text: MOLINE, Ill. (AP) - Deere & Co. said on Wednesday that bad weather and weak economies will hinder sales growth this year. The company reported better-than-expected second-quarter earnings and maintained its full-year profit prediction, but the outlook lowered Deere's stock price in premarket trading. Deere makes farm and construction equipment, and said sales of that gear would rise 5 percent during the current fiscal year, which is now half over. It had previously predicted growth of 6 percent. The reduced sales expectation came after a long, cold winter in North America delayed the planting of this year's seeds. It also slowed construction work and reduced demand for turf-care equipment, the company said. CEO Samuel R. Allen also said Deere's "near-term forecast is being tempered by lingering economic concerns in many parts of the world, which are restraining business confidence and growth." Deere's second-quarter net income rose 3 percent to $1.08 billion, or $2.76 per share. That was up from $1.06 billion, or $2.61 per share, during the same period last year. That topped analysts' average estimates for earnings of $2.71 per share. Revenue from equipment sales rose 9 percent to $10.27 billion from $9.41 billion a year earlier. Analysts had expected equipment revenue of $9.82 billion. Including financial services, Deere revenue rose 9 percent to $10.91 billion. Deere raised prices 3 percent and shipped more gear during the quarter. The company predicted that sales of construction and forestry gear would fall 5 percent for the full year. Those sales were down 6 percent in the most recent quarter as shipments declined. Sales of farm and turf equipment grew 12 percent for the quarter, and Deere predicted an increase of 7 percent for the full year. Commodity prices are still relatively high and farm incomes are continuing to support demand for farm equipment. It predicted full-year sales gains of 5 percent in the U.S. and Canada, but said sales in Europe will decline 5 percent after a poor harvest in the U.K. last year. Sales in South America are expected to rise 15 to 20 percent because of strong market conditions in Brazil. Deere's full-year profit prediction of $3.3 billion is unchanged. For the first half of fiscal 2013, net income rose 9 percent to $1.73 billion, or $4.41 per share, up from $1.59 billion, or $3.91 per share during the first half of 2012. Total revenue rose 9 percent to $18.34 billion, with equipment sales rising 10 percent to $17.06 billion. Deere shares fell $3.27, or 3.5 percent, to $90.50 in premarket trading. They had been trading near their 52-week high of $95.60.


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They were trying to get people's attention and a conservative group at Texas A&M University did just that, but maybe not in the way they wanted.
Wednesday, Texas A&M's Young Conservatives of Texas group, encouraged students to throw eggs at a large picture of Barack Obama during a campus demonstration.
It was part of what the group called an "anti-Obama carnival." Conservatives said the egg toss was symbolic of Obama's economic policies, but many in the crowd called it a personal attack.
By mid afternoon, the signs at Texas A&M were gone. The emotions were not.
"You have plenty of McCain supporters out here who think this is ridiculous. Ya'll are way out of hand," said Farren Congress, a Blinn College freshman who caught the demonstration on her way to cast an early vote.
The conservatives' anti-Obama carnival came with a "socialist on a stick Obama ring-toss," and a board with the candidate's picture on it that the group offered to let students throw eggs at called "throw away your nest egg."
"Where are his policies, you're not throwing eggs at his policies, you're throwing eggs at a picture of Obama and then you didn't even have his polices at hand. I was like what are you protesting? What are you protesting? I just see you throwing eggs at Obama," said Congress.
Conservatives say they just wanted to get people's attention, then hand them a pamphlet about Obama's economic policies.
"And in an intelligent fashion we'd like to discuss his policies cause its not Barack Obama the man that we have the problem with. Its his socialist, liberal polices that we are concerned with," said Jay Cunningham of Texas A&M's Young Conservatives of Texas group.
Although members took their carnival events down, they continued their demonstration.
"Was this the most effective means to do that? No and I promise you we will be back out here again and we will do the same event and we will have his policies on the board," said Cunningham.
However, many in the crowd wanted the conservatives to pack up completely.
"You admitted, you said that this is entirely ineffective," said a bystander. "So most people that are ineffective, they stop what they're doing until they're ready to be effective."
Conservatives say they're just exercising their first amendment rights.
"Please step up and let people who actually do support our views have a voice because right now there is no voice for conservatives because of the crowd that was surrounding me," said Cunningham.
Texas A&M University issued an official statement about the demonstration: "A university campus is a marketplace of ideas. While we found today's activity offensive and not representative of Texas A&M's core values, we certainly respect the free speech of students on our campus. We are of the opinion that there are more appropriate and constructive ways to engage in a dialogue in advance of the upcoming elections."
The Young Conservatives say they'll bring the carnival and egg toss back this Friday, but will have Obama's economic policies as the target, and not just his picture.

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Thayer School made Business Week's list of the 60 best design schools around the world. Business Week's panel of 22 innovation consultants, academics, and executives cited Thayer School's project-centered curriculum, interdisciplinary approach, and Cook Engineering Design Center, which brokers industry-sponsored design projects for advanced engineering students. See the full list of top design schools.
New Hampshire Magazine named Professor Lee Lynd to its 2007 "It" List of "the most interesting, happening, talked about people in the state." Lauding his work to coax ethanol out of cellulosic biomass, the magazine raved, "In a world that's warming up, how cool is that?" For more, see nhmagazine.com.
The Big Green Bus completed its third cross-country trek fueled by used vegetable oil. In addition to outfitting the bus with two fuel tanks with a combined capacity of 220 gallons, engineering sciences major Lucas Schulz '08 installed telescoping wind turbines and photovoltaic panels that funnel energy into golf cart batteries to power laptops, phones, fans, a stereo, and a TV. The 11 students on The Big Green Bus spurred public discussions of alternative energy everywhere they went.
Two projects developed by adjunct professor Richard Greenwald and his Simbex company made Time Magazine's list of "Best Inventions of 2007." The HIT System™ (Head Impact Telemetry System), installed in Riddell athletic helmets, was cited for its ability to measure the location and severity of blows to the head (see Lab Reports). The PowerFoot One™ was hailed as the world's first powered ankle prosthesis for lower limb amputees. Simbex has partnered with PowerFoot inventor and MIT professor Hugh Herr to commercialize the product.
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i've written about my distaste for tearing down houses before, and i really hate to see us losing traditional row houses. the area in the triangle between new york avenue, florida avenue, and north capitol street (on the east side of north capitol) used to be full of them, but one by one, they get torn down, and the city loses some of its history.
sure, these houses probably weren't worthy of capital losses, but they still could have been fixed up.
there has been a lot of discussion about demolition on the eckington listserv, where some neighborhood residents were thrilled about the recent demolition of an old house. i was opposed to the demolition. i understand the this specific house was probably beyond saving (though it wouldn't have to have been that way if the city had just enforced the law and made the owner take care of the house before it reached this state). but it sets a terrible precedent, especially in the mind. i fear that people just think vacant=tear it down when it comes to a lot of our old buildings.
anyway, here are some pictures of row houses on the unit blocks of florida avenue and p street NE being town down. i spoke with one of the men on the destruction crew (can't call it construction, can you?) and asked if they were recycling the bricks. he said no, they would simply use them as fill for the hole in the ground that would remain. i told him that people would be willing to pay for nice old bricks like that to be recycled, and he seemed interested, but it was too late for much of that.
i asked what was coming to this space, and he said an apartment building.
when i asked if it would be as ugly as the place next door, he told me he hadn't seen any plans...


