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Apple iPad Demand: What's the Real Story?
NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- As we head into the most important earnings release Apple (AAPL) has ever had, demand concerns are popping up left and right. First, there were worries about the iPhone, now we're hearing about iPad concerns. What's the real story?
Reuters has a report that Sharp has cut output for iPad screens, suggesting that demand is slowing for the full tablet, shifting to the iPad mini.
This isn't anything new. Wall Street has been expecting that iPad mini sales would cut into the 9.7-inch iPad tablet sales since the product was announced in October . Investors must also bear in mind that Apple has multiple parts suppliers for screens, including LG.
Concerns over rivals overtaking the iPad appear to be speculative at best, with companies like Google (GOOG) and Amazon (AMZN) having limited success with their tablet offerings. Only Samsung has managed to grab significant market share, but Apple still holds a dominant portion of the market, with 53.8% according to IDC.
It's become "cool" to hate Apple now. "I can't believe liking Apple is now contrarian," said a hedge fund analyst, who declined to be named. The analyst, who has a position in the company, has been buying shares on the way down as Apple hit its all-time high in September, only to retreat below the $500 level earlier this week.
The iPad mini has proved a hit, with Apple announcing it sold over 3 million fourth-gen iPads and iPad minis the first week both tablets were available. A look at Apple's Web site shows the iPad mini is still in backorder, with consumers having to wait a week for the various models.
While demand has never been an issue, margins are another story. Most analysts believe that the iPad mini has lower gross margins than the full iPad, and that's causing some concern. JPMorgan analyst Mark Moskowitz believes that the iPad mini "appears to be grabbing a bigger part of the mix" in terms of the overall market. He expects iPad ASPs (average selling prices) to come down as a result.
However, there is a ray of hope. Moskowitz believes the iPad mini actually has better margins than the iPad. "The silver lining here is that our research indicates that gross margin on the iPad mini could be better than the larger iPad, which is partly why our consolidated gross margin assumptions are improving for the Dec-Q and out quarters," Moskowitz wrote in a note. He rates Apple "overweight."
Demand for the iPad and iPad mini is not shifting to other companies, it's shifting between Apple products. CEO Tim Cook has repeatedly said Apple doesn't worry about cannibalizing its own offerings. "...


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Should we be policing another country, such as Syria, for killing 100,000 of their people?
We the United States, have killed over 54 million of our own people since 1973.
No other country has ever attacked us because of our actions!
We haven't had to use chemical weapons. For our convenience we use Planned Parenthood clinics, where doctors and nurses are ready and willing to perform the dirty deed.
We also provide Internet clinics, where pregnant women can obtain RU486 pills that, when taken, dispel new life from the womb. All compliments of our tax dollars! Killing is not acceptable under any form.
We are responsible for killing our own people!
We need to call or tweet the congressmen we elected and demand we STOP THE KILLING, NOW!
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Oberg, 6-foot, 191 pounds, was acquired by the Lightning with Mike Kostka from the Florida Panthers on December 2 in exchange for James Wright and Mike Vernace. He made his Norfolk debut on Saturday against Adirondack, recording a plus-1 rating and two shots on goal. Prior to joining being acquired, Oberg played 12 games with the San Antonio Rampage, notching two assists with 14 penalty minutes. Last season, he appeared in 43 AHL games between the Manitoba Moose and Rochester Americans, posting seven goals and 13 points.
Oberg has played in 125 career AHL games with the Rampage, Americans and Moose. Oberg has also skated in five career Calder Cup Playoff games, all with Manitoba during the 2009-10 season.
A native of Forestburg, Alberta, Oberg has played in four career NHL games with the Vancouver Canucks. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by Vancouver on April 10, 2009. Oberg was then acquired by Florida with the Canucks' third-round choice in 2013 in exchange for Chris Higgins on February 28, 2011. Before joining the professional ranks he played at the University of Minnesota-Duluth.
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Big bounce back
After two tough loses to Escanaba last weekend and another loss to Traverse City Central on Monday, the Alpena hockey team needed a confidence booster that would show the Wildcats could hang with the big teams.
On Wednesday, the Wildcats got one.
The Wildcats pulled together a stunning 2-1 upset over No. 3 Sault Ste. Marie on Wednesday at Northern Lights Arena.
"It means a lot to have a win like this. It shows we can compete with anybody and helps us get worked up for the playoffs,"Alpena goalie Brett LeTourneau said.
LeTourneau had a virtuosic turn as goalie, making 50 saves.
The game started with both teams playing dead even. The Blue Devils (16-5) pushed hard, but the Wildcats (8-10-1) were able to keep the Devils off-kilter with tough defensive pressure.
The Wildcats may have pushed a bit too hard however as they ran into penalty trouble all game, including three penalties in the first period alone.
There were many moments during the period where the puck hung menacingly close to dropping into the net for both teams. But both goalies kept the first period score free.
The second period saw Alpena running into penalty trouble immediately with a high sticking penalty by Sam Rumbles. The Blue Devils contributed their own penalties throughout the game, but like the Wildcats, were highly successful in penalty kills.
Alpena's strong defensive pressure and the excellent goal tending of LeTourneau paid off nine minutes into the second period. Alpena's Jared Kwiatkowski was bearing down hard on the goal when a Zach Nash-shot bounced towards him. Kwiatkowski's rebound also bounced off the goalie. However, it bounced back towards Kwiatkowski and as the puck hung in the air, he tapped it in for the first goal of the night.
"I couldn't score anything that first period. I felt cursed. Getting that goal was a big confidence booster," he said.
The third period saw both teams continuing to fight hard. As LeTourneau continued blocking everything in sight, Kam Russell was able to knock in the second goal of the game off an Emily Duncan assist three minutes in. The crowd went wild.
The Wildcats ran into penalty trouble again as Duncan and Evan Hamp sat in the box within 30 seconds of each other. Alpena's penalty problems finally hurt when Sault's Eric Hillock was able to knock in a goal on the power-play.
Hazen ran into his own penalty problems two minutes later when he was called for roughing. He didn't agree with the ref and let him know. As he sat in the box, he shouted at the ref, took off his helmet and waved his finger in the air. He was given a 10-minute misconduct penalty.
"That's just bad sportsmanship," Alpena coach Pete Doubek said, "But you know you're getting to them when they start acting like that. And you fell good when your players don't feed off it or react to it."
The rest of the period became a strong offensive push by the Blue Devils as they desperately tried to force a tie. They pulled their goalie and hovered around LeTourneau for about five minutes. There were two moments in the last 30 seconds when the crowd gasped as the puck hung flirted with going in the net.
"All three lines on offense and defense played at 100 percent tonight. They weren't over confident and they weren't under confident. Brett was spectacular and really focused on getting those second and third rebounds. This win shows that we can play with good teams as long as they put their heads down and play hard," Doubek said.
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Cramer's 'Mad Money' Recap: Don't Panic!
NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- There's always a better time to sell than into a market panic, Jim Cramer reminded "Mad Money" viewers Monday as he commented on the market's huge losses, the worst day in nearly three months.
