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"It's like being given the Queen Elizabeth to steer in a force 10 gale" - Paisley when appointed as Liverpool's manager.
On 12th July 1974 Bill Shankly rocked the football world by resigning his post as Liverpool's manager. His recommendation to the board was that his able no. 1 Bob Paisley should take charge. Fortunately for Liverpool and their legion of fans, the board listened. The King was dead, long live the King. A quite unique journey from pre-war player to manager had taken Paisley some thirty-five years. The next nine years would dwarf everything that had gone before it.
On 27th July 1974 in the Liverpool Daily Post under the headline: "Marching into Shankly's shoes" Reds fans got to know who was following their hero:
"Two weeks of speculation were ended last night when the annual meeting of Liverpool Football Club heard Bob Paisley named as the club's new manager. It's a job many have already labelled "Mission Impossible".
As Shankly's running-mate for 15 years, Paisley says: "Nobody could have greater respect and admiration for the boss and and I would be failing him if after all that time I could not plunge into the job with confidence. I will probably never be able to equal the wonderful relationship he has with the crowd but I do claim I will be his equal in loyalty and dedication.
"I have always had and always will have every bit as great a hunger for trophies and thirst for success as he has. I am not the least overawed by the size of the job. Routines don't change and Bill has always been a boss who believed in allowing his staff to use their own talents. He has intefered only rarely and quite honestly, I don't think he has had much to complain about. We have always had a great team behind the team at Anfield. That's the way I will try to keep it. You don't play around with ideas that have proved to work. You just feed and water them."
From 1959 to 1974 Liverpool went from 2nd division to winning the league title three times, FA cup twice and the UEFA Cup once. Since 1971 Paisley had been assistant manager. Who could suspect that the pupil would progress further than his teacher?
Let's make it clear straightaway by saying Bob didn't really want the job as manager after Shanks resigned. The popular avuncular figure saw himself more as a physio rather than management material.
Jessie Paisley, his wife, said: "The persuasion was that he did it for the sake of the others there because he was afraid that when another manager came, was what they did in those days, they'd bring in their own staff with them. He was afraid that might happen. So he took it for the sake of everybody else as well as himself."
Things started off reasonably well for Bob the boss. A good start to the season saw Liverpool head the table for a while, but then again so did the likes of Sheffield United and Carlisle United during that crazy season!
A tricky patch in November gave Bob's critics the chance to have a snipe. Maybe Bob didn't help himself at times though. A nice enough guy, Bob, but never really comfortable when facing the media. Where Shanks would court publicity Bob would shy away from it. Watching Bob in front of a TV camera would make you squirm in embarrassment for him. It was like being present at an argument between a married couple; no way out you just had to sit there and suffer 'til it was over!
Bob addressed his critics on 9th of December 1974 after four draws in a row not having won a match in six weeks: "It's the crowd I feel sorry for because they are as frustrated as the players, who are affected by the atmosphere generated from the terraces. I took over an established side when I became manager. I have tried not to disturb the side, to give everyone a fair crack of the whip, to keep faith with them, to give them a vote of confidence. I have leaned over backwards to help them individually and to give them every chance. Some may have taken that as a sign of weakness in me. Now the time has come to act to show that I can be as strong as anyone."
Despite their lack of success in recent weeks Liverpool were still in fourth place, only two points behind top team Stoke with a game in hand, owing to their excellent start to the season.
Bob's first season ended in failure; Liverpool only finished second! "I'll admit, right away, that I am disappointed that we did not have a major trophy to show for our efforts. We were in four and we had a good side, but when you count second place as failure, then standards are becoming fantastically high. We never celebrate second place here."
The groundwork had been laid though for the majesty that was ahead. Bob had the knack of turning ordinary players into good ones, good ones into greats and greats into Kenny Dalglish! The previously unheard of, Phil Neal, had been bought by Paisley, three months after taking over, to fill a problematic full-back position. Terry McDermott, an average midfielder at Newcastle who must have thought the nearest he would get to Liverpool glory was swapping shirts with Phil Thompson after the Cup Final, was signed but made no immediate impact. Players like Peter Cormack, Brian Hall, Phil Boersma, and Chris Lawler were now surplus to requirements and were gradually phased out. A young, tough midfielder, Jimmy Case, was brought in for the last match of the '74-'75 season. Where had this gem emerged? South Liverpool for a fee of £10,000! Bob's greatest masterstrokes though were to lay before him.
Shanks had signed Ray Kennedy for a big fee from Arsenal on the day of his departure. Big Razor hadn't exactly torn down any trees in his first eighteen months at Anfield until Bob saw something in him that nobody else had. Ray would make a great left midfield player. He had formed a brilliant strike partnership at Highbury with John Radford, which had helped Arsenal win the double in 1970- '71, but he hadn't cut the mustard so far at Anfield. "Trust me", said Bob. He was to be proved right. Razor's left foot could open a tin of beans!
A mad dog of a full-back, Joey Jones was signed from Wrexham but again struggled at first and was used only sparingly in the '75-'76 season. Terry Mac fell into the same bracket and his frustrations were to lead him to make a transfer request which thankfully for him and Liverpool was refused. Bob had great plans for him! Bob also saw something in a young lad, David Fairclough, that said, "Not quite good enough for a regular first team place but lethal as a substitute when a short, sharp burst is needed." Davy wasn't happy with his supersub tag but that's what he certainly was!
Bob's team, as distinct from Shanks', which he had inherited, was gradually taking shape. The players he was bringing in along with the now established nucleus of Clemence, Neal, Thompson, Hughes, Keegan, Heighway, Toshack and Callaghan were starting to look more than the part. In other words he was combining the great players left from the Shankly era with his own men to form one master team. The League Championship and UEFA Cup were won in what after all was only Bob's second season. As a physio he made a bloody good manager! As a "trainer" he made a great tactician. Maybe even he didn't realise he was a coaching genius! Underneath the "Uncle Bob" façade he had a ruthless streak. Never frightened to discipline a player who had stepped out of line. Never frightened to drop a player who wasn't doing the business, no matter who they were! A banner at Molineux when Liverpool won the League summed it up: QPR: Quality from Paisley's Reds.
Bob's first European trophy, the UEFA Cup was brought to Anfield that season after two titanic games in the final against Bruges. Phil Neal had a nightmare in the first leg at Anfield, which Liverpool won 3-2 after being two goals down. Despite calls for Neal to be dropped for the second leg, Bob stuck with him. Phil had a storming game in Bruges, which was drawn 1-1. Paisley is pictured looking at a miniature of the UEFA Cup.
The start of the 1976-77 season saw the arrival of David Johnson from Ipswich. Dave was one of the best centre-forwards in the country at the time but like a lot of good players struggled to maintain a regular starting place at Anfield. Mad Dog Jones made the left-back position his own as Phil Neal was switched again to right-back by Bob with brilliant effect. Now Joey wasn't the best player in the world. He wasn't even the best player in his house! What he lacked in skill though he made up for in heart. He would have run round the world twice for Liverpool! Bob recognised this and the effect it had not only the crowd but on Joey's team mates too. Joey let wingers know he was there though. More than one ended up in the Paddock with the Kop roaring him on! Joey's clenched fist salute to the Kop was to become his trademark.
Meanwhile Bob had switched Terry Mac from a journeyman right midfielder into a central midfielder who could run "box to box" and support the strikers with lethal effect. With Ray Kennedy throwing his left foot bombs in and around the penalty area this made the most of Terry Mac's boundless energy. A bad injury to Phil Thompson curtailed his season. The "soon to be retired" Tommy Smith was drafted in to his place. John Toshack's days were numbered as his number of thigh injuries were gradually catching up with him. The League was won with a lot more ease than it had been the previous season. The Double was thwarted by Manchester United. Then came the glory that was Rome!
David Johnson's erratic form and a poor display in the Cup Final meant Ian Callaghan took his place in Rome. A midfielder for a striker? Negative? Not a bit of it! Bob's tactics paid off handsomely as Liverpool ran out 3-1 winners against BMG. Terry Mac's goal justified just why he was in the team. I don't think even Bob though would have claimed a tactical "assist" with Tommy Smith's goal! Keegan though, in his greatest ever display for Liverpool, was running Bertie Vogts and co ragged with his non-stop running and aggression, again part of Bob's tactical plan. Vogts in the end was so tired of Kevin running at him that he conceded the penalty, which sealed Liverpool's first European Cup. Bob didn't touch a drop of alcohol that night as he said he wanted to savour the victory rather than have his brain befuddled. The same couldn't be said for the fans though, or the players for that matter!