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The impact resistance of thermoplastic pipe and fittings relates to its suitability for service and to quality of the processing. It may also provide a relative measure of the tested material's resistance to breakage during handling and installation, and in non-buried applications, to in-service breakage. Results gathered by this test can be used as the basis for establishing impact test requirements in product standards; to measure the effect of changes in materials or processing on the product and to measure any effects of the environment on the pipe or fittings.
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Fujitsu has unveiled its Fujitsu Personal Cloud concept, which it says is designed to make "substantial savings" in comparison to other managed workplace systems.
Fujitsu is using its Global Cloud Platform to enable an internal pilot, which will give each user access to their own Fujitsu Personal Cloud. With all services running in a secure Fujitsu datacentre, users' workplace and business applications will become accessible from almost any network-enabled device.
Fujitsu's move to offer "personal clouds" to staff comes soon after a recent Ernst & Young report which said many CIOs and chief information security officers were "struggling to adapt security practices to a changing environment that includes cloud computing, social media and tablets".
Depending on the results of the Fujitsu project, which begins internally later this year, Fujitsu will consider whether to introduce field tests for customers next year.
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It's unclear whether drinking pomegranate juice can lower cholesterol. But, it's thought that pomegranate juice could block or slow the buildup of cholesterol in your arteries when you have persistent, elevated levels of fats (lipids) in your blood and other risk factors associated with heart disease.
Like many fruit juices, pomegranate juice contains antioxidants, especially polyphenols. What's more, pomegranate juice contains antioxidants at higher levels than do other fruit juices. Antioxidants are thought to provide several heart-protecting benefits, including reducing low-density lipoprotein (LDL, or "bad") cholesterol.
Pomegranate juice is generally safe to drink if certain facts are first considered. If you choose to drink pomegranate juice, check the label to be sure that you're drinking pure pomegranate juice, and not a mixture of juices that contains added sugar. The sugar adds more calories to the juice, which reduces its heart-health benefits.
As you should do with any herbal or dietary supplement, talk to your doctor about pomegranate juice before you start drinking it regularly as a supplement. Pomegranate juice may cause dangerous side effects when it interacts with certain prescription medications, such as the blood thinner warfarin (Coumadin) and angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, including captopril (Capoten), enalapril (Vasotec) and lisinopril (Prinivil, Zestril), and others.
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One somewhat aggravating element of the Edward Snowden story is the fact that there has been basically only one photo of the man who is either a leaker or a whistleblower depending on your opinion of his actions.
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Audi A3 Sportback promises much more
Audi made a big impact in this sector with the original A3, which started life as a three-door only model but the added practicality of the Sportback model really pushed it out to a wider audience.
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And over each generation it has raised the stakes in terms of cabin quality and driving dynamics to continue to set the benchmark. Now we're on the third iteration, and with the three-door version already proving to be a remarkably well-rounded and capable car, the Sportback promises much.
The extra pair of doors are very well integrated into the overall shape. The A3 is the perfect example of how Audi manages to evolve a design, keeping a clear visual link to the previous model but introducing some fresh elements. The nose is narrowed and looks more purposeful, the headlights have a more edgy appearance, in particular the strong lines produced by the LED elements. The roof curves neatly into the rear, marked out by a pair of chrome roof rails and the way the tailgate slopes steeply away makes the Sportback almost look like a mini-estate; certainly no bad thing. Like most modern cars it looks best on larger alloy wheel options, and it wears both sober metallics and more vibrant shades - even white - very well.
Of course the key thing you're getting with the extra pair of doors is easier access to the rear, and with that option the A3 Sportback genuinely becomes a viable family car. You might hesitate to let sticky-fingered little ones aboard, given how plush the cabin is, but they certainly won't grumble. Big kids have proper head and legroom too, and the third rear window rather than a thick pillar helps more light into the back of the cabin too. And its practical nature continues in the rear where there is 380 litres of boot space with the back seats in place, a full 1,220 litres with the seats folded.
All this is pretty much as you would expect, but in truth it's when you get behind the wheel that you really see where the progress has been made. If you'll excuse the tiniest bit of technobabble, the A3 is the first Audi to use the MQB architecture that will underpin several other Audis and other compact-sized cars in the Volkswagen Group. What that means is lots of money has been poured into developing this crucial element of the car - and they absolutely have to get it right.
The first thing you notice is that the A3 is remarkably quiet on the move. The diesel engines are hushed but you get the best experience in the petrol models, which at rest are virtually silent (even when the stop-start system hasn't yet kicked in) and on the move you rarely hear anything more than a controlled hum as it moves along. That goes a long way to making the Sportback a very comfortable car to spend time in.
The other significant element here is the ride quality. Even in sportier S line trim which has sports suspension and big alloy wheels, the A3 Sportback feels superbly controlled and comfortable, riding with the bumps without divorcing you from them altogether. So whether you're simply cruising to your destination or having a bit of fun on a challenging road, it is extremely capable and feels like a car from the class above.
That certainly also goes for the cabin, which moves the game on yet again. There are numerous options of course and various combinations of trim, but it almost feels like you're sat in a luxury car rather than something that's merely premium. The revised MMI system takes up less space and is a cinch to use without taking your eyes off the road, while the big colour screen is crisp and clear without being intrusive.
Maybe you thought Audis were attractive and even a bit flash, but not the kind of car bought by sensible people like you. Well consider yourself told otherwise; the A3 Sportback is practical, comfortable and efficient, and yet it still delivers plenty of luxury and the 'want factor' that you might feel a bit guilty about. No need - you can buy one, know you've made a fine choice and be smug about it all at the same time
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Transmission: Six-speed manual gearbox driving the front wheels
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MENASHA, Wis. (WLUK) -- Counterfeit money is showing up in places many of us would least expect: the Salvation Army's Red Kettles.
The Fox Cities Salvation Army, which serves Appleton, Wis. and surrounding areas, found at least $200 in fake money, and the holiday season might be revealing even more bogus bills.
With the Fox Cities Salvation Army already falling short of its $1.2 million goal this year, getting "Grinched" with fake bills is the last thing they needed.
"We found more counterfeit money than we have in the past, and there were some hundred dollar bills that look very real, and I passed them onto the bank myself not noticing that they were not of value," said Maj. David Minks of the Fox Cities Salvation Army.
The bill, with what looks like Chinese symbols on it, even fooled a counterfeit bill detector.
"What worried me the most is that, because I received it as real that other people might do just the same," Minks said. "So many folks are so hurting to make ends meet that they might take the currency as real and then, of course, be in dire straits."
Counterfeit bills aren't the only things the Salvation Army finds in its kettles.
From house keys to rings, gold coins to other gold items, the Salvation Army has seen it all.
"I pulled out something that was shiny and gold, and it turned out to be someone's tooth, and that really surprised me!" Minks said.
And while it may never be known if whoever made those donations knew the money was fake and intentionally dropped it in, the Salvation Army staff likes to give people the benefit of the doubt.
"I don't think it was intentional," Fox Cities Salvation Army director of development Kristal Knudtson said. "Maybe it was a $100 bill that was in my pocket from somebody else that was counterfeit, and I thought I was being truly genuine, taking that $100 and putting in the kettle and now it couldn't be used."
As it turns out, getting a hold of one of those fake bills is a lot easier than you may think and is actually just a click away.
According to the U.S. Department of Treasury, about $70 million in counterfeit bills are in circulation. That's fewer than one in 10,000.
The Appleton Police Department said that number might increase during the holidays.
"You do see maybe more of an increase in certain areas, because of the amount of people, and the amount of busy shopping days that maybe people are hoping they're not going to be as mindful than they would be on a normal day," public information officer Meghan Cash said.
If you suspect a bill might be fraudulent, officials say you should contact local law enforcement or the United States Secret Service.
Information on how to spot a fake bill from a real one, can also be found here.