Cramer said that even if your outlook on the markets is negative, never ever sell stocks in the middle of a big move to the downside. Why? Because selloffs like those seen last week are always overdone to the downside, said Cramer, and within a few days there will be a rally, a moment of strength, where investors can lighten their loads and sell at far better prices.
Cramer recalled learning this lesson the hard way back in his hedge fund days. He said the markets are largely controlled by traders, those who can get in and out of the market quickly. So even if there are "experts" on TV saying to sell everything, that advice likely doesn't apply to the individual investor with longer-term investment goals.
So while this most recent weakness was caused by a misreading of the Federal Reserve minutes last week and further fueled by weakness in Europe, Cramer said it would be foolish to sell down here and raise cash. Use moments of strength like we saw this morning and sell into strength.
Cramer said the goal is to always buy at a good price and sell at a better one, which is why selling when the market is down over 200 points is never the right move.
Living at the High End
The rich are different from you and me, as F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote, and that's why companies that cater to the rich have stocks that are different, too. To that end, Cramer introduced his "Great Gatsby" index of luxury stocks. He said the list is not necessarily a list of stocks to go out and buy right now, but a way to measure the buying power of the high-end consumer.
Among the list of retailers in Cramer's Gatsby index are Nordstrom (JWN) , Ralph Lauren (RL) , Michael Kors (KORS) and Lululemon Athletica (LULU) .
On its conference call, Nordstrom said it sees no slowing in the spending of its customers, which is why it was able to deliver a six-cent-a-share earnings beat on strong same-store sales, with positive guidance to boot. Cramer said Nordstrom is expanding into Canada as well as beefing up its Web and mobile businesses to help further bolster sales.
Ralph Lauren is another terrific high-end brand, Cramer said, a company that delivered a 22-cent-a-share earnings beat. Coach (COH) may have fallen behind with its fashions, but not so with Ralph Lauren.


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The South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival has announced Chris Morris' pitch-black satire Four Lions as its Closing Night film, to play on Saturday, March 20 at the Paramount Theatre in Austin, Texas. SXSW also released additional feature and short titles or the 2010 event, which will take place March 12 – March 20, 2010. The festival will open with the world premiere of Kick-Ass, directed by Matthew Vaughn and starring Aaron Johnson, Cholë Grace Moretz, Christopher Mintz-Plasse and Nicolas Cage.
SXSW will also host more than 80 Film Conference panels, which will take place Friday, March 12 – Tuesday, March 16. Previously announced participants for the 2010 SXSW Film Conference include Michel Gondry (The Thorn in the Heart, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind), Quentin Tarantino (Inglourious Basterds), David Gordon Green (Eastbound & Down, Pineapple Express), Jeffery Tambor's Acting Workshop, and Academy Award-winning Argentine composer, solo artist and producer Gustavo Santaolalla, among many others. For full panel descriptions and participants, as well as the complete film lineup and schedule, visit http://sxsw.com/film/.
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Four Lions (United Kingdom)
Director: Chris Morris. Screenwriters: Jesse Armstrong, Sam Bain, Simon Blackwell and Chris Morris
Four Lions tells the story of a group of British jihadists who push their abstract dreams of glory to the breaking point. Cast: Riz Ahmed, Arsher Ali, Nigel Lindsay, Kayvan Novak, Adeel Akhtar
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Director: Elijah Drenner. Screenwriters: Calum Wadell and Elijah Drenner
This feature documentary chronicles the history of the American Exploitation Film. It digs deep into this often overlooked category of U.S. cinema and unearths the shameless and occasionally shocking origins of this popular entertainment. (World Premiere)
Cargo (Switzerland)
Directors: Ivan Engler and Ralf Etter. Screenwriters: Johnny Hartmann, Thilo Röscheisen, Patrik Steinmann
Cargo is an intelligent science-fiction thriller that puts an electrifying, futuristic spin on present-day preoccupations like flight from reality, and destruction of the environment. Cast: Anna Katharina Schwabroth, Martin Rapold, Claude-Oliver Rudolph, Pierre Semmler (U.S. Premiere)
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Topic: Maintaining multiple instances of an application
Our business has been developing a CMS for a few months now and we're to the point of actually deploying it to several clients. One problem we've stumbled upon is maintaining multiple copies of the application, some with a little custom development thrown in.
The CMS is setup with a public, front-end, and an administrative back-end. We run into our problem when planning out custom sites that require changes and additions to the back-end. We want to maintain consistency everywhere possible, staying as DRY as possible.
We first considered using branches in Subversion. Branching off the trunk for each site, allowing us to keep evolving the CMS by merging to and from the custom site. During our test run, we found that this wasn't very elegant and probably an abnormal way of using branches.
So we are now considering converting the core content management into a plugin. Then, when creating a new site that uses the CMS, we simply install the plugin as an external, allowing us to update the core CMS with an `svn up`. We are still uncertain of this because of the lack of knowledge of creating plugins from existing applications and integrating them into a rails app. I read the wonderful post on creating plugins here, and if we go this route it will be a lifesaver.
I just want to know what people have done in these circumstances, as we are open to ideas. Thanks in advance.


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USAT Introduces Rolling Membership
On September 1, USA Taekwondo transferred over to a rolling membership system. The practical effect of this change will be that from the date you register as a USAT member your membership will expire a full calendar year ahead instead of on December 31, 2008. This major change is requiring a major software redevelopment project from HangAStar and it is hopeful that the changes will be completed by the September 1, 2008 target date.
"We have studied this concept for about a year now, have received extensive feedback from membership and decided that this was a change that was important to our USA taekwondo family," said USAT CEO David Askinas. "Existing club owners and especially those new to USAT that joined in mid-year had some hesitation in signing up new members after Junior Olympics were completed because they did not think they were getting full value for their membership fees. This changeover to rolling membership removes that impediment.
"We expect that there will be only a few minor issues that will arise after the changeover and we will be ready to deal with those. We are in a tough economy right now and anyway that we can give more value to our membership is worth examining. We believe the rolling membership system will be popular with our members so we are going to proceed in that direction."
NOTE: The Hang-A-Star membership system is currently being updated and memberships will be converted to the rolling membership as soon as the updates on the system are complete. Thank you for your patience.


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Cramer's 'Mad Money' Recap: A Surreal Market
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- The markets are at a surreal moment, Jim Cramer admitted to his "Mad Money" TV show viewers Monday, one where even the optimists are confounded by how bullish things have become.
Cramer said as he reviewed last week's charts, he found three disturbing patterns that are likely confounding money managers around the globe.
The first pattern: Stocks that run up ahead of their earnings and then run even higher after they report. Case in point: Whole Foods Markets
That same trend was seen in both Walt Disney
Then there's the curious pattern of stocks that gap higher but don't retreat to "fill in the gap" before continuing higher. Cramer said this is a very typical bullish pattern, one of great news followed by brief consolidation then a continued move higher. But that pattern wasn't seen with Williams-Sonoma
Finally, Cramer said he's seeing a pattern of stocks that offer dismal earnings or gloomy outlooks, the kind that would normally send shares lower but the markets are sending higher as well. Examples include 3M
Cramer said despite all these rampant bullish signals the markets are still not getting any respect, even though respect is clearly its middle name.
