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Friday, December 28, 2012
It Must Be Me
Lately I've been looking at furnished apartments to live in part time. Looking for something nice and not terribly expensive. In my mind's eye I fancy myself the open-minded kind of roomie, able to live in modest abodes. Then I start looking. And I hate to admit it, but I'm kind of a snob. I travel the world and regularly stay in cheap hotels. Motel 8, Rodeway Inn, Red Roof - all nice but simple places to stay, but it seems that when it comes to a place to live, I want a little luxury. A little style. A little touch of chic. What I seem to find are decent enough apartments with ghastly furniture and a terrible sense of interior decoration. Okay, yes $350 a month is a nice price, but can't you have curtains? Or non-remnant furniture? It seems that many people prefer to have as much stuff as possible (no matter how crappy or cheesy-looking it is) than take the minimalist approach by purchasing nice, quality things at a slow pace. And single beds? What am I: five? Twin bed? Good God. Double bed? No. No, it must be a queen-sized bed. I mean, I need room to maneuver! A desk would be nice. Or at least a table with decent chairs. I need a place to work. Then there's the couch. The number of plumpy, frumpy couches with terrible fabric leaves me aghast. Never mind that horrible rattan thing that passes for a media center. Oddly enough, I don't really care about having a television. Any decent sized LCD flatscreen will suffice. I don't watch much tv anyway. Then there are the apartments that I would describe as nice. Penthouse lofts with multiple levels and tremendous views of the city. Polished steel railing and wood floors so well finished they look like you could ice skate on them. Not to mention the glass shower stalls, marble walls and porcelain vanities. Or the brilliant sized kitchens with modern appliances. Nice. Of course, these seem to start in the $2000 and up range, and I'm really just a cheap bastard. So, No to those as well. I've been looking for awhile now and I'm starting to wonder if I'll ever find a decent, tastefully furnished apartment to share at a price I can smile about.
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I love avocados, but leftovers can be a problem since they turn brown so quickly. This dressing is a great way to use up half an avocado that's left over from some other recipe. Even better, the dressing doesn't turn brown, so you don't need to use it up all at once.
If you leave the milk out, the dressing is very thick and can be used as a dip for raw vegetables. Besides serving it as a salad dressing, it makes a great sauce for asparagus for other cooked vegetables.
The garlic oil is optional. The two teaspoons don't make the dressing very garlicky, but they do add another dimension of flavor. If you don't have fresh chives, you may use the green parts from scallions — other raw onion would be a little too harsh.
When you store the dressing, it will thicken up a bit as it chills in the refrigerator. Stir before serving to loosen it up, If you like it even thinner, you can add some extra milk right before serving.
Avocado-Chive Dressing
1/2 avocado
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup sour cream
2 teaspoons lime juice
2 tablespoons fresh chives, roughly chopped
Pinch of salt
Several grinds white pepper
2 teaspoons garlic-flavored olive oil
1/4 cup milk (or as needed)
Directions: Remove the pit from the avocado and scoop the flesh into a blender or food processor. Add the mayonnaise, sour cream, lime juice, chives, salt, pepper and garlic oil, if using. Blend until smooth
Add milk to thin, as desired. Taste for seasoning and add more salt, if desired.
Serve on salad. Refrigerate any leftovers.
For more of Donna Currie's recipes, see her blog, Cookistry, at www.cookistry,com

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REMINDER Deadline September 15th: CDS/Honickman First Book Prize in Photography
Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University | The Honickman Foundation
Call for Entries: CDS/Honickman First Book Prize in Photography
Deadline: Monday, September 15, 2014, 11:59 pm EDT
Entry Fee: $70
"Center for Documentary Studies (CDS) at Duke University and The Honickman Foundation (THF), based in Philadelphia, co-sponsor this prestigious biennial prize for American photographers. The only prize of its kind, the CDS/Honickman First Book Prize in Photography competition is open to North American and Canadian photographers of any age who have never published a book-length work and who use their cameras for creative exploration, whether it be of places, people, or communities; of the natural or social world; of beauty at large or the lack of it; of objective or subjective realities. The prize honors work that is visually compelling, that bears witness, and that has integrity of purpose.
Winners of the CDS/Honickman First Book Prize in Photography receive a grant of $3,000, publication of a book of photography, and inclusion in a website devoted to presenting the work of the prizewinners. The winner will also be given a solo exhibit at the Center for Documentary Studies and the photographs will then be placed in the Archive of Documentary Arts in Duke University's Rubenstein Library.
Sandra S. Phillips, senior curator of photography at SFMOMA, will judge the seventh biennial CDS/Honickman First Book Prize in Photography competition in 2014.
Joshua Chuang, Chief Curator of the Center for Creative Photography at the University of Arizona, will serve as panel judge for the selection committee that chooses the semifinalists and finalists for the prize.
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Touch screen. True 1080p HD. MCE remote. Wireless keyboard and mouse. Blu-ray reader. TV tuner. HDMI and VGA input.
Keyboard feels cheap. Proprietary touch interface is a little clunky. No channel and volume controls on the chassis. Some bloatware. Only 60-day subscription to Internet Security. No FireWire. Finicky IR sensor. No Back button on mouse.
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On paper, the MSI Wind Top AE2220 is definitely a challenger for the "best all-in0one desktop PC." It's a sub-$1,000 touchscreen-equipped desktop with plenty of HD media features. However, a few shortcomings keep it from scoring higher.
On paper, the MSI Wind Top AE2220 ($950 list) is a challenger for the title of "best all-in-one desktop PC." It's an affordable, Blu-ray-equipped, touchscreen desktop with plenty of HD media features. However, its lousy keyboard and a clunky touch interface, keep it from scoring as high as you would expect. This desktop is for HD video enthusiasts only.
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At 16 by 22 by 2.5 inches (HWD), the AE220 is a compact desktop system. It will fit on most desks, or you can opt for a VESA mounting system to put it on your wall or get an arm for $15 direct from MSI. The AE2220's 21.5-inch multitouch display looks it has a standard 16:9 aspect ratio, with a thin black bezel ringed by clear plastic. The front firing stereo speakers are decent for playing back TV and standard system sounds, but you can hook up an A/V receiver to the system with an optical TOSLink cable via a SPDIF port for better sound. On the side of the monitor are controls to adjust and change the video inputs, but I wish there were buttons designated to control TV and volume functions, so you don't have to search for the mouse, keyboard, or IR remote.
