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So there has been on the news in Italy for a while a sequence of cases of meningitis, highly publicized by the media and leading to fatalities. Following the events, there have been several courses of mandatory vaccinations across the country.
Of course this could all be normal, and tragic, but since for a while there's been widespread complaining on part of the medical authorities (I imagine, speaking for big pharma) about the fact that people in Italy do not vaccinate as much as they used to, I started wondering if a series of epidemic scares would serve the purpose of compensating for the losses for the missing vaccinations, while mobilizing the population in favor of this kind of pharmaceutical protection.
Note: This thread is not to discuss the merits of vaccination or its alleged negative consequences. This thread is about possible propaganda efforts on part of the media with the purpose of scaring the population, breaking their emancipation bringing them under control and aiding the pharmaceutical establishment in profiting from it.
Let's see the victims. The most recent one, in Milan, has been one Flavia Roncalli, 24 y.o. postgraduate student of chemistry at the state university.
all pictures from: http://milano.corriere.it/foto-gallery/ ... 3c9e.shtml
(Is she there? http://fotoforensics.com/analysis.php?i ... bc18.79722)
Are all of these pictures meant for us to notice the freckles/moles on her face? Or is it the software which generates these pictures that is designed to do so? Or am I being paranoid? The second victim was also a postgraduate chemistry student, at the same university, and who went to the same laboratory. She allegedly died 4 months before Roncalli: Alessandra Covezzi:
No need to tell our readers that the low quality of the above material alone can arise suspect, given that today, in 2016, even the average phone can produce much higher resolution. It's also for anybody to wonder how these talented journalists can always access anyone's Instagram or Facebook, and yet come out of it with images of the worst quality.
Will hopefully follow up later with more victims profiles (according to the article linked above, 36 since the beginning of the year).


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August 28, 2012
What I did on my Summer Vacation…plus Lemon Mousse with Strawberry Compote
The mousse is very simple mixture of lemon curd (which only takes about 15 minutes to make and can be made up to a week in advance) and whipped cream. So simple! I make a big batch of lemon curd at the beginning of the week, then when dessert time rolls around I whip up a little cream and mix in a few heaping spoonfuls of curd. In 5 minutes you have a smooth-silky-light-fluffy-sweet-tart lemony treat. Bonus: the extra lemon curd is fantastic in yogurt, slathered on cake or muffins or just eaten by the spoonful!
And be sure to try this with Meyer Lemons when they're in season again next year. I was lucky enough to find Meyer lemons very late in the season and this was one of the first things I made with them.
April 26, 2012
Peanut Butter and Jelly Streusel Muffins
I've been making an effort to eat breakfast every morning. This is pretty difficult for several reasons: I'm not a morning person and even pouring a bowl of cereal can be too much to handle some days. Also, I'm just not very hungry in the mornings. A cup of coffee is more than enough to fill me up. For these reasons I have to cheat by making myself a "dessert" in the mornings. Basically, something that's so good, I can't pass it up. Since they can be made ahead of time, muffins are usually my go-to treat. I've made a lot of muffins in my time and they usually fall under delicious but unhealthy or healthy but dry and/or boring. With these peanut butter muffins I feel like I finally found the perfect compromise of healthy but still delicious.
These muffins are packed to gills with nutritious ingredients. They're made with whole wheat flour and oats and they don't have any processed sugar (though if you don't have maple sugar you can use white sugar instead). The recipe doesn't contain eggs, so the muffins can be made dairy-free with soy …
April 19, 2012
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip "Soft Batch" Cookies
If you couldn't tell from previous posts I have quite a long list of store-bought-food-I-want-to-learn-to-make-at-home. After I cleared off Spaghetti-Os, Soft Batch cookies were next on the list. They're probably my second favorite kind of store-bought cookie (because nothing is better than Oreos). I like them so that I can only ever buy the small packs that you get from gas stations because I can't trust myself around an entire package. If you're unfamiliar with these cookies, they're basically what they sound like: extremely soft and chewy chocolate chip cookies. It's sort of like eating cookie dough but without the threat of getting sick since they're baked.
I bookmarked this recipe for Soft Batch cookies a while back and finally got around to trying it out earlier this month. That's when I realized that although I love the texture of those cookies, they don't really have much flavor other than the chocolate chips. So I decided to change the recipe a bit and add one of my favorite ingredients: peanut butter! I had to do several tests (Is Cookie Recipe Tester a real job? Because I …
April 11, 2012
Mini Bean and Corn Tamale Pies
When it comes to dinner, Mexican food is my big weakness. I don't go out to eat too much anymore, especially compared to five plus years ago when Brandon and I dined out more days than we ate at home, but I can't give up my Mexican food. I go to my favorite Mexican restaurant at least every other week, sometimes more often. Whenever we move to a new town, finding a Mexican restaurant with a decent chimichanga and good queso blanco is my number one priority. And there have been some places (*cough* Jacksonville) where that meant trying out pretty much every Mexican restaurant in town.
I know I shouldn't eat at the Mexican restaurant so much, though. It's probably one of unhealthiest meals you can have. So whenever I see a Mexican-ish recipe in one of my many low fat/light cookbooks I always try it in the hopes of finding something satisfying that's not totally unhealthy. Most of the time I'm disappointed. I got this recipe from Martha Stewart's new Light cookbook and I was …
April 6, 2012
Spring Recipe Round Up
I was hoping to get a new recipe up here this week but several work deadlines haven't left me with much free time. So with Easter coming up I thought it would be a good time to post a round up of my favorite Spring recipes. At the end I also included a few links to fun looking Spring/Easter recipes from some of my favorite food bloggers. Check them out!
I'll be back next week with a new recipe. Hint: it's not very Springy but it'll be great for Cinco de Mayo next month. 🙂
March 21, 2012
Lemon and Lime Cream Parfaits with Blackberries
Spring is officially here! And in the spirit of spring cleaning I've started going through my packed freezer to finally use up the last of the fruit that I froze last year. I got a ton of blueberries and blackberries from my CSA and have been using them in muffins all winter but after last week's Pop Tart adventure I didn't really want muffins or anything too carb-y. I've been craving a lemon dessert lately and lemons always pair well with berries so this was the perfect opportunity to finally make something.
Even though lemons are technically a summer fruit, there's really nothing else that evokes Spring to me as much as a lemon. It's just so fresh and bright, like the colorful blooms that are popping up all around my neighborhood these days. It's the perfect thing to help transition between the stark coldness of winter and the hot sunniness of summer.
I had bookmarked a recipe for lemon cream a while ago so I finally decided to give it a try. The recipe turned out to be so simple and tasty that I immediately made another …
March 14, 2012
Homemade Maple-Cinnamon Oat Pop Tarts
Just like Spaghetti-os and Oatmeal Cream Pies, Pop Tarts are one of those things I loved when I was kid but have tried to stay away from as an adult. But since I had so much fun learning to make those other favorites at home, I figured it was time I finally attempted a Pop Tart. With the other recipes I was trying to make a homemade version that was close to the taste and texture of the originals. This time I wanted to make a healthier Pop Tart. But one that still, you know, tastes good. And while this recipe isn't especially low fat (by my calculations it's about the same as the store bought version), after some trial and error I feel like I came up with a satisfying compromise.
