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The Williston Observer in print format July 2003-present. Williston Whistle (January 1994-December 2002 on microfilm, 1985-June 2003 in original format and microfilm). The Burlington Free Press (most recent three months, plus an online edition with index and 1990-2000 on microfilm). The Champlain Business Journal (1996-present). The Wall Street Journal (most recent three months). And weekday editions of The Boston Globe (most recent three months).
We have more than 100 subscriptions of magazines that circulate. Back issues are kept for 2-3 years for some of the titles. Vermont Online (VOL) provides access to many journal/magazine articles electronically. A journal title search will show full-text availability. We also offer electronic magazines for DAML patron through RBDigital.
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A variety of nearly 500 music CD's are available for check out in the Adult Reading Room and in the Living Room area near the children's section.
Vermont and Williston Books
The Vermont Historical Room is the home of the Williston Historical Society and houses more than 1,100 books as well as displays of historical interest. Much of this material must be used in this room. The town history of Williston by Willard Sterne Randall and Nancy Nahra, published by the Williston Historical Society and entitled Thomas Chittenden's Town: A Story of Williston Vermont is available for sale at the circulation desk.
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Oh gawd Loren gelded Garfield. And dont give me that "fixed" euphemism. Or i will fix you mister.
Well, technically, THIS Garfield is an "it" who used to be a "he." As to the cartoon cat, my guess is that he's a "he" as well, or at least suggested by the repeated line in that strip:
"We're bachelors, baby!"
My sense of humor is passable. Sensitivity to cues failing. Garfield is a male cartoon cat, right?
Garfield is cute, on guard and adorable.
Mostly, he's goin' for my fingers (he likes to chomp on 'em, playfully, now and then) and occasionally mess around with his bestest buddy, Morris. He's a good and sweet little cat, with some of the softest fur I have ever felt on a short-hair.
Oh, and for the record, Garfield is a HE...
Steph, do not insult that cat by comparing her to Loren. That cat is going places!
Cat looks super smart
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Friday, June 06, 2008
The City Across the River
A few weeks ago, I finished reading Leap Days, writer Katherine Lanpher's ponderings on a mid-life move to New York.
It's insightful, honest, beautiful, and gutsy. One chapter made me cry on the PATH train. If you read it and you know my history, you'll know why. If you don't—if you're not altogether sure what was going on between the paragraphs of Stalking the Wild Dik-Dik's first chapter—well, you'll know why by the time my next book gets written.
In Leap Days, Katherine does something that I have forgotten to do for many years.
As a newcomer, she loves New York City. She reflects on it and appreciates it. Her sense of wonder made me envious. When was the last time I marveled at the skyline of Manhattan? Thrilled to the rush of people on the subway? Watched the police fan out to keep the peace below Houston on a weekend night? When was the last time that I had a four a.m. slice on St. Mark's and Avenue A?
It's been a while.
Yesterday, I announced that I'm here for the long haul this time. Fate handed me an ironic twist, hollowing out my reasons for hanging around right after it was too late to turn back. I have commitments to classes and teaching, so here I'll sit from September to June.
I moved here in January of 1988. (Riverdale, initially, up in the Bronx.) That's 20 years, sort of. 19 if you don't count 2001 while I was traipsing around the world by ship and bus. Probably 17 if you subtract all my time abroad. A little more if you include my first foray, where I lived first in Brooklyn and later on Staten Island in 1985. I was horrified at the city, its poverty and inconvenience. That was it for me and New York. I wasn't going to come back.
Yeah, right.
I'm so used to it all now that the marvels of NYC are just part of my background noise.
I'm taking my inspiration from Leap Days and from the people who gently mock my apathy in my own blog's comments. I'll go out, see the world in my own backyard. I must, or I'll go crazy from routine and lack of new input.
I'll get there.
On my own terms, of course.
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- Marie said...
My New York is more "After Hours" than "Sex and the City" or "Warriors." Which pop culture model is closest to your New York?
- Fri Jun 06, 08:28:00 AM 2008
- John Bligh said...
You forgot "Bright Lights, Big City" and "Annie Hall" (or "Manhattan" which in hindsight turned out to be creepy)... Don't forget "Saturday Night Fever", either...
I wish the city were as entertaining and hilarious as the Warriors. Love that movie...
Alas, none of them really capture NYC completely (Sex & The City might as well be taking place on Jupiter... Who lives like that?)... It's far too complex and huge to be summarized sufficiently by one movie.
- Fri Jun 06, 08:45:00 AM 2008
- Marie said...
How about Escape from New York? The funny thing is that Escape made sense in a ridiculous way at the time.
I've barely ever seen Sex and the City. The one time I saw it, I thought, "Women chasing boys" and turned it off. But I hear it's much smarter than I assumed.
- Fri Jun 06, 08:47:00 AM 2008
- Marc Siry said...
My New York is (literally) '30 Rock.'
- Fri Jun 06, 09:06:00 AM 2008
- Stuart Moore said...
Mine is kind of like "Bright Lights, Big City" with a bit (but not too much) of "25th Hour." I think I'm the only person in the world who liked the movie version of "Bright Lights." It's about the only movie I've ever seen where the clubs felt right...loud and fun but kind of empty inside.
SEX AND THE CITY is indeed worth another look. But don't start with the movie...it has its charms but overall it's a weak installment, overlong, and a lot of the impact derives from events that happened in the TV series.
- Fri Jun 06, 09:15:00 AM 2008
- Matt Hollingsworth said...
BTW, Julie Rottenberg, once of Vertigo and who worked alongside Stuart was one of the main writers on Sex and the City (the TV show, not the movie).
New York is a good place to be stuck. I think the only way you can actually get bored is if you allow yourself. There's more to do there than almost anywhere, right?
Me? New York = Taxi Driver. But with the people I hung out with, not so much.
- Fri Jun 06, 11:39:00 AM 2008
- Marie said...
Julie was Stuart's assistant! As in Stuart commented right above you.
Yeah. Taxi Driver. That's it.
- Fri Jun 06, 11:41:00 AM 2008
- Ed Ward said...
My New York seems to be Up In The Big Hotel, which is why I'm in no rush to go back there for a while.
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It's work that has seen plenty of coverage and plenty of controversy lately with the rejection of a proposed McDonald's in the University District and the planning of a new concept restaurant, Truck Stop, at the corner of Cooper Street and Central Avenue in Midtown.
"I think that's what OPD's job is, to help an applicant hit a level of compromise," Whitehead said.
He pinpoints his interest in community planning to a pecan pie. As a boy growing up in Plano, Texas, he'd made his way uninvited through the dessert. His mother told him she'd need a bottle of Karo syrup to whip up another pie and that he was responsible for going to the store for it.
"Plano was, and still is, such an auto-centric environment (that) some seemingly simple task like going to get a bottle of Karo syrup from the supermarket, it was terrifying to me," he said. "I didn't do it. I rode my bike who knows how many miles to get to the major arterial, and then it was straight down the major road to get to the shopping center where the grocery store was. It was such a terrifying experience for a child on a bike on that road."
It was an experience that stuck with him and is a reason he's sought out urban environments in which to live – and one that began him on his path to planning. It was a path that would ultimately begin in Memphis, where he had moved with his parents and attended Houston High School. He began college at Christian Brothers University, eventually graduating from the University of Memphis with a bachelor's degree in geography with a concentration in urban planning.
A natural fascination with older, pre-war, original cities found him looking in the Rust Belt for graduate school and enrolling in the University of Cincinnati for a Master of Community Planning.
"There was a particular street in Cincinnati that I drove through and later found out it's the largest National Registered Historic District in the country," he said. "But even more than that, it's really a district that's been altered very little since it was built up in the 1870s. I thought I was in Europe. I'd never driven through anything like it in America, and I said, 'I want to move to this place.'"
He stayed in Cincinnati for two years after graduation to work with the nonprofit Citizens for Civic Renewal on regional planning. He was offered a stipend to further his education and felt he had a decision to make between a Ph.D. or juris doctorate. During his work in planning, he'd realized there are legal aspects to many of the issues he worked on. With that understanding, he enrolled in the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law.
