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O's players continue to excel in the community
One thing that we try to maintain whatever the results on the pitch, is the consistency of our community involvement utilising the players and it's pleasing to say that even with the comings, goings and disruptions over the last season and a half, the players contributions have continued to excel.
It should be noted also that all the managers during this period have fully supported the community side of the club's work and agree that the players play a huge role in promoting the club when appearing at the many and varied appointments and venues allocated, usually on a weekly basis.
Some engagements can be difficult emotionally, for example when visiting our partners Haven House Children's Hospice in Woodford and St. Joseph's Hospice in Hackney, and special mention must go to Dean Cox for his on-going commitment to Haven House having visited there on numerous occasions throughout his six seasons with the club.
Others can be a little more predictable like a visit to a primary school to answer questions from eager school children as they clamber for a photo and autograph but all play an important part in bringing the club and community together. After all, it's these very youngsters that we're trying to entice to be our supporters of the future!
Lately, more schools have been asking for players to help with some curriculum subjects and projects that pupils may be involved in, for instance, helping with reading or media studies as Blair Turgott, Jobi McAnuff and Alan Dunne found out recently and due to the diversity of requests it's important to know the players and what they are comfortable with when it comes to dealing with the public away from the field of play.
It's fair to say, however we perceive them, the players are human after all and all have differing personalities and abilities when it comes to being the centre of attention albeit in a completely disparate environment and so it's important they are directed accordingly and that's where my job becomes significant.
Compared to a few years ago, I'm pleased to say that there is now a realisation amongst the players themselves that their community appearances are vital in simply increasing Leyton Orient awareness and creating a bond within the various and assorted groups that surround the club.
For those who follow the player's activities in the community, they would notice that the range is considerable. From primary schools to colleges; hospitals and hospices; sports days; quiz nights; even shop openings and the occasional birthday surprise. From youth teams to disability groups; ethnic minorities and sessions for the aged. The list is boundless. And I'm pleased to say all are carried out with the professionalism you'd expect from a representative of this wonderful community club of ours.
Howard Gould – Community Liaison Officer
DEVELOPMENT CENTRES: WALTHAMSTOW & LOUGHTON RETURN
Peter May Centre returning 4th December
HARRY KANE AND JORDAN NOBBS LAUNCH FOOTBALL SHIRT FRIDAY FOR THE BOBBY MOORE FUND
Football Shirt Friday; support the Bobby Moore Fund!
THE O'S COMMUNITY CHAMPIONS SCHEME LAUNCHED
Leyton Orient are delighted to unveil a new club ambassador programme, which will have key figures named our Community Champions.


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The U.S. Dollar remains on its rally as global growth outlooks look ready to be downgraded.
Declining numbers across the globe are solidifying the buck's safe-haven status, a familiar feeling to what was happening ten months ago. Although the Fed sounded pessimistic and dovish to start 2019, the rest of the world's financial heads have followed suit and the greenback cannot help, but naturally benefit.
Data-wise, the week will close quietly since no figures are scheduled and labor health statistics in the form of Initial Jobless Claims did not surprise. On the Oceanic side, it is worth noting that Aussie (AUD) and Kiwi (NZD) are falling apart as both of their Reserve Banks have signaled willingness to cut rates down the line. New Zealand's jobs data showed unemployment increasing from 4.0% to 4.3% in Q4. Chaos elsewhere means a strong buck with six straight sessions of gains.
The Euro is down and looks frail, susceptible to further sinking at the rate economic indicators are painting a dark picture. Contractions in various sectors of the economy caused the European Union to officially cut its growth forecasts from 1.9% to 1.3%. Additionally, faith in Italy seems to be disappearing fast after budget battles since the EU went as far as reducing their forecast on Italian growth from 1.2% to just 0.2%.
Many elements in the Euro-bloc are failing to materialize such as a coordinated rise in economic well-being for the region that we deem necessary for Euro appreciation this year. With figures dropping instead of going upward, our predictions for stronger Euro are looking blurry next three months.
The British Pound fell originally after the Bank of England's announcement to maintain policy unchanged, while noting downgrades to its Gross Domestic Product and Investment forecasts. Governor Mark Carney said that indeed the impact of Brexit is felt and thus it is appropriate to believe there will be shortcomings until a clear solution to trade is achieved. Sterling then recovered to yesterday's levels.
Ultimately, the fundamentals of the economy are not under major threat, yet, and the monetary policy committee unanimously kept policy guidance on rates the same for now. We think that the upward swing Pound experienced post-BOE points at confidence in the markets that some sort of deal or a reversal of the process will be attained.


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The quality of your server, as well as the location of its data centers, can make a huge difference in your site speed. Specifically, a server location that's on the other side of the country (or globe!) from where most of your site visitors are based will suffer from high latency and thus slow speeds. By upgrading your server to one with lower latency and better overall quality, your site speeds will benefit.
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FOLLOW THIS LINK to the draft report prepared by the CEO for public discussion. It aims to set out the potential benefits, drawbacks, and structure for consideration in creating a Health Agency that would consolidate the activities of the Departments of Health Services, Public Health, and Mental Health. The question is not whether health care for the public should be better integrated, because of course it should, but rather whether an Agency advances this goal or not. This report is open to public comment starting now, so if you or members of your community have any input, that would be very welcome. The report will be revised on the basis of input from various Stakeholders and from further community meetings and then presented to the Board of Supervisors who will then decide whether or not it is the public interest to create a Health Agency and if so what shape it ought to take. Input can be provided at: healthintegration@lacounty.gov.
Please raise your voice to oppose the consolidation of the Los Angeles County Departments of Mental Health, Health Services and Public Health.
It is critical that the Department of Mental Health maintain direct accountability and communication with the Board of Supervisors and not through another entity.
Consolidating these various health-related departments will make it more difficult to bring attention and funding to mental health concerns. Mental health may not be priority #1 in a new health agency, whereas it is of upmost concern to the current Department of Mental Health. Mental health is the leading form of disability and that element is always lost in the shuffle due to stigma and lack of attention in society.
At the state level, California has attempted to consolidate the Department of Mental Health with Health Services — and years later — they continue to work out the operations and policies. This consolidation of health agencies in Los Angeles will create unnecessary confusion and obfuscation of mental health concerns and issues. This will create operational issues that will invariably decease resources aimed at recovery and wellness for individuals living with mental illness.
The new agency may hire or maintain employees who do not necessarily have expertise about mental health and illness. Or, the new agency may opt to maintain employees with less experience and background in mental health than others. These measures may decrease the ability to make informed decisions about mental health issues at the proposed agency.
We are making some progress on mental health issues via the current Department of Mental Health, which may be halted by consolidation efforts.
The Board of Supervisors should consider stakeholder input in this tremendous decision.
In essence: Our county needs a greater focus on mental health, not less. This is what the state has done and it has not been a smooth transition. Delivery of services requires focus and attention to detail. Burying mental health in an even larger bureaucracy will reduce focus, not improve it.
We encourage you to contact your Supervisors' offices to make your voice heard on this matter. Please see the Letter to board of Supervisors 1-9-2015 from Brittney Weissman the Executive Director of the NAMI Los Angeles County Council. For more information please see the article in the Los Angeles Time. The proposed motion can be accessed on the BOS Agenda.
Please call your district supervisor and let them know how you feel before 1/13/15. For most of NAMI South Bay Supervisor Don Knabe or Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas is your supervisor. Please connect to their links below to verify and raise your voice.


