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Efficient Drivetrains, Inc. (EDI), a global leader in advanced high-efficiency zero emissions hybrid and electric vehicle drivetrain solutions announced today that it has delivered the first of six Plug-in-Hybrid Electric Armored vehicles to Sectran Security.
Today the Ascend Energy team in the Sacramento area in collaboration with fuel cell manufacturer Atrex Energy released the results of their joint project to demonstrate the benefits of using an oxygen-based ceramic fuel cell as part of a hybrid electric vehicle to save money, reduce fuel use, and eliminate air pollution.
Construction vehicles could become more efficient and environmentally-friendly, thanks to new technology developed by WMG at the University of Warwick.
The dream of a cleaner, greener transportation future burns brightly in the promise of hydrogen-fueled, internal combustion engine automobiles. Modern-day versions of such vehicles run hot, finish clean and produce only pure water as a combustion byproduct.
BMW Group and Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore) today launched a new electromobility research programme, involving the all-electric BMW i3 and plug-in hybrid sports car BMW i8 that runs on electricity and petrol.


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Whether you are in Schofield on business or to check out the sights, having the option to go where you want to go, when you need to is key to a fantastic trip. Using Schofield public transportation may be an inexpensive method to explore this neighborhood, but if you are trying to get to a different area of Wausau, you could be left waiting a long time. Ridesharing services like Uber or Lyft, or taxis can be faster, but the cost can start to add up. Plus, they may not be immediately available.
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QPR's atrocious season took an embarrassing turn for the worse as MK Dons knocked the Premier League strugglers out of the FA Cup with alarming ease in a 4-2 win at Loftus Road.
With Tuesday's clash against Manchester City in mind, the Premier League's bottom club made nine changes and went behind after four minutes through Armand Traore's own goal. QPR dominated the first half but paid for wasteful finishing when Ryan Lowe raced clear to extend the npower League One side's lead five minutes before the break.
Substitute Ryan Harley netted from close range five minutes after the restart and Darren Potter extended the Dons' lead even further to the disbelief of the 3,155 visiting fans, who even cheered when Jay Bothroyd pulled one back and saw Fabio net in stoppage time.
It was the second season running the clubs have faced one another, with QPR needing a replay to overcome the Dons in last year's third round. The hosts started the better in west London and found the back of net after just 52 seconds, with Bothroyd setting up DJ Campbell to slot home.
That strike was ruled out for offside and QPR's bright start was soon brought to an abrupt end when Shaun Williams' fourth-minute corner to the near post was put into his own goal by Traore under pressure from Dean Lewington.
It was a bolt out of the blue and the Rs were soon looking to make amends. Fabio flashed a volley wide, before Traore stung the palms of David Martin and Campbell saw an effort blocked. Tal Ben Haim sent a header straight at Martin as the QPR onslaught continued.
Esteban Granero then saw a tame 20-yard effort roll wide and QPR were made to pay for such generosity in front of goal five minutes from half-time. A long ball from Anthony Kay caught QPR, namely Anton Ferdinand, napping and Lowe slotted past Rob Green to double the Dons' advantage.
Things got worse for QPR five minutes into the second half as MK Dons struck again. Lowe broke the offside trap and pulled back from the by-line for substitute Harley, who could not miss from close range.
Martin palmed over a Alejandro Faurlin header, before the Dons amazingly made it 4-0 in the 56th minute when Potter curled home past Green. QPR were playing appallingly and were second to every ball, barely resembling a team. Potter would have made if five had he connected with a Lowe cross, which came after Traore was found helplessly out of position.
Bothroyd nodded home in the 83rd minute after Zamora`s tee-up, and Fabio scored in stoppage time from a Bothroyd touch, but it proved just a consolation on a terrible day in the Hoops' recent history.


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■ The new seniors' club in Lentegeur, called Lentegeur West Seniors' Club, had a spa day for all its members on Thursday April 12. Pictured, from left, are the members Eleanor Lawrence, 51, (secretary), Charmaine Martin, 55, (chairperson), Peter Hoffman, 48, (treasurer) and Norma Rautenbach, 55, (deputy chairperson) who held the seniors company and pampered them to their heart's content.
The seniors enjoyed some pampering from the team and community members. The Lentegeur West Seniors Club team would like to invite all the seniors of Lentegeur West to join and be a part of the activities in the club. You can contact Peter Hoffman for more information at 079 671 9840.


It's not just what happened at the boxing fight….it's also all the eating I did! I'm down for the count. I haven't eaten that much in a long time! I'd like to say that I'm going to go on a diet this week but there's too many holiday functions coming up! Oh well…isn't that what January is for, anyway??
I got Saturday's flight to Las Vegas started right.
We arrived at our hotel, The Cosmopolitan, and checked in. While checking in, we were given a glass of champagne. Fabulous!
Our friends, Alicia and Joe arrived and we went straight to lunch at Holstein's. I LOVE their burgers!
Beef patty, fire roasted Anaheim chili, borracho onions, pepperjack cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion & spicy "Machete" aioli.
We gambled a bit and then went back to our room to get ready for the Pacquaio vs. Marquez boxing fight at the MGM Grand.
Let's get ready to rumble!!!!!!
At the end of the 6th round, Marquez knocked Pacquaio out. I mean, really knocked him out. He was out cold for over a minute. A bit scary, I must say. He eventually got up, thank goodness. Besides the scary part, it was the best fight I've ever seen live.
Afterwards we went back to our hotel and gambled a bit. It was 1 in the morning before we retired to our rooms. No dinner…those Holstein burgers really knocked us out!
By Sunday morning, I was really hungry. By the time we all got our acts together and made our way to the Palazzo hotel for breakfast, it was almost 11:00.
Champagne is a good way to start the day, don't you think?
It is also good to drink your champagne with beignets.
Since it was lunch time by then, my husband and I opted for lunch while Joe & Alicia had breakfast. We are quite the team.
I had a cobb salad.
The guys went to watch the football game while Alicia and I went shopping. Somewhere along the way we stopped for refreshments.
And then snacks at Javier's at the Aria hotel.
Eh. Wasn't the best guac I've ever had. Their salsa was good though!
After shopping, it was time to get ready for night #2.
Dinner was at Circo at the Bellagio Hotel.
Then I enjoyed my favorite pasta dish ever. I order this every time I go there.
Pici Toscani: hand rolled thick spaghetti, bolognese sauce, aged pecorino cheese. Always fabulous.
Grand Marnier soufflé. Oh yeah.
After dinner we gambled a bit but we were so full we called it a night. Food coma to the extreme.
Holstein's again. El Machete. I'm down on the mat. Lights out!
Have you been indulging in the holiday eats?
Whata great trip! I am excited now! I'm taking my step-daughter in February for her 21st birthday, just us girls! I have to try the burger place out!! Don't you love the Palazzo's restaurant? I normally eat at Lavo's when I go! I love there gigantic meatball!!! Great post! Looks like lots of fun!!
Looks like you had a lot of fun. I might have to try to recreate El Machete at home during halftime of a football game.
Have a great time! I can't wait to hear all about it!
Please let me know if you do!!
138.2…Packing On The Holiday LBs!


Two songs into his set at Flushing Meadows Corona Park on the final stop of his Homeward Bound Farewell Tour, Paul Simon put down his guitar and put on a black baseball glove. "This is like two miles from where I played high school baseball," he said. "It's little dark out, but you know what? I'm going to play a quick game of catch." He then lobbed the ball into the New York crowd and urged whoever caught it to throw it back. It took three attempts, but he eventually found a fan capable of hurtling it right into his glove with a satisfying smack. The crowd cheered with delight at the moment of impact and Simon let out a smile big enough to be seen from about 1,000 feet back.
They certainly did dance, especially when he kicked into the opening chords of "Me and Julio Down By the Schoolyard" and everyone had the unique chance to sing about "Rosie the Queen of Corona" in Corona. His wife Edie Brickell even came out to deliver the famous whistle solo with impressive skill. The mood then quieted down when the chamber ensemble yMusic came to the front of the stage to accompany Simon on "Rene and Georgette Magritte With Their Dog After the War," a fantastically obscure Hearts and Bones song that he's resurrected on his new album In the Blue Light. That album was a commercial dud in 1983, but time has been very kind to it.
