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I've been listening to April Steele's Imaginal Nurturing CDs. I wrote briefly about the first one, after hearing one track only once. I believe my evaluation of her CD may have come off as luke-warm at that time.
Since then, I've listened to the her CDs at least once a day for over two weeks. About the fourth time I listened to the first track, I began to feel something really new and unexpected.
All four tracks on both CDs are guided meditations.
In the first track, April begins by lulling me into a centered and quiet state. Next she has me create a place in which the meditation will take place. For the first one, this is a nursery – a room with a rocking chair and a bassinette. When that place is fully established in my mind, she has me walk to the bassinette and inside I find a tiny baby girl – a newborn.
This child, she says, represents my core. It is my inner child, but it is not the wounded child I've been working with for the last several years. This is the inner child as she was when she was new and perfect and untouched by the world.Right there, that's a concept I'd never imagined before.
April continues to guide the listener through a nurturing session with this newborn. As I fell deeper into the meditation, I began to feel a connection to this newborn. I began to feel what it was like to love this tiny one, and all the time I knew that she was me. In addition, I felt what it was like to be that loved and wanted little one. I could imagine that I actually was being held and nurtured. Each time I listened to the meditation, these feelings grew stronger within me.
The second CD is called, "Adventuring Spirit". This one, in my opinion, is better than the first. For one thing, I found the music in the first CD somewhat distracting. It was soft and melodic and falls along the same lines as the Shaina Noll "Songs for the Inner Child" tracks. It was sweet baby music and there was nothing wrong with it, but I felt as if it pulled me somewhat out of my reverie as I listened to the meditation.
In Adventuring Spirit, the music is more subtly included. In addition, there are strategically placed times where the music is used as bilateral stimulation.
If you're not familiar with this term – bilateral stimulation is what is used in EMDR and DNMS. Quite simply, it means that something is done to alternately stimulate one side of the brain and then the other. This kind of back and forth stimulation is thought to help people hang on to important messages while they're working through issues. (Please, keep in mind, that is a simplified explanation given by someone who has experienced this in therapy but has never studied it.) As someone whose done this quite a bit, I belive that it's helpful in processing and then maintaining a sense of that processing over time.
During a few key points of the Adventuring Spirit meditations, the music plays first in the left speaker and then in the right in order to create the bilateral stimulation.
After listening to the first track on the second CD, all I could think was, "Wow." In this one, I was guided to invent a play room of sorts. Within this playroom were a rocking chair, toys on toy shelves, and windows with light streaming in. I could see this so vividly in my mind. Now, the little one is a little older – a toddler, about a year or so old. I don't want to give away all of April's secrets, but during this track I really felt that connection to the little child I was. At a year old, I was old enough to have a personality, to decide what I wanted and liked and what I didn't. I really developed a strong bond with the child – who represents my core self – and I felt myself as the child, growing in loving trust of the adult, who is also me.
In the DNMS process, I've learned to connect with parts of myself which we call the Resources. These Resources are made up of three parts – the Nurturer, the Protector and The Spiritual Core Self.
Back when I first started working with my therapist, it was quite easy for me to imagine the nurturing side of me. I'm a mother. I've done some nurturing. It was equally easy to get a clear picture of the protective qualities inside me. I've had my share of maternal experiences in which I felt protective.
However, the "Spiritual Core Self" has been harder. I had no idea what my therapst meant by "core self." Even after I grew in understanding of what a core self we meant to be, I had a hard time believing I had a one. So, over time I developed a strong connection to Spirit, but it never felt like there was anything for that Spirit energy to connect TO.
Despite this issue with not being able to identify my core, the Resources have done a remarkable job of helping me re-raise the inner children C and I have been working with. I've felt as if I wasn't alone because I had the Resources to call on whenever I needed them. I never really expected the Resources to be any more than they've been for the last three years.
But... now it's changed.
Listening to these CDs, I know that core exists. I feel it - this person inside me who is ME. I feel her and know her and I'm coming to love her.
What a remarkable thing! Suddenly, I felt Spirit come into me and I was there to greet this presence.
My therapist wrote had this to say:
Your experience has been to see the self as separate from the Resources, but it is meant to bring all together as one self that includes Resources and child parts. The CD's seem to be helping you finish the integration we have been constantly moving toward more and more. Some people do not have the "self as separate from the Resources" experience that you have had. Possibly your DID way of surviving has enforced that separateness. The important thing is that, through DNMS and then the finishing touch of the CDs, you are getting the integration we all want for you.So - I've been doing this "differently" all along. (I'm working very hard at not saying "wrong.") I'm glad I didn't know this before.
The reality - It's all me.
I keep saying it and each time I'm amazed at how much I feel it. It's all me – and – I love me. What a concept.
There is a fourth track - the second one on the Adventuring Spirit CD - which I have not yet heard.


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Title: Silver Linings Playbook
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Writer-director David O. Russell excels, but his stars steal the show. Bradley Cooper makes for a charming and enigmatic lead, but Jennifer Lawrence steals his spotlight. While everyone involved in "Silver Linings Playbook" pushes the bar higher and higher, it's Lawrence who'll be the toughest to top.
After eight months in a psychiatric facility, Pat (Bradley Cooper) heads home to live with his mother and father (Jacki Weaver and Robert De Niro). Determined to get his wife back, Pat dedicates every waking hour to the pursuit, much to the chagrin of his father who desperately wants Pat to watch the Philadelphia Eagles games with him. Despite Pat's persistence, a restraining order keeps him from making much progress. It isn't until he meets the equally unsound Tiffany (Jennifer Lawrence) that he finds a way around the court-mandated red tape – as long as he helps Tiffany out with her dance competition first.
"Silver Linings Playbook" is a romantic comedy with a profound amount of drama and depth, a slice of life yet an immensely satisfying story with a beginning, middle and end, it's off-putting at times, but still the ultimate crowd pleaser. The film is like nothing you've seen before, fulfilling certain expectations and defying others, only to turn around and offer something you never saw coming.
Not only is Pat kind of crazy, but he's violent. He did his time at the state institution because he nearly beat a man to death in a fit of rage. As Tiffany says, he says more inappropriate things than appropriate things, often loses his temper and is alarmingly obsessed with a woman who cheated on him. On paper, Pat's as unlikeable as they come, but on screen, Cooper infuses him with an innocence and goodness you'd never associate with someone with a past like Pat's.
It doesn't take long for Russell to establish Pat's fanatical behavior and it also doesn't take long for Pat's rants to grow old, but just before you're compelled to give up hope, in comes Tiffany. Cooper may be front and center the entire time, but "Silver Linings Playbook" still feels like Lawrence's movie. Tiffany may be brash to the max, but there's something incredibly magnetizing about her and it primarily comes from the life and zest Lawrence gives her. Cooper does a fine job, but Lawrence manages Tiffany's eccentricities in a more controlled manner. Pat is either hot or cold. Tiffany, on the other hand, has this range that makes her unpredictable and a bit more fun to track.
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31 Aug2007
Mrs. MM and I dropped in at the Manila International Book Fair at the World Trade Center near Roxas Boulevard a few hours ago. I am always good for an hour or so at this fair, spending a good 75% of it at the Fully Booked booth. But horror of horrors, Fully Booked wasn't participating this year, and a quick stroll around the fair lasted just 20 minutes and our view was that there was a pretty poor selection of books on offer this year. It was disappointing, in fact. Even the booths of large bookstores had the same old, same old stuff, with a few exceptions. Decent cookbooks were few and far between and while I normally manage to purchase at least half a dozen cookbooks at this fair, today I walked out with a single food magazine, purchased at 20% discount to normal retail price…
But something interesting did catch my eye. With over 400 cookbooks in my "library," I do pay attention to new offerings as well as try to recall book covers or jackets so that I don't bring home "doubles" as I have several times in the past. So I did a DOUBLE TAKE when I spotted the exact same jacket for "The Filipino-American Kitchen" by Jennifer Aranas of Rambutan restaurant in Chicago but this time with the title "Tropical Island Cooking." It had a sticker that said "new arrival," so I quickly opened one up and realized these were exactly the same book, just with two different titles! How bizarre is that? Now why would the publisher do that?
