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Backyard Party Time
Summer's arrival means it's time to peel your pasty self off of the couch and head outside for a little sunshine and fresh air. But just because you're stepping outside the indoor A/V sanctuary doesn't mean you have to go all Trappist monk with your entertainment. And I'm not talking about dragging an iPod and headphones or (heaven forbid) some relic of a boombox outside. Electronics companies recognize that more and more living — and, more important, entertaining — is taking place out of doors, and they have responded in kind with tons of cool new options to enjoy music and video outside the home.
When we talk about outdoor entertainment, we're talking about the backyard. The backyard is where barbecues happen. The backyard is where lounging by the pool happens. The backyard is where hanging out with a cooler full of Pliny the Elder (we can dream) happens. If there's gonna be a summertime party, chances are that it's going down in the backyard, and that means you'll need some A/V gear out there that's up to the task.
ION Audio Water Rocker
ION Audio's Water Rocker is a two-part system consisting of a transmitter to hold your iDevice (or other portable) and a receiver/ speaker. The transmitter can either run on AC power or go fully portable using three AA batteries. It has a minijack headphone connection located behind a hinged cover, along with RCA inputs suitable for connecting a cable box or other audio source. The speaker is a sealed sphere and runs on six AA batteries. A built-in FM tuner (with 20 presets) lets it run independently of the transmitter, meaning you could take the speaker somewhere and enjoy radio without worrying about your iDevice getting lost or wet.
The Water Rocker's wireless transmission range was fair; it had a bit of trouble broadcasting from my kitchen to my pool area. Fortunately, there are three selectable broadcast channels, and one was usually less prone to interference than the others.
I put ION Audio's "IPX7-level fully waterproof and submersible" claim to the test by leaving the Water Rocker outside in several rainstorms, tossing it into the bathtub with my 5-year-old daughter, and letting it float for a few days in my pool. The unit's two speakers sit right above the water line, and I quickly noticed that any jostling — like, say, from a nearby 5-year-old — can cause the speakers to fill with water. This resulted in muffled sound — which is pretty much exactly what you'd expect from speakers filled with water.
Considering that the Water Rocker's speaker drivers aren't much larger than those you'd find in a speakerphone, its sound was decent. However, detail was limited, there was almost no bass to speak of, and it started to sound strained and distorted when pushed above moderate volumes. So the Water Rocker is probably not an ideal choice to drive your next party, although you can connect up to 10 speakers to one transmitter, which lets you easily cover a large area with sound.
I found the perfect application for the Water Rocker to be floating next to me while I was lying on a raft and enjoying some low-level background music. And I like that it included a selectable sleep/shut-off timer— perfect for reminding you to "turn before you burn" when soaking up rays.
$99; ionaudio.com


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NEWTOWN, Conn. ― The parents of one of the 20 first-graders killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre met with the gunman's father for more than an hour in an effort to bring some closure to the tragedy, asking him about his son's mental health and other issues.
Alissa Parker told "CBS This Morning" in an excerpt of an interview that aired Thursday the meeting with Adam Lanza's father, Peter Lanza, was her idea. Her 6-year-old daughter, Emilie, died in December's shooting rampage.
"I felt strongly that I needed to tell him something, and I needed to get that out of my system," Alissa Parker said. "I felt very motivated to do it and then I felt really good about it and prayed about it. And it was something that I needed to do."
It was unclear what they discussed or when the meeting took place. CBS plans to show the rest of the interview with Alissa and Robbie Parker on Friday morning, revealing more details about their meeting with Peter Lanza.
No one answered the phone at the Parkers' home Thursday morning. A message seeking comment from Peter Lanza was left with a Lanza family spokesman.
The Parkers told CBS they wanted to ask Peter Lanza about his son's medical history, his and his ex-wife's relationships with Adam Lanza and other issues.
Robbie Parker was the first parent of a child killed at the school to speak publicly about the massacre. A day after the Dec. 14 killings, he fought back tears and struggled to catch his breath as he spoke lovingly of Emilie at a wrenching, lengthy news conference.
"She was beautiful. She was blond. She was always smiling," he said, adding that the world was a better place because Emilie was in it. "I'm so blessed to be her dad."
The Parkers have roots in Ogden, Utah, north of Salt Lake City, and had moved to Newtown less than a year before the shooting.
Adam Lanza, 20, shot 20 children and six educators to death at the school and killed himself as police arrived. He also fatally shot his mother, Nancy Lanza, at their Newtown home before going to the school.
Peter Lanza, who was divorced from Nancy Lanza, said in a statement after the killings that his family also was asking why Adam Lanza would go on a shooting spree.
People close to the investigation have told The Associated Press that Adam Lanza showed interest in other mass killers.

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Again this week, I'm double-posting a major review to permit your comments, which my main site can't accept--although they'll be added to our redesign, soon to be unveiled.
Ang Lee's "Life of Pi" is a miraculous achievement of storytelling and a landmark of visual mastery. Inspired by a worldwide best-seller that many readers must have assumed was unfilmable, it is a triumph over its difficulties. It is also a moving spiritual achievement, a movie whose title could have been shortened to "life."
The story involves the 227 days that its teenage hero spends drifting across the Pacific in a lifeboat with a Bengal tiger. They find themselves in the same boat after an amusing and colorful prologue, which in itself could have been enlarged into an exciting family film. Then it expands into a parable of survival, acceptance and adaptation. I imagine even Yann Martel, the novel's French-Canadian author, must be delighted to see how the usual kind of Hollywood manhandling has been sidestepped by Lee's poetic idealism.
The story begins in a small family zoo in Pondichery, India, where the boy christened Piscine is raised. Piscine translates from French to English as "swimming pool," but in an India where many more speak English than French, his playmates of course nickname him "pee." Determined to put an end to this, he adopts the name 'Pi,' demonstrating an uncanny ability to write down that mathematical constant that begins with 3.14 and never ends. If Pi is a limitless number, that is the perfect name for a boy who seems to accept no limitations.
The zoo goes broke, and Pi's father puts his family and a few valuable animals on a ship bound for Canada. In a bruising series of falls, a zebra, an orangutan and the lion tumble into the boat with the boy, and are swept away by high seas. His family is never seen again, and the last we see of the ship is its lights disappearing into the deep -- a haunting shot that reminds me of the sinking train in Bill Forsyth's "Housekeeping" (1987).
