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Casing jacks
Are you trying to find casing jacks that fit your needs? If you're dealing with a lot of casing that's giving you grief, you may be fed up with the tools you've been using. For quality products and innovative minds behind them, lean on DrawWorks. With over 50 years of experience, we can help you figure out what you need for your next oilfield project.
Casing jacks are able to break up drill pipe that has become lodged or stuck somewhere underground. This set of hydraulic lift cylinders can also be used for lifting casing strings and pulling high loads. It generates upward force with pressure, and has an accompanying anchor for when you need to expand casing. Many people use this tool to pull up stuck slips. They're also able to run tubing, casing, and thread.
If you're trying to expand casing, one of the first things you'll need to find is a reliable casing running tool. If you have yet to purchase one of these devices, the DrawWorks Casing Running Tool is a great choice. With its mechanical operations, you will have an easy time rotating, reciprocating, and circulating this device compared to its hydraulic counterparts.
In addition to casing jacks, you may also want to invest in a single joint compensator. Our patented DWSJC is manufactured to prevent damage from threads when they are stabbed or removed from the string. Upon impact, this tool is able to balance the weight so the operator can precisely control the load while the joint is being unscrewed. One the thread is completed disengaged, the joint will release from its attached string.
Oilfield products that keep your workspace safe and efficient
The DWSJC fits many tubulars, and has a multitude of features and benefits. The driller gage gives the technician a precise method for controlling the weight lifted by the block when removing a joint of pipe. The compensator consists of cylinders, a long stroke, swivel system, slings, and a control panel. These components work together to provide low impact stabbing and minimize damage to tubular threads. They also help joint elevators rotate without fail.
Keeping your work site safe is extremely important, and DrawWorks has tools that can help you and your crew members avoid hazards. Our pipe handling system is a tool that can remove the need for stabbing board operations while improving your tubular running speeds. Its simplistic design allows it to operate with a single technician. It sits below the top drive attached to the tool joint. It has two arms that drop single joint elevators into casing.
Another tool that enhances both safety and efficiency is our casing compensating alignment tool. The DWC-CAT makes tubular running much safer while also improving the speeds. It has two pneumatic cylinders below the top drive and extra-long slings for the single joint elevator. When using this, you'll be able to be able to properly align your fill-up tool to the casing and remove it without using a stabber.
Mud saver valves that promote safety and cleanliness
Trying to make circulating and flow-back easier now that you don't have to worry about a stabber? If so, be sure to check out our patented Stabberless Rigid Autofill System, a tool currently popular in the Gulf of Mexico. This is product reduces the amount of time needed to run casing. It can also immediately circulate if there is a problem during the removal of casing. To maximize your crew's safety, you can use this tool without having a man in the derrick.
Keep your work site clean and safe by investing in our spring loaded mud saver valve. Drilling tools that drip mud onto rigs and workers are far too common. The last thing you want is a team of workers who are constantly covered in mud and unable to perform safely and effectively. This tool can retain the static pressure of mud can keep it from leaking onto the rig floor. This usually happens while the tool is being placed in the derrick, but having our valves can prevent it. This product can take flow-back and fill-up casing without any exterior parts.
In addition to a spring loaded device, we also have a Kelly mud saver valve. This is a tool for eliminating or decreasing the loss of mud during drilling. Its self aligning seat allows for a positive seal, large flow area, and a lower pressure drop. Made out of carbine, it is built to resist wear and tear. The valve has a large opening through ID that gives you wireline access. Its check valve has a larger flow-back area and takes pressure readings from dill pipes. It can also decrease surge pressure when running or drilling down a hole.
DrawWorks: Where Innovation Meets Reliability
DrawWorks has over thirty patents and products to offer you, but we understand that some projects or jobs require special attention. Have you taken a look at our inventory, but you're still unable to locate the exact tool you're looking for? If you've been shopping around and no manufacture has what you need, let us know how we can help. Our innovative team of designers and engineers have faced problems like this in the past. We can work with you to figure out exactly what you need. Soon after, we'll begin building a blueprint towards manufacturing the tool of your dreams.
We believe our reputation speaks for itself. In addition to our quality products, we have fifty years of oilfield services and technology knowledge to share with our customers. Recently, we were recognized by Texas A&M University to be one of the fastest-growing companies currently managed or started by a former student. Many of our tools are the most innovative in their class. The DWCRT is one that stands out. Due to its modular design, it is currently the most versatile casing running tool you can find.
If you think you might need quality casing jacks before your next big job, be sure to contact DrawWorks. Our team of engineers can help you figure out exactly what you need to make sure your drilling and casing project goes as planned. With over 50 years of experience in this industry, you can count on us to provide you with the best oilfield technology on the market.


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Desperation causes me to try yet again to build a form
iMac Retina 5k 3.5GHz i5. 8GB DDR3. OS X 10.10.5. Latest versions of Adobe CC and all the relevant plug-ins.
Attempted to simply place a form on a page by making the fewest necessary options to see whether I could actually start the process which I have, at times, been able to do in the past. But this time when I hit "Finish" I get the following error making it necessary to cancel out.
And please I ask your indulgence in the following rant.
I use your products because I am stupid about these things and not willing (I am probably able but at 69 I'd rather turn bowls on my lathe and build antique cars and bikes: something I'm very good at) to learn how to build forms from scratch that are as comprehensive as yours are intended to be. It has been far too long for a resolution to this ongoing problem and I am rather surprised that there isn't more dissension in the ranks. I look at other products (DMX comes to mind) and in order to achieve the same results I'd have to spend considerable $. I think it would be in all our best interest if you could suggest a potential workaround that could get us through these trying times. It seems from what I've read here and from the little knowledge I've gleaned about you that you are more than capable of resolving these problems. I can only assume that you simply have too much on your plate.

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See where the stars ended up last night.
- Julianne Moore, Uma Thurman, Vera Farmigaand David Blainehit the Sundance Channel's "ICONOCLASTS" Launch Party at Lavo [wireimage]
- Model Selita Ebanks, singer Estelle and New York Giants linebacker Keith Bulluck were on hand for the New Yorkers for Children Gala at Cipriani 42nd St. The event raises money for foster care organizations and programs [Bloomberg]
- Whitney Port, ?uestlove, model Jessica White and singer Ne-Yo partied with Maroon 5 to celebrate the release of their new album at Le Bain in the Standard Hotel [Getty Images]
- Jason Schwartzman and Ted Danson were joined by John Hodgman, Jennifer Missoni and Melinda Clarke at the second season premiere of their HBO show "Bored to Death" [wireimage]
- Ethan Hawke,Michael Stipe, Kristen Scott Thomas, Salman Rushdie and Yoko Ono hit the red carpet at the premiere of "Nowhere Boy" at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center. The British film is about John Lennon's adolescence and the creation of his first band, The Quarrymen [A.P.]
- Shakira got the crowd moving at Madison Square Garden [New York Daily News]
- Indie band Pavement rocked Central Park's SummerStage [Getty Images]
- Alec Baldwin and Brian Williams made the scene at the Ermenegildo Zegna Centennial Party [NPR]