A Pop Tart is pretty much just pie crust with some type of filling, so the pastry dough is the most important part. I tried out several different "healthy" pie crust recipes first. Lesson learned: pie crust without butter SUCKS. It just does. But thanks to a tip from a reader (Thanks, Shel!), I figured out you …
March 7, 2012
Crispy Chocolate and Peanut Butter Granola
We've already established that I love those crispy, chewy granola bars and I'm always on the look out for snacks like that so when I found this recipe I was almost angry with myself for not coming up with it on my own. Granola…with Rice Krispies in it. It's so simple and obvious! It's basically those granola bars without the extra step of making bars. I've always liked granola but it turns out this one simple addition was all I needed to fall in love with it.
Of course, it's not quite as simple as adding some rice cereal to oats. The thing that makes this granola a real treat is the chocolate. The oats and cereal (and pecans if you want, I left them out) are coated in a chocolate-honey mixture and everything is baked until it's nice and toasty. Then to make it extra good (and healthier) the granola is topped off with some dried cherries or cranberries. Eat this chocolate granola with milk like a cereal (with bonus chocolate milk left over!) or sprinkle it on your yogurt or you can just do what I …

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I was trying to do some C++ coding that can send files from my laptop to my webmail account. It took me about 10 minutes to realize that there is no easy way to do this. Look into these links:
I am trying to understand why PHP or Python or Java support exist but no C++. No flame wars, I love all programming languages and their creators equally but I am curious to understand the logic behind such implementation choices.


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Joined: 27 Mar 2008
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Location: Germany
Posted: Tue 08 Dec 2009, 09:02
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Hi everybody,
I've had the same problem as ecube. Not only with this version, also with Barry's Karmic Puppy. Jaunty Puppy worked out of the box.
With EeePc 900, Celeron, driver ath5k, wlan with wpa.
Running network wizard, I got "libreadline.so.6 missing".
After installing libreadline6_6.0-5_i386.pet from ttuuxxx (thank you
) i got "Failed to connect to wpa_supplicant - wpa_ctrl_open: No such file or directory".
Now I tried the commands, suggested by playdayz
# ifconfig wlan0 up
# iwlist wlan0 scan
# wpa_supplicant -B -Dwext -i wlan0 -c /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf
Now got the message, that libnl.so.1 was missing. I found libnl.so.1.1 in Barry's Jaunty Puppy (476?), copied and a symlink for libnl.so.1. Running last command again. It was accepted but no wlan.
Now running network wizard again and it worked
OK, I did a lot more, installing other versions of wpa_supplicant, wpa_gui and so on, a lot of symlinks and a lot of commands. At least the steps above work.
Hope this helps to find out, what's wrong
Now I can try the rest of this good looking version
~ Rolf
Ich verwende "frugal", und das ist gut so.
Raspberry Pi without Puppy? No, thanks.
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Posts: 169
Posted: Tue 08 Dec 2009, 14:08
Post subject: upup and audiovideo
Flash is problematic on my machine (Fujitsu T4220 with intel chipsets).
I have failed with the default Seamonkey and with the beta Iron for linux, even after installing an additional flash pet (10.22) which worked in previous puppies. I do get flash with a Seamonkey 2.0.1pre (not final release version) which included a flashplayer.
Finally, in trying to use internet radio, I obtained a complete locked black screen of death, which I have never experienced with puppy.
All of this is running from a Live-CD and NOT saving any changes between reboots.
Still like the distro and love the idea of being able to select from all the Ubuntu apps.
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Posts: 11775
Location: Brussels IBM Thinkpad R40, 256MB, 20GB, WiFi ipw2100. Frugal Lin'N'Win
Posted: Tue 08 Dec 2009, 16:00
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I finally got time to make a test.
With this version I could create a save file after first boot, which is a success, as some versions give problems with this.
But I couldn't configure a connection with the network wizard.
The network device, eth1, was found
The access point was found and the WEP key was entered.
The profile was stored.
The profile was used.
The test for a network was unsuccessful.
When I went back in the wizard and loaded the profile, the WEP key was gone.
But when I used Pwireless to setup a connection, it worked and could go unto the net.
As for the name upup-432 I am surprised that the woof sysem came up with this and I am worried.
Having also a upup-450 and even a upup-460, how will migration of save files be handled.
Is 432 higher (more modern in characteristics) then 450 or 460?
Has Barry expressed something about this in the meantime?
For me it brakes the line of logic people are used too.
Time savers:
Find packages in a snap and install using Puppy Package Manager (Menu).
Consult Wikka
Use peppyy's
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Joined: 25 Apr 2008
Posts: 3794
Posted: Tue 08 Dec 2009, 19:55
Post subject: more on wireless
Rhadon, Thanks. We know now two libraries that should be there. And with your method plus my hack of starting and stopping the usb/wirelss I can get Connect to consistently run. Someone is bound to be able to put these together. We can keep experimenting until the pattern becomes apparent
Here's the karmic version of libnl1 ->
Libreadline is in a post by ttuuxxx on the previous page, but ehre is is for convenience ->
I installed both of those libraries (but I find that it does what is below without those libraries)..
At least it will do the following consistently. If I "modprobe -r zd1211rw" (to remove the usb/wireless driver which in my case is zd1211rw), and then I "modprobe zd1211rw" to put it back, then the first time I use Connect then it will scan and find the network and get online. After this I can click Connect again and it fails to find a network.
It does still work for me to do the manual method.
When I erased my Pup_save file and started again from scratch,
Connect worked for me the first time just as it should.
But I then went back to Connect and it didn't work in the same way it has been not working. I think it would be
worth while to try a fresh boot
on the computers that haven't been working right on Network Wizard (which might be all of them
Using modprobe to remove and reinstall the driver module, also seems to work consistently, if you know what the driver is.
Rhadon, could it be that you just rebooted when it worked?
Now running network wizard again and it worked Very Happy Very Happy .
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Posted: Tue 08 Dec 2009, 19:57
Post subject: more on wireless
Steversr0, Are you using/trying to use the Flash 10.32 that is included in this uPup20091120 (4.32)?
Could you open a terminal and enter glxinfo or glxgears and see if glxs/dri is installed and working?
On ttuuxxx's 4.50 and 4.60 Flash 10 would not work at all, but Flash 9 would. I am thinking that maybe having the glx/dri installed is helping the Flash 10 run nicely on my machine. So if glx/driw as not installed and working for you that would support my weird theory
Is there anything else you might have changed before you started trying to use Flash?
I am going to reinstall mine because something I did, who knows what, broke gtkdialg....
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Joined: 27 Mar 2008
Posts: 1293
Location: Germany
Posted: Wed 09 Dec 2009, 09:09
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HI playdayz,
I tested a little bit more and now I can definitively say, all I need are libreadline.so.6.0 with link to libreadline.so.6 and libnl.so.1.1 with link to libnl.so.1 (all in /lib) to get Network Wizard working. At last I don't need any command from console.
I tested without any savefile. Also removing and reloading ath5k with modprobe before running the wizard didn't help without the two files.
I installed kino_1.3.3, project-x and devede from repo. Devede doesn't work, too many dependencies.The others are working fine.
I also installed Skype, Everest, Truecrypt, Tvbrowser. All are working fine.
Also Opera-10.10-portable works out of the box.
~ Rolf
Ich verwende "frugal", und das ist gut so.
Raspberry Pi without Puppy? No, thanks.
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Posts: 3084
Posted: Thu 10 Dec 2009, 18:48
Post subject: booting on OLPX XO-1!
Way to go playdayz!
Your Karmic uPup with an OLPC XO-1 kernel did boot my XO-1 all the way to the desktop!
The xorg wizard did not auto detected it but after adjusting the frequencies and picking a resolution load the correct driver and resolution (1200x900) all by itself!