This is a hazardous situation for the boy (Suraj Sharma), because the film steadfastly refuses to sentimentalize the tiger (fancifully named "Richard Parker"). A crucial early scene at the zoo shows that wild animals are indeed wild and indeed animals, and it serves as a caution for children in the audience, who must not make the mistake of thinking this is a Disney tiger.
The heart of the film focuses on the sea journey, during which the human demonstrates that he can think with great ingenuity and the tiger shows that it can learn. I won't spoil for you how those things happen. The possibilities are surprising.
What astonishes me is how much I love the use of 3-D in "Life of Pi." I've never seen the medium better employed, not even in "Avatar," and although I continue to have doubts about it in general, Lee never uses it for surprises or sensations, but only to deepen the film's sense of places and events.
Let me try to describe one point of view. The camera is placed in the sea, looking up at the lifeboat and beyond it. The surface of the sea is like the enchanted membrane upon which it floats. There is nothing in particular to define it; it is just ... there. This is not a shot of a boat floating in the ocean. It is a shot of ocean, boat and sky as one glorious place.
Still trying not to spoil: Pi and the tiger Richard Parker share the same possible places in and near the boat. Although this point is not specifically made, Pi's ability to expand the use of space in the boat and nearby helps reinforce the tiger's respect for him. The tiger is accustomed to believing it can rule all space near him, and the human requires the animal to rethink that assumption.
Most of the footage of the tiger is of course CGI, although I learn that four real tigers are seen in some shots. The young actor Suraj Sharma contributes a remarkable performance, shot largely in sequence as his skin color deepens, his weight falls and deepness and wisdom grow in his eyes.
The writer W.G. Sebald once wrote, "Men and animals regard each other across a gulf of mutual incomprehension." This is the case here, but during the course of 227 days, they come to a form of recognition. The tiger, in particular, becomes aware that he sees the boy not merely as victim or prey, or even as master, but as another being.
The movie quietly combines various religious traditions to enfold its story in the wonder of life. How remarkable that these two mammals, and the fish beneath them and birds above them, are all here. And when they come to a floating island populated by countless meerkats, what an incredible sequence Lee creates there.
The island raises another question: Is it real? Is this whole story real? I refuse to ask that question. "Life of Pi" is all real, second by second and minute by minute, and what it finally amounts to is left for every viewer to decide. I have decided it is one of the best films of the year.
Click here to read my Interview with Ang Lee.


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A day after the NCAA severed business ties with the popular video game company EA Sports, discontinuing their role with the popular "NCAA Football" video game franchise, Electronic Arts Thursday agreed to settle its portion of a class-action lawsuit filed by former NCAA athletes claiming their likenesses were used in the games without their permission.
According to multiple reports, 300,000 former football players will lay claim to a reported $40 million settlement between EA and former student-athletes, according to The New York Times. The sum is contingent upon approval by a federal judge overseeing the Ed O'Bannon case and, according to USA Today Sports, includes payments to current college athletes.
EA's decision to settle was the result of three federal class-action lawsuits that threatened the maker of other mega-popular sports video games such as "Madden." In the past, the company had wryly used NFL rookies fresh off successful college careers as their "cover boys," displaying them in their alma mater's uniforms on the games' display covers.
Now EA's business relationship with the NCAA is over, and the beleaguered organization that governs college sports is the lone defendant in the lawsuit filed four years ago by former UCLA basketball player Ed O'Bannon. According to numerous reports, Collegiate Licensing Co., the NCAA's licensing company, will be covered by the payout.
In the New York Times report, players attorney Michael Hausfield said the court hasn't determined how the money will be distributed.
Per USA Today, the NCAA is preparing for its defense by hiring a new law firm for the eventual trial, as well as a former U.S. solicitor general to handle appeals.
Warren Zola, a sports law professor at Boston College, summarized where the litigation stands, in regards to the position still held by the NCAA.
"You are the last defendant standing in a case where everyone else felt that settling was the best solution," he said.


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iDig2Learn Hosts Roosevelt Island Monarch Butterfly Corridor Milkweed Planting With Kids Of All Ages At Lighthouse Park - Archaelogical Dig, Crafts, Face Painting, & Storytime Too
Roosevelt Island's iDig2Learn hosted a Monarch Butterfly Corridor Milkweed planting at Lighthouse Park last Saturday, October 17.
Free family friendly iDig2Learn
activities included an archaeological dig box to hunt for shark's teeth and fossils,
story time by Eva Bosbach,
face painting by Liyan Chen,
butterfly themed art with Neha Sharma,
and of course, planting milkweed plants for the Monarch butterflies.
According to iDig2Learn Founder Christina Delfico:
... In the past two decades, the Monarch butterfly population has decreased in North America by 95%. Planting milkweed, the plant Monarch butterflies depend on, will increase their chance of survival. Monarch butterflies travel over 3000 miles from Mexico to Canada and back and they fly through New York City. We can help restore their habitat by planting the milkweed plant to create a flight corridor for Monarch butterflies on their migrations south to warmer weather every fall. If we plant it they will come!....Here's more on the Monarch Butterfly migration
and October 23 Press Release From iDig2Learn:
Citizens Committee for New York City, Grow to Learn, and The City Gardens Club of New York City recently awarded iDig2Learn several grants in order to enable the Roosevelt Island-based initiative's efforts to build a monarch butterfly corridor on the island. These destinations will serve as a flight corridor for monarch butterflies on their migrations north in spring and south to warmer weather every fall.As previously reported, the planned Roosevelt Island PS/IS 217 Green Roof will include a managed milkweed haven to serve as a flight corridor for monarch butterflies.
iDig2Learn, an initiative that promotes green spaces and provides children with hands-on education using plant life, TEAMS UP with residents and community groups to bond while working with nature.
The Citizens Committee for New York City (CCNYC) chose iDig2Learn's restoration event as its corporate service day and pitched in to plant milkweed, the one plant monarch butterflies depend on to survive, this past Saturday. Its CEO, Peter H. Kostmayer, said, "We're thrilled to provide a 2015 Neighborhood Grant for iDig2Learn's volunteer project that helps restore wildlife micro-habitats right here in the city and we would like to acknowledge Wells Fargo for the 2015 idig2learn grant. When neighborhood groups team up with local schools to better the environment, the entire community benefits and young student leaders are born. We're grateful for their dedication and happy to be a small part of these remarkable local efforts."