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Scottish Open 2018
[18 Dec 2018 | One Comment | ]
The Scottish Open 2018 was played at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow, from December 10 to December 16, 2018. Neil Robertson was the defending Champion. The tournament was won by Mark Allen who beat Shaun Murphy by 9-7 in the Final.
Neil Robertson was the defending champion but made an early exit as he was beaten by Ross Muir in the second round (last 64) by 4-2. Neil was clearly thrown out of his rhythm by his opponent slow pace and complained about that right after the match. It transpired …
[11 Dec 2018 | No Comment | ]
All Grove players were involved. Three of them – Jack Lisowski, Judd Trump and Neil Robertson – reached the last 16. Jack lost by 6-1 to Ronnie, the eventual champion, Neil lost by 6-5 to Mark Allen, the runner-up, and Judd fell by 6-4 to …
Ali Carter, Featured, Jack Lisowski, Judd Trump, Luca Brecel, Neil Robertson, Oliver Lines, Tournament news »
[19 Nov 2018 | No Comment | ]
Judd Trump, Luca Brecel, Neil Robertson, Tournament news »
Champion of Champions 2018
The Champion of Champions 2018 was competed at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry from November 5 to November 11, 2018. It was won by Ronnie O'Sullivan who defeated Kyren Wilson by 10-9 in the Final.
Grove had three players involved in the tournament: Neil, Luca and Judd. Luca and Judd collided at the group stage, with Judd emerging the winner by 4-1. However Judd lost heavily – by 6-1- in the QF to Kyren Wilson. Neil also made the QF, having beaten the World n°1, Mark Selby by 4-3 in the …
Ali Carter, Headline, Jack Lisowski, Judd Trump, Liang Wenbo, Neil Robertson »
The International Championship 2018
[4 Nov 2018 | No Comment | ]
Neil Robertson reached the final of the International Championship 2018, played in Daqing, China from 28 October to 4 November 2018. He played great snooker all week, but, unfortunately, came short against Mark Allen who beat him by 10-5 in the final.It was in fact a very successful event for the Grove team. No less than four of the five players competing in Daqing reached the quarter finals: Neil, Jack, Ali and Judd. Ali was beaten at that stage by the eventual champion Mark Allen. Jack and Judd faced each other, and it was Jack who prevailed. Neil beat the current n°1 and defending champion, Mark Selby.
Again in the semi finals, the two remaining Grove players, Jack and Neil faced each other and it was Neil who won by 9-7.
Ali Carter, Jack Lisowski, Judd Trump, Liang Wenbo, Luca Brecel, Neil Robertson, Oliver Lines »
The English Open 2018
[26 Oct 2018 | No Comment | ]
The English Open 2018, first of the Home Nations Series was played in the K2 arena in Crawley from 15 to 21 October 2018. The tournament was won by Stuart Bingham who defeated Mark Davis in what was the "oldest" snooker final in history, with players aggregated ages totalling 88 years.
From the Grove players, it was Ali who had the best run in the tournament. He reached the QF, where he lost by 5-2 to the eventual Champion Stuart Bingham. Neil and Judd got to the last 16. Neil's conqueror …
Ali Carter, Jack Lisowski, Judd Trump, Luca Brecel, Neil Robertson, Oliver Lines, Tournament news »
International Championship 2018 Qualifiers
The qualifiers for the International Championship 201! were played in Barnsley from 9 to 12 October 2018. Players had to win one match to book their place in the main event proper.
Unfortunately Jack and Oliver had to play each other and it's Jack who came out the winner by 6-5. Neil, Judd and Ali also qualified, whilst Luca lost to Jordan Brown by 6-5. Liang, being China's n°2, has his last 128 match held-over to the main venue.
All results and some footages can be found on snooker.org
European Masters 2018
[8 Oct 2018 | No Comment | ]
The European Masters 2018 was played at "De Soeverein", in Lommel, Belgium, from 1 to 7 October 2018. The tournament was won by Jimmy Robertson, who beat Joe Perry by 9-6 in the Final.
All Grove players were playing in this tournament. Both Luca and Judd had their last 128 match held-over, Luca being the only Belgian player on the tour, and Judd being the defending champion, and both went on to win those matches.Judd was looking to make it three in a row but it wasn't to be this time.
It …
Ali Carter, Jack Lisowski, Judd Trump, Liang Wenbo, Luca Brecel, Neil Robertson, Tournament news »
China Championship 2018
[30 Sep 2018 | No Comment | ]
The Evergrande China Championship 2018 was held in Guangzhou, from 24 to 30 September 2018. It was won by Mark Selby who beat John Higgins by 10-9 in the Final.
Luca Brecel was the defending champion but got no further than the last 64, where he lost by 5-3 to Martin O'Donnell. Ali Carter lost at the same stage, losing to Fergal O'Brien by 5-1 but remarkably made a 144 in that single frame he won and this ended up being the Highest break of the tournament.
Neil Robertson and Jack Lisowski …
Shanghai Masters 2018
The Shanghai Masters 2018 was held from 10th to 16th of September 2018 in Shanghai China. The tournament was held as an invitational event for the first time with the top 16 invited, along 8 Chinese players. Neil, Luca and Judd were involved. Ronnie O'Sullivan was the defending Champion, and defend he did! He beat Barry Hawkins in the final by 11-9.
None of the Grove players went further than the last 16. Actually Luca was the only top 16 player to lose at the last 24 stage. Zhou Yuelong …