As a footnote to that glorious evening, Frank Keating, the Guardian's former chief sports writer, not one to dispel myth, says that even though Paisley didn't drink that night, he sure wanted to:
"The party afterwards was at the Holiday Inn, just down from St Peter's itself. It was the last of its type. It was still (just) the age of soccer's innocence then. The press were invited and the world and his wife were allowed to gatecrash so long as they were decked in red.
"A number of the obits to Paisley mentioned that, however much the champagne bubbled, the beaming manager bursting out of his ill-fitting Burton's blue suit refused to take a drink, so he could "drink in the atmosphere and the achievement".
"Well, true in fact but not in theory. Halfway through the do a big mitt gripped my arm fondly. "A Keating's a boy who should know," said Bob. "D'you think there's any chance of getting a bottle of Guinness round here?" I searched every nook. The St Peter's Holiday Inn did not stock Guinness. "Ah me," said Bob, "that means only me and the Pope up the road and Horace [Yates, the teetotal sports editor of the Liverpool Daily Post] over there are the only three sober men in Rome tonight."
Paisley addressed the crowd from St George's hall after the European win in 1977.
Paisley said: "In the 38 years I've been here, this excels everything.
And of course it's the biggest day in Liverpool Football Club's life."
"The party afterwards was at the Holiday Inn, just down from St Peter's itself. It was the last of its type. It was still (just) the age of soccer's innocence then. The press were invited and the world and his wife were allowed to gatecrash so long as they were decked in red. A number of the obits to Paisley mentioned that, however much the champagne bubbled, the beaming manager bursting out of his ill-fitting Burton's blue suit refused to take a drink, so he could "drink in the atmosphere and the achievement."
"Well, true in fact but not in theory. Halfway through the do a big mitt gripped my arm fondly. "A Keating's a boy who should know," said Bob. "D'you think there's any chance of getting a bottle of Guinness round here?" I searched every nook. The St Peter's Holiday Inn did not stock Guinness. "Ah me," said Bob, "that means only me and the Pope up the road and Horace [Yates, the teetotal sports editor of the Liverpool Daily Post] over there are the only three sober men in Rome tonight."
Frank Keating, the Guardian's former chief sports writer, dispels one myth and says that even though Paisley didn't drink that famous night in Rome in 1977, he sure wanted to


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The world of "Game of Thrones" is a dangerous place. Men and women wake up each morning wondering if today is the day treachery brings them down. It"s a world of battle and blood, muck and grime.
Yet for all that, it"s also a bastion of fabulous fashion. Each character has a distinct style, and if that style changes, it"s either a reflection of their changed life circumstances of making a subtle statement to the audience. The men are adorned in crowns and intricately cut-out doublets. The knights wear armor worked over in metallurgy that evokes embroidery. Even the amount of detail that goes into the peasants" clothing is remarkable.
But nothing holds a candle to the works of art created by the costumer designers for the noblewomen. From Cersei and Sansa, to Catelyn and Daenerys, the early seasons were a bloody fight for power punctuated with flits of color and brocade. Later on Melisandre and Margaery added a much needed shake-up to the fashion status quo. After that Ellaria and Myrcella came along to keep the costume designers on their toes.
Each woman has had a bevy of beautiful clothing. After the jump, we"ve collected over 60 of their iconic looks from the last five seasons of "Game of Thrones."

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Last week, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit overturned a federal district court ruling in a victory for school choice in Louisiana.
As we've written before, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has been particularly hostile to Louisiana's school choice program. So hostile, in fact, that last August DOJ trotted out a decades-old open desegregation case to try to block the program.
After public pressure—including from school choice advocate Speaker John Boehner (R–OH)—DOJ "backed down," arguing that it wasn't intending to block the program but merely to gather data to ensure that the program comports with the open desegregation case and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. And, on that basis, DOJ opposed intervention by a number of parents whose children receive school vouchers under the program. DOJ argued that the case was just between DOJ and Louisiana—no parents or students would be affected by the outcome of the case, and a federal district court judge denied parental intervention on that basis.
In last week's decision by the Fifth Circuit overturning this decision, the court noted: "It is not credible for the United States to claim that the relief it is now seeking differs from the relief the parents opposed in the August motion." In other words, the court said that, despite DOJ's attempts at rhetorical sleight of hand, DOJ is continuing to seek the same relief it has always sought: to stop Louisiana from continuing its voucher program "unless and until" a federal court orders the state to turn over reams of data and gives its "authorization."
In short, as the Fifth Circuit recognized, DOJ has never "backed down," and the views of the parents of children who have received vouchers, and who would be most affected, ought to be heard and considered.
In pointing out why parents of students in the school choice program ought to be allowed to intervene in the case, the court further stated:
The purported aim of the United States is to enforce the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. If any group can be described as within the zone of interest protected by that clause, surely it is these mostly minority parents who believe that the best way to ensure equal protection of the laws is to give them the opportunity—along with other parents who live in poverty and whose children are in failing schools—to send their children to better schools.
DOJ's attack on Louisiana's school choice program will likely continue, but at least now parents will have their voices heard in federal court.


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'Dead' get over a million dollars in SNAP benefits
A state audit has found that about $1.3 million in federal food card benefits were used after the legal benefit recipients had died.
The audit looked at Louisiana Purchase food cards assigned to one-person households during the four years ending June 30, 2013. It found that 3,938 were used after the person's death.
Secretary Suzy Sonnier says The Department of Children and Family Services arranged before the audit to get daily death records from the state health department. She says it's working to automate a check of Social Security numbers against people getting Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program benefits.
She notes that $1.3 million amounts to 12-hundredths of one percent of Louisiana's SNAP benefits to single-person households during the four years studied.


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Astros welcome touted Springer, but lose in extras
Rookie gets first hit, run, strikeout and walk in Major League debut
HOUSTON -- The Astros followed a familiar script Wednesday night, scoring all of their runs on a pair of two-run homers by Jason Castro and Marc Krauss while trying desperately to string some hits together and get a rally going.
After his team went 0-for-6 with runners in scoring position and stranded nine runners on base in a 6-4 loss in 11 innings to the Royals at Minute Maid Park, manager Bo Porter said he was "extremely concerned" about his club's struggles to score runs short of the occasional home run.
"We all know the home run is the toughest thing to do in our game, and we need to get to the point where we're sustaining rallies and scoring runs by driving guys in," he said. "When I look at a player's RBIs, the first thing I look at is I subtract the home runs. You subtract the home runs because they're knocking in themselves. That will really tell you how many runs they actually knocked in."
The homers by Castro and Krauss staked the Astros to a 4-2 lead in the sixth inning that they couldn't keep. The Royals rallied for a pair of runs in the seventh and then scored twice in the 11th to win, including a tiebreaking solo homer by Mike Moustakas off Jerome Williams.
"I hit it pretty good," Moustakas said. "I got underneath it a little bit. I hit it high. I didn't know how far it was going to go. I think it was a changeup. I was trying to stay on it, get something over to left-center field and it went out of the park."
The game marked the Major League debut of George Springer, one of the Astros' most anticipated prospects in years. He picked up an infield single in his second at-bat in the third inning for his first hit and scored on Castro's homer. He finished 1-for-5 with a run scored, a walk, a caught stealing and two strikeouts.
"I didn't necessarily hit it hard, and now I can go play from there and develop and have fun," Springer said.
His hit came in the third inning when he pounded a ball into the dirt and rolled a dribbler down the third-base line, beating out the throw. He grounded out in the ninth with a runner at first base and struck out in the 11th with a runner at first.
"We're glad he got it out of the way the first day," Porter said. "It's good to have him in the lineup. There's definitely some things that could happen when he's on the baseball field, the attention that he draws on the basepaths, it will give the hitters that are hitting behind him some pitches to hit as well, but it was good to see him get that first one out of the way."
The Royals scored twice against reliever Brad Peacock in the seventh inning to tie the game at 4. He allowed a pair of one-out singles, and Kevin Chapman walked a batter with two outs to load the bases. Salvador Perez singled up the middle on the first pitch from reliever Matt Albers to score a pair.
"That's a tough one to swallow there because we felt like we had the right guys that we wanted in each and every spot and we just didn't get it done," Porter said.
