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November 19, 2003
Women�s Volleyball End of Season Report
Under the direction of first year Coach Irma Munoz, the Women�s Volleyball team finished the 2003 season with a record of 20-13, including 5-3 in the Skyline Conference.
The Rams captured their first ever WIAC Championship defeating former champion St. Joseph�s College 3-0. Sophomore Setter Falon Taddeo was named the WIAC Tournament Most Valuable Player. In the Skyline Conference Playoffs, the Rams defeated Stevens 3-0 at home and advanced on to the Semi-finals against Kings Point. Unfortunately, their successful season came to an end after losing a marathon five-game match to Kings Point 3-2.
Individually, the team received many honors and put up some impressive numbers. Co-Captain Gina Carbone was selected First Team All-Skyline, as well as First Team All-WIAC. Carbone finished her senior year with 222 kills, 59 aces, 263 digs, 53 solo blocks and 37 block assists during regular season play. Co-Captain Jackie Murray was named First Team All-WIAC and finished her senior year with 193 kills, 30 aces, 346 digs, 8 solo blocks and 12 block assists. Sophomore Nicole Tassone was named Second Team All-WIAC, as she accumulated 154 kills, 58 aces, 185 digs, 57 solo blocks and 31 block assists. Gina Moscato had an incredible rookie season for the Rams; during regular season play she accumulated 140 kills, 74 aces and 218 digs. Senior Setter Nancy Lembo and Taddeo had outstanding seasons for the Rams and were the floor leaders throughout the year.
November 13, 2003
Irma Munoz Resigns as Head Volleyball Coach at Farmingdale State
Mike Harrington, Director of Athletics at Farmingdale State, announces today that Head Volleyball Coach Irma Munoz has resigned to pursue other interests.
Munoz, who guided the Rams to a 20-13 record in her only season as head coach, is expected to join former Farmingdale Coach Jolie Ward�s staff at Eastern Connecticut State University. The search for a new coach will begin immediately.
November 8, 2003
Farmingdale Loses Heartbreaker in Skyline Semi-Finals
Kings Point 24, 30, 30, 26, 21
Farmingdale State 30, 17, 28, 30, 19
Farmingdale (20-13) played a marathon match in the Semi-Finals against top seed Kings Point (15-13) only to see their season end with a heartbreaking loss in game five.
Farmingdale won the first game to take an early lead in the match. The next two games went to Kings Point giving them a 2-1 match lead. But the Rams never gave up and came back from a 22-14 deficit and force a deciding game five. The fifth game was a grueling battle as both teams fought for a chance to advance to the Final�s. After each team failed three times on game point, Kings Point finally won the game 21-19 and advanced to the Skyline Final�s.
Leaders for Farmingdale were Gina Moscato (Hicksville, NY) with 19 kills and 16 digs and Nicole Tassone (East Patchogue, NY) added 17 points on attacks, 2 aces and 4 digs. Jackie Murray (Farmingville, NY) led the defensive effort for the Rams with a match-high 26 digs. Falon Taddeo (Oceanside, NY) supported the team with 30 assists, 10 kills and 15 digs. Amanda Amodio (Bay Shore, NY) dug 13 balls in the backcourt, while Gina Carbone (Selden, NY) added 11 kills, 2 aces and 7 digs.
November 7, 2003
Three Farmingdale Athletes Named to WIAC Volleyball All-Star Team
Three members of Farmingdale�s Women�s Volleyball Team have been chosen as All-Stars in the Women�s Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Senior Co-Captains Gina Carbone (Selden, NY) and Jackie Murray (Farmingville, NY) have been chosen as First Team All-Stars. Sophomore Nicole Tassone (East Patchogue, NY) was named to the Second Team All-Stars.
Congratulations to the Rams and Good Luck in the Skyline Tournament!!
November 1, 2003
Farmingdale Volleyball Captures WIAC Championship
Stevens Tech 2 (30, 18, 22, 30, 12)
Farmingdale 3 (19, 30, 30, 21, 15)
St. Joe�s Patchogue 0 (26, 23, 30)
Farmingdale 3 (30, 30, 32)
The Rams were the #2 seed with a WIAC record of 5-1 going into the WIAC Tournament on Saturday. The women�s first match of the day came in the Semi-finals, where they met the #3 seed Stevens Institute of Technology. Farmingdale went 2-2 in the first four matches, forcing a deciding fifth match. The Rams won the match 15-12 and advanced to the Finals where they met St. Joseph�s Patchogue. The Rams upset the #1 seed and captured the WIAC Championship with a 3-0 (30-26, 30-23, 32-30) win. Farmingdale�s Sophomore Setter Falon Taddeo (Oceanside, NY) was named the WIAC Tournament Most Valuable Player.
The Rams are seeded 4th in the Skyline Conference Tournament and will be hosting #5 seed Stevens Tech on Wednesday, November 5th, with a game time of 7:30 pm.
October 18, 2003
Farmingdale Swept by Kean
Farmingdale 23 19 23
Kean Univ. 30 30 30
The Rams fell to Kean University (10-14) today as they lost 0-3. Farmingdale�s record falls to 16-8, 5-3 in the Skyline. Iwona Janiak (Clifton, NJ) led the Cougars, serving 6 aces, 12 kills, and 11 digs in the win over the Rams. Farmingdale played very well despite the outcome, and looks forward to this weekend�s tournament in Minnesota, as they travel to the College of St. Benedict.
October 16, 2003
Volleyball Falls to Mt. St. Mary�s
Farmingdale 30 25 27 25
Mt. St. Mary�s 23 30 30 30
Mt. St. Mary�s (10-10, 6-1 Skyline) took this Skyline/WIAC match from Farmingdale (16-7, 5-3 Skyline) with a final score of 3-1. Farmingdale captured the first match 30-23, but couldn�t hold the lead as Mt. St. Mary�s rallied for the victory. The Rams kept it close in each of the final three matches, with a scoring margin of 3-5 points. Farmingdale now stands at 5-3 in the Skyline, and Mt. St. Mary�s improves to 6-1. The Rams take on Kean University this Saturday, the 18th at 11am.
October 11, 2003
Women 2-0 at WIAC Play Date
Farmingdale went undefeated at today�s WIAC Play Date. The women beat Stevens Tech 3-1 and New Jersey City University 3-2.
Farmingdale State 30 23 30 30
Stevens Tech 17 30 25 23
Farmingdale took games 1, 3, and 4 against Stevens Tech to win it 3-1. Gina Carbone (Selden, NY) came up with 9 kills and served 4 aces in the match. Jackie Murray (Farmingville, NY) was an enormous threat to the Ducks with 19 digs, 11 kills and 2 aces.
Farmingdale State 23 28 30 30 15
New Jersey City U. 30 30 23 19 7
Farmingdale lost the first two games to New Jersey City, but came back to win the final three games and take the match at 3-2. Jackie Murray (Farmingville, NY) came up big again in this match, with 15 kills, 22 digs, and 2 aces. Nicole Tassone (East Patchogue, NY) was a factor for the Rams with 13 kills, 11 digs, 2 blocks, and 1 ace. The Lady Rams improved their record to 16-6 this season, 5-2 Skyline, 5-1 WIAC.
October 8, 2003
Volleyball takes Skyline Match 3-0
Farmingdale State 30 30 30
Mt. St. Vincent's 21 15 27
The Women's Volleyball team defeated Mt. St. Vincent's tonight 3-0 in a Skyline Conference match. Gina Moscato (Hicksville, NY) and Nancy Lembo (Northport, NY) led the Rams tonight to improve their season record to 14-6, 4-2 in the Skyline. Moscato had 10 kills, 4 digs, and 1 ace. Lembo had 10 digs, 18 assists, and 3 kills.
October 4, 2003
Farmingdale 2-2 at FDU-Florham Classic
The Rams played in the 2003 Devils Volleyball Classic at FDU-Florham this weekend, coming back with a record of 2-2. Farmingdale went up against Ramapo and Gwyned-Mercy on Friday afternoon, and FDU-Florham and Russell Sage on Saturday.
Farmingdale 30 30 28 30
Ramapo 17 23 30 14
Farmingdale took a win in their first game of the day 3-1. Falon Taddeo played a great game with 15 kills, 19 assists, 11 digs, and 2 blocks for the Rams. Nicole Tassone played extremely well also, serving up 10 Aces, 18 digs, and 4 blocks.
Farmingdale 21 14 26
Gwyned-Mercy 30 30 30
Gwyned-Mercy beat the Rams 3-0 in this match-up. Gina Carbone had 6 kills, 8 digs, and 6 blocks. Falon Taddeo picked up 10 kills, 8 assists, 7 digs, and 4 blocks.
