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Shakespeare's Will: Part 1
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It appears that in or shortly before January 1616, Shakespeare set out to finalize his last will and testament with the help of his lawyer, Francis Collins of Warwick. Collins, who served as Shakespeare’s attorney for at least eleven years, was likely also a close friend of his client. For some reason, however, Shakespeare found it necessary to make corrections and additions to the will and the official version was not signed by the five witnesses until March 1616. The original copy of Shakespeare’s will consists of three large sheets of paper bound together by a narrow strip of parchment at the top margins, and contains three signatures of the poet, one on each page.
For convenience I have modernized the spelling, added punctuation where necessary, and included a translation of the introductory Latin passage. Words that are struck out in the original text are presented here in red and interlineations in blue. The Will
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T[estamentum] of William Shackspeare
In the name of God, Amen. I, William Shackspeare of Stratford-upon-Avon in the county of Warwick, gent., in perfect health and memory, God be praised, do make and ordain this my last will and testament in manner and form following. That is to say, first, I commend my soul into the hands of God my Creator, hoping and assuredly believing, through the only merits of Jesus Christ my Saviour, to be made partaker of life everlasting, and my body to the earth whereof it is made.
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Yugi
Race: HumanPlanet: EarthFamily: His grandfatherFriends: Joey, Kaiba, Tristan, Tea, Bakura, MokubaSpecial Talents and Abilities: Yugi is an average kid with one special difference: He owns the Millenium Puzzle which can transform him into Yami Yugi to duel in the Shadow Realm.Weaknesses: Yugi is very shy without Yami Yugi or the help of his friends.
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Richard Deitsch: Q&A with Chef Mario Batali
Mario Batali and Rachael Ray have combined forces for a
SI: What’s the perfect tailgating meal? Batali: The main thing with tailgating is not spending all of your time cooking. You want to bring things that are almost ready to go. And I like things that even after I cook them, they can rest for a 30-45 minutes and not really go bad.
I love spit-roasting and rotisserie stuff. I love ordinary barbeque chicken, but the trick to barbecuing chicken and cooking any pork is brining it in advance. That way, when you cook it, it stays succulent and juicy. Tailgating can be about whatever runs your gamut.
SI: You’ve attended plenty of sporting events and written a book on NASCAR tailgating. Are sports fans good cooks? Batali: Yes, because they are passionate about something already. They love their game, and that gives them the opportunity to explore their passion on many other levels. They get into their own specific recipes or their own sauce or dish. A lot of people don’t have passion for their work or play or food, so anyone who can get excited about anything can get excited about cooking.
SI: I’m an average guy watching football on a Saturday or Sunday. What food can I make for myself that will enhance the experience? Batali: Chips and dips are a great idea if you can avoid the fatty grotesque ones. And you will live longer to watch more games. I would say something as simple as vegetable sticks and a good hummus is a brilliant thing, and you can either buy or make good hummus very simply.
I think that good sandwiches are only condiments away from being excellent sandwiches. You need to buy all of the top-shelf meat and cheeses that you can and get really good bread, but more important, spend a little time [on condiments] besides mustard and mayonnaise. There is pepperoncini, there is pickled antipasto, there is olive paste, there is sweet and sour onions. There are so many things that can go on sandwiches that make it so much more than just ham and cheese on a piece of rye.
For hot food, the most important thing is really excellent, well-brined poultry. Cook it, let it sit and get cool. Keep in mind that when you are grilling burgers at the house, don’t make them 12 ounces. You want to make them four ounces and cook them fast and thin and get them crisp, so you’ll get them a little more charred and more delicious. What I like in my burger mix is for every two pounds of meat, I put in a half-cup of store-bought barbeque sauce and some salt and pepper. It makes it twice as good.
SI: Give us some specific grilling advice for the Fourth of the July? Batali: Make sure you treat your meat or whatever it is before you cook it. Whether you do a dry rub on your beef or whether you do wet brine on your poultry, make sure you treat it right so that at the last minute all you have to do is cook it. Trying to save something or doctoring it up with a sauce at the last minute is always the hardest thing to do.
SI: You have cooked for some of NASCAR’s most famous names. Who among the drivers likes what? Batali: Well, let’s put it this way: Richard Petty doesn’t like anything except steak. And when you are The King, you can like whatever you want. Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon are very sophisticated dudes with homespun backgrounds. They like just about anything I make, from an insalata caprice with marinated mozzarella and three kinds of tomatoes to simple pasta or wings. Jamie McMurray likes just about anything meat but is also a big fish fan. Michael Waltrip is a sophisticated city dude who has to hide out in his NASCAR duds. The main thing about NASCAR drivers is they may pretend not to be sophisticated and well-traveled, but they know what they like.