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The objective of your link building activities should be to create a diverse and natural looking link profile for your site. With recent search engine algorithm updates, it has become all the more important to focus on link diversity for your site. Link diversity comes in two forms:
- Site Profile Diversity – Your site can be considered to have a diverse link profile only if it has links from a variety of sites including directories, blogs, forums, industry associations etc. After the recent Google updates, it has become imperative that your link profile looks like it has been built naturally & is not all from the same source or same profile of sites. Having links from as many different types of sites as possible is definitely the key to getting into the good books of the search engines.
- Anchor Text Diversity – Anchor text used in links should have a natural mix of your brand name, primary target keywords, long tail terms, regular terms like 'click here', 'visit this site' etc. If you have more than 50% of your links pointing to you with highly commercial terms, it might be considered suspicious. So it's more important than ever these days to also include your brand name/domain name in some of the targeted links you try to build so as to "naturalise" your links. If you can ensure you have a decent mix of varied anchor text links, your link profile will stand a better chance of withstanding any major updates in the future.
So to aid you in building a strong and diverse link profile, we offer a range of different link building services that will help you get links from different types of sites. Illustrated below is a suggested plan of action for you to take over the course of the next 6-12 months for building links to your site.
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|Upload a custom list of sites from where you'd like us to attempt building links. Alternatively, have us source relevant sites with options to submit.
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One of the central tenets of American society is individualism – the belief that one is responsible for one's own decisions and actions. Thus, when someone gets into a car wreck, it is only natural to assume that the driver who is responsible for causing the wreck should bear the burden of paying for any harm or damages he or she caused. In most cases, this is what happens: the driver whose careless or reckless behavior is primarily responsible for causing the wreck will be obligated to pay compensation to the other injured motorists (either through is or her insurance or out of his or her own pocket and resources).
Despite this, there may be several situations in which the owner of a car may be held partly to account for the damage done by another driver who uses the owner's car.
Situations Where the Owner – and the Driver – Can Both be Held Responsible
Where a car owner acts in a careless or reckless manner, he or she may be able to be held responsible for a driver or passenger's injuries and losses. This can include situations like:
- Failing to hide the keys from unauthorized drivers: If the car owner knows or ought to know that an unauthorized person – an elderly parent or young child – is taking the car out for joyrides, the car owner may need to take certain measures to help prevent the person or child from obtaining the car's keys and control of the car.
- Failing to stop an intoxicated driver: Similarly, a car owner who knows or should know that an individual is intoxicated may be held partly responsible for the injuries the intoxicated driver causes if the owner knowingly allows the driver to take the car. This liability may also exist if the car owner is the one who serves alcoholic beverages to the intoxicated driver.
- Failing to keep the car in good operating condition: Finally, a car owner may be held partly responsible for the injuries resulting from a crash if the crash is due to the car's condition (such as underinflated or worn tires or defective brakes) and the dangerous condition of the car was known – or should have been known – to the car owner.
What Does This Mean for Car Crash Victims in California?
California car crash victims ought to take steps to learn the identity of the owner of the car that is primarily responsible in the car crash, especially if the facts and circumstances of the crash suggest that the car's owner (if different from the driver) somehow contributed to the crash. This is the best method for an injury victim to pursue full and fair compensation and hold all responsible parties accountable for their negligence and recklessness when such behavior leads to injuries and losses.
Case Barnett Law is an experienced and dedicated California personal injury law firm. Contact them at (949) 861-2990 or online through their website if you or a loved one have been injured in a car wreck.


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Upcoming Classes
These are the classes that are scheduled currently.
A calendar is also maintained on Fedora calendar and one can add the iCal feed to their calendar application to be informed of classroom sessions.
|Time (UTC)
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|Survey link
|Example session
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|Fedora Modularity 101 - Adam Samalik
|Fedora packaging 101 - Ankur Sinha "FranciscoD"
|Fedora Communication and Involvement 101 - Jhoanir Torres "s14ck"
|We'll see how the contact the Fedora's community without tears: Mail lists, IRC/Telegram and one brief tour inside structure of the best FOSS community ever "The Fedora Project"
|Fedora Infrastructure Apprentice 101 - Jhoanir Torres "s14ck"
|If you want to learn how the infrastructure behind "The Fedora Project" works and the first steps to help and get involved, then this class is for you.
The Fedora Classroom is a project to teach interested users of Fedora how to better use, understand and manage their Distribution. Currently, All classes are held on IRC in the #fedora-classroom[?] on irc.freenode.net. If you are not familiar with IRC, see the Fedora IRC HowTo .
If there is a session you would like to see, please suggest it and we'll do our best to accommodate the request.
Badges for instructors
Community members that instruct sessions earn badges! These are awarded automatically for sessions that are held in #fedora-classroom[?]. For sessions that are held on other platforms, a ticket must be filed to award the badge manually.
Mailing list
For discussion and feedback or to sign up to teach a class, use the Classroom mailing list at:
Previous Sessions
|Class topic and Instructor
|Session Recording/Logs
|Survey link
|FOSS 101 - David Kaspar
|PDF Slides
|Blue Jeans session (requires Flash)
|Fedora Magazine 101 - Eduard Lucena
|Youtube recordings (incomplete)
|QA 101 - Sumantro Mukherjee
|Blue Jeans session (requires Flash)
|Command line 101 - Ankur Sinha "FranciscoD"
|Session Notes
|Meeting Logs
|VIM 101 - Eduard Lucena
|Meeting Logs
|Git 101 - Ankur Sinha "FranciscoD"
|Meeting Logs
|Fedora QA 101, 102 - Sumantro Mukherjee
|Recording Link
|Ansible 101/102 - Vipul Siddharth, Geoffrey Marr
|Session Notes
|Recording Link
|Writing Fedora documentation 101 - Adam Samalik
|PDF Slides
Help wanted
If you would like to help out the Fedora Classroom effort, we are currently looking for assistance in several areas. Please see the Classroom Help Wanted page for descriptions various roles:
A checklist to of tasks that need to be done can be found here.
Current list of volunteers
Please add yourself to the list so we can all keep each other in the loop!
- Sachin S. Kamath,
- Geoffery Marr
- Vipul Siddharth
- Eduard Lucena
- Corey Sheldon 'linuxmodder',
- Ankur Sinha 'FranciscoD'
- Fabrizio Pasqualin
- Ompragash Viswanathan
Classroom etiquette
The purpose of the classroom is to provide instruction on a specific topic. As such, it is beneficial for classroom sessions to adhere to a certain standard. Please try to adhere to the following during sessions:
- Keep in mind that classroom sessions may be logged
- Adhere to teacher instructions regarding questions and input
- Avoid unnecessary actions, nick changes and away messages
- Avoid off-topic conversation
The point is to help maintain a classroom environment that promotes learning while avoiding extraneous content.
Teaching a class
If you would like to teach a class on any Fedora related topic, please mail an introduction of yourself and outline of your proposed class to the classroom mailing list. Some things to keep in mind:
- We recommend sessions be approximately 90 minutes This allows for an hour long session and enough time for questions and answers.
- Make sure you know your subject and know where to point students who wish more detailed information.
- Note at the beginning of your class if you would like students to ask questions as you go, or would prefer them to wait until the end.
- Remember that typing is slower than talking in front of a class or speaking on a phone call, so keep in mind you will not cover as much on IRC.
- All teacher notes and class resources should be licensed as "CC 4.0 unported international license"
(Note: Check out The World Clock Meeting Planner for time zone syncing.)
Request a class
If there is something you'd like to see during Fedora-Classroom sessions get in touch with the wranglers and we'll try to make it happen. If you can request someone to teach the session, that'll be even better!
Classroom archives
This is a list of the previous Fedora Classroom sessions. Each session includes links to minutes and full logs.
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Tom Rowsell who also publishes a family history blog has been in touch and kindly send me the photograph above of my great grandparents George Henry Kirby and Elsie Maitland with his great great grandfather Norman Rowsell, who was a planter in Hatton, Sri Lanka from 1880. He became the Ceylon Labour commisioner in 1904, and was married to Florence Congreve and their children Vere and Maud were born there as was my grandfather Claude Kirby. The Congreve's were a prominent family on Ceylon and Jessie Norval Maitland married George Congreve. I can't join the dots between Elsie and Jessie, so am guessing they are distant cousins and clearly moved in the same planter circles.
The photograph is from a book called Ceylon in my time by Colonel T. Y. Wright. I'm not sure if he's related to my grandmother who was a Derbyshire Wright. Sadly, it's hard to make George out in the photo, but interestingly the book mentions that the author was both his friend and employer. However, he had to give him notice as Gillardstown Plantation manager for being too unreliable:


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Avex Network uploaded a promotional clip for Rabbit's upcoming debut album "Rabito". The clip is a kind of medley featuring all the previews of the album tracks which were already revealed on Rabbit's official site. What's interesting is the fact that the clip has a form of a PV with a very quirky plot... But this is something that you have to see yourself:
What do you think about the promo clip? Did you like the previews of the tracks? Pick your favourite and vote for it! :)


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Post the success of Baahubali, Prabhas became a national figure and his films are being awaited all over. Next in line is Saaho which is currently under production.
The makers are spending some huge money just to can the action sequences in the film and the latest we hear is that an underwater action scene will be the highlight of the film.
Top notch Hollywood technicians have been roped in for the same and this scene will be canned in Dubai where most of the film will be shot. A lot of VFX work will also be added to this scene.
Sujeeth directs this film which is being produced by UV Creations.
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September 25, 2009 8:39 PM
Emerging tech solutions depend on faster, more reliable networks
There is a classic line in the movie Jaws when Roy Scheider's Chief Brody first encounters the
September 14, 2009 8:39 PM
From the WAN mailbag: IPv6, WAN jobs, the carrier connection
In order to succeed, journalism has to be a two-way street. Reporters talk to people, these people provide
September 9, 2009 8:00 PM
Network security spending driven by cloud computing, managed services
We've been asking a lot of questions about network security lately, specifically targeting those companies that are getting more involved in such things as cloud computing, software as a service (SaaS), managed services, and other areas where applications and data are more...
September 3, 2009 8:30 PM
Birth of a networked nation and WAN world
If former U.S. vice president Al Gore noticed his mailbox was a bit fuller than usual, he shouldn't be too surprised since this week marked the 40th anniversary of the birth of the Internet.
About a decade ago, if you recall, Mr. Gore...