The system has plenty of ports on it, including six USB 2.0 ports, eSATA, a multimedia card reader, and the SPDIF port. What's notable is that the AE2220 has both VGA and HDMI inputs, so you can hook up either another computer or a settop box to the system. Have a DVR like the TiVo Premiere? No problem, hook it up via the HDMI port, and you can watch your programs in true 1080p HD. You won't need a Blu-ray player, because the AE2220 comes with one built in. The system also has an ATSC/HDTV tuner, so you can pick up over the air broadcasts. The system lacks a FireWire port, which could cause frustration if you have an older camcorder. Video had a crisp quality from the built-in Blu-ray drive, from online Web videos, and from the TV tuner. I was able to detect some video interlacing on CBS's coverage of the NCAA tournament, but you won't be able to see that unless you're less than 10 inches from the screen (much closer than normal viewing distance).
The AE2220 has 4GB of system memory and a 500GB hard drive. These are good stats for a media-oriented system; if you need more hard drive space, you can use the eSATA port to attach another fast drive. The system is certainly video-oriented: there's the Blu-ray player with playback software (which works on DVDs too), the 21.5-inch 16:9 widescreen, TV tuner, copious hard drive space for recorded programs, and Nvidia ION (GeForce 9300) graphics to help display video.
Nvidia ION acts like a co-processor, helping the system smoothly display HD video from the Blu-ray player as well as easing the CPU's load while displaying HD video on Flash video Websites like You Tube. We updated the AE2220 with Adobe Flash 10.1 beta, but the release version of Flash 10.1 may be available by the time you read this.
The system has an IR MCE remote, a wireless keyboard, and wireless mouse. While a wireless mouse and keyboard are more convenient than the wired equivalent, there were some problems. The mouse is designed for right-handed users and lacks a back button. The keyboard looks nice, but it was a little on the cheap side. The left shift key became stuck and I had to pry it up repeatedly to avoid typing in all caps. Last but not least, the IR remote is convenient for channel surfing and playing back movies, but the AE2220's IR sensor was too sensitive to orientI had to point the remote directly toward the lower right part of the system in order for it to work. Other IR remotes are more forgiving, for example you can point most TiVo remotes around the room, bounce the signal off of walls, and the TiVo will still respond. The touch-sensitive screen was accurate, but you might want to adjust the system's windows and buttons to be a little larger in the control panel. With the screen set to defaults, you may have to peck around with your finger in order to close windows and open programs. The input devices took a little shine off of the system, but thankfully the AE2220 has benefits to spare.
In addition to the DVD/Blu-ray playback software, the AE2220 comes with other software packages of various values. Stuff like the Office 60-day trial is a largely unwanted piece of bloatware. You can download it for free on the Internet. There are other unnecessary application packages like Arcsoft's Print Creations, which preps digital photos so they can be sent to a Arcsoft's printing service to put your photos on calendars and coffee mugs. I'm objecting to the program, because its sole purpose is to sell you more services. The other Arcsoft packages are more useful: for instance, the Webcam companion and Magic-I Visual Effects programs let you embellish your Webcam pictures for fun.
MSI's homegrown programs are nice, even if they may be a little less useful than the touch programs Microsoft bundles in with their Touch pack. These programs include, MSI Wind Match is a "match the word to the picture" game for babies, Touch Note is MSI's take on a "notes to the family" app, and KidO'Z is a safe computing environment for children (read locked-down PC). MSI's Wind Top program launcher is somewhat useful, sure it collects all your programs in one place, but the rotating carousel motif is a little clunky compared to the straightforward interface on the HP TouchSmart PCs. Think of MSI's Wind Top interface visually like a rotating rack of postcards at a souvenir shop. I'd prefer if there were fewer preloaded programs on the system, but overall it's less bloatware than systems like those from HP or Acer.
The AE2200's Intel Core 2 Duo T6600 CPU is much faster than the Intel Atom processor you'll find on most Nvidia ION-powered systems. The chip provides users with the best of both worlds, since Nvidia markets ION as a performance helper for Atom-powered systems, and Intel markets Core 2 Duo processors as a way to get more performance from systems with Intel GMA graphics. It's certainly fast enough to display HD video from any source like Blu-ray, the Web, and over the air TV signals.
The system ran decently through our multimedia tests. On the Windows Media Encoder test (WME) the AE2220 took 1 minute 8 seconds and only 2:21 on the Photoshop CS4 test. These numbers are on a par for a Core 2 Duo CPU at the system's 2.2GHz clock speed. Computers that run the 3.06-GHz Core 2 Duo CPU like the Apple iMac ($1,199 direct, ) are faster (0:49 on WME, 1:32 on CS4), and 1.6GHz Atom dual core-powered systems like the Lenovo C300 (3012-2DU) ($549 list, ) are much slower (3:06 on WME, 6:49 on CS4). The AE2220's graphics prowess is good enough for videos and light video games (i.e. Sims 3 or Spore), but it's underpowered for high-end 3D games like Crysis and World in Conflict. This is more of a media consumption device anyway.
So how does the AE2220 compare to the other systems? It's a very good media system, but it lacks the power of the Apple iMac that won our Editors' Choice in the all in one category. The AE2220 is also more expensive than the Lenovo C300, the Editors' Choice in the all in one nettop category. That said, the AE2220 has a lot of HD video features, but it's a little too much of a niche item to appeal to the general public.
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Brad Keselowski: the smoking lamp is lit. Smoke 'em! (Photo: Getty Images for NASCAR)
By Mike Mulhern
DOVER, Del.
Another less than thrilling playoff race, another gas mileage finish...and plenty of angry and frustrated drivers.
Particularly Kyle Busch, who dominated Sunday's Dover 400 but had to pit for fuel while leading with 10 miles to go...
And particularly Denny Hamlin, who was tight on teammate Busch's tail all day, until having to pit himself while leading with nine miles to go.
And particularly Jimmie Johnson -- snookered again by Brad Keselowski in the closing laps.
Busch had the car to beat, no question. But got beat.
Hamlin, doing an excellent job exorcising his Dover demons, got beat too.
And Johnson....well, looks like Five-Time and crew chief Chad Knaus have met their match in Keselowski and crew chief Paul Wolfe.
Two wins in three chase races and a sixth in the third, and Keselowski goes to Talladega this week atop the Sprint Cup standings.
Guess who won at Talladega in the spring.....
Kyle Busch ripped off an angry, obscenity-laced tirade on the radio after the race, and then he apparently skipped out on the media out in the garage, though he insisted later than he was there for questions, but nobody showed up.