SI: Have you found any athlete that is really interested in food or cooking? Batali: Lance Armstrong loves to go to restaurants. He is interested in the food and where things come from. He’s interested in how they are cooked and he is interested in his guests as well.
SI: What is NASCAR style when it comes to food? Batali: Well, the thing that’s different about NASCAR is when you go tailgating at a NASCAR race, you are there for three days. It’s like going to Woodstock. Football and baseball guys, they tailgate for an hour and a half and then they go to the game. Or they do it after the game. NASCAR is much more comprehensive-style living. You have to plan on tailgating for breakfast, lunch and dinner, plus snacks. You have to live in a much more complex world of packing and cooling. It is probably a little more fun because it’s a little bit more of a marathon.
SI: Tiger Woods has eaten at your restaurant, Lupa. How was he as a dining patron? Batali: He was a cool dude. He was in the back room at Lupa and was a very nice guy, very well-spoken, very cool. He was a not a big entertainer, but cool with his crowd. I am going to be doing his Tiger Block Party in October so I’ll have a better chance to do a one-on-one with him. Some people want to know all about the restaurant. Some people don’t. Tiger was very much how I behave in a restaurant. I don’t want to know anyone there. I want to hang out with the group I brought in.
SI: When you go to a sporting event, do you eat ballpark food? Batali: It depends on the park.
SI: So what park’s food is good? Batali: I like Baltimore’s baseball stadium, Seattle’s football stadium, and San Francisco’s baseball stadium. There are like 10 great things at Baltimore’s baseball stadium, from the barbeque to crabs. I like to wander around and look at the counter to see what they are serving.
SI: What should one expect if they get to tailgate with you and Rachael Ray? Batali: They will get breakfast, lunch and dinner for two days and see all the stuff that goes on in the inside of the race. They will ride around in a golf cart with Rachael and I and taste everyone else’s food, which is always exciting.
Basically, we will throw down whatever we can come up with at that time of the year. You can assume there will be some kind of a tailgating pasta. There will also be pizza and plenty of top-shelf liquor and beer and fine wines. I believe Rachael’s husband will be bringing his guitar so they’ll be singing late into the evening. It should be a blast.
SI: Does Rachael know anything about NASCAR? Batali: Well, she knows some. Not as much as I do because I am student of the sport. But Rachael knows how to party, let’s put it that way.
SI: You are a diehard Seahawk fan, right? Batali: Mike Holmgren has to come through this year. It’s about time.
SI: And you like the Mariners. This is not exactly a plentiful time for you? Batali: We’re scraping bottom, baby. But when you are scraping bottom there is only one way up and it is up, up, up.
SI: Will Greg Schiano stay longterm at your alma mater, Rutgers? Batali: Yes, he is a smart guy and there is a lot of backing behind him. The Penn State job would be stepping into a giant pair of shoes. He has his own program and he took us into the Top 10. It is a smart thing for him to stay and I bet they cough up the bucks.
SI: Who is the most compelling athlete today? Batali: Ray Rice. He is an infinitely interesting character with an infinite amount of upside in his future.
SI: You can trade places with one athlete for one day, who are you and why? Batali: Bill Russell. He is the king. The respect that he gets and deserves is an amazing thing. I would love to see his perspective.
From: rss.cnn.com
Asparagus and Prosciutto Salad
Asparagus and prosciutto are a classic combination that are showcased well in this dish. The addition of mushrooms and asiago cheese give it a very earthy yet bright flavor.Prep Time: 20 minutesCook Time: 20 minutesIngredients:8 Ounces Penne Pasta, cooked and chilled1 Pound Asparagus, blanched for 1 minute in boiling water4 Ounces Prosciutto, sliced thin and cut into 1/2" strips4 Ounces Button Mushrooms, sliced 1/4" thick1 Large Tomato, diced1/4 Cup Extra-Virgin Olive OilJuice of 1 Lemon1/4 Cup Asiago Cheese, shreddedSalt, to tastePreparation: Grill the asparagus on a lightly oiled grill until the outside is slightly charred (about 7 minutes). Alternatively, place the asparagus under the broiler of your oven. Let cool.
Sauté the mushrooms in a hot pan with a small amount of oil. Cook until golden brown on both sides. Set aside to cool.
Combine all of the ingredients together in a large bowl. Chill for at least two hours before serving.
Garnish with some shredded asiago or some chopped flat-leaf parsley.
From: gourmetfood.about.com
‘Concerned’ McCain shakes up campaign staff
Sen. John McCain’s campaign announced a shakeup at the top Wednesday, in the wake of growing Republican concern about its ability to compete against Sen. Barack Obama.
Campaign manager Rick Davis said Tuesday that senior adviser Steve Schmidt would take over day-to-day operations of the campaign.
