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Friday, January 9, 2009
TFF: Salt and Pepper Salmon
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- If you have salmon, you have the ingredients you need for this recipe (salmon, salt, pepper, olive oil, and butter). I did an internet search for "Tyler Florence" and "salmon" and minutes later I was on my way. The most complicated thing was pulling out a few pinbones (well, OK, a lot of them).
- I used some wild-caught previously-frozen sockeye salmon.
- Tyler seems really big on getting the skin nice and crispy. None of us actually ate the skin, but it certainly scored high on the crisp-o-meter.
the verdict:
The three of us loved this fish and finished every morsel; not much left for the poor doggies. The salmon was beautiful in presentation and delicious in flavor. The oil and butter paired nicely and who knew salt and pepper could be the perfect way to season salmon?
This recipe is most definitely a keeper!
I've got to extol the virtues of Tyler Florence Fridays! It is the easiest cooking group ever - members each get to choose a recipe and can participate each week or not. We can even post on any day we choose - the TFF roundup is posted each Friday and if you've posted that week you're included. How cool is that? Very cool, I say, especially since Tyler Florence's recipes are scrumptious!
12 comments:
- NKP said...
That does look delish! I love salmon, and an easy weeknight dinner? - perfect!
- January 9, 2009 at 8:57 AM
- Megan said...
What could be better than a quick, delicious dinner? Nothing!
So glad you've decided to play along, we are all enjoying the freedom of our little group!
- January 9, 2009 at 12:06 PM
- Cathy said...
Love this one, Nancy! So perfect for the weeknights. I bet this technique would be great with other fish, too. Cooking more fish is one of my nutritional new year's resolutions (and should be one of the easiest of my resolutions to keep, because if I cook any fish this year, I will have cooked more fish than I did last year). Fish is like yeast bread for me -- I've generally left it to the pros up until this point. I think I need to drop one of my other groups and pick up TFF instead -- just can't resist that uber laidback-ness.
- January 9, 2009 at 12:41 PM
- Deb in Hawaii said...
I eat a lot of salmon and I love how simple this is. It is amazing what a few great ingredients can do isn't it?! Great pick--I will be trying this one!
- January 9, 2009 at 3:08 PM
- pam said...
This is my kind of Tyler recipe!
- January 9, 2009 at 4:36 PM
- Karen said...
Sometimes the simplest recipes are the best! I could eat salmon 100 different ways (as long as it's not overcooked!) and this would be one of them.
- January 9, 2009 at 6:07 PM
- Reeni said...
How easy and delicious! I am loving TFF too!
- January 9, 2009 at 7:56 PM
- Mom24 said...
We're having Salmon tomorrow night, I think I'll have to try this. Thanks.
- January 9, 2009 at 9:06 PM
- Mary Coleman said...
We have a dog that cooks with us as well. Love your blog. We did this salmon tonight and it was divine!
Glad to have found you.
- January 10, 2009 at 8:34 PM
- Cathy said...
Nancy, thanks for the heads up on the Blitz Bread -- I'm looking forward to your post; it sounds great! I am so loving that KA blog. I haven't baked anything from it yet, of course -- baby steps. But those step-by-step pictures are my dream come true -- the next best thing to having one of the blog authors come observe me for a week and tell me why I kill yeast. I actually haven't looked at Whole Foods for SAF; I always forget when I am there. If I can find some, I'd like to try the English Muffin bread this week. The pressure will really be on though, because I will no longer be able to blame it all on Fleishmann's if it flops!
- January 11, 2009 at 12:48 AM
- CM said...
Aw, you didn't eat the skin?
I'm a huge fan of fish skin, although I should mention I am converted, as I used to loath it and push it to the side of my plate. One day I realized that it was some sort of learned habit- I had never actually tried it before, so I gave it a whirl. If the salmon is good quality and it's been scaled properly the skin is my favorite part, after the belly and the face of course :)
Also, just salt and pepper is one of my favorite ways to eat salmon, though I also love a maple glaze or wrapping it in speck before searing it.
- January 13, 2009 at 12:15 PM
- Katrina said...
Well, darn it all, now I want more salmon! Looks de-lish!
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A fixed-wing, single-engine experimental aircraft crashed Sunday morning at the Durango-La Plata County Airport.
Two men on board were transported to Mercy Regional Medical Center by ambulances from the Los Pinos Fire Protection District and Durango Fire & Rescue Authority, said Don Brockus, a spokesman for the Durango-La Plata County Airport.
Those aboard the plane were Bruce Snyder, 56, and William Counley, 55, said Sam Eggleston of the La Plata County Sheriffs Office.
Snyder and Counley were in fair condition Sunday evening, Mercy Regional Medical Center Spokesman David Bruzzese said.
The crash occurred around 9:10 a.m., and the runway was closed for about 1½ hours, Brockus said. The plane went down on the east side of the runway.
While Brockus said there was some uncertainty among witnesses, he believed the plane crashed shortly after taking off from the airport. This was the first operation of the day for the plane, he said. All remaining debris from the crash was removed by Sunday afternoon, and the airport did not expect there would be further disturbances or delays related to the crash, Brockus said.
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It's important to remember that Oprah wasn't Oprah until, you know, she was an event that occurred only after years working as a host for a variety of shows.
I say this because Queen Latifah debuted her daytime talk show, "The Queen Latifah Show," Monday. Every new daytime host is rated on a scale of 1 to Oprah, but if you are a curvy black woman who is also an actress seeking to create "a safe space" in which people will feel comfortable enough to share things with you, well, that comparison has to be intense.
So perhaps Latifah will be forgiven for swinging more toward that other queen of daytime Ellen DeGeneres.
Latifah showed up for her first day of work in a white suit with a black blouse, and yes, yes, it was obviously a testament to John Travolta, who was the show's first guest. But honestly, didn't she look just like Ellen?
And about that first guest. I'm as big a fan of Travolta's as the next middle-aged female viewer who learned how to dance to the Bee Gees, but when Latifah said she had chosen him because he "embodied" everything she hoped her show would be, I found myself at something of a loss. Certainly Travolta is a durable, even multi-talented performer, but no one could accuse him of generating anything like heat these days.
He falls more into the mildly beloved category, mainly because he seems to be such a genuinely nice guy, always ready to help out a friend. (He showed up on Kirstie Alley's short-lived reality series as well as her longer-lived "Fat Actress" and her upcoming sitcom "Kirstie.")
All of which may personify that safe space Latifah hopes to create. But as a way of promoting her show, well, watching stars smile and thank each other for being fabulous is not exactly riveting television. The smallest noise in the next room — a dust mite settling, a dog scratching fleas could — could, and did, prove a distraction.
A pre-taped segment in which Latifah honored a local music teacher by taking him and his students to Sony Studios, introducing them to Alicia Keys, and giving their rehearsal room a much-needed makeover, was far more interesting if unabashedly emotionally manipulative. (Which is to say, yes, I cried a little.)
A life could be lived quite fully without ever seeing 12-year-old Willow Smith sing as she did toward the end of the hour (thereby giving my children one more reason to hate me for not being Will Smith, who by coincidence produces this show). But you know what? She was fine and apparently blowing up YouTube.
This is Latifah's second shot at a daytime talk show — the first, debuting in 1999, focused on the music world and lasted two years. This time, an "older and wiser" mood is definitely in play, and Latifah's career guarantees A-list guests including Smith, Jamie Foxx and Jake Gyllenhaal.
Still, it's hard to tell from the premiere precisely what Latifah is going for here, besides the truly fabulous set that was, apparently, designed by Lenny Kravitz.
Not surprisingly, the best bits revolved around her — a brief, amusing song spoof of "Stayin' Alive," a funnier series of her promoting her show via scenes from various Emmy contenders. (I wish Queen Latifah would show up in Don Draper's office and read him the riot act — seriously, how great would that be?)
As previously noted, Oprah wasn't built in a day. Latifah could wind up with a new sort of hybrid of variety/talk show and that would be great. She too is talented, versatile and charismatic. Though she is always at her most attractive when she's back-talking (or singing) the sense into someone.
Nice may be the new snark, and who would argue with that trend? Unfortunately, nice isn't a new gig, "Ellen" has built an empire on it already.
But you can be fair-minded and good-hearted and retain some edge. At least you can if you're Queen Latifah and keep an open mind while figuring this whole talk show thing out.
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Sunday, 1 January 2012
The Country Scrapper
There is no way I could show all of her projects that are worthy so take a look at her blog and be blown away as I am. The Country Scrapper
Amber has been and is on many design teams on which she excells. Visit her little country...scrappy...wonderful home on the web. I expect 2012 will be an even scrappier year for her. Thank you Amber for letting me showcase your blog on this 1st day of 2012.
40 comments:
- Annie said...
What fabulous work. Just beautiful.
Will have to pop over and take a look at her blog.
Ann xxx
PS - Happy New Year to everyone.
- 2 January 2012 at 07:17
- Amber said...
Thanks for featuring me!!!
- 2 January 2012 at 07:21
- BEARKIS said...
Amazing works!Happy New Year!!!
- 2 January 2012 at 10:30
- Tammie said...
Gorgeous projects and I agree...one of the top in the field..and my niece...;)
- 2 January 2012 at 23:37
- Unknown said...
These projects are very good in the color combination and the details are very good in this card.
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- 3 January 2012 at 06:49
- Pam said...
How gorgeous! I'm new here and really like your blog. I'll be looking around now at your projects!
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- Nasir said...
These cards are so adorable and must be a source of inspiration for many people.
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really good website
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- anita01 said...
Och wat een mooi's weer zeg, grandioos.......;o)
Warme groetjes,
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As I laid in the hospital bed I started thinking that I had a show to do. I was hoping the Doctor would put me together so I could do the show.
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- Unknown said...
very beautiful.
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I like being on the road, living in hotels. While I've got a real nice house, I go crazy when I'm there. Deluxe hotels in chennai !!
- 20 February 2012 at 09:07
- scooters said...
Such a nice collections of the cards.It look so different and creative on the paper art.
- 29 February 2012 at 11:24
- mani said...
Creative design with nice work of cotton.
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I think the second one cards has a great impact to all the viewers, i like also..........
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- 3 March 2012 at 08:02
- Silvia said...
Fantastic work! Love her style. Thanks for sharing the link to her blog.
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I think I have seen this at a present party...they are adorable
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- May said...
Beautiful work, I just had to become a follower, so as to visit again, Stunning work, Hugs May x x x
Did you know you had the word thingy on? x x Here goes my 3rd attempt to comment (lol)
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- Mrs Mac said...
are you OK? Hope so! Hope you are back soon!
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- ursula Uphof said...
Miss seeing your lovely "finds". Hope you will be back soon.
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- Riinata said...
Hi! I was searching for inspiration, and I found this blog. Those cards are so sweet! <3
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- marker pens said...
Those all nice collections of the cards. It look so different and creative on the paper art. I appreciate for your work.
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- wall art said...
Imagination comes with creation,What ever you think that is useful and unique just try to create something because sometimes it have a good result.
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Amei vistar seu Blog. Muito inspirador.
Nilde Lima.
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I just found your sit and I love the cards!!! Beautiful. I also wanted to let you know that I mentioned you in my blog as well. Thanks for a great site. Cathy
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- love life said...
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- Angelina Cirelli - Salomone said...
Beautiful work of art! These are great as Christmas gifts!
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- Unknown said...
Excellent use of scraps, your blog is really inspiring, the projects are really good to decorate the table and wall during the spare hours.
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- Unknown said...
Good work art..such a amazing art work.. the art pics was nice but we mostly like the 2end last...this is really different for other arts...keep shearing your art..
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Superb! Generally I never read whole articles but the way you wrote this
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Beautiful Christmas and New Year Crafts. I will follow her Blogspot.
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Police release names of dead man, injured trooper
WESTBROOK, Conn. (AP) -- State police have released the names of a robbery suspect who was killed and a trooper who was injured in a shootout in Westbrook.
Authorities say 24-year-old Jonathan Alvarado of Deep River was shot to death by police Monday after a chase that began in Old Saybrook where a motel was robbed. The injured trooper was identified Wednesday as Detective Scott Wisner, a 21-year state police veteran.
Police say Alvarado and another man were chased by police into Westbrook, where their car collided with Wisner's cruiser and a shootout ensued.
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Children and Teddy Bears Used to Manipulate Ohio Senate on Heartbeat Ban
Next, the supporters will tell the senate every day they don't vote, a kitten will be drowned...
The supporters of a bill that would ban abortion in Ohio from the point in which a heartbeat can be detected — as early as four weeks post conception — seem to be getting a little impatient with the senate's reluctance to vote on the bill.
To add a little pressure, they've brought some new props to the Statehouse: little children and teddy bears.
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"I'm here to save babies with beating hearts," Christian, barely tall enough to peer over a podium, told a packed committee hearing room. "And I want to tell the senators to pass the Heartbeat Bill right now. And when I mean right now, I mean right now."
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The youngster was one of more than 50 children who were in Columbus Tuesday as part of the latest attempt by backers of the Heartbeat Bill to convince lawmakers to pass the legislation.
They had a press conference with reporters, held a faux committee hearing showing lawmakers how to vote in favor of the bill and delivered Teddy bears, complete with real heartbeat sound chip, to all 33 Ohio senators.
"Do not believe the stuff the people tell you at the abortion clinic," said 11-year-old Sydney McCauley. "The [sic] just say it's a blob of tissue, and that is not the truth. That blob of tissue is actually forming into a baby."
She added, "Think if someone aborted you. That would be a whole generation of people who (would not) be able to live their lives."
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The VG crew headed down to Bear Mountain back in May. Clayton Shoemaker, Dan Neilson, and the Bear park crew put in work and built all sorts of things. In for the action was Jonas Michilot, Will Tuddenham, Will Bateman, Alex Cantin, Lance and Mike Hakker, Harrison Gordon, Desiree Melancon, Laura Hadar, Zak Hale, and Chris Bradshaw.
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The polar opposite of the memoirs relayed in Frank McCourt's Angela's Ashes, Limerick is a lively city bubbling with beautiful Georgian architecture, grand museums and rugby-obsessed locals
Set to music by Daniel O'Donnell in his ballad Limerick, You're a Lady, the waters of the River Shannon are the beauty that surrounds you during any outing here. But where should you go to first?
There are few better places to start than the beautifully restored Milk Market on Cornmarket Row. It's like a microcosm of the city: colourful, fun, energetic, with occasional pop-up restaurant events, artisan foods, antiques, music and art.
"It has to be said that this is Limerick at its best," writes Jack on TripAdvisor, "it is a hive of activity, fun and the essence of true living. Everywhere you look there are artisan producers and growers, all mixed in with the friendly street traders."
Founded by the Vikings in the 9th century, today's Limerick glows with a more Georgian feel, particularly around the Newtown Perry area. But this is a city that thrives on its individuality. Wander down the line alley of Fox's Bow, and you'll find a curiously quirky collection of craft, leather and jewellery stores, where you can pick up everything from Celtic silver to a blackthorn shillelagh (a traditional walking stick).
Far better souvenirs than that leprechaun key-ring you had your eye on. Honest.
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In the medieval heart of the city on King's Island, step inside the 800-year-old St John's Castle, once the site of the dramatic Siege of Limerick in 1690. St John's remains one of the most intact medieval castles in Ireland, and boasts incredible views out over the River Shannon.
Designated as Ireland's first City of Culture for 2014, Limerick's rich cultural life can be seen in world-renowned museums, such as the Hunt, as well as the Limerick City Gallery of Art, housed in the historic Carnegie Building.
If culture is the city's lifeblood, then sport is its beating heart. Strike up a conversation with rugby supporters in the many local pubs and they'll delight in telling you about memorable Munster victories. A particular win against New Zealand's All Blacks has made its way into local and national sporting folklore.
In 2011, Limerick was crowned European City of Sport, a deserved accolade for a place that promotes sporting excellence.
But for those who prefer to listen to music in pubs rather than sports talk, the place to head is Dolan's on Dock Road, which features live music most nights as well as cutting-edge stand-up comedians.
Peace, quiet and a slice of luxury are on the menu, too. Step inside No1 Pery Square and you'll know what we mean. You'd hardly believe it, but within the walls of this 200-year old Georgian townhouse are period guestrooms, a wine shop, a spa, a fine-dining restaurant and a drawing room where afternoon tea is served around a blazing turf fire.
But hey, what else would you expect from a lady like Limerick?
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Admission & Scholarships
Applicants should follow the DU application process.
No audition or review is required for declaring a theatre major.
However, we do offer merit-based scholarships, which requires an audition or portfolio review.
University-wide, we offer competitive, merit-based, renewable scholarship assistance from $20,000 to $40,000 spread over four years. The award is conditional, renewable for up to four years, and is subject to review and adjustment by the department on a quarterly basis.
All students (Freshman, Sophomore, Junior and Senior) are eligible to receive these scholarships.
You must declare and keep theatre as your major, and be in good academic standing to receive the scholarship. You may also declare a second major.
Declared majors agreeing to accept departmental scholarship awards also agree to:
- Maintain 3.7 GPA or better in all departmental classes
- Demonstrate leadership, reliability, core competencies, and enthusiasm in shop hours, workdays, and production/build process
- Demonstrate regular and active engagement (at least 2 quarters per year) with related Departmental activities and opportunities, such as:
- Auditioning for departmental productions and student projects
- Pursuing production support roles such as director, assistant director, designer, assistant designer, assistant technical director, stage manager, assistant stage manager, dramaturg, assistant dramaturg, playwright, choreographer, dance captain, musical director, assistant musical director, electrics, props, run crew, front of house, marketing, publicity, etc.
- Contributing regularly to the vision, goals, and needs of Theatre Ensemble
- Attending opening night performances of all departmental productions
- Attending and/or participating in staged readings, guest artist workshops and performances, independent student projects, departmental open house events, prospective student visits, donor and alumni events, etc.
- Scholarship awards for majors who fail to meet the conditions listed above are subject to reduction or elimination.
- Scholarship awards for majors who regularly demonstrate commitment to the department well beyond the conditions listed above are subject to increase.
- Any adjustment to a student's departmental scholarship award will be discussed with that student in advance of any change.
- Any student whose award has been reduced may apply for full reinstatement of the original award. This will be considered once the student has demonstrated full commitment to the conditions listed above.
Merit scholarships require a performance audition or technical portfolio review (see requirements).


