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Wearing his traditional attire of a black sweatshirt and khaki pants, Jim Harbaugh took to a Super Bowl podium for the first time Sunday night shortly after the 49ers arrived for Super Bowl XLVII.
Here is what he had to say (transcription courtesy of the NFL):
(on the benefits of having Colin Kaepernick making his first road start in the Superdome) "What are the benefits? He's played in this stadium, just as all our team has. I don't know how much of an advantage that is. I can't really put an advantage quota on it."
(on if he tried to keep the routine normal this week before coming to New Orleans) "Not to go into the plan of what we're trying to do and what we're trying to accomplish, we got a good idea. It's what we've done and it's been successful so far. Our team has been really focused on winning, focused on the unity of the team. I think it's really genuine. I think it's the best focus on unity and winning that I've ever seen or been a part of. This week, we tried to make it like a normal week, being here on Sunday, in the city starting Monday like it's a week leading up to a Sunday game is our plan."
(on playing for Coach George Seifert and what he learned) "Quite a bit. It was a real pleasure to work with George Seifert, to get a chance to know him. I didn't get on the field that year. One of the great things was being able to meet Greg Roman, who was an assistant offensive line coach at the time. I was just so impressed with his knowledge of football and the kind of guy he was. We struck up a very good friendship within the first couple weeks I was there. I made friends right off the bat. Later, getting a chance to work with him was a real great thing for us."
(on if he has spoken to any other Super Bowl coaches to get any insight on how to prepare for Super Bowl week and what the special challenges are being a first time Super Bowl coach) "No real in depth types of things. I had a short conversation with Bill Cowher when he was out interviewing some of our players. I was on a radio show the other day and John Madden was on as well—a couple short comments as well. (The challenge is) that you haven't done it before. Its uncharted waters for a rookie Super Bowl coach, but that's exciting too. We have a great thrill and great desire to be in uncharted waters. Our coaches and our players have always relished that and strived in that type of environment."
(on coaching a franchise that has never lost a Super Bowl and his plans for working with the team this week) "There is a great 49er history with our team and we're proud of that. As far as working during the week, meetings, practices and that will be our focus each day. There will be weight lifting involved tomorrow and meetings and practices."
(on Bill Walsh dressing up as a bell man before his first Super Bowl and if he sees any need to add some levity for his players and if they need anything to ease the pressure) "Dashon Goldson had a quote on our quote board about two and a half weeks ago that 'We get fresher under pressure.' That bodes well for us."
(on what he recalls about the 49ers and their dominance in the 80s) "What I remember, I played against some of those teams. As you described, dominant. The organization has a tremendous history and we're very proud of it. This is new business and our team is focused on winning a championship."
(on how much of himself does he see in Colin Kaepernick in terms of his attitude and passion for the game) "I shared this with some of our beat writers a week and a half ago, but it's true. It's a true story. When Colin is running and the stride that he has, the gracefulness with his stride, the ground that he covers, how fast and quick he is reminds me of myself. Then I wake up. But when I dream and have visions of how I run personally, it's the way Colin runs."
(on how important Trent Baalke has been to the makeup of the team) "Very important. A key integral member. It's a team effort. We've always said that. Everyone does a little and it adds up to be a lot. That's been our approach."
(on if he has been to a Super Bowl before and if so, what was his experience like) "Yes, I have attended Super Bowls in the past. For example, the Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh Steelers two years ago. I was at this Super Bowl in New Orleans when San Francisco played Denver and there might have been one other one along the way. There might have been a couple other ones."
(on him being a gutsy quarterback when he played in the NFL) "Can you spread the word on that a little? Can you get that out? Try not to keep that to yourself. I appreciate it."
(on whether he ever second-guessed himself after replacing Alex Smith with Colin Kaepernick) "Alex had played a lot more than two good games. He had played 26, 28 really good games. I thought it was a unique situation. Viewed it that way when it happened. My experience had always been that when it comes to playing the best quarterback, or playing the quarterback with the hot hand, it was choosing between two guys that were struggling, at least in my own personal experience. That was far from the case that we were looking at at the time. Two quarterbacks that were playing extremely well. Made the decision that we thought was best for our team."
(on whether he will allow Colin Kaepernick to make his own reads or if he will develop specific plays for him and the running game) "First of all, I wouldn't categorize Colin as a read-option quarterback, for starters. Then, to answer your question, all of those things would be possibilities. We'd love for our opponent to consider them all. Colin is extremely talented at the read-option, he's extremely talented throwing the football as well. There are a lot of options we could go."
(on whether he considers this week as a distraction to the players) "I think it's a good thing that we've done this, really the last two years. We've stayed in a hotel, had our meetings in a hotel and then go to a facility to practice and get ready for the game. Same approach as always, really. Enjoy the moment, enjoy the preparation. I think that's what our team enjoys the most, the practice, the meetings and especially the competition. Gearing up for the competitive nature of a football game, a championship game. Very excited about it."
(on what led him to decide to stick with most of the players that were there when he was named head coach) "Just watching the tape. One conversation at a time with the players, getting to know them. We realized that we had a lot of character and we had a lot of talent."
(on whether he had talked to his brother about one day meeting in the Super Bowl) "No, not as kids. At Gettysburg, our conversations about facing each other were the November 25thgame that we knew was on the schedule, the Thanksgiving game."
(on how much credit he gives Colin Kaepernick for being the difference maker) "It's been a team effort. Feel like there's a lot of people that have a lot of fingerprints on this team's success. Like I said, the team has been focused on the unity of the team and on winning better than any team I've ever seen or been around. Really credit that to the men in the locker room. They enjoy each other's company. They like being around each other and they like competing. They hold themselves to a high standard in terms of that. Colin's play has been outstanding. He deserves tremendous amount of credit for that. He, like the rest of the guys on the team, are focused on the opportunity to play and win a championship."
(on whether he scheduled all the way up to the Super Bowl when planning in the offseason) "You definitely have a plan. You also have a feel, as well. Really, both of those things were at work."
