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USU Doctoral Candidate Explains Science through Artistic Expression
Thursday, Sep. 26, 2013
In a video created for the national 2013 AAAS 'Dance Your Ph.D.' contest, USU doctoral student Zack Brym illustrates the challenges of achieving management balance in fruit orchards.
In scene from his contest video, Brym, a doctoral candidate in USU's Department of Biology and the USU Ecology Center, ponders fruit sizes and pruning methods.
As any science communicator knows, explaining the details of complex, esoteric scientific research to a lay audience can be a real challenge. But Utah State University biologist Zack Brym may be on to something. Why not share your passion in a more familiar and relatable way?
To that end, Brym, a doctoral candidate working with biology faculty mentor Morgan Ernest in USU's Department of Biology and the USU Ecology Center, entered the 2013 "Dance Your Ph.D." contest. Sponsored by the American Academy for the Advancement of Science and Gonzo Labs, the annual contest, which seeks videos from entrants, offers cash prizes in varied scientific disciplines and a chance for recognition in Science, the AAAS academic journal.
"As the contest guidelines explain, the object of this project is explain your science in a way that engages people and gets them excited about the questions you're pursuing," says Brym, who received an honorable mention in the National Science Foundation's Graduate Research Fellow search in 2011.
Among his current research projects, Brym is pursuing agroecology, the interdisciplinary study of agricultural systems using ecological principles. With faculty member Brent Black of USU's Department of Plants, Soils and Climate, the doctoral student is exploring possibilities of using a continental scale fruit tree experiment to test the response of yield efficiency among genetic varieties and environmental gradients.
No stranger to the arts, the avid drummer enlisted help interpreting his research from USU adjunct faculty member and videographer Andy Lorimer, USU employee and choreographer Stephanie White, a member of the Cache Valley Civic Ballet; along with USU's Aggie Marching Band Drumline, in the creation of his video entry, "Prune to Wild."
"What does (the video) mean?" Brym asks. "I hope much of the basic science or motivation behind my research will be made clear through the artistry of the video."
Early on, he and his artistic collaborators chose to rely on dance and filming, rather than captions and other forms of text, to relay the video's core scientific messages.
"The aim (of my research) is to develop orchard management recommendations to conserve resources and interact with the orchard systems more like forests," Brym says. "In the video, ballet dancers depict trees and the drummers are fruit growers."
Set to a contemporary instrumental soundtrack performed by keyboardist Alex Garbarino, guitarist D.J. Ferguson and Brym on drums, Prune to Wild portrays an apple orchard's struggle to find balance between the vulnerability of the wild and the overbearing management of domestication. White's otherworldly choreography conveys suspenseful tension between the pruning drummers and arboreal dancers, as the story builds to a tender pas de deux featuring Brym with wife and fellow scientist Maria Brym, in the role of "Naturally Pruned Tree."
Contest winners will be selected through a two-phase process by a panel of judges assembled by the AAAS. However, the USU community will have the opportunity to cheer Brym and his collaborators on through a popular online vote, following the contest's Oct. 1 entry deadline, at the contest website.
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Battery life is arguably becoming a laptop's most important metric. Processor speed is confusing – different architectures have different performance at different clock speeds. Discrete graphics is even worse. But the battery? More is better! Everyone knows that. And manufacturers have latched on to it as an important marketing tool.
This has led to amazing claims. Six, seven, eight hours or more – some modern laptops pose with endurance numbers rivaling tablets. There's just one problem. No one checks to make sure advertising and reality match. Manufacturers can claim anything they'd like.
We're going to take manufacturer claims to task by examining 10 recently released laptops and comparing their claimed battery endurance with the results we received during our reviews. Let's see if these laptops can back up their boasts.
The Contenders
We wanted to have a well-rounded list of laptops for this comparison, so we've picked ten recently reviewed models. Some are Ultrabooks, some are desktop replacements, and some are luxury portables. Here's the list of competitors and the battery life listed by the manufacturer on its website. Not every laptop we've reviewed is marketed alongside a battery life number, so we've picked laptops that claim a definite number. The text below is quoted from manufacturer marketing or spec sheets.
- ASUS UX31 – 7 hours or more
- ASUS U36JC – Up to 10 hours
- HP Folio 13 – Up to 9.5 hours
- HP dm1z – Up to 10 hours
- Lenovo IdeaPad U400 – Up to 4 hours
- Lenovo ThinkPad T420 – Up to 5.5 hours
- Sony Vaio SE 15.5" – Up to 6 hours
- Sony Vaio Z – Up to 7 hours and 15 minutes
- Toshiba Portege Z835 – Up to 8 hours of "non-stop browsing, emailing, doing and enjoying"
- Toshiba Satellite P755 – Up to 5.7 Hours
If we average all of these numbers we come to a total average battery life of 7.3 hours (rounding up slightly). That's quite robust. Many of these laptops are portable because manufacturers usually send us high-end models for review rather than stripped-down desktop replacements, but even so, seven hours is excellent.
Now let's see if these claims are met.
Real battery life
For the purposes of this comparison we are going to be using the numbers generated by our Battery Eater Reader's Test benchmark. This is not a strenuous workload. It opens a document and scrolls through it endlessly. We leave Wi-Fi on and display brightness at 70 percent. We also engage the most aggressive power-saving mode available. These conditions should result in solid battery life results.
In the table below we've compiled our results and the difference, both for each laptop and for all laptops as a whole. Let's take a look.
What we find most interesting about these results is how well they break down by manufacturer. The Asus laptops are off by exactly 10%. The HP laptops are off by 16 percent and 15 percent. The Sony laptops are off by exactly 15 percent. Only Toshiba and Lenovo show significant variance, but both are consistent in the direction of their results – the Toshiba laptops underperformed and the Lenovo laptops beat their estimates.
Lenovo's IdeaPad U400 is the real surprise thanks to an insanely low manufacturer claim of four hours. We applaud Lenovo for apparently being more realistic about real-world results, but at the same time, Lenovo's laptops offered shorter run times than the competition.
Interpreting the results
The overall variance is negative 11 percent, but if we exclude Lenovo, the difference increases to negative 14 percent.
Does this mean that you should expect at least 14 percent less than what is claimed? Yes, it does. Though these 10 laptops are obviously only a small portion of the market, in our experience it is rare for any laptop to meet its claimed maximum life under any conditions that involve active use of the laptop.
Even expecting 14 percent less than what is claimed may be hopeful. The benchmark reference in this article is the least demanding of the two we use. Placing a heavy load on the processor is going to eat through the battery even more quickly. Playing a game, for example, can cut battery life below 50 percent of what is claimed.
