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Not all corporate takeovers have unhappy endings. Even so, when the Kobrand Corporation bought Sequoia Grove in 2001, fans of Napa Valley Cabernet were concerned. The fear was that the winery might take the same road as many other wineries---an unrelenting path toward escalating production and prices, along with vanishing quality.
Fortunately, it didn't happen. Sequoia Grove had been founded by Jim Allen in 1978, and nurtured by him over several decades into one of the gems of the Napa Valley, known for crafting high-quality wine that consumers could drink without taking a second mortgage on their house. The heart of the operation is 24 acres in the Rutherford Bench, surrounded by some of Napa's last surviving redwoods. Allen retired after the Kobrand acquisition, and was succeeded by Michael Trujillo, who had served as his protégé since 1982. Remarkably enough, they still turn out excellent wine from estate vineyards at prices that are eminently reasonable (compared to some of their neighbors).
The 2011 Sequoia Grove Chardonnay ($25) has a vivid nose highlighted by crisp acidity and vibrant notes of lemon and green apple. The palate imprint is spicy, and the acidity is just as prominent as it appears on the nose; the well-defined and luscious citrus flavors fill the mouth and linger on the finish, accented by white pepper notes. This is a lean and graceful wine that pairs well with shellfish of all sorts, and provides a nice counterpoint to fish dishes in cream or butter sauces.
Mouthwatering aromas of dark berries roar out of a glass of 2010 Sequoia Grove Cabernet ($35), along with scents of anise, mocha and fresh herbs. In the mouth, the wine delivers all the fruit and herbal complexity promised on the nose, along with a full-bodied texture and youthful, slightly chewy tannins. The long finish is marked by a reduction of black cherry and cassis. Fresh, poised and a pleasure to drink, the wine is a perfect match with grilled meats, game dishes, stews, and red meats in earthy sauces.
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What do you think of Pizza Brain?
I think I'd like to go visit,
Craig,I would really would be interested in your opinion if you get up this way and can visit Pizza Brain. Norma
When I get up that way, I will be much more interested in Norma's pizza (and Steve's pizza).CL
I saw this on Pizza Brain facebook wall today.After serving thousands of slices and pies this week, Pizza Brain is closed for inventory today. Thanks, Philadelphia for checking us out during our opening week (and for returning again and again). We will be back in full effect resuming our normal hours of operation Tuesday, September 18 at 11am.A few posters said they had planned to go to Pizza Brain today.Norma


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With this postcard to New York Congressman Homer P. Snyder, Hugh Hughes expressed his opposition to the passage of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, which would grant women the right to vote. Hughes believed the individual states should set voting requirements rather than the Federal government. Hughes's plea was ignored as Congress passed a resolution proposing the amendment in 1919, and it was ratified in 1920.
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Baseball's comeback effort came up short against Bethune-Cookman Saturday, as the Wildcats dealt the Lions their second regional loss and eliminated them from the NCAA Tournament.
Columbia (29-20) fell behind early, as Light Blue sophomore righty Kevin Roy gave up a leadoff home run to outfielder Josh Johnson. Though Bethune-Cookman (27-32) was ahead 6-0 by the time junior third baseman David Vandercook scored the Lions' first run after doubling in the bottom of the seventh, Columbia managed to plate four in that frame to make it interesting. But after the Light Blue added another run in the bottom of the ninth to make it a one-run game, the Wildcats buckled down, retiring the next Columbia batter to secure the 6-5 win.
Roy was saddled with the loss after giving up four runs—only two of which were earned—in five innings of work. Senior righty Joey Donino gave up two runs in two innings of relief, while senior righty Zach Tax pitched two scoreless frames for the Lions.
Sophomore designated hitter John Kinne went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored in the loss to lead Columbia offensively. Senior catcher Mike Fischer also had a good day at the dish, reaching base three times on a single and a pair of walks.


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In trading on Friday, shares of Advent Wireless Inc
crossed below their 200 day moving average of $1.38, changing hands as low as $1.30 per share. Advent Wireless Inc shares are currently trading off about 7.1% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of AWI shares, versus its 200 day moving average:
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This report provides a collection of use-case abstracts with potential relation to widespread photovoltaic integration. The collection process focused specifically on applications that drive or are enabled by communications between the utility and the devices in the field.
These abstracts are categorized and presented in tabular format with the sources of the information identified. In cases in which a single use case covered a broad set of scenarios, each applicable part was captured.


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Norma,This morning, I read a December 1, 2010 review by Cook's Country (a Cook's Illustrated publication) in which eight different pancake mixes were tested, including our beloved Bisquick Original Pancake and Baking Mix. According to the article, pancake mixes are a $250 million dollar a year business in the U.S. So it looks like pancake mixes are a fairly sizable business, especially when one considers that it is so easy to make one's own mix. The Bisquick mix finished sixth in the ratings. The top pancake mix (Hungry Jack Buttermilk Pancake and Waffle Mix) has a little fat (less than 2% partially hydrogenated soybean oil), but a lot of sugar (and also rice flour), and requires that users add milk, oil, and egg. The next favored pancake mix (Aunt Jemima Original Pancake and Waffle Mix) has no oil, but a lot of sugar and salt, and also requires that the user add milk, oil and egg. The Bisquick mix, which only requires that users add milk and egg, was "Recommended with Reservations", with the following review:These exceptionally bland pancakes scored no better than average across the board. Tasters couldnt muster any strong feelings about either flavor or texture, with one commenting, It could be a lot worse.Maybe you can make a Sukie pizza using the "bland" Bisquick Original Pancake and Baking Mix and have the CI testers critique it Peter
Norma,I'm glad to see that you apparently have resolved the hydration issue. Can you tell me what the yellowish stuff is? Maybe the dried buttermilk, soy flour and/or dried egg powder? Or maybe some cheese powder?FYI, your 589 grams total dough ball weight now translates to a thickness factor of [(589/28.35]/(3.14159 x 8 x = 0.1033. I know that you like your skins to be on the thicker side, even for your NY style doughs, so I had originally arranged the amounts so that you would be using a thickness factor of around 0.105. As for the fermentation protocol, I think you should use your best judgment as to how long the dough ball should ferment and then be used. Even the best of commercial formulations are at the mercy of variations in temperature, both water temperature and ambient temperature. I'm sure that the results of users of such products vary as a consequence.Peter
I can take other pictures if you want me to.
Norma,Thank you for posting your latest results. From your description, clearly what you got was not the Sukie pizza that you hoped it would be. It is hard to explain why that was the case. Perhaps the jump from the Bisquick Original Pancake and Baking Mix to the Bisquick Buttermilk biscuit mix and finally to the Sukie dough via the "goody bag" was too much. Or my attempts at reverse engineering the two mixes did not succeed, or sufficiently so, even though all the numbers seemed to add up. Or maybe there are some ingredient issues with the "goody bag", although I would rank that possibility below the others at this point since it is hard to imagine that using the Imperial margarine and fresh egg in lieu of their commercial counterparts in the Bisquick Original mix would have had a major effect on the outcome. We would have to use the same or very similar ingredients that are used in the Bisquick Original mix to know for sure, which may not be a viable option at this point.I suppose that in due course you might try making a Sukie pizza again using the Bisquick buttermilk biscuit mix and the "goody bag" for that application. If you can get similar results as you got the last time, that would be reassuring since you would know that using that combination is a viable approach. Peter
I also was stumped why this recent pizza turned out like it did. The dough felt about the same, fermented about the same and even smelled the same. I wish I could have said it also baked the same. I dont know if it had anything to do with baking in my home oven or not, but dont think it would make that big of a difference.
Norma,I always look for the obvious first. Looking at the photos and your description of the crust characteristics, is it possible that the IDY was left out of the "goody bag"? When I went back and looked at the ingredients, they didn't look out of line so as to produce such a different dough performance. From your description, it sounds like this dough performed differently than the last one with the much higher hydration.Peter
Norma,Thank you for confirming what you did. It was just that the last two sets of photos looked so different. Not knowing exactly how much baking powder is in the Bisquick Original Pancake and Baking Mix, I thought that there may have been enough after you added more to support a fair amount of fermentation. I will leave it up to you if you'd care to give the dough another try, but at market this time.Peter
Norma,Thank you for giving this another try.This morning, I tried to find the label information for the Imperial margarine in order to look at its ingredients again to see if I could find anything there that might have affected the last dough batch. I couldn't find the exact form of the Imperial package I saw in the supermarket recently, but I did find an interesting and useful website at http://www.labelwatch.com/prod_results.php?pid=361005 that provides the label information for a very large number of margarine products, far more than I have seen in the stores near me. Most of the margarine products in those stores tend to be the "healthy" variety, whereas what GM uses for its Bisquick Original Pancake and Baking Mix--partially hydrogenated soybean and/or cottonseed oil--is considered to be of the "unhealthy" variety, at least as current thinking goes on the subject. Whoever thought that we would be researching pancake and waffle mixes, biscuit mixes, margarine products, shortening and lard and what goes into them? This is supposed to be a pizza site .Peter
The Imperial margarine I have at market, and now, also here at home is the 53% vegetable oil spread in stick form. Do you think this brand had anything to do with how the recent pizza turned out or do you think using fresh egg also did something?