"There was no degree that I had to fight harder for, or was more proud to achieve, than that degree. That was not an easy three years."
He graduated in 2005 and, wanting an urban setting, moved to Chicago. His search for work took on ever-widening circles until he finally found interest from two entities – the city of Germantown and the Memphis & Shelby County Office of Planning and Development. The Germantown job panned out, he moved home, and he took the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) exam to become a certified city planner.
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As Memphis continues its move to more progressive thoughts on land use and road sharing within the city, Whitehead is excited to be at the forefront and to share his devotion for the Unified Development Code and Midtown Overlay, with its nod toward urban sensibilities such as bike lanes, buildings that edge sidewalks and a minimization of surface parking lots.
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Wolcott Grange ambassadors will also be on hand to help with the event.
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(Lesson 2) What ideas about civic life informed the founding generation?
(Lesson 3) What historical developments influenced modern ideas of individual rights?
(Lesson 4) What were the British origins of American Constitutionalism?
(Lesson 5) What basic ideas about rights and constitutional government did colonial Americans hold?
(Lesson 6) Why did American colonists want to free themselves from Great Britain?
(Lesson 7) What basic ideas about government and rights did the State constitutions include?
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(Lesson 8) What were the Articles of Confederation, and Why did some Founders want to change them?
(Lesson 9) How was the Philadelphia Convention organized?
(Lesson 10) Why was representation a major issue at the Philadelphia Convention?
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(Lesson 15) How have amendments and judicial review changed the Constitution?
(Lesson 16) What is the role of political parties in the Constitutional system?
(Lesson 17) How did the Civil War test and transform the American Constitutional system?
(Lesson 18) How has the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment changed the Constitution?
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Unit 1: The United States Before 1798
Chapter 1: Beginnings of America
Section 1: The World before 1600
Section 2: European Colonies in America
Section 3: Colonial Life
Chapter 2: Forming a New Nation
Section 1: The Revolutionary Era
Section 2: Creating a New Government
Section 3: Forging the New Republic
Chapter 3: Developing a National Identity
Section 1: From Nationalism to Sectionalism
Section 2: A Push for Reform
Section 3: Expansion Leads to Conflict
Chapter 4: The Union in Crisis
Section 1: The Nation Splits Apart
Section 2: The Civil War
Section 3: Reconstruction
Chapter 5: An Industrial Nation
Section 1: The American West
Section 2: The Second Industrial Revolution
Section 3: Life at the Turn of the 20th Century
Unit 2: Becoming a World Power
Chapter 6: The Progressives
Section 1: Progressivism
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Section 4: Taft and Wilson
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Section 1: A World Crisis
Section 2: The United States in World War I
Section 3: The Home Front
Section 4: Peace without Victory
Unit 3: A Modern Nation
Chapter 9: From War to Peace
Section 1: Postwar Havoc
Section 2: A New Economic Era
Section 3: The Harding and Coolidge Presidencies
Chapter 10: The Roaring Twenties
Section 1: American Life Changes
Section 2: The Harlem Renaissance
Section 3: A New Popular Culture is Born
Chapter 11: The Great Depression Begins
Section 1: The Great Crash
Section 2: Americans Face Hard Times
Section 3: Hoover as President
Chapter 12: The New Deal
Section 1: Launching the New Deal
Section 2: The Second New Deal
Section 3: Life During the New Deal
Section 4: Analyzing the New Deal
Unit 4: A Champion of Democracy
Chapter 13: World War II Erupts
Section 1: The Rise of Dictators
Section 2: Europe Erupts in War
Section 3: The United States Enters the War
Section 4: Mobilizing for War
Chapter 14: The United States in World War II
Section 1: The War in Europe and North Africa
Section 2: The Holocaust
Section 3: The War in the Pacific
Section 4: The Home Front
Section 5: World War II Ends
Chapter 15: The Cold War Begins
Section 1: The Iron Curtain Falls on Europe
Section 2: Healing the Wounds of War
Section 3: The Second Red Scare
Section 4: The Korean War
Chapter 16: Postwar America
Section 1: The Eisenhower Era
Section 2: Atomic Anxiety
Section 3: The Television Age
Unit 5: A Nation Facing Challenges
Chapter 17: The New Frontier and the Great Society
Section 1: Kennedy and the Cold War
Section 2: Kennedy's Thousand Days
Section 3: The Great Society
Chapter 18: The Civil Rights Movement
Section 1: Fighting Segregation
Section 2: Freedom Now!
Section 3: Voting Rights
Section 4: Changes and Challenges
Section 5: The Movement Continues
Chapter 19: The Vietnam War
Section 1:The War Develops
Section 2: U.S. Support of the War at Home and Abroad
Section 3: 1968: A Turning Point
Section 4: The War Ends
World Civilizations
Unit 1: The Beginnings of Civilization
Chapter 1: The Emergence of Civilization
Section 1: Prehistoric Peoples
Section 2: The Foundations of Civilization
Chapter 2: The First Civilizations
Section 1: Ancient Kingdoms of the Nile
Section 2: Egyptian Life and Culture
Section 3: Sumerian Civilization
Section 4: Empires of the Fertile Crescent
Section 5: The Phoenicians and the Lydians
Section 6: The Origins of Judaism
Chapter 3: Ancient Indian Civilizations
Section 1: Indus River Valley Civilization
Section 2: Indo-Aryan Migrants
Section 3: Hindiuism and Buddhism
Section 4: Ancient Indian Dynasties and Empires
Section 5: Ancient Indian Life and Culture
Chapter 4: Ancient Chinese Civilization
Section 1: Geographic and Cultural Influences
Section 2: The Shang Dynasty
Section 3: The Zhou, Qin, and Han Dynasties
Section 4: Philosophies of Ancient China
Section 5: Chinese Life and Culture
Unit 2: The Growth of Civilizations
Chapter 5: The Greek City-States
Section 1: Early Greeks and the Rise of City-States
Section 2: Greek Government and Society
Section 3: Sparta and Athens
Section 4: Daily Life in Athens
Section 5: The Expansion of Greece
Chapter 6: Greece's Golden and Hellenistic Ages
Section 1: Greek Art of the Golden Age
Section 2: Philosophers and Writers of the Golden Age
Section 3: Alexander the Great
Section 4: The Spread of Hellenistic Culture
Chapter 7: The Roman World
Section 1: Founding the Roman Republic
Section 2: Rome Expands Its Borders
Section 3: The Birth of the Roman Empire
Section 4: Roman Society and Culture
Section 5: The Rise of Christianity
Section 6: The Fall of the Western Empire
Unit 3: The World in Transition
Chapter 11: The Islamic World
Section 1: The Rise of Islam
Section 2: The Spread of Islam
Section 3: Islamic Civilization
Chapter 13: The Rise of the Middle Ages
Section 1: The Rise of the Franks
Section 2: Feudalism and the Manorial System
Section 3: The Church
Section 4: The Struggle for Power in England and France
Section 5: The Clash over Germany and Italy
Chapter 14: The High Middle Ages
Section 1: The Crusades
Section 2: The Revival of Trade
Section 3: The Growth of Towns
Section 4: Life and Culture in the Middle Ages
Section 5: Wars and the Growth of Nations
Section 6: Challenges to Church Power
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Section 2: The Northern Renaissance
Section 3: The Protestant Reformation
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Section 5: Culture and Daily Life
Chapter 16: Exploration and Expansion
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Section 3: Voyages of Portugal and Spain
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Unit 5: From Absolutism to Revolution
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Section 1: The Roots of Revolution
Section 2: The French Revolution
Section 3: The French Republic
Section 4: The Napoleonic Era
Section 5: A Return to Peace
Unit 6: World War in the Twentieth Century
Chapter 27: World War I and the Russian Revolution
Section 1: Setting the Stage for War
Section 2: World War I: A New Kind of War
Section 3: The Russian Revolution
Section 4: The Terms of Peace
Section 5: Creating a "New" Europe
Chapter 28: The Great Depression and the Rise of Totalitarianism
Section 1: The Postwar Era
Section 2: Postwar Prosperity Crumbles
Section 3: Political Tensions After World War I
Section 4: Fascist Dictatorships in Italy and Germany
Section 5: Dictatorship in the Soviety Union
Chapter 30: World War II
Section 1: Threats to World Peace
Section 2: Hitler's Aggressions
Section 3: Axis Gains
Section 4: The Soviet Union and the United States
Section 5: The Holocaust
Section 6: The End of the War
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(1-3) Setting Financial Decisions
Unit 2: Managing Your Money
(2-1) Depository Institutions
(2-2) The Basic of Taxes
(2-3) Statement of Financial Position
(2-4) Income and Expense Statement
(2-5) Spending Plans
Unit 3: Earning
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(3-2) Career Exploration
(3-3) Preparing for Higher Education
(3-4) Planning for Higher Education
(3-5) Paying for Higher Education
(3-6) Lifelong Employment
(3-7) Getting Paid
Unit 4: Receiving
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(4-2) Receiving from Government Programs
Unit 5: Saving & Investing
(5-1) Choose to Save
(5-2) Savings Tools
(5-3) The Fundamentals of Investing
Unit 6: Spending
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The President of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso, said, "A key part of getting our policies right is listening to the people who will be affected by them. By keeping our consultations open longer we will strengthen the voice of the citizens, businesses and organisations that help us shape our policies for the benefit of all."