Astros starter Dallas Keuchel, who was battling a sinus infection, left the game with a 4-2 lead and a chance to win his second start in a row, but the bullpen couldn't hold the lead. Keuchel allowed two runs and six hits in six innings.
Keuchel, who held the Blue Jays to one run in seven innings last Wednesday in Toronto, walked one batter and struck out five while throwing 97 pitches in his third start. He gave up a solo homer to Danny Valencia in the second inning.
"You've got to go out there and battle," Keuchel said. "I was lucky enough to have good defensive plays the first couple of innings and kind of bailed me out until I got my feet planted a little bit in the fourth. I'll take it any day of the week. It's a good lineup over there and I'm just happy to get through six."
Castro sent an opposite-field homer to left off Royals starter Jeremy Guthrie in the third to put the Astros ahead, 2-1. The Astros took a 4-2 lead in the sixth inning when Jesus Guzman led off the inning with a walk and Krauss cranked a two-run homer to left-center. It was the first home run and RBIs for Krauss, who had a pair of hits. He entered the game with three hits in his previous three games after starting the season 0-for-15.
"It's good to square one up and drive it out," he said. "That's a good swing, something I can build on for sure. It's tough that's in a loss. You always wanted to help the team win, so I feel I failed today even though I had a couple of hits. I'd rather go 0-for and have a win than have a couple of hits and lose."


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A Sandwich a Day: An Elevated Gyro at Cafe Supreme in Jamaica, Queens
A new sandwich every day.
In this great city of ours, one could eat a different sandwich every day of the year—so that's what we'll do. Here's A Sandwich a Day, our daily look at sandwiches around New York. Got a sandwich we should check out? Let us know. —The Mgmt.
Unless you're serving jury duty or catching the railroad or AirTrain, you probably don't have many reasons to visit this stretch of Sutphin Boulevard in Jamaica. But if you're here, and you have an hour to explore, you can do well for yourself: Salvadoran pupusas (just okay, but nourishing), African peanut soup (blazingly hot, beguiling but tasty), and a Turkish take on a Gyro ($6.99) from Cafe Supreme.
Despite laying claim to one of the more generic names in New York restaurants, Cafe Supreme has several clues suggesting Turkish ownership: that white sauce is called cacik and tastes decidedly like yogurt, not mayo; minced adana kebabs are frequent specials (sadly not available on my visit).
The menu's mainstay, and the most juicy-looking of the meaty options, is the rotisserie gyro. It's a close relative of the beef-lamb loaves you'll find everywhere in this city, but elevated and interesting enough to warrant a lunch of its own. The meat is less compact and more juicy, with spices that lift its flavor up rather than bowl it over. Your average gyro log is something of a salt lick; this is not.
It comes shaved and stuffed in a thin flatbread not unlike a flour tortilla, along with some of that cacik for creaminess and lettuce and tomato for crunch. Not a revolutionary sandwich, but a lunch to make you feel much better about getting picked as Juror Number Two.
Cafe Supreme
88-38 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11435 (map) 718-658-1360
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Take a mom of 3, stir in 4 vegan cookbooks, add a rounded cup of staying at home, and mix with a hefty pinch of recipe testing!
Wednesday, March 15, 2006
Things That Make You Go.... Mmmm!
A while back I posted about a pasta we had along with a salad topped with an Annie's dressing. An anonymous visitor commented that the Papaya Poppyseed Dressing was their favorite. Of course, I had to try it myself... and, I agree! I love this dressing, it is a little fruity and nice to pair with a stronger-tasting entree perhaps with a lot of spices or herbs.
Next, I love the Shitake & Sesame Vinaigrette. For those of you concerned about added sweeteners, this dressing has none. It lends a delightful Asian flavor to salads, with toasted sesame oil and the earthy flavor of shitake mushrooms. I often add a squeeze of agave nectar to the bottle and shake it through, since I think this addition of sweetness enhances the overall flavor.
Finally, I could not forget to mention Annie's very popular Goddess Dressing. My gosh, we go through bottles of this in our house! This dressing also does not have any added sweeteners and is quite thick. So thick that it is better served (in my opinion) as a dip for raw veggies, drizzled over pasta, whole grains, or in a sandwich, rather than to top delicate greens. A little ketchup mixed into this dressing is also delicious (just ask my 4 year old, who, by the way, LOVES this dressing the most).
I also love that I can catch specials on these dressings every couple of months that allow me to stock up! So, since that anonymous comment encouraged me to try the Papaya Poppyseed variety, are there other Annie's dressings that you really like - or other brands?
P.S. My daughter just walked in and seeing me do this post sang "Goddess Dressing, yummy, yummy, yummy, Goddess Dressing"!!!
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Oh yeah! I can't get enough of Amy's Goddess dressing. These days we're mostly making our own dressings, but we get a bottle of the Goddess occasionally. I like it on wraps with tofu and veggies and brown rice. Attempting to make my own version of this is on my list of things to do, but it's a long list!
- Flo @ Yielded Heart said...
Oh my! Is your daughter singing to the tune of the Wiggles "Yummy, yummy, fruit salad"???
I LOVE goddess dressing! My local Whole Foods here in San Francisco just got jumbo size bottles in stock! I was sooo excited to see that. My honey was too. He puts that stuff on everything! Have you tried Amy's Honey Mustard Dressing? That one is great too.
Great blog Dreena. I check in daily, but this is my first post. I couldn't resist once I saw the Goddess dressing! I can't wait to get your books. Yum!
- Julie said...
I love Goddess Dressing, but I get a knock-off version of it at Trader Joes. Same ingredients--but, a lot cheaper!
- jess (of Get Sconed!) said...
I recently bought a Trader Joe's Goddess dressing trying to save a dollar..and UGH it does not compare. It was so bad I can't bring myself to buy the real Goddess dressing yet.
Speaking of dressing, I forgot my Caeser today for my salad. It was a sad lunch hour, and I mixed some peanut butter with a teeny bit of maple syrup and sea salt instead (I was working with the office fridge here). It was a mush..but actually tasty.
- julie hasson said...
My new favorite Annies is their "Woodstock" dressing. Yummy! I actually tried it for the first time this weekend at Vegfest (not sure if it's a new flavor), and we wound up buying a couple bottles on the spot. You've got to try it Dreena!
- Michelle said...
i've never tried an Annie's dressing, though i see them all the time.. even our regular grocery store carries it in thier small nat. food section. i think i'll try the Goddess one first, since it could also be a nice dip for the kids (and what kid doesn't like to dip??)
- Mal said...
I miss the Raspberry Vinaigrette from when I was a pure vegetarian. I've yet to attempt to make my own version or find a suitable replacement.
Yes, I'm still alive! Busier than a bee, but still alive.
- Dreena said...
Chris, yes, that's a terrific idea for the Goddess Dressing, and it packs so much flavor to carry into the rice, veg, and tofu.
Hi Kai - no, we don't know of that one (and I'm thinking that's a very good thing)! We have quite a few kids cd's (raffi, dinosaur ones, etc) and those songs go through my head during the day and all night - it's unbearable at times! I know those wiggles are incredibly popular, though (I think that's why I've tried to avoid them this long, mean mommy)! :)
Well, Megan, I'm glad I found something that got you to "bite"! :) Yes, the jumbo size bottles are much better value, esp if you use it often (as we both seem to)! So glad you've been visiting and please comment again!
Hi Julie and Jess... I keep hearing about this "Trader Joe's"... frustrating I am unable to score on all the deals I hear about!! (oh, and Jess, I love mixing nut butters with a little maple syrup - or agave and cinnamon...mmmmm!)
Hi Julie! I just saw that 'Woodstock' dressing on their website - yes, it IS a new dressing, and I was very intrigued by it. Now I want it!!! I haven't seen it at our local stores, though... will probably be a year or more before I find it here! :( !!
Yeah, Michelle, go for the Goddess Dressing first. They may find it a tiny bit strong or herby at first - but then, your kids eat quite a variety, don't they... so they would probably LOVE it as a veggie dip (and you too)!
Hi Mal! Well, I'm glad you're still about, and good to hear from you again... too bad they don't make the raspberry vinaigrette with agave instead of honey - I'm guessing that's why you don't have it anymore...?
I like Annie's Yogurt with Dill dressing! It's non-fat and I enjoy eating it with veggies (especially broccoli) for a light meal/snack.
- Mindy said...