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The Lost season six DVD box set doesn't come out for another week, but the blooper-reel and snippets from the special features are out now. Watch actors try to keep track of their intrigues, plus the pilot's worryingly "cheesy" moment.
All of these new special features are online courtesy of E! Online. Here's the blooper reel, including Josh Holloway's "brain fart" and Alan Dale's confusion at which complicated plot thingy he's meant to be expounding just now:
Jorge Garcia talks to Michael Emerson about his first line in the pilot (which was cut.) And Damon Lindelof said one Sawyer moment in the pilot made him worry this show was going to be so bad and "cheesy" that nobody would ever watch it. Plus Lindelof explains why only good-looking people survived the crash. (Even Frogurt?)
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Poetry Reading
Category: Reading
Reading which includes poetry
2:30 pm Tue, 11 Feb 2020
finishing at 4:30 pm
Visitors £2 + 50p refreshments
Come and join the Shortlands Poetry Circle for the pleasure of poetry (bring 2 poems to read, but not your own, 1 must be short) and a long chat over tea and biscuits... Today: poems on topic 'Over the Moon'.Featuring: Members & Visitors
Shortlands Poetry Circle
This reading is part of a series or regular event.
A great way of sharing poetry. Small friendly membership - visitors welcome. We read two poems, one may be long (but no more than 3 minutes) and the other must be short (closer to sonnet length) on the pre-scheduled theme or by the scheduled poets.
Much more at www.poetrypf.co.uk/shortlands.html
and visit our blog: http://shortlandspoetrycircle.wordpress.com/
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Shortlands Poetry Circle
Poetry Appreciation Group. Meets on alternate Tuesdays at 2:30pm to share poems (not our own) on programmed themes. Tea & Biscuits & chat after meetings. Special events: Summer Celebration with guest readers and slap-up buffet; Portfolio reading - a reading by the Shortlands Poetry Circle Writers' Group. The group gives recitals at local care / community centres. www.poetrypf.co.uk/shortlands.html