He was talking about "Bridge Over Troubled Water" and when he says "gave it away" he means that he let Art Garfunkel sing lead on it. That was the only time he came close to acknowledging his estranged singing partner the entire evening, though his image did briefly appear a few times during a photo montage paired with "Homeward Bound." Garfunkel booked his own show in Rochester, Minnesota this very night, completely ruling out the slim possibility they were going to come together for the encores. But even though living up to the Garfunkel original is a very difficult task, Paul's stripped-down arrangement was still quite lovely and one of the high points of the evening, especially when a Spirit Airlines jet flew right over the crowd en route to Laguardia right as he began the climactic "sail on silver girl" verse.
As the clock began ticking to the end of the night, the magnitude of the event began sinking in even though Simon was doing his best not to acknowledge it. Joyful songs like "Late in the Evening" and "Kodachrome" were infused with an unusual sense of sorrow, and the crowd came to a stunned hush during a devastating "The Sounds of Silence" that wrapped up the night. He wrote that song 55 years ago in the bathroom of his childhood home and it became Simon & Garfunkel's breakthrough hit in 1965. And now the whole saga of his life was coming full circle as he sang it for possibly the last time. He didn't need to explain any of this to the crowd. We could all feel it.
We'll never know what the show meant to Paul Simon, but hopefully it doesn't mean that he's now completely retired. Hopefully it means he's going to keep recording new music and playing the occasional show. Hopefully it means we have years and years of new Paul Simon music in front of us. But if that's not the case and he's truly done, he couldn't have possibly scripted a better ending than this one.


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Davis Thriving Under New Staff
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CHARLOTTESVILLE — As her first season under a new coaching staff enters its final stretch, University of Virginia softball player Allison Davis is thankful it won't be her last.
The feeling is mutual.
"We're really glad we get to keep her around a little bit," head coach Joanna Hardin said.
Davis, a junior from Northern Virginia, leads the Cavaliers with a .336 batting average, and she's belted seven doubles, four triples and five home runs.
"She's a great softball player," Hardin said. "She plays outfield. She can pitch. Honestly, she's athletic enough that we could probably put her in the infield. She can hit for power, and she can hit for average. She can run.
"She can do it all. But I think the thing that's clutch for us is that Allison is so studious in the classroom. She's so focused. She just epitomizes what we're trying to build here. She's low key: come in, go to work, do my job, build, invest."
When Davis, as a standout at Oakton High School, committed to the Wahoos, their head coach was Eileen Schmidt. By the time Davis arrived in Charlottesville, however, Blake Miller had taken over the program, and she played for him in 2015 and '16.
Hardin replaced Miller in June and added assistant coaches Kaleigh Rafter and Katie Repole in August.
"I'm very happy I get two years with them," Davis said. "I'm very grateful for that. I wish it was four years, but I'll take the two."
In 2015, the Cavaliers finished 16-40 overall and 4-20 in ACC play. They improved those records last year to 18-33 and 7-14. Heading into their weekend series with ACC foe Georgia Tech (12-28, 5-10), the `Hoos are 14-28 overall and 3-12 in conference play.
The teams' three games at The Park will start at 6 p.m. Friday, 1 p.m. Saturday and noon Sunday, respectively.
"They're fantastic," Davis said of UVA's new coaches. "I can't even express the difference in how we play and how we are as a team, but they're really good about teaching us to compete and really emphasizing core values over results, and even just teaching us all the little details of the game.
"I feel like I'm more a student of the game, not just a player. So it's really great just to see the evolution with all the girls, how far we've come, even if the results don't necessarily reflect that. It's been a good change in a really positive direction.
"There's been a lot of change, and so handling all of that change was difficult at first, but Coach Jo and her staff are very big on focusing on laying that foundation for future teams and honoring people who came before us. So it's more about what we're building and our attitudes and our mindset, rather than, `OK, we have to get these results, we have to win.' "
Davis does not shy away from challenges. In addition to playing softball, she's a student in UVA's renowned McIntire School of Commerce, where she's concentrating on management, marketing and entrepreneurship.
"Through the years I've developed a pretty good system for time management, I would say," Davis said. "I always write things down so I don't forget them. But it is challenging. There are times when I have to make sacrifices here or there, depending on what is my top priority at the time. I have to roll with the punches.
"This past fall — and I'm sure a bunch of the other athletes in Comm would agree with this — was probably the toughest semester, just because there was a lot of group work, and Comm did not let up on us. They knew we were athletes and they expected the best from us, just like they do all the other students."
On the diamond, Davis' versatility has helped her become one of the ACC's top players. In 2015, when she hit .325 with nine homers, she started all 56 games: 38 at shortstop, 12 at second base and six at pitcher.
In 2016, when she hit .293 and made the all-conference second team, she started 42 games in center field, two at pitcher and one in right field. This season, the 5-7 Davis has been used in left field and as a relief pitcher.
Davis embodies, Hardin said, everything the Cavaliers' coaches want in their players.
"If you could have an entire team of Allison Davises, it would be so much fun," Hardin said. "And so for us what's really exciting is that she gets to be our leader next year. And it'll be a challenge for her. She's not super outgoing. She's great, she's into the games, she cares about her teammates, but I think stepping into a leadership role where she may have to have some crucial conversations will be good for her. It's a different style for her."
That Davis would become a Wahoo was not inevitable. Her father, Randy, and one of her uncles attended Virginia Tech, and the Hokies' softball staff recruited Davis. But UVA appealed to her more academically, and she established a strong connection with Schmidt.
Her father's two brothers ultimately ended up at UVA: one as an engineering professor and the other as a graduate student. Her dad?
"He'll joke, `Yeah, I'll come here and cheer for you, but I always have the Hokies in my heart,' " Davis said, smiling. "It's a tough rivalry, but overall I thought UVA was a better fit for me."
Between her athletic and academic obligations, Davis has little free time. But she enjoys volunteering with her teammates at Meriwether Lewis Elementary School, and she has participated in the Women's Business Forum at McIntire. She's also been involved with A.C.E. (Athletes Committed to Communication and Education), a UVA program that helps area schools, and she hopes to devote more time to that service project in 2017-18.
Many undergraduates are unsure about the career path they'd like to follow after leaving UVA. Not Davis. She wants to work for the professional women's softball league, National Pro Fastpitch.
"I want to stay in the sport, and I want to help build that up and make it successful with the business background that I'm coming out with," Davis said. "Eventually I want to be sort of up in the top there helping run the business side of things."
Don't bet against her.
"She has her head on straight, that kid," Hardin said. "She could absolutely run the league.
"She's focused. She's driven. She's also the epitome of someone who's worked her way to be where she is. Her achievements are really a result of her just busting her tail and working really hard."
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I hate it when people I don't even know call me terms of endearment such as honey, darling, pet, precious, sugar or angel. The other day at the Dollar Store the clerk referred to me as "love" right in front of my wife. Believe me, that took some explaining! The only time I've ever used such terms is when I couldn't recall a person's name that I really should have known, and I'm proud to say that in 36 years of marriage I think I've only used such words twice in referring to my wife.
Having said that, these terms of endearment can serve an important role. Based on years of experience and eavesdropping I've found that you can tell just how mad your wife is based on the terms of endearment she uses. And, let's face it guys, married men spend, on average, at least half of their waking hours being in trouble with their wives. But there are several levels of being in trouble, from the withholding of nourishment and personal favors, to the throw your clothes out the front door and slash your truck's tires, kind of trouble. So my dears, here are a few hints on how to discern what level of trouble you're in based on what your wife calls you.
For example, let's say you are eating at a fancy restaurant, where they have tablecloths and more than one fork per place setting, and your wife whispers to you, "Sweetie, it's not polite to tuck your napkin into the top of your T-shirt, and you have a big dollop of thousand island dressing on your chin." When you are referred to as sweetie, sweetie pie, sweetums, or any variation of the word sweet, it's almost like you are in no trouble at all. It's almost a compliment.
If your wife says to you, "Honey, I know that you are busy this time of year with the upcoming football season and all the nice beer drinking weather we've been having, but my parents are coming over for dinner and I'd appreciate it if you'd remove that oily carburetor you've been rebuilding from the dining room table. And would it hurt you, Hon, to take a shower and put on a clean sweatshirt?" Be warned Honeybunches, you now have officially moved up a notch in the degree of trouble you're in. I'd move all automotive maintenance projects to the bedroom if I were you.