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Winter Cleaning
This weekend the weather felt like Spring so while neighbors put up their Christmas lights Doug dragged the outdoor furniture into the garage. Until last week the '64 Avanti was in that spot. So many changes.
It was impossible to look at the furniture without thinking that a whole summer season has passed without Jimmy stretching out on the chaise lounge and telling me,
"No. We don't need new furniture. Just relax here with me. I heard
all the outdoor furniture stores are closed."
My mother-in-law has been (or should I say, my has been Mother-in-law?) nagging me to find her old photos from her wedding and 'the early years' Jimmy and his brothers were growing up. Jimmy's brother's wife had volunteered to put them all in an album.
It must be nice to have extra time like that. I have better things to do. Namely, Boston Legal, Medium, Heros, Desperate Housewives and Deal Or No Deal." Oh, and of course, The Office.
Somehow, years ago we ended up with Fanny's life in our basement. I have no problem tossing it back to her except that her black and white photos are no longer in a separate box. They got mixed with my life - in color - but not in living color - if you know what I mean, so I put off going through them.
I shook my head and wanted to tell Fanny that although my house is filled with photos of Jimmy I know they're there but I don't need a fresh rendition of "Through The Years." I wanted to tell her that. What I actually said was "Okay. I'll try to get to it this weekend."
I lied. I had no intention of going through those photos. I keep the winter coats in the same closet downstairs so I had to climb over the overflowing boxes of pictures to get my coats to bring upstairs to the coat closet. Jimmy had many more coats and jackets than anyone would have thought. He tended to wear the same one or two all the time. I guess, that's typical of a guy.
I remembered bringing his jackets downstairs last Spring after he died and thinking there's no reason to ever bring them back up again. There they were again.
A box of gloves and scarves had to be hoisted up and spilled out to change over the upstairs closet with more winter stuff. As I lifted I looked and saw a photo of Jimmy at Disney slapping five with Mickey Mouse.
I was hooked for the next four hours looking - often with a magnifying glass -how did that get in my hand? And, I saw our whole lifetime of events jumping out at me. We were happy in every one of those pictures and of course, we weren't always happy. But, when it's a bad time or a sad moment or a serious event only the paparazzi snaps a picture. For some reason they never followed us around.
When I was done I had Fanny's photos isolated in one box for her. I gave her the Jimmy photos from before he and I met. After that, I rationalized he was mine. Three boxes captured our 33 years of marriage and several before that - our engagement party at my Studio apartment in Queens, many years of opening presents at Christmas with the kids from infants to footie pajamas, around the table with family and friends at holidays, some dead, some dead to us... the kids with us on vacations, the usual times that make up our usual lives. Most moments only I'm left to remember.
Damn. All I wanted was my winter coats.
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Photos from Thanksgiving 2006
Me and Sky.
Jax and Glenn - 30th birthday cake
Uncle Doug eating Sky's foot
Hosts - Connie and Trif
Photographer & God-daughter Katharine & boyfriend Pete
God-daughter Kristi and fiance Matt
Me and 93 year old Yai-Yai singing away...
Thank Heaven For Little Girls & All The Grown-ups Too
It's the day after Thanksgiving and I lost a pound. Every time I sat down to eat Skylar pulled me up to play. This granddaughter diet is terrific.
Maybe it was the steady diet of good friends on Thanksgiving that helped me lose that edge of sadness that weighs heavily, too. As we laughed and joked and teased each other I felt lighter.
The dread of spending the first holiday without Jimmy became something else. For me, if turned into exactly what Thanksgiving is all about. I doubt if the pilgrams had me in mind when they made a turkey dinner and all the guests showed up ready to give thanks wearing those silly buckle shoes.
Still, as the pilgrams bowed their heads to count their blessings, thankful that they didn't poke someone's eye out with those weirdo pointy hats they were definitely on to something huge and I owe them big time. I never really got it until now. It took losing my husband to be grateful for all the wonderful friends and family members I have.
Before I get too sickeningly sweet let me add that not all friends and family members are included here. Oh, pleeez...I lost Jimmy - not my mind. Tragedy brings out the best and the worst in people. Although I lost a pound, I gained clarity and clarity is what I am grateful for.
Seeing that traditions are fragile, my kids and I broke from traditon and spent Thanksgiving with old old friends who knew and loved Jimmy best. He was there with us on everyone's mind and in every one's heart. We just had a little more room at the table and several servings of apple pie left over.
Jackie and Doug with 'Skypa' our future triple crown winner.
My father-in-law would bet on two cockroaches crawling up a wall. Anything for action. Jimmy inherited the gambling 'bug' and after our honeymoon in Las Vegas
I caught it, too.
Big difference, though. I can spend hours in a casino but horse racing is stupid. In between races it's just twenty minutes of waiting around with nothing to do. Oh, right. I could 'handicap' like Jimmy did - calculate past races, figure in if the jockey is having a good day, blah, blah, blah.
My method requires none of that. I choose a horse who has a cute name. Sometimes he catches my eye to psychically send me a message.
"Pick me - I feel frisky today."
Guess who won more often? Actually, neither of us. That's why betting on horses is stupid. More stupid than betting on horses is owning horses.
Jimmy inherited that obsession from his father, too. Charlie owned a few horses and loved them so much that growing up he told Jimmy and his brothers,
"I fell for your mother because she had ankles like a filly."
When we started dating I would check my ankles. Do I have ankles like a horse, too? Before long it was clear that Jimmy liked me from the waist up...whoe... since my children are reading - enough said.
Over the years we had several financial ups and downs. When we were up Jimmy bought horses. This quickly brought us down again. He would shake his head and say again and again,
"I love this game, but I have no luck."
Really? I hadn't noticed. In 1990, we actually had "Country Day" entered in the 116th Kentucky Derby - I have to admit that was a thrill - until the evening before the race when Country Day took a bad step and had to be scratched from the race.
Derby week in Kentucky is magical when you're an owner. Our family was treated like royalty until the foot incident. The next morning we were already old news with nothing to show for it but a lame horse and an printed program to prove we could have been contenders.
It's silly to list all of the horse disappointments and disasters, but there were plenty - To me, horses = disappointments. And, horse people seem to make excuses for everything.
"My horse would have won if it wasn't for those other two who passed him." Duh.
Today, however, I am the sort of proud owner of James Scibelli Racing Stables, Inc. I inherited four two year olds - a hobby/business that I groaned and moaned about all these years. Each month I pay exorbitant fees to trainers and vets. My hand wobbles writing these checks as I realize these freakin' horses get more new shoes every few weeks than I get in a year. They have four feet and they're running around (literally) a lot more than I am, but still...
Why don't I just sell them? Because I promised my son Doug who loves the track and spent so many memorable moments with his Dad in the paddock and actually in a few winner circle photos, too that we will play out his father's dream. One of these four two year olds that we're left with may be 'the one.' (at least champion enough to earn his keep and pay for his own shoes)
So now that Doug and I are 'partners' he explained a few papers I've found and phone calls I've gotten these past months. He confessed that
"Dad had 50% of this horse - Oh, and 25% of that horse. He would tell
me, 'Don't tell your mother.'
Nice. Some widows find jewelry meant for another woman or love letters - I find a half a horse here and a quarter of a horse there.
The Saturday after Thanksgiving, November 25th Skypa, the first of our two year olds will be running his first race at Aqueduct. Jimmy had named him Skypa because his father was Stravinsky and his mother was Garopaba. It fit perfectly because 'Sky' was for Skylar our granddaughter and she called him 'Pa.'
I'm so much more excited about this race than I ever could have imagined. I wish I could have had this enthusism for racing to share with Jimmy. I know he was hurt that I wasn't one of the wives jumping and hugging their husbands as they watched their horse glide over the finish line.
Here I am, though, caught up with the possibility that as strange as it sounds just maybe in death Jimmy's luck may have changed. Friends say he will be there with us at the track. Just in case his bad luck lingers I hope he stays away until the outcome and meets us in the winner's circle.
Carrie Fisher Says It Right
This morning I read that Carrie Fisher is opening a one woman show this Wednesday in Los Angeles. I'm a fan, but I'm not about to rush off across the country to see her.
Still, the article quoted her and I felt it was spot on.
In her show she sums up:
"If my life weren't funny, it would be just true. And that would be
unacceptable."
I can't believe I'm quoting Princess Leia.
So, I went to Atlantic City. I didn't go with my girlfriends. I went with my good friend Marty...who Jimmy and I have known for more than 20 years. Am I spelling out p l a t o n i c loud enough? Along with us was George and June who grew up with Marty.
What do four old Jews do when they walk into a casino at noon? They head straight for the brunch. After we piled up our plates like we were being executed in the morning we dug in and it got real quiet. My stupid mind began to wander...
"What am I doing here?"
"Jimmy would have gotten the omelet."
"This is banana cake? Ugh. I thought it was vanilla."
"I don't think I brought enough money."
"There's always the ATM machine."
"Last time I went over to the ATM here Jimmy caught me. Oh, God...I remember actually
looking over my shoulder and being nervous - like I was stealing."
"Everyone took care of themselves. Jimmy always brought a surprise back for the
table."
"Oh, there are the people who stroll around and play music - I hate that."
"A request? Yeah. Go away!"
"The flute is right in my face."
"Are we supposed to stop eating?"
"The guitar player is looking at me with pity. Oy...like Cindy said it's like I have 'widow'
stamped on my forehead."
"Wait a minute. The guitar guy sees us as two couples. He doesn't know. Wow. Maybe
when I see people give me that look - they're not. I feel like a fifth wheel.
That's where it's coming from. It's coming from me."
After that brilliant epiphany I told Marty and he said "The guitar guy WAS looking at you with pity. He assumes you're with me."
Walking through the lobby, passing the statue and getting into the casino was hard. It wasn't harder than I anticipated, though. In my mind, I had already gone through all the possible 'triggers.'