The mouse does not work yet (I believe it need the evdev driver for touchpad and keyboard) and the desktop application icons are all the same but i was sure glad to see the puppy logo on the screen
..and here is a picture
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Location: near Woof (Germany) :-) - 3 PC's: DELL SX280 750 MB Pentium4, Acer emachines 2 GB AMD64. DELL XPS15
Posted: Fri 11 Dec 2009, 12:33
Post subject: Re: uPup Made with Woof 20091120 w/ GLX/DRI
Subject description: Seems Stable and Compatible
playdayz wrote:
If you have an ATI card[/b] that doesn't start correctly, you might try among the "ati," "radeon," and "radeonhd" drivers.
it works pretty with "radeonhd" on my acer emachine laptop (with AMD64 ATI Radeon) but only one time. after that, puppy turn the lightness of the lcd screen down and it it not possible to start again directly with puppy any more...
i have to start ubuntu to get "new lightness"
after ubuntun, I can start uPup 450 again one time...
(same problem with puppy 431!)
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Posts: 169
Posted: Fri 11 Dec 2009, 15:34
Post subject: Response re glxinfo and glxgears test
Hi playdayz,
I tried both glxinfo and glxgears and I didn't get an error message (but I am not expert at interpreting the glxinfo output).
Is it normal for 32 GLX visuals and 128 GLXFBConfigs to have values of "Slow" and "None"? These are the only values reported and alternate with each other.
Glxgears popped up and kept going very nicely and smoothly. Without urging from me, it closed itself without an error message. I assume that is normal?
Having checked that, I tried flash again from the site that crashed previously, using the default SeaMonkey install (1.1.1
. Today, it is working just fine.
I haven't tried the voicemail gxine system crash yet. I will write back after sending this message with the results of that test.
I will also recheck the results after installing the Iron-linux you referenced in another thread (that you said worked with upup 432).
All of this is being done via the live-CD without saving the setup between sessions.
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Posts: 169
Posted: Fri 11 Dec 2009, 16:09
Post subject: Additional response about av problems
During the same boot, after I tested the SeaMonkey 1.1.18 browser for flash, I installed and tested the Iron-Linux browser. This still reports an error (the libflashplayer.so crashed). The browser stays open and responsive, however.
Next, I tested the function of audio by launching an internet radio station and attempting to listen via the "iTunes" version (a .pls file).
This worked fine with the SeaMonkey browser via gxine. However, with Iron, a little window with a down facing arrow opens and then a browser window launches with the title about:blank. No error message.
Then, I checked the voicemail in my Yahoo account. With the SeaMonkey browser, I get the new Yahoo interface and when I select a voicemail message, a message window opens with a link that with my usual puppy running (4.2.1), launches a gxine browser window and plays the message. With this pup (upup432), the screen becomes black except for the mouse cursor, and the system abruptly becomes nonresponsive. I have to use the power button to shut and restart the system.
Before this, I checked the vociemail in the Iron browser. Yahoo did not support this browser with the new email interface, so I ran the old interface, which seemed to work fine. However, when I attempted to run the voicemail message, this led to the display of a new blank tab with the title about:blank.
Let me know if there is anything else you would like me to check.
At this point, it looks as if I can use this version of seamonkey to view flash and listen to internet radio, but not Iron. I can't use a browser on upup432 to check my voicemail on Yahoo.
I was able to do all these things with the SeaMonkey 2 pet that includes the 10.22 flash (I will retry that and get back to you if that has changed).
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Posts: 169
Posted: Fri 11 Dec 2009, 16:40
Post subject: Additional addendum: flash in Iron with upup 432
I checked the libflashplayer.so file. There is only one version on the upup432, located in /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins (and with a copy in initrd).
I noticed that the owner and group of libflashplayer.so are ftp/ftp unlike the two other files in the plugins directory which are root/root.
Is this as it is supposed to be?
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Posts: 3794
Posted: Fri 11 Dec 2009, 19:07
Post subject: New Version uPup 4.51 Made with Woof 2009-1211
New Version uPup Karmic 4.51 Made with Woof 2009-1211
Posted in the first message of this thread, a uPup, that is a Puppy based on Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic made with Woof 2009-1211, numbered 4.51, this is the development of the uPup 4.32 that started this thread.
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Location: Kentucky
Posted: Sat 12 Dec 2009, 01:34
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Downloaded the latest release and did a frugal install on my P3 test box.
Already installed Firefox 3.5 and have had no flash related problems from either FF or SeaMonkey.....
Seems pretty stable.
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Posted: Sat 12 Dec 2009, 21:41
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I added links to
Flashplayer 10.0.42 and
Flashplayer 10.1pre, as well as
Seamonkey 2.0 and
Firefox 3.6b6pre and the
Go-OpenOffice 3.1.1
to the first message in this thread.
, thanks for all the testing.
Glxgears popped up and kept going very nicely and smoothly. Without urging from me, it closed itself without an error message. I assume that is normal?
No I don't think it should close by itself. First off, if the gears spin then that means glx is installed and running. You can also see that in Menu -> System status and Config -> Hardinfo -> Display and scroll down to the glx section. But I let mine run for 30 minutes and it just kept reporting every 5 seconds, not stopping. Did it close the glxgears window and also the terminal window?
Concerning Seamonkey. There is a link in the first message to Seamonkey 2.0. In my experience it is significantly faster than 1.1.18. Barry has found some problems in one of his blog posts, but they are not deal breakers, imo.
Also in the first message there are links to Flashplayer 10.0.42 and 10.1pre. I have been using both of them with Seamonkey 2 and Firefox 3.6b6rpe without mishap.
, Maybe it would be worth while to compile the ATI Catalyst driver; that way you get the Catalyst Control Center as well as the driver. It is proprietary but I can live with that myself. You would need a full install or a frugal install with 1GB Save file, mainly because SitHeelSpeaks gcc 4.4.1 will take 300-400MB. But this uPup (and I think the others) won't compile without it. Someone might could fix that. I had good luck with SitHeelSpeaks version though. There is some discussion in the first message. You would need the devx, SHS's gcc, and the kernel sources, all links in the first message, plus the ATI Catalyst install, also a link. If it is not enough, please ask questions.
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Location: Västerås, Sweden
Posted: Mon 14 Dec 2009, 13:53
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upup451 looks very good to me
The md5sums seem to have been swaped.
I get 821777303bff3e2d01877965da8092bc upup-451.iso
175de6625dfb7d43d0aa691612916b19 upup_devx_451.sfs
My Belkin USB2.0 WLAN is working and autoconnects at reboot.
Trying to setup CUPS printing failed due to "500 Internal Server Error". But installing the cups-1.3.10-1-uj pet made installation of my Okipage 14ex printer possible.
On a different subject. Should you be interested in the difference between Woof tarballs, the attached perl script may be useful. For example:
To compare woof-20091210085845.tar.gz to woof-20091212121034.tar.gz, you type
./woofdiff.pl 20091210085845 20091212121034 to get
---- No files deleted from woof-20091210085845.tar.gz ----
---- Files added to woof-20091212121034.tar.gz ----
---- Updated files ----
---- For detailed information use option -v ----
Regards, Olov
Calculates the difference between tarballs
947 Bytes
632 Time(s)
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Runners of the Week - No. 3
Kirwa posted a fourth-place finish with an 8K time of 24:47.23 at the Mountain Dew Invitational hosted by NCAA Division I Florida on Sept. 24. The junior from Eldoret, Kenya, was only 12 seconds behind the individual champion from the University of Michigan and ran against a field of 153 competitors. With his efforts, the No. 21 Eagles placed sixth among 17 teams, most of which were NCAA Division I programs, with 192 team points.