Manufacturers account for this by using the words "up to" in their advertising. With that said, some manufactures walk a finer line than others. ASUS claims the UX31 can achieve 7 hours or more on the specifications page of its website. Toshiba claims that Z835 offers up to eight hours of "non-stop browsing, emailing, doing and enjoying." These claims are simply incorrect.
Though it's possible that a laptop will meet or exceed its claim, you shouldn't expect it. Instead, you should expect a laptop to come in below its maximum by at least 14 percent and – more realistically – around 25 percent.
A silver lining
All of this sounds a bit doom-and-gloom, so let's end on a high note. While we do find that laptops fail to meet their quoted endurance in our battery life benchmarks, there has been an upward trend in real-world battery life.
Five years ago you'd be lucky to achieve three hours with a basic desktop replacement, but the worst battery life we recorded among the systems in this comparison was a tad over five hours. The average buy should find this to be more than adequate. Even if claims are not being met, real-world battery results do not fail to impress.

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|Statement by Ambassador Wang Min at the Security Council Open Debate on the Situation in Afghanistan
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I wish to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Ján Kubiš for his briefing. I also welcome Ambassador Tanin of Afghanistan and thank him for his statement.
China has always and unequivocally supported peace and reconstruction in Afghanistan, as well as the early achievement of the goal of Afghanistan being governed by its own people. Efforts to promote national reconciliation should continue to abide by the principle of Afghan leadership and ownership, and strike an appropriate balance in such areas as the political process, economic development, security, stability and national reconciliation. China appreciates the achievements of the Afghan Government and people in various nation-building endeavours. Recent international conferences on this question have reaffirmed the international community's commitment to Afghanistan. In that regard, I wish to emphasize the following four points.
First, the 2014 elections will be a critical element of the political process. Afghanistan is actively preparing for the elections. China welcomes the fact that the Afghan Government has already defined an electoral time frame. The international community should respect Afghan sovereignty and political independence in the elections. The United Nations has rich electoral experience, and China welcomes the electoral assistance of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), at the request of the Afghan Government.
Secondly, efforts to achieve lasting security and stability in Afghanistan still face challenges. The security situation in some provinces is not stable, and there has been an increase in civilian casualties. China welcomes Afghanistan's efforts to build the capacities of its security forces and to gradually assume responsibility for maintaining State stability and security. In the prevailing circumstances, the handover of security responsibilities should be progressive and orderly so as to maintain overall stability.
Thirdly, national reconciliation is an important component of peace and reconstruction processes in Afghanistan. China supports the ongoing implementation of the Kabul communiqué and the promotion of an Afghan-led reconciliation process. Mr. Rabbani, Chair of the High Peace Council, recently visited Pakistan. The two sides achieved an important consensus, which China welcomes. The Security Council recently adopted resolution 2082 (2012), adjusting relevent sanctions measures. We hope that this step will contribute to the promotion of reconciliation.
Fourthly, it is only by ensuring the prosperity and development of Afghanistan that the foundation for lasting security and stability can be laid. China supports the efforts of the Afghan Government to build the economy, increase employment and improve living standards. We hope that the international community will honour its aid commitments to Afghanistan and support the development priorities independently identified by the Government. It is critical to alleviate food shortages in some parts of the country.
The promotion of peace and reconstruction in Afghanistan requires the joint efforts of that country and the international community. China supports the United Nations lead role in coordinating international efforts to address that matter. We hope that UNAMA will continue to strengthen its coordination and cooperation with the Afghan Government. China supports the positive role played by the countries of the region and regional organizations in Afghanistan's peace and reconstruction processes. Regional cooperative initiatives should respect Afghan sovereignty, prioritize the legitimate concerns of the countries of the region, and advance steadily through full consultations.
Thank you, Mr. President.


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Taarabt's two goals handed Harry Redknapp's Rangers their long-awaited first win of the Premier League season against Fulham last Saturday, and his confidence is evidently high as he hinted to a possible attacking partnership with Barca maestro Lionel Messi in 2013.
"I have been told that the president of Anzhi Makhachkala and people from Barcelona have asked about me, but I have just signed a four-year contract with QPR and the chairman Tony Fernandes has told me that he will not sell me," the 23-year-old said in the Daily Mirror.
"I don't know what would happen if someone offered £20 million for me, but I love the club and the fans and they love me too."
Meanwhile, Taarabt has confirmed he wants to make an international return to play for Morocco at next month's African Nations Cup in South Africa.
"Harry Redknapp told me not to go, but I told him, 'Boss, if they call me up, I can't turn them down'," Taarabt said. "I love my country and the Moroccan people, and football means a lot to them. I warned him the only solution would be if the coach does not pick me.
"The coach is not obliged to choose me. It would hurt not to go, but I will be Morocco's No. 1 fan if I'm not there at the Finals."
Taarabt went on to hail Redknapp as a "peerless motivator", as he backed the former Tottenham boss to guide QPR away from the relegation zone. ( by ESPN )


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Paul Rudd Kisses Helen Mirren!
Paul Rudd is getting hot and heavy with...Helen Mirren!
On an episode the U.K.'s Graham Norton Show airing next week, Rudd is asked about his onscreen smooches alongside Mirren and fellow guest Leslie Mann.
"The most kisses I've had in a movie was with your hero Jack Nicholson," Rudd says to Mirren. "Many, Many times."
"You've kissed Jack?" the Oscar-winner asks excitedly. "Can I lick your face?"
"He played my father in a film called How Do You Know and the relationship that we had, that James L. Brooks, the director, wanted to portray was that of a very loving father and son," he said. "We would always kiss each other hello and goodbye. And James Brooks likes to film a scene 70 times...we just would always kiss."
"On the lips?" Mirren asks.
"M'hm, it was great," Rudd smiles before reenacting his very first kiss with Nicholson by grabbing Mirren and planting a giant smooch on her lips.
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You are assuming that trust/privacy issues will never come to a head,
Now you're making a better argument.
But, why doesn't Microsoft itself bring this stuff to a head?
That would be following your strategy and following it hard. A real front assault on Google's value proposition.
Come, now ZZ. I'm quite confident that MS management knows how the business makes its money, and knows who its primary customers are, and has some idea about what its customers care about.
But you're asking that MS management have a coherent, aggressive vision, (which identifies its competitors' weaknesses and accentuates them, while consolidating its strengths), and executes that vision at significant risk and cost? Not likely. Certainly not likely while Ballmer's in charge, and while something like 128% of management attention is focussed on the Win8/WP8 launch.
I think it's fairly clear what they can do to try to differentiate themselves from Google, and weaken Google, but I don't see it happening in a coherent, focussed way.