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Don't expect major changes to the tax code if Democrats win control of the House in the midterm elections next week, says The Wall Street Journal's tax expert, Richard Rubin. "The parties are too far apart on core tax-policy principles to enact sweeping legislation in a divided government," Rubin writes, so it's highly unlikely the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act will face a repeal effort.
But there could be changes at the margins, and tax policy will remain an important political issue in 2019, Rubin says, especially when it comes to still-controversial topics like the state and local tax deduction. Some tax provisions that are set to expire in 2019, such as a family leave credit for employers, could drive Congress to pass some sort of tax legislation next year. And even if major changes are likely off the table, lawmakers will promote specific tax ideas as they stake out positions ahead of the presidential election in 2020.
Here are some of the tax issues Rubin says could get attention in the next Congress:
- Corporate tax rate: Senate Democrats have floated the idea of raising the top corporate rate above the current 21 percent in order to pay for new spending. For example, the added revenue produced by a 25 percent rate could be used to offset the costs of a bipartisan deal on infrastructure.
- Individual tax cuts: The individual tax cuts in the GOP's 2017 law are set to expire after 2025, and lawmakers from both parties are likely to pitch their proposals for what to do about it well ahead of expiration. President Trump's theoretical 10 percent tax cut for the middle class will also likely be in the mix.
- State and local tax (SALT) deduction: The new $10,000 cap on state and local tax deductions remains controversial in blue states like New York and California, and Democrats are expected to push to repeal or increase it, even if the benefits of such a change largely go to higher-income residents.
- Estate tax exemption: Democrats have signaled they want to roll back the doubling of the exemption passed by Republicans. Trump, however, has said he wants to eliminate the estate tax entirely.
- Expiring provisions: Tax rules set to expire at the end of 2019 — including deductions for medical expenses, tax breaks for alcohol producers and the family leave tax credit — will likely be addressed.
- Mistakes and glitches: Republicans need to fix errors in the new tax law, such as the "grain glitch" that gives some farming businesses an unintended tax advantage (more on that from the Tax Foundation here). But they'll need Democratic help to get it done, which could provide the next Congress with an opportunity to create new, bipartisan tax legislation.