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COMMERCE CITY — The X Games came to World Cup qualifying here Friday night. Weather conditions more suitable for halfpipes than corner kicks engulfed the Costa Rica-United States soccer game as a snowstorm turned jam-packed Dick's Sporting Goods Park into a giant snow globe.
If U.S. Soccer wanted a true home-field advantage by putting a qualifier in Colorado, Ma Nature must be wearing stars and stripes. Clint Dempsey scored off a richochet in the 16th minute and the U.S. held on for a 1-0 victory.
The win puts U.S. in second place in the six-nation CONCACAF at 1-1-0 with a game at Mexico (0-0-2) on Tuesday.
This year marks the 100th anniversary of U.S. soccer, and Friday may mark the worst weather in those 100 years. Snow started coming down about 90 minutes before the 8 p.m. start and wind made the stadium flags look like pennants stuck on a wall.
By game time, the pitch was as white as a cotton field. The only green were the sidelines and midfield which were scraped off like on a playground. As the game went on, the temperature dropped nearly as fast as the snowflakes.
At every stoppage of play, shovelers frantically ran onto the field to scrape off the 18-yard line at the top of the penalty area and whatever stretch of sideline they could reach.
At one brief point in the 55th minute, a FIFA official stopped play. But after a conference with both teams and a probable look at the weather report, which forecast snow for another 12 hours, play resumed.
Actually, the Americans didn't have much of an advantage — except for the 19,374 fans who screamed "U-S-A!" through most of the match. Costa Rica has six players who play in Scandinavia and while its domestic leagues mirror MLS' in the spring and summer, the cold and snow had little obvious effect.
In fact, the game featured few slips but the wind airmailed numerous crosses past players who watched balls passing overhead like kids gazing at Santa's sleigh.
The conditions were perfect for a defensive gameplan, and the U.S. gave itself that chance in the 16th minute. Controlling ball possession from the outset, the U.S. got the ball to Jozy Altidore, who's tearing up the Dutch league but has yet to make a major impact on the national squad.
He unleashed a shot from about the 18-yard marker into the teeth of a scattered Costa Rican defense. It richocheted off Michael Bradley sideways right to a wide open Dempsey. The newly named captain, in place of self-exiled Landon Donovan, poked it into a near empty net.
The goal was Dempsey's seventh in the semifinal qualifying and this final qualifying hextagonal. That ties him with Costa Rica's Alvaro Saborio for most in the Western Hemisphere.
The three points for a win are crucial for a stumbling U.S. team and embattled coach. The U.S. opened the 10-match six-team qualifying round with a 2-1 loss at Honduras then second-year coach Jurgen Klinsmann faced a published report this week quoting anonymous players questioning his leadership.
The U.S. next play in Mexico City where it has won once in its history.
U.S. 1, Costa Rica 0
At Commerce City, Colo.
Costa Rica 0 0–0
United States 1 0–1
First half — 1, United States, Dempsey, 16th minute.
Second half — None.
Yellow Cards — Miller, CR, 49th; Umana, CR, 90th Red Cards–None.
Referee — Joel Aguilar, El Salvador. Linesmen–Juan Zumba, El Salvador; William Torres, El Salvador.