I have had this book by Aranas for several months but never wrote a review of it, unlike the extensive review I did of "Memories of Philippine Kitchens" late last year. These two books on Filipino inspired cuisine made waves in the cookbook publishing business this year, and perhaps herald the beginning of increased interest in published works featuring Filipino food. Ms. Aranas is a Filipino-American chef who starts her book by writing, and I quote "(This) is a book about enjoying Filipino food the way I grew up enjoying it, separated by oceans and continents from the lush Philippine Islands yet with a heart filled with Filipino spirit and tradition." And to to me, that about says it all. This book is not about traditional recipes, it is fusion cooking based on classic pinoy dishes but incorporating a lot of ingredients more common in the West. It makes no apologies, and as such, is in fact an HONEST presentation of dishes as interpreted by Ms. Aranas. Purists would cringe at recipes entitled Adobo Flavored Pecans, Hot & Sour Mushroom Soup (Mushroom Sinigang), Marinated Salmon Salad with Fennel (Samon Kilaw), Duck Adobo with Pineapple and Dates, Filipino Fruit Sundae (Halo-Halo), but oddly, in many ways, I thought this book was somewhat interesting…
I haven't cooked from the book yet, so I can't say if the recipes work well or taste good, but the recipes look accessible and would appear to be something many millions of Pinoys in North America (particularly second generation immigrants) might feel a kinship with. It is also nicely photographed and cleanly and clearly laid out. The groupings of recipes make sense and there is a section on ingredients for novice cooks. It may also contain recipes that Pinoys might try out on their Western friends, the food "sanitized" a bit for other palates. But the second title for the same book made me wonder why they did that… Is it possible that the book had a poor initial reception in the U.S., and the Filipino part of the title was considered a liability? Is it because the book was released in Southeast Asia (Tuttle Publishing, with a base in Singapore) and wanted to attract a larger audience besides Filipinophiles? How bizarre. This reminds me of a time when Cebu once tried to market itself as "An Island in the Pacific" without mentioning it was part of the Philippine archipelago, are tourists so GEOGRAPHICALLY CHALLENGED? Are cookbook purchasers really so dumb that they wouldn't figure out this was a book based almost entirely on Filipino dishes, yet carry the "Tropical Island" feel? Hmmm, I can't make heads or tails of it, but this is just another reason why I don't think I can write a cookbook unless I almost completely control how the final product is going to look and feel. As for the cookbook itself, you may at least want to browse through it the next time you are in a bookstore to see if you might want to add it to your own collection…
I cannot close this post without adding a criticism on at least one of several recipes that to me, are the equivalent of slowly scratching a blackboard with one's fingernails… The Black and White Rice with Seafood or Paella Pirurutong a la Filipina… ARRRGHHHH!!! And it pulls together cooked white and cooked black rice with the seafood thrown in (photo above). Who grew up with anything remotely similar to this? What is it with Black Rice and Paella in foreign published Pinoy Cookbooks? Did I miss a major trend? A similar paella we ate at Cendrillon was tasteless, and the look and feel of this Aranas version also wants to make me run out and fire up my charcoal grill to cook a version of paella, tomato or squid based, and send the authors a serving or two so that they can bring their paellas back into the realm of reality! Yikes. Major Marketman shiver fit is over. :)
Hi MM, I wonder if the publishers were thinking that the title would not appeal in a place where the authentic/traditional ingredients are more readily available than the "substitutes". I would agree with you though that the new title is less descriptive of the book's contents.
Interesting that both chefs (Dorotan and Aranas) seem to have been influenced by Alice Waters where freshness of ingredients trump authentic (ex. using fresh trout instead of frozen bangus). I think Ms. Aranas in fact worked in northern California restaurants for a few years before moving back to Chicago.
Aug 31, 2007 | 10:57 pm
Whoa! better shift your gear, MM. Don't forget your diet!
Aug 31, 2007 | 11:11 pm
I agree with you that perhaps the name change is because this "new" version was released in SE Asia. I live in California. And as a young Filipino American myself, and as someone who is just now learning to cook Filipino food, I would be more inclined to buy that book under it's original title of "The Filipino-American Kitchen." The only Pinoy cookbook that I do own is "Memories of Philippine Kitchens." I've only tried a couple of recipes from it, but I wasn't all that satisfied with them.
Are there any "true" Filipino cookbooks out there that you can recommend? Is there even such a thing as the "perfect" Filipino cookbook?
Aug 31, 2007 | 11:24 pm
The run away success of Thai cuisine here spawned a lot of imitators, Burmese, Malaysian and Indonesian restaurants suddenly started hypenating their names with Thai. I suspect this attempt to use pirurutong (whose sound btw cause pause even in native speakers of Tagalog) in savoury dishes is just one of its ill conceived and misbegotten hatchlings. It is regrettable indeed that they took precious space in two recent major Filipino cookbooks which otherwise could have been ceded to a more deserving dish.
Sep 1, 2007 | 12:22 am
i bought a copy of reynaldo alejandro's "authentic recipes from the philippines" as a girl to my hubby's fil-am cousin getting married in the US. browsed through the book and the recipes didn't seem too fusion-y. i have no idea though if this book is marketed towards us locals or the fil-ams.
Sep 1, 2007 | 1:11 am
forgot to add, the periplus series on filipino dishes are good too.
Sep 1, 2007 | 1:12 am
I just finished linking back to your review of Memories of Philippine Kitchens and found (not surprisingly) that you also took exception at the inclusion of a picture of a lady whipping hot chocolate while smoking a cigarette. A zit in an otherwise perfectly complexioned oeuvre that left a lump in the pit of my stomach and reminded me that in my youth the older ladies who usually did that at least kept the lighted end of their cigarettes inside their mouths.
Sep 1, 2007 | 5:58 am
Pirurutong??!…what is that? It looks like a major typo error.
Sep 1, 2007 | 8:51 am
While perusing Amazon for Filipino Cookbooks awhile back, I did see that book by Jennifer Aranas . . . the reason it caught my attention because that is my "married" name. I was tempted to order the book but I never did. Maybe I will when Market Man decides to try a recipe or two from thee book. :-) The one book that I do use is the one entitled "Filipino Cooking Here & Abroad" which was a "pasalubong" from my cousin back home. Since I've been living in the states practically all my life, all I can say is nothing compares to food back home! :-) I guess I will always have a "longing" for "real" "pilino" food! That's one thing I look forward to when going back home!
Sep 1, 2007 | 8:52 am
Its a good thing I always start my day by reading your post MM. Yesterday, I was contemplating to drop by World Trade for the Book Fair or drop by Fully booked to browse new cookbooks. With this post of yours today, I thank you, now I made up my mind just to go straight to Fully booked. You're an angel in disguise. :p
Sep 1, 2007 | 9:21 am
Thanks for this post. I am scheduled to drop by to the Book Fair this afternoon. I am quite disappointed though that there are few new quality books being offered this year.
Sep 1, 2007 | 9:49 am
Is pirurutong the black seed or rice or mung beans that we mix when we cook guinatang pirurutong?
Sep 1, 2007 | 10:51 am
Pirurutong is the black rice.
The Garden House has decent black paella. There is always massive disappointment, though, when you associate the blackness with super flavorful squid ink
Sep 1, 2007 | 11:52 am
Apicio, bow ako sa sinabi mo. Mandy, I also use the periplus series on Pinoy dishes particularly those on desserts and snacks. They're okay. Tulipfleurs, totoo talaga yan. "Nothing compares to food back home." The thing is, the authors of these cookbookks, of course, would like to please as many palates as possible so the recipes are so standardized that they're practically too watered down to really taste good and they're not really that authentic anymore. So normally, I use these books as guides only. However, that may be a little difficult for the novices or for those who have not quite an idea of what the food presened ought to taste like.
The attempt at Pinoy-American fusion naman is okay. Sabi mo nga MM with regard to this particular publication, the author incorporates a lot of ingredients more readily available in their part of the world. So practical lang siya yet the author provides the opportunity for others to somehow partake of Filipino dishes. I have not even seen the book but as long as the author does not make any claim that any of her recipe is that authentic than I suppose, pwede na rin.
Anyway, I find that the older the cookbook, the more "authentic" the recipes are. Take Aling Charing's, for example. I have a few others. But the titles escape me for now. However, the "Slow Food" (?) edited by Doreen Fernandez is a nice collection of Filipino recipes of old and the accompanying essays about them are really informative.
For Warays out there who would like to stay in touch with the spirit of home through Waray cuisine, there is that published by UP Tacloban. Okay naman siya though siempre, iba pa rin if you learned your cooking from home.