MS is full of bright people. Some of them even post here on Ars (in this thread even). But they don't, for the most part, think strategically. With all due respect to Meta, his response, trying to paper over Google's weaknesses (distracting from the real concerns with "9 lines of code"), is the last thing his company needs. They need to think strategically about their strengths, and their primary competitor's (yes, that's Google) weaknesses, and learn how to sharpen their strengths and exploit their competitors' weaknesses, and they need to figure it out soon, or they're going nowhere in mobile, and the cash cows are going to be bleeding like stuck pigs before this decade is out (apologies for the awful analogy).


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Worst Tribute: Matthew Broderick & Molly Ringwald
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So OK. John Hughes was magic. And all these movies meant so much to us and gave us a place to belong and told us in so many words that we had to hang on to all the weird creepiness and awkwardness that made us who we are. All those things we resented that were different about us when we were young, he never pandered to us, never said 'you'll love those things', but reassured us that everyone goes through some sh*t and that we can be awesome adults.
But the two people who are chosen to represent him - Molly Ringwald and Matthew Broderick - they did the very thing they quote in the movie as not-supposed-to-do. They kind of turned into boring, bland adults. Neither does anything challenging, although I think it's for two different reasons, Molly because she's (allegedly) not very good and Matthew because he might (allegedly) have to do something, you know, unpleasant.
I just don't want this to be the lesson that we tell our kids, not that I have any. That 'Oh, these movies are soooo good.'. What happened to those actors? Who believed in his message so much? Well, they grew up and became bland and kind of unusable.
John Hughes deserves a better legacy than those who peaked at 20.
Lainey: um, Judd Nelson. F-CKED. And distracting. Like it's really never been the same since Shannen Doherty, has it?
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WWE Legends is a book with a serious identity crisis. Is it a tell-all? A kayfabe book? Or something in between? It's not quite Pro Wrestling Illustrated and it isn't The Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
This lack of true direction makes for a maddening collection of biographies on some of the richest, most colourful grapplers in wrestling history.
"The purpose of this book is to celebrate the careers of forty of the most influential and important figures from WWE's early 'territorial' period, ranging roughly from 1953 through 1983," explains regular WWE contributor Brian Solomon in the Introduction.
Written respectably by Solomon, WWE Legends lacks that magic that marks a truly spectacular piece of prose. The "one more call" concept in the writing game is that the next call may yield even more goodies for your story. Again and again, Solomon finds himself relying on the regular crew of voices, like Sgt. Slaughter (who also penned the foreword), Vincent K. McMahon, and Freddie Blassie's autobiography.
Having had a lot of experience myself dealing with wrestling legends, both with SLAM! Wrestling, and with the two books in The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame series (with more to come), I can attest to a few things -- for the most part, old wrestlers love to tell their stories; there is a market for real history and fans are tired of revisionist tales; and the folks under WWE deals like Slaughter and Tony Garea are hard to reach for an outsider.
While it is great to hear the stories first-hand from the likes of Killer Kowalski, Pat Patterson, Pedro Morales, and Ernie Ladd, Solomon didn't interview more recent names like Mr. Fuji, Jimmy Snuka or Nikolai Volkoff. No doubt there were handcuffs placed on him as well somewhere along the way, judging by the bibliography, which is skimpy, heavy on WWE Books, and lacking the various shoot interviews and other forums these stars from the past have told their tales over the last number of years. (Gee, you don't think that Solomon looked at a website while researching, do you? Apparently not, according to the "Legends Library.") And really, can "Mean" Gene Okerlund really be the best choice out there to talk about Freddie Blassie as a wrestler?
That beef aside, we hardly ever get the picture of the person. There's next to nothing about the wrestler's families, their post-wrestling life or their hobbies.
But back to my initial point.
WWE Legends can't seem to decide if it should dish all the dirt on those profiled, or if it is sticking to WWWF or WWF storylines. There's a big difference. The days of the George Napolitano-type book with wonderful photos and storyline-bios has definitely passed, as great as they are to look back on now. You'd think WWE Books, of all publishers, would know that. Here's Arnold Skaaland telling the reader that he threw in the towel during the Bob Backlund versus Iron Sheik WWF title match because he was worried about Backlund getting hurt. Or Solomon claiming that the North American title that Pat Patterson had won from Ted DiBiase was "upgraded to the Intercontinental Championship-a reflection of the prestige Patterson brought to it."
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It's a surface-level look at these great performers, at best, yet I can't say it's a terrible book. It isn't. It will find a place on my ever-growing bookshelf as a decent reference guide to the way the WWE sees some of the stars of the past.
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- 1 lb. cottage cheese; room-temperature
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1/4 cup minced chives; or scallions
- 1 tsp. grated lemon zest
- black pepper; to taste
- 1/2 lb. orzo rice-shaped pasta
- 1 cup frozen peas
- Grated pecorino cheese; or Parmesan cheese for the top
- in Combine the cottage cheese salt, chives or scallions, lemon zest and black peppera medium-sized bowl. Mix well.
- Cook the orzo in plenty of rapidly boiling water until it is tender. Place the peas in a colander in the sink, and drain the pasta right onto the peas (this will defrost the peas and cook them slightly). Shake off the excess water, transfer the orzo and peas to the cottage cheese mixture, and stir gently. Sprinkle with grated pecorino or Parmesan, and serve warm or at room temperature in bowls.
- or more as a side. PER SERVING: 341 calories, 3.3 g fat, 8.7%
- "When I was a child," says Katzen, "one of my favorite comfort foods was a dish my mother called Noodles and Cheese. Although it was just some plain pasta mixed with cottage cheese and a little sour cream, it had a magical, calming effect on me. I make a slightly more adult version now, which is a little fancier, but equally comforting."
- Karen Bencke from WGNV writes: My sister makes this recipe from Mollie Katzen, author of the Moosewood Cookbook; it's one of my favorite comfort foods. She made it for us over the weekend; her addition is to add a few tablespoons of lemon juice. Delicious! Mollie Katzen is a well known author in the vegetarian circuit. Her Moosewood Cookbook is a best seller and a must have for anyone with a family member who's a vegetarian.
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A wind-powered vehicle recently shattered a world record by traveling 2.8 times faster than the speed of the wind that propelled it. Rick Cavallaro and his crew at fasterthanthewind.org knew they could break the record with their simple — but mind boggling — lightweight aerodynamic cart. The wheels of the vehicle spin the 17 foot wind turbine, which in turn gets a boost from the prevailing winds, transferring power back to the wheels. Through a remarkable feat of physics the cart goes faster than the wind.
The argument of whether or not you can be powered by the wind and travel faster than it is a heated topic of conversation in aerodynamics circles. Leave it to Rick Cavallaro to definitively decide this very touchy wind traveling riddle. "People's intuition is extremely strong on the topic," Cavallaro, an aerodynamicist who captained the team, told Wired. "There are literally thousands of pages of debate on internet forums about the topic." Cavallaro did some math and decided to build a model to settle the argument once and for all.