That left it to Dave Rogers, Busch's crew chief, to try to pick up the pieces. Busch and Rogers have had an off-season and didn't make the playoffs, but they are an always potent combination....as they showed the crowd of some 75,000 here at Dover International Speedway, on a beautiful, warm and sunny fall afternoon.
"It's frustrating," Rogers said. "The car was strong all day... Kyle did a phenomenal job... but our numbers just said we couldn't make it.
"All race we're scanning everybody, and every time Brad or Jimmie would say they had to pit, it was five to six laps later than us. I
knew they had better fuel mileage than us, and I knew if it came down to a fuel mileage race that we were going to be in
"We played our best cards and we came up short.
"There was no doubt that we had the fastest car today."
Saving fuel -- unfortunately for the sport overall -- has become a major factor in winning and losing the last two years.
"You can definitely do some tuning with your fuel map," Rogers said, referring to the computerized fuel injection system this season.
"But we were running more aggressive on power. We were on max power today. It bit us.
"Every now and then you have a fuel mileage race. I didn't think this was going to come down to it, so we went full power.
"I'm not going to second guess our call; it was the right call. The car was fast."
Hamlin was almost heartbroken afterwards, though finishing eighth, considering his weak record here, was solid.
"It's like all the hard work you do, it just doesn't pay off," Hamlin said. "Same thing at Richmond -- we just didn't
have the fuel mileage.
"We choose to have the horsepower over the fuel mileage, and some guys don't tune that way. When you have a race-winning car you don't want to give up any of the horsepower.
"But they're not going to beat us on the track, that's just plain and simple. We're just too fast right now, and I feel everything is going well.
"These strategy games, and the way these cautions are falling, it's ill-timed. Cautions fly when some people can make it and some
people can't make it. It's messing everything up.
"We need to improve our fuel mileage, we know that, and we'll work on that.
"Me, I'm not too discouraged, because we ran our ass off today."
Hamlin remember ran out of gas at Chicago in the final miles of the opener, so that's been in the back of his head.
"If we weren't going to make it, we weren't going to make it," Hamlin said. "There was no sense in us gambling and going several laps
"This fuel mileage game sucks. All the hard work that you put in....
"I drove as hard as I could drive for 400 laps... and then you look up and wonder why we're eighth.
"Still, a top-10 day on a track like this, and to battle for the win all day, I'm not going to complain."
So Hamlin is 16 points down going into Round Four. That's about the difference between winning and finishing 12th. Not much really.
But it's all about momentum...and luck.
"We can handle that, no problem," Hamlin said. "There's nothing we can't handle on the track. I think our performance
today is a testament to where we're heading."
Talladega, of course, is a crap shoot.
"An absolute crap shoot...." Hamlin agrees. "We have to know whom we're racing. We have to make smart decisions and keep all the fenders on it.
"Typically most superspeedways I'm right in it until the very end and get caught up in a wreck."
Jeff Gordon has to be one of the most frustrated. He ran second here, third last weekend, and was running fourth in the Chicago opener when his throttle hung and he crashed. If he'd finished Chicago, he'd be fat city in the championship hunt.
"I thought me and Mark Martin (who finished third) were going to battle it out for the win," Gordon said.
"The front tires would just not work; I don't know, maybe the splitter was hitting or something. We were trying to resolve that... and it actually worked to our favor because we had to come in and top-off and make a couple of adjustments.
"And then we didn't have to save fuel at the end, and the car was really good."
Johnson, now with two seconds and a fourth in the first three playoff races but no longer in the points lead, conceded "we're not very good at fuel mileage races. So when I heard that, I'm like 'Man, we're in big trouble.'
"It's tough, it really is. But we have a handful of races that come down to it each year and we've worked to get better at it. This is like the second of 15 or something that we've attempted to finish in a low fuel situation and got it done. So I'm improving, we're improving.
"I just wish we could have raced for it. We finally got control of the race late... but it just didn't unfold like a normal race here."
And then there was Tony Stewart: 50 miles into the 400 and he was already a lap down. It didn't get better.
"We just got caught behind the eight-ball," Stewart said.
"It was just a domino effect -- every time you'd try to get a lap back, it would run all the way to the end. And as soon as we'd pit, the caution would come out again.
"I don't know what we've got to do to change our luck.
"It was the best car I've had here for a long time. We were definitely the caliber of Kyle Busch or Denny Hamlin or Jimmie Johnson."
Sunday's race at Dover had to be the most boring race in history. Just proves what a mess Nascar has made of Cup races. Was that an example of their exciting Chase? Constant rule changes, CONTROL, and the COT have finally managed to destroy that which was once an exciting sport. For the last 5 or 6 years, each year has gotten worse than the year before, and has now reached the point where it is an embarrassment to say you are a fan.
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There was man and his wife living in Nunaq [in Orca Bay]. He liked to hunt and used to stay away for days and days. His name was Aktyingkuq. Then he fell sick after he returned from hunting and told his wife, "When I die, put my bidarka and all my hunting implements on top of my grave." So when he died his wife buried him and placed all his things on top. She use to come every day and look at the grave, but one day when she came, everything was gone and the grave was open. Then she used to go down to the grave and cry.
One day she heard a little bird over her head singing:
Ci'k ci'k, Tyik tyik,
Akcinkuq qilagam manidli'ni Aktyingkuq behind the Qilagat Mountain
Qalukcaktuq, is sleeping hard,
Tutikcaktuq is sleeping with a woman
Ci'k ci'k. tyik tyik.
The old woman said, "If you are telling the truth, I wish you would fly towards where my husband is." So the little bird flew towards Nuchek. The woman got ready and started to walk after the bird. When she got to the narrows, she took a rotten drift tree, made a canoe out of it and crossed to Nuchek. She walked over the mountains and went towards the village. When she got to Qilagat she looked down into the bay [Constantine Harbor] from the top and saw her husband's bidarka among all kinds of game that he was hunting. Then she went down to the sand spit and saw the bark smoke houses and two women in there.
Aktyingkuq's wife said to them, "I am hungry for some tyaratlqat [a kind of eatable seaweed]. I wish you would heat some water for it to cook in." After that she said to the women, "Come on both of you. That is the way we eat." The whole basketful of seaweed was boiling. She was jealous of them. They all stopped down to eat. She was sitting on one side of the basket and the two women on the other side. She took them by their necks and put their faces into the water and killed them that way, saying as she did so, "I wish that one of them will come up with a smiling face when she is dead, and the other one looking sad." Then she took both women out of the smoke house. She made two spits to roast meat on and poked them through their stomachs and set them on the path with the smiling one in front and the sour-faced one behind. Then she hid behind a stump.