MM, if and when you finally publish your food book, I have high hopes that it would not need to cater to the rest of the world–for now. For good food such as Filipino cuisine and your creations need not find any excuse for whatever difference in taste and texture they have from others. Photographs that entice the visual sense is okay. But food is not all visual. And since you cannot photograph the smell, it will all be in the taste when your readers finally use your recipe. The recipes I tried from your blog are A-okay. Whatever limitations the print media would pose in terms of sales, word-of-mouth would make up for. And then later perhaps, with this addition, the world would gradually but surely take more notice of Filipino cusine. By all means, consider the technical aspects that would help sell your project. But the real test is in the taste and the anecdotes that will make people appreciate the recipes even more. So don't worry too much. I'm pretty sure that you already have a fair idea of what to put in that book.
Sana nga lang din, it would also be accessible to people like myself who cannot afford high-priced items. Pwede naman mag-publish ng 2 versions even if the content would exactly be the same. Go all out for the high end market. Cheaper paper naman sa kabila. Maybe even less pictures, basta same recipes at klaro lang talaga ang print. Di 'ba?
Sep 1, 2007 | 1:34 pm
At bow naman ako sa lahat ng sinabi mo DADD-F, lalo na yung tungkol sa cookbook na isusulat ni MarketMan. You have a point there, specifically: "The recipes I tried from your blog are A-okay." And I think many readers here will echo that sentiment.
Just finished devouring Jacques Pepin's delicious autobiography, and he made a similar point when he described the circumstances leading to the publication of one of his earlier books La Technique. He took copious notes during classes he taught at BU, mainly questions from his students who were on both ends of the spectrum of experience, and that is how he refined the book to cater to the average home cook.
I am certain you will do a skillful job incorporating the many comments your delighted (and not-so-delighted) readers into your future MM Cookbook.
Sep 1, 2007 | 7:25 pm
I grew up with the ubiquitous Nora Daza cookbook, which I brought with me all the way to Australia, where I lived nearly three years. It's the cookbook from which I learned to cook, and though it seems quite simple compared to lots of the cookbooks these days, it's a sentimental favorite. Then, when I returned to Manila, a friend of mine there asked for it, and I was happy to give it away :)
If you had a cookbook, I'd run out and buy it tout de suite!
Sep 1, 2007 | 8:41 pm
I agree with you in rating this year's book fair MM. I had a big haul last year (5 fiction, 2 nonfiction, 2 audiovisual, 2 graphic). This year: 1 book, almost grudgingly.
Sep 3, 2007 | 9:30 am


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Sept. 12, 2000
BOB DAVIE: I was thinking driving over, you know, the amazing thing about college football is just how the last game changes so drastically one week from the next. And certainly, for us it has changed in a week.
You think back a week ago, you know you're getting ready for Nebraska, which is obviously a form of wishbone, as multiple of an option offense as there is in the country — you've got Arnaz Battle as your quarterback. You feel pretty good because of his first game experience was pretty solid.
You come back this week. Now you're getting ready for Purdue who is probably the exact opposite of Nebraska, and it's another opportunity or another situation where you have a quarterback going out there for the first time. So I guess it is just another normal week in Notre Dame football.
But I think that's, you know, not trying to put any spin on it. I think that's what you enjoy about college football, though and I mean that sincerely. It's the challenge of, first of all, as a coaching staff the preparation that goes into it on a different basis from week to week. And certainly it tests you, going from a Nebraska to a Purdue. I think that is obvious.
Also, taking the hand that you're dealt and trying to find a way to make the best of that situation, and then — you know, I'm really impressed with our football team. I certainly understand the challenge that we have. I mean, Purdue comes in here, first of all, they are the 12th- or 13th-ranked team in the country, depending on what poll you look at. They come in with the potential Heisman Trophy winner at quarterback. They are the No. 1 college team in football right now on total offense. They have an opportunity, I would, think to red letter in this game. Nothing against Central Michigan or Penn State, but I think this was a primary focus of theirs in the summer, which it would have been for ours in the same situation.
I obviously see the challenges in this, but I really like our football team. I think our football team has shown me an awful lot of character over the first two weeks of the season, something that I thought was there through the off-season, but you never know for sure until you play a football game.
You know, without trying to be too philosophical about it, I like the challenge of this, because I like our football team. And that's all it ever comes down to. You know, there are so many outside situations, so many scenarios. You know, everybody has time to think scenarios through and all those things, but what it comes down to as a football coach is just what you feel about your team and what you feel about your preparation. From that standpoint I am really encouraged. I like our football team and I like the challenge we have. But I also understand the difficulty of it.
I think looking at it for us offensively going into this game, kind of as I hit on, the concerns would be it's a first-time experience again. You're going out there, you think of Jarious Jackson, after being in the program three years, his first game against Michigan. You wonder in the first half if he's completely (inaudible). You think about Arnaz going out after two years in the program. His third year in the program was Jarious's fourth year. Arnaz's third year in the program and he goes out against A&M. You're out there in pregame warm-up and you're saying, "Wow, maybe we'd better get in the wishbone, I'm not sure we can complete a pass." But you see, both those players have evolved.
Here we are now in the third week of the season going out with a guy who is in his second week in the program, who when he first game in was a tight end. So you can see that, you know, there's some concern because of the unexpected, and I think that is natural.
The second thing offensively that's a concern is Arnaz created so much offense on his own. You think back to the A&M game, the linebacker comes one time completely clean, smacks him on the blind side, he breaks tackle, spins outs of there. Another time a corner comes, hits him right flush in the back again, makes the play. You go to the Nebraska game, 1st and 20, he scrambles for 43 yards out of the empty formation. The A&M game, he throws a long pass to Javin. He was able to create plays within your offense, and our offense is built on that. We do some different things, we get the ball in the corner.
So, you know, so not knowing what Gary is going to do, how Gary is going to react. Taking away the creativity that Arnaz had or the ability to make plays is certainly a concern as you go in.
But on the flip side, I think we're a better football team. I think our offensive line — you know, if this would have happened to us last year, wow, I don't know that we were capable of raising our level of play that much with the surrounding cast with the inexperience it had. But now, a year later, we don't have any excuses because the surrounding cast is stronger. And I think the surrounding cast is better.
So, you know, it's a big challenge. There's some things that you don't know, but you feel good about it because you like your team and you like the way your team has evolved.
Defensively, obviously, you see what the challenge is. You lose Grant Irons, who is — you know, somewhat, that has been overshadowed because of Arnaz. If the Arnaz situation wouldn't have happened, it would be huge right now, talking about Grant Irons. For our football team, it is huge. So that's a challenge.
But you look at Purdue's offense. They are explosive. The quarterback is a great player. Legitimately a great player. He's accurate. He creates things. He runs the boot and runs the nakeds and things. He's an athlete back there. You look at the plays last year when he goes in and scores on us, goes over the top. You look at the plays he made in the first two games. He does some things back there that he creates.
So with our defense, it's a big challenge. They have got a lot of receivers. No. 14 is a heck of a player. They have a freshman, No. 82, I really like. He's a good player. The tight end is a solid player. They have the got big offensive lineback that I'm really impressed with now that I saw him in those Speedos. I was nervous about him before, but now I'm really impressed. I know our football team is. They certainly had a chance to see that. They are an impressive offensive football team and they are a big challenge.
And their kicking game, they have got the big, tall kicker who is also their place kicker. We'd like to think we are a good kickoff return team. I think we have a chance to be a great one. He's kicked off, I think, ten or 12 times. There's only been two I think that's had a chance to be returned.
So it's a big challenge for us, but I like our team. I like our team. We've got to get some guys healthy this week, but I think Brock is going to be okay. Javin Hunter will be okay by the time we play the game. Lance Legree, you're in the going to keep him out of the lineup.
So we're a little bit beat up. That's how the chips fall. You know, it is interesting, I think in just how scheduling goes, that you look at Nebraska, for instance, who is open this week, that's pretty good concept right there. You look at Purdue that's had Central Michigan and Penn State, pretty good concept. I think you look at A&M that comes back and plays Wyoming after our game and wins 51-3. It's interesting, but that's how it is and that's what it is, and I think this football team can handle this challenge.
So, that's where we are right now. As far as Purdue, defensively, I think they deserve more credit on defense sometimes than they are given. I think they play with that offensive scheme down there that is so productive and gets so much attention. They have evolved into a good defensive football team. They play hard. They are physical. They are giving up five points a game right now. So they come in, I think, averaging 48 points a game and giving up five. So they are a good football team.
You know, the injury situation, I think everyone knows Arnaz is having surgery this afternoon. Grant will have surgery here in probably 7 to 10 days when the swelling goes down. Everyone else that played last week I think will play in this game.
