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The T 70 and T 70 p headphones from beyerdynamic: Tesla quality in a new price range
High-end sound at home and on the go
Heilbronn, June 2011: To drive the top class without saving for years. That's what lovers of classic automobile marques dream about, just like the sound enthusiasts who see their dreams realised in the Tesla headphones from beyerdynamic. The circle of those who can afford this luxury has now grown: the T 70 und T 70 p. They make the high-end technology of the top T 1 and T 5 p models accessible for the first time in the price range below €500.
The Heilbronn audio specialist compiles a series of design measures under the Tesla name that lend the earphones extraordinary effectiveness and especially balanced sound at the same time. The two new models utilise these advantages in different ways: the T 70, with a nominal impedance of 250 ohm, is optimally matching the home stereo system, where, due to its effective functionality, it impresses with an unlimited richness in detail, even at low volumes.
Thanks to its low impedance of 32 ohm, the T 70 p is especially suited for mobile use. Its high sound pressure level allows it to compensate for the fundamental power weaknesses of MP3 players, smart phones and tablet PCs. As Tesla headphones, it can deal with volumes that wearers of conventional headphones can only dream of. With its balanced frequency response, powerful bass and clear highs, it clearly differentiates itself from its little brother T 50 p with mini Tesla drivers, and transports the sound experience in the direction of the T 5 p mobile reference headphones.
Both variants of the T 70 are closed, the ear pads completely enclose the ears, which dampens ambient sounds and is experienced as particularly pleasant. Nothing disturbs the listening pleasure of the wearer who can fully submerge into the sound world of his Tesla headphones. Headband and ear pads made of soft as velvet Detex textile, a skin-friendly microvelour, have a temperature-balancing effect and a ergonomic fit that allows hours of fatigue-proof listening. While other beyerdynamic models already feel comfortable, the wearing comfort here is like being in the back seat of a chauffeur-driven luxury limousine.
However, not only the interior is convincing. High quality exterior materials also mark the special status of each set of Tesla headphones: yokes and decorative rings are manufactured from solid, anodised aluminium. The ear cups are varnished in a sophisticated three-layer process until they take on a basalt grey shimmer. Depending upon the incidence of light, their colour changes from dark violet to mud tones, similar to an exclusive automotive paint with pearl effect.
Like all premium headphones from beyerdynamic, the two new innovations are also produced by hand at the Heilbronn location. The delivery package includes a practical carrying bag and a specially designed connection cable. With the T 70 it is 3 metres long and ends with a gold-plated 3.5 mm jack plug including a threaded adapter for 6.35 mm sockets. The portable version has a shorter cable (1.2 metre) with an angled 3.5 mm plug for easier connection to portable devices. An inflight adapter is also supplied. The owner of a T 70 p can thus enjoy superb Tesla sound anywhere and at all times.
Available as of July 2011 from qualified dealers and directly from the manufacturer: www.beyerdynamic.com.
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|T 70 / T 70p
|Transducer type
|Operating principle
|Frequency Response
|5 Hz - 40,000 Hz
|250 Ω (T 70) / 32 Ω (T 70 p)
|Nominal SPL
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|Nominal THD
|<0.1% (1 mW / 500 Hz)
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200 mW
|Max. SPL
|125 dB (200 mW / 500 Hz)
|Sound coupling to the ear
|Ambient noise attenuation
|18 dB
|Headband pressure
|Weight without cable
|330 g
|3 m (T 70) / 1.2 m (T 70 p) / single-sided
|gold vaporised mini stereo jack plug (3.5 mm) & 1/4" adaptor (6.35 mm)
|carrying case (T 70/T 70 p) inflight adaptor (T 70 p)
|2 years
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March Madness is just around the corner, meaning Selection Sunday is now just, well, Sunday.
With only a few opportunities and dwindling days left to pad NCAA tournament résumés, every game — and every result — matters.
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Obama's federal health care law, which is now front of theU.S. Supreme Court, will bankrupt the U.S. and destroy the country's health care system, Rep. Paul Ryan, (R) Wis., told CNBC Tuesday.
"It vastly underestimates how many employers will actually drop their employer health insurance and dump people into the government exchange," Ryan said.
In fact, he said private sector actuaries have told him that within a couple of years, about two-thirds of employers will "wash their hands" of offering health insurance to employees.
"Just about everybody will be in the [government] exchange," Ryan said.
The result, he said, will be the "implosion of the health care system and an explosion of our public debt."
Ryan, the House budget chairman, also addressed his budget, which is expected to go to the House floor for a vote this week. It aims to cut spending by over $5 trillion and lower the deficit by $3 trillion over 10 years.
"A debt crisis is coming," he told Larry Kudlow. "We feel we have an obligation to the country to show how we will pre-empt and prevent a debt crisis."
The primary driver of the country's debt crisis is Medicare, he said.
"If you do not get a handle on Medicare reform, you never ever, ever balance the budget, let alone get the debt under control," he said.
Ryan says critics who think the plan doesn't balance the budget fast enough need to look a little deeper. He said he had to use a static Congressional Budget Office baseline, which assumes massive tax increases and increased debt that slow down growth.
"Our budget doesn't look as good as it otherwise would if he had economic growth," he said. "With reasonable growth assumptions, we show with our alternative growth scenario, we'll balance the budget far faster than the static CBO analysis shows."
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- Three college friends of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev were arrested and accused yesterday of trying to protect him by going into his dorm room and getting rid of a backpack filled with hollowed-out fireworks three days after the deadly attack.
The three 19-year-olds were not accused of any role in the bombing. But in a footnote in the court papers outlining the charges, the FBI said that about a month before the tragedy, Tsarnaev told two of them that he knew how to make a bomb.
Azamat Tazhayakov and Dias Kadyrbayev, both of whom came to the U.S. from Kazakhstan, were charged with conspiring to obstruct justice by concealing and destroying evidence. Robel Phillipos, who graduated from a Cambridge high school with Tsarnaev, was charged with lying to investigators about the visit to Tsarnaev's room.
According to the FBI account, just hours after surveillance-camera photos of the Boston Marathon suspects were flashed around the world April 18, Tsnarnaev's friends suspected he was one of the bombers and removed the backpack along with a laptop from Tsarnaev's room at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth.
One of them later threw the backpack in the garbage, and it wound up in a landfill, where it was discovered by law-enforcement officers last week, authorities said. In the backpack were fireworks that had been emptied of their gunpowder.
The lawyers for the Kazakh students said their clients had nothing to do with the bombing and were just as shocked by the crime as everyone else. Phillipos' attorney, Derege Demissie, said outside court: "The only allegation is he made a misrepresentation."
At a court appearance, the Kazakh students did not request bail and will be held for another hearing May 14. Phillipos was held for a hearing on Monday. If convicted, Kadyrbayev and Tazhayakov could get up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
Phillipos faces a maximum of eight years behind bars and a $250,000 fine.
Three people were killed and more than 260 wounded on April 15 when two bombs exploded near the marathon's finish line. Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, died after a gunfight with police days later. His 19-year-old brother was captured and lies in a prison hospital. Their mother has said the allegations against them are lies.
Investigators have not said whether the pressure-cooker bombs used in the attacks were made with gunpowder extracted from fireworks.
Kadyrbayev and Tazhayakov have been in jail for more than a week on allegations they were in violation of their student visas, one because he was skipping classes, the other because he was no longer enrolled. All three men charged yesterday began attending UMass with Tsarnaev in 2011, according to the FBI.
Tazhayakov was allowed to return to the U.S. from Kazakhstan in January despite not having a valid student visa, a federal law-enforcement official told the Associated Press. His student-visa status had been terminated because he was academically dismissed from the university, said the official, who was not authorized to discuss the case and spoke on condition of anonymity.
The FBI said that before Tsarnaev's roommate let the three friends into the room, Kadyrbayev received a text message from Tsarnaev that read: "I'm about to leave if you need something in my room take it," according to the FBI. When Tazhayakov learned of the message, "he believed he would never see Tsarnaev alive again," the FBI said in the affidavit.


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A former slave who renamed herself and worked as an abolitionist and public speaker at a time when women in general were often forbidden to speak in public, Truth's most famous speech has had a few "authoritative" versions published. None of them agree. The rhetorical device it's most lauded for--the repetition of "Ain't I a woman?"--doesn't appear at all in the first recorded account. Truth herself could not write, and often dictated her recollections of events or speeches, but not in this case.
