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Archbishop Vincent Nichols of Westminster has announced that Masses in Soho organised for gay people are to end.
He also revealed that the church where the Masses took place will be entrusted to the Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham.
The fortnightly "Soho Masses" at Our Lady of the Assumption Church in Warwick Street were established by the diocese almost six years ago. They were intended to be "particularly welcoming to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered Catholics, their parents, friends and families".
Archbishop Nichols said today that, while the Masses will stop, pastoral care of the community will continue at the Jesuit Farm Street church in Mayfair on Sunday evenings.
He also announced that in Lent Our Lady of the Assumption church will be "dedicated to the life" of the ordinariate. The archbishop said: "I hope that the use of this beautiful church, in which the young John Henry Newman first attended Mass, will enable Catholics in the ordinariate to prosper and to offer to others the particular gifts of the ordinariate."
A statement from the Soho Masses Pastoral Council, which organised the Masses, said: "Following several weeks of reflection on the benefits and potential challenges which it represents to our pastoral outreach to the LGBT Catholic Community on behalf of the Diocese of Westminster, the Soho Masses Pastoral Council is pleased to accept Archbishop Vincent Nichols' invitation to transfer our base of activity from the Church of Our Lady of the Assumption and St Gregory to the Church of the Immaculate Conception at Farm Street.
"We are also very grateful to the Jesuit Community at Farm Street for the welcome and hospitality they have offered there as well as to the Provincial and Superior of the Society.
"The purpose of the Soho Masses has been, and remains, to encourage the LGBT Catholic Community to participate fully in the life of the Church, the diverse body of Christ, through participation in the Mass, and through shared prayer. In this we have become victims of our own success, in terms of the number of people who have joined the Eucharistic community of our congregation.
"This means that, while the body of the church in Warwick Street is still adequate to our number, the lack of other facilities in the 18th-century building has become a limiting factor in organising social and pastoral activity and prayer, in particular for elderly, infirm or disabled people.
"We therefore look forward with much anticipation to the opportunity of using the greater space offered by the Church of the Immaculate Conception, and, since we have kindly been relieved of our responsibility of organising the Mass, to respond positively to the archbishop's challenge to develop our pastoral work in this 'new phase' of our peripatetic existence.
"The Masses at Farm Street will, clearly, continue to be at the heart of our life in communion, and of our pastoral activity, and we look forward to participating fully in them. We are sure those priests with connections to Farm Street who have ministered to us at Warwick Street in the past will make us feel especially welcome.
"Our only reservation regarding the transfer of base is that our title becomes somewhat of a misnomer, in that we shall be in Mayfair, rather than in Soho. However, given the value of the title 'Soho Masses' we shall continue to use it."
Statement from the Diocese of Westminster
2 January 2013
Pastoral Care
1. Many people come to the Church with the hope of finding understanding, compassion, mercy and truth. The Church endeavours to respond to their hope through the provision of pastoral care. For many years now the Diocese of Westminster has sought to extend the pastoral care of the Church to those who experience same-sex attraction. This care has been motivated by an awareness of the difficulties and isolation they can experience and by the imperative of Christ's love for all. In recent years this pastoral care has focused on the celebration of Mass at Our Lady of the Assumption Church in Warwick Street.
2. Over these years, the situation of people with same-sex attraction has changed both socially and in civil law. However the principles of the pastoral care to be offered by the Church and the Church's teaching on matters of sexual morality have not. First among the principles of pastoral care is the innate dignity of every person and the respect in which they must be held. Also, of great importance, is the teaching of the Church that a person must not be identified by their sexual orientation . The moral teaching of the Church is that the proper use of our sexual faculty is within a marriage, between a man and a woman, open to the procreation and nurturing of new human life. As I stated in March 2012, this means 'that many types of sexual activity, including same-sex sexual activity, are not consistent with the teaching of the Church. No individual, bishop, priest or lay-person, is in a position to change this teaching of the Church which we hold to be God-given.' (Catholic Herald article 17 March 2012). This is the calling to which we must all strive.
3. At this point, and after six years of the pastoral care offered at Our Lady of the Assumption Church, it is time for a new phase. Two considerations give shape to this new phase. The first is to recall that the original aim of this pastoral provision at Warwick Street was to enable people with same-sex attraction 'to enter more fully into the life of the Church' 'specifically within the existing parish structures' (Diocese of Westminster press statement 2 Feb 2007). The second is the importance of recognising that there is a distinction to be made between the pastoral care of a particular group and the regular celebration of the Mass. The Mass is always to retain its essential character as the highest prayer of the whole Church. This 'universal' character of the Mass is to be nurtured and clearly expressed in the manner of every celebration. The purpose of all pastoral care, on the other hand, is to encourage and enable people, especially those who are in difficult circumstances, to come to participate fully and worthily in the celebration of the Mass in the midst of the whole Church, the people summoned by the Lord to give him, together, worthy service and praise.
4. I am, therefore, asking the group which has, in recent years, helped to organise the celebration of Mass on two Sundays of each month at Warwick Street now to focus their effort on the provision of pastoral care. This includes many of the activities which have recently been developed and it is to be conducted fully in accordance with the teaching of the Church. Such pastoral care will include support for growth in virtue and holiness, the encouragement of friendship and wider community contacts, always with the aim of helping people to take a full part in the life of the Church in their local parish community. It will not include the organisation of a regular Mass. In order to assist in this important work, I am grateful to the Jesuit Fathers of the Parish of the Immaculate Conception, Farm Street who have agreed to make premises available on Sunday evenings and are ready to extend a welcome to this group. I have asked Mgr Seamus O'Boyle to continue to offer my support and guidance for this group.
5. At the same time, the Church of Our Lady of the Assumption is being dedicated to the life of the Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham for their groups in central London. I hope that the use of this beautiful Church, in which the young John Henry Newman first attended Mass, will enable Catholics in the Ordinariate to prosper and to offer to others the particular gifts of the Ordinariate.
6. These new arrangements are to come into effect during Lent 2013.
An account of how the "gay-friendly" Masses first began can be read here.
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In this week's edition, a woman identifies a robbery suspect by the wrench he's carrying, Connecticut residents spot a mysterious big cat, a man in a fake mustache and toupee robs a bank, and more.
Monkey wrench helps woman ID robbery suspect
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. -- Police say a homeless man broke into a Framingham home on Monday and stole a monkey wrench, and was caught the next day after a resident spotted him carrying the same pilfered tool.
Joseph Beaulieu, 40, was arrested when that resident saw him outside and called police about 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, said police spokesman Lt. Ron Brandolini.
A woman told police she ran into the man about 8:30 Monday night in a hallway in her building. When she asked what he was doing there, he swore at her and left, Brandolini said. Later, residents realized two windows in the basement were smashed and a monkey wrench and wirecutters appeared to be missing.
The woman called police when she saw Beaulieu coming down the street Tuesday morning carrying what she believed to be the missing monkey wrench.
Beaulieu was arrested and charged with breaking and entering for a misdemeanor and two counts of malicious destruction of property valued over $250.
By getting arrested, Beaulieu violated the conditions of release in another case he had pending in Framingham District Court. In court, he pleaded guilty to the new charges and was sentenced by Judge Sarah Singer to serve 35 days jail.
THOMPSON, Conn. -- Norman Rudzinski of Thompson remembers the piercing screech of the mountain lion he says he saw roaming his property a few years ago.
"It made the hair on my arms stand up," he said. "I thought I was seeing things. I thought, 'Man, that's a big cat.' "
Though there have been no confirmed sightings in Connecticut in decades, a number of recent reports of mountain lion sightings across town have residents and officials concerned.
"I'd hate like heck to see anything bad happen here," First Selectman Larry Groh Jr. said. "Numerous people now are saying they've seen a mountain lion. I hope it's not more than one."
However, witnesses describe an animal unlike others native to the region.
"We receive many, many reports of mountain lions and have for decades, but we've never been able to verify them or it's always been a different species," said Paul Rego, a state Department of Environmental Protection wildlife biologist.
He said mountain lions live in Florida and parts of the Midwest, and people often mistake coyotes and bobcats for mountain lions.
Man in fake mustache and toupee robs bank
QUINCY, Mass. -- A man wearing what looked like a fake mustache and a toupee robbed the Bank of America branch in Quincy, making off with an undetermined amount of cash.
Quincy police Capt. John Dougan said the robber was a white man about 5-foot 7-inches tall and between 28 and 32 years old. The man was wearing dark glasses when, at about 2:15 p.m. Tuesday, he jumped over the bank counter and began opening drawers, looking for cash.
The robber grabbed money from one of the drawers, pushing a teller out of the way in the process. No one was injured, Dougan said.
The robber fled in a pickup truck. Police found the truck – empty but still running – on a nearby road.
Lost class ring found by tree-farm dog
ZOAR, Ohio -- Hannah Butts of East Sparta is thankful a young Dachshund named Forest likes to scour the ground.
Butts claimed a class ring that Forest found on Gus Ruetenik's tree farm in Zoar and deposited on his owner's porch. The ring held the initials of Butts, who had worked at the tree farm during the Christmas season.
A student at Stark State College of Technology, she was unaware she lost the ring and thought it was at home. Butts played quad drums in the high school band, and the word "percussion" was engraved on the ring.
Her aunt, Teresa Snyder, read the story about Forest's finds in the local newspaper and contacted her niece.
Longtime tree farmer Ruetenik, 86, said Butts, in gratitude, offered to work a day for free and was glad her ring was found.
As for Forest, he still is on duty taking all the treasures he finds back to his master, who rewards him with a treat.
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Heroes and Villains
Baylor University Press, 2006 - Philosophy - 158 pages
Hercules, Jesus, James Bond, Luke Skywalker, Gandalf, Frodo, Harry Potter, Buffy Summers, Spiderman, Batman, Captain Kirk, Dr. Who, Darth Vader, Sauron, Voldemort, Lex Luthor, Dr. Doom, the Daleks, the Borg. Almost anybody living in the developed West would be able to group these individuals into two camps: the heroes and the villains. However, what criteria they may use to do this is less clear.
Mike Alsford introduces us to a range of heroic and villainous archetypes on a journey through film, television, comic books, and literature. On the way, he addresses questions such as: What is a true hero? What is a true villain? Have we misunderstood these terms? What kind of societal values do our mythical heroes and villains represent? In trying to understand the extremes of hero and villain we are made more aware of our own ethical standards and given a space in which to explore contemporary concerns over notions of right and wrong, good and bad.
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Enjoy the glory and majesty of Niagara Falls on this 4-day getaway! Climb high above on the Skylon Tower to take in unique views of Horseshoe Falls and the surrounding area. Travel right up to the falls on a sightseeing cruise. With admissions to Niagara Falls' top attractions, you will get a true Niagara Falls experience. Prepare for beauty, fun, and amazement on the Niagara Falls Ultimate Getaway!
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The Leader-Herald/Kerry Minor
The Middle and Senior High bands perform at the ceremony.
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Principal Kyle McFarland presents Richard Arnold with his awards during the service.
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Memebers of the 2017 graduating class of Northville Central School District is shown during their commencement ceremony on Friday at the High School auditorium.
The Leader-Herald/Kerry Minor
The now former students celebrate the end of their high school career after the traditional tossing of the caps.
The Leader-Herald/Kerry Minor
Diplomas are handed out during the ceremony.
Sierra Logan pulls a cart around with Nathaniel Florian & Andrew Fureno on board.
L-R - Grace Snyder, Izzy Lambert, Julia Stockwell pose before graduation ceremony.
Preston Vogle waits in line before graduation ceremony.
Zoe D'Arcangelis performs "The New Season" that she wrote, music and lyrics. Inspired by her best friend Julia Stockwell.
Harmony members who performed The Star Spangled Banner and the Alma Mater at the Fort Plain Graduation.
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Mason Rivenburgh*
Sophia Rogers
Amanda Vicciarelli*
Zoe D'Arcangelis*
Quinn Jones
Kierra Reid*
Brittney Allen*
Izzy Lambert*
Georgia Rolle*
Sarah LaComb
Principal Dr. Deborah Larrabee (not visible) recognizes Trent Logan (Marines), TJ Hazzard (Army National Guard), and Alex Snell (Army Reserves). Three students entering military service after graduation.
Lexi Veitch, valedictorian, addresses the class of 2017 to seek happiness.
Alex Snell received his diploma. (Also one of the students recognized as going into the Army Reserve after graduation)
Class of 2017 switches their tassels to signify graduating. Lexi Veitch leads the class.
Fort Plain class of 2017 celebrate graduation with silly string.
Jamie Lambert Jr is pictured with sister Peyton Nemecek who was part of the 2017 kindegarten class in Fort Plain.
L-R standing - Tyler Dygert and Rillea Sweet and Brittany Draffen, center, celebrate after graduation.
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The 2017 graduating class of Northville Central School District is shown during their commencement ceremony on Friday.
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Mistress of Ceremonies Haley Monacchio kicks off the event.
After graduating, Andrew Fureno shares a special moment with his mother that passed in 2015, to thank her for everything.