Q. What exactly do you think you can do offensively with Gary? What are the limitations? I presume it takes away most of the option, but what are your plans, without giving away any secrets?
BOB DAVIE: Well, everyone is — I'm sure the questions is going to come: What percentage of your offense is in. It would be the same percentage we had last week for the A&M game — or for the Nebraska game from a percentage standpoint. Now, there may be a little more of a certain kind of thing, because obviously he is a little bit different than Arnaz. But it's not going to be limited. You know, Gary Godsey has been in the program for a year. He's smart. He's been around football a lot. His whole family has played football, one brother I think played at Air Force. His second brother is a starting quarterback at Tech. He is a good quarterback and he understands the system.
So it's going to be whatever percentage we need for this game. It will not be limited in any way because it is Gary Godsey. Just we'll do some different things. It's obvious we're not going to do as much option with Gary in the game, if any option, with Gary Godsey in the game. I'm not giving away any secret there. But we're going to throw the ball maybe in some situations a little bit better. If he settles down in the game and plays the way he's capable playing — that's always a concern in the first game as I mentioned before with a quarterback. But if he gets into a rhythm and gets comfortable, I'm totally comfortable with him.
Q. Last week in overtime when Arnaz scrambled to the eight-yard line and there was a penalty, a defensive penalty, defensive hold, was that a miss-call? Wasn't that supposed to be tacked on to the end of the run?
BOB DAVIE: I don't think so, no. You have the option of taking the penalty or taking the run. It's not tacked on to that.
Q. I heard differently from some officials.
BOB DAVIE: I'll go back and check that, but I don't understand it to be that way. In other words, you still have the option of taking the result of the play or taking the penalty, you don't get both. You don't get the advantage of running the play to get the result and also getting the penalty. I'll check on that. I understand it to be one or the other, not the benefit of getting both.
Q. Do you put a little bit more of the burden on the offensive line here to go more towards a power-oriented straight ahead right on the back of the offensive line attack?
BOB DAVIE: I think you do, to a degree, certainly. You plan on all scenarios. If you get in a football game and Gary struggles, you're going to have to line up and run the ball. And without option football, as much as a possibility, I think you're going to have to do that. That doesn't mean you line up maybe just with two backs on the backfield and try to ram it down their throat. There's different things we can do running the football.
But it's accurate to say we have to count on that offensive line and we have to count on the running backs to control the game for us, yeah.
Q. You said you don't want Gary looking over his shoulder, but is there a limit, is there a line that you draw where –?
BOB DAVIE: Well, the thing with Gary, though, is that you know, as much as it's possible to know without a guy being in the game. At least you've seen him in the stadium in a spring game. You've seen him in scrimmage situations, much more than you've seen Matt or one of those other freshmen.
So I think you go as long as you can go and give him every opportunity, because just because going from a semi-unknown to a complete unknown. So I think you're going to hang in there with him. That's why I said it is his job and we plan on him playing the whole football game.
Q. Lastly, you have a couple walk-ons, how do you go about determining — (inaudible) — you have a bunch of scholarship athletes. What goes into making a determination that these guys are going to be put in that situation?
BOB DAVIE: Matt is our land down on the kickoff and gave one of the best efforts I have ever seen, and we — obviously our football team knew about it. We did it in a special teams meeting and showed our entire team. Chad is the starter on the kicking game for us. I'm a big believer in those guys. We had Jonathan Aber (phonetic) who did it for us and became one of our best guys, blocked a punt last year against Michigan State.
You know what happens, you spend a lot of time in practice in your kicking situations going against what we call the pit bulls. We call all of those guys the pit bulls that are kind of the scout team in kicking game situations, whether it's blocking punts against our first punt team, running down, covering kicks against our first kickoff return. So you get a chance to see those guys over and over do that stuff. And there's some players that just jump out at you. We're a better special teams football team because of some of those guys and the roles they play. So Matt Sarb, DeBolt, we've got some guys, Anthony Brannan is a guy who is a starter on our kicking team. Dwayne Francis on punt return has been outstanding. He goes out and holds up the gunners on punt return. That's a tough technique. He's been unbelievable at that.
First of all, they get a lot of chances to do it, but then it's really important to them. They know that's their role and the way they can help this football team. I've got no hesitation playing those guys. You're right. There's guys that there's no question that you can take them over and time them in the 40 or do the vertical jumps, do all that stuff. They may test out faster, but they don't play the game faster. I think that's a great point. Matt just sold his body out for us.
Q. Last couple weeks you've made light of the fact, the scrutiny, you've had a pretty good sense of humor about it. Do you think the fans out there, with the injury to Arnaz, does it change the equation at all, and if it does, it that fair because of unforeseen circumstances?
BOB DAVIE: It provides no safety net for me or for this football team. That's not even in the equation.
And to tell you the truth, I don't know that I need a safety net or this team needs a safety net anyhow. So all that is just issues that have been created for different reasons. And I'm certainly not blaming anyone for creating those issues. But if people have created those issues and it is an issue in people's minds, I'm here to say that there's no safety net that's been provided because Arnaz Battle went down.
So whether it is fair, unfair all those issues, all it comes down to is how we play as a football team. That's why I'm encouraged about this team. Honestly, I don't get caught up in any of those issues. All I'm caught up is what kind of chemistry we have on this team and how is our preparation on this team and that's why I'm encouraged. I really like what we have going right now, and I think we have a chance to have something special.
So, it doesn't change one thing to me. It doesn't lower our expectations. Shouldn't lower our fans' expectations. Shouldn't lower our administrations expectations. Doesn't change one thing.
Q. It seemed like on Saturday you were more active in giving the defense signals yourself. Was that a change in procedure or did that — just because of that one game or will that continue?
BOB DAVIE: You know, I've called the defenses this year. Whether I signal them or Greg signals them is something we just go back on forth on, if for any other reason is just giving two people signals in case they are trying to get a beat on our signals. That's just how we've done it this year and we'll continue to do that.
And I think one thing on that point is that, you know, we're all so heavily involved in the preparation, just like with Kevin. I mean, Kevin calls the offensive plays, but sometimes, too much is made of who calls them. It's more in the preparation of what's gone on during the week and the planning.
You know, I've got a big role in the planning of our defense and we're going to continue to do. Not as much emphasis as who takes the exact call during the game as it is planning during the week.
Q. (Inaudible) Brock Williams … just wondering if you could shed some light on the importance of sacking, but do you have to hurry in the decision-making process?
BOB DAVIE: You know, as I said every week, what happens in our preparation for a game, on Mondays we look at the pass game, our game, against Nebraska. Then we pretty much just go out and get our players lined up. The coaches are the only ones that have watched Purdue tape. So the fact is Brock has not watched Purdue a whole lot. Like last week with his statements about Nebraska — I like him but he doesn't really know what he's talking about. (Laughter).
But I think, you know, you're asking me that same question all the time. If you look back at Purdue, they probably gave up eight quarterback sacks last year the whole year. Unbelievable percentage of times thrown compared to sacks given up. It's unbelievable. And a big part of that is their scheme. They will come off and chop you and throw the quick passing game as well as anyone in this country. They are very difficult to get to. Certainly, you have to mix it up, try to keep him off balance, and he's a hard guy to keep off balance. He's seen a lot of things in his four years at Purdue. We'd like to think we're able to come after him a little bit, but it is not as easy as you think so.
I appreciate Brock's vote of confidence, but it's a little more difficult when you're trying to play in those things.
Q. Do you try and fight off any fear or doubt that might creep into your mind when you go into a big game like, this you lose two key people and say, "Oh, no, we're not going to go through this again, are we"?
BOB DAVIE: There's no question you think that. There's no question. Let's face it, we just went through — we just had the second week of the season and we finished — we've got two players who are as important to our football team as any other player we have in the program, where we just lost two players, probably for the year, and that is significant.
But I also think when you play the kind of schedule we play, week to week to week to week, it is going to be like that. As much as you hate to admit it or hate to think of it, playing the kind of teams we play, there's a lot of things that happen. It's all part of it.
But certainly, what happened last year, you know, it's hard to survive if it happens again. I don't care how good you think your depth is or your depth is a little bit better. No one's depth is that good, and you just can't lose those kind of players. If you look at Nebraska and you take No. 7 off that field for Nebraska, as good as they are offensively, it changes. It changes. And that's how a lot of people are.
