern Brazil, situated near the eastern tip of the South American coastline's bulge into the Atlantic Ocean. It is bounded on the east by the Atlantic, on the south by the states of Alagoas and Bahia, on the west by Piauí, and on the north by…
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Turkish Coffee Brownies
A spoonful of cardamom added to espresso powder gives these brownies a decidedly Middle Eastern flavor. Perfect as a post-meal pick-me-up, or to keep your dinner guests perked.
Excerpted from Balaboosta by Einat Admony (Artisan Books). Copyright � 2013. Photographs by Quentin Bacon.
Read more: Bake the Book: Turkish Coffee Brownies
- Yield:makes about 16 pieces
- Active time: 15 minutes
- Total time:45 minutes
- 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, plus butter for the pan
- 2/3 cup all-purpose flour, plus flour for the pan
- 3 ounces 72% cacao chocolate
- 3 large eggs
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 1/4 teaspoons ground espresso beans, or instant espresso powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cardamom
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
Preheat the oven to 325°F. Grease the sides and bottom of an 8-inch square baking pan with butter and coat lightly with flour.
Melt the chocolate and the 8 tablespoons butter in a small bowl over a pot of barely simmering water. Meanwhile, whisk the eggs and sugar together in a large bowl until the mixture is fluffy and pale yellow. Whisk in the espresso, cardamom, vanilla, and salt until well combined.
Remove the melted chocolate and butter from the heat and stir with a rubber spatula. Then very slowly add the chocolate to the egg mixture and mix until thoroughly combined. Sift the 2/3 cup flour into the batter and mix well.
Pour the brownie batter into the greased pan and use a rubber spatula to scrape out all that chocolate goodness. This is the part where I usually lick the spatula if no one is looking. Bake the brownies in the oven for 25 to 30 minutes. You can check for doneness by sticking a toothpick right in the middle. If it comes out clean, you're only seconds away from chocolate heaven. Cool the brownies before cutting.
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Denver, the capital of Colorado, is a consolidated city and county. It serves as the financial, transportation, and distribution center of the Rocky Mountain region. Denver was officially formed on November 7, 1861. A non-partisan elected mayor, auditor, clerk and recorder, and 13-member city council govern Denver.
Boards and Commissions
There is also another group that directly affects Denver city government and its policies - official boards and commissions. The mayor appoints a majority of the members of the various City Boards and Commissions that offer guidance and suggestions to many of our departments, such as Parks and Recreation. These volunteers usually serve without compensation.
The Clerk and Recorder became an elected position, per City Charter, in 2007. The Clerk serves a number of important functions for the City and County of Denver including:
Denver is the only county where the Clerk and Recorder also serves as the Public Trustee. In Denver, Motor Vehicle is run by the Department of Finance.
The office of the mayor is established by City Charter. The mayor is responsible for executive and administrative activities and may not have other employment during his or her term of office. The mayor is elected for a four-year term. The chief executive enforces all laws and ordinances; meets weekly with city council to report on Denver conditions and to recommend enactment of such measures as are deemed necessary. The mayor also approves or vetoes ordinances or resolutions passed by council; sees that all contracts with the city and county are faithfully kept and fully performed; signs all bonds and contracts; is responsible for the annual city and county budget estimate; and has broad powers of appointment limited only by the Career Service Authority and Civil Service Commission.
While the mayor does have a great deal of power, that power is by no means absolute. It is subject to certain checks and balances. For example, the budget must be approved by city council and can be changed by a majority vote of council. To date, council modifications of the budget have been relatively minor. All expenditures are checked by the city auditor who may refuse to allow an expenditure. The Auditor is an elected official and therefore independent of both the mayor and council.
Another check and balance is city council's ability to override the mayor's veto with nine out of its 13 votes. And only council can pass laws. The Mayor can only suggest that a certain law be passed. The final check and balance is that the mayor, as an elected official, may be recalled or defeated at a regular election.
A 1991 charter amendment changed the line of succession. It allows the mayor to designate a Deputy Mayor from among the department managers. That individual is acting mayor when the mayor is out of town or unavailable, or if the mayor dies or resigns.
Second in line is the president of city council. In case of permanent absence, a special election would be held for mayor, within three months. Years ago, the manager of Public Works automatically became mayor in case of vacancy. Mayor Currigan resigned in 1968 to take a better-paying job with Continental Airlines. That's how Bill McNichols, then manager of Public Works became mayor and went on to be elected and twice re-elected.