This happened more than once to Truth. Some of her most famous lines were later attributed to men and recast as clever and impromptu remarks. (If you've ever heard a speaker say, after a lovely introduction, "I can hardly wait to hear what I have to say," you can credit that to Truth, for example.) And, at the same time, this was a woman who remade herself, her name and often, her age.
Here's the first version of the speech, recorded by a newspaperman and abolitionist in 1851, soon after the women's convention in Ohio where she spoke; he noted at the time that it was "impossible" to record it accurately. Truth was trying to note that privileges extended to white women of the day, and to men, weren't shared with her:
I want to say a few words about this matter. I am a woman's rights. I have as much muscle as any man, and can do as much work as any man. I have plowed and reaped and husked and chopped and mowed, and can any man do more than that? I have heard much about the sexes being equal. I can carry as much as any man, and can eat as much too, if I can get it. I am as strong as any man that is now. As for intellect, all I can say is, if a woman have a pint, and a man a quart – why can't she have her little pint full? You need not be afraid to give us our rights for fear we will take too much, – for we can't take more than our pint'll hold. The poor men seems to be all in confusion, and don't know what to do. Why children, if you have woman's rights, give it to her and you will feel better. You will have your own rights, and they won't be so much trouble. I can't read, but I can hear. I have heard the bible and have learned that Eve caused man to sin. Well, if woman upset the world, do give her a chance to set it right side up again. The Lady has spoken about Jesus, how he never spurned woman from him, and she was right. When Lazarus died, Mary and Martha came to him with faith and love and besought him to raise their brother. And Jesus wept and Lazarus came forth. And how came Jesus into the world? Through God who created him and the woman who bore him. Man, where was your part? But the women are coming up blessed be God and a few of the men are coming up with them. But man is in a tight place, the poor slave is on him, woman is coming on him, he is surely between a hawk and a buzzard.recorded it in a Southern dialect, even though Truth had been raised in New York state, spoke Dutch through most of her youth and didn't use a Southern accent or style of speaking. Facts ranging from the number of her children and the mood of the audience hearing this speech were changed or exaggerated. These later versions of the speech were widely published again and again, and became the accepted version, despite the lack of evidence. They also formed the basis for Truth's image and legacy. If that's not an argument for taking charge of your speaker image, I don't know what is.
Truth made public speaking her career, and knew some of the leading thinkers and orators of her day. But in pursuing speaking opportunities, she faced plenty of resistance. Hecklers tried to keep her off the program by claiming she was really a man, a common challenge at that time, as no woman could be expected to speak so well as a man. At one appearance in 1858, Truth, in the face of suggestions she was a man, opened her blouse and bared her breasts to the audience. If all that surprises you, it's important to note that at this time, Harriet Beecher Stowe--the bestselling author of the day, and one who herself reinterpreted Truth's famous speech--sometimes had to let her husband give her talk for her while she sat in the gallery, on her own book tour.
The Sojourner Truth Institute has a wealth of information on Truth and her ill-recorded but much-lauded record of public speaking for you to explore more. I wish I had a recording for you. This would have been a great famous speech to hear in its true form.


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Report: Bush hospitalized
Former President George H.W. Bush is in the hospital, the Houston Chronicle reported Thursday.
Bush, 88, is at Houston's Methodist Hospital receiving treatment for a "chronic cough," his chief of staff, Jean Becker, told the Chronicle.
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His condition is not life-threatening, she said.
"His big problem is a chronic cough, he can't get rid of so he's back at Methodist," Becker said. "This is not a life-threatening illness."
A statement from Bush's office said the former president is "being treated for complications related to his bronchitis," and is slated to be released within several days.
"He is in stable condition, and is expected to be released within the next 72 hours," the statement read in part.
He was visited on Sunday by his son, former President George W. Bush, and former First Lady Laura Bush, according to the report.
Jim McGrath, a spokesman for Bush, told Fox News that while the former president is doing "much better," his cough — combined with his age —warranted caution.
"He's doing a lot better. He was admitted last Friday with a case of bronchitis," he said. "They were able to successfully treat that case of it, but he still has a lingering cough and that and the fact that he's 88, they're just being extra cautious and holding him until the cough gets better."
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Jeremy Lin versus the Mavs pt 2.
Two weeks ago, the Knickerbockers defeated the defending champs 104-97 in a Madison Square Garden Sunday matinee. Tonight, the 'Bockers head into Dallas coming off a bad loss to the Celtics on ABC Sunday. Dallas has lost 5 of 6. The Knicks have been inconsistent, winning only 2 of 5 games, since the return of Carmelo Anthony. They look to get back on track against a team they match up well against.
Here's what to watch for:
- Tyson Chandler gets his ring. In his first game in Dallas as a member of the Knicks, center Tyson Chandler will get his championship ring from last season's championship Mavs team. This just puts in perspective how lucky the Knicks are to have Chandler. In my opinion, Chandler represents something the Knicks haven't known about in a long time: winning. In the past 10 years, New York has had few players who could spell championship much less win one. While the Knicks have yet to take the next step into becoming a championship contender, the acquisition of Chandler has been huge for this team. Rather than win 25 games every year, the Knicks have the opportunity to become an elite team. Tyson Chandler, the starting center on the world champions last season, is a huge part of that. I think Chandler accepting his ring tonight is going to be surreal to me in that it shows how far the Knicks have come. Sure, they have a ways to go but the Knicks have come miles from where they were in the Zeke Era and Tyson Chandler is a stark representative of that.
- The Knicks should attack the paint tonight. In their first meeting with Dallas, the Knicks shot 78% at the rim. Oklahoma City defeated Dallas last night and they shot 66% at the rim. Overall this season, Dallas is ranked 16th in NBA defending the rim. They allow opponents to shoot 62% on average. The Knicks have a plethora of players who have the ability to finish at the rim. Dallas is a pretty strong team defending the perimeter and the Knicks are an inconsistent shooting team. They either shoot lights out or they struggle mightily. I would like to see New York attack the paint against a less athletic Dallas team.
- Can somebody please check Dirk? In his last 6 games, including a 1 point performance in which he was injured early in the game, Dirk Nowitzki has averaged 22.6 points per game. Against the Knicks a few games back, Dirk put up 34 points on 11/20 shooting. Amar'e Stoudemire was laughably awful trying to defend Nowitzki and Iman Shumpert struggled as well. Surprisingly, JR Smith was by far the best Knick defender when it came to guarding Dirk. It will be interesting to see how the Knicks defend the finals MVP tonight.
- How will Dallas defend Jeremy Lin? They tried Shawn Marion on Lin earlier this year and he scored 28 on 11/20 shooting. I have a hard time imagining Dallas giving
30038 year old Jason Kidd the assignment of staying in front of the 23 year old Lin. However, thanks to Boston and Miami, the blueprint has been put out on how to slow Lin down. The Knicks point guard has struggled against quicker guards that provide constant pressure to Lin's dribble. On paper, the Mavs don't appear to have a kind of defender like that. The only guy who may fit that profile is Roddy Beaubois, the backup point guard. I bet that Dallas will try Beaubois on Lin tonight but I have a hard time believing that Lin will truly struggle against Beaubois. I think Lin is going to have a good game tonight because I'm not sure Dallas has a guy who can match up with him.
- What kind of minutes will Landry Fields play tonight? He played only 15 against Boston on Sunday and appears to be losing his grip on playing time. He has fallen into a 3 game slump as of late and may start losing consistent minutes to JR Smith and Iman Shumpert. I love what Fields does but he needs to start shooting the ball better or else he is in serious jeopardy of losing his starting spot. Vince Carter is old and Jason Terry is not a great defender so Fields should have some opportunity to prove himself tonight. He lost his confidence last year and his play struggled. I'm not sure where his confidence is at right now but if he starts to become weak in the head, his play will become weaker as well.