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But even without a replacement yet for fired general manager Mike Tannenbaum, league sources say they would be surprised if Gang Green doesn't at least make a call to Smith's agent in the offseason.In my opinion, I'd be cautious of Smith and carefully consider what kind of money it would take to get him to New York. Smith struggled his whole career until Jim Harbaugh came to San Francisco and then had his best two statistical years in the NFL only with Harbaugh as his head coach. Smith has a very talented cast of receivers around him at both the running back spot and a receivers group which peaked in their talent in 2012 with Michael Crabtree, Vernon Davis, Mario Manningham and Randy Moss. So how will he do in a different system away from the care of Jim Harbaugh with a different set of receivers altogether?
Alex Smith is an option for the Jets, but based on the amount of money he might want and the level of talent he'd need around him, I don't know if it would be worth the money the team would need to spend. The Jets might be better off with a spot starter who has been able to rally some bad teams and whom they might be able to get on the cheap ... a guy like Matt Moore. Moore won't be the starter for the Jets for the next ten years, but he can do more with less, wouldn't cost much and could hold the team over until they find a longer term answer.
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Leonard Kniffel, former editor in chief of American Libraries, the national publication of the American Library Association, brings us a collection of interviews, essays, and speech transcripts from celebrated figures of American pop culture, politics, sports and media. Each chapter is devoted a different celebrity: Cokie Roberts, Garrison Keilor, Ken Burns, Laura Bush, Ralph Nader, Ron Reagan, Jamie Lee Curtis, David Mamet, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Julie Andrews, Bill Gates, Al Gore, Oprah Winfrey, and Barack Obama.
This book arrives at an opportune time as libraries are facing some of the worst and severe budget cuts across the nation. This collection, heralding the value of literacy, books and libraries as an integral part of everyday life. Each chapter offers a list of books read by the celebrity, a list of books written by that celebrity, and a quote highlighting the theme of that chapter. This book is a great for libraries, and will be a great inspiration for kids who look up to these celebrities and want to emulate them. It is a quick read, great for bibliophiles. Although each chapter has a different story for how literacy helped change a life, the book is probably better read in portions since the I Love Books/Libraries theme can get repetitive after a few chapters.
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HOLLAND -- In Honor of National Girls & Women in Sports Day, Hope College athletics invites middle school girls to attend a special evening of events to celebrate the energy and the sports achievements of girls and women on Wednesday, Feb. 6.
The event is free, but advance registration is needed.
The activities will begin at 5:15 p.m. at the college's Dow Center, corner of 13th St. and Columbia Ave. in Holland. Participants will play and learn from Hope College female athletes and mentors.
The program will begin with an hour of sports game play and activities led by Flying Dutch athletes and coaches.
A pizza dinner will be provided.
A National Girls and Women in Sports Day t-shirt and drawstring backpack will be given to those who have pre-registered.
Each participants will be given two tickets to the Hope versus Olivet women's basketball game later that evening. Tipoff at DeVos Fieldhouse will be 7:30 p.m.
To reserve a spot fill out this form. Send it to NGWSD, Hope College DeVos Fairbanks, 222 Fairbanks Ave. Holl;and MI 49423. You may fax it to 616-395-7175 or email your information to event organizer Caroline Hannema at email@example.com
The registration deadline is Friday, Feb. 1.


