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|Commissioner Roger Goodell is with the Saints' Tom Benson and the other 31 owners in Palm Beach this week.
PALM BEACH, Fla. -- The NFL Annual Meeting is always more about the part of the league you don't see than the part you do.
When sessions commence at The Breakers on Monday morning, the most pertinent topics to those who run the show -- the owners -- will be about the challenges facing a sport that seems to reach new plateaus of popularity on an annual basis. There are costly new stadiums. There are lawsuits coming as a result of concussions and other post-career problems for players. There's Los Angeles.
But there are also things that will hit your living rooms and stadium sections on Sundays in the fall.
The owners and general managers and coaches will be out of here midday on Wednesday. By then, we'll have some rules changes. We'll have more fodder on the over-arching football-related stories of the offseason. And then, it'll be on to the draft and minicamps and OTAs.
Here are 10 things to watch:
Saints' punishment
The NFC coaches breakfast, when all 16 of the conference's coaches are available to the media, is set for Wednesday morning. Sean Payton might talk then. He might talk sooner. And he'll have plenty of questions to answer. Who will take his place in the coming weeks? And for the 2012 season? Then, we have the issue of discipline for Saints players like Jonathan Vilma and ex-Saints like Scott Fujita and Tracy Porter.
The league believes it'll be much harder to police player-run pools -- i.e., 10 players putting a grand each into a hat, with $10,000 going to the one who knocks another team's guy out -- than it will be to curb what happened with Gregg Williams and Co. As such, Roger Goodell wants to drop the hammer on the players involved, like he did with Payton and Williams. Those punishments will be on the table this week, with the NFL Players Association wrapping up its player rep summit across the state in Marco Island.
The Cowboys/Redskins issue
Dallas and Washington will have their case heard before special master Stephen Burbank, as the clubs try to recoup $10 million and $36 million in lost cap space over this year and next, a result of the league's claim that the teams created an unfair competitive advantage by stashing big salary numbers into the uncapped season of 2010.
And where it gets interesting is here: They'll have support. When I asked one executive from a rival team if it's crazy to think Washington and Dallas got screwed here, the answer came back quickly: "No. This all seems somewhat arbitrary." Don't be surprised if Jerry Jones and Dan Snyder have a strong backing at the meeting, mostly because it's easy to argue their point. All you have to do is ask a simple question: Why weren't the teams that didn't spend to the old salary floor punished, too?
Modified overtime
It's been two years since the new overtime system was installed on a playoffs-only basis, and we've only seen it put into practice once thus far. And in that case, in last year's AFC wild-card round, it was over in one play, with Denver's Tim Tebow hitting Demaryius Thomas to oust Pittsburgh. So we really haven't seen it play out yet, with each team getting multiple possessions.
Chances are, we'll get a chance to real soon. There's a proposal from the competition committee to be voted on this week that would expand the format to the regular season, which is what coaches wanted all along. The opposing viewpoint on this could come from the networks -- who want the games to fit into their time slots -- though it seems likely this one will go through.
Player safety
This relates back to the Saints' bounty scandal, as well as the aforementioned lawsuits. It's also a major reason why Goodell was compelled to obliterate the Saints with sanctions, and an area where a lot of money will be spent in the coming years, and even decades. So it's certainly something the owners will be discussing from a business standpoint.
But as it has in recent years, it will also creep into the rule changes. There is a proposal on the table to further strengthen guidelines on unnecessary roughness. And there's another that would allow teams an extra roster spot to give players suffering from a concussion time to recover.
Injured reserve rules
Another potential rule change would allow a team to tag one player on injured reserve as "Designated for Return," giving the club a chance to get an extra roster spot while not finishing a player's season when an injury isn't really "season-ending." In the past, if a player suffered, say, a six-to-eight-week injury in Week 7, a club would have to seriously consider putting him on IR, because the roster spot was too valuable.
Should this rule tweak pass, clubs will have added flexibility. The "Designated to Return" tag, which can only be used once, allows a player to return to practice after six weeks away, and return to the roster after eight weeks on the shelf, though clubs do reach a crossroads at nine weeks, when the player has to either return, or go on the traditional, season-ending IR. Had this tweak been in for 2011, the Colts would have had an extra roster spot for more than two months while they waited on Peyton Manning.
Trade deadline
There have long been complaints that the NFL's trade deadline is boring compared with other sports. And part of that is unfixable -- the nature of the game is such that, unlike in baseball or hockey, it can be pretty difficult to integrate new pieces into prominent roles on the fly.
But there's another part that can be adjusted to promote movement, and that's the juncture of the cut-off date. As it currently stands, no trades can occur after the Tuesday following Week 6, which means there are fewer clubs ready to conduct a fire sale and fewer holes left by injuries for contenders to fill. Even if the difference is marginal, the proposal to move the deadline back two weeks, to Week 8, should help.
Expanded rosters
Last year, the league allowed teams to carry 90 players into training camp, and it seems like it worked out well enough. So now the expanded rosters are being proposed as a permanent change. There are two prongs to this. First, the new rule would allow 90 players in camp. Second, it would allow the first cutdown to be to 80, the previous roster limit at the start of camp, rather than 75.
The extra bodies in camp can help coaches split the team up more efficiently -- last year, new 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh was able to stock scout teams for both his offense and defense and, in effect, run two separate practices to double the reps for players. That's big, considering the new restrictions on contacts and two-a-days. And it also allows more players to get a longer look.
It's already rolling here. Giants owner John Mara was asked if there was enough room for both his team and No. 15 in Gotham, and Mara slyly shot back -- "The David Carr press conference is tomorrow." Funny, because the Tim Tebow press conference actually is on Monday, and the AFC coaches breakfast is on Tuesday.
Rex Ryan won't be the only coach answering questions on this one, either. Every team in that division has a connection. Bill Belichick kicked the tires on Tebow in 2010, is close to his college coach, Urban Meyer, and employs the coach (Pats offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels) who drafted him. The Bills were very interested pre-draft in Tebow. And the Dolphins are, of course, in Florida, with questions lingering over the quarterback position.
The story that dominated the headlines for the first six weeks of the offseason was trampled later in the week by the Tebow trade and the Saints' sanctions. And that's probably the way Peyton Manning wants it, with some calm to follow the hysteria.
But with all 32 coaches available during the next three days, we'll hear from the Broncos folks on the future, and also likely get postmortems on the Manning chase from up to a dozen teams. Then, the Manning story advances to what he'll look like when he actually throws the ball at OTAs and minicamp.
Story X
Last Wednesday, with the Manning story in the books, I boarded a flight in Denver bound for Kennedy. I'd spent 24 days in Indianapolis (following nine days there for the Super Bowl on top of that) and 10 more in Denver covering No. 18's departure in his old home and search for a new one.
As we pulled away from the gate, I looked down at my phone (don't tell the flight attendants) ⦠And saw tweets about the league's announcement on the Saints' bounty penalties. Within five minutes of that, the Tebow trade was done. Then, it was wheels up.
Point is, there's no telling how quickly the next story can come, or where it will come from. So keep your eye out for "Story X." Because something tells me that, based on what we've already been through in this frantic offseason, there could be more big news to drop before I get on another plane.