This is the second National Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week honor for Kirwa.
Brenon won the Highlander Invitational hosted by Houghton with a 17:52.48 5K time on Sept. 24. A senior from Endwell, N.Y., Brenon took top honors by seven seconds in a field of 153 runners and helped the Highlanders to a fourth-place finish with 126 team points.
The next Runners of the Week announcement will be on Oct. 5.
Men's Nominees: Mitchell Dale, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.); Ramiro Garcia, Texas Wesleyan; Thomas Zunie, Haskell (Kan.); Andy Coy, Dakota State (S.D.); Aaron Caldwell, Baker (Kan.); Jimmy Oribo, Lewis-Clark State (Idaho); Andrew Hugill, College of Idaho; Joseph (JJ) Koerber, Jamestown (N.D.); Edwin Ronoh, Doane (Neb.); Brian Meyer, Ashford (Iowa); Geoffrey Njonjo, Oklahoma Christian; Matt Pieri, Xavier (La.); Colton McNinch, Southwestern (Kan.); Rashaun Tanner, Emmanuel (Ga.); Stephen Hine, Houghton (N.Y.); Matt McAndrews, Indiana Wesleyan; Fernando Diaz, Holy Names (Calif.).
Women's Nominees: Talisa Budder, Haskell (Kan.); Jessica Davis, Texas Wesleyan; Obsie Birru, Grand View (Iowa); Lauren Jaqua, Baker (Kan.); Hillary Holt, College of Idaho; Aleona Reyes, Jamestown (N.D.); Rhianna Grossman, Carroll (Mont.); Kelsey Christensen, Doane (Neb.); Lauren Versweyveld, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.); Jacqueline Hallam, Oklahoma Christian; Karina Coelho, Embry-Riddle (Fla.); Jennifer Hendrixson, Southwestern (Kan.); Monicah Jepkemboi, Southern-New Orleans (La.); Alexandria Weathersby, Missouri Baptist; Beka Bentle, Indiana Wesleyan; Kimberly Spencer, William Jessup (Calif.).
2011 Composite Award Winners (Men's; Women's)
Week 1: Evans Kirwa, Embry-Riddle (Fla.); Lauren Jimison, Azusa Pacific (Calif.)
Week 2: John Gilbertson, The Master's (Calif.); Gina Paletta, Concordia (Ore.)
Week 3: Evans Kirwa, Embry-Riddle (Fla.); Danielle Brenon, Houghton (N.Y.)


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Put That Coffee Down! Coffee Is Closers Only: Top 5 Closers Projected For 2013
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From the movie Glengarry Glen Ross came one of the most compelling scenes ever – when Alec Baldwin took the stage in an office setting – spewing out some of the greatest and powerful insults over a failing sales crew that included Jack Lemmon and Ed Harris. In the scene, Baldwin himself is a powerful corporate executive that has been sent down to yell at these guys – from the powers to be of the operation. At the beginning point in Alec Baldwin's lecture, old sales veteran (Lemmon) goes for a cup of coffee. Baldwin yells out "Put the coffee Down! Coffee is for closers!
The same can be said for closers that are not doing the job in nailing down games. Many teams have bullpens that blow games at the most inopportune times. Nothing is as deflating as losing a lead in the late Innings. It is bad for team moral, the players and managers try to not play the blame game, however it is a tough pill to swallow when your team can't close down baseball leads…. Just like the guys in Glengarry Glen Ross the movie couldn't. After you view this clip, you can move past it and read on who the best players that nail down victories. The last part of the speech also works: A.B.C.: Always Be Closing. It is Close or hit the bricks! Great movie BTW…
Glengarry Glen Ross – Explicit Language so Parental Guidance is advised (Not for the Weak Of Heart):
By Bernie Olshansky (Baseball Writer): Follow @BernieOlshansky
With Pitchers and Catchers reporting for most teams at the beginning of this week, it seems only fitting to outline who I think will be the best closers of 2013. Most of these guys are not strangers to a list like this, so the selections will most likely not be surprising.
1. Craig Kimbrel, Atlanta Braves
Kimbrel was one of the top-performing closers in 2012, putting up stellar numbers. The young Braves fire baller went 3-1 – with a sterling 1.01 ERA and 116 K. I do not see any regression from Kimbrel this year, and if anything he will improve. The Braves have an improved offense, so this could mean more Save Opportunities. I think 45-50 is a reasonable number of Saves for Kimbrel in 2013. The Braves definitely struck gold with Craig Kimbrel anchoring the back of the bullpen.
2. Jonathan Papelbon, Philadelphia Phillies
This closer has been Mr. Consistent over the years, only having a few hiccups here and there. Throughout his whole career, Papelbon (aside from pitching in 17 games for a short stint before his rookie season) has never appeared in less than 59 games in a season, Saving no less than 31 games. This is exactly what the Phillies hoped they were getting when they signed him for a 4 YR/$50 Million Deal. In his first year with the Phillies—last season—Papelbon had 38 Saves – and a 2.44 ERA. Look for more of the same in 2013.
3. Jason Motte, St. Louis Cardinals
The current Cardinals closer came into the role almost out of a lack of options. 2011 started with a large amount of turmoil at the back-end of the bullpen, and the team went through multiple closers including Ryan Franklin, Fernando Salas, Mitchell Boggs, and Jason Motte. The big guy from Montgomery, NY, was one of the later options, but kept his role into the playoffs and all through the World Series, which the Cardinals won. Motte had the job for 2 012 and flourished. He saved 42 games – and held a 2.75 ERA and .92 WHIP. The closer's role will be Motte's to lose in 2013 and, pending some catastrophe, I do not see him giving it up.
Jim Johnson Highlights 2012:
4. Jim Johnson, Baltimore Orioles
Johnson essentially came out of nowhere in 2012, only saving 21 games over six years previously. When the time called for Johnson to step up last year, he was ready, nailing 51 Saves in 71 Appearances – while carrying a 2.49 ERA. I think it is safe to say that Johnson has proven to the Orioles that he is a reliable closer. The AL East will be even tougher this year than it has in the past with the Blue Jays making big winter moves, so Johnson's job will not be easy. But, after seeing last year's performance, I am confident that he will have no problem producing similar numbers.
5. Fernando Rodney, Tampa Bay Rays:
Joe Maddon has been notorious for not having the same closer for multiple years, but I believe Fernando Rodney will be an exception to that rule. Rodney had one of the best years for a closer ever in 2012, posting a stunning o.60 ERA. I do not think that there is any way Rodney could repeat his 2012 performance, but he will continue to be a dominant closer. The Rays will not have to worry about solving a bullpen issue this year.
(*The views and opinions expressed in this report are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of mlbreports.com*)
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I am a huge fan of bullpens…been following Jim Johnson for a few years. He was one of the biggest surprises last year. Loved the list. Thanks for sharing.


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UEFA's new 'League of Nations' tournament will see some countries win qualifying places for the World Cup and European Championships, it has emerged.
The new tournament, which would be played biennially in odd-numbered years on the dates currently reserved for friendlies, is expected to be given the go-ahead by UEFA's Congress in Kazakhstan on Thursday after receiving backing from the body's ruling executive committee on Wednesday.
The exact format has still to be confirmed, but UEFA sources said European countries would be split into four divisions, with England set to be in a top division of 14 teams along with Spain, Germany, Italy and Holland.