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Riesling Report: Nikolaihof Riesling Vom Stein Smaragd, 2008
July is riesling month! We're drinking it all month long...and maybe longer. Got a favorite riesling? Recommend it in the comments!
At the recent Theise portfolio tasting, the Nikolaihof wines stopped me in my tracks—not just the riesling, but the Grüner and Gelber Muskateller as well. Sipping these wines, the buzz of the room blurred into the background, and the flavors washed over me: fruit and stones, flowers pressing through slate, herbs releasing their oils. So I've been hoarding this bottle, waiting for a night when I had a good long time to spend with it.
It turns out that was a very good idea; in fact, this is a white wine I'd consider decanting, because it seems to need a little air and it opened beautifully over the course of the evening, almost as if the floral elements were blooming in the glass, unfurling and dropping their petals everywhere. We tasted white peaches and thyme, blue-green eucalyptus, a flare of white pepper (it could be the alcohol adds a little more heat than I need here.) Wrapping around the fruit is a savory musk; a soy sauce-like richness and slight salinity. My kneejerk pairing suggestion would be roast chicken (with fennel caramelizing underneath the bird) or turkey broth.
But we drank the last sips with sushi, and it was wildly delicious, the wine sinking into the fish and elevating it silkily, the soft sashimi bringing out the savory character of the riesling, everything bright and rich and shimmering.
Around $60, sample provided for review.
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What Every Investor Should Know About Mutual Funds
In mutual fund investing there are no immutable laws to guide us, as we have in physics. But then again, it's not professional wrestling either.
Some of what follows distills the collective experience of mutual fund investing; some of it has empirical evidence pointing its way. But most is simply common sense that investors often set aside or forget in the heat of making an investment decision.
Top Performance Lists Are Dangerous
Probably the single most potentially dangerous action a mutual fund investor can take is to glance at these ubiquitous lists. Funds make the top of the lists not because they are like all the rest of the funds, but because they are decidedly different in some important way. Risk is usually the first important difference. For stock funds, holding stocks that are more volatile than the average stock, holding fewer stocks or concentrating on only a few industries, raises risk and puts a fund in a position to have a greater chance at making the top of the list.
As an example, take sector funds. You can't beat the market by holding it, which is why you can always find a sector fund of one kind or another at the top of most performance lists. Call it stock picking, or industry weighting or both, but the net effect is increased risk and less diversification than the overall stock market.
Picking the funds at the top of the performance lists assumes that either these same stocks or sectors will continue to do well, or that the managers can continue to deftly take high risk and move money around better than all the rest.
For domestic bond funds, making the top of the list is a result of the maturity structure of the fund's portfolio. The longest maturity bond funds will be at the top of the performance lists when interest rates are falling, and at the bottom of the lists when interest rates rise. So, investing in bond funds that are at the top of the list is a forecast of interest rates—that they will stay constant or continue in the same direction, a prediction that even professional interest rate prognosticators have been woefully unsuccessful in getting right.
However, these top/bottom lists may hold a small glimmer of value. There is some empirical evidence that stock funds at the top of the heap one period have a greater likelihood to have this superior performance in the next period, on average—"hot hands" may stay hot. Why might a fund's superior performance persist? Probably because the stocks/sectors emphasized in the portfolio continue to have positive momentum into the next period. The shorter the time periods observed, the more likely this is to be true: Quarter-to-quarter performance persistence is more likely than year-to-year. But be careful, this is based on performances of top funds, on average, and investors don't invest in fund averages, but instead, invest in individual funds.
What is more telling, however, is that bad funds tend to continue to be bad. But again, be careful. If an entire category of funds—small-stock value funds or emerging market funds, for example—do poorly, then making the bottom list is probably meaningless if your fund has a lot of peer companions. But if large stock growth funds populate the top list or simply are not to be found in numbers on the bottom list, and your large stock growth fund makes an appearance at the bottom of the pile, it isn't a good sign.
And of course, being a knee-jerk contrarian and buying funds that make the bottom list on the theory that what falls must rise, is probably a seriously flawed approach to fund selection.
Size Matters
The amount of money invested in a fund does matter, but whether larger is better than smaller depends on the investment objective of the fund. With a large stock index fund, a U.S. government bond fund or a money market fund, the more dollars under management the better. This is because they all operate in very liquid segments of the market where large block transactions are less likely to impact prices—pushing prices up when purchasing and down when selling—and large-scale transactions might prove to be cheaper to accomplish. In addition, large amounts to manage in these funds will not interfere with their investment objective. And, since some fund expenses are fixed, spreading these expenses over more investment dollars should reduce expenses as a percentage of fund assets.
On the other hand, funds with investment objectives that cover less liquid market segments—small stocks or emerging markets—can be too large. That means that individual trades will tend to be larger, which may, in turn, lead to higher transaction costs tied to security pricing, a wide bid-asked spread on the stocks and make portfolio changes harder to accomplish. The classic response of funds that focus on small stocks is to migrate investments to mid-sized and large stocks when they start to achieve a large asset base.
Actively managed stock funds, when managers are picking stocks and industries and moving money around, can be flooded with new money and find themselves unable to deploy new money expeditiously or effectively. And a flood of new money usually comes after a performance that garners widespread attention and is often difficult to replicate, particularly with the surge of new investments in the fund. An index fund—passively managed and operating in a liquid segment of the market—would not be stumped by a large, sudden inflow of cash.
How large is large? When it comes to net assets, $100 billion may be just fine for an S&P 500 index fund, but $1 billion may choke an actively managed small stock fund. And beware of funds that had extraordinary performance when they had $100 million or less, a relatively small amount in net assets. In order to invest larger amounts, they may have to invest money in more stocks and industries, increasing diversification and decreasing risk, dulling performance.
Fund Expenses Can Be Costly
Fund expenses count. And they count more for some investment categories than others. The general rule is that if you invest in a fund that has a significantly higher expense ratio than the average for its category, the long-term performance drag will be costly. Few active fund managers cover the cost of the increased expenses of active management compared to the rock-bottom cost of passively managing an index fund. And if a fund manager is saddled with a relatively high expense ratio due to a small net asset base or high management/research costs, or both, the task of providing above-average category performance is all the more difficult. Some managers, when faced with this dilemma, may boost the risk level of the fund to remain competitive.
Stock funds are more expensive to manage than bond funds, international funds are more expensive than domestic funds, and funds with large asset bases are cheaper than small funds. But if the expense ratio of a bond fund is approaching 1.00%, or a stock fund 1.50%, think twice before investing. And don't forget stock index funds may charge 0.25% or less.
Loads Are Loads
Whether the sales charge (load) is up front when you buy into the fund, at the end when you sell the fund or is an as-you-go 12b-1 charge included in the expense ratio, it will cost you. Loads go to sales organizations and sales personnel; they are not used to secure better portfolio managers, better research or better anything. A load reduces your return dollar for dollar. So, if you are not getting financial advice worth the load, buying a loaded fund will cost you, perhaps dearly. Load funds do not outperform, on average, similar objective funds with no loads. In fact, they tend to underperform by the amount of the load. How could they, given what loads are used for? Want to invest with a hot manager in a fund that is loaded? Given the uncertainty of historical performance as a predictor of future performance, find a no-load fund with a similar style, performance and risk, and save the load charge.
Don't forget that almost all fund performance data is reported without adjusting for front-end or back-end loads. However, performance data does adjust for the 12b-1 charge because it is included in the expense ratio, and fund performance net of the expense ratio is accounted for in performance statistics.
Market Timing Doesn't Work
Wouldn't it be wonderful if either you or your fund manager could time the market? You would make a mint, but it's only a dream. Nobody has consistently guessed the direction of the bond or stock market over any meaningful length of time, although many will make the claim. Remember, to be successful, timing requires two calls: When to get out and when to get back in.
One reason beyond low expense ratios that index funds are tough to beat is that they are always 100% invested in the market—they have no cash holdings—when the market takes off. Index funds always call bull markets correctly and they never miss a rally. Yet, they always fail to call a bear market or correction. However, being right on every bull market as well as avoiding transaction costs and minimizing taxable distributions is tough to beat.
Since returns on stock and bond funds have been distinctly positive on average annually since we have started keeping records, being ready for bull markets is more important than avoiding bear markets.
When investing in actively managed stock funds, you should hope for superior stock and industry selection, not market timing. If your actively managed portfolio is building up a large cash balance, in excess of 10% of the portfolio, your manager is either engaging in some subtle market timing or there has been a recent rush of cash into the fund. Either case may ultimately lead to poorer performance. For bond funds, when maturities are significantly shortened or lengthened, the impetus is usually market timing driven by an interest rate forecast.
Give New Managers and Funds Time to Prove Themselves Before Investing With Them
With the thousands of funds and fund managers in the investing universe that have track records of at least three years, why invest in an untried fund or manager? While finding funds that will be top performers in their category before the fact is daunting, avoiding disastrous fund investments is within reach. But it requires something upon which to base a judgment. At least a three-year performance history that can be compared to the performance of funds with similar investment objectives and assumed risk is indispensable to evaluate a fund manager or a fund. Consistently favorable performance relative to a peer group of funds over different market environments provides no guarantees of future performance, but it is infinitely better than nothing. You would be surprised how many new funds are quietly buried and how many new fund managers are transferred after the first few disappointing years.
Put these few simple bullet points on your refrigerator, enter them into your mobile phone, engrave them on your cuff links, and if you have been contemplating a tattoo, consider inking them onto an easy-to-read spot.
While they are just common sense, paying attention to these mutual fund pearls may make all the difference.
This article was written by John Markese for the February 2000 issue of the AAII Journal. At the time, Markese was president of AAII. He currently serves as vice chairman.