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Members Review Divorce Court Perspective on Inherited Assets
Attorneys Kate McChrystal and Peter Wyant shared their insight with members about how the divorce court might address inherited assets. Topics included appreciation and income from inherited assets, maintenance, property division, tracing and mixing. Marital property law ought to be on the forefront of every planners mind when helping clients plan.
Attorney Kate McChrystal--- Gagne & O'Halloran LLC
Attorney McChrystal graduated cum laude from Marquette University Law School in 2010. During law school she interned for Judge Michael J. Dwyer in the Milwaukee County Circuit Court Family Division as well as clerked for a Wisconsin family law firm. Those experiences solidified her interest in family law, her sole area of practice.
Prior to attending law school, Attorney McChrystal worked as a teacher educating children at preschool, grade school, and middle school levels. Her background working with children and her familiarity with the complicated issues surrounding children's special education and developmental needs is an asset to any case involving children, but especially those with the potential for complex child custody issues.
Attorney McChrystal has also participated in the Marquette Small Claims Mediation Clinic and completed coursework in mediation, negotiation, and dispute resolution. Whether a client's case trajectory is collaborative divorce, mediation, negotiation, or litigation, Attorney McChrystal believes that each client deserves a competent, creative advocate. The goal is to proceed through an action with class and efficiency. Attorney McChrystal's focus is an empathetic approach incorporating strong statutory and financial knowledge and creative problem solving.
Attorney McChrystal is a member of the State Bar of Wisconsin, the Milwaukee Bar Association, the Association of Women Lawyers, the Leander J. Foley Matrimonial Inns of Court, and FUEL Milwaukee. She is also the President of the Junior Board of the AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin and a member of the Marquette Law School Board of Recent Graduates.
Attorney Peter Wyant
510 College Avenue
Racine, WI 53403
Peter Wyant is an attorney at Wyant Law Offices, S.C. Peter focuses his practice on estate and wealth transfer planning, along with trust and estate administration. He works with clients of all backgrounds to develop and implement the proper estate plan for each client's unique situation. Peter also advises clients on tax issues and Wisconsin's marital property law.
In addition to estate planning and administration, Wyant Law Offices, S.C. advises clients on matters relating to business law and commercial real estate, and the firm has attorneys with decades of experience in these practice areas.
Prior to attending law school, Peter led horseback rides and pack trips in Yellowstone National Park, and also volunteered as an English teacher in a rural village in Ecuador.
Representative Matters and Experience
- Represents individuals in the preparation of estate planning documents to transfer wealth and minimize tax exposure
- Advises closely held business owners on succession planning issues
- Assists fiduciaries with trust and estate administrations
- Milwaukee Bar Association
- State Bar of Wisconsin
- American Bar Association
- Racine and Kenosha Estate Planning Council
- Wisconsin Law Review
- J.D., magna cum laude, University of Wisconsin Law School
B.A., with distinction, University of Wisconsin


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Top 10 Reasons Why You SHOULD Watch Transformers Age of Extinction
The new Transformers: Age of extinction is out in theaters. Michael Bay is back with another installment of his vision of how robot cars should be like. You may have also heard that the other reviews aren't being too kind to the movie. But being a transformers super fanboy, I always look at the bright side of things. So here are the top reasons why you SHOULD still go and watch transformers.
1. You like cars
This movie is like p*rn for cars. They are pretty, shiny and fast. They come in all shapes and sizes. They wrestle with each other and do all sorts of shenanigans. And they shoot stuff. So if this appeals to you, then go watch Transformers: Age of extinction.
2. You don't like Mark Wahlberg
Mark's one of my favorite actors and I love his role diversity from doing drama, comedy, action. He has been pretty spot on in his roles so far. But if you're not like me and want to finally see him in a bad role. Then go watch Transformers: Age of extinction.
3. You sucked in geography class or are bad with directions and need to empathize with someone
You have no idea how to get to the grocery store or a certain restaurant if you're not starting out from a place you're familiar with like your house. That's ok. You are not alone. When people in this movie travel from Texas in the USA to a plant in Guangzhou, China. Instead of taking a direct flight, they fly to Beijing to take great aerial shots of the Bird's nest and the Cube for sightseeing BEFORE they actually go to Guangzhou. This is all with killer robots going after them. Why? If somehow you can relate to this, then go watch Transformers: Age of extinction.
4. You know someone who loves the Transformers franchise, and you hate that person
There is some evil joy in seeing the person you dislike suffer. If you have someone that fits this description, ask them to go watch Transformers: Age of extinction with you, and watch them suffer in painful agony.
5. You secretly hate your parents
If your parents ask you not to do something, it's not always easy to go against what they say… but when you do, it happens in secret or without them knowing. That's normal. Now, if you want to see all out in-your-face I'm-not-taking-this-crap-from-you from daughter to father, then Transformers: Age of extinction has more than enough father-daughter drama for you.
6. You have an active dislike of the dinobots
Robot dinosaurs. All my life I could never think of any scenario where this combination of things would not be awesome… until now. So if you hate the dinobots for some reason and want to see something that has never been done before (make dinosaur robots uncool), then go watch Transformers: Age of extinction.
7. You don't know anything about Transformers history
In 1986, there was an awesome transformers movie that came out. It had characters like Hotrod, Galvatron and Unicron. If all of these characters are alien to you (pun!), and you don't care who these names are, then go watch Transformers: Age of extinction.
8. You don't have anything better to do for 2.5 hours
Some people go to the mall. Some people watch tv. Some people sleep. Some people meet up with friends. Then some people go watch Transformers: Age of extinction.
9. If you like to see Chinese things
Like to see the sight of the Beijing olympics? (See #3) Maybe want to see nice Chinese buildings? How about Chinese manufacturing plants? Chinese highways? Or, hey, Hongkong housing? Want to see how to haggle in Cantonese? Never fear, Transformers: Age of extinction has you covered.
10. You hate yourself
If you punch yourself for no reason at times. If you just always blame the world for all the bad things that happen to you. If you just… don't care about anything. If you hate yourself enough, go watch Transformers: Age of extinction.
Guys. In case you haven't noticed. Transformers: Age of extinction isn't very good. It's long, dragging, and just tiring to watch.


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There's perhaps no greater pleasure in life than waving the white flag to an overwhelming case of the munchies. You accept defeat, you hit the kitchen like a swarm of starving locusts and you leave nothing behind but crumbs. It's the kind of satisfaction you wish you could bottle and carry with you at all times.
That is, until you wake up the next morning feeling the shame of a thousand sins.
If the munchies make an appearance on an infrequent basis, it wouldn't be such a problem. Instead, they're part and parcel of the everyday existence of millions of stoners worldwide. The more often you get baked, the more likely you are to completely lose control and wreak havoc with your body. Enjoyable at the time, but a wee bit risky as a long-term lifestyle.
But why is it that cannabis brings on the kind of insatiable hunger you simply can't ignore? Or more importantly, is there really anything that can be done to control the munchies when they set in?
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"I'm not going to try to lay down in words the lure of this place. Every great writer in the land, from Faulkner to Twain to Rice to Ford, has tried to do it, and fallen short. It is impossible to capture the essence, tolerance and spirit of south Louisiana in words...IT JUST IS WHAT IT IS." -Chris Rose, N.O. Times-Picayune, 8/29/06
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Louisiana: Where Progress Comes to Die
This is a map from the NY Times showing the shift in voting between 2004 & 2008. The redder the county, the greater the gain in Republican votes between 2004 & 2008. As usual, we here in LA insist on being 5 minutes and 500 years behind the rest of the nation. Here, things like progressive thought and a greater concern for making sure one's own kids graduate high school as opposed to worrying about whether Joe the Plumber and Joe Six Pack should be allowed to marry are viewed as tools of the liberal elites and Hollywood to destroy America. Funny, I was under the belief that it was the Republicans who slashed levee funding and who rendered FEMA ineffective by placing it within the bureaucratic black hole of the Department of Homeland Security who literally destroyed this part of America. And isn't it still the case that nearly a billion dollars of your Road Home money is going to the Bush administration buddies over at IFC, whilst you remain relegated to a life of toxic trailer trash? And isn't it true that the people most disgusted by "the gays" probably spend the most time thinking about disgusting gay sex? (Tip: If you don't think about it, it won't disgust you! Why ARE you thinking about it so much anyway?)
But I doth digresseth.
A few days ago, some local bloggers were bouncing around idears for turning LA more blue. Not to piss in anyone's cornflakes, but Louisianians haven't been progressive and open to change, even change that benefits us, since France ran this show. An educated populace would help, but that's not a short-term strategy unless you absolutely blitz them with media about particular issues in any given election (e.g., None of your broke asses will ever make $250,000 so chill out with the Obama will raise my taxes hysteria...[or something to that effect]). Judging from the map, it's not just LA. Most of the south, Appalachia, and the midwest are dying to remain about 20 years behind "big city coastal elites." The us-versus-them schema has been so drilled into people's psyche that cultural issues and fear tactics will drive regional politics for several years to come. Democrat strategists yearning for change would be trying to change the minds of people that still will not vote for a Landrieu because Moon hired blacks to work in N.O. City Hall in the 1970s and who have voted Republican (except for Clinton & Carter - two Southern white men) since LBJ signed the Civil Rights Act and forced them to integrate. Umm...yah, good luck with that one.
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- New Orleans Ladder said...
Oh what an excellent post!
You done much to get me passed the point of realizing that Louisiana, particularly south, is Horton Faithful to the Republican Party come hell or literally high water!
For the record, I don't blame white people for the criminally negligent homicide in the failure of those levees and the Federal Flood of August 29th, 2005.
I just believe that George Bush and his cronies of neocoward, Machiavelli-wannabe, Limbaudian, McRhetorical Syllodomites left me to die in New Orleans afterward.
I remember. They were not there.
You were there,
I could feel it.
Now yer on da'Ladda!
Thank you,
Editilla~New Orleans Ladder
- November 12, 2008 12:50 PM
Hanging on for Dear Life: Katrina Survivors" Daily Struggle to Live
- The representative of the neighborhood "Lakeview" (an upper middle class mostly white neighborhood of NOLA) just told a story that will stay with me for the rest of my life. She told the story of 2 volunteers from Boston, a mother and a 9 year old daughter. After a week of working, the daughter turned to the mother and asked her when they would be returning to America. The lady representative broke down into tears and asked the senate panel the same question. When will we be returning to America?
- 2005 homeowners insurance: $1926... 2006 homeowners insurance: $2343... 2007 homeowners insurance bill: $4599
- That ain't shit. 2005 Farmers: $2400 / 2006 Farmers: $4000 / 2007 Farmers: $11,000
- "I hope the levees break again and kill you."
- The average cost for a 2,000-square-foot home has jumped, probably, to the $80,000 range just for foundation work