Farmingdale 8 11 20
FDU overpowered the Rams 3-0. Farmingdale's Jackie Murray had 15 digs, 4 kills, and 1 block.
Farmingdale 30 30 30
Russell Sage 25 16 12
The Rams were able to pick up their second win against Russell Sage, 3-0. Gina Moscato scored 8 kills, 9 digs and 1 Ace. Jackie Murray added 9 kills, 16 digs, and 1 Ace. Nicole Tassone had 8 kills, 10 digs, and 3 blocks.
September 29, 2003
Volleyball Defeats College of Staten Island
Farmingdale State 30 30 30
Coll. of Staten Island 12 11 9
The Rams overpowered Staten Island today winning 3-0. Farmingdale took the first game 30-12, second game 30-11, and then went on a 22-2 run to win game three 30-9.
Farmingdale tallied 30 kills to the Dolphins 7 on their way to victory. Leading in kills for the Rams were Gina Carbone (Selden, NY) with 9 and Emily Fallon (Bohemia, NY) with 7. Nancy Lembo (Northport, NY) had a great defensive day with 11 defensive digs.
September 27,2003
Volleyball Wins One, Loses One
WIAC Play Date @ St. Joseph�s
St. Joseph�s 30 30 30
Farmingdale State 23 29 17
St. Joseph�s took the win in this Conference match winning 3-0. Freshman Gina Moscato (Hicksville, NY) had 5 aces, 13 digs, and 5 kills for the Rams, while Captain Gina Carbone (Selden, NY) picked up 7 digs, 6 kills, and 3 blocks.
Farmingdale State 30 30 30
St. Elizabeth�s 17 15 15
Farmingdale came out with the win improving to 3-1 in the WIAC. The Rams� Falon Taddeo (Oceanside, NY) had 8 kills, 7 digs, and 12 assists, and Nicole Tassone (East Patchogue, NY) had 4 blocks, 2 digs, and 7 kills. Senior Nancy Lembo (Northport, NY) had 5 aces, 9 digs, 4 kills, and 7 assists.
September 22,2003
Farmingdale Wins Conference Match
Farmingdale State 30 30 30
SUNY Maritime 13 10 13
Jackie Murray had nine kills and Falon Taddeo added 10 aces for the Rams in a Skyline Conference win. Farmingdale improved to 9-3, 4-1 Skyline.
September 16,2003
Farmingdale Drops to Kings Point
Farmingdale State 30, 24, 25, 26
Kings Point 18, 30, 30, 30
Nancey Lembo had 14 assists and 16 digs for the Rams in a Skyline Conference loss. Jackie Murray added 10 kills for Farmingdale (8-3, 2-1 Skyline).
September 13,2003
Farmingdale State Wins First Two Conference Games
WIAC Play-Date @ Centenary
Farmingdale State 30, 30, 30
Rutgers-Camden 14, 21, 24
Gina Carbone had 12 kills and 7 blocks and Jackie Murray added 8 kills and 6 aces for Farmingdale in a WIAC win. Falon Ta ddeo had 27 assists for the Rams.
Farmingdale State 30, 30, 30
Centenary 11, 25, 26
Falon Taddeo had 19 assists, 6 aces and 3 kills for Farmingdale (8-2) in a WIAC/Skyline Conference win. Gina Carbone added 9 kills and 3 aces for the Rams.
September 6,2003
Farmingdale State goes 2-1 at Muhlenburg College Tournament
The Farmingdale State Women's Volleyball team improved to 5-1 on the season after going 2-1 this past weekend at the Muhlenburg College Buttermaker Volleyball Tournament. The Rams defeated Ne umann College and Misericordia College and lost to Tourament Champion Catholic University.
August 30,2003
Farmingdale State wins all 3 games at Tip-Off Tournament
The Rams Volleyball Team began the season on a high note going 3-0 at the Skyline/NJAC Crossover Tournament hosted by Stevens Tech. Farmingdale was the only team out of six Colleges to win all three of their matches, defeating William Paterson, Ramapo and Montclair State. Senior middle Gina Carbone (Selden, NY/Newfield) and sophomore middle Nicole Tassone (E. Patchogue, NY/Bellport) were named to the All-Tournament Team for Farmingdale. The Tournament also marked the coaching debut of Irma Munoz, who replaced Coach Jolie Ward (Eastern Connecticut). Coach Munoz was Ward's assistant coach at Farmingdale the past five seasons.


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Thermoworks Thermapen and Oven Thermometer 2012 Giveaway!
Almost eight years ago, I did a test with some
kitchen thermometers
and came to the conclusion that the
was the best kitchen thermometer money could buy. A few years later, Thermoworks improved on their original design with an even faster thermometer that was also splash-proof. We're pleased to announce that this year, we're giving away one of these excellent Thermapens along with their oven probe thermometer to one lucky reader (valued over $100)! Read on to see how to enter the drawing which will take place on December 1, 2012.
It's a bit embarrasing to admit, but over the years, I've actually purchased a whole bunch of these Thermapens. I never wrote up a review of the "new"
Splash-Proof Super-Fast Thermapen
, but I've found it awesome. In my tests of the original Thermapen, I found that it beat the manufacturer's claim of 4-second readings consistently (it registered the correct temperature in both ice cold and boiling water in about three seconds). The new Thermapens carry a manufacturer's specification of 3-second readings and I can confirm that it is a bit faster than that in my everyday usage.
When I say "everyday usage", I really do mean it. Whenever I cook a roast or grill a steak, the Thermapen comes out to ensure I've hit my target temperatures. When I'm baking bread, I stick the bottom with a Thermapen (200°F is a good rule of thumb although some breads are done at a slightly lower temperature than that). If I'm supposed to stick a toothpick into a cake to determine if it's done, I use a Thermapen instead (why not get the temperature for future reference?) so I know far I am from being done if the crumbs are still damp.
No joke - when I travel and I know I'll probably have to cook, I travel with a Thermapen. Usually, I can find ample cooking supplies (adequate pots, pans, spatulas, spoons, ingredients, etc.), but it's unlikely I'll find a fast and accurate thermometer - so I bring my own.
Here's my embarrassingly large collection of Thermapens. And, no, the winner will not be getting a used one from my set... I'm keeping all of mine. Thermoworks will send the winner their own brand new Thermapen of the color of their choice. (The list of colors is available on
Thermowork's website
The other thermometer we're giving away (together with the Thermapen), is Thermowork's
Original Oven Alarm/Timer
which is excellent for tracking the temperature of long cooked meats such as roasts (
prime rib
is a perfect use) and barbeque. Just set a target temperature, stick the probe into the roast, put the roast in the oven with the cable trailing out to the thermometer base and walk away. The thermometer will beep when you're target temperature has been reached letting you know when to pull the roast out of the oven. (I recommend setting the alarm a few degrees lower than your desired doneness so you can allow for temperature rise in the meat as it rests (and the hotter exterior of the roast equalizes with the cooler interior). (These days, I don't use a probe thermometer like this one when preparing my roasts. Instead, I use a thermocouple probe with a data logger providing
real-time temperature tracking with a laptop
I keep on the kitchen counter so I can save the data for future use. That's almost definitely over-the-top for most people, so I highly recommend the
Thermoworks Original Oven Thermometer
for people less "crazy" than me.) Oh, and it doubles as a kitchen timer. I use kitchen timers even more than thermometers (and often several at once), so having another one in the kitchen is a great help.
Hopefully, at this point, I've convinced you that you want to participate in this Thermoworks giveaway. Here's how:
1. You need to be in North America or South America to qualify for this giveaway. (Sorry, Eastern Hemisphere!)
Join Cooking For Engineers
(through the forums) and post a comment to this article with what your favorite Cooking For Engineers recipe or article is (have fun with it). I need you to join so, if you win, I'll have an email address to contact you with to get your mailing info so Thermoworks can send you the thermometers. I won't have contact information for guest/anonymous posts so I can't include your entry unless you are logged in. (If you are an existing member, be sure to
double check your email address on file
to make sure it's accurate.)
3. On December 1, 2012, I'll post a comment signifying the end of the contest. All entries (where I have contact info) above my comment will be eligible to win. (I don't know what time I'll be making the post, so it's best just to enter early.)
4. I'll number the participants and generate a random number which will determine the winner and post the winner as well as contact them via email. If there is no response within 72 hours of my email, then I'll probably pick another number and winner (and so on).
I'm running the giveaway until December 1, 2012, so the new thermometers should arrive in time for Christmas (for your perfect holiday prime rib). Good luck everyone!