His cart has quite a heavy duty transmission that handles all the energy transfer from wind to turbine to wheel to turbine — and back again. It took his team more than a year to build the right setup: "You've got to come up with a transmission that can handle those loads, even though it's not at a high horsepower". "You break some things, and then you build bigger." The transmission proved sturdy, the cart proved its point, and now Cavallaro and his team .
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|L to R: shrimp, onion, sweet potato, snow peas, lotus root
Monday, February 14, 2011
The Daring Cooks make hiyashi soba and tempura!
31 comments:
Your noodles look delicious, and I love the tempura!
- 14 February, 2011
- Renata said...
Mary, I have to say that you are a true DC! You made your own buckwheat noodles! I'm impressed! Everything looks so perfect and delicious! Hats off to you!
- 14 February, 2011
- chef_d said...
Wow, I really love it that you made your own soba noodles! They look so pretty, I don't know if I'd have the patience to do it. Beautiful presentation! Great job!
- 14 February, 2011
- Meg Johnston said...
Yum, I love tempura! I am too much of a wuss to try fry anything at home.
Come check out my competition!
- 14 February, 2011
- sarah said...
Great stuff! I imagine that even the soup noodles will be delicious. But soba noodles are not that expensive, are they? Are there benefits in making your own, for example, for health? I am really impressed that you did.
- 14 February, 2011
- Audax said...
WOW that photograph of the soba noodles is stunning (I love the colours) well done and the tempura looks perfect I adore lotus root and the tempura layer looks so thin and crisp. Great work on this challenge. I have to admit that your photography is very professional.
Cheers from Audax in Sydney Australia.
- 14 February, 2011
- Jenn said...
Your soba noodles are gorgeous!!! Your tempura is lovely as well, a beautiful rendition of this month's challenge :)
- 14 February, 2011
- Rhyleysgranny said...
It all looks lovely. You have great patience. You certainly knew what you were about. Presentation is gorgeous. I ate sushi for the first time last month so I would have been a bit lost with this.
- 14 February, 2011
- FabFrugalFood said...
Beeeee-ootiful! Great Job!
- 14 February, 2011
- Valerie said...
Why do we make things more difficult than they need to be? :D
This looks delicious and your presentaion is beautiful. I feel sorry for all those broken noodles. Soup is an excellent solution for that.
I love tempura! Yours looks spectacular! I'm sorry it made you a bit ill (that happens to me when dealing with cookie dough.)
Bravo on all accounts! I didn't know that you lived in Japan for a time!! How exciting.
- 14 February, 2011
- Rochelle said...
The noodles look fantastic even if they were hard to work with. Your tempura looks nice and light too yum!
- 14 February, 2011
- shelley c. said...
You never cease to amaze and impress me, Mary!! I love that you made your own noodles. And I love that you shared the true story of making them, too! :) I so want a pasta roller now... ahem... your completed dishes look SO good - the soba salad looks so fresh and delicious and that tempura - I would reach through the screen for a bite if I could!! Awesome job.
- 14 February, 2011
- Monkeyshines in the Kitchen said...
LOL! Beautiful job on the challenge Mary! We also tried (once) to make our own buckwheat noodles. Which is why we always buy them now ;-) Your plating is so marvelous!
- 14 February, 2011
- Heather said...
I am seriously impressed that you made your own soba! Your challenge turned out beautifully. :)
- 14 February, 2011
- Sarah said...
Your tempura looks so light and lovely and I can't believe you made your own soba. Great work on the challenge! I hope your home no longer smells like a chip wagon. LOL.
- 14 February, 2011
- Ruth H. said...
I am so impressed with your patience and perseverence making those soba noodles. And your ingenuirty to keep the "failed" pasta crumbs for soup! I probably would have thrown them away in frustration...! Your final dishes look amazing - I want to try your tempura onions!! Great work, as always, and thank you so much for sharing!!
- 14 February, 2011
- Anula said...
Great job! Love the photos :)
Home made soba noodles - you're really DARING!!!
Pozdrawiam! Anula.
- 14 February, 2011
- A Canadian Foodie said...
What a great post, Mary. So thorough. I savoured each word. Good for you for making the soba. I wonder howcome it was so delicate when not cooked. Did you like the flavour of it?
At least you have tried it! Sometimes I know I will never be making "this" again, but am very glad I have done it once! The tempura looks yummy - and I never use a thermometer when doing this... but, will only do it in the summer out on the deck for the very reason you described... that oily smell in the house is quite off putting. My batter is so simple: equal amounts of rice flour and soda water. I love that recipe. It is exceedingly light and just enough. I would have been so daunted by this challenge. I salute you!
- 14 February, 2011
Thanks for the information on making the soba. I was thinking that it might be much more difficult to work with than AP flour.
Excellent work on the tempura too.
- 14 February, 2011
- Suzler said...
Your food is always so beautiful. :) I LOVE that you made your own soba. So impressive!
- 14 February, 2011
- Valérie said...
It is so, so cool that you made your own soba! Brava! And your tempura looks nice and crisp!
I didn't know you worked in Japan! It's funny, I adore spicy food and strong flavours too, but there's somethine about Japanese food that just wins me over every time.
- 14 February, 2011
- ck said...
I love the look of your noodles and admire your skills in making them. Your dishes look beautiful and the photos are great. Like you, I loved the taste of it all, but hated the smell in my house that night. I cannot imagine -30C or eating cold noodle salad in -30!
- 15 February, 2011
- Cakelaw said...
You made your own noodles? Now that's impressive. Great job.
- 15 February, 2011
- Marcellina said...
Mary, thank you so much for your concern. We are safe and well after a very harrowing experience. No electricity for a week and then our computer was down so I have been out of action for a while. We are lucky though many have lost homes, businesses and crops and many more have no utilities.
- 16 February, 2011
- Evelyne@CheapEthnicEatz said...
Wow you made your own soba, so impressed. I know what you mean though by I will never do this recipe again lol. But amazing you tried. That thin omelet looks great and so does your tempura. I had to bow out this month.
- 16 February, 2011
- Cupcake said...
Hey Local foodie!!! Love soba noodles and tempura!
- 17 February, 2011
- Beth said...
What a beautiful meal! Congratulations on completing the challenge.
- 17 February, 2011
- RamblingTart said...
Good for you sticking with this challenge! My goodness, I had no idea soba noodles would be such a bugger. :-) I love them, but I will happily stick with purchasing them too. :-)
- 17 February, 2011
- pigpigscorner said...
wow, your noodles look really fragile but your dish turned out great!
- 17 February, 2011
I'm sure this is a summer dish in Japan. ;-) I admire your skills in putting this dish together, it looks terrific!