The Nations League would begin after the 2018 World Cup and have a climax of semi-finals and final at a neutral venue, while in the lower divisions there would be a final to decide on promotion and qualification places for the World Cup and European Championships.
The new tournament would not replace the current qualifying competitions for those major events, but it would award the four qualification spots that are currently decided by the play-offs.
There would also be some friendly dates kept to allow smaller countries to arrange high-profile fixtures with the big names in European football, and for countries to play friendlies against others from outside of Europe.
The Football Association has already backed the idea of the Nations League.
FA chairman Greg Dyke said earlier this month: "In principle, we'd be quite interested. The hard thing about that is the detail but I think a Nations League where we played the top nations would be very attractive."
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2014 Outdoor: Won his second career conference gold medal by earning the top spot in the triple jump at the 2014 America East Outdoor Track and Field Championships… Set a career-best at the conference meet at Vermont with a leap of 14.97m (49'1.5"), a distance which ranks second in the UMBC record book… Earned a spot at the IC4A Championships with his jump of 14.90m (48'10.75") at the Morgan State Legacy Meet… Placed eighth at the IC4A meet at Princeton… Also competed in the high jump during the season, clearing 1.90m (6'2.75") at the FSU Relays… Finished ninth in the event at the America East meet… Named to the America East Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2013-14 Indoor: Did not compete for UMBC.
2013 Outdoor: Did not compete in any meets.
2012-13 Indoor: Earned his first career conference gold medal by winning the triple jump at the 2013 America East Indoor Championships… Bested the league field with a career-best leap of 15.01m (49'3.00") which ranks as the second-best jump in UMBC program history… Also finished ninth in the high jump at the conference meet with a season-best jump of 1.84m (6'0.25")… Competed at the IC4A Championships in the triple jump, placing 20th.
2012 Outdoor: Won a silver medal in the triple jump at the conference meet by jumping a distance of 14.50m (47' 7")... Set a new personal outdoor standard at the IC4A competition by leaping 14.59m (47' 10.5") which slots at sixth in the school record book.
2011-12 Indoor: Took the silver medal in the triple jump with a distance of 14.37m (47' 1.75") at the America East Championships... Later set a personal-best and moved into third place all-time in UMBC history, at the time, by reaching 14.62m (47' 11.75") at the IC4A meet in Boston... Set season-bests in both the long jump and high jump at the Lafayette/Rider Winter Games.
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2010-2011 Indoor: Placed fourth overall (14.25m, 46'9") in the triple jump at the NYRR Saturday Night at the Armory.
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Three new balloons to make their debut today in parade
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NEW YORK -- An astronaut, an elephant and a Smurf are joining Macy's Thanksgiving parade this year.
Giant balloons of Buzz Lightyear, Horton the elephant of Dr. Seuss fame and one of the blue creatures popularized on the TV show "The Smurfs" will take their place among dozens of other balloons on the 2.5-mile route down Broadway.
About 3.5 million spectators are expected to watch the 82nd annual parade in person, with another 50 million tuning in on television to catch a glimpse of 28 floats, 10 marching bands and performances by Miley Cyrus, Trace Adkins, James Taylor and the Radio City Rockettes.
"We see the parade as a huge pageant of American culture," said executive producer Robin Hall.
The National Weather Service was forecasting a sunny, seasonable day with roughly 10 mph winds, well below city guidelines for grounding the balloons.
Those rules were established after 45 mph winds drove a Cat in the Hat balloon into a metal pole during the 1997 parade.
leaving a woman in a coma.
The festivities were set to start Wednesday evening, when workers were to inflate the 13 giant and 31 smaller balloons. Each giant requires more than 5,000 cubic feet of helium.
Also among the newcomers was a smaller balloon paying tribute to graffiti artist Keith Haring, who died in 1990.
Haring's father, sister and other relatives will escort the inflated version of his drawing "Untitled (Figure with Heart)," Hall said. It is the third in a series of balloons based on contemporary art.
The parade requires 200,000 to 300,000 cubic feet of helium, much of which supplier Linde North America will try to recover and recycle, said company official Nick Haines.
Linde tested the process -- sucking the gas out of the balloons, compressing it and later purifying it for resale -- last year and hopes to expand it to all but the giant balloons Thursday, he said.
In another novelty, the parade lineup includes the first float sponsored by an Indian tribe -- the Oneida Indian Nation of upstate New York.
The parade provides a coveted yearly spotlight for Broadway productions. This year, cast members of "Hair," "In the Heights," "The Little Mermaid," "South Pacific" and "Irving Berlin's White Christmas" were slated to perform.
The parade, which began in 1924 and was canceled for two years during World War II, ends up in front of Macy's flagship store in Herald Square. Macy's is marking its 150th anniversary this year.


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British Columbia has decertified one of its offshore schools in a third strike against once-prominent Vancouver businessman Michael Lo.
The province has ordered the Grand Canadian Academy (GCA) Hongkou in Shanghai, one of two GCA schools owned by Lo, to terminate its B.C. high school program by the end of the school year. Under that program, GCA Hongkou has been charging tuition to Chinese students who want to earn a B.C. Dogwood high school diploma to gain easier access to western universities.
Several years ago, the government ordered Lo, then a Liberal party organizer, to close Kingston College and Lansbridge University in Vancouver. But it allowed Lo to continue selling the B.C. curriculum abroad.
Education Ministry spokesman Scott Sutherland confirmed on Friday that certification of the GCA Hongkou program has been cancelled, saying the ministry had received complaints about the program's management, reports of conflict with the Chinese school hosting the program and concerns about the English-language proficiency of the students.
GCA Hongkou is disputing the ministry's accusations and appealing the decision.
"We were not told about these specific concerns until we were handed the letter, informing us of the program termination," Richard Foo of the First Asia Academy said in an email response Sunday to a Vancouver Sun query. "It appears that someone at the (ministry) arbitrarily decide to shut down the program without giving us a chance to address the concerns."
The school has asked the ministry to allow it to continue teaching its about 50 students so they can complete the program without disruption.
Foo also sent The Sun a copy of a letter to the ministry signed by students.
"When we heard the news of our school GCA will be closed in July, we were shocked by it and really grieved," the letter says. "Most of us felt very unstable, we don't know where to go, what to do in the future and our parents were also worried about our courses and our lovely school."
First Asia Academy describes itself as a sister organization to Grand Canadian Academy (GCA) and says the companies are part of Global Education Village Group, which wants to bridge East and West via North American offshore high schools. It also operates under the name SinoCan International Academy, which says on its website that it has two successful B.C.-certified GCA programs — in Nanjing and Jiaxing — with more than 11 years of experience and support from the B.C. Education Ministry.
GCA Hongkou opened in 2011, and the company notes plans for further expansion.
In 2006, when Lo was a well-connected B.C. businessman and Liberal party supporter, he promised to create a Global Education Village in Richmond as an extension of his Kingston Education Group. But within a year, that plan was in tatters after B.C. investigations of Kingston College and Lansbridge University.
The first investigation was precipitated by complaints from four international students, who told The Sun that they had been promised degrees from Kingston College that it had no right to deliver. A few months later, the company also closed Kingston high school.
Kingston Education Group re-emerged briefly as GIVE Education Group and in 2009, one of the GIVE companies ran afoul of the ministry with false online advertisements claiming it had opened the first B.C. offshore school in the United Arab Emirates.