(on what Patrick Willis has meant to the team) "So much, Patrick Willis means to our team. He's part of the fabric of the character of the defense and of the team. Very humble person. There are two kinds of people: the people that get the job done, and the people that want to take credit for getting the job done. It's far less competitive in the second case. Patrick Willis is certainly a get-the-job-done type of guy. That just influences, and the rest of the team feed off of that."
(on why he decided not to play it safe and start Colin Kaepernick) "I described it in my own personality, we did what we thought was best for the team. We did what we thought would give us the best chance to win games. That's my personality."


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Quality Awards IV: Sun shines again in tape library challenge
Sun Microsystems Inc. tape libraries took top honors in both the midrange and enterprise categories in the latest Storage magazine Quality Awards survey
Sun Microsystems Inc. tape libraries took top honors in both the midrange and enterprise categories in the latest Quality Awards survey.
When Sun Microsystems Inc. acquired Storage Technology Corp. (StorageTek) back in June 2005, it raised the eyebrows of more than a few industry analysts. Some doubted that adding a tape library vendor to its arsenal would help Sun, which was struggling to stay viable in the storage market at the time. But the Sun/StorageTek combo has once again teamed up to snare top honors in Storage magazine's fourth annual Quality Awards for tape libraries with a resounding sweep of both the midrange and enterprise product categories.
This is the third time Sun has finished first in the enterprise grouping in our service and reliability survey, to go along with two wins among its midrange competition. With all of those wins under its belt, it's still the first time that Sun came out on top in both product groupings in the same survey. And it was only a slim 0.02-point loss to IBM in the enterprise field last year that kept Sun from winning the category in every tape library Quality Awards installment to date.
This edition of the Quality Awards survey for tape libraries had 694 valid responses, accounting for a total of 811 product ratings (see "About the Quality Awards," below).
|About the Quality Awards
The Storage magazine Quality Awards are designed to identify and recognize products that have proven their quality and reliability in actual use. Results are derived from a survey of qualified Storage readers who assessed products in five main evaluation categories: sales-force competence, initial product quality, product features, product reliability and technical support. Our methodology incorporates statistically valid polling that eliminates market share as a factor. Our objective is to identify the most reliable product on the market regardless of vendor name, reputation or size. Products are rated on a scale of 1.00 to 8.00, where 8.00 is the most favorable score.
Seventeen product lines were included in the midrange and enterprise library categories; 13 received enough responses to be included in the final results (see "Products in the survey," below).
|Products in the survey
Midrange tape libraries
Enterprise tape libraries
*Did not receive enough responses to be included in final results.
Tape libraries highly rated
In our modern data centers, tape libraries loom like leftovers from the Industrial Revolution, with more moving parts that are likely to wear down, wear out and break. But judging from the results of various tape library surveys, these devices just seem to keep chugging along. "They have been running for 10 years," noted one survey respondent of his company's tape libraries. A number of respondents offered similar comments, and it's clear that library vendors deserve some kudos for refining their wares to achieve a level of reliability that rivals other storage devices.
But with the emergence of disk in the backup process, not all is happiness in tape library land. Disk has, in some cases, diminished tape's role, with some storage managers looking to eliminate tape entirely. "Tape sucks," commented two respondents, both of whom are moving toward disk-only backups. Another called tape "yesterday's technology" and indicated that he's "moving away from tape." Still another said unambiguously, "I hate tape -- we use external [hard disk] storage wherever possible."
But for most of our survey respondents, tape is still an integral part of their operations, and not an unwelcome part at all. "Regardless of what people say, tape is not dead," noted one such user, who added, "The cost to keep disk spinning that long is just too high."
Sales-force competence
The experience that most storage managers have with any piece of storage equipment starts with the sales process. For tape library buyers, this is an especially critical part of the process as the products they purchase will play a key role in data protection and are likely to become long-term fixtures in their shops. Sun came out on top in the sales-force competence category for midrange libraries with a score of 6.63 that easily surpassed second-place finisher IBM (6.37). Sun outpaced the field with the highest scores for five of the six statements in the sales-force category, with particularly high scores for the statements "My sales rep is knowledgeable about my industry" (6.82) and "The vendor's sales support team is knowledgeable" (6.76).
"They have a long history here, so they do know my environment," said Max Arnold, executive director for data center operations for the State of Tennessee's Office for Information Resources in Nashville. Arnold has three Sun libraries, including a large Sun StorageTek SL8500 Modular Library System. He said his sales rep is typically accompanied by a technical resource. "They come and whiteboard with us, and we go through the entire environment in maybe a half-day session to get everything designed right," he said.
Kurt Hazel, senior lead systems administrator at the Spartanburg, S.C.-based headquarters of Denny's Corp., had a similar experience during the sales process for the firm's IBM System Storage TS3310 Tape Library. "We explained our needs, and they met every one of them," Hazel said, adding that the IBM team was "very, very receptive."
Among enterprise entrants, Spectra Logic Corp. coasted to an easy win with an overall sales competence rating of 6.53, well ahead of runner-up Sun's 6.17. Spectra Logic's domination of this category was even more impressive than Sun's midrange win, with the highest scores for every statement. Spectra's highest statement score was a 6.83 for "My sales rep is easy to negotiate with."
Click here to view a PDF of the midrange tape libraries rankings.
Initial product quality
Having negotiated the sales process, the next litmus test for a tape library is initial product quality -- notably, how quickly it was installed and running, and the helpfulness of the professional services the vendor provided. For enterprise tape libraries, Spectra Logic repeated its sales-force competence win with a score of 6.62 over Sun's 6.47. IBM and Hewlett-Packard (HP) Co. were third and fourth with ratings of 6.39 and 6.32, respectively. Spectra Logic once again dominated the category with high scores for five of the six statements, with Sun prevailing for the sixth ("I am satisfied with the level of professional services this product requires").
However, Sun turned the tables in the midrange library category with top scores for five statements (tying Sony for one of them); HP's 6.54 for "This product was easy to install" barely nudged Sun's score (6.50) to prevent the latter from sweeping this category. Sun also received one of only two 7.00 ratings in the entire survey for the statement "This product delivers good value for the money," which is something of a bellwether in the Quality Award surveys in helping to determine winning vendors.