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RENO, Nev. — San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick faked the inside handoff, then jetted off right tackle, up an alley and into the end zone, 56 yards, untouched. Chris Ault watched that play, produced by both his protégé and his offense last weekend against the Green Bay Packers, from his living room.
"That's Samurai," he told his guests.
Samurai was Kaepernick's favorite play in college at Nevada, where Ault coached until he resigned last month. Ault's tenure there is defined by the offense he created, the Pistol, an innovation that changed college football and this season became the new rage in the N.F.L.
On Thursday, Ault, 66, retreated to a back room at the local restaurant Napa-Sonoma, where he spread a half-dozen salt and pepper shakers across the table, into formation. His food sat nearby, uneaten.
He pointed at one salt shaker, the quarterback, who must first read the left defensive end as one pepper shaker, known as the alley guy, slides in motion to the right. Should the end pinch inward, the quarterback must fake the inside handoff and follow the alley guy off right tackle, into the alley, as Kaepernick did against the Packers. Should the end remain outside the tackle, the quarterback must hand the ball off. "Ride and decide," they called it.
This is the Pistol, an offense defined by options and misdirection, at its finest. An offense that could again power the 49ers in the N.F.C. championship game Sunday against Atlanta, with a berth in the Super Bowl at stake.
"I can't tell you how many touchdowns we scored with Samurai," Ault said. "Too many to count. People called me all week, 'Coach, remember when he did that against Fresno?' "
Ever since Kaepernick rushed for 181 yards against the Packers, an N.F.L. record for a quarterback, Ault had spent more than three hours each day talking about his offense and the quarterback who sped forward its evolution. Ault heard from former players and assistants, from locals and friends and reporters, from what seemed like every person he ever met.
He told them all about the Pistol and about Kaepernick, the perfect marriage, Ault repeated, between system and skills.
The system was born after Ault returned to the sidelines in 2004 and Nevada stumbled to a 5-7 record. Ault wanted to reinvent his offense and himself. Every day for three months, he scribbled notes, watched tape and studied other teams, including an innovative coach at New Hampshire named Chip Kelly.
Ault wanted his quarterback to take snaps almost exclusively from the shotgun formation, just as Kelly's did. Except Ault wanted his running back behind the quarterback, not beside him.
One afternoon, Ault and an assistant went down to the locker room, where they used white tape and a rolled-up towel to design the Pistol. Ault was technically the system's first quarterback. Two yards behind center felt too short. Five yards felt too long. Four yards, shorter than the shotgun but with many of the benefits, seemed perfect.
Ault named his makeshift offense the Pistol, because it was shorter than the shotgun. "I needed to put our stamp on Nevada football," he said. "So I made a stand."
His offense consisted of five basic plays, each with dozens of variations and endless combinations of personnel. The alley guy could be a tight end, a fullback, an H-back or a slot receiver. Different versions of each play used three receivers, or two tight ends. Imagine an ice cream shop with 5 flavors and 55 or 85 sundae combinations. That was the Pistol offense.
Ault started as a high school coach, and his creation incorporated many of the misdirection principles from his first offense, the Wing-T. Those who characterized the Pistol as a passing offense, or an option offense, were misguided. Ault wanted to run. And he wanted to run straight ahead.
The Pistol allowed a coordinator to utilize any type of run game, whether power, zone, counter or stretch. It also placed the running back deeper behind the line of scrimmage, which allowed him to gather steam as he approached the hole and gave him room to cut back, too.
Near the end of the 2005 season, Nevada upset Fresno State and captured a share of the Western Athletic Conference championship. No one at Nevada thought to trademark this new offense, no Pistol T-shirts, no hats, no key chains.
"We had a signature," Ault said. "We had a brand. We were the Pistol offense, and we missed a golden opportunity."
Kaepernick arrived in 2007, after he declined a career in professional baseball and accepted the only football scholarship he was offered. He picked up the offense quickly and ran like a gazelle but threw the ball sidearm, his motion ugly and awkward. He studied clips of mobile quarterbacks like Donovan McNabb, Michael Vick and Randall Cunningham. But he longed to display a more balanced set of skills.
"I feel like my whole life I've been categorized as a runner," Kaepernick said last week.
Ault drilled his pupil on shifting his release point, made Kaepernick toss hundreds of footballs over the goal posts to force his arm to extend. Kaepernick stepped in for an injured starter, as he would do in San Francisco. In 2009, Nevada became the first team in N.C.A.A. history with three 1,000-yard rushers. Kaepernick threw for more than 10,000 yards and rushed for more than 4,000.
"By then, I hoped nobody else would adopt the Pistol," Ault said. "It was my baby."
Coaches began to arrive here anyway. They came from high schools, from junior colleges, from major universities, even from Canada. Representatives from 44 teams visited last spring alone. Ault shared his offense with every one of them.
He saw Louisiana State run the Pistol in the national championship game it won after the 2007 season. He watched as the offense, his offense, became prevalent throughout college football, spreading from coast to coast.
Ault never expected the concept to bleed into the N.F.L., at least until he watched the Washington Redskins early this season. There went Robert Griffin III in the Pistol, his offense, running something similar to Samurai. The Redskins lined their alley guy up closer to the quarterback, but the idea remained the same. Washington made the playoffs for the first time since 1997.
This did not seem to surprise Trent Dilfer, a retired quarterback turned ESPN analyst. "I remember making a statement, off the cuff, that this would be the next big thing," he said. "Here you've got all the biggest, baddest dudes playing quarterback, and once that happened, the game had to adjust."
Dilfer viewed the Pistol as the perfect bridge offense for young quarterbacks, an easier way to transition from college into the N.F.L. Kaepernick, for instance, came to the 49ers, Dilfer said, with "a graduate-level degree in one area of quarterbacking."
"He knows the zone read better than his coaches," Dilfer said.
The offense also marked the perfect home for a mobile quarterback, someone like Dilfer's ESPN colleague Steve Young.
The 49ers selected Kaepernick in the second round in 2011, behind a list of quarterbacks that included Cam Newton, Jake Locker, Blaine Gabbert, Christian Ponder and Andy Dalton. Harbaugh had attended Nevada's pro day, worked out Kaepernick himself, even had Kaepernick throw into the wind.
Harbaugh's offensive coordinator, Greg Roman, had visited Nevada when Roman worked for Harbaugh at Stanford, to glean insight into Ault's offense. Roman said last week that he "loved the concept," but neither he nor Harbaugh told Ault they planned to use it in San Francisco.
Some aspects of the offense confused even the 49ers. Frank Gore did not like the offense at first, saying it was not real football. He said he first noticed the Pistol at Oregon, where Kelly's quarterbacks operated from the shotgun, a major difference. Tight end Delanie Walker said the N.F.L. would "evolve into the read-option pretty soon." Nose tackle Ricky Jean-Francois called it a phase.
Dilfer, as adept at X's and O's as any analyst in football, said he expected teams with mobile quarterbacks to feature the Pistol in up to 30 percent of their base offense, a high percentage for any one concept. He said the Pistol allowed for better footwork for quarterbacks than the shotgun. He said it aided offensive timing and would have a greater effect in future seasons when teams started to further incorporate the play-action pass.