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The Darkness Returns with 'Pinewood Smile' Due Out October 6th
England's most distinctive, multiple award-winning, platinum-selling, hugely entertaining rock gods and one-time saviors of rock n' roll turned international pleasures The Darkness - Justin Hawkins (vocals / guitar), Dan Hawkins (guitar), Frankie Poullain (bass), Rufus Tiger Taylor (drums) – is back with their fifth album Pinewood Smile, due for release October 6th through Cooking Vinyl. The album will be available on CD, limited edition Deluxe CD (featuring four bonus tracks), Gatefold Heavyweight Vinyl, and in both Standard and Deluxe digital versions.
Written in Putney and recorded in Cornwall, England, the album was produced by Grammy Award-winning Adrian Bushby (Foo Fighters, Muse). The compositions have all the crucial elements of classic Darkness fare, but with added layers for the ears to peel away at…like a sonic onion, but a lot tastier. It also features the drumming and vocal talents of gorgeous new band member Rufus Tiger Taylor, son of Queen legend Roger Taylor.
The spectacular album opener "All The Pretty Girls" is a glorious, hard-rockin', autobiographical anthem intellectually examining the fact that when you're a rock star you get a lot of attention from ladies and discussing the ethical conundrums that come with that. The track is available across all streaming platforms and via download with pre-orders of the album for the instant gratification of fans.
Pinewood Smile finds The Darkness in electrifying form, delivering some of the most sharp-witted, infectious, humorous and downright brilliant songs of their career. In addition to the cerebral treatise of "All The Pretty Girls," the album boasts the swashbuckling "Buccaneers Of Hispaniola," the expletive-strewn howl of frustration that is "Southern Trains," the hugely emotional "Why Don't The Beautiful Cry?," the globally anthemic "Japanese Prisoner Of Love" and the ode to pumping out smash hit after smash hit "Solid Gold," which finds The Darkness addressing the turbulent nature of the music industry and how they have enjoyed its flamboyant highs and spectacular lows.
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Illustrator Fernanda Suarez shows how Disney princesses would look like If they lived in 2017, and the result is amazing. In recent years, we've seen quite a few reimagined modern Disney princesses we grew up loving and admiring.
Starting with Snow White back in July, Suarez has gone on to illustrate 7 classic princesses in hip, present-day fashion. These sketched-up smoke shows look like they follow Luxy Hair tutorials on YouTube and shop for clothes at Forever 21.
They probably post selfies with their 'princes' on Instagram and all agree that NAKED2 is the best eyeshadow palette. Oh yeah, they probably also campaign non-stop on social media for the equal rights of dwarfs, marine wildlife, and big cat conservation.
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We do have rattlesnakes on the farm. If the rattlesnakes are far from the animals and our house, I don't bother them. They kill gophers, mice, and ground squirrels. All vermin I can't stand to have at the farm.
Last year, I killed a rattlesnake with a shovel. This year, I have killed two this year. The first one I killed this year, I shot. I got my pistol, and felt like BOND, Contessa Bond. I aimed just a head of where it was going and BAM! Got it! Went inside the house, locked up my piece, went to get the ax, chopped off the head. It took me three swings of the axe to get his head away from his body.
Just yesterday, there was a rattler under the bedding straw. My daughter came to get me, and we went to take a look. It was under the pallet. I took the pitch for and stabbed it, and then cut the head off with the shovel. I then left it for the vultures.
Living in the country, you must be prepared to do just about anything. Rattlesnakes near the house or barn are not acceptable. If they are near the house that means that their home is 150 ft. I have read they don't venture any further than that from their home.


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3 Ways the Paleo Diet Can Help Diabetes
What was once thought to be a passing trend, the Paleo diet has been shown in several studies to be an effective approach for treating and reversing diabetes.
The Paleo diet isn't just about eating healthy - it's about replacing inflammatory foods with those that help to retain muscle mass, burn fat and lower blood sugar. The diet, which is rich in meat, fish, vegetables, nuts, seeds, and some starches, excludes dairy, sweets and most grains.
While patients adhering to the Paleo diet may need to make certain adjustments for their health, here are three ways it can help reverse diabetes:
1. It improves health markers often treated by drugs.
While the medications used to treat diabetes help patients manage symptoms, they don't treat the underlying cause of disease. The Paleo diet, however, has been shown to improve blood sugar, triglycerides, blood pressure and other key markers of health. One study even found that the Paleo diet can improve insulin sensitivity, lipid profiles, and cardiovascular health in patients who don't exercise.
2. It leads to fat loss and metabolic improvements.
Several studies have shown that eating Paleo is linked to a smaller waist circumference - a health marker that is linked to lowered risk for diabetes and disease. Research has also shown that the Paleo diet outperforms a low-fat diet in overweight women in terms of fat loss and metabolic improvements. Additionally, paleolithic eating is associated with less stored fat in the liver - by up to 50 percent, one study found.
3. It encompasses lifestyle changes.
Eating a Paleo diet may also come with lifestyle changes, as the diet encourages food choices that are local, organic and sustainable (grass-fed beef, wild-caught fish, etc.). Popularized by the Crossfit movement, the paleo diet is also popular among fitness enthusiasts. Another lifestyle aspect of the Paleo diet that is beneficial for diabetics is its flexibility - dieters naturally tend to eat fewer carbohydrates on the Paleo diet, but you can increase or decrease carbs intake depending on your needs. Unlike traditional diabetes diets, the paleo diet may be a more realistic way of eating - for life.
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The un-McCain campaign
Mitt Romney and his top aides are building a strategy, partly by design and partly because of circumstance, around what they consider John McCain's disastrously run campaign in 2008.
The strategy: Whatever McCain did, do the opposite.
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Many of the current strategy discussions are centered on not falling into the traps McCain did: looking wobbly as a leader and weak on the economy in the final weeks of the campaign. The private discussions include ruling out any vice presidential possibilities who could be seen as even remotely risky or unprepared; wrapping the entire campaign around economic issues, knowing this topic alone will swing undecided voters in the final days; and, slowly but steadily, building up Romney as a safe and competent alternative to President Barack Obama.
McCain, according to Romney advisers, blew it on all three scores. And of the three, the most conscious effort by Romney's team to do things differently will be in the vice presidential selection process. One Republican official familiar with the campaign's thinking said it will be designed to produce a pick who is safe and, by design, unexciting — a deliberate anti-Palin. The prized pick, said this official: an "incredibly boring white guy."
McCain's effort has had a stylistic influence, too. McCain was spontaneous; Romney is rigid. McCain's high command was improvisational; Romney's Boston headquarters is disciplined. "McCain liked operating by the seat of his pants, which worked well for him and the press, but didn't always work so well for the staff," said a senior Republican operative close to both campaigns.
Steve Schmidt, a top official on the McCain campaign, acknowledged the need for Romney to do things differently, saying that every major decision in 2008 had been made "through the prism that we were running in the worst political environment any Republican presidential candidate had ever faced — it was just horrific."
"That drove a culture of risk-taking and animated every aspect of the campaign," Schmidt recalled. "The Romney campaign is in a totally winnable race, and their actions reflect that. They're more cautious where we were more elbows-out."
Vin Weber, an outside adviser to the Romney campaign who has been involved in every Republican general election since 1984, said the Boston team is not so much deliberately avoiding the mistakes of McCain as learning the lessons of many previous campaigns, including Romney's own primary run in 2008.
Weber, who was the policy chairman of McCain's campaign, said that one big difference from the McCain campaign, in which even many of the top aides were strangers to their boss, is that Romney has "a very cohesive team that has held together and learned from victory and defeat."