Denny's Hazel is sold on the value of the company's IBM library. "It was half the cost of the previous solution, so we increased our productivity and reduced our costs, which is an amazing thing."
Among midrange library vendors, after Sun, the field was closely bunched. Sony was second with a 6.57, but the remaining six vendors were all within 0.30 points of Sony's score.
Product features
The rubber really hits the road when a tape library is moved into production and its feature set is put to the test. In the midrange group, there was little doubt that users felt that Sun's feature set was the best. Sun topped the other vendors for every statement in this category, with a total product features score of 6.72, enough for a convincing win over runner-up IBM (6.49). Sun's impressive romp through the features category was highlighted by a very high 6.95 for "Overall, this product's features meet my needs" -- a resounding endorsement of its products' capabilities.
Second-place IBM was a model of consistency in the midrange-class category, with very solid scores of 6.52 to 6.59 for six of the eight statements, as well as a very respectable 6.31 for interoperability and a 6.30 for user interface. "IBM is easy," commented one survey respondent, underscoring IBM's strong showing in the features category.
In the enterprise field, Sun and Spectra Logic continued their duel, with Spectra Logic ultimately winning the features category by the slimmest possible margin (6.70 to 6.69). Reflecting the closeness of the finish, the two vendors divvied up the category with each coming out on top for four statements. Spectra Logic's win was highlighted by the other 7.00 rating in our survey, which it earned for the statement "This product loads and ejects tape efficiently." Sun Microsystems came close to garnering another 7.00, but fell slightly short with a 6.92 for "This product's operational performance meets my needs."
The Sun library purchased by the State of Tennessee's Office for Information Resources is so big that they had to ensure that the doors of their new data center were large enough to accommodate it. But as big as it is, it can still grow. "The 8500 that we have today is the maximum in a single frame, but the 8500 works where you can stack them side by side and the robot can actually go from one frame to another," State of Tennessee's Arnold said. "So it's hugely scalable."
Click here to view a PDF of the enterprise tape libraries rankings.
Tape library reliability
As noted earlier, one might assume that tape libraries, with their many mechanical components, would fall prey to reliability issues. But over the course of four Quality Award surveys, we found the opposite to be true: tape library users tend to rate those products fairly highly for reliability concerns. In both the midrange and enterprise classes, all but one vendor pulled down scores over 6.00 for reliability, with Sun coming out on top in both the midrange and enterprise tape library groups.
Among midrange products, Sun impressed once again by taking top honors for six of the seven statements and rolling up a winning category score of 6.61, well ahead of IBM's second-place rating of 6.26. Sun again flirted with a 7.00 score by notching a 6.91 for "The product meets my service-level requirement," but the category's highest score was registered by Overland Storage Inc. with a 6.92 for "This product requires very few unplanned patches/updates."
Although most errors are detected by his backup software, Denny's Hazel still relies on IBM's user interface. "The Web interface has been helpful when a drive does go offline," he said. "It gives you a decent error code, and the error code is very simple to look up to see what the problem is."
Sun's win in the enterprise group, with a category score of 6.53, featured another near-sweep as it came in second to IBM on a single statement ("Vendor provides comprehensive upgrade guidance") while scoring highest on all of the others. IBM again achieved a solid second-place finish with a 6.38, while HP and Spectra Logic tied for third with identical 6.11 scores. "All our HP equipment has been trouble-free," remarked one respondent, while another had similar praise for Spectra Logic, saying they're "very satisfied with this unit and the previous Spectra Logic units we have grown out of."
Library tech support
Ultimately, a user's final judgment on a product or vendor may come down to the technical support the vendor provides when the gear hiccups or falters. But the vendors in the survey again proved their mettle and came through with solid scores for tech support; all eight vendors in the midrange group had ratings that topped 6.00, while among enterprise vendors four of the five had scores higher than 6.00.
Sun accomplished another double win by rising to the top in both the midrange and enterprise groups. Its 6.57 score among midrange vendors was followed by some very close scores: HP was second with a 6.30, followed by Dell (6.25), Overland Storage (6.23) and Tandberg Data (6.22). Again, there wasn't much question that Sun would win this category after topping the other vendors for seven of the eight statements with a very consistent range of scores from 6.30 ("This product is easy to service") to 6.67 ("Support issues rarely require escalation" and "Vendor's support personnel are knowledgeable").
In the enterprise library group, Sun's tech support ranked No. 1 but by a much smaller margin, 6.51 vs. IBM's 6.47. As it did in the midrange group, Sun notched its highest statement score (a 6.81) for "Vendor's support personnel are knowledgeable."
The State of Tennessee's Arnold rated Sun's support as "very good" and added, "I guess that's the main reason I've stayed with them, because I've had such good luck on response time on issues."
IBM's strong showing was the result of topping the group on three of the eight statements and rating particularly well for knowledgeable support personnel (6.66) and timely problem resolution (6.62). The battle for third place was won by Hewlett-Packard, which nosed out Spectra Logic by a score of 6.26 to 6.22.
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Over the course of the nearly 20 Quality Awards surveys we've conducted, when we ask respondents if they would once again buy the product they're rating, the results sometimes contradict the other scores they volunteered. Although that may seem counterintuitive, it may simply be a case of sticking with a product that has had its intricacies and idiosyncrasies successfully deciphered. Overall, 85% of respondents said they'd buy their midrange library again; for enterprise libraries, 87% would be willing to take the plunge again.
This time, there were fewer surprises among individual vendors. Sun Microsystems backed up its midrange win with a solid 91% saying they'd buy their Sun product again. Hewlett-Packard users were nearly as enthusiastic, with 90% saying they'd buy their library again. Overland Storage was a close third with 88%, followed by IBM (87%).
In the enterprise group, Sun missed a "buy again" sweep by approximately 1 percentage point. HP topped the group with 89% saying they'd buy their enterprise library again, just beating out Sun and IBM, which both had 88%.