The near future of the N.F.L., Dilfer continued, would feature two schools of thought on quarterback play, professional football's version of Republicans and Democrats.
"You're going to have your traditional quarterbacks," he said. "And you're to have another generation of quarterbacks that can do all the passing things and bring another dimension. I'm not talking about scramblers. I'm talking about a quarterback-driven run game. Like the Pistol."
The offense's obvious drawback, that it can put a mobile quarterback in harm's way, can be mitigated by play-calling, Ault said. Instead of calling a run play for a quarterback 15 times a game the way Nevada did, an N.F.L. coordinator would dial up more like five runs. Of course, tell that to the Redskins, who saw Griffin limp his way through a playoff loss.
"The Pistol is here to stay," Ault said. "It's not like the wishbone. You'll still have guys like Andrew Luck who can drop back, throw the thing, sit in the pocket. But I'm going to tell you, he could run the Pistol. He'd be great in the Pistol. So would Aaron Rodgers."
After lunch, Ault drove to Mackay Stadium and reminisced. He talked about one run against Fresno, in Kaepernick's senior season, when Kaepernick felt the blitz, evaded it and chugged down the left sideline before he vaulted from the 3-yard line into the end zone — "the best run I've seen in 28 years of coaching," Ault said. He talked about the pass Kaepernick threw, on the run, 55 yards downfield, that hit his tight end in the face mask.
"Every time he touched the ball, whether he gained yardage or not, you could just feel the electricity," Ault said. "Especially when we called Samurai. When he got outside the tackle, with those long, loping legs of his, well, they haven't caught him yet."
When Ault stepped down after Nevada's bowl loss this season, after too many games in which the Pistol helped the Wolf Pack gain 500-plus yards and score 50-plus points and Nevada still won or lost by single digits, he was careful not to use the word "retired." In recent weeks, a few N.F.L. teams called. Kelly, meanwhile, left Oregon for the Philadelphia Eagles.
For the Pistol, an offense that started with white tape and a gray-haired quarterback in the Nevada locker room, the possibilities now seem endless — for Ault, for Kaepernick, for Harbaugh, from Washington to San Francisco.
N.F.L., meet Samurai.


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Today: How to make any quinoa salad, using whatever ingredients you like, in 5 steps flat.
This is my secret weapon for never, ever eating a boring or otherwise unsatisfying lunch. I practically live on this.Quinoa prepared this way also provides the launch pad for casual dinner party sides that your guests will adore. For easy weeknight dinners, we like this with just a few chopped tomatoes stirred in, along with a handful of arugula -- used as an herb, really -- to serve with grilled meats, shrimp and sausages. How to Make Quinoa Salad Without A Recipe
1. Wash the quinoa thoroughly under cold, running filtered water for about a minute. This gets rid of the bitter taste some quinoa otherwise will have. Black, red, or white quinoa will all work.
2. Put the quinoa into a heavy saucepan with twice its volume of water or stock -- I use a fragrant corn stock made from the inside husks of recently picked summer corn for this -- along with a crushed, but intact, clove of garlic, and a good pinch of salt. Give it a good stir.
3. Bring to a boil; then, reduce to a low boil and let it cook for about 15 minutes, or until all the water or stock is absorbed, and the little white rings on the quinoa have popped up.
4. While the quinoa is still hot, fish out the garlic clove, and immediately stir in any finely chopped alliums you want to mellow. One scallion per quarter cup of dry quinoa works well. You can also finely chop the cooked garlic and throw it back in, but that's optional. Add a couple generous splashes of vinegar -- I use about a tablespoon of vinegar for every quarter cup of dry quinoa but then, I really like vinegar -- and fluff up the quinoa with a fork. Taste it, and add more salt if necessary.
5. Let the quinoa sit, covered, until cool and then, stir in a few tablespoons of finely chopped herbs. (We like parsley or cilantro, or both.) Follow that with a generous drizzle of the tastiest extra virgin olive oil you own, and a few grindings of nice black pepper. Taste just before serving, and add more vinegar, too, if it's not quite bright enough. This keeps for about four days in the fridge.
This tastes delicious as is, but also provides the perfect blank canvas for a side or main dish salad. Stir in any combination of the following: chopped roasted or grilled vegetables, corn kernels (either raw or cooked), chopped cherry or heirloom tomatoes, chopped cucumbers, avocado or peppers, or marinated vegetables or olives.
A handful of toasted pine nuts or pepitas, or a small chunk of feta or blue, crumbled, goes well. Add whatever other chopped fresh herbs or acids, e.g., lemon or lime juice or sherry vinegar, strike your fancy. Have some leftover grilled shrimp, fish, or chicken? Cut into bite-sized pieces and add that, too, if you like. The possibilities are endless.
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WOODBURY, N.Y.-Intelli-Check, a developer of advanced document verification systems, announced in April that it has retained KPMG Corporate Finance to advise it on strategic alternatives, including possible mergers and acquisitions.
The move comes as the company looks to expand its presence in the market, specifically with its patented technology that validates the authenticity of driver licenses and other forms of identification.
Frank Mandelbaum, chairman and chief executive officer of Intelli-Check, said KPMG is exploring the company's options at a time when there are growing opportunities for the company's patented ID-CHECK technology for validating the authenticity of driver licenses and other forms of ID cards.


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Oh man, just look at that sweet piece of sterling silver, gold plating and acrylic. Just how badly do you want one of those to display in your home to your friends and loved ones? Really bad, right?
You too can own one. All you have to do is win the U.S. Grand Prix Formula One race in Austin in a couple weeks.
Earlier this week the Austin American-Statesman gave a preview of the trophies that will be given out to the top three drivers and the winning team. They were handcrafted by Fox Silver Ltd., a nine-person operation in London who have made several F1 trophies before.
The trophies may be British but they're not without Texas flair. A Texas five-point star theme is carried out, and the arms look like the 252-foot observation tower at the Circuit of the Americas.
Pretty slick if you ask me. Now the interesting part will be who wins them on Nov. 18.
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THE CHALLENGE The competition challenges participants to design a mid-rise, mixed-use complex with affordable housing units, a job training/educational facility, a center for innovative manufacturing of wood technology, and a distribution center. The project site is in Red Hook, Brooklyn a neighborhood in some flux, cut off from much of Brooklyn geographically, yet increasingly vibrant.
Aspiring to regenerate a dissipating urban manufacturing sector and address the housing needs of New York City, entrants will be asked to design a place for the creation of originative vocational opportunities embracing new wood technology. Entrants will be challenged to propose construction systems in scenarios that draw optimally on the performance characteristics of a variety of wood technologies.
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The United Services Automobile Association was formed in 1922 to provide auto insurance for Army officers. USAA still insures cars for members of the military and their families but is perhaps better known these days for other personal finance products. These include credit cards that charge 9 percent interest rates on balances carried over from one month to the next.
Because USAA members' adult children are also eligible for membership in the organization, it's not just active and former service people who can acquire cards with its interest rates, which are half or less what many other issuers charge.