I'm also forwarding to you two awards – One Lovely Blog Award and Stylish Blogger Award. Please read my post for the details, thanks. :)
- 17 February, 2011
- Lisa said...
I love that you made your own soba! as I was telling a friend, I'm not familiar with buckwheat flour, so i didn't want to chance it! your noodles are beautiful! So glad you had success with them. As for your tempura, wow, delicate, golden perfection clinging to the shrimp and veggies. As always, blown away by your skill and aesthetics. Oh, BTW, I'm drooling over the coconut tapioca pudding with caramelized bananas..wow!
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2013-2014 US Youth Soccer National League Boys play continues in Wilson, N.C.
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2013-2014 US Youth Soccer National League Boys play continues in Wilson, N.C.
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WILSON, N.C. (Nov. 22, 2013)
— The 2013-2014
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Boys season is shaping up to be a long fight, as just eight of the 80 teams have been victorious in both games after two days of play at Gillette Athletic Complex and Rocky Mount Sports Complex in Wilson, N.C.
With a talented field of teams from top to bottom, the first two days have already shown that each National League side must be on top of its game to walk away with a win. After going a perfect 7-0-0 last season, there won't be another unblemished campaign this year for Sunrise Elite 97/98 (FL). The Florida side came away with a win in its opening game, but Sunrise couldn't break down a stout Alliance Academy 98 Black (MI) squad on Friday as they played to a scoreless tie in Under-16 action.
CUP Gold 95/96 (OH-S) — which won a National League title last year and advanced to the final at the National Championships — is one of the few teams to come away with two wins to start its season. CUP head coach Bobby Puppione said while it's good to start off with a pair of wins, anything can happen moving forward with the strength of the field in the National League.
"No game is easy in the National League. To start off with a win Thursday and then come back after a tough match and put on another good performance to get a result today was huge for us in our step to try to repeat as National League champions," Puppione said. "That's not an easy task because we're playing with the best teams in the country. The fact that we're able to start off with two wins is fantastic, but that doesn't mean anything for tomorrow because we're going to play a very good team."
National League teams earn their place in the league based on a proven track record of success in US Youth Soccer regional and national competitions and are among the nation's best. Competing for a league title and a spot in the
US Youth Soccer National Championships
, each and every game will play into who represents the National League this summer in Germantown, Md.
The league is an extension of the highly successful US Youth Soccer Regional Leagues (US Youth Soccer Region I Premier League, Midwest Regional League, Region III Premier League and Far West Regional League). The National League provides an avenue for teams to play in meaningful matches against top competition from across the country for continued development and opportunities for exposure at the national team, collegiate and professional levels.
Some highlights from Friday's matches…
Under-14 Boys
At the Rocky Mount Sports Complex, the Under-14 games continued to be tight on Friday. Raiders FC (IL) is the lone team in the Blue Division with two wins, while every team in the group has earned at least one point after two games. Scorpions SC Boston (MA) is at the top of the Red Division after winning its first two games, but five other teams have at least three points heading into the third day of play.
Under-15 Boys
Ohio Galaxies FC 98 Elite (OH-S) captured its second win in as many games with a tight 1-0 victory over CESA 98 Premier (SC). Off of a seventh-minute corner kick, Parker Simms connected on a header that found the back of the net to give the Ohio side the early lead. Both sides pressured the opposition's goal for the remainder of the contest, but neither team could break through. The win puts Galaxies in good position in the U-15 Red Division standings after two days of play.
In another tight Under-15 game, Blast FC Red (OH-S) held off Solar Chelsea Red 99 (TX-N) to secure its first National League win. Theodore Knowles beat the keeper in the 19th minute to give Blast FC an early 1-0 lead. The Ohio side's defense made sure that goal held up, as Blast FC shut out Solar Chelsea, 1-0. With each side having a win after two days of play, they're both in the thick of a tightly packed Blue Division.
Both back lines held strong in the first half of the Under-15 match between Michigan Wolves 99 (MI) and NASA 17 Elite (GA), as the teams went to halftime scoreless. The Wolves were able to open the scoring in the 54th minute when Louis Meeks found the back of the net. That goal proved to be the game-winner, as the Michigan side won, 1-0, in another competitive Blue Division matchup.
Under-16 Boys
The Under-16 Boys competed at the Rocky Mount Sports Complex on Friday, with Sereno 98 White (AZ) earning its second win in the Blue Division. The Arizona side is the only team in its division to not drop any points after two games, while the same goes for FC Golden State Platinum (CA-S) in the Under-16 Red Division.
Under-17 Boys
After losing a tight contest on Thursday, two-time National Champions Fullerton Rangers 96 White (CA-S) came away with a crucial 2-1 win on Friday against FC Alliance 97 Black (TN). Fullerton jumped out to an early advantage on a Ricardo Ruiz goal, but FC Alliance responded in the 22nd minute when Cameron Schneider found the back of the net. The California side regained the lead seconds after halftime when James Handal beat the keeper. Despite several late threats from FC Alliance, Fullerton was able to hang on for the 2-1 victory and secure its first win of the National League season.
Tennessee SC 15 (TN) looked to get its second win of the season Friday but ran into a determined Albion SC White (CA-S) squad. Despite scoring five goals in its previous game, Tennessee couldn't break through the Albion defense. The Tennessee back line matched the play of its counterparts, as neither team could find the back of the net, resulting in a scoreless tie.
Under-18 Boys
Alliance Academy 96 Black (MI) and OBGC Rangers (MD) traded chances for much of their Under-18 contest, but neither side could find the right final touch as the game ended in a scoreless tie. OBGC pressured the Alliance Academy net for the final portion of the game, which saw the Maryland side get an open header in front of the goal. However, the Alliance Academy goalkeeper made the save to preserve the tie and give each side an important point in the Blue Division.
In the Under-18 Red Division, CUP Gold 95/96 (OH-S) looks like an early contender for a second-straight National League division title after beginning the season with two straight wins. The Ohio side wasted little time getting started against Waza FC East 96 Jrs. (MI) on Friday, as Thomas Moore put CUP up with a third-minute goal. The teams went back and forth before Gabe Welp doubled CUP's lead in the 51st minute. Jack Clark capped the scoring when he received the ball in the middle of the box and slid a left-footed shot into the right corner of the net, giving CUP the 3-0 win.
Lehigh Valley United 95 (E-PA) posted its first win of the season with a 2-0 victory over Fram 18 Premier (CA-S). The Pennsylvania side went up in the 14th minute thanks to a goal by Colten Habecker. It appeared that score would hold until halftime, but Andrew Nardone doubled the lead just before the break. Nardone gathered the ball on the left side of the six-yard box and beat the keeper from a tough angle to put LVU up 2-0. That score remained unchanged, as LVU earned the three points with the win.