Aktyingkuq came ashore and thought he saw the two women coming down to meet him. He did not know his wife was there. She had a sewing bag made of a brown bear's snout. She soaked it and made it soft while she was hiding. Then she put it on over her nose and said, "I will fix that fellow."
Aktyingkuq said to the two women, "Do not worry. I have got you a white sea otter. You can butcher it. I have got a black one for the other." He thought the two women had been fighting. Then his own wife turned into a bear. "I will fix you. You fooled me and pretended to die, but you had two wives here."
"No, no!" he said, "I was going home tomorrow." But the old woman started to chew up his bidarka, beginning with the bow, and afterwards she chewed up her husband and killed him.
The sun was shining. She took her hair down and spread it out, turning her back to the sun. Then she heard a voice, "We are coming, looking for you." It was two bidarkas with four men. They took her far out to sea, she did not know where. There the four men said: "Jump overboard from the bidarka. We are going to do the same thing." The four men were really fur seals. Then she put her nose on again and turned into a bear. The four fur seals left her after they had all jumped into the water.
The old woman was swimming, and when she looked up she saw land ahead of her. It was Shukluq [Montague Island]. She was still swimming, but she got very tired. Then she met some seaweed floating on the water. She kicked at it and spat on it, saying, "I wish that you may turn into land." It became Qutquaq [Middleton Island]. There she rested and went on to Montague. That is why the brown bears on Montague are so wild.


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Toward more realistic projections of soil carbon dynamics by Earth system models. Global Biogeochemical Cycles. 30(1):40-56.. 2016.
The terrestrial biosphere as a net source of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere. Nature. 531(7593):225-228.. 2016.
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Rated 5 out of 5 by Mandevillecook from I love this Waterbath Canner I purchased this pot 5 years about and use it all the time for canning. I can't imagine using anything else. I purchased this in the store and the sales associate was knowledgeable about the pot and explained how to use it. I have seen a lot of reviews about removing the label and I do not remember having a problem with that. I will use the pot for many years to come. I have given fresh jams and jellies as holiday gifts for years and people absolutely love them!Date published: 2019-02-21Rated 5 out of 5 by KitchenMonster from Top Rated by TV Show/Cookbook This is a super pot! Bought it without doing much research and feel lucky to have stumbled onto it. It was selected as a the best hot water canner by the Test Kitchen. The vented glass lid is excellent, the bottom is level and conducts heat quickly and evenly. One caution not mentioned elsewhere but included with the pot itself, as with any large pot you will want to use a reinforced "big burner" element to allow airflow and protect your electric cooktop. I found a used element online for about $25. As far a the goopy label, I just used paint stripper. Wish there were more instructions about canning but was able to find the info elsewhere.Date published: 2016-07-11Rated 5 out of 5 by Punkyjr from Goo Removal I filled my canner with boiling hot water, let it sit for a bit, then peeled the sticker off, which left a little bit of residue. This took very little effort. Then I used Goo Gone Spray Gel and the goo is gone!! Only used a little bit of elbow grease!!Date published: 2015-11-01Rated 5 out of 5 by Chuchala from Great canning pot Used this pot last week for the first time. It was my first water canning experience on my own. I had taken two classes the last month. The directions were very simple. I really love the fact that this pot has a temperature gage on the lid. It was the real reason I purchased this product from Williams Sonoma. I didn't want room for error since temp and timing are so crucial to achieve a great finished product. This pot gets 5 starts from me and next week I'm canning applesauce!Date published: 2015-09-19Rated 5 out of 5 by GladdieAnn from Solving the Goo Problem It makes no sense to have half of the canner covered in sticky goo, after the ridiculous process of using a hair dryer to get the sticker off. The local hardware store didn't have "Goo Gone" that was suggested by another reviewer, but a nice person there suggested blue ScotchBrite non-scratch scrubbers. After soaking the canner in hot soapy water, I was able to scrub gently and finally, the goo was gone. It is an icky mess to have to deal with. Too bad. Don't forget the sticker on the bottom of the pot, too!Date published: 2015-09-01Rated 5 out of 5 by foxiethegreat from Nice and Sturdy I have read reviews that the label is hard to get off. It comes with directions for removing it, use a hair dryer. That being said this is a great canner. I used it last Sunday to make spaghetti sauce from this years tomatoes. The temperature gauge is great and it is nice to have a lid you can see through. This probably weighs half of what my previous canner did.Date published: 2015-08-23Rated 5 out of 5 by canner from great product works great comes with liner needed nicely priced get itDate published: 2015-08-03Rated 4 out of 5 by JanFreya from Helpful Features The gauge on the lid, adjusted to elevation, is great, especially for water bath canning those potentially dangerous tomatoes. You always know when you are in the safe zone. A few people commented about sputtering from the lid. Lower your temperature and you will not have a problem and will surprisingly still stay in your safe zone. Regarding the large, sticky label, I would encourage the manufacturer to get rid of it. Totally unnecessary, but easy to remove with a hair dryer followed by a liberal application of 'goo gone'. Happy canning!Date published: 2015-07-30
Can this canner be used for half-pint jars? If so, how many will fit in the rack? Thank you!Hi Robbiepug, The dimensions of standard pint jars is 3.25"diam. x 5.25" h. The standard half-pint jars are 2.75" diam. x 3.75"h. The customer can use any size glass jar that will fit in the pot and is made for canning.Date published: 2019-08-05
Can anyone confirm the bottom of this pot is stainless? I have an induction range and I'd like to know if this induction compatible. Thanks! Hi evergreen, Technically, this is induction compatible, but we do not recommend this for an induction stove top. This is based on the height and size of the pot. An induction stove top will not be able to provide a consistent heat from the bottom of the water to the top of the water for the amount of water needed in this pot for canning.Date published: 2019-04-17


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MIAMI- Florida Governor Rick Scott has declared a State of Emergency for all of Florida's 67 counties ahead of the potential impact of Hurricane Matthew on the State.
"Hurricane Matthew is a life-threatening category four hurricane and we must all take it seriously. If Hurricane Matthew directly impacts Florida, there could be massive destruction which we haven't seen since Hurricane Andrew devastated Miami-Dade County in 1992.That is why we cannot delay and must prepare for direct impact now. " Scott said,
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Matthew is currently near Haiti and Cuba, packing winds of 140 miles per hour.