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It has come to my attention that some people have problems with the confirmation code when making a new account. If you can't get it to work three times in a row (make sure you are incrementing each letter: A->B, etc), then email me with the username you'd like at
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My favorite page on CfE has to be the
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I think your
English toffee recipe
was one of my favorites. It demystified the process for me. thanks......
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I love your
spiced hot apple cider recipe
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One of my favorite articles was the
knife review
you did a while ago. Though my favorite part of the site is the recipe grids. It's just such a great way to show a recipe!
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I really like the kitchen notes, but I think my favorite recipe was for
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Long ago, I was excited to see that you had done
corn bread
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My favorite is the
roasted asparagus spears
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I've always enjoyed the recipes and the descriptions, but the one that caught my eye was the
Dulce De Leche
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I tried it out and it worked perfectly. mmmm...
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The article that brought me to the site first was the
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The articles that brought me to your site were the
sous vide
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The first-ever biological expedition of Australia's "lost world" – the small patch of rain forest in Cape York – has resulted in the discovery of three new species!
Cape York is a large peninsula located on at the tip of Australia's state of Queensland. This secluded piece of the continent is largely regarded as one of the largest, unspoiled wilderness areas on Earth.
This past March, an expert team of scientists and filmmakers ventured to the small range of mountain plateaus on Cape Melville (located on the northeastern part of the peninsula). During their four-day expedition, the group discovered and identified three new species of animals: a leaf-tail gecko, a blotched-boulder frog and a shade skink.
These species are especially exciting and interesting for our community as they're representative of the unique ways animals adapt to the harsh environment of Australia. For example, the blotched-boulder frog has evolved to minimize the need for water in its reproduction – an adaption to suit its dry rocky environment!
It's thought that primitive versions of the leaf-tail gecko once flourished in the Australian rain forest. Now we know that they have survived over the years by using their flat, uniquely-shaped body to camouflage itself into the rocky terrain, avoiding predators and waiting patiently for prey!
It's exciting to see these discoveries make headlines because many outside of the continent are unaware that a lot of Australia, a country almost the size of the continental United States, has yet to be discovered. Unlike the South American rain forest, which has been well-traveled and documented by scientists for decades, Australia's land is rough and oftentimes difficult to navigate. It's climate range can also make extended trips a challenge.
To learn more about these recent discoveries, click here. I'll be sure to share more information as the team continues their expedition!


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"The Pine Trees Know When It's Easter"
Posted by Dr. Fay on April 3, 2010
It was in the mid-1970's when someone first pointed out the pine tree "Easter crosses" to me. A few days ago, I looked unsuccessfully for them in one group of pine trees. But today I saw them at the top of nearby pine trees. So I went to the Internet to see if others had described them. And I found a beautiful story that has been repeated many times. It can be found at this website, where it is accompanied by my favorite song.
Here is an excerpt from the story from this website:
After a few minutes, I looked over at my husband and noticed a tear running down his cheek. I asked him what was wrong. This time he told me, "I was just thinking about Pop and a story he had once told me." Of course, because it had to do with his Pop, I wanted to know the story, so I asked him to share it with me.
He said, "When I was about 8 years old, Pop and I were out fishing and that's when he told me that the Pine trees know when it is Easter."
I had no idea what he meant by that, so I pressed him for more information.
He continued on… "The Pine trees start their new growth in the weeks before Easter… If you look at the tops of the Pine trees two weeks before, you will see the yellow shoots. As the days get closer to Easter Sunday, the tallest shoot will branch off and form a cross. By the time Easter Sunday comes around, you will see that most of the Pine trees will have small yellow crosses on all of the tallest shoots."
I turned to look out the window and I couldn't believe my eyes. It was a week before Easter, and you could see all of the trees with the tall yellow shoots stretching to Heaven.
The tallest ones shone in the sunlight like rows of tiny golden crosses.
Many people are familiar with the legend of the dogwood tree that arose because of the appearance of its blossom:
Another fascinating legend is one that was told to me by a minister friend in Alabama who is a storyteller for the Cherokee. It centers around the staurolite crosses that are found in greatest abundance in a 50-acre tract at the top of Bull Mountain in Virginia.
Cherokee legend has it that the tears of the Cherokee when they heard about the crucifixion of Christ were turned into these small stone crosses. I don't know whether their legend originated before or after the introduction of Christianity to North America. However, the very existence of these little staurolite crosses makes one wonder if they are yet another message about the redemptive work of Jesus Christ.
It brings to mind Jesus's words on what is now celebrated as Palm Sunday:
Luke 19:37-40 (King James Version)
37And when he was come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen;
38Saying, Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.
39And some of the Pharisees from among the multitude said unto him, Master, rebuke thy disciples.
40And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.
But after the cross came the resurrection. Governor Palin eloquently expressed the hope that these two events brought to the world:
Some may wonder why we merrily celebrate at a time when we're remembering Christ's crucifixion on the cross. And there is something to that. Good Friday is, after all, about God who became Man, dying on the cross for our sins. And yet we celebrate Easter Sunday, and we are right to do so.
"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life" (John 3:16). This one verse sums up the miracle that is the Easter season and helps explain the celebration. Yes, Christ died for us, but in the end Easter isn't a season of sadness. Ultimately, the story of Christ's rising from the dead three days after the crucifixion is the story of the triumph of hope over despair.
2 Responses to ""The Pine Trees Know When It's Easter""
April 19, 2014 at 2:05 AM
I have some of thestaurolite crosses……never heard this legend tho, fascinating.
March 29, 2011 at 8:18 PM
I was struck by the beautiful picture of the dogwood blossom in this post. Does anyone know who/where it came from and whether it is available for licensing?


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Friday, November 30, 2012
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Banged-up Bridgewater leads Louisville to BCS
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[November 30, 2012]
(AP) -- Teddy Bridgewater had a brace on his arm and a protective boot on his foot after the game. He said that while he was playing, the sore ankle hurt more than the broken wrist.
Louisville's star sophomore quarterback didn't know how much he would play against Rutgers and wasn't well enough to start. When it became apparent that the Cardinals couldn't beat Rutgers without him, he decided it was time to go.
Bridgewater came off the bench to throw two-second half touchdown passes, and John Wallace kicked a 29-yard field goal with 1:41 left to give Louisville a 20-17 victory against Rutgers on Thursday night in what was essentially the Big East championship game.
"That what you live for, you live for the big moments," Bridgewater said.
In a game between one team headed to the Big Ten and another bound for the Atlantic Coast Conference, the Big East handed out its second-to-last BCS bid to a school that entered the league during its first massive rebuild in 2005 and watched its athletic program blossom.
The Cardinals will be going to the BCS for the second time. Either the Orange or Sugar Bowl will be the destination.
"We dropped two the last couple weeks. But for us to go on the road and win the championship, it's so special," said third-year coach Charlie Strong, who has quickly gotten Louisville back on track after the Cardinals hit a rough patch following their only other BCS bid in 2006.
"I'm just so happy for us to get a 10-win season, go win the conference title and get us to a BCS bowl."
Louisville (10-2, 5-2) will share this Big East title with Rutgers (9-3, 5-2), Syracuse and possibly even Cincinnati, but those guys only get a banner. The Cardinals get the ticket to the big game. The BCS standings will be used to break the tie and there is no doubt Louisville, with the best overall record in the conference, will be on top.
Bridgewater didn't start a week after breaking his left wrist and spraining his right ankle in a loss to Connecticut.
"He's the toughest quarterback in the nation," Louisville linebacker Preston Brown said.
Strong went with senior Will Stein as the starter because Bridgewater could only take snaps from the shotgun. But it quickly became apparent Louisville could not win without its star quarterback.
"Once I saw that we weren't finishing drives, I was just ready," Bridgewater said. "I had a good feeling deep down inside."
He entered for the first time against in the second quarter and finished 20 for 28 for 263 yards and threw a pair of TD passes in the third quarter to wipe out a 14-3 deficit.
"He came up to me midway through the first quarter. I said to warm up," Strong said. "I gave our medical staff a game ball because they were able to get him ready."
Cardinals linebacker James Burgess picked off a pass that bounced off Timmy Wright's hands with 3:53 left in the fourth quarter in Rutgers territory, and Bridgewater hit Andrell Smith on a slant for 30 yards to put Louisville in field goal range. Wallace booted through the short kick to give Louisville a three-point lead.
"They have a tremendous playmaker at the quarterback position," first-year Rutgers coach Kyle Flood said. "We just weren't able to match him in the end."