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Plot Summary: Makino Tsukushi: a girl who comes from a poor family just wants to get through her 2 last years at Eitoku Gakuen, quietly. But once she makes herself known by standing up for her friend to the F4, the 4 most popular, powerful and rich boys at the school. She gets the red card: F4's way of a "Declaration of War". But when she doesnt let herself be beaten by them and is starting to fall for one of the F4; Hanazawa Rui. She starts to see that there is more than meets the eye.
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Fiber-Optic Wonder
by Ruth Tenzer Feldman
Joanna Aizenberg, a scientist and one of Earth's most complex multicellular animals, entered a San Francisco store and encountered the elegant remains of Euplectella speciosa—a deep-sea sponge and one of Earth's simplest multicellular animals. Scientist and sponge might one day revolutionize fiber-optic cables, the thread weaving together our wired world.
Fiber-optic cables are basically bundled strands of optical fibers—filaments of glass and reflective cladding that transmit coded light. These fibers are crafted under high heat using expensive equipment. Because the fibers are not very flexible, the cable is hard to install and repair, and is prone to minute cracks.
The sponge Aizenberg encountered—called Venus's flower basket and other names—transmits light through resilient, flexible glass fibers made at sea temperature. Aizenberg and her colleagues aim to find out how.
Venus's flower basket is a type of hexactinellid or glass sponge whose skeleton is composed of needlelike spicules of silica. The sponge uses proteins to collect and arrange silica particles into hairlike glass fibers two to three inches long. Traces of sodium are added, making the glass fiber better able to conduct light. Organic material and concentric shells of glass encase the fibers for protection. According to Aizenberg, "You could tie [the fibers] in tight knots and, unlike commercial fiber, they would still not crack."
This sponge lives in tropical waters and anchors itself to the ocean floor. It likely gathers luminescent (light-emitting) organisms and turns itself into a "fiber-optic lamp" to attract the plankton that it eats. Seeking protection from predators, other creatures live inside this cuplike sponge with a lattice top. Often, a mating pair of shrimp will swim in and remain for the rest of their lives.
As scientists like Aizenberg realize, connectivity means more than communication among humans. There's a sea of information to be learned when we connect with the unwired world as well.
- cladding:
- A metal coating bonded onto another metal under high pressure and temperature.
- concentric:
- Having a common center.
- filament:
- A fine wire or thread.
- lattice:
- An open framework made of strips that overlap in a crisscross pattern.
- spicule:
- A small, needlelike structure.
- Why does a fiber-optic cable contain glass filaments?
[anno: A fiber-optic cable contains glass filaments so that it can transmit coded light.]
- If a fiber-optic cable were made up of filaments of black rubber, would the cable transmit light? Why or why not?
[anno: If a fiber-optic cable were made up of black rubber it would not transfer the light because the black rubber would absorb the light instead of transmitting it along the cable.]
- Why are scientists interested in studying the Euplectella speciosa?
[anno: Scientists are interested in studying the Euplectella speciosa because they are trying to replicate the structure of the sponge's filament since the filament can conduct light but also is flexible.]


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Iran on Tuesday marked the UN's International Day against Drug Abuse by predictably blaming the Jews alone for the "prevalence of narcotics and drug addiction throughout the world," reported Iran's Fars news agency.
Speaking at a ceremony in Tehran, Iranian Vice President Mohammed Reza Rahimi explained that the Talmud "teaches [the Jews] how to destroy non-Jews so as to protect an embryo in the womb of a Jewish mother."
Rahimi said the Jews' preferred method for achieving this goal is encouraging drug use among non-Jews. As evidence for his position, Rahimi made the laughable and easily disproved claim that "you cannot find a single addict among the Zionists."
Of course, there are plenty of drug abusers in Israel, just as there are in any country.
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Rahimi's outburst was further evidence of a growing anti-Semitic tide that the world must not ignore.
"Hitler also said crazy things and succeeded in carrying out his plan," said Lieberman. "The Iranian regime is not composed of crazy people, but of anti-Semitic fanatics,who have a detailed worldwide plan, part of which, as they admit openly, is the destruction of the State of Israel."
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I still remember the first time I bought an issue of 2600. I was probably 13 or 14 and had discovered the magazine through some posts on a BBS. Finding a copy at the local bookstore was a huge nerdy rush, and I'm embarrassed to admit that I felt like some sort of rebellious bad-ass with contraband when I took it to the register. Even if I was too chicken to try anything remotely illegal, I still wanted to soak up every last article no matter what the topic: phreaking, computer hacking, lock picking, or simply defying the man.
My quarterly copies of 2600, combined with text files gathered from BBSs and early web sites, engendered the passion I still have for hacking and security. I kept a binder, organized by subject, where I would collect articles and printouts. I discovered "Off the Hook" on WBAI and would tune in every week. And I even penned a few letters and articles that were published - you can imagine what a thrill that was for the ego of this young geek (thinking about them now makes me cringe).
I stopped keeping up with 2600 many years ago, mostly because the Internet became a far better source of information. So it was with an enormous dose of fond nostalgia that I purchased "The Best of 2600: A Hacker Odyssey" from Amazon this week. I'm happy to say that it's an exceptionally well-done collection spanning 800 pages and 20 years of history and hacker lore. Articles have been nicely arranged by era and general subject matter, with plenty of interspersed new material written by Goldstein. Content spans everything from phone phreaking during the Ma Bell days to hacking during the modern Internet era.
Of course, nostalgia doesn't change the fact that some of 2600's articles suffered from awkward writing and somewhat juvenile anti-establishment overtones - especially when you read them as a staid "grown-up" instead of an over-eager hacker-wannabe teenager. But you have to consider the context in which they were written. Many of the older articles truly capture the hacker spirit, developed by pioneers who had far fewer resources at their disposal for obtaining and sharing knowledge.
If you have even a passing interest in the history and evolution of the hacking "scene" over the last few decades, I highly recommend this book. For me, reading it has been both informative and a fun trip down memory lane. You can pick up a copy at Amazon.


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Football stars attempt to land an A380
Three Arsenal players have swapped their usual airline passenger seats and courageously stepped into the cockpit of an Emirates' A380 for the landing of their lives.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Kieran Gibbs and Carl Jenkinson tested their aerial skills of a different kind by attempting to land an Emirates' A380 at Dubai International.
"Today, we've got a challenge for you guys – and that's to land an A380," said Emirates' Chief A380 Instructor, Warren Coles, as the players were greeted at an A380 simulator within Emirates Aviation College in Dubai.
After a short briefing on how to land the airline's flagship aircraft, Oxlade-Chamberlain was gunning to be first in the Captain's seat.
Focusing on an array of controls, as well as the desert approach below, the 18-year old took Captain Coles' comments on board and eventually cruised into a remarkably smooth landing.