The Bush campaign veteran will report to Davis, but the rest of the campaign will report to Schmidt, who will be in charge of everything from messaging and communications to the political structure, organization and scheduling.
Davis will shift into what’s being described as a more "natural role" for him — the kind of duties he handled before last summer’s mass firings in the McCain campaign. He will work on the vice presidential search and on planning matters such as the Republican National Convention.
Schmidt’s top priority, according to a senior aide, will be to stop "unforced errors in the campaign."
Schmidt had been a regular on the road with McCain until recently, when he quietly returned to headquarters to help fix what insiders admit are severe structural problems that caused a series of missteps:
That, combined with an erratic schedule of speeches too late to make newscasts, and inconsistent themes against Obama, all have made for what senior McCain advisers admit has been a muddled message.
Schmidt is also expected to shore up what some believe is a misguided political operation put in place by Davis — a decentralized system of regional campaign managers who are not given clear instructions from the central campaign.
After Davis announced Schmidt’s new role, 11 regional directors were told via phone that they would report to Schmidt. Changes to the campaign structure were not discussed during the call, but CNN has been told that the structure will almost certainly be altered.
Schmidt will be assisted by Mike McDonald, a fellow veteran of the Bush-Cheney and Arnold Schwarzenegger campaigns, who recently joined him on the McCain team.
Mike DuHaime, Rudy Giuliani’s former campaign manager and another longtime associate of Schmidt’s, who has been working for both the McCain team and the Republican National Committee, will also be taking on more responsibility.
McCain advisers privately tell CNN that the moves are a direct result of missteps in messaging and scheduling that didn’t give the candidate a good platform, and a political structure that many thought was misguided.
The Wednesday shakeup comes on the first anniversary of what McCain aides call "Black Monday" — when much of the campaign’s staff was fired because it ran out of money and began collapsing.
From: edition.cnn.com
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HGTV's Design Star
is a reality series on the cable network HGTV. Here’s what you need to know about .
What Is The Premise of Design Star?On , ten designers compete for the opportunity to have their own design show on HGTV.
How Does The Competition Work?The candidates must prove themselves by participating in a series of challenges. For six of the season’s eight episodes, their work will be judged by a panel of experts. One designer is eliminated at the end of each episode. For the final two episodes of the season, viewers will vote for their favorite finalist at HGTV.com or by text message.
Who Are the Design Star Judges?The judges are renowned designer Cynthia Rowley, TV designer Vern Yip, and In Style editor Martha McCully.
Meet the Design Star Judges. Cynthia Rowley’s Official WebsiteVern Yip’s Offical WebsiteWho Are The Design Star, Season One Contestants?The candidates are:
David Bromstad — Miami, Fla — Age: 32 Vanessa De Leon — Fairfield, NJ — Age: 25 Tym De Santo — Fort Wayne, IN — Age: 46 Teman Evans — Brooklyn, NY — Age: 26 Teram Evans — Brooklyn, NY — Age: 26 Alice Fakier — Temple, TX — Age: 31 Ramona Jan — Damascus, PA — Age: 49 Joseph Kennard — Boston, MA — Age: 41 Temple McDowell — Farmington, UT — Age: 30 Donna Moss — Arlington, TX — Age: 49
Meet the Design Star ContestantsWhen Is Design Star On?During Summer 2006, new episodes of air Sunday nights at 9 pm.
From: realitytv.about.com
Starbucks closing 5 percent of U.S. stores
As many as 12,000 Starbucks workers will lose their jobs when the company begins closing 600 U.S. stores this summer.
The Seattle coffee company is cutting 5 percent of its U.S. locations as part of a wide-ranging effort to boost its bottom line and its stock price. The chain is accelerating international growth.
Most customers whose Starbucks stores close will be a short walk from a caffeine fix, the company said, because many of the unprofitable stores were being cannibalized by nearby Starbucks locations.
The company will try to find jobs for people within Starbucks, but that could be difficult with fewer than 350 new U.S. stores expected to open in the fiscal year beginning Oct. 1.
About 200 of those will be directly operated by Starbucks, with the rest managed by other companies like bookstores and airport concession firms.
As much as 7 percent of Starbucks’ work force could be slashed. The company had 172,000 employees worldwide last September.
Starbucks officials said the closures are happening in “all major U.S. markets” between late July and March. Florida and California are among the largest states affected, spokeswoman Valerie O’Neil told Bloomberg News.
There were 2,496 stores in California and 625 in Florida in March. Those two states have been especially hard hit by the real-estate downturn and credit crisis.
“By far, this is the most angst-ridden decision we have made in my more than 25 years with Starbucks,” Chief Executive Howard Schultz wrote to employees in a message posted on the company’s Web site.