The war is escalating if your wife says, "Babe, you're either going to have to buy me a new refrigerator/freezer or remove the fish bait, beer, livestock vaccine, and colostrum from the dinky fridge we have now." The use of the words babe, babycakes, or the dreaded baby doll, are a warning that you are in some serious hot water. My advice? I hear they're having a great sale down at Sears on extra-large side-by-sides.
I don't know how, or why, wives started using forms of the word pumpkin in referring to us. Frankly, I just don't see the resemblance. But listen up if your wife says, "Pumpkin cakes, if you throw your oily rags with degreaser, paint thinner or cow manure on them in the washer with my frilly underwear one more time I swear I'll shoot you." My dearest darling dudes, unless you want to see your wife only on visitation day at the state penitentiary I'd start using paper towels exclusively.
As much as I detest being called "babe" or "darling," I hate being called by my real name even more. Remember as a child when you could tell how much trouble you were in based on how many of your given names your mother used in calling you? It's the same with wives. If your wife calls you by your first name I'd be giving her an apology, some flowers and expensive chocolates. If she uses your first and middle name you'd best be looking in the Yellow Pages for a good divorce attorney. And, my dear honeybun friends, if your wife ever calls you by your first, middle, and last names, prefaced by the word "Mister," I'd commit a crime so heinous that it will land you in the FBI's witness protection program so that Mrs. Babycakes can't get her hands on you.


One of the many The secret experiences of India to tick off your bucket list. It may come as a surprise to you, but India is actually one of the best countries in the world to go on a safari. There's a wealth of sites throughout the country that offer incredible experiences with wild animals, and India is now the only place in the world where you'll be able to see both tigers and lions in the wild. Consider visiting during the winter months – between November and April, specifically – as this offers the best chance of seeing all of the animals, according to Audley.
If it's tigers you're looking for, you'll want to be visiting Bandhavgarh. It's a national park and tiger reserve in central India and is popular for its abundance of wild animals. You're able to ride through the park on the back of an elephant, and then retreat to an authentic lodge in the surrounding village once the day is done. Or there's Ranthambore, the majestic spot full of ancient temples and rocky ridges, with wild animals roaming freely throughout.
If you're wanting to discover the beautiful history of India, divert from the bustle of the admittedly magnificent Taj Mahal and head to Khajuraho instead. Under 20,000 people live in the town, meaning it's much quieter and tranquil than the country's major tourist destinations, but it perhaps has a lot more to offer. Take the area's landscape, for example – rolling hills and sprawling green fields give way to majestic sandstone temples, built over 1,000 years ago and still standing proudly to this day. It could be second The secret experiences of India to tick off your bucket list.
You'll also find the Indian Grand Canyon here, in the form of the Raneh Falls. They're glorious in their natural beauty, a feat of size and scale as the Ken River cascades down the jagged rocks. And, perhaps best of all, there's a selection of luxurious and accommodating hotels in Khajuraho that beckon for you to come and relax.
If you've seen Life of Pi, The Independent tells of how you'll recognize Pondicherry as the hometown of the protagonist. It's a beautiful town, if not strikingly European in the midst of India. There's an undeniable French influence about its culture and architecture, resulting from it being under French rule until 1954. The French language is spoken throughout the town, and you'll find it is most prominent in Pondicherry's older areas whereas its newer parts are typically South Indian.
This makes for an interesting fusion of cultures, mostly evident through things such as the cuisine – you'll find traditional Indian dishes here served alongside French staples such as steaks and baguettes. Elsewhere you'll find that all you'll want to do in Pondicherry is relax. You can do so on the beautiful beaches that adorn the coastline, or in some of the luxurious accommodation that the town has to offer. If you're looking for a laidback escape, this is the place to go. Pondicherry really deserves to be in The secret experiences of India to tick off your bucket list.
It lies around 40 kilometers out from Bangalore and is absolutely worth the trip. Manchanabele is a hidden paradise, complete with rolling hills and a famed dam that gives way to a deep blue reservoir. The town is popular with bikers because of how scenic it appears as you ride the roads into it, and as you bathe in the aforementioned reservoir upon arrival, you'll notice something peculiar – an abundance of birds. That's because Manchanabele boasts a huge variety of them, all different sizes and species and all residing near the dam.
The town itself is not anything to write home about, a tiny village that lies on the outskirts of a much busier and more developed region. But the proximity of Manchanbele's reservoir makes the trip out to the wilderness both exciting and necessary if you're looking to discover a spot of India that not many have traversed before. There's even the opportunity to take part in some water-sports upon the reservoir as well as a coveted zip line, but we wouldn't blame you if you just want to soak in the peaceful atmosphere instead. So this is some of many The secret experiences of India to tick off your bucket list.
Where have you visited in India? Share your recommendations with us. or Top ten reasons to visit India.
Amazing list of places…I'd pick up a rendezvous with the majestic beast. I have failed to meet Mr Tiger at Sariska…planning to try Ranthambore. Have heard tiger sightings are frequent there.


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Lisa Schwartz is Deputy Leader and Energy Efficiency Team Leader in the Electricity Markets and Policy Group at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. She develops and leads energy efficiency research in the areas of policy, program design, implementation and evaluation. She also manages technical assistance for states, the Future Electric Utility Regulation report series, and training and education for states on distribution system planning.
Lisa Schwartz is Energy Efficiency Team Leader in the Electricity Markets and Policy Group at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. She develops and leads energy efficiency research and technical assistance projects in the areas of policy, program design, implementation and evaluation.
Before joining Berkeley Lab, Lisa was Director of the Oregon Department of Energy, overseeing state programs to advance energy efficiency, renewable energy and alternative transportation fuels, as well as energy facility siting, nuclear safety and energy emergency preparedness. She also provided leadership on state energy policy and guided the agency's analytical work.
As a senior associate at the Regulatory Assistance Project, Lisa coordinated technical assistance for consumer behavior studies funded by U.S. Department of Energy to evaluate the impact of time-varying rates and smart grid technology on energy use, worked with Berkeley Lab to evaluate energy efficiency and other demand-side resources in Western U.S. transmission planning, and assisted states in areas such as industrial energy efficiency, distributed generation and utility incentives for energy efficiency. She also led Western Governors' Association projects to explore coordinating utility resource procurement with regional transmission needs, identify least-cost ways to integrate wind and solar, and assess energy efficiency and other policies to complement the Western Climate Initiative's proposed cap and trade program.
At the Oregon Public Utility Commission, Lisa led staff work on resource planning and acquisition, distributed generation, renewable resources, demand response and advanced metering infrastructure. As a senior policy analyst at Oregon Department of Energy, Lisa helped establish stable funding and independent administration for ratepayer-supported energy efficiency programs, led a project to conserve both water and energy, and directed an annual energy efficiency campaign with utilities and retailers. She began her energy career as assistant administrator of the Oregon State University Extension Energy Program.
Lisa has served on committees in the Western U.S. and nationally, including:
Western Interstate Energy Board
WECC's Transmission Expansion Planning Policy Committee
Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance Board of Directors
National Association of State Energy Officials' Government Affairs Committee
National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners' Staff Subcommittee on Energy Resources and the Environment
SEE Action Network's Customer Information and Behavior Work Group
Lisa has authored numerous publications on energy efficiency, demand response, smart grid, distributed generation, renewable resources, transmission, rate design and electricity markets and has presented throughout the U.S. and abroad.
Lisa received an M.S. in Land Resources from University of Wisconsin-Madison and a B.S. in Environmental Studies from George Washington University.