A tip I read somewhere is to just add a little bit of water to the bottle of Goddess and it thins it up a bit and makes it last longer, and you don't even notice a change to the taste. :)
- Dreena said...
Hi Me, the dressing sounds good (haven't tried it because of the dairy), I really like dill though, and would love a non-dairy version!
Oh, great tip, Mindy, thanks!... a little thinner would be better for drizzling on salads.
- Emily said...
I love the balsamic vinaigrette and my husband likes the gingerly vinaigrette, but I don't think either is strictly vegan (although dairy-free) since I see honey on the ingredients.
But I do have to put my vote in for Goddess. So, so damn good.
- Guinnah said...
I think the one my kids like a lot is the Tuscan vinaigrette or something like that. I use it to make pasta salad for their lunches: tri-color pasta, olives, kidney beans, veggies etc.
- Harmonia said...
There is a roasted red pepper one I like...I think it was Annie's. I used to like the Raspberry one but it may have honey...haven't had it in a while. I tried the Shittake one and it tasted a lot different than I expected. It was okay but I thought I would like it MUCH MORE considering it was mushrooms which I LOVE...I thought it was a tad salty. I would still buy it again from time to time for a change though.
I answered a few more things on my blog comments. I don't think I will be posting today because I have too much to do (boo hiss) but wanted to take a short break, read comments, and return a few.
Oh! I did the Lemon Herb Tofu last night. It's what's for lunch today. I had a few chunks left and did the suggestion of the sandwich filling/spread in your book and mixed it with Nayonase. I am thinking I am not a big fan of Nayonase unless it is starting to turn??? Does it have a shelf life? (If refrigerated, of course.)
The herbs and lemon were tasty though...I accidently put an extra Tablespoon of Tamari in it but it didn't seem to be too overpowering.
- Harmonia said...
I heard someone mention Trader Joe's Brand...I don't have Trader Joe's or Wild Oats! ACK! We do have a Wegmans...about an horu away...eventhough there is all that bad PR right now about them being FOR caged eggs, etc.
On the other hand...
Their Nature's Market is my only alternative other than a further away Whole Foods than seems to be more expensive at times...so, yes, I shop there, even though I feel bad about the bad PR.
Anyhow, Wegmans has their own brand of Healthy Dressings - many of them VEGAN. It says it right on the label! :)
6 of one - half a dozen of another, I guess...but when it's one of two options, I guess you could call me desperate. *grin*
- Dreena said...
Emily, yeah, I think they both have honey, but the Tuscany Italian (which Nancy mentions) is also quite good - and without honey (though they don't identify it as vegan on their website as they do with their other varieties).
That's also a good idea, Nancy, adding the Tuscan Italian in with pastas, it's also pretty thick like the Goddess.
Hi Harmonia... I doubt your Nayonnaise is going off - unless you have had it opened and not refrigerated. After opening, it should keep several months I think in the fridge. Maybe you just don't like the flavor. I like Nayonnaise because it's not as heavy as Vegenaise - but I know Vegenaise is preferred by many (maybe most) vegans, and it definitely has more of that classic mayonnaise flavor (like a Hellman's). Nayonnaise is lower in fat, and so doesn't have that true mayonnaise taste that Vegenaise has. Btw - sometimes it's those kitchen 'oops' that help you discover a new recipe or variation on a recipe that you like! Glad you enjoyed the tofu!! :) Don't beat yourself up about the shopping. We have to do our part, but we also need to keep our lives somewhat in balance and not totally stress out over all of our choices. If you are only able to shop at one particular market, then so be it. My gosh, how many of us shop at regular grocery stores that stock huge amounts of factory farmed meats and dairy products?! But, we need to get some of our organic produce there, etc. Also, I wish MORE labelling identified foods as VEGAN clearly so we don't have to sort through ingredient listings all the time!
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Dreena, you are a feel good person! Meaning you always make people feel good about themselves and others...at least you make me feel that way. Thank you. I think you are right about the nayo. I think it might be too vinegary for my linking or something. I think I will try veganese if I find it next time.
You are oh so true about the other stores as well. I shop at those stores every week! Because I have to like you said. Heck, I'm just thankful for the veg alternatives, period. They are so hard to find around my area and I get so excited when I find something new.
Thanks again.
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Hi Harmonia, sorry I'm just now responding to you - has this week been crazy for everyone else? Holy doodle!
Anyhow, thank you for that. That really is such a sweet thing to say, and means a lot. You know, I get annoyed with how militant some people are in the vegan lifestyle. I think we are far better off trying to encourage people to make the bigger changes - stop buying/eating meat, eggs, dairy - than to preach on about how important it is to be pure with everything we do.
I mean, the animals would be far better off (as would we with our health, and the state of our environment), if people could eat a plant-based diet and not give themselves stress over having an energy bar with a trace of honey in it - or a couple of foil-wrapped mini easter eggs. I'm not saying that vegans shouldn't eliminate all animal products, but let's not give everyone else a hard time for doing their best and making the bigger changes that have the most impact.
Imagine how much change there would be if more people weren't intimidated by the purity of making the changes? I'll stop going on here, I just wanted to get that across because you should be proud of the changes you are making and know that we all (or most of us) 'slipped up' from time to time on our journey. Just keep on going with it! :)
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My favorite Annie's dressing (other than the Goddess, of course) is the Tuscany-style Italian dressing. Problem is, I can never find it! In the last year, I've only seen it in two stores. I've asked about it at others and am told it's unavailable, so I know it's not just aproblem of it being sold out. Anyway, it's delicious.


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- Manually:
- From a Workflow Model.
- Using a workflow package for batch processing.
- Automatically:
- In response to node changes; using a Launcher.
Other methods are also available to authors; for full details see:
You can start a workflow based on one of the models listed on the Workflow Models console. The only mandatory information is the payload, though a title and/or comment can be added as well.
The Workflow Launcher monitors changes in the content repository to launch workflows dependent on the location and resource type of the changed node.
- See the workflows already launched for specific nodes.
- Select a workflow to be launched when a certain node/node-type has been created/modified/removed.
- Remove an existing workflow-to-node relationship.
A launcher can be created for any node. However, changes to certain nodes do not launch workflows. Changes to nodes below the following paths do not cause workflows to launch:
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Various definitions are included with the standard installation. These are used for digital asset management and social collaboration tasks:
Workflow packages are packages that can be passed to a workflow as payload for processing, allowing multiple resources to be processed.
A workflow package:
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Set 1: Llama, Guelah Papyrus, Rift, Stash, Reba, My Friend, My Friend[1], Uncle Pen, Sample in a Jar, I Didn't Know[2], David Bowie[3]
Set 2: Buried Alive > Halley's Comet > It's Ice > Bouncing Around the Room, Chalk Dust Torture, The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Avenu Malkenu > The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Hold Your Head Up > Cracklin' Rosie > Hold Your Head Up, Poor Heart > Golgi Apparatus
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[1] Beginning featured Trey on acoustic guitar.
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The NRA ad accused the president of being a hypocrite for allowing his daughters to be protected by armed Secret Service agents but not embracing armed guards for schools.
The Republican governor and father of four said at a briefing Thursday in Trenton that the children of public figures should be off-limits to political attacks.
Christie again refused to take a position on Obama's call for a federal assault weapons ban. The governor says he has no influence over what Congress and the president decide.
Christie has said he supports New Jersey's current gun laws. They include an assault weapons ban in place for 21 years.
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He's possibly involved in two shootings, my fantasy team can't have that type of bad publicity.
I was reading a story about it and I scrolled down to the comments and the top comment and response is hilarious.
He's possibly involved in two shootings, my fantasy team can't have that type of bad publicity.
I was reading a story about it and I scrolled down to the comments and the top comment and response is hilarious.
"I know a lot about the law and various other lawyerings."
Hitters who avoid outs are the funnest.
Just to be clear it's not the "future Bengal" that's funny. I'm not a Bengals fan but I can't believe anyone still thinks that's funny but the response is awesome.
"I know a lot about the law and various other lawyerings."
Hitters who avoid outs are the funnest.
With every update this story with Hernandez gets worse.
I dont care, Votto said of passing his friend and former teammate. Hes in the past. Bye-bye, Jay.