In his email to The Sun, Foo said Lo has had no contact with the GCA students and little involvement with the school's operations. "In fact, ever since his run-in with the B.C. government, he realizes that he is very vulnerable … as a result, he has remained very low profile."
It is only the second time that B.C. has decertified one of its offshore schools, which number 36 with eight more awaiting final approval. Most are in China, but there schools in Thailand, India, South Korea, Qatar and Egypt.
The other offshore school that lost B.C. certification was the Canada India British Columbia Academy in Chandigarh. Sutherland said the school was unable to meet its business and educational commitments due to a legal dispute in India with its business partners.
B.C. recently introduced tougher application and certification requirements for offshore schools following complaints from teachers and other staff.
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- Sequential multi-point fuel injection
- Torque: 114 lb.-ft. @ 4,000RPM
- Transmission: continuously variable automatic
- Variable valve control
- Approach angle: 20 deg
- Departure angle: 32 deg
- Ground clearance (min): 178mm (7.0")
- Ramp breakover angle: 18 deg
- Bumpers: body-color
- Door mirrors: body-color
- Heated door mirrors
- Power door mirrors
- Rear cargo: liftgate
- Roof rack
- Tailpipe finisher: chrome
- Compression ratio: 10.40 to 1
- Curb weight: 1,204kg (2,654lbs)
- Engine bore x stroke: 78.0mm x 83.6mm (3.07" x 3.29")
- Engine displacement: 1.6 L
- Engine horsepower: 122hp @ 6,300RPM
- Engine torque: 114 lb.-ft. @ 4,000RPM
- Exterior body width: 1,760mm (69.3")
- Exterior height: 1,585mm (62.4")
- Exterior length: 4,295mm (169.1")
- Front headroom: 1,034mm (40.7")
- Front hiproom: 1,293mm (50.9")
- Front legroom: 1,110mm (43.7")
- Front shoulder room: 1,346mm (53.0")
- GVWR: 1,625kg (3,583lbs)
- Interior cargo volume: 716 L (25 cu.ft.)
- Interior maximum cargo volume: 915 L (32 cu.ft.)
- Passenger volume: 2,659L (93.9 cu.ft.)
- Payload: 340kg (750lbs)
- Rear headroom: 978mm (38.5")
- Rear hiproom: 1,247mm (49.1")
- Rear legroom: 843mm (33.2")
- Rear shoulder room: 1,351mm (53.2")
- Turning radius: 5.2m (17.1')
- Wheelbase: 2,619mm (103.1")
- Blind spot sensor: Blind Spot Warning (BSW) warning
- Compass
- Configurable
- Display: digital/analog
- Exterior parking camera rear: RearView Monitor yes
- Forward collision: Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) mitigation
- Front reading lights
- Fully automatic headlights
- Low tire pressure warning
- Outside temperature display
- Rear collision: Rear Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA) warning
- Rear reading lights
- Rear window defroster
- Rear window wiper
- Tachometer
- Trip computer
- Variably intermittent wipers
- ABS brakes
- Brake assist
- Dual front impact airbags
- Dual front side impact airbags
- Electronic stability
- Ignition disable
- Knee airbag
- Occupant sensing airbag
- Overhead airbag
- Panic alarm
- Traction control
Dealer Notes
This vehicle won't be on the lot long!
Packed with features and truly a pleasure to drive! Nissan paid particular attention to efficiency and practicality with the following features: remote keyless entry, a roof rack, and a blind spot monitoring system. Smooth gearshifts are achieved thanks to the efficient 4 cylinder engine, and for added security, dynamic Stability Control supplements the drivetrain.
Our experienced sales staff is eager to share its knowledge and enthusiasm with you. We'd be happy to answer any questions that you may have. Stop by our dealership or give us a call for more information.
Packed with features and truly a pleasure to drive! Nissan paid particular attention to efficiency and practicality with the following features: remote keyless entry, a roof rack, and a blind spot monitoring system. Smooth gearshifts are achieved thanks to the efficient 4 cylinder engine, and for added security, dynamic Stability Control supplements the drivetrain.
Our experienced sales staff is eager to share its knowledge and enthusiasm with you. We'd be happy to answer any questions that you may have. Stop by our dealership or give us a call for more information.
KBB.com Consumer Reviews
- 4.0
Overall great mini suv. For the low cost
By Mike on Sunday, August 04, 2019Great vehicle for its price it offers reasonable comfort and luxury feel and look. It has a light weight car feeling when driving but it feels well planted with plenty of grip when turning or breaking hard. Fairly cheap cost of maintenance $136 for synthetic oil change, tire rotation and refill of other fluids. Avg. mileage for mostly city driving 25-27 when I get long freeway driving it goes up to 41 mpg based on computer trip. Decent power for a 1.6l naturally aspirated engine, although uphills with five passengers and a/c running would be forcing it too much. Built quality structure wise is very simple, with proven reliable technology like rear drums brake and rear semi independent suspension. Huge cabin and cargo space for its relatively short wheel base. Great infotainment system with apple carplay and android auto. Sound system volume is clear and somewhat loud enough for stock. Plenty of cup holders 1 in each door and 3 in center console. 3 USB ports and cigarette lighter port. Huge sunvisor with plenty of option to modify to. Exterior Paint is very easy to dent, to scratch or to even make a deep scratch to where you can see the bare metal. Overall my wife and I we are very happy with our car. This is a car that if kept well it could easily make the 20 year mark. At a cheap cost in both short and long run.
- 4.0
Very Comefortable
By lab99 on Tuesday, May 07, 2019This is a second car so I don't drive it every day but the car is comfortable, low noise smooth ride. performance wise, it only has a 1.6L engine so you are not going to go 0 to 60 in 5 seconds, that being said it has good acceleration. Mileage, best I've gotten is 44 MPG on the road, in town stop and start driving, average is in the 31 MPG range. One of the things I like about Nissan's is that their body styling is unique, and the Kicks does not disappoint, it has smooth lines and does not look like every other SUV on the road. I only have two complaints... 1. Other than the glove box, which is small, there is no other in cabin storage, the center console is one solid piece so there is no where to put my umbrella other than under the seat. 2. The vehicle has AEB (Automatic Emergency Braking), the sensor was found to be defective 2 days after I purchased the vehicle. Dealership replaced it (took 2 months to get the replacement sensor) but not once has it activated after it was replaced. Dealership says it is working fine, if that is true, then I must be the safest driver in the world or the slowest for it to not have activated at least once after driving the vehicle for 8 months. Other than 1 and 2 above, I like the vehicle, it was good choice for a second car.
- 2.0
Huge Mistake!!
By Sw89 on Sunday, October 06, 2019I purchased my 2018 Kicks SR With 20 miles on it, Initially the car was ok for getting to and from work with decent gas mileage, until it got to about 2000 miles on it. Then the problems started: 1. I had the interior lighting package installed on the vehicle, and to put it frankly it sucks you can not tell the lights are even on even in the dark of night so aprox $500 down the drain, and the dealers suggestion was to buy an aftermarket kit that they would install for me at an additional cost. 2. Front and rear radar went out at about 2500 miles had that replaced. 3. Transmission was acting funny and kept jerking the car during acceleration, took it to dealer they managed to get that problem fixed. 4. Back to the front and rear radar sensors they went out gain at 4000 miles, so second fix. 5. Radio becomes unresponsive 4000 miles. dealer replaces. so now everything seems to be going ok, now I'm up to about 9000 miles, in about 4 months. And the problems start again 6. front and rear radar, dealer replaces. 7. auto dimming rear view mirror stops functioning, dealer replaces. 8. Radio goes out again at 11,000 miles, dealer again replaces. a few months go buy nothing happens. 8 months in and the car seems to have stopped giving me problems, 20,000 miles hits and 9. Front and rear radar again. 10. 25,000 my mpg drops from 32 to 19 another issue with the transmission. and a break in issues until 36,000 miles 11. Front and rear radar, and radio again and I have owned the car just over a year. I now have about 40,000 miles on my vehicle and have not had any more issues sense the last visit to the dealer. The dealer says I just got the bad one in the lot, But my husband has the same make model and year, and is having the same issues. They just have not happened as much for him, probably because I drive far much more than he does, he has about half as many miles as I do. unfortunately the issues did not all happen in less than a year to be claimed as a lemon. I would recommend anyone looking for a small suv look elsewhere and not purchase the kicks.