Commercial PACE Financing and the Special Assessment Process: Understanding Roles and Managing Risks for Local Governments
Authors: G. Leventis; L.C. Schwartz
Evolving Approaches to Electricity System Planning
Authors: L.C. Schwartz; N.Mims Frick
Peak Demand Impacts From Electricity Efficiency Programs
Authors: N.Mims Frick; I.M. Hoffman; C.A. Goldman; G. Leventis; S. Murphy; L.C. Schwartz
Renewable Energy Options for Large Utility Customers
Authors: X. Energy; S. Chriss; L. Bird; P. Barua; H. Bishop; C. Bonugli; L.C. Schwartz
Utility Investments in Resilience of Electricity Systems
Authors: R. Elliot; N.Rural Elec Association; Oof M.I.S.O. States; S. Aaronson; E.Electric Institute; N.Associatio Advocates
A Framework for Integrated Analysis of Distributed Energy Resources: Guide for States
Authors: N.Mims Frick; L.C. Schwartz; A. Taylor-Anyikire
Distribution System Planning – State Examples by Topic
Authors: A. Cooke; J. Homer; L.C. Schwartz
Electrification of buildings and industry in the United States: Drivers, barriers, prospects, and policy approaches
Authors: J. Deason; M. Wei; G. Leventis; S. Smith; L.C. Schwartz
Midwest Distribution Systems & Planning Training
Authors: L.C. Schwartz; E.M. Stewart; K. Schneider; M. Coddington; J. Paladino; B. Mather; M. Kintner-Meyer; J.H. Eto; M.Newton Lowry; A.D. Mills; D. Lew; L.A.A. Freeman; J.J. Miller; R. Berry; R. O'Neil
The Cost of Saving Electricity Through Energy Efficiency Programs Funded by Utility Customers: 2009–2015
Authors: I.M. Hoffman; C.A. Goldman; S. Murphy; N.Mims Frick; G. Leventis; L.C. Schwartz


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Singer-Songwriter, Novelist
The Jerrys Release New Album, Ready or Not
May 11, 2022 May 4, 2022 by Jerry Schwartz
In February, The Jerrys released "Alicia" ahead of their upcoming album. That single, the band's first new music in three years, was quickly followed by another, "Love Me Now and Leave Me Never," a 007-inspired spy rocker. Today, The Jerrys are releasing Ready or Not, their first studio album since 2011's Let's Groove, as well as a third single from the album, "Lean on Me."
I liked Ready or Not as an album title for a couple of reasons. For one, I'd barely started recording the album when I had to put my studio in storage between moves. My wife and I had sold our house but hadn't found another yet, so we lived with my father-in-law for a few months. By the time we found a place of our own and settled in, I joked the album would have to be released "ready or not." Also, I'd written a raga and a country song that I wanted to include on the album, so I was thinking "here they come, ready or not!"
Listen to "Lean on Me" below.
Ready or Not is out now.
Categories Music, The Jerrys Tags country, Indian music, new music, original music, power pop, raga, Ready or Not, sitar, The Jerrys
The Jerrys – "Love Me Now and Leave Me Never" (LISTEN)
March 23, 2022 by Jerry Schwartz
Last month, The Jerrys released "Alicia," the first single from their upcoming album Ready or Not, due out 5/4. Today, the band is putting out the album's second single, "Love Me Now and Leave Me Never," a Bond-inspired spy rocker.
I've always enjoyed watching spies on the screen, and I wanted to know what it would sound like if my band did a Bond movie theme. After creating a fictional movie title, everything fell into place, including using a sitar (I always loved that sitar in the Bond-like intro of the soundtrack version of The Beatles' "Help!"). The lead guitar solo is a tribute to Johnny Rivers' solo in "Secret Agent Man," an old favorite of mine. I was encouraged throughout the writing process by listening to several really bad Bond movie theme songs.
Also, in case you missed it, a new lyric video for "Alicia" was released a few weeks ago, and you can check that out below as well.
Get ready. Or not. Ready or Not is out 5/4.
Categories Music, The Jerrys Tags music, The Jerrys
The Jerrys Share New Single, "Alicia"
February 16, 2022 February 9, 2022 by Jerry Schwartz
The Jerrys will release their new album, Ready or Not, on May 4 and they just shared the first single, "Alicia," a power pop homage to the real-life Alicia.
As a teenager, I wrote a song about my girlfriend Alicia dancing to the record player. To fit the lyric, I used her first name, but no one knew her by that name and The Shadows of Knight and others had already made the name a hit anyway, so I ditched the idea. Decades later, I returned to writing a song about Alicia, even spelling out her name and singing about her dancing when the music's streaming. For the record, though, she's my wife this time around.
Listen to "Alicia" below.
Ready or Not is out 5/4.
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Update on The Jerrys' New Album
May 12, 2021 April 9, 2021 by Jerry Schwartz
A few weeks into spring, The Jerrys' new album is coming along nicely. Writing, playing, and producing a full-length album takes hundreds of hours, but I enjoy the work and the challenges that confront me along the way. I ditched my career to do what I love, and I'm doing what I love more than ever. If one were to say I'm living the dream, I couldn't disagree.
At least a few tracks have been recorded for each of seven new songs (more songs are planned), and I've written titles and lyrics for six of those. Among the new tunes are a James Bond theme song ("Love Me Now and Leave Me Never"), a song about my better half ("Alicia"), and a song about a guy, his girl, and his guitar ("Just Us Three"). The first two are rockers (as is "Lean on Me," another new track), while the latter recalls the style of The Everly Brothers.
I'll provide another update on the (as-yet-untitled) Jerrys album in the summer, as well as news on the single that will be released in advance of the album. Until then, there's a lot more studio work to do. One thing is certain: If anyone has half as much fun listening to the finished album as I'm having making it, it will be The Jerrys' best effort yet.
Categories Music, The Jerrys Tags original music, recording, songwriting, studio, The Jerrys
New Lyric Video: Anna Marie
January 20, 2021 by Jerry Schwartz
Here's the new lyric video for "Anna Marie" by The Jerrys. The song is from the EP, The Wind Cries Jerrys.
You turn round and tell me you love me
After all that we've been through.
You run round like you're miles above me
Make a scene like you always do.
Why you do it to me, Anna Marie?
What's the use in trying?
You get wound when I say do you love me.
I get sick when I hear you say
You're not lying when you're lying about me.
You look best when walking away.
What's the use in crying?
You shut down when you're tired of me.
You say stop when I say hello.
First you say no, then you say no.
Then you say no and then I go oh no.
Categories Music, The Jerrys Tags Anna Marie, lyric video, original music, power pop, The Jerrys, video
The Jerrys Set to Make New Music
January 21, 2021 February 28, 2020 by Jerry Schwartz
After a year that left little time for creative pursuits, The Jerrys have begun making new music and plan to release a new album of original songs. While it's too early to set a release date, a single will be released from the album in early 2021. Until then, check out past releases, including The Jerrys at WZRD, last year's full-length album featuring songs recorded live in the studio at WZRD Chicago 88.3 FM.
Categories Music, The Jerrys Tags music, original music, The Jerrys, WZRD
New Album: The Jerrys at WZRD
June 29, 2019 June 28, 2019 by Jerry Schwartz
New Album, The Jerrys at WZRD, Now Available
The Jerrys have released their first-ever live album, The Jerrys at WZRD, recorded live in the studio at WZRD Chicago 88.3 FM. Ten songs that aired live on the station during four separate appearances from 2012-2018 comprise the track listing:
1. I Even Love You More Than Elizabeth Hurley (At WZRD Chicago)***
2. Ann Taylor Girl (At WZRD Chicago)****
3. New Wave (At WZRD Chicago)*
4. Space Cadet (At WZRD Chicago)****
5. Be Yourself (At WZRD Chicago)***
6. Let's Groove (At WZRD Chicago)**
7. The King of I Don't Care (At WZRD Chicago)*
8. Every Girl (At WZRD Chicago)**
9. Bigger Than Oprah (At WZRD Chicago)*
10. What the World Could Use a Lot More Of (At WZRD Chicago)**
*Original broadcast, 2012; Jerry Schwartz (guitar, lead vocal) and Robert Porche (drums, backing vocal)
**Original broadcast, 2014; Jerry Schwartz (live guitar and live vocals with public appearance mixes)
***Original broadcast, 2016; Jerry Schwartz (guitar, harmonica, lead vocal), Robert Porche (drums, backing vocal), and Jim Losby (bass guitar, backing vocal)
****Original broadcast, 2018; Jerry Schwartz (guitar, harmonica, lead vocal) , Robert Porche (drums, backing vocal), Jim Losby (bass guitar, backing vocal)
All words and music by Jerry Schwartz
The Jerrys at WZRD is available on the band's website and at CD Baby. Check it out!
Categories Chicago, Music, The Jerrys Tags album, Jerry Schwartz, Jim Losby, live music, new music, new release, original music, Robert Porche, rock, The Jerrys, WZRD, WZRD Chicago 88.3 FM
Upcoming Live Album, The Jerrys on Instagram, More
June 27, 2019 June 4, 2019 by Jerry Schwartz
As summer nears, here's a quick update on my band and the live album to be released in the coming weeks:
Production and postproduction work have been completed for a new live album. The Jerrys at WZRD will consist of ten songs recorded over four separate performances recorded live in the studio at WZRD Chicago 88.3 FM. I'm currently working on the album art and will post the final track listing when that is available. The album will be released in early summer.