Rutgers' last chance ended when Gary Nova threw deep, but his receiver stopped short. Terrell Floyd made an over the shoulder interception with 1:06 left. Nova bent over and grabbed his helmet in disgust.
The Scarlet Knights, the only team that has played in the Big East since it started playing football in 1991, probably will have only one more shot to win the conference for the first time before moving to the Big Ten.
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Louisville can add one of the biggest wins in school history to an already memorable week for the school, which was in Conference USA just eight years ago. On Wednesday, Louisville announced it was joining the ACC after at least one more season in the Big East.
There is some question whether Strong will be around that long. He denied on Wednesday a report that he had interviewed for the Auburn job, and it's been speculated that Arkansas and Tennessee are interested, too.
"(Strong) told us he's not going anywhere, don't listen to the rumors," receiver Damian Copeland said.
Rutgers was up 14-3 at the half after Nova hooked up with his big receivers for two long TD passes
-- an 85-yarder to Brandon Coleman and a 68-yard play by Mark Harrison. Nova finished 13 for 28 for 284 yards.
The Scarlet Knights were poised for another big play in the third quarter when a fake field goal turned into a touchdown pass from holder J.T. Tartacoff to DC Jefferson. It would have made the score 21-3, but an illegal man down field penalty wiped out the play and Rutgers punted from the Louisville 31.
Everything changed from there.
Bridgewater and the Cardinals put together a 90-yard drive that took 14 plays and nearly eight minutes and cut the lead to 14-10 when the quarterback flipped a pass to Jeremy Wright, who scooted 14 yards for a touchdown.
The Cardinals needed only 16 more seconds to take the lead.
Burgess stuck kick returner Jeremy Deering in the chest, forcing a fumble recovered by Calvin Pryor. Bridgewater went right to work, floating a perfect deep ball to DeVante Parker for a 20-yard touchdown pass.
Just like that, it was 17-14 and Scarlet Knights fans fell silent.
"It's kind of a 21-point swing in a very short amount of time, and we were never able to swing the momentum back, and that's my job," Flood said.
Bridgewater had the Cardinals on the move again in the fourth quarter when a high pass bounced off the hands of Eli Rogers and into the arms of Rutgers' Lorenzo Waters, who returned the interception to the Louisville 42.
The Scarlet Knights converted the turnover into Nick Borgese's tying 38-yard field goal with 7:48 left.
Fans waved white towels, and AC/DC blared from the loud speakers. But that was the last big play Rutgers could muster. The Scarlet Knights are likely headed to the Russell Athletic Bowl in Orlando, still searching for their first BCS bid.
"I don't think it was ever ours," Rutgers cornerback Logan Ryan said. "You have to take championships, take it for four quarters, and they did. They took it when it mattered, at the end of the game."
Louisville ended up tossing oranges in the air when it was over and exchanging high-fives with a small group of its fans in a corner of the stadium.
The Cardinals might end up in New Orleans instead of Miami, depending on how the rest of championship weekend plays out. Surely, they will be fine with either.
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What is the appropriate balance between presenting for an American audience, Israeli art that is critical of the society and art which celebrates it? This conversation was part of the Washington DCJCC's Embracing Democracy series and took place on February 18, 2014. Listen using the media player below or right-click on this link to download it.
Dror Moreh, Academy Award-nominated director of The Gatekeepers
Linda Gradstein, Middle East Bureau Chief for TheMediaLine.org and former NPR Jerusalem Correspondent
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With another weekend of sun and temperatures rising into the 90s, MetroWest residents are sure to take advantage of the number of public swimming spots. To keep those places safe, the state and cities and towns rely on lifeguards who in some cases are in short supply this summer.
With another weekend of sun and temperatures rising into the 90s, MetroWest residents are sure to take advantage of the number of public swimming spots.
To keep those places safe, the state and cities and towns rely on lifeguards who in some cases are in short supply this summer.
According to the state Department of Health and Human Services, drowning is one of the leading causes of death in children. In 2005, 74 people drowned in Massachusetts, the department reports.
"Most drownings are preventable," said Don Lauritzen, a spokesman for the American Red Cross Department for Preparedness, Health and Safety. "Drowning is a terrible way to lose a life, but if it could have been prevented, it becomes more of an issue."
Certified lifeguards make up the first line of safety at public pools and beaches, Lauritzen said.
The lifeguard's job "is basically to protect the patrons who are in and around the water at a facility," Lauritzen said.
At the Lake Chauncy Public Beach in Westborough, Recreation Department director Frank DeSiata said the role of the lifeguard is to protect swimmers and work to prevent accidents.
"It's good to have guards down there for the peace of mind, but it's also good to have them there for an emergency. I think lifeguards are a must at certain times. We can't run a beach 24/7, but we do the best we can in the hours we're down there," DeSiata said.
DeSiata said beyond the guards being present in the case of a water-related emergency, they also help administer first aid on land and enforce the rules to be sure swimmers are safe.
To be considered for certification, applicants must be over 15, able to swim 550 yards without stopping, tread water for two minutes and retrieve a 10-pound brick in seven to 10 feet of water.
On average, the American Red Cross trains more than 300,000 lifeguards a year, Lauritzen said, and enrollment in training courses has risen over the past five years.
"The course is 25 hours long and is a combination of classroom and actual pool time," said Lauritzen. "They also learn first aid, CPR and (how to use a defibrillator)."
But the training doesn't stop there. Once hired, lifeguards are required to participate in "in-service" training, where the guards are able to refresh their skills to assure the safety of swimmers.
"We call (in-service training) mandatory, but the kids understand it's part of the job," DeSiata said.
"Every week we teach a different skill. The kids know it's going to change each week and that they will be tested on what they go over," DeSiata said.
At Hudson's Centennial Beach, assistant director Steven Santos said the guards train with Marlborough's lifeguards to assure everyone keeps their skills fresh.
"We do it to bring them back up to speed with new lifeguard information," Santos said.
Santos said the department tries to keep three to four guards on duty at all times. They have a total of 20 guards on staff.
The state Department of Conservation and Recreation also runs two public pools and three state beaches in MetroWest. However, because of the large number of private and municipal swimming pools in the area, DCR spokeswoman S. J. Port said the department is struggling to hire enough guards.
"We desperately need lifeguards," Port said. "We try to hire 700 statewide, but right now we have 600."
Unlike the DCR, DeSiata and Santos said they have enough to assure safety.
"We always try to go on the side of too many guards," DeSiata said. "One of the big advantages is that we (as a Recreation Department) don't have a budget. All of our expenses and guard salary come from a revolving account, so whatever money we bring in we use to pay our staff."
In Hudson, Santos said department budget cuts have not affected the number of guards hired each year. He said the department hired 20 guards for this summer.
"We try to have three to four guards on at all times," Santos said.
In the case that a lifeguard is not present and a person is in trouble, Lauritzen recommends throwing a floatable item to the victim, but not to go in after them.
"We don't want the rescuer to put themselves in harm's way and have two people in trouble," Lauritzen said.
Lauritzen said to prevent a drowning from happening, everyone should learn how to swim and never swim alone.
"It's important to know how to swim and to swim in a designated area supervised by lifeguards," Lauritzen said. "We also recommend for adults to make sure they actively supervise their children."
The state DCR offers free swimming lessons at all its facilities, Port said, and many town recreation departments also offer lessons. For more information on DCR swimming lessons, visit mass.gov/dcr/recreate/learntoswim.htm, or for information about local lesson opportunities, call your town's recreation department.
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Press Release Date: March 12, 2008
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) joined with The Advertising Council today to launch a Spanish-language national public service campaign designed to encourage Hispanics to become more involved in their health care. The campaign urges Hispanics to stay healthy for their loved ones by visiting their doctor for regular screenings.
Hispanics are 38 percent less likely than non-Hispanics to have visited the doctor within the past year, according to the latest data from AHRQ. In addition, more than a quarter of Hispanic adults have never had their cholesterol checked, two-thirds of Hispanics over 50 have never had a colonoscopy, and nearly 54 percent of Hispanic women over 40 have not had a mammogram within the last year.
The fact that one-third of U.S. Hispanics are uninsured, along with linguistic and cultural barriers, plays a role in these disparities, as shown in AHRQ's recent National Healthcare Disparities Report. Studies have found that Hispanics often lag behind the general population in access to preventive care even when they are insured.
The new Spanish-language campaign features everyday mothers and fathers whose children see them as superheroes and encourages Hispanic adults to be more involved in their health care, especially preventive care. Research has shown that people who are more involved in their health care tend to have better health outcomes. The new Superhéroes campaign complements AHRQ's existing efforts that are geared toward helping patients become more involved in decisions regarding their medical treatment. As part of this ongoing effort, AHRQ and the Ad Council launched the "Questions are the Answer" campaign in March 2007.