“[B]ut we realize that part of transforming a company is our ability to look forward, while pursuing innovation and reflecting, in many cases, with 20/20 hindsight, on the decisions that we made in the past, both good and bad.”
Starbucks originally had planned to close 100 underperforming U.S. stores as part of a turnaround strategy begun when Schultz resumed leading the company in January.
Investors cheered the additional 500 closures, which were announced after regular trading hours Tuesday. After closing down 12 cents to $15.62, shares shot up 72 cents to $16.34 in after-hours trading.
From: seattletimes.nwsource.com
Babi Yar
In Kiev, the Nazis murdered approximately 100,000 people in a ravine named Babi Yar.
The German Takeover
After the Nazis attacked the Soviet Union on June 22, 1941, they pushed east. By September 19, they had reached Kiev. It was a confusing time for the inhabitants of Kiev. Though a large portion of the population had family either in the Red Army or had evacuated into the interior of the Soviet Union, many inhabitants welcomed the German Army’s takeover of Kiev. Many believed the Germans would free them from Stalin’s oppressive regime. In only days, they would see the true face of the invaders.
Explosions
Looting began immediately. Then the Germans moved into Kiev’s downtown on Kreshchatik Street. On September 24 - five days after the Germans entered Kiev - a bomb exploded around four o’clock in the afternoon at the German headquarters. The Germans were shocked. Then they cordoned off the area and gathered people in the vicinity as suspects. Then another building on Kreshchatik exploded. The Germans - and those they had assembled - fled for safety.
For days, bombs exploded in buildings in the Kreshchatik that had been occupied by Germans. Many Germans and civilians were killed and injured.
After the war, it was determined that a group of NKVD members were left behind by the Soviets to offer some resistance against the conquering Germans. But during the war, the Germans decided it was the work of Jews, and retaliated for the bombings against the Jewish population of Kiev.
The Notice
By the time the bombings finally stopped on September 28, the Germans already had a plan for retaliation. On this day, the Germans posted a notice all over town that read:
All [Jews] living in the city of Kiev and its vicinity are to report by 8 o’clock on the morning of Monday, September 29th, 1941, at the corner of Melnikovsky and Dokhturov Streets (near the cemetery). They are to take with them documents, money, valuables, as well as warm clothes, underwear, etc. Any [Jew] not carrying out this instruction and who is found elsewhere will be shot. Any civilian entering flats evacuated by [Jews] and stealing property will be shot.1
Most people in town, including the Jews, thought this notice meant deportation. They were wrong.
Reporting for Deportation
On the morning of September 29, tens of thousands of Jews arrived at the appointed location. Some arrived extra early in order to ensure themselves a seat on the train.2
A large crowd formed. Each person held onto their family members and belongings. Children were crying. They couldn’t see what was happening up ahead.
Most waited hours in this crowd - only slowly moving toward what they thought was a train.
The Front of the Line
Soon after people passed through the gate into the Jewish cemetery, they reached the front of the mass of people. Here, they were to leave their baggage. Some in the crowd wondered how they would be reunited with their possessions; some believed it would be sent in a luggage van.3
The Germans were counting out only a few people at a time and then letting them move farther on. Machine-gun fire could be heard nearby. For those that realized what was happening and wanted to leave, it was too late. There was a barricade staffed by Germans who were checking identification papers of those wanting out. If the person was Jewish, they were forced to remain.
In Small Groups
Taken from the front of the line in groups of ten, they were led to a corridor, about four or five feet wide, formed by rows of soldiers on each side.4 The soldiers were holding sticks and would hit the Jews as they went by.
There was no question of being able to dodge or get away. Brutal blows, immediately drawing blood, descended on their heads, backs and shoulders from left and right. The soldiers kept shouting: "Schnell, schnell!" laughing happily, as if they were watching a circus act; they even found ways of delivering harder blows in the more vulnerable places, the ribs, the stomach and the groin.5
Screaming and crying, the Jews exited the corridor of soldiers onto an area overgrown with grass.6 Here they were ordered to undress.
Those who hesitated had their clothes ripped off them by force, and were kicked and struck with knuckledusters or clubs by the Germans, who seemed to be drunk with fury in a sort of sadistic rage.7
Babi Yar
Babi Yar is the name of a ravine in the northwestern section of Kiev. A. Anatoli described the ravine as "enormous, you might even say majestic: deep and wide, like a mountain gorge. If you stood on one side of it and shouted you would scarcely be heard on the other."8
It was here that the Nazis shot the Jews.
In small groups of ten, the Jews were taken along the edge of the ravine. One of the very few survivors remembers she "looked down and her head swam, she seemed to be so high up. Beneath her was a sea of bodies covered in blood."9
From: history1900s.about.com