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Let $G$ be a connected commutative algebraic group over $\mathbb{F}_q$. If $\text{Fr}_q : G \to G$ denotes the $q$-Frobenius morphism, we define the Lang isogeny $L_q$ to be the endomorphism of $G$ given by $g \mapsto \text{Fr}_q(g)g^{-1}$.
I have two questions about this important map.
- It is not too hard to see that $L_q$ is etale by computing its differential, but why is $L_q$ finite?
- Granted that $L_q$ is a finite Galois covering with group $G(\mathbb{F}_q)$, we get a surjection $\pi_1(G,\overline{1}) \to G(\mathbb{F}_q)$. What can we say about the kernel of this homomorphism?
Is there a good modern reference for basic results about $L_q$? If not, would someone kindly explain these two points to me?


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Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez took a little break from Sunday's game against the Raiders to enjoy a delicious Oakland hot dog.
During the final minutes of the game, CBS cameras caught the USC alum chowing down.
"I wasn't feeling very good and didn't eat much before the game, so I was feeling a little queasy," Sanchez told the Associated Press. "Toward the end of the game, I probably should have eaten one of those bars or something, but someone offered (a hot dog), so I grabbed it and tried to be discreet about it, but obviously not discreet enough. So I shouldn't have done that, and it won't happen again.''
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From the American Journal of Infection Control:
A cross-sectional study was conducted to determine bacterial colonization on the mobile phones (MPs) used by patients, patients' companions, visitors, and health care workers (HCWs). Significantly higher rates of pathogens (39.6% vs 20.6%, respectively; P = .02) were found in MPs of patients' (n = 48) versus the HCWs' (n = 12). There were also more multidrug pathogens in the patents' MPs including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli, and Klebsiella spp, high-level aminoglycoside-resistant Enterococcus spp, and carabepenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumanii. Our findings suggest that mobile phones of patients, patients' companions, and visitors represent higher risk for nosocomial pathogen colonization than those of HCWs. Specific infection control measures may be required for this threat.What specific measures might they consider?
They better be careful what they wish for or they might also have to take away all those dirty EMR computer keyboards, too.


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Located in the vibrant North County area of San Diego, Westmont Town Court is a one-of-a-kind independent and assisted living retirement living community designed with your individuality in mind. Our convenient location to downtown Escondido is close to shopping, dining and a range of cultural and entertainment venues — perfect for a leisurely stroll and engaging activities.
We provide a full spectrum of living options, from independent and assisted retirement living to memory care. We go above and beyond to offer support for our residents. Our exceptional amenities and services were designed to make life more enjoyable and because we know the joy and enrichment pets bring into our lives, we welcome them too.
Make yourself at home here at Westmont Town Court where a happy, healthy lifestyle goes hand-in-hand with your personal fulfillment, enrichment, and growth. That's why everything you'll find here was designed to celebrate your individuality, create a natural sense of community and provide a comfortable, inspiring place to call home.
Here, you can enjoy the freedom of Independent Living, or the added convenience of assistance offered in our Assisted Living Community. Whatever your needs, you're sure to find just what you're looking for, with a host of amenities and activities to live an active and positive lifestyle. Enjoy a water aerobics class in the indoor heated swimming pool, find a good book to read in the library, join a work-out group in the fitness center or just enjoy a fine meal in the restaurant. Whatever your likes you're sure to find it at Westmont Town Court.
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GSA and DoD Announce Acquisition Cybersecurity and Resilience Recommendations
January 29, 2014
Washington, DC - Today, the U.S. General Services Administration and the Department of Defense announced six planned reforms to improve the cybersecurity and resilience of the Federal Acquisition System.
The jointly issued Department of Defense (DoD) and GSA report, "Improving Cybersecurity and Resilience through Acquisition," was submitted to the President in accordance with Section 8(e) of Executive Order (EO) 13636.
Recommended Reforms
The report provides a path forward to aligning Federal cybersecurity risk management and acquisition processes. It provides strategic recommendations for addressing relevant issues, suggests how challenges might be resolved, and identifies important considerations for the implementation of the recommendations.
The six recommended reforms are the following:
- Institute baseline cybersecurity requirements as a condition of contract award for appropriate acquisitions
- Include cybersecurity in acquisition training
- Develop common cybersecurity definitions for federal acquisitions
- Institute a federal acquisition cyber risk management strategy
- Include a requirement to purchase from original equipment manufacturers, their authorized resellers, or other trusted sources
- Increase government accountability for cyber risk management
The report is one component of the government-wide implementation of EO 13636 and Presidential Policy Directive (PPD) 21, and was prepared by a working group comprised of subject matter experts selected from across the Federal government.
The working group benefitted from a high level of engagement from public and private sector stakeholders, and the report provides realistic recommendations that will improve the cybersecurity and resilience of the nation when implemented.
DoD and GSA are committed to implementing the recommendations through integration with the numerous ongoing related activities like supply chain threat assessments and anti-counterfeiting.
The agencies will use a structured approach, with continued dedication to stakeholder engagement, and develop a repeatable process to address cyber risks in the development, acquisition, sustainment, and disposal lifecycles for all Federal procurements. The implementation will also harmonize the recommendations with existing risk management processes under Federal Information Security Management Act and OMB guidance.
GSA Administrator Dan Tangherlini weighs in:
"The ultimate goal of the recommendations is to strengthen the federal government's cybersecurity by improving management of the people, processes, and technology affected by the Federal Acquisition System. GSA and the Department of Defense will continue to engage stakeholders to develop a repeatable process to address cyber risks in the development, acquisition, sustainment, and disposal lifecycles for all Federal procurements."
Frank Kendall, Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology, comments:
"This report is an important step to improving the cybersecurity of our acquisition processes. Ensuring we have fully implemented the recommendations of this report will be instrumental in addressing the growing cyber risks we face."