Norma,Whatever you used to make the pizza, it sure looks tasty.My guess is that you used a Betty Crocker blueberry muffin pouch mix. My guess on the mystery ingredient is a dairy product, maybe sour cream or something like that.Peter


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By BARBARA L. FREDRICKSEN
Published April 23, 2007
Long ago, when my little friends and I were playing dress-up in the back yard, our idol was dancer-singer-actress Debbie Reynolds.
Like us, she was a Texas girl, born in El Paso. Even though she moved to California at age 7, she still had that fresh-faced, spunky way that so many Texas girls seem to come by naturally.
She even had a double name (Mary Frances) just like my friends and me (they were Shirley Lee and Lynda Carolyn, I was Bobbi Kay). It took someone out in Hollywood to get her name down to a single word: Debbie.
We all vowed that when we grew up, got married and had a daughter, we'd name her Debbie -only with a different second name so we could tell them apart. Shirley Lee actually did, but I had a boy, so couldn't.
We grew to love our Debbie even more as we got older. My sister and I nearly broke our legs trying to re-create her dance steps from Singin' in the Rain as we whirled around on our front porch and hopped up and down the tall steps.
I suppose that's why I got all teary during the recent Show Palace Dinner Theatre production of Singin' in the Rain; it brought back such wonderful, happy memories.
And it's why I can't believe that on May 9, I'll be sitting less than 25 seats from the real, live Debbie Reynolds when she does a show at the Show Palace Dinner Theatre.
It's the third time the Show Palace has gotten a big name act through its agreement with Ruth Eckerd Hall. The first two were comedian Joe Piscopo and television and Broadway actor Tony Danza, both big hits.
But I think Debbie Reynolds is the biggest (this is my pure prejudice talking here) they will ever have.
She's a megastar from the days when Hollywood had real megastars: Cary Grant, Jimmy Stewart, Fred Astaire, Bette Davis, Elizabeth Taylor. She was nominated for a Tony on Broadway, had her own television show, got an Oscar nomination for one of her scores of blockbuster movies and sold millions of records.
My younger friends may know her only as the mom of Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia in Star Wars), but those of us who have been around for awhile remember her as a big part of our movie-going youth and are thrilled when she pops up on Will and Grace and reruns of The Golden Girls.
There's no way to overstate how big a deal Debbie was from the late 1940s to the mid 1960s. Her name on the marquee guaranteed a crowd. And though she married three real rascals, there was never a hint of scandal about Debbie herself.
Movies changed in the 1960s, but Debbie Reynolds didn't. She was still the clean-cut girl next door that she is today, at 75, full of healthy energy and still blessed with that somewhat husky voice and big-eyed wonder.
She's still working, doing television movies and guest appearances, a Las Vegas show and touring. In interviews, she's frank to say that it's not only because she loves to perform, it's because she could use the money.
Her Debbie Reynolds Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas went bust in 1997, reportedly because of her then-husband's financial blunders. It was auctioned off to World Wrestling Entertainment a year later and is now the Greek Isles Hotel.
She's been single for more than a decade, performing almost nonstop, earning rave reviews and working on her huge collection of Hollywood memorabilia.
I was one of the first in line when the Show Palace announced in February that she would be here in May. Her show is a mix of songs, clips from her films, stories of her life and, of course, memories and more memories.
At last, I'll finally see in person the woman I have adored from afar for so long, a woman who genuinely deserves to be called an American idol.
If you go
Debbie Reynolds
When: Doors open at 6 p.m., show at 8 p.m. May 8; doors open at 11:30 a.m., show at 1:15 p.m. May 9.
Where: Show Palace Dinner Theatre in Hudson.
Cost: Dinner and show, $69.95, plus tax and tip.
Call: (727) 863-7949 in west Pasco; toll-free elsewhere at 1-888-655-7469.
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Now that just plain looks amazing. I'm a total popcorn snob, tweaking recipes to get just the right balance of spices for what I'm craving. Portion control really has to come online for me. I will be trying this and reporting back, though I must say that there will be no cilantro involved. The evil herb can just ruin the nicest dishes for me. I might try a bit of thai basil, though...
Hey, I just ate pad thai! ;) this could be interesting chef. Will give it a try. :)
That really does look fantastic!!
Can this be made ahead? If so, how long?
Made it tonight -- REALLY good, and very addictive.
Hi John
Just started following your blog - Tried the Creamy Tomato Tuna Penne for dinner! Amazing recipe. Thank you so much
Have you considered using palm sugar instead of brown sugar? Like the comment regarding the use of Tamarind sauce, I think this might give a more authentic taste, as the basis of pad thai sauce is just: Tamarind, Palm sugar, Fish sauce :)
Keep up the good work
I'm going to have to try this but with microwave popcorn. I haven't popped my own corn in years! (and could never get it right)
This is a great idea.
John, how about some porketta? Also a great idea ;)
i found a recipe online that called for microwaving the popcorn after the sauce is on it (instead of baking). That seems more streamlined, and the comments said it works. i'm curious what you think of the microwave idea.
(it's from allrecipes - not sure if you accept links in comments so I'm leaving it out).
Tasty, but fish sauce amount leaves it much too salty. I halved the fish sauce and still too salty. I think 1/3 the fish sauce and it would be right.
I did a Beijing Duck version of this with duck fat, maltose and hoisin sauce instead of your ingredients... It was awesome...
I might do a Sichuan version at some point, that'll blow people's socks off!
I made this and substituted Light Agave Syrup and it tasted great! I also doubled the lime zest. Cheers!
This is so delicious. We had only one lime, but we did have kaffir lime leaves, so we used the zest of one lime, plus a few very finely chopped kaffir lime leaves. Also added about a tablespoon of tamarind paste to the caramel sauce. Delicious and addictive.
One more thing, we used butter in the caramel sauce instead of vegetable oil.
Lesson Learned:
First off, the taste of this popcorn as I'm eating it is great. BUT, if you find yourself with a late night craving for popcorn and start making this dish and then get too tired to wait for it to cool, do not...DO NOT let it cool in the oven on foil. What a sticky mess the next day. The parts that were salvageable were great. :)
I am doing this right now, it is in the oven and it looks amazing!!!
I love your recipes!
They taste delecious
So glad! :)
So what's the answer for making this ahead. I'm thinking of taking it to a party tomorrow night and would love to know how well it will do made a few hours ahead. And on what may be a rainy day....
Really best fresh! I've eaten the next day and it's ok, but any moisture (like maybe humidity or rain) and it starts to get soggy.
Do you think if I made it in the afternoon that it would be good for that evening?
Should be! Just be sure it's cool before covering.
Very much a crowd pleaser ! Surprising and discussion-sparking !
Thanks for the recipe Chef John, you definitely made our evening last Friday !
Dr. Jay
You can add some butter and a teaspoon of tamarind paste to get more out of the pad thai experience.
Chef John or anyone else that may know, what the trick is to popping corn in a pot? I always seem to end up with too many kernels.
p.s. You make my day
Chef John or (anyone else that may know), what is the trick to popping corn in a pot?I always end up with too many kernels.
p.s.Your videos make my day
No trick, just don't buy cheap popcorn! The premium brands pop better. Test a few to see.
Absolutely brilliant recipe, Chef John!
Any idea how long they can keep if they are stored in an air-tight jar?
Not sure! They didn't last that long. ;)
Amazing recipe, Chef! I made it twice, and the first time just seemed to be missing... something.
The second time, I added a splash of soy sauce, a teaspoon of garlic, and - most importantly - a tablespoon of peanut butter to the simmering "syrrrrp." The difference was like night and day.
Thanks again!.
Hey, Chef John, or anyone who can answer my questions, for that matter, I'd like to know if these substitutes are usable:
Instead of chilli - A small chilli cut in relatively small pieces. I know you mentioned that you can use fresh chillies, but they didn't disintegrate, or however you want to say it, and it didn't mix with the cara,el syrup, having separate small chillies scattered across the popcorn.
Instead of corn syrup - Honey. I live in a country where there's about 2 bottles of corn syrup in the entire country. So I looked up substitues, and honey popped up. BUT, I did not have that watery, glaze like, honey, I had it in it's wet sand like form, tou probably know what I'm talking about. It seemed to melt into that watery form overtime, because of oxygen I guess, it only melted when I exposed the honey to it.
Instead of cilantro - Basilik. I also saw it as a substitute for cilantro, and once again, I live in a country in which schoolkids, people at home and prisoners, eat all the same thing.