City Council
City Council was also established by the Denver City Charter. The strong mayor-council form of government does provide for wide legislative power. For example, council appropriates all money necessary to run the city. Only council may pass or change laws, often after holding a public hearing. Much of the council's work involves zoning matters.
Council, or a committee authorized by it, has the power to investigate any departmental official of Denver city government accused of certain types of misconduct.
By provisions of the City Charter, Denver is divided into 11 councilmanic districts of approximately equal population. The number of districts can be changed only by changing the City Charter, but the district boundaries can be changed by ordinance. They are changed every 10 years based on new census data. In addition to the 11 district council members, two council members are elected "at large." All council members serve four-year terms.
Council elects its own president. Members of council are paid an annual salary and may, with certain limitations, have other employment while serving. The members of council and the districts they represent are:
City council meets every Monday evening at 5:30 p.m., except on legal holidays, in council chambers on the fourth floor of the City and County Building. All ordinances must have at least two readings before council and be approved by majority vote. These are called "first reading" and "second reading." Since, through the appropriations process, council controls the city "checkbook," members of council take an active part in budget hearings. They hear reports and funding requests from department and agency heads.
Much of the work of council is done in committees. There are ongoing committees and special committees established on an "as-needed" basis. A committee of city council covers issues from each of our agencies.
Just as the powers of the mayor are subject to certain checks and balances, the powers of the council are also checked and balanced by other arms of government. For example, the mayor may veto a law passed by council. The city auditor may refuse to give approval for certain council expenditures. The state and federal courts may rule as unconstitutional a law passed by council, if such a law is challenged in court. Denver's ban on assault weapons was a recent example, although the courts ultimately ruled in the city's favor.
Independent Agencies
Independent agencies have policies and procedures set by appointed or elected officials other than the mayor or council. Such agencies are removed from the mayor's direct control. Generally, the mayor appoints some or all of the members for independent agency boards, who each in turn select their own directors. As an example, the executive director for the Office of Human Resources is hired by the Career Service Board.
Denver's City and County Building also known as City Hall, (shown above), is located at 1437 Bannock Street on the west side of the city's Civic Center Park. It opened in 1932. The Beaux-Arts Neoclassical city hall was designed by a coalition of 39 leading local architects. The City and County Building houses offices of the Mayor, meeting chambers of City Council, and offices for the Department of Law, Public Works, and Emergency Management; and courtrooms for County and District Court. Colorado's gold-domed State Capitol faces the Denver City and County Building from the east end of Civic Center Park. (Photo courtesy: Denver Metro Convention and Visitors Bureau.)


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Captain's ReportSYLVAN 1900 PRO SPORTBy Capt. Ron SvobodaFor several decades Sylvan has been building aluminum and fiberglass boats geared for families and fishing fun. Some of their more popular units are the all-aluminum models, like the 1900 Pro Sport that gives multi-season sportsmen a tough and durable platform that's also comfortable and stylish (not too stylish, though).At the BowFor starters, this 18' 10" boat comes with a fully welded aluminum hull that is finished in a durable and sharp-looking paint job that will turn heads as you zip across your stomping grounds during weekend outings. Then, the specially treated deck is fully carpeted, giving you a plush cockpit that offers two distinct casting platforms; one at the bow and one at the stern. Both raised deck areas provide removable swivel casting chairs plus their own livewell tanks in the deck: 18 gallons forward and 30 gallons aft. Both areas also feature ample storage lockers for whatever you may need while out in the wild. Additional storage lockers can be found on the boat's centerline, forward, aft and amidships.At the HelmThe 8' beam gives you and your fishing buddies plenty of elbow room, while four removable chairs and two aft jump seats provide ample seating. This results in great fishing comfort for guests, but the skipper may not be so content due to the non-adjustable captain's chair (it cannot slide fore and aft). It can rotate, but I found that it is critical to keep the seat's swivel locked with the seat facing forward. If the seat turns while the engine is in gear, it could hit the gunwale-mounted engine throttle lever, throwing it in forward while in gear and causing the boat to accelerate unsuspectingly. Safety FeaturesOn the plus side, some great features on the boat are its high freeboard and tall windshield. This means greater comfort by keeping you dry and shielded from the wind. If you are looking for more weather protection, the 1900 can be ordered with a full camper enclosure with side windows, stretching your sporting season even further.Pick the Right PowerWith a host of outboard power plant options, Sylvan will help you set the Pro Sport up to suite your exact requirements. The boat can handle up to 175 ponies on the back, but fair warning, the boat does have significant bow lift before it gets on plane, so the bigger motor, the more lift you'll have to deal with. On the other hand, the boat gives a stable and secure ride all the way to her top speed. She's a nimble machine and handling is good, but steering ease and response will be a direct reflection on the amount of power you put on the transom.