Lots of people sound like Jimmy in a casino. Loud booming voices come at you from everywhere and big guys hunched over a blackjack table or crap table are a major part of the scene. I was braced for that, but I wasn't expecting was to feel
fine at the blackjack table and the three card poker table and the slots. (I try them all and lose at every one of them -every time)
Jimmy was a bigger player and so most of the time we gambled separately and then met up and entertained each other with stories about fun dealers, lucky hands, weirdo people at the table, etc. Of course, that part was missing, but, I realized this still can be my enjoyment, kind of a hobby. Zipping over to a casino now and then is not like dancing alone.
The casino enviroment brings such a variety of people and many of them are elderly.
Seeing older people out and about doing what Jimmy loved so much brought home again how Jimmy was cheated. It makes me want to go back in time and let him know -
"You won't be old. You don't have much time. Do what makes you happy."
Those of us who loved him and are left here are doing just that these days. This is why I'm glad I went. Of course, if I had won I would have been more glad. Some things never change.
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Into The Closet
I have a running conversation with Jimmy in my head that only stops when I'm asleep. I doze off and we both rest in peace. This is not all that different from our marriage.
I'm sure his version of heaven didn't include hearing me whine, "Why can't you help me find my keys? Wait a minute...are you deliberately hiding them so I can't go out? Will something bad happen to me if I leave the house today?"
Then I wonder if he's protecting me from harm so that he doesn't have be with me again so soon. That's my theory for my mother-in-law's longevity. Fanny's husband's been dead for almost 25 years and he's probably up there whooping it up. Our loss will be his gain...or the end of his fun (for all eternity)
When I really want to have a heart to heart with Jimmy I go into the closet. Surrounded by all his shirts and slacks and shoes I am more with him than anywhere else. It's easier to find than the cemetery. And, let's face it, there's no pressure to bring flowers.
The other day I needed to talk with him about whether or not I should go to Atlantic City to gamble. Casinos have always been our playground. On our honeymoon we went to Las Vegas. Just last January we spent New Year's Eve in Atlantic City and two weeks later we were in Vegas for a few days.
In July I made plans with Barbara and Judy to go for my birthday and I cancelled a week before. It just didn't feel right. I couldn't imagine walking by the familiar statues at Caesar's or seeing a heavy set guy leaning over the crap table. Jimmy's voice would be the voice I'd hear each time a "Yo - Eleven!" would ring out throughout the casino. And, okay - I felt guilty that I was still here able to enjoy what he never could again.
The day we had chosen to go was July 6th - the day before my birthday and only day in the history of New Jersey that they closed the state for 24 hours including all casinos. I don't remember the reason for that political move by the governor, but I do remember getting the heebie jeebies thinking if I hadn't cancelled I would have been convinced Jimmy was pulling some strings saying, "Oh, no you don't. You're not stepping into a casino without me!"
Now it's seven months and I stood in the closet waiting for permission. Defensively, I told him I was pretty sure he would have gone by now if I was the one who died. I promised him I wouldn't bet more than I usually do. I knew as soon as I said that it wasn't true. I took it back.
"Come on" I said - "You know I'm going to bet a little heavier without you to answer to." I felt his exasperation. He was sensing that I was experiencing a new kind of liberation, something a wife never feels within a marriage and if it's a good one, shouldn't.
So, now I'm liberated. I'm standing in the closet explaining myself to four rows of neatly folded sweaters.
Celebrity Baseball
At Yankee Stadium - Jimmy holding 'the duck' and me.
Each season brings it's own memories. This year's World Series between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Detroit Tigers made me react as I do every year...."Who cares?"
True, I'm not a baseball fan, but even New Yorkers who ARE baseball fans had zero enthusiasm this year, too. If a New York team's not in it we're not into it. Jimmy was a Yankee fan and I'll bet he wouldn't have even watched.
Seeing glimpses of the World Series on my way to another channel and closing the paper on the Sports page did bring back the memory of game two of the Subway Series in 2000, though.
I was sitting next to my husband in a seat he could have scalped for big bucks or given to one of his begging buddies. I felt unworthy.
"I know you don't care about the game, but if I come home and tell you I saw celebrities you'll kill me!" he said.
When Jimmy died this Spring so many fellow Yankee fans told me that his antics at the seats were more fun to watch than the game. I nodded remembering my first game with the man they called "The Duckman."
Yankee Stadium was vibrating inside and out. It was the first time two New York teams faced off since the Yankees beat the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1956 World Series. Even I could see this was a big deal and it would draw a Kodak crowd.
From the second we parked our car in the lot for season holders and ball players I was on high alert for a celebrity citing. Famous people start and end at this point and I was ready for the fake bump in, a little system I invented, but never had the nerve to do. Basically, you inch towards a celebrity pretending not know it's them and then stumble into them. This forces them to say "That's okay" to your "I'm sorry" which qualifies as a 'conversation.'
Jimmy's seats were the legend seats, first row behind the blue wall, with an incredible view of third base straight ahead if you want to see the players run home or an even greater view of the Saturday Night Live seats to the right, if you wanted to see what Jack Nicholson smears on his hot dog. Guess which way I faced the entire game?
Jimmy's loud heckling voice had been known to rattle the opposing team as they warm up just a few feet from us and because he was funny he got the crowd laughing and hooting along with him. At crucial games he brought out 'the duck' a tiny (one inch high) yellow rubber duckie. He waited until the Yanks really needed help and then he'd stand and show the fans his good luck duck, but also as he put it, "I want to show the duck the crowd."
We never named the duck. He was always simply, 'the duck' and superstitious fans near 'the seats' would yell to Jimmy "We need the duck!" Jimmy told me once, an employee of Yankee Stadium came by and with a straight face said, "Mrs.Torre would appreciate it if you bring out the duck now." I never believed him.
This day we sat near P. Diddy (then known as Puff Daddy) who sat next to the Reverend Jesse Jackson. Jimmy yelled over,"The two best rappers in New York!" They smiled and waved and I'm sure I heard the Reverend say, "That's The Duckman."
Penny Marshall, a huge Yankee fan, was nearby, too. She posed for a photo with me and as she whined about the score Jimmy leaned over and used Tom Hanks line from her movie "A League of Her Own", "There's no crying in baseball." She laughed. Jimmy made Penny Marshall laugh. Then she said, "Yeah, I knew I should have cut that line."
My husband was having a conversation with a celebrity and he didn't even have to do the fake bump in. Suddenly, I was loving baseball. I had no idea the game was so much fun.
The best was yet to come, though. The game was over and the Yankees had won it 3-1. People in all variations of Yankee and Mets wear were bopping out of the stadium to the piped in Frank Sinatra's "New York, New York." The parking lot was a maze of cars, vans and limos and one frustrated policeman was attempting to direct the traffic.
Jimmy jumped out of the car and ran over to help him. As I rolled down the window to yell "What are you doing?" I saw Paul McCartney hop out of his limo and heard him say in that adorable English accent, "I'm going to help the big guy."
There they stood side by side, my husband and my favorite Beatle, waving their arms and getting the cars moving. I watched Adam Sandler run over to shake Paul's hand. Because Jimmy seemed to be Paul's pal he shook his hand, too. Bill Murray appeared and did the same.
My mouth hung open as Paul McCartney strolled back to his limo, slapped five with my Jimmy, and said to him,"I think it was the duck."
I went home with a celebrity that day and of course he got lucky that night. These days I keep the duck on my night table next to my bed and the night when David Eckstein of the St.Louis Cardinals, (a bird team a duck may prefer) drove in the game winning double I held the duck up to Jimmy and told him in Paul's English accent, "I think it was the duck."
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What If We Lived Life Backwards?
Okay, I admit it - the following is not original - It was sent to me by my ex-ex bereavement counselor (yes, I quit group number 2 - if only it had been this easy to give up smoking)
I've racked up three sessions in two groups - if I join another I'm hoping to get credit for the six I suffered through, but I have a feeling I'll be told it doesn't work like that. Yeah, well, so far it hasn't worked PERIOD.
Anyway, the source of the little ditty is "A Whack on the Side of the Head: How You Can Be More Creative" by Roger von Oech. If you have a moment, check out his amazing website.
I'm going to put it on my blogroll http://www.creativethink.com .
The life cycle is all backwards. You should die first and get it out of the way. Then you live for 20 years in an old-age home, and get kicked out when you're too young.
You get a gold watch and then you go to work. You work 40 years until you're young enough to enjoy your retirement.
You go to college and you party until you're ready for high school.
Then, you go to grade school, you become a little kid, you play, you have no responsibilities, you become a little baby, you go back into the womb, you spend your last nine months floating, and you finish off as a gleam in somebody's eye.
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A councillor has called the closure of a busy north-east bridge, which will force drivers on a lengthy detour, "unfortunate but necessary".
The Keith Hall Road Bridge, at the south of Inverurie on the B993, will shut for five days from Monday to allow scaffolding to be removed and repointing work to take place to the parapets on the C-listed structure.
It will mean a diversion of nearly 12 miles, adding at least 25 minutes to journey times.
The closure will force Inverurie residents to take a lengthy detour to reach nearby towns such as Kintore, Kinmuck and Keith Hall.
The council spokesman added: "Keith Hall Road Bridge (B993) in Inverurie will be closed for five days from Monday November 5 to remove the scaffolding which is currently in place, and for repointing works to the parapets.
Councillor Neil Baillie, who represents the Inverurie and District ward, said: "Unfortunately the repairs to the Keith Hall Road Bridge are necessary and need to be done.
"It is also unfortunate that it will take five days. I understand that this will inconvenience people in Inverurie.