You know, the same can be said probably about Purdue. They like that young freshman quarterback, but No. 15 is a big part of their deal.
Q. In defending Drew, he's a fifth year, seen so much and thrown the ball all the time, he's probably seen every type of defense you can throw at him. Because of that, do you have to mix things up or do you settle on something that you think is going to work best?
BOB DAVIE: I think that's a good point. You do what you can do. You're not going to come in there with some different defense that Purdue has never seen and all of the sudden just shock them. It comes down to your players playing against their players.
It's not as much as of a Star Wars kind of offense as you think. It's spread across the field and a lot of different looks, but it comes down to them executing and makes plays, and that's what they do so well. So you have to give your players a chance to line up and be comfortable and do the same things over and over. It's the things you do on defense that are successful for you that you do against them.
So it is kind of like playing the wishbone in a reverse kind of deal in that you don't go in there and do something you're not sure you can do. It comes down to players against players. That's what this game is. It's not as much as of a scheme game and out-scheming them as you might think. It's lining up and playing them.
Q. There has been talk about this game evolving into a big rivalry, where you're not going to help a guy up after a tackle off the ground, it's just evolved that neither team likes each other. Do you sense that on this side?
BOB DAVIE: You know, I haven't really sensed that. We played some unbelievable football games. If you look at the last three years, those have been three amazing games that have come down to the end of the game.
I think any time you play someone that is that close, obviously, it's a rivalry kind of a game. So it is important to us. I mean, it's an important game, you know, but I haven't noticed, to be honest, anything different, as far as what goes on or what is said or anything like that. I think it has been a pretty well-played series and it has been pretty much under control.
Q. As you're more active in calling the defense, does that make your dealings with the offense, you know, a lot more hectic with the things that are happening?
BOB DAVIE: Not really. You know, my role on offense is pretty much the same as it was on offense. I know everything that we do. If I need to give my opinion, give it. Certainly during the week I have some time to get in there with them. So it has not changed much, really.
Q. In the past you've talked about the importance of keeping a team on an emotional even-keel, but over the course of a season, teams do go up and down. You've played two emotional game, the big one against A&M and the loss against Nebraska and the loss of Arnaz and Irons, do you guard against that type of thing?
BOB DAVIE: I think it's too late to do that. I think so much of your team and your chemistry has developed, as I said, from the last game last year to the first game this year. You think of all that time since last November until August when we showed up for practice. That's where your teams leadership develop and your chemistry develops. You don't go in there on a week-to-week basis and all of the sudden — you don't control a lot of things that happen right now.
That's what I like this about team. I thought the leadership was really strong coming in. I feel even more that way now that the leadership is strong. What I look at is — and this sounds maybe old-fashioned and you might not understand it. I look at when guys go out and just smack somebody around — you go back to that Nebraska game and you count the big hits in that game, and I'm talking about guys laying their body out. It's been more than we've had since I've been at Notre Dame coaching. That's why I know the chemistry and leadership is good on this team. These guys, when it is time to go play, these guys go play.
So I really don't worry about it. Certainly, we talk about it and we talk about controlling the things that we can control, but things happen and things evolve during the season that your football team is going to react to the way they are going to react to, you know what I'm saying. As much as you think you're going to come up with some clever way to say it, as much as you're going to go in there and philosophize your team it's going to be what it is. And it has taken years to get this team where it is right now, and that's what I like about it. There's an awful lot invested in and I think we're a pretty good team with some pretty good character and leadership right now.
So it's not because of what happened this week or against Nebraska. We've evolved to where I think it is a pretty solid team right now.
Q. How is the preparation affected by people that have to miss practice or … (Inaudible)?
BOB DAVIE: I don't think it is going to be real drastic. Lance Legree is somebody that — he's going to be fine. He's going to do some things today. He'll miss some time, but that's not going to impact us.
Brock, I really don't think it will impact us if he's not full speed until Wednesday or Thursday. He's going to get lined up and know all the things that we're doing.
So really — Joey Getherall is going to be fine. I don't really think it is an issue. All of the offensive linemen are going to be able to practice.
Mike Gandy is going to be slowed down a little bit. I don't think that's going to be a problem for us.
Q. What is the plan at defensive end spot where Grant was? Does Roberts start? Does Campbell move there? What is Owens' role?
BOB DAVIE: Well, Ryan Roberts will probably start for us. We are looking at Darrell back at defensive end. Owens — you just did it: Tony Weaver, Ryan Roberts, John Owens and Darrell Campbell.
Q. You're figuring a three-man rotation there?
BOB DAVIE: Yeah. We have to play a lot of guys. You know, probably all of those guys will play. We'd like to get Darrell Campbell in this game. But Ryan Roberts would be the starter, yeah.
Q. You've got three years of tape of Purdue. Is it the killer system that makes Drew so effective or does he add a dimension to that takes it beyond?
BOB DAVIE: It's both. They have a great system they really do. I give them credit. They do a lot of good things. Also, he's a guy that flourishes in that system. So it's a combination of both. The thing I see about Drew is just how accurate he is. You watch him, he doesn't throw many errant balls, and then as I mentioned earlier, he makes things happen within the framework of that offense. You know, he's mobile. Anytime you spread the field, you know you have someone back there that's mobile, just as Arnaz had that 43 run on Saturday, he takes advantage of things. It becomes a numbers game. If you spread out and cover him, then he has the ability to run. He makes great throws against zone coverage. You know they convert routes well against certain zone coverages.
It's a combination of both things. It's a difficult offense to defend. Certainly there's other people in the country running that offense. And it does help the quarterback. There's no question. But it's a combination of the two things.
Q. When you recruited Gary Godsey, did you envision the day where he would start at quarterback, or did you figure if he started a game at Notre Dame, it would be at another position?
BOB DAVIE: When I went in Gary Godsey's home, I told him the only way we would recruit him was as a tight end because we had Arnaz. I had told another quarterback that had told me he was coming that we would only take one quarterback, that was part of the deal.
So when I went into Gary Godsey's house, I said, "Look we're not going to recruit you as a quarterback because I gave my word to some other young man I would only take one quarterback and he's told me he's coming. I know that's going to stink. You have to sit down and you have to make a decision If you want to come to Notre Dame as a tight end, is it worth it to you."
He came to Notre Dame as a tight end, and then the other quarterback did not come, so then he went back to quarterback.
And I think the thing I was so impressed with Gary is that I saw him go through that situation. And Notre Dame was so important to him, and he felt so strongly about it that he put aside his personal wants of being a quarterback to come here as a tight end.
And Gary Godsey is in the program he had a real solid spring. He goes >from 260 down to 235. Literally works his butt off in the off-season to get town to 235. All the hype with the freshman quarterback come in, how they are mobile, they fit the system. Gary Godsey did not tuck his trail. Gary Godsey did not transfer. Gary Godsey sat and kept working.
So I've got tremendous respect for him because of the type of person he is, and I think our teams appreciates that, as well. So I have not seen him in the game, but I have seen him handle situations. I have sat in his home and I said look — and he's being recruited by a lot of other schools as quarterback. I said, "This is going to stink, but I cannot take you as a quarterback. The only way I can take you is as a tight end." He did not blink. Coming here was that important for him. Most guys would have been selfish and gone off somewhere else to throw the ball 60 times a game.
I feel really good about him. I like him as a person. He has a great family. Mom and dad are great people. Brothers have all played football. Heck of a kid. His parents have been here — his mom goes every week they switch. Mom goes to Georgia Tech game, his dad comes here. His dad goes to the Georgia Tech game, his mom comes here. So I'll be interested this week — we'll probably have the mom, the dad, the grandmother and everybody here this week.
Q. When you presented that scenario to him at the time, were you afraid you might lose him over that?
BOB DAVIE: Oh, sure. I thought we probably would lose him. Depended on how much he wanted to be a quarterback. But that was the way it had to be. We had given our word to someone he is.
Q. A couple weeks ago, you said that it really wasn't important at the time for the three freshmen to choose who the backup is. Obviously things have changed. Have you moved somebody into that role?
BOB DAVIE: Matt LoVecchio would be the backup quarterback right now. We did work Carlyle and Jared, but Matt I think right now as the best understanding of the offense. He's a little farther along than the other two. Not physically, maybe, but just in the grasp of the offense. And that's going to change. That's kind of a short-term deal right there. I don't see that it will change, but there's a chance that it will change. But today Matt LoVecchio is the backup.