- I'm still tuned in Amar'e… He told everyone to "stay tuned" but I'm still curious as to what we were supposed to be waiting for. Missed one handed dunks that turn the game around in overtime? Bricks? Turnovers? What exactly did Amar'e want to show us? He has been better since the all-star break but he still hasn't been that great. Dirk isn't a good defender. Amar'e should find a way to score tonight but then again he should have done the same thing last time the Knicks played the Mavericks. He scored 11 points. Stay tuned…


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Thursday, December 31, 2009
Traveling with kids, Part 2: The Airplane Bathroom and New Year's Resolutions
Sunday, December 27, 2009
traveling with kids
And I doubt anyone but me and a few die-hard Jane Austen fans and admirers of Colin Firth (and really, aren't most red-blooded American women, and come to think of it, most homosexual men, Colin Firth admirers?) would think my A&E version of Pride and Prejudice is really worth that much..... And dudes, don't even think about touching my new August Wilson Century Cycle. That was a birthday present, which I haven't even had a chance to read.
But if you do happen to decide to break in, would you mind taking the turkey out of the freezer and sticking it in the fridge? And how about unloading the dishwasher? Thanks. That will make cooking much easier when I get back.
Sorry for the digression.
So. We are in Nevada, which means we traveled thousands of miles from Illinois all the way to the western part of the country. With three kids. During the busiest travel season of the year. And we flew out of O'Hare, one of the biggest airports in the country. It was insane. We actually took 4 modes of transportation just on Saturday in our journey to Las Vegas. First, we drove to Chicago, some three hours from home. The next day, we drove to O'Hare. Once we got to the parking lot, we had to take a shuttle bus which dropped us off at the train, which we took to the airport.
With three kids. And a stroller. And three backpacks, two booster seats, one carseat and a big purse. And three carry-on duffle bags. Oh, and did I mention three kids?
Yeah, you can imagine how horrible it was to be behind our little army at security, right? Where they had to use some instrument to make sure it was actually formula in Tommy's bottle instead of explosives.
I can tell FAA security officials this much: I don't care how crazy some terrorist might be, how fanatical and suicidal and determined to participate in a jihad they might be, I don't think ANYONE would be crazy enough to bring along three kids, a stroller, three backpacks, two booster seats, a car seat and three duffel bags to do it. Though I suppose dragging that load all over the country could theoretically drive someone to do something crazy. Especially if that someone happened to be PMSing and slightly sleep-deprived.
Ahem. I'm just saying.
Actually, though the trip was hectic and quite stressful, it went rather smoothly. And the kids? Well, the kids were downright hysterical at points. On the bus, they had the cool-looking twenty-something bus driver laughing at their enthusiasm. Danny kept squealing, "Whoohooo!!! We are going faster now!" and "This is Super-dee-duper!" while Charlotte talked about the upcoming airplane ride, which would go "way high up in the sky!"
On the train, Charlotte exclaimed loudly enough for everyone to hear her, "This ride is really fun!" I foolishly mentioned to the kids that by journey's end, we would have taken every form of transportation except boats. Which is when Danny pointed out that we had yet to fly in a rocket ship or a helicopter. Nor had we ridden an elephant, a giraffe or a cow.
And let's not forget baby Tommy here. In the hours we spent in the airport, he charmed no less than a dozen people, including an elderly Asian couple who he kept crawling over to at our terminal. He repeatedly pulled himself up on their pant legs and babbled to them. Then, there was the U.S. Air employee who spent a good ten minutes making him laugh and smile.
When we finally got close to Las Vegas, the kids enjoyed looking at all the lights. Danny pointed to the Stratosphere Hotel and declared, "Look! It's the North Pole! We are going to the North Pole where Santa lives!" And nothing has yet convinced him that Vegas is probably the antithesis of Santa's winter wonderland home. Danny is still possessed of the certainty that Santa resides somewhere in the Nevada mountains, which only made it that much easier for him to deliver our gifts.
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Spin Cycle--Holiday Baking
1/3 cup plus 3/4 cup heavy cream
4 ounces bittersweet or semi-sweet baking chocolate, cut into chunks
2 ounces (1/4 package) cream cheese, softened
4 tablespoons sugar, divided
1/2 teaspoon Peppermint Extract
2. Microwave 1/3 cup of the cream and chocolate in microwavable bowl on HIGH 1 minute, stirring after 30 seconds. Stir until chocolate is completely melted. Cool 5 minutes or until chocolate ganache starts to thicken. Spoon a heaping teaspoon ganache into each tart shell. Cool completely.
3. Beat cream cheese and 2 tablespoons of the sugar in large bowl until smooth. Beat remaining 3/4 cup cream, remaining 2 tablespoons sugar and extract in medium bowl with electric mixer until stiff peaks form. Add 1/2 of the whipped cream to cream cheese mixture; stir until well blended. Gently stir in remaining whipped cream.
4. Spoon about 1 tablespoon Peppermint Crème into each tart. Garnish with chocolate shavings, if desired. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
1 Cup sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. PENZEYS CINNAMON
2 Cups whole raw cranberries
1 Cup milk
1/4 Cup melted butter (1/2 stick)
1 tsp. PURE VANILLA EXTRACT
Butter Sauce:
1/2 Cup butter (1 stick)
1 Cup sugar
3/4 Cup cream (half & half or whipping cream)
1 tsp. PURE VANILLA EXTRACT
1/2 tsp. PENZEYS CINNAMON
Preheat oven to 350°. Sift together the dry ingredients. Add the cranberries, milk, melted butter and PURE VANILLA EXTRACT. Mix well. Pour into an 8-inch square buttered baking dish. Bake at 350° for 40 minutes. After the duff has been in the oven for 25 minutes, make the butter sauce by combining the butter, sugar and cream in a heavy-bottomed saucepan. Bring to a boil and then lower the heat. Stir in the VANILLA and CINNAMON and simmer for 10 minutes. Serve the duff warm drizzled with sauce, with extra sauce on the side


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Dramatic retraction adds to questions about stem cell research
Researchers admit mistakes and question whether STAP cells exist
H. Obokata et al/Nature 2014
Rising doubts about easy-to-make stem cells have hit a crescendo: The researchers who claimed to have discovered STAP cells have pulled their papers from the journal Nature. The scientists say that mistakes in the work now make them question the existence of such cells. The original publication described making STAP stem cells simply by stressing mature cells with a squeeze or with a brief plunge in acid.
Other scientists worry that the combination of early enthusiasm about the papers quickly followed by revelations of misconduct will mar the reputation of stem cell research.
"We apologize for the mistakes," the team of STAP cell researchers writes in the July 3 Nature. "These multiple errors impair the credibility of the study as a whole and we are unable to say without doubt whether the [STAP cell] phenomenon is real."
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I've been promising these pictures, so at long last I bring you (drum roll please) COMPLETELY re-cored (and very solid, but pre-glassed) decks!
This photo was taken before the final lapped 'plank' of 1/2 marine ply was lagged into place. Every thru-deck (cleats, fuel, water, waste lines) have been set with reinforcements that will keep water from reaching the new core. Next, two layers of biaxial from bow to stern, and all deck leaks will have been banished!


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Rielle Hunter, the mistress of former presidential candidate John Edwards and mother of his 4-year-old daughter, reveals some surprising intimate details of the couple's relationship in her tell-all book that will hit book stores June 26.
ABC News reported Monday on some of the salacious details of Hunter's memoir, titled What Really Happened.
ABC reported that the couple met in 2006 at the New York Regency Hotel, when Hunter approached Edwards by saying, "You are so hot." In 2008, Hunter gave birth to Edwards' child, Frances Quinn. Edwards did not acknowledge paternity of the child until 2010.
In her book, Hunter accuses Edwards' wife, Elizabeth, who died in 2010 from breast cancer, of driving her husband to his several affairs, and calls her a "witch on wheels."
Hunter also writes that Elizabeth "was bonkers because she was in denial" about Edwards' many affairs.
Edwards and Hunter's current romantic status remains vague. "I really have no idea what will happen with us. The jury is still out. But I can honestly say that the ending is of no concern to me anymore. The love is here. And as sappy as it may sound, I love living in love," Hunter writes.
ABC News reported that in an upcoming "20/20" interview, Hunter will explain their current relationship.
Edwards' affair with the then-pregnant Hunter exploded in 2008, when Edwards was running for the Democratic presidential nomination. Last month, Edwards was tried for using campaign funds to hide his affair. A federal jury found Edwards not guilty on one count of violating campaign finance rule, and the judge declared a mistrial on the five remaining criminal charges. The Department of Justice decided not to retry the former senator and two-time Presidential candidate.