I began recording for a new single by The Jerrys. I like where it's going, and I'm enjoying making it. There's no release date at this time.
The Jerrys are now on Instagram, so be sure to check out The Jerrys on Instagram. You can also visit The Jerrys' Facebook page or follow The Jerrys on Twitter.
On May 16, I performed a set with The Jerrys at Rabid Brewing in Homewood, Illinois. It was the first time we played out this year, as well as our first time at that venue (photo). Later that evening, I played solo with a borrowed guitar before being joined on stage by others, including Robert Porche.
For the record, since starting this post I wrote another tune and will begin recording that one soon. There's always more music on the way!
Categories Music, The Jerrys Tags live appearance, music, The Jerrys, WZRD Chicago 88.3 FM
New Single: Everything Goes
January 3, 2019 by Jerry Schwartz
A new single by The Jerrys, "Everything Goes," is now available as a free download. Give it a listen!
https://www.itsjerryschwartz.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Everything-Goes-The-Jerrys.mp3
Everything Goes
Nothing ever the same
that's how things go
You're not even who you
were a picosecond ago
You can't step in the same
river twice and all that
No past, no future,
now is where it's at
the morning is noon
One minute it's March
and next thing
it's already June
Time and tide wait for no man
and all that biz
No then, no later,
now is all there is and
time doesn't know
Who's still hanging around:
it stays and the people go
Time flies and life's too short
and all that stuff
Don't waste your time cause
life is short enough
And everyone knows
All instruments and vocals by Jerry Schwartz
Categories Music, The Jerrys Tags audio, guitar, Jerry Schwartz, music, The Jerrys
The Jerrys at Mama and Me Pizzeria and More
October 30, 2018 September 22, 2018 by Jerry Schwartz
It's been a busy summer! As we welcome this first day of fall, here's the latest news regarding The Jerrys:
On September 28 at 8:30 pm, The Jerrys will play at Mama and Me Pizzeria in Homewood, Illinois. Join us Friday night for music and fun!
Following the release of The Wind Cries Jerrys (6-song EP) earlier this year, The Jerrys will release a new single in the next several months. Details to come.
It's official: The Jerrys will release a live album sometime in 2019. Preliminary work has already been done for this new release, recorded live during multiple appearances at WZRD Chicago 88.3 FM.
I look forward to sharing more music from The Jerrys soon. Until then, happy fall!
Categories Chicago, Music, The Jerrys Tags Chicago, live music, The Jerrys
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Okay, technically not *everyone* but A LOT.
And apparently there's more where that came from!
"The full extent of Wang's information and cooperation remains to be realized," LaVigne and Berman said in the letter.
Take note, insider-traders and those who might be accused of it in spite of their innocence: If you wear a wire and you don't have to go to jail. Wesley Wang, the former SAC analyst who helped convict one former boss and is probably helping to build cases against his bosses at SAC and Trellus Management, will get to keep doing so from the comfort of his northern California home.


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Overcome Eve Teasing
Eve teasing is one of the oldest societal perils in the age of progress and development. "Violence against women is a manifestation of the historically unequal power relations between men and women, which have led to domination over and discrimination against women by men and to the prevention of full advancement of women (United Nations, 1993)". The experience of eve teasing affects the lives of millions of women in India, in all socio-economic and educational classes, moving across boundaries of wealth, race, religion and culture; violating and curbing women's autonomy of their human rights and fundamental freedoms including their ability to make choices. The fear of harassment in women depletes the society economically, politically and culturally by restraining the active contributory role of women in building a cultured society. The fear mechanism yields and forces women into a subservient position as compared to their male counterparts.
Stop the Abuse "Eve Teasing"
Of all the forms of violence against women, eve teasing is the most pervasive and deceptive as it is considered 'normal' behavior and not an attack against women. It is so ordinary and usual that society has become desensitized to the offensive mark that it carries. Eve teasing is form of sexual harassment or molestation of women by men. It ranges in severity from sexually painted remarks to outright groping and may also include verbal assaults such as making passes or unwelcome sexual jokes; nonverbal assaults such as displaying obscene gestures, winking, whistling, staring and physical assaults such as pinching, fondling, and rubbing against women in public places. In all the above scenarios the dignity and esteem of a woman is conceded.
One of the significant factor that plays a role in sexual violence against women is the gender biased socialization and social control at the domestic and societal level. The incongruity in the rules, values, customs, expectations and sanctions levied on girls on one hand and freedom from the same provided to the boys on the other hand creates the foundation of gender inequality. This conditions a boy's mind into believing that there shall be no accountability for his behavior. This passes off as being true when parents of the boys who engage in eve teasing handle it insouciantly and pass it off as sheer entertainment and humor. Eve teasing, then, is nothing more than a way of men asserting power and dominance over women. Another factor that plays a role in determining concepts about gender roles and identities in the Indian context is the Media. Be it in the form of Bollywood movies or advertisements, women are objectified as 'sex objects' and portrayed as powerless, vulnerable and in a position to be exploited. Distortedly then, eve teasing which should really be derided is projected as being attractive, "cool" and harmless by the media.
Whilst eve teasing occurs across all social and economic groupings, there is a significant association between physical teasing and the low educational and social status of perpetrators. Most women do not retaliate to verbal or gestural teasing as it invites humiliation and embarrassment for them and they may believe that society may blame them for having done "something wrong" to invite the eve teaser for committing the offence. Fear of payback by the teaser may also deter them from being vocal about the harassment. Further in some cases the woman may fear that the offender may reverse the blame on her by accusing her of seeking attention and on non-compliance by the man, alleging him falsely. This threat of double victimization in most cases causes women to bear with the act of eve teasing and harassment in silence, which makes the offender buoyant, ready to strike again.
To overcome this problem certain measures at the family, societal, legal and personal level are necessary. Socialization and social control at the family and social level should not be gender biased; men should not be given undue freedom and power and a sense of accountability should be inculcated in men. Media should play its part in making people aware about the seriousness of this issue. At the legal level, strict implementation of regulations and rules should be implemented by the concerned authorities. At a personal level, women should not be approval seeking or consider themselves lesser than men in any respect and must stand up for themselves without any fear of shaping an identity of their own with the belief that they too have the right to live their life according to their choices.
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Metro Silver Line, Phase I of Expanded Tysons Corner Center Expected to Help Local Economy
Posted on August 1, 2014 April 10, 2018 by Nick Ruiz
Residents of Northern Virginia are celebrating. Last week, they witnessed the opening of two important developments expected to transform the area: the first phase of Macerich's expansion at Tysons Corner Center and the long-awaited Silver Line.
On July 24, Macerich, a real estate investment trust based in Santa Monica, opened the first phase of its mixed-use urban expansion at Tysons Corner Center. This portion of the project includes the 22-story Tysons Tower office building, a 1.5-acre plaza and a new entrance that connects the mall to the new development.
According to Macerich, the office tower is already more than 75 percent leased and features Intelsat, a communications satellite services provider, as the marquee anchor tenant. Meanwhile, the Plaza is set 32 feet above street level and will provide direct access to the Silver Line, which opened on July 26.
With 10,000 employees, Tysons Corner Center is the largest shopping mall in Virginia and in the Baltimore-Washington area. Macerich and its partner, Alaska Permanent Fund Corp., have been the owners of the property since 2005. The two companies are now transforming this massive retail center into an innovative, connected community.
The project's development team includes Hines, Gensler, RTKL, CBRE, Sasaki Associates Inc. and Rios Clementi Hale Studios. When fully finished, it will deliver 1.4 million square feet of office, residential, hotel and retail space. A 300-room Hyatt Regency Hotel and a 430-unit residential tower are scheduled to open in the first quarter of 2015.
"As we launch the exciting mixed-use urban community at Tysons Corner, it is clear this development is one of the premier projects of its kind in the country," Art Coppola, Macerich's chairman & CEO, said in a statement. "This project leverages one of the nation's top-performing retail properties into a sustainable urban community now linked by mass transit with the entire Washington, D.C., metro area. Already we see a strong positive impact for our retailers, as well as long-term benefits of this smart densification for the entire region."