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Read More: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/-da...#ixzz2Wllw2a00In the unfolding story that is Aaron Hernandez's future, things went from bad to worse on Wednesday. Police confirmed Wednesday night that the body found near Hernandez's home Monday was that of 27-year-old Odin Lloyd, of Dorchester. His death has been deemed a homicide. A law enforcement official tells FOX 25 Hernandez appears to be directly tied to the homicide which is why authorities executed a search warrant at his home Tuesday night. According to the same source, Hernandez, Lloyd, and two other men were at a bar in Boston the night of the homicide, and at some point, the four men left together in a car driven by Hernandez which was confirmed by a text Lloyd sent another friend, the source says.
Wow. This is bad.
"Strickland Propane... Taste the meat, not the heat." - Hank Hill
Well he was cleared so I think you are safe
Umm...I don't think he's cleared just yet.
"@SportsCenter: Aaron Hernandez has not been ruled out as a suspect in the homicide of a semi-pro football player, law enforcement sources told ABC News."
"@NBCSports: BREAKING: Aaron Hernandez will reportedly be arrested in connection with murder: http://t.co/HQDfwYroiE"
"He [Hernandez] has not been ruled out. We are not calling him a suspect, but he is definitely not in the clear," said one police official close to the investigation.
http://Aaron Hernandez Not in Clear,...ry?id=19445131
That story was posted 40 mins ago. Where did you read he was cleared?
"I know a lot about the law and various other lawyerings."
Hitters who avoid outs are the funnest.
And people wondered why Belichick claimed Jake Ballard last season.
Is there anything to the story of the lawsuit alleging that Hernandez shot off his gun at a Miami club and some dude lost his eye???
The story, as of yesterday was that he wasn't a suspect, which is where I suspect the "don't worry he's been cleared" comment comes from. Of course when they head back to your house a 2nd day, me thinks somebody thinks your at least a little bit suspicious, or at least someone connected to that house.
another thought, I haven't followed this closely, but I just read that thru his lawyer they stated (paraphrasing) "out of respect for the investigation, Aaron will not comment on this case" there is also a rumor that he's not been cooperating with the police.
Now, you can't try a guy based upon his willingness to talk to the cops, nor his willingness to speak on the subject to the general population, but if it were me, and I was 100% in the clear, I'd sure as heck be talking to the police all I could, I'd definently be making statements to the public.
Here's what I know, there were 4 people in that car when it left the club. 3 of them returned, 1 was found w/ a bullet to the head. Somebody's got a story to tell; if there is a coverup, they won't be able to keep the story straight b/w 3 people.
Talking to the police in this sort of situation can do nothing but hurt him, whether he's guilty or not. The police are looking to use any statements made to mine for lies, ANY inconsistency etc. He could think he's being completely honest and forthright and still screw himself badly.
He should lawyer up, keep quiet, and see what happens.
Making public statements is a horrible idea as well.
He probably slipped and fell headfirst into a bullet that was lying on the ground.
Not looking good.On Thursday ABC News reported that a security system in Hernandez's home, which included video surveillance, was smashed intentionally and a cell phone was handed over to police "in pieces" by Hernandez's attorneys. A cleaning crew was seen leaving Hernandez's home on Monday before the police searched the residence.
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Auto break-in specialists have gone high-tech -- and stopping thieves has become much harder.
More thieves around the country use mysterious hand-held devices that can unlock a car's doors, CNN reports. One recent case involving these "black boxes," caught on tape, came in Chicago.
Last April, police in Long Beach, Calif., asked for the public's help in trying to nab three suspects wanted in connection with a series of auto burglaries. They used "unknown technology" to gain entry to cars without the keys.
"This is a situation where technology is working against us, making our job much more challenging at a time where resources are already strained," said Long Beach Police Chief Jim McDonnell in a statement at the time. "Just as law enforcement tactics evolve, so does the criminal element's -- and we need the community's involvement more so than ever."
The trio are seen on a surveillance tape. Two suspects are seen walking up to four different vehicles -- two on the street and two in a driveway, according to police. Another hovers in the background.
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The Beren Tennis Center, Harvard University's outdoor tennis facility, is named for Robert M. Beren '47 MBA '50 and was completely renovated and reopened in April of 2000. The state-of-the-art center boasts 18 courts-six of which feature stadium seating-a two-tiered pavilion with locker rooms, a media center, offices, court-viewing areas, and accommodates nearly 500 spectators. Additional ground areas are designated for temporary stands to allow for expanded seating. Combined with the six indoor courts at the Murr Center, the nationally-ranked tennis teams have perhaps the finest facilities of any team in the Northeast.
The original, eight-court Beren Tennis Center was dedicated on April 23, 1983 as a gift of Beren and his son Adam '83, an All-American and two-year captain. It was the intention of the Beren family in making the gift that the center should benefit "not only Harvard teams but tennis players in the Harvard community as a worthwhile and relaxing adjunct to the pursuit of academic excellence."
In stepping forward a second time to benefit Harvard tennis, Robert Beren wanted "to ensure the Harvard community had a facility that was on par with any university in the country."
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Well, the election"s over, and although some places — we"re looking at you, Florida — are still trying to confirm who won, another storied chapter of American political drama has now passed into the history books. Before you rush out to start your Christmas shopping, here"s a fond look back at the winners and losers of Election 2012.
Barack Obama: The economy wheezed, and he lost the first debate. But his auto bailout, a big Latino turnout and his breathtakingly proficient ground game — community organizing! — brings home the win.
Jerry Brown: With his prestige and legacy on the line, the governor leads come-from-behind win for Proposition 30, whose tax revenues balance the state budget and stave off major cuts to schools.
Big Bird: Mitt Romney had threatened to fricassee federal funding for PBS. But now the big yellow bird, Oscar the Grouch and Elmo live to entertain another day.
Big Soda: You"ll have to pry that Mountain Dew from our cold dead fingers. Richmond voters trounce proposed tax on soda and sugary drinks.
Women: The number of female senators jumps to a record 20, female voters outnumber male voters 53 to 47 percent, and Senate candidates in Indiana and Missouri who made offensive statements about rape get trounced.
Hillary Rodham Clinton: If she runs in 2016, as expected, she won"t have to beat an incumbent president. Why do you think Bill was yelling himself hoarse in high school gyms the final month?
Potheads: Unfettered marijuana legalization passes in Colorado and Washington state. Crank up the Pink Floyd.
Wind turbines: Key tax credit for renewable energy was toast under Mitt Romney, but now wind, solar and other renewable companies seeking federal love have a new lease on life.
Tom Steyer: San Francisco financier bankrolls Proposition 39, which closes a corporate tax loophole and provides $1 billion a year for general fund and energy-efficiency projects. Up-and-coming Democratic candidate for governor?
Gays and lesbians: Voters pass landmark same-sex marriage measures in Maine, Maryland and Washington, while Tammy Baldwin wins election in Wisconsin, making her the first openly gay U.S. senator.
Nate Silver: New York Times statistician runs complex models, predicts Obama win, takes huge heat and is proved exactly right, calling all 50 states correctly.
San Jose State students: They hatched ballot measure to hike the minimum wage in San Jose from $8 to $10 an hour, and won, despite opposition from Mayor Chuck Reed and the business community.
Mitt Romney: Republican candidate makes a game effort, but it turns out that letting Detroit go bankrupt might not have been the best strategy for winning votes in Michigan and Ohio.
Nancy Pelosi: A year ago, she had big hopes of Democrats retaking the House of Representatives and regaining the speaker"s gavel. But they didn"t, and now she may lose her leadership position.
Karl Rove: King GOP strategist takes $390 million in fat cat money, blows it in losing races, and then melts down on Fox News as the results come in live.
The Mungers: Molly and Charles Jr., whose father is Warren Buffett"s business partner, dump $80 million into Propositions 38, 30 and 32, losing everything they touch.
Super PAC moguls: Las Vegas casino billionaire Sheldon Adelson spends $53 million; Koch Brothers $33 million and Texas oilman Harold Simmons $24 million to buy futile ads to defeat Obama and Democratic Senate candidates.
Mary Hayashi: Convicted Castro Valley shoplifter, termed out of Assembly, runs for Alameda County supervisor and gets soundly rejected.
Big Coal: Climate change rules are coming out of Obama"s Environmental Protection Agency next year. There"s a reason coal stocks crashed the morning after the election.
Pete Stark: East Bay voters finally had enough of the cranky, profane, 20-term Democratic congressman, awarding his seat to Eric Swalwell, a 31-year-old Dublin councilman.
Donald Trump: Combed-over billionaire embarrasses himself with claims Obama wasn"t born in U.S., then flips out and calls for revolution when the president easily wins re-election.