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Q: Sieve of Eratosthenes in Python, looking for a more condensed and correct solution to finding primes I developed a prime generator using the Sieve of Erasothenes method. Using a list, I eliminate all multiples of 2 up to a user-designated number, continuing with 3, etc. My code is currently giving me a error due to the fact that p2 is being reassigned to the first element of the list indefinitely.
n = int(input("What are the primes up to this number?"))
soe = []
for i in range (2, n+1):
    soe.append(i)
for i in range (2, n+1):
    if i % 2 == 0:
        soe.remove(i)
    p2 = soe[0]
    holder =1
while p2 < n and holder == 1:
    for i in soe:
        if i % p2 == 0:
            soe.remove(i)
    p2 = soe[0]
print (soe)

A: I use this:
def eras(n):
    last = n + 1
    sieve = [0, 0] + list(range(2, last))
    sqn = int(round(n ** 0.5))
    it = (i for i in xrange(2, sqn + 1) if sieve[i])
    for i in it:
        sieve[i * i:last:i] = [0] * (n // i - i + 1)
    return filter(None, sieve)

The real magic is in the slice-assignment in the for-loop. It zeroes out the non-primes from i * i to n in one go.

A: An large performance improvement (at least for cpython) to @icedtrees answer is to set the terms to zero at the C-level using a slice assignment.
maxPrime = int(input("What are the primes up to this number?"))
sieve = list(range(maxPrime))
for i in range(2, maxPrime):
    if sieve[i]: # not removed yet = prime!
        print(i)
        sieve[::i] = [0] * len(sieve[::i]) # marked as not prime

You can instead use
        sieve[i::i] = [0] * ((len(sieve)-1)//i)

for the last line if you prefer.
I haven't tried it, but pypy probably does a decent job of optimising the inner for loop compared to the slice assignment regardless.

A: Here is a simpler and quicker Sieve generator in Python:
maxPrime = int(input("What are the primes up to this number?"))
sieve = list(range(maxPrime))
for i in range(2, maxPrime):
    if sieve[i]: # not removed yet = prime!
        print(i)
        for product in range(i, maxPrime, i): # gets i*n for all n up to i*n > maxPrime
            sieve[product] = 0 # marked as not prime

The problem in your code is that you always assign p2=soe[0]. Additionally, at the end, you print soe, when you have already removed everything from it.
You should print every new p2 you use, including 2, and end the program when soe is empty.
Here is your modified program that is working, with comments:
n = int(input("What are the primes up to this number?"))
soe = []
for i in range (2, n+1):
    soe.append(i)
# you can progress straight into sieving out numbers!
while p2 < n and soe: # stop when your list is empty!
    p2 = soe[0]
    print(p2)
    for i in soe:
        if i % p2 == 0:
            soe.remove(i)
# print (soe) # it's going to be empty at the end

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Q: Entity Framework missing ObjectSet methods I imported a project from SVN, constructed a MSSQL CE 4.0 local database from a script provided with the project, generated the Entity Model using SQL Server CE Toolbox, checked the connexion string, checked the assemblies, but yet some methods are missing from the generated ObjectSet entities.
From Microsoft's site, there should be a method Any<TEntity>(), but I it's not there.
Here's the simple test I'm doing :
using (Dbntities ctx = new DbEntities())
{
   List<User> Users = ctx.Users.All();
}

And Visual Studio 2010 cannot compile because the method All() does not exist.
How do I fix this?

A: Two things:
First: Make sure to add the needed using statement as All is an extension method of IQueryable<T>:
using System.Linq;

Second: Use the All method with the right parameters:
List<User> Users = ctx.Users.All(x => x.Foo == "foo");


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Councils could soon offer 'Easyjet-style' waste services, according to a senior figure – with residents expected to pay extra for services on top of the basic collections.
Joy Blizzard, chair of the Local Authority Recycling Advisory Committee, said councils were weighing up different ways to meet increasing recycling targets with decreasing budgets.
Warwickshire County Council will take the operation of its household waste recycling centres in-house next week as part of moves to save almost £1m from them.
Blizzard told MRW: "In the current climate everything is up for grabs. Councils are having a good hard look at everything they do, and we will see innovative solutions.
"It is not going to be business as usual. Are we going to end up with an Easyjet-style waste service, with basic provision and then charges for extras?
She said that there was always a risk of damaging results when cutting services, but that the landfill tax was a major motivation for local authorities to reduce, reuse and recycle.
Warwickshire is taking over the management of sites in Grendon, Cherry Orchard, Princes Drive, Stockton, Wellesbourne and Shipston on 1 December. It already runs two centres directly - in Stratford and Rugby.
Meanwhile consultancy Eunomia defended WRAP-funded advice to Mid Devon District Council that it should charge for garden waste collection.
Eunomia urged the authority to collect a greater number of materials on a weekly basis from the kerbside and to charge for green waste.
The council ran a three-month trial of the proposals on 832 households in the Cullompton area but decided not to take them any further as they were too expensive.