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Along with the Dramatic Memory Rouge colours I also purchased two lipsticks called Star Glow Rouge from Lavshuca!
I love to try out their new formula lipsticks!
Star Glow Rouge comes in 12 colours and is supposed to be like a gloss and a lipstick rolled into one with a nice shine and 'brilliant' finish.
I love these kinds of lipstick swatches and lots of Japanese brands do them – how amazing?:
I chose RS1 and BE2. I am quite open minded when choosing lipstick shades, I tend to go for Rose (RS), Pinks (PK), Red as long as it's a very pale toned red (RD) and Beige (BE) sometimes.
I love peaches but have yet to see a Japanese lipstick that has a PC suffix!
Here are the lipsticks:
The packaging is lovely – it really does look more expensive than it is with the small detailing like the triangle pattern around the middle of the lipstick and the grooves at the top:
There's also a gem at the top of each lipstick:
Here are the lipsticks – as always these are a really nice soft texture- like lip balms but they are so so so sheer and lack that beautiful water like finish at the end. They're just a bit…dull.
And they don't wear well at all – I wore this then had a few sups of coffee and it was gone. No stain, no gloss, nothing.
There's a faint shimmer:
You can see from the swatches how sheer the colours are. Nothing special really:
Big fat meh for these. I think there are better products from the Lavshuca lip collection depending on what you want; gloss, pigmentation, matte finish etc. this particular one is just quite bland.
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More comments on the Nomenclature/Aviation/Sensation Debate.
From Gaz Regan:
Hi Guys: re the ratios in my Aviation. I always hold that recipes are mere guidelines, they aren't meant to be taken literally. and everyone should make drinks either they way they like or best, or the way their customers like it best. Do you think that Lobster Newburgh is cooked using exactly the same recipe by all chefs worth their salt, for instance? And do you think that that recipe is the same one used at Delmonico's when the dish was created in the (1800s?).
Thanks to whoever wrote I try very hard never to take things personally, and whenever I'm proved wrong about something, I try to see that as a learning experience.
From Michael Lazar:
Perhaps it's not just drink size that's at play. Reading old recipes you see, time and time again, that ingredients like liqueurs and juices are used in quantities so small that they can be no more than accents against which to experience the character of a primary spirit. (The various "improved" cocktails come to mind here.) In more modern cocktails these same ingredients are regularly used in quantities that bring them squarely into the foreground. Perhaps this represents a difference in peoples' palates one hundred (or more) years ago and/or a simply a practical consideration in a time when such things may have been rarer and more expensive.
As I mention in the comments of one of the posts, I have to admit one of my pet peeves is Martinis and Manhattans whose vermouth is neglected or reduced to the point of irrelevance.
Why even call it a Martini or a Manhattan if it doesn't have vermouth?
It's just cold booze.
Not the same as the Aviation issue, as the reverse is true. More booze, more liqueur, less citrus. But I maintain that ratios are sometimes as important in a cocktail as actual ingredients.
In some cases, we have gotten to the point where some drinks have gotten so far from their origins, that we nearly need to make up new drink names to be able to serve them as they were originally formulated. Happened to me recently, when someone asked me for a Casino Cocktail. Originally an actual cocktail (sugar, bitters, spirit, liqueur) with a dash of lemon, sort of a Crusta without the Sugar Crust, in modern practice, it has morphed into a bittered Gin Sour. A bartender asked me for it, so I figured it would at least be academically interesting for him to have it made in the early 20th Century manner. In fact, it just freaked him out, and sadly, I had to throw out the delicious drink and make him a boring old bittered gin sour.
I'll admit to tweaking recipes myself. Some recipes are, in fact, so horrible as to be undrinkable in any world I live in. Check the Savoy version of the Mule's Hind Leg or Applejack Rabbit, for example. There might be the idea of a good drink there, but the literal recipes are literally awful.
Living in the 21st Century, we are in a very lucky spot, indeed, not only to be able to stand on the shoulders of the research and life experience of true giants like Gaz Regan, Dale DeGroff, David Wondrich, Ted Haigh, Robert Hess, and others, but also to have relatively easy access to much of the source material for what has come to be the "canon" of modern drinks. We have Greg Boehm and Cocktail Kingdom to thank for that.
Along those lines, I work in a bar whose recipes are based on those of Charles Baker, Jr. The fact of the matter is, I work in a bar where we make drinks designed by Erik Adkins, with some of the same ingredients as those that were included in Charles Baker, Jr's drinks of the same name. This is really for the best, as Erik Adkins designs much tastier drinks than Charles Baker, Jr ever did. Well, almost ever.
To a certain extent I look at my responsibilities at the Underhill-Lounge, as similar to my responsibilities to Mr. Adkins. When I am working in his bar, I make his drinks with his recipes. If someone asks me for a Clover Club at Heaven's Dog, I don't make them a Savoy Cocktail Book Clover Club, I make them an Erik Adkins Clover Club. Similarly, if I am going to make an Aviation Cocktail on the Underhill-Lounge, I'm not going to make the recipe from Heaven's Dog, I'm going to research and make what I think the drink's creator might have intended. I'm going to make Hugo Ensslin's Aviation.
I think it is important, with the resources we have available today, to examine the drinks we are making, and question why we are making them the way we are.
If I didn't do that, I'd still be making Old-Fashioneds with muddled fruit and 7-Up, instead of understanding the history behind the drink and what it means for an Old-Fashioned to be an actual "Cocktail".
When I am looking at a new recipe in the Savoy Cocktail Book I have several steps I go through before making it.
First I check to see if the recipe is wrong. In many cases, ingredients, especially garnishes, got left out of the Savoy Cocktail Book. There also appear to be plenty of typos. To assess this, I check the book I suspect was Craddock's source for the recipe. In the case of the Aviation, I check Hugo Ensslin and discover that there is an ingredient missing.
Second I ask myself if the ingredients included in the recipe have changed in some significant manner, since 1930. The answer to this is almost always, "yes", but some, like Lillet, more than others, say Dry Gin.
Third, I ask, has popular taste changed, to the extent this recipe is no longer a commonly made class of drinks. In the Savoy Cocktail Book, there are plenty of examples of whole classes of drinks that have gone more or less extinct between 1930 and 2010. Unsweetened sours, for example. Or cocktails made up of 2/3 Gin, 1/3 Dry Vermouth, and a dash of this or that. Or Dry Aromatic drinks made with Brown Spirits, like the Brooklyn.
Fourth, I ask if the recipe is just bad. Pretty much any drink whose source is Judge Jr's tome "Here's How" falls into this category. Earthquake, Hurricane, Mule's Hind Leg, Corn Popper, etc. "Here's How" is just a bad, bad cocktail book full of bad, bad cocktails, underscoring just where cocktail making was at during Prohibition in America.