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"Although Matthew is not currently projected to directly impact Florida, we all know how quickly the track of these storms can change. While there are no evacuation orders currently in place, this storm could threaten our state with very little notice and no one should be caught off guard. If an evacuation order is activated in your area, leave immediately. Once severe weather comes, our first responders will not be able to rescue you until the weather subsides." Scott said.
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Monday, June 19th, 2017
It's time to announce our next FREE weekend MVP event, the Summer Bash #2 CS:GO Tournament. Summer Bash #2 is an online weekend rush style CS:GO tournament taking place on Saturday, June 24th and Sunday, June 25th, 2017 open to European & North American CS:GO teams of all skill levels.
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Pushkin wrote the Fairy Tales at his country home Boldino between 1830 and 1834. The tales' sources vary from Russian folklore themes to Western tales. Written in verse, a humourous narrator alternates with dialogue of the characters. Rich symbolism and enigmatic structures and powerful imagery are central characteristics of these works. Robert Wilson's new production will feature original music by indiepop duo CocoRosie, who collaborated with Wilson on Peter Pan (Berlin, 2013). Evgenyi Mironov, one of Russia's most celebrated actors, will play the great Russian poet Pushkin himself.
Robert Wilson (direction, set and light design); CocoRosie (music); Nicola Panzer (co-direction); Tilman Hecker (artistic collaboration); Annick Lavallée-Benny (co-set design); Julia von Leliwa (costumes); AJ Weissbard (co-light design); Roman Dolzhanskiy (dramaturgy).
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Anyone who's ever had the misfortune (or fortune — who are we kidding, those photos are comedic gold) of getting everyone together for a posed family photo knows how easy it is to look like a bad impression of a boy band. From 'NSYNC-approved matching overall sets to Boyz II Men-esque all-white ensembles, matching family outfits are usually a bad idea.
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General Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte (1915–2006) was a Chilean soldier and politician who became Chile's head of state from 1973 to 1990. He came to power as a member of a council of military leaders after the overthrow of the government of President Salvador Allende. US intelligence reports implicated Allende in the assassination of several opponents,[1] while KGB files smuggled out of Russia by Vasily Mitrokhin indicate that Allende received funds from the Soviet Union.[2] Allende was formally condemned by Chile's parliament for systematically destroying democracy in Chile.[3] The Chilean Chamber of Deputies Resolution of August 22, 1973, accused Allende of support of armed groups, torture, illegal arrests, muzzling the press, confiscating private property, and not allowing people to leave the country. In the infamous "Cuban Packages Scandal" that precipitated the coup, large quantities of weapons were sent from Castro's Cuba to arm pro-Allende terrorists in Chile.[4] Kissinger privately told Nixon that Allende might declare martial law.[5] By 1973, as a result of covert US aid to Chilean dissidents and financing of pro-democracy protestors, US intelligence indicated Allende would likely lose the next Chilean election if it was held.[6] According to The Wall Street Journal, faced with illegal seizures of farms and factories, of defiance of judicial orders, unchecked street violence and death threats against the judges themselves, the Supreme Court warned on May 26, 1973, in a unanimous and unprecedented message, that Chile faced "a peremptory or imminent breakdown of legality."[7] Volodia Teitelboim, the chief ideologue of the Communist Party in Chile, declared that if civil war came, "it probably would signify immense loss of human lives, between half a million and one million."[8] On September 11, 1973, Allende committed suicide during a military coup launched by Pinochet, who became President.
General Pinochet headed a military government for 17 years (1973-1990), suppressed communist revolutionaries in Chile, and got a new Constitution approved in 1980 that established a gradual and legal path for the return to full democracy.
General Pinochet instituted free market reforms in Chile in the 1970s that resulted in lower inflation and an economic boom. During this period, he held a plebiscite on his rule and 75% of the people affirmed their support for his emergency government.
During his time in power, including the 1973 coup, at least 1,200 people were killed or vanished. The most common estimate is that 3,000 were killed,[9] while other estimates go as high as 10,000. In addition, over a quarter million Chileans were arrested. Universities were purged of terrorist sympathizers, Marxist books were burned, and rival political parties banned. Thousands of members of the Socialist Party of Chile and the Communist Party of Chile fled the country out of fear of the secret police, which allegedly tortured citizens.[10]
A new constitution was adopted in Chile in 1981, which authorized General Pinochet to serve as president for another eight-year term, to be followed by a plebiscite on his presidency.
Pinochet moved Chile into a market economy, privatizing many inefficient government businesses, and opening the country to foreign investment. The stability that his government gave encouraged foreign investors to come to Chile. He also started one of the first private pension accounts pension systems in the world, which has been highly successful.
Using its leverage over Pinochet to curtail Chilean human rights abuses, the US simultaneously pressured Chile to introduce a series of economic reforms, a process that escalated sharply in the eighties. This led to a period of rapid economic expansion and development without precedent in Latin America, in which growth averaged 7% annually, that came to be known as the "miracle of Chile" (it also included the region's greatest reductions in infant mortality[11]). In turn, this allowed Chile to make a long-term transition to sustainable democratic rule that would likely have been otherwise inconceivable.[12]
As promised, President Pinochet held another plebiscite in October 1988 on the issue of whether he should continue as president. He was defeated by a vote of 55-43%, and subsequent free elections were won by the Christian Democrat Patricio Aylwin, who was installed as president on March 11, 1990.
General Pinochet was a graduate of the School of the Americas at Fort Benning, Georgia.
In 1998, the leftists who had long hated Pinochet arranged for his arrest while he was in London receiving medical treatment. An unprecedented arrest warrant was issued in Spain for alleged human rights violations that occurred in Chile while he was president. The stunt failed, and Pinochet was subsequently returned to Chile due to his ill health. He was later indicted and charged with kidnapping 19 supporters of Salvador Allende during the 1973 coup in which Pinochet took power. The Chilean Supreme Court suspended the prosecution in July 2002, again due to Pinochet's continuing poor health.
Pinochet died of a heart attack on December 10, 2006.[13]
- ↑ http://nixontapeaudio.org/chile/517-004.pdf
- ↑ http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/219461/pinochet-history/nro-symposium
- ↑ "Declaration of the Breakdown of Chile's Democracy," Resolution of the Chamber of Deputies, Chile, August 22, 1973.