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GASTONIA � When Crest High�s girls basketball team beat Forestview in December, it marked only the third league loss in seven seasons for the Lady Jaguars.
GASTONIA � When Crest High�s girls basketball team beat Forestview in December, it marked only the third league loss in seven seasons for the Lady Jaguars.
On Tuesday, Forestview avenged that defeat and put itself in position to win another Big South 3A Conference title with a 75-72 victory over the Lady Chargers.
The Lady Jaguars roared to a 13-point lead, fell behind by five with 5:21 to play and were down by one with 27 seconds left before Nikkyana McCaskill hit four free throws in the final 26.6 seconds to account for the winning margin.
�We haven�t lost much and I think the girls were very motivated,� said Forestview coach Kevin Gurganus, whose program has won 11 league titles in the school�s 14-year history. �We had the best practice we�ve had all year yesterday so I felt like we�d be ready.�
The Lady Jaguars (13-5, 6-1) needed a fast start and fast finish to take the win.
Lauren Smith scored 15 of her team-high 26 points in the first half as Forestview built a 34-23 halftime lead that grew to a game-high 13-point advantage at 36-23 with 7:42 left in the third quarter.
And the Lady Jaguars were still in control at 53-41 with 2:51 left in that period before A'Diyah Ussery, Chozie Hunt, Caleia Jones and Se�Dasia Love led a spirited Crest comeback.
The Lady Chargers still trailed 59-49 with 7:26 to play before 15 unanswered points put them in front 64-59 with 5:21 to play.
�We got do so bad early, that it was really tough on us,� said Crest coach Shane Compton, whose 13-3, 7-1 team had beaten Forestview 65-62 at home on Dec. 18. �But we showed good character fighting back.�
It�s just that the Lady Jaguars had a little more left in the tank down the stretch � even as Crest still led 72-70 with 49 seconds left after Amber Mintz�s 3-pointer gave the Lady Chargers the advantage.
But Crest�s offense, which rolled up 49 second-half points, went dry on its final three possessions. Crest missed two shots and committed a turnover while Forestview�s Bre Armstrong hit one free throw and McCaskill four in the final 33.6 seconds.
�We talked about playing with a chip on our shoulder yesterday at practice,� said Gurganus, whose school will win at least a share of a seventh straight league title if it can win its final five league games. �In the past, we�ve done that more than this year. But we played with that passion tonight.�
Ussery�s game-high 34 points led Crest, which also got 14 from Jones and 11 from Hunt. Love had 10 blocked shots to lead the Lady Chargers� defense.
For Forestview, Armstrong had 21, Kaitlyn Taylor 13 and McCaskill 11.
�We kinda ran out of gas there at the end,� Compton said. �But I feel like we�ll see them a third time. They�re well-coached, they played hard and they did what they needed to tonight.�
Crest boys 53, Forestview 52 � Crest trailed for all but 15 seconds of the game, but Jerrick Haynes� follow of his own miss at the buzzer gave the Chargers the victory and completed a huge comeback in the final five minutes.
Trailing 50-41 with five minutes to play, Crest scored 12 of the game�s final 14 points.
�I really thought Forestview outplayed us,� said Crest coach George Hall, whose team improved to 9-7, 5-3. �But we got a big break there at the end when we got the loose ball.�
Haynes scored seven of his team-high 15 points in the fourth quarter for the Chargers, who also got 11 points from Christian Creswell and 10 from Domonique Roseboro.
Forestview (8-10, 3-4) got 16 points from Mark Smith and 15 apiece from Devante Mackins and Pierce Guffey.


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Employees' contributions to their premiums rose 74 percent during the same time period, from an average of $2,283 to $3,962. And deductibles more than doubled, to an average of $1,123 a year.
The report covers the years from 2003 through 2011; it will be a while before we get comprehensive data for health care reform, which takes full effect next year. In the meantime, we've posted the proposed rate filings for Washington on our website.
Among states in the West, Washington is a standout for below-average premiums compared to median household income, the study found. In Oregon, Idaho, California, Montana and Nevada, premiums compared to income were higher. (Click on the map above for more on this.) In pure dollar terms, Idaho is the fifth lowest-cost state in the country, although its average deductibles are significantly higher than Washington's.
The lowest average premiums were in Arkansas; the highest in Massachusetts.
Regardless, "Health insurance is expensive no matter where one lives," the report's writers concluded. "...Across the country, insurance premiums have risen far faster than median (middle) income for the under-65 population.)"
Here are the state average premiums in our region:
- Washington: $5,144 single, $14,559 family
- Oregon: $5,055 single, $14,283 family
- Idaho: $4,553 single, $13,211 family
- California: $5,255 single, $15,837 family


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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 70 diseños de 16 diseñadores freelance.
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This site will target the travel industry. We will locate hotel deals on twitter and build market them to hotel shoppers. Sponsored advertisements will be a large part of our business and should have a eye catching interface around it.
Consumers of all ages looking for hotel deals.
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NEW YORK – Weather has long been considered one of many potential migraine triggers, but a new study links lightning, specifically, to the onset of the severe headaches that plague more than 28 million Americans.
Based on headache logs and weather data for Ohio and Missouri, researchers found that people were 28 percent more likely to experience a migraine on days when lightning struck within 25 miles of their home.
"We're very surprised and very happy with the results in that this is the first study to link lightning to migraines," said Dr. Vincent Martin, the study's senior author from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine in Ohio.
Migraines are severe headaches – sometimes accompanied by light sensitivity, visual hallucinations or nausea – that can disable a person for hours or even days at a time. The majority of migraine sufferers are women.
(MORE: Flu, Weather Drain Blood Supply)
Martin told Reuters Health that a migraine may result from a person experiencing certain "triggers," such as stress, lack of sleep and dehydration.
Previous research has also found links between the onset of migraines and high barometric pressure, high temperatures and high humidity.
Most of the past studies looking at weather and migraines, however, relied on an individual's observations and did not always account for other, possibly unseen, local weather conditions, the researchers write in the journal Cephalalgia.
For the new study, they used information collected from three sensors that track lightning near Cincinnati, Ohio, and five sensors near St. Louis, Missouri. Those sensors allowed the researchers to know where and when lightning struck and the intensity of each strike.
They also used the headache diaries from two previous studies of 90 migraine sufferers in those areas who were between 18 and 65 years old. In those diaries, the participants recorded their headaches for three to six months.
(MORE: Check Your Aches and Pains Forecast)
After comparing the weather data with the headache journals, the researchers found that a lightning strike within 25 miles of a person's house was linked to a 31 percent increased risk of any kind of headache, and a 28 percent increased risk of the more severe migraine headache.
Martin said that could mean an extra one to three migraines per month for an individual, but he added that it depends on the person and the weather.
As for how lightning might affect migraine occurrences, Martin said it could be that the electromagnetic waves and ozone created by the lightning have something to do with it.
"The other theory is that when these thunderstorms roll in they can create more allergy spores in the environment," he said, which could create a problem for some people.
But the researchers cannot say for certain that lightning causes migraines, even though they used a computer model to account for other meteorological changes that occur during a thunderstorm.
In an accompanying editorial, Dr. Hayrunnisa Bolay of Gazi University in Ankara, Turkey, cautioned that the study had limitations, including its failure to account for the participants' own individual risk factors.
"In brief, one can only conclude that weather conditions associated with lightning have the potential to induce headache in migraine patients," she wrote.
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Gaston Choral Society to Perform Music by Local Composers
What: Gaston Choral Society Fall Concert.
When: 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Oct. 27
Where: Unity Place at St. Stephens AME Zion Church, 201 W. Franklin Blvd., Gastonia.
Details: The theme of the concert is �Local Flavor,� as the Gaston Choral Society will perform the compositions of local composers and artists.
Cost: $12 general admission, $10 students and seniors.
More Information: www.gastonchoralsociety.org.
Concerts at Jackson�s Feature Sonshyne, Chordweavers
What: Bob/Darrell and Sonshyne in concert.
When: 5:45-7:45 tonight. Oct. 25
What: The Gaston Chordweavers performance.
When: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. Oct. 30
Where: Jackson�s Cafeteria, 1453 E. Franklin Blvd., Gastonia.
Details: Jackson�s Cafeteria regulars and local favorites Bob/Darrell and Sonshyne will perform a blend of bluegrass, country and old-time tunes tonight, while The Gaston Chordweavers will perform oldies like �Let Me Call You Sweetheart,� �When There�s Love at Home� and �Precious Lord� next week.
Cost: Both performances are free.
Free Concert Band Performance in Clover
What: Carolinas Wind Orchestra in concert.
When: 8 p.m. Monday. Oct. 29
Where: Clover School District Auditorium, 1625 Highway 55 East.
Details: The internationally recognized group is dedicated to the performance of advanced wind literature. The 112 member concert band is made up of band directors from this area, professional musicians, advanced Winthrop University music majors and highly skilled amateur players. It has performed for music educators associations the Carolinas, national conventions of the American Band Masters Association, several civic fine arts associations programs and has toured Barcelona, Spain.
Cost: Free admission, but tickets are required.
More Information: 803-222-8018.
Music at the Depot�s Got The Big Love
What: �Music at the Depot: Fall Concert Series� featuring Gigi Dover & The Big Love.
When: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Nov. 9.
Where: The renovated Depot at the Gaston County Museum of Art & History, 131 W. Main St., Dallas.
Details: Gigi Dover & The Big Love�s music is heavily influenced by a mixed-bag of genres, including funk, blues, folk and jazz. Dover�s vocals reflect the same late �60s era of music. Dover, a Charlotte native who can recall reading album lyrics for fun as a child, started taking guitar lessons and writing songs at the age of 13. She co-founded and performed with the regional act Rank Outsiders for 10 years before become lead singer for Gigi Dover & The Big Love. She is married to fellow band member and guitarist Eric Lovell.
Cost: $10 in advance, $15 day of the event.
More Information: www.brownpapertickets.com/event/258214 or 704-922-7681 ext. 101.
Four Freshmen Bringing Vocal Harmonies to Clover
What: The Four Freshmen in concert.
When: 8 p.m. Nov. 15.
Where: Clover School District Auditorium, 1625 Highway 55 East, Clover.
Details: The Four Freshmen will perform its unique brand of vocal harmony for a local audience. Its sound began in 1948 with brothers Don and Ross Barbour, cousin Bob Flanigan and fellow Butler University musician Hal Kratzsch. The group�s music influenced the Beach Boys, the Lettermen, Manhattan Transfer and other vocal acts. Today, Brian Eichenberger, Curtis Calderon, Vince Johnson and Bob Ferreira preserve the Freshman sound.
Cost: $15.
More Information: 803-222-8018.