The City Garden Club of New York City's grants committee member, Vicki Hartman, who was on hand to support the transformation, said "It is great to see our grant funds in action, our club has been a long time supporter of Roosevelt Island, and projects like iDig2Learn's habitat restoration effort, are exactly the type of endeavors we want to encourage."
Grow to Learn also awarded iDig2Learn a grant for this important educational project. Grow to Learn NYC was established by The Mayor's Fund and GrowNYC. Grow to Learn NYC supports the citywide school garden initiative and community efforts to inspire young people and promote garden learning across New York City.
Christina Delfico, who, as iDig2Learn's founder, had the vision to create a monarch butterfly corridor on Roosevelt Island, stated, "It is such a thrill to receive support from Citizens Committee for NYC, Grow to Learn, and The City Gardens Club of NYC to build out a corridor of milkweed plants for the butterflies. Monarch butterflies are an indicator species, meaning loss of their population is a warning sign to us. When you think about monarch butterflies traveling 3000 miles from Mexico to Canada, and the danger of losing them, I wanted to do something. Roosevelt Island is the perfect community to get behind a big endeavor like this because they love to mobilize. If it wasn't amazing enough that caterpillars become butterflies, knowing that humans can plant milkweed to help monarchs seems like a no brainer."
Notes the Roosevelt Island Garden Club's Secretary, Julia Ferguson, "In addition to actively partnering with iDig2Learn for the phase one site just outside the community garden, many of our members are already growing milkweed plants in their own garden plots and more members are stepping up to join them. As gardeners we are excited to share knowledge of pollinators' needs and of local and native plants with our Roosevelt Island community. Knowing we have lost 95% of the monarch butterfly population in the past two decades, we are committed to participation with this important project."
"We are always enriching the offerings for our students" said 217PTA president, Olga Shchuchinov, "and working in the community to restore wildlife builds on our science curriculum."
"Congratulations to iDig2Learn for continuing to build a stronger community through green initiatives, these are exactly the kind of projects RIRA likes to support," said Jeffrey Escobar, President of the Roosevelt Island Residents' Association, who was also in attendance with his family.
Girl scouts were among those who spent hours learning about the plight of the monarch butterfly and its loss of habitat, along with ways to raise awareness and to encourage residents to attend the milkweed planting event. Aiesha Eleusizov and Heather Smith, Girl Scout leaders of Troop 3001, sponsored by Manhattan Park, said "It's been so exciting to learn that monarch butterflies come through New York City on their eastern migration, and for our troops to work together to restore the butterfly's habitat makes a real difference in our world." Janine Schaefer, leader of local Girl Scout Troops 3244 and 3245, sponsored by the Roosevelt Island Beacon Youth Program, added, "We learned that monarch butterflies only eat and lay their eggs on milkweed – that's why it's so important to create these milkweed gardens. We also learned some fun facts, like if a monarch butterfly has two black spots on its wings, it is a boy. We enjoyed being a part of this event. It builds on what we already know: that nature is amazing and needs to be preserved."
Stated Eva Bosbach, founder of the Roosevelt Island Parents' Network, "Thank you to iDig2Learn for bringing the community together for a beneficial and fun cause that will beautify our island and help nature. This project will teach our children that no matter how small they are they can do something big to help nature thrive"
The Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation (RIOC) fully supported this endeavor and made every effort to make this idea a reality. "The iDig2Learn team is an absolute pleasure to work with and has a clear vision and understanding of community green and sustainable initiatives. We value resident led initiatives and admire the wealth of knowledge and leadership that Christina and all our volunteers bring to Island projects strengthening the social fabric of the Roosevelt Island community," said RIOC's President & CEO, Charlene M. Indelicato.
Groups and individuals involved in this project include funders Grow to Learn, GrowNYC, Citizens Committee for New York City, and The City Gardens Club of New York City. Partners include RIOC, 217PTA, Roosevelt Island Youth Program, Roosevelt Island Garden Club, Roosevelt Island Parents' Network, Liyan Chen, Neha Sharma, Kim Massey, Judy Buck, Vicki Feinmel, Ellen Polivy, Dawn Price, Dr. Ali Schwayri, Vaughn Anglesey, Jose Leon, Anthony Longo, Roosevelt Island Girl Scouts (troops 3244 and 3245 sponsored by RI Beacon Youth Program and troop 3001 sponsored by Manhattan Park), RIHS, RIRA, The WIRE, Roosevelt Islander Online, Rivercross Tenants' Corp., Manhattan Park, Urban American, Riverwalk, Shops on Main, Island Kids, Gristedes, Wengerd Farms, New Yorkers for Parks, North Creek Nurseries, Pinelands Nursery, Greenbelt Native Plant Center, Fantastic Gardens, Butterfly Project NYC, and iDig2Learn.
More information on iDig2Learn available at their web site.


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Hiroki Kuroda (7-9, 3.97) vs. Joe Blanton (6-12, 4.87).
STAT OF THE DAY: Dodgers' record with Manny Ramirez: 11-10.
Random rantings and ravings about the Los Angeles Dodgers, written by a small consortium of rabid Dodger fans. With occasional comments on baseball, entertainment, pop culture, and life in general.
Hiroki Kuroda (7-9, 3.97) vs. Joe Blanton (6-12, 4.87).
STAT OF THE DAY: Dodgers' record with Manny Ramirez: 11-10.
We may be slip-slidin' away, but at least the D-backs lost today.
ESPNdeportes interviewed Mariano Duncan about Manny Ramirez, he said he's not only brought his batting skills, but he's given a lot of enthusiasm into the clubhouse. Then, Duncan says and i quote, i'd regret if the team doesn't sign him for the next year.
Another stat: Dodgers offense only have 5 singles in the last 3 games.
Ethier walks, Kent singles, Manny's up.
Kemp, CF
Ethier, RF
Kent, 2B
Ramirez, LF
Loney, 1B
Garciaparra, SS
Blake, 3B
Martin, C
Kuroda, P
Manny HBP. Rancho Ardiendo, King James at the plate.
King James RBI single, still Rancho Ardiendo, one out.
Blake struck out with Rancho Ardiendo.
Kuroda with a leadoff single!