Tea party: The movement costs Republicans five Senate seats in the past two elections by nominating fringe candidates and pushes GOP to the right on immigration, scaring off Latinos, who deliver Colorado, Nevada and Florida to Obama.
John Muir: San Francisco voters reject measure to fund a study of draining Hetch Hetchy Reservoir in Yosemite park, long a dream of Sierra Club founder and many Bay Area environmentalists.
Whole Foods: Big natural-food retailer and other organics advocates embrace Proposition 37 to require labeling of genetically modified food but lose amid well-funded opposition and failure to make the case such food is harmful.
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As required by the Higher Education Opportunity Act ("HEOA"), Yeshiva University has established the following reporting and disclosure procedures with respect to fire safety in on-campus student housing for its three Campuses. The reporting and disclosure requirements described below apply only to fires that occur in the University. on-campus student housing, which is defined as student housing that is owned or controlled by the University or located on property that is owned or controlled by the University, and located within the reasonably contiguous geographic area that makes up our three Campuses.
The goal of the University's Department of Safety and Security is to provide students in on-campus housing with the information, training, and University systems necessary to keep them safe from fires.
With respect to fires on-campus student housing, Yeshiva University makes three disclosures. It publishes an annual fire safety report for each campus, it annually reports its fire statistics to the U.S. Department of Education (the "Education Department"), and it makes, keeps, and maintains a daily fire log for each campus. The procedures for each of these three disclosures are described below.
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Richard Willey, MathWorks
In this webinar, you will learn how to use Statistics and Machine Learning Toolbox to generate accurate predictive models from data sets that contain large numbers of correlated variables. By the end of the webinar, you will understand:
Richard Willey is a product marketing manager focused on MATLAB and add-on products for data analysis, statistics, and curve fitting. Prior to joining MathWorks in 2007, Richard worked at Wind River Systems and Symantec. Richard has dual master's degrees in engineering and management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a master's degree in economics from Indiana University.
The demo and MATLAB code that we'll be showing in this webinar was motivated by the following paper by Robert Tibshirani:
In particular, the "Simulations" section beginning on page 279.)
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Archer First Response Systems: Delivering medical aid to save lives
About Archer First Response Systems
Archer First Response Systems helps deliver urgent emergency care supplies through its deployment platform that leverages unmanned airborne vehicles and cellular networks for immediate delivery. Based in Florida, Archer was founded in 2013.
Nearly 326,000 people die from cardiac arrest yearly and a majority of these deaths can be prevented if an automated external defibrillator shock is quickly delivered within a critical four-minute window. Archer First Response Systems chose to bolster the efficiency of its Emergency First Response platform, which sends small unmanned air vehicles (UAV) with supplies to those in need of emergency care with issues including sudden cardiac arrest, opioid overdoses, or anaphylactic shock.
Google Cloud Results
- Reduces operating costs by eliminating the need to maintain expensive on-premises servers and hardware
- Simplifies platform management with intuitive Google Cloud Platform administration tools
- Provides reliable 11-square mile and 3-minute UAV arrival range through Google performance gains
- Improves platform security for sensitive internal data and functionality
Reduces update times from nearly 1 day to under 1 hour
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Solutions: Internet of Things
Archer's deployment system enables the immediate dispatch of small unmanned aerial vehicles that can bypass ground traffic delays to directly deliver equipment such as defibrillators and epinephrine to people in an emergency health situation such as a cardiac arrest, drug overdose, or severe allergic reaction. When an emergency request comes in, the Archer platform enables the automatic deployment of its first response vehicles along pre-programmed flight routes directly to the scene of the request.
For locations such as golf courses or retirement communities, an Archer First Response System can take a straight path to the person in need of care and maximize their chances for recovery by arriving faster than if someone had to physically retrieve a first aid pack. According to Archer, its emergency deployment system can typically cover an 11-square mile range and reach a destination in less than 3 minutes, which can be critical for saving a life as brain damage can occur within minutes of cardiac arrest.
Archer aims to partner with larger entities such as universities or theme parks along with private community installations. In one beta installation that would cover 12,000 homes in a retirement community, Archer estimates that its platform would only cost around 45 cents per month for each household, because of cost savings provided by leveraging existing Google Cloud Platform (GCP) infrastructure.
Archer utilizes GCP to automate logistics coordination and fleet upkeep for its UAVs. Cloud IoT Core is the key channel for UAV administration and allows Archer to perform tasks including pushing hardware updates and changing settings as well as facilitating vehicle deployment, while Firebase powers the Archer mobile app. Additional platform support comes from Cloud Pub/Sub and Cloud SQL, which assist with services including UAV performance alerts that track conditions such as battery life and maintenance needs.
"Our biggest costs are hardware and installations, so having our systems in the cloud saves us a lot of money up front," says Gordon Folkes, Founder & CEO at Archer First Response Systems. "Being able to set up and run all those things in the cloud saves us time and manpower and allows us to offer an extremely effective first response system at a price point comparable to or less than a cup of coffee per month."
Google Kubernetes Engine, Container Registry, and Compute Engine offer vital scalability and performance. Accessible managed service and administrative resources simplify routine upkeep for Archer, allowing development staff to focus on higher-level platform needs. As Archer grows its platform, these solutions give developers confidence and the flexibility to prepare for future growth without adding unnecessary complexity. Archer has also explored integrating solutions including Stackdriver and BigQuery for further back-end support. These solutions give Archer the data backbone required to achieve a robust preventative and prescriptive maintenance program required to maintain the highest-level capability and stability for its large fleet of life-saving UAVs.
As a startup, the agility provided by GCP and Kubernetes has been critical for Archer and its development needs. GCP enables Archer to be flexible and nimble when it comes to identifying and prototyping use cases such as developing deployment methods. GCP also played a critical role in how Archer successfully launched and demoed its platform in only seven months. The costs of tasks including provisioning servers, network administration, and building out an Internet of Things platform from scratch would have been prohibitive if Archer had to do so independently. But instead of having to spend valuable time in building out infrastructure, GCP allowed Archer to focus on development to drive support, funding, and partnerships.
"We know that we'll be able to address IT challenges quickly with the core of our system by using Google Cloud Platform and Google Kubernetes Engine," says Spencer Hehl, Chief Technical Architect at Archer First Response Systems.
"If we have three minutes to get a defibrillator to someone suffering from cardiac arrest, how do we locate the person in need and deliver equipment to them in time? The deployment has to be highly considered. Google Cloud Platform empowers us with the system speed and reliability to save lives."—Gordon Folkes, Founder & CEO, Archer First Response Systems
About Archer First Response Systems
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Hank Williams Jr. posted this apology (for a bizarre Fox News appearance in which he invoked Hitler's name in an Obama analogy) on his Facebook page yesterday, but we hadn't been aware of it until today. Man, oh man, is it a treat.
I have always been very passionate about Politics and Sports and this time it got the Best or Worst of me. The thought of the Leaders of both Parties Jukin and High Fiven on a Golf course, while so many Families are Struggling to get by simply made me Boil over and make a Dumb statement and I am very Sorry if it Offended anyone. I would like to Thank all my supporters. This was Not written by some Publicist.
No, it was not written by some Publicist. A Privatist, maybe, damn Obama.
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Home Going Service For Rep Major Owens At Medgar Evers College
12-Term Congressman Credited with Helping to Pass Americans with Disabilities Act.
Was A Founder of Medgar Evers College
The Medgar Evers College community will come together on Monday, October 28 in the Founders Auditorium at Medgar Evers College at 1650 Bedford Avenue in Brooklyn, to honor the life and legacy of one of its own – former Congressman Major R. Owens – who was also a founder of the 43-year old institution.
The service starts at 1PM.
Congressman Major Owens, who died on October 22, at age 77, leaves behind a great legacy as a politician, friend, teacher and mentor.
Born in Collierville, Tenn., Congressman Owens earned a bachelor's degree from Morehouse College and a master's of library science at Atlanta University. He worked as a librarian at the Brownsville Public Library before entering politics. In the 1960s, he worked as a Commissioner for Community Development on anti-poverty programs in New York City Mayor John Lindsay's administration and was elected to the New York State Senate in 1974.