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By his own admission, John Foster is a collector and has been almost all his life. The St Louis, Missouri-based graphic designer and brand consultant started small.
"As a kid back in the 1950s and 60s, I collected things that I could find for free - things like rocks, bottle caps, seashells, leaves, butterflies and the like," he tells Phaidon. "Later, when I had a few cents to spend, I collected coins, comic books and baseball cards."
"Looking back, I know what all that was about. Though I didn't realise it at the time, what I was actually doing was organising things by shape, colour and texture. I was curious about how things were similar or different. What I didn't know then was that collecting objects was filling a need to understand the world around me. It was a way for me to make sense of it."
For the last 25 years or so of John's adult life, his collecting habits have taken on a more focused connoisseurship in two key areas: collecting works by self-taught artists and vernacular photography, more commonly known as snapshots.
Inbetween helping to brand arts and cultural organisations with TOKY Branding + Design, Foster spends hours and hours a week seeking our the best of these everyday photos. His writing and photo collection has been featured in Harper's, and Newsweek Online. He has been named one of the "Top 100 Collectors" in the U.S. His collection has toured US museums, and his blog posts - both on his own Accidental Mysteries site and on Design Observer, where he's a weekly contributor - have a huge international readership.
Foster's collection of snapshots has been recognised for it's extraordinary quality. "It is the rare snapshot that makes it into my collection," he tells us. "I look for images that, in my mind, connect to works by the masters of photography. Whether the image was accidental or intentional doesn't really matter to me. What I care deeply about is the quality of the image."
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via my friend Alessandra:
Alessandra has one warehouse full of theatre costumes/accessories that she needs to move and she's looking for a space asap where to keep them and sort them out.
In any case, with her paid membership - not asking for a freebie or anything - she would also be (this is the very exciting bit) wanting to donate a good part of it to Forest, ideally setting up some sort of FC+ members free rental of costumes.
Dimensions wise, from what she told me, something like 10m2 would be ideal.
She's interested in having them at Argyle House and I think might have tried to reach fc+ this weekend but it's all very last minute. The catch is there: she needs to move them this Thursday and needs to confirm a space now.
What do you think? Could FC+ find a space for her in exchange for setting up our very own dress up room?


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Rory Read, the recently appointed chief executive officer of Advanced Micro Devices, called employees of the company to set up aggressive goals and "look ahead as the predator". The new CEO is confident that AMD can be leader on the market in multiple ways.
"I really like to compete and win, I feel passion for what we are doing. [...] It is worth doing, it is worth doing it right. We can be the leaders. We do not need to look left or right. That is not what we are. We got to become the hunters, we have to look forward, we have to attack the hill. When you set your objectives on something that you believe in, you look ahead as the predator, you become the aggressor, and you deliver on those goals. [...] I believe so much in this team and what we can do together," said Rory Read, the head of AMD, at an employee event.
As the president and COO of Lenovo Group, Mr. Read helped to transform Lenovo into the world's fastest growing major PC manufacturer and achieving its largest worldwide market share ever. Based on his comments to employees, Mr. Read is confident that AMD will be able to increase its market presence significantly in the years to come.
But while Mr. Read was upbeat during his first employee address, he said at an event for investors last week that the company needed to maintain the balance when it comes to execution and product planning. At Lenovo, Rory Read chose "protect and attack" strategy to grow Lenovo's market share and at the same time sustain ThinkPad and China businesses. With such approach, the new chief executive officer is likely to expand AMD's product lineup.
Historically, AMD has tried to address parts of the market that were underserved by larger rival Intel Corp. or offer certain products that could offer similar performance as Intel's, but at lower price-points. In generally, this meant that AMD had to follow its competitor in a lot of ways. Perhaps, with Mr. Read in charge, AMD will change drastically.


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Tim, I think they look pretty darn good. How long did you let the dough rise?Do you happen to remember the brand of brick you found at Central Market?
Both you guys are killing this Detroit thing. Shut the front door.
Are the racing stripes VIA313 only, or applicable to this style universally?John
Are the racing stripes VIA313 only, or applicable to this style universally?
Craig, You mentioned that the pan was from Detroit Style Pizza Co?? I live literally 2 miles from there; does he sell his pans?I know that the owner recently re-opened it as his own place, as it was Cloverleaf. It's one of my favorite pizza places, but we only get it seldomly due to price (big family to feed).I'm trying to find a great Detroit recipe for home and even went as far as taking a picture from the lobby of DSPC that is a Detroit News or Free Press article with a "detroit" style dough recipe from the 80s. Mine didn't turn out too well.Anyways, great pics. Keep the info coming!!
Yes - from their website. I posted the link in here someplace I think.
http://detroitstylepizza.co/detroit-style-pizza-pans/I recently ordered some but haven't received them yet.
Those look mahvelous! The Brothers, being GDY are afraid to put the Japs to their pies, they forget where they are now.
1) The crumb seems a bit tighter than before, is it still as tender?2) The cheese brownitization looks stellar, new blend, or new method?3) Killer looking pies, no lies.


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Bradley Cooper is fantastic (really. I was shocked,) DeNiro the best he's been in YEARS, Jennifer Lawrence is amazing (and looking quite hot for all you guys). Even Chris Tucker is a riot when he's on screen. Throw in football fan superstitions & sports betting, I think you guys would really enjoy this film.
It's only in 746 theaters right now, but expands on Jan. 18th. Check it out, you won't regret it.
If you need to see a movie with a chick Silver Linings is about as good as it gets.
The first 95% of the movie is great before it completely dumps all over itself by morphing into every rom-com ever for the standard shitty cliche ending.
Outside of the end though, it was interesting and fun for sure.
I refused to see it at first expecting standard rom-com crap and was finally forced into it and ended up glad I was (outside of how infuriatingly terrible the end sells out the movie).


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Mammoth Partner Highlight
Paleontological Research Institution and its Museum of the Earth (Ithaca, New York)
During the great Pleistocene ice age, a truly marvelous parade of mammals called North America home—sloths, camels, giant beavers, and massive, short-faced bears, to name a few. And while the woolly mammoth is historically the most iconic of ice age beasts, it was the mammoth's cousin—the American mastodon—that truly ruled North America.
While seemingly identical at first glance, woolly mammoths and American mastodons are strikingly different animals. The high shoulders of the mammoth create a very different silhouette than the horizontal back of the mastodon, for example, and the mammoth's skull possesses a much taller forehead. Another significant difference is found with the teeth—the molars of mastodons possess several large, cone-shaped cusps, while those of mammoths have a series of low ridges. These dental differences suggest different diets; both were herbivores, but they were eating different plants. While mammoths likely fed on grasses, the mastodons were browsing among the trees and shrubs, and these distinct niches allowed the two large mammalian herbivores to coexist without competing for resources. Both were indeed wonderfully adapted for their world, but it was only the American mastodon—Mammut americanum—that thrived across the entire North American continent. Presented here is the story and science of one very special mastodon: PRI 49820, commonly known as the Hyde Park Mastodon.