Instead of vegetable oil - Olive oil.
Just made the recipe..good stuff!! However, like almost every cook, I made some slight changes... I grew up in Thailand, have lived there for over 30 years and developed a taste for the sour/hot/pungent elements of cruisine; so I essentially doubled the lime juice, zest, fish sauce and dry Thai chili. It took a little longer to thicken up, but gave me a 'punchier' glaze. BTW Just so you know, sambal oelek is Indonesian. There is a similar wet chili product in Thailand but it is a bit different than the sambal.
This recipe has become an annual Christmas tradition for me - I make it for my Mom every year and she loves and looks forward to it - so do I :) I pretty much make it as directed except that my Mom has a deathly peanut/nut allergy, so sans the peanuts (though one of these days I'm going to get around to making a batch WITH peanuts for myself!) It's the only caramel popcorn I really like, regular old stuff is just so bleh compared to this deliciousness.
it looks tasty but... where's the tamarind, the "sour"?
Hi John, I know I'm coming in well after the fact, but I have a kitchen science question: what purpose does the baking soda serve? Does the foaming action change the way the syrup sets up or is absorbed by the popcorn? Enquiring minds want to know.


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by Anton Shilov
Without question, the electronic book reader market is one of the most exciting segments in today's consumer electronics industry. In 2009, an array of e-book readers was introduced, partnerships were announced and sophisticated features were added to the devices. The question is, how big will this market become in 2010 and going forward.
According to In-Stat market tracking agency, standalone e-book reader shipments will grow from 10 million units by the end of this year, to 28.5 million in 2013. The company expects the competition in the e-book reader market to increase over the next year.
With Barnes & Noble, Sony and other manufacturers entering the market, the current leader Amazon is going to have to look over its shoulder this year. Also, it is inevitable that price points for e-book readers will fall, but more importantly, prices for connected e-book readers should fall. This is important because consumers are really demanding these connected devices. Finally, advanced features, like color and touch screens, will crop up in the next generation of e-book readers. Features like color will open up new markets, particularly in education and businesses where graphic intensive applications are the norm.
On a related note, In-Stat's Mobile Internet Device (MID)/tablet forecast shows shipments reaching approximately 16 million in 2013, up from 2.7 million this year. While the MID/tablet market is expected to be smaller from a unit shipment standpoint, we do need to consider the impact Tablets have on e-book readers. This is because convergence is occurring at a more rapid pace than ever. Mobile phones have effectively absorbed music, video and navigation; and the support for eBooks can be absorbed easily in competing mobile devices. In fact, tablet OEMs are pushing their next generation devices as potential e-book readers; and the Apple iPad is shipping to great success.
The differences between the two device segments will blur, believes In-Stat. They will be defined by either application or the device itself. But no matter the nomenclature, there's a huge opportunity for this class of devices: portable multimedia devices that are light weight, and incorporate color, video and touch capability.


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by jb » Tue Feb 07, 2012 12:23 pm
by peeker643 » Tue Feb 07, 2012 12:25 pm
jb wrote:Is it too early?Enjoying this season, and we're starting to see this season come into place. But is it too soon to start speculating on the most important missing pieces , where we are likely to select, and who is there in NCAA or internationally?
by StewieG » Tue Feb 07, 2012 12:32 pm
by e0y2e3 » Tue Feb 07, 2012 4:42 pm
by JJN » Tue Feb 07, 2012 5:21 pm
e0y2e3 wrote:Harrison Barnes Can't Dribble
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by dmiles » Wed Feb 08, 2012 3:07 am
by StewieG » Wed Feb 08, 2012 10:34 am
by e0y2e3 » Wed Feb 08, 2012 11:35 am
by JJN » Wed Feb 08, 2012 3:51 pm
by jb » Wed Feb 08, 2012 4:13 pm
StewieG wrote:http://www.draftexpress.com
by e0y2e3 » Wed Feb 08, 2012 4:48 pm
by dmiles » Wed Feb 08, 2012 5:12 pm
e0y2e3 wrote:Looking at those top three at DX only serves remind just how stupid not tanking was.I like those three markedly better than anyone else.Your playing roulette after that point.
by e0y2e3 » Wed Feb 08, 2012 5:24 pm
by e0y2e3 » Wed Feb 08, 2012 5:27 pm
jb wrote:StewieG wrote:http://www.draftexpress.comVery different names than some other sites, I've seen other places where the SG & SF look higher rated & deeper.To me, that's the area of need I'd like to most see met with a scorer.
by Kingpin74 » Wed Feb 08, 2012 5:43 pm
e0y2e3 wrote:Andy should have been traded two off-seasons ago.Now you have to hold onto him until a team with a need for a defensive big also has a spare lottery pick or a young talent to deal.But this team, with a big man rotation next year featuring And and TT is not any better.Either way, they done already fucked up, we'll see what they can do in FA to fix it.
by e0y2e3 » Wed Feb 08, 2012 5:46 pm
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by FUDU » Wed Feb 08, 2012 6:32 pm
by JJN » Wed Feb 08, 2012 8:47 pm
FUDU wrote:All I know is if we make the playoffs this year we can kiss this rebuild goodbye, might as well sell the team at that point.
by e0y2e3 » Thu Feb 09, 2012 1:38 pm
by e0y2e3 » Thu Feb 09, 2012 4:00 pm
by FUDU » Thu Feb 09, 2012 10:00 pm
e0y2e3 wrote:I think FUDU's point is more so that if Gilbert tastes playoffs odds are you don't see the lottery again because his bloodlust will push him to become the Houston Rockets.
by Orenthal » Thu Feb 09, 2012 10:08 pm
by JJN » Sat Feb 11, 2012 3:30 am
FUDU wrote:e0y2e3 wrote:I think FUDU's point is more so that if Gilbert tastes playoffs odds are you don't see the lottery again because his bloodlust will push him to become the Houston Rockets.Yep.It's no secret NBA 6th seed and lower is eternal sports purgatory. One could probably make that argument hold for as high as a 4th seed.Bottom line is with our FA history, the unknowns of this FO moving forward and the roster as is today there is no way we can contend for a title without one more lottery pick in this very next draft.
by HoodooMan » Sat Feb 11, 2012 1:24 pm
JJN wrote:And as far as Drummond, he might not take basketball as seriously as we would like, but we said the same about Shaq for his entire career. I'm not saying the kid is going to be Shaq 2, but in terms of a big man with gobs of skill and potential there is a similarity there.
e0y2e3 wrote:Looking at those top three at DX only serves remind just how stupid not tanking was.I like those three markedly better than anyone else.
by e0y2e3 » Sat Feb 11, 2012 1:39 pm
by HoodooMan » Sat Feb 11, 2012 3:18 pm
e0y2e3 wrote:As for Davis, word. But he isn't the best prospect of the last three years when Wall and Griffin were picked in the last three years. The DC debacle may end up ruining Wall, but as a prospect he is still at least on Davis' level.