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Dr. Alexander J.B. Zehnder "Opporitunities and Challenges on the Way to Sustainabilty"
Wednesday, March 2, 2011, 6:30 - 8pm
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Dr. Alexander J.B. Zehnder, Scientific Director of the Alberta Water Research Institute (AWRI), is recognized as one of the world's leading experts on water and water management. He is the founder and director of Triple Z Consulting, and is Professor emeritus of ETH Zurich. Dr. Zehnder is the co-founder and a member of the board of directors of SPG (Sustainable Performance Group), Europe's largest investment company focusing on sustainable production and manufacturing, former director of the Swiss Water Research Institute, EAWAG, member of the industrial advisory board of Zouk Ventures in London, and of the Council STS (Science and Technology in Society) forum Kyoto.
With the ever growing pressure to decrease our dependence on natural resources, The Cooper Union Institute for Sustainable Design recognizes the immediate need to challenge the status quo and provide a platform for engaging environmental speakers such as international expert Dr. Alexander J.B. Zehnder, who will speak on Wednesday, March 2 at 6:30pm in The Great Hall of The Cooper Union. Zehnder, scientific director of the Alberta Water Research Institute, is renowned for his cutting edge successes in both sustainability research and in turning sustainability from an academic hope into a business reality. He played a key role in designing the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes, marking the first global indexes dedicated to tracking the financial performance of the leading sustainability-driven companies worldwide. The goal of the initiative is to help guide investors in the long term implications of their investment decisions.
As founder and director of the Sustainable Performance Group, the largest sustainable investment fund in Europe, Zehnder is a co-creator of the 2000 Watt Society, a vision where each person in the developed world would cut their over-all rate of energy use to an average of no more than 2,000 watts by the year 2050. This approach has been adopted by Zurich as the long term guide to its energy management.
The Jack & Lewis Rudin Charles E. Schaffner distinguished lecture series was established by Jack and Lewis Rudin, two of New York's illustrious business and civic leaders, in honor of Cooper Union alumnus Charles E. Schaffner, a civil engineering graduate of 1941. Topics in the speakers address the larger interdisciplinary impact of technology and science both nationally and internationally.
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Inspiration Christian Books & Music has moved to a new location: 2330 Main St., next door to Papa Murphy's Pizza on the east side of Main.
Citing the uncertainty surrounding the redevelopment of Twin Peaks Mall, where they had opened their store a year ago, owners Derek and Yadira Johnson say they're looking forward to serving customers in their new location. The first day of business will be Monday Inspirations carries a variety of books, bibles, T-shirts, music and other gifts for people of all ages. The owners also donate a portion of their sales revenue to projects overseas; currently, they are raising money for a well project in Kenya.
The Johnsons say they hope in the near future to open a coffee shop inside their new location.
Hours at the new store are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday. The store can be reached at 720-933-0043.


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Kelly Clarkson Covers Britney Spears, Whitney Houston + Mariah Carey in L.A.
Kelly Clarkson gave Los Angeles fans an extra special treat on Tuesday, when she covered Britney Spears, as well as Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey.
The 'Duets' host offered a stripped-down version of Brit's dance track 'Till the World Ends,' honoring a fan request. "We've had so many requests also for tonight, but for other shows as well, for me to cover the lovely Britney Spears," she said, adding, "I know you know this song! I'm expecting everybody on these 'Ohs'."
Clarkson also graced fans with a special version of Houston and Carey's 'When You Believe,' a duet the divas recorded in 1998 for the film 'The Prince of Egypt.' The 'Stronger' singer didn't do it alone, though — she enlisted the help of fellow 'Idol' star Tamyra Gray.
Gray was one of two musical guests at the Nokia Theatre on Tuesday. Clarkson also invited Michelle Branch on the stage to perform the Wreckers' song 'Leave the Pieces.' Fans certainly got their ticket's worth at this show!
Clarkson is schedule to perform at the Pearl Concert Theater in Las Vegas on April 5, and will perform four more concerts, including the final 'Stronger' tour date at Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, Wash.
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The 2012 AMSOIL/STREET RODDER Road Tour Leg 6
Event - The Drive-by-Lokar Road Tour
With the Shades of the Past Road Tour wrapped up on Saturday in Pigeon Forge it was onto the second leg of the Steele Rubber Products Triple Crown Challenge. The Drive-by-Lokar Road Tour took us from Lokar's headquarters in Knoxville, Tennessee, to the NSRA Nationals North Plus in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Sunday was an open day and many of us decided to make a trip across the beautiful Smoky Mountains to Maggie Valley, North Carolina. In 2006, the AMSOIL/STREET RODDER Road Tour had made a stop at the Wheels Through Time Museum dedicated to vintage motorcycles. It is an amazing display of Harley-Davidson, Indian, Excelsior, Crocker, Henderson, and much more that range from the turn-of-the-century to racing motorcycles from recent years. Owner Dale Walksler again greeted us at the door and spent time explaining the collection and answering questions about the motorcycles. If you have any interest at all in American-made motorcycles you must put the Wheels Through Time Museum on your "gotta see" list.
Monday morning it was a short drive from our Knoxville hotel to Lokar's headquarters. We were greeted by Brian Downard and the Lokar staff. We enjoyed a great hot breakfast and got a tour of how all of the quality Lokar products are proudly manufactured in the United States. After a group photo we were all given Lokar T-shirts and goodie bags. Lokar is the only company that has had their products on every Road Tour car for the entire 17 years of the series. We appreciate the continued support from Lokar and depend on their products every year.
From Lokar we headed north on I-75. It was a four-hour drive to Erlanger, Kentucky, and the C. Cook Enterprises facility. We were greeted by Clay Cook and Melissa Seniora along with a large group of rodders who had stopped by to say hello. C. Cook Enterprises specializes in metal shaping and amazing aluminum billet products. In 2010 our Shadow Rodsbodied '27 T roadster featured a Clay Cook fabricated track nose and hood. This year our '40 Ford has C. Cook Enterprises valve covers on our Ford Coyote motor along with their very cool injector stacks and filters. Everyone received a C. Cook Enterprise T-shirt and we all enjoyed some snacks and beverages.
We checked in at our hotel and made the short drive to Woody's Hot Rodz in Bright, Indiana. Chris Sondles and his team built our 2009 '51 Chevy and also last year's flamed '55 Chevy. After a quick visit at their original shop we took a short drive to West Harrison, Indiana, to see the new Woody's Tri-Five Showroom. Finishing touches are being put on what will be a store where a customer can come in and order a brand-new Tri-Five Chevy on the chassis of their choice. Real Deal Steel bodies, Art Morrison chassis, and Woody's own Gasser chassis were all on display when we visited. A walk through the facility and hot dogs and soda wrapped up a great day on the Drive-by-Lokar Road Tour.
Our Tuesday morning drivers' meeting kicked off on a somber note as we remembered the victims of the September 11 tragedy of 11 years ago. By 8:45 a.m. it was time to head north. Our first stop was at Butch's Cool Stuff in Tipp City, Ohio. We were greeted by owners Sandy and Terry Keplinger and Cool Butch Bunn himself. Butch retired a number of years ago and Sandy and Terry decided to bring back the name and the line of products that Butch's was originally famous for: frenched headlight rings, lower blocks, and their newest line of tube grilles. Sharing a building with a large antique shop and art gallery, it was a popular morning stop for everyone on the tour. Two TV stations from Dayton also stopped by to interview some of the Road Tourians and to take video of their vehicles. Our lunch stop was in Plain City, Ohio, at a traditional Amish restaurant. It was then a three-hour drive to our Tuesday evening destination of my hometown, Youngstown, Ohio.
After checking in at the hotel the first stop in Youngstown was to the original retail store of Classic Automobilia. Everyone enjoyed the displays of pedal cars, vintage toys, and soapbox derby items. From the classic showroom it was a short drive to my home and a great evening of relaxing with good food and good friends. I had invited some of my hot rod friends to bring their cars. Combined with the 17 cars on the Drive-by-Lokar Tour there were about 30 very cool rods in my backyard. I introduced my wife Mary Ann, my mom, and my brother, Jack, to the crowd. Mary Ann and Dawn Damron had put together goodie bags for all the Road Tourians. The food they had prepared was delicious and it was a very relaxing evening at our home. Thanks to Pete Mazar, Dawn, and Mary Ann for all their hard work to help make the evening a huge success.
Our first stop on Wednesday was at the National Packard Museum in Warren, Ohio. Opened 13 years ago on the 100th anniversary of the first Packard motor car, the museum celebrates the history of the Packard with cars and informative displays. Their latest exhibit deals with "small cars". It is a great museum that has the help of many passionate volunteers.
Just around the corner from the Packard Museum is the amazing street rod collection of Patty and Fred Warren. To walk into a room and see the 1994 Ridler winner and both the 1995 and the 1999 AMBR winners is pretty amazing. Fred's latest coupe project has been featured recently in STREET RODDER. Fred answered everyone's questions and it was great to see these fantastic pieces of street rod art up close.
Our lunch stop was just an hour away at Precision Hot Rods and Fabrication in Macedonia, Ohio. Local hot rodders were on hand when we arrived. Shop owners Danny Tesar and Larry Brunkola greeted us when we arrived and some great food was served to everyone on hand. Precision is a full service shop that already has a full house of hot rods in progress for folks from all over the country. Thanks to the welcome party and to Dan and Larry and their wives for a great lunch stop on Wednesday. It was a short drive west on the Ohio Turnpike to the facilities of Flaming River in Berea, Ohio. We were greeted by owner Jeanette Ladina and the entire Flaming River team. We were divided into two large groups and given a complete tour of the manufacturing facility. After the informative tour we were treated to refreshments before we headed on our way to Milan, Ohio. It had been a good day on the Drive-by-Lokar Tour.
By Thursday morning it was time for our final push to Kalamazoo and the NSRA Nationals North Plus. Our day started with the drivers' meeting and then the Drive-by-Lokar Road Tour Gallery. Everyone got a chance to pose with their vehicles. (These pictures are then posted to streetrodder.com. Just click on the Road Tour section, then the Drive-by-Lokar Tour to view the gallery.)
Our first stop of the day was just around the corner in Milan, the birthplace of Thomas Edison. It was then a three-hour drive to Auburn, Indiana. In Auburn we visited the newly opened Early Ford V8 Museum. Flathead Ford fans will be in paradise when they visit this museum. From the V8 Museum it is a short drive to the amazing Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum. We have stopped here before and each time we stop we discover new things to see. The building is the original Auburn Automobile Company facility and showroom. The autos are breathtaking and so are the displays. The Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum is a must-see for any car enthusiast. By late afternoon we were all in Kalamazoo and excited about the Nationals North Plus that was to begin on Friday morning.
The three days of the NSRA Nationals North Plus were fantastic. Bright sunny blue skies and temperatures in the '70s delighted the huge crowd of over 2,400 registered vehicles and throngs of spectators. The swap meet at the Nats North has become one of the largest on the entire NSRA schedule. The Streets of Rods were a hit on Friday and Saturday. The event marked the final days of the Drive-by-Lokar Road Tour but the beginning of the Megaspeed Car Show Road Tour. It also marked the beginning of the final leg of the Steele Rubber Products Triple Crown Challenge. All six vehicles that set out with us in the beginning in Indy were still rolling right along.
The 2013 AMSOIL/STREET RODDER Road Tour schedule is now set. Registration forms can be found at streetrodder.com. Try to join us on one of the eight great tours we have planned for the summer.