In August of 1999, Larry Lozier hired an excavator to deepen the pond in the backyard of his home in suburban Hyde Park, New York. A week later, when the excavator had finished, Larry and his wife Sheryl noticed what they thought was a log resting beside the pond. Closer inspection revealed that the object was not a log but an enormous bone. After some initial investigation, Larry realized that his property had produced the remains of a true ice age titan: the mastodon.
Staff and volunteers from Ithaca's Paleontological Research Institution (PRI) arrived to the site upon receiving Larry's invitation. The dirty work began. They drained and explored the pond site in June 2000, but to no avail. Hope remained and a second trip in late August proved more rewarding, and the rest of the skeleton—one of the most complete mastodon skeletons known—was finally located in the bottom of the pond on August 21. It was a good day for science.
Over the next six weeks, hundreds of volunteers from Vassar College, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Mount Holyoke University, SUNY New Paltz and The Boston Museum of Science dug into the site. Ninety-five percent of the bones were recovered, including both tusks, the skull, and all major limb bones. The only bones not recovered were those at the end of the tail, the smallest sternum element, and several foot bones.
Once the remains were excavated and cleaned, details emerged. It soon became apparent that the Hyde Park Mastodon was more than just a skeleton; it is essentially the Rosetta Stone of all mastodon skeletons, providing new insight into not only the anatomy but also the lifestyle of these beasts. The skeleton was more than 13,000 years old, and it was that of a mature male. Defects in the tusks suggest battles with other male mastodons at the age of 23. And the animal died at the age of 36. These details and others paint an intimate portrait of these incredible creatures. Today, the original, mounted skeleton of the Hyde Park mastodon can be seen in Ithaca (New York) at PRI's Museum of the Earth.
In addition to producing a phenomenal specimen, the Hyde Park excavation has provided a larger window into the ice age world. Since 2000, the Mastodon Matrix Project™ (MMP) at PRI has sent 1-kilogram bags of dried mud ("matrix") from the Hyde Park excavation—as well as two other mastodon sites in New York—to students, seniors, scouts, families, and countless other groups and individuals around the world. Participants in this "Citizen Science" project pick through the matrix and find 13,000-year-old plant material, snails and clams, and occasional bone fragments and hairs. By "doing" real research, participants gain insight into the process that is science; they understand not only what we know but also how we know it. With the evidence they find, participants can reconstruct the Pleistocene environment where the Hyde Park mastodon roamed, and these results will also create a Pleistocene reference collection at PRI for all researchers to study and help better understand the very recent ice age world.
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Foluke Akinradewo attacks against Italy as the U.S. improved to 4-0 in the FIVB World Grand Prix
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (June 15, 2012) – The U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team received balanced scoring to defeat Italy 27-25, 25-20, 25-17 Friday evening during the FIVB World Grand Prix Pool E second preliminary round weekend in Sao Bernardo, Brazil.
Team USA, ranked No. 1 in the world and two-time defending champions of the World Grand Prix, improves to 4-0 with 12 standings points through the first four matches to remain at the top of the 16-team tournament. The U.S. continues Pool E competition against Germany (2-1, 6 points) on June 16 at 2:20 p.m. PT and No. 2 world ranked Brazil (3-0, 6 points) on June 17 at 9:20 a.m. PT. Germany and Brazil play each other later today as part of the three-day, round-robin Pool E.
The U.S. rallied from a 22-18 deficit in the opening set to win 27-25, which included saving a set point at 25-24. While the Americans rushed to an early 6-2 lead in the second set, it was a 5-0 run that built a 20-13 advantage that proved to be the back-breaker for the Italians in a 25-20 victory. The U.S. controlled the entire third set after bolting to a 7-2 advantage and cruised to the 25-17 victory.
"Playing this week with such great teams is very important opportunity for us," U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team Head Coach Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand) said. "Italy made some changes on their strategy during the match and we were able to adjust ourselves to it. I hope we can improve in each match until Sunday."
Destinee Hooker (San Antonio, Texas) led the U.S. for the fourth straight FIVB World Grand Prix match with 15 points via 11 kills on 34 attacks, three blocks and one ace. Jordan Larson (Hooper, Neb.) followed with 13 points for the Americans, all on kills from 30 attacks. Logan Tom (Salt Lake City, Utah) contributed eight kills, two blocks and two aces for 12 points. Christa Harmotto (Hopewell Township, Pa.) charted six blocks, three kills and an ace for 10 points. Foluke Akinradewo (Plantation, Fla.) added seven kills on 12 errorless attacks and two blocks for nine points. Tayyiba Haneef-Park (Laguna Hills, Calif.) rounded out the scoring with a kill.
Lindsey Berg (Honolulu) provided the U.S. offense with 27 running sets on 96 set attempts as the U.S. converted 35.5 percent of its attacks for points with a .264 hitting efficiency (43-11-121). Nicole Davis (Stockton, Calif.) and Tom provided 17 digs in the match, while Larson contributed 15. Tom also produced a team-high 15 excellent receptions on 32 errorless chances, while Davis added nine excellent receptions on 18 attempts.
"It was not our best match in the World Grand Prix so far, but we showed good things," said Berg, who is the U.S. captain. "Winning a match 3-0 is very important for the team's confidence as we are preparing for the Olympics."
McCutcheon started Berg at setter, Tom and Larson at outside hitter, Akinradewo and Harmotto at middle blocker and Hooker at opposite. Davis was the designated libero for the match. Haneef-Park and Tamari Miyashiro (Kaneohe, Hawaii) subbed into all three sets.
Team USA out-blocked Italy 13-5 in the match and held a 4-2 margin in aces. The U.S. limited its errors to 13 for the match, while taking advantage of 17 Italian errors. Italy forged to a 73-65 advantage in digs. The U.S. charted a 48.3 excellent reception percent, while Italy maintained a 47.1 excellent reception percent. Italy was held to a 31.1 kill percent and .148 hitting efficiency (42-22-135).
Italy was paced by Francesca Piccinini's 15 points, followed by Lucia Bosetti's 13 points.
"The United States played a great match," Italy coach Marco Bracci said. "We should have used more our middle blockers in the offensive actions. I hope we can play better against Brazil because it is going to be a tough match too."
Earlier today, Thailand (3-1, 9 points) defeated Puerto Rico (1-3, 3 points) 25-18, 19-25, 25-11, 25-19 and host Japan (2-2, 6 points) topped Dominican Republic (1-3, 3 points) 25-17, 25-13, 25-18 in Pool F at Komaki, Japan. In Pool G at Foshan, China, Poland (2-2, 6 points) blanked Korea (0-4, 1 point) 25-17, 25-16, 25-22 and host China (4-0, 12 points) swept Chinese Taipei (0-4, 0 points) 25-13, 25-17, 25-19. Serbia (2-2, 8 points) handled Argentina (0-4, 0 points) 25-23, 23-25, 25-22, 25-17 and Turkey (3-1, 9 points) beat Cuba (3-1, 8 points) 25-16, 20-25, 25-20, 25-20 in Pool H at Belgrad, Serbia.