by e0y2e3 » Sat Feb 11, 2012 3:34 pm
by HoodooMan » Sat Feb 11, 2012 4:00 pm
by GodHatesClevelandSport » Sat Feb 11, 2012 4:15 pm
by e0y2e3 » Sat Feb 11, 2012 4:24 pm
by JJN » Sat Feb 11, 2012 4:30 pm
HoodooMan wrote:I'm having a very difficult time reconciling what I've seen with my own eyes with what I'm seeing on DX and reading in this thread. ^That, in particular, strikes me as actually being more batshit crazy than Sessions + Varejao for Dwight Howard.I'm sorry for your shortcoming.I mean, I vaguely remember Shaq at LSU, and he was a once in a generation type athlete & talent, almost certainly the most dominant player I've ever seen in college basketball. I know you threw in the "I'm not saying the kid is going to be Shaq 2" disclaimer, but holy fuck those two don't belong in the same sentence, paragraph, post, forum, web domain, and on and on and on...I see you managed to parse my words and see my intended meaning despite my claims to the contrary. To anyone with such astounding reading comprehension, I clearly said Drummond is Shaq 2.I've watched Drummond twice. Against Georgetown & Louisville. So both times came at the tail end of this 3-7 skid UCONN is on right now. Sooooo...maybe that's changed how he's played a little bit, and you guys saw a different Drummond from the one I've seen? Even in the 5 days separating those two games, I can say he went from engaged & shitty against Georgetown to effectively taking the night off against Louisville.I bow to your massive sample size.You see "gobs of skill." I literally see none. No post game whatsoever. Against Georgetown, he basically just drifted around in the post area with his hands at his chest like he's at the 3pt line waiting for a jump shot. Against Louisville, he did nothing, he gave no effort on either end, he was worthless. I don't see much rebounding skill. I don't seemuch defensive skill. That guy's as raw as they come, and I'd say he looks like a very good athlete for his size; not great. Right now, he isn't even a Hasheem Thabeet-level prospect, IMO. I hate Perry Jones. I think he's terrible. Yet, I would have a difficult time deciding between Jones & Drummond.He isn't Thabeet level? THIS is the thing that is more batshit crazy than Dwight for Session+AV. At the start of each of his three years, Thabeet wasn't even projected by Givony to be drafted. Drummond has been top 3 since he started at UConn. And MEM picking Thabeet was seen as a terrible pick when it happened, let alone now. e0y2e3 wrote:Looking at those top three at DX only serves remind just how stupid not tanking was.I like those three markedly better than anyone else.So, after the above, it should come as no surprise that I see this draft a liiiiiittle differently than^ right now.I can't believe how much I love Anthony Davis. When I watched his HS stuff, I thought he was going to just be another one of these 6'10+ douches who think they're SGs, play soft & small, and suck ass at just about everything (IOW, the next Perry Jones). But damn is he fun to watch. Far and away the best prospect of the last three years, and I seriously think he might be the best basketball prospect since LeBron James. So I wish the Cavaliers sucked more only to give us a better chance at getting that first overall pick for Davis, but...I hate Drummond. SEE ABOVE!!! If he's a Top 3 player in this draft, this draft sucks after AD.This is a very poor take.MKD, I like but don't love. Thomas Robinson would actually be my #2 guy in this draft, and after him I kind of like (but don't love) several SGs & SFs (Beal, Rivers, MKG, and Barnes), and while MKG might be the best of that group, if he is, I don't think it's by very much, and if you pressed me to pick my favorite right now, it might be Beal. (And because I like Beal & Rivers, I wouldn't be too concerned about the Cavaliers' draft position, as long as they miss the playoffs.) I think MKD is riding Davis' coattails a bit at the moment. He's good, but like the other 3 in my SG/SF cluster below Davis & Robinson, I think he's flawed. He isn't exceptionally athletic, and he doesn't really have an outside shot.MKG is miles ahead of the other swingmen. Miles. Just because he doesn't mean he doesn't do everything better than the rest. The issue with T-Rob is that he is 21 now. Were he 18 playing like this, I have no doubt he would be competing with Davis for the top pick, but it is what it is. I'm not sure I'd say he is the #2 guy in this class, but he has an amazing work ethic and does everything well on both sides of the court. Where he goes is going to depend on what he measures out at. If he measures 6'10, he is a lock for top 5, and maybe as high as 2 if a team is worried about Drummond's work ethic.Then after Davis, Robinson, and the SG/SFs, I'd toss a coin between solid but unspectacular Tyler Zeller and his talented but short-on-brains teammate John Henson. Then maybe fat ass Sullinger. Then, you hope the Cavaliers aren't drafting any lower than 10th/11th, and they're not forced into taking anyone else.
by HoodooMan » Sat Feb 11, 2012 5:09 pm
JJN wrote:At the start of each of his three years, Thabeet wasn't even projected by Givony to be drafted. Drummond has been top 3 since he started at UConn.
by e0y2e3 » Sat Feb 11, 2012 5:16 pm
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by HoodooMan » Sun Feb 12, 2012 12:59 am
HoodooMan wrote:As scrawny as he is, I haven't seen him get pushed around at all.
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by FUDU » Sun Feb 12, 2012 2:42 pm
motherscratcher wrote:http://discovermagazine.com/2008/the-body/07-physics-proves-it-everyone-should-shoot-granny-style
by leadpipe » Sun Feb 12, 2012 5:00 pm
FUDU wrote:motherscratcher wrote:http://discovermagazine.com/2008/the-body/07-physics-proves-it-everyone-should-shoot-granny-styleBest part about that was the reminder of the useless fact that Chris Dudley still played in the year 2000. How that guy managed to have a career longer than 6 years I'll never know.
by Bayou Tribe » Mon Feb 13, 2012 3:19 pm
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by Bayou Tribe » Mon Feb 13, 2012 3:48 pm
e0y2e3 wrote:The Hornets will live to regret low-balling Gordan on the extension.I'd put the odds of him resigning at roughly 30% at this point.Kid's gonna go home to Indy and turn them into a legit force.
by e0y2e3 » Fri Feb 24, 2012 12:07 pm
by peeker643 » Fri Feb 24, 2012 12:18 pm
e0y2e3 wrote:QUICK: SOMEONE WITH ESPN INSIDER GO COPY AND PASTE THE ARTICLE ABOUT THIS YEARS GREAT DRAFT CROP REALLY SUCKING!!!!!!PLEASE~!!!!!!!!Then watch the melt.Told yall Harrison Barnes and Sullinger suck.
"Everyone talks about how great this draft is," one NBA GM told ESPN.com. "On paper, in July, it really looked that way. On the ground, in February, I'm not that impressed. Anthony Davis is great. But after that, there are a lot of question marks and a surprising lack of depth. I'm not sure that the 2012 draft will be better than the 2011 one."What's causing the pessimism?Davis has lived up to expectations. Perhaps even surpassed them. But most of the rest of the crop of returning players and freshmen haven't met expectations.Barnes has shown he's a lethal scorer -- but a one dimensional one that doesn't seem to make anyone better. Perry Jones has reverted back to his wallflower ways. Terrence Jones, despite the talent, is still maddeningly inconsistent. Sullinger is effective, but seems to have hit his ceiling as a freshman..... though it seems abundantly clear that he's the 2nd coming of Kevin Love....
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Raphael Assuncao vs. Erik Koch
Round 1
Kevin Mulhall presides over the opening bout. Assuncao with lazy kicks to start. Koch is trying to counter with his right cross but can't land clean. Hard inside low kick by Assuncao. Koch jabs and Assuncao charges in. Koch lands a right hook that destroys the Brazilian. Assuncao is out cold on his back forcing Mulhall to rescue him. Koch's brutal UFC debut ends at 2:32 of the first round.
Constantinos Philippou vs. Nick Catone
Round 1
Our referee for the 195 catchweight bout is Kevin MacDonald. A tentative opening minute is filled with pawing and no significant strikes. Catone glances with a jab and the boos start to rain over the cage. A weak Catone shot leads to a clinch along the fence. Short shots land inside for both and Catone separates. Philippou cracks him with a right and Catone responds in kind. More aimless feinting and booing. A Philippou right grazes and Catone drives him to the mat. Catone cracks his foe, prompting Philippou to elbow from the bottom. Catone smashes an elbow into Philippous' head that rips his skin open at the bell. 10-9 Catone.
Round 2
Both men swing freely to open the second frame but nothing lands. Catone bulls Philippou into the cage and lands a hard knee to the guts. Philippou breaks away but Catone drills him with a knee to the face on the exit. Low kick and a jab connect for Catone. The Jersey Devil lobs a head kick that is blocked and drives his foe into the fence again. The crowd boos and with a minute left, Catone scores a single leg. He quickly gets to half guard and gets mount for a moment. Philippou regains guard and gets socked in the mouth. 10 9 Catone.
Round 3
A more comfortable Catone probes with his right before slamming Philippou to the mat. Catone gets to side for a moment but Philippou reclaims guard. Philippou looks exhausted on the bottom as Catone drives his forearm into his jaw. He tries to use the fence to wall walk but Catone sucks him back down. Catone lands a series of heavy elbows and deftly takes mount. He hammers Philippou, who is able to turn and scramble back to half guard. More Catone elbows rain down until the horn. 10-9 and 30-27 for Catone.
Official scores: 30-27 across the board for Catone, winner by unanimous decision.
Joseph Benavidez vs. Ian Loveland
Round 1
Kevin Mulhall is our referee for the bantamweight contest. Loveland advances on Benavidez and backs him into the cage. Benavidez punches his way free but gets stuffed on a shot. Loveland lands a nice uppercut after another missed shot. Benavidez lands a hard low kick then a right hand. He shoots and gets him down for a second, but loveland is back up. Benavidez bullies his way back in but can't get the takedown and reverts to swinging wild punches that Loveland easily avoids. Benavidez gets busier towards the end of the frame but can't land anything hard. Loveland counters a low kick with a right cross as the round closes. Sherdog scores the first round 10-9 for Loveland.
Round 2
Benavidez is met with a Loveland combination as round two gets underway. He retreats and then darts back forward to hit a double. Loveland locks up a kimura and uses it to free himself and get back to his feet. Benavidez misses on a double and rolls but Loveland pounces and nearly lands a huge hammerfist. Benavidez, back on his feet, lands a nice one-two and then a hard left in the midst of a four-punch flurry. Loveland rushes in but Benavidez changes levels and plants him. He tries to get some ground-and-pound going but Loveland lands the harder shots, cutting Benavidez somewhere on the top of his head. Blood is trickling from his hairline and Benavidez paws at it. Loveland is back up and slips a head kick at the bell. Sherdog scores round two 10-9 for Benavidez.