"USAA is the only large membership organization that offers its members really low card rates," says Ben Woolsey, head of consumer research at CreditCards.com. "Most other big membership or affinity groups, including AARP, AAA and the like, have partnered with major issuers, such as JP Morgan Chase, and don't offer their members low rates. Even wholesale clubs that require membership, like Costco and BJ's, have partnered with major card issuers and don't offer particularly attractive rates."
The good news: USAA isn't the only place where low rates are hiding.
We've long suggested that readers explore the financial benefits of credit unions. There are eligibility rules for these organizations as well, but chances are there's at least one credit union you'll be eligible to join. Ever volunteered for the American Red Cross? That qualifies you for membership in the Pentagon Federal Credit Union, which offers a Visa card with a 10 percent rate (following a 36-month introductory period that features a 7.5 percent rate.)
Credit unions have become increasingly attractive as consumers tire of the high rates and various fees charged on plastic issued by big commercial banks. But don't assume there aren't any low rates to be found among the nation's banks. Some Main Street financial institutions are bastions of consumer-friendly terms.
Simmons First National, which operates eight community banks in Arkansas, and Louisiana's IberiaBank both offer Visa cards with 7.25 percent rates to low-risk customers. Iberia requires those receiving that rate to have been with their current employer for at least six months. UMB Financial, a Kansas City outfit that offers insurance, investment management and a variety of banking services, issues Visa cards with 10 percent rates.
"Smaller and regional banks and credit unions manage their credit card underwriting more prudently and aren't under such intense pressure [as the major issuers are] to grow new accounts and balances outstanding," Woolsey says.
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Worlds Imagined: The Maps of Imaginary Places Collection
Authors who create elaborate fantasy worlds, like J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth and George R.R. Martin's Westeros, often provide maps to guide readers through these imaginary lands. Texas A&M University's Cushing Memorial Library and Archives invites visitors to explore fantasy maps with the new exhibit, Worlds Imagined: The Maps of Imaginary Places Collection.
The exhibit will open Friday, Feb. 10 and run through Jan. 10.
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I took Caroline to New York City for spring break. It's her senior year of college, so a trip to the center of the art world was in order.
Caroline's favorite portrait, Madame X, by John Singer Sargent, is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
The National September 11 Memorial is a must-see. The museum, inside one of the former towers demolished by terrorists, is one of the most astounding experiences you will ever have. Every American should visit.
This huge new dinosaur skeleton was added to the American Museum of Natural History in January. The Titanosaur is 122 feet long and weighed about 70 tons. This is the closest I could get to it because the exhibit was closed to set up for a private function. (That stinks.)
This is the new Whitney Museum in the Meatpacking District with New Jersey in the distance.
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With 38 years years of coaching experience at Sacramento State,
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the Hornets from the Div. II ranks to create a highly-competitive
team which routinely competes for a bid to the NCAA Div. I
Sacramento State's success has not been limited to making NCAA Regional appearances. The team has won eight conference titles since 2000, including the 2014 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation crown.
The streak began with back-to-back Western Independent Conference titles in 2000 and 2001 and then two MPSF championships (2002-03). After a second-place finish in 2004, the Hornets reclaimed the MPSF crown with a convincing two-point victory in 2005.
Sacramento State was then invited to join the WAC, and despite tougher competition, the team captured the first two titles in the league winning at Utah State in 2006 and at Southern Utah in 2007. Following the Hornets' first championship, Hughes was named the West Region and WAC Coach of the Year.
The following year, the Hornets missed their third consecutive WAC title but still managed to qualify for the NCAA Regionals for the third season in a row. In 2009, the team hosted the WAC meet for the first time in school history and responded with a second-place finish.
Sacramento State returned to the MPSF in 2014 and picked up where it left off, winning the conference title at UC Davis. For that effort, Hughes was named the MSPF Coach of the Year.
Individually, the Hornets have advanced 45 gymnasts to the NCAA Regionals since 1994. That list includes an unprecedented seven in 2014 including Kalliah McCartney who advanced to the NCAA Championships in the all-around. Sacramento State also sent four gymnasts to the regionals in 2004 and has had three representatives five times. Hughes also coached Terri Meyer to the NCAA Div. II beam title in 1984, Rebecca Seebirt to three USAG vault titles (1994, 1995, 1997), Natalie Cadondon to the USAG all-around title in 1995 and Toni Petersen to the 2000 floor crown in the NIT. In addition, the Hornets have earned 40 All-America honors during his tenure.
In the classroom, the gymnastics team has also flourished under Hughes as the team routinely ranks among the best in the nation for overall grade point average.
His knowledge of the sport, coupled with his enthusiasm for teaching, has presented numerous opportunities for Hughes to coach at varying levels of competition.
A 1976 graduate of Chico State with a B.A. in physical education, Hughes competed collegiately for the Wildcats after a successful high school gymnastics career. He was the Northern California high school still rings champion as a senior in 1971. He joined the Hornet staff as an assistant to the women's gymnastics program in 1978 and was named head coach in 1982.
During his collegiate coaching career, Hughes served as a member of the Western Regional Committee while acting as the Western Regional meet director in 1987. When the Hornets were a member of the Northern California Athletic Conference, Hughes served as commissioner of gymnastics from 1982-84 and was named conference coach of the year in 1984.
With Sacramento State's move to Div. I in 1991-92 and the NCAA's decision to drop a Div. II championship, Hughes worked to provide postseason competition opportunities for smaller collegiate gymnastics programs. He has twice served as Western Region chairperson for the USAG where he was involved with developing the USAG collegiate championship into a viable national competition open to men's and women's varsity and club programs which qualify in a format similar to the NCAA selection.
An active community leader, Hughes is involved with the United Way, serving as the athletics department representative on the campus committee for seven years. He was a co-sponsor of the Special Olympics gymnastics competition held at Sacramento State from 1985-87. He also has been the athletics department's union representative since 1993.
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The VA's Socialist Paradise
For the left, the Department of Veterans Affairs is how health care is ideally supposed to work. No insurance companies, no private doctors, no competition — just the government and the patient.
Paul Krugman, The New York Times columnist, has held up the VA as a model for the entire country. The Washington Monthly ran a famous article in 2005 arguing that the VA was leading the way for U.S. health care. The socialist senator from Vermont, Bernie Sanders, is such a reflexive defender that in an instantly notorious interview on CNN he pooh-poohed the burgeoning scandal that may involve fatalities with the undeniable observation that "people die every day."
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The VA is an island of socialism in American health care. It generally provides adequate care — to a limited universe of people and for only certain conditions — but has been plagued by scandal for decades. It is perhaps the worst bureaucracy in the federal government. As with all such single-payer-type systems, the cost of the notionally free health care is in the rationing, in this case the wait times that have had desperately ill vets hung out to dry for months.
Paul Waldman wrote a blog post in The Washington Post Wednesday imploring President Barack Obama to fix the VA to redeem the liberal vision of government. If six years into his presidency he has yet to fix the VA he promised to fix before he took office, that's either an indictment of his presidency or the liberal vision of government or both.
As my National Review colleague Jonah Goldberg points out, the usual excuses don't apply here. The existence of the VA isn't politically controversial. No one is trying to repeal it, or "sabotage" it. It hasn't lacked for funds. Its budget has been increasing at a rapid clip. What we're seeing is simply unaccountable bureaucracy in action.