The 16-team tournament is broken down into three preliminary weekends with four teams competing in round-robin competition in four different locations. The U.S. travels to Thailand for the final preliminary round weekend June 22-24 with matches against SerbiaThe top five teams following the nine-match preliminary round, along with host China, advance to the six-team Final Round held June 27 to July 1 in Ningbo, China.
The U.S. Women are attempting to win its third consecutive FIVB World Grand Prix, the premier annual international women's volleyball event. Team USA is attempting to become just the second country to win the FIVB World Grand Prix for three consecutive years. Aside from the U.S., only Brazil has successfully defended its title having won the tournament three consecutive years from 2004 to 2006 and back-to-back years in 2008 and 2009.
The U.S. scored three straight to take a 4-2 lead with a Hooker block and capped by a Tom ace. However, Italy knotted the score at 4-all with the next two points. Team USA answered with an Akinradewo kill and Hooker block for a 6-4 advantage. Italy leveled the score at 6-all after a U.S. error. Italy scored the first three points following the first technical timeout to take a 10-8 lead, then extended its margin to three at 12-9 on a block. Hooker slammed a kill after an Italian service error to pull the U.S. to within one at 14-13, then Tom knotted the set with a kill at 14-all. Italy answered with consecutive points to reach the second technical timeout with a 16-14 edge. Italy gained a three-point cushion at 18-15 prompting McCutcheon to call timeout. Team USA called a second timeout after falling behind 22-18 on an ace. The U.S. cut the deficit in half at 22-20 with a Hooker kill and Akinradewo block leading to an Italian timeout. Out of the break, Akinradewo hammered an overpass and Hooker slammed an attack to pull even at 22-all on Tom's service run of points. Larson connected for consecutive kills to yield a U.S. set point at 24-23. However, Italy saved the set point and followed with an ace to take a 25-24 set point of its own. Harmotto answered with a kill and block to push the lead back to the U.S. at 26-25. Haneef-Park ended the set with a kill at 27-25. Hooker notched six points in the opening set to lead the U.S., while Larson added five points. Team USA out-blocked Italy 4-2 and limited its errors to three in the set.
After the U.S. scored the first two points of the second set on Italy errors, the score moved back into a tie at 2-all. However, Akinradewo put up consecutive blocks after a Italy error and Tom served an ace for a 6-2 advantage. Italy raced back to within one at 6-5. Team USA stretched the lead to 11-7 kills by Hooker and Berg around a Tom block leading to a Italy timeout. Out of the break, Italy scored the next two points to slice the deficit to 11-9. Italy moved to within one at 12-11 on a block. A Tom kill and Italy error returned the U.S. to a three-point cushion at 14-11. Hooker tallied a kill and block on both sides of the second technical timeout and Harmotto followed with a block of her own to extend Team USA's lead to 18-13. Italy gave the U.S. a fourth straight point with an error and Harmotto added another block at 20-13. After Tom put up a block following a Hooker kill to give set points at 24-18, Italy saved two set points before serving into the net at 25-20. Hooker scored five points in the set, while Harmotto notched four blocks. Team USA scored eight blocks in the second set alone.
Team USA scored the first two points of the third set with an Akinradewo kill and Italy error. After an Italian service error, Larson hammered a kill to increase the lead to 4-1. Team USA's advantage moved to 7-2 as Akinradewo and Larson connected for kills around an Italian error. Hooker served an ace after a Larson kill to extend the lead to 9-3. Italy cut two points off the gap with at 9-5. Larson and Harmotto hit back-to-back kills at 11-5, only to have Italy score the next two points to close to 11-7. Italy called a timeout down 13-7 after a Tom kill and Italy error. Out of the break, Harmotto served an ace and Larson hit a back-row kill to widen the gap to 15-7. Italy cut the margin to six at 19-13 with consecutive points. Harmotto answered with a slide kill and block to increase the American lead to 21-13. Tom and Larson ended the set with consecutive kills at 25-17.
For more details on the 2012 FIVB World Grand Prix, visit the U.S. event page at usavolleyball.org/events/10257 or the FIVB event page by clicking here.
To view the 2012 U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team FIVB World Grand Prix Press Kit, click here.
U.S. Women's National Team Roster for 2012 FIVB World Grand Prix
# - Name (Position, Height, Hometown, College)
1 - * Alisha Glass (S, 6-0, Leland, Mich., Penn State)
2 - * Danielle Scott-Arruda (MB, 6-2, Baton Rouge, La., Long Beach State)
3 - *# Tayyiba Haneef-Park (Opp, 6-7, Laguna Hills, Calif., Long Beach State)
4 - *# Lindsey Berg (S, 5-8, Honolulu, Hawaii, Minnesota)
5 - Stacy Sykora (L, 5-10, Burleson, Texas, Texas A&M)
6 - *# Nicole Davis (L, 5-4, Stockton, Calif., Southern California)
7 - # Heather Bown (MB, 6-3, Yorba Linda, Calif., Hawaii)
8 - Cynthia Barboza (OH, 6-0, Long Beach, Calif., Stanford)
9 - Jennifer Tamas (MB, 6-4, Milpitas, Calif., Pacific)
10 - Kim Glass (OH, 6-2, Lancaster, Pa., Arizona)
11 - *# Jordan Larson (OH, 6-2, Hooper, Neb., Nebraska)
12 - Nancy Metcalf (Opp, 6-1, Hull, Iowa, Nebraska)
13 - *# Christa Harmotto (MB, 6-2, Hopewell, Pa., Penn State)
14 - Nicole Fawcett (Opp, 6-4, Zanesfield, Ohio, Penn State)
15 - *# Logan Tom (OH, 6-1, Salt Lake City, Utah, Stanford)
16 - *# Foluke Akinradewo (MB, 6-3, Plantation, Fla., Stanford)
17 - Carli Lloyd (S, 5-11, Bonsall, Calif., California-Berkeley)
18 - *# Megan Hodge (OH, 6-3, Durham, N.C., Penn State)
19 - *# Destinee Hooker (Opp, 6-4, San Antonio, Texas, Texas)
20 - Alix Klineman (OH, 6-4, Manhattan Beach, Calif., Stanford)
21 - *# Tamari Miyashiro (L, 5-7, Kaneohe, Hawaii, Washington)
22 - # Courtney Thompson (S, 5-8, Kent, Wash., Washington)
23 - Mary 'Nellie' Spicer (S, 5-9, Barrington, Ill., UCLA)
24 - Kristin Richards (OH, 6-1, Orem, Utah, Stanford)
25 - Lauren Gibbemeyer (MB, 6-2, St. Paul, Minn., Minnesota)
Legend: * Weekend 1; # Weekend 2; ^ Weekend 3; % Final Round
Head Coach: Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand)
Assistant Coach: Karch Kiraly (San Clemente, Calif.)
Assistant Coach: Paula Weishoff (Irvine, Calif.)