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Don't Shrink Your Profits!
If you are a produce manager, you wear many hats: stocker, scheduler, buyer, counselor, margin manager. But I think there is one more that is just as important as the others, and that is your detective hat. This is especially true when you are having trouble reaching your financial goals.
Often, when I am brought in to consult with a store that is struggling to meet its margin, labor, or sales goals, one of the first things I do is put on my detective hat and start asking questions.
Would you throw cash in the garbage can? "Of course not," they answer. Yet you do every time you unnecessarily shrink produce. But consider this: If you toss out one box of produce, you need to sell four at the regular price just to break even! That usually will get a manager thinking, which allows us to start digging into the problem. And when it concerns your department's financial health, no box, schedule, system, or stocking routine should be left unexamined. So let's put on our detective hats and head out to the sales floor.
Do your displays reflect your sales? When you are having margin or shrink problems, it's common knowledge that you should set your displays so they look full and inviting. But what you may not realize is they should contain no more than a one-half to one day's worth of product. This allows you to touch the display every day, do regular rotation and keep your ordering numbers in line.
Make sure displays don't hurt the food. Pay attention to what you are culling every day. If it's lots of wilted greens, you may not be watering enough or may have too warm a case. If it's lots of bruised pears, perhaps they need to be put into a wider, shallower display so they are more visible and have less pressure on them. Sometimes small display mistakes can have big consequences.
Don't let good product wait for marginal product to sell. I will often hear managers say, "Leave it out there one more day so we don't lose money." Actually, this behavior may be doing just that, losing you money. Your customers are looking for quality, and that's what you should give them. If you made a bad buy or a product did not sell the way you expected, recognize that a mistake is a mistake and learn from it.
Next time, order differently or display it more prominently, or perhaps you need to price it more competitively. But don't leave it on the stand. If you do decide you need to reduce the price, reduce it while the item is still a good value. Putting your mistakes on sale after they have passed their prime will only gain you a reputation that will not bring positive results.
Do you have consistent culling, stocking and quality standards? I can't tell how many times I've seen two different ways of doing things between one shift and another. One shift leaves something on for one set of quality standards and another pulls it off for another set. This can get very costly. Creating clear guidelines that explain exactly what the department's standards are in this area and holding your crew to them will make everyone's job easier and likely more profitable.
Keep your equipment clean and maintained. Beside the obvious reasons for department cleanliness, keeping up on cleaning and maintenance can help keep your shrink down. Your cases will keep more consistent temperatures, last longer, and harbor less mold and mildew.
Educate yourself on what gives your produce the longest life. Knowing the best temperature, humidity, storage and shelf life of each product can make a big difference on your bottom line.
The time is ripe! Most people are looking for something they can eat right now when they shop. In an effort to control shrink, many stores only stock fruit that is too green. This may be costing you sales. Let's just use avocados for example. Do you always have ripe avocados? An AC Nielsen Homescan 2007 report on the average shopper's market basket revealed that customers who checked out without avocados spent an average $39. Those with avocados spent $66 per trip, a 69 percent increase. And consider the California Avocado Commission's Best Practices Research Study. It showed that 77 percent of shoppers plan to eat the avocados they purchased either today or tomorrow. That means yours should be ripe.
Receiving practices
Let's head to the back room and look at some other areas, starting with receiving.
Thoroughness at the receiving end will result in saving money at the front end. Do you have receiving standards or guidelines? If not, consider these a good start:
- Make sure products are counted as they are received. Note shorts or outs on the invoice.
- Check the quality: Is it as good as it should be?
- Make sure product matches what is invoiced: grower, size, etc.
- Make sure the invoice is for your department and store; mistakes can happen.
- Review, date, and initial the invoice after you have received product, and enter it into your receiving log. Keeping a receiving log allows you better control over your cost of goods and is something you can refer to if there is a discrepancy with your accounting department.
- Compare invoice prices versus quoted prices. This can make or break your margin.
- Request credit on damaged or missing product; make a note on your credit log. Check in weekly with your vendors to make sure the credit request is fulfilled. One client of mine found $2,500 in credits that had not been received once they started tracking vendor credits.
Create a good ordering and par system. While many managers are able to order with good intuition, a good ordering system that keeps all the information at your fingertips is invaluable for controlling shrink and maintaining sales. Having clear pars allows you to create a checks-and-balance system for what you believe and what is so. This, along with daily checks of sales and movement reports, will get you on the right track.
If you do transfers, keep them nearby. Many stores have interdepartmental transfers. If other departments are getting product from you, then take these steps to keep your shrink down: Make sure they sign out any product taken from your department, and have it initialed by a produce worker. This will ensure you get credit for whatever is taken—forgetting is costly, to you!
Another procedure to implement in this area is to always have transfers taken from backroom product that has not been prepped. Using your prepped product from your wet stand is a waste of your department's labor.
The price is right! Don't get stuck at 40 percent. If your target margin is 40 percent, it's easy to price everything at that rate, but it may be costing you sales. Using variable pricing gives you much more flexibility to competitively price and make money where you can. That's where a good pricing spreadsheet comes in. This can be invaluable in determining the best price for optimum sales while still maintaining your overall margin.
Look up front. One last place to look for missing margin is the front end. Do your cashiers do daily produce department walks? They should! You can be losing 1 to 2 points of margin in missed rings, especially if you don't price average things like greens or tangerines.
Do check regularly to make sure your prices on the stand reflect what's in the register. You might be surprised by how many discrepancies there can be over time. Regular price scans can make sure things are on track.
There are lots of places and ways to look for missing margin or increased shrink, and these are just a few ideas to help you move from the red to black. More systems put into place and more controls in your department will mean less time wearing your detective hat. And that will feel much better during your next meeting with your general manager.