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Facing a February 8 deadline to keep the government from shutting down again, GOP lawmakers are planning another continuing resolution that would fund the government for six more weeks, or until about March 23, The Hill reports.
The stop-gap bill could pass early next week, before Democrats head out of town for a retreat on Wednesday.
Republicans were unable to agree upon a long-term strategy during their three-day retreat this week, and the tentative plan now is to pass a short-term funding bill then reach a deal on immigration quickly before turning to an omnibus spending bill to cover the rest of the 2018 fiscal year.
Most lawmakers, Republicans and Democrats alike, are saying that another government shutdown is unlikely.
But the list of issues that need to be addressed — including the fate of the so-called Dreamers, defense spending levels and raising the debt ceiling — is long and complex, leaving plenty of room for conflict and error.


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Farmingdale State - 79, Cobleskill - 66
Clinton, N.Y. - Farmingdale State shot 50 percent from the floor in the second half to seal a spot in the championship game of the Hamilton College men's basketball Thanksgiving Tournament, with a 79-66 victory over Cobleskill on Saturday afternoon in the opening game. Junior forward AJ Matthews (Brooklyn, N.Y.) posted a game-high 28 points and 16 rebounds for the Rams.
After Cobleskill (0-5) held a 15-11 advantage with 7:33 remaining in the first half, Farmingdale State scored the next 16 points to make it 27-15 with 1:15 left. A dunk by Matthews with just four seconds on the clock gave the Rams a 29-18 lead at the break.
Farmingdale State (3-1) scored the first seven points of the second half, and led by double-digits the rest of the way. The closest the Fighting Tigers got to the Rams in the second half was 12 points.
Matthews was 12-for-15 from the floor. Senior forward Ryan Tierney (Wantagh, N.Y.) and senior guard Dyshaun Flournoy (Brentwood, N.Y.) each chipped in 13 points, and Tierney pulled down 14 rebounds. Junior point guard Ryan Davis (Flushing, N.Y.) led Farmingdale State with six assists, while senior guard Josh Smith (Deer Park, N.Y.) posted a game-high five steals.
Senior Brendan Doherty led the Fighting Tigers with 19 points and a team-high six assists. Senior Clint Foster scored 18 points, and junior Jessie Allison chipped in 11. Sophomore Dustin Van Lieu led the team with six rebounds. Doherty and Foster made five 3-pointers apiece.
Hamilton vs. Berkeley
Five players scored in double figures to lead Hamilton College to an 86-55 win over Berkeley College (N.Y.) in the second game of the Tournament at Margaret Bundy Scott Field House. Hamilton (4-0) and Farmingdale State will now play for the tournament title on Sunday, Nov. 27, at 3:00 p.m., while Cobleskill will take on Berkeley in the consolation game at 1:00 p.m.
Freshman Joseph Lin and senior Pat Sullivan led the Continentals with 12 points each. Lin dished out a game-high six assists, and Sullivan chipped in six rebounds and two steals. Junior Eric Benvenuti scored 11 points, while sophomore Greg Newton and freshman Bradley Gifford added 10 apiece. Gifford led the team with eight rebounds.
Sophomore Jose Stable paced the Knights with a game-high 21 points and 15 rebounds to go along with a team-high three assists. Junior Kaseem Williams added 15 points and a game-high three steals.
There were three ties and eight lead changes through the first 14 minutes, 39 seconds. The Continentals took the lead for good with a 15-3 run to end the half. Benvenuti scored eight points during the spurt, including a 3-pointer with 4:34 remaining to give Hamilton a 23-20 lead. The Continentals led 35-23 at halftime.
Hamilton opened the second half with a 27-6 run and enjoyed its biggest lead of 33 points at 62-29 with 10:51 left. The closest Berkeley (3-3) was able to get the rest of the way was 24 points.
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Tustin Brewing Co. is one of nearly 20 craft breweries in Orange County. There are about as many in Los Angeles, but not nearly as many as in San Diego, where 70 brewers have set up shop.
Even so, Tustin Brewing Company's longevity and recent notoriety put it on the map relative to other local craft breweries. Though the brewpub opened 17 years ago, the company's beer has only just begun receiving industry recognition. Former brewmaster Jonathan Porter won three awards at the Great American Beer Festival in 2009, 2010 and last year. The brewpub's new brewmaster Jarrod Larsen says he plans to continue making beers like Porter did – while also introducing new concepts to the palates of thirsty beer enthusiasts.
Greg Nagle started the popular OC Beer Blog and has followed the brewpub since the early '90s when the brewery got its start. He said Tustin weathered the storm of bad beer trends in the 90s and has come out strong in the booming industry. It might not be a destination brewery yet, but it's competitive with craft brew successes like Placentia's The Bruery and Anaheim's Noble Ale Works.
Now that the craft is growing, the focus among brewers is on winning awards. But the majority of the beer-drinking population doesn't care about awards. They just want beer that tastes good to them, Nagle said.
"Tustin will always have the working man's pale ale — the approachable beers" he said, adding that at the same time, a "beer geek" can walk into the brewpub, see the reputable imperial IPA Pliny the Elder on tap, and be impressed.
Larsen officially took over brewmaster duties for Porter in March, who is now starting his own brewery, Smog City Brewing Company. Porter began brewing his first official "Groundwork Coffee Porter" last Thursday at the new Torrance facility. When he arrived in Tustin about four years ago, he said he started paying more attention to detail and marketing his beer like other successful breweries were – using social media to get the word out and attending festivals to put the beer in the hands of people who care about the craft.
"There are a lot more passionate people in it than there used to be," he said of both the brewers and the beer-drinking public.
Now, he's leaving Larsen with a handful of well-loved recipes and the freedom to try new techniques. Larsen says he does plan on introducing some of his own recipes for seasonal beers and is even working on sour beers – barrel-aged brews with a tart taste.
Larsen says he's loyal to the 17-year-old brewpub, so integral to the community of Tustin that 1,500 beer-lovers are lifelong members of the brewery's "mug club."
However, craft brewers in the growing industry can't get too comfortable with any one style of beer, he said. Tastes are constantly evolving. Right now, Larsen is focused on making West Coast-style IPAs.
"We really can't make enough," he said of the IPAs central to Tustin Brewing Company's tap list. "My theory is, once you have a great IPA, you crave more and more hops. You're constantly looking for something hoppier."
At the same time, he points to a stack of barrels at the front of the brewpub, where a batch of sour beer is aging. The beers take up to a year to brew, which requires more space and not as much yield as the ales made at the brewpub, which typically take two to three weeks.
Knowing that the craft beer industry can pivot just as quickly as it took off, Larsen says he's trying to think a few steps ahead of what the average beer-drinker wants.