Congressman Owens succeeded the retiring Shirley Chisholm in the U.S. House of Representatives in 1982, and from 1983 to 2007 represented a diverse Brooklyn congressional district which included heavily Caribbean-American neighborhoods, Park Slope and a large Hasidic area in Crown Heights. In Congress, he helped pass the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and secured funding for Title I Education programs and Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
Congressman Owens was a founder of Medgar Evers College in 1970 in acknowledgment of the sacrifice made by Medgar Evers who was assassinated in 1963. Following his 2007 retirement from Congress, he joined the faculty in the Department of Public Administration at his beloved Medgar Evers College where he taught until his death. He brought a special knowledge and wisdom to the classroom impacting the lives of thousands of students during his time at the College.
The Memorial Service: Monday's program will begin with an ROTC honor guard and will feature a video tribute to Congressman Owens, as well as reflections from Medgar Evers alumnus Natalie Leary, a former mentee of Congressman Owens, whom he helped to get into Syracuse University Graduate School.
Medgar Evers College President Dr. Rudolph Crew will deliver tribute remarks as will Professor Roger Green, a longtime friend of the Congressman who worked closely with him in the Department of Public Administration. In addition to performances by Vizion, acknowledgments are also expected from a number of dignitaries who will be in attendance.
The invocation will be delivered by Reverend Clinton Miller, Pastor of Brown Memorial Baptist Church, and the benediction by Assembly Member Karim Camara, who also serves as Pastor of Abundant Life Church in Brooklyn.
About Medgar Evers College: Located in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, Medgar Evers College is a growing institution offering both Associate and Baccalaureate degrees. The nearly 7,000-member student body is primarily comprised of those who are the first in their families to attend college. A senior college within The City University of New York (CUNY) system, Medgar Evers College was established in 1970 with a mandate to meet the educational and social needs of the Central Brooklyn community.
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How Ironic the "Audit the Fed" bill was suddenly changed and watered down to a worthless action, after the markets were sabotaged. Which reminds me when the bankers in September of 2008 threatened martial law, blood in the streets, and the stock market plunging several thousand points, if they did not get their $700+ billion bailout.
SEC Said to Probe Causes, Exploitation of Stock-Market Turmoil
May 7 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. regulators plan to examine whether securities professionals triggered yesterday's stock- market plunge or exploited the turmoil to profit illegally, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said.
Auditing the Fed: the Great Sellout
Last-minute Senate maneuvering on Thursday May 6 resulted in a compromise measure that would require the Fed to disclose more details about its lending practices during the financial crisis, but would permit just a one-time audit of its loans and a one-time review of Fed governance. The compromise would also shield the Fed's interest rate decision-making procedures from Goverment Accounting Office (GAO) scrutiny.
Ron Paul's "audit the fed bill" compromised in Senate
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Ron Paul (TX-14) expressed disappointment that his landmark legislation to audit the Federal Reserve Bank- which passed by a wide margin in the House Financial Services committee and has over 319 House co-sponsors- was threatened by a compromise in the Senate today.
Texas Representative Ron PaulMore specifically, Paul's language (passed by the House) to audit the Federal Reserve has been stripped from the Sanders Amendment to the Senate financial reform bill. Instead, the Sanders Amendment now contains softer compromise language that exempts monetary policy decisions, discount window operations, and agreements with foreign central banks from Government Accounting Office ("GAO") audit.
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UConn knocks off No. 1 Florida and will play for national title
ARLINGTON, Texas — One player gets most of the headlines when it comes to this Connecticut men's basketball team — and usually it's because of his prolific scoring.
But these Huskies have said all along that they're more than just the Shabazz Napier show, and that Napier is more than just a shooter.
On Saturday night, with a trip to the national championship game on the line, Connecticut backed up its words — on both counts. The Huskies relied on their terrific team defense to stifle Florida's perimeter attack and beat the No. 1 overall seed 63-53 in the first national semifinal game. They will be the first No. 7 seed in the NCAA tournament title game.
That, despite the Gators jumping out to a 16-4 lead from the opening tip.
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"We got in the huddle, and I told the guys, I wrote on the board, 'Even now, faith,' " UConn coach Kevin Ollie said. "You're going to have faith in each other. I knew we were going to get back in the game. They knew we were going to get back in the game. It just was going to have it take one possession at a time."
Slowly, the Huskies did just that. They made a stop on the defensive end. Then DeAndre Daniels drained a three with nine minutes left in the first half, providing a spark of sorts, just as he has done all postseason. From there, UConn's defense completely stifled Florida point guard Scottie Wilbekin and shooting guard Michael Frazier II, who combined for seven points on 3-for-12 shooting.
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Much of that credit goes to Connecticut's spectacular backcourt, made up of Napier and Ryan Boatright — a pair that usually (perhaps wrongly) get more attention for their offense than their defense. Boatright in particular was a pest, poking and prodding Wilbekin all night.
"We wanted to really stay on Wilbekin, keep him out of the lane, keep him on (the left) side," Ollie said. "I thought we did a great job of that starting with Ryan. And then it just started with everybody.
"That was our key. We call it the ace of spades. That was the ace of spades in this game and we wanted to take him out."
Not only was Wilbekin struggling when shooting the ball, but he committed three turnovers, too. He and freshman guard Kasey Hill each got their pockets picked at least once.
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"That's not usually what we do," Wilbekin said. "All credit goes to them and their guards and the way they were denying and putting pressure on us. We weren't taking care of the ball. When we would get by them, we wouldn't keep the ball tight and they would reach from behind. We were just being too loose with it."
Connecticut freshman reserve guard Terrence Samuel said the key for the Huskies was keeping Wilbekin out of the lane and applying full-court pressure.
"No team brought any pressure to him the whole year — he played comfortably," said Samuel, who chipped in four points, too. "When someone is pressuring you, it makes you more tired. It's harder to make shots when you're tired because your shots are kind of dead.
"We just stuck to the game plan. We didn't leave Frazier on the 3-point line. We were doubling Patric Young in the paint when we could. We just played good team defense. … We've been taking pride in our defense."
"We just stuck to the game plan. We didn't leave Frazier on the three-point line. We were doubling Patric Young in the paint when we could. We just played good team defense. … We've been taking pride in our defense."
Young, Florida's center, was one of the Gators' bright spots, scoring 19 points with many coming in the second half. But Samuel said UConn's game plan regarding the powerful big man was to foul him if the defending wasn't in great position. Young — like Florida on the whole — is not a terrific free throw shooter, so UConn was OK with sending him to the line. (He was 5-for-8 from the line.)
From the field, the Gators shot 19-for-49 (38.8%).
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"The difference in the game was our backcourt guys could not get into the lane at the rate that Boatright and Napier could," Florida coach Billy Donovan said.
Napier and Boatright combined for 25 points, nine rebounds and five steals, and Daniels contributed 20 points.
Now, Napier and Co. will try for Connecticut's second national championship in four seasons. Napier was a freshman on that 2011 title team, watching and learning first-hand from the magical Kemba Walker and legendary coach Jim Calhoun.
All season, as Napier has scored buckets in boatloads, hit game-winning shots and drained clutch free-throws, the comparisons to Walker have come — as has praise form Calhoun.
"He watched Kemba, and he's starting to do what Kemba did and that's play with great joy," Calhoun said Saturday night.
But to Napier, things seem very different. What was Kemba's program is now his. Calhoun is not his coach anymore; Ollie is, in his second season. And there was that postseason ban last year, a situation that made transferring tempting. But those who stayed are being rewarded now.
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"I can't compare it," Napier said. "This is a whole different team, different players. We don't have Kemba Walker. Like I always say, I'm trying to do what he did — bring us to the promised land — but I'm doing it a different way."
A couple of weeks ago, Connecticut nearly lost its round-of-64 game to Saint Joseph's. In every game since, the Huskies have been underdogs. They said they're used to the doubters.
But, as is often the case, they'll get to make their case on the court. And knowing this team, it'll probably quiet the skeptics.
"Confidence is above the roof right now," Samuel said. "Everybody's contributing to our scoring. We can't be stopped, especially with our defense playing like that."


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Yo ho, a pirate's life for me – A Funny Take
I dreamt I was a pirate queen.
My crew was dead or dying so I set out on my own, leaving my beloved ship behind. I proved my notoriety to a ship and her crew, charmed her captain, climbed her mast and swung from her bow. I kissed the redhaired captain passionately even as I saw cyclones, black in the sky, approaching us from the east.
We bolted for the safety of my own ship as the waves broke my lovers proud vessel to shreds, and I laughed with the sheer enormity as I gripped crew members tight to keep the dark water from closing over their heads.