As if planned, the highly anticipated Metro Silver Line opened just in time to help bring commuters and visitors to the new developments at Tysons Corner Center. The $2.9 billion project has added five new stations (McLean, Tysons Corner, Greensboro, Spring Hill and Wiehle-Reston East), linking Tysons to the D.C. region's subway system. It will bring numerous benefits, including the reduction of regional air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, and, together with developments such as the expansion of Tysons Corner Center, it will also fuel economic growth in Northern Virginia.
Stewart Schwartz, executive director of the Coalition for Smarter Growth, said in a statement that the opening of the Silver Line "is important for many reasons, but none more important than how it will transform land use in Northern Virginia." Schwartz explained that the "transformation will be most prominent in Tysons, where a traffic-choked suburban office park with two large malls is planned to become a walkable, urban center with 100,000 residents and 200,000 jobs, but it will also be seen in Reston, Herndon and Loudoun."
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It's hard to say exactly why I first got interested in apocalyptic ideas. In part, I suppose, it was ordinary youthful iconoclasm. All young people, young men in particular, feel a certain resentment towards the status quo and a certain seething desire to imprint their own will on to the order of things. Call it a rage against mortality. Anyway, when you allow that kind of resentment to guide your thinking, you easily end up with what Augustine called the libido dominandi, the lust to master reality and to make it conform to your own ideals.
Of course he's right in pointing out the common pattern of youthful Marxist exuberance giving way to acceptance of the world as it is. I'm not really sure why that amounts to a criticism of Marxism, though. Nor am I sure how 'Marxist ideology', whatever that means, amounts to an 'insidious version of the lust to dominate'. Surely if anything it is a 'lust' not to be dominated.
It makes sense that an undergraduate would outgrow a fascination with the apocalyptic. I don't know much about Ben Myers, but I gather that he is a lecturer in systematic theology. Apocalypticism does not appeal, primarily, to those in positions of relative security. Indeed, as Alberto Toscano shows in his Fanaticism, apocalypticism is both pre- and ultra-political. Groups animated by apocalyptic ideas (or who develop new forms of apocalypticism) tend to be amongst the most marginalised communities (Yonina Talmon wrote a couple of articles back in the 1960s compiling much of the sociological research on apocalyptic movements). From a variety of perspectives, Toscano along with Karl Mannheim, Ernst Bloch and Jacob Taubes show how apocalypticism appeals to those whose demands cannot be articulated within current discourse. As Taubes emphasises, the apocalyptic marks the decision that the world as it is is insufficient. This does not equal a willingness 'to destroy human society', especially not in the sense of Marxism/utopian political projects = totalitarianism. Rather it is a beginning – a refusal of the world as it is. Put another way, the apocalyptic does not operate with the confidence of assured liberation, but with a persistent resistance. This resistance does not assume liberation, but opens up the possibility of forms of liberation we have yet to imagine.
In short, Myers comes offers the serenity prayer in theological trappings. Sure bad things are happening and we should be charitable and care for the poor, but we're consigned to the way things are as we await the eschaton.
This is a cheap, shallow connection backed by little to no technical knowledge or research, but I thought it was interesting, so what the hell.
I've been thinking a lot lately about why I like Hegel. At first Hegel was the necessary evil that I had to go through to study Lacan, Marx and religion. Then he took over my PhD, but in the back of my mind it was still just a hoop to jump through on the way to later research interests. But now, I actually really like Hegel. Especially after reading Heidegger. I find Hegel so much more convincing in his method, his conclusions and the political implications of both (at least as I see them).
Then this morning I was listening to an old Radiolab episode on 'What Technology Wants', taken from the title of a Kevin Kelly book. Kelly, who was one of the guests, was describing how technology taken as a whole, has come to have a degree of autonomy. For example, imagine trying to turn off the internet. I can't even understand what that means. How would you do it?
What Hegel offers is a way of understanding these kinds of things. Technology, politics, religion… things that are related to human beings, but have developed a kind of autonomy. God acts in the world. I don't believe in a divine being, but there is an idea, referred to commonly as God, who has effects on people. Hegel gives us a way of understanding this without necessitating that we ascribe wholeheartedly to confessional ideas about God, but while also allowing us not to condescendingly dismiss the way that a substantial number of people order the world. I think this logic is transferable to the way we think about all ideas or processes that originate within humanity, but then achieve a degree of autonomy (granted there is a difference between religion and technology, but perhaps the difference is as profound as often think).
There is an ongoing conversation at An und für sich which is concerned with the relationship between philosophy and theology. I think Anthony is making an interesting point that deserves further consideration.
I don't think it is intrinsically problematic that theology has an unprovable axiom at its heart (namely, God exists). Furthermore, I think that if this axiom is made, it is worth the effort to investigate the consequences of it and its attached axioms (this God is a Trinity, he created the world ex nihilo, etc.). What is problematic is not acknowledging that such axioms make genuine dialogue difficult, though not impossible. If you start with an unprovable axiom, it is disingenuous to fault other systems (based on other unprovable axioms) for not adopting positions that support the conclusions of your set of axioms.
1) A particular current philosopher or philosophy says a, but really his argument is a weaker form of this particular theological point b. The reoccurrence of this point in contemporary philosophy shows that it is inevitable to return to the need for God in order to think the subject, language, politics, sexuality, etc.
2) A particular current philosopher is a proclaimed atheist, but if we examine his work we find underlying religious themes that prove his thought relies upon an unacknowledged belief in God.
To name these as clichés does not mean that they are never true; it just means that they are the recurring approaches that have appeared in theological appropriations of Derrida, Foucaut, and Lacan (to name the people I have had this experience with). These operations, in their frequency and seemingly universal applicability, demonstrate the strength of theology as an ideology.
For Althusser, ideology is not bad, per se, but is a necessary step in the development of a science. In this sense, I think the question facing theology today is this: is theology as a science conceivable?
I confess that I don't have an answer to the question, but it seems that theology constantly falls victim to the ideological conundrum: ideologies are not capable of questioning their own problematic. It is only with the irruption of a science, and the changing of the problematic, that the problematic of the ideology and its tautological inertia is revealed.
I am not sure what a science of theology would look like, but I think the development of such a science must begin with an acknowledgment of the changed and changing topography of the intellectual landscape. It is striking that the confessional framework of Christianity remains stated, and thus largely argued, in medieval (or earlier) philosophical parlance. Surely there is room for interaction between theology and current epistemology, phenomenology, ontology, and ethics that departs from the above-mentioned clichés. The difficulty is arriving at a position where one is wiling to approach such an interaction without having decided all the questions posed in favour of one side or the other.


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Yemen: The Unknown Arabia
by Tim Mackintosh-Smith
Woodstock, N.Y.: Overlook, 2000. 280 pp. $35
Reviewed by Daniel Pipes
http://www.danielpipes.org/856/yemen-the-unknown-arabia
Rave reviews in the British press refer to Yemen: The Unknown Arabia as a travel book but it is more accurately described as a residence book; Mackintosh-Smith at the age of 15 or so developed a fascination with things Yemeni. At Oxford university he studied the Arabic language and promptly after graduating he departed for Yemen, where he has lived since 1982.
Though often overlooked, Yemen is one of the Middle East's most distinct and captivating countries; in Mackintosh-Smith it has found its English-language spokesman and poet. His book is a delightful literary exercise that at the same time spoon-feeds a great deal of information about his adopted country. Yemeni cities "seemed to have been baked, not built, of iced gingerbread." With reference to the Muslim woman's veil as a source of east-west misunderstanding: "The Iron Curtain has been and gone; the muslin curtain still hangs, and probably always will." Yemenis have no word for snow and have to explain themselves: "Ice that falls from the sky - No, not hail. The stuff that falls slowly and looks like cotton." At times, though, the author's sympathy for his adopted country verges on the apologetic (as when he overlooks Yemen's dismal performance during the Kuwait crisis of 1990-91 and calls it a "victim" and a "martyr to conscience").
Also unfortunate is Mackintosh-Smith's devoting too much of his book to the sights and experiences on the road in Yemen. Rather than discuss themes (food, the sexes, social stratification, Westernization, etc.), he raises subjects through the nearly random prism of his wanderings. While skilled and insightful, these do wear the reader's patience when unleavened by a more sober and systematic presentation. With luck, that latter will come in this talented writer's next book.
Related Topics: Persian Gulf & Yemen


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OROVILLE, Calif - Butte County Cal Fire has knocked down a residential structure fire at the Kelly Ridge community in Oroville.