Fixtures in the data center
In the other surveys we've conducted, we've seen some evidence that tape libraries are playing a smaller roll in the backup process. For example, the size of libraries, as measured by the number of slots, has been steadily decreasing due in part to higher-capacity drives but also because of the growing use of disk. But we've also seen a steady reliance on tape technology, with more than 80% of users saying they still spin off some or all backup data to tape. So tape is likely to be around for a while, and tape library vendors are apparently doing a good job of providing reliable, effective products.
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SIZE: Up to 4 feet long and weigh more than 50 lbs.
RANGE: They are found in all types of freshwater throughout the United States, southern Canada, and northeastern Mexico
HABITAT: Channel catfish will inhabit all bodies of fresh water -- streams, rivers, ponds, lakes, and reservoirs – and will thrive in nearly any type of water that provides adequate food, spawning and temperature
DIET: Their diet consists of aquatic insects, worms, clams, crayfish, snails, and fish
ON EXHIBIT: Tennessee River in River Journey
The channel catfish is distinguished by their scaleless bodies, broad flat heads, sharp heavy pectoral and dorsal spines, and 4 pairs of long whisker-like barbels about the mouth. They can be distinguished from blue catfish by the dark spots along their body and their rounded anal fin. They possess excellent senses of smell and taste because their entire body is covered in taste buds. These taste buds are especially concentrated on their barbels. They help the channel catfish find food in dark or muddy water with relative ease.
Contrary to popular belief, it is the spines on the dorsal and pectoral fins that sting. The whiskers are harmless. Channel catfish are a great, American aquaculture story. These tasty fish thrive on a vegetarian diet and grow quickly on fish farms. Catfish never stop growing; the larger the fish the older it usually is. A catfish's average lifespan is about 15-20 years.


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Different types of plans help you get and pay for care differently.
Fee-For-Service (FFS) plans generally use two approaches.
Fee-for-Service (FFS) Plans (non-PPO) - A traditional type of insurance in which the health plan will either pay the medical provider directly or reimburse you after you have filed an insurance claim for each covered medical expense. When you need medical attention, you visit the doctor or hospital of your choice. This approach may be more expensive for you and require extra paperwork.
Fee-for-Service (FFS) Plans with a Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) - An FFS option that allows you to see medical providers who reduce their charges to the plan; you pay less money out-of-pocket when you use a PPO provider. When you visit a PPO you usually won't have to file claims or paperwork. However, going to a PPO hospital does not guarantee PPO benefits for all services received within that hospital. For instance, lab work and radiology services from independent practitioners within the hospital may not be covered by the PPO agreement. Most networks are quite wide, but they may not have all the doctors or hospitals you want. This approach usually will save you money.
Generally enrolling in a FFS plan does not guarantee that a PPO will be available in your area. PPOs have a stronger presence in some regions than others, and in areas where there are regional PPOs, the non-PPO benefit is the standard benefit. In "PPO-only" options, you must use PPO providers to get benefits.
Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) - A health plan that provides care through a network of physicians and hospitals in particular geographic or service areas. HMOs coordinate the health care service you receive and free you from completing paperwork or being billed for covered services. Your eligibility to enroll in an HMO is determined by where you live or, for some plans, where you work. Some HMOs are affiliated with or have arrangements with HMOs in other service areas for non-emergency care if you travel or are away from home for extended periods. Plans that offer reciprocity discuss it in their brochure. HMOs limit your out-of-pocket costs to the relatively low amounts shown in the benefit brochures.
HMO Plans Offering a Point of Service (POS) Product - In an HMO, the POS product lets you use providers who are not part of the HMO network. However, you pay more for using these non-network providers. You usually pay higher deductibles and coinsurances than you pay with a plan provider. You will also need to file a claim for reimbursement, like in a FFS plan. The HMO plan wants you to use its network of providers, but recognizes that sometimes enrollees want to choose their own provider.
Some plans are Point Of Service (POS) plans and have features similar to both FFS plans and HMOs.
Consumer-Driven Health Plans (CDHP) — Describes a wide range of approaches to give you more incentive to control the cost of either your health benefits or health care. You have greater freedom in spending health care dollars up to a designated amount, and you receive full coverage for in-network preventive care. In return, you assume significantly higher cost sharing expenses after you have used up the designated amount. The catastrophic limit is usually higher than those common in other plans.
Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA) - Health Reimbursement Arrangements are a common feature of Consumer-Driven Health Plans. They may be referred to by the health plan under a different name, such as Personal Care Account. They are also available to enrollees in High Deductible Health Plans who are ineligible for an HSA. HRAs are similar to HSAs except an enrollee cannot make deposits into and HRA, a health plan may impose a ceiling on the value of an HRA, interest is not earned on an HRA, and the amount in an HRA is not transferable if the enrollee leaves the health plan.
Health Savings Account (HSA) - A Health Savings Account allows individuals to pay for current health expenses and save for future qualified medical expenses on a pretax basis. Funds deposited into an HSA are not taxed, the balance in the HSA grows tax-free, and that amount is available on a tax-free basis to pay medical costs. To open an HSA, you must be covered under a High Deductible Health Plan and cannot be eligible for Medicare or covered by another plan that is not a High Deductible Health Plan or a general purpose HCFSA or be dependent on another person's tax return. HSAs are subject to a number of rules and limitations established by the Department of Treasury. Visit www.ustreas.gov/offices/public-affairs/hsa/ for more information.
High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) - A High Deductible Health Plan is a health insurance plan in which the enrollee pays a deductible of at least $1,200 (Self Only coverage) or $2,400 (family coverage). The annual out-of-pocket amount (including deductibles and copayments) the enrollee pays cannot exceed $5,800 (Self Only coverage) or $11,600 (family coverage). HDHPs can have first dollar coverage (no deductible) for preventive care and higher out-of-pocket copayments and coinsurance for services received from non-network providers. HDHPs offered by the FEHB Program establish and partially fund HSAs for all eligible enrollees and provide a comparable HRA for enrollees who are eligible for an HSA. The HSA premium funding or HRA credit amounts vary by plan.