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1966 Fender Jazz Bass in its original custom colour Olympic White finish with a tortoiseshell guard and a rosewood fingerboard with pearl blocks. It's in excellent condition and with the exception of the chrome neck pickup cover, it's all original including the case.
This bass is a fantastic player with a great medium/low action, fantastic tone and clean frets. The finish is very clean and vibrant with only a slight change in colour from white to cream. It has a few dings, mainly around the edges of the body and some lacquer checking in the finish. The binding on the neck is all intact. It plays very well & sounds superb with a straight neck, which is very comfortable in the hand.
The Serial number is 175806. Weight: 9 lbs 4.5oz. The neck is stamped Dec 66 A. Both volume pots are stamped 6613 (13th week of 1966) and the tone pot is stamped 6631 (31st week of 66) The pickups are dated 17th November (neck) and 19th November (bridge) 1966. Nut width 37.45 mm. Depth at 1st fret 21 mm. Fully set up with a very smooth low action and a fresh set of Rotosound Nickel strings. 3-month warranty included.
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Flowers To Go went � to a new location; new wine at Country Squire
A new country restaurant has moved into where Jimmy D�s used to be.
FatBaby�s Country Cooking opened at 1215 Greene Haynes Road on May 4.
The restaurant was named after the uncle of Fred Taylor Jr., who owns the business with his wife, Ashley Taylor, and Mitchell and Jennifer Archer of Virginia, who both work on Saturdays.
�We call him FatBaby,� Ashley Taylor said of Bryce Outlaw. �He says he�s been called that as a child. But he�s not as big a minute.�
The restaurant is currently open for breakfast and lunch and features a serving bar. Lunch customers can choose a meat, two sides, a bread and a drink.
The fried chicken and the pork chops are popular and served daily, Taylor said.
�Every day is something different on our bar,� she said.
The day�s specials are:
n Monday � baked chicken
n Tuesday � ham steak, baked backbone, beef tips
n Wednesday � barbecue chicken, meatloaf, chicken pastry
n Thursday � steak and gravy, spaghetti
n Friday � fish stew, fried fish, barbecue ribs
n Saturday � barbecue, hot or fried chicken wings, other items vary
From the grill, customers can get hamburgers; cheesesteak; dough burgers � a mixture of hamburger meat, flour and onions; and a Baby Grand � a triple cheeseburger.
�That�s really big,� Taylor said about the Baby Grand. �It�s enormous.�
Popular for breakfast are the tenderloin biscuits, pancakes, French toast and breakfast plates. For $3.75, a customer can get two eggs, a meat, grits or rice, a bread and a drink or coffee.
Lunch begins at 10:30 a.m.
The restaurant is mainly family-operated. Fred Taylor�s father, Fred Taylor Sr., and two of his uncles help out, with one uncle instrumental in cooking the fish stew.
The Taylors are both natives of Kinston.
FatBaby�s Country Cooking is open 5 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday. For information, call 252-527-9779.
As city workers replaced a line and repaved a section of Queen Street recently, Kathy Howell was making plans to relocate her flower shop.
On June 15, she moved Flowers To Go out of the Queen Street building she had leased and opened her shop at Mills Funeral Home two days later.
�We talked about it two months ago,� Howell said about the move. �When the road closed, I made up my mind.�
The roadblock had caused traffic congestion at the intersection where her shop was located � causing customers to go elsewhere � beginning the week before Mother�s Day, the peak season for floral business, Howell said. In fact, sales were 50 percent down for the holiday, she added.
The old building at the former location was another reason she moved.
�With the economy the way it�s been,� she said, �it�s been hard to maintain a building that size.�
The space at Mills Funeral Home is not a new one to Howell. When the funeral home was built about 10 years ago, it had an addition with a private entrance just for Howell�s business. Howell operated two locations then.
After about a year, she found it was too costly to handle two locations, so she closed the one at the funeral home, deciding Queen Street had more traffic flow.
But � one could say, unfortunately � the funeral business is booming. And that makes for a perfect match for the two businesses.
The flower shop will continue to provide fresh flowers and arrangements to go at its new location.
�I�m inviting all my customers to come here,� Howell said, �and we�ll do the same thing (as the previous location did).�
Flowers To Go, 1300 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays. For information, call 252-522-0553.
The Country Squire Winery in Duplin County released a new Moscato wine called Squire�s Best on Thursday.
The new release makes the 15th wine the winery has produced in the 8 years it has been in business commercially, said Robby Smith, who manages the winery with his wife, Loraine Smith.
�The Moscato is a sweeter wine with a citrus-y flavor,� Smith said.
The slightly sweet and refreshing wine is available in Goldsboro, Selma, Jacksonville and at other locations on the coast, as well as at the winery. Call-in orders can be shipped, Smith said.
The Country Squire is a fine dining establishment, winery, wedding venue, motel and wine and gift shop, which sells a variety of jams, jellies, salsas, rum cakes and more. There is no charge for wine tastings.
The Country Squire, 748 N.C. 24/50 Business between Kenansville and Warsaw, is open noon to 7 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, noon to 9 p.m. Saturdays. For information, call 910-296-1727 or 252-521-3324.
Margaret Fisher can be reached at 252-559-1082 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow her on Twitter @MargaretFishr.


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This is just a preleminary test.
This are links pages just copied and pasted as they were shown in the OLD Yahoo group.
Note: that this is only possible by aid of a member, choosing to stay in the background.
This however will call for some reorganisation.
I'm rather busy the next month, but as such you can see already that it is possible with some additional work to restore the previous database.
However the links entered after June 2003 are still lost.
Anything dated before will be restored
Best regards
ASC (Acoustic Sciences Corporation)
Makers of the Tube Trap
http://www.acousticsciences.com/ eric_desart
ASC (Acoustic Sciences Corporation)
Makers of soundproofing systems
http://www.ASC-soundproof.com eric_desart
AVL Systems, Inc
Specialists in: acoustic panels,acoustic wall panels, sound masking, sound control, noise control and noise reduction systems. AVL Systems merges today's accoustical wall panel, diffuser and ceiling system designs with tomorrow's technologies, catalyzing the continued creation of new and innovative AVL Systems Products.
http://www.avlonline.com/index.html eric_desart
Offers a full range of acoustical absorbers, diffusors and more
http://www.Auralex.com eric_desart
CUSTOMFOAMS British foam sculpturer.
Custom Foams is the UK's leading converter of technical flexible foam products, supplying industries which include: Automotive, Electronics, Domestic Appliances, Defence, Medical, Audio, Heating , Ventilation
http://www.customfoams.co.uk/ eric_desart
Concrete Masonry
Concrete Masonry Block Types: Sound Cell (Sound Absorbing Block)
http://www.kingsmaterial.com/cm_soundcell.html eric_desart
Custom Audio Designs
Domestic Soundproofing - Soundproofing Materials - Soundproofing Products - Acoustic Supplies. ADVANTAGE: it includes detailed pricelists.
http://www.customaudio.freeserve.co.uk/ ... frmset.htm eric_desart
Echo Busters Decorative Acoustical Room Treatments
Echo Busters improve the acoustics in your room, creating a truly realistic soundstage. Echo Busters treat rooms effectively, inexpensively and, best of all, decoratively. Echo Busters products are easy to use and install.
http://www.echobusters.com/page1.html eric_desart
FAR (Fundamental Acoustic Research)
Thanks to neutral sonic qualities and professional manufacturing process, FAR products are since 1995 used in the highest professional recording places. They also sell acoustic panels, corner traps etc.
http://www.far-audio.com/index2.html eric_desart
A foam fabricating and fabricators directory including foamed plastics, foam fabrication, foam plastic, cushioning, and closed cell foam, as well as polyethylene foam, and polyurethane foam.
http://www.foamfabricating.net/pg2.htm eric_desart
A general foam on-line store supplier. Each foam can be cut into square, rectangular, wedge, triangular, or cylindrical shapes, to your custom dimensions. They have as well flat as egg-crate pattern sheets.
http://www.foamorder.com eric_desart
KINETICS Noise Control
Vibration Isolation, Noise Control, Room Acoustics
http://www.kineticsnoise.com/ eric_desart
Noise-Busters acoustical products
Products are grouped by category. Some if not all products in each category may overlap into other categories. If you cannot find the product you are looking for; call, write or E-mail us and describe what you need. If we do not have the product currently available, we may be able to point you toward a distributor or manufacturer who can supply what you need. Many distributors and some manufacturers of specialty acoustical products are not currently available on the internet.
http://www.noise-busters.com/home.htm eric_desart
Owens Corning Acoustic Systems
A complete system that uses QuietZone® acoustic products to manage sound and control noise + A complete system of acoustic products to literally tune a room for the most authentic sound possible.
http://www.owenscorning.com/around/sound/acoustic.html eric_desart
RPG Diffusor systems
Offers a wide range of absorbing and diffusing products
http://www.rpginc.com dprimary
Snowcrash Swedish diffusers/absorption tiles.
Msg 4367: The Soundwave range of sculptural wall panels combines functionality and aesthetics and is specifically designed to enhance the acoustic properties
http://www.snowcrash.se/products/sound_wave/index.phtml eric_desart


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Ansible Government Solutions, LLC (Ansible) is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) providing Federal customers with solutions in many arenas. Our customers face wide-ranging challenges in the fields of national security, health care, and information technology. To address these challenges, we employ intelligent and committed staff who take care of our customers' success as if it is their own.
Ansible Government Solutions, LLC is committed to providing equal opportunity in employment to all employees and applicants for employment. Ansible will not tolerate any form of discrimination or harassment based on a person's race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, medical/physical status or disability, or military status.
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Today's "For Your Consideration" is the category of "Best Podcast". The people who get together each week and put on the headsets so that you have .mp3 fodder for your work week.
We have a pretty diverse mix of podcasters in this category, including Chris "Tank" Tanski's and my's (title pending)!
The other nominees are: "The Milfcast", "The Matineecast", "Frankly My Dear", and "Reel Insight" Click through to see what everyone has to offer!