Assistant Coach/Technical Coordinator: Jamie Morrison (Dana Point, Calif.)
Athletic Trainer/Medical Support: Jill Wosmek (Silver Lake, Minn.)
Team Manager: Ken Sullivan (Laguna Beach, Calif.)
2012 FIVB World Grand Prix Standings
Team (Points, Record)
China (12, 4-0)
Thailand (9, 3-1)
Turkey (9, 3-1)
Cuba (8, 3-1)
Serbia (8, 2-2)
Brazil (6, 3-0) 6/15 vs Germany
Germany (6, 2-1) 6/15 vs Brazil
Poland (6, 2-2)
Japan (6, 2-2)
Italy (4, 1-3)
Puerto Rico (3, 1-3)
Dominican Republic (3, 1-3)
Korea (1, 0-4)
Argentina (0, 0-4)
Chinese Taipei (0, 0-4)
POINTS NOTE: 3 points for 3-0 or 3-1 win, 2 points for 3-2 win; 1 point for 3-2 loss; 0 points for 3-0 or 3-1 loss
FIVB Women's World Cup Schedule
Pool A – Macau, China
June 8: Thailand def. Argentina 25-18, 25-9, 25-22
June 8: China def. Puerto Rico 25-15, 25-19, 25-16
June 9: Thailand def. Puerto Rico 25-21, 25-20, 25-22
June 9: China def. Argentina 23-25, 25-18, 25-22, 25-18
June 10: Puerto Rico def. Argentina 25-20, 25-16, 16-25, 25-17
June 10: China def. Thailand 18-25, 25-20, 25-18, 25-19
Pool B – Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
June 8: USA def. Germany 25-17, 25-15, 23-25, 25-11
June 8: Dominican Republic def. Chinese Taipei 25-23, 25-19, 25-18
June 9: USA def. Chinese Taipei 25-10, 25-22, 25-12
June 9: Germany def. Dominican Republic 25-16, 25-18, 25-19
June 10: Germany def. Chinese Taipei 25-11, 25-15, 25-15
June 10: USA def. Dominican Republic 25-18, 25-19, 25-15
Pool C – Busan, Korea
June 8: Turkey def. Japan 25-19, 25-21, 25-21
June 8: Cuba def. Korea 23-25, 27-25, 25-18, 23-25, 15-11
June 9: Turkey def. Korea 25-18, 22-25, 25-21, 25-14
June 9: Cuba def. Japan 25-20, 20-25, 25-18, 25-20
June 10: Japan def. Korea 25-19, 23-25, 25-19, 25-22
June 10: Cuba def. Turkey 25-20, 21-25, 25-17, 25-20
Pool D – Lodz, Poland
June 8: Brazil def. Italy 18-25, 25-22, 25-21, 20-25, 15-6
June 8: Poland def. Serbia 24-26, 25-22, 20-25, 25-16, 15-10
June 9: Brazil def. Serbia 21-25, 25-18, 25-23, 23-25, 15-5
June 9: Italy def. Poland 25-22, 23-25, 25-20, 31-29
June 10: Serbia def. Italy 25-18, 25-14, 25-23
June 10: Brazil def. Poland 25-15, 25-13, 23-25, 22-25, 15-10
Pool E – Sao Paulo, Brazil
June 15: USA def. Italy 27-25, 25-20, 25-17
June 15: Brazil vs. Germany, 8:20 p.m.
June 16: USA vs. Germany, 6:20 p.m. (2:20 p.m. PT)
June 16: Brazil vs. Italy, 8:20 p.m.
June 17: USA vs. Brazil, 1:20 p.m. (9:20 a.m. PT)
June 17: Germany vs. Italy, 3:20 p.m.
Pool F – Komaki, Japan
June 15: Thailand def. Puerto Rico 25-18, 19-25, 25-11, 25-19
June 15: Japan def. Dominican Republic 25-17, 25-13, 25-18
June 16: Dominican Republic vs. Thailand, 3:20 p.m.
June 16: Japan vs. Puerto Rico, 6:20 p.m.
June 17: Dominican Republic vs. Puerto Rico, 3 p.m.
June 17: Japan vs. Thailand, 6 p.m.
Pool G – Foshan, China
June 15: Poland def. Korea 25-17, 25-16, 25-22
June 15: China def. Chinese Taipei 25-13, 25-17, 25-19
June 16: Poland vs. Chinese Taipei, 4 p.m.
June 16: China vs. Korea, 7:30 p.m.
June 17: Korea vs. Chinese Taipei, 4 p.m.
June 17: China vs. Poland, 7:30 p.m.
Pool H – Belgrade, Serbia
June 15: Serbia def. Argentina 25-23, 23-25, 25-22, 25-17
June 15: Turkey def. Cuba 25-16, 20-25, 25-20, 25-20
June 16: Cuba vs. Serbia, 5:20 p.m.
June 16: Turkey vs. Argentina, 8:05 p.m.
June 17: Serbia vs. Turkey, 5:20 p.m.
June 17: Argentina vs. Cuba, 8:05 p.m.
Pool I – Osaka, Japan
June 22: Korea vs. Turkey, 3:20 p.m.
June 22: Japan vs. Germany, 6:20 p.m.
June 23: Germany vs. Korea, 3:20 p.m.
June 23: Japan vs. Turkey, 6:20 p.m.
June 24: Germany vs. Turkey, 3 p.m.
June 24: Japan vs. Korea, 6 p.m.
Pool J – Bangkok, Thailand
June 22: USA vs. Serbia, 1:50 p.m. (11:50 p.m. PT on June 21)
June 22: Thailand vs. Argentina, 4:20 p.m.
June 23: USA vs. Argentina, 1:50 p.m. (11:50 p.m. PT on June 22)
June 23: Serbia vs. Thailand, 4:20 p.m.
June 24: Argentina vs. Serbia, 1:50 p.m.
June 24: USA vs. Thailand, 4:20 p.m. (2:20 a.m. PT)
Pool K – Luohe, China
June 22: Cuba vs. Brazil, 4 p.m.
June 22: China vs. Puerto Rico, 7:30 p.m.
June 23: Puerto Rico vs. Brazil, 4 p.m.
June 23: China vs. Cuba, 7:30 p.m.
June 24: Cuba vs. Puerto Rico, 4 p.m.
June 24: China vs. Brazil, 7:30 p.m.
Pool L – Taipei, Chinese Taipei
June 22: Italy vs. Dominican Republic, 4 p.m.
June 22: Poland vs. Chinese Taipei, 7:30 p.m.
June 23: Italy vs. Chinese Taipei, 5 p.m.
June 23: Poland vs. Dominican Republic, 7 p.m.
June 24: Dominican Republic vs. Chinese Taipei, 5 p.m.
June 24: Italy vs. Poland, 7 p.m.
FIVB World Grand Prix Final Round
Ningbo, China – June 27 to July 1
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I think most folks who have a WFO, hell even Mario Acunto owners might have a hard time making a "perfect replica of Craig's pizza". Surely a successful result here would say more about the pizzamaker than the Blackstone oven? Or perhaps that is the point of this challenge?