Last, I ask myself, even though I initially don't like it, is there some way to appreciate the drink for what it is. Again, the Aviation is a fine example. The lightly, or slightly, sweetened sour is a category of drink which has, more or less, gone extinct since the beginning of the 20th Century. Why? Is there still something there to appreciate? With the Aviation, I think the answer is yes. It is an aperitif cocktail, designed to stimulate the appetite, if you add too much sweetener, you lose that. You may draw a different conclusion. That's fine, but if I don't appreciate your heavily Maraschino-ed version of the Aviation when I stop by your bar or house, now you know why.
And to get back to some of Gaz' initial points, bartenders are not exactly chefs. We are first, and foremost, hosts. We talk to our guests, asking and assessing what they want to drink, hoping to gain their trust. A chef does not have this luxury, nor does he have as much freedom to improvise or change his menu. If the guest wants a Lemon Drop, the guest is going to get the best damn Lemon Drop I can make, made with fresh squeezed lemon and organic simple syrup. If the guest enjoys that Lemon Drop, maybe next time they will trust me enough to try something more exotic. Or maybe not. Maybe they just like Lemon Drops. It's their choice, they're paying, and, as a host and bartender, I am serving them, not my own ego.


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Powerful piece in the WaPo by Rebecca Sinclair, a military wife whose husband cheated on her. Excerpt:
In many ways, ours is a typical military story. Jeff and I married 27 years ago. While he rose through the officer corps, I earned my bachelor's and master's degrees and taught at community colleges in the places where we were stationed. We later had children.
Since 2001, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have destabilized our life. We have moved six times in 11 years. On average, our kids change schools every two years. Between five deployments, site surveys and training operations, Jeff has spent more than six of the past 10 years away from his family.
None of this is meant to excuse infidelity. I expected more of Jeff, and I think he expected more of himself. But we're fooling ourselves if we don't recognize the larger reality. My friends who are married to other combat leaders have been my anchor during this crisis. We understand that our soldiers may come home disfigured or injured in such a way that we will become lifelong caregivers. We also understand that they may not come home at all, and if blessed with a reunion, they may carry emotional baggage few could understand. My friends know that it could have been their heartbreak as much as mine. This is the only time in U.S. history that our nation has fought a decade-long war with a volunteer Army. Doing so has consequences. Nothing good can come of families being chronically separated for a decade or more.
When she was sick with cancer, my sister told me, "Cancer is a family disease," by which she meant that everyone in the family of the cancer patient also suffers, and suffers greatly, in his or her own way. Likewise, it seems to me, with the families of soldiers in wartime.


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Rolex Watches for Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day is right around the corner and this may be the year to get a long-lasting gift. Cards and chocolates are great but a Rolex watch is timeless. Imagine the love and joy your wife, your daughter, your mother will experience after you surprise them with a Rolex watch.
Your favorite girl will enjoy the glamour of the Lady-Datejust Pearlmaster that comes in two styles, one in 18 ct white gold, surrounded with diamonds and one in 18 ct Everose gold. Or how about the breathtaking Datejust Lady 31 that comes in yellow gold accompanied with diamonds and rubies or in white 18 ct gold with diamonds and sapphires.
Valentines Day is the perfect time and season to get a pink Datejust leather bracelet model. These watches are beautiful and the everyday watch that a daughter or mother might enjoy. They come in two models each with a 10 diamond set dial. They both have a youthful feel to them that can be appreciated at any casual event but can accompany the most elegant dinner.
If you're looking to go all out and present the gift of a lifetime, one that will make a statement and leave a life-long lasting impression, you would have to think about getting her The Datejust Special Edition. It is more than a watch it is literally a piece of art with diamonds upon diamonds throughout and around.
You really can't go wrong when choosing a Rolex for Valentines Day no matter which you choose. You know that special someone and what makes them tick, so when you're thinking of which Rolex to go with, think about which one best compliments her. Think about the one that will envelop her character and will be an extension of who she is and why you love her.
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Phew...not much point in jumping in here, is there? Lynch connects with some people really well, and not so well with others. I can't really say why Mulholland Drive makes me feel like crying in some scenes...it just does.
And I also remember that I liked in Blue Velvet when the guy was like "that's a human ear alright!"
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ok that one made me laugh. but I'm also easily amused.
Quote from: RedVines on March 07, 2006, 05:03:36 PMok that one made me laugh. but I'm also easily amused.really? this is an example of how NOT to do these fake trailers. it lacked subtlety, creativity, or any sort of redeeming quality. the one joke it had was drilled so deep into the ground it had to rely on two uses of the word "fuck" to barely seem interesting.


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For the first time that I remember the U.S. dollar has slipped in value to less than a Canadian dollar. As of the last week of November, one U.S. dollar was worth 98 cents in Canada.
Back in 2000 I spent six weeks in Australia and New Zealand. At that time one U.S. dollar was worth $1.47 Aussie dollars and $1.53 kiwi dollars. Now, the U.S. dollar is hovering around $1.12 in Australia and $1.16 in New Zealand. Not great for traveling down under, but a much better trading formula than any time in recent history.
I'm not an economist — far from it, but one advantage of having a weak currency should be the low cost and subsequent marketability of U.S. goods. In particular the outlook for soybeans, corn and wheat look good. The demand for grain for ethanol conversion and for oil for biodiesal, combined with low stocks worldwide and the relatively low U.S. dollar value look good for American farmers.
Though cotton has shown some dramatic acreage decreases in the past two years in the Southeast, the low dollar value may have a bigger positive impact on the worldwide fiber of choice than on grain crops.
By 2025 it is estimated China will buy as much as 78 percent of all the cotton grown in the world. With U.S. cotton quality high and dollar values low, it seems China is a fitting destination for more American-grown cotton.
In China, the demand for cotton clothes parallels the demand for high protein food, especially beef; automobiles, and most other commodities once considered beyond the means of most Chinese.
Not only does China have the demand for cotton, the Chinese have the money to pay for their demand. Currently, the Chinese middle class, which in apple-to-apple comparisons, is at least comparable to U.S. and European middle class people. Amazingly, the Chinese middle class numbers over 300 million people — more than the total U.S. population.
Not far behind the Chinese is India. Though clearly not on par yet with China, India's middle class is rapidly moving up, and along with this growth in wealth comes a demand for finished goods that require raw materials. Soybeans, for example, are in great demand in China, not for oil or edible products, but rather to feed Chinese cattle. Beef is the fastest growing meat product in China — and the middle class has the money to buy it. Currently, Brazilian soybeans are feeding the bulk of Chinese cattle. Whether the value of feeding cattle continues to over-ride the need for soybean oil for biodiesel production worldwide remains to be seen.
Development of alternative biofuels in western Europe is progressing at roughly twice the rate of the United States. Though the volume is lower in the European Economic Community, production of ethanol, for example, is predicted to grow by 25 percent by 2010, nearly double the projected growth in the U.S.
If the U.S. doesn't take dramatic measures to reduce our enormous debt, the U.S. dollar is likely to remain relatively cheap throughout much of the world. Likewise, demand for U.S. grown farm products should remain high. Already, winter wheat acreage is up for the 2007-2008 season in a number of Southeastern states. Projections are for an increase in soybean acreage. Some of the soybean increase may come from high prices, but some percentage will come from lower production costs, especially the lower demand for diesel fuel and oil-based pesticides for soybeans versus corn.
Whether U.S. farmers can offset the high cost of fossil fuel-based products and other production costs to take advantage of the cheap U.S. dollar is another story. In 2008, some U.S. farmers may be forced to make cropping decisions on the cost of putting a crop in the ground, not in the value of selling it once it is harvested.
With the demand for U.S.-grown commodities for export likely to continue to grow and the prices for these raw products likely to remain high, the big loser is likely to be the U.S. consumer. Some economists contend that current prices for grain will have a trickle down effect on meat and other farm products. The end-result may be the end of Americans being the only country in the world to spend less than 10 percent of their disposable income on food.
Hopefully, both U.S. farmers and U.S. consumers will prosper in 2008. The upcoming U.S. presidential election is likely to have more bearing on this joint prosperity than at any other time in our country's history.