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The term cooking conjures up a variety of emotions: It can mean something delicious is bubbling on the stove. It can mean absolute drudgery. It can mean relationships, as in "I love my husband's cooking." But what is going on really, in the process that transforms animal protein and active yeast into barbecued meat resting on a pillowy bun? And if more people knew about those techniques, would they actually cook?
Food journalist Michael Pollan thinks so. In Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation, Pollan explores four elements – fire, water, air, earth – to breathe new life and understanding into an activity that he calls essential and exclusive to the human experience. Unlike his previous food-related books ("The Omivore's Dilemma," "In Defense of Food,"), which scrutinized agribusiness practices and questioned consumers' choices at the supermarket, this time Pollan has subjected himself to his own thesis. He admits that while has he always dabbled in cooking, he counts himself as one among many who hadn't thought that much about it.
"Cooked" is a do-it-yourself solution to the food consumerism Pollan feels has gone out of control.
In some ways, it seems odd to declare that many Americans are dispassionate about preparing their own food, choosing to watch cooking shows than stir a pot themselves. This is not to say that Americans aren't doing some kind of cooking – just not the type of meals that take longer than 30 minutes, about the same amount of time it takes the contestants on "Chopped" to mince, sauté, and braise their way through three courses.
In "Cooked," Pollan invests three years in being mentored by various gifted teachers – an eternity in the world of microwaves and fast food restaurants. First, he heads straight into the fire to grill with Southern pit masters such as Ed Mitchell, the "pope" of barbeque, learning everything from preparing (and in some cases, blessing) whole pigs before they are smoked, tending to the coals, and shredding pounds and pounds of cooked meat into pulled meat for thousands of New Yorkers at a street festival.
Next, exploring the component of water, he takes private weekend "Grandma cooking" classes from one of his own writing students at Berkeley, who also is a local chef and a daughter of Iranian immigrants. Together they dice onions, braise meat, and make stews that simmer for an entire day. So what happens when an investigative journalist turns his piercing attention to the simple act of caramelizing onions in a pan? Something like this:
"Cooking with onions, garlic, and other spices is a form of biochemical jujitsu, in which the first move is to overcome the plants' chemical defenses so we might eat them, and the second is to then deploy their defenses against other species to defend ourselves."
In other words, onions are spicy on the tongue, cooking makes them sweet, and they have health benefits. Perhaps this kind of cooking chemistry verbiage will attract new people into the kitchen – the kind who like to drop random bits of trivia around the dinner table. But sometimes these deep-dives, which come with regularity throughout "Cooked," up the urge to click on the TV and see what's entertaining on the Food Network.
Regardless, Pollan who is an excellent storyteller, places cooking within cultural histories and folk lore, writes engaging mini-profiles of his mentors, and reveals a fascinating underworld of microbes and bacteria busy at work in the foods that we eat.
The section on air examines the complicated and sometimes infuriating process of baking a loaf of bread. Pollan visits the San Francisco bakery of Chad Robertson, who "looks less a baker than the surfer he also is." Robertson is the epitome of an artisan baker, working tirelessly and obsessively until he created a signature leaven of young yeasts that smell "fruity, sweet, and floral." He tends to his bread "starter" as if it were a newborn, feeding it on regular intervals, controlling its temperature, and mourning deeply when it once got accidentally tossed out.
Pollan downscales this intensity in his own kitchen but still pursues baking his own loaves until he feels a sense of mastery and accomplishment. "A good-looking loaf of bread declares itself as an artifact ... something that cannot be said of too many other foods," he writes.
The last section, earth, takes on bacteria and the Western fear of "micro"-anything when it comes to food. Pollan swims away from natural repulsions reinforced by the efficiency of mass-marketed, prepackaged foods and mothers who equate bacteria to warriors of evil. Pollan embraces stinky cheese and fermenting vegetables. He goes as far to say, "Bacteria-free food may be making us sick."
Putting his own squeamishness aside, Pollan makes sauerkraut, Korean kimchi, and beer. Like bread-making, and even yogurt-making, these are temperamental and mysterious processes, not always doing what they are supposed to do. To find out why, Pollan explores the curious communities of microbes living inside us. This kind of gut-gazing may not interest all readers, but it does reveal the links between science and cookery. A visit with Sister Noëlla Marcellino, a French nun with a PhD in microbiology, who makes cheese made from raw milk, is as charming as it is informative.
While most of this exploration is new to Pollan, "Cooked" arrives alongside a resurgence of self-reliant folks who already bake their own breads and make crocks of sauerkraut. For them, Pollan's work will be a trendy affirmation. But for the uninitiated and curious, there are a few recipes at the back of the book to try out.
Domestic science isn't new, dating back to the homestead days before sliced bread and industrial canning. And while charming, it is a tedious process that some have left behind without a shred of guilt. So this is really the story of one man's transformation and discovery of skills once only linked to the female domain. Whether enough people will follow his example and take the time to cook at home, thereby lessening consumer disconnect from the food system, is yet to be seen. But one thing is clear: there are plenty of entertaining chefs to watch on TV while you wait for your dough to rise.
Kendra Nordin is the editor for the Monitor's food blog Stir It Up!.


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here's a write up by dave, the designer of the new winter tarp being offered by speer hammocks.
ed said the updated speer hammock web site should be live tonight.
The WinterTarp is the results of several generations of a class of tarps that I call hammock tarptents. It is an 11 foot long by 10 foot wide silnylon tarp with catenary curves along each of its ten edges and four catenary darts. The basic concept is to provide a taut tarp when pitched high for rain protection and a taut tarp when pitched low for better wind protection as a hammock tarptent. Of course there are other basic requirements as well such as simplicity and functionality. In cold weather, simplicity and functionality are paramount as even the simplest of chores can become difficult when you are tired or cold and your equipment needs to do what you expect it to do without a lot of adjustments or readjustments. One other feature is that it has a steep pitch when used as a hammock tarptent to encourage any snow to slide off the tarp rather than accumulate and cause problems with stretching and sagging.
When pitched high for rain protection in a traditional A-frame configuration the WinterTarp has a surprisingly taut pitch for such a large silnylon tarp due to the innovative use of catenary darts at strategic points on the tarp and the catenary curves along its edges. It has two ridgeline tie outs and four tie outs on each side for a total of ten tie outs. The center pair of tie outs on each side are for the main body of the tarp and the corner tie outs can be pitched a number of different ways. The corner tie outs can be pitched to extend the tarp as a normal flat tarp or they can be angled inward. The unique catenary darts allow for a taut pitch over a significant range of angles for the corner tie outs.