Round 3
Benavidez opens the final round with a pair of nice push kicks and right hand follows. He then locks up a single on Loveland, who is only looking for right hand counters at this point. He takes him to the mat and tries for a guillotine but Loveland defends and gets back to his feet. Benavidez the hurts Loveland with a right hand to the face. He pounces and tries to flurry. Loveland gets back to his feet again and lands a right hand and a knee. Benavidez tries to throw him but ends up on the ground on the bottom at the horn. Sherdog scores the round 10-9 for Benavidez.
Official scores: 30-27 (twice) and 29-28 for Benavidez, winner by unanimous decision.
Darn, I started to go for Koch, but picked the loser.
Kurt Pellegrino vs. Gleison Tibau
Round 1
Herb Dean is in charge of the first of two Facebook prelims. Both men are just feeling each other out in the first minute. The southpaw Tibau pops Pellegrino with a short left hand. A moment later, the Brazilian rushes in and grabs at a single-leg. Pellegrino defends and winds up with his back to the cage. They split after a bit of dirty boxing and go back to feinting and pawing. Pellegrino connects with a one-two and eats another left from Tibau in return. The lightweights still look tentative with two minutes left in the round. Now Pellegrino looks for takedown and Tibau defends. Pellegrino gets muscled into the fence again and tripped to the floor. He stands back up and shoots on Tibau, but is stifled again. Pellegrino breaks free of Tibaus clinch and lands a right hand before the horn.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Pellegrino
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Tibau
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-10
Round 2
Both fighters are letting their hands go a bit more in the opening moments of the second frame, though neither is gaining an advantage. Pellegrino raises his arms, Diaz style, to rile Tibau, to no avail. They resume the slower pace of the first round. Tibau gets through with a one-two; Pellegrino lobs an inside leg kick. With just over three minutes on the clock, Pellegrino opens up with a combination that stuns the Brazilian and takes Tibau to the mat. Pellegrino landing shots from half-guard, looking to pass as the hometown crowd explodes. Tibau is grabbing at Pellegrinos arms to slow the pace and Pellegrino lays a forearm across his neck. Pellegrino still cant pass, but is doing well to hold Tibau on the floor. Tibau appears to be bleeding from the mouth and near the eye, and its stained Pellegrinos bleached hair. Tibau finally breaks loose with 40 seconds on the clock. He slugs Pellegrino with a one-two, but Tibau looks to be slightly drained as the round expires.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Pellegrino
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Pellegrino
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Pellegrino
Round 3
Tibau comes out swinging, the cut near his left eye seemingly repaired for the time being. He contemplates a single-leg, but doesnt get far with it. Head kick from Tibau is blocked. Pellegrino has the center of the cage, but isnt throwing through the first 90 seconds. He finally comes forward and gets clipped by Tibaus left hand. Pellegrino bleeding from the nose now as Tibau pushes him into the fence. Batman pushes out and theyre back to trading. Tibau is throwing the same right-left hook combo over and over, but not finding much success. Tibau zaps his man as Pellegrino comes in for a takedown. Tibau stuffs and reverses, taking Pellegrino to the floor and passing to side control. Pellegrino quickly works out of the bad position and tries for a single-leg against the cage with 90 seconds to go. Tibau racking up short left hands as Pellegrino digs for the takedown. Pellegrino opts to let go and soon finds himself on the receiving end of a Tibau single-leg. Tibau desperately pounds from guard as the fight winds down. Pellegrino stands and has his back taken, then rolls for a kneebar at the horn.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Tibau (29-28 Pellegrino)
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Tibau (29-28 Tibau)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Tibau (29-29 Draw)
Official scores: One judge scores it 29-28 for Kurt Pellegrino. However, the remaining two judges score it 29-28 in favor of Gleison Tibau, the winner by split decision.
Ricardo Almeida vs. Mike Pyle
Round 1
Kevin MacDonald is the referee for this welterweight contest. Almeida moves awkwardly from side to side around Pyle, who stands in the center of the cage. Slapping leg kicks from Almeida as he feints the shot. Pyle feels the distance with his left jab, but accidentally pokes Almeida in the eye. Almeida motions, but the action does not stop. They tie up and Almeida looks for the takedown. Pyle instead trips the Brazilian to the floor and walks away. Back on the feet, Almeida has another shot stuffed and gets spun into the fence. Short knees coming from Pyle, until Almeida reverses the position and drives a few knees of his own. Pyle shoves off, then gets driven to the mat, but jumps right back up. Almeida connects with an overhand right that stumbles Pyle, but the Xtreme Couture product recovers as Almeida clinches up. They trade knees in the clinch with Pyle getting the better. Pyle drives an uppercut into Almeidas ribs and lands another solid knee before the horn.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-10
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Pyle
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-10
Round 2
Almeida scores with a turning side kick to Pyles gut, then drags him to the floor. Pyle scoots up with his back to the fence and the Brazilian does his best to pin him against the post. The men jockey for position with over-unders and stall out. They disengage and Pyle drives a knee into the body of Almeida. Two minutes to go and boos start to come from the crowd as the welterweights trade tentative strikes. Almeida initiates the clinch briefly, but Pyle wont stay there. Chopping outside leg kick from Pyle prompts Almeida to shoot a double-leg. He drags Pyle to the floor and Pyle immediately turns to his left and frames up a kimura. Almeida extracts his arm and finishes the round on top.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Almeida
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Almeida
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Almeida
Round 3
Leg kicks are exchanged in the early going of the final stanza. Almeida repeatedly fakes a shot on Pyle in the first two minutes, but doesnt commit. Pyle is throwing combos to the head and body, but not landing much flush. He scores with a kick to the body and Almeida shoots, whereupon Pyle drives a knee into his gut. Pyle slams Almeida to the canvas, but Almeida shoves him right off. Pyle stands over him, slapping with leg kicks, allowing Almeida to drive forward on a single-leg as he gets back up. Almeida digging for the takedown with 90 seconds to go, then fires a level elbow over the top. Pyle loops his right arm over Almeidas head for a guillotine, cant get it, and settles for a jumping knee as they separate. Another knee lands and Almeidas face is showing signs of wear in the final minute. Almeida scores a takedown, but Pyle instantly stands. Pyle finishes with a takedown of his own.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Pyle (29-29 Draw)
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Pyle (29-29 Pyle)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Pyle (29-29 Draw)
Official scores: The judges cageside have it 30-27 (twice) and 29-28, all in favor of the winner by unanimous decision, Mike Pyle.
Anthony Njokuani vs. Edson Barboza Jr.
Round 1
Keith Peterson is the referee for the first Spike TV prelim. The lightweights come out whipping leg kicks at one another. Barboza thumps one to Njokuanis body, then clips him with a right hand. Njokuani lands a left, but eats a brutal right hand that makes him tilt. Barboza doesnt pounce and Njokuani survives. He slips a right from Barboza and lands a counter right of his own. Njokuani lands a front kick; Barboza retaliates with a punch that makes Njokuani check his mouthpiece. Njokuani is pawing at his left eye, where Barboza has been landing stiff jabs. Peterson steps in as if to pause the action, but then does not. Njokuani sneaking some jabs through, gaining confidence as the round wears on. Right hook connects for Njokuani, then another before the bell.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Barboza
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Barboza
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Barboza
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How did this come out for you Bob?Nate
Looking over their shoulder? They'd better be getting up and dusting their @$$ off! You just ran em over with a vengance. NICE WORK! Where'd ya get that oil first idea?
This is an awesome DD recipe you have here...thank you Nate! The Chicago deep dish pizza I had last night was clearly the best one I have ever made. I respect and admire all the work that has developed this pie by the great veteran DD pizza makers here but this idea Pythonic has come up with really nails this type of pizza for me. Really good results folks...a must try!! I should have taken better pics...was too eager to get in to this beauty.
Steelplayer,Is this with the 4% semolina flour? Probably the best deep dish in all of Hawaii. My only suggestion is try for a thinner bottom and sides next time and u believe you may enjoy it even more. What size pizza was this?Nate
Very nice jobs, Bob and Steelmaker. The pizzas looked incredibly tasty. Hope you guys enjoyed it. --BTB
Aloha Nate, yes I used 4%. It's a nine inch. I did have some problems getting the edges thin. I did a room temp rise, maybe if I had refrigerated for a while the crust would have been easier to work with.Mahalo, Tom
Tom,Did you go as high up as your pan would allow? I guess you could always shave off a few percents off the flour total.Nate
I did go as high as the pan would allow... 1.5 inch, maybe I need a really deep dish pan?Tom
OK then, I need a new pan suggestions?
Pythonic -- looks fantastic! How do you work with the Muir Glen Plum tomatoes?
Here's what I use Steel. This company has the best selection and service.http://www.foodservicewarehouse.com/american-metalcraft/hc900915/p521045.aspx
Mahalo Bob,Only problem is they want 30 bucks shipping for one pan to Hawaii. I'll see if I can find something in Honolulu next time I go.Tom


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David Alan Carlson
David Alan Carlson of Shrewsbury, Mass., passed away on Feb. 20, 2013, at UMass Memorial Health Center, Worcester, Mass.