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First, some math: El-P + Killer Mike = Run The Jewels x The Cat's Cradle = A Helluva Rap Show
A lot of people have written a lot of things about Killer Mike and El-P through the years, most of them positive. So when the "new avengers" of rap—along with opening act Kool A.D. of Das Racist fame—rolled into The Cat's Cradle in Carrboro Friday night I expected nothing less than to be blown away by a live set from two hip-hop veterans who seem to be back on their game as of late.
Although I did approach the show with some trepidation. Having been to my fair share of underground hip-hop shows, I was worried that (like shows in the past) it would be a crowd full of college-age hipsters with their arms crossed. I should have known better considering Mike's background, but El-P's pale face and legacy as an underground rap titan had me somewhat concerned about the diversity and intensity of the crowd.
But the show proved that Killer Mike and El-P are no longer on the fringes of the underground, but instead have a large and diverse following that in closed confines produced the best rap show I've seen in my life.
When we entered The Cradle, Kool A.D. was already almost half through his set. He has a massive and impressive beard that would make him fit perfectly on the set of Duck Dynasty. I have barely heard any of Kool A.D.'s post Das Racist work but his flow sounded tighter live than on the previous records I've heard. He was certainly serviceable in his duties of hyping the crowd for the three-pronged main event.
As Mike said himself on stage several times, he intended to take the crowd to church; and indeed he did. He opened with the first track off of R.A.P. Music (an acronym for Rebellious African People) called "Big Beast" where he proudly boasts that he makes rap that is "the opposite of that sucka s-(stuff) you see on T.V." After the opening track Mike explained to the audience that due to their extensive tour (they had been on this particular trip for the last month and Mike has been touring relentlessly since last summer) he had lost his voice, to a certain extent, and wouldn't be talking to the audience very much or necessarily bringing his A game. But I learned quickly that 75% of Killer Mike is still better than whatever they play on T.V. (looking at you Drake).
He quickly transitioned into his anthemic and polemic track from R.A.P. Music, "Reagan" by asking the crowd to repeat after him and say "F- Ronald Reagan." There certainly weren't any young Republicans in the crowd because for the next several minutes Mike shredded the ultimate contemporary conservative icon by rapping about how his administration put drugs in low income black communities as a tactic to imprison the youth who peddled them. "They declare a war on drugs/ like a war on terror/ but what it really did was let the police terrorize whoever/ but mostly black boys/ but they would call us ____/ and lay us on our belly with their fingers on they triggers/ and they would beat us up if we had diamonds on our watches/ and they would take our drugs and money as they picked our pockets/ I guess that's the privilege of policing for some profits/ I guess that's the privilege of policing for some profit/ but thanks to Reaganomics, prisons turned to profits/ cause free labor's the cornerstone of U.S. economics/ cause slavery was abolished/ unless you are in prison/ You think I am BS'ing then read the 13th Ammendment/ Involuntary servitude and slavery it prohibits/ that's why they givin' drug offenders time in double digits."
Mike does not limit his criticism to the politicians past or to simply republicans. "Ronald Reagan was an actor/ not at all a factor/ just like the Bushes, Clinton and…" he pointed the mic at the crowd and they replied "Obama!" "Just another talking head telling lies on Teleprompters." The song then points out that Reagan and Obama both went after Qaddafi. "We invaded sovereign soil, goin after oil/ taking countries is a hobby paid for by the oil lobby."
It's insightful socially critical lyrics like these that have made Mike the closest thing this generation has to Chuck D of Public Enemy. He is not the rapper having dinner with the President; he is the vindictive preacher speaking truth to power (if they are bothering to listen).
Fittingly, after going hard on several more tracks from R.A.P., Mike took the crowd back to church with his final song of the set "God in the Building" from his mix tape I Pledge Allegiance to the Grind II. After the first verse he stopped the beat to recite the lyrics again to make sure the crowd heard and understood them. "The Church ladies weep when they hear ya man speak/ They say they see God in me but I'm in the streets/ they ask me why I'm rappin, tell me I'm called to preach/ I smile and kiss them on they lily white cheeks, I tell'm God bless'm and they can serve for me/ but you can never walk on water if you still fear the sea/ If Jesus came back where you think he'd be?/ Probably in these streets with me."
After Mike's raspy yet rousing performance his partner in crime El-P hopped on the stage and kept the crowd hyped. The highlight of El's solo performance had to be when he performed his paranoid anthem "Patriotism." The song dates back to the 1999 mix tape Soundbombing II and is prophetic considering the recent revelations regarding the NSA's domestic surveillance program.
I'll just throw a spattering of the most prescient lyrics because like his flow, El-P tends to jump from topic to topic with each twist of his tongue. "A proletariat crushing state of the union/ between serpentine words and mass confusion/ of media controlled blurb advertising disillusionment… You up against Jesus freaks formin corporations with young republicans/ indelible NATO force, hidden agenda, puppet government, I'm lovin' it!"…"Don't look into the oculars of a daylight saver/ erase your city head and monument defacer comprising of Patriot droids sent into the void with lead linings/ employed by the bureaucrats of automatic twisted rhyme timing."… And the song concludes with: "Treason will not be tolerated/ you have been enlisted into a lifestyle that you may not change/ Understand! You can't be happy… and smile… for the cameras… !!!"
Recently El spoke with Grantland.com about the political nature of his lyrics: "I'm just a dude who talks about [stuff] in his records because it's a part of my life. And it's been that way since the Clinton era. I've been talking this [way] since everything was supposedly great. I think the veil is either there or not. If you get it pulled away at an early age, you can't unsee certain things. That happened for me, and it just coincided with when I started making music professionally."
Later in the interview he described how making music helps him deal with his case of modern paranoia: "I'm too self-aware and too [messed] up to ever lecture anyone. All I can ever do is relate to you my insanity … My perspective … I hate my perspective. My perspective is a drain on me psychologically. I'm sensitive to the stress and the insanity that a lot of people don't tune in to. That's why I make music, I think. That's the valve. I can walk around and joke with Mike and chill and be a person, because I can make records where the insane voice in me gets a chance to speak. And if I weren't making those records, the world would be a more dangerous place. Because I'd be naked, with a brick, in the street. Shouting at children."
But that's enough political talk for a review of a rap show that hearkened back to hip hop's golden era in the level of talent performing and the level of crowd excitement. This was certainly the intention of the tag-team Run The Jewels headlining show, as El and Mike came out on stage showing off their cheap plastic knock offs of Run DMC/ Eric B. and Rakim-era thick, braided, 36 inch, gold chains.
And damn if they didn't burn the stage down like it was the golden era. El and Mike came out and ran through most of their Run The Jewels album — the free download record they made with Fool's Gold Records. Here's a snippet from Banana Clipper; El: "Little man against Hellion/ With the heart of an orphan/ I got the words of a murder and an eye for distortion/ You take a slice of my portion, I'll take a piece of your profit/ I drive at illegal speeds and keep an o-z in my pocket." Mike: "We run the jewels in your town/ A quarter pound on my person/ I'm known for pounding the stage I'm talkin burnin and cursin/ Producer gave me a beat said it's the beat of the year/ I said El-P didn't do it so get the F out of here."
Many people will quickly dismiss the last line about El's production capability because his style of beat-making is very different than say, DJ Khaled. Throughout his career he has used distorted synths and jagged beat structures that led one friend of mine to describe his style as like "he's punching your ear." My response was, "well yeah, that's why it's so dope."
Speaking of dope, the duo had the entire crowd of college kids to guys in their forties of a variety of races chanting "Do Dope F-Hope" during the chorus of the track called "DDFH." And though El's production credits (which include the classics Company Flow Funcrusher Plus and Cannibal Ox's The Cold Vein) often overshadow his talents as a rapper, he proved, to me at least, Friday night that he is just as capable with a mic in his hand as he is behind a laptop and turntables.
El's production expertise is part of what has brought Mike to a larger audience. Though he won a Grammy with Outkast for the track "The Whole World" in 2003, he largely went unheralded and forgotten until he teamed up with El-P despite the underground success of his three "Grind Time" mix tapes.
Before their final song El talked about how — because of their fans — Run The Jewels became a mini hit in just a year amidst mostly over-hyped releases by more mainstream artists (J. Cole cough, cough) and after the final song Mike told the crowd that he loved us all.