The Superhéroes campaign highlights the work of the AHRQ-sponsored U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, which is an independent panel of experts in primary care and prevention that systematically reviews the evidence of effectiveness and develops recommendations for clinical preventive services.
"Taking care of your own health, including visiting the doctor even when you're feeling healthy to get preventive tests, is one way to show how much you care about your family," said AHRQ Director Carolyn M. Clancy, M.D." That way, you can continue to be a 'Superhero' as a dad, a mom, or in any other role for your loved ones."
HHS Assistant Secretary for Aging Josefina G. Carbonell said, "We are pleased to be working with AHRQ and the Ad Council to communicate the importance of prevention for Hispanic adults. This campaign complements HHS department-wide efforts to work in partnership with national Hispanic organizations and local communities around the country to encourage Hispanics to adopt healthy lifestyles. I invite Hispanic leaders across the country as well as employers, churches and others to join us in relaying this critical message to Hispanics of all ages."
Created pro bono for the Ad Council by the advertising agency Casanova Pendrill, the public service advertising campaign includes new television, radio, print and Web advertising featuring the theme, "Superhéroes." The focus of the campaign was developed from insights gained in the Ad Council's focus group research, which found that most Hispanic adults do not visit their doctor regularly and only go when they experience symptoms of illness. The lighthearted ads encourage Hispanics to be heroes for their families by getting the preventive health care they need.
"This wonderful new campaign with AHRQ uses a humorous and engaging strategy to encourage Hispanic Americans to visit their doctor more regularly and pursue preventive testing. In sharing these messages with our target audience, we found that this strategy was resonating and motivating, and I believe the PSAs will have a significant impact," said Peggy Conlon, President & CEO of the Ad Council.
The campaign encourages Hispanic adults to visit a comprehensive Web site, www.ahrq.gov/superheroes. The site provides tips on ways to stay healthy and talking with your doctor, recommendations on preventive testing, help in understanding prescriptions, a quiz and glossary of medical terms as well as links to other resources that provide health information.
Public service advertisements are being distributed to approximately 2,500 Spanish-language media stations nationwide this week. Per the Ad Council's donated media model, all of the new public service advertisements will air and run in advertising time and space donated by the media. AHRQ will also further the reach of the campaign by asking leading Hispanic advocacy groups, employers, insurers and others to help relay the messages to their audiences.
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (www.ahrq.gov) is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. AHRQ's mission is to improve the quality, safety, efficiency and effectiveness of health care for all Americans. AHRQ's research helps people make more informed decisions and improve the quality of health care services.
The Ad Council (www.adcouncil.org) is a private, non-profit organization that marshals talent from the advertising and communications industries, the facilities of the media, and the resources of the business and non-profit communities to produce, distribute and promote public service campaigns on behalf of non-profit organizations and government agencies in issue areas such as improving the quality of life for children, preventive health, education, community well-being, environmental preservation and strengthening families.
For more information, please contact AHRQ Public Affairs: (301) 427-1539 or (301) 427-1964.
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AHRQ and Ad Council Encourage Hispanics to Become More Involved in Their Health Care. Press Release, March 12, 2008. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/news/press/pr2008/superheropr.htm
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After last year's weird gardening season with its early hot weather and drought, you'd think gardeners might be afraid to put shovel to dirt. But you'd be wrong.
Now that it's time to start seeds indoors for warm weather such as tomatoes, eggplants and peppers, and sow greens directly outside, that hope that springs eternal? Yeah, it's on full display.
But it's good to incorporate the likelihood of more dry weather into your garden plan. Vegetable farmers, planning for CSA members and local markets, do this all the time — planting a variety of vegetables so that they'll have something fresh from the dirt no matter what the season brings.
At the Lyons Farmette, Farm Manager Garrison Schulte says the emphasis is more on root crops that typically do very well in Colorado.
"We'll probably be growing fewer fruited plants like tomatoes, eggplants, cucumbers and melons, the things that have high moisture content," he says. "That's good, because it's a more appropriate type of agriculture for the region."
The Farmette will be growing more beets, onions and carrots, along with greens that grow particularly well in Colorado in the spring and fall. Hardy greens such as kale and collards can be started from seed outside now, as can onions. For home gardeners, onions can also be purchased as sets later in the spring and planted.
Schulte says the Farmette, like many area farms, already has greens growing in hoop houses. Certain popular greens such as arugula will be planted in rotation almost weekly, so that a crop is ready every week as the plants reach their prime picking time at six weeks.
However, Schulte says, you have to be careful as the weather gets hot to pick the arugula at its prime.
"If you let it go too long in the heat, it turns really spicy," he says.
After harvesting a spot, he tills the soil surface and lets it decompose a few weeks before replanting again.
Lettuces that are picked as heads follow a similar rotation. However, the varieties change as the weather gets warmer, since tender butter crunch and bibb bolt quickly and turn bitter as it gets hotter. So, in late spring, he begins planting other varieties such as Nevada and Marvel of Four Seasons, which take the heat better. For home gardeners with areas of dappled shade, heartier lettuces can be a great crop in summer.
Schulte prefers to start lettuce indoors where he can control moisture. Once a root system has developed, the plant grows better with the drip irrigation the farm uses. And, like other farmers and gardeners this time of year, he is starting tender crops such as tomatoes, eggplant and peppers indoors now. While he is planting a lower proportion, these warm weather crops are still an important crop for summer. For such fruiting crops, Schulte says the farm will be using a biodegradable plastic mulch to conserve moisture, and perhaps a straw mulch on top of that to further keep moisture in.
At Cure Organic Farm in Boulder, greens crops in hoop houses are well on their way to harvest.
"We'll have our first greens, our spicy mix, probably in two weeks for market," says Paul Cure, who owns the farm with his wife, Anne.
The farm also has over-wintered spinach, carrots and parsnips. The latter root crops have stayed delicious, since they didn't freeze in the ground this year.
One of the things they are starting now are baby Roman artichokes.
"They need a long dormancy period," he says. "They have to go through two cycles of frost."
Cure says he loves the plum-size artichokes, since the whole thing can be eaten.
The Cures now also are starting their warm weather crops such as tomatoes from seeds, as well as flowers.
He says they are hedging their bets a bit for the season.
"Farmers are eternal optimists, but you have to have a dose of reality," he says. "We know it's not going to be the most monsoonish of summers."
He expects spring crops such as fava beans to struggle a bit if the season turns hot early as it did last year.
"All those early spring things. We know they're going to have a tougher time," he says.
However, he says every year brings its joys and its challenges.
"You talk to these old guys, ranchers who have been doing it for generations — there's no such thing as a contented farmer," he says. "It's too wet, too dry, too hot or too cold. I've come to realize there's no such thing as a perfect year."


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More than 250 area first-graders will have a safer summer of activities thanks to a helmet giveaway at their schools.
BYRON, Ill. - More than 250 area first-graders will have a safer summer of activities thanks to a helmet giveaway at their schools.
The ThinkFirst Injury Prevention Program teaches students valuable lessons about personal safety and also rewards the students with a new bicycle helmet. It is part of a partnership with Central DuPage Hospital (CDH) that has distributed helmets to more than 2,000 first graders in Illinois, including classes from Highland Elementary in Stillman Valley and Mary Morgan Elementary School in Byron.
A National Highway Traffic Safety Administration study found that 85% of head injuries sustained while biking can be avoided with proper helmet use. The students are told that protecting their heads while riding bikes, skateboarding or performing similar types of activities will help minimize the risk of a head injury in case of a fall.
"We thank Exelon for bringing this wonderful learning activity to Mary Morgan Elementary School," said Buster Barton, principal at Mary Morgan. "The message of putting safety first is something we stress daily at Mary Morgan. The kids loved the interactive presentation and were very excited to receive their new helmets."
Exelon Nuclear's $120,000 overall gift is meant to bring injury prevention education to more than 11,500 students over the next three years in areas where Exelon employees live and work. The partnership with the CDH Injury Prevention Team reaffirms Exelon Nuclear's commitment to safety in every aspect of life. That's underscored by the fact 75 percent of death and disability for children is preventable.


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It's a case that's brought media from far and wide, and a story that is heartbreaking not only because of the young life cut short, but because it's all too common. As the trial winds down toward a verdict that will determine former UVA lacrosse player George Huguely's future– but will never restore what the Love family has lost– the Hook has day-by-day details.