He was born in Jamestown, N.Y., on Nov. 28, 1948, to Audrey and the late Bernard R. Carlson.
He was a former member of St. Luke's Church in Jamestown. He graduated from Falconer High School, class of 1966 and from Allegheny College in Meadville, Pa., in 1970.
Upon graduation, he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1971. He served for several years in the South Pacific flying in the C130 and C141 cargo planes as a navigator. He served 22 years in the U.S. Air Force, and retired in 1993 as a lieutenant colonel.
He met his wife, the former Linda Cushing in Japan, and they were married Sept. 8, 1978. They resided in Charleston, S.C., for several years, where he was employed at Boat U.S. and Crowfield Golf Course before moving to Shrewsbury, Mass. He was an avid bowler and golfer and enjoyed his boat on the seaways of South Carolina.
Besides his wife and mother, he is survived by his daughter, Sara Mumby and granddaughter, Braunwyn Mumby, both of Denver, Colo.; his aunt, Nancy Osberg of Malvern, Pa.; his brother-in-law, Alvin Bailey of California; several cousins; and his dogs: Taz and Black Jack.
In addition to his father who died in 1982, he was preceded in death by his grandparents, William and Sylvia Osberg of Jamestown, and Francis and Irene Bull of Erie, Pa.; his uncle, John Osberg of Malvern, Pa.; and his sister-in-law, Sandra Bailey of California.
At his request, there was no funeral. Visitation was held at Britton Funeral Home in Shrewsbury. Private burial was in Massachusetts.
Memorials may be made to the Chautauqua County Humane Society, 2825 Strunk Road, Jamestown, NY 14701.


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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (66 votes).
In short: Toughest race I've ever run... Just brutal conditions!In full: Horrendous rain and a ve ry cold wind, add the tough hills, high levels of water and mud that was almost knee deep in places made this energy sapping run tough as old boots. However, the marshals were just brilliant; encouraging and with plenty of snacks and drinks on offer. The hot, sweet tea was like liquid gold at mile 17. Great organisation, well done Pompey Joggers :-) x from a Victory runner Date of review: February 10, 2013
In short: Hardest Race I have Done!!!In full: Well that was different, probably the hardest race I have done. Firstly there was lots and lots etc of mud, water and hills. The terrain was brutal, but was all made worthwhile by the other competitors but more importantly the organizers and helpers. Praise for them couldn't be higher and the man who made me a coffee at the last water stop should be Knighted LOLDate of review: February 10, 2013
In short: Awesome,brutal in places,energy sapping and utterly relentless MUD!In full: A BIG thankyou to all the marshalls that did an outstanding job throughout the race their direction and help made my race that more easier . Also thanks to all the people who came out to support.Lastly a special BIG THANKYOU to the person who found my car key and handed it in, i think my two running buddies and i would of died of hypothermia standing next to a car not being able to get in!! Great race cheers!Date of review: February 10, 2013
In short: This is the most wet, cold, muddy and nearly suffering from hypothermia despite wearing plenty of clothes since I did Tough Guy in January 2004In full: fantastic food stations enabled me to get round in a reasonable time despite the awful conditions - most of the off road paths resembled small streams and some of the narrow uphill sections had such deep gullies they were unrunable! In summary extreme long distance MT racing and great training for the grizzly as well!Date of review: February 10, 2013
In short: Extraordinary conditions made this one for the memory bankIn full: It would be a challenging course at the best of times: hilly,difficult woodland tracks etc. However add sleety-rain, cold-wind, rivers of rain-water flowing hither and thither, puddles...no, not puddles but mini-lakes of ice-cold water (up to my knees in one)and mud whose sole aim was to take one or both of my running shoes (it succeeded 4 times) and you have a run that will live long in my memory. All those starting the run were brave, managing to finish it was a terrific achievement - times were not important today.h/t to the wonderful marshals who braved the elements and gave great support.h/t to the water-station minders with cake, tea and coffee,jelly-babies etc.More changing and shower facilities would be good.If you want to challenge yourself put this run in your calender.Date of review: February 10, 2013
In short: A Hampshire Epic. There may be worse conditions than those on the 2013 plod...In full: ...but having just got through that today I cannot imagine what they are. I have just been trying to decide if it was the mud, relentless rain, trails turned to rivers, or, the hills that made it quite so brutal. Has to be the driving rain freezing your face so that it aches as the reward for hauling yourself up to the top of some epic hills. I almost cried when I saw 19 miles and realised I was going to make it! I was very proud to pocket my medal but it did make me smile that everything was so damned wet that the Porstmouth Joggers commemorative writing washed off.I did think why dont they run this incredible route in the summer months but then I guess that would not be the character of the plod.. Thanks to everyone involved.Highly recommend. Date of review: February 10, 2013
In short: What a great raceIn full: For me a marathon in all but name. A friendly, small-race feel - especially at the start, all crammed into the Scout Hall. The race was what I expected - a very long 21 miles - ice, snow, mud and 3000 feet of climb. Fantastic. Water stops were great - super selection of nibbles. It's the first race where I was tempted to stop and chat. A minute here or there made no difference to my time. And a huge thanks to the marshall at the final stop who gave me the coffee. Just what I needed.Date of review: March 5, 2012
In short: Icy, muddy, fantastic. Electric fence an eye-opener... :)Date of review: February 20, 2012
In short: Fabulous race, great course, great banter and great organisation.In full: Been planning on doing this race for ages and wasn't disappointed. Lovely scenery, tough without being silly and the best water stations that I've ever experienced. Well done to all at PJC and all who completed the race.Date of review: February 14, 2012
In short: Very ToughDate of review: February 14, 2012
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U.P. woman killed by trooper
By JOHN PEPIN
For The Daily News
HUMBOLDT – Investigation was continuing today into a domestic dispute in Humboldt Township, which occurred Thursday night, leaving a 50-year-old Champion woman dead, presumably shot by a Michigan State Police trooper.
The names of those involved in the incident were not released this morning, with more information expected to be made public later today.
Michigan State Police troopers from the Negaunee regional post said the shooting occurred at about 6:05 p.m. Thursday at a home in Humboldt Township. A trooper and a Marquette County Sheriff's Office deputy responded to a 911 call reporting a domestic dispute was in progress involving a firearm.
When police arrived at the residence, officers were confronted by an armed female, according to a news release issued by the state police.
Police said the investigation to determine exactly what happened next was continuing, but initial indications showed the trooper fatally shot the woman.
No information was provided by police this morning on whether anyone else was injured in the incident, what the initial domestic dispute was about and who it involved or the current status of the police officers involved in the shooting.
Personnel from the Grayling Forensic Science Lab were assisting detectives at the scene Thursday night. Bell Hospital and Republic EMS also provided assistance.


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Kevin has written a fewblogs about trying to alter his lifestyle and become more fit as he approaches40 in the next couple of months. While I still have a year to go before hittingthe milestone, I myself have been saying I need to change up my habits and leada healthier lifestyle. The big question was how did I want to implement thischange and could I stick with it. <>>
Last August, a friend gaveme the P90X workout. I started doing the daily workouts and had a good routinegoing for about two weeks. Then my chaotic lifestyle kicked in again and I washaving trouble finding time to squeeze in a workout just one day a week. Needless to say I stopped even tryingto convince myself I was going to be able to achieve the goals I had set formyself and went back to living my normal life. <>>
As the end of the year drewnear, I started thinking about new year resolutions and with Kevin doing his�Facing 40� series, I found a motivation to stop making excuses and followthrough with getting into shape. After all, I can�t have Kevin showing me upin New Jersey for Geek Week. He�s the married one with kids. I�msupposed to be the cool one. Right? <>>
Initially I had planned ongoing back to P90X. I knew the workouts and they were something I could do athome on my own schedule. The problem quickly arose where instead of stayinghome at night as I planned, I was once again finding myself going out withfriends to movies or special events and not getting home until 11:00 at theearliest. Doing an hour-long high impact workout at that time just wouldn�twork. I thought maybe I could get up an hour earlier every day and do theworkout at 5:30. However, because I am usually awake every half hour startingaround 2am, I could never motivate my body to get out of bed at 5:30. Two weeksinto the new year and I had only done one work out. It was looking like my lackof focus and determination would come back to sabotage me once again. <>>
One day while talking aboutmy lack of workouts with a co-worker, he mentioned he had just gotten the DDPYoga DVDs and was going to give them a try. I knew former wrestler �Diamond�Dallas Page had come up with a yoga routine, but I had never actually lookedinto finding out what it entailed. Doing a quick YouTube search, I found thevideo of Arthur Boorman, a former paratrooper who went from not being able towalk without assistance to
being able to run.