Carnival Cruise Lines' Carnival Conquest delayed its July 7 departure by one day and moved embarkation to Mobile, Ala., after the Mississippi River was closed July 6, preventing the cruise ship from returning to its New Orleans homeport. The U.S. Coast Guard closed the river after a 48-foot tugboat sank.
The Mississippi River now has reopened, meaning the Carnival Elation will be able to dock in New Orleans on July 8 as scheduled. Check-in is scheduled from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Erato Street Terminal and the ship will sail at 7 p.m. The delay will not impact the scheduled itinerary.
The Carnival Conquest cruise now will operate as a six-day sailing, departing Mobile at 5 p.m. July 8, visiting Freeport and Nassau with three days at sea, and returning to New Orleans on July 14. Carnival provided complimentary motor coach transportation from New Orleans to Mobile. Booked passengers were asked not to drive to Mobile since the ship will return to New Orleans.
Because of the shortened cruise, guests will receive a pro-rated one-day refund of the cruise fare, which will be posted within three weeks to the original form of payment, as well as gratuities. Reimbursement for pre-purchased shore excursions for Key West and related government fees and taxes will be posted to passengers' onboard account. The company also offered a full refund to those who chose to forego the cruise.
The Coast Guard implemented marine traffic management systems while it continues to search for the 48-foot tug boat C-Pec, which sank mile marker 8 above Head of Passes near Venice. The cause of the capsizing is under investigation.


How would you describe RedPeg to a friend?
RedPeg is fun and exciting––basically it's the company you want to be at. They balance the work-hard-play-hard mentality perfectly, executing cool activations for great clients, all while having a good time.
What was a typical day like for you in the social/marketing department?
For me, a typical day began with a quick follow-up with my manager on things she needed help with and tasks she wanted me to handle on my own. From that meeting, I'd make a to-do list of everything I needed to accomplish for the day, and jump right in.
I got to work on many different projects during my time at RedPeg, but the coolest project I had a hand in involved creating an interactive fan quiz for one of RedPeg's top clients. Picking out images, writing show blurbs, and creating content for the quiz results were fun, but the best part was seeing the quiz go live on the website.
What are some of your biggest learnings from the summer?
I learned that the first round of a project is rarely the final one. No matter how much time or effort you put into something, it's okay to go through one, or two (or five) rounds of edits. Nothing is perfect the first time.
Personally, I also learned that I actually like fast-paced agency life. Summer was the perfect time to be at RedPeg — everything moves so quickly. But, it was exciting to see client activations come to life, and since it was such a busy time, there was always something I could help with. I was able to take full advantage.
How do you feel your education at Virginia Tech prepared you for this opportunity?
Pursuing a dual-degree in Marketing Management and Professional & Technical Writing helped me to feel pretty prepared for this internship. So far, I've had classes in professional writing and digital marketing, both of which came in handy for my role as an intern. At VT, I also work with a student-run marketing firm, PRISM, through the Pamplin College of Business. That opportunity helped provide me with real-world agency experience that I easily transferred to this internship.
How have your career plans changed due to your internship experience?
Rather than changing my career plans, RedPeg actually reaffirmed my interest in working for a marketing agency after graduation. My internship also made me realize that I really like working in experiential marketing, in addition to digital marketing.
What would your uber title be, and why?
My uber title would have to be "The Quiet Storm." My fellow interns came up with it during the final days of my internship. According to them, when I'm in the zone, I get my work done quietly, well, and timely.
My memento would be my small Swiss flag. I spent the spring semester of my junior year making Lugano, Switzerland my home. I traveled to 13 different countries and 22 different cities, and I loved every minute of it. I can't wait to go back to Lugano and continue my traveling adventures.
What's your interpretation of "making it mean more"?
Making it mean more, to me, means going above and beyond. It's about understanding what the client and the audience want, and pulling on that information to leave a lasting impression.
Interning at RedPeg was one of the best ways I've spent my summers. I learned so much, had the opportunity to work with so many exciting clients, and actually felt like a contributing member of the RedPeg family from day one. I would highly recommend interning with RedPeg if you want to feel at home, be excited for each day, and learn some pretty cool new things. Who wouldn't want that?


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"Hard work awaits us and I have absolute confidence in our ability to change Greece", said Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis during his speech at the new government's first cabinet meeting.
"We demanded a strong mandate, which the citizens gave us generously. Now is the time to unite the Greeks under a vision of prosperity and progress. The work has begun", said Mr. Mitsotakis.
The age of divide and unnecessary polarization ended on July 7. I want to congratulate you on the way you handled delivery and reception ceremonies, Mr. Mitsotakis told his ministers.
"We have clear priorities and a clear timetable. Today, you will all receive a dossier with targets per ministry", the prime minister stressed in the first cabinet meeting.
Kyriakos Mitsotakis
new cabinet meeting


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Directed by: Lewis Milestone, Carol Reed
Cast: Marlon Brando, Trevor Howard and Richard Harris page about Mutiny on the Bounty
Studio(s): - Hal Roach Studios - Sony Pictures Studios
For almost four decades, the ship used in this film, built to MGM's specifications at Lunenburg's Smith and Rhuland Ltd., at a cost of $750,000 has been a popular tourist attraction in St. Petersburg, Florida. It appeared at the New York World's Fair in 1964.
Visitors got to tour the ship itself and learn more about both the historical H.M.S. Bounty and MGM's two screen versions of the Nordhoff and Hall book. Beginning in 2007, the ship is recreating portions of the historical voyage, sailing from the United States to England to Pitcairn Island.
The replica tall ship was also used in Treasure Island (1990) and the Pirates of the Caribbean series, but was sunk during Hurricane Sandy on 29 October 2012.
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Adult Trauma
Child and Family Trauma
Adoption Support and Special Guardianship
Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics
NMT Assessment Pathway
The Neurosequential Model in Education
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At Sussex Psychology we are mindful that the impact of the Covid-19 virus and restrictions on daily life has been significant for everyone. We are especially grateful to our team of amazing colleagues who have been able to continue offering therapeutic support throughout the lockdown period. We are fully committed to continuing to creatively adapt and offer a more blended therapeutic service through these very challenging times. This means that we will continue to offer online therapy alongside face-to-face work. We have found that online therapy works remarkably well for some offering a virtual interface to hope and healing.
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The Southside Partnership Local Employment Service ran a very successful Jobs Expo in the Town Hall Dun Laoghaire on 26th July.
The event was extremely well attended with very positive feedback from both employers and attendees, many noting in particular the warm, welcoming and dynamic atmosphere.
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The few remaining cases are all associated with indexing of one kind or another and should be manageable on a case-by-case basis.
Waybck CDX generation. This is (currently) just a simple extraction of CDX lines per file, after which sorting and merging is carried out locally by a separate application. The current approach scales just fine so there is no need to deploy the full power of map-reduce on it. A simple hadoop job could be developed that just works on one warcfile and extracts its cdx. WaybackIndexerApplication should talk directly to hadoop.
Deduplication and Viewerproxy indexes. Batch calls to get data for these are generated by the IndexRequestServer, a separate application which is responsible for caching index requests. As in the case of CDX, the current code extracts records per-file over batch, and combines them locally. See e.g. the complex lucene-magic in CrawlLogIndexCache.combine(). This method does not scale well and it would be natural to try to reimplement this as a proper map-reduce job. (It's possible that this already exists though and we should check with our international collaborators in case they are ahead of us.) The place to fork the execution pathway lies in the call to CombiningMultiFileBasedCache.cacheData(Set<T> ids) which takes a list of job-ids and indexes them to a single file. The current implementation loops over the set of ids. A better implementation would resolve the ids to a list of warcfiles to be indexed and let hadoop do the whole thing.
with the added huge advantage that with a suitable default value, it will be intrinsically backwards compatible for our other current users.
This also means that our final implementation of ArcRepositoryClient will not implement the batch() method - or rather will have a null-implementation that always throws an exception. Our task is then to create a fully functional NetarchiveSuite which never triggers this exception because we have removed all batch calls.
ELZI: VI skal huske at der også kan komme forsker- eller statistikjobs der skal kunne køre på hele Netarkivet og der skal undersøges om der ikke allerede er statistik-jobs.