When the bench mark was created for VA facilities to get vets appointments within 14 days, meeting the goal was easy: All it took was logging appointments dishonestly to hide the wait time, and administrators could duly pocket their performance bonuses. This is how poorly performing government bureaucracies have met goals from time immemorial; it's why, on a much more vast and monstrous scale, Soviet five-year plans were always such runaway successes on paper.
The VA system worked for everyone but the patients — and the whistleblowers. The daughter-in-law of a Navy vet in Phoenix who died after never getting follow-up for his "urgent" case was told, in lines that perfectly capture the spirit of socialized medicine, "It's a seven-month waiting list. And you're gonna have to have patience."
A doctor in Albuquerque, New Mexico, told The Daily Beast that patients face a four-month wait to see a cardiologist. The facility has an eight-person cardiology department, but most of them aren't working at any given time, and when they are, they see fewer than two veterans a day. "That means," The Daily Beast reports, "the entire eight-person department sees as many patients in a week as a single private practice cardiologist sees in two days, according to the doctor."


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The weather is rather unpredictable these days. One day it's bright and sunny and the next grey and snowy keeping one largely stuck indoors. Though I must say, I was rather proud of myself yesterday for having trudged through the city slush to the gym!! Anyway, such eccentricities aside, what I usually feel like doing is cuddling with a hot cuppa, reading food blogs and dreaming of all lovely things I can bake...
The aromas and warmth wafting from a fresh baked something can make even a dungeon feel comfortable! So it is natural that one's thoughts trend that way when the outside is muggy and dis-spiriting. Don't get me wrong, snow is beautiful and all that but I am not a winter person and add to that the city can make even beauty turn beast! So, after the first delusional joy that fresh snow brings, reality kicks in and you realize that reaching somewhere with wet sneakers is NOT cool..
Ah well! Clearly I can't wait for the weather to thaw. In the meantime, I am going to try to be shiny and sunny by popping things out of my oven!:) So yesterday, on one such day, I decided to bake bread. Trolling through the net, I came across a lovely recipe on Bon Appetit. It had fruit, chocolate and warming spices in it - So perfect!
And, it came to me just in time for Meeta's Monthly Mingle submission. This month's event is hosted by lovely Jamie and she chose the theme to be Bread and Chocolate. Not a surprise, given it's Jamie, non?! :) So anyway, the thought of the baking this made me happy.
I used dried cranberries and some diced candied pomelo peels that I had made earlier this month when I saw the pomelo on the grocery shelves and pounced on it. You see, so many people had been raving about the said fruit, it seemed a blasphemy that I hadn't tried it yet. Well, anyway, the fruit was consumed and not liked very much, I must add... It is TART!! For me, fruits need to be sweet. Oranges are the end of my sweetness rope.
In it's defense, the candied peels taste good. It's like eating a sour patch candy; you scrunch up your face, shake your head, swallow and then reach for more. They added a nice touch of tang to the bread. For the warmth I added fresh cinnamon and nutmeg - typical winter spices...
After glutenifying overnight, shaped into a log this morning (I woke up early.. Not for this purpose, I swear!) and rising to double, the dough went into the oven. As soon as it hit the heat, the aromas arose like ghosts in the dark. Ah! such heartwarming smells filled my apartment.. Sweet, spicy, warm, enveloping.. I could just picture it like in cartoons; the tempting swirls of aromas intoxicating me with optimism. I was doing taxes while it was baking. It made even that seem not so bad! :)
So there, I am happy the day was snowy, I got to make this bread (not to mention give cause to take pride in myself)... Because, it's awesome!!! It has a nice cake like texture which makes it perfect tea accompaniment. Now that I mention it, am off to have a slice with my tea now.. ciao people! :)
Oh and before I sign off, I just wanted to leave a gentle reminder about the FSK Cafe event - Same Notes, Different Highs. This month's ingredients to highlight (in two distinct flavor profiles) are Tomato, Mozzarella and Basil. The deadline for submission is March 15, 2010. For details about the event and how to submit an entry please visit my original announcement here.
Also, sending this bread to our friendly, neighbourhood Yeastspotting team!
Chocolate and Fruit Spiced Bread
(adapted from Bon Appetit)
1/2 cup warm whole milk
1 envelopes active dry yeast
1/4 tsp plus 1/4 cup sugar (add more if you like it sweeter)
1- 3/4 cups all purpose flour + more for dusting and while kneading
1-1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp fresh grated nutmeg
1 tsp salt
1 large egg, room temperature
3 T unsalted butter, room temperature
2/3 cup mixture of dry fruits (I used cranberries and diced pomelo peel)
1 1.2 oz bitter sweet chocolate, rough chopped
Stir milk, yeast, and 1/4 tsp sugar in small bowl and let stand until mixture bubbles, then stir.
Meanwhile, keep ready flour, sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon and salt in a medium bowl. Add the yeast mixture whisking (I used a wire whisk. If you have a Kitchen aid then use the paddle attachment) the liquid around until dry shaggy mass forms, scraping down bowl occasionally, about 2 minutes. Add the egg and whisk until incorporated and it comes together into a moist soft dough that.
Add butter by 1 1/2 tablespoonfuls and incorporate fully before adding more. This was a bit tricky. I had to use a bit more flour so the dough did not keep slipping out of my hand. But persevere and it'll know who is boss!
Let dough rest in bowl 10 minutes (dough will become less sticky). Mix chocolate and dry fruits in a bowl. Place the dough in large bowl. Sprinkle chocolate mixture over dough and knead just until incorporated. Transfer dough to a large buttered bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and let dough rise at room temperature until almost doubled in volume. Punch dough down; cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
Butter a 9x5-inch metal loaf pan. Turn cold dough out onto work surface. Form dough into a log about 9 inches long. Place the logs in prepared loaf pans. Cover pans with plastic wrap. Let dough rise until almost doubled in volume.
Position the oven rack in center of oven and preheat to 400F. Brush tops of risen bread loaves with butter. Pop into oven and lower the heat to 375F. Bake until top crust is deep brown and tester inserted into center of each loaf comes out clean, about 35 minutes. Remove from oven; let loaves rest in pans 5 minutes. Cool on rack to room temperature.
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The debut album by the local quartet Grand Fatilla, which returns to the Regattabar in Cambridge on Sept. 4, is called "Global Shuffle," and it�s a very apt title.
According to the group�s percussionist/vocalist and Stoneham resident Fabio Pirozzolo, "We play music from all over the globe; it goes from one place to another. We might play an Italian tarantella, then the next tune would be something from Brazil. From there we could go to Bulgaria, and then North Africa."
While most of a typical Grand Fatilla set is instrumental, Pirozzolo, who�s a tambourine specialist, steps up from time to time with some rich vocal offerings, as in the mesmerizing "Southern Italian Medley."
Made up of Pirozzolo and his three bandmates � Roberto Cassan (Roslindale) on accordion, Matt Glover (Boston) on electric mandolin, and Mike Rivard (Lincoln) on bass and sinter � Grand Fatilla is best described as a dance band.
"We like to tell people to bring their dance shoes," said Pirozzolo. "We like people to stand up and make their own dance moves. That gives us a lot of energy, and it makes us play even more enthusiastically."