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Lake Crescent
Located along the northern border of Olympic National Park, Lake Crescent is a beautiful turquoise lake formed by glacial passage. Steep mountain ridges rise up almost 1,500 feet over the lake, while the deepest part of the water is about 24 feet below sea level.� Lake Crescent is over 600 feet deep in some places.� That's what happens
The rooms are connected in row, with one side of each room facing an area on the lake, so we can step out to a patio like area , sit, and enjoy the view.� We have cross-ventilation. We have little beach-front lake views, We can sit in the sunset and enjoy.
Lake Crescent� (I had thought this was Lake Quinault;� I've since realized it was taken closer to the end of the trip & is likely Lake Crescent. )
A few of us has gathered in front of our room,� and we're reviewing the day, the hikes, and talking cell phones (ah, reality bites).� For the first time since leaving Seattle, most of us can connect and do.� It's not very vacation-y but we get the news.
Carrie needs to make a phone call.
Amy finds out that NJ governor McGreavy (this trip was a while ago) has announced he will resign right after the November elections, because he is gay and he knew that someone was about to spitefully 'out' him.
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Charles River
|Charles River
The Longfellow Bridge crossing over the Charles River, connecting Boston and Cambridge, in winter
Charles, Mystic, and Neponset river watersheds
|United States
|Hopkinton, Cambridge, Boston
|Physical characteristics
|Echo Lake
|⁃ location
|Hopkinton, Massachusetts, United States
|⁃ coordinates
|⁃ elevation
|350 ft (110 m)
|Boston Harbor
⁃ location
|Boston, Massachusetts, United States
⁃ coordinates
|42°22′14″N 71°3′13″W / 42.37056°N 71.05361°WCoordinates: 42°22′14″N 71°3′13″W / 42.37056°N 71.05361°W
⁃ elevation
|0 ft (0 m)
|80 mi (130 km)
|Basin size
|308 sq mi (800 km2)
|⁃ average
|302 cu ft/s (8.6 m3/s)
|⁃ minimum
|0.1 cu ft/s (0.0028 m3/s)
|⁃ maximum
|4,150 cu ft/s (118 m3/s)
The Charles River (sometimes called the River Charles or simply the Charles) is an 80-mile-long (129 km) long river in eastern Massachusetts. From its source in Hopkinton the river's mouth is northeast of its headwaters, though it follows a highly meandering route, doubling back on itself several times and traveling through 23 cities and towns before reaching the Atlantic Ocean at Boston.[1] The Native-American name for the Charles River was Quinobequin, meaning "meandering".
The Charles River is fed by approximately 80 streams and several major aquifers as it flows 80 miles (129 km),[2] starting at Teresa Road just north[3] of Echo Lake (42°12′54″N 71°30′52″W / 42.215°N 71.514444°W) in Hopkinton, passing through 23 cities and towns in eastern Massachusetts before emptying into Boston Harbor.[1] Thirty-three lakes and ponds and 35 municipalities are entirely or partially part of the Charles River drainage basin. Despite the river's length and relatively large drainage area (308 square miles, 798 km2), its source is only 26 miles (42 km) from its mouth, and the river drops only 350 feet (107 m) from source to sea. The Charles River watershed contains more than 8,000 acres (32 km2) of protected wetlands, referred to as Natural Valley Storage. These areas are important in preventing downstream flooding and providing natural habitats to native species.
Harvard University, Boston University, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are located along the Charles River. Near its mouth, it forms the border between downtown Boston and Cambridge and Charlestown. The river opens into a broad basin and is lined by the parks of the Charles River Reservation. On the Charles River Esplanade stands the Hatch Shell, where concerts are given in summer evenings. The basin is especially known for its Independence Day celebration. The middle section of the river between the Watertown Dam and Wellesley is partially protected by the properties of the Upper Charles River Reservation and other state parks, including the Hemlock Gorge Reservation, Cutler Park, and the Elm Bank Reservation.
A detailed depth chart of the lower basin of the Charles River, from near the Watertown Dam to the New Charles River Dam, has been created by a partnership between the MIT Sea Grant College Program and the Charles River Alliance of Boaters (CRAB).[4] Online and hardcopy charts are available as a public service.
The river is well known for its rowing, sculling, canoeing, kayaking, paddleboarding, dragonboating, and sailing, both recreational and competitive. The river may also be kayaked; depending on the season, however, kayakers can only navigate the Charles by getting out and dragging their kayaks for significant stretches. The "Lower Basin" between the Longfellow and Harvard bridges is home to Community Boating, the Harvard University Sailing Center, and the MIT Sailing Pavilion. The Head of the Charles Regatta is held here every October. In early June, the annual Hong Kong Boston Dragon boat Festival is held in Cambridge, near the Weeks Footbridge.
The Charles River Bike Path runs 23 miles (37 km) along the banks of the Charles, starting at the Museum of Science and passing the campuses of MIT, Harvard and Boston University. The path is popular with runners and bikers. Many runners gauge their distance and speed by keeping track of the mileage between the bridges along the route.[5]
For several years, the Charles River Speedway operated along part of the river.
On July 13, 2013, swimming for the general public was permitted for the first time in more than 50 years.[6]
Long before European settlers named and shaped the Charles, Native Americans living in New England made the river a central part of their lives. The native name[clarification needed] for the Charles River was Quinobequin, meaning "meandering".
Captain John Smith explored and mapped the coast of New England, naming many features, originally naming the Charles River the Massachusetts River, which was derived from the tribe living in the region. When Smith presented his map to King Charles I he suggested that the king should feel free to change any of the "barbarous names" for "English" ones. The King made many such changes, but only four survive today, one of which is the Charles River which Charles named for himself.[7]
In portions of its length, the Charles drops slowly in elevation and has relatively little current. Despite this, early settlers in Dedham, Massachusetts, found a way to use the Charles to power mills. In 1639, the town dug a canal from the Charles to a nearby brook that drained to the Neponset River. By this action, a portion of the Charles's flow was diverted, providing enough current for several mills. The new canal and the brook together are now called Mother Brook. The canal is regarded as the first industrial canal in North America. It remains in use for flood control.
Waltham was the site of the first fully integrated textile factory in America, built by Francis Cabot Lowell in 1814,[8] and by the 19th century the Charles River was one of the most industrialized areas in the United States. Its hydropower soon fueled many mills and factories. By the century's end, 20 dams had been built across the river, mostly to generate power for industry. An 1875 government report listed 43 mills along the 9 1⁄2-mile (15 km) tidal estuary from Watertown Dam to Boston Harbor.
From 1816 to 1968, the U.S. Army operated a gun and ammunition storage and later production facility known as the Watertown Arsenal. While it was key to many of the nation's war efforts over its several decades in operation, not the least of which being the American Civil War and World War I, its location in Watertown so near the Charles did great environmental harm. The arsenal was declared a Super Fund site, and after its closure by the government it had to be cleaned at significant expense before it could be safely used again for other purposes. Likewise, the many factories and mills along the banks of the Charles supported a buoyant economy in their time but left a legacy of massive pollution.
Creation of the modern Boston-Cambridge basin[edit]
Today's Charles River basin between Boston and Cambridge is almost entirely a work of human design. Owen A. Galvin was appointed head of the Charles River Improvement Commission by Governor William E. Russell in 1891. Their work led to the design initiatives of noted landscape architects Charles Eliot and Arthur Shurcliff, both of whom had apprenticed with Frederick Law Olmsted and Guy Lowell. This designed landscape includes over 20 parks and natural areas along 19 miles (31 km) of shoreline, from the New Dam at the Charlestown Bridge to the dam near Watertown Square.
Eliot first envisioned today's river design in the 1890s, an important model being the layout of the Alster basin in Hamburg,[9] but major construction began only after Eliot's death with the damming of the river's mouth at today's Boston Museum of Science, an effort led by James Jackson Storrow. The new dam, completed in 1910, stabilized the water level from Boston to Watertown, eliminating the existing mud flats, and a narrow embankment was built between Leverett Circle and Charlesgate. After Storrow's death, his widow Mrs. James Jackson Storrow donated $1 million toward the creation of a more generously landscaped park along the Esplanade; it was dedicated in 1936 as the Storrow Memorial Embankment. This also enabled the construction of many public docks in the Charles River Basin. In the 1950s a highway, Storrow Drive, was built along the edge of the Esplanade to connect Charles Circle with Soldiers Field Road, and the Esplanade was enlarged on the water side of the new highway.
The Inner Belt highway was proposed to cross the Charles River at the Boston University Bridge, but its construction was canceled in the 1970s.