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City of Sheridan Treasurer Jennifer Reed updated the City Council Monday night on the revenues and expenditures by fund for the City's General, Special Revenue and Enterprise funds.
The City of Sheridan continues to make progress on developing a purchase policy for all City employees, however more work needs to be done before it can come before the City Council for approval.
The Sheridan Area Water Supply Joint Powers Board recently approved a resolution supporting the City of Sheridan giving notice to the EPA of their intent to prepare a Watershed Control Plan for the area above the Big Goose Water Treatment Plant.
The Joint Corporations Elections and Political Subdivisions Interim Committee held their final redistricting public hearing for the state on Monday night in Sheridan, and Sheridan and Johnson County's Option "A" Improved plan was presented to the committee.
Broncs won 14-0!! Yeah! Go Broncs!!
Photos by Jeanne Moore
During halftime of the Cheyenne South v/s Sheridan high school football game on September 9th it was Little Guy Football scrimmage night for tackle players. On the north end of the field it was the Sheridan Colts v/s the Big Horn Cardinals where Colts #17 Liam Shannon ran for a score being chased by Cardinals #9 Jack Nance.
Sheridan County Historical Society / State Board of Education w/Sue Belish
A high-speed car chase ended in a 31-year-old Sheridan man's arrest after he crashed his car into a light pole on Bellevue and Loucks Streets while trying to elude police early Saturday morning.
(Updated with memorial service information)- A 19-year-old Sheridan College student died from the results of her injuries sustained in an accidental rock climbing fall Sunday afternoon near the Red Grade Road, Bear Gulch trail area, according to information from the Sheridan County Sheriff's Office.
The Child Development Center Region 2 wants to remind parents that fall is a good time to take advantage of their developmental screenings.
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Comics Coming Up: Boston Roaster Rankings/UFC 194 weekend predictions
On a semi-whim Matt Kona returns to the podcast world for a special edition of Comics Coming Up breaking down the rankings of Boston's surging competitive roast world. (Next such show is Weds 1/20 at Laugh Boston at 8pm)
Also on the docket is somewhat cohesive ramblings and fight picks for UFC Fight Night Las Vegas, The TUF Finale and UFC 194. Coming soon: The MMAniacs Podcast with myself and Nick David (who I will also be performing with on New Years Eve at 7 and 9:30 at The Davis Square Theatre! Tickets at www.BostonComedyFestival.com
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To make the matzo balls, bring a large pot of salted water or chicken broth to a boil over high heat. Whisk the eggs, oils, chicken fat, water, parsley, salt, garlic powder, and pepper in a medium bowl. In a separate bowl, add the matzo meal and sift in the baking powder. Mix together, then fold into the eggs. Cover with plastic wrap, pressed tightly against the batter and refrigerate for at least 1 hour, or overnight.
Moisten your hands lightly with water and form the matzo mixture into 24 walnut-sized balls. Carefully drop the matzo balls into the water or broth. Reduce the heat to medium and partially cover. Simmer gently until the matzo balls are cooked through, about 40 minutes. Using a skimmer or slotted spoon, transfer the matzo balls to a large bowl of cold water.
Meanwhile, make the soup. Bring the chicken pieces and stock to a boil in a large pot over medium-high heat, skimming off the foam that rises to the surface. Reduce the heat to medium-low. Simmer, partially covered, until the chicken is tender, about 25 to 30 minutes. Remove the chicken from the soup. Remove and discard the skin, shred the meat into bite-sized pieces, and reserve the meat until service. Return the remaining bones back to the broth and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes more to further develop the soup's flavor.
While the soup is simmering, heat the oil in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add the onion, tomatoes, red and green peppers, cilantro, garlic and saffron. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables in the sofrito are tender, but not browned, about 8 minutes. Add the hot sauce, if using. Set the sofrito aside.
When ready to serve, strain the soup and discard the bones. Return the soup to the pot and stir in the sofrito and chicken pieces. Add the matzo balls and simmer until the matzo balls are heated through, about 5 minutes. (The soup and matzo balls can be prepared up to 2 days ahead, cooled, covered, and refrigerated. Reheat before serving.)
Ladle the soup, along with sofrito, chicken and matzo balls into bowls and serve hot, with an optional drizzle of the additional melted chicken fat (schmaltz).
Note: If you are concerned if the oils or other ingredients in these recipes are suitable for Passover, seek non-dairy substitutes or ingredients that are certified kosher for Passover.
Recipe courtesy Jeff Nathan
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2 red apples, such as Cortland or McIntosh
2 1/2 cups apple cider
Core and coarsely chop the apples (do not peel). Combine with 1 1/2 cups cider in a medium saucepan over medium heat; cover and cook until softened, about 8 minutes. Uncover and continue cooking until the apples are tender and the cider is almost completely reduced, about 5 minutes. Puree with an immersion blender or in a food processor until smooth. Measure the sauce; you should have 1 cup. (Boil to reduce further, if necessary.) Let cool slightly.
Whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda, 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon, salt and nutmeg in a medium bowl.
Beat 2/3 cup granulated sugar and the shortening in another bowl with a mixer on medium speed until sandy. Beat in the egg and yolk, then gradually mix in the applesauce, scraping the bowl. Beat in half of the flour mixture, then the buttermilk and vanilla, and then the remaining flour mixture. Mix to make a sticky dough; do not overmix.
Scrape the dough onto a lightly floured sheet of parchment paper and pat into a 7-by-11-inch rectangle, about 1/2 inch thick. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or overnight.
Meanwhile, make the glaze: Simmer the remaining 1 cup cider in a small saucepan over medium heat until reduced to 1/4 cup. Whisk in the confectioners' sugar until smooth and glossy, then set aside. Mix the remaining 1 cup granulated sugar and 2 teaspoons cinnamon in a shallow bowl; set aside for the topping.
Heat 2 inches of vegetable oil in a large heavy-bottomed pot over medium-high heat until a deep-fry thermometer registers 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with paper towels. Cut the chilled dough into 12 rounds, using a floured 2 1/2- or 3-inch biscuit cutter, then cut out the middles with a 1-inch cutter (or use a doughnut cutter). Slip 2 or 3 doughnuts at a time into the hot oil and fry until golden brown, 1 to 2 minutes per side, adjusting the heat as needed. Transfer to the paper towels to drain.
Dip one side of each doughnut in the cider glaze, letting the excess drip off; dip just the glazed side in the cinnamon-sugar or roll all over in cinnamon-sugar, if desired. Serve warm.
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Hello Capital Area Progressive Democrats!
Please join us for our next club meeting on Tuesday, March 7 at 5:30pm. We will meet at the AFL-CIO building located at 1106 Lavaca Street. We're fired up and you don't want to miss this meeting! Here are highlights for the next meeting:
- Guest speakers from Caritas of Austin. Forced to flee their home country due to war and persecution, international refugees are at a crossroads in life. Each year, Caritas of Austin serves more than 500 refugees from various countries as they transition to life in the US and work to achieve self-sufficiency. We are fortunate to have Landlord Outreach Specialist Rick Schneider and Program Manager Mamadou Balde to speak with us about their work and what CAPD can do to help. Click here for more info about Caritas of Austin's Refugee Resettlement Program.
- Resolution supporting Nick Chu for JP 5 appointment. As many of you know, the Honorable Herb Evans, Travis County Justice of the Peace, Precinct Five, is retiring effective May 1, 2017. The Travis County Commissioners Court will appoint someone to serve in that role until January 1, 2019. We will discuss and vote on a resolution supporting the appointment of 2016 CAPD Kick Ass Award Winner Nick Chu for JP 5. Click on this link to find more info about Nick.
- Upcoming Fundraising Projects. We plan to discuss some upcoming fundraising projects, including our annual Kick Ass Awards. We raise funds every year to continue our fight for progressive, Democratic values in Austin/Travis County. Please come out with any additional ideas to raise funds in the fight against Republican extremism.
Make sure to like us on Facebook and check out our website! That's all folks. See you at the meeting on Tuesday.
Craig Moore, CAPD Communications Chair


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I was always a math geek. Way back in 2007 or 2008 I took a clinic from Dr. Phil Skiba on periodization…but it was much more than that. Phil is an experienced coach who also has a lot of expertise in physiology and testing. Phil's clinic was one of the first times I can recall that the formal idea of a "time-distance" relationship in endurance sports was brought up in the context of how to coach athletes and interpret their abilities.
I started experimenting with using this assessment in my own swimming & my athletes. Several years later I began combining this idea with what I had been practicing as a Total Immersion coach. I tried combining ideas that were well studied in traditional sports science literature with what I'd been doing in developing better swimming agility on my onw.
Shortly after experimenting with these ideas…in fact the very first day I used it in a group of triathlete swimmers, many of my swimmers set PRs for 50 & 100m swims just by refining and defining their control over their stroke.
in 2012 I shared some of my thoughts on the total immersion website. I have often gone back to that thread to review what I wrote at the time as well as revisit the thoughts of another coach, Charles Couturier of Montreal, Canada. Charles is an outstanding coach at the University of Montreal and runs a large tri training program for people of all abilities.
Here is the largely unedited text of what I shared that day in response to using CSS to train speed and pace. CSS is concept that dates back to at least 1965 when a distance-time model was prposed by Monod and Scherrer as they evaluated world records in swimming, running, speed skating and cycling.
Since that time many sports scientists have examined and used the model to try and define specific stroke rates and stroke lengths in swimming, resulting paces, power targets for cycling and running paces. Swim coaches began using "Critical Swim Speed" as measured by using either a 400m & 50m swim test or a 400m & 200m swim test. The choice of distances affects the resulting slope & intercept (speed and anaerobic work capacity) as calculated by the model.
In theory the shorter test, which taps into anaerobic energy stores, helps to "strip out" the anaerobic contribution from the longer test. The resulting pace represents an aerobic swimming speed that can be sustained for long durations by trained swimmers.
I use the CSS concept to establish initial goals along with tempo & SPL targets for my masters swimmers who are new to pacing, or have not trained with me long enough to have a feel of their targets or points of improvement.
About once a quarter I'll have my swimmers do the following:
Assessment Set
10 minute warmup
300-500yd/m time trial (this should be at least at least 5 minutes)
8 minutes of active recovery in the pool
50m-100 yd/m all out sprint (this should be 90 seconds or less)
The critical swim speed plots the time vs. the distance of each of the two swims. A line drawn between the two is described by the basic algebraic equation:
y = mx + b
m is equal to the theoretical critical speed (or power in the case of cyclists)
b is the intercept and represents the anaerobic work capacity
by plotting a "long" and a "short" time trial test, the anaerobic and aerobic capacities for each effort are normalized. The above equation to determine the slope, removes the anaerobic component from the longer time trial (whether it is 300, 400 or 500yd or longer TT).
Here is the easy way to calculate it Critical speed = [long distance – short distance] / [long time – short time]
400yd TT: 8 minutes
50yd TT: 35 seconds
critical speed = 400 – 50 / 8 * 60sec – 35sec
critical speed = .78 yds/second
Even in a yard pool, I like to normalize in meters per second as a lot of the literature is written that way. Just 1.1 yards = 1 meter so .78 yd/sec = .78/1.1 m/s = .71 m/s
.71 meters/second (or .78 yards/second) is the critical swim speed for that swimmer, or 2:08/100 yards
Why is the critical speed slower than the 400 yard time trial speed?
In an activity lasting 8 minutes, even 20-30 minutes or more, a component of the speed comes from anaerobic muscle activity…brute force.
The comparison between the long time trial where the aerobic system makes a significant contribution and the SHORT time trial which is primarily anaerobic, allows you to subtract the brute force component out of the longer time trial speed.
This leaves us with what should in theory be completely aerobic training.
In the Total Immersion approach to swimming, this is vital because the intensity level is low enough to allow us to focus on technique improvements while swimming at a pace that isn't "too slow" by anyone's standards as long as the CSS was calculated from two recent time trials.
We are left with what in theory, represents the highest aerobic speed a swimmer can swim, meaning that at this pace and anything slower we should be able to more easily implement technique changes and adjustments.
Just as you would practice a new or challenging passage of a piano piece or any other musical instrument slowly enough to allow you to learn proper timing & finger placement, an aerobic pace in swimming allows you to learn and imprint new and better neuromuscular pathways to make your swimming faster and more streamlined.
Here is where the Total Immersion twist comes in….
With Total Immersion we focus on the neuro-muscular connections and movement pathways from brain to muscle. We can swim at the critical speed in many different "gears", but we want to find the optimal gear, or stroke length and rate, that will allow the swimmer to work in a comfortable capacity while leaving ample room to grow in speed and get faster.
Once I've calculated the speed with a spreadsheet I've set up to do that, I"ll give my swimmers a test set of 10×50 at critical speed + 5 seconds rest. Again I have this already set up in a spreadsheet so the set is ready to hand to them when they finish the test and I put the numbers into a calculator on my ipad.
While they are swimming their 10×50 they count their average SPL. For some this the first time they have every done that, but it's in the context of a familiar type of training…a time trial followed by sets at a prescribed pace. This helps people understand that counting strokes is not the same thing as aiming for lowest stroke count…we are just collecting information at this point.
With this 2nd data points, average stroke count per 50 at their CSS pace, they are now honing in on a really valuable set of training parameters…not JUST critical speed, which can be swum at many tempos and stroke lengths (ie many different stroke techniques or GEARS) , but they are establishing an average SPL, which turns into as well as a target for improvement.
After the 10×50 counting strokes, their next set (on a subsequent day perhaps), will be to use that SPL and the critical swim speed, and swim the long set again, but with focus on holding SPL at that average number and not exceeding it.
What we've done is used the swimmers current fitness & ability to give them a starting point, without placing any specific focus on the swimmer adhering to SPL or tempo constraints while swimming the initial time trial. This allows anyone to do the set, not just people who are math inclined.
I can take any of my swimmers with any level of experience, have them do the assessment set, plug their times in and my spreadsheet does the calculations, recommends the 10×50 pacing and the swimmer then begins their journey!