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As the trial of George Huguely kicked off on Monday, February 6, 150 Charlottesvillians were summoned to Charlottesville Circuit Court as potential jurors in what might be the highest profile trial in local history. Juror 206– aka Jennifer Niesslein– shares an inside view of the jury selection process that rejected her, and the challenges these average citizens will face when sitting in judgment.


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Congrats to CUSP Students: Aja Utsugi, and Logan Compau for having their work chosen to be included into Clamor!
Each year the Clamor Editorial Board selects submissions from across creative disciplines, including works in literary, visual, and media format. This year, Aja Utsugi's piece of the Gaswork Arches and Logan Compau's pieces: Authors, Another Adventure, and A Night with Andrea Gibson were chosen and published in Clamor.
Gaswork Arches by Aja Utsugi
"I'm a photographer, purely as
a hobby but I enjoy it quite a lot."
Another Adventure by Logan Compau
"I'm no poet, but I do enjoy creating new
ways to say things I care about..."


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At nH2, we are constantly discovering new technologies to bring to market, nurturing them through the discovery pipeline from invention to commercialisation. Here are some of our current highlights:
As a computational platform for novel material discovery, Mi3Data will set a new standard in intelligent software for predictive material science.
Mi3 will grow as it gathers fresh research from scientists and universities creating an increasingly rich data platform. As a result, it will significantly reduce the time and cost required to discover new molecular combinations and to develop new materials.
99% of possible four-element materials are still a complete mystery, but Mi3Data is helping us to explore them intelligently and efficiently.
OLED displays offer vivid colours and thin screens but anything larger than a phone screen is problematic and expensive to produce. nVerpix is about to change that with a new, carbon nanotube-based OLED pixel technology.
Central to this new pixel architecture is nVerpix's CN-VOLET, a vertical organic, light-emitting transistor, that combines the previously separate drive transistor and light emitting elements of an OLED pixel into a single, vertically stacked element achieving stunning brightness with low currents.
nVerpix's unique carbon nanotube-based technology brings the possibility of affordable, large-scale, flexible and transparent displays within reach for the first time.
"We realised that the OLED problem wasn't a materials problem as everyone thought but an architecture problem."
Andrew Rinzler, nVerpix
We're currently working with the Advanced Display Research Center in Seoul to build larger prototype nVerpix screens and begin production scale up.
Neutron radiation is hard to shield and therefore a very useful indicator of radioactive material, but it is hard and expensive to detect.
In Wand we have combined boron-activated nano-materials with thin-film circuitry to create a lightweight detection system. Wand can be used to coat structures as large as entire tunnels or as small a lapel pin, making real-time scanning of traffic and crowds a very real and, at one sixth of the price of existing detectors, inexpensive possibility.
The global radiation detector market is predicted to grow to nearly £23 billion by 2020.
Our scientific teams are working on a pocket-sized radiation detector and a prototype detector tunnel. They are also working to expand the technology to gamma-ray detection.
Our filters can be tailored to remove a wide range of chemical contaminants such as arsenic, fluoride, and heavy metals, as well as biological impurities like viruses and bacteria. Best of all, the system requires no electricity or chemical additives for water purification, and very little maintenance, keeping costs low. Flow rates and capacities can also be customised to suit a wide range of different applications.
"Arsenic contamination in water is the largest poisoning in the history of humanity."
About 780 million people—a tenth of the world's population—do not have access to clean drinking water.
Combining infra-red sensitive, nano-sized crystals, or Quantum dots, with organic LEDs (OLEDs), our thin-film technology opens up the potential for a huge range of new night vision applications, from head-up night vision displays in cars to affordable, non-intrusive night vision glasses.
Another research avenue our team is pursuing with this technology is improving the efficiency of solar panel by widening their sensitivity to light energy in the infra-red part of the spectrum.
10-20 times lighter than standard night vision systems, the NIRvision quantum dot-based system also consumes up to 20 times less power.
Having successfully demonstrated the technology, the next step for the our NIRvision science team is to take their infra-red technology into commercial applications.
Paramata utilises radio waves and proprietary detection and data visualisation techniques to provide unparalleled resolution and scanning depth. Our prototypes are already more effective at detecting defects in composite materials than any other scanning technology on the market.
The first generation of Paramata will fit inside a suitcase for easy transportation and use. We are also working towards automating the scanning process with robotics, introducing it as part of a vehicle's regular maintenance cycle. Paramata's scanning technology could also be applied to materials as a coating or integrated into the materials themselves, providing maintenance teams and flight crews with live monitoring systems.
Composite materials are crucial in transport, construction, aerospace, and pipeline engineering. The US composite market alone is projected to reach $12 billion by 2020.
We're now building on our current prototypes to create an integrated, suitcase-sized, scanning system that's easy to transport to wherever it's needed.
Our vision with eFlowBox is to put into people's hands the power to generate, store and supply cheaper energy, allowing them to switch between different energy supplies depending on availability and cost, and to store any excess power they produce for use at a later time.
The system could help households dramatically reduce their energy costs, and help ensure reliable sources of electricity for the 1.6 billion people currently living in areas with intermittent grid supply. It could also be scaled up to provide smart energy management for local communities, transferring energy from home to home according to different supply and demand parameters.
We predict that eFlow could provide cost savings of 50% for moderate energy users.
Our scientists are developing the eFlowBox battery system to allow users to vary their capacity according to their needs, and are working on new highly efficient energy storing nanomaterials.
Our scientists at nSolgel have developed a process of chemical washes and reactions that enable sand particles to bond with cement-like strength. Unlike conventional concrete manufacturing, which requires time for the concrete to set and cool-down before further layers can be added, nSolgel's manufacturing process occurs at room temperature, allowing for continual pouring – particularly valuable in large construction projects or difficult environments.
nSolgel can also be fine tuned to suit a range of different construction applications, by adjusting features such as setting times, compressive strength, flow rate and solidification under water. This makes it a highly practical solution to major civil engineering problems.
A sea-barrier built using nSolgel would have carbon savings of over 80% compared to one built with conventional cement.
The nSolgel team has achieved compressive strengths of approximately 5800 psi, almost double that of the strongest Portland cement mortar, and they're not stopping there.


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Today I picked tomatoes from my parents' garden, as well as a few raspberries that the birds hadn't gotten to yet. Is there anything better than a candy-sweet, fresh garden tomato warm from the sun? There was a little brown bird perched on one of the tomato plants; I got about 6 inches from him before I noticed him, so he startled me as much as I'm sure I startled him. He actually sat there for a few seconds, looking perturbed and none too happy that I had disturbed him, before he dropped his prize worm onto a leaf, squawked and flew away to watch me warily from the top of the fence, making sure I didn't steal his worm. No worries, little bird, I only wanted the tomatoes, and I left the worm for you!
I took a few photos earlier today while there was sun on the balcony, but since then the sun has gone and the rain has come, so I don't have any sunny and perfectly styled pictures of cut tomatoes. Most of our cooking is done at night after it gets dark, so it's rare that I have any natural light available for my photos. Through some recommendations by my sister and a few other bloggers, I've discovered some stunning photography on La Tartine Gourmande, Gourmande in the Kitchen (who is currently posting an inspiring series on food styling and photography), Tartelette and Cannelle et Vanille, and too many others to name. They inspire me and give me something to which I can aspire.
I so wish I had a space for a garden, but our balcony hasn't been very conducive to growing vegetables or herbs. Last year, we had some sad little tomato and bell pepper plants that never produced anything, and my sweet basil plants were just as disappointing, so this year I didn't try to grow anything. In a previous apartment, I had some crazy successful basil plants, and I miss having all that fresh basil for the picking.
Tomatoes and basil are such a summery combination that I love adding them to dishes whenever I can. I first tasted caprese salad about 4 or 5 years ago at a restaurant in Boston, while on a work trip with my boss. I actually asked for some blue cheese dressing on the side and I remember that the server looked at me with something like horror that I would add blue cheese to a caprese salad. But hey, whatever floats your boat, right? Since then, when I make this salad at home, I've never added anything to the tomatoes, basil and mozzarella other than salt, pepper, olive oil and balsamic vinegar, and it's absolutely perfect with those simple ingredients.
Last night, I made a Caprese Pasta dish with all these ingredients, including some of the Homemade Sweet Cream Lemon Basil Butter that I made last weekend, but you can substitute regular butter or olive oil, whichever you prefer. Also, we had some amazing pork garlic sausage in our freezer that Jamie's dad gave us, which I thought would go wonderfully with the pasta. A great alternative would be Kielbasa sausage (I usually buy the lean turkey kielbasa).