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Sherman Alexie was born into a Spokane/ Coeur d'Alene Indian family in Spokane, Washington, in 1966. He graduated in American Studies from Washington State University. Since 1992 he has published thirteen collections of poetry and eight collections of stories, including The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven (1993) which was shortlisted for the PEN/Hemingway Award for the Best First Book of Fiction and won the Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Writers' Awards. In 1996 he was named as one of Granta's Best of Young American Novelists. His novel, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, won the National Book Award in the Young People's literature in 2007. He is married and lives in Seattle with his wife and two sons.


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Those of you who follow me on Twitter know that I have been struggling to recreate the original crème brûlée without any animal byproducts. The first attempts took place last summer, when I was convinced tofu was the answer to replicate that creamy, jiggling texture, as well as sort of 'healthify' (yuck) the recipe. Fail, fail, fail.
Then I tried it again last week, thinking this time for sure I had the answer. Cashews! If I just made a cashew cream, the texture would be bang on. Nah-uh. It was thick and creamy, sure, but where was that yummy jiggling? The pudding was solid and thick as muck. Back to square one.
Someone on Twitter then mentioned agar agar flakes. I had thought about it before but as you know I always try to keep things simple on this blog; that means avoiding rare and/or expensive ingredients if I can help it. Well I guess this time I couldn't, so I gave that old transparent seaweed flakes a go.
I am so ecstatic that all caps are required to express my joy. I DID! It jiggles! It's yellow! It's creamy! It's SO EFFING YUMMY!
Sometimes there is a place and time for simplicity — and sometimes you have to crack a recipe using seaweed and a blowtorch. (I admit I felt super badass using the kitchen blowtorch. So badass.)
P.S.: Do read the notes on the recipe carefully. If you've never used agar or coconut milk in cooking before, READ THE NOTES.
P.P.S.: Cute cat photo at the bottom of this post, because I know you guys are besotted with Mali.
Quick & Easy Vegan Crème Brûlée
For the cream
800ml (3.25 cups) full-fat coconut milk
2 tbsp brown or white sugar
1.5 tsp vanilla extract
1 heaping tbsp agar agar flakes
a dash of turmeric for colour
For the topping
6 heaping tsp white sugar
- Add all of the ingredients for the cream to a saucepan over high heat. You want to bring the coconut milk almost to the boil, stirring continuously as you do so to prevent burning and to mix all the ingredients evenly. The agar agar flakes should soon start to dissolve.
- When the milk looks like it's about to boil, remove the saucepan from the heat. Stir a few more times to ensure all the ingredients are evenly blended, then set aside to cool.
- Pour the cream into 6 individual ramekins and place in the fridge to set for about 3 hours. If you wish to leave the puddings in the fridge for longer, please see the notes below.
- Scatter a heaping teaspoon of white sugar evenly over each pudding, then caramelise using a kitchen blowtorch. Leave to cool for a minute, after which the caramel topping will be hard. Serve immediately, with a side of vanilla ice cream if desired.
Coconut milk always separates in the fridge. Although the agar agar flakes will hold together all of the ingredients, much like a panna cotta, a small bit of separation will occur if the ramekins are allowed to stay in the fridge for any longer than 5-6 hours; this will take form in some excess water around the puddings. Luckily these puddings are ready to serve after just 3 hours but if you needed to prepare the crèmes brûlées in advance, you would simply have to drain the excess liquid from the ramekins over a sink, holding your outstretched fingers close over the pudding to prevent it falling out altogether, then proceed with the topping as per the instructions. The puddings will otherwise remain intact and their flavour won't be affected.
I hope you make these for some seriously epic dinner parties. That feeling when you swoop into the room bearing a tray of puddings that people think you slaved hours over but in fact is super duper simple. Or just eat it all yourself. Like I did. Because what good is life without crème brûlée.
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Thursday's suspension of Texas Christian's junior quarterback throws the Big 12 race for a loop, although it may have saved Pachall's life. Coach Gary Patterson suspended Pachall after a drunk driving arrest early Thursday morning, less than a year after a positive drug test.
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Celtic 3-3 City: Pep hails 'amazing' reaction
TEAM CELEBRATION: Manchester City's Fernandinho celebrates with teammates after scoring his side's first goal
City manager Pep Guardiola hailed the never-say-die attitude of his players after the 3-3 draw with Celtic in the Champions League.
Fernandinho, Nolito and Raheem Sterling all came up with equalisers in a pulsating game at Celtic Park, which leaves City in second place in Group C on four points after Barcelona came from behind to beat Borussia Monchengladbach.
City conceded goals early in each half and Guardiola said: "It was difficult for us to start in the first half and second half with a goal against us, that's why I'm so happy for the reaction of the players - it's not easy to score three goals away.
"In the second-half - the last 20 minutes - we made absolutely everything so I don't know how many chances they had after the three goals, it's a pity because to win here would be a good step forward but we need to (play) from the beginning.
"This group, this Club, we are going to fight until the last game to qualify."
When asked if his side should have won Guardiola declared: "Yes, definitely."
Celtic's goals came via a Moussa Dembele double either side of an unfortunate Sterling own-goal.
Guardiola added: "It's football, it's Europe, the opponents are good. When you see the last 24 games at home for Celtic they lost just three. I know how difficult it is, that's why the reaction was amazing.
"We knew they would start strong, we knew the second goal - it was unlucky - but how we play until the end... I don't remember an action from Celtic after their third goal. Claudio didn't stop anyone else, in the last minutes we had a lot of chances.