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Computer Systems Administrator of web hosting and software development company in Schertz, Texas. Requires a minimum of three-years' experience managing the configuration, installation, and support of active network equipment including local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN), and WLAN, including: managing system administration staff in ensuring functioning of all servers and network logistics, recommending upgrades to network and overseeing installation of equipment to improve network stability, monitoring network to ensure server accessibility to all users, designing and implementing network security measures, managing web farms in a high traffic SaaS environment and data bases using SQL, using build tools, scripts and operating procedures to continuously improve efficiency, using Ubuntu, Apache (HTTP Server, Hadoop or Hive Subversion SVN), and utilizing services that provide centralized network connection authentication, authorization, and network logging. Mail resume to: HR, 6701 Guada Coma Drive, Schertz, Texas 78154, job code 312
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I really loved Fortune's Formula* by William Poundstone, and this could be another of those most excellent treatises...
*discussed here - https://www.blackjackinfo.com/knowle...aradigm-shift/
In The Perfect Bet, mathematician and award-winning writer Adam Kucharski tells the astonishing story of how the experts have done it, revolutionizing mathematics and science in the process. From Galileo to Alan Turing, betting has been scientists playground for ideas: dice games in sixteenth-century bars gave birth to the theory of probability, and poker to game theory (mathematician John von Neumann wanted to improve his game) and to much of artificial intelligence. Kucharski gives us a collection of rogues, geniuses, and mavericks who are equally at home in a casino in Monte Carlo as investigating how to build an atomic bomb for the Manhattan Project. They include the mathematician who flipped a coin 25,000 times to see if it was fair; the college kids who gamed the Massachusetts lottery to yield millions of dollars in profit; and the horse-betting syndicates of Hong Kongs Happy Valley, who turned a wager on ponies into a multi-billion-dollar industry.
With mathematical rigor and narrative flair, Adam Kucharski reveals the tangled history of betting and science. The house can seem unbeatable. In this book, Kucharski shows us just why it isnt. Even better, he shows us how the search for the perfect bet has been crucial for the scientific pursuit of a better world.
Excerpt -
Its not just scratchcards that are vulnerable to scientific thinking.Traditional lotteries do not include controlled randomness, yet theyare still not safe from mathematically inclined players. And whenlotteries have a loophole, a winning strategy can begin with somethingas innocuous as a college project.
In 2005, another plan started to take shape in the corridors of MIT's Random Hall. James Harvey was nearing the end of his mathematics degree and needed a project for his final semester. While searching for a topic, he became interested in lotteries.
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Caracol Esq 20, Boca Chica, Dominican Republic
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The Calypso Hotel is a small hotel located about a 5-minute walk from Boca Chica's beach. While walking to the beach from the hotel you walk down streets lined with some of the local artwork most of it having an island flavor to it and also quite good.
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Well, if you have ever been to Boca Chica, you would know that it is a beautiful place to have your vacation in so I was caught up in enjoying the city that I really didn't mind the hotel but let me just give a short review if this hotel in which I stayed in January 2014 while on vacation. One thing is clear though about this place, there is maximum security as you will see security men in the compound with shot guns so I felt very safe. It is a pretty basic hotel with renovated lobby and basic rooms. The rooms are good, mine was a bit dark but clean and tidy. The bathroom also is clean and in good working condition. I loved that almost every staff I came in contact with knew how to speak a little bit of English language so communication wasn't a big problem. The maid service was great and your room will be tidied often. You will be given breakfast in the morning and it tasted nice, great selection of food by the way. The beach is not far from this hotel just about five minutes walk and you are there. The staff was very helpful and tried to be friends with the guests in a professional way so kudos to them for trying to establish good rapports with their guests. It's a good place to crash when you are in Boca Chica and I recommend it to you, I will be coming back here soon.


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The graffiti in my neighborhood really sucks—it'd be nice to see as much creativity as I have in other locales. Maybe the local taggers are just unorganized? This eight-can bag makes spraying down a masterpiece oh so convenient.
The canvas Graffiti Utility Backpack not only comes with enough slots for a weighty color arsenal, but holds room for a laptop, paint pens, and even straps for your skateboard, if you're so inclined. Just make sure you're all packed up when the cops roll up. [Sprayground]


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Former Michigan Supreme Court Justice Diane Hathaway Pleads Guilty To Felony Bank Fraud – Detroit Free Press
Retired Michigan Supreme Court Justice Diane Hathaway pleaded guilty to felony bank fraud today and is expected to be sentenced May 28.
Hathaway stood quietly at a podium in U.S District Court in Ann Arbor this morning, acknowledging she intentionally defrauded a federally insured financial institution with the short sale of her Grosse Pointe Park home.
According to an agreement negotiated with the U.S. Attorney's Office, her punishment is limited to up to 18 months behind bars or could be as little as four-10 months if a pre-sentence report determines there was no actual financial loss. Hathaway also could receive a sentence of three-five years of supervised release, be fined up to $30,000 and pay restitution of up to $90,000, according to the agreement. She waived her right to appeal the case after sentencing.
"Yes, Your Honor, I agree," Hathaway said to U.S. Eastern District Judge John Corbett O'Meara.
Hathaway's only "no" response came when O'Meara asked her about using her position as a Michigan Supreme Court judge as part of the scheme.
"Did you use your status as a public employee in your attempt to defraud?" O'Meara asked her.
"No," she responded.
Hathaway retired Jan. 21 amid the scandal involving the short sale.
Hathaway was charged Jan. 18 with one count of bank fraud after investigators said she moved ownership of property in Florida to relatives so she could qualify for the short sale. Hathaway allegedly told financial institution ING Direct she could no longer afford the house payments on the Michigan home.
In a civil filing in November, the U.S. Justice Department accused Hathaway and her husband, attorney Michael Kingsley, of fraudulently concealing their net worth.
The short sale in Michigan allowed the couple to erase nearly $600,000 in mortgage debt on the $1.5-million Grosse Pointe Park home on Lakeview Court, which eventually sold for $850,000. The debt-free Windermere, Fla., home then went back into their names. Hathaway's attorney, Steve Fishman, said outside the courthouse that ING Direct is claiming they lost far less than the mortgage debt erased by the short sale.
"It's important for people to know that now we're down to the actual loss as calculated by ING… and they're saying it's between $40,000 and $90,000," Fishman said, pointing out that Hathaway could have just walked away from the home altogether.
"I say the loss is nothing… because the bank netted probably in the vicinity of $150,000 more from the fact that there was a short sale than if it had been a foreclosure and a sheriff's sale. And that will be part of the discussion when we come back for sentencing."
Hathaway left the bench after announcing the decision to retire Jan. 7 after the Judicial Tenure Commission filed a complaint and sought her immediate suspension. The commission alleged she committed "blatant and brazen" misconduct violations in connection with private real estate transactions.