Firefighters were dispatched to the 300 block of Lodgeview Dr. just before 3 p.m. Sunday, where a vacant double-wide mobile was "well involved," according to Cal Fire.
It took four truck companies, two volunteer companies, and an overhead personnel to knock down the blaze, according to Cal Fire.
The fire has been contained and units will be at the scene for the next couple of hours, the cause is still under investigation.
1 Acre Fire Knocked Down in west Redding by Cal Fire Shasta Co.


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Adam Levine's exposed Super Bowl nipples somehow get a pass
Hypocrisy much?
Samira Sadeque
Published Feb 4, 2019 Updated May 20, 2021, 8:01 pm CDT
Adam Levine's mostly dull half-time performance at the Super Bowl has led to innumerable Maroon 5 memes. But it has also sparked a conversation about the hypocrisy of the lead singer ripping off his shirt and bearing his nipples, while a similar act almost cost Janet Jackson her career 15 years ago.
After Levine proudly took his tank off, people had all sorts of opinions about his torso because, really, who passes up an opportunity to comment on tattoos like this:
https://twitter.com/shortysherman/status/1092241915129577472
Adam Levine looks like he bought 12 packs of fake sailor tattoos from a liquidation sale. pic.twitter.com/71NF9OfPp6
— Kyle Martin (@CgullzNS) February 4, 2019
Adam Levine is tattooed like he's the main character in Memento but the mystery is where he left his Juul. pic.twitter.com/FxBAxOPnsG
— Amanda Smith made a book. go buy it (@AmandaRTubbs) February 4, 2019
The Patriots winning another Super Bowl after Adam Levine took his shirt off is the worst thing to happen to the city of Atlanta in a long time
— sreekar (@sreekyshooter) February 4, 2019
But mostly, fans are pissed Levine's strip-down was cheered and celebrated, whereas when Jackson's right breast popped out in the middle of a performance with Justin Timberlake at the 2004 Super Bowl, she suffered severe consequences in the aftermath.
Following the incident, CBS, MTV, and Jackson herself were charged $550,000, and CBS chief executive Les Moonves had Jackson's music banned on numerous platforms. In fact, Moonves intentionally tried to harm her career, as a Huffington Post report suggests, which affected the sales and promotion of the album she released a month later and her marketability moving forward. Meanwhile, Moonves was allegedly engaged in sexually harassing and assaulting women on the job, and also stymying other women's careers, and he stepped down from CBS last year.
The discrepancy—of the world's reaction to Jackson possibly inadvertently exposing her breast (via Timberlake) versus Levine wilfully taking off his entire shirt—angered many.
WHY CAN ADAM SHOW HIS NIPS BUT JANET CANT #superbowl
— Kaitlyn Bristowe (@kaitlynbristowe) February 4, 2019
Wait a damn minute!! Janet Jackson show's a tiny bit of nipple, and all hell breaks loose. He takes off his shirt and nothing?!! What??!!!! I'm outraged! #SuperBowl #PepsiHalftime
— sans Care (@Madjora77) February 4, 2019
Super Bowl halftime nipple rules feel inconsistent
— Katie Nolan (@katienolan) February 4, 2019
https://twitter.com/jenniferjo1977/status/1092232513467092994
https://twitter.com/womensmarch/status/1092266132088807426
The incident also coincided with the second annual #JanetJacksonAppreciationDay, which reportedly began last year after Timberlake was asked to headline the Super Bowl Half-Time show, another form of hypocrisy and, honestly, another bland performance.
*First Published: Feb 4, 2019, 9:04 am CST
Samira Sadeque is a New York-based journalist reporting on immigration, sexual violence, and mental health, and will sometimes write about memes and dinosaurs too. Her work also appears in Reuters, NPR, and NBC among other publications. She graduated from Columbia Journalism School, and her work has been nominated for SAJA awards. Follow: @Samideque


There will always be new people getting into the process of learning web design. It is a convoluted topic at first, but if you stick with your studies it can be an extremely rewarding experience. The web design community is full of useful freebies and tutorials which you can find all through Google.
I want to present a small collection of posts which are geared towards newcomers in web design. The technique involves both designing graphics and coding them into HTML/CSS webpages. These two main fields of study will require months if not years of practice before you feel confident with your work. But that is the beauty of web design! Just follow what the professionals do and you will quickly learn how to emulate the best design practices.
The online publication Smashing Magazine has been going on for years. They write about so many various design and development trends which simply cannot be found elsewhere. One of their most recent articles from May 2013 is about defaults in web design. More specifically, what are the common templates and boilerplates which most designers are sticking to as a default solution?
Think about all the various elements from text sizes, form inputs, table designs, images, even basic layout creation. CSS3 provides a lot of solutions but website layouts are still commonly using the floats technique for generating multi-column designs. Another interesting trend is responsive web design which has been shaping how users will access the Internet.
Dig through this article and be sure to skim other headlines on the site which have been published recently. I believe Smashing Magazine is one of the better guides out there. Authors will definitely publish some more advanced articles but you can find all sorts of unique information on their blog.
It may take a bit of time to go through all of the links. I do not think you should try to complete every tutorial, but this is an excellent way to get started. You should find out which key aspects of web development can interest you the most. Frontend + backend development would encapsulate the majority of time spent managing a website. So if you can pick up on the more advanced languages then keep at it!
A few months back I had written a blog post for Hongkiat which centered around hot web design trends to watch for 2013. It is nice to revisit the past ~6 months of design features and write about new ideas which are emerging quickly. Web designers who are not familiar with these trends should skim this article and keep their eyes open for websites utilizing these features.
Rounded corners and box shadows used to require images and careful CSS positioning. Now these effects may be generated using standard CSS3 properties! Trends are always advancing and you need to understand the best solutions for creating any look on your website.
But I do not think you should take in all the effects as natural trends. Some web designers would not like using a fixed toolbar or QR code block. It all depends on your circumstance and preferences for building layouts. I still feel this article provides a good base so that up-and-coming designers will have ideas to work with.
The Treehouse Blog is another fantastic resource for new web designers. The Treehouse website itself is a learning ground where you can pay for access to self-help videos on so many various topics. However the blog is greatly focused towards web design/development with new tutorials and articles publishing every week.
If you have any interest to build responsive layouts or responsive web templates then see this Treehouse blog post. It delves into the basics of responsive design, how you can rearrange your layout using CSS3 media queries to display certain content on smaller screens. This trend has gained a very large following and I can see responsive design still being quite relevant 5-10 years into the future.
I think there are dozens of solid articles to be found online. You can search using a slew of different keywords and the results will always be changing. But I do hope these examples can shed some light on more complicated topics. Web designers are forced to deal with a lot of hurdles, and getting started can be the toughest part of all. If you have similar ideas or questions on the post you may share with us in the discussion area below.


Last month, a huge bombshell was dropped in the blogging world. Passionfruit, the pioneering web ads provider, announced that come September 1, 2013, their free service would be discontinued.
There was widespread panic, hands clutched heads, mouths hung agape, people fretted over the implications of such an announcement and what it would mean for the much loved swaps. It was mayhem as blogging forums were filled with queries, outrage and feelings of abandonment and betrayal.
Now, with just a handful of days left before Passionfruit as we know it no longer exists, I want to take a look at the company, it's main rival, Adproval, and provide a bit of feedback on which ad provider might be the best option for your blog.
Grilled chapatis get filled with succulent chicken tikka and a cool mojito sauce in this easy packet meal!
I was meant to be collecting a jar of mayonnaise from the shelf when I saw it: Zesty Mojito Sauce! Zesty Mojito Sauce?! Without question, it ended up in the shopping trolley alongside the mayo. I had no idea how I'd use it, but as we passed a pack of chapatis, a recipe--this recipe started to form in my mind.
Chapatis, from the perspective of a person of a non Indian or Pakistani background, resembles in texture and appearance, Mexican tortillas. Chapati, or roti, are unleavened breads popular in South Asian cuisine, often served with curries. The amazing thing about a chapati is that it's not just a bit of bread on the side. It's often used as a sort of edible spoon for scooping up bits of food. Check out this informative tutorial for how to eat with chapatis.
While I know that the any Indian or Pakistani readers might hang their head in shame and outrage at the gall of this post, I can't help but see these delightful round breads as tortillas! Blame it on my culinary upbringing, which was heavily-influenced by Mexican cuisine, but the fact remains: when I see a tortilla-shaped object, I just can't resist folding meat and sauce within it and eating it like a taco!