While they are starting to gain mainstream notoriety and attention (despite the fact that El-P is banned for life from B.E.T., a fact that he is proud of) they remember their underground roots and demonstrated so by setting up by the merchandise table after the show to sign records, CDs, T-shirts, and other miscellanea for everyone who wanted to meet them, take a picture, or have something signed.
That's common for an underground rap show, but with Run The Jewels, Killer Mike and El-P have finally made enough noise that skeptics and the industry have to listen.
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Google has just released a version of Google Sky that can be viewed in your browser, very similar to Google Maps.
The interface is very similar to Google Maps, but with some sky-based changes. The main change is that the tools which are normally "Map", "Satellite" and "Terrain" have now become "Backyard Astronomy", "Infrared", "Microwave" and "Historical". I think they're pretty self-explanatory.
Enough talk — go check it out! Here are some screens if you just want a quick peek:
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Thursday, December 25, 2008
An African Christmas
4 comments:
- Grant Marcus said...
Hey Gerry, Adele, Heidi and Gavin,
Merry xmas to all of you looking forward to come back and Gerry great post...once again
- December 25, 2008 at 5:10 PM
Merry Christmas!
- December 25, 2008 at 9:50 PM
- SAPhotographs (Joan) said...
I used to smile when I would hear people saying that they wanted to be a game ranger. The truth of the matter is that it sounds so glamerous and they do not realise what it entails and end up trying it for only a few months. No wonder it has the highest turnover in staff than any other job. Those 12-18 hour days, 365 days a year are not something everyone can handle. It is only dedicated people like you and I which can do it for any length of time.
I hope you and Adele had a great time Gerry and I know you both might have missed your famalies, but it was another experience you shared together in the bush and I am sure you loved every minute of it. :)
- December 27, 2008 at 5:47 AM
- Mike - Fenphotography said...
Merry Christmas Gerry hope you have had a nice break and best wishes for the new year. I look forward to what images it will bring.
- December 28, 2008 at 4:17 PM


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New user-friendly switch disconnectors for 40, 63 and 80 A
Improved layout, increased safety, high flexibility:
R. STAHL introduces the new 8544 series of switch disconnectors with flameproof contacts for 40 A, 63 A and 80 A rated working currents. Thanks to a new modular design, a modern contact system and practical features, the switches set a new standard within their class. The load and motor switches and disconnectors, which provide isolator functions according to IEC/EN 60 947-4, can be used in circuits in zones 1 and 2 and in safe areas. They have an AC 3 or DC 23 and DC 1 switching capacity according to IEC/EN 60 947-3 and -4. Featuring an especially user-friendly design, the compact units can be installed in tight spaces: the easily accessible terminals have been arranged on the same level, and a clear separation of inputs and outputs facilitates installation. A 20 kA at 160 A short circuit protection ensures robust, reliable operation. The switches are available as three-pole models with optional neutral terminals.
The main terminals can be connected to unassembled one-wire or multiple wire cables or cables with cable lug with a maximum diameter of 50 mm² (AWG 1/0). Additionally, two slots allow users to equip separately certified auxiliary contacts. Delayed (ON), advanced (OFF) or synchronised configurations are possible. The units also support Ex i circuits. Featuring explosion protection certifications for various world regions (ATEX / IECEx, NEC), the 8544 series is suitable for international use in hazardous areas. Furthermore, the switches were designed to tolerate very rugged environments in extreme climates, allowing e.g. for operation at ambient temperatures between -50 and +80 °C. The maximum temperature varies depending on the application's rated current and the temperature class of the gas atmosphere. An attachment to operate the switch can be chosen from the series' modular accessories and be connected to the basic unit via a selector shaft. Other basic equipment and retrofitting modules include tap terminals, N and PE terminals as well as adapter plates for cable shoe connections. All safety switch types are available as of now ex stock.
HIGHLIGHTS 8544 series:
- Explosion protection according to
- Innovative switch concept
- Modular system
- State-of-the-art contact arrangement
- Easy and clear connection technology
- Wiring channel for auxiliary contacts
- Retrofittable:
Alligator clip
Auxiliary contacts
Ex i separation body
N terminal
PE terminal
Adapter plate for cable connection
- Motor switching capacity AC 3, DC 1 and DC 23 acc. to IEC/EN 60 947-3, IEC/EN 60 947-4
- Isolating characteristics according to IEC/EN 60 947-4
- Type of protection IP2x
- Any installation position


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New York - The retail sector in lower Manhattan will soon feel the effects of Tuesday's terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. The destruction of the gigantic complex included its retail component, the 427,000 sq. ft. Westfield Shoppingtown World Trade Center, which was located beneath the twin towers. The shopping center, comprised of 75 specialty stores, restaurants and service retailers, attracted approximately 150,000 visitors daily.
"It could be difficult for retailers to find other locations in Manhattan that would draw as much customer traffic as the once-bustling center," observed Amy Merrick and Teri Agins, staff reporters for The Wall Street Journal. The reporters spoke with Ann Binkley, a spokesperson for one of the mall's major tenants, Borders, which operated a three-level, 40,000 sq. ft. bookstore - one of the center's larger locations - in the World Trade Center. "We aren't even talking about what we're going to do about that location," Binkley said.
Other retailers of Westfield Shoppingtown World Trade Center included Banana Republic, Bath & Body Works, The Children's Place, Coach, Cole Haan, Crabtree & Evelyn, Duane Reade, Express, Gap, J. Crew, Lechter's, Lynn's Hallmark, RadioShack, Sam Goody, Sephora, Structure, Tourneau, Warner Bros. Studio Store and Verizon Wireless.
The mall had one of the highest producing sales volumes in America with totals in excess of $900 per sq. ft., according to Los Angeles-based Westfield America Inc., which along with New York-based Silverstein Properties Inc completed a $3.2 billion deal for a 99-year lease of the complex in July.


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Professor Adam Winkler takes issue with my suggestion that, if confirmed, Elena Kagan will likely become one of our very most aggressive justices. He writes:
Will Kagan really become, as Paul Mirengoff suggests, "one of our very most aggressive justices"? I doubt it and suspect she's likely to disappoint those on the left searching for a bold, activist justice in the mold of William Brennan. She's a progressive, but will likely turn out to be more like Felix Frankfurter than William Brennan.
Like Frankfurter, another Harvard Law professor, Kagan's thoughts about judicial review are likely shaped by the experience of living under what progressives view as an activist court led by conservatives. Frankfurter, one of the founders of the ACLU, recognized that the appropriate role of the Court is to be restrained and more or less deferential to the elected branches. This was the dominant progressive view of the Supreme Court in academia in the 1930s and Frankfurter brought it with him to the Court. When activist liberals like Hugo Black came to dominate the Court in the 1940s, Frankfurter couldn't bring himself to go along with many of their rulings. He understood that restraint was something both liberals and conservatives should follow.
Today, the most influential progressive understanding of judicial review also emphasizes judicial restraint, usually under the terms of "minimalism." Many academic progressives have realized that the assertiveness of the Warren Court set back liberal causes in many ways–most importantly, by stimulating a serious backlash that led to the rise of a strong conservative legal movement and contributed to the election of Nixon, Reagan, and the Bushes. Kagan, who has exemplified cautious moderation in her writings and elsewhere in her career, almost certainly realizes this. For the long run health of progressive ideals, it's essential that she not be "one of our very most aggressive justices."
Her remarks about Barak shouldn't be taken to suggest otherwise. She was a dean introducing him at an event. He was an honored guest and, as any law professor will tell you, deans gush at these things. That's part of their job. She also gushed about Scalia when he visited Harvard. In fact, her gushing shows that she understood her proper role as a dean. She'll likely bring an understanding of her proper role as a judge to the Supreme Court too.
I'll be responding to Professor Winkler later today (I hope), as the Federalist Society's online debate continues.
UPDATE: My response has been posted (scroll to the bottom of the debate).


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Bulletin: 4th sunday of Advent/Christmas
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St. Anthony's ~ Regular $680; $Loose $87.70
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St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church & St. Faustina Kowalska Polish Mission
Welcome to St. Anthony's Church.