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The Dallas Opera
The Aspern Papers
by Dominick Argento
New production celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Dallas Opera world premiere commission
A stranger appears at a once-grand home on Lake Como, seeking a room to rent. Although suspicious of his motives, a long-retired opera star and her niece agree to take the man in. The lodger, obsessed with a composer who died suddenly and tragically, is convinced his final masterpiece is somewhere in this home belonging to this retired opera star. A game of cat-and-mouse ensues over possession of the Aspern Papers.
Stars mezzo-soprano Susan Graham as Tina in her long-anticipated Dallas Opera debut, with soprano Alexandra Deshorties as a famous diva, and baritone Nathan Gunn as an obsessed music lover.
Susan Graham
Alexandra Deshorties
Nathan Gunn
Joseph Kaiser
Conductor Graeme Jenkins
Stage director Tim Albery
Sung in English with English supertitles
Event Information
Dates April 12 – 28, 2013


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An opening prayer for Sunday services based on Psalm 23 and Matthew 22:1-14. Interspersed with verses from "Be still and know that I am God."
Oh life-loving and love-living God,
You are the Lord of the Dance,
The Provider of the Feast,
The Host who welcomes us with open arms,
The Guide into ways rich with Your goodness and Your grace.
Congregational response:
You call us from our work and busy-ness
to rest quietly a while with You.
You invite us in our scarcity and our loneliness
to eat and drink and rejoice with the family Your love has created.
You journey with us through places of brokenness and despair
to spaces full of light and love and possibility.
Be still a while and become aware of the Love with and within you …
(Silence is kept)
Be still and know that I am God,
be still and know that I am God,
be still and know that I am God.
Congregational response:
Oh life-loving and love-living Lord,
Forgive us when we fail to show up,
When we do not respond to Your invitation,
When we cannot hear Your call over all the voices
that we have given place and power to in our lives.
Rescue us from wrong priorities,
Confront us with our self-centeredness and our superficial commitment –
to You,
and to others that we love.
Open our eyes to Your generosity and Your constant, comforting presence, and clothe us anew in goodness, integrity and honesty.
I am the Lord that healeth thee,
I am the Lord that healeth thee,
I am the Lord that healeth thee.
Oh life-loving and love-living Spirit,
Settle into the depths of our soul,
the knowledge, the assurance
That our prayers have been heard,
Our sins washed away,
Our capacity for seeing, embracing,
and sharing life and love restored.
Congregational response:
Be the Rod and the Staff that comfort and protect us,
The Oil of gladness that anoints and heals us,
The seal and the symbol of the eternity of days
that we will dwell in the house of the Lord,
Even as we gather in God's house this day.
In thee, O Lord, do I put my trust,
In thee, O Lord, do I put my trust,
In thee, O Lord, do I put my trust.