But the album, which will be released Sept. 2, also has some lovely quiet moments, as in the cover of Hermeto Pascoal�s "Little Church," a song that Pirozzolo believes has previously only been recorded by Miles Davis.
"We usually tend to perform that tune toward the end of the night, after people have exhausted all the energy," he said. "That�s when we give them this beautiful, airy, spacey song."
Grand Fatilla performs a record release gig at the Regattabar at the Charles Hotel in Cambridge on September 4 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $18. Info: 617-395-7757.
Upcoming Concerts and Clubs
Aug. 29:
A CD release show by Old Soldiers, with special guests The Elderly, Weisstronauts, and Axemunkee at the Midway Caf� in Jamaica Plain (9 p.m.)
MassCann/NORML presents Joe Sambo and the Goons at the Middle East Down in Cambridge (8 p.m.)
A taste of Brazilian jazz with Samba de Tres & Regina Benedetti at Johnny D�s in Somerville (7:30 p.m.)
Some solo jazz piano by Grammy-nominated Christian Jacob, who will also be joined by his Trio members John Lockwood(bass) and Marcello Pellitteri (drums) at Ryles in Cambridge (8:30 p.m.)
Aug. 30:
Some country sounds from the vocal duet known both as Thompson Square and as the husband-wife team of Keifer and Shawna Thompson at Indian Ranch in Webster (2 p.m.)
Mainstream jazz with Greg Abate and Friends (those friends being Ben Cook, John Lockwood, and Artie Cabral at Amazing Things Arts Center in Framingham (8 p.m.)
The poppy power chord rock trio Emily�s Army is at the Brighton Music Hall. Desert Sharks open. (6 p.m.)
Aug. 31:
Michael Tarbox goes the solo route with his guitar at the Plough & Stars in Cambridge (10:30 p.m.)
The Dave Whitney Trio plays some cool jazz at Bullfinch�s in Sudbury (11 a.m.)
Sept. 2:
An odd mix of the chugging Texas rock of ZZ Top and the eclectic rock (and sometimes jazzy) guitar of Jeff Beck at the Blue Hills Bank Pavilion (7 p.m.)
Old-timey instrumental duets (and perhaps some vocals and maybe even an old TV show theme song)) with acoustic guitar wizard Guy Van Duser and brilliant reedman Billy Novick at the Sherborn Inn (7 p.m.)
The Chicago-based alt-rock trio Chevelle, along with openers Kyng and Dayshell at House of Blues in Boston (6:30 p.m.)
Sept. 3:
You can go see the new Jeff Bridges movie "The Giver" at local cinemas, or you can see the man strap on a guitar and step up to the microphone when he fronts Jeff Bridges & the Abiders at the Wilbur theatre (8 p.m.)
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The debut album by the local quartet Grand Fatilla, which returns to the Regattabar in Cambridge on Sept. 4, is called "Global Shuffle," and it�s a very apt title.


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If you are undeclared, chances are you may be feeling overwhelmed when you even think about choosing a major. It's not uncommon, and there are many sites on the web that offer "major assessments." One website I came across was mymajor.com. This site allows you to create an account using your email address, and then take a quiz to determine some possible major options. The program asks for you to rate the classes you took in high school and also asks you a few work related questions. The system then calculates your answers and formulates a list of five majors that fit your preferences. I was interested to see the accuracy of the MyMajor program, so I decided to take the quiz for myself. I am a vocal performance major and a musical theatre major, so I was definitely expecting a list of a few theatre and music related programs. This was very true, because I was presented with 1. Theatre, 2. Dance, 3. Music teacher, 4. Special Needs teacher and 5. Public Communications. I concluded that online quizzes are a good starting point, but they are not always what you would expect. It's important to take quizzes that are made by a reputable university or college prep site. This will help you avoid quizzes with no real logic to them. Take a few quizzes, but don't freak out if the recommendations aren't what you expected. Just keep an open mind and you may be surprised what you learn about yourself.
If you have decided on a major, or even if you haven't, and are looking to build or explore career options, then wiscareers.wisc.edu is a great tool to use. Create a username and password login to access thousands of career profiles including a general overview of the job description, salary, and educational path for each occupation. It also includes "Hot Occupations," which are jobs expected to see job openings increase by at least 27% in the next 10 years. This is a great way to get a sense of what a job is all about and to compare different options. The descriptions are quite honest and include a section of both pros and cons about the occupation. If you aren't sure where to start you occupation search, Wiscareers also offers several career, skill, and values assessments, and uses your responses to generate suggested occupations. You can then browse through the recommendations and also find out what Wisconsin colleges offer degree programs required for each occupation. Wiscareers can then link you to any college, university, or tech school in the United States.
Assessment tools on the internet are numerous, and sometimes pretty confusing. If you take a few and aren't sure how to begin applying the responses, it's always a good idea to make an appointment with a Career Services professional. They can give you additional advice and steer you in the right direction when it comes to choosing a major and career planning. Office hours can be found on the Career Services website, by calling (920) 465-2163, or by stopping by SS 1600. We are always happy to help!


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Famous limnologist and fish ecologist John Magnuson floats in the salty water of the Great Salt Lake, Utah. Salinities at the time of the photo were near 125 g/L, or about 4 times that of seawater. In dry periods, salinities reach 280 g/L. The high salt content makes the water more buoyant. Photo, July 1990.
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Swimming Pool Blog
by Rob Cox, August 6, 2010
Help! I can't get my pool to clear!
It's a common question this time of year. We see it in our forums, emails, chats, product questions and other areas where we answer pool technical questions.
It usually goes something like this: "I have done everything, and I mean e v e r y-thing to this pool. Balanced it, Cleaned it, Shocked it - even running the filter 24/7 and the darn thing won't clear up - Help!"
If you have ever been in this situation, with balanced pool water, good chlorine and pH levels, but it just won't clear up, you know how frustrating this can be. Every trip to the pool store costs you more money, and it seems like it will never turn around. But it will - here's some things to consider.
1. If the pool is still green, you will need to shock the pool again. Before shocking, adjust the pH level down to 7.2 or so. Lower pH helps your chlorine work better. Shock until you get a blue-grey color. Then brush the pool thoroughly.
2. If there is a lot of debris still in the pool, or on the floor - it will be difficult to clear the water until most of the organic matter is removed. We're trying to kill the algae, and if other competing organic material is in the pool, it "distracts" our chlorine from acting on the contaminants making the pool cloudy.
3. Your pool water may be contaminated. See our blog on Phosphates and Nitrates in Pools. Use of a Phosphate Removal chemical can be the magic ingredient sometimes. In other cases, where a pool has very high levels of Phosphates or Nitrates, or has had repeated algae blooms over time, it may be advisable to drain a portion of the pool water, and refill with fresh water (well water can be a source of contamination).
Pool water that has not been changed in years can become somewhat "choked" with dead algae cells, and other micro-contaminants, especially pools that have had repeated, annual algae blooms. Because of this, we recommend changing pool water every 5 years if poor water conditions develop. Water is cheaper than chemicals, I like to say - but please make sure that you are using proper pool water discharge methods.