"I've got it under control boys!" said a relieved Oxlade-Chamberlain after touchdown. "We're down in one piece."
Next to take the joystick of the multi-million dollar simulator was Kieran Gibbs, again, closely monitored by 30-year veteran, Captain Coles. Gibbs defended his position well, although after a somewhat abrupt landing, declared "I don't think I'll be a pilot anytime soon!"
But it was Carl Jenkinson who brought real drama to the cockpit. The normally cool-headed defender took his eye off the ball and bounced the A380 down the runway, sending shudders through the flight deck.
"I was more excited to be honest going in there, but then, when I was actually in the seat, I was yeah quite nervous to be honest," said Jenkinson after emerging from the hi-tech cockpit. "It was a lot more difficult than I anticipated."
Capt Coles later said that all three footballers deserved man of the match for accepting such a daunting challenge.
"You all did really well – little bit of confusion between the controls initially, but you got it at the end and even with a bit of help – you might have blown the tyres slightly there – but overall, I was pretty impressed for a first go," concluded Captain Coles.
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Guido di Pietro (Fra Angelico)Biography
He spent a good part of his early life in Florence decorating the Dominican Monastery of San Marco. In 1445, he was called by the church in Rome, leaving the completion of the San Marco frescos to his assistants. Before leaving for Rome however, he completed one of his most beautiful works in a nondescript upstairs cell that may have been his own in the San Marco Monastery. It's an Annunciation painted high on the wall against the vaulted ceiling of Cell No. 3. It's not a lavish rendition of the holy event but strikes us as deeply religious in its simplicity instead. Like the man who painted it, the scene can best be described as simply "holy". The angel Gabriel is positioned near the centre of the arched composition, enlightening Mary of God's favour while off to the left, in one of several one-point perspective niches, stands Saint Dominic. The effect is that of a vision within a vision as Saint Dominic's prayers conjures up the vision of the angel and Mary while the whole painted scene is that of a vision seen by the occupant of the cell.
Legend has it that Fra Angelico very nearly became a saint. When called to Rome in 1445, Pope Eugene IV was in search of a new archbishop of Florence. He eventually chose the vicar of San Marco, Antonio Pierozzi. Two hundred years later, when Pierozzi was proposed for sainthood, it was revealed that the pope's first choice as archbishop of Florence was Fra Angelico, but that the painter's humility caused him to decline and instead suggest Pierozzi for the post. That's unfortunate. We painters could use a patron saint.
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My limited unlock profile beat the game with about 4000 gold, and about 3500+ gold worth of stuff to unlock in town
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Lenovo IdeaPad S12 first to implement ION on mobile platform
Another step forward
Today is going to be an exciting day for NVIDIA and its team of ION product managers. After the first retail system to use the chipset was unveiled last month as the Acer Aspire Revo nettop, it was followed by the first consumer ION platform motherboard from Zotac and today's product announcement is the first one that could be a truly revolutionary step for NVIDIA. The Lenovo IdeaPad S12 will likely be an extremely popular choice of small notebook with a mix of size, speed and price.
The IdeaPad S12 will feature an Intel Atom N270 single-core processor running at 1.6 GHz and the NVIDIA ION chipset with a much higher performing graphics core than the Intel 945G chipset that other notebooks use. Neither NVIDIA nor Lenovo is calling this computer a "netbook" though - and with a 12-inch screen it would be hard to classify it as one (especially with the recent news out of Microsoft for Windows 7 Starter Edition). The keyboard on the S12 is full-size so users that were complaining about the typically shortened width of netbook keyboards will be glad to see that change made.
Update: Apparently in some documentation Lenovo is in fact calling the S12 a netbook. Regardless, I think the term is over used and not warranted in this case.
The Lenovo S12 won't be available until later in the summer, sometime in the July or August time frame most likely, with a price tag under $600. That definitely puts the S12 in a great spot in terms of price and performance but I am bit worried about the length of time between this product announcement and actual product availability. We have already seen the netbook market beginning to compress slightly, and even though this unit wouldn't fit our technical definition of a netbook, its close enough that NVIDIA and Lenovo should be wary of missing the wave completely.
Either way, the team at Lenovo seems to be excited about the S12 as well:
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NYC's Five Chambers and TD Announce Neighborhoods Most in Need as Part of Citywide NEP Project
New York City's five borough Chambers of Commerce and TD announced the specific neighborhoods and commercial corridors across the city in most need of revitalization -- including areas affected by Hurricane Sandy -- and how TD's $200,000 grant to the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce will assist businesses with strategies to recover and rebuild.
TD Bank Group and the TD Charitable Foundation donated $200,000 to the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce in November 2012 to help start the Citywide Neighborhood Entrepreneurship Project (NEP), which is aimed at addressing the needs of businesses through a series of programs that includes providing direct commercial revitalization services to shopping districts throughout New York City.
The project will help with merchant organizing, commercial beautification, shop local initiatives, and attracting businesses to low and middle income areas. Services also include programs aimed at direct referrals for small business services such as financing, accounting, hiring, and attaining permits.
The program comes in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, a time where many businesses across the five boroughs suffered devastating losses. This is the first citywide program that addresses needs of small businesses within low income neighborhoods.
"TD is proud to support locAl Small businesses through the Citywide Neighborhood Entrepreneurship Project, especially as the community recovers from Hurricane Sandy," said Peter Meyer, Market President for TD Bank. "We recognize the impact these donations can have, and our goal is to build successful partnerships that benefit our customers and their communities."
To kick-off the program, the five Chambers will focus on the following areas:
-- Fourth Avenue (between Atlantic Avenue and 65th Street)
-- Nostrand Avenue (between Atlantic Avenue and Eastern Parkway)
-- Red Hook
-- Sheepshead Bay (Sheepshead Bay Road; Emmons Avenue)
-- City Island
-- East Tremont Avenue (between Third Avenue and Arthur Avenue)
-- Second Avenue (between 68th Street and 98th Street)
-- Lower East Side (Avenues A, B, C, D, between Delancey and 14th Street)
-- Rockaway Peninsula
-- Roosevelt Avenue (between 82nd Street and 114th Street)
Staten Island:
-- Midland Beach
-- South Beach
The Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, through its 501c3 not for profit, the Brooklyn Alliance, will work with and provide direct technical assistance to assist NYC's other Chambers of Commerce (Bronx, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island) to develop and establish commercial revitalization programs within their respective Chamber foundations.