Q. You talked earlier about the 180-degree change from Nebraska to Purdue style-wise. Are the defensive backs more affected by that, because you really didn't have to play many packages last week, and I guess you're going to be doing a lot of lot of it this week?
BOB DAVIE: Yeah, but we knew Purdue was on the schedule. It's not like all of the sudden Purdue is on the schedule and we didn't know it. We had a chance to prepare in the off-season. You don't lose your nickel-and-dime package just because you didn't do it in the game.
It's a little different obviously just from — a lot different technique-wise and things, but we're going to be okay with that. It's just the transition, I think, of going from the wishbone to a team that throws it every time.
But, you know, it has not been that long since we lined up against one back — A&M did a lot of that stuff.
Q. A longer-range question about the quarterback situation: Before the injury, you had a very orderly plan in mind to keep the freshmen at the same level so no one would get discouraged. Now you have to disrupt that someone, and if Arnaz comes back for two more years down the road, that would affect playing time for other people. I know you have more pressing concerns, but what are your thoughts about all that?
BOB DAVIE: I think that's a legitimate point. But right now, we don't really have time to worry about somebody's feelings this week. I talked to our team about that. I didn't talk about that specific thing, but I said as unselfish as all of you have been up to this point, with what's just happen to this football team, I told them this Sunday, you have to be more unselfish. We have to totally put all of our personal feelings aside. We have to fight human nature in every area and we have to be totally, totally unselfish, and whatever it takes for us to win, that's what we have to do.
And you're right, I didn't want to say that Matt LoVecchio was the backup quarterback. I don't really know if he's earned it. Those other two guys are great athletes and Matt does some great things, but I don't really know if he deserves to be the No. 2 quarterback. He's getting it because he's a little further along in understanding of our offense. Ideally, I'd like to keep all three of those guys exactly the same. But I do know human nature, and particularly when they have not really had a chance to show what they can do, it's a little bit unfair. But that's what it is right now. We have to make a decision.
So we've had to escalate the process right now a little bit because of that. And everybody has to understand that. Certainly if Arnaz Battle doesn't play this year and he has two more years, that may impact someone because it's human nature to do that. But right now, we've got to put all that stuff beside us, behind us and we cannot have any selfishness. We are in a battle right now and I think our football team understands that.
But those are real issues. We're all humans and those kids are human and that's an issue. They came here thinking Arnaz had one year of football left after this year. And Gary Godsey is in that same boat. Gary Godsey has four years of football. So you've got four quarterbacks, you have three freshmen and Gary Godsey that have four years.
But one thing I've found out is the strong survive. The strong survive. And also, they take care of that decision for you. Those things always work out because of how the players react.
But that's a legitimate issue, yeah. But now is not the time to concern ourselves with it.
Q. How much different is this scenario with quarterback as compared to when Jarious went down and you had to go to southern Cal with two unproven quarterbacks?
BOB DAVIE: I feel a little better right now than I did then. I feel better because I feel better about our team. We were a good football team then.
I feel a little bit better about it. Arnaz was coming off of being out for four weeks with that shoulder. He had not practiced since the Baylor game that year. So not only had he never played and was a freshman, he had not practiced in four weeks. Eric Chappell, I like Eric Chappell but to answer your question, he made me nervous because he was erratic. In practice he was erratic — I'm not trying to embarrass him, he was.
I think Gary Godsey is a solid, solid performer. Now, how he plays in the game, I don't know, but I feel more comfortable about it right now than I did then.
Q. In your experience coaching here and other places, similar situations like this, any secret to handling it? Just pick somebody — and a lot of times it creates an opportunity for someone like Gary Godsey comes in, has a great game, all of the sudden it's a great opportunity for him?
BOB DAVIE: I think that's what it is. And I think the biggest thing, there's no excuses. Our football team has to play better with the surrounding cast, and that's what it is.
But, always the unknown is you don't know until you get in that game exactly what's going to happen. But certainly it's always a rallying point for guys. There's always a bit of motivation when something like this happens, and I think it will motivate our football team.
Q. You look at the strength of this team, you might have a team that's fast or a team that's big or a team that's physical. One of the real strengths seems to be the character, starting off with A&M and Nebraska and then losing two players. Probably a good time to have that as your No. 1 quality, isn't it?
BOB DAVIE: I think so. But I'd really like to have that quality and also have this team still intact. That's the thing in this whole deal is the bottom line thing of efficiency. At some point if you go out there and play and it comes down to players against players and any time you go out there with less players than you had before, you cannot minimize the impact. That is the reality of it.
So, yeah, I love the character. I'd like to be a little bit selfish and greedy, have the character and also our team intact. We'd have the character if our team was intact, as well.
Q. The walk-ons have really made an impact. Any players that maybe you were unaware of in game situations that have stepped up?
BOB DAVIE: I think first of all, Jeff Faine as a freshman center, playing against A&M's noseguard who is a good player, and then Nebraska gave you a lot of looks in there. Jeff Faine is a good football player.
Shane Walton, you have got to love him. You've got to love him. That tailback from Nebraska was standing right here and Shane Walton was standing right there, made him look like a mosquito standing there. But he'll come up and hit you. I think Shane Walton is a guy that's really competitive and has played hard.
I think Tony Driver, although every time you're a little nervous because he doesn't have a lot of experience back there, Tony Driver will get you.
Brock Williams is competitive. The guys that have not played — I think Tyreo Harrison has been solid for us. Jim Jones is a much improved player. Mike Gandy has probably played his best two football games. Kurt Vollers has become our starting offense at tackle. Really Vollers and Jordan Black played the whole day. Teasdale only played — Vollers has turned into a good football player.


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Pot au Feu
We are back home after a 2-week trip to NY in which we saw great art, heard great music, watched great theater, and ate like pigs. My stomach needs to recuperate, so I am going back to basics. I need to lay off everything fried, or covered in sauce, or full of sugar. Good, basic food is just what the doctor ordered. So I offer this dish, one of my all time favorites, and a definite must-have on your list of classic preparations.
Pot au Feu means "pot with fire" and refers to a one-pot meal, cooked slowly for several hours. There are several variations of this dish throughout the world, including the Flemish hochepot, the Italian bollito misto, and the New England boiled dinner. What's the difference between these dishes and a stew? It's the broth. These pots of fire produce clear broth because the meat is not browned prior to boiling, and no flour is added to thicken the gravy.
Why does this recipe call for sprigs of fresh herbs? It's to keep the broth clear. Dry herbs make a speckled broth, even after straining. Some chef use a bouquet garni (a sachet of herbs tied in cheese cloth), which can be easily retrieved. We tie the meat up in twine for the same reason. These cuts of meat will easily fall apart in such prolonged cooking which can cloud up the broth and make them hard to fish out for slicing.
2-3 lb. beef short ribs
2-3 lb. Beef chuck roast
2-3 marrow bones
1 large yellow onion, chopped
2 carrots, chopped
3 stalks celery, chopped
2 bay leaves
1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
1 sprig fresh thyme
1/2 tsp. black peppercorns
3-4 quarts cold water
1 tsp. salt
8 new potatoes
4 carrots, diced
3 leeks, sliced in quarters lengthwise
8 diagonal slices French baguette, toasted
- Tie each piece of meat securely with twine to hold it together. Place the meat in the pot with the onion, carrots, celery, bay, parsley, thyme and peppercorns. Cover completely with cold water and bring to a boil over high heat. At the boil, reduce the heat to low, and cook at a bare simmer for 3 hours.
- After three hours remove the meat to an oven proof dish, cover and keep warm in a 200˚F oven. Strain the broth to another large saucepan. Add the salt, potatoes, and bring it to a boil over high heat. Cook for 15 minutes then add the carrots and leeks. Cook another 15 minutes until vegetables are tender.
- Thinly slice the chuck roast, divide the short ribs into serving portions. Arrange on a platter with the potatoes, carrots and leeks. Remove the marrow from the bones and spread it on the toast. Serve the broth and croutons as a first course, and the meat and vegetables second with an assortment of condiments including horseradish, mustard, and cornichons.


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Back Foot Defence
When batting players must be able to decide if they are going to attack the ball and attempt to score runs, or defend the ball. Players can defend the ball to protect their wicket or body, and to keep the ball on the ground.
There are two main defensive shots, the front foot defence and the back foot defence:
Back foot defence
Like the pull shot, players step back to play this shot, and it is played to a ball that reaches the batter around waist height.
Coaching points
- Swing the bat back, moving your back foot to get your head in line with the ball.