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Quick post before I rush out to go shopping at Westfields to pickup a few things including my giveaway prize. Super late I know but today has literally flown past and I've hardly finished anything I need to do! I might stop off for a cheeky YO! Sushi as well while Im there… because it would be rude not to! Plus I've been craving it for days! I didn't think I could top the outfit from the other day with the all Topshop outfit, but I've outdone myself today! I was looking through my chest of drawers and found this top that I hadn't worn for ages! It has one of the most unique looking collars I've seen as it has two individual layers. I don't think Topshop sell this anymore though so Im sorry if you can't find it! Also the boots (Topshop Allergera's) and the jumper are both very old too so I doubt you can get hold of them either! I always feel so guilty wearing old things as Im always asked about them! I need to start doing some sort of symbol for old clothing! As well as something to do with size of the clothes I buy as Im forever asked about the size of clothing I buy! Would you be interested in that?
Anyway, back tomorrow for Birthday Bloggy celebrations! I should really plan what Im going to post about too! Eep!


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John Hopkins necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 112 diseños de 35 diseñadores freelance.
Sweet Cars
We are car lovers who are opening a new dealership selling late-model used cars.
We will focus on higher-end, premium, luxury and exotic cars. We will be a modern dealership that empowers sales people and reduces haggling to a minimum. We will sell on a local lot/showroom and also via the Internet to professional customers in our region and around the United States. We expect to do a lot of business helping customers find cars they want and getting rid of cars they have.
Professionals who love cars
Our logo should be modern and sophisticated.
It should be compelling both on a large sign on our building but also on a web page and even reduced to small "icon" which might be shown in search results.
It needs to "pop" out of the field of competition.
The "S" in Sweet needs to be capitalized and probably the C in cars also.
The words need to be easily readable.
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Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Avs Get Lazy, Lose in OT, Wild Lead 2-1
Here's a fact for you to chew on:
This series marks the 4th time in NHL history that the first three games have all gone to OT. To go even further, it's the 2nd time they all ended in the same score.
Exciting hockey, right? Not for an Avs fan.
All we've seen is shutouts in the first two periods, a third period lead, and then we watch as the Wild force us to tie it or force us to try and win in OT. When you have a third period lead in playoffs, you must hold it.
But while some people (ESPN) will have you believe this game was lost in the overtime period when Pierre-Marc Bouchard scored on a play that could have/should have been icing, those same people will be wrong.
The Avs really lost this game in the second period when the Avs went 0-4 on the power play, including 10 seconds of a 5-on-3. While the power play did generate chances, it didn't put the puck in the net and failed to put the Wild away in a series that has been hard pressed to find goals before the third period.
The Avs threw 46 shots at Niklas Backstrom but just two got past him. That's either a testament to Backstrom, who has played very well, or a stat that shows our skill players not being able to finished.
Paul Stastny is having a brutal series. While superstar Marian Gaborik has been held to no points through three games, the same can be said for Stastny. He threw a lazy pass back to the blueline on a third period power play which lead to a 2-on-1 which lead to a Wild shorthanded goal. He's young, but he should know that every play needs to be strong in the playoffs.
Avalanche goals were scored by Andrew Brunette (Sakic, Wolski assists) and Joe Sakic (Forsberg, Brunette assists). It's good that the top two lines are stepping up, but what about Tyler Arnason? He's been held off the score sheet and hasn't generated anything on a line featuring Ryan Smyth and David Jones.
Jose Theodore turned in another strong performance, making 36 saves including 11/12 in OT.
Avs Need to Take Adavange TONIGHT
These two teams go back at it tonight and the Avs must take advantage. Burns, Johnsson, and Skoula all played 30+ minutes last night for Minnesota while Gaborik and Rolston both logged 25+. Adam Foote was the high man for the Avs, logging just 27 minutes.
Keys To Tonight
-Keep shutting down Gaborik
-Contain Koivu: Mikko Koivu has been the Wild's best player in this series. He has already scored two goals in this series and has made an impact on every shift.
-Tighten Up Game With Lead: The Wild have succeeded in opening up the game when they have been trying to come back and the Avs need to make sure they don't sustain any pressure in the defensive zone.
-Special Teams: Special teams can win/lose games and if the Avs have four power plays in a period, they better convert on one or two of them.
Three Stars of the Game
1. Jose Theodore (Gave the Avs a chance to win and deserves to be up 3-0 right now)
2. Joe Sakic (Two more points for Super Joe, needs to show leadership in critical Game 4)
3. Andrew Brunette (Two points, having impact in front of the net)
Next Up
As previously mentioned, game four is tonight at 10 PM EST on Versus. Wild lead the series 2-1.
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5-3 (Detroit Leads Series 2-1)
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4-1 (Pittsburgh Leads Series 3-0)
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(2) San Jose vs (7) Calgary
Game 4 - 10 PM EST
Calgary Leads Series 2-1
(4) Anaheim vs (5) Dallas
Game 3 - 8:30 EST
Dallas Leads Series 2-0
(1) Montreal vs (8) Boston
Game 4 - 7 PM EST
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(3) Washington vs (6) Philadelphia
Game 3 - 7 PM EST - VERSUS
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'A story from Tanzania on being too busy…' by Nicholas Winer
Posted on Jul 11, 2013
An invited editorial for the IUCN CEESP quarterly newsletter
This article was written with the express intent of inviting and, if possible, stimulating debate amongst conservationists as to the nature of the silence over the new, so called, wildlife corridor on the border of the Serengeti. This corridor does not appear on the list of actual or potential wildlife corridors of Tanzania. It's major beneficiary will be the Otterlo Business Corporation and the losers, again, the local communities.
Everywhere getting a job done is the practised art of choosing priorities, delivering on them and then covering up later when some of the choices turn out to have been wrong. It is that sinking feeling we get realising, sometimes too late and sometimes just in time, that the boring and half forgotten memo from so and so in the field actually came wired to some undetected dynamite about to explode all over our corporate reputation and call our judgement into question.
It's always that 'how come I missed it?' feeling that gives us all the answers long after they should have been delivered. Guilt mixes with 'I can do better next time' until in the morning we are once again submerged in the familiar juggling act of telephone, email, in tray, out tray and meetings. It is a wonder anyone can generate effective and accountable priorities while trying to stay afloat in today's tsunami of information. That is the problem of being too busy.
I pose this as a possible explanation for the extraordinary silence from the conservation community to the recent flagrant abuse of 'conservation' by authorities in the Tanzanian Government. The interests of 'conservation' are currently inflicting yet more suffering and abuse on the Maasai of Loliondo to make life, easier and more profitable for the already rich Otterlo Business Corporation and their often sumptuously wealthy clients. Some of them are foreign royalty living off our taxes and others have money to spend and deals to be made. This is a company backed by Middle Eastern oil wealth with friends and clients that love to hunt; a runway that takes a Boeing 747 and a company spokesman with the gall to say that local people are "only" blocked from water resources during the July to December hunting season, which just happens to coincide with the dry season. I suppose they and their animals can wait until the rains come for a drink of water.
The Tanzanian Government has decided to create a wildlife corridor for the OBC at Loliondo right on the border of the Serengeti National Park. This will take away an additional 1,500 km² from the Maasai who claim that this and an earlier to 2,500km² lost to the OBC lease is land that is legally within their demarcated village areas. In the drought of 2009, this enforced restricted access to land and water resulted in greatly increased levels of hunger for these people and their livestock. It is inevitable that further reductions in access to land and water will result in increasingly unsustainable levels of overgrazing and the depletion of what little water resources remain. More hunger and starvation are inevitable if droughts are severe. Will OBC and the Tanzanian government be blamed for the results of this new increased pressure? I suspect not. The Maasai will be blamed for being poor managers of land despite no longer having the land that was once sufficient to sustain both their lifestyle and culture and that of the extraordinary wildlife with which they coexisted.
Where is conservation in all of this? So far publicly silent, while privately acknowledging, in some quarters at least, that things are not as they should be. An anonymous conservationist in Tanzania commented on JustConservation.org that: "In the case of Loliondo, however, the conservation message has been hijacked and this has initiated a debate that is neither helpful nor relevant. Again the Tanzanian government is using conservation as a smokescreen for its own opaque agenda."
The cynical conservationist may say that the ends justify the means so, they may say, let 'the Tanzanian government restrict traditional land use to the point that the Maasai lifestyle becomes unviable and eventually abandoned'. That will leave more space for conservation. At first sight this may look like a good result for conservation, But such an attitude goes against the stated policy of all the major conservation players because they are very conscious of how counter-productive this would be. They know they would lose allies and generate increased conflict that will ultimately damage conservation. So why are conservation agencies not condemning and distancing themselves from this shameful behaviour by the Tanzanian authorities?
It must be said that Tanzania is not an easy country to work in for an NGO that feels that it should take a line that contradicts that of the government. Sometimes this produces the NGO ostrich that hides its head in the sand burying both thought and engagement. Many NGOs work in far more complex political arenas in other parts of the world, and many do manage strategies for defending their operating space without being ejected. Do conservation NGOs liaise, learn from and share with these NGOs with a longer and broader experience of physical and political conflict? If so, it is not apparent.
And if conservation agencies cannot develop strategies for speaking out against abuses done in its name, then what are the hopes for fair, accountable and transparent solutions from conservation NGOs to situations where conservation's role itself is contentious? Two examples currently under scrutiny in Kenya are Lekiji village (http://www.justconservation.org/lekiji-a-village-in-a-wildlife-corridor) and the eviction of the Samburu after the land purchase made by AWF with TNC and private donor support (http://www.justconservation.org/conservation-and-the-violation-of-the-rights-of-the-samburu). Here conservation has a direct engagement and interest in the two areas but would appear not to have implemented the basic rules of engagement espoused by international frameworks covering indigenous peoples before proceeding; at least I can find no reference anywhere to such a process having been engaged in.
Major conservation NGOs have organized and signed up to the Conservation Initiative on Human Rights whose web page is hosted by IUCN (https://community.iucn.org/cihr/Pages/default.aspx). This should have been a major milestone marking the development of a toolkit robust enough to deal with these types of problems. Their website appears moribund, but that is not to say that the process may not be alive and well within its membership. But so far nothing has been offered as a channel of communication for affected communities, nor are there links to a process of mediation or conflict resolution. Surely these are key steps if the NGOs involved in this initiative are to integrate "human rights in conservation policy and practice" in ways that build credibility in this area?
There is a great deal at stake for conservation here. For example, biodiversity and indigenous peoples are jointly under threat from the Gibe III dam in southern Ethiopia. In this case, 113,000 hectares of National Park and 245.000 hectares of community land are jointly threatened by the powerful interests of agri-business. Communities and conservation agencies have not joined forces; instead they are each separately fighting their own corners. So far only UNESCO has raised a voice for both. If conservation is to be a means to sustaining bio-diversity in a way that is compatible with sustainable pastoral development, then conservation's voice needs to be louder, clearer and much more consistent with its message. Surely this is what conservation should be 'being busy' with?
Ref: http://www.iucn.org/about/union/commissions/ceesp/ceesp_news/?13284/A-story-from-Tanzania-on-being-too-busy-by-Nichoas-Winer
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text: Thomas Jefferson-political philosopher, architect, musician, book collector, scientist, horticulturist, diplomat, inventor, and third President of the United States-looms large in any discussion of what Americans are as a people. Jefferson left to the future not only ideas but also a great body of practical achievements. President John F. Kennedy recognized Jefferson's accomplishments when he told a gathering of American Nobel Prize winners that they were the greatest assemblage of talent in the White House since Jefferson had dinner there alone. With his strong beliefs in the rights of man and a government derived from the people, in freedom of religion and the separation between church and state, and in education available to all. Thomas Jefferson struck a chord for human liberty 200 years ago that resounds through the decades. But in the end, Jefferson's own appraisal of his life, and the one that he wrote for use on his own tombstone, suffices: Author of the Declaration of American Independence, of the Statute of Virginia for religious freedom, and Father of the University of Virginia