Consider this....there isn't a member here that can make a "carbon copy" of a Craig pie using his dough methods baking in a WFO let alone a $360 BS...Speaking of Carbon Copies....is anyone really making carbon copies of anyone else's pies on the forum? Can any member carbon copy Craig's, Omid's, Matthew's, our 2 Bill's, our 2 John's, Marlon's, and whoever else's NP pies? Nope....Can anyone of the forum's Greats carbon copy any of the other's pies using a WFO? Nope...
..And difficult is a huge understatement. Like I said earlier, I alluded to environmental differences. The humidity plays a huge role in how flour makes dough. The techniques use to open a dough affect how it bakes up and looks in the oven. The specific oven itself and how it is manage all come into play regardless if you think the thermodynamics are reproducible or not. When to turn the pie and pull it out makes a difference. How much sauce, cheese, ingredients makes a difference.
The competition is to produce a Craig pie on the BS. As Craig is a judge maybe he can also participate. If Craig can find the time maybe he can bake one of his pies on the BS.I would propose that the oven be unmodified so we have a starting point. He can then assess the end result as it relates to his Acunto pies. This will help us target what adjustments if any are needed on the oven as well as change dough formula and work flow as needed.I noticed that DocSpine has a BS and lives in Dallas. Hint HintI recognize that this may represent an imposition so for that I apologize.Bob
Wouldn't it be fair to say that if Craig is not able to reproduce a "Craig's clone" on a BS, then nobody can?I think that would be the ultimate challenge.....
Absolutely beautiful pies. Looks like he'll be writing that check to himself before long. Perry


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Will SUNY Fredonia allow the skateboarding? I would surely think so with as many of the other schemes, gadgets, and events which have taken place at the Incubator since its inception. At least the property would be utilized.
Ask almost any private business owner in Dunkirk about the Incubator and they will tell you it is the biggest waste of taxpayer money in the city. It just goes to show in the case of this entity, truth and fiction are definitely interchangeable and somewhat amusing, as long as you don't have to pay for it.


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Skip to comments.As Food Prices Soar, So Do Sales Of Spam
Posted on 05/29/2008 3:20:01 AM PDT by Daffynition
(AP) Love it, hate it or laugh at it - at least it's inexpensive.
Sales of Spam - that much maligned meat - are rising as consumers are turning more to lunch meats and other lower-cost foods to extend their already stretched food budgets.
What was once cheeky, silly and the subject of a musical (as Monty Python mocked the meat in a can), is now back on the table as people turn to the once-snubbed meat as costs rise, analysts say.
Food prices are increasing faster than they've risen since 1990, at 4 percent in the U.S. last year, according to the Agriculture Department. Many staples are rising even faster, with white bread up 13 percent last year, bacon up 7 percent and peanut butter up 9 percent.
There's no sign of a slowdown. Food inflation is running at an annualized rate of 6.1 percent as of April, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The price of Spam is up too, with the average 12 oz. can costing about $2.62. That's an increase of 17 cents, or nearly 7 percent, from the same time last year. But it's not stopping sales, as the pork meat in a can seems like a good alternative to consumers.
Kimberly Quan, a stay-at-home mom of three who lives just outside San Francisco, has been feeding her family more Spam in the last six months as she tries to make her food budget go further.
She cooks meals like Spam fried rice and Spam sandwiches two or three times a month, up from once a month previously.
Pulling Spam from the shelf prevents last-minute grocery store trips and overspending, said Quan, 38, of Pleasanton, Calif.
"It's canned meat and it's in the cupboard and if everything else is gone from the fridge, it's there," she said.
Spam's maker, Hormel Foods Corp., reported last week that it saw strong sales of Spam in the second quarter, helping push up its profits 14 percent. According to sales information coming from Hormel, provided by The Nielsen Co., Spam sales were up 10.6 percent in the 12-week period ending May 3, compared to last year. In the last 24 weeks, sales were up nearly 9 percent.
The Austin, Minn.-based company, also known for the Jennie-O Turkey Store, has embarked on its first national advertising campaign for the 71-year-old brand in several years. They've credited the sales increase to that, along with new products like individually packaged "Spam Singles" slices. Also helping sales, executives said in an earnings conference call, was the fact that people looking to save money are skipping restaurant meals and eating more at home.
Spam sales are reaching across all spectrums, young and old and rich and poor, said Swen Neufeldt, Hormel's group product manager for the area that includes Spam. Many of the eaters are new to Spam, which was created in 1937 and gained fame as the meat that fed Allied troops during World War II.
"We have significantly increased our household penetration," Neufeldt said. "I think it's a lot of folks that are coming into the brand perhaps for the first time and coming back to the brand."
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According to the U.S. Agriculture Department, prices of staple foods are rising at extremely high rates. White bread is up 13 percent, bacon is up 7 percent and peanut butter is up 9 percent. Hormel began its national advertising campaign, including print and television, for Spam in January. Neufeldt said such campaigns are planned in advance and it wasn't tied to perceived weakness in the economy.
Consumers are quick to realize that meats like Spam and other processed foods can be substituted for costlier cuts as a way of controlling costs, said Marcia Mogelonsky, senior research analyst with Mintel International in Chicago.
These products have protein and decent nutritional value, and they provide some variety to consumers who may be bored because they're eating more at home, she said.
"They might not have Spam at every single meal, but they might supplement a couple of meals," she said.
Consumers are also using more coupons and paying more attention to sales, doing anything they can to save money, she said. You may be able to cut back on your driving due to high gas prices, but you're not going to stop eating because of high food prices, she said.
Quan just bought a couple more cans of Spam on sale and some ramen, the instant noodle dish long a staple on college campuses. Her food and gas budgets are together, so she's had to cut back on food spending while the cost of gas increases. Her favorite Spam meal? Spam and macaroni and cheese. She doesn't skimp on nutrition, though. Quan serves her husband and three children - ranging in age from 4 to 11 - organic vegetables like salads, broccoli and carrots.
"It balances out," she said.
Other companies are seeing similar boosts in their lunch meats. Kraft Foods Inc. reported last month that subsidiary Oscar Mayer, which makes hot dogs, bacon and cold cuts, saw double-digit revenue growth in the previous quarter in its Deli Fresh cold cuts. The company, based in Madison, Wis., has recently introduced new products including family sized deli-meat packs and deli carved, which offers thicker slices of meat.
April Smith has been changing the way she feeds her family in Broken Arrow, Okla., to keep up with rising costs. This summer the 33-year-old administrative assistant will feed her two boys, ages 11 and 8, more ramen for lunch. Normally they eat the noodle soup on Saturdays, but since ramen costs about a dime per pack, they'll get it twice a week. Smith says she'll throw in some leftover frozen vegetables to make it more nutritious.
"Since it's cheap and easy, I figure why not let them eat it twice a week instead of once a week," Smith said.
I was born in the Philippines and they LOVE Spam over there.