Kemp walks. Runners at first and second. No outs. Ethier is at the plate.
Kemp force out at second. Runners at the corners. Sincerely, that Ethier hit looked more thah a GIDP.
Kent GIDP. Bah.
Epale, Karina! I see we've given Kuroda an entire run of support to work with.
Utley RBI single. Ruiz scores. Game tied.
Epale, Orel! it seems it was a busy weekend for all and/or the Dodgers have sucked big time these few days.
Former Aguilas del Zulia Victorino robbed King James of a double (at least). Great play backwards from the plate.
Pierre was caught stealing. Clear bases, Kemp at the plate.
I find the lack of baserunners disturbing.
Or in the immortal words of Altered Images, "I could be crappy."
"Could". This team is subperforming this weekend.
Ethier stole second. How come Pierre took away a lot of his playing time?
Kent RBI single. Dodgers 2-Phillies 1.
Wow! Victory snatched from the jaws of ... oh, hell, Chan Ho Park.
Werth down on strikes! Nice.
Nice inning by Park.
ESPNdeportes trivia question:
who was the first dominican player to ever play with the Dodgers?
Manny Mota.
Kuo is on the bullpen.
Suckweeney sight.
I was close to saying Sandy Amoros, but he was Cuban.
That was a great relief.
Looks like Torre is sticking to his Park-Kuo-Broxton combo.
Ethier with the two-out single. Insurance would be nice.
Go, Brox!
Nice new avatar, Karina!
Broxton seems to have a problem getting the first batter out.
Thanks, Orel. I like that pic becuase it documents a very happy moment, however i don't look my usual very well groomed...
Victorino took lots of time to steal second, thanks the Lord for the foul bunt...
One down, man on second....
You're wearing a Manny-esque doo-rag!
I hadn't slept in a couple of days, i was having a bad hair day, so i bought a scarf from a street vendor, at the very last minute...
Great block by Russell.
It's quite fetching.
Another great save by Martin.
Broxton is wild, making son Martin to show his catching skills.
Broxton needs to throw that off-speed pitch more often.
99 MPH K. Jeez.
K on the high heat! 99 mph!
Amazing what an additional five miles can do.
By the way, Mariano Duncan: "Joe Torre marching and Chowder Society". I just saw the clip, the man worships Torre.
Unintentional intentional walk. Should have just plunked him.
Lucky for Duncan that Torre decided to keep him around!
If Pedro Feliz beats us I will jump off my roof.
Adventure! Excitement! Rum, sodomy, and the lash!
Broxton sux0rz.
Hey guys.
And this is why I have no faith in Broxton.
Time for some Irish whiskey, perhaps?
Orel, i hope you haven't jumped from the roof...
I think Andy Tracy would have done no damage at all if we had just pitched him like a guy who has only 136 games of MLB experience, and was just called up.
Jimmy Rollins will beat the Dodgers and the Phans will implode from loathing and loving him at the same time.
Erin, are you going bidding in the next half hour or so?
No, Orel. It's unfortunately past my limit at this point.
Well, that was our best chance. Although Manny is leading off the next inning.
Or not.
It was a noble effort (or two), Erin.
Next time, Erin.
Manny singles. I'll take it.
Loney singles!
From mlb.com:
"It's not unusual for Dodgers outfielder Andre Ethier to work a walk, as he ranks third on Los Angeles with 39 free passes.
What was odd about his first-inning walk on Sunday is that he drew five balls from Phillies starter Joe Blanton before taking first base.
Home-plate umpire Jerry Layne apparently lost track of the count before awarding Ethier first following the fifth ball of the at-bat."
Suckweeney. If he hits something, i promise i won't joke with him in a week.
Suckweeney is so bad, he tried to bunt as a pinch-hitter.
I like when Joe Morgan calls someone a "contact hitter." As if other hitters blow on the ball to put it in play.
I didn't see that, Erin. It would be funny if we didn't suck so much right now.
One ball in the air, Casey. That's all we needed.
Bases loaded, nobody out, and not a damn thing to show for it. We deserve to lose.
You do your name proud, Booger!
They have blown at least 5-10 late inning leads within the past 2 weeks.
Nice nab by Loney there.
Great catch, King James!
Have they even had 5-10 late leads to protect recently?
I like that they "always" do it "every other night." So, always sometimes?
2 against the giants, 2 against the brewers, and tonight. so I guess thats 5.
So 5.
I count four since August 9. The two against SF on August 9 and 10, the one against Milwaukee on August 16, and the one against Colorado on August 20.
Beimel for closer....
Nice. Howard picked off.
Great defense, boys! now win this ballgame!
Okay, I didn't count the other one against the Brewers because we won.
yeah, you are forgetting the saturday game against the brewers when they gave up the lead in the 8th. tied in the 9th, and lost in the 10th.
The Josh auctions are going nuts.
i guess we are both correct since they lost 4 of the 5.
Angel Berroa, another stud from the Colletti stable.
Berroa singles! Let's load the bases again and score nobody!
But he started the inning with a single. He has flashes of brilliance.
You know, Aguilas is the same. Load the bases and score nothing. It's so typical. Maybe i'm the problem.
Come on Andre "Prettiest man i ever saw" Ethier!!
It's okay, everyone. Ozuna is coming to the plate.
to quote vin, hopefully that guy will be gone "zuna" rather than later.
that guy doesnt belong in the bigs, he should be cutting my grass.
Erin, you read my mind.
Sweeney is bigger anyway. He could get the grass cutting down much more quickly. Though he might fail at that, too, I guess.
Manny's nonchalant way of getting the ball cost us there.
No, its because he probably never went to college.
Victorino again. He started the inning with a double. That Manny approach to the ball and throw was were a mess.
Sweeney should be bagging groceries
Awww, Ethier. There isn't a thing i don't like about him.
Looks like this game is over....
It ain't over 'till it's over.
Typical dodger baseball.
this is most likely a result of the followng:
Tommy sold his soul to the devil
We are paying for the comments of Al Campanis
Awww, Karina. There isn't a thing i don't like about you.
If Cole Hamels beats us, I will jump off my roof. Again.
Orel, you mean if Cole Hamels beats us again.
Ozuna and Berroa playing Keystone Kops.
Berroa & Ozuna= Laurel & Hardy
Touché, Erin.
I can't fucking believe this. Yet somehow I'm not at all surprised. Good night, All.