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The Accounting Historians Journal Vol. 12, No. 1 Spring 1985 Raymond E. Figlewicz SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY, CARBONDALE Donald T. Anderson SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY, CARBONDALE AND C. David Strupeck UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME THE EVOLUTION AND CURRENT STATE OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING CONCEPTS AND STANDARDS IN THE NONBUSINESS SECTOR Abstract: This article presents a condensed history of significant post 1900 de-velopments in nonbusiness financial accounting practices and standards, and highlights some of the major issues in the recent increase in interest and activity in nonbusiness accounting. It includes consideration of federal, state, and local government units along with various types of nongovernmental nonbusiness en-tities. The initial section of the article traces both the development of fund ac-counting techniques and the discovery of their inadequacies. Next, the article discusses developments in standard-setting and the search for a sound theoretical foundation. Finally, it presents a current profile of nonbusiness accounting. The article implies that nonbusiness accounting can no longer be treated as a sec-ondary consideration. The nonbusiness sector is a major component of the en-vironment that requires sound financial accounting and reporting standards and practices. Introduction During the past decade there has been an accelerating intensity in the study of accounting and financial reporting standards for not-for-profit entities. The current interest represents a change from the past when (1) only secondary importance was accorded these entities by financial accounting standard-setting bodies, and (2) standard-setting for such entities was completely separate from standard-setting for profit oriented entities. These changes came naturally as larger amounts of resources were channeled to not-for-profit entities. This article contains three sections. The first part provides a gen-eral overview of the post 1900 evolution in not-for-profit financial


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First is my friend Kara. We have been friends since we were 7! Then Marcus's sister, Pam, my sister, Kelly, my cousin Stacey, my friend Amanda, who I have know since Jr. High and we were college roommates too, and my other cousin Kristen, who I just went to visit in Colorado.
Kara and I used the same photographer so we had similar pictures.
The first picture she is the bride,and then I am the bride.
Marcus's groomsmen were all high school friends and his brother.
Our sister-in-law, Lisa's dad married us. He was Marcus's pastor for years and had known him his whole life. And Lisa sang at our wedding. "I Will Be Here" by Stephen Curtis Chapman.
My cousin Stacey has a crazy link to our wedding. She was living in San Francisco at the time, but had friends in the Dallas area since she went to SMU. So she went out with a friend that weekend and ran into a guy she had met in the past. His name was Marcus too. It just so happened that he lived in San Francisco also, but was also just in town for the weekend. So they ended up going out when they got back to San Fran and ended up married almost exactly two years later. Then two years after that, on October 23rd, they had their first baby.
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Linz-Ottensheim, Austria – Highlighted by seven medalists, including four from the USA, 14 Harvard and Radcliffe rowers and one coach participated at the World Rowing Under 23 Championships at the Austrian regatta course in Linz-Ottensheim.
Overall, the Crimson won medals for four different countries in both sweep and sculling boats. Harvard represented six nations in 11 different events.
Gold medalists from the USA included Andrew Campbell '15 (LM1x) and Courtney Diekema '13 (W8+). Campbell, coached by Muri, becomes the first American to win gold as a single sculler. Diekema helped the women's eight defend its U23 Championship title, crossing the line in 6:16.81, nearly three seconds ahead of Great Britain.
Vincent Breet '16 paired with David Hunt to lead South Africa to a first-place overall finish, taking a lead from the first 500m and winning by 1.33 seconds.
"While I could not be more proud of Andrew in terms of his effort and contribution to the success of our lightweight team, his results at the international level, and especially this Under-23 World Championship gold medal, are tremendously special to witness and be a part of. It is a real privilege to get to work with him," said Harvard men's lightweight assistant coach Linda Muri.
"That being said, I feel particularly fortunate to be a part of the Harvard rowing community and the strong showing by all of our Harvard and Harvard-Radcliffe athletes who competed in Linz, Austria, whether they won medals or not," Muri continued. "Having this much success at such a high level is a truly testament to the dedication and commitment of all of the rowing coaches here at Harvard who make it possible for these athletes to develop and reach their competitive goals."
Paul Farber '13, Max Meyer-Bosse '15, Thomas Marshall '17 and James Medway '15 all earned silver medals. Farber and Meyer-Bosse both rowed with the USA men's eight squad, storming back from last place at the 500m mark to take second by 1,500 meters.
Marshall helped the GBR quartet finish in 5:59.92, trailing only Italy. Medway and Australia posted a time of 6:01.18 in the M4- to take silver.
"We're thrilled that after such a successful collegiate season, so many of our guys could go on and represent their home countries in international racing," said associate head coach of heavyweight crew Bill Manning. "Harvard has consistently placed athletes onto Senior National Teams and Olympic Teams. We feel some of these athletes will eventually race at this level too."
"The U23 Championships has become a very competitive, large international regatta over the past several years, so we are proud that Harvard and Radcliffe have been so well represented on the U.S. team," said Liz O'Leary, head coach of Radcliffe heavyweight crew. "Lizzy Fitzhenry and Courtney Diekema were both in our NCAA qualifying 1V this past spring and then went on to earn a berth on the U.S. team. Congratulations to both on their terrific accomplishments!"
Jay Ditmarsh '16 just missed a medal finish, taking fourth with the Australia in the coxed fours.
Below are the finishes for all Harvard athletes.
Athlete Country Event Finish
Vincent Breet '16: RSA M2- GOLD
Andrew Campbell '15: USA LM1x GOLD (Coached by Linda Muri)
Courtney Diekema '13: USA W8+ GOLD
Paul Farber '13: USA M8+ SILVER
Max Meyer-Bosse '15: USA M8+ SILVER
Thomas Marshall '17: GBR LM4- SILVER
James Medway '15: AUS M4- SILVER
Jay Ditmarsh '16: AUS M4+ 4th
Matthew Podlesak '17: USA LM4x 6th
William Hakim '14: GBR M4+ 7th (Won B Final)
Elizabeth Fitzhenry '15: USA W2- 10th
Juri Udam '17: EST M4x 11th
Nico Astrup Wiik '15: NOR LM2x 11th
Andrew Holmes '14: GBR M4- DNS


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Morocco, Polisario at odds over autonomy plan
Morocco released a draft plan to give the Western Sahara autonomy
within the Moroccan state. However, the Polisario Front has rejected the
plan, and insists on a popular referendum for self-determination.
By Adel Dekkaki for Magharebia in Washington -- 16/02/07
Getty Images] Moroccan King Mohammed VI during a 2006 visit to city of
El Ayoun, the capital of Western Sahara. The Polisario has rejected
Morocco's autonomy proposal.