For weeknight dinners, we try to make 4 servings, enough for dinner and lunch the next day. This recipe made more like 6 servings, so just cut it in half if you don't want too much leftover. It was fantastic leftover for lunch today, though!
Caprese Pasta with Sausage
(makes 6 servings)
- 1 pound Farfalle or bow-tie pasta (I prefer Barilla protein plus pasta)
- 8 ounces fresh mozzarella cheese, cut into bite-sized pieces
- 2 ripe tomatoes (I used on-the-vine), cut into bite sized pieces
- 4 tablespoons fresh basil leaves, torn into small pieces
- 3-4 tablespoons melted butter or olive oil
- salt and pepper, to taste
- balsamic vinegar for drizzling
- 1 pound kielbasa-style sausage
- 1 cup chicken broth
Heat a cast iron skillet over medium high heat. Place the sausage in the skillet and add the chicken broth. The broth will come to a boil; simmer in the broth over medium high heat, until the sausage is cooked through, about 15 minutes. When it is cooked through, slice diagonally into bite-sized pieces.
Meanwhile, cook the pasta according to the directions on the box and prepare the remainder of the ingredients.
Drain the pasta, then toss with the melted butter or olive oil - you only need enough to add a little flavor and to prevent the pasta from sticking. Add the cheese, tomatoes, basil and sausage; season with salt and pepper and toss to combine. Drizzle with a little balsamic vinegar, if desired.


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TORONTO - The days of relaxed entertaining with families and friends gathering around backyard barbecues are upon us. But outdoor cooking can have health risks if certain steps are not taken, say public health officials.
"All year long we need to be really careful about how we manage food, how we handle food, from cleaning, separating, cooking and chilling," Dr. Robin Williams, associate chief medical officer of health for Ontario's Health Ministry, said in an interview.
"Now clearly when you move into the warm weather families get more relaxed at all levels. We move outdoors, perhaps we put things out on counters a little earlier than we should or we leave them sitting out in the sunshine because we're enjoying a barbecue in the backyard.
"We don't have to worry about leaving our groceries in the car in the chill of January, but you need to change your thinking when you come to June, July and August."
The result of improper handling or preparation of food can be a nasty bout of food poisoning. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency estimates there are about 11 million cases of foodborne illness in Canada every year.
To avoid having illness haunt you or your guests after a party or other event, just remember four key points: clean, cook, separate and chill, said Williams, who is based in Toronto.
Cleanliness when handling food is paramount.
"Your hands need to be clean, the things that you cook with need to be clean, you need to make sure the surfaces you're working on are clean," said Williams.
Soap and water are perfectly good for washing hands, Williams said. Hand sanitizer is fine too — "whatever is easier."
Sanitize countertops and use separate cutting boards for anything that can cross-contaminate, such as poultry, raw meats and fish. When defrosting them in the refrigerator, put a plate underneath so they don't drip onto anything else.
Cook food thoroughly at the correct temperatures. Most food poisoning happens when people eat food that contains harmful bacteria, viruses or toxins. You may not see, smell or taste them, but harmful organisms can multiply rapidly in the danger zone between 4 C and 60 C (40 F and 140 F).
"Don't get too relaxed and leave things sitting out either in the sun or on a counter while you're trying to assemble the family," said Williams. "Anything out on a counter for more than two hours needs to be refrigerated or dispose of it.
"If you leave the potato salad out all afternoon, you know what? Bye, bye."
And don't give it to your pets either. They also can get ill.
After grocery shopping or when you're on the way to the cottage or a party, keep food cool and refrigerate it as soon as possible after arrival.
Marinating should be done in the refrigerator and marinade should be tossed after use.
Anyone is susceptible to food poisoning, but young children, pregnant women, people over age 60 and those with compromised immune systems may be more at risk based on other illnesses or treatments.
Signs of food poisoning include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, fever and stomach cramps. In serious cases, certain types of food poisoning can cause the victim to have trouble swallowing or breathing, double vision and nervous system problems like paralysis.
Onset of symptoms can vary.
"With some kinds of food poisoning it can be two to four hours, with other kinds it's eight to 12 hours and with others it can be days," she said.
In general, mild flu-like symptoms are probably going to be underdiagnosed, Williams said. But in cases where there is extensive diarrhea or blood in the diarrhea, people usually consult a health-care professional.
"If it's a disease of significance where there might be a contaminated food product that you've brought into your home that we need to sort out and trace back, then that's where public health becomes involved," said Williams.
Your grilling equipment should also be clean and well maintained.
Before firing up your barbecue for the season, grilling specialist Ted Reader advises cleaning out particles, dust and cobwebs that may have built up over the winter. Remove grates and clean thoroughly with soap and warm water. Clean burner ports to ensure they're free of dirt and rust.
"There are many safety elements that most folks forget to check, and can potentially be very dangerous," Reader said in a release.
Here are some more tips from Reader to ensure a safe barbecuing season:
Check that connections are tight and that there are no leaks. You can brush a mixture of soap and water onto the connections and hoses (a 50/50 mix) and any rising bubbles will indicate a leak.
Rusty, damaged propane tanks should be replaced.
Position your grill in an open area away from enclosures and overhangs for ventilation and safety reasons.
If a grease fire occurs, turn off burners and fuel source, close the lid and let the fire burn out on its own. You will know it's a grease fire if you see billowing black smoke and large orange flames. Baking soda is also a good option for controlling a grease fire.
If you burn yourself, run the affected area under cool water for five minutes. If your burn is serious (charring, blistering) seek medical attention immediately.
Williams also advises not breathing in any smoke wafting from the barbecue as that can carry dangerous particulate matter.
"Celebrating life, celebrating family, those are so important for family development, early childhood development, all those things. I'm a pediatrician by background and I care deeply about that," she said. "
"On the other hand we need due attention to safety, food safety, accident prevention and that includes barbecue, barbecue burning, falls."
For more information, visit http://www.inspection.gc.ca/food/consumer-centre/food-safety-tips/food-handling/safe-food-handling-practices/eng/1324961577629/1324961665805
For additional information on grilling, visit Ted Reader's site: www.tedreader.com.


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AWS services or capabilities described in AWS Documentation may vary by region/location. Click Getting Started with Amazon AWS to see specific differences applicable to the China (Beijing) Region.
Constructs AmazonApiGatewayManagementApiClient with AWS Access Key ID and AWS Secret Key
Namespace: Amazon.ApiGatewayManagementApi
Assembly: AWSSDK.ApiGatewayManagementApi.dll
Version: 3.x.y.z
public AmazonApiGatewayManagementApiClient(
String awsAccessKeyId,
String awsSecretAccessKey,
RegionEndpoint region
AWS Access Key ID
AWS Secret Access Key
The region to connect.
.NET Standard:
Supported in: 2.0, 1.3
.NET Framework:
Supported in: 4.5, 4.0, 3.5
Portable Class Library:
Supported in: Windows Store Apps
Supported in: Xamarin Android
Supported in: Xamarin iOS (Unified)
Supported in: Xamarin.Forms


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The Federal Highway Administration and Austin, Texas-based Transtec Group are continuing field trials on a wireless device that alerts concrete pavement crews of the need to adjust curing settings per weather or green slab changes. SmartCure will provide data in real time, allowing contractors to monitor conditions continuously, identifying critical environmental changes to control quality, says Transtec Project Manager Mauricio Ruiz, P.E.
The system features a weather station attached to a curing cart along with an infrared sensor for monitoring concrete surface temperatures and GPS for location tracking. Environmental condition and evaporation rate data is transferred wirelessly to an onsite laptop while pavement is placed; SmartCure software alerts the contractor when changes in surrounding climate conditions require changes in curing procedures. Evaporation rates are computed with the same formulas as the Portland Cement Association nomographs, providing SmartCure users accurate and reliable readings. Û www.thetranstecgroup.com


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The New Jersey governor's race, where Republican incumbent Gov. Christopher Christie maintained leads of about 2-1 for months, ends with the governor leading State Sen. Barbara Buono, his Democratic challenger, 61 – 33 percent among likely voters, according to a Quinnipiac University poll completed last night and released today…
Christie leads 66 – 29 percent among men and 57 – 36 percent among women, 94 – 5 percent among Republicans and 64 – 29 percent among independent voters. He even gets 30 percent of Democrats, to Buono's 64 percent.
"That weekend bus ride around the Garden State must have felt like a victory tour for Gov. Christopher Christie" said Maurice Carroll, director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute…
"With his appeal to independent voters, and even Democrats, Christie-for-President 2016 begins a few minutes after 8 o'clock tomorrow night."