- ↑ http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/219461/pinochet-history/nro-symposium
- ↑ http://nixontapeaudio.org/chile/517-004.pdf
- ↑ http://archive.frontpagemag.com/Printable.aspx?ArtId=15648
- ↑ http://www.lyd.com/noticias/violencia/what_really.html
- ↑ http://www.lyd.com/noticias/violencia/what_really.html
- ↑ BBC profile http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6167237.stm
- ↑ Augusto Pinochet Biography http://www.moreorless.au.com/killers/pinochet.html
- ↑ Nick Eberstadt, The Poverty of Communism (Transaction Publishers, 1990), pp188, 196-206, 240-6, in which he discusses living standards in Communist Cuba versus Pinochet's Chile.
- ↑ http://www.lyd.com/noticias/violencia/what_really.html
- ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/10/world/americas/10cnd-pinochet-timeline.html?ex=1174449600&en=7b24f9d3e63ff60a&ei=5070 NYTimes


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Kate Gosselin, appearing Monday in a pre-taped interview with "Good Morning America's" Amy Robach, refuted recent claims made by her ex-husband Jon Gosselin regarding their 12-year-old son Collin Gosselin.
She first revealed to People magazine in August that Collin has special needs and that he moved out of the family's $1.1 million home in Wernersville, Pennsylvania, to enroll in a program that teaches "life skills" to help him overcome his "educational and social challenges."
"There's a fairly fluid diagnosis of what those needs are, but he needs to learn certain strategies to help him deal with things. This has been a struggle we've had for a very long time, and it's one I've dealt with on my own," the TLC reality star, 41, explained. "I've felt very alone in this."
Robach also brought up a recent article in Life & Style magazine regarding Collin's welfare. "There are reports that Collin told staffers at his treatment facility that he was abused by you, and child services opened an investigation," she said.
Kate would neither confirm nor deny that a formal investigation had been launched, but admitted that it's not an unusual occurrence. "I'm in the public eye. I have been investigated many times," she said. "It's always unfounded, obviously."
"So they're all unfounded?" Robach asked.
"Yes," Gosselin said. "Absolutely."
Last week, in an interview with "Entertainment Tonight," Jon Gosselin claimed his ex had kept him in the dark about Collin's whereabouts. "I have an idea where he is, but I don't really know where he is," he said, adding that his ex-wife only told him Collin "is in a special school for special needs kids with behavioral problems." But, Jon Gosselin claims law enforcement officials told him otherwise.
Jon, who has not seen Collin in more than a year and a half, said he planned to ask a judge to force his ex to tell him where his son is. According to the former "Jon & Kate Plus 8" star, it's his only option. "I mean, I ask but she doesn't tell me," he said. "She doesn't answer any of my texts."
Kate Gosselin currently has full legal custody of twins Cara and Mady, 16, and 12-year-old sextuplets Aaden, Collin, Alexis, Hannah, Joel and Leah. Jon, who split with Kate in 2009, only has partial physical custody of the couple's children.
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As for what Collin's siblings know, Jon claimed, "They know that their mom told them that he has behavioral issues." Asked if he ever witnessed any behavioral problems with Collin, Jon said his son "seemed fine" the last time they interacted. "I could see my kids getting annoyed with that, because he's the smartest and he does this, and he does that, and he always wants it his way. He's very particular, which could be bothersome," Jon, 39, said. "But he's very loving, too."
Kate Gosselin explained her feelings about Collin's treatment on "GMA" Monday.
"It was not even really a choice. It was on the advice of his doctors and it had to happen," she said. "He's plodding along. We are, too. It was necessary. And I'll go to the ends of the earth for the best for each one of them. This is the best thing to do for him right now, and so that comforts me." There's "definitely" contact, she added, "but it's not the same as being at home."
As for Jon Gosselin, she said, "We're both court-ordered not the speak about the care and custody of our children in detail. I have known all along where he is. The world doesn't know. And, I'll leave it at that." When Robach mentioned Jon's court plans, Kate seemed unfazed. "I've lost track how many times he has said that," she replied. "I'm really focused less on what he has to say."
Kate Gosselin's Twins Speak Out About Their Father
Despite all the troubles her family has faced, Kate Gosselin only has fond memories of putting her children on TV. "I wanted those moments documented," she told Robach. "I never regret that."
In response to her "Good Morning America" interview, Jon Gosselin's attorney Kirsten L. Doleva-Lecher issued a statement to ABC News. "The whole story is not being told," Doleva-Lecher said. "Jon is a loving and caring father acting within the scope of the law to do what is best for his kids."


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One of the greatest gifts of my job is the opportunity to meet entrepreneurs. Born around the globe and bred from all walks of life, it never matters the entrepreneur's background, nor does it matter the outcome of their venture—be it success or failure. From each entrepreneur I come to know, I glean a new sense of appreciation for this path they've chosen and learn even more about what makes these individuals so unique.
A couple weeks ago, I was fortunate enough to talk entrepreneurship with Barnett Helzberg, Jr., former CEO of—you guessed it—Helzberg Diamonds. An iconic entrepreneur in Kansas City, Barnett is the only one I've come to know personally who's sold a company to Warren Buffet and to me, that says a little something about his ability to grow and run a business.
I have known Barnett for a while, prior to taping the latest Top of Mind episode with him. He's also the founder of the Helzberg Entrepreneurial Mentoring Program (HEMP), a program right here in Kansas City, MO that matches seasoned, successful entrepreneur mentors with less-experienced entrepreneurs. When he established the program, Barnett drew inspiration from his own 23-year mentoring relationship with Kauffman Foundation founder, Ewing Kauffman.
Needless to say, I have come to know Barnett well through his work with HEMP. But it wasn't until our recent discussion that I learned even more about his and his family's inspiring entrepreneurial journey—including the times when he thinks the now nationwide chain of more than 200 stores was close to going out of business. Watch the interview with Barnett…he has a few things to teach us all.
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The Royals' offensive line blocked for a freshman running back, who gained 180 yards on 18 carries in his first start, as well as quarterback Josh Aakre, who ran for 139 yards, including a 75-yard touchdown as the D3football.com Play of the Week. The Royals did not allow a sack in 19 pass attempts and paved the way for 7.6 yards per rush in a 55-3 win against Simpson.
RB Ben Guiles, Sr., Lebanon
Guiles scored four rushing touchdowns and caught another as Lebanon Valley beat Gettysburg 57-42. The preseason all-American turned in a 100/100 game with 143 yards rushing on 16 carries and a career-high four catches for 103 yards and a 57-yard touchdown that he created out of a short catch. His longest play of the day came on a 59-yard run in the second quarter, and he broke through four tackles to score on a 28-yarder later in the quarter.