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Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Impressions: Lovely's Fifty-Fifty (ala Sarah Minnick)
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Thanks for the update. Had heard all sorts of mixed reviews on this place but had heard great things from some folks I trust. This seems to confirm their praise.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 1, 2013 at 8:30 AM
Have you heard about this new pizza series called Pizza Cuz? It premieres Monday May 6th at 9PM EST on the Cooking Channel. Lovely's is in it and Dove Vivi too!ReplyDelete
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@Anonymous: No, hadn't heard of it, but it sounds fun! Too bad I don't have the Cooking Channel. Maybe the episodes will appear online or eventually make their way to YouTube?ReplyDelete
They posted the first episode in full. Hopefully they'll post the rest! http://www.cookingchanneltv.com/shows/pizza-cuz/watch-the-full-first-episode--pizza-cuz.htmlReplyDelete
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Your urgent help is required. Please call the office of the Governor: 800-843-5789 or 512-463-2000 or fax 512-463-1849. http://www.governor.state.tx.us/ for Governor Rick Perry's website. Make your call NOW―
Governor Perry has until June 19th to act on legislation passed during session. Our legislation could be vetoed, signed or simply ignored and allowed to become law. We'd like for all the bills to be signed! Please review the list below. Be sure to thank our Governor for signing SB 734 and HB 685 and urge him to sign the others.
Bills Signed By Governor Perry:
SB 734―Relating to municipal regulation of the discharge of firearms and certain other weapons. This should slow down the negative effects of urban sprawl. SB 734 went into effect immediately.
HB 685―Would allow active and recently retired military with small arms proficiency to opt out of the range portion of the CHL exam. Effective date is Sept. 1, 2005
Legislation on the Governor's Desk:
HB 225―Extends the renewal period of a Texas Concealed Handgun License from 4 years to 5 (birthday to birthday) and includes an amendment, the language in HB 1066. HB 1066 amends CHL reciprocity law to make future reciprocity agreements possible. Furthermore, it allows residents of other states to obtain a Texas CHL under the non-resident section and keep that license regardless of their state's CHL status.
HB 823 ―An historic move toward clarifying "traveling" for Texans, visitors to Texas, for Law Enforcement and the Courts. This bill puts the burden of proof on the state instead of the traveler by correcting "gun control laws" that were forced on Texans at the end of the Civil War.
HB 1038―Lowers the renewal fee for Seniors (over 60) by 50% ($35) bringing the law into harmony with other provisions in this section for seniors.
HB 322―Lowers the CHL age requirements for active and retired military personnel from 21 to 18 and lowers CHL fees for active military.
HB 1483―Creates more convenient payment options for CHLs, such as a personal check.
HB 1831―Defines "conviction" for the purposes of eligibility to obtain a concealed handgun license.
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I know it's officially summer when my son arrives home from school with a huge garbage bag filled to the top with his locker contents and all of his items that were fished out of the Lost and Found.
This year the haul included 3 thermoses, 3 winter hats, 2 baseball hats, 2 hoodies, a winter coat and a baseball glove (along with lots of crumpled up paper, old tests and some school supplies). Yikes! I long for the day that my son is more organized, but until then I'm glad we've got Mabel's Labels on everything so that his stuff makes it back home…eventually!
Along with the warm weather, family vacations, and more relaxed schedules, I'm practically giddy about not making lunches every day. The fact that everyone's wearing sandals and flip flops is a bonus too, because it means I won't need to keep the sock basket filled. Our family sock strategy consists of a basket near the front door filled with single socks. There's no point in pairing them up because my kids just un-match them anyway. Rebels!
We're looking forward to some fun outdoor activities and games, including afternoons by Grandma's pool, backyard BBQ's and evenings at our local Drive-In Theatre. Watching a drive in movie under the stars is so much fun and is a favourite summer tradition for us. There's nothing cuter than seeing lots of little ones in their pajamas, swinging on the swing set and playing Frisbee while waiting for the first feature to start. Later they'll be sleepy and cozy as their parents carry them straight from the car to their beds. Somewhere along the line I stopped wearing my PJ's to the drive-in, but I think this may be the summer to revive that tradition. I'm not sure I'll get carried in from the car, but it's worth a try.
In addition to all the family fun times that summer brings, I love the quiet early mornings all to myself in the garden. It's full of promise at this time of year, with lots of different vegetables and greens. This year we've got tomatoes, peppers, broccoli, cauliflower, celery, bok choy, kale, collard greens, romaine and red lettuce. I'm hoping that when our kids are hungry, they'll grab some cherry tomatoes off the vine instead of reaching for cookies (a mom can always dream!).
What do YOU love most about summertime? Any fun ideas to share? What are some of your favourite family vacations and summer activities for kids?
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Karen Pearson is one of the friendly voices you'll hear on the other end of the phone when calling Customer Service at Mabel's Labels. She enjoys writing about her family, which includes a husband, 3 kids and a rescue dog from Greece.