History of pollution and remediation efforts[edit]
As sewage, industrial wastewater and urban runoff flowed freely into the river from the surrounding city, the Charles River became well known for its high level of pollutants, gaining such notoriety that by 1955, Bernard DeVoto wrote in Harper's Magazine that the Charles was "foul and noisome, polluted by offal and industrious wastes, scummy with oil, unlikely to be mistaken for water."[10] Fish kills and submerged vehicles were a common sight, along with toxic chemical plumes that colored parts of the river pink and orange.[11] The Standells sang about the sorry state of the Charles in their 1965 song "Dirty Water".
Once popular with swimmers, awareness of the river's high pollution levels forced the state to shut down several popular swimming areas, including Cambridge's Magazine Beach and Gerry Landing public beaches.[10][12]
Efforts to clean up the river and restore it to a state where swimming and fishing would be acceptable began as early as the 1960s, and the program to clean up the Charles for good took shape in 1965 with the creation of the Charles River Watershed Association.[13] In 1978, a new Charles River Dam was constructed downstream from the Science Museum site to keep salt water out of the basin.
In 1995, the United States Environmental Protection Agency declared a goal of making the river swimmable by 2005.[10] In 1996, Governor William Weld plunged, fully clothed, into the river to prove his commitment to cleaning up the river.[14] On November 12, 2004, Christopher Swain became the first person to swim the Charles River's entire length, in an effort to raise public awareness of the river's environmental health.[15][16][17] In July 2007, the river hosted the Charles River Masters Swim Race, the first sanctioned race in the Charles in over five decades.[18]
A combination of public and private initiatives helped drastically lower levels of pollutants by focusing on eliminating combined sewer overflows and stormwater runoff. Since Weld's stunt, the river's condition has improved dramatically, although it was not deemed entirely swimmable by 2005.
The Conservation Law Foundation opposes the permit given to Mirant for the Veolia Energy North America Kendall Cogeneration Station, an electricity plant near Kendall Square, charging that the water it releases causes blooms of hazardous microorganisms because of its warm temperature.[19]
The water quality of the Charles River is often at its worst after a large rainfall because of pollutants carried by runoff, and sewage overflows. For 2011, the EPA reported that the Charles met state bacterial standards for boating and swimming 96% and 89% of the time on dry days, and 74% and 35% of the time on wet days, respectively.[20] Overall boatability and swimability of 82% and 54% in 2011 compare with 39% and 19% in 1995. In June 2018, the Environmental Protection Agency graded the river's 2017 bacterial water quality "A−".[21]
A study[22] published in the Journal of the American Water Resources Association in April 2008 and completed by researchers at Northeastern University, found high concentrations of E. coli bacteria in the Charles River after a long period of no rain. Using a mathematical model, the researchers then determined that two major tributaries, the Stony Brook and Muddy River, are the predominant sources of E. coli in the lower Charles River.[23]
Oysters have been used to filter and clean Charles River water.[24]
As of 2013, boating is allowed on the Charles but swimming without a permit is punishable by a fine up to $250.[25] Starting in 2007,[26] the Charles River Swimming Club has organized an annual race for its members, but obtains a special permit and must monitor water quality and rainfall in the days leading up to the race.[27] The "first public swim" in the Charles since the 1950s was conducted on July 13, 2013, by the Charles River Conservancy[Note 1], Charles River Watershed Association (CRWA), Esplanade Association, and DCR.[28] Both the annual race[29] and the Conservancy event have been held in deep water with swimmers jumping in off a dock, to avoid the toxic sediments on the bottom of the river that still make beach swimming dangerous.[30]
View of the Charles River, Community Rowing, Inc. and Boston from Nonantum.
The Charles River from the Boston side, facing Weld Boathouse and the main campus of Harvard University in Cambridge.
Charles River under Echo Bridge in Newton
View of the Charles River and Downtown Boston from the Boston University Bridge
See also[edit]
- List of Charles River boathouses
- List of crossings of the Charles River
- List of rivers of Massachusetts
- New Charles River Run
- Sudbury Aqueduct Linear District which crosses the river from Needham to Newton on the Echo Bridge
- ^ The Charles River Conservancy was founded by Renata von Tscharner.
- ^ a b "Charles River Watershed". The Charles River Watershed Association. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
- ^ [1] Archived July 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ http://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:619357
- ^ "CRAB and MIT Sea Grant Chart of the Lower Charles River". MIT Sea Grant College Program. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
- ^ "Charles River Mileage Map/Table". Web.mit.edu. Retrieved 2012-04-16.
- ^ Brody, Sharon (2013-07-13). "Public Swim Follows 50 Years Of Dirty Water". WBUR. Retrieved 2013-07-18.
- ^ Stewart, George R. (1967) [1945]. Names on the Land: A Historical Account of Place-Naming in the United States (Sentry edition (3rd) ed.). Houghton Mifflin. p. 38.
- ^ "Who Made America? Pioneers: Francis Cabot Lowell". PBS. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
- ^ Karl Haglund (2003). Inventing the Charles River. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The MIT Press. ISBN 0-262-08307-8.
- ^ a b c Swimming in the Charles River Archived May 11, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Group Eyes Lawsuit Over Charles River Pollution". Boston.com. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ "Clear and Clean". Boston.com. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ "Charles River Watershed Association". Crwa.org. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ "Online NewsHour: KERRY / WELD: DEAD HEAT". PBS NewsHour. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ "Person of the Week: Christopher Swain". ABC News. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ "Vermont swimmer hates dirty water, but covers entire Charles River in Mass. : Times Argus Online". Timesargus.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ Mark Clayton (8 November 2004). "An 80-mile swim - with hubcaps". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ Malcom A. Glenn, Brown Charles Gets Green Light, Harvard Crimson, July 20, 2007
- ^ "Conservation Law Foundation Secures Groundbreaking Outcome in GenOn Kendall Plant Case - Innovative Solution to Cooling System Issues Will Improve Charles River Health, Bring Lower Carbon Steam Heat and Power to City Buildings". Conservation Law Foundation. 2011-02-02. Retrieved 2015-04-06.
- ^ "Report Cards - Charles River - New England - US EPA". Epa.gov. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ EPA, OA, OEAEE, OMR, US. "Charles River Water Quality Improvements Earns an A− for the Second Time in the Past Five Years | US EPA". US EPA. Retrieved 2018-06-25.CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
- ^ Hellweger, F. L.; Masopust, P. (2008). "Investigating the Fate and Transport of Escherichia coli in the Charles River, Boston, Using High‐Resolution Observation and Modeling". JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association. 44 (2): 509–522. doi:10.1111/j.1752-1688.2008.00179.x.
- ^ "Researcher Develops Model to Track E. coli in Charles River". Newswise.com. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ Beard, David (October 26, 2008). "Oysters help clean the Charles River". The Boston Globe.
- ^ Swimming and ice skating are prohibited by 350 CMR 12.02 (7) except where posted by the Department of Conservation and Recreation, and as of 2013 there are no posted swimming areas. The maximum fine is set by 350 CMR 12.03.
- ^ Belluck, Pam (July 22, 2007). "A Boston River Now (Mostly) Fit for Swimming". The New York Times.
- ^ "FAQs". Retrieved 2013-07-30.
- ^ "Charles River opens for first public swim since the 1950s". The Boston Globe.
- ^ "Charles River Swimming Club, Inc. : Maps". Charlesriverswimmingclub.org. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ "Public Swim Follows 50 Years Of Dirty Water". WBUR. 13 July 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
Further reading[edit]
- Inventing the Charles River, by Karl Haglund, MIT Press, 2003, in collaboration with the Charles River Conservancy. ISBN 0-262-08307-8.
- Gaining Ground: A History of Landmaking in Boston, by Nancy S. Seasholes, MIT Press, 2003. ISBN 978-0262194945.
- Omeros, by Derek Walcott, Faber and Faber (London), 1990. ISBN 978-0374523503 (Repeated references to the Charles river in descriptions of Boston life.)
- Tourtellot, Arthur Bernon (2014) [1941]. Benet, Stephen Vincent; Carmer, Carl (eds.). The Charles. Rivers of America. Mineola, N.Y.: Dover Publications. ISBN 9780486492940. OCLC 990111.
External links[edit]
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Charles River.
|Wikisource has the text of the 1879 American Cyclopædia article Charles River.