RB Shawn Morris, Jr.,
Morris rushed for 193 yards on 15 carries and scored two touchdowns, one of 88 yards, to pace the Panthers in their 28-7 win against LaGrange on Saturday. He averaged 12.9 yards per carry.
WR Travis Tatsch, Sr.,
Tatsch caught 13 passes for 265 yards as Hardin-Simmons routed No. 10 Coe, 41-14. His last catch of the day came with 13:35 to play in the third quarter, scoring his second touchdown of the game. He had 31- and 89-yard touchdown receptions.
WR Ryan Worsham, Jr.,
Worsham hauled in seven passes for a career-best 155 yards and two touchdowns in a thrilling 28-27 overtime loss to Otterbein. Worsham caught a 9-yard pass on fourth down in overtime to give the Bison a shot to win the game. He had a game long 44-yard reception in the loss and also scored on an 11-yard touchdown pass early in the fourth quarter.
TE Phill Stoecker, Sr., Washington
Stoecker caught six passes for 41 yards and three touchdowns in the Bears' 28-10 season opening win at Knox. Stoecker had a 5-yard touchdown reception in the second quarter and a pair of 3-yard scores in the third quarter.
DE Anthony Marascio, Sr., Lycoming
Marascio recorded a career-high 2.5 sacks, for a loss of 28 yards, and had four tackles in the Warriors' 8-6 win against No. 22 Rowan. He got to the quarterback for nine touches during the contest, helping to deflate the Profs' aerial attack.
DT Steven Carozza, Sr.,
Carozza led a defensive unit that battled 93-degree temperatures and overwhelming humidity in Heidelberg's 34-28 overtime victory against Alma. Carozza was in on nine tackles, including three solo stops and two sacks for losses of 9 yards. Alma quarterbacks were limited to just 18-of-40 passing and pressured into throwing three interceptions.
DE Peter Ford, So., Louisiana
Ford had seven solo tackles, four tackles for loss, a sack and two forced fumbles in a 32-24 three-overtime win against Belhaven. Ford paced the Wildcats' defense as it held Belhaven scoreless through all three overtime sessions.
DE Robin Wisner, Sr.,
Wisner was involved in two turnovers, a sack and two game-changing blocks in the kicking game in the Cobbers' 37-13 win. He finished with four tackles, half a sack, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery, in addition to a blocked field goal and a blocked punt. He blocked a Dickinson State field goal attempt on the first drive of the game to keep the game scoreless, and then trailing 13-7 he blocked a punt to set up the game-tying score, and Concordia never looked back. He recovered and forced fumbles on DSU's first two second-half possessions to set up two more Concordia scores that put the game out of reach.
LB Anthony Ferraro, So.,
Ferraro made seven tackles, including four tackles for loss, two of which were sacks as Chapman defeated Whitworth 16-14 in a defensive battle.
LB Jordan Spirou, Sr.,
Spirou recorded a career-high 21 tackles and two sacks as Hartwick edged Morrisville State 14-11. He registered seven unassisted stops and his two sacks were for a total loss of 27 yards. With Morrisville threatening to score with less than 20 seconds remaining in the first half, Spirou sacked the quarterback for a 14-yard loss to halt any scoring chance.
LB Sean Graskey, Sr., St.
Graskey recorded a team-high 12 tackles, including 11 solo tackles and one sack for nine yards in St. Scholastica's 34-21 victory over Lawrence.
CB Eric Enrico, Jr.,
Enrico had eight tackles, all solo, which included a career-best three tackles for a loss. On one series he made back-to-back TFLs to force one of Kenyon's 11 punts on the day. He and the rest of the defense helped Oberlin record its first shutout since 1982 in a 42-0 win.
S Mark Swope, So.,
In his first collegiate start, Swope shared the team lead with 11 tackles, including 10 solo tackles, and added two pass breakups. Swope was a big part of holding Capital's starting quarterback to 51 percent completions.
S Nick Brautigam, So.,
Brautigam's 60-yard interception return for a touchdown came on Olivet's first drive of the second half. The scoring play was key in Cornell's 36-35 comeback win after trailing 21-3 late in the first half. Brautigam also had 10 tackles, seven solo as Cornell snapped an 11-game losing skid.
CB Maurice Brown, Fr., Brockport
In Brown's first career game, he scored a touchdown on an interception return. He added three tackles, two solo, in a 19-14 loss to Ithaca.
Special teams
K Jordan Gay, Jr., Centre
Gay drilled five field goals and averaged 43.8 yards on five punts on the day. The junior hit three field goals in the first half from 46, 23 and 25 yards out. He then made field goals from 34 and 29 yards in the second half.
P Justin Bosman, Fr., St.
In his first collegiate game, Bosman had five punts, averaging 41.6 yards, pinning Lawrence inside the 20-yard line four times. Bosman also had a 56-yard punt, which was the third-longest in program history.
RET Anthony Davis, Fr.,
Davis made the most of his first collegiate game, running back two punts for touchdowns in Widener's 44-6 triumph over Moravian. His first was a 52-yard burst down the right sideline. Davis' second was on the next punt as he backtracked to the 21-yard line and ran 79 yards for another score.


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It was something short of an explosion, but it certainly was progress for Charlotte Bobcats rookie Cody Zeller on Monday night.
The 15 points he scored against the Washington Wizards were his NBA high. He also grabbed eight rebounds. He played plenty of meaningful minutes in a game that had stakes as far as the Bobcats' playoff situation.
Sure beats what happened during November and December, when he struggled to stay on the court without fouling. The fourth overall pick in June's draft is finding his way in the NBA, and it shows up in recent numbers:
In his first 55 games, Zeller averaged five points and four rebounds, shot 38 percent from the field. Over the past 19 games, he's averaging eight points and 5.1 rebounds and shooting 52 percent.
"You've got to make such quicker decisions," Zeller said of the difference between college ball at Indiana and the NBA. "If there's a play there, you've got to make it because of the shorter shot clock than college. If there's a shot, you've got to take it. If there's a gap you've got to drive it.
"And you've got to stay confident in your skills."
Bobcats coach Steve Clifford always valued those skills. He liked Zeller as a shooter, ballhandler and most importantly decision-maker. But it didn't particularly surprise Clifford it would take a while for Zeller to catch up to pro basketball nuances.