When pitched low and the end flaps closed off, or partially closed off, it becomes a tarptent for a hammock. Most of the time you will only want it partially closed off as that is the best compromise for most winter conditions when camping with a hammock. With the ends partially close off there is more inside volume, it is easier to exit and enter, and the wind can't hit you unless it blows through the tree you are tied off to. This is great improvement over tarps that don't offer this type of coverage in cool weather where exposure to wind can be a problem. The approach on the WinterTarp tent is to use overlapping flaps for doors to close or partially close off the ends and to not have the tarp all the way to the ground, but very near the ground. This blocks the wind from having a direct path to the hammock as long as you pitch your hammock up off the ground and up inside the tarp, and still provides adequate ventilation for when the wind isn't blowing. Remember that conditions often change during the course of the night where the wind sometimes is blowing and sometimes it isn't. When the wind is blowing ventilation isn't an issue but when it isn't blowing it is an issue and it can become a big issue real fast in winter conditions.
Of course each person is free to experiment and find their own favorite WinterTarp configuration for the conditions they encounter. I think people will appreciate the simplicity and functionality of the WinterTarp.
Dave Womble
aka Youngblood 2000
Designer of the Speer Segmented Pad Extender, the SnugFit Underquilt, and the WinterTarp


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I disagree with the judge's motion words below and see video below as to why even attorney's have a difficult time.
"I have a lot of problems with saying that all that's going, with all this evidence of [c]ourt process for over a year, to just rely on trying to negotiate something with the bank was like sticking your head in the sand.
This wasn't going to go away and they
didn't get any assurance from the bank that
they were succeeding in their negotiation
efforts or that an answer to the complaint
was not required. I mean they just focused
on one path. And they ignored the
negotiation path and they ignored the
litigation side of things. You can't do
And I have to say that . . . Mrs.
Guillaume was being so aggressive and so
persistent in trying to negotiate and going
to all these different places to get help,
but the one place she wasn't going was a
member of the bar, a lawyer which is usually
what you do when you get [c]ourt papers.
Or if you absolutely can't afford a
lawyer and that's the case of many
foreclosures, a very heavy self-represented
area of the law to at least contact the
[c]ourt yourself and you send in some
rudimentary answer. And it doesn't have to
be fancy. I mean you write a letter to the
foreclosure unit, they'll stamp contested on
Because I've seen so many of them long
hand. But nothing was done. And I don't
regard that as excusable neglect. So that
prong is lacking."
(emphasis added).
Simply wrong, one does NOT understand how frustrating it is to even try to get anyone from the "bank" on the phone, attempting a modification as we have read time and time again were nothing but DISASTROUS and GOING ABSOLUTELY NO PLACE!
[Please watch Michigan Atty Vanessa Fluker and you'll understand why].
Lets not forget, this reversal that goes to the heart of this from out of New Jersey: BANK OF NEW YORK vs. LAKS | NJ Appeals Court Reversal "A notice of intention is deficient…if it does not provide the name and address of the lender"
In the nearly five months since the state Supreme Court effectively allowed six of the country's biggest banks to begin filing foreclosures again, attorneys and court officials have been expecting a flood of new filings to hit the courts.
Except it hasn't happened. Foreclosure filings are down 83 percent as of October this year, compared with the same time period last year, according to court figures, and there are at least 100,000 cases either pending in the system or waiting to be submitted.
Attorneys involved in the work in New Jersey point to at least one reason for the significant delay: a court case that has reached the state Supreme Court, with oral arguments on Wednesday.
The case, US Bank National Association v. Guillaume, is important because the court …
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Willis McGahee's locker-room remarks are much more interesting than his production at running back. The Browns hope there is substance in both heading into a big game.
Willis McGahee milks mileage out of his comments, if not his carries.
The old rent-a-runner was asked Thursday if — based on his learning in 11 NFL seasons — his latest team has the chemistry to remain in the AFC North hunt.
"Not only do we have the chemistry to stay in the race," he said. "We have the chemistry to lead the race."
Spoken like a Hurricane.
The Browns must beat Cincinnati Sunday to improve to 5-5, but that would sink the division-leading Bengals to 6-5.
Old Willis spoke on.
"It's us against the world," said the last man standing in the locker room — everyone else had headed for practice. "Nobody thinks the Browns can do it."
He says they can. So what if he is the face behind the most glaring thing the Browns "can't do."
Historically speaking, the Browns could practically be nicknamed "Run One."
Super backs Marion Motley, Jim Brown and Leroy Kelly all have gotten bronze busted in Canton.
Mike Pruitt launched a car dealership off his popularity as a Browns runner. Greg Pruitt. Mack and Byner. Ben Gay in his dreams. Jamal Lewis in the only 10-win season of the expansion era.
Running backs are big in the good old days of the franchise's fabric.
On the surface — and maybe below — these are the worst of times for the position. McGahee is averaging 2.6 yards per carry.
In the most recent game, his carries, in yards, went for 4, 3, 1, 2, 4, 2, 2, 4, 0, 2, 2, 0, 7, 0, 3, minus-3, 0, 0 and 0.
Yet, the Browns won. Offensive coordinator Norv Turner thought the running game was one of the reasons.
"I'm not caught up in numbers," Turner said, saying the running game is serving a purpose. "When we run play-action passes, guys are open down field."
In other words, enough defenders commit to stop McGahee — when the quarterback fakes a handoff — to skim them away from receivers even though he doesn't actually have the ball.
"We want to be efficient enough with the run to help with play-action passes," Turner said. "That's a lot of what we're trying to do."
Turner is being an optimist. He knows full well these aren't his Dallas days when Emmitt Smith was racking up big numbers on Super Bowl contenders.
But then, these aren't the 1990s. In Turner's last year as coordinator of the Cowboys, only two quarterbacks passed for more than 3,500 yards. In 2012, 17 QBs topped 3,500.
Even in the passing storm that has been Turner's outpost in 2013 — with three different starters at quarterback — the Browns are on pace to pass for 4,158 yards.
Left tackle Joe Thomas didn't make six straight Pro Bowls by being a dummy. He sees what is going on.
"Obviously, we wish we were running the ball better," he said, "but it's like Norv said."
Play action is working. Fake handoffs are slowing down the rush and getting receivers open. That means defenses are worried enough about McGahee and the other runners to worry about them.
"Nobody in the NFL wins games by running the ball any more," Thomas said. "It just doesn't happen."
The function of the run, Thomas says, is "more about setting up the pass."
That leaves the Browns hoping old McGahee can bring a bit more than he has in seven games, and that 31-year-old quarterback Jason Campbell is more than a novelty defense coordinators haven't caught up with yet.
McGahee, for one, seems convinced Campbell is for real. He found an amusing way to express the thought, describing what ran in his mind when Campbell was down in the last game after getting flattened by Baltimore's Haloti Ngata.
"Get up. Get up. I don't care if you're hurt. We need you."
Campbell missed a few first-quarter plays, returned to lead the Browns to a 24-18 win, and was named AFC offensive player of the week.
Turner is highly complimentary toward Campbell, but some of the praise must be taken with a grain of salt, given the fact the coaching staff had Campbell as its No. 3 quarterback only recently.
Even Turner says, "I'm not going to get carried away, because I know and Jason knows it's a week-to-week deal."
Losing at Cincinnati might carry the Browns out of serious postseason contention. They would be 4-6. They then would have to finish 5-1 just to get to 9-7.
On the other hand, a win would put them at .500 this late in a season for just the second time in 11 years. They would be 5-5. That would be different.
McGahee isn't getting carried away, either. But there is a glint in his eye. Perhaps his carries can count just enough.