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Nerekhta () is a rural locality (a settlement) in Novoselskoye Rural Settlement, Kovrovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 444 as of 2010. There are 7 streets.

Geography
Nerekhta is located on the Nerekhta River, 20 km south of Kovrov (the district's administrative centre) by road. Krutovo is the nearest rural locality.

References

Rural localities in Kovrovsky District

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Dec/Jan 2018
Some Like It Haute
How six writers helped bring French cuisine to America
Alice Kaplan
The Gourmands' Way: Six Americans in Paris and the Birth of a New Gastronomy BY Justin Spring. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Hardcover, 448 pages. $30.
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There is more to the title of Justin Spring's riveting biography of six American food writers in love with France than meets the eye. If you say it fast enough, The Gourmands' Way sounds a lot like The Guermantes Way, volume three of Proust's In Search of Lost Time. As I made my way through its artfully constructed chapters, I kept thinking about the "paths" or "ways" that Proust imagined for his cast of characters and the model he provided for Spring's celebration of French cuisine. The Gourmands' Way is a biography of food writers from vastly different backgrounds—a scrappy war reporter, a modernist icon, a fabulist, an Iowa intellectual, a smooth-talking wine impresario, a domineering all-American. Like the characters in Proust's Search, they appear and reappear, occasionally meeting one another in their search to capture the genius of French food. Together, Spring's six central figures fostered a midcentury American consciousness of French food and wine that has not been equaled since.
Spring understands that every cookbook and wine encyclopedia has a fascinating backstory, which he uncovers by exploring the character and situation of each of his writers. He is interested in what they know and don't know about French food and French culture, what ambitions they bring to their work, and how much they are willing to compromise with the demands of editors. He is interested in the ingredients they gather from markets, the food they cook, and the restaurants that inspire and disappoint them. Among the most original aspects of The Gourmands' Way is Spring's revelatory use of publishers' archives and contract negotiations, which helps us understand the books these writers created. M. F. K. Fisher, who careened from disaster to disaster in her personal life, was always hard up for money, and she worked too quickly. Alice B. Toklas was living in glorious poverty, surrounded by the masterpieces of modern art collected by her partner, Gertrude Stein. Alexis Lichine, the "dreamer of wine," was an accumulator, always making deals, and never satisfied with his treatment by his editors. His grandiose wine château and ongoing challenge to the Bordeaux wine establishment are recounted here with verve, and so is the debacle that ensues when Lichine sells his name to a company that produces poor-quality wines.
Spring's critical acumen and use of research help him achieve much more than the standard celebratory portraits of beloved figures. Julia Child's memoir My Life in France (2006) gives the impression that the cook lived modestly as an expatriate, but Spring points out that the Childs were wealthy by any standard, and willing to spend lavishly on dinners and a well-appointed kitchen. He also reminds us of how Child obtained her diploma from the Cordon Bleu cooking school. After she failed the exam, she arranged for a friend at the school to give her a "do-over" exam in the comfort of her own kitchen. Through Spring's analysis, we come to understand Child's growing impatience with the French and her stubborn insistence that she knows better than they do how things should be done.
Julia Child, France, 1971. Paul Child/Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University.
Spring's image of a Julia Child wedded to American simplicity gave me pause at first: The most dreaded wedding present of the early 1960s was surely Mastering the Art of French Cooking, which seemed to condemn a bride to hours in the kitchen, and an infinite number of steps in each recipe. But Spring's depiction of Child draws both on his infallible sense of class and character and on his understanding of the long arc of her career: "Even though Child's background was unmistakably wealthy, socially exclusive, and privileged, and even though her own manners, bearing, and accent were undeniably patrician, her newfound ambition was really just the opposite: to create a cooking school, a cookbook, and (in time) a television cooking program that would enable anyone from any background to have easy access to knowledge."
Richard Olney comes closest to Spring's ideal food writer. A Midwesterner who came to Paris to paint, Olney eventually moves south and pursues a career in food writing. He ultimately merges with French culture so fully that he contributes a regular food and wine column, written in French, to the top professional magazine. He restores a modest home in Provence and lives an extremely simple life, attentive to the rhythms of the seasons and the local produce. He entertains both American and French family and friends, and his home becomes a retreat, a model for authentic living. Unlike Fisher, Lichine, and Child, Olney is without commercial ambition, and he appears in these pages as the ethereal high priest of cooking. We also learn along the way about a relationship with a violent lover in expatriate circles in Paris who threatens his well-being and even his property. The account of this unhappy love affair makes Olney's dedication to his work even more moving. Spring writes of Olney that "even in a casual note to a friend, his observations on wine can astonish." One example is Olney's definition of finesse in wine: "When a Burgundian discovers finesse in a wine, he may compare it to the Christ Child's velvet britches. Words are useless. Finesse is not a fruit, a smell, or a taste, it is an aura. No tasting note can touch it."
The writer who takes the biggest hit in The Gourmands' Way is surely M. F. K. Fisher. Once Spring has finished describing her idiotic stereotypes about the dirty, vulgar French, and the host of mistakes about ingredients and recipes, there isn't much to be salvaged. In one hilarious episode, a publisher hires the venerable Parisian food critic Robert J. Courtine to supply footnotes to the French translation of Fisher's wildly inaccurate Time-Life guide The Cooking of Provincial France. Courtine's running footnotes expose the cookbook's total fraudulence in the most polite and understated way—but no one involved with the publication really notices the relationship of text to notes until the book is in print. Spring's artful play with his sources—Fisher's negotiations with Time-Life, the lies in her book, her disdain for the French, the cascade of disbelieving reviews—adds up to a narrative that had me laughing out loud.
The most touching figure in The Gourmands' Way is Toklas, life partner of the great literary modernist Gertrude Stein. After Stein's death, Toklas, financially strapped yet free from Stein's domineering ways, published a classic and original cookbook-memoir, The Alice B. Toklas Cook Book (1954). Spring begins his chapter on Toklas with an important reminder of the essential role she played in Stein's literary career. The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas, the book that made Gertrude Stein famous, was derived in style, tone, and content from Toklas's own stories. Yet with no official legal connection to her life partner and pitted against Stein's hostile nephew Allan, she had no say in the fate of the masterpieces of modern art that surrounded her, and no financial security. The Alice B. Toklas Cook Book was born of this desperate situation.
Spring's descriptions of The Alice B. Toklas Cook Book are irresistible. The book is "both discreet and monumental," not only a cookbook but "a gentle, unassuming memoir of her life with Gertrude Stein." By accident, a recipe for hashish fudge sent to Toklas by a friend slips through the editing process and creates a scandal. Here, as elsewhere in The Gourmands' Way, Spring reminds us that cookbooks are also literary achievements. Toklas's cookbook tells a story, involving the search for ingredients, the pairing of food and wine, the disasters averted, and the novelty of the expatriate kitchen. Today, a writer like David Lebovitz, whose My Paris Kitchen (2014) offers recipes alongside tales of an American cook living in contemporary Paris, is an heir to Toklas's charm.
Four years after The Alice B. Toklas Cook Book appeared, triumph turned to farce: Toklas, still hard up for funds, published a second cookbook, Aromas and Flavors of Past and Present, in collaboration with Poppy Cannon, the House Beautiful food editor, self-promoter, and author of The Can-Opener Cookbook. The story of a worn-out Toklas in the grips of a frozen-food fanatic would be tragic if it weren't so funny. Fortunately, the first cookbook has gone down in literary history as a masterpiece; the second is virtually unknown.
If I have a criticism of The Gourmands' Way, it comes in the chapter "The End of the Affair," in which Spring suggests that in the late '60s, American enthusiasm for French food declined in tandem with American enthusiasm for France. He cites odd examples of American disillusionment with the romance of France, such as an American complaining of uncouth draft dodgers at the American Center in Paris, or even the grim film Last Tango in Paris, which captured "a gradual shift in mood" about France, and"would haunt the city for decades to come." He's more convincing in his assessments of the legendary haute cuisine restaurants of New York, threatened by unappealingly spare nouvelle cuisine and by people seeking both more exotic and less caloric food. And, as he makes clear in an afterword, Americans' love affair with French food lives on: The techniques and ingredients from Olney's garden or Toklas's kitchen are so thoroughly assimilated into our best food practices today that "we no longer think of them as French."
I read The Gourmands' Way with constant interest, and I read it slowly for its many delicious details and astonishing backstories. Spring clearly expresses his understanding of food and wine without any pretense. The knowledge he has at his fingertips might easily have overwhelmed this book. Instead, he uses footnotes for the kind of information that is too intricate for the text but still relevant. As you read, you lower your gaze from time to time for a definition of a Paulée de Meursault or for the ingredients in a poulet gratiné, one of Julia Child's favorite dishes. More than asides, these footnotes allow Spring to dig deeper into the critique of a writer or to tease an extra bit of humor out of an anecdote. Only a writer of Spring's talent and Proustian sensibilities would add to a discussion of Olney's visits to the bistro Chez l'Ami Louis a note about François Mitterrand's last meal, on New Year's Eve, 1995. It was a plate of ortolans, the delicate, endangered French songbirds.
Alice Kaplan is the author of Looking for The Stranger: Albert Camus and the Life of a Literary Classic (University of Chicago Press, 2016).