The people of St. Anthony's Parish and St. Faustina Kowalska Polish Mission, part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Halifax, are called to be "The People of God". Our faith in God's unconditional love for us, as evidenced in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, and, as testified to by his church, gives us a firm hope in our salvation and the salvation of the world. We respond to God's love with adoration, thanksgiving, and petition through worship and prayer, and charity to our neighbour
We invite you to discover the richness of our parish. Newcomers and visitors are always welcome.
We also have our hall available to rent. Please contact the office for further information.
For information on events, please see our calendar.
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Angel Pendant enclosed in an illustrated laminated card card portrays a female Angel in her late 20's. Green eyes, brown hair, Roman nose. Carries bow and arrow and wears Athena skirt Armor. On back of card is.
"Angel Kalodneya you are my Guardian Angel protector. Defend me from evil and fill my heart with love for Jesus, his holy father and his caretakers Joseph and Mary. Divert me from sin and point me towards righteousness and salvation. To you I pray:
"Loving Angel, you are at my side through the worst of times; please bestow onto me all the love and protection you can afford to grant. Know that I love and appreciate you and believe that you will one day carry me to heaven's holy gates."
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Contractors and users now have a valid reference for pass/fail criteria when field testing installed data/communications cabling.
Installers and users of high-speed, 100-ohm Category 5 unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) cabling systems should know about the new standard that's been developed and adopted for testing this high performance cable used in local area networks (LANs). An installer should know what can, and cannot be tested and certified; however, it's taken a few years for the standard to be developed.
Existing EIA/TIA standards
TIA/EIA-568, Commercial Building Telecommunications Wiring Standard (July 1991) specifies performance requirements for backbone and horizontal cabling, including the patch cords and panels, terminators and connectors. It also covers pin assignments and recommended distances and topologies.
The promise of 568 was to provide a quality standard against which any cabling installation could be rated. This was particularly important to someone planning for the future, someone who might not use the full capacity of a Category 5 cabling system for several years. (Category 5 cable can be used for data transmission speeds up to 155Mbps, at up to 100 MHz.)
The standard has no guidelines for testing the installed cable; it assumes that anyone who follows the procedures will achieve what was required. In practice, however, connecting and crimping quality varied, causing many installations that were theoretically Category 5 to deliver lower results.
So, not long after the 568 standard was finalized, an update was issued by TIA/EIA that provides information for high-speed LANs. The overwhelming acceptance of UTP as the preferred wiring method for horizontal runs from the wiring closets to work spaces led to the release of the TIA/EIA Telecommunications Systems Bulletin (TSB) 36, Additional Cable Specifications for Unshielded Twisted Pair Cables (November 1991).
But, even up to that point, all of the standards focus on the performance parameters of individual components, not on the performance of an installed link or cabling run (individual components connected together).
The new testing standard
To address this limitation, a new standard recently has been issued: TIA/EIA TSB 67, Transmission Performance Specifications for Field Testing of Unshielded Twisted Pair Cabling Systems (October 1995). It identifies what to measure and how to test installed links, and defines two horizontal link models, as shown in Figs. 1a and 1b. Also, four specific tests to make sure that the cable is properly installed are detailed.
The two links mentioned are the basic and channel links. The basic link (also called the contractor link), as shown on page 40 in Fig. 1b, should not exceed 90 m in length. It should include only the horizontal cable from the wall outlet, or transition point, to the first punchdown (typically the portion of the link for which the cable installer is responsible) plus the test cords supplied with the field tester.
The channel, which is also called the user link, as shown on page 40 in Fig. 1a, should not exceed 100 m in length. As shown, the basic link consists of Cabling Segment C, the horizontal wiring from the horizontal cross connect to the wall outlet in the work area, as well as two 2-m long test equipment cords. A field tester is connected to the basic link using these tester equipment cords.
The channel is a longer end-to-end run that includes a second punch block (in the horizontal cross connect) and a Jumper B. Note that Segment D is the transition cable from the wall outlet to an in-furniture or under-carpet connection.
One of the issues addressed by TSB-67 is the accuracy specification and measurement performance of the field testers. Annex A (a normative annex) of TSB-678 defines two levels of performance requirements; one is called Level I, and the more stringent and higher performance level is called Level II. While most manufacturers of test equipment only specify the performance of their testers for the measurement of the basic link, the standard states in Annex A that "the accuracy level shall be specified for both the basic link configuration and the channel configuration."
The basic content of TSB-67 is the four - part test, which consists of measuring the following.
* Attenuation, which is the reduction in signal strength over the distance the signal is transmitted. The conductor and insulation are the major contributions to cable attenuation. The jacket composition makes a minor contribution to attenuation in UTP cable designs. Attenuation is both frequency dependent and cable length dependent. In general, the higher the signal frequency and/or the greater the distance, or length, of cable, the greater the attenuation. Thus, the measurements are taken at various frequencies, or steps. The step size for attenuation is no more than 1 MHz.
* Near end crosstalk (NEXT), which is the unwanted signal coupling between cable pairs occurring mostly at the near end where the transmitted signal is applied and where the signal is strongest. Put another way, NEXT is a measure of how much signal energy is radiated from one transmitting pair and capacitively coupled to an adjacent pair (of conductors). Thus, NEXT is defined as the ratio of the strength of transmitted signal to the coupled signal measured on the adjacent receiver pair. The higher the value, the better the cable performance. Since it's frequency dependent, NEXT is also measured at multiple frequencies (steps) over a specified frequency range. Crosstalk is the major factor limiting UTP performance.
* Wire mapping consists of checking connector pinouts to detect faulty pair wiring on all four-pair connections (pins) of the cable. The most common errors are crossed pairs, where the polarity is reversed at one end; transposed pairs, where two connectors are wired to different positions at each end; and split pairs, where the continuity of a connection is correct but wires from two different pairs are used. [ILLUSTRATION FOR FIGURE 2 OMITTED] While the cable has correct pin-to-pin continuity, it will cause errors in data transmission due to an excessively high amount of crosstalk.
* Cable length, which is important because, if the cable length specification is exceeded, marginal performance may result. Length of a conductor is generally measured by a Time Domain Reflectometer (TDR).
The installer should be aware that a tester measuring cable length might have what is called a Dead Zone, because the unit sends out a signal and waits for a response (or echo). Problems arise when the signal travels only a short distance. If the tester is still emitting the signal when the echo comes back, the tester may not be able to read the response. Thus, at times it may not be possible to read the length of a short cable. A solution is to add a 3-ft or longer patch cable to the tester.
All handheld cable testers provide the four required tests as part of what is called an autotest, which means an installer has to push only one button on the instrument to automatically initiate all four tests. And, usually, the unit also performs other tests, along with the four required ones. All of the available testers can store the results of up to 500 autotests, with the test results capable of being downloaded to a PC or a printer. Thus, the installer can print out a test sheet that verifies each circuit, thereby certifying to the owner that the wiring was done correctly and that the network will work properly when it is up and running.
Understanding the products
Generally, these testers were developed before the TSB-67 standard was finalized, and they continue to have modifications and upgrades. But, because transmission measuring is a highly technical subject, marketing hype is confusing buyers. Thus, a buyer should carefully evaluate all of the products available before selecting a field tester, making sure to get a unit that has specific desired features. The choice of a Category 5 cable tester comes down to tradeoffs among a number of characteristics. For that reason, manufacturers are differentiating their products by touting a variety of unique features that relate directly to some aspect of the test standard.
All of the available test instruments are designed to reduce measurement error while still supporting both channel and basic link testing. Some makers have selected to avoid the modular-jack-contributed measurement error by using a special connector with lower NEXT.
One model has plug-in instrument modules, pointing out that the most significant error contributors are residual crosstalk and output signal balance. Another model allows the user to measure NEXT and Attenuation to Crosstalk Ratio (ACR) at both ends of an installed network cable link while remaining at one end of the cable.
One manufacturer claims that network managers (users) can determine whether their cable plants can support fast networking technologies. The device qualifies 20 LAN specifications during autotest, including the recently added 100VG-AnyLAN, 100BaseTX, 100BaseT4, 25M bps ATM and ISDN.