"I would like to thank TD Bank Group, the TD Charitable Foundation, and the city's other Chambers for their commitment to helping small businesses across New York City," said Carlo A. Scissura, President & CEO of the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce. "This grant will enable us to help businesses grow and empower local communities. This also comes at a time when so many businesses are suffering. Urgent intake, assessment, and referral services are even more critical now, with businesses in need of support services to help them rebuild and replace equipment. In addition, many of the hardest hit communities -- such as Coney Island and the Rockaways -- are areas that are low to moderate income who desperately depend on small business for vital good and services, and job creation for their communities."
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Tuesday, February 19, 2013
The Identity of the Astros
"But with the major differences in rules and strategy between the two leagues in baseball, the Astros switching leagues is a very good reason to dump the team. And honestly I believe if you continue to support the team then you were never a true fan to begin with because the REAL Astros died last year. The REAL Astros are a NL team. Any AL version is just a zombie version of the real Astros were no matter how successful they become after the switch. They aren't the same team or the same franchise. And honestly anybody who supports them is a traitor to the city of Houston and should just pack their bags and move to Dallas."
That is preposterous. Being a fan is irrational at its core, and so its all right if you stop rooting for the Astros for any reason at all. It doesn't make you a bad person. But don't try to justify it. Don't try to rationalize it. Admit that YOU are abandoning the team, not the other way around. The Astros will still be playing at Minute Maid Park. They will be decked out in Orange and Blue, which is what they should have been wearing this whole time. The NL Championship banner from 2005 will still be flying. Numbers 5 and 7 will still be retired, along with 24, 25, 32, 33, 34, 40 and 49. The team that gave us so many great memories, and so much heartache, will still be ready to give us more of both. They aren't leaving. If you leave, fine. But don't blame them.
Unless you think that the true identity of the Astros is solely wrapped up into whether Bud Norris hits for himself. Unless you think that the most important part of all of that history is the fact that for all of the years, the Astros pitchers were hitting for themselves. For all the talk of the differences between the AL and NL, there really is only one. In 1973 the American League added the Designated Hitter. I have never liked it. I still don't like it. But, they still play baseball. There are still 9 innings, four balls and three strikes. And the Astros are still the Astros.
The Astros are more than just the pitcher hitting. They are bigger than Jim Crane. They are bigger than any league switch. If the Astros defected from the U.S. Major Leagues to join the Nippon Profession League, I would follow (weirder start times, but no DH). If you can't bring yourself to watch Carlos Pena (or whoever, not really clear on that yet) hit for Norris, that's your prerogative. As for me, I am hoping for an AL Championship banner to hang next to that NL one in the near future. And I don't think that makes me a bad fan. Quite the opposite, in fact.
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My loyalty to the Astros is as strong as ever, regardless of league. My problems with the AL switch have everything to do with Bud Selig forcing it unwillingly on the Astros (making it a condition of sale). Also not a fan oflate west coast starts. Most of all, what I hate is replacing a lifetime of watching games against traditional NL teams (Braves, Mets, Pirates, Cubs, Cards, Reds, Giants, & Dodgers)& having to manufacture excitement for the Mariners, A's, Royals, Blue Jays, & Rays. We were already playing the Rangers in interleague, so I don't buy that we have to share a division with them for a rivalry to exist. But this post is absolutely correct. All the Astros can do is keep trying to build a winner, & all true fans can do is stick by them every step of the way.
- February 19, 2013 at 10:19 AM
I suffered through the nauseating kick to the gonads each time Brad Ausmus and Adam Everett went to the plate with their wet noodle and lackluster efforts. I've dealt with "King Jackhole" Bud Selig treating the Houston fans like second class citizens for a decade. I even tolerated "Yes Man" Tim Purpura as GM --- Enough said about that epic failed bit.
I'm not about to cash in my chips yet --- I have to much pain and suffering invested that has yet to pay off. It'll be worth it SOMEDAY when I can call my favorite team The World Series Champions.
We might be hosed now and for a long time to come, but my faith stands unwavered!
See you for some tragically bad baseball on opening day.
--- An Abused Lifelong Fan
- February 19, 2013 at 11:17 AM
- Reuben said...
What is it with the ridiculous perpetual Ausmus-and-Everett hate in the comments lately? Do you people even realize what the primary purpose of a catcher an a shortstop is? It is to provide good defense and field leadership, and Brad Ausmus and Adam Everett were the best the Astros have ever had in that respect. Everett may have been THE best-fielding SS of the 2000's. I consider it a privilege that I was able to watch them with the Astros.
Were they good hitters? No, but neither was Mark Belanger, or Steve Yeager, or Marty Marion, or many other great-fielding SS and C from championship teams. The Astros' problems in the mid-2000s did NOT include Ausmus an Everett.
- February 19, 2013 at 12:20 PM
I will remain a fan because it is in my blood, but I understand the sentiment behind the original post. I also don't subscribe to what I consider the myth that Bud Selig forced the Astros to move.
Lots of fans assume that Selig had leverage over Crane, and used that leverage to get Crane to agree to move to the AL. The facts just don't support that. Crane had the leverage and he knew it; thus the 70 million payoff he received from Bud and Drayton.
If Selig actually had leverage, he would never have paid Crane a cent to move, he would have just demanded it. In short, those with leverage receive the ransom, they do not pay it.
Even after digesting the idea that Crane sold out the fans, I still support the team.
- February 19, 2013 at 12:22 PM
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- February 19, 2013 at 12:23 PM
That comment was plain dumb. I'm so glad you took the time to respond and a fine job responding you did. I hate the AL, I hate Bud Selig for raping us in the ass, I hate the DH but I love the Astros. That love is far stronger than any: (1) loyalty to the NL; (2) any enjoyment of watching Bud Norris hit; and (3)any desire to hunt down Bud Selig for revenge. A true fan doesn't cut an run when times get tough. A true fan hunkers down, takes the pain and waits for the better days.
- February 19, 2013 at 12:54 PM
This ticked me off. I've been a fan for 25 plus years since I was a kid. I would love for the Astros to be better than they are, but they aren't. There are so many moving parts that it takes many things to go right.
I do believe that the right plan is being done now. The AL does not bug me. At least we will see Minute Maid turned into a bigger homerun park.
Get over the gripe. Be thankful that we have baseball.
- February 19, 2013 at 1:18 PM
No matter what happens in the future, I will never say I like the way it was done. You couldn't pay me enough to lie about it. Bud Selig, Drayton Mcclane, and yes, even Nolan Ryan have joined ranks with the likes of Bud Adams. That's not very good company. Nolan wanted a rivalry, and he got one. It's not against the Rangers, though. It's against him.
- February 19, 2013 at 1:46 PM
"But don't try to justify it. Don't try to rationalize it. Admit that YOU are abandoning the team, not the other way around."
Fuck you.
- February 24, 2013 at 3:07 PM
Well, you certainly didn't try to rationalize anything with that response. Stay classy, Bandwagon Fan.
- February 24, 2013 at 3:39 PM


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