- Drag the front foot towards the back foot, bring the bat down straight, slowing as it hits the ball.
- Finish still and balanced with the face of the bat pointing to the ground.
ABSTAIN from pushing at the ball with the bottom hand, keep it relaxed.
PROTECT your wicket and body by bringing the bat down straight.
In pairs or small groups, set up a semi circle of cones in front of the batsman. One player throws the ball with one bounce, towards the batsman, who defends the ball so it bounces inside the semicircle.
- Defend 10 balls thrown underarm – how many can you land inside the semicircle?
- Defend 10 balls thrown overarm – how many can you land inside the semicircle?
- Defend 10 balls thrown a mix of underarm and overarm – how many can you land inside the semicircle?
When working in groups fielders stand outside the semicircle. The batsman tries to survive for 10 balls without being caught. An attacking shot means they are automatically out.
Make the test harder by introducing one-hand-one-bounce – if the ball has bounced once the fielders may catch it with one hand and the batsman will still be out.
PROTECT yourself – hit the ball gently or you will be caught out.


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Stonebridge Homes are delighted to announce their sponsorship of Yorkshire County Cricket Club's latest overseas recruit – Australian Travis Head.
The 22-year-old has joined the current County Champions this month for the rest of the 2016 season, having made his name as a fearsome Twenty20 batsman in the Big Bash League and been named Player of the Year in the Australian Sheffield Shield.
Travis made his debut recently in the T20 Blast, scoring 40 of just 25 balls.
Stonebridge Homes are keen supporters of YCCC so didn't hesitate when they were given the chance to sponsor Travis, as Head of Sales & Marketing Carol Gunn explains: "As we are building a very high profile development in Headingley at Victoria Gardens, being associated with Travis is fantastic. He is such an exciting cricketer and is sure to bring the crowds in to see him play. Hopefully he will help the team have a really successful season".
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The School of Music has its own purpose-built building complete with rehearsal, performance and practice spaces, a lab for studying the psychology of music and four lecture theatres.
There is also a wide range of professional equipment and music software to help you with your studies, including studios for sound recording, software development and computer music composition.
In addition, our instrument collection includes a specially commissioned gamelan, historic and modern keyboard instruments and a large selection of orchestral and world percussion.
We have All-Steinway status, meaning that all 29 pianos housed, and available for use by all our students in the School, are Steinways. £742,000 was invested in the pianos – a combination of uprights, baby grands and concert grands.
At the heart of our School is the Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall, a performance space which hosts a large and varied programme of concerts in term time.
As a student in the School you'll be able to go along to the concert series programme free of charge.


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This article describes update KB3085510 for Microsoft Project 2013 that was released on September 8, 2015. This update has a prerequisite.
Be aware that the update in Download Center applies to Microsoft Installer (.msi)-based edition of Office 2013. It doesn't apply to the Office 2013 Click-to-Run editions such as Microsoft Office 365 Home. (How to determine?)
Be aware that the update in Download Center applies to Microsoft Installer (.msi)-based edition of Office 2013. It doesn't apply to the Office 2013 Click-to-Run editions such as Microsoft Office 365 Home. (How to determine?)
Improvements and Fixes
- Enables single sign-on (SSO) for ADAL on cloud domain-joined computers. On cloud domain-joined computer that has Modern Authentication enabled, domain accounts seem to be logged in but can't open files.
- Fixes the following issues:
- When Project 2013 is running in the background, the Auto Save feature that has the Prompt before saving option enabled causes the processor to be fully allocated.
- When you open an .xml file to create a project in Project 2013, it takes longer than merging the data into an existing or blank project.
- When you try to import an Excel workbook into a project in Project 2013, some assignment information is lost.
- When you reduce the work of a fixed work task while editing in Project in the schedule web part, the duration of the task may be reduced unexpectedly.
- When you open an Excel workbook in Project 2013, not all actual works are imported for resources for tasks.
- When you apply actual work to a project in Project 2013, the actual work may be applied to an incorrect resource. This issue may occur when one resource is exchanged for another while you're using the Assign Resources dialog box and a status update is pending.
- When you open a SharePoint task list in Project 2013 and close it without saving, the %Complete fields of tasks are updated to incorrect values.
- When you assign a resource on the Resources tab of the Task Information dialog box to a task in Project 2013, the Units value of the resource is always set to 100% even if another value is entered.
- You can't remove remaining work from a manually scheduled task in Project 2013 when the task is published to Project Server, and when the Only allow task updates via Tasks and Timesheets task settings and display options are enabled.
- After you change a custom field on a project detail page, the milestone flag on a task is reset to Yes unexpectedly.
- When you use a task template that has cost resources assigned to create a project in Project Web App and then you open the project in Project 2013, Project 2013 crashes.
- When you try to update budget costs on resources in Project 2013, Project 2013 may crash.
- When you try to save a project to Project Server or you try to view the project properties of the project, Project 2013 may crash if some project level custom fields type is number.
- When Project Professional 2013 attempts to save a project to a Project server right after the first failure, Project 2013 may crash.
- When you try to save a project from an earlier version of Project Server, you receive the following error message: Error 9000
Save job cancelled in the queue: Root element is missing.
- When Project 2013 is running in the background, the Auto Save feature that has the Prompt before saving option enabled causes the processor to be fully allocated.
How to download and install the update
Microsoft UpdateUse Microsoft Update to automatically download and install the update.
Download CenterThis update is also available for manual download and installation from the Microsoft Download Center.
- Download update KB3085510 for 32-bit version of Project 2013
- Download update KB3085510 for 64-bit version of Project 2013
Update information
Restart informationYou may have to restart the computer after you install this update.
PrerequisiteTo apply this update, you must have Microsoft Project 2013 Service Pack 1 installed.
More Information
To determine whether your Office installation is Click-to-Run or MSI-based, follow these steps:
- Open Project 2013.
- On the File menu, select Account.
- For Office 2013 Click-to-Run installations, an Update Options item is displayed. For MSI-based installations, the Update Options item isn't displayed.
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See the information about the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates . The Office System TechCenter contains the latest administrative updates and strategic deployment resources for all versions of Office.


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Director's Note
Welcome to our re-organization!
You've probably noticed some changes in where you can get help from our Library staff recently. One of our four goals in our 2018-2021 Strategic Plan is to look at the issue of space and use our existing space as efficiently as possible. We want to simplify and improve how our patrons are served and make the most efficient use we can of our existing staff. So, we're combining service areas on both the first floor and the second floor, from two desks to one, in an effort to do this.
Our Library staff have worked on a plan to make this happen. First, we're combining the Reference Service on the second floor with the Computer Service area so that you can get help with both reference and technology questions from the same place. We plan to have a central service desk in the middle of the floor this year so that you will have one desk to go to.
The Circulation Desk on the first floor will add Information Desk staff and become the Customer Service Desk. We are working to increase the number of self-checks we have on both the first and second floors. Our Children's Department and Teen Department will be the same except for combining their name into Youth Services.
The reorganization is a work in progress. I applaud the hard work of our staff to brainstorm ways to improve what we can do for you, our patrons, as we embrace our growing community. Thank you very much for your patience and support as we go forward!
Susan Gregory, Bozeman Public Library Director


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The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights will deliver its judgment in the case of Nada v. Switzerland on 12 September. The case concerns the applicant being prohibited from leaving an Italian enclave in Switzerland due to Swiss implementation of UN Security Council anti-terrorism sanctions, including a travel ban. For our previous coverage and a detailed preview of the issues arising in the case, see this post. More commentary will follow.
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Furniture Terms and What They Mean
My wife and I have decided that we need a new kitchen table and chairs. We went to a local furniture store to begin the hunt and found a few sets that looked good.
We were pleasantly surprised to find that the sets of tables and chairs were less expensive than we thought, so we began looking at bedroom sets. We quickly became confused at all the strange names that the sales person began throwing at us. I have to admit to being rather embarrassed at my obvious lack of furniture lingo and am now going to try to save you from the same embarrassment.
Here's a list of furniture terms and what they mean:
- Armoire: A large cabinet with two doors and shelves used for storing clothes. Or you could also put one in your family room/living room/media room to store electronic equipment.
- Break front: A bookcase or china cabinet made of three vertical sections, the center one projects forward beyond the two end sections.
- Buffet: A small cupboard. The French definition of the word is "a small sideboard, a place for keeping dishes".
- Bureau: In America, a "bureau" is another name for a "dresser" or a bedroom storage piece. In France, the word was used to describe the red cloth covering for a writing desk, and, later, was used to refer to the desk itself.