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Blue Oval Truck Parts' Cure for the Common "Old"
What's the one thing you can always count on seeing when you get behind the wheel of your pickup? Your dash--more specifically, that gauge cluster nestled right on the other side of your steering wheel. Or is it? If you're like many who drive early Ford pickups (mainly the beloved '56 F-100), you may be trying your hardest to make out needle locations that determine vital stats not only going on beneath your hood, but beneath your wheels as well when driving at night. That's if your little pointy things are working properly to begin with! Sure you may have noticed the 45-mph-posted speed-limit sign you just passed, but can you be sure that your old speed-o is telling you the truth about just how fast you may have passed it? Maybe...maybe not. Not only that, but the average gauge bezel, as cool and nostalgic as it may be, can be sort of boring to some--especially those looking to add a bit of flare (even if just for personal satisfaction) to that area most looked upon when in the driver seat.
We just happen to wander into Charp Industries not too long ago as they were about to replace a stock F-100 gauge cluster with a fancy new cast-aluminum six-hole bezel and modern Nordskog (digital) gauges obtained from Blue Oval Truck Parts (a division of Charp). Being the studious editorial types we are, we had camera and notepad in hand, and we were able to capture the entire installation/transformation in one afternoon. From the electronic to the mechanical aspects of this job, it was literally a no-brainer (and this is coming from an electronically timid writer!).
For those considering this swap, keep in mind that it is not a direct bolt-in replacement: You will need to trim your dash to fit the "taller" bezel in place and allow sufficient room for the new gauges. If you're not prone to cutting virgin FoMoCo metal, please keep this in mind! Everyone else, please follow along!


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|Christopher West
The chapel itself is made up of three tiles, while the fourth tile represents a side-structure, like a sacristy or antechamber.
You can set them up in different ways, but they were designed to be placed like this:
1 2 3
With the above arrangement, Tile 1 is the altar, Tile 2 has the church benches and candle shrines (oubliettes on the evil side), Tile 3 is the entranceway with the pool and double doors (and gallows on the evil side), and Tile 4 is the adjoining area with a bedroom, table, fireplace, and dressing room (prison cell on the evil side).
Tiles 1, 2, and 3 are placed next to each other in vertical positions, while Tile 4 is placed horizontally.
When in doubt about placement, note the direction of cast shadows from furniture and walls, and make sure the shadows all fall in the same direction.
I hope this helps!
|Pinky Narfanek
|Christopher West
I originally designed the cards as one large rectangular space with a bit of exterior area showing in the lower right-hand corner (featuring a statue and path). I don't think there was a full card's worth of space there, as it was always intended to be cropped out so that the cards were all the same size.
I wasn't aware that the extra corner was ever shown in the product. Now I'll have to go take a look at that. :)
|Pinky Narfanek
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|Vic Wertz Chief Technical Officer
I was looking over this and also noticed that the fifth card (the outside) was not present, but was displayed on card 8 (Krauk card). Was it ever determined if it was suppose to be in the set or was deleted by the image accidently left on card 8?
It was never meant to be a separate tile.


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I am getting some things accomplished - about half way through with my RootsMagic to Legacy 8 transfer project. I wish I was making the same kind of headway through my piles o' paper.
Alas, other things are coming up instead. And of course, I should be either wrapping gifts, shopping for gifts or addressing Christmas cards. Instead, I am booked for appointments this week. Today, I head into our local Social Security office to get myself set up for my pension. Oh yeah! That's probably the most exciting thing I have going this week. Sure beats yesterday's 9 am dentist appointment!
Is anyone else really working on their family history this time of year? I work on it at night mostly when I can't sleep. It's pretty repetitive, so it doesn't take long to have that sedative effect. So, depending on how wide awake I am I might get two to four pages of corrections done. I am converting my RootsMagic baptism/christenings to Legacy christenings. I can't believe how many christening records I have!
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Thursday, December 12, 2013
Too-Too Thursday - Moving Right Along
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I'm doing some indexing of Alsace records, specifically the Gunstett ones during the French Revolution. It's slow work because... Any idea why they would use Gothic German script during the French Revolution? Shouldn't it be the German Revolution then?ReplyDelete
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How do I configure email aliases for a user?
Each user may have an unlimited number of Internet email addresses. Quite simply, they are configured by adding those addresses to the user's vCard. If you are editing the user's address book entry using the admin utilities in WebCit, simply enter one or more addresses. Any addresses that are in one of your registered domains will automatically be honored for incoming email. Furthermore, if any addresses exist in a domain which you have declared a 'directory' domain, the user can receive email on any Citadel node which shares the 'Global Address Book' room. This allows multiple Citadel servers to act as redundant MX hosts.


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I saw the phrase Koi no yokan described on a website: http://www.hightowerflashes.com/untranslateablewords.html
The Japanese phrase means a feeling that you will fall in love with someone, which is different from love at first sight. I don't know if there is an exact equivalent in English ("premonition of love"?), but I would be a bit surprised if there was no Chinese equivalent. Any suggestions?