I wasintrigued to know if DDP Yoga was really that good or if Arthur�s story was theexception to the rule. After watching some other videos and reading blogs frompeople trying DDP Yoga, I decided to order the DVDs and give it a try. <>>
One of the aspects I wasmost intrigued with is DDP Yoga is a No Impact workout. I was born without theupper part of my right hipbone. As a result, my right leg is about 1.5cmshorter than my left. It also means I have less range of motion in my right hipand have occasional hip pains. One of the issues I found with the P90X workoutswas the amount of lunges would usually cause my hip to flare up in pain. I havebeen advised by my doctor in the past to do normal activities and if Iexperienced pain to stop. Basically I need to not take it too easy because Ineed to strengthen the hip as much as possible. Getting back to the DDP Yogaprogram, I was curious to see if I�d be able to perform the yoga positions withmy hip not having full range of motion and if the moves would produce pain. <>>
I borrowed my co-workers DVDand went through the Diamond Dozen, which are the 12 basic positions/moves,used in the workouts. There was only one move that I couldn�t do as well as Ihad hope. With a confidence that I would be able to do the workouts, I wentahead and order all three DVDs, bought a heart monitor and then waited for mypackage to arrive. <>>
The DVDs arrived on Tuesdayand it was time to take the first step to living 90% as DDP says. I started offwith a refresher of the Diamond Dozen before moving onto the Energy workout. For about the first half of the programI questioned if this would really work as I didn�t feel like I was working out.By the end of the workout though, I had worked up a sweat and could feel mybody asking was going on, as it wasn�t used to being this active. This morningI woke up and did the Wake Up mini-workout. <>>
In addition to being NoImpact, the workouts appear to be 20-30 minutes long, which will hopefully beeasier to accommodate my schedule, though I have done well the past two weeksof not being as crazy busy. Plus, technically the DDP Yoga system is scheduledfor every other day though as DDP mentions, you can customize the workoutsdepending to fit your schedule. <>>
It�s only been one day, butgiven the relative ease of the workouts, the fact I�m putting this out for theworld to see so I�ll have some accountability as I don�t want to look like aquitter, and my personal competition with Kevin, I can see myself sticking withit and hopefully I�ll get the results I�m aiming to achieve. The hardest partwill be changing my eating habits. As a confirmed bachelor who is used to fastfood and take out, actually buying groceries and cooking meals could take sometime to become a normal occurrence. <>>
My goal is to provideupdates every 30 days. If I have success with this, hopefully it�ll helpsomeone else who is trying to lead a healthier life. For more information onDDP Yoga, click here. Ifyou have success stories of your own or are trying to get in shape/livehealthier yourself and want to share your progress, let us know on theMy123Cents Facebook page or Twitter. <>>


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Oatmeal, Cranberry and Chocolate Chunk Cookies
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1 stick unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 large egg, at room temperature
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 cups old fashioned oats
- 1 cup dried cranberries
- 1 (4-ounce) 60 percent cacao bittersweet chocolate bar (recommended: Ghirardelli), chopped into 1/4-inch chunks
- Special equipment: a 4-ounce (1/2 cup) ice cream or cookie scoop
Put an oven rack in the center of the oven. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Set aside.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat the butter and sugars together until light and fluffy, about 1 minute. Add the egg and vanilla and beat until smooth. With the machine running, gradually add the flour mixture. Add the oats, cranberries and chocolate chunks. Mix until just incorporated (dough will be stiff). Using a 4-ounce cookie scoop, scoop slightly rounded mounds of the dough into 12 (2-inch-diameter) balls. Arrange 6 balls of dough, spaced evenly apart, on each baking sheet. Using the back of a spoon, flatten the tops slightly and bake until the cookies are slightly golden on the edges, about 13 to 15 minutes. Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 20 minutes before serving.
Recipe courtesy of Giada De Laurentiis
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The Blaze has rounded up "5 of the Best Conservative Commencement Speeches" for 2013. Here are a few choice quotes:
- Cardinal Timothy Dolan at Notre Dame University: "… you are asked the same pivotal question the Archangel Gabriel once posed to her: will you let God take flesh in you? Will you give God a human nature? Will He be reborn in you? Will the Incarnation continue in and through you?" Cardinal Dolan asked Notre Dame's graduating class. "Here our goal is not just a career, but a call; not just a degree, but discipleship; not just what we've gotten but what we're giving; not just the now but eternity; not just the 'I' but the 'we'; not just the grades but the gospel."
- Senator Ted Cruz (R – AZ) at Hillsdale College: "Areas under the yoke of dependency on government are among the least joyous parts of our society…We all flourish instead when afforded opportunity, the ability to work and create and accomplish. Economic growth and opportunity is the answer that works.


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Jingdezhen, 1736-1795. Porcelain; height 3 ½, width 9 ¼ inches.
Copeland Collection gift.
This tureen modeled in the form of a crab on a lotus leaf is one of only three published examples. The eyes-formed like dumbbells-are set freely in openings so that they move when the lid is handled. A sauce tureen would be the obvious function of this form, though the 1783 inventory of Joaquim Inácio da Cruz Sobral refers to tureens shaped as a pomegranate, a crab, and ducks all used as butter dishes.
The museum owns a series of China trade watercolors depicting the production of porcelain, including the one shown above right, which illustrates a potter putting the finishing touches on the construction of an object much like this tureen, while a completed one is on the ground nearby.
The "IHS" monogram on this large dish makes it one of the earliest Chinese porcelains to reflect European influence. While IHS surrounded by a crown of thorns is generally accepted by scholars to indicate the Jesuit order, here the motif is intended neither as a Jesuit symbol nor as a crown of thorns. The crown of thorns is almost always depicted as two branches entwined, whereas here the monogram, one of several variations used since the third century to stand for Jesus Christ, is surrounded by an olive or laurel wreath, easily recognizable by the ribbon at the bottom and the tied ends at the top.
Evidence suggests that orders for porcelains showing the IHS and wreath motif may have been placed by Portuguese Christians as early as the 1520s. For example, certain Chinese porcelain bowls from this period exhibit the IHS monogram interspersed among depictions of an armillary sphere, an emblem first used by Manuel I of Portugal. If the bowls bearing the arms of Manuel I were ordered for him, they-and this charger-would necessarily predate 1521, the year of his death.
The Society of Jesus, founded in 1534, was recognized officially by Pope Paul III in 1540, at which time the society adopted the IHS monogram, typically surrounded by rays of light. It was not used in conjunction with the crown of thorns until the nineteenth century. In any case, the dating of this dish to between about 1520 and 1540, disproves its once-suspected association with the Jesuit order.
Jingdezhen, 1590-1620. Porcelain; height 7 ¾, width 6 ½ inches. Museum purchase.
This ewer is molded to represent a shrimp rising from the waves among lotus plants. A lotus stalk forms the spout and a lotus pod the filling aperture. The original lid (now missing) would have been in the form of the top of the lotus pod, and cuts made into the rim of the pod indicate that the lid would have locked into place. It has been replaced by a lacquered and gilded lightwood lid, possibly of Asian manufacture, that appears to have significant age. At one time, the tip of the spout had broken away and was repaired with gilded lacquer. Both alterations suggest that the ewer was once in Japan, perhaps made for the Japanese market, though this cannot be confirmed.
The shrimp (xia) is among the rarest forms used for zoomorphic ewers and kendis in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Considered flexible and able to bend at will, the shrimp became symbolic of things going smoothly and of the ability to change one's fate. Although early versions were undoubtedly made for local markets, such ewers were collected avidly by visiting westerners, and a number of examples can be found in early collections in Europe.
WILLIAM R. SARGENT is an independent scholar and curator, and the former H. A. Crosby Forbes curator of Asian export art at the Peabody Essex Museum. His publications include The Copeland Collection: Chinese and Japanese Ceramic Figures (1991) and Views of the Pearl River Delta: Macao, Canton and Hong Kong (1996), as well as an essay in Chinese Ceramics: Neolithic to Qing (Yale University Press, 2010).
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Yesterday, I co-chaired a discussion on how innovative English language partnerships could better connect to and scale resources for English language teachers and learners worldwide.
Jointly hosted by the U.S. Department of State and TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages), our roundtable took place during TESOL's 2012 annual convention in Philadelphia. We invited 25 representatives from select commercial, non-governmental, academic, and governmental organizations to help us officially launch the TESOL-State Public-Private Partnership Consortium.
The demand for English language teaching is expanding rapidly around the world. Foreign governments, universities, and businesses need proficient speakers more than ever. U.S. Embassies from Brazil to Malaysia increasingly field requests for more English language learning and teaching resources.
Already, English programs run by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) are among the State Department's most sought-after and widely recognized public diplomacy tools. We work hard to ensure our programs are the best in the world, but given the scale of this work, we can't do that alone.