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ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates -- Tiger Woods plans to start his season in the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship on the European Tour for the second straight year,
The tournament said Wednesday Woods and Rory McIlroy have committed to play Abu Dhabi, which will be Jan. 17-20. That's the same week as the Humana Challenge in the California desert, a PGA Tour event that Woods has never played.
A year ago, Woods was tied with Robert Rock going into the final round, closed with a 72 and tied for third, two shots behind the Englishman. McIlroy was the runner-up.
Woods last year skipped Torrey Pines, where he has won seven times as a pro, to play Abu Dhabi, This year, Torrey Pines is the week after Abu Dhabi, leaving open the possibility that Woods could play.
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The Hole Story with Cornelia Tuttle HamiltonSince my very first book I've been fascinated with holes in knitted fabric... they are fun to knit and placed strategically can add great structural interest to any garment. During this workshop you will be able to examine firsthand garments using different hole and cutout techniques. You will have time to swatch different hole ideas or start on a scarf pattern.
SuppliesTo complete the scarf 200 g of #4 (worsted weight) wool yarn (like Heaven's Hand Wool Classic) and appropriate needles.
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D.C. Court: Smith Is Not Good Law
In debates about the NSA's mass surveillance of all our phone calling, pro‐government lawyers have often tried to play a trump card called Smith v. Maryland. Smith is a 1978 Supreme Court decision as right for our times as laws requiring public buildings to provide spittoons. But lawyering rightly relies heavily on precedent, so there it was, the argument that people don't have a constitutional interest in data about their phone calling because a suspected burglar and obscene phone‐caller didn't have such an interest back in 1976.
D.C. district court judge Richard Leon ruled today that Smith is not an appropriate precedent for considering the constitutionality of the NSA's mass surveillance program. "[T]he Smith pen register and the ongoing NSA Bulk Telephony Metadata Program," he concluded, "have so many significant distinctions between them that I cannot possibly navigate these uncharted Fourth Amendment waters using as my North Star a case that predates the rise of cell phones."
When phone calling was home‐ or office‐bound and relatively rare, people's interest in the information about their calling was not as great as it is today. Cell phones now accompany most people everywhere they go every single day. "[T]he ubiquity of phones has dramatically altered the quantity of information that is now available and, more importantly, what that information can tell the Government about people's lives." (emphases omitted)
Judge Leon applied the "reasonable expectation of privacy" test in finding that he is likely to determine that the NSA's data seizures are a Fourth Amendment violation, even though that standard has been thrown into doubt by recent Supreme Court decisions. But what is important is that his decision breaks the circular logic adopted by the panels of judges ratifying mass domestic surveillance under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. These panels believed they could act in secret because of the premise that Americans don't have a constitutional interest in data about their calls. Their secret operations barred Americans from contesting that premise. And the band played on. Until someone leaked this mass domestic spying to the public.
Judge Leon's assessment of the government's interest is notable. He picked up on the fact that the government's collection of data about all our calls is simply to make things a little quicker when they want to do an investigation.
"[T]he Government's interest," he writes, "is not merely to investigate potential terrorists, but rather, to do so faster than other methods might allow. … Yet … the Government does not cite a single instance in which analysis of the NSA's bulk metadata collection actually stopped an imminent attack, or otherwise aided the Government in achieving any objective that was time‐sensitive in nature." (emphases omitted)
Databasing of all our calls is a convenience and not a necessity. That stacks up poorly against the privacy costs all Americans suffer by having their phone‐calling catalogued in government databases.
There will almost certainly be an appeal, and there will be more cases coming up through the courts that explore the many dimensions of this issue. But now we can tell our lawyer friends who have been a little too slavish to precedent that Smith v. Maryland is not good law.


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I'm not the sharpest knife in the drawer. I think it might have to do with those brain cells I lost in childbirth.
36 hours of labor will do that to you.
Or maybe it was the fact that I was distracted while I was working on some stuff for my book signing at Watchung Books tonight (7pm at 54 Fairfield St, the Watchung Plaza, in Montclair). How else, really, to explain the fact that I stupidly let the dog out back again, unsupervised, and then was shocked when he I found him covered in mud, again.
This time, however, he didn't come to the door. This time, I had to chase him around the yard for ten minutes before I could grab him and drag him inside. But this time I thought I was smarter because I locked him in the kitchen while I went to get the bath towels, so he didn't track mud all over the house.
I did.
Sadly, I neglected to check the bottom of MY feet, and apparently I had run through the same mud outside that he did and I left a trail of muddy sneaker prints through the whole house.
Yeah, I'm just really brilliant that way.
I left the dog in the kitchen and ran around cleaning carpets for the next 15 minutes.
By the time I got back, the dog was passed out, his muddy paws had hardened, and I was ready for a drink with an umbrella in it on a remote desert island.
So now we are on the third dog bath in a week. Good thing we are using super gentle puppy shampoo. It is leaving my hands silky smooth for my book tour.
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Speaking of my Book Tour. Tomorrow morning I leave for the next stop on my whirlwind "Lost in Suburbia Cool Mom Book and Blow Dry Bar Tour" to benefit Dress for Success. (If you'd like to learn more about my fundraiser, PLEASE CLICK HERE!)
First I'm heading to gorgeous CHARLOTTE, NC, to the BLo ouT Blow Dry Bar where I will be celebrating with some of my favorite people, Tricia Oakes, who writes the awesome blog, Southern Spark, and Heather McDonnell, who writes the fabulous blog, Stepford Life and also owns a bakery called Cupcrazed in Fort Mill, SC where she makes the most decadent cupcakes around. How good are they? They're so good that Heather won the Food Network's Cupcake Wars! She will be baking some of her outrageous cupcakes for my event and I CAN NOT WAIT!!
BTW, here is a picture of me with Tricia and Heather from the Aiming Low Non Conference last fall.
And yes, this is how we usually dress when we get together.
There will be a lots of other friends joining us to celebrate my book launch, and also enjoy Heather's cupcakes, wine, "Cool Mom Margaritas," and gifts from my tour sponsors, Theraderm, Living Fresh and Office Candy.
Right after that party, I'm jumping on a plane to do it all over again in ATLANTA at the Blo Beauty Bar! The fabulous ladies from Everywhere, a Social Media Strategy and Marketing company, are helping me run this event, as well as providing wine for the guests (Thanks to the amazing Danica Kombol for her support and friendship!!). Also helping me in the planning is my friend Desiree Miller who writes the blog, Stress-Free Baby, is a TV producer, a travel writer, and an all around wonderful person!
I know Atlanta is going to be a blast thanks to Danica and Desiree, and special thanks to Holly Rosen Fink of Culture Mom Media who is my partner on the whole book tour and is helping me organize and run every event!! Big shout out, as well to the ladies from WE+PR, my PR posse, who are the ones responsible for this whole concept, getting us the venues, and holding my hand when I freak out!
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Who's BLOGGING about "Lost in Suburbia: A Momoir?"
Hold onto your hats… there's a lot of them!
*As I mentioned earlier, tonight I will be signing books at WATCHUNG BOOKSELLERS in Montclair, NJ. In anticipation of that event, I did an interview with the Montclair Times. You can READ THAT HERE. I did another interview for Montclair's Barista Kids. You can check that one out by CLICKING HERE.
*My friend Beth Feldman over at Role Mommy is sharing an excerpt from my book over on her site. You can READ THAT HERE.
*And over at 5 Minutes for Mom, Michelle is doing a review and a book giveaway! She writes: "Though the book is filled with humor, there are situations far too many of us can relate to with real issues many moms face." You can READ MORE OF THE INTERVIEW HERE.
*Holly Fink also did a review of my book on her blog, The Culture Mom (and not just because I promised her extra cupcakes at the Charlotte event!). Holly says she can relate to my feelings of being "Lost in Suburbia." You can CHECK OUT HER ENTIRE REVIEW HERE.
*The Stay at Home Mom Community is also doing a giveaway of my book for MOTHER'S DAY! FIND OUT HOW YOU CAN WIN A COPY HERE.
*My friend Mary McCarthy (we go way back to my first Blogher conference when I shoenapped Mary's Red High Heel and took it for a joy ride through New York City) has included my book in her most recent "Must Read" post on her blog Pajamas and Coffee. You can CHECK THAT OUT HERE.
*Rachel Blaufield, who writes the blog, Back'n Groove Mom, wrote a review, and also invited me to share a top ten list with her readers. You can see her review and read my TOP TEN WAYS TO SURVIVE YOUR KIDS' TEEN AND TWEEN YEARS by CLICKING HERE.
We had a fabulous time at my NYC "Cool Mom Book and Blow Dry Bar" party this past week! It was great to see so many friends and have them celebrate with me. If you'd like to see a slide show of the party, YOU CAN CLICK HERE. Thanks again to Fix Beauty Bar for hosting, Jennifer Lee Photography for the great pics, Sweet Loren's for the yummy deserts from their ready-to-bake line of cookies and brownies, and our sponsors, Therederm, Living Fresh and Office Candy!
*May 2 from 5-9pm I will be joining the Summit NJ annual spring event, "Girls' Night Out." I'm hoping to see lots of friends from my community there! If you are in the area that night, please stop by the Welcome Center where I will be signing copies of my book, "Lost in Suburbia: A Momoir." To find out more about Girl's Night Out, CLICK HERE
Finally, if you missed my appearance on "Live from the Couch" (Or you don't live in NY so you couldn't have seen it!), you can CHECK IT OUT HERE. I had a lot of fun chatting with three hosts.. two of whom are pregnant (not the guy in the middle).
Check out the Blog Tour schedule to see if I'll be close to your town. I'd love to see you at one of the events!!