4. Your pool filter may be undersized. Most above ground pools are installed with an adequate pump and filter system. It does the job when the water is clear, but make larger demands on the filter and it struggles to perform. Small cartridge filters just cannot do very well with turbid water. Clarifiers can help - but if you add too much clarifier, it acts as a dispersant, rather than a coagulant.
Another method that can be used is to "Floc" the pool with a flocculent such as Aluminum Sulfate (ALUM). Adding a flocculent will settle most suspended debris to the bottom in a thick layer. You will need to have a method to vacuum the settled flocculent to waste, as it clogs up filters very quickly. Using alum can be a quick fix to a troubled pool, turning it crystal clear overnight. But you may still need to address issues with Filtration, Sanitation or Circulation, they key to Clean & Clear pool water.


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How Black Antique Iron is Made and Why Kirkpatrick is Special
The Kirkpatrick Iron Foundry -
The history, why their products are special and how they make them.
Click here to learn more about caring for your Black Antique Iron
Cast in Style has a long history with Kirkpatrick and we have, in fact, made speciality products for them ourselves in the past. This allows us to offer you their outstanding products, safe in the knowledge we are one of their preferred suppliers.
Why Black Malleable iron products are special?
Before we go into details about Kirkpatrick it is important to understand why their products are special. All Kirkpatrick products are 100% British Made and take over six weeks to complete. Kirkpatrick make their products from malleable iron, not cast iron. This is an important difference and should be understood. Cast iron is a superb medium for items such as brackets, knobs and other non moving parts. It is very strong under compression, such as when used as a bracket, but brittle under tension. Malleable iron is much stronger and less brittle under tension and this makes it excellent for thin items and moving parts such as hinges and gate latches.
Malleable iron is basically cast iron which has had an extra special heat process added to it during it's production. This 'annealing' process gives the iron malleability (hence the name malleable iron). This makes the iron much stronger and gives it a slight elastic property which, unlike cast iron, stops it from being brittle. Stopping cast iron from being brittle has been a special technique used by Kirkpatrick for 140 years. Because the iron is now malleable, component moving parts are now able to be hand riveted together giving a very much stronger joint which will never break. This cannot be done with cast iron because it is brittle and therefore runs the risk of breaking. Many cheap imported products which look the same as Kirkpatrick products are make from cast iron and the component parts are held together using cheap spring washers which will usually break at some point, we do not sell these cheaper products. Each and every product from Kirkpatrick is individually hand riveted (where required), this ensures outstanding quality which is unsurpassed anywhere.
Overall you can be confident when you buy a Kirkpatrick product you are guaranteed to be purchasing a 100% British made product, made in the original foundry in Walsall, West Midlands, which has been hand finished in a process that takes over six weeks to complete and possessing a quality that is unsurpassable and will last you a lifetime. We are so confident in Kirkpatrick products we offer a returns no quibble guarantee.
Click here to learn more about how it is made.
Kirkpatrick History
William Kirkpatrick, Esq., J. P. (1817-1887). Founder, in the year 1855, of the business in Walsall, that was carried on for many years in his name and under his direction. His son, Vincent Kirkpatrick, succeeded his father and presided over the incorporation of the business as a Limited Company in 1901. Upon incorporation, many loyal and long serving employees were given a shareholding. This started a tradition which continues to this day. Many of the descendents of those first shareholders still retain their interest in the Company and the Kirkpatrick family still also retain a shareholding.
The defeat of Wallace by Edward 1 at Falkirk in 1298 was reputed to be due to the defection of the forces of John Comyn, Earl of Badenoch, to the English. After the capture and execution of Wallace in 1304, Comyn had ambitions of becoming King of Scotland himself. It was at the Monastery in Dumfries that Robert the Bruce, a strong supporter of Wallace, and Comyn came face to face. They quarrelled. Comyn was stabbed by Bruce. Rushing out to his escorts Bruce told them, "I doubt I have slain Comyn. Roger Kirkpatrick, saying "I mak siccar (Ill make certain) ran into the building and finding Comyn wounded but alive, stabbed him to the heart. Subsequently, Robert the Bruce was crowned King of Scotland in 1306.
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Heavy snow and cold temperatures shouldn't get in the way of outdoor recreation. Whether it's sledding down a hill or playing some ice hockey at the rink, there are many ways to have fun in the wintertime. Keep the action going with winter sports gear from Kmart. You'll find all kinds of high-quality snow tubes, snowboards and other winter sports equipment that won't stretch your wallet.
There aren't a lot of team sports you can play during the winter, but one game perfectly suited for the season is ice hockey. From indoor rinks to frozen ponds, it's important to have the right winter sports gear to play hockey. Choose from a large selection of equipment, ranging from helmets to sticks. If you and your kids are setting up a makeshift rink, find official ice hockey goals so everyone can play like the pros.
Playing in the snow is something the whole family can enjoy. When the ground is covered in snow, bundle your little ones in their girls' and boys' jackets and start sledding down the big hill in your neighborhood. Hit the snow hill with a stylish new sled from Kmart. You'll find single, dual or connectable toboggans and snow tubes for your entire family. For the toddler in your clan, consider a pull sled with a built-in stroller so they can glide down safely.
While many outdoor activities are suited for warm weather, you can still have fun outside in the winter. From sleds to ice hockey equipment, Kmart has a large selection of winter sports gear to stay active year-round.


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Hans Schlegel prepares for Columbus Mission
How does an astronaut feel about returning to space after 14 years? At the age of 56, German ESA astronaut Hans Schlegel will soon be beginning what could be seen as the most important journey of his life: The Columbus Mission to the ISS.
Schlegel has been preparing for his upcoming mission to deliver Columbus since starting his training as mission specialist with the NASA astronaut class of 1998 at the Johnson Space Center, Houston. All astronauts have to go through this extensive training to prepare for any given situation that might occur during a mission.
Following his assignment to the STS-122 Shuttle mission that will deliver the European Columbus laboratory to the International Space Station, recent months have seen a period of even more intensive briefings and further training for Schlegel, for his colleague French ESA astronaut Léopold Eyharts, and his STS-122 crewmates. Returning to space 14 years after his first visit, Schlegel is already wondering if his body will remember microgravity.


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In most cases, the vehicles that we take in (and that we pay cash for!) are vehicles which the owner has decided they no longer want. They really do not wish to go through the rigmarole of selling it. They just need the money coming in right away.
In other cases, you may want to sell your vehicle to us if you feel that the repair costs far outweigh the actual value of the vehicle. At a certain point, you just need to call it quits and pick up a new vehicle. There is not a single mass-produced vehicle out there which is worth repairing endlessly. It does not matter how much you love it!
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Once we have this information to hand, we will be able to provide you with a quote. We guarantee that the quote we give you is going to be one of the highest in Eden Prairie. If you are happy with the quote, and we are positive that you will be, we will arrange a date and time for when we can come and collect that vehicle. We will select a time that is convenient for you. You will, of course, need to provide us with details that show that you own that vehicle. If everybody is happy when we arrive, we pay you cash and take away your vehicle. Pretty simple process!