I think it does have something to do with WWII. Things that the military ate became treats to the citizens because they would be given them as gifts or rewards, or as rations. Anything American was very highly esteemed. Up to this day Filipinos love processed cheese and canned corned beef too. My grandfather worked underground for the Americans in some kind of radio operator capacity (we never knew exactly what he did - he died about 5 years after the end of WWII and he never talked about the details with his family). My mom remembers him bringing home Spam and cheese every once in a while.
The BEST crockpot recipe books are by Lynn Alley.
Beans and spam...Camp food...
Spam is part of the Y2K stash, but is not part of the diet as yet.
(...Hormel opened a processing plant in China.)
You just ruined Hormel Chili for me forever.
I was forced to swig down a Dirty Martini without puking out of repect for the person who bought it for me once.
Holding down a Spamtini? Forget about it!!!
After nuclear war, all that will be left is Cher, cockroaches and cans of Spam.
My father was in Leyte during WWII. He never saw combat. He said his job was to guard the chow lines to keep starving Japanese soldiers, masquerading as Americans, from sneaking a meal.
A dirty martini is basically all gin, so I can see why that happened to you, especially if you are not normally a drinker.
Maybe if they called it a Spamtini and it was just a gimmick, I could slug it down. But that big cube of Spam in there really churns my stomach.
It's the Bleu Cheese part that makes me sick just thinking about it. yech.
That mixed in the Martini on a swaying Cruise ship almost made me have a little accident all over the table. lol!
I took all the willpower i could muster to hold it back!
I saw pics of Cher all over Vegas last week.
I truly believe she will outlast even the cockroaches.
It's the cold pork fat aspect of the cube of Spam.
Granted, very thin sliced Spam fried crispy is OK. Cold in a cube? Gag.
"Great for camping."
Fried spam and eggs is a ritual~!
"My grocery store had sausage chubs, a dollar a pound last week"
I'm afraid to ask!
What NOT to do on a camping trip....Cook a box of macaroni over a campfire.
Ahhhh, the good ole days when we brought home walleyes from Canada packed in sawdust and ice.
For the record, Kraft Shells and cheese with Spam is an old camping favorite. One box of Kraft stuff is easily cooked in boiling water, add the soft cheese and chunks of spam.....Ymmmm!! goooood!!
We always added a can of chili to our Kraft dinner. Heart-attack in a bowl but, mmmmmm, so good....
spam and/or ramen noodles twice a week????
And gin soaked.
OMG! I'm trying to cut calories and I think I just consumed 1000 calories just lusting after this sandwich. Quick, send me a picture of cheesecake for my desert! :-)
"She cooks meals like Spam fried rice and Spam sandwiches two or three times a month, up from once a month previously."
Oh, the horror!
"What NOT to do on a camping trip....Cook a box of macaroni over a campfire."
Of course not silly, the box would burst into flames rather quickly!
You're such a sweetie! Which do you prefer ... the Italian version [made with ricotta] or the purist's version made with
cream cheese, eggs, sugar, vanilla and heavy cream?
When I'm in NYC, I try to bring home some from a tiny shop called The Little Red Hen on the Upper East Side ...exquisite! The cheese cake at Rao's is excellent too.
Wish I had one right now to share with you!
(I laugh, but it gives me a queasy feeling too :o)
Sure you can. I do it all the time, at least 2x a month especially in the winter. 10 lb chicken - Sunday, roast chicken (mashed potatoes, gravy, stuffing, vegs). In a day or so, hot roast chicken sandwiches, use up the rest of the stuffing, and mashed potatoes. Pick it apart with your fingers, getting any decent sized pieces off and tearing them up. There's your casserole pieces, say with bowtie pasta, mixed veggies or throw some broccoli/cauliflower/carrot chunks in, some frozen peppers from the garden, any gravy leftovers. Maybe a can of cream of chicken or mushroom if it's thin, a can of milk and bake. Just like those frozen bags of skillet dinners you can buy now but much, much better.
**THEN**, you take whatever is left. Bones, meat, skin, bits of dripping off the serving platter and throw it in the stock pot. Chop up and throw in an onion, several large carrots and stalks of celery, some buillion. Let it simmer for awhile and cool, then strain. There is still going to be a ton of meat there, most people throw it away. You have to pick through it with your fingers, throw the scraps away (skin, bones, squishy carrot, lol). When you're done, you have enough stock for a soup or stew, along with meat already in it. Cook some diced up carrots and potatoes, frozen peas and top with biscuit dough when it's boiling and you've got stew with dumplings. Or cook it in the oven with crust and you've got pot pie.
The turkey that fed us for 8 days was 25 lbs so I had more to work with. People throw away an awful lot of meat with the carcass if they don't stew and pick it. Sometimes I'll just stew it and get my stock then freeze that until I'm ready to use it. There are usually at least one or two meals left on the birds when most people throw it out. I've been doing it for 23 years, as my mother and her mother did. It can be done.
LOL at your 'getting tired of it'. I still remember on payday that week asking hubby "I'm going grocery shopping tonight, is there anything you want me to pick up?" and his reply was "RED MEAT!!"
During the infamous Week Of The Turkey (although that was the first, it wasn't the only week we've had to do that over the years) we ate well too. One of the things I made that week (desperate or just creative?) was turky spaghetti. I did have a jar of Ragu and I threw in a lot of bite sized pieces of turkey and added a bunch of parmesan cheese. It turned out to be one of my sons' favorite meals and I still make it to this day, chicken or turkey. One nice thing about cooking with a whole chicken like that is you pretty much have several meals that week that are good and *fast*, after the initial roast on Sunday and the time spent stewing and picking. *That* is how you eat homecooked and well, year after year.
Okay, where do you buy this 10 lb. chicken? I just called the meat department at the grocery and they laughed when I asked if I could buy a 10 pounder. They said 5 or 6 is very large. You would have to buy a turkey if you wanted 10 lbs. Do you buy them at a special place? I was raised on a farm and we sold chickens and eggs and never dressed out a 10 lb. chicken.
I buy them at Walmart, Perdue Oven Stuffer. Before Walmart came to town, I bought them at Farm Fresh. Sometimes at Farm Fresh it was the 'store brand' of whole chicken. They don't always come that big but I'll buy the biggest one they have. I can still do all the stuff I mentioned with an 8lb bird and sometimes that's all I have to work with. Capons usually are about 8-10lbs. Large, whole chickens are getting harder to find because most people want skinless breasts or ready to reheat chicken pieces.
My 21 year old son laughed when I told him about this thread and he said "You do amazing things with one chicken. I've seen you do it all my life." I even buy a whole chicken cut up if that's all I can get (and that's usually only about $3 or $4) and stew that. Then I'll get a couple meals out of just that. It's that Yankee ingenuity and thriftiness I suppose.
What area of the country do you live in? I'm wondering about that big chicken and where I can find it....
I'm going to make it a point to buy a few cans this weekend, just to add to the run on SPAM!! LOL
LOL! I did that with rice, when they mentioned the rice shortage. Now I have a What's for dinner this week: stuffed peppers with rice, rice puddin', peppersteak with rice, fried rice, chicken'n'rice soup, beans'n'rice.... RICE, RICE, RICE!
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