Oh, let's just get on with the recipe before I dig myself into a bit of a hole! :) I will say this--it's not the way chapatis were intended to be eaten, but I think it's quite tasty!
Shop bought taco kits are perfect for quick meals! Dress them up with homemade taco seasoning and chunks of juicy chicken for a personal touch!
For me, Mexican food is classic feel-good food. It's indulgent, communal, flavorful and vibrant. Good Mexican food is laden with picante ingredients leaving a fiery tingling on your tongue and your tummy full. When I need to throw together a quick meal with minimal effort, I usually reach for something Mexican. Either an assemble-by-numbers fajita kit or a packet of tortillas warmed in the microwave and situated center of the table to be grabbed and filled at whim.
When I first decided to run this series on packet meals, I had to stop myself from doing 5 nights of Mexican variations! These tacos won out over the other 4 meals I considered simply because they're so easy! The rice is optional and the condiments can be rustically served straight from their respective jars, not dished onto a divided platter. Whatever works best for your family.
Don't do chicken? Swap it out for beef or perfectly cooked flaky cod, or even an assortment of roasted vegetables. No matter what protein filling you use, you've got to make my homemade taco seasoning to go with it! It's the shining star that catapults this dish from being a run-of-the-mill box meal into something that tastes from scratch and totally homemade!
Packet ravioli gets the gourmet treatment with breadcrumbs and an easy-to-whip-up sauce!
All this week, I'm going to be sharing different ways to make packet meals taste like they've been made from scratch and first up is this delicious ravioli dish! Packet meals always get such a negative rap! When I was growing up, my mom was very select with the packet things she fed us. They were usually restricted to mashed potatoes and biscuits, and even those were heavily doctored so that you could've sworn she'd spent hours in the kitchen.
For me, the purpose of a packet meal is convenience and speed. I think they're meant to help busy moms and dads in the kitchen, not make them obsolete. The idea of tearing open a packet of mash potato powder, adding water and plopping it a table seems inherently foreign to me.
This ravioli dish is no different. I wanted to show you another way of preparing it that takes less than 10 minutes but tastes like you've spent ages making it. This is one of those dishes that we all loved and Callum helped himself to seconds, too!
This 5 ingredient ice cream is swirled with blueberry freezer jam and chunks of Weight Watcher's blueberry muffin so you can indulge and stick to your diet!
If I had a breakfast-on-the-go vice, it would be blueberry muffins. I just can't resist their light sponge bases bursting with juicy blueberries. The idea of crumbling these beautiful baked goods and incorporating them into an ice cream is just ingenious ... and tasty. This is easily the best ice cream I have ever tasted.
The fact that it only requires 5 ingredients, no sugar or eggs and no ice cream maker is an added bonus. Dubbed "the best ice cream in the world" in our house, this beauty is a firm favorite and you'll love it. Make it gluten free by using gluten-free muffins. Make it full fat by ditching the diet muffins to opt for the real thing. Make it egg free by using egg-less muffins. It doesn't really what you make it, just make it! Today!
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Classic eclairs get a modern makeover with this easy recipe featuring chilli chocolate and an indulgent spiced custard cream!
Tucked away in this stack was a gleaming red packet of chilli chocolate!
I was given the task to create a few recipes using any those goodies I'd like. This is the first of many recipes and it's a firm favorite. If you love dark chocolate. The chilli chocolate is subtle, with the chilli creeping up and taking you by surprise (in the nicest possible way). The cream is my favorite part of this recipe, spiced with cinnamon and whipped.
Banish your mucus-laden cold the way nature intended with this all-natural cold & flu home remedy! This enticing brew is made with garlic, red onion and lashings of sweet honey.
I'm a big believer in medication. As soon as a cold settles in, I reach for the cold medicine and usually can find relief rather quickly. But this cold was different. For all of last week and much of the week before, I was miserable! Neglected by the cold medicine (it just wasn't working!!!), I decided to dig out a book that was camping out in the back of my cookbook bookcase.
The vibrant orange cover bears a one-word title: "Juices". But not just any juices, homemade juices that promise to restore health and vitality. I thumbed through recipe after recipe for juice cures for all manner of ailment and physical impairment or deficit before settling on the much-amended variation of this potion.
I'll admit, I was a bit hesitant to combine garlic and onion together in a drink and felt a bit like I was bent over a cauldron, whipping up a fantastic bewitching brew. Of course, this recipe isn't that dramatic, but I was ill and slightly delirious with a fever. You'll forgive my phantasmagorical daydream, won't you?
Before we get to the main purpose of this post, a quick word on #GetHimFed Fridays: We'll be taking the week off due to a super busy schedule for both me & Jess! But #GetHimFed Fridays will be back next week!
Living la Vida Anyonita is going to be the lifestyle spot on Anyonita Nibbles.
Salty prosciutto and earthy sage transform turkey breast in this flavorful and sophisticated dinner dish!
Saltimbocca is an Italian word that translates as meaning "to jump in the mouth" and that's exactly what the flavors of this dish do. They ping around your palate like a ball in pinball machine, igniting a combination of indulgent and sultry flavors.
This is a rich dish combining the aphrodisiac properties of sage with ribbon thin shavings of prosciutto, thick an rustic turkey breast steaks and an indulgent white wine sauce with just a hint of fresh garlic.
If you don't like turkey, you could also use chicken, veal or pork and have equally delicious results. Note: if you make this dish in a stainless pain, like I first did with chicken, you'll have a darker sauce because bits of the turkey and prosciutto will stick to the pan. If you use a nonstick pan like I've done with the turkey, your sauce will be lighter and the color of the chicken stock. Both are fine and taste just as good.
Say sayonara to ketchup with this tangy and delicious five ingredient sauce!
Last Christmas, we visited my family in North Carolina for about a month. Going back to the states always means splurging on eating out and stocking up on groceries that just haven't made the great boat ride across the Atlantic.
Last year, I introduced my husband and mother-in-law to Zaxby's and they loved it. I can't even count the number of times we ate at Zaxby's while we were in North Carolina. But back home in Manchester, Zaxby's was just a fond memory. I thought about that sauce often, craving it and their thick chicken strips.
Then, I stumbled across a copycat recipe for the sauce on Allyson's blog. I was a bit skeptical at first (as I always am with copycat recipes). I always think that they're not going to taste anything like their original counterpart, but grab the fries, guys! This sauce is an exact replica of Zax Sauce. I've upped the pepper because I remember it having a bit more of a peppery kick. "Why stop with the sauce?" I thought. "Why not recreate an entire Zaxby's meal?" And that's exactly what I did. Welcome to the UK, Zaxby's.
Breakfast gets rolled into a pie that's perfect for a picnic with this simple recipe!
Picnic season is almost on it's way out. It's such a shame because we love grabbing the picnic blanket and basic, a tube of bubbles and cold drinks and trotting off to one of Manchester's many parks to lay in the sun!
We're unconventional picnic-ers, ditching the foil-wrapped sandwiches and packets of crisps an opting for proper food: tubs of coleslaw and potato salad, cocktail wings and small hand pork pies or mini quiches, sausage rolls and of course, bakery fresh cherry tartlets. That's why this recipe is so exciting! It would be perfect made the day before, refrigerated, warmed and sliced to be enjoyed al fresco.
I really wanted to take this pie to a picnic and take photos of it there, with us ramming in mouthfuls of perfectly "boiled" egg and bacon in the sunshine, but it rained. So I whipped up some breakfast potatoes and we dined around the table. This pie recipe came from the July edition of Sainsbury's magazine and it calls for the addition of spring onion and roasted bell peppers that I omitted. The breakfast potatoes recipe is my attempt at recreating a childhood favorite. For me, the potatoes were the star of the show. I found the pie to be a little dry and far too salty (but that was the bacon). I'm not sure adding in the onions and peppers would exactly help with boosting the moisture, but if it might be worth a consideration.
Last week, we talked about how to make Google+ comments grow your blog and the benefits and features of them. If you've been considering switching to G+ comments but aren't sure if it's beneficial, then be sure to read How to Get the Most Out of Google+ Comments.
After two weeks talking about Google, it's time for a change! Today begins the first in a series on link parties or linkies! We'll talk about what you should and shouldn't be doing as a party host to get things started.