How many games will the Nationals win against us?
I would like to restatement my previous comment:
BOOGER said...
why even get the other guys out!!!
Happy Pete wins it with a huge shot to dead center. Wow.
I can't believe Pedro Feliz owned the Dodgers with a couple at bats. This is frustrating. Night all.
4/3 vs. SF (W, 5-4): Sax
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So sorry to anonymous. I shouldn't have sunk to your level. Oh and thanks to the dozen or so people who wrote to tell me that I'm mean or I'm not a Christian because for once I stood up and wrote what I felt in response to the many nasty comments I get (and usually delete) each week. Because I'm human, I can't be Christian I guess. Apparently I've had it wrong all this time.
Sooo, because I'm clearly insane, I took the kids to Sonic last night. It was the first day this store was open. And to make it an even more awesome experience, I left around dinner time and drove in rush hour traffic. It took us over an hour to get there. But it's Sonic, right? Worth it, right? So we get there and lo and behold, everyone this side of Chicago is in the Walmart parking lot next to the Sonic. About a dozen Sonic employees were out there directing traffic. I pulled up, opened my window and asked, "So this is the line to get to Sonic?"
"Yeah, there's about an hour - hour and a half wait right now."
"Yikes!" I turned to the kids who'd already been sitting in the car for over an hour and asked them, "Do you want to wait? There's a long line. Or would you rather go home?"
They all agreed that they wanted to wait. If we'd left at that point, we'd just be sitting in traffic for an hour to get home anyway.
So we crept through the parking lot inching along toward the new Sonic. We had fun watching the people in the other cars. There was a very pregnant woman in a car in front of us. She got out of the car and walked around to stretch her legs now and then. I was pretty sure she'd go into labor before she reached the restaurant. I could just imagine the conversation between her and her husband.
"I WANT a cherry limeade."
"But honey, an hour wait!" whines her husband.
But I WANT a cherry limeade!" she insists as she grabs the car door and shoots laser beams from her eyes at her husband.
Afraid she'll actually rip the car door off its hinges, he says, "I'll buy you some limeade at the grocery store. I'll even add some cherries to it." He tries to appease her and find a way to get out of the line that stretches all the way to the end of the earth.
"You don't love me!" wails the preggo lady as she starts to cry.
"Of course I love you," hubby insists, resigning himself to the wait and secretly hoping she goes into labor right there in their Expedition so he can leave the line.
Entering the parking lot (or trying to anyway...)
beginning of the line that wound around the Walmart parking lot
I wish I'd gotten a picture of the Walmart employees who were standing outside on a break. I'm sure they were marveling at the stupidity of the whole lot of us.
Another line of cars just waiting to get in line
a car in front of us. The passenger grew completely crazed while waiting and cut off someone's head
The kids getting tired of waiting
the kids getting loopy from waiting (They were walking around with slushy samples while we waited. Savannah had just had a blue coconut one)
I'm so excited! After only 3+ hours, I'm getting to eat my dinner!
finally made it to the Sonic lot - the Walmart lot's still full with a long line waiting to get in
cars lining up for the limeadey goodness
look at all their yummy offerings
How many Sonic employees can you shove into a tiny restaurant?
The answer is 16
Slushy tower
I probably should've taken pictures of the food, but after an hour+ drive and TWO hours waiting in line, we inhaled that stuff so fast, it couldn't be captured on film. Here's one lonely tot.
Especially considering the insane amount of time we sat in our car last night, the kids were awesome. Had I known it was going to take that long, there is no way I would've gone! We won't be returning for a few weeks at least.
Oh and they got my order wrong and the guy taking my order didn't seem to have a clue about the menu, but considering the absolutely insane amount of traffic they were handling and the fact that it was their first day in business, they did pretty well. If I'd been working there, I would've gone home and sat there shaking and rocking and trying to unwind for a good 4 hours! Everyone was really friendly and a manager talked to me for a minute and said, "I know you've been waiting a really long time. Thank you. We hope you like everything!" That there negates any wrongness in my order.


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A whole new weather vocabulary opened up to me when I moved from California to the country: Flash Flood Watch, Tornado Alert, Severe Thunderstorm Warning, Heat Advisory, Ponding. (Yes, Ponding.) Today they are calling for Freezing Rain and Ice Accumulation, with temperatures turning "very cold" by Monday--lows 7 to 11 above. Chance of precipitation 100 percent. Ice Pellets and Light Sleet were mentioned.
And so the ritual begins. Forget the little hay cart. Instead toss a dozen bales of hay in the truck and drive them down to the barn. Hook up the hose and fill the sheep's water trough before the freezeless hydrant freezes and you'll have to haul buckets of water from the spring. Plug in the tank de-icer. Give the sheep and Donkey Doodle Dandy plenty of grain to keep their bodies warm overnight. Harvest as much bounty as you can in the greenhouse and set up the little heater to help protect what is left. Check the timers and heat lamps and heaters scattered around the farm--in the henhouse, in the old well house, in the new well house.
Back inside, clomp up the narrow, uneven staircase to retrieve sleeping bags for covering up the picture windows in the living room. Dig out the insulated winter suits and hang them near the woodstove. Throw another quilt on the bed. Stack firewood high on the porch. Give extra food to the dogs and cats and make sure everyone has a wool bed to curl up on. Set the shower faucet at a drip to help keep the pipes from freezing, but fill up every empty water container you can find because they probably will anyway. Cross your fingers that the power stays on. Dream of thick hearty soup and freshly baked bread and cozying up with a good book or a favorite movie. Wonder what you are forgetting.
Do all of this before the Ice Storm Warning goes into effect.
Realize that rain has started pounding on the old tin roof above your head. Check the online weather forecast. Too late. Take a deep breath, bundle up, and head outside--knowing in your heart that everything will be okay.
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Chocolate Frosted Doughnuts
Doughnuts are usually one of those 'calorie bombs' that people trying to lose weight are encouraged to choose sparingly, if at all. Not surprising, I suppose, since they're basically deep fried cake coated in frosting. Buying a doughnut pan last year totally changed my perspective on incorporating doughnuts into my diet. Baked doughnuts are delicious! So far I've made Peanut Butter & Jelly doughnuts, Lemon Poppyseed doughnuts, Strawberry doughnuts and Spice doughnuts, but I realized recently I've been totally neglecting chocolate doughnuts! I decided that situation needed to be remedied STAT, so here you go: a chocolate doughnut dipped in chocolate and finished off with a fun dose of sprinkles. These baked doughnuts are lighter and fluffier than their deep fried counterparts, but they are a great way to satisfy a chocolate craving. The doughnut part is good, but the melted chocolate chip frosting is what makes these great, at least for me. Now you can have your doughnuts and eat them too! To view your WW PersonalPoints for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site, click here!