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I had some friends in Vegas last night and recommended we go to Buddy V's at Venetian. Reviews have all been positive so this seemed like a safe bet. And it was a safe bet. The food wasn't anything special but it's not made to be special. It was just good and tasted like food that a friend's grandmother would make. Again, that's the idea.
I had Grandma's Sunday Gravy because it was Sunday and recommended. The dish was a pot of meatballs, sausage, lamb and beef with a nice sized plate of rigatoni. Most pasta dishes at Buddy V's were around $20 but Sunday Gravy was $25 because of all of the meat. It was very good and the most full I've been in a long time. I didn't even finish all of the meats. One of each (ok, 2 meatballs) was enough.
With appetizers and a couple of bottles of wine dinner came out to about $62 a person before tip. The food is on par with other good mid-range Italian restaurants on the strip like Carmine's at Caesars Palace. I'd return if someone wanted to have Italian but wouldn't go out of my way. It's good but, again, nothing special. If you spend about $10 more per dish you'll have better food with a better view at Lavo.
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'Rip' is a Madison-based musician, DJ, producer, and filmmaker who seems to thrive when he's hard at work. As a five-time winner at the Madison Hip Hop Awards, Rip has gained both local and national recognition for the music he makes, including his many followers on YouTube who love his danceable pop tunes. Rip has some exciting movie and music-related projects to share with us, along with insights about hip-hop in Madison, Facebook craziness, and connecting with fans.
Here's a transcript of our interview, along with the Soundcloud link below for your listening pleasure.
Who: Rip; interviewed by Kayla Liederbach
What: Rip talks about his projects, the Madison scene, his Facebook break, and wild cinematography
Where: Murfie HQ, Madison, WI
When: Thursday, August 20th, 2015
How: Recorded by Kayla Liederbach
Note: This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
K: So right now I have DJ Rip here at the Murfie office, big welcome Rip.
R: I appreciate you having me, I always love doing interviews with you, it's always a fun time.
K: Yes, and me and Rip, we go way back, just to fill everyone in. Like maybe six years?
R: Has it been that long?
K: Well I worked at Blue Velvet for five years, during college and a little bit after, which is a martini place in downtown Madison. Are you still DJing there?
R: Yeah I am, but you're making me sound old now! Oh man, seriously time has been flying by since I came to Madison, it's crazy.
K: You're from Chicago area originally, right?
R: I grew up in the Chicagoland area, mainly Waukegan the majority of my childhood. I moved to Madison about, maybe if you wanna be technical, I made the official move in 2010, but I was hanging out here a few years before that.
K: How has the past year or so been for you in Madison? It's finally summer now, maybe you get to go outside a bit more?
R: You know what, especially coming into today, it's starting to get into fall now. I feel like the summer flew by. Honestly I've been so busy, I haven't had time to enjoy the summer to be honest. It's kind of sad, but…
K: Those creative types. So you recently produced a song for the Latin singer Rochelle, tell me a bit about that—it seemed like your career has gone full circle, since you used to listen to her.
R: Yeah, I don't know how many people are familiar with Rochelle, but she was big in the 90s, especially in Chicago where I'm from. She had a song in the 90s called "Prayin' for an Angel", and I was a huge fan. She actually has a manger from Waukegan, where I'm from. So kind of just being intertwined from the same inner circle, he reached out to me. He's been trying to get me to produce things for a while. And I just produced a song for her on her new album, so that was kind of crazy because I grew up being a fan of hers, and then producing something for her was cool.
K: And you're also a director, and have made really great-looking videos. Tell me a bit about the feature length movie you're working on.
R: I'm actually working on two movies right now. I just started a new one, and it's still in the pre-production phase. I'm actually going to go work on it tonight after we're done here. I teamed up with a local writer and director, because I'm not sure if a lot of people know I produce and direct all my music videos for my music. So I kind of got into this love and passion for filmmaking, and I'm working on a feature length film now with a local writer/director. And we just teamed up. He's a great writer, great storyteller, and a great director. And he kind of brings something to the table that I lack, or don't really have a burning desire for, which is the writing aspect of things. And I bring the creative aspect to the table that he lacks, which is the cinematography and the camerawork, and filmmaking process and everything. It's crazy because he and I are like one in the same almost, you know what I mean? We have the same drive, same determination, same passion, same views, outlooks and beliefs on a lot of things, and it's just kind of crazy that we're two similar guys and we just teamed up. We've been working on this movie for two months now, and it's all locally filmed, directed, produced right here in Madison. And we've had a lot of hurdles, but we're still dealing with it, and the driven people we are, we're not going to let it stop us or slow us down.
K: That's awesome, so you're staying busy. And it seems like you're always churning out fresh video content. What's the craziest thing you've ever done for a video, cinematically?
R: I'd have to say, when we were right on King Street in front of the courthouse, in my "Supernatural" music video. It's probably my most notable piece of work. There was a 3D modeled rendered car that was coming at me, and I smash it, and it goes flying over my head. So it's like this visual effect that I think was pretty dope. The best thing I've done so far, music video wise.
K: Well the videos are great and you have your online presence, your fanbase that you really communicate with, and interact with, which I love to see artists do.
R: Yeah, you have to.
K: You talked to me a while back and said you were taking a break from your personal Facebook account. So what was the reason for that, and what have you learned from it?
R: I just reached a point in my life where I needed to do a lot of—I guess you could say "soul-searching". I just needed time for myself. I needed to unplug. Facebook became a problem where I would literally wake up and go to bed, and I would be on an hour before bed and when I woke up, and I was just scrolling. And it got to the point where there was so much negativity, and so much stupidity, and people lacking common sense and posting all this ignorant stuff. And I'm just like…"Seriously?" I just needed to unplug for a little bit. I knew I was going to have a busy summer, I knew I was taking on this film, and I just wanted to get back to real life, real connections. If someone couldn't reach out to me via a phone call or text, I didn't want to deal with it. It just became a burden to the point where I needed to unplug to take some time to myself, figure some things out and focus on work. I'm working on two movies right now, and a new—I didn't know if this was gonna come up, if I'm gonna ruin anything—but I'm working on a new album too. So I'm just staying really really busy and I couldn't have those distractions.
K: Right, Facebook is such a time-sucker. It's dangerous. You just say you're gonna go on for a little bit, and I've caught myself too doing the same thing, and I'm like "Stop! Just stop."
R: I highly suggest people do it. I unplugged for two months. I actually just reactivated Facebook a few days ago, because I needed to actually conduct business. Don't get me wrong, I'm able to do business without it, but I'm at the point towards the end of this movie where we're ready to promote it and get the ball rolling. I kinda had to. And I had my two months off in the summer, and I highly suggest that anyone try it. It's awesome, it's great.
K: I totally think that's a great idea, and good for you for doing that. And I communicated with you via Twitter because I wanted to tell you about the DJ Pain 1 Podcast that we recently did for Murfie. In that podcast, he was saying how hip-hop—and things under that umbrella of music—that artists and fans have it hard in Madison because there's not a lot of shows. There's pressure on venues not to book hip-hop. So is that something that you've seen and experienced in Madison?
R: I've definitely seen it, I've definitely experienced it, I've definitely witnessed it and seen a lot of other people in the hip-hop community deal with it too. That's just kind of the way Madison is. I know when I was trying to do—not even a "hip-hop" show—but a screening of my Making of a Sellout film, my documentary that I released a couple years ago. I was reaching out to different venues, and I couldn't get a place to screen my movie, just because of what they associate it with. And technically I don't even put myself in a hip-hop box either. I don't even brand myself or market myself as a hip-hop artist. And still, I don't know if it was my image, or if it as an image they drew up and perceived themselves by going to my website or what, but it was very hard. And I actually had to reach out to a friend and we ended up doing it at a local restaurant, which was very kind of them.
K: Maybe there's hope for it to get better in Madison. Maybe.
R: I don't know. To be honest it's kind of crazy because I haven't released an album in three years, two if you want to count the re-release of my last album I was telling you about, Sellout, the documentary with a couple bonus tracks. Technically I released that in 2012. So I haven't really been deep in the scene for three years. I've been taking time to do my own thing and do some of this film stuff on the side. So the last three years I haven't dealt with it that much. It's been a very prevalent situation that's been going on in the hip-hop community around Madison.
K: What about traveling? Is there anywhere you like to go that has a better reception for hip-hop? Or "not hip-hop", whatever.
R: I want to travel the world. Ever since I was a kid I wanted to travel the world and make a living, and see the world doing what I love, which is performing music. I mean, there's no place I wouldn't want to go. I want to see the rest of the world. But I don't know, every music scene in every market has its ups and downs. I'm not saying they're all the same, but they definitely are all different in their own right. But I don't really have a place where I'm like, "I want to go here, I think I can make it here." I'm a firm believer, especially in this day and age, with technology the way it is and YouTube taking over, that if you can't make it in your hometown, I don't think there's one place you can go to make it better. Right now the place to make it is online. On YouTube. You're already exposed to the world on YouTube, so if you can't make it there, you're not gonna make it anywhere. So, that's how I view it.
K: Well I'm glad your music is now on Murfie, and if there's anything we can do to help get you out there, I mean, keep in touch. It's always great sharing these ideas with you and catching up, so thanks for coming in.
R: Absolutely, thanks for having me, I appreciate it. Always a good time. Love it.
Music by Rip
File: mp3 version
What is Murfie?
Murfie's platform enables customers to stream their physical music CDs and vinyl conveniently from the cloud to browsers, mobile devices and wifi connected home stereo systems, at up to lossless and hi-res quality. Murfie customers can also download their music in FLAC, ALAC, mp3 and aac, and instantly add new and used music to their cloud collection from the Murfie marketplace.
- Learn more about Rip at whoisrip.com
- Shop for music by Rip and more artists on Murfie
- Send your CDs and vinyl to the Murfie cloud for unlimited streaming and downloads. Start here!
Kayla Liederbach
Kayla manages social media and customer support at Murfie. You can hear her on the radio hosting U DUB, the reggae show, Wednesdays on WSUM. She enjoys hosting the Murfie podcast, cooking, traveling, going to concerts, and snuggling with kittycats.


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A shank bone, or zeroa, is included on the Seder plate at Passover to represent the offering in the Temple when God commanded each Jewish family to sacrifice and eat a 1-year-old lamb. But shanks can also appear at the Seder on dinner plates, as part of the festive meal.
Many years ago at a Seder, I ate a delicious Egyptian dish made with veal shanks, lemons, and artichokes. These days, fewer people eat veal, for humane reasons. But the same dish can be made with lamb or beef shanks, and it's perfect for a Seder meal. And although many observant Jews do not eat roasted lamb at the Seder, they may eat meat that has been braised or stewed.
When I first made the recipe, I used canned or frozen artichokes. Today, I use fresh artichokes, particularly in the spring, when this ancient thistle is at its best. The flavor of fresh artichoke is so much better and the result so appreciated that when I tested the recipe for this article, a noted restaurant reviewer who sat at my Sabbath table asked for two servings of the dish.
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The new Lowepro Flipside Sport 15L outside view with full-sized tripod attached.
Who doesn't love great gear? I'll be the first to admit – I'm a gearhead always on the lookout for something better, innovative, sharper, stronger, lighter… you get the idea. I just added the new Lowepro Flipside Sport 15L pack to my burgeoning collection of photo packs and I'm really happy with the purchase. I've been using a Lowepro Orion clamshell-syle pack for day hiking (which is a very good pack) and was looking for a backcountry-ready pack with back panel access that would carry a body, 3 lenses, full-sized tripod, water, snacks, jacket, and filters without breaking my back. With the Flipside Sport 15L, I found the right pack for the job. Continue reading "Lowepro Flipside Sport 15L"