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Bryanna Clark Grogan's Vegan Feast Kitchen/ 21st Century Table: The kitchen journal of a vegan food writer.. I'm on Facebook and Twitter (see links in sidebar at right).
Monday, March 28, 2011
I've said before that I read all kinds of cookbooks, not just vegetarian or vegan ones. Lately, I've been perusing a couple of books by the great British chef and author, Nigel Slater. He's not a vegetarian, but he does plenty of tasty and imaginative (but simple) things with vegetables and legumes. He's known for his uncomplicated, even fast, recipes.
The roasted onion soup recipe caught my eye because I love onion soup, but I don't always have time to caramelize onions, nor do I always have pre-cooked caramelized onions in the freezer. I tried it, with a few changes (noted below)-- it's a winner, rich in flavor and satisfying. "Why didn't I think of this?" kept running through my head!
The methods of roasting, grilling and broiling all bring out the natural sweetness of vegetables and intensify their natural flavors. I even enjoy turnips and rutabagas when they are roasted-- and they are not usually my favorite vegetables! So it makes sense to incorporate roasted and broiled vegetables (I actually find these methods less of a hassle than grilling!) into recipes where you might usually use a stove top method. Browning foods produces umami compounds, which create a "flavor explosion"!
Notice that the roasted onions in the soup recipe are cooked in white wine until the wine reduces almost to nothing. This further increases the flavor. Why? To quote from a past blog post on "synergizing umami": "When you splash some wine into the pan to scrape up the browned bits, you are not only getting the flavors of the wine and the caramelized bits (double umami—8 times the flavor!), but you are also releasing some extra flavors that only alcohol can extract! How neat is that?"
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I wouldn't normally use fresh tomatoes at this time of year, but my brother-in-law brought some when he and my sister and my niece visited last week, and I needed to use them up. This is my version of another Nigel Slater recipe.
4 comments:
- Vic Robinson said...
As always, looks great Millie! :)
- Mon Mar 28, 06:36:00 PM PDT
- Nonna said...
The soup sounds great. I love to add bit of wine when I'm cooking, but alas I often who have guests who are 12 step programs where even the hint of alcohol present in a dish is off limits. I do have an excellent substitution "bible," with suggestions, but I' appreciate your own suggestions for recipes that include alcohol in general, and this one in particular.
- Tue Mar 29, 01:11:00 PM PDT
Oh wow! You sure transformed ordinary sounding dishes into some mouth watering foods...Thank you for sharing, Bryanna.
- Sun Apr 03, 09:22:00 AM PDT
- Sarah said...
My mom used to make French onion soup on special occasions (particularly in the Winter) and I've never attempted it because of the whole extra effort required. Now it seems too easy NOT to make more often! Thanks! ^_^/
- Sun Apr 10, 04:01:00 PM PDT