- The Esplanade Association
- Charles River Watershed Association
- Charles River Conservancy
- MA Department of Conservation and Recreation - Charles River Reservation
- "Swimmable by 2005" EPA Effort
- Charles River Swimming Club
- Charles River Museum of Industry
- U.S. Geological Survey data on flow in Charles River at various measurement points
- US Geological Survey Report on The Charles River Restoration
- New International Encyclopedia. 1905. .


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Buying time on Mississippi River shipping crisis
Industry groups warn that a temporary river closure due to historic low water levels would delay movement of $7 billion in commodities.
Shippers are bracing for the closure of a 200-mile stretch of the Mississippi River that could bring most commerce on the vital waterway to a standstill, but the crisis could come in January, not this week as originally predicted.
Mark Fuchs, a National Weather Service hydrologist in St. Louis, says a new forecast indicates that water levels in that portion of the Mississippi could drop below 9 feet sometime next month. Shipping companies say water that shallow would make it almost impossible for loaded barges to navigate between St. Louis and Cairo, Ill.
The timetable changed because low water levels are prompting moisture from the Missouri River flood plain to flow back into the river, Fuchs says. The Missouri feeds into the Mississippi.
Heavy rain or snow could improve the outlook, Fuchs says, while frigid temperatures in the upper Midwest could cause ice blockages, reducing the flow.
"I haven't seen great reason for optimism yet," Fuchs says. Because of drought conditions, "I would be surprised if we don't set low water records at St. Louis and other locations this winter season." A drop in Mississippi water levels below 9 feet "appears unavoidable" at some point, he says.
Governors and members of Congress have appealed to President Obama to order the Army Corps of Engineers to reverse its decision to decrease water releases from reservoirs upstream into the Missouri River. The annual reduction is meant to ensure adequate reservoir levels and prevent flooding.
Industry groups warn that a temporary river closure would delay movement of $7 billion in commodities. Whenever a shutdown occurs, "the economic impact to the nation — and our exports — will be severe," says Debra Colbert of the Waterways Council, which represents ports and shippers.
Dan Mecklenborg of Ingram Barge Co., based in Nashville with a fleet of about 5,000 barges, says the likelihood of a Mississippi shutdown already has affected business. Some customers have canceled planned barge shipments, he says, and barges are being loaded to 8-foot drafts — their depth in the water — instead of the usual 9 feet or more.
Ingram now is asking customers to sign contracts that require them to pay rent on barges if they become stranded, Mecklenborg says. Without significant rainfall or an increase in reservoir releases, he says, "you're going to see a heck of a lot of barges" motionless on the river.
Canal Barge Co., which is based in New Orleans and operates 850 barges, is now limiting loads to 8-foot drafts. President and CEO Merritt Lane says it's "really not worthwhile" economically to make them much lighter. Smaller loads increase shipping costs because more barges are necessary.
Lane worries about a river shutdown's effect on his family-owned company and its 630 employees. "It would be very detrimental to the national economy; it will hurt our industry," he says. "It's not good for Christmas bonuses. It's just not good."


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L. Dale Mitchell Park
Consistently voted as one of the top playing surfaces in college baseball, L. Dale Mitchell Park provides a state-of-the-art facility for the OU baseball program.
Named for the mid-1940s Sooner letterman who still holds OU's career and single-season batting records, L. Dale Mitchell Park was dedicated in 1982. Originally constructed at a cost of $1.27 million, recent renovations totaling over $2 million have improved both the team and fan experience at the stadium.
The first phase of the renovation was completed during the 1998 season and included an upper concourse and additional restrooms and concession stands. Prior to the 2002 season, the press box underwent state-of-the-art improvement and expansion. VIP suites and a disability-accessible elevator were also added.
OU added a practice facility prior to the 2009 season including a regulation-size natural grass infield and a 5,160 square-foot indoor hitting facility. The building contains three full-size pitching and hitting lanes and is heated and air conditioned. The addition covered 22,500 square feet of existing ground down the left-field line adjacent to the Sooner bullpen.
The ballpark received a new video and scoreboard in left field in 2009, and new chair back seats were added prior to the 2011 and 2012 seasons. Also in 2012, a new warning track was installed as well as field turf in the foul territory around the infield.
Postseason History
In 2006, the facility hosted its first NCAA Regional. It marked the third time in the history of the OU baseball program that it has been chosen to host an NCAA Regional in Norman (1975 and 1977), but the first at L. Dale Mitchell Park.
In 2009, the Sooners again were awarded home-field advantage in the postseason. Additionally, the Sooners have hosted a regional in Oklahoma City on three occasions and last hosted one in 2004 at Bricktown Ballpark.
2001 Beam Clay Field of the Year
The University of Oklahoma was awarded the top honor in the collegiate division of the Beam Clay Baseball Diamond of the Year in 2001. The award, sponsored by Beam Clay and Baseball America, recognizes the best playing surfaces in three levels of baseball: professional, college and schools, municipalities and parks. The honor marked the second year in a row that OU's L. Dale Mitchell Park was selected as one of the best college baseball fields in the nation after finishing second in the competition in 2000.
Oklahoma also took first-place honors in the competition in 1994. The 2006 season was OU's latest entry as programs can enter the competition only once every five years after taking first place. Four major league head groundskeepers served as the judges in the competition.


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In a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, Jackson talked about making music with Rob, and the last day of filming for Breaking Dawn:
"Rob [Pattinson] and I have jammed quite a bit (on the set)," he says. "Miss [Kristen] Stewart is quite a guitarist and singer herself. Nikki Reed is actually a fantastic songwriter and she is an amazing singer, too, but it's hard to get her to sing. I think I'm one of the few people that's ever gotten her to sing. I badgered her enough. On this last movie I was teaching Ashley [Greene] a little bit about the ukulele. Kellan [Lutz] is actually taking up the guitar…We always had a good ol' time [playing music together on the set.]"
Of course, the good times couldn't go on forever for the Twilight cast and crew, who have wrapped filming on the final chapter in the saga, Breaking Dawn — Part 2. "The last day of filming was bittersweet, it was surreal," Rathbone says. "It was about three in the morning. It was wet, it was very, very cold. When they called wrap, the core Cullen clan was there and we just all kind of looked at each other and were like, 'Man!'"Still, the Twilight cast hasn't said their final goodbyes just yet. When asked if they had a party, Rathbone said with a laugh, "We had a couple! You can't have just one for finishing Twilight. It was quite the experience." And lest we forget, there are still the red carpet premieres for bothBreaking Dawn films. "Ask me again how I'm doing after the last premiere and I'll probably be even more sentimental," he says, mimicking a cry. "Ohhh, I miss those guys!"
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Big Generation Gaps in U.S. Racial Composition
The U.S. has hit a racial tipping point where less than half of newborns are whites of European descent. But since the older population still has a strong majority of non-Hispanic whites, these racial changes have big generational divides.
Continue reading for a chart of counties where the overall majority is non-Hispanic white, but where whites are a minority among the population under 5.
The biggest divides are in rural counties, many of which have seen out-and-out declines in their white population, leading to big percentage gains. Still, many larger counties have huge white/minority divides that are a great illustration of how different generations view issues of race and immigration.
Take, for instance, Maricopa County, Ariz., which surrounds Phoenix and is a hotbed for the nation's continuing debate over illegal immigration. Maricopa had an 18.4 percentage point gap between the share of the overall population that is non-Hispanic white and the share of kids under 5. In other words, while non-Hispanic whites are still a strong majority of Maricopa's overall population, white children are a clear minority.
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Frank and Dina Berta have closed Frank's Kitchen, their homey restaurant in Denver's Whittier neighborhood. The news isn't all bad, however: Joe "Jammin' Joe" Van Dyke, a Virginia musician with 20 years of restaurant experience, plans to open a barbecue joint in the spot in July.
"We're both in our 50s and a little tired," Dina said in a Thursday morning interview with The Denver Post. "It just didn't feel like something we wanted to keep on doing."
In an online post in her "Frank's Kitchen Diary" blog, Dina wrote that the pursuit of an alcohol license, a costly move which would take six months, played a large role in the decision. But she was quick to note that "physical and emotional factors" were a major consideration, too. (You can read the full text of the goodbye note at frankskitchendiary.wordpress.com
The restaurant opened two years ago and got plaudits in a Post "Eat Local" feature.