Test Result Highlights
- Top speed for the Sylvan 1900 Pro Sport is 47.8 mph (76.9 kph), burning 13.7 gallons per hour (gph) or 51.85 liters per hour (lph).
- Best cruise for the Sylvan 1900 Pro Sport is 33.4 mph (53.8 kph), and the boat gets 4.80 miles per gallon (mpg) or 2.04 kilometers per liter (kpl), giving the boat a cruising range of 173 miles (278.42 kilometers).
- Tested power is 1 x 150-hp Yamaha Outboard.
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I've always found these to be crowd pleasers, whether I'm making dinner for a group of friends or for my wife and our three boys. The potatoes are terrific alongside grilled steak or any other meat, and they can be prepared up to a day ahead of time and refrigerated before the second baking. I like Irish Cheddar with them, but any other Cheddar would be delicious, or even feta or goat cheese. Have fun with it!–Rick Tramonto
LC Luck of the Irish Note
Of the many, many reasons why we swoon to these stuffed spuds, one stands out. The fact that they call for Irish Cheddar has quite a lot to do with it. For those unfamiliar with its subtle charms, Irish Cheddar tends to be less tangy than the Cheddar made elsewhere, with faintly sweet notes and, according to Murray's, one of Manhattan's finest purveyors of cheese, an "unusually sweet and fruited flavor." It's a subtle sweetness that also boasts a little nuttiness as well, sort of like your favorite spinster aunt. Whatever portion doesn't end up in the potatoes ought to be savored alongside a pint of stout.
Can I Freeze It? Note: Yup. Kim Venglar, one of our trusted LC Recipe Testers, says she "always has twice-baked potatoes in my freezer ready to cook." So we asked her advice. After you stuff the spuds but before you bake them a second time, she says, toss the stuffed spuds in a resealable plastic bag and freeze 'em for up to 3 months. You can either defrost the potatoes overnight in the fridge and then bake them at 350°F (176°C) for 45 minutes or so, or you can bake them straight from the freezer at 350°F (176°C) for an hour or so, covering them with foil for the first 45 minutes. Potatoes, pronto!
Oh, and be sure to omit the green onions, Kim notes, as "they do really nasty things in the freezer and give the potatoes a funky flavor." Yikes. We certainly don't want that! Instead, she says, sprinkle sliced scallions over the potatoes after taking them out of the oven.
Twice-Baked Potatoes with Irish Cheddar
- Quick Glance
- Serves 4 to 8
- 4 large russet potatoes (about 1 pound each)
- 2 teaspoons olive oil, plus more for the pan
- 3/4 cup half-and-half
- 1/2 cup sour cream, plus more for serving
- 1 1/2 cups shredded Irish Cheddar cheese or your favorite Cheddar (about 7 ounces)
- 1/4 cup thinly sliced scallions, white and green parts (about 2 scallions)
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano
- 1 tablespoon thinly sliced scallions or chives
- 1. Preheat the oven to 400°F (204°C) . Adjust the oven rack to the middle position.
- 2. Scrub the potatoes under cold, running water, pat dry, and rub with the olive oil. Pierce each potato several times with a fork and arrange on a baking sheet. Bake for about 1 hour, until fork-tender. If the potatoes are whoppingly large, they may need a little more time.
- 3. Remove the potatoes from the oven and set aside just until they're cool enough to handle. Reduce the oven temperature to 375°F (190°C).
- 4. Cut each potato lengthwise in half, taking care to keep the skins intact. Using a spoon, scoop the flesh from the skins, leaving about 1/4 inch of potato on the inside, into a large bowl. Force the potato flesh through a ricer or the medium disk of a food mill, or mash the potato really well with a potato masher or the back of a spoon. Add the half-and-half, sour cream, 1 cup of the Cheddar, the scallions, and melted butter and mix gently. Season to taste with salt and pepper. If the potatoes are quite large, you may need to add a touch more half-and-half (and a little more cheese wouldn't be a terrible thing).
- 5. Place the empty potato skins on an oiled baking sheet or in a baking dish. Spoon or pipe the potato mixture into the empty potato skin shells. Sprinkle with the remaining 1/2 cup Cheddar and the Parmesan. (At this point, the potatoes can be loosely covered and refrigerated for up to 24 hours.)
- 6. Bake the potatoes for 35 to 40 minutes, until the tops are golden brown and the filling is warmed through. Top each potato half with sour cream and sprinkle with scallions or chives. Serve immediately.
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