Chocolate Frosted Doughnuts
Doughnut Ingredients:
- ½ cup white whole wheat flour
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 egg
- ¼ cup skim milk
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- 1 ½ teaspoons canola oil
- 2 tablespoon unsweetened applesauce
Frosting Ingredients:
- ¼ cup chocolate chips
- ½ teaspoon canola oil
- 1 ½ teaspoons agave nectar or corn syrup
- 1/8 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon rainbow sprinkles
- Preheat the oven to 450. Lightly mist a doughnut pan with cooking spray.
- In a large bowl, mix together the flour, cocoa, sugar, baking powder and salt until combined. Add the egg, milk, vanilla, oil and applesauce and stir until thoroughly mixed.
- Using a spoon or piping bag, evenly distribute the batter mixture into the spaces in the doughnut pan. Bake for 7-8 minutes or until a toothpick stuck in comes out clean. Cool completely.
- Place chocolate chips in a bowl and drizzle the oil and agave nectar over the top. Microwave in 20 second intervals until chocolate is just melted (do not overcook). Add vanilla and stir until smooth. Quickly (before the chocolate sets) dip the top side of each doughnut into the melted chocolate and use a spoon to spread if necessary. Before the chocolate sets on the doughnuts, top each one with a half teaspoon of rainbow sprinkles.
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Fayette County Warden Brian Miller says 29-year-old Evelyn Grace Campbell of Uniontown is back in the county lockup and now faces an escape charge after Friday's mix-up.
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The warden believes Campbell stepped forward when guards called for Gamble -- then escaped after telling the bail bondsman she didn't have identification before he let her sign the release papers.
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9-Year-Old Boy Suspended for Sniffing Crushed Smarties [VIDEOS]
Talk about a sugar high.
A nine-year-old boy in Covington, Georgia has been suspended from Porterdale Elementary School for sniffing Smarties through his nose.
Third-grader Demitri Santiago crushed the popular candy and then inhaled them through his nose. He told his mother he had gotten the idea after watching a female classmate do the same thing.
Demitri came home from school this week with a note saying he had been suspended for "sniffing a powdery substance."
Demetri said he wouldn't sniff the candy again and his mother says he was only doing something because he's a curious kid.
The school system released a statement about the matter:
This matter is currently under investigation. The health, safety, and well-being of our students are all very important to us. This activity has the potential to be very dangerous for children and parents need to be aware of the possible health risks. While we cannot release individual student discipline information due to federal privacy laws, those involved have been disciplined accordingly."
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Q - What are the latest trends in bridal wear?
There are no specific trends in bridal wear. But, keeping your bridal look minimal and elegant can do wonders. We saw brides picking up non-bridal lehengas from the rack and completely slayed. Pastel colours for bridal lehengas are really in trend and they look absolutely pretty too. Blush pinks, lavenders, pista green, mints, peaches are currently a rage in the bridal world. Also, the ghera remains the same for all bridal lehengas so there's not much scope of newness happening there. But, you can definitely experiment with the blouse of your bridal lehenga.
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Q - Give me some ideas for colour combination between bride and groom.
Colour coordinated couples look absolutely stunning, standing together and even otherwise in the photographs. There are various ways in how a groom can colour coordinate with his bride. Both bride and the groom can decide a mutual colour they wish to wear on the wedding day and go all twinning. If you do not wish to completely colour coordinate with each other, you can choose two different shades on the same colour palette. For example: If the bride is wearing a blush pink lehenga, the groom can coordinate by wearing a coral pink outfit. Our team of wedding experts has put together 8 different ways of colour coordination between bride and groom.
Q - I'm confused between readymade bridal outfits, imitation of samples and custom designed outfits from scratch. How do I decide?
Let's first understand what are they actually. Readymade bridal outfits are those which are already made by the designer in various sizes and are sold as it, you cannot customize a ready made outfit. Imitation bridal lehengas are those which are designed by referring to various samples available on the internet or inside a look book. Customized outfits are when you yourself decide every element of the outfit and direct the designer to design your outfits in your preferred style and using the fabrics you've chose. You can easily find many designers on shaadisaga who provide different services.
Q - Do all Wedding Wear provide outfits for bridesmaids as well?
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The scandal ensnaring General Petraeus has raised new questions about the CIA and the FBI. For more, we're joined by Tim Weiner. He's the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of two books on security services - one, "Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA"; the second, "Enemies: The History of the FBI." He joins us from New York; thanks so much for being with us.
TIM WEINER: My pleasure, Scott.
SIMON: It's been a week of revelations, ruined careers, shaken families. Any crimes revealed?
WEINER: The FBI's investigation of this whole sordid affair revealed no violations of federal law, no dangers to national security. But it has, in my opinion, turned up one possible serious crime. The conduct of the FBI agent who took this information to Congress - that is way outside the way we are supposed to do business in this country, and it hearkens back to the bad old days of J. Edgar Hoover.
SIMON: Well, let me ask: Could this be the example of a conscience-stricken public servant, who sees what he considers to be evidence of a security risk that for one reason or another, his superiors were not following up on; and he felt honor-bound to bring it to somebody's attention?
WEINER: It could, and that would a make a good movie. But that is not quite what appears to have happened here. The leaking of raw files, from the FBI, is a kind of a blood sport that was practiced during the Cold War, in J. Edgar Hoover's FBI. And it is a practice that should have died when Hoover did, 40 long years ago.
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WEINER: If it does, that would be a tragedy for the United States. The present director of the FBI, Bob Mueller, took office - God help him - a week before the 9/11 attacks. And he has done - really, by all accounts, including mine - a very, very good job at focusing the agency on job one, which is serving as an intelligence and national security service; which is what it really always has been, and was during and after World War I and World War II and the Cold War.
SIMON: Is it too late to wrap things up in a way you would find more satisfying?