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Let $K(r)$ be the piecewise function
I want to solve the PDE $$\Delta u + K(|x|) e^{2u} = 0$$ for radially symmetric $u$ with boundary condition $u = 0$ at infinity. I'm content for a solution in two dimensions, so switching to polar coordinates this is the ODE $$\tfrac 1 r u' + u'' + K(r) e^{2u} = 0.$$
The motivation is that the Riemannian metric $g_{ij} = e^{2u} \delta_{ij}$ has curvature profile $K$. This should be a relatively simple exercise in geometric PDE, and is surely explained in the literature. Could you please point me toward a reference which explains how to solve this equation explicitly?


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DistressedAssetFund brauchte ein neues Logo Design und hat einen Wettbewerb auf 99designs gestartet.
Aus 3 Designs von 1 Designern wurde eine Gewinner gewählt.
We are a private asset management/private equity fund. Our goal is to have one major logo to encompass our subsidiary companies. http://WWW.DISTRESSEDSSETFUND.COM will be acquiring mostly real estate related properties but we likewise will be doing other type of assets so the goal is to move away from strictly a real estate connotation.
High net worth and accredited investors. Some smaller scale financial institutions as well.
This should be a unique red logo and design. We want it to be chique and aesthetic as this will be in front of sophisticated investors and therefore please move away from generic logos having only buildings in the background. (Do not get caught up on Real Estate- we are moving towards other assets as well)
You can be creative with the layout and color tone but realize it should be Red or a derivative of it.
Please do not integrate the name of our company into the logo- this should be a stand-alone object.
Remember this is for a private equity fund so keep our clientele in mind: we cannot be too flashy but at the same time feel free to be creative.
Finden Sie heraus, wie ein Designwettbewerb funktioniert, oder lernen Sie mehr über unsere Logo-Design-Angebote.


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sarous wrote:the reason why dragons could fly and breathe fire in scientific terms(science messing with things it can not explain) is the gas produced went a dragon is digesting food is methene the gas needed to make the dragons fire the reason why they could fly is because of the fact methene is lighter than air and the large wing muscles(only eastern dragons are impossible because the have no wings large enough to get enough lift to fly)
You have confused me. How could dragon with no large wings fly, while dragons with large wings not fly. It seems to me that the only plausible draogn would have resembled teradactals( I'm not sure if that's spelled right), or other large flying dinosaurs.
Or are you saying that it did not fly, but instead float?


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Home for the humanities
A construction project slated to begin this summer not only will renovate two 100-year-old University buildings, but is expected to transform the environment for the humanities on campus.
East Pyne Hall will be renovated and expanded to become the new home of the Andlinger Center for the Humanities. Nearby Chancellor Green will be restored.
The center is named for Gerhard Andlinger, a member of the class of 1952 who donated $25 million to the University last year as part of the Anniversary Campaign.
"The center will give a more visible profile to the humanities as a unit in the University by bringing together a number of departments," said Alexander Nehamas, the Edmund Carpenter II Class of 1943 Professor in the Humanities and the chairman of the Humanities Council.
The center will encompass the classics department and the language departments as well as the Humanities Council, the more than 20 interdisciplinary programs it administers and its Society of Fellows in the Liberal Arts.
The academic integrity of each department will be maintained. But the unifying center -- along with the physical renovation that is expected to open up the building and tie it to others nearby -- should have a big effect on interdepartmental cooperation, Nehamas said.
"It will work both horizontally, integrating our departments and programs, and vertically, connecting faculty and students," he said.
Departments began vacating East Pyne soon after Commencement. They will be housed in temporary quarters until the project is completed in the summer of 2003.
Site preparation and relocation of utilities were scheduled to begin this month, with construction slated to start in mid-July, according to Michael Denchak, assistant director of physical planning and project manager for the humanities center.
The East Pyne/Chancellor Green work is the second part of a three-phase project that began last summer with the renovation of the Joseph Henry House, which serves as headquarters for the Humanities Council and the Society of Fellows. The third part will be construction of a 10,000-square-foot building on the plot of land directly north of Chancellor Green and between the Joseph Henry House and Firestone Library. Work on that building, which also will house humanities programs, will begin in spring 2002 and conclude in summer 2003.
The East Pyne/Chancellor Green project encompasses about 85,000 square feet. Chancellor Green was built in 1873 and East Pyne in 1897. Both originally housed the University library.
One unusual aspect of the project will be the way in which East Pyne is expanded.
"When we began planning for accommodating the departments and programs, it was clear to us right from the start that there was more space needed than we had available in the existing structures," Denchak said.
The solution: expand underground. Crews will excavate under the existing East Pyne courtyard, making room for a 70-seat auditorium and a language resource center on the lower level.
"Right now, humanities departments and programs as a whole have no auditorium of their own. We have to use various sites around the campus," Nehamas said. "The new auditorium, which will include film projection facilities, will be used for many events of interest to the humanities in general."
Once excavation is complete, the courtyard will be reconstructed. Another key feature of the renovation will be the configuration of a new main entrance and lobby off the courtyard at the north wing of East Pyne, where the old cafeteria was located.
The architects for the project are Schwartz/Silver Architects of Boston. This is their first project at Princeton.
Their plans call for opening up East Pyne by incorporating more communal spaces such as lounges that have a view of the courtyard. Currently, primarily offices line the interior walls, making the corridors dark and closed in. While some of those offices will remain, devices such as clerestory windows along the corridor walls will allow natural light to penetrate the interior of the building.
On the Chancellor Green side, the cafi and mezzanine will be converted into a general periodicals room that will be relocated from Firestone Library. The lower level, formerly a game room, will be transformed into a new cafi. The cafi will be accessible from a new entrance constructed on the north side of the building.
Nehamas said the renovation will remedy some of the design problems with East Pyne. The current layout tends to promote isolation rather than congregation in the building, he said.
"The library and cafi will make a major difference," Nehamas said. "They will be places where people can meet casually. Right now, that is impossible in East Pyne. The new circulation pattern is going to be much more complex and, ideally, more interesting. The main entrance, which is so centrally located, will also make a big difference."
Nehamas also is looking forward to increased integration because of new traffic patterns between the Joseph Henry House, the Chancellor Green/East Pyne complex and the new building.
"The Joseph Henry House has a beautiful courtyard and a covered porch which can be used for receptions after lectures and other events," he said. "That again will create an opportunity for people to run into one another. Movement between East Pyne, the Joseph Henry House and the new building will be straightforward because of the new entrance on the north side of Chancellor Green."
"Altogether, the renovation will make it easy and pleasantly inevitable to run into one's colleagues and students," he said.
Contact: Marilyn Marks (609) 258-3601