- Case goods: Specifically, storage pieces made primarily of wood. More generally, refers to entire collections of wood bedroom and dining room furniture, including some pieces that are not storage, such as headboards and dining tables.
- Credenza: A sideboard or a buffet in my house.
- Gate leg table: A table with a folding leaf held in place by a leg that swings out like a gate. It was a popular feature in Colonial American homes.
- Highboy: A high chest of drawers. Yet another piece of furniture whose name has French origins. In this case: haut bois, which in French means "high wood".
- Occasional tables: A term applied to small tables, such as coffee tables and lamp tables.
- Secretary: No, not the person who types memos at an office. Rather, a drop front desk, with bookshelves above and drawers below.
- Settee: A long seat or bench with arms and a high back.
- Sideboard: A piece often found in dining rooms. It features a long flat top for serving and is usually equipped with drawers or cabinets for storing china.
- Wing chair: An upholstered chair with a high back, stuffed arms and wing-shaped projectors at head level.
- Batik: Any hand-printed material, which gets its color as a result of dipping the fabric into dye.
- Brocade: Has an embossed appearance and is made of heavy silk with an elaborate pattern in silver or gold threads.
- Chenille: Derived from the French word for "caterpillar," which is a good way to describe chenille yarn: plush and fuzzy.
- Chintz: Was once defined as any printed, cotton fabric, but now it refers to fabric with a glazed or "polished" surface.
- Damask: Gets its name from the ancient city of Damascus where elaborate floral designs were woven in silk. Damask is flatter than brocade and is reversible.
- Ticking: You'll hear this term used a lot if you are shopping for a new mattress. Ticking is a strong cotton fabric used to cover mattresses.
Other Helpful Terms
- Bow front: Term used to describe a cabinet front that curves outward to appear convex.
- Camelback: A curved sofa back characterized by a large central hump.
- KD: "Knocked down." Term applied to furniture sold unassembled or only partially assembled.
- Motion upholstery: An upholstered piece with reclining or inclining seating features.
- RTA: "Ready-to-assemble." Rather straightforward term, which is applied to furniture, sold unassembled or only partially assembled.


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Wedding Accessories & Gifts
Pick the perfect gift for the wedding!
Looking for a pearl drop pendant necklace or earrings, or an engraved item? We have so many ideas, and we'd loved to help! Our Whitefish Bay store already has many of these items in stock, however, if the downtown Milwaukee location is more convenient, let us know, and we'll make these items available for you there!


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April International Call featuring George Marshall
April 4, 2015
On our April call, we dove into the psychology of climate change communication with George Marshall, author of Don't Even Think About It: Why Our Brains Are Wired To Ignore Climate Change. Why is there such a big gap between what the scientists tell us about climate change and what the public believes? Marshall, co-founder of the Climate Outreach and Information Network will discuss what we can do to close that gap.


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lee caston owner of knightsbridge flowers
I wanted to share some tips on buying flowers and caring from them at home or at your place of work
It is always best to not let the flowers sit around without putting into water. If you have traveled far since purchasing or had other jobs to get done as we all do in this busy times then please first prepare the water then re/cut the stems at a angel and take off all foliage that will be under the water line of the flowers. If you leave the foliage under the water line this will turn the water murky very fast resulting in the flowers not have a long life.
It's very important to change the water in the vase i would say either every two days and at maximum three days. The water will build up harmful bacteria and will result in killing the flowers and also as you are probably aware if not changed it will start to smell and go from a beautiful floral arrangement to something completely different. We always use tepid warm water. I remember one of my floristry teachers explaining 'Do you like to jump into a cold shower" It was something that stuck with me over the time and i always advise our customers to use warmer water. But do not at the same time put into hot water.
This is a funny subject. Im sure you have found that on buying flowers you are sometimes given a free sachet of chemicals to add to the vase. This is a absolute fine method to use but i personally do not use this in any of our work. It does make the water very cloudy and for me and this is only a personal preference we do not use the chemicals. I prefer the method of keeping the vase always clean. We use a touch of bleach in cleaning our vases as this ensure to clean away any harmful build up of bacteria in the vase. A very good chemical to use is swimming pool chemical chlorine as this does great job of keeping the water fresh and we find in contract work to offices,shops,businesses it is a safe way of keeping the water clean. We add a very tiny amount diluted into a two litre water bottle of water and we only need to add a capful. A little inside florist secret for you there.
Of course if you come to us you are guaranteed the freshest flowers available.
Always ask the florist when the bouquet was made and check over the flowers. If they feel soft then this is not good and can be getting old especially roses, So always check that they look in good condition before purchasing. This does sound obvious but so many people are rushing around and forget to check first. Most flowers you buy should last up to seven days but there are circumstances that can alter this. Fragrant flowers do not have a life as long as non fragrant flowers. And also never place flowers on a table next to a bowl of fruit. The fruit gives off gases that actually kill the flowers. Another obvious thing is flowers can not sit in direct sunlight so do not place in the window where sunlight will heat them up and will literally kill them in day.
This i get asked a lot. What to do if you get the stain from the Lillie on your clothes.
Never rub the stain at all if you do this its too late. Take a piece of Sellotape and gently keep lifting the stain off with the Sellotape. This will completely lift off the mark before putting in the wash.
When ordering flowers think firstly what the person you are sending to likes. A little trick i have is thinking whats there favourite colours. Possibly you have been out with them and have remembered something they may have said regarding colours or what is there favourite lipstick or nail varnish colour. Another tip is the decor of there house if you have this information to hand. If it's for a romantic occasion then you can not go wrong ordering red roses. Keep it classic. And i find guys like strong colours so be a little daring and go for bright vibrant colours. When in doubt go for classic white you will never be wrong. By far the most flowers that we sell are white flowers. They go in every house match all decors and are simply elegant.
Prepare the message to go with the flowers if you have time before placing the order. It could be such an important occasion and the message is from you personally so not something to be overlooked. Take your time and think it through what message you are trying to convey. If there are certain flowers you do not like and even more important what the recipient does not like then tell the florist when ordering. If you are doing this online there is a special instruction box to add this information to. Do try to have as much information for the delivery address as possible. This not only helps the florist our end but helps you get your delivery out on time with no fuss. So please try to be as full with the information as you possibly can please. If you are wanting a morning delivery then it is wise to call the day before. It will probably be absolutely fine to get done as a same day flower delivery but just in case if you can order the day before this will ensure no stress.
We offer a same day London flower delivery service and all of our bouquets are made fresh on the day at our premises in knightsbridge. We can usually get a late delivery out last minute for you. It is always best to call for late day flower delivery service. Just in case.
You can always ask our florist to drop you a text when the delivery has been made for peace of mind. On occasions the recipient may not be at home and we have found with over twenty years experience in delivering flowers we firstly ask a neighbour to take the flowers in for us. We then put a card through the door of the recipient with the date, time, and where the flowers have been left. It is extreme rare to ever run into a problem doing this. If that fails we then try to find a convenient place under shelter to leave the flowers at the house. And if we can not do either of these we place a card throughout he door to rearrange a delivery time. We then call the client to explain we have tried to deliver but no one was available to take the flowers in. We then go back usually same day to re/deliver. If the recipient is not available until the following day or longer then we do always make up a fresh flower bouquet on the day of delivery. We would never send out next day the same flowers.
We are lucky to have many weekly contracts at knightsbridge flowers. And we are always happy to except more weekly London flower contracts. Again the trick to keep the flowers lasting for a full week include. Do not put flowers by the heating system of the premises nor the window in the summer months. The flowers can not cope with a continuous stream of hot air on them and they will not last unfortunately. Also have a member of staff to check the water level of the flowers as in some cases the flowers can on occasions drink all the water in the vase. If it is not a flower vase arrangement and it is one of our larger arrangements that is made in the floral foam (oasis) then add every third day a cup of water into the base of the floral arrangement. It's a good habit to get in to keep checking the flowers over and to ensure the effect they are there to achieve for your business lasts looking beautiful for the full seven day period. Lastly on this subject if the flowers are to be placed for example at the reception area where people are working check through with staff there if they have any allergies not all people like fragrant flowers. This is not a big problem as we work very closely with our clients on what they need and we come out first and do a free assessment of requirements and what will work best for you.
I hope this has been of help to you all. If you do have any questions or need of help please do contact me either by email
or be telephone
Lee 07894 158-884
Thank you
Lee Caston