WEINER: To unscramble this egg? I think the damage to the career of David Petraeus is grave. There is no damage to national security that anyone has seen here; but there is a strange silence from the FBI, that is even more embarrassing than the private conduct of David Petraeus. Now, this kind of backstabbing should not be part of the 21st century FBI. And Bob Mueller, the head of the FBI, ought to come out of the building and tell the American people that this is not J. Edgar Hoover's FBI anymore; and it is none of the FBI's business what any American does in bed, in his or her own free time, and of his or her own free will.
SIMON: Tim Weiner, author of "Legacy of Ashes" and "Enemies," speaking from New York. Thanks very much.
WEINER: You're more than welcome.
SIMON: And you're listening to NPR News. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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Indian police charged six men with murder Saturday, hours after a New Delhi paramedical student who was gang-raped and beaten on a New Delhi bus two weeks ago succumbed to her injuries at Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore. The hospital's chief executive, Dr. Kelvin Loh, said that the girl was "courageous in fighting for her life for so long against the odds, but the trauma to her body was too severe for her to overcome."
The brutal rape had flamed violent protests across New Delhi, where people — especially youths — turned out in droves to demand justice for the girl, whose identity is being kept under wraps by authorities. The news of her death on Saturday lurched an already exasperated country into angry but peaceful mourning. The government shut down central New Delhi, closing down major subway stations and banning gatherings of more than five people in the city center. However, that did not deter protesters from gathering at the central area of Jantar Mantar to mourn the girl's death. Some shouted antirape slogans, while others favored a silent protest with black bands over their mouths. What united the protesters was the palpable antigovernment sentiment.
(PHOTOS: In India, a Rape Sparks Violent Protests and Demands for Justice)
After news of her death spread, the government, which had clamped down on protests last week and is often accused of being tin-eared, rushed to calm frayed nerves. "We have already seen the emotions and energies this incident has generated," said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in a statement. "These are perfectly understandable reactions from a young India and an India that genuinely desires change. It would be a true homage to her memory if we are able to channel these emotions and energies into a constructive course of action."
The rape has also sparked a national debate in India on violence against women. Before her condition worsened in a New Delhi hospital last week, the girl told her mother that she didn't want to die. But martyrdom, thrust upon her, has made her an unwitting symbol of India's fight against sexual violence. Her death is a stark reminder of the hundreds of women who are awaiting justice in India, where one rape is reported every 20 minutes.
Sonia Gandhi, the head of the ruling Congress Party and India's most powerful politician, also addressed the nation in a rare television appearance: "I appeal you to remain calm and help strengthen our collective resolve to fight the menace of violence against women," she said. "Today all Indians feel as they have lost their own beloved daughter, their cherished sister, a young woman of 23 whose life full of hope, dream and promise was ahead of her." The tragedy, Gandhi added, deepened the government's "determination to battle the pervasive shameful social attitudes and mind-sets that allow men to rape and molest women and girls with such impunity." Meanwhile, Delhi's Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, who called the incident shameful for her as an administrator and a common citizen, had joined around 500 protesters at Jantar Mantar. However, she was forced to leave as angry protesters swirled around her. "Our hearts are burdened with grief and shame," Dikshit had said earlier. "Not the moment for words or speeches but for deep reflection."
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Arun Jaitley, of the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party, said it was time to introspect on how to improve existing laws and judicial processes and, most importantly, the "consciousness of the citizenry which creates a better environment where women can live with dignity." Indian President Pranab Mukherjee called the victim a "true hero" and a "brave daughter of India" and urged everyone to resolve "this death will not be in vain." Human-rights defenders too reacted to the Delhi tragedy. Human Rights Watch said the death of the victim was a "sobering reminder of the vast tragedy of sexual violence in India."
On Saturday, a few hundred students from Jawaharlal Nehru University marched silently to the bus stop where the rape victim and her friend had boarded the bus on Dec. 16. They carried placards reading: "She Is Not With Us but Her Story Must Awaken Us." The New Delhi tragedy certainly united Indians in their pursuit of justice for the victim. While murder charges and subsequent convictions would no doubt appease popular sentiment in the short run, the girl's death seems likely to haunt India's policymakers for years to come. That may be the only takeaway in the tragic death of an unknown girl in the world's largest democracy. "Her greatest betrayal," filmmaker Shekhar Kapur wrote on Twitter, "is that we will forget. Political system's greatest hope is we will forget. Our only redemption is if we do not forget."
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Additional Notes: the orbits shown in the applet are color coded. The planets are white lines, and the asteroid/comet is a blue line. The bright white line indicates the portion of the orbit that is above the ecliptic plane, and the darker portion is below the ecliptic plane. Likewise for the asteroid/comet orbit, the light blue indicates the portion above the ecliptic plane, and the dark blue the portion below the ecliptic plane.
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+Ship's History
USS JAMES MADISON (SSBN 627) bore the name of our nation's fourth President and Father of the Constitution.
The ship's keel was laid on 5 March 1962 at the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, Newport News, Virginia. On 15 March 1963, the ship was launched and sponsored by Mrs. A.S. "Mike" Monroney, wife of the famous Oklahoma senator.
28 April 1964 brought initial criticality of the nuclear reactor and an ever increasing tempo led to sea trials in June and July, "the most efficiently run of any yet conducted on a submarine at Newport News," as termed in a letter from the Supervisor of Shipbuilding.
Commissioning took place in a colorful ceremony on 28 July 1964. Our beloved sponsor, Mrs. Monroney, who had launched our ship 16 months earlier, was present to express her wishes for continued success and safety.
There is some question that the statements below are accurate. They were taken from the Welcome Aboard packet from 1982. The two crews, Blue and Gold, next conducted "Shakedown" operations, in turn, at sea. These periods were climaxed by completely successful launches of the A3 Polaris missile by each crew.
The New Year Year of 1965 found the JAMES MADISON en route to Charleston, South Carolina to load and check 16 nuclear armed missiles, each capable of striking targets up to 2500 miles from the ship.
The ship sailed for her first patrol on 17 January 1965. On 3 February 1969, after completing seventeen successful patrols from Rota, Spain and Charleston, South Carolina, MADISON entered the shipyard at Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation at Groton, Connecticut for overhaul and conversion to a Poseidon Missile Capability. As lead ship for the Poseidon conversion, she was extensively modified to carry our nation's most advanced strategic weapons system. The conversion was completed on 28 June 1970, and the ship departed for shakedown operations on 4 July 1970 to evaluate the Poseidon weapons system.