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We aim to remove the vehicle from your premises quickly and easily. Before we arrive, we suggest that you go through the vehicle and remove any personal belongings. Don't forget to check under the seats! We also recommend that you get hold of your proof of ownership. Ideally, you will have the title or registration of the vehicle to hand, but if you do not have that, we may be able to accept other forms of proof. Just ask us what we are willing to accept for cash for junk car near Eden Prairie!
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Savory Cranberry Beef Stew
Stew is one of my family's favorite dishes. Everyone is surprised that there's cranberry juice in this recipe - it really gives it a unique flavor.
Total TimePrep: 20 min. Bake: 3 hours 5 min.
Makes10 servings
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons salt, optional
- 2 pounds beef stew meat, cut into 1-inch cubes
- 4 bacon strips, cut into 1-inch pieces, optional
- 10 small onions
- 2 cups cranberry juice, divided
- 1 can (14-1/2 ounces) beef broth
- 4 whole cloves
- 1 bay leaf
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon dried marjoram
- 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 5 medium carrots, cut into chunks
- 5 medium potatoes, peeled and cubed
- 2 cups frozen peas, thawed
- In a small bowl, combine flour and salt if desired. Place half of the four mixture in large resealable plastic bag. Add beef, a few pieces at a time, and shake to coat. Reserve remaining flour mixture; set aside.
- Place beef in a Dutch oven. Add bacon if desired. Bake, uncovered, at 400° for 30 minutes.
- Add onions, 1-1/2 cups cranberry juice, broth and seasonings. Cover and bake at 350° for 1 hour.
- Add carrots and potatoes; bake 1 hour longer or until meat and vegetables are tender.
- Combine reserved flour mixture and remaining cranberry juice until smooth; stir into stew. Cover and bake 30 minutes longer. Remove bay leaf. Add peas; return to the oven for 5 minutes or until heated through.


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Boma - Flavors of Africa
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One of Disney's most popular buffets resides at the Animal Kingdom Lodge. This breakfast & dinner buffet was designed to resemble an African marketplace, serving delicious African-inspired meals. Boma is located in the main Animal Kingdom Lodge lobby on the first floor.
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Magical Star Cocktail - $10.75
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Blue "Glowtini" - $9.75
Inspired by The Year of a Million Dreams. Skyy Citrus, Bols peach schnapps, blue curacao, sweet & sour, pineapple juice and a blue glow cube.
Ultimate Long Island Iced Tea - $9.75
Bacardi Superior rum, Teaka Sweet Tea vodka, Hendrick's Gin, Cointreau, and sweet & sour with a splash of Coke.
African Beers - $6.25
Savannah Cider, Tusker, Casa Lager, St. George
Domestic Draft
Blue Moon - $6
Bud Light - $5.25
Domestic Bottle
Coors Light - $4.50
Miller Lite - $4.50
Specialty Draft
Safari Amber - $6
Sam Adams - $6
Import Bottle
Corona - $5.75
Heineken - $5.75
South African Ports, Brandy & Liqueurs
De Krans, Cape Tawny Port - $8
Amarula Fruit Cream liqueur - $7.25
Boma Coffee and Loose Teas - served in your own press pot
African Blend - $5.99
The only true way to enjoy the robust and unique flavors of this special roast available only at Animal Kingdom Lodge.
Loose Tea Selections - $5.99
Eros, Flowery Earl Grey, Harmony Herbal, Organic Breakfast, Organinc Rooibos and Vanilla Rooibos.
Due to the expansive and extensive wine list, we have chosen to not list every single wine, but if you are a wine connoisseur, you will be satisfied with the exotic selection.


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DOVER — More than fifty people dressed as zombies trudged their way down Central Avenue on Saturday afternoon as part of the seventh annual Zombie Walk.
Participants smeared makeup across their faces, using tactics that created the illusion of bloody gashes sliced into their skin and eyeballs hollowed from their faces. Clothing dangled from the zombie's bodies adding to the realistic costumes.
The parade began at the Dover Chamber of Commerce building and preceded down Central Avenue to Adelle's coffee shop.
Pat Hartnett, of Dover, was among participants who dressed up for the event.
"This is my third year participating in the zombie walk. I do it because I know the organizer well, and it is just a lot of fun," Hartnett said.
He commented that this year's walk was distinct from the other two because his artwork is being displayed in Adelle's, where the procession concluded. He was selected as the coffee shop's October artist, and various pieces from his collection are being displayed on the walls.
"It is awesome to see my work hanging up. This year will be particularly memorable," he said.
The zombie walk began seven years ago after Larry Clow, of Dover, had read about several other similar events happening in other towns and cities throughout the country.
"Portsmouth has a Halloween parade and I wanted Dover to also have a unique way to celebrate," Clow said. "Every year the zombie walk has gotten bigger."
When the parade first began only 20 or so people participated, but since that time more than 50 locals have hit the streets decked out in zombie attire.
"Some people get really into it," Clow said. "These costumes are really creative. Every year they get better."
Following the parade people were encouraged to take part in the "brain-shaped" Jell-O eating contest and best costume contest. The highest placed individuals took home heaps of candy and gift certificates donated from local businesses.
"Even though the makeup and costumes are gruesome, this is a family-friendly event," Clow said.
Clow also participated in the zombie walk, wearing a white suit strewn with blood and fake skin peeled from his face. During the parade other residents trick-or-treated through downtown businesses. Children dressed up as their favorite characters from television shows, movies and video games.
Dover businesses handed out candy to the children that roamed around the streets. However, the trick-or-treaters all stopped gathering candy for a few moments when the zombie parade staggered through the downtown, youngsters clinging to their parents and letting out shrieks of horror.
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DOVER — More than fifty people dressed as zombies trudged their way down Central Avenue on Saturday afternoon as part of the seventh annual Zombie Walk.


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An Egyptian court Wednesday cleared 77 people charged with rioting on a highway near Cairo on March 5th, during which police opened fire on angry residents protesting the road death of a student.
State security court judge, Abdu Ahmed Atiya, pronounced them innocent for "lack of evidence" after they were accused of using violence against the police, stopping traffic and endangering the transport system.
Atiya read the verdict at the Qalyubiya province state security court in Benha.
Around ten people were wounded by police bullets and another 50 were hurt when 3,000 rioters from Mit Nama village north of Cairo blocked the highway where a female student was killed.
The charges against the 77 included throwing stones at the police, damaging buses, police cars and private vehicles and placing rocks and branches on a nearby railway line.
Two of the defendants were also accused of setting fire to a paper warehouse and another five were accused of torching a fire engine.
Since the violence, there have been other riots sparked by incidents on Egypt's roads. Also in March, police used tear gas to disperse a crowd who set fire to a bus that struck and killed two girls.
Last month, 19 people were arrested following riots in which they damaged buses following a traffic dispute between a policeman and a bus driver.
An Egyptian prosecutor, who asked not to be named, said incidents of rioting in Egypt are often "temporary emotional reactions to road accident or traffic jams."
"As road accidents have increased, riots have become more frequent in the last two years," he said - CAIRO (AFP)
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Markets React to Fed Decision
Markets, which were at all-time highs, took the Fed decision in stride. Tomi Kilgore reports. Photo: AP.
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