Another maker claims it has the first handheld tester using digital signal processing (DSP). DSP allows the unit to test the Level II accuracy of both the basic link and the channel, something denied to the other testers because of NEXT caused by RJ-45 (8-pin modular) connectors. The unit is also fast, a key feature when a large number of installed cables are involved.
Cable installation problems
Why all this concern over performance of the installed cable? Even though it may be delivered from the manufacturer meeting all specs, a cable can be easily damaged during installation. Thus, good installation practices include using gently curving turns to avoid minimum bend radii and loosely cinched cable ties to keep cable geometries from being deformed. Cable elongation is another pitfall to avoid. Additionally, the twist in the twisted-pair construction is an important feature in high performance cable construction. The twisted conductor pair cancels the electromagnetic interference (EMI) that accompanies current flows through the conductors. The tighter the twist, the better the cancellation. Thus, Category 5 twisted pairs shouldn't be untwisted more than 1/2-in. anywhere on the link. If the installer strips the cable and pulls the wires apart excessively in making the termination, the strict specs of Category 5 are violated, and the circuit will experience excessive crosstalk.
In voice circuits, it's common practice to strip off 3 in. of jacketing, pull the conductors apart for easy access, and then connect them to the punch block, wall plate or other termination. This is an unsatisfactory technique for a Category 5 installation.
Rewiring is an expensive procedure; but without a specification, accuracy statements about testers and a discussion of the uncertainties regarding their measurements leave contractors at risk of having to reinstall channels because of equipment shortcomings. Also, end users are not fully aware of the capabilities of their cabling systems. Although TSB-67 helps ensure proper channel measurements, it still needs to cover return loss measurement and ambient noise specifications, since they also affect channel performance. So, the standard will continue to evolve.
The new standard is available from Global Engineering Documents, 15 Inverness Way East, Englewood, Colo. 80112-5704; Phone: 800-854-7179.


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Reviewed by Sammie M. (age 9)
My favorite part is when Lizzie lays out mats and demonstrates a one-handed flip. I think this book is so cool because it reminds me of my friends and how we help each other. Kate changes when she gets back to cheer leading. From that day on Kate was nicer. It is special when Kate and Lizzie become friends again.
Lizzie is a very funny character. She enjoys playing tricks like when she pretends she has a new dog but she really doesn't. She is also very friendly. She helps people even when they are mean to her.
I recommend this book to anyone who likes having friends and how they help each other. It is also good for getting tips on friendship.


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Hawks position themselves as NHL's model franchiseby Corey Masisak
BOSTON -- Facing the Detroit Red Wings in the Western Conference Semifinals gave the Chicago Blackhawks the chance to beat the team that has been the gold standard in the NHL for the better part of two decades.
When the 2013-14 season begins in October, a lot of other franchises may be looking at Chicago as the NHL's new model franchise.
The Blackhawks became the first franchise to win the Stanley Cup twice in the salary cap era Monday night by beating the Boston Bruins 3-2 at TD Garden in Game 6 of the Final. Given the construction of their roster, they might not be done.
"Two times. Two times in four years. There is something about this core," Conn Smythe Trophy winner Patrick Kane said. "We've got to stay together, because I think we can do some special things in the future."
There have been several new contenders for the title of top organization in the NHL since 2005, when the salary-cap era began. Other clubs have tried to build a consistent contender in the mold of the Red Wings, who won their fourth Cup in an 11-year span in 2008.
The Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Red Wings to win the Cup in 2009, but haven't been back to the same level in the postseason since. The Red Wings, Los Angeles Kings and Bruins each had a chance to become the first team to win twice in the past eight seasons, but all of those teams' seasons ended at the hands of the Blackhawks.
Instead, it is the Blackhawks who have won twice in four seasons and look poise to contend for years to come.
"We're as good as it gets from our perspective that we're so lucky to be in Chicago experiencing the crowd, the enthusiasm," coach Joel Quenneville said. "The city is going to go bananas again. It's a special place to play and work and coach and be a part of because the enthusiasm in the city is a different level of excitement and just feel privileged to be a part of it. It's tough to win, even though it's not back-to-back. We had two learning curves the last two years, but I thought they applied it very well this year."
When the Blackhawks defeated the Philadelphia Flyers in six games in 2010, they became the poster child for the NHL's new financial climate. Cost reasons forced Chicago to jettison several key role players during the summer after the championship. Dustin Byfuglien, Andrew Ladd, Kris Versteeg and Antti Niemi were among those who were gone before Chicago could begin mounting a title defense.
Two transition seasons followed. The Blackhawks were able to reach the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2011 and pushed the Vancouver Canucks to a seventh game after falling behind 3-0 in the series. They lost an overtime-filled six-game series to the Phoenix Coyotes in 2012.
However, the team's core remained intact, even as general manager Stan Bowman kept tinkering everywhere else. What transpired in 2012-13 -- from a record 24 games without a regulation loss to start the season to claiming the Presidents' Trophy and then defeating the rival Red Wings, the defending champion Kings and the 2011 champion Bruins -- was nothing short of incredible.
"It is tough to do it; 2010 was a special team both on and off the ice," veteran forward Patrick Sharp said. "The fact that Stan had to make so many decisions right after we won makes this one even sweeter. He decided to keep myself [and] a couple of other guys around. I feel proud to be part of this organization and to win it again."
If winning twice in four seasons wasn't enough, the Blackhawks have now been to the conference finals three times in the past five years -- something no other organization can say.
Even better, the 2013-14 edition of the Blackhawks won't face nearly as sizable a makeover as the one the 2010 titlists went through. There are six unrestricted free agents -- two restricted, four unrestricted -- and according to capgeek.com, the Blackhawks have a little more than $2 million in cap space. However, that number includes a couple of players -- Steve Montador and Rostislav Olesz -- who are making more than $2 million per season but did not contribute to this Cup run.
There is not enough space to sign everyone. Rugged forward Bryan Bickell has earned a rather large raise and might not be back. Forward Viktor Stalberg almost certainly won't be. Backup goalie Ray Emery and veterans Michal Handzus and Michal Rozsival will be interesting decisions.
Beyond Bickell, replacements for the other players could be readily available. There are youngsters such as Jeremy Morin, Brandon Pirri and Jimmy Hayes who want to earn a permanent place on the roster in the fall.
Most important, all of the core players -- Toews, Kane, Sharp, Marian Hossa, Duncan Keith, Brent Seabrook and Corey Crawford -- are signed for next season; all of them, save Crawford, have at least two years left on their current deals.
Kane is going to get his wish, and he might just be onto something.
"I think we can be confident in what we can do as an organization," Sharp said. "That goes for the guys behind the scenes in the front office and to our leadership group. I'm proud to be a Blackhawk."


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ADDISON COUNTY — Vermont State Police on Thanksgiving, Nov. 24, were notified that during the previous night someone had shot with a firearm several mailboxes on Meehan Road in Bristol.
A full-size, white truck was seen in this residential area at the time of the gunshots. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the VSP at the New Haven barracks at 802-388-4919.
In other recent activity, VSP:
• On Nov. 12 at 1:21 a.m. stopped a motor vehicle driven by Andrew Germain on States Prison Hollow Road in Monkton. On Nov. 25, police cited Germain for possession of narcotics.
• On Nov. 23 a little before 9 p.m. stopped a motor vehicle driven by Scott Lepri, 41, of Cornwall on Route 22A in Orwell for defective equipment. The trooper cited Lepri for driving with a criminally suspended license.
• On Nov. 24 at approximately 9:24 a.m. stopped a car driven by Jonathan C. Hazzard, 44, of Burlington on Route 22A in Addison for speeding. The trooper reported that Hazzard was driving 66 mph in a 50 mph zone. Police cited Hazzard for driving with a criminally suspended license, third offense, and issued him a ticket for speeding.
• On Nov. 28 at 5:30 p.m. stopped a motor vehicle driven by Derrick Cusson-St. George of Charlotte on Greenbush Road in Ferrisburgh for speeding. The trooper cited Cusson-St. George for possession of marijuana.