Working closely with partners in the industry and around the globe, we can more effectively expand and improve our English teaching programs overseas. The Department of State, TESOL, and other key English language teaching stakeholders will enhance our collective outreach and impact, thanks to this partnership. Also, through TESOL's network, we will also be able to connect more teachers and students to each other and to private and non-profit groups, foreign governments, and our wealth of online resources.
Today, we focused on building projects around tight business models, ensuring sustainability, and weaving two-way exchange into our projects. Some fantastic ideas came out of our discussions. The reception to our relationship with TESOL was deservedly positive at the Convention, and everyone in ECA is excited to be collaborating on the new and evolving projects that our connection with TESOL makes possible.
Follow the rest of this year's TESOL conference in the coming days with the Twitter hashtag #TESOL12. If you're in Philadelphia, I highly recommend you check out some of the convention programs that the State Department is hosting.
And, of course, I'd love to hear your ideas to improve English teaching -- connect with me via @aereli on Twitter!
Nicole in the U.S.A. writes:
This is very nice and informative blog. This information is very good. Thanks for sharing it.
Anna in Washington, D.C. writes:
@ Nicole -- I agree with you. As an educator, I believe partnerships such as this one are more important than we realize for the future of our young people. Thank you, Ambassador Ereli, for furthering educational opportunities.
Molly in Washington, D.C. writes:
Loves it!
Ashim C. in India writes:
Giving skills in English is a sure way of empowering people to acquire knowledge and moving towards a better world. Much of advantage India has is due to popularity of English language, which reflected in desire of every parent to send kids to an English medium school. But linguistic nationalism supports teaching of local languages and classical language. There is nothing wrong in this except that it creates extra language learning burden and hurdles in acquiring proficiency in English, which gives one clear advantage in so many ways. Given a choice, more parents would prefer to send kids to "only English" schools as that will make their kids equal to the advantaged third or fourth generation English knowing population. The obstacle in this lack of qualified English teachers. Possibly, this can be overcome by extensive use of technology and mass media.
Taj in Pakistan writes:
I have my organisation we are arranging some class for nun elite and living below poverty class to develop skills of good English is way of make perfect people to get info and moving towards and fast world. those who have Much of advantage of English language, which reflected in desire of every parent to send kids to an English medium school. But linguistic nationalism supports teaching of local languages and classical language. There is not bed in this except that it creates extra language learning burden and hurdles in acquiring proficiency in English, which gives one clear advantage in so many ways. i hope USA govt will help us to make world better place for non elite class person in sindh.
Karen G. in Washington, D.C. writes:
Ambassador Ereli, what advice do you have for someone interested in a 2nd career in working overseas to expand English teaching programs? I've had some teaching experience, albeit over 20 years ago; and, currently hold a security clearance with the Federal Government (though I imagine that's not relevant to this kind of work). I already intend to pursue TESOL certification. Any guidance on getting a job would be appreciated. Thank you in advance.
Karen G.
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Susanna in Armenia writes:
Hello respected Mr.
I highly appreciate your efforts in that sphere. Really that's a great project. If only I could be there and took part in it!
Nhung in Vietnam writes:
Dear Sir,
I am a teacher of English in a lower Secondary School in Nam Dinh City in Viet Nam. I am very interested in developing skills of good English. And I think this is a nice and informative blog. This information is very good. Thanks for sharing it.


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Saying sorry is sometimes too easy
July 30, 2004
Saying "I'm sorry!" has become so easy nowadays that it often loses its real meaning. It is the genuine "sorries" that are the hardest to express in words. And even harder, is knowing when to say "I'm sorry!"
Do you apologize when you are not truly sorry just to make peace with someone or because others are watching? Say you are truly sorry but only half sorry, do you still apologize?
In a perfect world you could say, "I'm sorry for x and y, but as for A, B and C, I meant that!" The person would then say "Apology accepted for x and y!" and we'd live happily ever after, until the next falling out.
But in the real world, it's not that simple. Many people will carry a grudge for A, B and C, regardless of your apology for x and y, and that's if you are lucky enough to even get that in.
Here's another scenario. Let's say you were slightly out of line, but things beyond your control caused things to get blown out of proportion, despite your good intentions. Is a complete apology still in order?
I don't have the answer. All I know is experts tell us to not keep things in or it will hurt us even more. So does that mean to apologize if something is not your fault to get a load off your mind?
From an ethical standpoint, there's also the question of what's more important, keeping the peace or the principle of the matter? At what expense should you keep the peace if it's not addressing the real problem and at what expense should you cling to "the principle of the matter?" particularly if it's simply a matter of principle.
These are some deep thoughts that have been running through my head lately. There have been a number of public apologies by celebrities and politicians over the past year. I can't help but notice, though, that the apologies are often overdue and come about only as a result of political and social pressure. Sometimes it's a matter of being politically correct rather than saying what's really on their minds.
On Sept., 14, 2001, the Rev. Jerry Falwell publicly apologized for remarks be made about feminists, gays and lesbians, who he accused of bringing on the terrorist attacks. He later said only the terrorists and hijackers were to blame.
A year or two ago, Michael Jackson "apologized" for dangling his baby off a hotel balcony. Did he really mean to do that?
Who could forget his sister, Janet Jackson's apology, after her Super Bowl stunt? She apologized for baring her breast on live TV. Does that mean she was truly sorry for this preconceived action? Was she sorry for ruining a great American family tradition? Or were Jackson and Justin Timberlake sorry that America was not receptive to their little stunt? Were they really sorry that their careers were on the line and they were at risk of being blacklisted?
Last year, Dixie Chick Natalie Maines publicly apologized to President Bush for remarks she made on stage, saying she was ashamed he was from Texas. The group took a lot of heat at first and fans threatened to boycott their concerts. However, their next CD became another chart-topper. Was it because Maines apologized and thus salvaged the trio's endangered musical career or was their already accomplished career ever really in danger?
Some people can carry a grudge forever. As comedian George Lopez says, "Sometimes people stay mad at each other so long, that they forget why they're even mad." When that happens, what's the social protocol? Is an apology still in order from one or both parties or do you just move on? Sometimes some things are better left alone.
On the other hand, some celebrities have refused to play the "What I really meant to say was..." game. Bill Cosby refused to apologize for his remarks about African-Americans at a Rainbow Coalition convention and Arnold Schwarzenegger has refused to apologize for his "girlie men" remarks about Democrats.
The words "I'm sorry!" have power when used the right way, at the right time, with the necessary ingredient of sorrow. Sometimes these two words are overused. Sometimes they are not used enough. But most often, "I'm sorry" is not heard because people put too much weight in having "the last word."
When "I'm sorry!" is heard, it should be a true expression of sorrow and regret. Meaning, if I could do it all over again, I would do it differently. But none of us can turn back the hands of time and none of us are perfect, but Jesus. The closest we can come to perfection is by saying a heartfelt "I'm sorry" and starting over.
Helena Rodriguez is a columnist for Freedom Newspapers of New Mexico. She can be reached at


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Brocton siren may be silenced at night
BROCTON – Area residents in the Brocton/Portland area may rest a little easier overnight.
Members of the Brocton Village Board authorized Mayor Dave Hazelton's signature to a letter drafted to County Fire Coordinator Julius Leone proposing the silencing of the Brocton Fire Department's siren during the hours of 11 p.m. and 6 a.m.
Mayor Hazelton cited that there have been numerous complaints from the community about the sound, frequency and duration of siren blasts during overnight emergency dispatches. He asked Brocton Fire Department Chief Brian Woleben what the consensus of the department's officers was on the matter.
"I have spoken to most of the officers, and the one concern that kept coming up was what if there's a natural disaster, or an event like a tornado warning, could it still be toned out. I think we would have to speak to Julius on that. At night, for the most part the EMS calls don't utilize the siren for response, but in the case of a fire, that's what gets responders motivated," stated Woleben.
The fire chief explained that responders who utilize text messaging service automatically get a text message with the call information, but as Hazelton pointed out, "those that don't use texting also have pagers with the information. I just don't see a lot of our members responding only to the existence of the whistle."
"We can at least try it with no whistle between the hours of 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. unless it's a major event at the discretion of the dispatcher in Mayville, and if it doesn't work out we can change it back," stated the mayor.
Woleben also reminds the general public that the department is still seeking new members to serve the community as volunteer firefighters and first responders.
The board will meet again Wednesday May 29 at 7 p.m. for its year end fiscal business meeting.


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I'm trying to create a form that has 3 models (1 for the actual form, 1 for other entries and another one for the uploaded archives). I'm using ActiveAdmin to accomplish that, but ActiveAdmin don't have a documentation for that and I don't have a clue of how to do it.
How can I create a multi-upload file input and add that through my Files model inside ActiveAdmin?
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Validates if the file is a PDF
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Submit everything together with the form ( if the form has an error, don't upload but keep the files inside the input )