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Dubai's Nakheel to develop huge shopping mall in Nad Al Sheba
The mall will feature around 200 shops, restaurants and entertainment outlets
Dubai developer Nakheel has announced plans to build a new 1.2 million square foot shopping mall at Nad Al Sheba.
The mall will feature around 200 shops, restaurants and entertainment outlets including a supermarket, department stores, multi-screen cinema, medical centre and fitness centre.
In total it will have 500,000 sq ft of retail space and will be located at Nakheel's upcoming Nad Al Sheba master community, where 1,500 villas are currently under construction.
Spanning 2.5 million sq ft, the community includes four and five bedroom homes for lease as well as a club house, community swimming pool and sports courts.
The company said it has appointed global design consultants AE7 to oversee the design, engineering and construction supervision of the new mall.
A construction tender is expected to be released in Q4 2016, a statement said.
Nakheel chairman Ali Rashid Lootah said: "Nad Al Sheba Mall is the latest addition to our rapidly-expanding retail project portfolio, which will see the delivery of 13 million sq ft of leasable space in the next three to five years, adding to the four million sq ft already in operation."
Nakheel is focussed on growing its retail portfolio, which includes 15 large-scale projects.
Retail projects currently under development – including Nakheel Mall, The Pointe and Deira Islands Night Souk among others – cover a total net leasable area of 5.6m sqft and are estimated to cost Dhs15.1bn, Lootah recently told reporters.
In the pipeline are other retail projects such as the massive Deira Mall and Dragon City which cover 6.7m sqft of net leasable area. Many of these projects are expected to be tendered this year, confirmed Lootah.
Read more: Nakheel says it is now a 'debt-free' company
Last month, the developer announced that it has awarded a contract worth Dhs117.5m to construct a new, 375,000 sq ft showroom complex at its Dragon City development in Dubai.
Read more: Nakheel to build new 375,000 sq ft retail complex at Dragon City
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Coach John Plunkett's secrets to success in sports
Nani Wong, Staff Writer
You see him walking through the gym wearing a Seabury Hall hat, shorts, and a t-shirt, and you wonder, who is that? John Plunkett is not just a part of the maintenance staff, but he is also the head coach of the Seabury Hall's boys baseball team.
Plunkett has coached at Seabury since 1991, and during this time, he has developed students through his three basic rules:
"With the right attitude, you can do what you have to in the classroom and with your workouts. With the right attitude it takes you to the next level," said Plunkett
"You need to condition your body and you need to condition your mind. When you have that at top shape, the best as possible, then you can undertake the last step."
"The fundamentals of the game, learning the techniques, and then mastering the techniques."
When talking about these rules, Plunkett explained that, "Without the first two, you will never understand the last one." Not only does Plunkett install these rules into the minds of his players, but he also teaches them to his coaching staff.
For many years, Plunkett coached different teams here on Maui, as well as in Florida. Whether coaching here on Maui or in Florida, Plunkett has never failed to share his wisdom with his players.
Current Seabury Hall sophomore and baseball player, Kapena Hoopai said, "He is a man with a lot of knowledge. I have learned his values of taking responsibility and being a leader on the team."
Plunkett started coaching because he wanted to give back to the younger generations. "As a youth playing, I grew up on Maui while my father lived on Oahu. So many of my coaches were my father figures." The knowledge and wisdom Plunkett gained from his coaches helped him coach for many years.
Every year is a different experience for Plunkett. This year, the team is a very young team. However, they are all experienced in playing baseball. For this team, Plunkett's goals for the season are for his players to learn maturity. "It doesn't matter how old you are; it is the maturity that I am after," he said.
Plunkett said, "Over the years, everyone gets bigger, faster, and stronger, but to win championships you need to be mature. How to handle the good as well as the bad. When you become mature you can achieve anything."
To help his players and his coaches mature, Plunkett uses five things: preparation, confidence, execution, self control, and success. All of these things lead up to one another. For all of his coaching life, Plunkett has been using these little steps to help his players and coaches become the mature people they are today.
Like any other sport, these players work hard on and off the field. "Coach Plunkett has taught me to focus on my grades before baseball and how to be a student athlete," said sophomore Ben Belew.
Plunkett believes since this is a young team that knows how to work well together, they will be able to accomplish a lot this season and the seasons to come. "I do not do anything halfway. We are going through a period right now with the young coaches we have and the young players we have. We will grow together and I predict in the next two years we will win a state championship," said Plunkett.
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"Being out of the pool has made me realize how important my schedule is. I feel my most responsible and put together when I'm busting through those practices because it keeps me focused on my goals."
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