Morocco approved last month the first draft of a plan for autonomy for
the Western Sahara -- a territory under dispute by the Rabat government
and the Polisario Front since 1975. The government announced it was
holding a series of meetings to discuss the proposal with Moroccan
political parties before completing the final draft, which is expected to be
submitted to the UN in April.
The proposal consists of giving the Western Sahara region autonomy
within Moroccan sovereignty. "We believe that the solution to this issue
consists of giving the Sahrawis … what we have always demanded, which
is to run our own affairs within Moroccan sovereignty, because there are
commercial, historical and family ties binding us to the Moroccan nation.
Therefore, separation was not an option," Khali Henna Ould Errachid,
chairman of the Royal Consultative Council for Sahara Affairs (CORCAS),
Algerian Foreign Minister Mohammed Bedjaoui, whose country hosts
Sahrawi refugees in Tindouf, said that the sole option for resolving the
dispute between Morocco and the Polisario Front is to hold a popular
referendum on self-determination for the Sahara.
Polisario Foreign Minister Mohammed Ould Salek described the proposal
for autonomy within the framework of Moroccan sovereignty as an
"unacceptable solution" that takes away the Sahrawi people's right to
self-determination. Ould Salek accused Morocco of trying to dodge prior
agreements pertaining to the Sahara issue, particularly the Huston
Accords and the settlement plan ratified by the UN in 1991. "Morocco is
taking steps backward and doesn't want to proceed to the referendum.
The Polisario Front regards the referendum as the only, possible solution,
and there is no alternative to self-determination [for] the Sahrawi people,"
he said.
Ould Errachid said that the current deadlock in talks between Morocco
and the Polisario Front cannot be allowed to continue. He says the matter
is unacceptable "because with it comes the suffering of our brethren in
the Tindouf camps on Algerian soil. Autonomy allows residents of the
region to run their affairs themselves politically, economically, socially
and culturally. This is a high degree of self-determination, a high degree
of respect for international law and a high degree of democratic practice
in bestowing the rights of minorities and attaching them to the political
entity which is Morocco."
Morocco claims that the Polisario Front does not represent the majority of
Sahrawis and is thus unable to speak on their behalf. On the other hand,
the Polisario say they are a legitimate movement and claim that CORCAS
does not represent Sahrawis. "If Moroccans consider the Sahara part of
Morocco, and if Sahrawis are Moroccans, we don't know and we don't
understand why the Moroccans are afraid of holding the referendum,"
Ould Salek said.
The Moroccan government is to submit the final draft of the proposal for
autonomy of the Western Sahara within the framework of Moroccan
sovereignty to the UN next April, as the MINURSO mission to the Western
Sahara is expected to end on April 30th.
In its last resolution on the Sahara, the UN Security Council called on the
parties to the conflict to come to a mutually agreed political solution
through negotiations. It further called on the Moroccan government and
the Polisario Front to return to the negotiating table without any prior
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The four-run lead that Orioles right-hander Freddy Garcia took into the seventh inning against the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday seemed safe enough, especially given the relative ease in which Garcia had held the Angels hitless through the game's first six frames.
"We were on cruise control," first baseman Steve Pearce said. "And then, boom."
The calm suddenly turned chaotic as the Orioles blew their lead and lost momentum until Pearce — who was 3-for-4 starting at first base in place of the injured Chris Davis — slapped a game-winning single with two outs in the 10th inning to give the Orioles a 5-4 win over the Angels in front of an announced crowd of 32,136 at Angel Stadium.
"It seems like we do this every night," Pearce said "There's no easy wins for us. We find ways to win when it's close in those one- or two-run games. It's the Oriole way, that's what we always say."
The win extended the Orioles' run of consecutive victories when leading after seven innings to 106 games, a streak that dates back to Aug. 8, 2011 and was the second longest of any club during the expansion era (since 1961).
It also ensured a winning record for the Orioles on this 11-game West Coast road trip through Oakland, Seattle and Anaheim. With one game left here in Anaheim before heading home, the Orioles are 6-4 on the trip.
Garcia, a 36-year-old veteran of 14 major league seasons who signed a minor league deal before the season began with hopes of breaking into the Orioles' starting rotation, dominated in his Orioles debut. Through his first six innings, Garcia didn't give up a hit and allowed just one baserunner — a second-inning walk to Mark Trumbo.
"He just got us off the field," Orioles manager Buck Showalter said. "It was a day game after a night game. With the number of games we've played in a row on the road, there are some less than crisp legs and I think getting us on and off the field [was important]. This is Freddy. This is what he's been doing for a long, long time."
Garcia, whose pitching repertoire now is more about feel than fireballing, duplicated the success he had in five starts with Triple-A Norfolk, aggressively pounding the strike zone with his sinker. He went into the seventh having thrown 13 of 18 first-pitch strikes and just 65 pitches at that point.
"The most important thing was throwing first-pitch strike," said Garcia, who has a 2.66 ERA in 29 career starts against the Angels. "Basically with those guys, you have to throw a strike to them because when you are behind that's when you get hurt."
Garcia, who had the chance to opt out of his minor league contract after his fifth start a week ago Sunday but remained with hopes of getting a call-up, allowed two runs on three hits over 6 2/3 innings with two strikeouts and one walk. Out of Garcia's 78 pitches on the day, he threw 51 strikes. He also threw 16 of 24 first-pitch strikes.
But the Angels rallied to tie the game at 4 to force extra innings, making the Orioles — who left 10 men on base — pay for several missed scoring opportunities in the early innings.
The Orioles (18-13) battered Angels starter Tommy Hanson, placing 10 runners on base over five innings, but they couldn't deliver the knockout blow to chase Hanson from the game. Manny Machado and J.J. Hardy hit solo homers off Hanson (2-2), but the Orioles also stranded seven baserunners, including five in scoring position.
The Orioles were 0-for-10 with runners in scoring position before Pearce's game-winning hit in the 10th, which came with two outs off Angels reliever Garrett Richards.