"People expect government to work for them … and you can compromise without compromising your principals," he told POLITICO. "It's not a dirty word. That's what we've proven over four years in New Jersey… I know what's gone on here in New Jersey and what's happening here is not the result of the last six months. It's the result of the last four years."…
One voter, who drove an antique car with her father and parked it outside the pastry shop, carried around a sign for the assembled media: "Here I am with the future president of the United States."…
"If Chris Christie has a big win on Tuesday, he's going to march off to Iowa and tell conservative Republican caucus-goers: "Here's how I did it. I demonized the unions; put the teachers in their place; stuck to my pro-life, anti-gay marriage, no-new-gun-laws agenda; and I never backed away from the principles of supply-side economics. When Obama came to town – well, that was just me doing my job,'" said Buono strategist John Del Cecato. "'But I'm a rock-ribbed conservative, and I never moderated myself for a minute. And you know what? I won.'"
He added, "That should give Democrats heartburn for a few reasons. First, he's telling other Republican governors that right-wing policies can carry the day in a blue state if you dress them up with colorful language and a devil-may-care attitude. Second, it gives him a good shot at the GOP presidential nomination. Democrats who comfort themselves by thinking Christie somehow can't make it through a primary are fooling themselves."
"He's the guy whose big message to the party is 'I can win'," a senior establishment Republican in Washington told The Daily Telegraph, contrasting Mr Christie's can-do persona to the ultra-ideological Tea Party faction that came to the fore last month by forcing a US government shutdown. "As much as the ideologues in the party have a lot of sway, by the time the early part of 2016 rolls around everyone's just so sick of the Obama administration that they're like, 'thank God someone's just trying to win,'" the source added. "This is a Republican that Democrats can vote for." The comparisons with Mr Clinton do not stop with that unique ability to make each individual feel like they are the only person in the room.
Mr Christie's supporters see him remaking the Republican party just as Mr Clinton — another small-state governor — hauled Democrats back to the centre-ground in the late Eighties after two decades of ideological irrelevance. "The hope is that Mr Christie reunites the old Reagan Democrats, working class folks who normally vote Democrat who would vote for Chris Christie," said Patrick Murray, of Monmouth University, the top New Jersey pollster. "Certainly the polling indicates that he's the strongest contender against Hillary Clinton nationwide."…
Raising a hand, Mr Christie hushes the packed diner and introduces [Susana] Martinez, who is another former federal prosecutor-turned state governor. "We speak the same language, we don't put up with any garbage from anybody," says Mr Christie in his unmistakable tough-guy New Jersey tones. "We know what's right is right, and what's wrong is wrong and together we're gonna make our states a better place, and by example, hopefully to make our country a better place."
Demographically, New Jersey is basically similar to Massachusetts, but with slightly higher incomes and somewhat more racial diversity. Like New Jersey, Massachusetts has townies. But when Massachusetts politicians run for national office, reporters don't pull out Good Will Hunting and fret that the local pols are "too Massachusetts" to sell nationally.
The truth is that Christie's style is less specific to New Jersey than most people (including Christie) would have you think. His approach isn't typical for New Jersey politicians; nobody would describe Christie Todd Whitman or Jon Corzine or Cory Booker as a "Jersey loudmouth." And brash, confrontational, off-script, sometimes angry politicians can thrive outside New Jersey: just look at Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel or London Mayor Boris Johnson.
Christie's confrontational personality can appeal to all sorts of electorates so long as he trains his anger in the right places…
This weekend, when I watched Christie give two stump speeches, the angriest part of his remarks each time came when talking about the complete breakdown of the political process in Washington, again matching the sentiment of the electorate. So long as Christie keeps training his anger in the right place, Christie will be O.K.
"If he pulls even with Buono [among Latinos] this really bodes well for his national election potential," said Brigid Harrison, a professor of political science at Montclair State University. "The Republican Party is looking at this increasingly important demographic group and if you have a moderate candidate with a broad appeal with this constituency it makes sense to give that person a second look as a nominee."…
The Christie camp appears to be doubling-down on the notion that the GOP will nominate someone seen as the most electable candidate in 2016, rather than one that can win over the base. But Christie's strong showing in New Jersey among Hispanics may not be enough to convince Republican bigwigs that he can do the same thing nationwide. For one thing, the Hispanic population in New Jersey, while large and diverse, is not representative of the population in the rest of the country. Only Florida boosts more Cuban-American voters, a constituency that has traditionally voted Republican (One of New Jersey's U.S. Senators, Robert Menendez, is Cuban-American.) In 2009, Christie eked out a slight win against incumbent governor Jon Corzine and still garnered 32 percent of the Hispanic vote. For him to show broad appeal to Latinos nationwide he may have to do better than the 40 percent he is currently polling among Latinos against weak Democratic opposition…
"There is a demographic situation in this country that will make it very challenging for Republicans to win national elections unless they are able to connect with Hispanic voters, and what we are seeing is that is possible for a Republican leader to do that."
Socially conservative positions on hot-button issues don't seem to be a deal-breaker even for the much more liberal voters of New Jersey. Christie has vetoed legislation to grant state recognition to same-sex marriage — a judge later ordered it, though Christie briefly appealed — and vetoed bills to fund Planned Parenthood five times.
He does not, however, seem obsessed by social issues: Democrats haven't gotten much mileage out of ads saying that his priorities are different from those of voters, as they have against Cuccinelli. Christie has also avoided taking unpopular socially conservative stands on issues that aren't live debates, and taken the occasional opportunity to soften his profile.
If the polls hold up, Cuccinelli's defeat may demoralize social conservatives — especially if the news media spin the defeat as a sign that their concerns are a millstone around the neck of Republican politicians. Christie's likely re-election shows that such an interpretation is wrong. Being a social conservative is not by itself a political death sentence even in deep-blue territory.
If Christie wants to run for president, he may find that pointing this out is a low-cost way of appealing to a national constituency that matters a lot in his party.
"There's a lot of Gov. Christie that I really like, but there are parts where he's given me reason for pause," said Bob Vander Plaats, a possible 2014 Senate candidate who heads Iowa's socially conservative Family Leader. Referencing the same-sex marriage issue, he asked: "The fact is, why don't you challenge the court?"
"The secret sauce is that he's like everybody's next-door neighbor," Katon Dawson, a fixture of South Carolina Republican politics, said of Christie. But he warned that the governor's pugnacious New Jersey style could wear thin on voters outside of the Northeast. "Will they like him in South Carolina? The jury's out on that."
Myriad factors could shape the manner in which Christie might mount a bid for the GOP nomination. Christie might find ample space to run as an electable centrist if a variety of hard-charging conservatives or Tea Party types enter the race. And he could just as easily skip or participate lightly in Iowa and South Carolina – both early nominating contests dominated by conservatives.
Such a strategy could enable Christie to run a campaign more consistent with the persona he's cultivated during his first term as governor.
In general elections, votes are driven mainly by party, and secondarily by voters' retrospective evaluation of the incumbent party. Everything else: candidate, campaign, specific issues outside of the party context … it's sloppy to say that they "don't matter," but the truth is that they matter only on the margins…
On the other hand, in the battle for nomination, candidates (including their personalities) are very important. Both party actors (everyone from politicians to activists) and the larger primary electorate are going to be looking for ways to differentiate among candidates, and it's certainly plausible that personality will play a major role in distinguishing between seemingly identical contenders.
It's likely that any consensus among party actors will be passed along to voters, and in most cases accepted by them. Very simply, if Republican activists, donors, campaign and governing professionals, politicians, and formal party officials and staff decide that they like Chris Christie, then the odds are good that Fox News and other party-aligned press outlets are going to pass along to voters an "authenticity" version of the candidate; if there's a consensus against him, then the party-aligned press will interpret his behavior harshly. It's possible that rank-and-file voters will come to their own conclusions and reject the view of party actors, but it's not very likely.
Until the polls close, even though Democrats hold that legislative race lead, Christie is telling crowds that they really should consider voting for more Republicans, if only to send a message. "If you reward bad behavior, just like what happens with kids, you'll get more bad behavior," he says in Somers Point. "If you reward good behavior, you'll get more good behavior. You know, Tuesday night, America's watching. America's watching and they want a new signal of hope for the country's future, after all the dysfunction in Washington, D.C. They're gonna look to New Jersey for that hope, and we're gonna provide it to them on Tuesday."
I look around the room and see more than one grown man daubing away tears at what Christie's just said about their state. Voter Jim Logan pulls me aside.
"Only Ronald Reagan could have given a speech like that," he says. "That last sentence? Yeah, he's running."


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