We washed up near my own black ship, bedraggled but alive, my arm around the redhaired captain's waist. I claimed them as my own, welcomed them to their new home, took the captain as my first mate and into my bed.
Then I explained to them that I was married with children, and I had to go, and left them standing bewildered on the weathered deck.
I woke to mourn the life of pirate adventure I never had, and wept for the crew I left behind.
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Humor: Top 10 Football Jokes
In spite of the fact that football serenades are incredible in a football stadium, they are not perfect to sing at home. Regardless of jokes not being as basic or appealing as serenades, they are as yet valuable in ridiculing your opponents and can be utilized as a part of regular situations. Here are our main ten football jokes you can use amid Euro 2016 wagering and past.
A considerable lot of these are based around worldwide football groups and players, yet you merely need to substitute for the sake of the group or player of the individual you're endeavouring to twist up – you can get a lot of mileage from these works of art.
"My missus just split up with me because she thinks I'm obsessed with football.
I'm a bit gutted about it; we'd been going out for 3 seasons."
"What's the difference between The Invisible Man and Scotland? You've got more chance of seeing The Invisible Man at the World Cup Finals."
"During the World Cup in Brazil, the England team visited an orphanage. "It was heart-breaking to see their sad little faces with no hope." said João, age 6."
"What's the difference between England and a Tea Bag? The tea bag stays in the cup long."
"I was playing Football Manager on my PC when I was offered the Scotland job. I knew it was a poor squad with no future, so I declined the offer. I then put the telephone down and returned to Football Manager."
Top 10 iPhone Jokes To Crack You Up
The most popular smartphone on the planet, yet comes with a barrage of humor from the folk on the web. Here's a collection of top 10 iPhones jokes that are bound to make you roll on the floor, laughing!
Q: How can you tell which one of your friends has the new iPhone X?
A: Don't worry, they'll let you know.
What do you call an iPhone that isn't kidding around?
Dead Siri-ous
Q: What do you call a bent iPhone 6 plus?
A: A dead wringer.
Q: Why is the Apple still reporting record profits?
A: Because iPhone users are just as oblivious to the looming recession as they are to the people around them!
Q: What is written on Steve Jobs tombstone?
A: iCame, iSaw, iConquered, iLeft, iCameBack, iThinkDifferent, iMac, iPod, iTunes, iPhone, iPad, iCloud, iRIP
Q: What do you get when you cross an iPhone 6 plus and skinny jeans?
A: A LG Flex.
Q: Why did Steve Jobs live his last moments in regret?
A: They say your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. Unfortunately for Steve Jobs, his iPhone 4S didn't have a Flash player installed!
Q: How many Apple iPhone early adopters does it take to change a light bulb?
A: 3001. 1 to do the work and 3000 to go online and bitch about the lack of obscure features!
Q: What do the latest iPhone applications do?
A: Whiten teeth and perform lasik eye surgery!
Q: According to Apple what is the leading cause of iPhones overheating?
A: Downloading images of Katy Perry!
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Top 5 Jokes On Travel and Voyage
Has the travel bug bitten you yet? Let's take a look at the top 5 jokes on travel, that's bound to make you laugh all day!
The Blonde and The Lawyer
A blonde and a lawyer are seated next to each other on a flight from LA to NY. The lawyer asks if she would like to play a fun game? The blonde, tired, just wants to take a nap, politely declines and rolls over to the window to catch a few winks. The lawyer persists and explains that the game is easy and a lot of fun. He explains, "I ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer, you pay me $5.00, and vice versa. " Again, she declines and tries to get some sleep. The lawyer, now agitated, says, "Okay, if you don't know the answer you pay me $5.00, and if I don't know the answer, I will pay you $500.00." This catches the blonde's attention and, figuring there will be no end to this torment unless she plays, agrees to the game. The lawyer asks the first question. "What's the distance from the earth to the moon?" The blonde doesn't say a word, reaches into her purse, pulls out a $5.00 bill and hands it to the lawyer. "Okay" says the lawyer, "your turn." She asks the lawyer, "What goes up a hill with three legs and comes down with four legs?" The lawyer, puzzled, takes out his laptop computer and searches all his references, no answer. He taps into the air phone with his modem and searches the net and the library of congress, no answer. Frustrated, he sends e-mails to all his friends and coworkers, to no avail. After an hour, he wakes the blonde, and hands her $500.00. The blonde says, "Thank you," and turns back to get some more sleep. The lawyer, who is more than a little miffed, wakes the blonde and asks, "Well, what's the answer?" Without a word, the blonde reaches into her purse, hands the lawyer $5.00, and goes back to sleep. And you thought blondes were dumb.
The Father and The Lady
A very distinguished lady was on a plane arriving from Switzerland. She found herself seated next to a nice priest whom she asked: "Excuse me Father, could I ask a favor?" "Of course my child, What can I do for you?" "Here is the problem, I bought myself a new sophisticated hair remover gadget for which I paid an enormous sum of money. I have really gone over the declaration limits and I am worried that they will confiscate it at customs. Do you think you could hide it under your cassock?" "Of course I could, my child, but you must realize that I can not lie." "You have such an honest face Father, I am sure they will not ask you any questions", and she gave him the 'hair remover'. The aircraft arrived at its destination. When the priest presented himself to customs he was asked, "Father, do you have anything to declare?" "From the top of my head to my sash, I have nothing to declare, my son",he replied. Finding this reply strange, the customs officer asked, "And from the sash down, what do you have?" The priest replied, "I have there a marvelous little instrument designed for use by women, but which has never been used." Breaking out in laughter, the customs officer said, "Go ahead Father. Next!"
The Couple Travellers
A couple drove down a country road for several miles, not saying a word. An earlier discussion had led to an argument and neither of them wanted to concede their position. As they passed a barnyard of mules, goats and pigs, the husband asked sarcastically, "Relatives of yours?" "Yep," the wife replied, "in-laws."
The Gar-Lic Scene
A nice respectable lady with a savory smell of perfume got on the bus and took a seat beside me. After some moments I dared to ask her: "Excuse me lady do you mind me please to ask you what is the name of this perfume and where did you buy it from? I want to buy one for my wife." The lady responded: "It is Chanel and from Paris." After about ten minutes later I felt a strong wind in my belly so I slowly blew it out. Some seconds later she broke and said: "Offf… what is this smell my God"? I said: "Gar lic and from Gilroy city in California."
The Canadian Tourist
An elderly Canadian gentleman of 83 arrived in Paris by plane. At the French customs desk, the man took a few minutes to locate his passport in his carry-on bag. "You have been to France before, monsieur?" the customs officer asked, sarcastically. The elderly gentleman admitted he had been to France previously. "Then you should know enough to have your passport ready." The Canadian said, "The last time I was here, I didn't have to show it." "Impossible, Canadians always have to show your passports on arrival in France!" The Canadian senior gave the Frenchman a long hard look, then he quietly explained, "Well, when I came ashore at Juno Beach on D Day in 1944 to help liberate this country, I couldn't find any Frenchmen to show it to."
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Residents carry their belongings as they wade through flood waters after a river overflowed following torrential rain in Manila, the Philippines on August 7, 2012. Half of Manila was under water on August 7, officials said, as torrential rains paralysed the Philippine capital in its worst floods since a typhoon killed more than 400 people three years ago.
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"It's like Waterworld," said Benito Ramos, head of the Philippines national disaster agency, referring to a Hollywood movie about a flooded world.
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2013 Eurasia Program Dissertation Development Fellows Workshop
On October 3-5, 2013 the ten 2013 Dissertation Development fellows will meet for a three day workshop at Yale University. The workshop is led by Professor Douglas Rogers, Associate Professor of Anthropolgy and member of the SSRC Eurasia Program Selection and Advisory Commiitte, and hosted by the European Studies Council at Yale University. Molly Brunson (Yale), Michael David-Fox (Georgetown), and Jessica Pisano (New School) will join the workshop as resource faculty. In addition, Chris Hann, Director of the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, will give a keynote address. David Abramson, analyst at the U.S. Department of State, will join the workshop for a special session on reaching out the the policy community. Denise Mishiwiec and Daniella Sarnoff will attend the workshop representing the SSRC. More information on thios year's Dissertation Development Fellows can be found at http://forums.ssrc.org/engaging-eurasia/category/fellows/2013-fellows/.


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