"That was frustrating for us because we had some opportunities to open it up, but we weren't able to do it," Showalter said. "That's the way it is sometimes. You've got to find a way sometimes. It doesn't always follow a script.
"You knew they were going to make a run at you."
And they did. After Erick Aybar broke up Garcia's no-hit bid with a leadoff single to center in the seventh, Trumbo crushed a two-run homer to left off Garcia to make it a 4-2 game.
The Angels (11-19) then tied the game in the eighth with two more runs, capped by Mike Trout's hit that looped over Pearce's head and into right field to score the game-tying run off Darren O'Day.
With the home crowd at Angel Stadium growing louder, Los Angeles had the winning run on base twice in the bottom of the ninth against Tommy Hunter but couldn't score. Trumbo drew a leadoff walk but was thrown out by backup catcher Chris Snyder trying to steal second. And Howie Kendrick hit a two-out single and stole second but was stranded there.
"It's about guys getting an opportunity and guys seizing it," said Hunter, who was the winning pitcher. "You can go back to last year, you can go to this year. You can go back, this team is here and we are not going anywhere. It's going to be a different guy every day. Snyder comes up with a big clutch throw in the ninth and Pearce in the 10th. What more can you ask for?
In the next half-inning, Pearce, who has struggled at the plate this season, came up with the big hit with two outs, slapping a single to right field that allowed Nolan Reimold — who homered, drove in two runs and scored two runs — to beat Trumbo's off-target throw to the plate.
"I didn't want to over swing there," Pearce said. "I didn't want to be the hero with the homer. I just wanted to get good wood on it, something away. I could see the ball a little deep and hit the ball to the right side. I feel like I've been jumpy the last couple days. So I let it get deep, see the ball and drive it the other way and hopefully Reimold will score on it. He's a great baserunner."
Pulling out another close win, especially after losing the lead and the momentum late on the road, once again demonstrated the Orioles' resilience.
"It seems like we are in that situation, day in, day out," Pearce said. "And to be able to win those games on the road with their fans there, it got loud when they were starting to rally. It was definitely huge, a huge win today to come back the way we did."
The four-run lead that Orioles right-hander Freddy Garcia took into the seventh inning against the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday seemed safe enough, especially given the relative ease in which Garcia had held the Angels hitless through the game's first six frames.


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"Paris? No, not this city. It's too real and too beautiful. It never lets you forget anything. It reaches in and opens you wide, and you stay that way. I know. I came to Paris to study and to paint because Utrillo did, and Lautrec did, and Roualt did. I loved what they created, and I thought something would happen to me, too. Well, it happened all right. Now what have I got left? Paris. Maybe that's enough for some, but it isn't for me anymore because the more beautiful everything is, the more it will hurt without you."
Such is the predicament facing Jerry Mulligan, the titular American in Paris, an ex-G.I. who decided to stay in the city as a painter. Jerry (Gene Kelly) has come to love the city for its culture, but now only sees it as a curse, thanks to a broken heart over a Frenchwoman, Lise Bouvier (Leslie Caron). Their relationship is reminiscent of Bergman and Bogie's in Casablanca — two lovers who fall in love in Paris and share a musical standard as their love song, yet who also can not be together because outside factors prohibit it. Standing in for Paul Heinreid's Victor Lazlo in this case is Henri Baurel (Georges Guetary), who completes the love triangle of An American in Paris as both Jerry's good friend and Lise's fiance. Continue reading


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WSH Re-Elects Members Mitch Burnstein and Michael Popok As Partners-in-Charge, Mitch Bierman and Michael Popok to Strategic Development Committee
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WSH is proud to announce that Members Mitchell J. Burnstein and Michael S. Popok have been reelected as Partners-in-Charge of WSH's Broward and Miami-Dade offices, respectively. Mitch and Michael are both members of WSH's Litigation Division. As Chair of WSH's Eminent Domain Group, Mitch has served as lead counsel in hundreds of condemnation matters throughout Florida on behalf of public sector clients, private property owners, businesses, and utilities. A past Chair of the Litigation Division, Michael has extensive experience handling complex business litigation, construction litigation, municipal/governmental litigation, real estate law, and copyright and trademark infringement matters before Federal and State courts in Florida. In addition, Michael has been reelected to serve on WSH's Strategic Development Committee, along with Member Mitchell A. Bierman. Mitch chairs the Firm's Airports and Aviation Services Group, which is a special practice in airport law representing airports and airport-related businesses. Mitch handles government affairs and administrative law matters for major international companies in the transportation, environmental and solid waste, and engineering and construction industries.
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Kagan on Military Recruitment
Elena Kagan has been getting a lot of flak from the right for her position on military recruitment at Harvard. While the military's don't ask don't tell policy is unjust, Harvard's position on recruitment was also misplaced — and, were the question ever presented to my faculty, I'd vote against barring the military from recruiting at my law school for the same reasons as Ilya Somin.
But, although Harvard made the wrong call on recruitment (albeit one that, in fairness, is not attributable just to Kagan, but, reportedly, to an overwhelming majority of the Harvard law faculty), Kagan's opposition to the Solomon Amendment, which conditioned federal funding on JAG recruiters' access to campus, has much to recommend it from a libertarian standpoint, for the reasons put forward in Cato's amicus brief in Rumsfeld v. FAIR, the case challenging the Solomon Amendment (which you can download here). (Disclosure: I co‐wrote the brief when I was at Cato. As I recall, this was a controversial position within Cato, and I'd guess that remains true today. Cato's current legal shop might well take a different view were the question presented to it now.)
True, the Supreme Court rejected our position 8 – 0. But it's not the first time, and will be not be the last, that the Court musters eight votes for what some libertarians think is a questionable outcome.
And for the record, my view on Kagan — while she's, as Kagan would say, "not my people," she's a top‐notch scholar, a great Dean (who was very fair to faculty conservatives and libertarians), by all accounts an outstanding teacher, and likely to fall somewhere on the liberal continuum to the left of Breyer and to the right of Stevens. Could be worse!