"We liked parts of the restaurant life but didn't like others," Dina said. "We loved the customers and meeting people, but not the 14-hour days. We're glad we did it but also glad we're not doing it anymore."
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Monday, January 11, 2010
Easy Banana Pudding Recipe (Gluten Free, Casein Free)
To my knowledge, I'm not sure that I ever had banana pudding growing up. My dad will probably read this and call me immediately and remind me of all the times that I had banana pudding, but I honestly don't remember it!
I do know that when I moved to Eastern NC, suddenly banana pudding was everywhere. At every special meal with my husband's family, at Thanksgiving, Christmas, summer picnics, barbecues, and every restaurant around... seriously. Everywhere. Because of this my husband is something of a banana pudding connoisseur.
3 years ago I had to give up banana pudding. It's made with "real" (read that: gluteny name brand "Nabisco") vanilla wafers (don't you dare make it with the cheapie store brand cookies... Michael knows...), real homemade vanilla pudding (although Jello-brand instant will suffice when Michael's mom is short on time), bananas, and topped with cool whip or a beautifully baked egg white meringue topping.
So between the gluten-filled cookies and the milk-based pudding: traditional, eastern NC banana pudding would just be a recipe for disaster for this sensitive gluten free, casein free tummy.
Over the holidays I really wanted to make gluten free, casein free banana pudding. Not just for me, but for Michael.
Since I've never been able to make pudding successfully from scratch, I decided to use 2 packages of Dr. Oetker's Organic Vanilla Pudding mix. This made 4 cups of pudding, enough for a small assembled banana pudding. The dry mix is gluten free and casein free. In place of the milk called for to create the pudding, I used a mixture of half vanilla hemp milk and half lite coconut milk. (This is a cooked filling and it will need to be chilled at least 8 hours before using in the assembled pudding.) I made the vanilla pudding at night, chilled it, and then assembled it with the cookies and bananas the following day.
For the vanilla wafers, I decided to use Mi Del Arrowroot Animal Cookies. Do be aware that while these are gluten free cookies, they are made with soy flour. (One more reason to double check that food label when you are at the store! *sigh*) However, there are several other brands of vanilla gluten free cookies that would work perfectly for banana pudding!
I skipped the traditional topping of cool whip or meringue on this easy pudding. I realized it didn't really need it, and honestly we enjoyed this banana pudding just as much without it. Sometimes keeping it simple is the best thing to do! Enjoy!
Easy Gluten Free, Casein Free Banana Pudding
3-4 slightly ripe bananas, sliced
2 packages gluten free vanilla pudding mix
2 cups vanilla hemp milk (for pudding)
2 cups lite coconut milk
1 (8 oz.) package gluten free, casein free arrowroot cookies -or- other gluten free vanilla cookies of your choice, reserve 1/4-1/2 cup cookies for crumbling on top of casserole.
Cook the vanilla pudding using the vanilla hemp milk and lite coconut milk according to package directions. Chill the pudding overnight or for at least 8 hours.
To assemble the pudding: In a small 1-2 qt. casserole dish layer cookies, then banana slices, and then pudding. Repeat.
Crush 1/4 -1/2 cup of the arrowroot cookies and sprinkle on top of the last layer of pudding. Feel free to add a final layer of cool whip, whipped cream, or you can even bake a simple meringue topping on top of the banana pudding (and chill afterwards).
** If you want to make homemade gluten free casein free vanilla pudding try this recipe from The GF/CF Experience.
**If you are up for making homemade gluten free vanilla wafers, you may want to try this recipe.
8 comments:
Sounds delicious. I never had pudding growing up either (banana or otherwise).ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 12, 2010 at 8:15 AM
Mmm.....I rarely ate pudding growing up. I do remember getting it from buffet restaurants - and then, my pudding of choice was butterscotch. But banana? That obsession only came as I grew older. This sounds delicious!ReplyDelete
yum. I always had banana pudding growning - yep w/ vanilla wafers and jello pudding. It was one of the first things I learned to make. Maybe because we often lived in the south or maybe because my mother was British and they love their puddings.ReplyDelete
This couldn't have come at a better time for me. My kids were just asking for banana treats. Now, I guess I know what I'm making! Thank you!ReplyDelete
I'm obviously a Western NC gal, but I grew up eating it, too, at bbq joints. I guess it's just a NC thing to do!ReplyDelete
It's so inspiring that you find ways to eat like you always have, but more healthfully and safer for you.
That looks great! What fun =D.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 16, 2010 at 2:32 AM
Pudding always had bad connotations for me, it was always overly starchy and..weird. But now I realize it'd coz people have been making them poorly. MMM, i love a good short-cut GF recipe!Sometimes, being GF has to be easy too.ReplyDelete
You are AWESOME, I am a pudding fiend, banana or otherwise and I have been sorely missing it. Now I can stop being a baby and just make it :)ReplyDelete
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Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Ironclad reprints
March 2011:
* Flames Beyond Gettysburg: The Confederate Expedition to the Susquehanna River, June 1863 by Scott Mingus.
* Gettysburg's Forgotten Cavalry Actions: Farnsworth's Charge, South Cavalry Field, and the Battle of Fairfield, July 3, 1863 by Eric Wittenberg.
* A Little Short of Boats: The Civil War Battles of Ball's Bluff and Edwards Ferry, October 21 - 22, 1861 by James Morgan.
* The Second Day at Gettysburg: The Attack and Defense of the Union Center on Cemetery Ridge, July 2, 1863 by David Shultz and David Wieck.
I am glad to see that Morgan's great book will be in hardcover (the rest appear to remain in paperback).
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- AnonymousOctober 28, 2010 at 6:52 PM
Hello Drew!ReplyDelete
This second edition of the sold-out Flames Beyond Gettysburg is a much improved book, with all new maps by cartographer Steve Stanley. Since the publication of the first edition, so many people have sent me copies of previously unpublished diaries, letters, journals, etc. and hundreds of local newspaper have been loaded on-line, including some with interesting information previously not available to researchers.
There are more than 100 such new incidents, stories, anecdotes, and human interest stories that add depth and richness to the narrative.
Hi DrewReplyDelete
Thanks for mentioning the forthcoming publication of these important CW studies. Each will be completely re-done (edits, formatting, design, layout, and cover/jacket). We hope readers will be very happy when they see them.
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The 2014 NFL schedule is out! And right off the bat, let me tell you: There certainly are some prime-time dandies to plan your football life around.
Scrolling through 17 weeks of games, storylines pop up all around the evening features. So Andy Dalton wants to be paid like a face of the franchise? Cool, then he can prove he's just that when the Bengals travel to New England for a Sunday nighter in Week 5. If he lays a red egg, he'll have another opportunity to redeem himself in front of the nation come Week 16, when Cincinnati hosts the Broncos on Monday Night Football. I hope Dalton is what he thinks he is, but the point is, the schedule will help us find the real answer.
|2014 prime-time schedule
Thursday (CBS/NFLN)
Sunday (NBC)
Monday (ESPN)
Week 1
Green Bay at Seattle 1
Indianapolis at Denver
N.Y. Giants at Detroit
San Diego at Arizona
Week 2
Pittsburgh at Baltimore
Chicago at San Francisco
Philadelphia at Indianapolis
Week 3
Tampa Bay at Atlanta
Pittsburgh at Carolina
Chicago at N.Y. Jets
Week 4
N.Y. Giants at Washington
New Orleans at Dallas
New England at Kansas City
Week 5
Minnesota at Green Bay
Cincinnati at New England 2
Seattle at Washington
Week 6
Indianapolis at Houston
N.Y. Giants at Philadelphia
San Francisco at St. Louis
Week 7
N.Y. Jets at New England
San Francisco at Denver
Houston at Pittsburgh
Week 8
San Diego at Denver
Green Bay at New Orleans
Washington at Dallas
Week 9
New Orleans at Carolina
Baltimore at Pittsburgh
Indianapolis at N.Y. Giants
Week 10
Cleveland at Cincinnati
Chicago at Green Bay
Carolina at Philadelphia
Week 11
Buffalo at Miami
New England at Indianapolis
Pittsburgh at Tennessee
Week 12
Kansas City at Oakland
Dallas at N.Y. Giants
Baltimore at New Orleans
Week 13
Seattle at San Francisco 3
Denver at Kansas City
Miami at N.Y. Jets
Week 14
Dallas at Chicago
New England at San Diego
Atlanta at Green Bay
Week 15
Arizona at St. Louis
Dallas at Philadelphia
New Orleans at Chicago
Week 16
Tennessee at Jacksonville
Seattle at Arizona
Denver at Cincinnati
Week 17
No game
TBD (flex scheduling)
No game
|1 Kickoff game is on NBC
2 Flex scheduling on NBC can begin Week 5
3 Thanksgiving night on NBC
Really, prove-it games litter the prime-time slate -- starting with the regular-season opener, when a storied franchise will try to reestablish itself as a premier powerhouse by knocking off the premier powerhouse.