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Photographer's Note
Good Morning Everyone,
My photograph, today, keeps me in Italy at the Boboli Gardens in Florence.
Here, you can see the huge Tindaro Screpolato, an enormous bronze statue by sculptor Igor Mitora. The Germany-born Polish artist's towering structure features the cracked and disembodied face of a man set against the lush, green landscape of the garden.
The spectacular sculpture is an eye-catching piece that seemed to draw people towards it and there were many who wanted to photograph it!
The statue depicts strength and fragility and is a mighty presence in the garden.
I left the face of a small person in the frame to help you to get a sense of scale.
I will add another view of the sculpture, from a different angle here so that you can appreciate just how unusual this sculpture is!
Have a great weekend, Bev 😀
Lidka, ChrisJ, papagolf21, macjake, maloutim, Cricri, PaulVDV, holmertz, ikeharel, jhm, alvaraalto, COSTANTINO, danos, worldcitizen has marked this note useful
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Lidka (527) 2017-12-16 1:34
Dear Beverley!
Amazing sculpture by Polish artist Igor Mitoraj!
Amazing head.
Fantastic contrast and sharpness, fantastic texture.
Good cut and very good frame.
Fine note information.
Original picture.
Well done!
ChrisJ (156123) 2017-12-16 1:48
Dear Beverley!
The whole thing looks like it could crumble into dust at the flick of an eyelid, but I'm sure it's much sturdier than it looks. The boys head at the bottom provides scale. It looks huge! Tfs!
papagolf21 (148526) 2017-12-16 1:58
Bonjour, chère Bev,
Excellentes propositions photographiques. Le sujet est très bien réalisé.
L'image présentée en atelier donne en effet l'échelle de la sculpture.
Images très appréciées.
macjake (94867) 2017-12-16 3:00
Hi Bev
Oh ya, i remember this face very well, I'm good with faces :)
I remember walking around these Boboli gardens and specifically looking for this face/head statue. Its great don't you think? loving the Patina on it, the addition of the blue sky and the green foliage. you couldn't have asked for better lighting too. this is a good one indeed.
Cricri (176) 2017-12-16 3:52
Hi Berverley
C'est en effet une sculpture particulière , tellement spectaculaire que tu la bien mis en image, j'aime le fond vert, la vue en WS ne manque pas d'intérêt non plus, belle réalisation
Bon Week-end
Tue (76564) 2017-12-16 5:02
Hello Beverley,
Superb photo of this large sculpture, you placed it very well on the right hand side of the composition, as it stands out very well from the green backdrop on the left. The cracked surface is very sharp and clear. Good inclusion of the small head of one the other visitors too.
PaulVDV (50370) 2017-12-16 5:08
Hello Beverley,
I'm not sure what the artist wanted to express. Perhaps the transience of human life.
Since I saw that the picture was taken in Italy, first I thought it might be the remains of an ancient statue.
Especially on the main photograph it makes impression. Also thanks to the trees we already get a sense of scale and can see it is huge.
Best regards, Paul
holmertz (87455) 2017-12-16 5:40
Hello Bev,
If you had claimed this head was 3.000 years old I would have believed you. It shows a classic face and it is cracked enough to have been around for a long time. There are some beautiful tones of green and grey and the trees provide a perfectly matching green background. The light has been wonderfully managed too. The boy's head looks a bit funny, like it was included by mistake, but it does give us an idea of dimensions.
Kind regards,
Fis2 (148576) 2017-12-16 5:47
Witaj Bev!
an interesting bronze sculpture by Mitoraj.
Nice presentation.
Good frame, colors and sharpness.
Nice weekend.
ikeharel (102161) 2017-12-16 6:04
Hi Beverley,
Only when opened the thumbnail and saw the typical green for bronze, realized it is not a rock's statue. Yet an impressive one, and the young man head on the lower part gave me scale to appreciate the size of it.
Fine close range photo.
Wish you a nice weekend,
*** To answer about the blue cover on the veranda, those serve multi-purpose by protecting from sun at 900m alt. and from rain.
Nicou (193790) 2017-12-16 6:06
Cela à l'air fraiment fragile quelle vue et ocmpo quelle iamge de cette têtee et toute craquelée quel effet et cpatage mervielleuse compo.
Bravo et amitié
gervaso (28141) 2017-12-16 7:23
Hello, Beverley!
The "skin" of this face looks like those cracked soils of dry areas, which makes a great contrast with the vegetation around it! You captured it with very good light and texture! Beautiful piece of art, and a great composition to show it! Well done!
Sergiom (117241) 2017-12-16 8:50
BOnjour Bev,
Je me souviens très bien de cette oeuvre d'art dans les jardins de Florence. Je me souviens avoir fait souvent le tour pour la prendre sous tous les angles. Les textures sont extraordinaires. Très belle lumière.
kasianowak (14710) 2017-12-16 11:30
Hi Bev
Great idea to include a person in the image to show how big the sculpture is. You chose a really good angle to show this work of art and the additional photo makes your post sort of 3D.
Best wishes
LuisGustavoLima (5184) 2017-12-16 13:59
Oi, Bev!
Essa escultura é muito interessante, assim como a definição "força e fragilidade". Pelo tamanho do rosto da pessoa, podemos ter uma ideia da grandeza da escultura. Cores, luz e nitidez fantásticas.
Muito bom!
carlo62 (81157) 2017-12-16 14:11
Ciao Bev
conosco bene le opere di Mitoraj e ho avuto modo di vederne molte perché lui abitava a Pietrasanta, a pochi chilometri da casa mia.
Ho visto anche questa, è molto affascinate con tutte le crepe.
Buona domenica
lousat (125153) 2017-12-17 1:48
Hi Bev,there are artworks of this artist everywhere but i don't like its style..ehehe..i seen a lot in the gallery of Carlo and in others too,but it's always a disappoint for me,he's my prefered artist...ehehe...but the pic and the WS are absolutely perfect,the details and the brightness are the best. Great capture from a place where i been when i was child..well done! Have a nice Sunday and thanks,Luciano
jhm (196657) 2017-12-17 4:12
Hello Bev,
The traces of the years are very clear
The spectacular sculpture is an eye-catching piece that seemed to draw people towards it and there were many who wanted to photograph it, this is real normally!
Technical nice composition.
Presentation and sharpness are perfect to look at.
Very well done, TFS.
Have a nice day,
alvaraalto (40236) 2017-12-17 13:47
Hello Bev,
The heads of Igor Mitoraj can be found at many places. I have seen tree of four version in real. I like it how he creates a lot of different version of the same theme. I like this version in Florence.
Really one that perfectly fits this historical city.
Beautiful work. Have a nice week. Groet Rob
Hello dear Beverley and have a nice time
and a happy new week
wow!!!what a enormous bronze statue
greetings to the sculptor
welldone and wellseen
emka (145587) 2017-12-18 3:01
Hello Bev, I love Mitoray so I am delighted to see this picture. Fantastic presetation.
Kind regrad s MAlgo
danos (110395) 2017-12-18 8:00
Hello Bev,
nice the view as the presentation of the enormous bronze statue at the Boboli gardens.I like the modern building with the head of the young boy to adds scale in the scene.
mkamionka (56114) 2017-12-21 8:39
Hi Bev,
it seems both of us are coming back to memories from Italy.
There is still so much more to see there for me.
Interesting sculpture, the same artist has some statues in Pompei.
I have actually first time heard his name on TE :)
We can learn so much about photography here!
Great reportage, very encouraging to visit Florence,
worldcitizen (13502) 2017-12-23 11:25
Hello Bev,
I like this kind of art. The size, colors, and textures all make it jump out. To also find it in an unexpected place, like a quiet garden, is an extra bonus. I can feel the eyes of this face watching over everyone. A very Merry Christmas to you! :-)
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- Copyright: Beverley Robinson (Royaldevon) (68385)
- Genre: Places
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2011-05-31
- Categories: Artwork
- Camera: Nikon D200, NIKKOR AF-S 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G ED DX
- Exposure: 30 seconds
- Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
- Date Submitted: 2017-12-16 1:29


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I'm starting to get slightly frustrated here. I've generated a project using the Terminal and the ST2 SDK following the tutorial. I've got everything set up and working. The only thing I can't get to work is that damn "compass compile" command.
To begin with, I really, really do not like working with the Terminal in OSX. I don't get it. Whats wrong with a nice intuitive UI? Anyway, I've read a few posts (there are really only 2 or 3) where someone mention this problem but the solutions does not work for me.
Here's the thing
When i compile i cd to the resources/sass folder and run the command "compass compile". The error I get is: "Nothing to compile. If you're trying to start a new project, you have left off the directory argument."
I'm running:
Compass version 0.12.1
Sass version 3.1.15
I've got all my paths sett up as they should in config.rb (file was generated)
Could anyone please explain the problem? (and please do not use Terminal lingo without explaining because I don't get it )


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If you watched Skyfall, you probably cringed at the sight of the iconic Aston Martin DB5 being blown to bits by a rain of bullets shot from a helicopter. But you didn't think it was an actual DB5, did you? The real car is far too valuable to destroy like that, so the team created a 1:3 replica using high quality industrial 3D printers. They called on a company called "Voxeljet who used a massive VX4000 3D printer with 283 cubic feet of space" to create 18 different components, who were then "sent off to Propshop Modelmakers in London to be assembled, finished, lacquered, and chromed to make them look exactly like the original." As someone who's watched the scene, we can assure you the effect is spot on.
There's no word on how much the 3D prints cost, but one of the unused model was recently auctioned off for $100,000. This price of course may be more reflective of the collector's enthusiast rather than the price demanded by Voxeljet for their product, but it at least assures you that this wasn't the work of some $500 printer.
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