Clifford thinks that difference – from the best conferences in college basketball to the starters in any NBA game – is wider than the public or most college players understand.
"The two things that are so different are the pick-and-roll game and the great players," said Clifford, a former college coach. "In college you don't have to worry so much defensively about the 3 (from frontcourt players), so it's a lot easier to (defend).
"The great players in this league are phenomenal. The great players in college are still kids. They just don't have the maturity of game, the understanding of what they can do. That's what makes the defensive side of this much, much more difficult."
Zeller's challenge initially was figuring out how to defend these grown-men power forwards without getting into such quick foul trouble that he'd have to come out. That's coming, both coach and player say, allowing Zeller more chance to express himself at the offensive end.
"That's a big thing," Clifford noted. "He has to be able to contain the ball, contest shots, make it harder on the other guy to get to shots, and do all that without fouling."
Zeller said some of this is just the natural repetition of an NBA season. He now has seen each of the 29 other teams at least twice this season. That's providing data so every new game doesn't feel like a mystery.
"We've played some of these teams three or four times," Zeller said. "I know what's coming with each individual matchup. I'm playing with more energy, and it's a lot of fun with this playoff push."
Zeller certainly buys Clifford's observation that the talent and skill level of the NBA can be a shock to any rookie's perspective.
"Everyone on the court is capable of having a really big game, and they're waiting for you to make one little mistake," Zeller said.
"Then it's a layup or an open 3. You've got to be really into the details. There was stuff I could get away with in college on athleticism or being stronger than the other guy. Here everybody is just that athletic and just that strong. So little margin for error."


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Misses: Lefty reliever Matt Reynolds struggled in his inning of work, giving up two runs on three straight hits, including a double by lefty Jason Kubel. Reynolds has got to get better vs. left-handed batters. … Arenado got caught between hops and misplayed a ball for an error in the fourth. … Third-base contender Brandon Wood cooled off considerably, going 0-for-4 with a strikeout. He left four runners on base. He also booted a routine grounder in the ninth. … Closer Rafael Betancourt, so good this spring, watched as the D-Backs' Jonathan Griffin launched a ball about 460 feet to dead center in the ninth.
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. - The Santa Clara women's basketball team continued to exorcise itself of a couple of tough losses two weeks ago by winning its second game in a row, this one a 74-67 victory Tuesday night over the Pacific Tigers at the Leavey Center. Chandice Cronk's 24 points led four Broncos scoring in double figures and the team made a season-high 18 steals to highlight a balanced effort.
"We definitely didn't shoot very well to start the game, and that's why it was so important that our defense was so intense," said head coach Michelle Bento-Jackson. "And once the offense got going, it's always nice to have a balanced scoring attack, it just makes us that much tougher to defend."
The Broncos will now head out to America's Heartland to do battle with a pair of Big 12 teams, taking on the Kansas State Wildcats Friday at 5 p.m. PT before closing out the trip with a 12 p.m. PT battle against the Kansas Jayhawks on Sunday.
In addition to her 24 points, Cronk also hit a career-high seven three-pointers Saturday night. Point guard Ashley Graham dished out a career-high 13 assists in the game as Jen Gottschalk scored 12 points and Ashley Gonnerman and Tracey Walker each added 10. Forward Kasey Monteith grabbed a team-leading 11 rebounds and scored eight points to contribute to the winning cause.
"I have complete faith in Ashley and know that she will do what she knows best out there," Cronk said of Graham's performance in running the offense. "She sees the floor great, gets the ball up the floor, and is such an amazing point guard."
Santa Clara had some catching up to do after the first eight and a half minute of the game, as the team started 1-of-11 shooting from behind the arc while Pacific had no trouble on the outside. The Tigers got four three-pointers in that span, the last from Jake Kelly, who led the team with 17 points on the night, to take an early 22-13 lead.
But the Broncos broke out of the slump and scored 16 unanswered points over the next 5:18 as Cronk drained a trio of threes to fuel the run. The Tigers got a layup from Karen Dawkins to cut the lead to five, but Elizabeth Doran cashed in from long range to get the lead to eight at 32-24 with 5:51 left in the half. SCU got the lead as high as 12 en route to a 49-38 halftime lead.
Cronk's three to start the second half brought the lead to 14, and Santa Clara's aggressive defense and tough rebounding prevented Pacific from sustaining a run. The defense played a major role in maintaining the firm lead as the Bronco offense went scoreless for just over five minutes midway through the half and Pacific got to within eight at 61-53 with 9:55 to play.
The offense woke up soon after, rebuilding the lead to 15 at 71-56 with 4:36 to play as a pair of Gottschalk baskets sandwiched a Cronk three.
"With Pacific's guards being up on ours, [our guards] were able to get the ball to us underneath so we could score," said Gottschalk. "And when we score underneath, the defense has to come in, which leaves our guards open outside. I think it's a great strength because then opposing teams don't know what to do in guarding us."
Despite being in foul trouble, which allowed the Tigers to cut into the lead from the free throw line late, the Broncos held the lead, and iced things with Gottschalk's fast-break layup with 55 seconds left that gave SCU a 73-65 lead.


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Note that IBM does not officially support this distribution for DB2 9. Any problems you encounter using this distribution must be replicated on a supported distribution before IBM Support can help you resolve the issue.
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But there can be only one. Sony has just announced the results of the competition, and (drum roll) American photographer, Sara Naomi Lewkowicz, nabbed the 2014 L'Iris d'Or, Sony World Photography Awards Photographer of the Year.
The L'Iris d'Or title is presented to a single photographer whose work embodies the spectrum of all the entries received. Lewkowicz was chosen from the first place winners of all the professional categories, and beat more than 139,500 entries from 166 countries (including Singapore).
Her work, 'Shane and Maggie', is a hard-hitting series of an intimate examination of domestic violence as a process and, might we add, received unanimous votes from the judges for it.
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Want a chance to see the winning entries?
The photographer collected her award, plus Sony digital imaging equipment and US$25,000 in prize money, at the gala ceremony in London.
And Singapore, here's your chance to get up close and personal with the winning series and a range of work by shortlisted photographers. They will be displayed as part of the 2014 Sony World Photography Awards Exhibition at Somerset House from 1 – 18 May, so feast your eyes on them while you can.
We promise you some, if not all of them, will provoke your senses. If you miss the showcase, you might want to get your hands on the 2014 edition of the Sony World Photography Awards book – the winning images will be published in it.
Check out the full list of winners here.