On 4 August 1970, MADISON successfully launched a Poseidon missile, and with it marked the beginning of a new era in strategic deterrence. The Poseidon weapon system is now deployed beneath the world's oceans to stand guard on our country's freedom.
On 6 November 1974, MADISON completed the first Extended Refit Period (ERP) and on 2 November 1977 completed the second Extended Refit Period (ERP-II). These shortened versions of major shipyard overhauls have occurred at three year intervals and were intended to extend the time between major shipyard overhauls from five to ten years. At the same time, the ERP program has maintained MADISON in top operational readiness condition allowing an increased number of patrols to be completed in the ship's lifetime.
On 3 August 1979, MADISON entered Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company for overhaul, refueling and backfit to the Trident Missile system after completing thirty-two consecutive patrols.
On 12 February 1982, MADISON completed overhaul and backfit and departed on shakedown operations to evaluate the Trident-I weapons system.
Reliability, accuracy, undetected mobility, and instant readiness -- these are the key words that characterize Fleet Ballistic Missile Submarines and crews in their continuing role.
The above information is now out-of-date. Specific information which could update this would be appreciated.
This account was provided by Glenn Keiffer, FTB 3 (SS)(DV) PO3.
Now on the history of the Dolly. The Blue crew fired the only A3 missile in September or early Oct. 1964. I was on the Trolley Key and was on the blue crew. There were some gold crew people on board, but the boat was commanded by Captain Joe Skoog, Blue crew commander The gold crew took over the boat at the Cape and we flew back to Charleston, S.C. When they returned, we took over the boat and went and loaded the A3 missiles and went out on patrol right around the 1st of November and the patrol lasted 88 days, which would have gotten the boat back to Rota right around Jan. 17th 1965.
Patrol 5 was blue's and we were out on Christmas 1965. When we finished that patrol I went to Divers school in Feb 1966. Patrol 11 was a blue crew patrol and we were out to sea for Christmas 1966 and then I stayed for awhile and then was transferred to the Atule in March 1967.
FTB3 Keiffer was there. I wasn't. It would be appreciated if some of the other crew members who were there would step forward and provide corroboration for his account of these events. Thanks! ~KH
On 20 November 1992, MADISON was decommissioned.
On 24 October, 1997, MADISON was disposed of by submarine recycling at a hull age of 33.3 years.
The first Blue Crew Commanding Officer was Cmdr. Joseph L. Skoog, Jr.
There is conflicting information on the web as to the identity of the first Gold Crew CO. One place lists it as Cmdr. John C. Lewis (Source: http://www.historycentral.com/navy/Submarine/james%20madison%20II.html)and another lists the first Gold CO as Cmdr. James D. Kearny (Source:http://www.nwc.navy.mil/usnhdb/ShipLookup.asp?ShipID=USSSBN00627). MADISON plankowners and the James Madison Commissioning booklet listing all officers and enlisted for both crews dated July 28,1964 identify the first Gold crew CO as Cmdr. James D. Kearny. Cmdr Lewis had been listed as prospective CO on March 15,1963 but was replaced by Kearny.
The following information is directly from CDR Kearny:
There was CDR John C. Lewis assigned to Madison as Gold CO. He was onboard at the launching, but shortly thereafter left. I came onboard during construction at Newport News and took the ship to sea on Sea Trials and for the first two Gold Patrols out of Rota Spain. My tour ended during off crew training at Charleston when I suffered injuries while water skiing.


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Bulgogi is a Korean barbecue dish where the meat is first marinated in a marinade that is just packed with flavour. When I make bulgogi , the marinade often includes a grated Asian pear and or apple to help tenderize the meat and add a bit of sweetness along with some extra flavour. The last time that I made dak bulgogi , the chicken version of bulgogi, I was thinking about the use of the fruit in the marinade and it reminded me of tacos al pastor , a Mexican slow roasted pork dish where the pork is often marinated in pineapple. I enjoy those tacos al pastor so much that I just had to try a pineapple version of dak bulgogi! For the recipe, I took the dak bulgogi recipe and replaced the Asain pear and/or apple with diced pineapple and the bit of juice that was at the bottom of the container of the freshly peeled pineapple that I used. When I cooked the chicken I threw the marinade, including the diced pineapple into, the pan as well so that I would still have those pineapple chunks in the finished dish.
The sweet and tangy pineapple worked so amazingly well in the gochujang spiced version of the dak bulgogi! The juicy pieces of pineapple were perfect in amongst the heat of the chicken. I made a really large batch of this stuff and I am looking forward to experimenting with it for the rest of the week!
Pineapple Dak Bulgogi (Pineapple Korean BBQ Chicken)
- 1 pound chicken breast (thinly sliced)
- 1/2 cup gochujang
- 5 cloves garlic (grated)
- 1 inch ginger (grated)
- 1 small onion (grated)
- 1 cup pineapple pieces & their juice
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 2 green onions (chopped)
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1 tablespoon sesame seeds (toasted and crushed)
- Mix everything in a freezer bag and marinate for an hour.
- Grill, saute or stir fry the chicken and pineapple pieces until cooked.
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The unwelcome truth that, whatever limited virtues the 1982 movie has, it's not exactly crying out for a sequel, certainly not more than three decades later. It's also disappointing that, in 2012, after the strides made in the literary re-appraisal of Robert E. Howard's work and after we've seen decent, if not 100% faithful, adaptations of beloved works of fantasy, we hear Frederik Malmberg, the man whose company owns the rights to the character of Conan, say the following of this upcoming film:
"The original ended with Arnold on the throne as a seasoned warrior, and this is the take of the film we will make," Malmberg told me. "It's that Nordic Viking mythic guy who has played the role of king, warrior, soldier and mercenary, and who has bedded more women than anyone, nearing the last cycle of his life. He knows he'll be going to Valhalla, and wants to go out with a good battle."Perhaps he's speaking metaphorically here, with "Nordic Viking" and "Valhalla" being mere shorthand, but, even so, it doesn't exactly bode well for the authenticity of this project -- not that that has ever been a concern of Schwarzenegger's Conan efforts. I suppose we can hope that, like so many Hollywood pictures, this one winds up in development hell and never sees the light of day.