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Frozen ground. Melting snow. A couple inches of rain.
Bring out the "Water over roadway" signs.
Those signs bloomed last week as creeks overflowed and fields filled with water.
Flood warnings were still posted Sunday at Styker, Ohio, where the Tiffin River (Bean Creek) flowed about two and a half feet above flood stage.
Upstream toward Morenci, the creek level had decreased to 2.2 feet below flood stage, still flowing far above the average for January or any month of the year.
Conditions changed quite rapidly, said Morenci area climate observer George Isobar, when the temperature warmed and the rain began falling.
"By comparing local climate data with figures from the U.S. Geological Survey, the process unfolds hour by hour," he said.
The U.S.G.S. maintains a river gauge on the Tiffin River southwest of Morenci. The station is located where Fulton County Road 20 crosses the Tiffin.
"There's a wealth of information on the U.S.G.S. website for those who have any interest in the rather arcane subject," Isobar said. "Lots of facts and figures."
The U.S.G.S. lists the measurement location as Bean Creek at Powers, Ohio—3.5 miles downstream from Silver Creek (at the south side of Morenci) and 5.2 miles east of Fayette.
At this point, the river drains 206 square miles of land. By the time it reaches Stryker, drainage has doubled to 410 square miles.
The river gauge provides a running commentary of water flow.
"At noon Jan. 4, water flow was measured at 145 cubic feet a second (cfs) which is actually below the long-term average for January," Isobar said.


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Attorney resigned in 2008 amid a sexual harassment scandal after only 17 months
By Andrew Welsh-Huggins and Julie Carr Smyth
Associated Press
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered Marc Dann, who resigned as the state's attorney general in 2008 amid a sexual harassment scandal, to give up his law license for six months.
The court's decision was a blow to Dann's attempt to rebuild his reputation through pro bono work with clients facing foreclosure and means he can't earn a living as an attorney during the term of the suspension.
The punishment marked a small victory for Dann: The six-month suspension was half the one-year term that was at one time recommended. The court gave Dann credit for fulfilling his community service obligations, paying his fines and submitting a pile of letters from judges attesting to his character.
Still, justices said Dann's position set him apart from other lawyers, his conduct displayed poor judgment and his reasons for the conduct were ultimately unsatisfactory.
"Poor judgment is not an aggravating factor," they wrote. "However, whether or not his explanations were sensible or credible, they are not an excuse. The panel cannot help but wonder at the harm to the reputation of the legal profession and to the confidence of the public in the office of attorney general when the chief law officer in the state has committed ethical errors and tries to explain them away as Respondent has."
The ruling was the final step in an ordeal dating to Dann's turbulent 17 months in office beginning in 2007 and was anticipated because of the precedent it involved. The last statewide officeholder to face a sanction from the state Supreme Court, former Gov. Bob Taft, received only a public reprimand.
Dann did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment on Tuesday's sanction.
His law partner, Mark Harshman, issued a statement saying he was saddened by the decision but respected it. The firm will remove Dann's name from its masthead during his suspension.
Harshman said the firm has been open with its clients about the possible suspension and is confident they will continue with the firm.
"We are proud of the work that we do to protect the rights of the hard working people that we count among our clients and will continue to wage the battle against foreclosure," he said.
The 50-year-old Democrat was a surprise winner in the 2006 race for attorney general, defeating popular Republican Betty Montgomery, then state auditor and a former two-term attorney general. Dann has acknowledged he didn't expect to win and was overwhelmed by the duties of the office.
That didn't keep him from making a big splash initially. In his first 11 months, he took on the nation's largest insurance brokerage, the mortgage lending industry, student loan providers, the big three credit rating agencies and MySpace.
But he also had missteps. He got caught in a traffic jam and arrived late to his first big news conference. He used state money to purchase an expensive Chevy Suburban SUV from a campaign donor for traversing the state. A TV camera caught him cursing a reporter over a negative story outside a fundraiser for then-presidential hopeful Barack Obama.
He also issued BlackBerry devices to nearly a third of his staff, costing the state almost $30,000 per month.
In 2007, Dann's email quip to his press spokesman — that "Jesus had it better on good friday" than the man did on a particularly bad news day — had the Ohio Christian Alliance and the state GOP accusing Dann, who is Jewish, of religious bigotry.
Dann resigned in May 2008 following his admission he had an affair with an employee.
In 2010, he pleaded guilty in Franklin County Municipal Court to using campaign funds he allegedly gave to two employees to pay rent and utilities for a house they shared near downtown Columbus and a condominium they later moved into in the northwest suburbs. The charge also involved a $5,000 gift or loan Dann made from his elected office's transition account to one of those aides.
A second charge alleged that Dann knowingly filed a false financial disclosure form.
A lawyer for the Supreme Court's disciplinary counsel, a type of prosecutor of legal misdeeds, cited Dann's failure to take full responsibility for his actions in pushing for a suspension.


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Contrary to Barry Levinson's assertion that former Ravens owner Art Modell made Baltimore's Super Bowl victory possible, Modell was the reason we didn't get an expansion team ("Art Modell's great gift," Feb. 7).
According to former Sun sportswriter John Steadman, Mr. Modell was such a poor business man that he was close to losing the then Cleveland Browns and took our deal to bail himself out. He moved his money-losing team here and wound up selling it for about $800 million.
We built him a state-of-the-art stadium with our tax dollars — and then anyone who wanted a season ticket had to buy a "personal seat license."
Luckily, by that time I had realized not to waste my money on professional sports teams who don't care about their fans (see Orioles).
There is a reason the people who knew what type of person Modell was are the ones who are keeping him out of the Hall of Fame.
If as an NFL owner he had voted to allow Baltimore to get an expansion team, we might be celebrating a Super Bowl victory with a team that was really our own, not one stolen from Cleveland.
Joe Heldmann