So here is the best of Thursday, Sunday and Monday nights. If you have a different take, please send it along: @HarrisonNFL is the place. Let's kick it off from the top:
THE KICKOFF GAME: Green Bay Packers at Seattle Seahawks, Thursday, Sept. 4 (NBC). The "Fail Mary" rematch -- this is the kind of prime-time fodder TV execs dream of. But forget about Golden Tate's game-winning offensive pass interference for a second. Instead, remember that Green Bay now has Eddie Lacy, a physical back who can run downhill and challenge the Seahawks' front seven. The Packers did not have this luxury in that fateful Monday nighter two seasons back. Consequently, Seattle pass rushers pinned their ears back and got after Aaron Rodgers early and often, sacking the quarterback eight times in the first half. What also makes this contest special is that it isn't Seahawks-49ers. Divisional games should be played late in the season. Packers at Seahawks is the second-best NFC contest on the books in 2014.
BEST THURSDAY NIGHT GAME: San Diego Chargers at Denver Broncos, Week 8 (CBS/NFLN). Just to clarify right quick: Yes, the scintillating Kickoff Game (noted above) takes place on a Thursday night, and yes, Seahawks-49ers (noted below) is the night cap on Thanksgiving Thursday. But I'm talking about your normal, run-of-the-mill Thursday evening in this blurb. Now that that's out of the way ... Somehow, under the radar, Chargers at Broncos has become the best division game in pro football, outside of 49ers-Seahawks and Steelers-Ravens. San Diego and Denver have locked up in nothing but close contests and thrillers over the past five meetings. In a rather dull AFC postseason last January, this was the only good game after wild-card weekend (when the Chiefs and Colts gave us an all-timer). Had the Bolts been a bit healthier on defense, the Broncos' season might have come to a depressing conclusion long before Super Bowl Sunday.
BEST SUNDAY NIGHT GAME: San Francisco 49ers at Denver Broncos, Week 7 (NBC). Dude, the Sunday night schedule is so delicious, it might as well be celery sticks and peanut butter. Difficult it is, picking the top Sunday nighter. OK, didn't mean to type like Yoda there, but even he would be glued to his TV in some Dagobah system swamp watching this interconference special. Niners-Broncos represents classic defense vs. new-era offense. And this game, more than any other, will show whether the 2014 49ers are young and deep enough to stop an elite offense. This matchup should also serve as an appropriate test of battle-readiness for sophomore running back Montee Ball, who averaged less than eight carries per game last year.
BEST MONDAY NIGHT GAME: New England Patriots at Kansas City Chiefs, Week 4 (ESPN). Speaking of battle-readiness ... I think a lot of fans are curious about how the Chiefs will fare in 2014. Last season was tough to gauge, given the way it ended. (Kansas City rested players in Week 17 ... only to have several go down to injuries in Indy during that exhaustingly wild wild-card game against the Colts.) The Patriots represent a different test than the division-rival Broncos, as New England runs the ball more effectively. This should be an excellent matchup. I'm calling this game right now: 20-17 ... Chiefs.
TURKEY NIGHT SPECTACULAR: Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers, Week 13 (NBC). The schedule makers prove they're no turkeys with this inspired choice. (Sorry, couldn't resist.) How can you not be a-tingle over a Thanksgiving dessert of 'Hawks-Niners (in San Francisco's new home, no less)? I mean, we're annually forced to watch two of the most inconsistent teams in pro football (Detroit and Dallas) on this day, so we deserve this. Last year, the NFL proved it could place one of its best divisional products on this holiday night, giving us a hard-fought Steelers-Ravens battle that went down to the wire. Seahawks-49ers is the best matchup in the NFL -- divisional or otherwise. Let's just hope Jim Harbaugh doesn't try to trip up Percy Harvin on a long kick return -- not that a head coach would ever attempt something like that ...
SCHEDULING ODDITY: While we're on the subject of Thanksgiving ... Two of the other teams scheduled for Turkey Day (the Bears and Cowboys) are due to face off in Chicago on the following Thursday (Dec. 4). Yup -- back-to-back Thursday nighters for both teams. Better make sure those fantasy lineups are set now, future Matt Forte/Dez Bryant owners.
» San Diego Chargers at Arizona Cardinals, Week 1, Monday Night Football (ESPN). Like I said, "sneaky-good," as in, contests that might be overlooked. This has to qualify, as rarely would anyone think of Chargers-Cardinals as can't-miss action. Yet, it should tell us how Philip Rivers will fare without former Bolts offensive coordinator Ken Whisenhunt, and whether the Cardinals will regress from last year's 10-win campaign. This is the nightcap in the season-opening Monday Night doubleheader (after Giants-Lions).
» Seattle Seahawks at Washington Redskins, Week 5, Monday Night Football (ESPN). Sure, this might not be a game that league observers immediately circle on the schedule. Yet, when you think about the weapons the Redskins added in DeSean Jackson and Andre Roberts -- and the fact that this is the very matchup that kick-started the demise of the Mike Shanahan era (Knee-gate) -- you know it's going to be a fun three hours on Monday night. Can't wait to see what Robert Griffin III can do this season.
NEVER FAILS: Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens, Week 2, Thursday Night Football (CBS/NFLN) AND Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers, Week 9, Sunday Night Football (NBC). The first head-to-head in what has been the NFL's most consistent rivalry since 2008 is the first Thursday Night Football game (not counting the Kickoff Game, of course). It also will be the national-television debut of Steve Smith in an unfamiliar Ravens uniform. The second meeting's also ticketed for national TV, at Heinz Field in early November -- when we should know a little more about both teams and where they stand in the AFC North. You know both games will be solid -- rock solid. Did you know 11 of the past 14 meetings between these divisional foes have been settled by four points or less?
» Indianapolis Colts at Denver Broncos, Week 1, Sunday Night Football (NBC): Luck-Manning II.
» Chicago Bears at San Francisco 49ers, Week 2, Sunday Night Football (NBC): Niners open up their new digs with an awesome uni matchup.
» New Orleans Saints at Dallas Cowboys, Week 4, Sunday Night Football (NBC): Always a fun matchup. Can Dallas' D stop Brees?
» San Francisco 49ers at St. Louis Rams, Week 6, Monday Night Football (ESPN): Rams tough at home -- smells like a defensive slugfest.
» New York Jets at New England Patriots, Week 7, Thursday Night Football (CBS/NFLN): Revis! ... Revis! ... Revis! ... Revis and the Jets.
» Green Bay Packers at New Orleans Saints, Week 8, Sunday Night Football (NBC): The two best QBs in the NFC go at it -- plus, a Byrd sighting!
» Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys, Week 8, Monday Night Football (ESPN): Still a classic. Who will threaten the Eagles in the NFC East?
» New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers, Week 9, Thursday Night Football (NFLN): Kuechly goes for 30 tackles this time.
» Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers, Week 10, Sunday Night Football (NBC): Peppers pours salt in the wound?
» New England Patriots at Indianapolis Colts, Week 11, Sunday Night Football (NBC): Luck has been demolished by Belichick twice.
» Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs, Week 13, Sunday Night Football (NBC): K.C. must decide covering Broncos receivers is a good idea.
» New England Patriots at San Diego Chargers, Week 14, Sunday Night Football (NBC): The Troy Brown Invitational. Something tells me Rivers steps up.
» New Orleans Saints at Chicago Bears, Week 15, Monday Night Football (ESPN): Late-season road test for New Orleans, late-season defensive test for Chicago.
THE RETURN OF NFL SATURDAY: There are two Saturday games on the docket for Dec. 20: Chargers at 49ers and Eagles at Redskins. The NFL has yet to determine which will be played in the prime-time slot, but my vote goes to SD@SF. What do you guys think?
Follow Elliot Harrison on Twitter @HarrisonNFL.


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