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Restaurant Reality Check
You've cut back on swanky restaurants to save cash, but a third of you aren't willing to give up casual dinners out, a recent study reveals. Asking for the sauce on the side and skipping the bread basket are old-school diet tricks. It's not just what you order but how long you wait and even how you pay that makes you overeat. Use our 5-step plan to enjoy your next dinner out — and still stick to your diet.
Step 1: Call ahead.
Watching everyone else chow down while you wait 45 minutes for a table isn't just annoying; it can also make you eat more. "The sight and smell of food stimulates the body to begin the digestive process," says Susan Roberts, PhD, author of The Instinct Diet. "Your stomach muscles relax and insulin is secreted, lowering blood-sugar levels to make you feel hungry." The fix: Book a reservation, and arrive on time to reduce your wait and the amount of food you see and smell before sitting down, suggests Joanne Lichten, PhD, RD. author of Dining Lean. Request a quiet table while you're at it. Diners who sit near a TV, a busy host's station, or the bar may consume more calories, because they have trouble focusing on their food, Lichten says. Dining alone? Don't bring a book; it'll just distract you from the meal and lead to overeating. Instead, pick a task that won't require your full attention (jot down a to-do list, for example).
Step 2: Take a bathroom break.
Meet a friend for dinner after a crazy day of back-to-back meetings and you'll be downing margaritas and mozzarella sticks before you even open the menu. "When you're anxious, your instincts tell you to reach for high-fat comfort foods to soothe yourself," says Marc David, founder of the Institute for the Psychology of Eating in Boulder, Colorado. So if you're feeling frazzled when you get to the restaurant, make a beeline for the ladies' room and take five to 10 deep breaths. "A stressed state of mind has a corresponding breathing pattern — short, shallow, and irregular — and so does a peaceful one — regular, rhythmic, and deep," David explains. Deep breaths trick the brain into thinking you're relaxed, and when you're calm you're more likely to make informed, rational decisions.
Decoding the Menu
Step 3: Read between the lines.
Succulent herb-crusted pork chops. Velvety ricotta cheesecake. Is your mouth watering yet? Descriptive adjectives like luscious and juicy are all over restaurant menus and can actually make you order more, says Brian Wansink, PhD, author of Mindless Eating. In one of his studies, diners were 27 percent more likely to get dessert when it was called German Black Forest double-chocolate cake instead of plain old chocolate cake. Practice picking out these adjectives on a menu the next time you dine out (sizzling, creamy, and rich are a few of the most popular). The more easily you recognize them, the less they'll sway you. Avoid condiment catastrophes. "SOS" (sauce on the side) is one of the first rules you learn in Weight Loss 101, but it may actually up your calorie intake. "A 2-tablespoon serving of dressing looks pretty skimpy, so many restaurants triple or quadruple the amount they send out separately," says Edward Abramson, PhD, a professor emeritus of psychology at California State University at Chico and author of Body Intelligence. Translation: You could be adding 200 to 300 extra calories to your meal. A smarter strategy? Order condiments on the side; when they arrive, measure one spoonful onto your plate. Then send that tempting little container of ranch dressing, mayo, or cheese sauce back to the kitchen with your waiter.
Step 4: Pay with cold, hard cash.
Walk into your favorite boutique with a purseful of plastic and you're likely to come out with shoes and jewelry to go along with that dress you'd planned on buying. Research shows that it works the same way with food: In a review of 100,000 restaurant purchases conducted by Visa, people who paid for their food with a credit card spent up to 30 percent more than those who used cash. "When you pay on credit, you lose sight of the cost of the meal, so you're more likely to splurge on extras such as appetizers and cocktails," David explains. Bad news, since both can add dollars to your bill and hundreds of calories to your meal. If you can't pay with cash, determine a reasonable amount to spend beforehand (one that won't allow you to order an entree and all the extras) and vigilantly stick to that number.
The Dos and Don'ts of Dining Out
If all else fails, remember these five rules when eating out:
Do stop...in the name of your diet. Take a few minutes to de-stress when you arrive at the restaurant.
Don't dine with a novel — you'll get sucked into the story and lose track of those bites.
Do scan the menu for tempting words like rich or velvety — and stay strong.
Do hit the ATM on your way to the restaurant so you don't pay with plastic.
Don't just request sauce on the side. Measure out an even spoonful to ensure skinny dipping.


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Dedicated to Hurricane Arthur:
From the 1993* album Give A Monkey A Brain And He'll Swear He's the Center of the Universe, which is a very good name for an album.
*oh my stars that makes me feel old
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Gary weeds out the media BS...
...so that you don't have to. Nice job over at Biiwii here, as we see how a mainstream media business commentary idiot can flip from "Dow about to Crash OMG" to "Dow Will Run Higher for Years OMG" in less than two months, without skipping a beat or even hinting at bad previous calls.
And there's more to the Biiwi post than just calling out the fools, so you'd do well to read it all here.
A Flash update...
...was sent to subscribers this Thursday morning, just before the opening bell. On occasion it's important to separate rumours or wishful thinking away from the realistically optimistic scenarios.
More Alex Frechette: The Scream, Brazil 2014 World Cup edition
Before the World Cup started we brought you news of Brazil artist Alex Frechette's wonderful protest version of Picasso's Guernica. Now here's his latest, riffing on Edvard Munch and called "O Grito de las Ruas" (The Scream of the Streets)
The US / Peru Free Trade Agreement and generic medicines
It works like this:
- In Peru, generic medicines exist as less costly alternatives to very expensive treatments against problems such as cancer, HIV/AIDS/auto-immune viruses, psychiatric disorders and arthritis.
- The National Association of Pharmaceutical Laboratories (Alafarpe) has filed a petition in the Peruvian courts to stop the generic drugs from being sold.
- It's now known that the blocking petition has been based on the terms of US/Peru Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and that Alafarpe is being used as a cover by an as-yet un-named foreign pharma company to stop the generic drug commercialization.
- If Peru's courtrooms uphold the petition it would signify a manifold price rise in many treatments. By way of one example, an anti-HIV treatment that currently costs around 500 Soles (~U$180) per capsule would cost the patient S/.7,000 (U$2,518) for the same treatment.
- U$2.5k in a country with an average monthly salary of half that is no small amount of cash. The long and short of it; people won't be able to afford the treatment and will die (e.g. HIV) or have immensely more painful lives (e.g. arthritis). In the name of progress, of course.
One of the long-standing problems with unfettered capitalism is how it fucks people over just for the money, this is not new of course. But at least it's usually subtle about it.
Chart of the day is...
...the gold/silver ratio in 2014:
June's story is of a slightly better macro backdrop for metals and miners. Not good, but less worse.
President José Mujica of Uruguay's opinion of FIFA: "They're a bunch of old sons of whores"
Before leaving you for the day*:
After the Luis Suárez biting scandal, then the team's KO at the hands of Colombia, the Uruguay football team returned home and was greeted in an official reception by the country's notoriously badass President, José "Pepe" Mujica. When asked his opinion of FIFA by a journalist, Pepe said, "FIFA is a bunch of old sons of whores" (which is the translation of the exact Spanish phrase he used, "Los de la FIFA son una manga de viejos hijos de puta", but doesn't really do it full justice) as witnessed here.
Love the way he covered his mouth and hammed a "oh no what have I said" afterwards.
*I'll be in and out on Twitter all day though. Probably. Possibly.
Rabbit and pipe
Posting will be light today.
But don't fret, because here's a jolly drawing of a rabbit smoking a pipe.
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